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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 19, 1941.

ISOLATION HOLDS FLOOR Sharp Attacks On Roosevelt Policy In Senate

ENEMY

BOMBER

CATCHES TARTAR

An Admiralty com- munique states: "An enemy aircraft

was

shot down in the North Sea early yes- terday morning by the minesweeping trawler Stella Rigel.

When the enemy aircraft approached and circled the mines- weeping trowler the commanding officer himself opened fire. He scored hits imme- diately and the enemy aircraft exploded in the air.

There were no survi- vors from the enemy aircraft and no casual- ties were sustained by the trawler." tish Wireless.

Bri-

MINESWEEPER

SUNK

C

Gamble' On GREECE

British Victory!

GATHERING FOR KEREN

APPROVES ASSAULT

Greek opinion has re- SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") ceived the Turco - SUBSTANTIAL REINFORCE- Bulgarian pact favour-MENTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ably, judging from com- TREA IN PREPARATION ments in yesterday morn- ITALIAN STRONGHOLD, SAYS

The Athens papers point out that it is emphasised in the de-

OPENING THE opposition's attack in the Senate on the Lease and Lend Bill yesterdaying's newspapers. Senator Clark (Missouri) said he saw the Bill as a gamble “upon the one card of complete British victory, taking the United States to the very brink of war.

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claration that the agreement "without prejudice to contracted undertakings with regard to other

countries."

The declaration, it is added, is governed by the spirit of "good neighbourly relations and, as the Turkish Foreign Minister stated, it is capable of a further drawing

sirable complications.--Reuter.

THE KEREN SECTOR IN ERI- FOR THE FINAL ASSAULT ON THE

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED IN CAIRO.

Is

Resistance in this region

but the R.A.F. is strong, tributing powerfully to the bat- tering which the Italian defen- ders are getting.

South In southern Abyssinia, African and Imperial troops are of Addis now within 105 miles

News Service.

"As much as I admire the heroism of the British in the defence of their own island I am entirely unwilling to commit this country of the Balkans away from unde- Ababa, the capital. International to the defence of the British Empire around the world.

"

Senator Clark

that urged American taxpayers should not be asked to make sacrifices by the adoption of measures which Can- ada, New Zealand and Australia were not called upon to enact.

Hopes for a relatively quiet approval of the Bill by the Sen- ate were ralaed when Senator did Clark sald the opposition not desire to prolong the debate unduly and referred to "a few brief days."

the

Opponents of the Bill held floor of the Senate throughout the day.

"War G.H.Q.” Senator Vandenberg. though emphasising his personal support

of aid for Britain, declared White House

the

world.

Senator Gerald Nye, who fol- lowed, asked whether President was entertaining the Roosevelt

of a permanent alliance notion with Britain.-Reuter.

FIREWOOD

RAMP

CONTINUES

had become "the A further increase in

The Admiralty (says a Reuter general headquarters for the se- the price of firewood was

rable from London)

announces

that the minesweeper Huntly has been sunk. Next of kin have been informed.

LONDON

cond World War."

He asserted the Bill would registered this morning make President Roosevelt pow when 18 catties were quot-

ed for one dollar.

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"Government is definitely lak- ing steps to relieve the

acut situation: by importing firewood.” dec'ured Mr. W J. Anderson, Con- troller of Stores, to the "China Mail to-day.

Mr. Anderson also disclosed that the first shipment by Government is expected in the Colony within the next week from Sandakan.

ASKED WHETHER THE PRICES WILL BE STABILISED BY GOVERNMENT, MR. AN- DERSON REPLIED THAT THIS QUESTION WAS STILL BEING CONSIDERED BY GOVERN- MENT.

Suggestion in well-informed quarters is that import costs prove that the increase in firewood prices is undisguised profiteering, and that prices have been forced up in the last few days to enable the profiteers to reap a further harvest before prices are controll- ed.

U.S. NOT IMPRESSED

"THE UNITED STATES IS FAR MORE INTERESTED IN THE DEEDS OF OTHER NA- TIONS THAN IN THE STATE-! MENTS SOME OF THEIR SPOKESMEN MAY MAKE."

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BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT TUESDAY THREE JAPANESE DESTROYERS WILL TAKE SUPPLIES TO PAKNAN, AT THE MOUTH OF THE BANGKOK RIVER, 15 MILES FROM BANG- KOK. ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCE-

MENT.

YO- THE DESTROYER GURE IS ALREADY IN PAKNAN, THE ARIKAE WILL BE THERE FROM THURSDAY TO SATURDAY AND THE MIGURE WILL BE IN PAKNAN FROM SUN- DAY TO TUESDAY.

THE JAPANESE NAVAL ATTACHE SOUGHT THE THAI NAVAL COMMAN- DER-IN-CHIEF'S PERMIS- SION FOR THE DESTROY- ERS VISIT. REUTER.

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