THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 5, 1940
CHILDREN'S TREK TO CANADA
A party of 400 schoolchildren.
selected from grant-aided schools
in London, Greater London, the
Home Counties, and parts of the West Country, evacuated recently under the children's oversea re- ception scheme, has arrived at a 'Canadian port. The children were bound for various parts the Dominion. including Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, West Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg. Vancouver, and Hamilton.
AN OUTPOST IN THE NORTH
FRENCH UNIT IN EGYPT
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The last few months have given time for the Icclanders to accustom themselves to the British oc- cupation of their country and, in most cases, to real- ise the necessity for it, writes a Reykjavik Corres- pondent, and in view of Iceland's geographical posi- viewed by Sir Miles Lampson, the tion which gives her a strategic importance in the North Atlantic, the majority of the people are reliev- ed that the British forces have forestalled any at- tempt on the part of Germany to seize the island.
An event of deep military and political significance was, marked when the first French unit formed In the Middle East to fight for Free France, alongside the forces of the British Empire was re-
British Ambassador, in the pre- sence of General "Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, and Lieutenant- General Sir Henry Wilson, Gen- eral Officer Commanding-in-Chief, British Troops in Egypt.
This naturally does not mean that Icelanders do not regret the temporary loss of their indepen- dence, but that they acknowledge the inevitability Colonial Infantry who at the time of the move and have faith in the British Govern- ment's word that the occupation will not last any longer than is necessary.
The ss. Samaria arrived at New York last week (states Reuter) with 138 British children, the first to go to America under the sponsorship of the United States
Most of the people of Iceland implied that every section Committee for the Care of Eurn-are pro-British in sentiment, es- public opinion is pro-British. For ⚫pean Children.
pecially in the present war, and a number of years now Iceland have every confidence that the has been subjected to an increas war will end in the defeat efing amount of German propa- totalitarianism.
ganda.
Some 170 children evacuated from the United Kingdom have arrived at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone (states Reuter), in the Bri- tish liner Rangitiki on their way to New Zealand.
BID FOR TURKISH TRADE
The Turkish Minister of Com- merce recently opened the Smyrna Fair. The British Embassy was represented at the opening cere mony by Mr.
Morgan,! Counsellor at the Embassy, and the British Ambassador intends to visit the fair later.
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