THE CHINÀ MAIL,, APRIL 6, 1940
|CANADIAN
ALLIES PREPARE AIRMEN BLOCKADE TOUGH PLANS
LONDON, TO-DAY, ALLIED PLANS TO INCREASE
PRESSURE THE ECONOMIC
ON GERMANY WERE CARRIED A STEP FURTHER YESTERDAY WHEN M MONNET, FRENCH MINISTER OF DIS⭑ BLOCKADE, ARRIVED FOR
RONALD CUSSIONS WITH MR. CROSS, HIS BRITISH COUNTER- PART.
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M. Monnet arrived by air from Paris in the course of the morning and attended a Government luncheon at which Mr. Cross presided.
Yesterday afternoon, he began his of consultations with the Ministry Economic Warfare and these will be continued to-day before he leaves for Paris.
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FEELING THE PINËH
M. Monnet stated afterwards that heavy there was no doubt German industry is already considerably short of raw materials and has to lay men off work some days each week.
"The blockade is a strong weapon which is reducing the enemy's strength and making
for
the knock-out blow. ""The Allies don't want to any free people but we have right, as free peoples fighting freedom, to take all means to the war with as little bloodshed possible.
ready
injure the for end
as
åre measure
This is total war and we entitled
every to take
that fails to our hand.”
M. Monnet added that he and Mr. Cross had an excellent first meeting. -Reuter.
SHANGHAI DESTINY IN REFUGEE HANDS
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")
Shanghai, To-day.
AND READY
A squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force arrived in England recently for -the first ever to leave Canada active service abroad:
Squadron-Leader W. D. Van Vliet, thirty-six-year-old O.C., led his lads ashore at a West Country pört. -
Old Man Van, his squadron call broken-nosed exi him, and this "bush larker," ex-hockey playet, ex- football star, certainly has their con- fidence.
"It's grand to be here," he laughed. "My lads are the finest set of airmen I know. We've got a job of work tö do, and we know it may be tough.
"But we've got to get it done and get back home."
welcomed by
The squadron was Captain H. H. Balfour, Under-Secre tary of State for Air.
"We are fighting enemy," he told them,
to a great mistake ruthlessness of the strength he has.
a
formidable "It would be underrate the enemy or the
"But we are bound to be successful. As more units come from our part- so the hour of ners across the seas victory draws nearer."
TWINS AMONG THEM
The squadron réplied with their song, composed by Flying-Officer Mid- dlesburgh a few weeks ago:-
Up, boys, into the blue skies. Up, boys, that's where the foe lies. Up, boys, we've got a war to win, We'll make history tremble With our might and ensemble On the streets of Hitler's old Berlin. Up, boys, we've got a lovely war to win.
Then they yelled for Old Man Van. "We know what we're expected to do, and I know we can do it," he said.
Bell-hops and bank .clerks, cowW punchers and salmon fishers, the man In the squadron hall from 140 towns, villagos and settlements...
Bill and George Marr, of Calgary, Alberta, are a bit of a puzzle to the squadron. They are twins, and the only difference between them is the air gunner's 'badge on George's chest. Before the
both were war started clerks.
"But when war started we had to follow in dad's footsteps he went
With the Anglo-Ameri- right through the last war," they said.
can bloc vote equalling the Japanese, German re- fugees hold in their hands
BRIGHTER
the destiny of the Inter- HUES FOR
national Settlement.
The Japanese authorities WOMEN
have been particularly active
in the past few days to gain
The possibility of a shortage of dye-
for
the German refugees' friend-stuffs later in the war is resulting In ship in order to secure their brighter and lighter fashions ballots.
The emigra vote ls meen as a de- cisive factor,
women.
The British Colour Counell ̈ ̈ stated not that variety of coloúh would greatly be affected by a shortage, but The Chinese Ratepayers Associa- that it was necessary to use, fewer tion has formally notified the S.M.C. Heavy dyes. Navy blue, for instance, that the five Chinese members of the one of the heaviest dyes, will be Council will serve another term.-needed for the Services. Havan
THE "GAZETTE”
The following appointments, etc. are gazetted
Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton to be Controller of Food.
Lieut. J. Robinson allowed to resign his commission in the H.K.V.D.C.
Mr. HW Pudner to act as Ac- countant-General.
The Northumberland and Durham Association of Hong Kong, are holding a Dinner Dance fu the Rose-Hoon of the Peninsula Hotel on Friday, April 12 at 8:30
tained from tömdüller Members; the
Peninallf
Women to be encouraged to abandon neutral colours, such as navy) | nigger-brown and bottle-green, and wear clothes of lighter shades.
GREENS IN FASHION- A new fashionable light green is "bud green," sponsored by the Chun- cil. Slightly deeper is "dusky line," and "hazel green,” a more feminine variant of khaki. A bright pale yoke. low called "sunglint" is also to be
worn,
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Many aparently vivid hues do not
Fira green, demand heavy.
pular emerald, has variant of the
rey green.'
ame of the présent..
has provided
called Taté
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