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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 12, 1940

ALLIES NOT DETERRED BY ANY INITIAL REVERSES

Too London, To-day.

THE ALLIES ARE NOT deterred by initial reverses or by the intervention of Italy, which was long foreseen. They are prepared for a long war in which their greater resources will be decisive. Enemy claims regarding Allied naval and air losses are purely imaginary. If they were true the Bri- tish Fleet would have been sunk twice over and the Allies would have no aircraft left.

Yet we command the sea and bomb Germany daily.

Enemy claims regarding Allied land losses are equally fantastic. Hitler's figúres for prisoners, added to the

COLONIAL

numbers of men evacuated from Dun- WELFARE

kirk, would, without casualties, ex- ceed the total force.

The German attempt to anni- hilate the B.E.F. falled, and 88 per

cent. of it is safe and is preparing

for fresh action.

The evacuation at Dunkirk proved the falsity of the German boast that aircraft are a match for a naval

power.

London, To-day. The Colonial Development and Welfare Bill was read in

the House of Commons third time yesterday.

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The Under-Secretary for the Co- lonies, Mr. G. H. Hall, said that until the present great danger had passed, the prosecution of the war must have first call on the whole of our resources. Hence there would be desirable of colonial development which cannot immediately be under- taken but this would not debar them for urgent from providing funds schemes which can be undertaken with purely local resources and with- out detriment to the war effort. Reuter.

AIR SÚPERİORITY The Allied air force has been shown to be qualitatively superior to the German. The latter is more numerous schemes but the losses are four to oue. Ger- man pilots occasionally avoid combat, German armoured divisions in Flanders lost one-third to one-half of their strength and since then there have been very heavy losses.

Loss of territory is not vital, as was shown in the last war. Recovery of result from the German army.--

the territory will fatal defeat of the Reuter.

INCREASE IN FIDUCIARY ISSUE

LONDON, TO-DAY.

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Secret Session

London, To-day. Before making his Commons state- ment yesterday, Mr. C. R. Attlee said that owing to the heavy engagements of the Prime Minister and the defence ministers' committee, the remaining stages of the Colonial Development Welfare Bill would be taken that day. A secret session of the House would take place at a later date.-Reuter.

AMERICAN TRADE-IN SIR KINGSLEY WOOD, CHANTM CELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER,

Washington, To-day. SAID IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Senate yesterday approved, by YESTERDAY THAT OWING TO THE 67 votes to 18, President Roosevelt's '

should be GROWING DEMAND FOR CUR-request that the Army RENCY, AN INCREASE WAS NE- given authority to trade in old rifles CESSARY IN THE FIDUCIARY and artillery needed by the Allies for ISSUE.

credit against orders for new pons.-Reuter.

Acting under the powers conferred by the Currency and Banknotes Act (1928), the Treasury had authorised of the an increase in the amount fiduciary note issue by £50,000,000 to £630,000,000 as from yesterday.

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ARAB OPINION

Tunis, To-day. Arab opinion is unanimously

dis-

A Treasury minute was being laid gusted by the cowardly Italian attack before Parliament forthwith.-Reuter. on France, Reuter.

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