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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 28, 1940

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KNOCK ITALY OUT OF THE WAR

Mr. Hore-Belisha's Challenge In The Commons Demand For No Soviet Reply Yet

Vigorous Action

“KNOCK ITALY out of the war"' was the demand made in the House of Commons yes- terday by the former War Minister, Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, in criticism of Mr. Arthur Greenwood's speech which he said did not contain a single constructive suggestion.

******** NEW TAX

To British Offer

The Soviets have still not yet replied to the comprehensive British proposals of a few weeks ago whose principal points were de facto re- cognition of the Soviet annexation of the Bal- tic States and a guarantee of non-aggression.

The Labour Peer, Lord Addison, had given notice to raise the question of British rela- tions with Russia in the House of Lords yester- day but at the last moment he announced without explanation that he did not intend to pursue the matter that day.-Reuter.

BURDEN IN AUSTRALIA

An increase in income and property taxes was announced by Mr. A. W. Fadden, Australian Trea- surer, in the House of Re- presentatives at Canberra yesterday

Statutory exemption from 'In- come tax is reduced from E250 to

£150.

The increases include 1/- in the Pound on an average rate on tax- able incomes up to £300.

Property taxes are 25 per cent. higher than on earned income up to £1,200. Over this figure fat

levied. Reuter.

Mr. Hore-Belisha argued that British and *******0-0000-0000-000000000000000000e of 10 in the Pound will be

Allied tonnage was being lost at an aver- age rate of 90,000 tons a week and the Mer- chant Marine of the Allies would be dissipat- ed in two years.

CREDITS PROPOSAL POSTPONED

The real remedy was to knock

Italy out of the war.

The Greeks had opened the way by a swift series of successes, and |

ORDEAL OF THE HOSPITALS

with Italy out of the way Britain Smoothing Working In

could withdraw a large propor- tion of the Flect from the Medi- terranean.

Mr. Hore-Belisha complained

ergency Powers Aat to mobilise

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Air-Raids

The air-raids have both that the Government failed to filled and emptied the take full advantage of the Emi hospital wards of London. the whole nation's resources of Walls have crumbled and material and personnel for the beds been turned to twist- prosecution of the war.

ed scrap iron medical equipment has been des troyed, and glass sprayed over patients' heads. But the number of casualties - even among those who could not move has not been high.

The United States Sen- ate Foreign Relations

The speech brought a consider Committee yester-ed reply from Mr. Ernest Bevin, day unanimously post-dowed "between now and

of Labour, who foresha- next poned until January ac-June there will be another enor tion on proposals to relax mous call up for the Services." legal restrictions in order Mr. Bevin cited conditions to permit loans to Britain. Germany in support of his con- tention that "if you try too much compulsion you don't get the de-

Men In Right Place

The proposals included a reso-sired result." lution by Senator King to repeal the Johnson and Neutrality Acts and a proposal by Senator Nye to enquire into British financial resources in the United States.

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One large hospital in the East End, had a remarkable escape. Enemy aircraft scored three direct hits and killed no one, Other The Government had succeeded bombs · fell ngar. the build- in settling a problem in Britain ing onc blew in all the that had baffled everyone for gen- front windows yet nobody Senator George, Chairman of

erations, namely, to put wages in received a scratch. A bomol the Committee, however, told

the tool room right and to get which fell near the out-patients'; presomen" he had "no doubt that skilled men in the right place department failed to explode, al- the question of further ald for

though at first it was assumed to Britain will be presented. In away from a repetition of work.

be a "delayed action." All the some form· to the next

As a test of the increase in while the hospital was treating gress."

output 13 works in the Midlands air-raid casualties who arrived were examined and showed that "quite smoothly and without any bonus earnings. had Increased fuss." (which was a good indication) from 26 to 77 per cent.

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Senator George added he sym- pathised with the Administration's policy of giving aid to Britain and expressed the opinion that the ex- tent of such aid should be termined by technical experts and any moves to extend financial as sistance should be preceded, by an investigation of British resources. -Reuter.

SPIRIT OF

NELSON

KEPT ALIVE

Other hospitals have not been

ROYAL ARSENAL

AT TURIN GETS R. A. F. VISIT

THE ROYAL ARSENAL :at Turin by heavy A.F. bombers on Tuesday night, it was revealed in London,

The arsenal was raided only four nights ago and this second attack has greatly increased the damage. Many fires were started among factory buildings and many high explosive bombs dropped

When the last of the British Fires were started near the Ho- bombers had left, a huge fire henzollern Bridge and a number could be peen

of explosions followed. Many -- Though the Turin

urin arsenal was high explosive und incendiary bailly damaged the main, strength bombs were 'dropped on other of the BAF.attack was on an targets. armament factory and other tor gets in Cologne.

Two bursts were seen on an ̈armament factory and the result Railways In Berlin, shipping ing fire was still visible to pilots and docks at Rotterdam, Flush when 50 miles nearer home, ing, Antwerp, ·Calais. and Boulogne, and the naval base at Lorient, as well as oil dumps/at. Ghent, were attacked,,

Large Explo5\\S

Extensive harbours

both

sides of the Rhine with -many acres of covered storage and well over thirty warehouses were heavily raided:

Enemy aerodromes in occupied territory were bombed and ship ping off the Dutch coast harried

Five British "planes, says on air Ministry, communique, faike Twelve large explosions were ad to 'return from all theas seen on these targets and there operations,

were twa bursts on the goods Yesterday British planes suc- yards which serve the more im- cessfully attacked an enemy sup- portant of these river harbours. New factories were now going so fortunate. One was completely ply, ship off the Frisian Islands, At Rotterdam a chain of explo- into production and steps were wrecked by a heavy bomb, sever-leaving it sinking.

sions was seen over the docks being taken to expand the call al patients were injured, and two for personnel to people who had members of the staff killed. Those

Further reports

of yesterday's and afterwards there was a "co- never been in industry before. in the wards

included thirty operations by Coastal Command lossal fire" which pilots judged to Reuter.

women and twenty-two bables, aircraft show that a second enemy be a mile. by a quarter mile in

area. British Wireless, who, two nights before, had been ship, a tanker, was successfully transferred from damaged attacked of the Frisian Islands, maternity hospital. These mothers says an Air Ministry communique. and their children were evacuat- ed within fifteen minutes. Be- fore the bomb fell they had reached the basement, where n burst water main added to the dariger.

SOVIET AND BULGARIA

when a children's

Torpedo Attack

Another Coastal Command Beaufort from the same squa. dran destroyed a 7,600-ton Ger-- -man tanker, also by torpedo at- tack, a few hous later off the Frisian islands.

OCTOBER IMPORTS

BRITISH IMPORTS IN. OCTO- Young patients were injured

BER, WITH A TOTAL OF £85,- hospitat was

000,000, SHOWED AN INCREASE The interview between fired by an incendiary bomb The tanker was accompanied by

which nurses King Boris of Bulgaria tinguished themselves.

and porters ex-a Flak (anti-aircraft) ship. The OF £23 MILLIONS OVER THE FIGURES FOR OCTOBER, 1939, In Cen-Beaufort dived to within a few The Swedish paper

500,000 OVER: SEPTEMBER, "Goeteborg Handelsbid and M. Sobolov, leader of tral London a high-speed evacua- fect of the sea and its torpedo AND AN INCREASE OF £4,

tion probably saved many lives. struck, the tanker."

1940. ning" says experience has the Soviet delegation to The medical officer of a hospital, The tanker immediately burst Exports totalled £23,000,000,

# neighbouring into Dames and was sinking fast' shown that the British the Danube Conference, realising that.

house had begun. to blaze; order-stern first when the aircraft flew Fleet has kept alive the was noted without com- ed patients to be sent away or away. Router.

ment in the Soviet press to take cover in a splinter-proo spirit of Nelson's Day.

shelter. He knew that the "hos- yesterday.

pital, well lighted, hud becoma an easy target and that night The return of the Bulgarian much of the building disappear- Minister to Germany, M. Dragono- cd. f, to Sofia was mentioned with a

The brilliant feat of the Jervis Bay is not the only exploit of England's Fleet in this war.

Raids On Cologne Further detalls of the Cologne und Rotterdam raids are given by the Air Ministry news service.

Cologne was attacked early in

being a decrease of £7,750,000 on September and of £1,000,000 com- pared with October last year,

The fall in the exports figure was due to a considerable extent to a change in custoins procedurę. -Heuter.

SLEIGHT-OF-HAND

IN A SHOP.

At every given opportunity remarks attributed to well-in- All who have come out of these the evening. A second raid fol the Flest has gone to the attack. formed quarters, that he was not hospital, attacks safely are prais-lowed in the early hours of the The enemy's numbers have bearing a protocol to the Axis- Ing someone cise. Patients over, morning and lasted from shortly. never been reckoned aut bar Japan Poot.

llow with praise for the resource before.five until just before dawn. and courage of the nurses; nurses Armament works, alogtria forehand and the prospects of

An unfinished fur coat, valued For the second successive day, praise patients calmness and zuccess' never walghed.

power plants, goods yards, rail at $400, mysteriously disappear.. "Pravda" refers to cultural relu- control, and both thank ambulan- way stations and docko and ed from the show-window of The British "have," "with" the tions between Russia and Bul ce workers, stretcher-bearers, warehouses on both sides of the 'shop at No, 205, Des Voeux Road Rhino-wore targots for our Central yesterday afternoon. The strength of undismayed courage, guria and quotes "as an example and firömen. As for the bubles,

bombers. At both times the loss was not discovered until am- grappled with every hostile naval. The successful production of So-many have slept to the lullaby, of unit they happened to find viet plays -In Sofla and Burgas," filling bombs and crashing ¿ma- weather was good and the sky ployees were closing the shop.

clear. Reuter.

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The police are Investigating, euter::.

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