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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 25, 1941.
ROOSEVELT PROMISE OF AID TO RUSSIA
THE UNITED STATES will give all possible aid to Russia. Přesident Roosevelt, making- this declaration at his-press_con-
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mined yet what form the help would take.
He pointed out it was impossible to say what the United States would do until it was known what Russia wanted. No list of Rus- sian needs had yet been submitted.
Probably, when it was submitted, it could not be filled by taking it "down to a department store.".
BRITISH WAR COSTS
Notwithstanding
be
Only things immediately avail- able for supplying, the President suid, were such things as socks and shoes; it would take a long time to full orders for aircraft.
The President had no Idea
priorities could whether granted to expedite the manu facture of aircraft for Russia. He said he did not know what the Soviet credit released by the Treasury might be used for, but he supposed Russia would be the allowed to buy things in the Unit-
President Roosevelt said noth-
All Aid Possible
of
generous supplies receiv-ed States with them. ed from the United ing to amplify the statement States
on States policy made under the Lease United
Monday by Mr. Sumner Welles. and Lend Enactment, Britain is still spending £10,250,000 daily on the war, and her national expenditure under all heads is at the rate of £4,400,000,000 per year.
NAZI RIGHT
OF WAY
A new traffic code for German-occupied France gives all Ger-
י
man troop: vehicles right of way at cross- roads and prohibits drivers from breaking through marching. troops.
R-A-F. SCORES
77 FOR 9
The Fighter Com- mand's second sweep over Northern France brought
All he could say was the United the Command's daylight States was going to give all aid total for the last three she possibly could to Russia.
The President declined to days to 77 enemy aircraft answer a question whether Rus- for the loss of nine of our sla came within the category of nations which could be aided fighters with four pilots under the Lease and Lend Act. safe. This was disclosed in the Com-
He also declined to say whether mong yesterday when the House Russia might pay cash for defence without a division voted a credit items or operate under the Lease of £1,000,000,000 for the Army, and Lend terms.-Reuter. Air Force, Navy and Ministry of Supply.
The Chancellor of the Ex- chequer declared that compared with February, when the last £1,000,000,000 was voted, there had been a further Increase in the rate of expenditure on the war. Britain's foreign expen- diture had naturally fallen, but domestic expenditure had been correspondingly increased.
FARMING DRIVE IN BRITAIN
The latest effort of Investors, he said, were con- Goebbels' propaganda tributing nearly £40,000,000 machine to impress agri-
every week, but a further effort
in this direction was still possible Culturat populations by and a new drive would be launch-dropping, pamphlets from
expand throughout the
ed to
country a network of savings aeroplanes to the effect groups and an increase in the that Britain is nearing
rate of individual saving.
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BRIDGE GUARDED
SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"
The Japanese naval landing party yesterday carried out strict searches of all traffic and pedes- trians crossing Garden Bridge in Shanghai.
Foreign women were frisked as widespread "precautions started following the murder of an elder ly. Chinese named Hu th Hong- Kew.
The Japanese spokesman claim ed the Japanese had learned that Chungking, “Blue Shirt" terrorist groups had penetrated Hongkow were preparing new
and
assassinations.
In one sweep, when opposition was not so heavy, seven enemy aircraft were shot down.
Far more fighters tried to in- tercept our forces the second time
the they went over, states
Air Ministry news service,
Oùr pilots' reply was to shoot more of them down. Only one of our fighters was lost on the second operation and the pilot of that baled out and was picked up safely from the sea.
After the first sweep the pilot of one Polish-squadron-had-ex- pressed disappointment at "the small number of ME's avall. able."
They were luckler the second time for they ran into some of the fiercest fighting of the day and shot down seven ME's, two of them of the 109F This: (brought the type:
last squadron's scare for the two-days to~14:~
down two.
led
A wing commander, who starvation was directed another squadron against a forma- at an audience who them-tion of 15 to 20 ME: 109F's shot selves are working to The first blew up as his cannon make the position quite Messerschmidt became wedged in shells hit and a bit of the
the reverse.
his own aircraft and was still According to the Agriculture there when he landed. British Ministry about four million acres Wireless. of grassland have been ploughed |
up in two years
The cattle population is still in the neighbourhood of the pre- war record. Sheep are high in'
numbers.
More fertilisers ---have been spread on that land in the past twelve months than ever before
In British history.
CHUNG KING SHOWS ITS
SYMPATHIES
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"}
The remaining grassland has been improved and is now do- Ing a considerably bigger Job acre for acre than formerly. Thousands of acres have been
THE CHUNGKING PRESS, reclaimed, thousands of miles of
TOMM SHOW TOR ditches have been cleared out APPARENTLY and columns of tractors nearly CHINA'S SYMPATHY 100,000 strong are preparing for RUSSIA, IS PLAYING UP RE
|PORTS: "OF SOVIET BORDER the harvest offensive.
Corn has taken on fresh life.MILITARY SUCCESSES AND Hay promises not to be so bad MR. CHURCHILL'S PIEDGE AND IS IGNORING GERMAN after all
CLAIMS
Even at the peak of the last war the country did not look more rich with foodcerops than it does to-layBritish Wireless. §
BOUNDARY STREET CAR MISHAP
.1
Vernacular newspapers...¦ urge the United States "to send an air force to Russia; as it is not practical for Britain to do so, anu also to clip Germany's swing, namely Japan, before It Is too late: International News Sér-
NO RAIDS OVER ENGLAND
Japancao, Chinese and for olgn. men and women alike Were searchod-by-naval lands ing party contrios: The precautions.
were also Intended to safeguard the funeral Flight Lieutenant AJR procession for the lato Deputy Moss, Superintendent of Kai Police Commissioner Agaki, Tak Air. Port, was involved in
An omului Al Ministry com- As Chinese constables lined then motor acoldent last evening in streets In honour of the late Boundary Street. He stated that munique states. No hostile Japanese police chief, the Settle-while driving along the road activity over this country had been ment authorities attended the another car ahead of him, swerved reported up to I p.m. (Tuesday), funeral which was one of the suddenly to the middle of the rond One enemy bomber was destroy- most impresalve ever held in 'and he was unable to avoid uød, in a small ehemy attack on were this country last night."-British Shanghai International News collision. Both vehicles
Wireless.. Service.
slightly damaged,
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