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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 5, 1940

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POWERFUL NEW AID HINTED

American Officials Confer In Washington

Financing Looming Prominently

IMPORTANT NEW AMERICAN MOVES TO HELP BRITAIN APPEARED IMMINENT YES- TERDAY AS THE SECRETARIES OF AT LEAST THREE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DE- PARTMENTS GAVE INDICATION THAT FUR- THER AID IS UNDER IMMEDIATE CONSI- DERATION.

Mr. Jesse Jones, Secretary of Commerce and Federal Loan Administrator, said in Washington yesterday that Britain is a “good risk."

Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of Treasury, revealed that Sir Frederick Phillips is arriving to meet Treasury officials.

U.S. LOAN TO BRITAIN MOOTED

With Lien On Gold Output

A proposal was made a few days ago for a loan to Britain by the United States of £625,000,000, | with a lien on Empire gold production over the next five years as security, reports the "New York Herald-Tribune.”

This proposal, says the paper, was made by Mr. Eccles, chair- man of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank, at a private meeting last week bankers, industrialists and econo- mists,

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Simultaneously. Mr.

EARLY MORNING AIR RAID WARNING IN LONDON-Photo shows workers leaving a public air raid shelter in London after the "All Clear". had been sounded. (Copyright, Fox),

Cordell | »✪✪ Hull, Secretary of State, told his press conference that the Govern- ment is giving consideration to all phases of the shipping ques- tion in connection with aid for Britain.

Observers had scented some- thing in the air on Tuesday when a special conference was held which brought nine of the most important Government officials together.

Three similar extraordinary meetings have been called in re- cent months and it is notable' that u major step to aid Britain followed quickly.

Financing Problem

The first meeting preceded the sale of destroyers -the second preceded, taciuties. for Britain: to increase air force orders by 12,000 release of Flying Fortresses. 'planes the third preceded the

Britain's financing appeared to be the dominant subject-o2 the latest conference, and 'Sir Frederick Phillips' visit to Washington.is expected to help clarify the situation,

There has been some demand for information on Britain's exact status.

Britain Taking 60 Per Cent.

Manufacturers, for example, want to know whether it is Another report, as yet uncon. financially safe to accept further firmed, says that the United Orders and if the millions they States will shortly release thou-have spent to handle British or-

THAILAND AND INDO-CHINA COMMUNICATIONS SUSPENDED

The Indo-China authorities have an nounced that all cable and wireless communication be- tween Indo-Ching and Thailand has been suspended ex- cept by cable via Singapore, according to a Japanese report from Hanoi yester- day-Reuter.

WOMAN SAVES HORSES FROM BLAZING STABLE

A BASKET of incendiary bombs set fire to a church, a stables, and an hotel in North London early in the morning. Others blazed on roads and gardens and in bedrooms.

they

What happened next is a good When the A.F.S. arrived example of something I've were able to get the main fires noticed happen, more and, more out within an hour. as the raids develop,....writes a correspondent.

Civilians on the spot did not

Shelter Bosses"

wait for the A.F.S. to arrive, A This is not the only way in number, including a woman, ran which we are galning new. into the stables and brought out strength and experience, Satur- the twenty frightened horsesday night I spent in the shelters From all the houses around of a block of L.C.C. flats in South people hurried with stirrup London. In each shelter there pumps, and buckets. They: formed are one, two or three people who a buckets chain from the nearby stand out, as lenders of the little canal to feed, the pumps.

nigh" community. Others dealt with the bombs They settle disputes about on the gardens and roads. A space, noise, smoking and the warden,, ruaning to the fires, hundred other causes of friction. paused to slap his tin helmet If somebody wants something over a burning bomb.and can urgently from a flat they go and

fetch it

on.

IL DUCE'S BRITAIN DREAMS GETS HER

Eands of tons of merchant ship-ders will be repaid. FADING

ping to Britain.

The United States Maritime Commission, which yesterday au- thorised the. Black Diamond SS. Company to sell to Britain four cargo ships, is expected to offer 15 laid-up ships for sale, to Bri tain in a few days. --Reuter.

PEIPING

TENSION

Another source of

concern

has been the future of the American export trade if Bri tish resources: are become exhausted.

allowed to

Britain has neglected The British Empire now takes nothing to ensure that 60 per cent. of United States ex- ports and a sudden complete col- lapse of these would be a heavy low to the American national

economy. Reuter.

LAND TAX

A proclamation threat- COLLECTION

ening "effective action" to

crush lawlessness in Pet IN RICE

ping" was issued by the

Egypt's defences are im pregnable, writes the edi tor of the Cairo newspaper "Al Misri," who has just returned from a tour of the Western Desert:

Mussolini, he writes, gave Mar- shal Grazlapihis most able and Experienced desert fighter-the task not only of securing Italiar "dumination of Egypt but also o | conquering the Mediterranean and

the Beds Seali

3,000TH

In the 14 months.oft the war, Britain and her Allies have together ac- counted for over 6,000 enemy 'planes. This figure does not include "possibles" or "probables." To date, British anti-aircraft unners have shot down, over 400 nemy planes over Britain

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In come phaiters they are chosen by, informal yote. In wolbers they just happen. They

are called "boss".

We had one or two, starting to show favouritism," anid the wiry-framed milkman who hassed our shelter his name is Pat Cordella"but they soon found where they got off."

Which is a good example of democracy, made to work and not to order..

RHINE LINK

HEAVILY BOMBED

day and over 100 by night, MANNHEIM AND LUDWIG- The total number of enemy SHAFEN, WHICH ARE LINKED planes shot down over Britain is|ACRO88. THE RHINE BY ONE now 3,000. This total was reach- OF THE MOST IMPORTANT The strong defences of theed on Monday, when two Messer- RHING BRIDGES - WHich la British forces have caused this schmidts were shot down for the USED: FOR - RAIL ROAD, AND dream to melt away.

loss of only one: British-fighter, FOOT TRAFFIC, WERE AT- If In Albania Ital, is already | the pilot of which is safe-*N TACKED BY BRITISH BOMBA

Commander-in-Chief of Collection of the Land yielding under Greek blows, she the Japanese Army in Tax in rice instead of cash will snap asunder in the Western North China yesterday. is expected to be enforced Desert. Reuter.

next year, according to

"This total does not lochide 25 EBETON TURSDAY NIGHT, IN nemy plangs destroyed by the SPITE OF UNFAVOURABLE Royal Navy and the Fleet AlLEATHER CONDITIONS, Arm pround our consts. M

British lossas ovory Britain". In both towns' fires and explo- 1941 should be, collected in rico, a&tos 1 vlotory... Dsitor" stul; _The BE. also rtincked a blast 110 pilots were saved to fly furnace plant at Essen while. known Chinese on Saturday,

The proposal, it states, was that the total, national Land. Taxi again -- a victory-of. 7a; to in other formations bombed the Since, then tension in Felping adopted in principle at the: July including Japanese-occupied areas,

Hitler's worst i months were Dunkirk invasion port: has been acute.“

meeting of the Supremo National is about $200,000,000 According August, when 1000 enemy 'planes Daytime attacks were made on The proclamation states that Defence Counell, while datails to the 1915 budgat, Lund – Tax were brought down, and Septem-nerbaromes in German-occupied various Japanese and Chinese or- were approved at a meeting of totailed 90,000,000 tnels, or one. | her, when. 1,071 German planes northern France, on Tuesday, Ono guns will be used to suppress dis- the Executive. Yuan on Nov. 19, fifth of the total national re- were shot out of the sky. — Reu- | British, (planą la miesing. orders. Reuter.

after. which the Finance Ministry | venue. Router.

tori..

ter.

This follows the assassination the official "Central Daily decided that the Land Tax for total 850 (plands of more than ions, ware observed, of a Japanese infantry colonelyin] the city's main street by an un-News in Chungking. The Chinese dally estimates

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