THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 13, 1941.
THE LEND-AND-LEASE BILL
Three Restrictive Amendments Considered Likely
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S Lease-and- Lend Bill is likely to be amended before it passes, but not seriously enough to interfere with the President's plans for aiding those fighting aggression.
As the result of conferences among Con- gressional leaders yesterday it seems prob- able that three amendments will be offered and probably accepted.
WARNER BROTHERS WAR FUND GIFT
WARNER BROTHERS. THE BIG AMERICAN FILM COM- PANY, HAVE SENT A CONTRI BUTION TO BRITAIN'S "WAR 'PLANES" FUND.
Lord Beaverbrook. Minister for Aircraft Production has cabled his thanks to Warner Brothers for a gift of £6.000 for the purchase of a plane.
The money came frim the Am- erican profits on the film "Lon- don Can Take IŲ“ Reuter.
These are:-
First, a provision that Britain shall put up some forin of security against arms, 'planes and ships provided her, such Us liens on melal and oil production and in- terests of Britain in the western hemisphere.
Second, Imitation of the wide powers of the President to a fix- ed period, probably two years.
Third, expunging of provi- sions of the Bit allowing Br!~ tish warships to be recondi. tioned In American naval waters.
It is considered that none of these provisions seriously affects the main purpose of the Bill. Reuter.
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WENDELL WILLKIE TO VISIT ENGLAND
Mr. Wendell Will- kie, the unsuccessful Presidential candi- date, announced in Washington yester- day that he is going to England shortly as a private citizen to
make a personal sur- vey of the situation there and expects to stay two or three weeks.--Reuter.
INDIA'S WORKERS AND WAR
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IS THE INTERESTS OF INDIAN WORKERS THAT SUF FER FROM ANY MOVEMENT MINDERING THE WAR FORT, SAID THE LABOUR
MR. LEADER,
M. N. ROY. JAMSHEDPUR SPEAKING AT YESTERDAY.
Mr. Roy called on workers to stand shoulder to shoulder with the British worker who is "bear- ing the brunt of the responsibility against of defending the world the menace of Fascism."
He added: "We would be false to the international ideals of the Labour movement if we fall to ex- tend a helping hand to our British comrades at this moment." J Reuter.
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SECRET CRITICS have been at work in the A.T.S. They have sent confidential reports on the efficiency of each officer to the War Office. Some have been written by men at the head of depart- ments to which AT.S. girls are attached. Others are the work of women placed in authority by gen- crals who are convinced of their ability.
But even the women officers who have made these reviews are the subject of reports by others holding higher positions still. Each woman is un- aware of the identity of the man who is sending a confidential criticism to the War Office about her. Wholesale dismissals of A.TS. officers are not ex- pected, a reporter was told.
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A.T.S. officers, particularly those holding high rank, received their commissions because of their so-
Dr. Wang Chung-hui, Minister; o Foreign Affairs in Chungking, cause of complaints that many yesterday entertained at luncheon M. Alexandre S. Panaouchkine, the Soviet Ambassador to China, the staff of the Soviet Embassy cial status before the war, will be and M. Mihallef, -director of the considered by the highest military China branch of the Tass News authorities.
Agency.
Meanwhile, in the drive for
"They were reoruited on a Territorial Army basis-not" on the 'Regular Army footing on which they are now organised. They had their first and only camp in July, 1939. "Responsible officers were ap- pointed who had never had any experience. They have gained
traordinary well.
Among other guests were Gen-greater efficiency, all senior com- their experience as they have gone eral Feng Yu-hsiang, Vice-Chair-mandants and chief commandan's on. Some of us believe they have
National man of the
Military
are now undergoing intensive for the most part, done it ex- Council, Dr. Sun Fo. President of
training courses. the Legislative Yuan, Dr. Holling- of. ton K. Tong, Vice-Minister Publicity,
Chen and General
Chairman of Ming-chu, Chinese People's Foreign Rela- tions Association.
Following the luncheon, they visited scenic spots in Chungking.
-Central News."
INDIA'S TIES WITH EGYPT
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"Many of our women have left good jobs, good pay, and -good homes. They are rough- ingilt to-day to release men' for the fighting units.. "Some have left snugly-furnish» eu rooms of their own to live in requisitioned houses with no fur- apniture except a little bed and a
hard chair."
Their future will. depend, to a large extent, on the result of ex- aminations that will follow.
selection committee been set up to consider all plications for commissions..
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A new ration state,¿based 'In the special requirements of wo fron an 'compared with the food needs of men, is now in opera- tion,
CORDIAL GREETINGS AND | Swelfare officers are interviewing
A MESSAGE OF THANKS TO
women and girls of all ranks and
SWISS COMPLAIN
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