CANADA'S WAR HUSTLE
New Contracts
re-
OTTAWA, Oct. 31 (Reuter). --New contracts for war sup. plies totalling 2,280 and presenting an average of one contract every 70 seconds during cach working day, were placed in the first week of October by the Ministry of Munitions.
This was the largest number of contracts placed in any week since war began.
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Holland Streamlined To Dictator Regime
LONDON, Oct. 31 (Reater),-Holland has been converted into a Fascist Totalitarian state on true Nazi lines, states the Dutch newspaper, "Vrij Nederland" (Free Holland),
Describing the system introduced by the Germans, the newspaper says: ""The country's national administration has been centralised by the German Governor, Dr. Arthur Seyss- Inquart, and placed in the hands of four Germans, each ad- ministering several ministerial departments and accountable only to Seyss-Inquart himself:
"Replacement of burgomasters by pro-Germans is proceeding, methodi cally, and Seyss-Inquart has re- organized conditions under which State officials
are appointed furtherance of efforts to consolidate the German occupation.
Totalitarian News
In
Distribution of news to the Dutch people is also cut to the Totalitarian pattern."
"He also has power to appoint and dismiss all Government civil servants, These facts were given by Mr. Crailway, banking and D. Howe, Minister of Munitions and thorities and mayors.
Judicial out- Supply. He further stated that three ilmes as many contracts had been placed in six months sines the Ministry took over the work of thi War Supply Board, compared with the previous nine months.
Ordets for the Canadian account ja total
The newspaper adds: "Dutch an- £10,750,000 rus nearly £30,000,000 for the British account. ereased by the fact that the Germans noyunce is growing and has been in- Complete Aircraft
have not succeeded, despite their OTTAWA, Oct. 31 (Reuter) promises, in bringing the Jam to- Canada will be able to ship complete morrow' era into
On the con- aerpolanes to Great Britain within aftrary, the standard of living in the
bring. few months.
Netherlands is rapidly getting lower, Hitherto Canabun companies have the rationing of food, clothes, petrol only built airenift frames, the en- and other important supplies ucing gines belar Installed British extremely severe." plants.
#
Negotiations are now under way with a British firm to obtain patents
and plans and British craftsmen will S.A. AIRMEN IN
be sent
to Canada to supervise
construction of the plant.
While normally it would require
two years before
the Arst units
ACTION
could be produced on mass pro NAIROBI, Oct. 31 (Reuter).- duction basis, It is estimated That South African aircraft attacked u with the
help of skilled British military cump at Lughferrandi in craftsmen, Canadian production will Italian Somaliland on October 20. begin within a few months.
Bombs were dropped among buildings
About 11,000 persons are now em-in the target area, says a cominuni- played in the Canndian nircraft que,
industry increase of roughly 40 Other units of the South African per cent, during the lust three Air Force carried out reconnaissance months.
nights. All returned safely,
MIDDLE EAST FRONT, RELIEVED BY PATROL CONTACTS
were
CAIRO, Oct. 31 (Reuter).-British fighting patrols again active in the Kassala region of the Sudan on October 27 and 28, according to a British communique.
concludes the
This communique adds: "On Our aircraft returned safely from 'the latter day, a party of the all these operations,
kommunique.
our
enemy was ambushed leaving 15 dend and six prisoners in hands. The mechanical trans- port vehicles were also wrecked.
Our casualties were nil.
"There is nothing to report from Egypt, Kenya and Palestine."
Aviation Busy
LONDON, Oct. 31 (Reuter),-A communique, records attacks by the R.A.F. and the South African Air Force in the Middle East on Rix Italian bases and camps in Libya and East Africa.
MILITARY MEN OF MOMENT
(OY "AKUTLA'S" "MILITARY CORRESPONDENT)
LONDON, Oct. 31.-General Sir Archibald Wavell has receiv-
the person of Major-General A.
A stores dump was destroyed, edn valuable reinforcement in military building was damaged or set on fire, and warehouses were heavily bombed at Bardia and Tobruk Libya, at Teclezan, Keren and Leg Kenya to take over command of Terandi in Italian Somaliland and at Maisawa.
in (G. Cunningham, who is going to
FOOT ITCH ATHLETE'S FOOT
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Usually the disease starta between the toe. Little watery blisters form and the skin cracks and prsia, After · while the itching becpravu id=
seruich of all the skin.
troops in East Africu.
He-is-s-brother-of-Admiral-Sir-f- Andrew Cunningham, who commarvis the Mediterranean Fleet and shares his qualities of tenacity and pluck. Recently Major-Generul Cunningham associated with the
has been close fences of Britain and
anU-aircraft
has been a big influence in their practical development. He has an jengaging personality and will be popular with the South African troops in Kenya. He is also a "live wire."
Maj-Gen. Fuller
Another military gure who has come to the forefront of inte is
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VICHY TO RECALL MINISTER
Bangkok Reports
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BANGKOK, Oct. 31 (UP). 34/4 n. It is reported that Vichy is re- 0.90 n. calling M, Lepiasier, the French Minister to Thailand, and it said 00% n. that the French Minister at 16 n. Alexandria is now enroute to 15 Bangkok to replace him.
4.50 sa. .29 n.
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the That territorial de- .9% n. .11⁄4 cts. n.
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Three-Hour Session
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ITALIAN TORPEDO
Devices Recalled By Gib. Attempt
LONDON, Oct. 31 (Reuter).-No further light has been shed by the British authorities as to the actual nature of the attempt.by.Italian off- eers to torpedo ships in
Gibraltar Harbour with a "special device."
Naval observers in London recall that in the last war the Italinng used
a sort of "sca tank" or miniature
mator torpedo boat
which could
en-
climb over obstructions at the trance to harbours and also a sort of raft with which men could swim into harbours to fix mines to ships.
In 1910 a seu tank was discovered. and had to be sunk but two Italian afficers used a raft to get into an im~| portant harbour and blow up an Austrian warship.
Triumphant Chinese
NANNING, Oct, 31 (Central News). Chinese troops pursuing the Japanese from Nanning are reported to have reached Tatang, 36 miles) south.
Chinese high officials have arrived in Nanning to supervise rehabilita Uon work. The bir üres started by the Japanese upon their withdraw.it are under control.
chow. Sullu, Mingklang and Szelo The Chinese mugistrates at Lung- which were all re-taken from the Japanese, are understood to have res
turned.
General Huang Isu-chu, Chuirnion of the Kwangs) Provincial Govern- ment, told pressmen in Kwellin yes terday that he would soon take an inspection trip to south Kwangs!.
(Centrul
Railway Fighting CHUNGKING, Oct. News)-Brisk fighting is reported
31
around Sinyang
To the east of the Peiping-Hankow Railway fighting is going on Sekang. The Council of Ministers met in a launching an attack at Chutangtien To the west, 1,000 Japanese 100 n, three-hour special session this after-are meeting stiff resistance.
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There is fighting around Loshan, about 30 miles east of Sinyang
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In North Honan at clash occurred discussion were not announced. 3.70 n.
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A Japanese gunboat in the Tung
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LONDON, Oct. 31 (Reuter).—Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield, who was formerly Minister for Co-ordination of De- fence, thinks that Britain should strike violent blows against nItaly now.
always possibilities of night action, and it Italy plans to extend her -39-1—Britain-had-naval-forces-in operations to the Greek Islands the 180 n. the Mediterranean able to con- British Fleet may be
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Mujor-General Fuller, konwn to his WILHELMSTRASSE
friends as "Boney" when on active
service because of his remarkable CHANGES VIEWS
resemblance to Napoleon Bonaparte.
He is also a man of Ideas
whose
writings have commanded n wide
pubile.
An Italo-Greek War
BASLE, Oct. 31 (Reuter).-The
15011-
He considered that the army's Wilhelmstrasse's view of the Italian basic needs were tanks and yet more conflict with Greece has changed, tanks, a policy which 18 years ago states the Berlin correspondent of the was. unpopular and led to such acid "Basler Nachrichten." controversy that Fuller was branded by the conventional as an extremist. Greek war
It is suggested that the Itulo-
will Nevertheless in 1923 a permanent sequences for Germany's relations
soon. have Tank Corpa was created, largely 25
with the result of Fuller's efforis, and this grew in experience 'until it was cm- bodied in the Royal Armoured Corps which, now consists of mechanised cavalry tanks.
bernur you feel as though you would be to the creation of his brain. He retired Fuller was not able to serve with
many years before it matured to |devote himself to writing - and the
Beware of it 5pranding
Often the disse travels all over the bottom of study of military history. the fees. The soles of your feet become red and the skin alao ernexa and pecia, and the becomes worse and worse,
diet pld of this disease as quickly as posible, be cause fi is very contagious and ta may go to you hands or even to the under arm or crotch of the Most people who have Athlete's Foót have tried all kind of remedies to cure it without acc Ordinary germicides, antiseptice, salve or Ginge mente, seldom do any good.
Here's How to Treat it
This gorm that cases the disedag is known as Tines Trichoptorton." is burier itsit deep in the tissues of the skin and a very hard to kill. A test made shows it takes 15 minutes of boding in khi the gern, so you can see why the ordiatry reme „dies are unsuccessful.
treating Athlete's Foot It is a liquid
“13.1: war developed solely for the pene
and dries quickly. You just paint, the fected parts. · 3), peels off the Larue of the thin. where the germ breeds. BERNA ****Itching Stops Immediately..
AR BOOT's you apply H. F. you will find that the tching Baini e binects diely relieved. Your thould with night and morning unit:yout fees are wa}}, {{qually this saken from there to len days, although in severw cars it may take longer be in mild casen few tipps. Whi, wilt leave the skin soft and smooth. will marvel at the quick way it brings you relief; especially it you for yours to get rid of it thou who have tried Athlete's Foot without suc
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Now once again his audacious idens pre, creating widespread interest,
Hungary. Ometal circles in Berlin compare Haly's action in Greece with Ger-
ny's action in Norway.
Finny's
The politlen solidarity of Berlin the action against Greece is part of and Rome is emphasised, seeing that
the commen warfare against Britain.
Neutral observers are seriously concerned at the danger of extension the Italo-Greek conflict, adds the correspondent.
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