1940-10-07 — Page 23

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 7, 1940.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE-

GIFTS FOR DEFENCE

Taking hold of a spon- taneous movement that has already done notable things, the National Sav- ings Committee is organis- ing war weapon weeks" in all the towns of size än Britain. Cardiff began with £650,000 the first day, but even the little towns and even villages are organising and a fine emulation in generous and speedy giving is an- swering the great deeds of | the Royal Air Force. Leeds has broken away "from the succession of Spitfire funds to raise a bomber fund, setting it- self the aim of collecting £2,000,000 to buy one hun- dred aircraft for offensive operations against the en- emya truly offensive defensive. Lord Beaver- brook has suggested a thousand Spitfires as the London mark. Hong Kong has promised £200,000 an- nually. Individual gifts of remarkable amount have been recorded, and not less noteworthy as signs of fervent patriot-

"How's THE OPERATION GOING

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"NO NEED FOR ANXIETY, THE SURGEONS WILL LIVE.”

EUROPE ON THE TABLE