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· THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 28, 1940.

CLOSER LINKS WITH U.S. ON DEFENCE KENNEDY

WARM APPROVAL HAS been expressed in the United States for the tightening of what Mr. Chur- chill calls the “association of interests" between the United States and the British Commonwealth through the defence negotiations with Canada and the United Kingdom.

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It was unfortunate that the events called forth a suggestion in London that they looked to the sign- ing of a military alliance. Mr. Churchill's speech described precisely the status of the relations.

Inevitably, in a world where cerned has already passed the the United States as well as the House in a clause attached United Kingdom is alone the re- a Bill for enlarging the capital lation must get closer. But the of the Export Import Bank. movement on the American side

So Canada may become much will be gradual, especially in this more than an interpreter's house élection year, and any anticipa- as the result of the new United tion of the form the relations States-Canadian arrangements. A might take eventually is as un-joint interest is arising between wise as it is premature.

Suff Britain and America, in Arthur cient that every week marks Krock's words, in which "indivi- progress.

dual coricessions become common and essential assets.”

Of first importance is the econo- mic tie. Data released this week the bear out the description in Commons of the great amount of munitions imported from Ameri- ca. It is even charged in New York that American. manufacturers are

MONEY STOLEN AT UNIVERSITY

TUNING UP

THE U.S. AMBASSADOR ΤΟ BRITAIN, MR. JOSEPH KEN- NEDY, ARRIVED AT LAGUAR- NEW YORK, DIA AIRPORT, YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND

IMMEDIATELY TOOK OFF

AGAIN TO FLY TO WASH- INGTON WHERE HE WILL SEE THE PRESIDENT..

Mr. Kennedy refused to com- ment on his future plans until he

has seen President Roosevelt,

He emphatically refused to talk about Britain but added: "I'll have a lot to say when :1 finish."

This remark was taken to mean after his conference with Presi- dent Roosevelt.-Reuter.

NAZI REPORT OF SCOTLAND ATTACK

German bombers from Nor- way attacked two aerodromes in north-cast Scotland from "u dar- Ingly low height," according to the German radio yesterday.

It was claimed hits were scored on hangars, barracks and other A sum of $135 was stolen from buildings at Wick, while "all" giving British orders preference the Hong Kong University yester-lat Lossiemouth were destroyed.-- the Fung Ping Shan Library of aerodrome buildings and barracks over American orders.

The fact is that many con- tracts for domestic. equipment are held up by the argument over taxation. A Bill embodying an excess profits tax and permission to business men to write off new plant expansion rapidly is still the subject of controversy within a Congressional Commit-

tee.

Significant Change

In the diplomatic field, where policy is on a twenty-four hour basis. American mails via Trans-i

this is of vast import to Britain. It means that American

be subjected to British censor- ship.

war

day.

Reuter.

Nation of Huss Fights On

On the eve of the twen-self bravely, honourably and firm-

ly. atlantic Clipper are again being ty-second anniversary of It has known also how others routed through Bermuda, and the foundation of the more powerful and more mighty have given in and surrendered to Republic barbarous Nazism while our na- mails Czechoslovak along this route will once again yesterday, Dr. Benes tion, at the time of Munich, after Munich and still to-day, has broadcast a speech to his maintained its moral strength, countrymen.

maintained honour, manliness and Armness, and of all the threaten- ed nations is resisting most con- The Fresident gave a summary

To-day it is no phrase if I say Huss is issued simultaneously with the ich and March 15, 1939, which he

we remain the nation of news that Washington no longer described as "the days of our pro-which in the hardest hour of its foundest grief and humiliation," has any objections to the Ber- and told his peoples that since the life has not yet yielded to the Ger- muda censorship. In anticipation

mans and has not betrayed of the step, which will intensify latter date he had been preparing truth. the financial and economic block for Czechoslovak liberation." ade of Germany and Italy, a

Objections to such interference in the early days of the prompted the Pan-American Air- ways to omit Bermuda as a port of call. Now the reinstatement of the events leading up to Munsistently and most firmly.

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Neither must you give in. hundred new censors have just have difficulties, but we are sur, nation and State by bowing down "We had difficulties, we still not give in to pressure and do not stain the lovely banner of our arrived at Hamilton..

Perhaps the increasing signs of mounting them one after another,

and he told, how the liberation before a knot of Nazi gangsters.. improvement · in Washington-

Do not follow any of those few Moscow relations may be set campaign organisations which had

our nation who down as evidence

been first built in America and individuals in or British- France and then the British Em-were either bribed and will not American alignment. It is cer tainly pointed enough, so point-pire and other parts of the world. escape the punishment they de- serve or who have lost all power ed, indeed, that Tokyo is show. nad now been completely united.

of resistance and are irrevocably ing signs of alarm. Ambassado Horinouchi has been recalled from Washington, and his place may be taken, according to news from Japan, by a Japanese dustrial statesman.

There was a free Czechoslovak condemned by the nation to eter- Government and a whole provi-nal shame as an eternal_warning" sonal State structure in being and British Wireless. in diplomatic relations with many in-

Britain and countries, including the United States.

How far the United States will go towards Moscow problematical. Perhaps only so far as to scare the Japanese or, In other words, to fortify the vigorous diplomacy of protest which is still being directed at Tokyo, 2+

The anniversary would be co- lebrated in London to-day and would be a day of hope and faith

in final victory.

WELL-DRESSED

Dr. Benes spoke of the German YOUTHS IN

failure in attacks on Britain and

It is interesting, that the United said the British growing air su- States seem to be cutting new perfority would lead to a definite ground in this kind of opportunist transformation in all military diplomacy as well as in military operations. engagements.

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