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NIGHT--MARE
THE CHINA MAIL NOVEMBER 30-1940
NOSTRUM
Italian Fleet Steers Clear Of Eastern Basin
Wild Claims Of
ALBANIAN
INDEPENDENCE" Pep Talkers
CELEBRATED
Albanian Indepen- dence Day was cele- brated in Tirana on Thursday, according to Rome radio yester- day, in the presence of General Soddu, the Italian commander-in- chief in Albania, and other Italian digni- taries. Reuter.
BRITAIN MUST SAVE MORE
(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)
́ ́IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT SINCE THE ITAL-
·IAN · ATTACK ON GREECE THE ITALIAN FLEET HAS NOT APPEARED IN THE EAST- ERN BASIN OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.
If the Mediterranean is really "mare nos- trum" one would have thought they would have used the quickest sea, route possible to supply their forces in Libya, sending supplies direct to Libyan ports such as Bardia and Benghazi via Messina,
But on the contrary the Italian. fleet has been conspicuous by its absence in these waters.
been
They appear to have sending their supplies from the western side of Italy; rushing them straight across to French
off
Taranto and Brindisi,
The official Italian news agency, even says that after a short speil of gunfire at long range. the British warships "put on speed" and got away!
The agency has no doubt over- looked the fact that it has always North been claimed by the Italians, and admitted by the British, that the Italiań navy is probably the fast- est in the world, being designed Uncertainty about the Italian for the inland waters of the Me- navy's freedom of movement in diterranean.
territoria! waters... Africa and thence creeping along the coast to Tripoli,
the Mediterranean seems to have. It seems obvious that public made the Italian High Command feeling in Italy requires' strong feel the necessity for some con-stimulants at the present time and pensation by increasing its claims hence the recent outbreak of dis- of successes in its communique.
Overlooked
THE BRITISH PEOPLE MUST SAVE MORE AND SHOW THE WORLD, THEIR DETERMINA- STION TO SHRINK" FROM NO SACRIFICE TO BRING VIC-
The battle of Sardinia, in which TORY, SAID CAPTAIN GRUIK- SHANK," "FINANCIAL, SECRET-the British Navy gave chase to an SARY TO THE TREASURY, YES-important Italian flotilla on Wed-
TERDAY.
BS nesday, is now described
Money is needed to give our big Italian victory!” |- fighting men the best, equipment,
proportionately exaggerated ac- counts of planes; brought down, ships sunk and losses inflicted on the Greeks in Albania and on the British on other fronts-Reuter.
CANADIAN MINISTER
IN BRITAIN
he said--and that "best" is cost- even comforts. ing more and more money.
For instance, people should do fa Much of this money we shall without silk stockings, because get by taxes. The rest will be silk is needed for parachutes and by borrowing and to get this must the brought to Britain at the effectively means real sacrifice and risk of our sallor's lives. — Reu~ real denial, and absention from Iter.
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"Canada is resolved to contribute not only all her strength but her most ef- fective strength," declared Colonel Ralston, Minister of Defence, upon arrival in London yesterday.
The Canadian Government, he said, wanted by consultation and collaboration with the United Kingdom. Government to ensure that Canada's participation re- presents the best team work they. could devise...
"We in Canada" have no iliu- elons about the grimness of the days; and years, ahead. It will help us to mingle on this bat- tlefront.
"The men, women, boys and girls of Britain have already giv en the world a. demonstration of the kind of fortitude and stay- ing power: which are unbeatable.”
-Reuter.
AMERICAN RELATIONS WITH SOVIET
The talk which Mr. Sumner Welles; U.S. Under Secretary of State, had with M. Oumansky, the Soviet Ambassador to Washington, on Wednes- day was friendly and he believed, "constructive,” Mr. Welles told his press conference yesterday.
Mr. Welles- said he hoped, "the diplomatic talks with Russia would continue, and he expected; an im- provement in commercial relations to result
Objective was – to, remove all questions causing ffletion (in cco- nòmic and commercial relations,*** Ona result of the talkm no far. had been that thỏ Sovint agreed to allow the establishment of a United States consulate at Viag divostok.
Asked if this was being done in expectation
STOP PRESS
Receipts from special war taxation of $1,798,307 during August are shown in the fin- ancial statemer for the month published by the Trea- sury to-day.
This additional revenue the brought the total for month_to $5,128,528, against expenditure for August to- talling $3,493,442, giving · a surplus of over $1,630,000 and
increasing the total surplus balances of the Colony to $18,419,057.
Every important head of ordinary revenue showed a substantial increase over the comparable figures for. Au- gust, 1939,
In the first eight months of, 1940, revenue exceeded that for the first eight months of 1939 by $5,300,000 (including war" taxation) and by $3,700,- 000 (exclusive of special war tax receipts).
General. Soddu,... – Italian Commander-in-Chief in AIS bania, has been promoted to; the rank of army general/ac cording to an official German news agency despatch from Rome.
It is added he will retain his present commarid: ter
Last night's air raid on Lon- don was the heaviest for some time, and up to midnight there: was no lull.
Various districts reported: constant processions of planës every few minutes and great numbers of incendiary bombs, flares and high ex- plosive bombs were dropped In one district in the Home Counties it is feared there were many casualties.
The raiders were met „terrific. : and' incessant - ́aircraft fire-Reuter,
Labbur difficulties, due to the exorbitant rice, took a serious turn Shanghal this morning when few hundred Chinese police of the International Setttle- ment struck for higher wages. It is not yet known how many men are affected but they are trying to get the. Sikh police to go out with them. It is reported that several fights have already taken place be tween Chinese and Sikh po¬ lice, and two of the latter are known to have, been injured. Meanwhile the majority of Chinese shops and banks in the Settlement have closed, dearing disturbances. Reu ter
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