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$4,790,000 WAR EXPENDITURE Nazis' New War Trick
TO BE VOTED TOMORROW Food Storage, Anti-Sabotage And High Cost Of Living Provisions
AN ALL-TIME RECORD SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDITURE VOTE OF $7,506,562 IS TO COME BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO-MORROW AFTERNOON, OF WHICH $4,790,818. IS EARMARKED FOR SPECIAL WAR EXPENDITURE.
MOST NOTABLE ITEM IS $2,939,168 FOR FOOD CONTROL. ́IT IS 'EXPLAINED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE RUNNING EXPENSES OF THE 'FOOD CONTROL DEPARTMENT THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED IN BUILDING UP RESERVE STOCKS OF BEANS, PEANUT OIL AND POWDERED MILK HAS BEEN CHARGED TO THIS SUB HEAD..
Soviets Are Fine Fire-Fighters
Shining Examples of Heroism
(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent) ·
On March 31 of this year reserve stocks with
a book value of $2,854,719.75 were in storage while the total amount which had been charged to this sub head was $3,034,167,47. Losses on sales amounted to $35,589, storage chargos $112,358; salaries to $17,044, and rents, equip- ment and incidentals to $14,455. A sum of $95,000 has been previously voted and a further supplementary vote of $2,939,168 is requested.
Also under food control is a vote of $713,798 for
The Nazis have invented many new war tricks. One is the laying down of artificial fog behind which troops advance. This picture illustrates the use of this weapon In the @ghting on the 'Eastern Front. German troops are crossing a river behind the "fog.",
MOSCOW, Aug. 5.-Moscow has not yet experienced, the reserves of meat and in explaining this expenditure it is MR CHURCHILL MAY BE ON
gigantle London fire raids but it would already appear that the stated that at the time of the international tension in fire-fighting organisation is more disciplined and more complete,
July, 1940, it was considered desirable as a defence
DARING RAID BY WARSHIPS
British Navy In Italian Harbour
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".
tham London's.
women .who have received
I talked to-day with several measure to make urgent purchases of tinned and frozen medals and other distinctions meat, together with a quantity of butter, on Government for gallant fire-fighting and or- account. The value of the stocks at March 31, 1941, was ganisation of this service, and $699,576.01 to which sum must be added $14,359.01 tant Chief of Moscow's fire representing the loss on the sale of a certain amount of! fighting body, who is the re-meat and butter less $137.15 representing the profit on cipient of the Order of the Red
fa certain amount of meat which was sold. Bunner.
also with M. Paylor, the Assis
LONDON, Aug. 5 (UP),—An Admiralty communique lo-day announced that British des troyers raided' the roadstead at Algehero Harbour and Porto All Conte, Sardinia last Friday.
from
tach
Was
A reserve of stocks for the P.W.D. Essential Services and
NORTHERN Rescue and Demolition Squads
FRONT
Finns Claim Some Progress In Centre
at certain points in the Colony was considered necessary last year and the cost up to March 31, 1941, was $151,339.01 for which a supplementary vote was requested.
of
with the concurrence of the Financo
OTHER SIDE OF ATLANTIC
LONDON, Aug. 5 (UP)-British quarters to-day stated that Mr Churchill and Mr Hopkins are "together" somewhere at some unrevealed point. (They may be enrgate by air for a conference with President Roosevelt who has possibly already arrived on this side of the Atlantic. The President is aboard the Yacht Potomac off the eastern coast of the United
Australia Making Big War Effort
.
SYDNEY, Aug. 5. (Reuter),—Mr P. C. Spender, Ministër for War, has given figures revealing the extent of Australia's war effort. He said that upwards of 50 naval vessels, including mine-sweepers, patrol vessels and Tribal would be built.
Naval personnel had been in- creased by 350 per cent. since
strength
army
Class destroyers,
Anglo-Soviet Understanding Worries Axis
States).
•
An officini announcement was mado that Mr Churchill would not find it convenient" to at- tend an important was progress -debate-in-the-House-of-Com
mons. It was added that, only. a matter of extreme urgency in connection with the war would cause him to be absent.
The "Daily Mall” sold that a "very high personage" either Mr Churchill or Lord Beaverbrookt would dy to the United States to confer with Pre- sident Roosevelt.
The whereabouts of Mr. Hopkins since his return from Moscow has been a
a mystery: however, British quarters who are in a position to know stated to-day. that" "you will where Churchill is," but they
and Hop to even hint where the
latter might be.
A1, Pavlov particularly dwelt on the controversy whether incendiaries are extinguishable with water, con- tending that experience in Moscow showed that if a bomb was tackled with water immediately after its fall, the
of itijury. danger negligible,
women
dwch on the enthusiasm with which' the youth of Moscow has participated in lire "The seaplane slipway and aghting and on the sense of social of
The War Supplies Board incurred hangars at Porto Conte were duty shown by the population
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 5 (Reu-expenses including ofce, etc. severely damaged by gunfire. Moscow. One, pretty young working
$20,553.43 of which $15,702.43 WDB No shipping was found at the class woman told how they learned
Delhi Conference London's example that it was Ler)The Finns anticipate that 20,553.43 of anchorage at Algehere but the necessary to organise defence and the fall of Sortabala is imminent delegation. This amount was sought the war began and enllatments aerodrome was bombarded." even before the war, had constituted but the Soviet forces there are in a supplementary vote,
were continuing at the rate of H.C.L. Allowance Naval aircraft subsequently altack-fire-fighting teams for
com-being greatly helped by the
5,000 year. ed and set fire to the buildings and TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 naval units based on the Ladoga In.September, 1940, It was decided
The Royal Australian Air Force hangars at Algehero.
three islands.
equalled The Finns claim that they Committee to grant a high cost of divisions while the Australians' share made considerable progress in living allowance of $2 a month to of the cost of the Empire Air Scheme
every Government servant carning was likely 10 bc. the Ladoga and Somonssalmi $35 a month or less. The total cost March next. sectors on the east side of Fin- of this allowance from September
1040 to March 1941 was $108,102.
Mr Churchill's absence from the Early this year, the feet at arm
and Huuse of Commons was announced land's "waistline" close to theThe importance of the St John provide 10,000 dir crew personnel by laboration
after that, Afghanistan. The following questions will be
Ambulance Association and Brigade but these figures were
by Mr Clement Attlea, the Lord Privy attacked with torpedoes and bombs,
Increasing Considerable discrepancies appear the granite wall of the Tirso dam, asked at the meeting of Legistative old Russian frontier.
It is understood in Helsink! that Reserve la being acknowledged by beyond recognition,.
the figures reported in the. Ger-Seal, who speaks for Mr Churchill
In his absence, the source of Sardinia's electric Council to-morrow;
Gunton. 3. Paterson, pursa-the Finns are pressing forward to Government in the equipment of Mr Spender added that if the war man press of Germans resident in power, and previously raided Elmos ant to notice, will ask
gain a line where they can await the male recruits of the A.R.P. Auxiliary extended beyond 1942, the annual Iran. The "Deutsche Allgemeine base at Cagliari.
army
ure would more than Zeitung," expenditure Will the Government make a state-Germans from Estonia for a joint Reserve with
says that COLONY'S GIFT $4.50 each and 1,500 waterproof ment as to the general policy adopted attuck on Leningrad.
The Hicksinki newspaper "Hufvud-dieets costing $2 each for regular total the army expenditure for the they number only 890 whereas the
whole by the Rice Monopoly which was
of the last war, namely "Volkischier
TO MALTA instituted in accordance with Govern- stabled" says that Russian resistance inembers of the Brigade. A sum of £192,800,000.
He also revealed that the tofal According to the Berila corres- Legisinuve Council will be asked ment Notification No. 817 of May 19 In Estonia is nearing its end and TURN to Back Page, Column 4 10417
that the bulk of the forces are being
AIF. casualties so far were 1104 pondent of the "Basler Nachrichten," to approve a grant of £1,000 to the killed and 11,345 wounded transferred to the Finnish front.
and another sympton of Anglo-Bussian Malta Rellet Fund. started by the missing.
collaboration was pamphicts dropped Governor of Malta, to assist victims Russian Communique
by the RAF over Berlin Inst of air raids. The item'stales: "It is MOSCOW, Aug. 5
Saturday night, saying that the proposed to make a grant of £1,000 "Russians are still capable of long to this Fund na a gift from the resistance and will later launch Colony of Hongkong to a sister effective counter-offensives."
Colony in her hour of tripl.
The attack followed up an R.A.F. rald which was made last Wednesday or the aerodrome and seaplane bases at Elmns, Sardinia when the R.A.F. elaimed considerable destruction, to enemy planes.
Selectees Service
Govt's Rice Policy
The Hon, Mr Li Tse-fong, pursuant to notice, will Iask;
(UP).-The
U. S. Senate Defeats have been recently approved by the morning communique did not men-
Amendment
WASHINGTON, Aug, 5 (UP). The Senate to-day by a vote. of 52 to 27 rejected the proposal made by Senator Robert Taft to limit the army service of selectees to a total of 18 months. The vole provided a test for the sentiments of Administration's mill- lary service extension legislation, und forecast the approval of an Im-: pending plan to stretch out the selectees' twelve months service to o total of two and a half years.
The House, In the meantime, op- proved the conference report bill deferring military services to all men who have reached the age
ly 1.
With regard to the new Grant and Subsidy Codes for schools which
Ition any activity on the Kholg Secretary of State, will Government take steps to make the necessary front where the Nazis are driving on financial provisions to bring them the main Moscow-Leningrad railway into effect from September 1, 10417 TURN to Back Pago, Column 5
Enemy Bases in N. Africa And Italy Raided
haversacks costing
Recognises Manchukuo
Thailand's Gesture
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· · BANGKOK, -Aug. 5 (UP),ina! It Is officially announced that Thailand has extended recogni-- tion to Manchukuo.
'Simultaneously, the Minister of
that Finance told the press
three That banks are extending TA ten million baht credit to the Yokohama CAIRO, Aug. 5 (Reuter)A number of successful opera- Specie Bank in order to facilitato tions by R.A.F. heavy bombers in Cirenaica during the night of Japan-Thai trade...
Meshile, the Premier,. Bipul who also Foreign Minis- August 3-4-are recorded In today's R.A.F. communique.
with the British One formation attacked Port from a faw hundred feet and about ter conferred
Minister, Sir Josiah Crosby, but the of 28 Derna, causing considerable 25 tents caught fire.
An attack was delivered on enemy nature of the discussions were not damage and starting a number shipping off the coast near Appellain disclosed. Representative Sam Rayburn, re- of fires. Two buildings at the and hits were made on one ship and
he previous anti-extension of service to selectees, told the House base of the mole were destroyed. possibly another
Enemy merchantships wore, again that he favours the Administration Bombs were also dropped on the attacked in the same area yesterday "on account of "world landing ground and on a battery and two of them are believed to have programme
been hit. conditions as they exist and are de
Tripoli Harbour veloping." He said that he believed which was silenced.
R.AT. bombers carried out A
July
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.on
U-Boat Surrenders
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. -6 (UP)The official Gazette" revealed to-day that British warships forced a U-boat that the wituation In the Pacific Other aircraft attacked the landing
to the surface with depth bombs In was, much more tense to-day than it ground and dispersal area at Gazala
broad daylight, opened fire and pre- was three wooks or a months ago." and caused a series of explosions and successful attack on the harbour at pared to ram the vessel. The crew. but he did not elaborate · on
tumbled out of the conning tower This several fires: Guts and a camp in Tripoll on August 3: One merchant-
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boint
An official statement issued by the United States Embassy was merely ZURICH, Aug. 5 (Reuter). The that Mr Hopkins was "resting" some- £60,000,000 by
Axia press shows marked concern where in Britala. Originally Australia undertook to over the alleged Anglo-Russian col-
regarding Iran next March and 10,000
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Japanese Troops From Canton In Indo-China
SAIGON, Aug. 6 (Reuter).—While half a dozen Japanese freighters continue to come up the Saigon River dally past five. destroyers and a cruiser moored on the bund, long lorry convoys roll towards the Thai frontier. A large number of lorries have departed since Saturday..
No heavy artillery, is yet seen al-
A typical convoy consists of though: warehouses and docks, are
jammed with 'materint. half a dozen Harley Davidson motor-cycle combinatlens and. It is now learned that except for? about 60 Chevrolet and Ford the remainder of the Japanese forces o few hundred troops from Tonkin, trucks, half containing 25 troops arrived from Canton, a considerable ench and the remainder carrying proportion having seen”, sérvice (nt. a few troops and material, in- Nonning. cluding small field pieces and trench mortars..
** Buildings Taken Over
A few trucks trall long-barrelled. It is understood that all buildings 70's which are probably all-purpose surrounding the main square Bat guns with high elevation against air Pompen have been commandeered craft,
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