THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 26, 1941. MUTT AND JEFF
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FRENCH SUPPLIES TO NAZIS THROUGH MARSEILLES
CONFIRMATION THAT a proportion of im- ports which include considerable quantities of foodstuffs
into unoccupied France from French North Africa undoubtedly passes to the Germans, was given by Mr. Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare, at question time in the Commons yester- day.
Mr. Dalton had previously been interrogated about Government's policy regarding foodstuffs to France, and repeated the well-known British stand- point.
Mr. Geoffrey Mander (Lib. Wol- verhampton) asserted that 200,- 000 tons of goods had entered Marseilles in three recent weeks and a greater part thereof went to Germany.
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Mr. Dalton stated the news- papers "La Semaphore" had
stated that 298,000 tons of car- go arrived in Marseilles from all destinations during period.
that
Another question was asked whether the Vichy Government's attention had been drawn to the fact that food from French Co- Ionies is going to Germany instead of relieving the situation in
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"Certain Proportion"
MATSUOKA TO VISIT VATICAN?
Mr. Matsuoka is to
be received by the Pope during the Ja- panese Foreign Minis- ter's visit to Rome. The German Radio making this nouncement claims that it has been con- firmed by the Vati- can-Reuter.
EMERGENCY FOOD FOR
an-
BLITZEDTOWNS
The emergency food re- Mr. Dalton merely replied: “We have information that a certain serves organised for proportion of these imports bombed towns under the reaches the enemy. Flour in two ships now en route is intended Ministry of Food scheme only for unoccupied France and is standing the strain
its distribution there will be un-
der effective American control."well.
Reuter.
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Lord Woolton made this clear in giving details of the scheme, which has been extended to in- clude towns of 50,000 population
or more.
Stocks already placed at the disposal of local authorities and spread throughout the country include two million tins of soup with eight portions to a tin, 1,800 tons of biscuits. 2,500,000 cans of baked beans. 750 tons of tinned beef hash and meat roll and 750,- 000 cans of unsweetened condensed milk.
Lord Woolton has re-chris- tened communal feeding centres, He said this rather cold phrase would be dispensed with and the generic name of British restaur- ants would be used.
He hoped each locality would also give its British restaurant & local name
"something bright British Wireless.
and jolly."
BATAVIA CONFERENCE WITH JAPAN
MR. J.-H. RITMAN, SPOKES- MAN FOR THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES GOVERNMENT, EMPHATICALLY DENIED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE. IN BA- TAVIA YESTERDAY RUMOURS THAT THE FORTHCOMING VISIT TO BE MADE TO THE N.E.I. BY THE FOREIGN MINIS- TER DR. VAN KLEFFENS. MEANT THAT THE · DUTCH GOVERNMENT IN LONDON WAS PLANNING - TO REMOVE TO THE EAST INDIES, STATES A JAPANESE REPORT.-
The spokesman disclosed. ho would go to Manila to meet Dr. van Kleffens, who was expected to arrive on Saturday."
Questioned regarding the effect the visit would have un: the pre- sent Japanese-East Indies conver- sations, Mr. Ritman declared it wag "a-lucky coincidence that both the Japanese and Dutch have eminent statesmen in Batavis, Reuter:
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