1941-02-19 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 19, 1941.

Britain Warned To Prepare For New Rationing Orders

NECESSITY OF CARE

ENORMOUS DAMAGE AT SANTANDER

The fire which de- vastated Santander is now under control.

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First estimates place the damage £6,250,000.

The Bank of Spain building, though in the middle of the fire area, was undamaged.

--Reuter.

BRITAIN'S HIGHER ESTIMATES

WITH SHIPPING

REVIEWING BRITAIN'S food situation in the House of Lords yesterday Lord Wool- ton, the Food Minister, said Britain would have to be ready for much greater restrictions than had yet been experienced but said that though Britain had lost ships and would lose more ships she had not lost command of the seas and would still import.

"We shall," he said, "find the importing capacity of this country reduced because of the care it is necessary for us to take of our ships. Food supplies brought to this country are not in imminent danger of air attack.

"Our port facilities, which have reduced been reduced, will be

Our merchant sea- still further. inen have neither lost their skill, rourage nor enterprise. They will bring ships to these shores.

and no

"I believe dock labourers shipyard workers will spare efforts to see that these ships are unloaded quickly and speedily re- paired m shipyards if needs be."

Animal Protein

were holding in Britain powder- ed milk so that in the event of an emergency we would be able to secure the supply of milk to the public.

11 had also been decided to bring oranges to Britain to the greatest extent of our capacity. Router.

Army Rations Queried

The debate on the food situa- Liott

Viscount Was raised by Bledisloe, who asked if Govern- to the night were satisfied N

the

Lo

the

Members of the Polish Air Force, these men of a Polish squadron of the R.A.F. fought the enamy over their own coun- try and afterwards continued the fight in France with the Ar- mee de l'Air. They were formed Into นก R.A.F. operational squadron only a few months ago but quickly obtained fame. for in the month of September they shot down a record bag of 109 enemy aircraft, including 10 Dorniers and 3-Mes 109 de- finitely destroyed and two more Dorniers and two more Mea probably destroyed. In a single day. Their total tally of rald- tre is now over 126. This squadron is led by British flight commanders and a major of the Polish Air Force. Photo shows two ace Polish pilots with F/Lt. J. A. Kent, A. F. C. and newly awarded the D.F.C., one of the British flight comman- dert.

Conyright, Fox).

DARLAN U.S.Navy AGAIN IN PARIS

Chief Cautious

Stating we had grown luxurious and naist be ready for greater re-

ex- | prospective. availability during strictions than we had yet perienced, Lord Woollon said: "the current year of all essential

in sufficient quantity A considerable increase may say without undue optimism feuds

the that om bread position is strung." | provide adequate rations for in the cost of running cer-

the fighting Stating that Britain's greatest civilian population,

Dawson tain Government depart-weakness was, animal protein, Lord ferees and indispensable animals.

expressed Woolton continued that in the last

Admiral Darlan arrived ments appears in the War we had considerable supplies | view there should be more near 1941 estimates, in a votejo bacon, cheese, eggs and meat equitation between food granted in Paris yesterday after-

civilians forces and to from the Low Countries which to on account presented in were not available to us in this particularly as this was a totali-noon: object of his visit is

being kept a secret but possible the House of Commons war.

in which civilians con- "It would be wrong of me not kind

tributed il larger measure of well-informed quarters in United States. warships yesterday.

to disclose that 1 am greatly

than ever i efore, Не

Paris say he will confer could be transferred to concerned about the shortage of fighting

review of

with some of these commodities and asked therefore for a

Pierro Britain, Admiral Stark, Army rations. Lord particularly choose," said

Replying on the

Chief, told debate Lord.

U.S. Navy Woolton.

newspapermen in Wash ington yesterday:

are

The

Foreign Office estimates with £834,769, compared £474,917 for the

ended

March 31, 1941.

The

year

Colonial and

Dominions

tarian Wish

the first

of its

once

more

on Admiral Darlan's first talk arrival was with the Vichy en- voy. the Comte de Brinon,

Referring to certain ships used Woolton referred to the dangers Laval.

Mediter- Office estimates are up.

to take troops to the

used to India and Burma services are ranean, which formerly expected to cos! £2,180,743 bring meat to Britain, Lord Wool- the Me- an estimate for the pre- ton added: "As long as

diterranean campaign is on I sec no possibility of our getting these increasing the ships back or of

against sent year of £2,116,319.

The estimate for broadcasting is, for the coming year, £5,600,000, against £4,700,000,

Token Votes

meat ration,

Dual Purpose Crops "But meat is not our only form of food. We have potatoes, we have A number of departments pre-vegetables, we have oiled futs. sent only token votes for their we have so much oll in this coun- expenditure, including the Minis-j tries of Aircraft Production, try that we can go on for a long "We have also milk, and with all these things we can get the energy, food and health wo

need,

Economic Warfare, of Shipping| and of Supply.

The secret service is represent- ed in a token vote of £100.

The civil and revenue depart- ment estimates for the coming year total £534,298,535 compare with £522,542,588 for the year ending March 31. Reuter.

time.

remarked of the submarine and that the problem was to get most essential foods into the country, So long as people knew the pro- blems and knew they were being handled impartially and with courage and foresight they would face up to them.

it.

It is indicated that other sub- Jects than Laval's personal posi- tion may be reviewed.

Asked whether it was further that

"Not for the moment but what will happen.

later I cannot tell.

what

In Admiral Darlan's talk with Marshal Petain and General

"Trying to legislate for Huntziger it was thought the

may happen six months from now defence aspect of France's reis impossible. The world is full jatlong with Germany must have of surprises these days.”

been considered. Meanwhile the German-controll-

Fortified Bread Assisted by scientific advice he had secured that there would oe

Earlier Admiral Stark had called at the White House whore. an adequate supply of white bread

its he conferred with President for those whom some considereded Paris radio has renewed

closer Roosevelt, but he declined to were ill-advised enough to desire threatening campaign_for

There would also in months "collaboration" with Germany. state the purpose of the vialt,

that "It would seem

France, He was accompanied by Rear- to come be fortified bread and in

Gormley, who visited this the authorities were follow-distrusting Germany, only makes Admiral ing the Americans who were al- i superficial promises of collabora-Britain a few months ago.-Reu- ready engaged in this fortification |tion with a number of mental re-ter. "We have asked farmers to of bread. For others there would servations,' one speaker said. produce those crops which will be whole meal bread in quan- | Reuter. make our dairy herds and cattle tities to meet their needs. as little dependent on imported food as possible, beans, kale and dual purpose crops.

Simpler Living

PRINCE EDWARD RD.

"Carrots have become part of "It is impossible for any nation HOUSES ROBBED the national diet, while our sup-to wage war and live up to the plies of fruit, either home grown standards we have grown accus- Mr. A. Gourdin, of No. 271, or from other countries, will not tomed to. We must be ready for Prince Edward Road, second floor, be more than 50 per cent of what greater restrictions. We shall have and to go oack to the days of simpler reported the theft of clothing they have been in the past, valued at $33 from his residence therefore the importance of

the living when we depended on our yesterday, Mr. W. D. Joyce, of carrot is very clear to those who own land and when in it we grew has No. 209, Prince Edward Road, are considering problems

the very healthy race that reported that clothing valued at nected with vitamins in the

na-made the modern world of to-day $10 had been stolen from his tional diet. residence.

WEATHER REPORT The Royal Observatory. reports that the enticyclone has moved in- to the Pacific, pressure being high- est to the east of Hokkaido and relatively low over south-west China and Tongking.

The Onion

con-

"The Ministry of Agriculture has arranged for the planting of 30,000 acres of carrots this year,

RAID ON SUEZ CANAL

VICTIM URGES LENIENCY

Ho Kit-chi, 20, was bound over

Enemy 'planes raided by Mr. G. T. Lowry this morning,, the Suez Canal area early for stealing $39 from Dr. Lee yesterday morning, it is Hotin, Room No: 206, Chinh Build-

ing, yesterday. announced in an official According to Sub.-Inspector T.) communique in Cairo.

K. Whelan, defendant stole the money from a box during Dr. We shall be no worse either in

Bombs were dropped but "there Lee's absence. body or in mind for great depen-

He was formerly dence on things we can grow.

was no damage or casualties:

employed there as an office böy, The communique · adds that Dr. Lee, for the defendant, ask-. Our plans for home production

sounded ined the Court to give him a chance, and for importation are carefully alarms were also

other eastern parts of He explained that Ho used to be co-related. Agricultural policy has certain

Reuter. The Lower Egypt. out to plan.

a good honest worker, but... had changed since he got mixed up with gamblers.

the

41 do not know whether been worked onions are part of the national agricultural committees of diet or not but their scarcity country have been told just what has at any rate provided a na- we want and the evidence of the tional joke.

last year has demonstrated quite farmers will leave "I have asked for the planting clearly that

nothing in their capacity. undone Dealing with the maintenance for our nation's needs."

REGARDING MILITARY RA- of existing stocks of pigs, poultry

BULGAR-HUNGARIAN of 14,000 acres of onions."

CULTURAL PACT

A cultural agreement between Hungary and Bulgaria was signed yesterday, according to Budapest "radio‘quoted by Reuter.

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ANGLO-AMERICAN COLLABORATION

FOUND HANGED IN PUBLIC LATRINE

MR. AVERELL HARRIMAN, and cattle, Lord Woolton said it TIONS. LORD WOOLTON SAID THE AMERICAN FINANCIER, IS

The body of a man was found. very important that was

ΤΟ WE REPRESENTATIONS

THE TO PROCEED TO ENGLAND should not attempt to maintain | MILITARY, AUTHORITIES ON WITHIN A FORTNIGHT TO EX- hanging inside a public latrine in mare cattle in Britain than we LINES SUGGESTED BY LORD PEDITE DEFENCE ARRANGE- Hollywood Road early this morne

ing could successfully feed.

DAWSON HAD BEEN MET MENTS.

President Roosevelt announced. The body was discovered by Fifty-three cases (one imported)

WITH A CORDIAL RESPONSE of tuberculosis, nine of dysentery,

AND IT WOULD NOT BE LONG this at his press. conference yes-Chinese woman, who screamed

that SOMETHING WAS terday and indicated

·Mr. and fainted. two of typhoid and one each; of. In conclusion he remarked that BEFORE

A large crowd gathered outside meningitis and measles were no he had arranged for the importa-DONE TO MEET CRITICISM SO Harriman will handle such ques....

MADE. tifled to the Health Authorities tion of all the powdered milk we FAIRLY

BRITISH tionis as British defence estimates, and the body was removed to, yesterday.

could get from overseas, and we WIRELESS.

priorities and contracts.-Reuter the Mortuary,

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