1939-11-25 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 25, 1939

POLISH

MR. HULL

RELIEF FUND DEFENDS

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TRADE PACT

EXHAUSTION POLICY

London, To-day.

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Washington, To-day. Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary

World's most

economical

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A large part of the £100,000 of State, at his daily press granted to His Majesty's Gov-conference yesterday sharply| ernment for the relief of Po-criticised the attacks made in Congress recently on the lish refugees in Hungary and Administration's reciprocal 40 m.p.g. On a recent, R.A.C. Official Rumania has already been trade programme. used, in response to urgent Replying to appeals.

The Vauxhall 10 Saloon does over

trial, over 1,000 miles of public roads, a question as regards the 10 h.p. Saloon did 43.4 m.p.g.

And it has Independent Springing, suggestions that the United States

Hydraulic Brakes, Controlled Syn- trade agreements should be allowed chromesh and many other fine car to lapse when they expired next features. June, Mr. Hull asserted they were the

The Government's fund is being employed mainly to provide warm winter clothing for the many thou-chief cornerstone of world peace. sands of refugees who left Poland in September last in only the lightest

summer wear.

Already 100,000 shirts and 3,000 overcoats have been bought by the Government, and are on the way.

A further 10,000 overcoats, 3,000 jackets, 2,500 waistcoats, 4,500 pairs of trousers, and 3,000 pairs of boots are waiting to be shipped to Rumania and Hungary at the first opportunity.

FLANNELETTE SHIRTS

He said there had been a great deal of misconstruing and misrepre- sentation in regard to the basic fea- programme, which was tures of the

to increase domestic designed ployment and meet extreme econo- mic conditions.

TRADE AND PEACE

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he He emphasised that as usual would consult Congressional leaders before making a public stand in re- gard to renewal of trade agreements, but well-informed quarters saw in his statement an additional indication that the Administration wants to re- Two hundred thousand yards of tain its trade programme as the basis flannelette have also been purchased for lasting peace when the war ends. by voluntary workers in all parts of--Reuter. England under the auspices of the Central Services Supply Committee of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and the material will be made up into shirts.

The British Government's grant is being administered by the Foreign Office,

the with the assistance of Office of Works, the Post Office Stores Department, the Ministry of Health the and the

of Crown Agents Colonies.

The closest liaison with the Polish relief fund has been established in order to prevent overlapping. -Reu-

ter.

TURKEY'S PACT WITH ALLIES A BLOW TO GERMAN EXPANSION

(Continued from Page 10) however, that Hitler has a plan in mind for building a great Middle European State. peopled only with persons of Teutonic stock and making room for them by shifting large blocks of non-German population to other parts of the world. It is apparently propos- ed, for example, to transfer the 10,000,000 Czechs to Russia and Siberia, taking their

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Germans lands and their industries "brought home" from other countries. Pro- bably the same plans exist for the Polish territories.

Poles to Russia To transfer 20,000,000

the would be a tall order to press upon host-designate, whose country even now is unable to feed all its own people adequately. This probably explains reports from Berlin that a small ""Polish reserve" is to be form- ed into which the unfortunate Poles are to be herded and retained.

There are certain significant aspects of this scheme which cannot, however, be ignored. By withdrawing troublesome Ger. other man minorities from Balkan and countries. Hitler hopes to acquire foreign exchange in respect of their surrendered properties. He further calculates that the minorities Governments relieved of these will, in gratitude, pledge friendship to Ger many for a term of years.

LARGE-SCALE GERMANY

By concentrating all these Germans in the middle of Europe he aims to build up a State of some 350,000 square miles in area -nearly double the area of post-Versailles Germany-which later will make him mas- ter of the Continent. All this he hopes to do-immune from interference while hold- ing the Allies at bay on the Western Front. When the task is finished he will proclaim to the world that he has solved Europe's problems which lead to wars.

V.C.S ARE EAGER TO

SERVE AGAIN

Now that there is a prospect of "a

B.E.F. bit of a do" for the

on the Western Front, a certain trio of Lan- cashire lads are straining at the leash, urge to have They are feeling the "another packets."

of the They are Manchester V.C.S Great War, heroes in their day and generation, now, almost forgotten by the crowds who once honoured and feted them.

Two of them, Sergeant George Re- Stringer, of the 1st Manchester giment, and Corporal Jack White, of the King's Liverpool Regiment, are grousing because they are too old for the Army.

of The third, Major Harry Kelly, th West Ridings, now landlord of the Liverpool Arms Hotel, Beaumaris, to the War Anglesey, has applied Office for enrolment in the Officers' Reserve,

"I'm fifty and they won't take me at any price, though. I still think I could do my bit," is ex-Sergeant Stringer's grouse. He works at New- branch of Manchester ton-street G.P.O., and is known as the Postman V.C.

White, now forty-seven, offered his barrage unit services to a balloon

started, but months before the war

Now there were certain difficulties. he has his own business to manage.

But sometimes he gets restless and feels he ought to be back in khaki again.

WHITE LODGE, HOSPITAL ?

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The famous White Lodge.in Rich- mond Park

once the residence of the King and Queen has been offered to the Government as a war

It has been the home of} hospital. royalty for 200 years.

The lodge was built in the eighteenth century by George II, and State has been the property of the ever since..?

Mrs. Reynolds Albertini, the present wealthy Even should Germany: suffer defeat in the occupier, is the wife of a present war he reckons that he will have American and sister of Alm star Re- made it impossible for the Allies to rebuiginald Denny. She is waiting to hear the former European States,

Buch le the plan,, fantastic to the normal the Government's decision.

mind, but calculated; it is said to make * As the Duke and Duchess of York, certain appeal to the German admiration the King and Queen lived for some for clever plaknisg:""Like "most" German

time at the lodge. plans, it overjooks human element,

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