1940-12-17 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 17, 1940.

CASH INSTEAD OF LOANS

Mrs. Roosevelt Makes Recommendation To U.S.

BRITAIN REQUESTS

FINANCIAL AID

Britain has formally requested financial assistance from the United States, it was learned from a high official source, who refused to be quoted, in Washington yester- day.

The amount and ex- act nature of the re- quest would not be disclosed but it is hinted it could not be defined as an applica- tion for a "loan."- Reuter.

COAL GAS 'PLANE EXPERIMENT

The Italian air force is experimenting with coal

Britain Having To Pay For U.S. "Aid"

OUTRIGHT CASH GIFTS TO BRITAIN RATHER THAN LOANS WERE ADVOCATED BY MRS. ROOSEVELT, WIFE OF THE PRESI- DENT, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN WASH- INCTON YESTERDAY.

Asked where such a gift would come from, she replied "From the Government,” adding: "Ultimately they would come from the poc- kets of you and me.'

PEARL RIVER LATEST

THE JAPANESE AUTHORI- TIES AT CANTON HAVE CON- SIDERABLY MODIFIED THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON PASSENGERS TRAVELLING

FROM HONG KONG TO CAN. FON,

ΤΟ ACCORDING

IN- FORMATION RECEIVED THIS

¦ MORNING.

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Mrs. Roosevelt continued: certain number of people are un- der the impression that we are giving aid to England but we must face the reality. We are being paid.

"Gifts would be less likely to involve the United States in war than loans,

"Sending supplies to Britain has been helpful to the United Stales in that it hus helped to stimulate industry in the interests of United States national defence,

"We do not see there must be reason to talk about toans. We should not make the. mis-

taken we made last time."

Mrs. Roosevelt nodded when

The number of passengers ol- she was asked if she meant that

* Inwed has been increased from

100 to 300 and the quarantine

gas as driving power for period in Canton reduced from aeroplanes.

Tour days to 24 hours.

E The US.K. motor-vessel “Siru-

The Stefani agency said yester- gane Maru" arrives in Hong Kong day that the experiments are be-to-day and will sail for Canton ing carried out at an aerodrome | to-morrow, with accommodation near Milan.

for special, first and second class· passengers only..

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A Breda plane, fitted with 85 horse-power motor, was adapt- ed for the use of coal gas, and the agency states that it took off eas- ily and rose to a height of 150 feet-Reuter.

The ss. Fatshan, has not yet resumed service and this morning it was learned that no schedule had yet been, fixed by Butterfield and Swire, the agents.

hese loans were not repaid. Router.

U.S. TO SELL 24 SHIPS

The United States Mari- time Commission an. nounced yesterday that 24 laid up merchant ships will be offered for sale on January 7.

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It is expected a bid will made by the British Purchasing Commission.

The ships to be sold range from some just under 8,000 tone to the 23,000-ton Goorge Washington, which was form- orly a German vessel,

Terms of sale provide for trans- fer of the ships to foreign flags provided this is done within six months-Reuter.

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BETWEEN SISTERS

Convicted of damaging a win- dow, Tai Yiu-king, 50, married woman, was bound over by Mr Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon this morning.

Accused was alleged to have thrown stones at a show case, which belonged to her younger sister.

The police said the sisters had had quarrels in Canton. Accused was alleged to have broken the windows of her sister's shop several times.

YOUTH CAUGHT IN THE ACT

Pleading gulity to a charge of attempting to breuk into a joss- stick shop in Pine Street, Tong Yat-yau, 18, whs placed on a $10 bond for one ser und ordered to bo expelled from the Colony by Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon this morning. “

Det.-Sgt. W. G. Morrison' said

a Chinese constable saw acctised

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accused but the two accomplices escaped..