THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 13, 1941.
Libeary: Sigreme Court
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THE PREMIER THANKS AMERICA
NAZIS TAKE
"Generous And Far-Seeing Statesmanship' Commons' Outburst Of Applause
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS VENTED THE LOUD- EST CHEERING FOR A LONG TIME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL MADE A BRIEF STATEMENT ON THE PASSAGE OF THE AMERICAN LEASE AND LEND BILL. EVERY SENTENCE PROVOKED A NEW AND LOUDER OUTBURST.
"I am sure," said the Premier, "that the House would wish me to express our deep and respectful appreciation of this moment of generous and far-seeing statesmanship.
MR. MACDONALD INSPECTS AIRMEN
Pilo's and airmen serving in Britain with a Royal Canadian
"The most powerful Democracy has, in effect, declared in a solemn statute that they! will devote their overwhelming industrial and Air Fore, squadron of the Army financial strength to assuring the defeat of Cooperation Command were in- spected yesterday by the newly-
HITLER
TURNS UP
AT LINZ
Hitler unexpectedly arrived at Linz, in Austria, last night to participate in the celebrations comme- morating the "libera- tion of Ostmark three years ago," says Q Linz despatch to the German news agency. --Reuter.
Nazism in order that nations, great and appointed High Commissioner to RELEASE
small, may live in security, tolerance and freedom.
"The Geminent and people misen * Ba
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of the United States have writ-putters connected with aviation, tru #
new Magna Carta which happened to be in the House when not only has regard to the rights Mr. Churchill spoke - Reuter and fawce on which a healthy and advareing civilisation can alone be cached, but also proclaim: by pre pt an example that it
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the duty of free men and nations everywhere to share the respon- sibility and the burden of (-1) - Joring thent.
"On behalf of the Govern. ment and the nation and in the name of all freedom-lov. ing peoples, I offer the United States our gratitude for he, inspiring act of faith."
par-
When the Commons are ticularly whole-heartedly beland any Government statement they try to emphasise the fact by asking no supplementany
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Broadcast Suggested
Canada.
Mr. Macdonali said his visit would enable him to give people in Canada an impression of their fight and work in Britain and of the great part they are playing in the conimon struggle, fish Wireless Service.
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Roosevelt's Message To Congress
"I STRONGLY URGE THE IMMEDIATE QUENACTMENT OF THIS APPROPRIATION,” DECLARED PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN A LETTER ADDRESSED TO MR. RAYBURN, Hence there were ones of dis-SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- sent when the Laberal National,
Granville Rose, put a ques- TIVES, TRANSMITTING DETAILED ESTIM- tion proved to be designed 10 underline the country's gratitude ATES FOR $7,000,000,000 FOR AIDING BRI-
TAIN AND THE ALLIES.
to the United States.
Basked whether "m View of the great importance of this atenæent, the Premier will coffe :icter at broadcast to the United States in similar terns and wavelength which could heard by the British peuple."
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Mr. Churchill replied: ") must choose the exact moment."
The budget director splits the appropria- tion into several categories, of which by far the largest is $2,000,000,000 for aircraft and aeronautical material.
In addition to other large sums My a coincidence, six members for various armaments, the aps military propriation includes $629.000.000 for vessels, boots and other water- craft and equipage supplies and
the United States
EXPANSION OF N.Z. FORCES
spares.
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Another item is $200,000,000 for testing, inspecting and pairing defence articles for the government of any country whose defence the President deems vital to the defence of the United States.
This presumably would be used partly for repairing British war- ships at American bases.
Adequate Arsenal
Striking phrases in President
The rapid expansion of the New Zealand forces to resist every possible at- tack, was stressed by Sir Cyril Newall, the new ·Roosevelt's letter to Mr. Rayburn Governor-General, at the ran opening of the Dominion Parliament in Wellington yesterday.
meeting yesterday afternoon of who will Government witnesses testify before the Committee.
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"We Rayburn declared: shall put everything else aside."
Reuter.
OFFICIAL AGENT
ARRIVES IN LISBON
MR. AVERILL HARRIMAN ARRIVED BY AIR IN LISBON YESTERDAY ON THE WAY TO LONDON, WHERE HE WILL RE- PRESENT PRESIDENT ROOSE- VELT IN CO-ORDINATING THE
DELIVERY OF WAR MATER- IALS TO BRITAIN UNDER THE LEASE AND LEND BILL.
With him, also on the way to England, was Mr. Anthony Drexel Biddle, U.S. Ambassador to the exiled Governments of Poland, "Our country is determined to | Belgium, Norway and Holland, as its part in creating an ade-
Another arrival from Egypt quate. arsenal for Democracy. This great arsenal will be here in is Mr. Fish, new 'U.S, Ministér
Reuter, Every possible step, he said, this country. It will be the bulto Portugal. was being taken to meet uny wark of our own defence; it will energency and with the increas- be a source of tools of defence for ing demand for manpower, the all Democracies who are fighting Government may have to arrange to preserve themselves against a still further diversion of labour | aggression." from non-essential to essential
industries.
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MR. EDEN - VISITS EGYPTIAN PREMIER
Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, visited the Egyptian Foreign Ministry yesterday and The Appropriations BIII will had an hour's talk with Hussein probably be ready for debate on Siry Pasha, the Prime Minister 'Monday - and Tuesday. The and Minister for Foreign Affairs.
House Appropriations Commit. too will begin hearings to-day, "Mr."Eden also"//visited "Prince President Roosevelt called a Mohammed All, Reuter,
Plans are being formulated, to The Prime Minister, Mr. Peter rush. the President's request Fraser, said that the safe convoy- | through Congress. Ing of Australian and New Zea- lund troops from England to the Middle East has strengthened their faith in the efficiency and sea power of the British Návy.
Reuter.
OF MANY
DETAINEES
Altogether 129 persons who had been detained under the Defence Re- gulations were released during January.
NO SHOCK ATTITUDE
"We expected it and the German leaders had made allowance for it in their plans."
the
This appears to be
line taken by all the Nazi papers to- wards the passing of the Lease and Lend Bill.
THEY ASSURE THEIR READ- ERS THAT THE MEASURE CANNOT AVERT BRITAIN'S FINAL DEFEAT.
A semi-official statement in Berlin declares it has not come ав a surprise to the tripartite powers.
It adds that final approval of the Bill has merely legalised ex- Ung practice. The Wilhelm- strasse declares the Act can enly it. prolong the war, not shorten -Reuter.
detained, all of whom were British subjects, although eight were of enemy origin.
of
During the whole period operation of the Regulation up to This is revealed In figures | January 31 the Home Secretary published in a Home Office report had given 1,026 decisions in cases to Parliament dealing with parti-reviewed by advisory committees eulars of the detention and re- to which detained persons may lease of persons retained under appeal against detention, Regulation J&B,
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there
were
Of these decisions 950 accord-
of ed with the recommendation the committee. British Wire-
On January 377 persons in detention. Dur ing that month 18 persons were less.
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