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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- FARTMENTS 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.

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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 of bankers, industrialists" and econo- mists.

Another report, as yet uncon firmed, says that the United States will shortly release thou

sands of tons of merchant ship- Ding 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 pfier

fain in a few days. Router.

Simultaneously Mr. 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- ccnt months and it is notable that a major step to aid Britain followed quickly.

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Financing Problem

The first meeing preceded the sale of destroyers the second preceded facilities for Britain to increase air force orders by 12,000 planes the third preceded the release of Flying Fortresses.

„Britain's, financing appeared- to be the dominant subject of the latest gonference, and Sir Frederick. Phillips' Visit to Washington is expected to help clarify the eltuation,

There has been some demand

for information on Britain's exact status.

Britain Taking 60 Per Cent.

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Manufacturers, for example, | | want to know whether it is nançlany sare to accent furthe. orders and if the millions they have spent to handle British or ders will be repaid.

concern the

Another source of has been thefuture of American export trade. If. Bri- iteh

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

THAILAND AND INDO-CHINA COMMUNICATIONS SUSPENDED

Indo-China

The authorities have an- -nounced that all cable and wireless communication be- tween Indo-China› 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

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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.

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

Shelter Bosses" Civilians on the spot, did not wait for the A.F.S. to arrive.

This is not the only way in number, including a woman, ran which we are gaining new into the stables and brought out strength and experience. Satur the twenty frightened horses, day 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 of three people who a buckets chain from the nearby stand out as leaders of the litt canal to feed the pumps.

nigh community. ~Others, dealt with the bamba | They settle disputes about on the gardens and roads. A space, noise, smoking and the ning to the fires, hundred ather caus of friction. his tin helmet If somebody wants something bemb end. ran urgently- from a, flat they and

fetch it.

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IL DUCE'S BRITAIN DREAMS GETS HER

FADING

3,000TH

Britain has neglected resources are allowed to

become exhausted.

The British Empire now takes

nothing to ensure that In the 14 mouths of

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60 per cent. of United States ex- Egypt's defences are im- the war, Britain and her 18 laid-un, ships, 1or sale to Bri-ports and a sudden complete col-pregnable, writes the edi- Allies have together ac- lapse of these would be a heavy tor of the Cairo newspaper counted for over 6,000 blow to the American national economy, Reuter

"Al Misri," who has just enemy 'planes. This returned from a tour of the Western Desert.

Mussolini, he writes, gave Mar- sha! Graziani -- his most able and Experienced descrt fighter the Jask not only of securing Italian domination of Egypt but also of conquering the Mediterranean and the Red Sen,

PEIPING TENSION

A proclamation threat-

BOY IS ON MURDER

ening-effective action to CHARGE

crush lawlessness in Pei-

The Atrong defences of the British forcas have caused this dream fo ̈melt away.

will snap asunder in the Western

they are In some sheltero chosen by informal, vote. others they just happen. They are called "

We had one or two starting to show favouritism," said the wiry-framed, milleman who hossed 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

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HEAVILY BOMBED

figure does not include "possibles" or "probables." To date, British anti-aircraft gunners have shot down over 400 enemy planes over Britain 300. by day and over 100 by night; --- MANNHEIM AND LUDWIG- The total number of enemy SHAFEN, WHICH ARE LINKED planes shot down over Britain is ACROSS THE RHINE BY ONE now 3,000. This total was reach- OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ed on Monday: when two Messer RHINE BRIDGES WHICH 15 schmidts were shot down for the USED FOR RAILROAD AND IORS..

of only one British fighter, FOOT TRAFFIC, WERE AT-

ping was issued by the A boy of attern was committed. If in Albania Italy is already the pilot at which ist getTACKED BY BRITISH BOMB. Commander-in-Chief of for trial by the Narberth. (Pem-yielding under Greek blows, she

This total does not include 25 ERS ON TUESDAY NIGHT, IN the Japanese Army in brokeshire) Justices on a chart Desert Reuters and chemy planes destroyed by the SRITE OF - UNFAVOURABLE

of murdering Miss Eunice Letitia

Royal Navy and the Fleet Air WEATHER CONDITIONG. North China yesterday. evans, aged "sixty-two, of

Arm around bur coasts.25 BACK Woodhouse Grunge,.,Marletwy had missed her, so I went inside, British losses over Britain In both towns fires and explo This follows the assassination Pembrokeshirt

You night have killed me.total 880, 'plangem or more than stone were observed.

She ran down to the porch, I to victory. Batton still, The RAF also attaclped a blast forced the door of the porch open 116 allpls were gaved to fly furnace plant at Essen, while ngaina victory of: 71⁄2 to: 1; others formationg borbed the Hitler's worst months were Dunkirk invasion port.

of a Japanese infantry colonel in | Dotective Sergeant: Teague the city's main street by an un-aid that ho arrested the boy known Chinese on Saturday.

who bad pont the night in a

and fired hilh and missed. I got - Since then tension-in Heiping | vcornfield, twelve – miles from

more cartridges, forced the door has been acute.

open again and pulled the trig-August, when 1,000 enemy planes Daytime attacks were made on The proclamation states that

When gudstoned the boy was ger. Afterwards I saw her were brought down, and Sep.om-aerodromea in German-occupied various Japanese and Chinese or alleged to have sold, "I fired lying on the floor and fired again | ber, when 1,071 German planes

were shot out of the sky. -- Reu gons will be used to suppress dis- 1 through the window, I know I and shot her through the ncok," orders. Reuter.

She said, What

ter. are you doing? Tht boy reserved his deteners

hern France on Tuesday, One itish plano is missing. → Rou-

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