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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 16, 1940 -

SOVIET NOMINATED A FRIENDLY STATE

IN AMERICA

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MR. KENNEDY

GOING TO

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") WASHINGTON

:

BY AN EXECUTIVE order, President Roosevelt has now established machinery for the requisition for sale to “friendly gov- ernments" of machine tools and other war materials, the export of which is under an em- bargo under the Neutrality and Exports Con- trol acts.

Explaining the order at his press confer-. ence, President Roosevelt designated Soviet Russia as a friendly power and said that the orders of issuance are related to conversa- tions between Mr. Sumner Welles, U.S. Un- der-Secretary of State, and M. Oumansky, So- viet Ambassador to Washington.

LONDON GETS DOWN TO IT

These conversations resulted in the release of $7,000,000 worth of cmbargoed machine tools to the Soviet,

The President also sald that the order involves over 100 war *planes purchased by Sweden; delivery of these 'planes has been prevented by the British blockade.

The decision covering its ap- plication to China and other nations' purchases is expected within two weeks or so.

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Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary for State, stated in Washington yesterday that Mr. Kennedy is leaving London for Washing- ton within 10 days. Mr. Hull added that after consultation as far as he knew Mr. Kennedy will be re- turning to his post. Reuter.

NAZI DEATH

PENALTIES

IN FRANCE

14

WORST MAN

* Got the ring safely ?

The ring? Oh. Wait a minute. Ring. Here it is. No. Confound .it. Where is it? Could have

sworn it was in this pocket.” . "You will find it nestling coyly in the bottom right-hand waistcoat pocket."

+

"Oh yes. Of course. So it is. Ha! Ha! Funny if I lost it. Yes. I say let's go over this business once more. Now what do I do when...

容易

My dear Peter, look at your tic. Pull yourself together, Remember, I'm the man who's going to be married, not you.”

Oh. Are you? I mean yes -

of course. Fact is, old boy, I'm in a rather weak state. That celel

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tion of yours last night. Oh my. poor head. I'm sure I won't be able to squeeze it into that wretched topper.

"If you'd only taken my advice last night and stuck to gin and Rose's...

:

"Roses ? Oh yes. For the brides- maids. I thought you said they were to be carnations,”

"Rose's Lime Juice, blockhead ! Prevents hangovers. Therapeutic action. I wish I'd rammed a quart of it down your silly throat. Next time I get married, Peter, remember-you-stick to gin and 'Rose's the night before.”

"Oh yes. Thanks for the tip. I will. I say - Charles-where did I put that ring ? I could have

sworn..!!

MODERN

PHOTOGRAPHY

The death penalty has The speed with which Sharp Contrast been imposed by the Ger- factories in the London The President's classification of man authorities in occu- "friendly pied France for the -area which have been Soviet Russia

power" is in sharp contrast to his

"crime" bombed by German air-indictment of the U.S.S.R. as a

of harbouring craft

"wanton have reorganised Finnish campaign and the State

aggressor" during the British subjects, accord- production was illustrat- Department's subsequent denun- ing to the Paris Radio. ed in a speech at Lincoln Latvia, Lithuania and Esthonia,

ciation of the annexation of Persons sheltering Britons are

given five days to report, yesterday by Sir Cecil The executive order directs the Britons within meaning of the Weir, Executive Member Secretaries of War and Navy, decree include residents of the

through the Joint Munitions Dominions and Colonies. of the Export Council, Board, to determine which em- Another decree of the German "Board of Trade.

bargoca items shall be requisi-nilitary administration - imposes toned for

national defence, and the death penalty for sheltering ◊◊п@D6☐◊DOBONONOP Speaking of a London tour where whether public

prisoners interest permits fugitive

of war of he visited plants some of which the disposal of any items abroad. French or other nationality. had been struck as frequently International News, Service. Reuter.

as eight times by every type of bomb, Sir Cecil Weir said: "One would have expected disorganisa- tion, chaos, confusion. Instead one found an extraordinary degree of normal production and in one of the worst cases, the drop in pro- duction, a large part of which was going for 'export, was less than thirty per cent, and the manag- ing director assured me that, within another week or two, they would be fully up to usual out- put.

Another manufacturer show. ed, me photographs of his dam- aged factory which had been struck in a vital spot by a 1,500 Ib. bomb. In another, a vital spot had been blasted by а landmine.

When he looked at the damage the day after the attack, his fore- man said: "How long do you think it will be before we can get going", and he said, optimistical- ly, about a month.

In actual fact, the plant was operating within 24 hours. I lost thirty per cent. production in the first week, twenty per cent, in the second and in the third was pro- ducing 'the full output which was much more than we manufactured in pre-war days.-British Wire- Jess.

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WITH REGARD TO the series of notes received by the French Government from Thailand, authoṛi- tative circles in Vichy assert that those pertaining to territorial claims have been categorically rejected.

The other notes received referred to the rati- fication of the non-aggression pact signed between the two-countries four months ago, and recent inci- dents along the border between Thailand and Indo- China.

The Frenchi Government in, jo'nt Franco/Thai commission to ready to proceed immediately with undertake the repartitioning of the exchange of the instruments several islands on the Mekong

of the ratification of the non-River, "which forms part of the aggression pact.

frontier between the two coun-

"

The Bangkok Government has | tries. not yet received these instru- It is stressed that the commis- ments and it is proposed to send sion will not be empowered to a copy from France by tele-examine

any other territorial

gram,

questions.

Joint Committee

The French Government has " also agreed to a proposal for a

A strong, official denial

The Thai Government request- the Soviet Govern-report from its Berlin correspon-ed the formation of a joint com- dent saying that Soviet Russin was mittee to investigate frontier in- ment had been notified in informed in advance that German cidents which resulted in the death advance of the sending of troops would be sent into Rumania of Lao Tlán, a subject whom th

and that the Kremlin was Inforn-Thai Government claimed was a German troops into Ru-ed of the objects and movements Thailander. mania was issued yester- of the German forces.

Tass concludes day by Tass, the official

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Soviet news agency.

The Danish newspaper "Politi- ken" (onys Tass) has published à

France agreed to the suggestion and proposed that a committee-be empowered to investigate other The official Russian news frontlor incidents which took placo agency la authorised to state | along the Thai/Indo-China border that this raport does not corres during the past few weeks. pond with the facts/Router. Havas..

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