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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 5, 1940

TROUBLED NAZI WATERS

R.A.F. Attacks On Oil Stores And Refineries

GIVE BRITAIN ALL MONEY THEY WANT--MR. FORD

Mr. Henry Ford, in an interview in De- troit yesterday, said that if Britain needed money he was in favour of "giving - them all they-want."

Mr. Ford added: "It will end the war in a hurry. We did it be- fore and might as

·well do it again.” Reuter.

ITALIAN 'PLANES SHOT. DOWN

Further R.A.E. suc- cesses over Albania were announced in Cairo yes- terday.

Reports received confirm that in addition to two aircraft destroyed by R.A.F. fighters and bombers formations in Albania on Monday, two other enemy aircraft were also destroyed.

Vital Factor In Result Of War

IF GERMANY RUNS short of oil she must stop fighting. It is with this belief uppermost in mind that the R.A.F. shapes its operations. And the R.A.F. know a trick worth two of bombing oil wells.

What this trick is was explained, among other things, by the Minister of Economic Warfare, Mr. Hugh Dalton, at a press con- ference in London yesterday.

The British blockade, said Mr. Dalton, is working well and the enemy is growing un- comfortably short of certain commodities.

Oil, rubber and copper looted | by Germany from occupied terri- tories is now exhausted and Ger- many is back where she was six months ago.

The safety margin of oil in been Germany has not yet touched but she is using more oil than she is producing as a result of R.A.F. attacks on sup plies, storage and the transport system, and disappointing sup- plies are obtained from Russia. Mr. Dalton said he recommend ed targets in Germany to the Air Ministry and always kept oil near the head of the list.

Italian Target No. 1 In Italy Bari had always been In Italian East Africa, Kas- the RA.F.'s number one target, sala was heavily bombed. Bomba which was economically more im- were dropped on enemy forti-portant than Milan, or Turin, as fied positions and a motor tran the most important oil stocks in sport park, was straddled. ‚· all Italy were kept there, British aircraft also. machine-. gunned transport and enemy per- sonnel. Reuter,

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said that as crude.oll was not "very Inflammable, it was non- sense to suggest bombing the Rumanian all wells.

Rather wait until Germany had spent labour and time refining and transporting it, and then bomb it.

Italy First

Italy would feel the pinch even, before Germany, said Mr. Dalton. because she had no synthetic oil plant and there was little doubt her supplies were growing short and she had to get replenishment from Germany.

Mr. Dalton would like to see in- creasing mobilisation of the re- serves of United States produc- tion set aside for Britain and the Allies, and added: "There has been an exchange of views with the United States on the matter." -Reuter

U.S. AIRCRAFT

AROUSE R.A.F. ENTHUSIASM

An-American-built air- craft took the photographs of damaged Italian war ships at Taranto.

"This was officially disclosed last night in a story which stated that 'the RAF, are enthusiastic about the performance of United States aircraft they are now using.'.

These have fought their way successfully through many operations, particularly in the Middle East.

It is stated the RA.F‚‚havë | come to regard with real affection the Lockheed Hudsons, which are proving such a valuable aid to Britain's Coastal Command, and have taken part in hundreds of bombing raids from Norway to the Bay of Biscay. Reuter

DEATH SENTENCES

NINE POLES-HAVE BEEN. SENTENCED TO DEATH AT POZNAN, IN GERMAN-OCCU- PIED POLAND, THE GERMAN WIRELESS STATED YESTER- DAY..

- With 1297 others they were charged with commliting acts of violence against the Germans,

The remainder were sen- tenced to long terms of hard la- bour and imprisonment Reuter.

PATROLS ACTIVE ROUND KASSALA

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British patrols were again ac tive to the north and south, of Kassola inflicting casualties the enemy without loss to them- selves, stated yesterday's GHQ. communique in Cairo.

There is no change in the situation on other fronts, adds the communique. Reuter.

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Close on the heels of America's recent US$100,000,000 loan China the British Government is reported to be considering a £6,000,000 credit to China, ac- cording to Chinese press des- patches in Shanghai this morning. Previously. Britain had granted China a £3,000,000 loan..

Another Chinese report says negotiations for a huge loan from Britain to Russia are proceeding smoothly Reuter,

The Chinese press in Slanghai reports to-day that the Chinese High Command is feverishly preparing for a large-scale gen eral counter-offensive next Spring.

More than 500 trucks recently? arrived from Americà are now stated to be rushing military sup- plies to the northern and south- ern fronts.

Every effort is being made to provide the Chinese forces in all areas with adequate quantities of war material: Reuter,

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