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IN
GEN. WAVELL'S INDIA APPOINTMENT
THE IMPORTANCE of India in British
war strategy is stressed by the Stockholm AMERICA'S
newspaper "Svenska Dagbladet,” which re- fers to the prominent role of Indian troops in the Middle East fighting.
The newspaper says: "Indian arms pro- duction is even more important in the British war effort than the part played by the troops.
"Indian exports to the rest of the Empire increased by £20 mil- lions last year thanks to her trem- endously increased war material production,
"GENERAL
WAVE LL'S TRANSFER TO INDIA WAS CLEARLY ACTUATED BY IM- PORTANT MOTIVES.
FORWARD
STRIDES
The remarkable deve-
economic
R.A.F. WRECKSlopment in the measures AACHEN AND MUENSTER
and
defence taken by the United States Government dur- ing the last six months were stressed by Mr. Hugh Dalton in the Com-
mons.
"Whereas the position in Egypt is now stabilised, the struggle for positione is com. At least one-third of each of Mr. Dalton, who is Minister of
further mencing
around east
the German citles
Warfare, of Aachen Economic
explained tran, while China is now being] (Aix-u-Chapelle), with 165,000 that the United States' export closely drawn into the British | population,
system which now Muenster, licencing
almost all commodities Aslan plan, which is as much in with 144,000, has been destroyed covers
for war the foreground of Anglo-Saxon in recent Royal Air Force bomb- important
purposes is consciousness as Europe.
ing raids or so seriously damaged being strictly enforced and is the that repair work will require most effective means of denying months of labour, the Air Minis-supplies to the enemy. try states.
Great Victory
"What about the Indians them- selves? Generul Wavell has taken various measures to stimulate the war effort and it is a great victory that members of Gandhi's party have joined the War Council."
It is now being supplement- ed and alded by a big pro. gramme of purchases of strate glc material in South America which will also deprive the
Britons declare that the destruction at Aachen and Muenster, two German centres of rull transport for war materials needed by the Nazi war machine Axle of valuable supplies.
The financial side of the on the Russian front, has avenged Coventry and Plymouth, two of blockade had been much streng- Explaining the enormous dif- Great Britain's worst-hit cities. thened by the freezing of Ger ficulties of India, due to its differ-
Yel, the Air Ministry pointed man, Italian and Japanese assets, ent languages and races, the paper out, Aachen and Muenster are said Mr. Dalton in conclusion.
America's adds: "So far the British have but two of the
characterised targets battered He
measures as "remarkable,” succeeded in their tusk of joining incessantly during the last four
Reuter, all coloured peoples--except
the weeks. united Japanese - in against Germany."--Reuter,
resistance
PRIESTS RESIST QUISLING
The heavy raid on Aachen. an industrial centre at the Ger- man-Belgian frontier, was made un July 10. Tons of explosives, in- cluding some of the R. A. F.'s powerful new bombs, and 7.000 incendiary bombs, were dropped Ton the city.
POLICE
SERGEANT ACCUSED
] Daytime
since reconnaissance has shown widespread havoc,
chiefly in the centre of the city, POLICE SERGEANT J. E. but in two other chief areas, as MCDERMOTT, ATTACHED TO well. Craters in roadways gave THE CENTRAL POLICE evidence of a disorganised state of STATION. WAS CHARGED BE- traffic, BUS, electricity, and FORE MR. G. T. LOWRY AT RE-telephone services.
THE SWEDISH PRESS PORTS FROM NORWAY THAT OUT OF MORE THAN 1,000 NORWEGIAN PRIESTS ONLY TWENTY-SIX HAVE RESPOND- ED TO MAJOR VIDKUN QUISL- ING'S DEMAND TO PUT THEIR SIGNATURES TO AN APPEAL) "OF THE NORWEGIAN PEO- PLE" FOR A "DECISIVE STRUGGLE AGAINST BOL- SHEVISM AND THE INTER- NATIONAL GODLESS MOVE- MENT."
"RED" CHARGE
IS DENIED
THE CENTRAL MAGISTRACY THIS MORNING. WITH DE- MANDING MONEY W IT H MENACES AT NO. 196, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, SECOND. FLOOR, ON AUGUST 2.
Mr. C. A. S. Russ pleaded not guilty on behalf of the accused.
Detective Inspector J. O'Dono- van was for the prosecution,
It was alleged that defendant, DR. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS. with a Chinese constable No. C40,
$100 MISS STORM
from JAMESON, MR. demanded
2
man
REALISM IN EXERCISE
E. M. FORSTER AND DR. G. P. named Lo Kiu. GOOCH ARE AMONG THE Defenda' was remanded until The Norwegian bishops, who| SIGNATORIES
TO A STATE- Monday, on ball of $150. after several months of unsuccess. MENT LAST MONTH DENYING | ful effort were finally authorised ALLEGATIONS THAT THE to hold a meeting in Oslo recently, FREE GERMAN LEAGUE OF are being urged by the National CULTURE IS “COMMUNIST Samling to make a declaration in CONTROLLED." the same sense. Major Quisling's Such a statement declared, the official "Fritt Folk" expresses the signatories, is calculated to do hope that the bishops "will dis- serious damage to the only mass RESIDENTS IN THE VICIN- pel the doubts about their position organisation of German refugees ITY OF ALHAMBRA THEATRE and fight for Christianity's cause in Britain.
WERE GIVEN A SURPRISE despite England and rumours and "The League takes most seri- SHORTLY BEFORE NOON Hes and other anti-Christian ously its task of keeping alive WHEN A FIRE ENGINE AR- things."
the spirit of what is best in Ger- RIVED, CONNECTED TWO man culture. It is a cultural and HOSES AND PUT UP A LAD- welfare organisation, and in con- DER TO THE SECOND FLOOR/ trast to totalitarian organisations, OF A HOUSE JUST BEHIND takes members of every political THE THEATRE. creed as long as they are against The hoses were put into action, while a fireman climbed up the ladder.
It was later disclosed that the engine crew was engaged off an exercise, tha
SHANGHAI KIDNAPPING
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”).
KIDNAPPERS RESUMED THEIR ACTIVITY IN SHANG- HAI WHEN THEY SNATCHED
the Hitler system."
The hope is expressed that the T.U.C. which made the original charges, will withdraw them.
OIL RATIONING IN PROSPECT
HU CHU-KWANG, 30, [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
The inmates of the ground floor seemed to object to the realism as water from the hoses penetrated into the house through the back door.
WEALTHY COMPRADORE OF Mr. Harold Ickes, US. Petro-TAFT AMENDMENT
THE ZOONG ZING COTTON leum Co-ordinator, again warned MILL
that "more drastic steps will be
REJECTED
The daring abduction was taken". If the present voluntary (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"] staged by three gunmen and curtallment of petrol fails in the The U.S. Senate yesterday re- the victim Is reported to be in Eastern States.
jected, by 50 votes to 27, aa captivity in Chapel.
Strict rationing is predicted in amendment by Senator Taft-to It is the third case, in a month the next months by some quar-keep draftees, National Guards politers as the voluntary system, is and reservists in service for 18 held to be doomed to failure In-months instead of a year.-Inter- ternational News Servico, Laggi?” Inational News Service, ›
involving cotton. mins and tical motives, are suspected. International News Service.