1941-01-23 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 23, 1941

Man-Power Debate Speeches

SOME MEMBERS CANADA'S

NOT YET SATISFIED

THE FOLLOWING are representative views expressed in the Commons debate on man-power preceding Mr. Churchill's speech yesterday.

BIG WAR EFFORT

The increasingly great part that Canada is play- ing in the Empire war ef- fort was stressed in Lon- don yesterday by Mr. Vin- cent Massey, High Com- missioner for Canada.

Canada's

naval, strength has

Mr. Clement Davies (Ind.), who was the leading figure in the so-called "ginger group" which operated during Mr. Chamberlain's eight times the personnel and ten Premiership, declared the Government was still doing too little and that property and per- sons must be subjected to greater discipline.

Mr J. J. Lawson (Lab) appeal- ed to members to beware lest they modify or undermine the fine temper and spirit of the great

mass of workers.

Mr. M. S. McCorquodal» (bark- bench Conservative) saud there was a certain uneasiness about the nation's production methods.

That

was obviously felt by Mr. Churchill because of the changes he had made in the Government. But nc. (Mr. Mc- Corquodale) thought the new production plan would work,

NAVY'S

PART IN

LIBYA WAR

OVER 54,000 PRISON ERS AND MANY CAPTURED TANKS IN REPAIRABLE CON- BEEN TAKEN

Summerskill (Lab) DITION HAVE

TO MAIN BRITISH BASES BY

Dr. Edith pleaded for a propaganda effort to make the nation's womanhood | NAVAL UNITS COOPERATING

more war-minded.

Another

Labourite. Mr. A. Woodburn, contended that com pulsion within industry was not necessary and would

utterly fall. Reuter.

ISLANDS LEASED TO AMERICA

Two islands in the Ber- muda group are to be leas.

WITH THE ARMY IN LIBYA, ACCORDING TO AN ADMIRAL- TY COMMUNIQUE IN LONDON YESTERDAY, DESCRIBING THE FLEET'S SHARE IN THE RE- CENT ADVANCE.

Apart from naval bombardments

of Italian positions and the remov-

al of prisoners and booty, the

times the number of ships she had at the beginning of the war, he pointed out, and will continue to increase at the same rate for the next 12 months.

The air-training scheme is well ahead of schedule and the number of officers and other ranks in training is

one-third over

the number anticipated.

Within a few months, produe- tion will be over 70 per cent gira- ter than the peak of the last war. Canada is providing aeroplane frames, 3.7-inch anti-aircraft guns. 25-pounders, anti-tank guns, 5-inch and. 6-Inch naval machine-guns of gur:s,

many types, tanka, 400 army lorries a day, optical instruments, pre- cision Instruments and several millions of shells a month, said Mr. Massey.

AMERICAN

SUPPLIES

TO SOVIET

MOBILISATION

DUTCH TO

OF THE GREEKS BUILD FOOD

IN EGYPT

The Greek Govern- ment has ordered the mobilisation of Greek citizens throughout Egypt between the ages of 20 and 45, says a Cairo message.

The formation of an Army Corps named the "Hellenic Column in Egypt" will follow.

-Reuter.

Not A

Ship Or

Gun Lost

RESERVES

The Netherlands Gov- has made ar- ernment rangements for the pur- chase and storage of food and materials for the ul- timate benefit of the peo- ple of the Netherlands.

When the Netherlands Govern- the ment

to leave was forced country in order to continue their functions on foreign soil the Ne- therlands people were left with ample stored food and raw ma- terials.

The Nazi exploitation of the Ne- therlands and its people, accord- London, ing to Dutch circles in soon reduced all available stocks to a minimum and serious hard- ship is now being experienced by the Dutch populace.

Queen Wilhe.mina has just appointed the Netherlands com- marcial expert Mr. Van Stolk, to whom has been assigned the all purchases task to contract for the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs.

be

A purchasing office will opened in New York and goods will be purchased from the Ne-

"As already announced

therlands East Indies, the British the big convoy which

Empire and America, so that the Government will underwent repeated aerial Netherlands attacks in the Sicilian have sufficient food and raw ma- terials available to start a replen- Straits was destined for ishment in the Netherlands at the Greece," said the Athens first opportunity.—Reuter.

newspaper

"Eleftheron STOCK EXCHANGE

Vima" yesterday.

"It brought a large quantity of

invaluable

material, war

ship er gun was lost.

No

"The British sailors preferred

SLACK

IT

Sentiment on the London Stock

to receive the attacks' full weight Exchange yesterday was cheered and undergo whatever necessary by the latest news in regard

to

Navy played a considerable part, The lifting of the moral loss and damage rather than that Tobruk but the early promise of

it was stated, in supplying troups

in forward positions.

of water were landed in Bardia area for the army's use.

Transport continues to be large-

embargo on the export of a cargo for a small Allied coun

try be reduced however slightly, a resumption of activity failed to Gilt-edged occasion- In one short period. 3.000 tons aeroplanes and air equip-The episode shows with what materialise.

the ment to the Soviet Union self sacrificing spirit the British ally strengthened but industrials is unlikely to affect the Fleet performs its appointed tasks and oils falled to show any de- First duty is individual preserva- finite trend. Among foreign bonds Brazilians were undecided while ly solved by naval cooperation, form of war supplies to tion, whether of ships or crews.

That is the reason why the Bri-Far Easterns, especially Japanese, Wall Street Britain, according to well-sh Fleet is in vincible." tended to go lower. army and air force being landed informed

was quiet.-Reu.er. quarters in Reuter. daily at various points on the Washington.

large quantities of stores and materials of all kinds for the

Libyan coast, and all these opera-

ed to the United States for tions, in which the Australian No orders Russia could place Navy has played a successful part, could be fulfilled before 1943, if

a period of ninety years

have been carried out

to be used as flying-boat loss.-Reuter.

bases.

They are the Morgan and the

Tucker islands.

The Colonial Office states when it was announced that

that

an

agreement had been reached on certain sites which were to be leased to the United States for bases in Bermuda and the British West Indies, it was

stated in

regard to Bermuda, that the Unit- ed States had also asked for the use of one or more islands in the Great Sound.

An agreement had now reached. Reuter.

without then.

SUPREME COURT JUDGE

RESIGNS

is

of

The lifting of the embargo little more than a "fine gesture."

Apart from the moral embar- ga, there are also a number restrictions on the shipment of materials

for necessary

de- fence needs and connected with the plans to make United States Industry into an arsenal for Bri- tain,

Asked at his press conference yesterday whether material ship- ped to Russia might reach Ger- many, Mr. Cordell Hull replied: "I think you will find that the usual interest of this government in that phase of the situation been nolds, of the United States being taken."-Reuter.

Supreme Court, has noti-

EXCHANGE TO BE ATTEMPTED

Mr:

Justice

McRey+

is

fied President Roosevelt BARBAROUS

that he will be retiring on February 1.

Mr. McReynolds has served op the Court for 20 years and is the only Judge whom the Administrae tion has described as "Conserva: tive."

GERMAN TACTICS

R.A.F. SUPPORT

OF ARMY ATTACK

ON TOBRUK

SUPPORTING THE ARMY attack R.A.F. bomb- ers raided Tobruk on the night of Monday, states an R.A.F. communique issued in Cairo yesterday.

Bombs were dropped on anti-aircraft batteries two of which ceased firing, and on cross roads north- east of El Gubbi landing ground.

Violent explosions occurred Several fires were started among buildings.

Burye during; a; night, raid British fighter patrols were camps and forts:

day very active throughout the

ut no contact was made with the

Twelve attacks have His retirement gives. President been made on British air-enemy. Roosevelt an opportunity to make men after they had baled

In Albania; military objec, tives im Elbasan ware raided on IN VIEW OF THE “PRIVA- his sixth appointment to the nine, TIONS SUFFERED BY: WOMEN inan. Count

out of their, machines.. Tuesday, High explosive, and AND CHILD

Incendiary bombs foll within the MEMBERS. OF The Attorney-General, Robert This was disclosed in the Com- PALESTINIAN FAMILIES ME-H. Jackson,, has frequently been mons yesterday, when the Airji target area..

Military buildings and a rail TAINED IN GERMANY THE mentioned, as the next possible Minister, Sir Archibald, Sinclair, BRITISH GOVERNMENT:IS D. candidate:

was asked how many British airway line were hit and there was "DEAVOURING. TO EXPEDITE

men had been shot at by enemyn violent explosion close to the AN INTERCHANGE OF SUCH

alrcraft after they had taken to railway, PERSONS WITH GERMAN WO-

Anti-aircraft opposition, was en- their parachutes. MEN AND CHILDREN AT PRE-

countered and enemy fighters SENT DETAINED IN PALES

wern-active. TINE.

Massawa Raided

Reuter:

US NAVAL APPROPRIATION

Sir Archibald replied there was flim evidence to show that ab least 12 of these contemptible attacks had taken: plass,, in, four of which airmenɛ, may...ş hava been: killagă,

In Italian-East Africa-Massawa was raided on Monday night, the power station and a large factory

at

on

Rhodeslam aireraft machine. gunned enemy motor transport on the road between Ken and Bisba, causing considerable damages

South African.'planes sUCCURS- fully raided Javello, and, stored direct hits on enemy bombers.

returned ... All-, British, bircraft...

safely from all operations -Rev- ter.

HAPPY VALLEY MYSTERY

Action has already been taken, the Under-Secretary for the Col-| onies M C Hall, told the Come

Asked whether in view of the mons yesterday, as a result of

The discovery of an unidenti- being particular targets, The House of Representatives fact that such practice was re-

The railway station at Alshu fled Chinese about 30 years of age which it was hoped, with the gged yesterday prmed a Bill authoris pugnant, to all aimmon, of what was attacked on Monday, bumbs: lying in a pool of blood was made offices of the Chited States Eming the expenditure of £227,000 ever nationality; some representa- bassy, soon, to effect an exchangu 000 to the construction of four ton hrough a neutral over straddling the track while a direct yesterday afternoon in Happy

on a large | Valley. on a reciprocalibasis.

hundred submarine chasers and ment might be made, to the Gerhit was registered Negotiations

The man was found) badik in- somewhat other small craft and for the ex-man or Italian Government Sir puilding wore

Bured and died on the way to protracted but they were pro- pansion of shipbuilding facilities Archival repiladi; he was rat bhadasian. cending as, speedily na poscitis,

Braon-Inden. lofrian ward; mat Edapitál,!! "The But goes, now to the Senate. hopeful of any representations

(-china-minnad, negri Adhd?), 1. Theipalins, arg'i

„investigatingtų. Reuten

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