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CHUMICKING

SYRIA ACHIEVES CAMPAIGN

PRECARIOUS EQUILIBRIUM

FOR AIR RAID FUND

A Chungking message says that a campaign for raising funds for the re- lief of air-raid victims in London has been inaugur-

Cultural Relations Asso-

(From a Router Special Correspondent in Cairo)

A TEMPORARY, but possibly precarious,ated by the Sino-British equilibrium has apparently been secured in Syria as the result of the arrest and retirement of a number of high officials.

ciation.

A circular letter signed by Wang Shi-chieh, Minister of Pub- licity and President of the Asso-.

ciation, Tseng Yung-fu, Vice-

Minister for Foreign Affairs, and

The majority of French officers and offi- cials are involved including M. Erhart, Coun-Lo Chia-lun, Chancellor, reads:-- cillor of the Ministry of Finance, M. Guinat, of the Economic Ministry, and M. Andre Grasset, a high Surete official.

These arrests, coupled with the severe control by the Vichy Gov- eriment's representative, General Fougere, on all sections of life, have apparently halted temporari- ly the Free French movement in Syria which is, however, extreme- ly widespread.

Extreme Depression

The general atmosphere of Syria is one of extreme depres- sion, contrasting strangely with the air of activity when France was still at war.

PERUVIAN

WAR THREAT

RIDICULED

public has given

"During China's three years of the war of resistance, the British.

aid to Chinese wounded soldiers and war re- fugees for example, the London Lord Mayor's Fund and the Bri- tish Medical Unit in China.

"Recently, England--and parti- cularly London were subjected

severest bombing.

to thro

express our sympathy, -there-should be some concrete...

expression on the part of the Chinose public.

"We do not wish to publicise the matter, nor do we hope for big sums to be raised, but we dare say you will make contributions were can be forwarded to Eng- land through the British Ambas-

Roads and fields previously in London has issued an

The Peruvian Legation sador in China for the relief of

bombing victims in London.

"Contributions will close at the

.crowded with soldiers, armour-

ed cars and artillery are now emphatic denial of reports end of this month."--Reuter. deserted, and much of the that Peru has concentrat-

army equipment has.

been placed in stores centre of the country.

already in

the ed troops on the southern BRITAIN'S

Hitherto, only 2,000 to 4,000 Ecuadorian border in pre- men have left for France, but paration for invasion. a liner is lying in the harbour awaiting further troops for patriation.

reTM

Syria is already suffering from a great shortage of petrol, oils

and some foodstuffs. «

Sovereigns For Sale!

The Legation describes reports

to this effect as "fantastic" and adds that in the Peruvian capital, it is authoritatively stated that absolute quietness" reigns on the frontier.

The Legation also states that a

INSPIRING PREMIER

Complete confidence in

a. British victory was ex- A strange feature of the coun-communique has been issued by pressed by Mr. A. V. Alex- try's economic life is the ape the Ecuadorian Government ander, First Lord of the pearance of huge quantities of which states that the reports, after Admiralty, in a speech at

British sovereigns, which

are being duly investigated, have displayed in bowls-full by street proved to be without the slightest Sheffield. money-changers in Damascus and foundation.-Reuter. elsewhere.

may

They are solling for the equivalent of 45 shillings each. It is believed that they be part of some gold distributed by Lawrence of Arabia many years ago and which, owing the crisis, is now reaching light of day.—Reutor.

ATTEMPTED RAID ON MALTA

to the

RAYON EXPORTS

Mr. Alexander said:- We had been in tight ‹ places, but we had seen the situation gradually improved.

There had been mistakes, but the amazing thing was that ir so short a time-as well as re- equipping the British expedi- tionary force--we had armed new additions to the forces and the Home Guard, had had more than maintained our number of planes in spite of losses,

3.1 times like these, Mr.

· Churchill wäs an inspiration. We are going to win not only the military fight but the social one, too,--Reuter.

Exports of British rayon goods are. running at a high level, al

"Printers in Lancashire are be ing kept very busy. Prints res- pecially suited to the markets of According to the agency messages, Latin America are receiving spe- Italian aircraft attempted, un-cial attention. successfully to raid Malta yester÷ In August, Britain exported day.

£818,013 worth of sille and art!- Fighters went up to drive them ficial silk yarns and manufactures SERIOUS 4 A.M. FALL _off but the Italians did not want boor £200,140 more than in the

engaged. They seem to have found previous August just before the An unidentified Chinese, 27, their reception altogether too hot war,

was admitted to the Kowloon because reports speak of inter- Reports from overseas show that Hospital this morning with hend ception of wireless messages from these goods have been arriving injuries. Ho fell from a wall in one Italian pilot to his base in with clockwork regularity In the the yard of a house in Reclama which he described conditions as various export markets-British [tion® Street at about 9.50 a.m. "hell."British'-Wireless."

Wireless,

to-day: