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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 23, 1941.
U.S. PATROLS HELP TO REDUCE ATLANTIC
LOSSES FOLLOWING
SHIP
IN BORAH
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“AT LEAST A TEMPORARY VICTORY,"FOOTSTEPS WAS HOW MAJOR -SUNDE, NORWEGIAN "So he thinks SHIPPING MINISTER, ÷B R OADCASTING wouldn't lose if Germany FROM LONDON LAST NIGHT, DESCRIBED THE RECENT IMPROVEMENT IN THE AT- LANTIC SHIPPING POSITION.
"Without exaggeration, it is possible to say that during the last two months, ocean trade to England has gone relatively undis- turbed."
Major Sunde illustrated the de- velopment by figures of Norwegian shipping losses.
Ave In the first months of this year, Norwegian tonnage lost was on a monthly
VERY MUCH
average of 48,800 tons, with 63,000 TO THE
Lons in Murch. In June the figures went down to 24,000 whil in July this figure was aguio ha ved, the fosses then being con- siderably under the average when Norway was still neutral.
"For Augurt," he continued,
POINT
won," President - Roose- velt remarked drily when a report drew his atten- tion yesterday to a state- ment by Representative Fish.
Mr. Fish, in a speech at Phila- delphia, was alleged to have said that if Germany lost the war the. 'United States would lose her
markets.
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President Roosevelt added did not think that any printable ha comment was necessary but recalled what has been described as a "classic error" by the late Senator Borah, who told Secretary of State Cordell Hull in July. 1939, that his information better than Mr. Hull's and there would be no war that year.
was
"We can only succeed "And Senator Borah," added "we have up to now not receiv-against highly-trained President Roosevelt, “had infor- mation sources that in some res- ed news of the loss of any Nar European armies by peets were far better than those W going round Reuter.
wegian merchant ship and dur. ing the whole of this time wo
have tent more and more ship:
sailing on routes to Britain and other Allied centres of war."
American Patrols
making speeches."
thorough training on our of the people part," said Major-General | Sir Ivan Mackay, new! GO.C., Australian home forces, on arrival in Syd- ney yesterday.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY
More effective means of corn- butting U-boats and the Ameri- can occupation of Iceland, as well as American naval patrols, wert
mong the reasons listed by Major, take in a much shorter time."munique said that in the Tobruk
sunde for this improvement.
Junior leaders, who normally take years to make, "we must
Australian
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the
com -
few
artillery dispersed Referring to the week's holiday During the last
months sector he had just spent at a "litt'e place the
Expeditionary small parties of enemy infantry.
with their on the Engilsh Channel Coast," Force In Palestine,
During the day
enen y attacks, Major Sunde declared: "I can new reinforcements, were train-made two dive-bomber hardly imagine a more peaceful ing right from scratch.
inflicting no casualties and doing no damage. spot. Great convoys of merchant Sir ivan, praising the Austra- ships, including Norwegian ships, Hans work in Syria,
In the frontier area our artil- were passing constantly but there AEF. were following Austrailan lery harassed the enemy positions.
--Reuter. was no sign of the enemy over-
news, particularly about recruit- head."
ing.
are
said the
"We will always need rein- forcements," he added,
MR. CHURCHILL'S BROADCAST
Concluding his broadcast to Norwegians in Norway. Major Sunde said: "The day of reckon-
The Germans had the closest ing is approaching for those who
and ariny acting as
the cooperation between servants of enemy. The settlement will not air force, using 'planes as advanc-cast be a pleasant one for the Norwe-ed troops and as artillery belore sident Roosevelt will begin at 8
get gian Quislings as well as for the the attack-"we must Germans who are committing bru-same kind of cooperation,' tal crimes in our country."--Reu-sa.d.-Reuter.
1er.
NAVAL STRENGTH OF ALLIES
The First Lord of the
| Admiralty,
Mr. A.
V.
Alexander, broadcasting last night, revealed that there are now 190 Allied |ships, of which nearly 50 are French, fighting side by side with, the British Navy.
"So the Allied navies are not. merely a foken of foreign aid but also of strong and welcome re- inforcements, which came to us at a critical time," he declared..
He added that the Alled mer- chant shipping strength was, Dutch 480 vessels, Norwegian 720, French 92, Belgian 54, Greek 240 and Polish 32.-Reuter,
MILITARY SERVICE
EXTENDED
The term of military service for selectees, reservists and Guardsmen and enlisted person- nel in the US Army is extend- ed for 18 months by an order signed by President Roosevelt yesterday, says Reuter from Wasllington,
The order implements the Selec-
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Mr. Winston Churchill's broad- with Pre- on his meeting
the p.m. (GMT) on Sunday and is
he expected to last 25 minutes-Reu-
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