1940-04-29 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 29, 1940

FACTORY

ACCIDENTS

NORWAY'S COST TO

IN WARTIME GERMANY

London, Yesterday.

London, Yesterday. The German invasion of The question of indus- trial accidents and working Norway will, inter alia, have conditions in the black-out a very adverse effect on im- have been the subject of cor-portant imports into Ger- respondence between Trade many of whale oil. Unions and the Ministry of Home Security.

Expressing concern at the growth of the number of accidents which, he stated, was due to war conditions, the Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union drew the at- tention of the Minister to questions arising out of problems caused by overtime, the black-out and similar conditions created by the war.

In reply, Sir John Anderson stated these questions were receiving the constant attention of experts who were fully aware of the error of

increased supposing that

output. would be secured by long hours and stated that the special diffi- culties created by the black-out re- gulations had been to some extent met.

OFFICIAL VIEW

Dealing with industrial accidents, Sir John Anderson said that while there had been an increase in the actual number, so far as it was possi- ble to judge it was doubtful if the increase was proportionately greater than the increase in the number of employed coupled with the increased number of hours worked.-British Wireless.

CANADIAN AIR LINE TO RUSSIA?

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Windsor (Ont),

Yesterday. Creation of an air service between Canada and Vladi- -vostok is being negotiated, declared Mr. Maconachie, President of Yukon South- ern Airways, here yesterday. Plans have been submitted to the Canadian authorities for approval and permission from

the Russia and United States is being sought.

Taking off from Windsor, planes would reach the principal Russian trade centres within 48 hours and link Canada with important economic centres in China and Japan.

Nome, Alaska, would be the tak- trans-Pacific -ing-off point in the flight.-Havas.

CONTROL OF NECESSARIES

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Germany during the past 10 years has been the largest importer of whale oil, which is mainly used in the manufacture of margarine and soap, two commodities of which she is notoriously short.

Whercas, says the current issue of "The Economist," Germany produced between ten and fifteen per cent. of the world output of whale oil, she is no longer in a position to send out her factories, while the Norwe- gian fleet, which has produced be-

tween one third and one half of the world's whale oil in the past 10 years, is now on the way back from the Antarctic and will almost certainly make Britain its base so long Norway is partly occupied by Ger-

many.

as

As Britain is the second largest whale oil producer-its share is nearly one third the world's total- between two-thirds and three quar- ters of the world's whale oil supply will be under British control for the duration of the war.-British Wire-

less.

NORWEGIAN AIRMAN

IN CANADA

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OTTAWA, YESTERDAY. BALCHEN, FAMOUS NORWE- GIAN AIRMAN, ARRIVED HERE YESTERDAY FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CONFER ON MILI- WITH MR. TARY PROBLEMS

CANADIAN MACKENZIE KING, PREMIER.

Balchen told the press the Ger- man military operations in Norway

would be hampered in the Spring because all airports would be flood- ed by melted snow except Oslo.

He added the Norwegians would fight until the Germans were swept from Norwegian soil.-Havas,

REPORT ON THE B.E.F.

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of football after tea. In this particular unit they are allowed to go to a town only a mile or so away three nights a week.

If they stay in the village they can buy themselves an evening meal in the cafe at very reasonable prices, steak and chips 8d., eggs and chips 62d., and a bottle of dark beer for 52d.

Some sections of the Army carry out their normal work much as they would be doing had the war really started, Dairen, Yesterday." apart from the difficulties and dan- Following the example of Manchu-gers of actual attack by gunfire and kuo the control of daily necessities artillery.

has been decreed in the Kwantung Signallers, for instance, are working leased territory, and new export at full pressure maintaining communi- and import licensing regulations have been promulgated.

All daily necessities will be con- trolled by the recently created Fed- eration of Trade and Business Unions in Kwantung territory which is closely co-operating with its Man- chukuo counterparts, the Manchuria Necessities Supply Company and the Manchuria Import Federation. Havas.

cation between the scattered units.

The Royal Army Service Corps are carrying out their gigantic task of keeping the Army supplied with all they need.

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