THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 21, 1940
BRITISH BASES FOR UNITED STATES: AGREEMENT REACHED
· MAKING A SIMILAR STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO THAT OF MR. CHURCHILL IN THE COM- MONS, LORD CALDECOTE SAID AN IM- PROVEMENT IN ANGLO-SOVIET RELATIONS HAD BEEN A MATTER OF CONCERN TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
THE POPE
ON WORLD
The Soviet i tion's interests touched the PEACE
British Empire ar many points and ordinary prudence would indicate a better understand- ing.
He believed there was
a basis for a satisfactory LIBYAN trade agreement. Sir Stafford Cripps was cour- ageously and successfully
BASES
fulfilling his difficult task BOMBED
in interviews with M. Molotov.
The importance of these nego-
Heavy bombing attacks tiations to trade was fully appre-on Italian bases in Libya ciated by Sir Stafford Cripps and are announced in a war it was hoped an agreement might shortly result.
communique issued
Closing the debate which fol- Cairo yesterday.
lowed Lord Caldecote's statement, Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secre-
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"Humanity will not re- cover real peace unless it abides by the principles and rules of justice and Christianity as laid down in the Gospel," declared His Holiness the Pope at a reception to the new Boli- vían Ambassador to the Holy See yesterday.
Covert
JAPANESE
ASK NAZIS FOR
GERMAN
SAFE PASSAGE! PILLAGE
It is understood the Japanese Govern- ment is requesting the German Govern- ment for a safe pas- sage for four Japan- ese liners evacuating Japanese subjects from England.
are
IN EUROPE
Answering questions in the House of Commons yesterday relating to the famine peril in Europe, Mr. Hugh Dalton, Minis- ter of Economic Warfare, gave these three answers:
Three liners already en route to Lisbon and if possible to Liverpool to as- sist the evacuation while a fourth arrived in Liverpool on Mon- day to embark 40 Germans to neutral purchasers in Japanese.-Reuter.
R.A.F.
"Large German armed forces, assisted by the Gestapo and other agencies, are quartered in Poland. and are no doubt living on the country. I have also received a report that a quantity of Polish flour has been offered by the
south-east Europe."
"The Germans have been at- tempting to remove from Holland large quantities of butter, eggs, vegetables and other foodstuffs much in excess of requirements.
I am happy to say that these at- tempts have been disturbed by the Royal Air Force.”
OFFENSIVE Pillage In Norway
some
made:
"Information at my disposal in-. Offensive operations by dicates that at the time of the the Royal Air Force con-hand one years' supply of cereals, German invasion, Norway had in tinue on an impressive at least 9 months' supply of. scale.
sugar and substantial stocks of: The Pope recalled
fother foodstuffs. There is I am) that at the An Air Ministry communique afraid, no doubt at all that since darkest hours in the history offstates: in mankind.
"Yesterday our bombers the invasion the Germans have the Holy See endca-carried out daylight reconnais-removed a large part of voured to induce men to discover sances
those over Holland and the stocks. Ja just solution of their differences North Sea.
I believe that in within the principles of real bro-
cases payment has been tary, replied to a question whe- The attacks were made during therhood.
An anti-aircraft position near with pieces of paper, but I am ther the discussions with the Unit- the night of August 18, bombers
Amsterdam and an aerodrome at satisfied that those pieces of ed States affected bases elsewhere attacking Derna, where a salvo
Flushing were bombed. "We feel that now the Holy See our aircraft failed to return.
One of paper will not re-purchase the than the Atlantic, like Singapore, of bombs was seen to fall near has a heavy burden to carry and
food needed by the population."- the harbour jetty and shipping.
During the night, 30 enemy Reuter. therefore we beseech all No Details
men aerodromes in Germany and in especially those in power to re-enemy-occupied Bombs were dropped on the member Christian principles.
territory were the enemy's line of communica- Lord Halifax said arrangements camp and petrol dump at Bir el
attacked.
tions in the Ruhr and North, West. were confined
Other aircraft bombed the naval Germany. to the Atlantic, Gobbi (in Libya). El Gobbi! "God West Indies and New foundland. satallite aerodrome was also at-everything. Both war and peace Hanover and the power station at Bordeaux were also successfully is at the beginning of base at Kiel, the oil refinery at The oil tanks at Ambers near Discussion of details had not tacked.
depend upon Him and we do not Zschornewitz, yet been begun though an
doubt, the Divine Providence will and a number of key points on lost."
north of Leipzig, attacked. Two aircraft were agreement had been reached in: El Gobbi is the aerodrome of gather spiritual and moral fruit principle and he was satisfied Torbruk. Reuter.
that no great difficulty would arise in the discussion tails.
of de-
Referring to Hitler's declaration of a blockade of Britain, Lord Halifax said the declaration add- ed nothing startlingly new to the shipping situation.
"Ships will still enter and leave our ports as they have entered and left in thousands since the beginning of the war. "The amount of shipping arriv- ing and leaving is still at the level of the months immediately pre-
out of this conflict." Havas.
Reuter.
SOMALILAND: SEEN FRIDEN
AS
SETBACK BUT UNAVOIDABLE
ceding the recent intensification of tailed by the evacuation of British Somaliland, the
WHILE DEPLORING THE loss of prestige en-
attacks upon it."-Reuter.
E. P. D. QUESTIONS
London press recognises its necessity, especially after the defeat of France, but emphasises that Italy will gain little from the occupation and the fate of the territory will be decided elsewhere.
"The Times" says the evacuation represents a distressing set-back. The loss of prestige in Africa A question was raised in the to the Italians is especially unwelcome yet it is bad. Commons yesterday about the position of base metal producers policy to fight for prestige alone when the principle with a life not exceeding about 20 of economy of force suggests cutting losses and the years who were unable economi- concentration of strength elsewhere: cally to increase production as a consequence of the 100 per cent From Excess Profits Tax.
the strategic viewpoint, the Itali.is gain comparatively Sir Kingsley, Wood, Chancellor little by their capture. They were of the Exchequer, replied that already well-placed in Eritrea to provision had been made to meet close the Red Sea and attack Aden such cases. Such companies could were they capable of doing either, apply for an increase not exceed and the occupation of the Somali ing four per cent in the rates of coast will not substantially assist dividends allowed under the re-them. levant section of the Finance Bill
Reuter
TRADE IN
S. AMERICA
to
Mr. G. A. Isaacs (Lab. South- The nal fate of British Som- wark) asked in the House of allland will be determined not Commons yesterday whether spe- upon its own barren soll but in cial steps were being taken. theatres of war where the main facilitate the holding of stocks in struggle la fought out,
South America with a view to ex- The Daily Telegraph" emphas-panding the export trade to those ises the evacuation portends no South American countries from weakening of our strength or which Britain was drawing powers of resistance in other sential supplies. parts of the Middle East.
Sir Andrew Duncan replied Here, says the newspaper, des-"Yes. The Export Council have A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED INpite the defection of the French, the matter under close considera-
TROOPS IN ADEN
CAIRO YESTERDAY · STATES THAT THE WHOLE OF THE BRITISH FORCE WHICH WAS EVACUATED FROM BERBERA
we are well able to hold our own.
Take Care
The "Daily Herald" says we
es-
tion and steps are being taken to enable large stocks of British goods to be carried into these mar- kets. Reuter.
The Portuguese Community an-!
HAS NOW REACHED ADEN. must take care that there are no WITH THE BULK OF ITS similar incidents elsewhere in the EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL Middle East and we must press
A small portion of material left on to victory on a world front that[nounces that a Requiem Mass for behind was destroyed before the will wipe out all reverses we have the repose of the soul of the departure.
suffered, great and small.
late Governor of Macau 'Dr. Ar- There is no change in the West- To such viåtories the Govern-tur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa,. ern Desert, the communique adds, {ment is leading us. We are will-[will be held at the Roman und on other fronts there is no-ing and cager to quicken the Catholic Cathedral, Caine Road, thing to report-Reuter.
march-Reuter.
on Friday next at 9 a.m.
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