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BRITISH BOMBERS OVER BERLIN ON LONGEST
NIGHT OF YEAR
LONDON, Dec. 22 (Reuter) - WHEN BERLIN WAS COVERED WITH SNOW LAST NIGHT-the longest night of the year--British bombers were over the German capital, both early and late,
THE ATTACK WAS REMARKABLE for the audacity with which some British bombers flew right over house tops, sometimes flying st little more than 100ft During such low level attacks. It was easy to see what damage had been done and one aircraft which roared over the main railway station at just below 1,000f£ returned with a vivid story.
The pilof saw a bomb burst in. the very centre of tna station and i the rear gunner looked back to see debris flying in the air, fikë plotį then swooped lower on a group of searchlights and battery guns.
Both front and rear gunners fired hundreds of rounds at point blank range
brilliant and in moonlight, they saw the anti-air- craft crews stagger and fall,
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Extension
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REASONED RATIONING: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BRITISH & NAZI SYSTEMS: PREVENTING SHORTAGE
The difference between the British and German systems of rationing was explained in, a talk from London. yesterday by a well-known economic expert, who' visaged, in the course of his comments, that "more ration- Ing was in the air.”
en-
The speaker made a plea down on these things to release for the rationing of more ships for the other things and this articles which people in Bri-helps to make sure that we will tain could be without. He at be short later on. said: "The Germans are sink- Ing a lot of our ships and, from the war point of view, Büt this position is serious.
"It is not the rationing that is different, but the kind of rationing. With us it is just a case of a few articles of food, but with them it is pretty well the whole menu.
we have shown that we can
"It is the comprehensiveness that take it well and it is, there- makes the German rationing more, An extension of Malaya's de-fore, common sense to say stret than ours. The rationa we The chief objectives of the raid fences to the mainland, in addi-that we should give up more get at home is not all that we were factories, goodsyards and rallition to Singapore and Penang,
was announced by His Excellency of the things that we can can have. We can have our meals.
way stations in Berlin and early Sir Shentoni Thomas, G.C.M.O.. Spare."
outside, in cafes, restaurants "or canteens 'without having to give in the night, an aircraft, factory O.B.E. Governor of the Straits GUNS INSTEAD OF BUTTER... coupons at all. Our share of food was attacked. Fires Et by the Arst Governments and High Commis-
The speaker opened his remarks is, therefore, our rations plus what bomber guided its successors and stoner of the Malay Federated by stating that there was ration-we can get outside the home. a list of Dres started and the sub-states yesterday, according to ang in Germany before the war. In Germany, however, the ra- sequent explosions were made by message from London.
not because the Germans could not tlon is the limit. One cannot have the pilots who came over this tar-
Sr Shenton said that a con-
get during the period well over the
bour.
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AMERICAN BASE FOR HEAVY BOMBERS SAINT LUCIA, Dec. 22 (Reuter) An extensive area at Vieux Fort, end of Saint at the southern Lucia's. largest of the British Wind- ward Islands, has been selected by
the
United States military au- thorities for a large heavy bomber
base.
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ciderable number of troops have et all the food they wanted, but a slice of bread or a cut of bacon because they preferred to produce or meat without giving up # arrived there to full Britain's de-and purchase goods of war.
coupon.
"Guns instead of butter was their choice," sald the speaker, "and it is still not only for
·BETTER OFF
termination to protect the coun- tries for which she is a trustee.
The real reason is that we are Malaya's defence will be brought
(better of for food than they are. to a higher standard of efficiency.
themselves, but for the people We have to import, more than half- A, complete registration of all
they have conquered.
'of our food, while they grow near- women for war work, has been "There was another reason for started and Sir Shenton said: "We this pre-war rationing." went on men to grow food in Germany ly everything and it takes more want to get every man and woman the speaker. The Germans knew than it does here. to import what n Malaya into this war effort."
they might have to go short when the war did come, so the Nazis got
LONDON, Dec. 22 (Reuter-The ready for it. It was not a sign of
we really want. They have to use wasteful lot of men to grow food Air Ministry casualty list issued shortage and it is not a sign of and that is a nuisance.
-"A lot of people are beginning yesterday includes Plot Officer C. shortage now.. It is a preventive to say that we are too well off and This is an addition to the sea- R. Young who was killed in action. against shortage and that is why I am not so sure that they are not plane base on Groslan Islet, at the Pilot Officer Young was born in they will not let food from their right. Rationing has been very northern end of the island, which Kuala Lumpur. Hur father is liv-stores go to the conquereo peoples useful to Germany and it may be
ling in Pahang,
"You will see from this, now more useful to us if we used it foolish it would be for us to allow
was already announced.
OFFICIAL CIRCLES NOT IMPRESSED BY THREATS
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spokesman said that
more,
food to pass through our blockade "As I said before, rationing does for the people in the peeupled ter- not mean shortage, but a pre- ritories. whose resources too the ventitive against shortage and we Germans have taken to prevent
need more of it here to release their own shortage.
The difference between rationing ships for more urgent duties
"We do eat more per head today said that the three members of Germany and the United States ing to the speaker, was that in We are probably eating not less.
in Germany and in Britain, accord-
than any other country in Europe. the Paris Embassy staff would be a German Foreign Office spokes Germany many more things were now than we did six or seven years
man, told foreign journalists in The Berlin Foreign Office Berlin yesterday, according to a rationed, in addition to nearly alt
Germany Trans-Radio report from the Naza textile goods, boots and shoes, coal ago and even during the great had observed the support with capital.
and soap. By this rationing, Ger- trade depression. And when you which the United States is giving
many was saving the raw materials come to think of it, a war like this BLUNT "NO" Britain in her "moral struggle":
which she used to import before, is a bigger business than a depres WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (Reuter) but which she could not do now. and that it will be of the greatest
"80 more rationing is in the interest to see how the United-When Mr. Cordell Hall was ask-
BRITISH REASON
air here. Bacon may be scar- cer and we may have to stop importing fruit, but it is com- mon sense to say that wo should give ny more of the things that we can spare.”
States intend to answer the Bried if he had any comment to
make on the Berlin reaction to "That, however, is not the reason tish Minister's demands.
"In the long run" he added, "It Mr. Ronald Cross's pronouncement why we ration," said the speaker. is Intolerable for relations be and possible United States action, "We are not really short of tea, sugar. meat, etc., but we want tween the two nations that one he replied with a blunt "no"
side should exercise the utmost
It is also understood that the other things more. So we have cut reserve while a contrary attitude International and United States Law of Eminent Domain, which is tolerated from the other,"
Berlin political circles, he add-gives lordship of sovereign power ed, considered that the United over all property in the State with States had been challenged to right of, expropriation, is not be "commit warlike action" which ing overlocked. could only be described as "sup-
porting England.”
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ESPIONAGE IN ITALY: HEAVY SENTENCES
VERY HEAVY SENTENCES WERE PASSED ON 24 PEOPLE WHO TOKYO, Dec. 22 (Reuter)-It us WERE ACCUSED OF SPYING IN ITALY, states a London message.
There were two death penalties and the accused included two inconfirmably reported here that NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (Reuter) the first Japanese Minister to Ans-members of the Italian Navy, a workman and a trade representative On the reaction of the United tralia would be the former Foreign af Taranto. States to the question of approOffice spokesman, Mr. Tatsuo Ka-
The Rome message states ou sergeant in the Navy were also imprisoned Two of the priating "enemy shipping" in wal, who was also formerly Consul- Saturday evening a special tribu-
accused were sentenced to 80. American waters and transferring General in Shanghai. - Mr. Kawal nai for the defence of the State
years. It to Britain hangs the fate of has just returned from a world ended a case for military explön- future relations
One of of these was a woman between Nazi tour as Minister at Large.
age against 24 people for spying
who is reported to be an activities in Italy."
A 215- Sentence of death was passed on trian by birth. The other is a man the trade representative and on of unknown nationality."
sent to Francis Glusppy, a quartermaster The remainder were in the Italian Navy.
prison for terms ranging from 10 to 16 years. ww
Important Development May Come From Vichy
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make America do this a fine piece M. Laval?" he asks. "We shall of bluff.
know the answer to that in a few
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Three of the accused were sent to a convict prison for an un- specified term.`,
A workman and his wife and
The two death sentences were carried out on Sunday morning on the outskirts of Rome.
*The Germans' are getting alarmed of the scale and ex- many is trying very hard to force tent of American aid to Bri-Vichy into a new-co-operation tain and of the American de- termination not to allow Bri- tain to be defeated.
days. It seems certain that Ger- New U.S. Office To Deal With The Arms Programme
agreement. This co-operation, is between the field and the locusts. The Comens have been stealing "Up to a short time ago, the everything from France, and the Germans were saying they did not French people will run short of care about the help that America everything in Christmas. was giving to Britaid. A week or You only have to take the Ger- two ago, a German broadcast de-man boasts of the comfortable
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (Beuter)--The formation of a new Office of Production Management for Defence, to, head, the enormone programme for rearming the nation while producing arms for Britain, was announced by. President Roosevelt at special press conference
Mr. Willem Knudsen, Chairman WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Renter). clared that Germany had no cause Christmas the Germans are going of the Defence Commission, Will —President Roosevelt bas issued a to think that any effective help to have and compare it with the be Director of the new Office proclamation placing 15 additional would materialise for Britain on recipes given out by Vichy for with Mr. Bldney Hillman, now items including a number of the lines suggested by. President frugal and cheap meals during the Defence Commission member for machine-tools, under the Export Roosevelt and was convinced that season, to know what this co-labour. problems, AA associate Licensing Regulations in the In- 16 could not strengthen Britain operation means.
director. overnight or even in a month or As for the political proposals three months time
to Vichy, Germany stiii-wants-the They now know that if Ameri- French to help her in the war
terest of national defence.
ca is helping England, is not against England, but Herr Hitler Another Blow At Duce's
only for England's sake but for has left Marshal Petain with no
her own sake, The whole thing lusions about a soldier's peace;
may be a warning to America, but Marshal Petain has his little
It is a warning which may be given trumps to play. Since the French
an
Shattered Prestige
Interpretation which will are going to be robbed of every- LONDON, Dec. 22 (Reuter)-The British Fleet's penetration in scarcely please the Germans". thing they are going to have, why the Adriatic and the bombardment of Valons, were regarded by the
MARE LAVAL INCIDENT,
should he give in with nothing to newspapers as another blow at both Mussolini's shattered prestige Mr. Lakin then turned to the elve up and nothing to lose. ('),' and Italy's shattered forces developments in Vichy in con- At any rate it means that the Under the heading: "Italian Scas?” the DAILY TELEGRAPH nexion with the Laval incident, French will have their Navy and writes that one of Mussolini's primary objects In entering the war was, "Has Marshal Petain despite Ger- their Empire, which the Germans notoriously to establish a claim to call the Mediterranean man pressure, refuse to reinstate cannot lay their hands on,"
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