SHIPPING STRENGTHENING
GAINS
Britain Adds 10,000,000
Tons To Har Service
LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter).- As a result of the German inva-
SINEWS OF WAR
FROM PAGE ONE
famine, for which his aggression and conquest are responsible, has condemned considerable areas of his newly-seized territory.
"A multitude of refugees have sion of Poland, Norway, Den-trampled on growing com. His tanks murk, the Low Countries and the have devastated much of the country- collapse of France, the shipping side and his own crops are not very strength of Great Britain and good this year. Next spring he will the Dominions has been increas-begin to feel the pinch of the food more seriously than problem even ed by over 10,000,000 tons dead now. He will continue the making of war material but some of his chief weight.
This was disclosed to-day by the industrial areas and aerodromes have Ministry of Shipping.
suffered very heavy punishment,
"Oll
About 6,500,000, tons are Norwegian, 3,000,000 tons Dutch and 500,000 tons under the, control of the Belgian and Polish governments.
All are ships of 500 gross tons or
inore.
Under Ministry's Control
In addition, there are now, under the direct control of the Ministry of Shipping, three important categories of foreign shipping.
"Ik
the more
Thursday,
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CONFIDENT CAN STOP ITALIANS...
FROM PAGE ONE
probably advance along the const on Alexandria..
August 8, 1940. WAR GUILT
TRIAL
French Ex-Ministers To
Be Indicted
LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter).— Italians Forcing The Pace
learns that the CAIRO, Aug. 7 (Reuter)-A "Reuter" communique issued to-day states Supreme Court to try the men that on August 6 an Italian regarded as responsible for the column entered Zeile unopposed. declaration and conduct of the On the same day Hargeisa was cap-war opens to-morrow at Riom, tured by n strong force which ten miles to the north of Cler-
tanks, artillery, machine-mond-Ferrand. included guns and aircraft.
There le apparently at present no
Our delaying force fell back after Infilleting severe casualties, including oficial list of the accused but M. three tanks.
Our casualties were alight,
Odweina Occupied
Daladier, M. Mandel, M. Campinchi [and M. Delbos, who went to Casa- blanca after the nemistice was asked for, will be closely questioned, On the morning of August 6,
Daladier, who was Prime Odweinia was occupied by the enemy Minister of France when war WAS with Infantry, guns and armoured declared, is now at Orange under a fighting vehleles at 8 pm.
force of the! A small motorised Somaliland Camel corps hatossed the enciny, themselves suffering no losa,
ting Warfare Palestine
Police guard, awaiting instructions.
The Central Figura
M. Mandel is the only one of the four who is kent under close arrest, He is likely to be the central figure - As regards Palestine, enemy al of the trials. M. Mandel never con- the cealed the fact that he is a Jew and again raided Halfa on moming of August &. A number of In December, 1039,
1033, he refused to bolis wore dropped, nearly all of attend a State reception in honour of which fell harmlessly in the sea or Herr von Ribbentrop who had just on waste ground in the town.
signed a a pact of eternal peace be- Military casualties were nil. Civi-tween France and Germany. The new organisation had been
To-morrow's proceedings are ex- Anti-aircraft defences came quick-pected to be purely formal. actively at work for some weeks. The tian casualties were under ten. United States Government was
Thereafter "witnesses" will bo engaged in an effort pf nationally into action and opened a heavy
fire on the raiders.
examined and individual indictments On the Western Desert, some framed. movements are reported. enemy Otherwise all is quiet.
refineries, atores, rollway It is pointed out that not all these ships are being used in trade with Junctions, marshalling yards, docks, this country, but are distributed all and ships have been and will continue to be targets for our deadly bombing over the globe, free to engage in every kind of trade except contro-planes night by night, week by week, more heavily ds our bombing strength band trade with the enemy.
increases.
Heavily Damaged
output undoubtedly has bean
Interfered very seriously with. It will be difculi, 1 not Impossible, to repair the damage to productive enterprises, lines of in the House of Commons regard-craft
ing new organisation to deal with communication, etc.. for a con- siderable time.
Ile will need to purchases in North America through the Canadian and United States draw more and more on his re-channels following dissolution of the serves and the more vigorously he Anglo-French organisation. prosecutes the war rapidly his stores will disappear. "He will find it increasingly difficult replace the losses. Measures have cumstances in which the indepen- been taken to ensure that ter rearmament and mobilising American shull not draw sustenance from dence of Denmark was extinguished, foreign sources. Not only Germany there is no alternative to transferring but the controlled territories will be unable to enrry on trade on any these ships to the British flag. Secondly. French shipping
scale with the outside world. to British
niñounts control about 500,000 deadweight tons. In order that they be free to assist the common war effort, these ships were requisitioned after France's signature to the armistice. They will snil an der the British flag but will also fly the French flag.
adds that
many and seamen have remain in accepted Britain's offer
the employment in these ships on SAMIC terms as British oflleers and
Firstly, there is the Danish ship- service, ping seized for British
dood- ummounting to about 500,000 weight tons, Because of the clr-
The Ministry French officers
seamen.
under
on time churter to the Ministry of Shipping. They now amount to 1, 250 008 deadweight tons,
to
Extensive Blockade
"The blockade operates over a wide area which must become more and more impoverished as its Hitler will trade arteries are eut.
scize to
all food and continue materials he can from the aver-run territory, but once he has despoiled his victims, his supplies will either cease or become less plentiful.
"Hitler boasts that he possesses unlimited quantities of iron.
industry for that purpose
While, therefore, but a few months ago Britain was placing orders with American industry to supplement the rieficiencles in the combined Allied production, they had now the need to embark on a much more extensive programme which must be relationed to
the American national defonce preparations.
Therefore the House would readily understand the complexity of the question involved in the task of the British Purchasing Commission New York.
in
"At the same time we need both Iron in New York and London to co- he possesses in great quantities and ordinate our requirements with those the Dominions and our Thirdly, there is a great number he
aluminium. of ships of various neutral countries probably hus no need to fear ant India,
shortage of
But his alles, who must look to us for sup- coal situation is different and his piles.
"The United States and Canada supplies henceforth will be seriously short. He may sit upon mountains have been our two most important of iron ore but as he has not the coal potential providers of war material,"
Safeguarding Consumption whereby it can be sincited, it will not be of
Continuing, Mr. Greenwood cald it Orst class military value.
normal year this country Was necessary for efficient conduct of exports some 30,000,000 tons of coal
the war that the consumption of the to the continent of Europe. None of people should be safeguarded and un- that henceforth will fall Into the necessary hardship avoided. hands of Germany.
Thyssen Works Disorganised
Telling Effect Of R.A.F. Raids LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter). A neutral journalist, who has been allowed. to see some of the results of the bombing of the Thyssen Works near Dusseldorf, reports that he was told that the Works and vicinity have been raided 28 times and Dussel- dorf 18 times during the past three months.
a
"As regards oll, of 20,000,000 tons normally consumed throughout Hit ler's territories per annum, he can hope to produce or procure not more thin une half.
The rise in the cost of living is Jess than the rise in prices generally. Our object is that prices of neces- sitics should be kept down und we are spending considerable sums to do that.
Strain Will Be Great
"The polley of anchoring prices of "These are mere pointers to the essential commodities will be con- situation in which Hiller finds him-tinued. We believe by these means self economically. If and when the that we shall ensure the unimpaired pinch comes as it will sooner or later health of the nation.
Not Too Rosy 100 different directlons, it is in a more than doubtful whether the sub- dued people of Germany and other Lands
vill be able the strain. Yet we must not for a single moment under-estimate the power arrayed against us.
to
stand
Offered As A Gift LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter).- Regarding the Calro communique, it is stated in authoritative circles in London to-night that Zella, which was offered to Italy na a gift in 1035) and was refused, was undefended.
The Italians have now to get ulong the coast road to Berbern, distance of 150 miles.
British resistance, it is stated, will begin in the hill country beyond Hargeisa and Odweina.
PASSENGER SHIP TORPEDOED
FROM PAGE ONE
been
crew displayed great courage and coolness after the explosion and in the rescue operations. They might have
queueing up the passengers for a cinema show, so the work of marshalling those aboard, exports and the civilian needs, he quietly and coolly did they go about asked.
Captain Smith added that the Mr. Shinwell declared that accord- ing to a reliable estimate Germany passengers were having lunch when has 780,000 men and women training the torpedo exploded and they filed There was abundance of for industry, while we had 20,000 out of the dining room in orderly
ing trained this year. trainees and we envisaged 40,000 be-fashion.
room in the life-boats, and most of Mr. Shinwell proceeded to talk the loss of life was due to the over- under-turning of a motor-boat and direct about unemployment and
to Men in the life-boats song "There that Instead of allowing minera employment in Britain, and suggested hits on the liner. remain unemployed the Government Will Always be an England when
Fourth Time Torpedoed might finance the building up of huge on the way to the rescuing ships. stocks of coal, or divert the miners! Into the war industries.
A steward who had been torpedoed
was sunk a few hours later.
He also suggested that in order to four times, including the Lusitania meet a German attack on shipping, and the Yorkshire, sald the torpedo docks and, harbours on the west coast hit them amidships and shook the should be improved and in order to ship from stem to stern. There: was develop a large export trade, man-not a trace of panic. The passengers marvellously. ufacturers
crew behaved and export companies and should finance It. Individual effort None of them saw the subinarine but modified or replerd by a full-blood- they understood that at least one ed system of collective production.
Mr. Shinwell added that we could
19 Missing not rely too intch on ihe United LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter).-It Is "We have taken steps to increase States who might be embroiled in a learned that only 19 persons, namely
do
war with Japan. It was better to 11 passengers und eight crew, are WHI exports and we
every- thing we can properly do in that assume that we must rely on our missing from the liner Acern. direction. But in the present cir- selves and to organise accordingly.
clear cumstances. It is
that the possibilities of Increased exports are not too rosy. "It is important thal we should use foreign exchange as far as we can the purchases of acroplanes, munitions etc., abrond. At the same time, we need to retain a proportion Laboratury Badly. Damaged
af skliled labour on the production of commodities 'for export in order that He saw a laboratory which was
our supplies for foreign exchange may "We have proved that we are cap-be maintained. badly damaged by one bomb during
able of becoming as efficient for war "We must limit imports to things three-hour raid on June 16. German Air Force Officers told him purposes as the dictator, but we are essential to the consumption and pro- services. At the moment nur
"The German mind and strength Factory ofein's told him that 20.-
Ове single workers went to air raid shelters have been devoted to tluring the
German purpose-preparation for the streng raids. Many factories start work later so that the est and most terrible fighting force workers can make up for the sleep the world has ever Tost during air-raids,
ever seen.
The German economic system has been for some years on a war footing. We must remember that we have hot yet felt the full brunt of Hitler's blow.
for
Not Very Convincing Lional SITUATION
QUIET BUT.
FROM_PAGE_ONE.
Sir George Liberal) said that Mr. Greenwood's account was not very convincing and he urged that the first step should directing be to establish h central authority, and that we should alm with the American countries to build up a satisfactory economic regime for the war period to give the inhabitants to be sailing on schedule for Indo of these countries a satisfactory basis China ports. of life and to deny to their enemies what they needed.
that an area of 1,000 square yards still in the process of the change-over ductiveosition is not too bad. The had to be cordobed off around any from prace to war economy. We shipping R.A.F. bombs which did not explode.have got to make the best of ourenpiicity has not been very seriously He was also told that plans have resources which must be directed to impaired, but we are bound to re- been made to move 40,000 workers the national life and effort necessary eognise that our ports and our ship- to new quarters if the RA.F. raids for a victorious conduct of the warping will be among the main objec-ber. are Intensified.
and the maintenance of a national lives of the enemy's attacks. spirit.
"It is prudent, therefore, that our country make as much as we can of those foodstuffs and materials as can be readily stored to build up stocks agalast the day capacity to import may not
THE BIGGEST LAUGH HIT OF THIS OR ANY SEASON
TIM'S A BIG HE MAN..... HE AIN'T NO LADY But Imagine His Embarrassment !... HE'S GOING TO HAVE the BABY!!
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ADOLPHE MENIDU • CAROLE LANDÍS JOHN HUBBARD • WILLIAM GARGAN VERKET TEASDALE • MARY ASTOR
NEXT CHANGE GERY AT THE
KING'S
We intend To Win “We intend to win this war. The Government do not intend to allow the limit of its prosecution to be anything else than the whole IC- sources of
industrial #reat. capacity,
finance power.
fit
and
Rest Of Debate
Official In Hongkong
Some interest has arisen locally at the recent arrival here of Com- Mr. J. C. Wedgwood urged the mandante Castex, who is stated to be need of anding markets for our surrepresenting the Governor General plus products, giving as instances Gold of Indo China. The Telegraph" leprns that Commandante Costex Coast cocoa and Straits tin and rub-
has
conferred with British officials, Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Minister of including the G.O.C. British Troops,
was during his stay here. Labour, declared that there
the plan Was Grow Calls On Matsuoka plan for labour and working. He said that "while
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Government
they was doing all
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Domel)-The when our could to train men for industry, they
States Ambassador, Mr. were not getting all the help that United
Grew, called on the Foreign Joseph they might from industry itself."
He concluded: "While we may Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, at make mistakes in judgment, we are o'clock on Wednesday, planning towards.securing final vle- tory."
our
be
50
can
Cannot Be Starvod Out
"If the enemy hopes he starve us out he is very greatly mistaken. Starvation of the people of tals country Is impossible. Nothing could be more emphatic than that."
and foreign assets our disposn!. To achieve the maximum
elfart, we mus! plan Olit ezononic strategy with the view to the best co-ordination co-opera- tion of all the agencies concerned."
Mr. Greenwood then detailed the new arrangements made for con- Concluding, Mr. Greenwood de- sideration of a number of economictured: "Looking ahead it might be problems and co-ordination of their economic effort, saying that ench main group of problems was dealt
with by a sub-commitice composed of members of the War Cabinet and the ministers in charge of the de- partments concerned.
and public good.
the
WOR
understood that Mr. Grew questioned the Foreign Minister about foreign Press reports regarding the Reply For Government
Franco-Japanese negotiations on the Mr. II. MacMillan: Parliamentary French Indo-China situation. The Secretary to the Ministry of Supply, Foreign Minister pointed out that the In- replying to the debate on economic
Press repo
"utterly were reports organisation in the House of Com-accurate." mons, said the Government's task The Ambassador's nove is believed necessary to reduce the rate of intake WHA even more complicated than of commodities which are not Jn
turning over to war economy, ber to be indicative of the United States dispensable. W must use our ship-
cause war economy. itself had to be concern over the possible develop- borne trade for the national cause adjusted to rapidly changing strategicments in French Indo-China.. and tactical considerations. "The House won't expect me to He could not announce the broad
THE WAR. FUND five exact details of the great in- ambitions of a large-scale economic
Wax reached creases military production during plan. The vast scale of events must A total of $3,301,214.55 One of the most important factors recent weeks, but I can assure mem-
be borne in mind and the first de- yesterday by the War Fund inaugurated In the effectiveness of their economie bers that very great strides have
finite plan was to give every sinew of by the 8. C. M. Post. Ltd.
Latest Rubscription: warfare was to deal with the serious been made in speeding up the produc our strength to preparation for the airs. A. H. da Hoza Macao...
next few weeks and months. problem of
of surplus oversens com- tion of aircraft and army equipment,
(Reuter)-Sir LONDON, Aug. 7 way as to make Great strides have been made and Then it might be possible for the modities in such
ministers to give in a more complete- Kenneth Lee, Director-General of ly worked-out form the general sys-the Ministry of Information, has re- tem which they were gradually signed and is succeeded by Sir Frank wide Pick, formerly a member of the Lon- bringing into being over, a
don. Passenger Transport Board. sphere of our national economy.
Serious Problem
them on advantage Britain and a greater strides will be made.
to the enemy. disadvantage
"There are shortages of certain The collapse of France greatly in-materials etc., and we must reckon reased the dimculties of production on difficulties arising from the bomb and we will give complete priority ing of factories, foundries, and ship to those essential weapons of war yards, and the mining of ports and which will provide maximum, resist the sinking of ships. ance to the enemy in the shortest space of time. There is need to keep in our minds the possibility of a long
war.
"Priority has not worked as well as it should, but having had to make this great spirit for immediate war purposes we are, how considering further measures to ensure as far as possible that materials, plants and labour are effectively. used to carry out the production programme."
Industs al. Capacity
"But in spite of all this, there is no real cause for dismay. The mons
German Reich is trously swollen already largely beleaguered. It has only limited external supplies, while we can stretch across the seas where the treasures of the world lie and bring them to our shores, and we are assured of the active help of free peoples, and the supplies of the New World to reinforce our own efforts."
Member's Queries Mr. R. Shinwell (Labour) urged Mr. Greenwood then dealt in detall an exhaustive survey of the country's with the industrial capacity and or economic possibilities, and asked, ganisation and said that provision had assuming the war Joats two or three also been made against the destruc-years, has the Government estimated tion of factories from the air, with the needs in aircraft, guns; munitions, plans for rebuilding and for moving labour, raw materials and exports? - of reserve planta
Was there a definite allocation as
He recalled his statement on. July between actual wat essentinië -and
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