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United States Occupation Of Iceland Is Described As "Big And Welcome News" By British F.0. Spokesman
LONDON, July 8 (Reuter)-The arrival of United States Forces in Iceland was described last night by a British Foreign Offer spokesman as "big and welcome news and one of the manat important and significant eventsthat has occurred for some time pant."
It was, the spokesman said, a logical development of the policy President Roosevelt announced when Greenland was oc- cupled; that pulicy being limitation of the intention of the United States to take every measure necessary to safeguard the western hemisphere,
The occupation means that Bri tween! Iceland and the United tish troops will be relieved of the States.
The British
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FINANCE & GENERAL
SYRIA CAMPAIGN GERMAN TRADE IN S'HAI ENTERING THE DEALT STAGGERING BLOW
FINAL STAGE
ANKARA, July 8 Reuter)--The Syrian campaign has entered the tinal stage, in the opinion at observera here who would not be surprised if an Armistice WAF signed within a week.
An exchange of views is reportea to have taken place in Syria and elsewhere with the aim of a settle- ment to avoid further bloodshed.
Nothing is known in London of this report.
VITAL BATTLE JERUSALEM, July 8 (Reuter)-
BY NAZI-RUSSIAN WAR
A STAGGERING BLOW HAS BEEN DEALT 1 HERMAN TRADE WITH CRANA particularly Shanghai with the closure of the trans-Siberian route, tollowing the outbreak of hostilities between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, 1 was learned from reliable sources yesterday. A number of Germans who were hoping to return home and who were awaiting visas from the Soviet Embassy in Tokyo are virtually stranded bere, reports the North China Daily News.
The last world war saw German hindrance to German imports trade in China suffering a severe a number of diminutive but ex setback with British and allied pensive articles occupying little flrms doing an unprecedenteu space, could stand the charges.
A reversal While imports from Germany The vital battle for Betrut, involv-amount of business,
since the present con- were on the increase and were ing possession of Vichy's key port was sten
the Germans assuming an almost predominant commitment of the defence of Ice. The British Minister. Mr Char- on the Lebanese coast 19 focussing fliet began, with
here. Authoritative playing almost a dominant trade position in the market here, off- land and will be gradually, by les Howard Smith, who went to all attention
overland clal figures released show a con- stages, withdrawn from Iceland. Iceland, when we took over its military circles point out that with role, via the Siberian
Il Laports to the capture of Beirut, the Vichy route. Informed sources declared trasting decline For the time being there will be protection will remain there.
lose not only that the Customs figures did not Germany which superficially m- both British and American troops The spokesman added: "What authorities would In Iceland,
has happened is that the Amert- their most valuable port but also reveal half of the trade actually dieated that while she could sell
nere und obtain for was cans in continuation their the main bastion of their defence done by German merchants with her goods
headquarters In Shanghai,
eign currency, she was unable to kept fully informed beforehand polley of hemispheric defence as in the west.
The area under Vichy control is THROUGH OTHER HONGS obtain the sorely needed produce Iceland's sovereignty will remain announced by President Roosevelt.
Imports from Germany last of China, complete and the evacuation by at the time America took over the shrinking daily and many here
totailed approximately CONSIDERABLE PURCHASES the United States Forces will tak protection of Greenland, has now are of the opinion that the fall of year
An investigation into the mar place immediately on the con extended that principle and is Betrut may well have a declive US$5,500,000 for Chine of which clusion of the war.
taking over, too, with the consent effect on the campaign.
Shanghai's share was US$4,530,000. ket by local economists and fin There will be arrangements tor of the authorities in Iceland, the
while official figures showed that ancial experta disclosed that con- Dr. John E. Baker, Superinten exports totalled US$245,000 för siderable purchases were meηe compensation for aly damage defence of Iceland. that may be done and there will
of which U.S.$6,000 was for German accounts by Japanese dent of the Yunnan-Burma High- ohina
and hongs be
Commission, for Shanghai. While it was stated and Chinese firms Interference with local
way Transportation The action was described as H affairs, while the economie Inter-
arrived in Chungking on July 4that the official import figures here. The figures involved proven ests of Iceland will be safeguarded practical manifestation of Amert-
can realisation of the Nazi threat from Kunming by plane on a short were dependable, the total for ex-beyond suspicion that exports to ports to Germany from Shanghai, Germany from this country were insignificant was said to be hardly compatible anything but the to the Democracies generally and desire to attain world domination.
and measures taken for transport for the conveyance of food and other necessitles between Iceland
and the United States.
EXCHANGE OF ENVOYS There will also be an exchange of diplomatic representatives be
NAZI THREAT
visit
Dairen. North Chinu and the through Japanese and Chinese Eastern Railway did an
and hongs, ship- fextraordinarily brick trade #5
result of the deviation of pre-war ments being made via Siberia,
U8 Marines were taking with actual facts. Considerable business shown on actual records. It has a secondary virtue from the that viewpoint of Great Britain in that over from British troops. Inform- business in exports was done by
relieves us of a commitment ined sources in Washington feel that Germans the western hemisphere at a time the action may have far-reaching Chinese firms when German aggression is im results and await the German re posing Increasing and fresh ob-action within an area which Ger- The abnormally high freights trade routes.
As a result of tire spreading of ligations on the British Govern many has officially proclaimed to levied by the trans-Siberian rail-
be a battle zone.
Iway did not present a serious the Sino-Japanese hostilities to south China German firms in the south did not thrive so well as the German firms Пете especially since the disruption of communi cation between Hongkong and the hinterland.
MOSCOW PLAYS UP ment.
EDEN'S SPEECH
PUBLIC SURPRISED
WASHINGTON, July B (Reuter)
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
MOSCOW, July 8 (Reuter>----Announcement of the landing of Newspapers bere published pro- United States forces in Iceland minently the speech which the came as a great surprise to the gTOCK EXCHANGE, Britisb Foreign Secretary, Mr. general public Jm the United Leeds States. Anthony Eden, made at emphasising the
passage in the speech saying that Britain is not in any circumstances prepared to negotiate with Hitler at any time
on any subject and that she will intensity her war effort until he
This was not shared by well- informed circles in Washington
Buston
An Indtention that something important Was happening was provided recently at the Navy Yard, where, during one of
hottest spells the several thousand marines were issued with fur-gloves and other winter equipment. that
and all that he stands for la ut- terly destroyed,
The Press emphasised also Mr. Eden's statement
England
Aj
summer
will du her utmost to help the
The announcement of the og Russians or help anyone else who cupation was made as soon as a ' fights
without flash message was received stating Hitler, doing so reservations or second thought. that it had been completed and
More Lives To Be Saved In This War
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London Chinese Community Observe War Anniversary
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LONDON, July 8 (Central)-The fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war was observed by the Chinese community in London on Sunday and Munday.
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On Sunday the Chinese film "Fight to the Last" shown. A meeting attended by some 300 Chinese was addressed by Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, new Chinese Ambassador to Bri- tain. Dr. P. W. Kao, Chinese Vice-Minister of Finance, who presided, Introduced the Ambassador after stressing the signifi- cance of the occasion
the
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Dr. Koo gave a brief survey of Dr. C. C. Wang, Chairman of the the conditions in China and also Chinese Purchasing Cmimission in- on the International situation. London, alzo spoke,
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Norwegian Charge d'Affatre in China, who was in charge of the Interests of the Boviet Consulate here until the end of May last, yesterday told the "North China Daily News" that it would be reasonable now! to expect the USSR. to change its attitude towards Norway. namely that they no longer consi- dered Norway an independent state for which reason they thought a Norwegian Legation in Moscow was no more necessary.
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Thirdly, China's political and embodies the revolutionary spirit economic position has been of China from the days of Dr. greatly strengthened after, four Sun Yat-sen to the great Tight The for national freedom today. years of war;==
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