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GENERAL
NATIONWIDE LOSS AND ASSURANCE
DAMAGE IN GREATEST
BRYLCREEM SNOWFALL
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LONDON, Feb. 7 (Beuter)—The great snowfall of Jan. 27 left be- hind B nationwide loss and damage, worse than anything in all this century's' weather records. From the north of Scotland to the
counties. southern
there Came stories of troubles and disasters, which, because of the censorship on weather news. could not then: be revealed. Now strange and "chastic picture can be drawn, Here are some of
its details:
TRAINS HELD ÜP Those long-distance trains which ran so late, were held up snowdrifts" that sometimes buried the snow-ploughs sent to clear them away. In some rall- way cuttings, the drifts were
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NEUTRALS WANT TO BE ON WINNING
SIDE
BY VICEROY OF INDIA
SAFEGUARDS FOR INTERESTS OF MINORITIES
NEW DELHI, Feb. 7 (Router)---
·In an agreed communique, follow- ing a tak between Mr. Jinnah and MELBOURNE, Feb. 7 (Reuter) the Viceroy, it is stated that Mr. Speaking about the attitude, Junah urged on the Viceory the neutrals, the Australian Minister great importance attached by for External Affiars, Sir Henry other minorities to the safeguard- Gullett, said that neutrals
ro-ing of their position. canse cognised the justice of our and rottenness of the "German cause.
ULTIMATE WINNERS
AN ASSURANCE
The Viceroy assured Mr. Jinnah "Nevertheless, history showed that the British Government were that neutrals wanted to be on the fully alive to the necessity of safe- winning side and, therefore, we guarding the legitimate interests of must establish that we are the ul- the minorities and that. Mr. Jinnah timate winners before we can ex- need be under Do apprehension pect the mere powerful neutrals to that the importance of those in-
terests would be last sight of. Join us."
American
Neutral
Rights:
No More Sharp Notes To
Britain
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Reuter)— One hundred villages were cut
from supplies of food and The decision to refrain, as far as possible, from sending any more (us), An aeroplane dropped rations by paracute to isolated sharp notes to Britain over nex
trašity questions has been reached troops in Scotland.
While householders could not by the administration, according Ret their regular milk supplies, to an Associated Press Washing- farmers could not get them makten dispatch. away from the farTIK.
most.
RAILWAYS SUFFER
PERSONAL TALKS
The dispatch says that questions arising between the two Govern –
The railways were the greatest ments are expected to be thresh- sufferers and Scotland was the led out almost entirely through area in which they suffered the personal conferences between the officials in Washington and Lord About 2,000 travellers were Lothian or between British off marooned in trains somewhere clals and the "American Ambas- near
the border. Workmen had sador in London to use pneumatic drills to clear. some ice-bound roads
For the first time in fifty years people were able to walk across the famous tidal stretch of the "River Trent, reaching from the Humber to above Gainsborough, The river was jammed with Ice-" packs, some eight to ten feet high.
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"The series of 'waspish' notes which have been sent to Bri- tain in the past two months have staged «xp American public opinion to an alarming extent, according to Botic officials, who could see no advantage in scrimonious debate between the two coun- tries, which they envisaged as 1 direct encouragement 10 Herr Hitler.***
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Meat & Paper Rationing In Britain
ANNOUNCEMENTS
IN COMMONS
the House of Commons yesterday, LONDON, Feb. 7 (Reuter)-In
Mr, W. S. Morrison, Minister of Food; announced that rationing of butchers' meat would be intro- duced on Mar, 11., The ration will be on a value basis and will, at the outset, be at the rate of one shilling pence per week for each person over six years of age and half that amount for children less than six years.
CONSTANT REVIEW Mr. Morrison said that he in- tended to keep the supply situa- tion under constant review and to modify rationing from time to time In the light of existing circum- stances.
For the initial period, restay- Naturally, this reported new rants, Industrial schools and other policy would be contingent upon canteens and other forms of ca- the occurrence of no further tering establishments would be serious British violation of Ameri-permitted to serve meat meals free can neutral rights"
of coupons, but the supply to them of all kinds of butchers meat would be restricted to their nor- mal requirement.
PAPER RATIONING
A sum of $60,000, together with large quantities of biscuits, towels and other "comfort" things ¦ will be brought by the Kwangsi Mr. Edward Burgin, Minister of Anti-Japanese Association's com- Supply, announced that a scheme! fort group to the south Kwangsi ror rationing of paper was under frunt to relieve the fighters on Feb-consideration and that an order ruary 10.-Central).
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