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No. 32.075

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1941

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INSIST ON

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Australia's Choicest

BUTTER

SHARP VERBAL WAR

OVER LEND

LEND AND LEASE Heated Language ITALIAN

COLONY

BUDGET In Senate Debate DEFENCE

SLASHED AXIS NAVAL

Hong Kong's Budget estimates for the year beginning April 1st, 1941,

has been slashed by near-| ly two million dollars ast the result of re-examina- tion by the Select Com- mittee of Legislative Council.

Although no precise details of the cuts are likely to be made avail- able until Thursday's Budget de- bate, they affect principally, the Harbour Department and works provided under the heading of Public Works Extraordinary.

This much is disclosed Government's publication this

by

morning of the draft Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding $52,483,294 to the public service of the Colony in 1941-42, which represents a reduction of about $1,750,000

on the Estimates s

originally drafted.

Charitable

services have re- ceived an additional $10,000 as a

of the review by

the

result

Select Committee

and an addi-

tional $100,000 appears under the head of Miscellaneous Service.

The Harbour Department, however, has suffered a cut of $600,000, the Medical Depart | ment of just over $100,000 and Public Works Extraordinary, a cut of $1,150,000.

To these items have to be add- ed $6,000,000 Military Contribu- tion, $2,159,421 on account Public Debt. and provision for further expenditure of $832,000

of

to be met out of the Waterworks Renewals

and Improvement3

Fund.

VIOLENT SWOOP BY R.A.F.

CHIEFS IN CONFERENCE

It Was announced in Berlin yesterday that Admiral Raeder, Commander-in-Chief of the German navy, and Admiral Riccardi, Secretary of State for the Italian navy, con- ferred at Merano, Italy, on Thursday and Friday last week.

The official German news agency says: "A thorough exchange of views on the conduct of the war against England, which was carried on in a spirit of comradeship, sulted in complete un- animity."--Reuter.

re-

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

A BITTER CONFLICT OVER WHETHER THE UNITED STATES SHOULD ENTER THE WAR FLARED UP IN THE SENATE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DEBATE ON THE LEASE AND LEND BILL YESTERDAY.

As the crowded galleries hissed and ap- plauded Senator Taft started a heated ex- change when he branded the majority leader, Senator Barkley's opening plea for swift pas- sage of the measure as “a forceful plea for a declaration of war.

"

Senator Barkley denied Sena-

tor Taft's interpretation, saying: BID FOR

"I do not favour war. I am op- posed to the United States going Lo war.

"I want Hitler defeated over- seas by our aid so that we will not have to go to war here. will cross our bridges as we reach

them.

now.

We

AXIS SHIPS

CRACKS

¡SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAILS):

The Greeks yesterday attacked on the entire front in one of the war's fiercest offensives, placing the ancient Hellenic “wings of victory" over the central Albanian peaks.

It is claimed in Athens that the Italian defences cracked at sever-' al points, with the Fascists în full. retreat in a number of sectors,

The Tepelini-Glavà highway, scene of a bitter battle on Sun- day, was found strewn with the corpses of thousands of Italians. The 11th Italian Army Corps, (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") | defending the Tepelini region, was PRIVATE CONCERNS IN THE routed with only 20 or 30 survi- UNITED STATES ARE REPORT- Vors In some companies. Inter- ED TO BE IN NEGOTIA-national News Service.

TION FOR THE PURCHASE OF ITALIAN AND GERMAN SHIPS WHICH ARE LAID UP AT PRESENT IN UNITED STATES HARBOURS.

"I would not vote for war

Whether that time ever 20 comes

am not such a. prophet that I can forcade. "I SAY THAT A WORLD EN- SLAVED IS WORSE THAN DEATH. WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR US TO FIGHT WE WILL FIGHT.”

confident

is Senator Barkley the Bill will pass within a fart night, with a vote of about to 25.--International News Ser

vice.

MR. MATSUOKA REITERATES

JAPAN'S POLICY

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) MR. MATSUOKĄ, Japanese Foreign Minister stated in the Diet yesterday that Japan did not claim leadership in East Asia but that she was capable of such leadership.

He said that Japan would never abandon her policy of establishing (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"}}

an East Asiatic SWARMS OF BRITISH BOM-| order, BERS HAVE BLASTED NESTS OF GERMAN DIVE BOMBERB Mr. Matsuoka admitted a dead- IN BICILY, AS WELL AS lock in the negotiations with the ITALIAN BAbeb in albANIA, Dutch East Indies, but said that ITALY AND AFRICA, LEAVING he expected trade talks with the AS SWATH OF DAMAGED. Dutch East Indies-to-be resumed

PLA ESAND WRECKED shortly

list of targets y gazeteer of Italian Medifer and African possessions. The assault was conden

Catania and Brindisi, tional News Service.

WEATHER - FORECASTI

winds, moderate, tó

foccasional rain."

SANTANDER HAVOC

SPECIAL TO “CHINA

The Vice-Minister for Foreign Affaire, Mr. Hohashi, outlined A third of Santander has been Japan's alts in the South Seas destroyed in the huge Ore, which and said it was hoped to achieve broke out yesterday morning and these nims by peaceful negotia--is still raging, ke tions. He admitted that war. The authorities hope to control would, on the other hand, bring the fire by nightfall unless com- disaster to the nation, but said plications develop.".

that Japan would resist any et-At least 100 have been killed tempt to hinder the proper solu-and injured and 30,000 rendered dah; 'tion-International News,

homeless:|: International:-News

vice/

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It is believed that a sale is pos- sible on a dollar basis and with Government permission.

MR. OSHIMA IN GERMANY

to

The Japanese Ambassador Germany, Mr. Oshima, arrived in Berlin yesterday with a large staff, As the ships may eventually go Berlin reports that while cross- ton that United States to Britain, it is stated in Washing-ing Soviet Russia a special coach

Govern-had to be arranged ment will not put up any ob-Soviet in order: to stacles.International News Ser-the Ambassador and

vice.

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