THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 2, 1941
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GEN. WAVELL CHANGES POSTS
Gen. Auchinleck For Middle East Command
TO BUILD
Member Of BIG DRIVE War Cabinet BOMBERS
For Cairo
AMERICAN. 'PLANE BUILD- ERS ARE POOLING THEIR RE- SOURCES TO GIVE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN AN FLEET OF UNPRECEDENTED LONG RANGE FOUR-ENGINE HEAVY BOMBERS REACHING 1-600. A.
AMERI- MONTH, THE
CHAM- CAN AERONAUTICAL BER OF COMMERCE IN LOS
ANGELES, ANNOUNCED YES-
TERDAY.
MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO U.S.A.
Mr. Sumner Welles, at a press conference... in Washington yester- the day, said that formal recognition by Germany and Italy of the Japanese puppet government at Nan- king, makes no change whatever in the relations of the United of Santa
States with China and Japan. Reuter.
GENERAL SIR ARCHIBALD WAVELL IS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM CAIRO TO BE COME COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, INDIA, AND GENERAL SIR CLAUDE AUCHINLECK IS TAKING OVER THE MIDDLE EAST COM-'planes could convoy shipping from MAND.
Colonel John Jouett, President of the Chamber said that these
America to Britain.
The Boeing organisation of
Monica, California, and the Vega of Burbank, California, have agreed on cooperative production
This unexpected change in Army com- Seattle, the Douglas mands was revealed in two announcements issued by Mr. Churchill from No. 10, Down. of Boeing B-17 bombers.--Reuter
ing Street, last night, the second of which dis- closed the appointment of Mr. Oliver Lyttel ton (formerly President of the Board of
Trade) to represent the War Cabinet in the FRENCH
Middle East.
that
ap-
"It is understood these are wartime pointments, the duration of which depends upon the military situation."
The announcement concerning Mr. Lyttelton said: "His Majesty has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Rt. Honour: able Oliver Lyttelton to be a Min- ister of State. Mr. Lyttelton wil be a member of the War Cabine and will represent the Wai Cabinet In the Middle East, wher he will concert of their behalf the measures necessary for prosecution of the war in tha theatre and the conduct of mili tary operations."
New Chief
th:
General Sir Claude Auchinleck, the new Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, was in command of the Allied forces which captured Narvik in the Norwegian cam- paign,
He has a high reputation for highness in outlook and vigour in, action. Born in 1884, he bê- came C. in C., India, early this year.
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He began his army career India in 1904 and it was so mark-
soon spoken of as
in India.
а future
MISSION
REPARATION TO TURKEY
DEMAND
The United States are demand- ing one million dollars, repara- tion for the recent sinking of the American ship Robin Moor by a German submarine, according to a Washington telegram to the "Journal-American."
19000
00000
RUSSIA'S REQUEST OF U.S.
Wang
Returns Thanks
The Axis de jure recog nition of the Japanese- sponsored government at Nanking, was officially communicated by cable from Herr Ribbentrop, on behalf of Hitler, and by Count Ciano, on behalf of Mussolini, congratula- ting "Prime Minister" Wang Ching-wei "on the healthy growth of the new government. of China.
Wang Ching-wei described the Axis act as a great contribution to world peace.
He said his Government. would strive to create a sphere of pros- perity in East Asia in cooperation with Japan and other nations in the Far East as a contribution to a new world order.
Early mutual appointments of Ambassadors is expected-Reu-
Aster.
MR. SUMNER WELLES, SISTANT SECRETARY OF
Ankara Radio announced last | STATE, DISCLOSED TO-DAY night that President Incunu yes- THAT RUSSIA HAD MADE THE terday received M Benoist FIRST OVERTURES TO THE
STATES Machin, French Minister without UNITED
FOR SUP. PLIES. Portfolio, who is on a mission the Turkish capital.
to
the
The announcer said that French Minister was the bearer of a friendly letter from Marshal Petain.
Senator Walsh is asking Sena- tor Knox to answer the charges made by Senator Wheeler that M. Sarajoglu, Turkish Foreign the United States is sinking sub- Minister, and the French Charge marines, say the same correspon-d'Affaires were present at the in-
terview.-Reuter.
dent. Reuter.
BUDGET
BRITISH
POLICY IN A NUTSHELL
ed with distinction that he was THE BRITISH Government's fiscal policy supreme commander of the Army was yesterday put in a nutshell by Sir Kings- ley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, ligus. North-West, Frontier speaking on the third reading of the Budget is regarded as one of the best in the House of Commons.
An expedition against rebel-
tribesmen which he led In 1935
the history of thà, North West Frontier
executed minor campaigns. In He asked the House to regard the Budget as an integral feature of the Government's He served in Egypt, Aden, trag economic policy, which finds expression also
and Southern, Kurdistan - during
the Great War Before going to in the limitation of supplies, concentration of India to Cm Che year, he industry, the rationing of food and clothing, ern Command in England and was and price control.
was G.OC in of the South-
in charge of the strengthening of
the defences on the southern The question is not whether
coast.
Wavell And Russia
manner
we can finance the war, but whe- shall conduct it in the alculated to combat in- thus avoid the severest hips on all classes,
my desire, and inten.
regarded by the Germans as Britian resolutely to fight against
General Sir Archibald Wavell,
tain's. No., 1 gener whose bril-
llant strategy has met with: such
outstanding SUCCESS
Torth
Africa and the Mia
has
had complete. auth
12 months,
A quick thinker, a shrewd judge
inflation:KUS
current rate of taxation
xed, but to deal with:
MAHRATTA LI'S ACHIEVEMENTS
THE FIFTH- MAHRATTA
tion, gap, we must look LIGHT INFANTRY, TOOK A
to an increase in the rate of PROMINENT PART IN THE
Middle East land op tions for genu
saving.
Rígid Economy
FIGHTING IN ERITREA, PAR- {TICULARLY AT KEREN, STATES A PRESS NOTE, ISSUED IN SİMLA YESTER-
of men, and a great leader, Gen- Sir Kingalex Wood continued: DAY. eral Wavell knows. Russia as well "The polla of genuine savings At Ummhaagar, they participat- as he knows Africa. He was in must be related to rigid economy ed in a little campaign all on Russia as Military Attache before in private affairs, drastic cur their own, following up a retrgat the Bevolution, and he has been tailment of civilian consumption. Ing garrison and capturing prison- there several times, since. On the Every penny saved and lent to ers and equipment: last occasion, his despatches home the nation is an extra contribu- Up to date the regiment has re- contained high approval of the tion to victory!
ceived one Bar to the. D.S.O., one Red Army's Infiltran tactics The third reading was adopted, D.S.O., four M.C.'s, ve IOM.'1⁄2 by parachute Router,"
without a división Reuter and two I.D.S,M.' Router::
M. Oumansky, Soviet Ambas- sador to Washington, conferred with Mr. Sumner Welles yester- day on the placing of orders for materials for Russia.
MOSCOW APPEAL TO
DOCTORS
by
adequate
Mr. Welles said that the request had been forwarded to other in-
Among the appeals made terested government departments but he declined to give detalls the Moscow radio last night was numbers of regarding the materials wanted, one for increased explaining that the information medical men and women to ensure could not be given as Russia was that the great length of the fight- u belligerent.--Reuter.
ing front would have medical provision.
Many women students have al- Another ex- ready volunteered,
all was addressed to hortation Red soldiers to keenly watch for
soldiers Japan; German
wearing Red and Saviet interests in Italy Army uniforms. They were warn- will be attended to by Sweden, ed that they were fighting a foe says the Swiss Radio quoted by who would try every dastardly Reuter.
trick-Reuter.
SOVIETS INTERESTS
Italian interests in the Soviet will be attended to by
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