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Mr. Sumner Welles Arrives In Washington

PRESENTS REPORT TO MR. ROOSEVELT: PEACE RULED OUT

New York, To-day.

MR. SUMNER WELLES, U.S. Under-Secretary of State, arrived here yesterday after his trip to Europe as President Roosevelt's special envoy and immediately entrained for Washington. Mr. Welles declared he did not plan another visit to Europe but steadfastly declined to discuss or comment on any of the European personalities with whom he had conferred.

Mr. Burgin Declares:

DICE LOADED IN FAVOUR OF ALLIES

London, To-day,

Mr. Burgin, the Minister of Supply, announced in Belfast yesterday that a Belfast firm had received an order for

10,500 shells a week.

This would be accompanied by a large capital contribu- tion from the Imperial Ex- chequer towards provision of new plant and machinery, and said Mr. Burgin, this was only the beginning.

Mr. Burgin, who is visiting North- ern Ireland to see the progress of its war efforts, said: "We are willing to throw our entire weight. into the scales. and like our gallant French Allies we pledge ourselves to total

war.

"Although the fight may be hard, long and Inexpresalbly horrible, the dice are loaded In favour of victory for the Alliea."-Reuter.

ULSTER'S CONTRIBUTION

Belfast, To-day. Mr. Burgin paid tribute to the part Northern Ireland is playing in the total war effort.

Referring to the importance of the linen manufacturing industry, which just before the war gave employment in Northern Ireland to 60,000 people and consumed 40,000 tons of fax, Mr. Burgin said orders totalling over 30 million yards of material had already been placed with Northern Irish firms by the Ministry.

Drawing a contrast between the present and the last war he said that

Some 25 reporters greeted Mr. Welles on the liner and he merely jokingly said to them: "I can give you some real news - I am mighty glad to see you and glad to be home," but "no comment" was his only answer to virtually every question.

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Shortly after Mr. Wolles' arrival in Washington President Roosevelt received his report on hia fact- finding tour.

High officials here expressed little optimism regarding the possibilities of peace following Mr. Welles' tour.

MR. WELLES SATISFIED

Nevertheless Mr. Welles was appar-

SOCIAL CREDIT

WINS AGAIN

Edmonton (Alberta), To-day.

The Social Credit Government, led by the 61-year-old Bible teacher and religious broadcaster, Dr. Aberhart, was returned to power in the provincial election.'

The latest state of the parties was: Social Credit 29, Indepen- dent 17, Labour 1.

Social Credit candidates aro leading in nine other constituen- cles and the Independents in one. --Reuter.

ALLIED

ACCORD

WITH U.S.

Washington, To-day. It is predicted here that the almost complete suc-

CANADIAN

ELECTION TRIUMPH

London, To-day.

The Canadian elections were the subject of leading articles in the British Press yesterday.

"The Times" says that even those who were critical of and distrusted the Government preferred to leave the conduct of the war in their hands.

The "Dally Herald" comments that the various "stop the war" candidates were almost annihilat- ed. Canada has given an over- whelming. demonstration of her resolve to stand beside Britain in "the"fight for freedom.

The same view is expressed by the "Marichester Guardian" and the "Yorkshire, 'Post." The latter says that the people of Britain are great- ly cheered by every fresh evidence of Canada's résolution to stand shoulder to. shoulder to defeat Hitler. The British Empire is as true as steel.-Reuter. ›.

LATEST FIGURES

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Ottawa, To-day. The latest results in the Canadian

cess of the Allied econo-elections make the position:-Liber- als, 177 seats; Conservatives, 39 seats. ently satisfied with the results of the mic mission of Mr. Ash- Three seats are still undecided. Reu-

journey. He stated he had had every tion for which he was sent.. Beyond Rist will be announced in opportunity given to get the informa-ton-Gwatkin and Prof. this he refused to comment.

Mr. Welles' conferred briefly with the Secretary of State, Mr.. Cordell Hull, and then both went to the White House to deliver the report-Reuter..

NOTHING DOING

Los Angeles, To-day. The "Los Angeles Times" says that those who talk glibly of the pros- pects of an imminent negotiated peace coming from the blue evidently fail to realise that such a formidable world power as the British Empire has not mobilised its tremendous resources only to back down without making any use of them or trying its luck on the field of battle, Reuter,

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CONCENTRATION ON

WAR PRODUCTION

London, To-day. motor industry is concentrating

The way in which the British

how Britain is going all out for petrol work for the Army and Air Force and rationing is shown by the figures for last month's registrations.

on

the immediate future.

been reached, inter alia, for

Arrangements are said to have

Firstly, the resumption of British purchases on a small scale of Ameri- can tobacco and fruit;

Secondly, the establishment of a control station on the eastern coast of Canada;

Thirdly, perfection of the navicert system as regards American ships; and,

Fourthly, permission for certain German products which the Unite: ed States cannot purchase elsewhere to pass through the contraband control.

Britain is reported to have taken an unalterably firm stand on the question of censorship of mails. Reuter.

NEW

LANDMARK

Less than 10,000 cars were register- IN HISTORY

ed, for the first time, as compared with 34,000 in February, 1939-Reu- ter.

in the earlier struggle Ulster had met CANADIAN - AMBULANCE

in very great measure the total need for linen for aircraft wings.

NEW NEEDS AN

In this war the linen industry was directed to other needs· ́ ̄ such as canvas for waterproof coverings and material for lighter pattern uniforms

FOR THE POLES

London, To-day. The Canadian Red Cross has pre-

sented an ambulance for the use of the Polish troops in France.

The presentation was made to the

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Paris, To-day. Political circles both here and in London hail the official announce ment issued by the Su- preme War Council in London as a new land- mark in world history.

Both" countries have definitely re- and nounced the policy of isolation have pledged themselves to extend their present close co-operation in peacetime.

and manufacturers had given the Polish Ambassador in London by Mr. Ministry great help in turning over R.. B. Bennett, former Conservative heavy power looms to making cotton | Premier of Canada, on behalf of the goods where the flax shortage de Canadian Red Cross-Reuter, manded the use of substitute materials. The Ministry had also whose shipyard, the greatest in the bought large quantities of rope, lines, world, every slip now had a ship in cord and twine from Northern Ireland, course of construction and whose Belfast having the largest single contribution, by increasing the capa- rope-making works in the world. city of the works for manufacture of Over 30,000 camouflage nets were also guns, mountings and armoured fight- supplied by Northern Ireland to con- ing vehicles had been enormous, and, ceal guns,

ammunition dumps, secondly, Short and Harland, employ- vehicles, tanks, buildings and stores. Ing 20,000 people in aircraft manu- Britain and France, however, clear-

· ARMS ORDERS:

facture for the Air Ministry, whose ly showed they do not intend to im- Armament orders for several million large orders already placed would be|pose their hegemony upon Europe as pounds had been placed in Northern substantially increased when develop- they openly recognised that all na- Ireland, in particular two Belfast ments at present in hand were com- tions should participate in building" firms, first, Harland and Wolff, inpleted. British Wireless,

now and better continent-Havas.

The ground; has thus been dreat-- bd for anTM International order based on peace and justies for which both nations are now fightë fng,zalt fo

ter.

DECKS CLEAR.

New York, To-day. The "New York Times," .comment- ing on the Canadian elections, says: "Premier Mackenzie King must feel well pleased with himself to-day the decks are clear, in Mr. King's words, 'for a vigorous war effort by a united country.'"-Reuter.

ARMY CASUALTIES

London, To-day.

The names of 100 officers and men and 12 women who died on active servicé appear in the third War Office ca- sualty list published yester- day.

The names comprise: died, 714; died of wounds, 8; died of wounds while prisoner of war, 1; killed, 1; wounded, 6.;.."

Officers whose names appear in the list include Lt. (Quartermastor) E. Smith, the youngest holder of the Victoria Cross in the Great War, who died In France last January. There were 141 warrant officers,

non-commissioned officers and men of

the Royal Artillery who died on

active service and the next highest Service Corps, with 79. Reuter.

death roll is that of the Royal Army

ANOTHER NAZI SHIP. AGROUND

some

Oslo, To-day, The German ship Ostpressen, which ran aground in North Jutland days ago while evading British war-i ships, has been joined by another German vessel, the trawler Wilhelm and Marie, which ran aground on Tuesday night-Reuter.

*** A vessel of 242 tons, the Wil- belm and Marle was built in 1914. She was owned by Reederef Slebert

Co., of Wesermünde.

AUSTRALIAN BUDGET Canberra, To-day." The Austral Budget will be sub- mitted to the Commonwealth Parlia- ment on April 17-Reuter