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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 11, 1940
BIRMINGHAM GOES
INTO MOURNING FOR MR. CHAMBERLAIN
THE WHOLE CITY of Birmingham has
gone into mourning for the late Mr. Neville NEW
Chamberlain, whose death has severed the famous family connection with the city.
Flags were flown at half-mast and many tributes were paid in churches to his unswery- ing loyalty to his beliefs and Mrs. Chamber-
FACTORS FOR
lain, his devoted companion and help-mate VICTORY
in his life's work, received countless messages of sympathy.
The Vicar of the village church near where Mr. Chamber- | lain died, said: "No one could have worked harder for our peace and although it seemed failure it was a glorious failure.
"A man of his ideals and un- selfishness was an inspiration, not
come."
A.I.F.
Two new factors for victory are the resistance of Greece and the re-elec- tion of President Roose- velt, states General Sikor- the Polish Prime | Minister, in an Order of
INVENTORS ski,
When the Italians meet
Forces.
only to us. but to generations to the Australians in the the Day to the Polish field they will find them-'
The Order was issued to mark the Prime Minister. and mem-selves up against some the anniversary of the re-birth of
It is expected that tributes by
bers of the Government to
Parliament.
November, 1918.
in
General Sikorski added: "The Germans cannot. any more ex- pect to obtain a compromise in a negotiated peace.
their former colleague, will be Lovel methods of warfare the independence of Poland paid at the first meeting of invented by members of
the A.I.F. in Egypt.
The Polish Thanks
inventive spirit which characterised the A.I.F. of the Among the telegrams received last, war and made its members, by Mrs.
Chamberlain was
from the viewpoint of the enemy, from General Sikorski. the Polish the most uncomfortable troops to Prime Minister, who sends con- be opposite in the line, is again would very soon dolences in the name of the Polish so well to the fore that the bri-i people "who will
gadier of the New never forget
South Wales that
man brigade has appointed one officer Chamberlain was the
battalion as who signed the alliancę
within each
inventions Poland and that his last political word was contained in a letter to
tec
one
me stating that he never regret
either the signing of the agreement or the fulfilment of it
Foundations created by him will lead to the victory which was the
greatest desire of his heart." Reuter,
“A.L.F. NOW
ON JOB"
are with
en-
British officers greatly impressed the efficiency and thusiasm displayed by the A.I.F. in work in the West- ern Desert, Egypt.
officer.
"They will have to accept a long war which will end in Ger- many's defeat as in 1918, "The Polish Brigade in Egypt have to fight against the troops of the Italian- Dictator and Polish soldiers would carry out their duties aware of the fact that in fighting
of
It is the duty of these officers against the Italians they were de- to examine suggestions and id ns fending the common cause
humanity."--Reuter. of possible military value re- ceived from the troops.
SPANISH CENSUS
FIGURES
There has been a spate of these suggestions, and it is obvious that the men have been keenly studying all information available about the Italians' methods of warfare and have been devising ways and means of countering them.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Some of these inventions are a The census of the population of tribute more to the inventors' Spain which will be-completed on fertility of imagination than to December 31, already shows the. practical sense, but others have Spanish population to be about been carefully tested and proved 26,000,000, thus showing an in- of real value..
crease of 5,000,000 during the past Particularly interesting la a 20 years. It is expected that the simple device invented by а total population of Spain will be private for destroying enemy greater that 26,000,000 for the tanks. It would be a pity to census still has one and a half. reveal this and spoil a surprise months to go. — Havas. for the Italians.
It will be recalled how effec- "Regular soldiers could not set ive was the jam-tin bomb im- about a job in a more business-provised on Gallipoli by the Aus- lik way," commented an officer tralian soldier in the last war. of a
famous English regimeat after inspecting some of their
posts.
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LAVAL VISIT TO ROME DENIED
SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Reports in Vichy, alleging that M. Laval, the Vice-Premier, will shortly go to Rome on a diploma- tic mission, have been ca egori-. cally denied.-Havas
The spirit of the men is that training is now over, and that they really are doing a big job: This was demonstrated by an in- cident when a battalion "hard case"
approached a regimental sergeant-major and said. "You! Military quarters in Chungking | removed. have had a lot of trouble with claim that the Japanese forces açã Ten Japanese transports are re- m2, Sarge. I just want to say withdrawing their military supported off Lungmenkung, in Yanı- that that's all over now we are plies from Yamchow, strategic chow Bay. The same circles add- on the job."
town in south-west Kwangtung.ed that Chinese artillery Was They laugh at discomforts-the The light railway between Yam-thelling Yamchow. Jeck of water and fresh vegetables,
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" chow and Chinchitang is being
อ
the primitive quar ers, and the choking dust. The soldiers at some strong points, guarding aercdromes, sleep in trenches be- side rifles, Bren guns, and anti- tank rifles, and do it cheerfully. The happiest members of the A.I.F. were the guard on train, which was taking up- plies to the front. They sighted an Italian reconnaissance 'plane. "We gave it all we had," said a corporal, "and even if we soor ed no hits we at least had the satisfaction of firing against the enomy."
Everywhere you go behind the main British line of defence you now see the slouch hats and hard. brown faces of Australians. They are behind sandbags and berb¬d- wire entanglements, protecting innumerable aerodromes crowded with fighters and bombers. They are at the controls of all trains moving up and down the line, You nice! them on roads in fast lorries, and Bren gun carriers, maintain- ing a constant patrol, und, if you approach areas which you should not approach, you are likely to And an Australian bayonet un- pleasantly close.,
Havas.
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