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THE CHINA MAIL NOVEMBER 1, 1940
BRITAIN ASKS U.S.
SHE WAS TROUBLE FOR 3,000 WARPLANES
All Set on a Trigger
OF MICE AND MEN
UNITED ARTISTS
by JOHN STEINBECK
BURGESS MEREDITH BETTY FIELD LON CHANEY Produced and Directed by LEWIS MILESTONE SPETSIAL
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THE UNITED STATES at present is sending Britain between 250 and 300 'planes a month, it was estimated in Washington yesterday, and with every effort being made to speed up production, this figure should be steadily increased.
President Roosevelt's allusion in his speech at Boston to Britain's request for additional 'plaries re- fers to the scheme broached by British purchasing officials to the Treasury some weeks ago, when they enquired if it would be possible for the United States to produce 3.000 'planes a month for Britain. `
Investigations showed this was hardly feasible and would re- quire the establishment of nearly 10 new factories.
the
Estimates were given for production of about 1,300 'planes
a month, and a new British or der for 12,000 'pianes, including both fighters lowed.
MR. WILLKIE LAVISH WITH PROMISES
Mr. Wendell Will- kie, Republican Pre- sidential candidate, in an election campaign speech at Wilming- ton, Delaware, yester- day, said that if he was elected, the Bri- tish request for 12,-
insignificant."
He
NEW TRADE 000 planes "would be ROUTE IS
and bombers, fol- VIA DESERT
Nobody can say whon an out- put of 1,300 a month can be reached, since there are two serious bottlenecks in ́Ameri- can industry, namely in production of machine-tools and acro-engines.
the
Informed American sources,
however, express the view that resort may again be made he system of releasing to Br tain 'planes ordered for American air forces.-Reuter,
would cause produc- tion to be geared to new heights, he said.
-Reuter:
Heavy transport lorries ◊◊
Haifa.
rumbling across the de-bah Wells and thence alongside sert will help restore Brit- the oil pipe line from Irak to ain's export trade to the Near East, affected by war conditions in the Mediter
to
the ranean.
Fourth Programme The new plan will be the fourth warplane, building programme in the United States.
The others are 35,000 'planes for the United States Army, already mostly contracted; the original British programme for 14,000 'planes, and the new British order for 12,000 'planes. Reuter.
500 PLANES SENT IN OCTOBER
THE UNITED STATES--SENT 500 MILITARY AIRCRAFT TO BRITAIN DURING OCTOBER, IT IS ANNOUNCED IN WASH- INGTON. THE AVERAGE NUM- BER IS EXPECTED TO BE IN- CREASED TO 800 BY DECEM- BER.
Britain has ordered 14,000 mili- tary 'planes and wants a further 12.000,
President Roosevelt says that he has asked the Priorities Board to. elve this request their most sym- pathetic consideration.
The R.A.F., he saya, is strong- er, to-day than it WPB
three months ago, despite losses, and this is due partly to purchases from the United States. Rapid progress is being made towards the goal of American air- craft production of 60,000 mu- chines a year. Reuter.
U.S. ENLISTS
AID OF MOTOR INDUSTRY
The United States War Department is reported to
These lorries will make regular trips between Baghdad, in Persia, and Haifa, Palestine's Mediterra- nean port.
The route is via. Ramadi,
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Regular, direct sailings via the Cape will be made from British ports to Basra, in the Persian Gulf, from where the goods will be transferred by rail to Bagh- dad.
Within nine or ten weeks of leaving British ports the goods will be delivered in Palestine, Egypt and Syria as the trans- Rut desert route takes only two weeks.“
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OH, JOHNNY,
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OH JOHNNY How You Can Love
TOM BROWN PEGGY MORAN Allen JENKINS Donald MEEK Juanita QUIGLEY Isabel JEWELL Betty Jane RHODES
28 Original Story by Köster Rukt » Sareenplay by ARTHUR'J, KOIMAN - Direcad by CHARLES LAMONT
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have planned the produc- A Love Triangle The Screen Has Never Seen Before!
tion of 12.000 additional] bombers, largely with the help of the motor car in- dustry,
This programme, estimated to cool US$2,000,000,000, is stated to have been planned-ito - produce the 12,000 bonibers asked for by Britain.
It is believed the War Do
partment proposta the creation of two large factories to apaam ble parts ̧- manufactured" motor-par factories.
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Whether these will be operated by the Government or the alrcraft or motor-car industry has not yek bsen decided. Reuter.
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