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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 16, 1940.

GERMANY WORRIED ABOUT THE RESCUE

OF ITALY

THE GERMAN PRESS, which for weeks

...

* has maintained an exaggerated indifference to the plight of the Italians, yesterday assured the German people that all would come right in the end.

WELFARE OF BOMBED EVACUEES

The Minister of Health,

Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, in a broadcast yesterday, praised householders in reception areas for the way in which they are en-

cuees from bombed areas during the winter.

Thus, the "Voelkische Beobachter" said that "in German opinion, the situation insuring the welfare of eva-

Greece and Egypt gives no ground for an-

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has

The paper adds that "this estim

Mr: Macdonald said, that in one ate is made with full knowledge | civil defence, region which of Italian war potential.”**

borge zome, of the brunt of the The puper poses, the questions... peaceful thyasion of mothers and Are the Italians to be worn down children, some 200 large houses more quickly than the Germanis? have been lent by bwners or re- Lest any readers might be tempt-quisitioned as hospitals, nurseries, ed to think of several reasons for maternity, homes and so on. Oyer answering "yes," the paper quickly 100 viljage halls in this aren áre adds ano her question: Do thin use as mother's clubs, com- English really believe that Germunal feeding centres, etc., and many will merely look on while over 1,200 smaller houses have Italy is worn down?

been taken over. -

(By A Correspondent)

The paper scoffs at the English Worthy of their fellows for thinking that because Germany in other parts of the has not intervened she will leave.

Italy in the lurch. country where bombs

"Military matters receive sober have fallen, London's thought in Germany," says the A.R.P. workers have shown, their true value during the recent air raids.

hair-

an

'Nazi newspaper.

Germany's Problem

majority (of evacuees) are settling **The miracle by which the vast down with tolerable comfort in strange surroundings has been performed by the resourcefulness and kindness of tens of thousands of householders, voluntary-work- ers

and officials: These house- holders and helpers are playing an essential part in the historio de-. fence of Britain."-British Wire-

In London, of course, it has Icng been realised that Goress. many, cannot afford. to leave Laly in the lurch and that the cey thing that has delayed. HILA ler has been the difficulty, off helping, Italy, without Involving. the Axis as a whole. In even more disastrous consequences.. A great deal of thought - sober. or otherwise - must-have, been. spent in Berlin on the problemṛ Hackett under fire was as cool of aid for Italy. as a cucumber.

After one of the most raising trips in my life hour's ride in a taxicab in South London during the height of the bombing I pay tribute to the unbelieveable courage of London's A.R.P. services and to Albert Hac- kett. a typical Cockney taxi-cab driver.

I chartered his cah in the West End. "Will you drive me to South London?" I asked him.

"Yus. 'Op in," he replied. We made a detour to avoid the.

But the Germans now seem to have found it impossible to lie any longer that nothing

has gone wrong, and so the Nazi press has been put up. to say:.-—

There is no cause, for anxiety.

TREASURY CONTROL OF SECURITIES

·THE TREASURY- ANNOUNC- ED YEHTERDAY" THAT IN Elephant and Castle. Suddenly If there is, Germany will put at CONTINUATION OF THE PO- we ran into heavy and Incendiary | right. If things do go very wrong TION A FURTHER GROUP OF LICY ALREADY IN OPERA-

AMERICAN DOLLAR SECURI- TIES HAS BEEN TRANSFER-

'VESTING" ORDER -UNDER THE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS.

bombs,

for Italy in the Western Desert Men of the A.R.P. sprang on and Italy cannot. be aided by to the running boards of my Germany, it will not really matter. Laxicab, which they comman- as the whole affair is of no im-RED TO THE TREASURY BY A deered, and directed us to where portance, anyhow! the Incendiaries had fallen. The men, in teams of three, with

a stirrup pump, attacked a bomb.

Some were made harmless in less than a minute.

Cab Roof Goes

Hackett and I were. allowed to operate a pump and we put out our fires in good time.

Then came further showers of 'Molotov breadbaskets."

Reuter.

M. LAVAL'S ARREST

The now Order sets out sterling. prices to be paid by the Treasury In arriving, at these prices allow- ance has been made for the fact that one month will clapse from the date of acquisition orders to the due date of payment.. THERE HAS BEEN NO MEN- Arrangements. have been made TION OF THE CHANGE OF whereby whole or part of the FLANDIN FOR LAVAL OVER amount payable may be subscrib- GERMAN-CONTROLLED RADIO ed to two and half per cent. Na- STATIONS IN OCCUPIED tional: War Bonds 1945/7. (Bank FRANCE,

of England or Post Office issues)

Ten minutes later, we had our

It is now reported that M. Laval for three per cent. Defence Bonds narrowest escape. A plane slim-- med the top of a barrage balloon was arrested even before the an- (Post Office issue),

nouncement of his dismissal. His and dropped a bomb so near that house has been taken over and 60 to 70 securities.

The list contains the names of the roof of the cab was blown his papers searched. Reuter. Wireless

off and the cab rocked.

For the first time Hackett lat off steam in real Billingsgate. But after examining bls.cab he went on driving as well as ever. I last saw him taking home a group of dazed', bank clerks who had lain in a gutter with their arms over their heads when a high explosive bomb struck: the road 25ft. away from them:

MARRIED UNDER AN ARMED GUARD

An interned Austrian has been married with: nn- armed escort at. his side had a two-hour honey mbon and went back to an intern ment camp..

He war Dr. Georgo. Zak, twenty-six-year-old' Austrian re- fugee, who was married-af Hampstead Reglater Ollo: to Miss Ilse Sachs, aged twenty-six, u German subject, of Adamson Road, Hampslegd.

.... There was a imall priva è wel- ding breakfast at a friend's, home.. A friend told a reporter "Dr. Zak and his bride, first met:| in Vienna, where she was-e-stu- dent in his hospital. They have been engaged. for som2 tima.

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