THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 11, "1941..
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QUEEN'S BROADCAST TO U.S.
American Help In Hour Of Greatest Need
Britain's
CHURCHILL
Unshakeable WHEREABOUTS
Constancy
"HARDSHIP HAS ONLY STEELED OUR HEARTS AND STRENGTHENED OUR RESO- LUTION," DECLARED HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, IN A SPECIAL BROADCAST LAST NIGHT ADDRESSED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
"However great the cost, however long the struggle, justice, freedom, human dignity and kindness-shall not perish from the earth," she added. The text of the broadcast fol- lows:-
"It is just over two years since I spoke to 'the American people and my purpose then was to thank countless friends for so much kindness, It is to those same friends, and even of greater kindness that I want to speak to-day.
"We, like yourselves, love pence and have not devoted the years behind us to the planning of death and destruction.
"As yet saved by the valour of our people, we have not matched our enemies, and it is only now
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driving heavy lorries, cooking, cyphering and typing. everyone of thêm working cheer. fully and bravely under all conditions,
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"Many are on the land, our precious soil, driving the plough that we are bewinning to marshal' and making a grand job of it. around us in their strength the Others are air raid wardens devotion and
of our ambulance drivers, thousands family of nations undaunted -great British
women who quietly which will in the end, please God and calmly face the terrors of assuredly prevail.
the night bombings. bringing strength and courage to the peo- ple they protect and help.
"Through these waiting months, a heavy burden is being borne by Our people. As I go amongst them. I marvel at their unshake the nurses, those wonderful wo- able constancy. In many cities men whose devotion and whose
"I must give a special word to
STILL MYSTERY
(BPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"
The Roosevelt-Chur- chill mystery is as mysterious as ever, with nei- ther Washington nor London dispelling the idea that the two statesmen have either met or are to meet.
Mr. Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary of State, is now "miss- ing" from Washing- ton, and this has led to hints he has joined Admiral Starke, Gen- eral Marshall and General Arnold on the presidential
yacht
with Mr. Churchill.- International Service.
WANG'S
News
NEWSPAPER
IN A MESS
Owing to the heavy |
their homes are left in ruins, as heroism will never be forgotten. damage sustained as a are many of those ancient build-¦ In the black horror of a bomb-
ings which you know and loved hospital, they never falter and hardly less than we do ourselves. though often wounded. think al- ways of their patients and never of themselves.
A Great Cause
"Women and children have beên. killed, and even sufferers in hos- pital have not been spared.
Yet! hardship has only steeled our hearts and strengthened our reso~ | lution,
result of the bombing of its office on Saturday the "Central China Daily News," Wang Ching-wei's Manifold. Services
paper in Shanghai, failed "And I need not remind you, to appear yesterday and who cet as much store by your home life as we do, how great may not be able to resume publication for the pre- a Shanghai sent, says dispatch.
our
are the diffiquities which housewives have to face nowa-
days, and how gallantly they
keep tackling them.
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"I could continue the list most indefinitely, so manifold the service which our women Britain are giving. But I want to tell you that whatever the
"Wherever I go i see bright| eyes and
for smiling faces, though our road is stony and hard it is straight and we know that we fight in a great cause. "It is not our way, in dark days to turn for support to others, but even had we been minded so to do, your instant help would havaj nature of their daily or nightly forestalled us.
tasks, they are cheered by the evidence of your thought for them.
"The warmth and sympathy of American generosity has touched beyond measure the hearts of all
It is learned that three incen- diary and explosive bombs were secretly brought in by patriotic workers of the papers. The ex- plosiónis set a large stock of news- print on fire which soon spread to the whole four-storey building.
The conflagration lasted for over four hours. It was seen even on the south-bank of the and Japanese gendarmes threw a Scochow Creek. Settlement: Police
cordon around the area and stop- ped all traffic.
Total damage is estimated in
approximately $2,500,000. tral News.
"We like to picture you knitting of us living and fighting in these on your porches, serving in your islands. We can and shall never committee rooms and helping in at forget that in the hour of our hundred ways to bring relief to greatest need you came forward our civilian garrison here. with clothes for the homeless, food for the hungry and comfort for those sorely afflicted.
Courage & Endurance
"Though I speak for us all Britain in thanking all of you in America, I feel I would like to send a special message of thanks
to the American women. It gives RAID ON
us strength to know that you have "Canteens, ambulances and me-not bee content to pass us by on dical supplies have come in un- the other side. To us, in time of censing flow from the United our tribulation, you have surely States,
"I find it hard to tell you of our gratitude in adequate terms though 1 ask you to bolleve that It is deep and sincere, beyond. expression...
"Unless you have seen," as 1 have scen, how your gifts have been put to use, you cannot know, perhaps, the solace,
which you have brought to the men and women of Britain who are suf- fering and toiling in the cause of * freedom.¿
Here in Britain our women! are working in factory and field.. turning laths and gathering the harvest, for we must have food as well as munitions. Their cour- age is magnificent, their endur- ance amazing..
› Undaunted Courage
have soon" them in many different activities. They are cerving in their thousands with the navy, army and alry force
KUNMING
at
Cen-
shown that compassion which has Twenty-sixr. Japanese's 'planes been, for 2,000 years, the mark of raided KünmingPatinoom yester a good neighbour.
day,
about:
Képt at an altituds of "Bolleve me, and I am speak 5,000 feet by Chinese anti-aircraft |
SLAV FRONT VOWS NAZI DESTRUCTION
REPRESENTATIVES of all the Slav nations Poles, Czechs, Serbians, Croats, Slovenes, Macedonians and Montenegrins spoke at a meeting held in Moscow yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was opened by the well- known Soviet Russian writer, Alexei Tolstoy, who declared the Slav world must unite for the speedy and final destruction of the Ger- man Fascists.
They were united us different | cadres should soon be filled, but groups but as equals. The Slavall must fight, even those in the peoples must hamper, spoll, des- rear, but they must use wisdom troy and
annihilate the Fascist for the enemy was cunning and war machine everywhere.
cruel.
"The time of vengeance for a thousand years of murder S'avs to at hand. Let us also fight for a better world. "German Fascism
The Pollsh General Jenuhaftis, speaking in Polish, declared Poland's resistance and sacrifice thwarted the plans of the enemy.
The Nazi attack on the Soviet
markod the beginning of the ruin of the German Fasciats. This struggle for the Blavs was one of life or death.
No Doubts
The speaker declared the Sikor- ski Government had shown a great measure of political wisdom in entering the Russo-Polish Agreement. The Polish people would support General Sikorski's
work.
of
is not only the enemy of the Slavs, the French and English, it also personifies the mean world of violence and slav- ery."-Reuter.
U.S. BUNDLES FOR BRITAIN
By August "Bundles For Britain Incorporated" had distributed in Britain a total of £112,567,
Of this £62,898 was divided among 34 London · hospitals and
£10,821
in among hospitals severely bombed areas.
Their duty was to put the Agreement into operation imme- diately This was. no time for doubts. Now they must defeat Gifts to provincial” towns amounted to. £6,728 and miscel- Poland was
now forming an laneous gifts to £33,321.-British army by the side of the Red Army. | Wireless.
Hitler.
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Ing-for miˇlions of us who know fire, the raiders dropped over 100 Full Automatic Division.. the bitter but also proud sorrow bombs indiscriminately, causing of war we are grateful. We more than 10 casualties and de shall not forget your sacrifice. molishing about 100 houses The sympathy which Inspires It Central News, springo not only from our com ・mon speech and traditions which we share with you, but evan more from our common Ideals.
Joint Cause
AUSTRALIAN A.R.P.
It was announced in. Canberra yesterdays that the Federal Gov- ernment has decided to grant £500,000 for ARP-in Australia.
Reuter
"To you, tyranny is as sinful, as it is to us. To you the things for which we will fight to the death are no less sacred; and and freedom, hüman dignity and to my mind at any rate your kindness shall not perish from generosity is "born of your con- the earth." viction that we fight to serve a "I look to the day when we cause that is yours no less than shall go forward hand in hand to ours; of your high resolve that, build a better, kinder and hap-. however great the cost and how-pier world for our children May fyer; along the struggle: Justico" God bless you all. Reuter: ~
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