AND
THE
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1941.
LARDER
ALSO
New Campaign Of Aid To Britain In U.S.
BRITISH
Europe's
EMBASSY Hope Of
ADVICE
Liberation
A NATIONWIDE APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
The British Embassy in ROOSEVELT TO TAKE STEPS NECESSARY
TO ENSURE BRITAIN'S FOOD BEINg organised IN NEW YORK.
Shanghai issued a notice to-day renewing the ad-j vice given last October to Britons to evacuate occu-
pied China.
The fol ow.nt press releast istaed
bassy
the text of the
by the Pan,
"It will be recalled that in Ge tobes last the British authori ie,
SUPPLIES IS
A letter to President Roosevelt, already signed by over 100 prominent Americans, after declaring that the American people overwhelmingly agree with the President's statement that America must become the ar- senal of Democracy, proceeds to say:
The geant garrisons of De- than need Lore aim they may need food.
may
"Hitler boasts that submarine inkings to date are only a fore tute of what is to Come soon.
RACES
DANUBE
OPEN TO FLOOD DISASTER
SMALL CROWD
The dull weather this' morning was reflected in' the attendance at the Annual opening of the
Race Meeting, though ex-
pectations of heavy going
on the track were not fulfilled.
The crowd present for the first event of the day, the Challenge Cup, was very small indeed, startl- ingly so for the first day of the First big meeting of the year. prize in the cash sweep was only just over $1,900, indicating that the pool was carried chiefly by through tickets.
Eve of Debate (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") On the eve of the Senate debate advised enquivers that any
m the Lease and Lend Bill the fish subjects wher
Mr. Henry had no got
the Vice-President,
The meeting began with a com- reason for temafting should em
Wallace, revealed the receipt of plete upset, O-Lan winning the sider the advisability
"Men, no matter how brave, nja petition signed by 150 leading Challenge Cup from Eve of Har- of Pavin
onder to light victorious y on land ducators, actors. writers and vest with Burford third, and ocentuled China. This advice stiil and sea and in the air must know churchmen appealing to President setting a brilliant new record for holds good.
the United the event. to make
Liberty Bay's 1933 time States "not only the arsenal but was beaten by more than five se- the lorder of Democracy” by rush-conds!
"The decision whether to leave or remain and any consequent ar- rangements must be made indivi- dually according to personal e.rs cumstances.
"In coming to a decision, how ever, it must be realised that i
will almost certainly be impas sible to provide special facil ties for departure at short no. tice.
that starvation Cannol threaten Roosevelt the humes they are defending.
"It is within our power to seeing food to Britain. that such a threat does not ma- terialise."
The attempt of the Cire stable Mr. Wallace's publication of the to win the Cup for the third suc- cun- petition indicates Administration cessive year, making it their pro- The letter says that the
no perty, was entrusted to Navylight, "whose food quered peoples.
is sympathy though he made being stolen
from them to feed comments. International News but the pony could do no better
than place fourth. the German armies of occupation," | Service. can be helped only by being freed from the yoke of the oppressor, but Americans can see to it that their only hope of liberation is not destroyed as it would be if the
should be
ITALIAN ELEVENTH
1-CHALLENGE
Miles.
TK.L.'s O-Lan, 149 lb.
THREATENED
Large masses of ice in the Danube below Budapest have caused an extremely critical situation in certain districts where the water is already level with the top of the protective dykes, says a Budapest despatch. Hungarian troops, with 10,000 sandbags, are striving to stem the threatened floods and are preparing to blow up the ice with dynamite. Reuter..
HAVE YOU WON?
No. 201
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1402 307
Race 1
$1932.70
552.20
276.10
Unplaced runners ($50 each),. Nos.: 4082, 2792, 495.
1 reduced ARMY SUFFERS ROUT Eve's Eve of Harvest, 149 lb.
"It should also be borne in mind, British Isles that Far Eastern shipping ser-through starvation. vices are already seriously cur-
ask the Presi- The signa'ories tailed and accommodation indent to "take such steps as may ocean-going ships is limited, an" be necessary to make us not only booking should be made well in the arsenal but the larder of De- advance of sailing dates."--Reuter.mocracy.*--- Reuter.
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(Continued from Page 1)
the plans of the Greek High Command and news from the
front is good," stated Athens
radio last night.
The announcer cont nued: "Suc- cess crowned the offens.ve action of the Greek army at all points on the front where it was under- taken.
Spirited Attacks
CUP - 134
$8.90.
2
BETTING FIGURES
Confusion Bay (Pih,
152) Burford (S. H. Tang,
152)
Win Place
1110 780
717 287
O-Lan (Needa, 140) Eve of Harvest (Da-
vis, 149) Navylight 152) Happy Eve (Wood,
149)
333
221
119
72
(Noodt,
100
53
14
17
(V. V. Needa)
(W, H. S. Davis) Quartermaster's Burford, 152
lb.
.(S. W. Tang) 3 6 Starters. Won by 2 lengths: Short head. Times: 28.4; 58; 1.29.2; 2.01; 2.20.2; 2.57.4; 3.26.Í. (Record) Pari-mutue]: Winner $31.70; places, 1st $10.10; 2nd $20,80; 3rd!
STOP PRESS
"More fortified points were cap-
2-SYDNEY MAIDEN STAKES.“ tured as the result of spirited at- tacks by our troops and all ob-(F.rst Section)--Six Furlongs.
Necan's United Express, 152 jectives were attained.
lb
..(Ip Kui-ying) S.K.'s Fresh Air, 140 lb..
(B. C. Woo) C.N.K.'s Newborn Star, 152 lb.
(D. H. S. Craven)
"One of the fortified positions
wrested from the enemy
was
of such vital importance that the Italian High Command or dered a
desperate counter-at-
tack to recapture it.
"A large Italian force · was thrown into this action but
in vain. The result was a disaster for the Italians, who sustained very heavy losses in killed and wounded, including many officers.
"A further Greek advance was made for a considerable distance into enemy territory.
Becoming Desperate
"Some of the Italian detach- ments partic pating in his coun- ter-attuck lost four-fifths of their effectives.
"The Italians aro becoming derperate under the new Greek offensive and are vainly strug- gling to stem the ricing tide of destruction.
"At one point they tried to breakc through the Greek lines in dark- ness but a withering fire from the Greeks forced the Italians to re- treat after terrible losses.”—Reu- ter.
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1
2
3
18 Starters. Won by 5 lengths: 1⁄2 length. Time: 231; 51.3; 1.18.4.
Pari-mutuel, winner. $7.20; Places, 1st $6.00; 2nd $9.00; 3rd $102.60.
Race 2
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No. 1704 526 3869
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$1661.80 474.80 237.40
Unplaced runners ($50 each), Nos.: 1721, 3952, 1916; 3015, 1768, 2758, 3028, 2825, 2889, 1595, 2821, 162, 3733, 40, 2746.
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