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CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 13, 1940.
LEADING BANKER URGES FINANCIAL AID TO BRITAIN DUTCH
WARSHIP'S CAPTURE
THE MOVEMENT IN THE United States in fa- vour of granting financial aid to Britain received powerful and unexpected support yesterday from The British Admiralty Mr. Winthrop Aldrich, one of America's leading yesterday paid a tribute to bankers.
the work of the Nether- lands warship which in-
Besides being Chairman of the Chase National tercepted the German Bank, Mr. Aldrich is a well-known lawyer.
TAKES A WIFE" GENERAL
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Speaking at the Boston Cham- ber of Commerce he urged that funds should be made available "promptly and generously" before Britain's financial sands had run dangerously low.
cargo-steamer Rhein în the Atlantic off Cuba.
The Rhein, a vessel of 6,000 tons, left. Tampico, Mexico, about 12 days ago. The crew set. Are to the ship and then tried to scut- tle her.
This was frustrated, by prompt and gallant action by, a boarding porty,
He added such funds.could be furnished alther by a Federal guarantee of British credit or a This incident, says the Admir toan from the United States ally, illustrates the wide-spread... Treasury, or by an outright; and: effective cooperation being grant in aid.
rendered the Royal Navy by the Royal Netherlands Navy,
thefter,
Mr. Aldrich denied that Johnson and Neutrality Acts pre-
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Full Strength
General Hertzog, for-vented such action, declaring that neither of them "prohibits our mer Prime Minister and Government from giving financial later Leader of the Oppo-aid.to.Great Britain." sition in the South Afri- can Parliament against General Smuts, has re- signed his membership of Parliament.
.
The resignation of Mr. Havenga, former Finance Minister under General Hertzog, was also an- nounced in Johannesburg. yester- day.
These developments. follow General ·Hertzog's resignation from the leadership of the Party, Reunited Nationalist which was the official oppost- tion.
News of the resignation appear- ed in a letter from General Hert- zog and Mr. Havenga published in the ex-Premier's own news- paper "Di Vaderland."-Reuter,
THEATRE THEATRE QUEEN'S
THE PRINCE BERNHARD FUND
MATHER “PRINCÈ →BERNHARD Recalling that both American FUND" - ; HAS URAISED THE... political parties had decided in MONEY. FOR TWO MORE BOM2
favour of extending aid, Mr. Al-BERS FOR THE ROYAL drich said: "If that pledge means NETHERLANDS NAVY. anything it means that our full in- |· This fund now totals: £810,000 dustrial and financial strength of which: £745,000 has been, given shall be thrown into the scales on to the Ministry of Aircroft Pro- the side of England,” "Reuter. [duction. — Reuter.
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COLONIES
Her Majesty the Queen yesterday thanked the Colonial Empire for 35 mobile canteens for the use of air-raid victims. After inspecting them in courtyard of Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty said that ever since he beginning of the way the Colonial Empire has been un- sparing in its support of the Mother Country,
the
But it was not only the materjal help they gave so much as the thought that these widespread peoples shared Britain's ideals and
felt for her people in the suffer-
ing which the struggle brings to. the people of this island:
She, guld she would ask Lord Lloyd to express theiri-grateful thanks, for this most valuable and welcome gift. — Reuter.
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BISHOP MANNING TO THE YEAR'S WILDEST, WITTIEST WHIRLWIND
LEAD SERVICE
FOR GREEK VICTORY
A SPECIAL SERVICE" FOR THE VICTORY OF THE GREEK'S AND OF THANKS FOR THEIR DELIVERANCE FROM THE ITALIANS WILL BE LED BY BISHOP MANNING, OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, IN HIS CATHEDRAL IN NEW YORK NEXT SUNDAY. British churches will observe it as a day of intercession, for the Greeks, Reuter
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CARY GRANT ROSALIND MESSELL
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