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--Sir. Kingsley Wood NAZIS GET

SIR KINGSLEY WOOD, Chancellor of the

Exchequer, speaking at a luncheon yesterday TO WORK IN

where he was the principal guest, described Germany as being an "intellectual desert” as a result of Nazi policy.

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ceased at the outbreak of war because the frontiers were no longer open.”

There were often writers, Sir] Kingsley Wood continued, whose work may yet seem even to the German people the only feature of this period of their country's history on which they could look back without shame.

Sir Kingsley then turned to quections of finance and said the great gap between Wartime 'ex- panditure and revenue could only be filled by Inflation or taxation coupled with real sav. ings made to the poffit of steri. fice.

So far Government policy had enabled inflation to be avoided

ITALIANS

HIT H.M.S.

LIVERPOOL

The British cruiser,

month..

Official reason for this measure. is to make way for goods traffic employed in transporting supplies for internal needs which have long been delayed owing to mili- tary requisitions.

naval The staff of a German mission, meanwhile, has arrived in Bucharest.--Reuter.

GRENADIERS IN FLANDERS

Flanders was the birthplace of the Grenadier Guards, and when-

but the danger was ever present Liverpool, has been dam-ever danger threatens it calls to if a sure, safe course of financial | aged in the Mediter them to come. They have fought

policy was not followed.

Stating that taxation was only

a bare part of expenditure, Sir Kingsley stressed the importance of saving.

in

there under all the great com-

torpedo-manders, Marlborough, Welling-

ranean by enemy

ton, and Haig. They first landed at carrying aircraft.

Dunkerque in 1658, and it was The Admiralty stated yesterday from Dunkirk that they list saw that Liverpool was returning to the plains of Flanders in 1940. her base after operations in the

There were four battalions of Mediterranean when the attack Grenadiers in the British force was made, and she is now safely that pushed forward in May of port. Casualties were not this year to the assistance of the Dutch, and by May 14 three of Dendre on the 18th they fought side by side and disposed speedily and skilfully of a strong German patrol that appeared when a com- pany commander was reconnoitr- ing a forward position.

heavy,

Difficult Vital Year "We are facing a difficult and vital year in our history, and no half-measures will suffice. For the'r part the Government can Announcement of the damage them were hotly-engaged-On-the- and must do everything possible to was withheld until it was known create conditions under which the that Liverpool had reached her maximuni response to -Govern-base. Reutor. ment loans and appeals for na- tional savings can be fully tained."

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Sir Kingsley said it had been suggested that money had been helo back from Government loans. by many people because they were uncertain regarding their financial -position should their property and belongings be damaged in an air raid.

The Chancellor stated he hoped shortly to introduce a measure which would remove this perfect- ly natural apprehension by provid- ing full compensation for loss or damage caused by enemy action.

Building Scheme The scheme relating to buildings would be financed by compulsory affequate contribution from pro-

•perty owners aided, in certain eventualities, by the State.

The other scheme, which pro- vided for an opportunity to in- “súfo personal affects, would be voluntary, while that dealing with Insurance of plant and ma- chinery would in general de compulsory.

These schemes, the Chancellor said; would be retrospective to the beginning of the war and would remove uncertainty and go far to maintain confidence. British Wireless.

FURTHER

U.S-SOVIET

ALLEGED

THREAT TO

MERCHANT

WONG HAL-FONG, 46, MER- CHANT, WAS CHARGED BE- FORE MR. G. T. LOWRY THIS MORNING, WITH CONSPIRING WITH CHEUNG KUNG-HOP AND OTHER UNKNOWN PER- SONS, TO THREATEN TANG KING-WAT, MERCHANT, "ON OCTOBER 3,

A company commander took the Bren gun, himself; knocked out a German armoured car, and forced the German cyclists to take cover in a house which was then des- troyed by the regimental mortars,

A few days later the Grenadiers • earned their first V.C. of this war when Lance Corporal Nichols led counter-attack, firing with a Bren gun from his hip as he ad- vanced.

enemy silencing three German force that had crossed the machine-guns and driving back a

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River Escaut.

There followed the retreat to Dunkirk. The regiment suffered loss among its officers. A battalion commander and two company It was alleged that defendant commanders were reconnoitring a rearguard position when they threatened to harm complainant, If he took action in the Supreme came under hot fire, Court against the Kin Kee Trad: others wounded. A subaltern of The colonel 'was killed, the ing Company.

It is understood that Mr. M. Alying helpless in the main street the battalion found the survivors da Silva will be appearing for the of the town which was raked by prosécution, and Mr. B. C. Hobbs for the defence.

machine-gun fire and rifle 'fire.. Undeterred he carried to safety the two surviving company com- the body of his dead colonel and

manders...

The case was adjourned to Oc- tober 23, and 'defendant was leased on ball of $1,000..

LINER'S £11,000 AWARD

An award of £11,000 was made

It was this same young officer who shortly afterwards

was' de-

tailed to ascertain the exact posi- tion when his battalion came un- expectedly under fire as they re- tired.

He took with him the Brèn- carrier platoon, he rallied the troops on the spot, and 'led back the force in a determined coun-

EXCHANGES by Mr. Justice Langton in theter-attack and secured the line of

Admiralty Court to the master M. OUMANSKY, SOVIET AM- and crew of the Blue Star Ilner BASSADOR TO THE UNITED Tacoma Star, for salving the West STATES, CONFERRED FOR AN Hartlepool steamer Dunelmia in HOUR WITH. MR. BUMNER the Atlantic last December, WELLES, UNDER BECRETARY Damage to a cylinder in the OF STATE, IN WASHINGTON Dunelmin's engines Incapacitated YESTERDAY.

her. The Tacoma Star stood by Although he declined to dis-for four days and then towel the 'cuss his visit. It is believed it was "lame duck" 60 miles to the Azores in continuation of the conversa-in the zone of submarine at tions started inst week and to tack. The crew's share of the signed to improve Russo-American award was £2,200, and the cap

relations. "Reuter, --

tain's £500,

retreat to the sun.

The Grenadiers will have the Inspiration of episodes such as these when next they come into action, when next they fight in Flanders.

BILL OF HEALTH

Ont case of Cholera, from Victoria, occurred yesterday, be- sides 22 cases of tuberculosis, Your of typhoid, nine of dysentery und Jone of diphtheriq.