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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 7, 1840.

FACTS ABOUT THE DUNKIRK EPIC

London, To-day.

FACTS AND FIGURES in connection with the em-

barkation of nearly 350,000 men under the most- violent aerial bombardment which the Germans could bring to bear are still being released. It can now be stated that the larger naval vessels en- gaged in the evacuation made about 540 round journeys. The number of journeys in the course of which direct bombs hits were obtained was less than five per cent. of the total number of round journeys.

ORDER TO RESTRICT SUPPLIES

London, To-day. Government has decided to restrict the supply of a long list of articles, many of which are in common use.

Food is not yet included in the re- striction, but the order, applies to stockings, costumes, underwear, furs, corsets, mattresses, cushions, carpets, furniture, cutlery and cosmetics.

The decision also embraces um brellas, sporting equipment, jewel- lery, fountain pons, culinary pots and pans, glassware, refrigeratora, elec- tric irons and many other things most of which can be given up: without hardship.

It is estimated that on the last year's basis of the goods now ordered to be controlled, they represent a total value of £250,000,000:

Exports Authorised

Goods for the export trade will not be interfered with and raw materials will be made available to enable ex- ports to be maintained.

The order bringing wool, rayon, cotton, linen goods etc. under control, was issued in April and affected goods. valued at £100,000,000. This control will be made and exercised through the manufacturers. and... wholesalers, both of whom are required to regis- ter before June 20, Reuter.

Another Order

Under. another Order made yester- day, the supply of certain types of machinery, otherwise than for govern- ment departments or export is pro hibited except under licence,

The labour released by the -ppera- tion of this order will be of the type urgently needed for munition produc- tion while there will also result an important economy of steel and other metals.

Finally, the system. of import res-

ob-

Great majority of these were tained when the vessels hit were sta- tionary either alongside piers or off the beaches taking on men.

In the case of smaller auxiliary craft the proportion of journeys on which hits were obtained was even less fav- ourable to the attack.

The circunstances of this embarka- tion provided almost ideal conditions for aerial bombardment of ships, and as the Prime Minister pointed out on Tuesday, the enemy had the best mo- tive to strain every nerve, and it may safely be assumed he did so, to destroy transports taking off large contingents of troops he had hoped to capture.

Considering these facts and the en- emy's admitted numerical superiority in the lar, experience of these few historic days gives little support to the favourite Nazi thesis that air power has rendered sea power impotent and unavailing-British Wireless.

WAR MEMORIES

OF 25 YEARS AGO

(From the "China Mail"

June 7, 1915.

"At last I believe things are going all right. I feel the machine is begin- ning to move,' says Mr. Lloyd George, Minister of Munitions.

The battle around Arras continues German favourably to the French. counter-attacks north have been repulsed,

of the Aisne

In the Rawvar region, the Germans have made heavy gas-attacks. against the Russians;. "hardly an animal or fowl was left alive and numbers of women and children were killed." The situation was saved when a reserve regiment, with muffled faces, surprised and repulsed the casually, gaily ad- vancing Germans:

triction is to be made comprehensive. Under a new order, all goods except certain live animals will be brought within the import licensing system.- British Wireless.

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