1939-12-20 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 20, 1939.

SUPREME WAR COUNCIL SESSION

London, To-day.

AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE issued from No. 10 Downing Street, states that a meeting of the Supreme War Coun- cil was held in Paris yesterday.

The Council sat throughout the morning.

M. Daladier, M. Champetier de Reis, General Gamelin and Admiral Darlan, -who were accompanied by M. Leger, represented France.

Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Halifax and'

Lord

Chatfield, who werg ac-

companied by Sir Ronald Campbell, SIGNIFICANT

General Ironside and Sir Alexander Cadogan, represented Great Britain.

In welcoming the British repre- sentatives, M. Daladier congratulated Great Britain on the gallant and vic- torious action which had led to the destruction of the Admiral Graf Spee.

The Supreme War Council made a close study of the general situation and found that the British and French Governments were completely at one on all questions discussed.

CHANGES

FORESEEN

Stockholm, To-day. The opinion is growing in Berlin that the Russo- Finnish war will shortly cause significant changes in the political position in joint disposal of the two countries in the diplomatic and military spheres. | Europe, says the Berlin re-

The Council accordingly took such decisions as were required to make the

best use of the means of action at the

-British Wireless.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Paris, To-day.

It is learned that full agree- ment was reached at yesterday's Supreme War Council on the na- ture and extent of British and French moral and material aid to Finland.-Havas.

RAILWAYS FOR B.E.F.

London, To-day.

The Ministry of Supply which is res- ponsible for providing the British Ex- peditionary Force in France, with lo- comotives, rolling stock and materials for a permanent way, has placed or~ ders for 240 freight tank engines, and for 10,000 twenty-ton covered goods wagons.

presentative of the "Nyhe- ter."

The correspondent adds that Fin- land has been able to expose

that both the Soviet and Germany in an awkward position.

Germany is obliged to reallse that nobody now fears her Rus- sian ally, and even the econo. mic support that Berlin antici- pated from Moscow has hitherto proved non-existent.

are

Finland's opposition, too, has proved Soviet military aid to be

an illusion.-Reuter.

BRITISH AIR

SUPREMACY

London, To-day.

In connection with Sir Kingsley Wood's estimate

The engines and goods wagons are to be used overseas on certain sec- that the Empire training tions of the French Railways operat-scheme would put our air ed by the British Expeditionary Force.

The cost will be about £8,000,000. superiority beyond challenge, In addition, approximately £1,750,- informed air circles here

ment and various mechanical han-

000 worth of permanent way equip- give interesting facts com- dling plants for docks have been or-paring the relative efficiency dered making a total expenditure of between the Allied and Ger- about £9,750,000.-British Wireless.

GERMANY CENSORING OUTSIDE!

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES HAVE DEVISED A NEW METHOD OF PREVENTING NEWS ABOUT

man air forces to-day.

They point out that not one single British fighter has been shot down in combat since the outbreak of war, while R.A.F. command aircraft have brought down nearly half the Ger- man bomber reconnaissance aircraft engaged by them during the first two active months of war.

During 51 raids over British land or sea in October and November, 21 German raiders were destroyed.

Of these the majority were seen to strike the ground or water, and it is

GERMANY REACHING THE OUT-known that many more failed to re-

SIDE WORLD DESPITE THEIR BOAST OF NOT IMPOSING CEN- SORSHIP.

It is already known that neutral cor- respondents are liable to expulsion if they send out unfavourable news.

Now it is stated, they have been warned that if their colleagues in neu- tral countries outside Germany send home unfavourable news, the corres- pondent in Germany will be prevent- ed from working-Reuter.

turn to Germany.

In all these engagements only one British pilot has been wounded, and that slightly.-British Wireless.

BRITISH NAVY TASKS

London, To-day. Recent news reveals the

CHANGES IN full extent of British naval

CHUNGSHAN

power.

While fighting successful actions in the North Sea and Montevideo, the Navy was simultaneously engaged in the gigantic task of convoying the first contingent of Canadian forces across the Atlantic.

The Shiukwan correspondent of the ocal""Ta Kung Pao" reported last night that the Kwangtung Provincial ernments had relieved. General eung - Wal-cheung, Magistrate of The successful performance of Shan District, of his post which three such an arduous tasks över such taken over by General Wu an area "sheds light on the foolish

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chief of the Chung | German boast that they contral ... the

North Sea and Atlantic --Retter.

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