WHAT IL DUCE IS GAMBLING AGAINST
LONDON, June 12 (Reuter). The following aro some facts from an authoritative source concerning the economic position
of Italy:
CHINESE CUSTOMS SERVICE
M.P.'s Warning In House Of Commons
"
LONDON, June 12 (Reuter). In the House of Commons to-day, Major General Sir A. W. (1) 75 per cent. of Italy's whole F. Knox put forward a question import trades are sca-carried. Fifty-regarding the Chinese Customs five per cent, enters the Mediter-administration, ranean via Gibraltar and six per cent. via Jucz;
(2) Itallar self-sufficiency is far able to resist foreign interference.
below Germaray's, · Wille she possibly will be able to feed herself for
a
year, she is gravely deficient in essential raw materials such as fron, cool, coke, petroleum, timber, copper, tin and rubber;
Continues To Function
Thursday,
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ENERGETIC ACTION ON HOME FRONT
WAR MATERIALS
INCREASE
CIVIL DEFENCE
COMPLETE
June 13, 1940.
R.A.F. Operations
Nazi Columns Raked With M. G. Fire
LONDON, June 12 (Reuter).
Two enemy fighters were shot down.
LONDON, June 12 (Reuter). LONDON, Juno 12 (Reuter). Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minis--A striking Indication of An Air Ministry communique ter of Supply, in a speech given the large scale precautionary records the continuation of re- here to-day said that in the past measures of the home defence pented R.A.F. bombings on month there had been marked was given by the Home enemy columns in the loops of Anderson, the Seine River, cast of Rouen. On Monday he mndo an order in the course of a debate in the fand adjacent to a wooded aren. and material increases in output. Secretary, Sir John
Low-lying machine-gun attacks bringing 1,403 works undercontrol. House of Commons to-day,
"We are steadily and swiftly re- The Issue of necessary equipment were also made.
and Ile asked whether they had been ducing inessential production
pulling across plans for the allocation for civil defence services was com
plete, he said. - of material as between civil and war
Sixty million respirators, Including. needs aut as, between less and more children's respirators and bables Mr. R. A. Butler, Secretary
urgent requirements," he declared. helmets, had been issued as well as State, in replying, anid that despite
Mr. Morrison continued by saying 3.000.000 steel helmets and 1.500.000 obvious dimiculties during the past
that this was far more than a mill-oil skin sults, had been able to continue to function three years, this international service
tary struggle. It was a struggle for The number of stirrup pumps Europe's, and perhaps the world's, under the able administration of Sir
ran into six figures. Issued soul.
The total establishment of the civil Frederick Maze,
Franco Must Be Saved defence personnel, paid and unpaid, The
Ught-house and harbour departments, which had an important
"We must not let the enemy was just short of a million. bearing on foreign shipping, were frighten or depress us by his scream- under the technical control of aing and banging," he said. "France Const Inspector, who is at present on
must and will be saved. Sho will save herself by her own efforts and American appointed by Sir Frederick Maze and under his administrative control.
of
Dangerous Scarcity (3) Even supposing that the Alles are forced temporarily to abandon the Mediterranean, Italy and Germany would find themselves dangerously short of nickel, tin, molybdenum. coball,
copper, troduce:
rubber lexifles and
(4) With the Allies in control of the Mediterranean, llaly's position is Mr. Butler added that the Inter- even more serious. The only external national Bankers Commission had supplies available would be from the ceased many years ago in order to exportable surplus of domestic pro-exercise the effective control of Cus- duce
Europe
the Balkans, tom's revenue, In Central Russland and Sea.dinavia,
Pertinent Questions she must
compete
"Docs the Under-Secretary of both for
for materials and trans-
(For example, there are the only foundation on which trade. State realise that this organisation is portation. Insuficient Lank-waggons to carry petroleum both to Italy and Cermany shipping and finance resta in China?"
Major General from Itumanin). The Italian forces "Does he renilse that if any other
enquired in East Africa, moreover, would have foreign Powers get hold of it, British to subsist on the stocks alrendy
interests would de irretrievably accumulated;
Bacomos Lability
in all of WRh
Knox.
Enormous Personnel
The fire services: accounted for an additional 200,000, the auxiliary will be saved by every ounce and police 00,000 and the personnel in atom of help that Britain can bring connection with the health casualty to her old."
Ho
He said he had thres
hope:
reasons for
services numbered over 200,000,
The evacuatlon services total num- bers enrolled and kept available
reason the appreciable and steadily amounted to 100,000.
material
Sir John Anderson mentioned that from growing
help
the whole subject of civil defence had America. 2-That Britain was fully awake taken a now turn because they had to and would mobilise as never be now consider bombing attacks, inva- fore under a leader worthy of her,sion and parachute attacks for which
3-Although slow to action, the they must be prepared.
fullest col- There had to be the British went into setion and show-laboration between the military and ed a resourcefulness, aventiveness civil authorities. He felt sure that and knack of adapting old and une the civil defence organisation now
suspected means to great and
established would make a notable expected ends.
co-operative
"The British have the power to
contribution to the
now called for.
Four of our aircraft are missing.
100 Bombs A Minuto During one ten minute action bombs were dropped at the rale of 100 per minute,
Attacking in sections at a height varying from 800 to 6,000 feet, the bombers released a salvo wreck- ing convoys
the and scattering mechanised columns.
Road Junctions were blocked and the woods set ablaze.
The night operations included the bombing of key points in the rear of the fighting zones.
Cologne Raidad
Other nircraft attacked military objectives in Cologne and elsewhere
western Germany,
During a reconnaissance over north- ern Italy, heavy bombers operating from Britain attacked military ob- Turin. Others bombed fectives at targets at Genon. One of our missing.
Dering yesterday's operations over France, at least eight enemy alreralt were destroyed.
heavy
bombers
is
One of our fighters is missing. Of the south-east coast this morn
destros autler replied that the organi-draw down achievements almost franchor. Attlee suggested that the Ing a Spitfire shot down a Heinkel
Mr.
(5) Once her very limited accusation's importance and International mulation of war stocks is consumed, character were fully appreciated. He Italy thus becomes an increasing added, however, thal Major-General lability to Germany and a competi- Knox had done service by drawing for for the same available resources, their attention to its importance.
CISB.
Including Germany's own stocks. Moreover, the considerable gap of the blockade hitherto constituted by Itnly acting as a channel for Ger- many's import and export trade
trade with the outside work closed. Italy has no export surplus for Germany except possibly fruil and vegetables. There will thus be a substantial loss In their combined economic potential as soon as Italy has consumed her stocks of strategic raw materials and
finished goods.
GERMANS NOW HAMMERING
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Evreux and Pacy-sur-Eure, but is being vigorously held by our troops. | Elsewhere, he launched recon- nulssance detaciments on the north bank of the Seine in the direction of Caudebec,
Lower Oise Assaults On the Lower Olse, he has made Contact with our troops In the region
Can Only Last Months LONDON, June 12, (Reuter).- Economie experts in London
poin! out that Italy's capacity to endure the war must be reckoned in terms of months rather the years.
Sixty-one per cent of Italy's pre-of Perman and Beaumont, war trade lay outside the Mediter ranean and now it will be lost.
The greater part of her essential war materials has also conie from beyond the Mediterranean and this will be compleely cut off.
Between the Ouise and the Ourcq, his advance guards have started violent attacks in the region of Crepy-en-Valdis und Betz.
massey
On the Marne in the neighbourhood of Chateau Thierry, enemy Mussolini is known to have been coming froen the north have succeed- laying in stocks of war materialsed in taking certain elements to the since last September, but owing to south bank. Italy's bad credit position, these stocks cannot be large enough to tide the country over more than a few months of warfare.
Precarious Position
In Rheims Region
In the Rheims region, the enemy hus thrown into baille new tank and motorised units. The entire mechan- Ised corps, comprising three or four As ̄for ̃as ̄many of ̃Italy's"Jost ̄mn="|
armoured -divisions, and two or three perts are concerned she will be motorised divisions, has entered into. Hability rather thun an asset to Ger-the struggle.
miny.
More than 30 per cent. of Italian petrol imports came from beyond the Mediterranean and the bulk of the remainder from Rumania. Clearly Italy cannot
from the obtain more source at the expense of Ger- For coal, Italy will have to rely on German supplies and 40 per cent, of these have lately been carried over
many.
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the emply air," he continued.
"All this was seen in Dunkirk. commend it to you as a poctent. that sign we shall conquer."
In
Kr.
I debate could, if desired, be continued bomber.
In secret.
However, after various views had been expressed it was decided to con-
nue the discussion in public.
Defence Of Church Bells To
Paris
Military Governor's Proclamation
Peal Warning
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ELIMINATING FIFTH COLUMN Energetic Measures In Britain
LONDON, June 12 (Ur)The LONDON, June 12 (Reuter) -Ne- Church has been called in to assist plying to the debate in the House of in dealing with parachutists.
Lords on Government measures to The Archbishop of Canterbury to-suppress Fifth Column activities, the Under- PARIS, June 12 (Reuter).-day revealed that Sir John Anderson Duke of Devonshire, the The Military Governor of Paris has requested that church bells be Secretary for India and Burma, said has instructed all public services rung as a warning of the approach of parachutists or air borne troops. and two departments cast and The Archbishop has promised that west of the capital to remain at{the Church will comply. their posts.
he had been asked whether on sp- proach was made to America on the question of taking refugees or enemy allens.
It is stated that the defence of the US. Senator Warns, problems.
capital will not be a strategic and Isolated operation, but that Parls will remain a bastion within the frame-| work of the entire French line.
1,000,000 Leave City
"No War" Vote
The Government is in touch with the United States on that and other 11,000 Now Intarned Shipping questions are Involved WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuter). and events may take such a course "We ought to serve notice that a that shipping may be wanted for The withdrawal of the French Gov- imajority of the Senators are not going other purposes than conveying re- ernment is now complete,' and to get into declared Senator fugees to America, Goverment wireless stations are Wheeler in the Senate to-day," now operating from the provinces. Senator Wheeler is a Democratie The roads south and west of Paris (candidate for Presidential nomination. are crowded with refugees and the He added that he would break with authorities estimated yesterday after the Democratic Party if it became a 1100N that 1,000,000 people had "War Party". already left the city.
FAMOUS POLISH-
After a bitter struggle, our divisions SUBMARINE LOST haye withdrawn step by step and in order, to Montagne-de-Rheims.
FROM PAGE ONE
To the north-east of Rheims, in- formation
prisoners gathered from shows that the enemy sustained very heavy loss
losses from counter-attacks of lights on the Orzel, and peppered our mechanised units and the con- her with ride fire. tinued bombardments of our air force.
Some of our squadrons went five times into battle during the day.
Between the Alsne and the Meuse, the enemy did not tenew his attacku.
the Frankfurt-Basle railway, which very vulnerable to military action.
Withdrawal To Paris A great deal of Raly's
pre-war food supplies were also imported from PARIS, June 12 (Reuter)-A countries outskie the Mediterranean spokesman sald to-day that further and Italy can only replace these by cast in the Dise sector the French competing in the Balkans with her High Command decided two days ago ally, who is already badly hit by the to withdraw on the advanced defences blockade.
of Parts the troops who were fighting The goods Britain hos hormally im-at Armund, Compeigne and Soissons. ported from Italy are stated to be
The French forces are now engaged relatively unimportant and can be north of Paris in the neighbourhood
The
from the Soissons region advanced through the plateau south of the Aisne where there has been bitter lighting near La FerieMilon and Fere-en-Tardenois.
- obtained- without dißoulty-from-other at Seni German troops
countries.
BRITAIN'S PACT WITH THAILAND
The French line was then 'with-
drawn to the Marne region around
Chateau Thierry.
New Fighting Front Thus the active lighting front now extends. from the lower Seine near across the lower Oise to
LONDON, June 12 (Reuter).--Tho Foreign Under-Secretary, Mr. R. A. Butter, announced in the House of Commons to-day that a non-aggres Rouen son pact had been signed between Meaux, 30 miles north-east of Paris, Great Britain and Thailand (Slam),
Ble. Butler said that the British Rheims.
and thence along the Marne towards Government warmly welcomed this On the high Tardenois plateau agreement
the long between the Alsng and Marne rivers, established
friending
relations be tween this country and the people to Germans are thrusting eastwards and Goverment of Thailand, and as introducing o further element atablilty in south-eastern Asia.
hs
A similar agreement, sold
towards Rheims with four or five
divisions two cf which are armoured of divisions.
Fighting is going on in the hills in Mr. the Rheima, oren.
Butler, had been signed between This thrust was part of the pincer
France and Thailand at Bangkok. treaty of friendship between
itself
A movement aimed at Rheims the but the Germans engaged on the
other arm of the places were being held up by French at Retourne.
Government of Thailand and Japan was also signed to-day in Tokyo.
STOCK EXCHANGE CHEERFUL LONDON, Jene 12 (Reuter).~The|
Stock Exchange was generally cheer- ful, with, the prices of most of the leading groups tending to rise despite the small volume of trading.
Glit-edged securities were Arm.
1.
Lively fighting his pccurred in this sector during the past few days,
Similarly, the Germans falled
through Attingny and. Argonne.
to
dent the French Hino further cast
FRENCH PROMISE
TO ITALIANS PARIS, June 12 (Reuter). The
French Government announced that
Runs Aground.
The submarine made for the en- trance of the harbour where she ran aground. Despite rifle are the crew
get inanaged to
out. They Arst Innded the guards on a small Island, and sent out a radio that they werd safe,
shallow
Nazis Start To
Eat Dogs LONDON, June 12 (Reuter)-It is
learned here that because of the food situation in Germany an order has (been issued for the destruction of all dogs except those used for military purposes.
About 3,000,000 slaughtered.
dogs will
Dealing with recent Home Office orders, the Duke of Devonshire do- slared that 11,000 Germanns and Aus trians are now interned, against 2,000 on May 11.
It would not be in the pubile in- terest for him to disclose the other steps taken against Fifth Column in- terests.
Protected Areas In Britain
LONDON, June 12 (Reater).-Two further coastal strips of approximate- bely 20 infles wide were to-day de- clared protected areas under the new allens' order.
Submarine Overdue
To Be Lost
Then for a fortnight the submarine Polish Vessel Believed cruised around, chiefly in waters, in which the vessel frequent- ly grounded. On the 38th day, when
London, June 12. water supplies were running low, the
The Polish Naval Staff in London crew decided to reach England.
In the North Sen, their radio went announces that as the return of the out of action so that they could put submarine, Orzel from patrol is now out no recognition signals, thus considerably overdue, she must be placing themselves at the mercy of presumed lost-Reuter, both British
and
German anti- Knows Naxi Strength submarine craft,
In Skagerrak Action
However,
London, June 12. During question time in the House
One strip runs from the eastern boundary of the East Anglian arca northward to the northern boundary of East Riding, Yorkshire, and the other from the western boundary of the Kent area to Land's End.
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