1939-11-28 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 28, 1939

IMPORTANCE OF NEW MINE WAR EXAGGERATED: NEW COUNTER TO NEW TACTICS

London, To-day.

SHIPPING

THE "DAILY EXPRESS“ says that every war pro-

duces some new method and we are now going LOSSES IN A through one such patch.

In the last war, U-boats and gas made trouble for a

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time but counter-measures were soon in opera- PERIOD

tion. Britain's seaports are still open and her ships are still coming in.

Commenting on the reaction to the British ban on German exports, the "Daily Mail" asks whether we should sit supinely in our island waiting for starvation.

The only alternative to stopping Nazi exports would be to retaliate by laying mines indiscriminately as the Nazis have "but this we will never do."-Reuter.

ALARMISTS DISCREDITED

London, To-day.

ALLIED ECONOMIC COMBINE

Paris, To-day. Official circles here stress that M. Monnet, chairman of the newly formed Allied Co- Ordination Committee, is not a French official nor a Bri- them tish official but an Allied offl-

Alarmist views on the mine-laying campaign are discredited because.

(1) Magnetic mines are nothing new. They were used in the last war

and methods of dealing with

exist and are being developed with cial.

extraordinary rapidity.

NO CLOSURE.

lied dressing."

His appointment is the first of its (2) The western ports of Great Bri-kind. The Allied scheme for econo- tain and France are entirely un- mic co-ordination is already being affected by the laying of mines...

practically implemented, and this is declared to be a stinging reply to Ger- (3) Even eastern ports are affect-man propaganda alleging that the Al- co-operation is only "window ed in only minor degrees. As an example no' eastern ports have been closed to shipping at any time since Indiscriminate mine-laying started and during the period when shipping losses were at their height. A ship- size ping convoy of considerable steamed through the mined area and arrived at its destination without loss or damage.

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(4)

of The Danish Board

Trade have proclaimed the existence of

Scandina- "fairway" for the use of vian shipping from Skaagerak to the British coast thus indicating their in- tention to maintain exports with Great Britain as heretofore.

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The appointment of a Frenchman is warmly welcomed further proof of the unreserved confidence ́exlating between the Allies.

It is described as "typically British fair play" to adopt a French chairman because the Committee functions

London.-Reuter.

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SITTING IN LONDON (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Paris, To-day, The special co-ordinating Anglo- French committee, headed by M. Jean Monnet, is holding sittings in London and will be entrusted with controlling all Anglo-French purchases abroad.

Political circles here emphasize the speed with which the committee was formed-barely ten days after the first decision was reached by the Allied Supreme War Council in London, are Havas.

WAY OF REPRISAL (5) The new methods of warfare used in violation of international law may score a preliminary success but always history shows that such suc- cess is short-lived and 'means quickly discovered of combatting the new device.

Moreover the adoption of Illegal 'methods are often a boomerang as witness Germany's use of poison gas in the last war. Some indication of the boomerang is seen in Britain's plan to place an embargo on German export by way of reprisal.--Reuter.

R.A.F. VISIT TO GERMAN NAVAL BASE

U.S. RELIEF SOCIETY FOR

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BRITAIN

LONDON, TO-DAY,

IT IS ANNOUNCED IN LONDON THAT IN ORDER TO

ASSIST IN

MEETING THE PROBLEM OF RE- LIEVING WAR DISTRESS IN BRI- TAIN

AND FRANCE, TWO NEW

London, To-day.

Between November 19 and

into

GERMAN AIRMEN INTERNED

Zurich, To-day.

Three German airmen who fled Switzerland from France have been interned;'

When their 'plane was disabled, they took to their parachutes and landed in French territory close to the frontier. They fled across the border before they could be apprehended.—Reuter."

H.K. FOOD

25, 11 British ships, totalling SUPPLIES

25,787 tons; 2 French ships,

totalling 3,000 tons; and 4 FROM U.K.

neutral ships, totalling 23,949-tons were sunk by Ger-

It is now clear that the control of man action.

exports of essential foodstuffs from the Germany's laying of magnetic mines United Kingdom is not to be left en- brought an appeal from the Admiral-tirely to the authorities at Home. Each ty for 200 trawlers. A far greater Colony is being asked to state its number of trawlers, complete with minimum requirements. crews, have already volunteered and will be formed as a special part of the R.N.V.R., becoming known as the importers yesterday in the turbof Council Chamber to explain the

Trawler Reserve. - Reuter.

JAPAN AND TWO-WAY BLOCKADE

TOKYO, TO-DAY.

The Hong Kong Food Controller (Mr. W. J. Carrie) called a meeting

scheme.

Orders from Hong Kong will not normally be fulfilled in the United |Kingdom unless they have first been endorsed by the Food Controller, Hong Kong. The general aim is to secure that each part of the Empire receives its fair share of available sup- plies, at the same time interfering as little as possible with normal trade channels.

The meeting classified imports as

ASKED FOR A CLARIFICATION | follows: OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE SPOKES- (1) Confectionery and sweetmeats; MAN'S STATEMENT THAT BRI- | (2) bacon, ham, smoked fish and fresh TAIN HAD PROMISED NOT TO meats; (3) tinned milks, dried milk, INTERFERE WITH GERMAN EX- malted milk and similar products, PORTS ON NEUTRAL SHIPS, THE baby foods; (4) groceries generally; SPOKESMAN TOLD REUTER YES- (5) feeding stuffs for cattle and horses. TERDAY THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT- HAD

ISSUED A DECLARATION TO THIS EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 22.

In September, the spokesman said, the Japanese Embassy in London had forwarded to the British Ministry of Economic Warfare a questionnaire on various points regarding the British blockade.

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1938 FIGURES REQUIRED Importers are asked to report to the Food Controller the total of their Importations under these heads for the year 1938, giving weights wherever possible. It is realised that for mixed groceries it will probably only practicable to give values, which should be expressed in sterling, c.i.f. Full returns are particularly desired "On September 22," the spokesman as, when collated, they will form the went on, "the Ministry of Economic basis of the Colony's essential mini- Warfare informed the Japanese Em-mum requirements. bassy that the British authorities would not take any action, even in British territorial waters, against neu- tral ships carrying goods of German manufacture to neutral countries."

The spokesman added that he was not aware that Japan had carried out similar seizures

Great during the War. - Reuter.

NAZI

CONFESSION

UNITED STATES CORPORATIONS OF FAILURE

HAVE BEEN CREATED WITH THE OBJECT OF AFFORDING AMER- ICANS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RE- LIEF IN THE WAR AREAS.

LONDON, TO-DAY. CONCERNING THE R.A.F. RAIDS ON WILHELMSHAVEN AND HELI- A corporation working for relief in❘ GOLAND A FEW DAYS AGO, THE Britain is called the American So- | AIR MINISTRY STATES THAT ONE ¦ciety for British Medical and Civilian PILOT FLEW SO LOW THAT HE Ald, and 'Mr. Winthrop Aldrich will WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE NAZIS be the President. BY SURPRISE AND GET HIS No money will be distributed in CAMERAS GOING BEFORE THE Britain as the funds, which are being NAZIS. OFENED FIRE.

raised by local committees from all Many valuable photographs were classes all over the United States, will taken.

PARIS, TO-DAY: Á FRENCH MILITARÝ EXPERT COMMENTS, THAT THE NAZIS WERE AT ONE TIME CONFIDENT OF THE SUCCESS OF THEIR U- BOAT AND AIR WARFÄRE.

The U-boat and air campaigns failed to come up to expectations and this explains the Nazi decision to intensify the mine, warfare.

But the British found the necessary solution in the last war "and will do be converted trito goods and disso again.” Reuter ***..

The weather was bad, ice formed | tributed through the American Red

on the wings, and there were low Cross or through the Personal Service flying clouds and electrical distur➡ League, the allocation being decided bances, making the return flight⠀⠀ a in the States. dificult piece of navigation.

Supplies will only be sent. to The 'planes met with Intensive anti-humanitarian organisations operating alfcraft Are over Wilhelmshaven, under private direction. both from "pom poms" and from It is anticipated that if the civilian "fying onions," wachangestoken pursion, suffers attack, the Amer groups of red, blue and orange smoke. | Ican Society will greatly

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RATIONING SCHEME

ANNOUNCEMENT

Returns are requested by the end of this week, addressed to the Food Con- troller, Post Office Building.

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JUNK SUNK BY MINE

A fishing junk struck a sub- merged mine a mile off Swabue last Thursday and five of the crew of 25 were either, killed by the ex- plosion or drowned, according to report made yesterday by Kwok Kin-cheung, 48, master of the ill-fated funk, No. 4019.

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The survivors were picked up by a passing junk and brought to the Colony.

NORWAY TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS.

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Oslo, To-day. It is understood that the Norwegian Government will make representa- tions to London in connection with the latest measures of the Allies in pursuance of economic warfare. Router,

#KING'S SPEECH

Imadcofdané eve of the opening

iderstood that the Minister of of Parliament, the

London, Torday.

Food will announce in the Commons last evening received to-day, the date for the introduction tees who were mad of the rationing of bacon and ham the contents of and butter. Beth WIN

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Speech.