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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 2, 1941

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GEN. WAVELL CHANGES POSTS

Gen. Auchinleck For Middle East Command

TO BUILD

Member Of BIG DRIVE War Cabinet BOMBERS

For Cairo

GENERAL SIR ARCHIBALD WAVELL IS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM CAIRO TO BE- COME COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, INDIA, AND GENERAL SIR CLAUDE AUCHINLECK IS TAKING OVER THE MIDDLE EAST COM- MAND.

AMERICAN 'PLANE. BUILD- ERS' ARE POOLING THEIR RE- SOURCES TO GIVE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN AN UNPRECEDENTED FLEET Ог LONG RANGE FOUR-ENGINE HEAVY BOMBERS REACHING 500. A MONTH, THE AMERI- CAN AERONAUTICAL CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE IN LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCED YES- TERDAY.

Colonel John Jouett, President of the Chamber said that these 'planes could convoy shipping from America to Britain.

The Boeing organisation of Seattle, the Douglas of Santh Monica, California, and the Vega Burbank, California, have agreed on cooperative production of Boeing B-17 bombers. -Reuter.

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This unexpected change in Army com- mands was revealed in two announcements issued by Mr. Churchill from No. 10, Down- ing Street, last night, the second of which dis- FRENCH closed the appointment of Mr. Oliver Lyttel; MISSION ton (formerly President of the Board of

Trade) to represent the War Cabinet in the

Middle East.

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MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO U.S.A.

Mr. Sumner Welles, at a press conference in Washington yester- the day, said that formal recognition by Germany and Italy of the Japanese puppet government of Nan- king, makes по in change whatever. the relations of the with United States China and Japan. Reuter.

RUSSIA'S

TO TURKEY REQUEST

Ankara Radio announced last

"It is understood that TWO MORE ITALIAN night that President Ineunu yes- ¡OF U.S.

these

wartime ap- are pointments, the duration of which depends upon the military situation."

A

GENERALS

communique

issued

terday received M.

in

Benoist Machin, French Minister without Portfolio, who is on a mission to the Turkish capital.

Cairo states: Following the oc- cupation of Ghimbi in Abyssinia on June 27, in addition to Gensee Bertello, General Nam and Bri- The announcement concerning gardier Tosi surrendered with Mr. Lyttelton said: "His Majesty | 245 Italian officers, 194 Italian has been pleased to approve the other ranks and 841 Askaris. appointment of the Rt. Honour- Captured material included six able Oliver Lytte ton to be a Min-field guns. - ister of State, Mr. Lyttelton will be a member of the War Cabinet and will represent the War Cabinet in the Middle East, where he will

behalf

concert of their

the measures necessary for prosecution of the war in

that

Theatre and the conduct of mili tary operations."

New Chief

General Sir Claude Auchinleck, the new Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, was in command of the Allied forces which captured Narvik in the Norwegian paign.

cam-

He has a high reputation for highness in outlook and vigour

in action.

came C. In C., India, carly this year.

British Wireless.

MR. BUMNER WELLES, SISTANT SECRETARY

Wang

Returns Thanks

The Axis de jure recog- nition of the Japanese- sponsored government. at Nanking, was officially communicated by cable from Herr Ribbentrop, on behalf of Hitler, and by Count Ciano, on behalf of Mussolini, congratula- ting

"Prime Minister" Wang Ching-wei "on the healthy growth of new government |China."

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Wang. Ching-wel described the Axis act as a great contribution to world peace,

He said his Government would strive to create a sphere of prus-. perity in East Asia in cooperation with Japan and other nations in the Far East as a contribution to a new world order.

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Early mutual appointments Ambassadors is expected.—Reu-!

AS. ter.

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The announcer said that

DISCLOSED TO. DAY the STATE, French Minister was the bearer THAT RUSSIA HAD MADE THE OVERTURES TO THE of a friendly letter from Marshal FIRST

UNITED STATES FOR SUP. Petain.

MOSCOW

Minister, and the French Charge M. Oumansky, Soviet Ambas- APPEAL TO

conferred

M. Sarajoglu, Turkish ForeignPLIES. d'Affaires were present at the in-sador to Washington,

with Mr. Summer Welles yester- duy on the placing of orders for materials for Russia.

terview.-Reuter.

BRITISH BUDGET POLICY IN A NUTSHELL

Mr. Welles said that the request had been forwarded to other in- terested government departments

DOCTORS

Among the

appeals made

by

but he declined to give details the Moscow radio last night was numbers of regarding the materials wanted, one for increased explaining that the information medical men and women to ensure could not be given as Russia was that the great length of the fight- a belligerent.--Reuter.

ing front would have medical provision.

adequate

Many women students have al- Another ex- SOVIET INTERESTS ready volunteered.

all hortation was addressed to Italian interests in the Soviet Red soldiers to keenly. watch for will be attended to by

wearing. Red Japan; German soldiers and Soviet interests in Italy Army uniforms. They were warn- will be attended to by Sweden, ed that they were fighting a foe says the Swiss Radio quoted by who would try every

THE BRITISH Government's fiscal policy Reuter. Born in 1884, he be- was yesterday put in a nutshell by Sir Kings- ley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking on the third reading of the Budget India in 1904 and it was so mark- in the House of Commons.

He began his army career in

ed with distinction that he was soon spoken of as supreme commander of the Army in India.

a future. He asked the House to regard the Budget as an integral feature of the Government's economic policy, which finds expression also in the limitation of supplies, concentration of

An expedition against rebel- tribesmen which he led in 1995

Ilous. North-West Frontier

trick.Reuter.

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the history of the North-West and price-control.

Frontier

Wavell And Russia.

"The question is not whether revenue amounted to £319,157,- He served in Egypt, Aden, Iraq we can finance, the war, but whe-1988 as compared with £188,109,- and Southern Kurdistan duringther, we shall conduct it in the 450 in, the corresponding period of the Great War Before going to manner calculated to combat in last year. India as C-in-C this year, he nation and thus avoid the severest Income tax reached.. £79,597,989 was G.O.C. in Chief of the South of hardships on all classes. against £23,200,000, while Excess ern Command in England and, was

£40,595,000 in charge of the strengthening-of; "It is, my desire and Inton-Profits Tax realised the defences, on the southern tion-resolutely to fight against against £6,660,000. coast.

Inflation

During the debate, Mr. Pethick. "The current rate of taxation Lawrence described the Budget has been fixed, but to deal with and what the Chancellor had done the inflation gap, we must look as "typically British "-

"Here we are." he continued, to an increase in the rate of "taking burdens and taxation and General Sir Archibald Wavell genuine saying?

conditions existing which were! regarded by the Germans as Bri-

unimaginable a few years back, liant strategy has met with such

not with gloom and despair buti outstanding success in North; Sir Kingsley Wood continued, with a smile and a welcome to the Africa and the Middle East has The policy of genuine savings Chancellor who is castigating us had complete authority in the must be related to rigid economy.

in this violent manner. "AN Middle East land operations for in private affairs; drastic cur Chancellor of the Exchequer sall Replying to the debate, the 12 months.

N tallment of civilian consumption.

Every penny saved and lent to that looking back on the budget A quick thinker, a shrewd judge the nation is an extra, contribu- he could not help feeling astonish- be ment at the manner in which the of inen, and a grout leader, Gen-tion to victory"). eral Wavell knows Russia as well The third reading was adopted burdens imposed had been accept- ng ho knows Africa. He was in without advision-Reuter Russia as Military Attache before.

win's No. 1 general, whose bril-

Rigid Economy

ed..

His object had been to deal the Revolution and he has been Boost In Revenue, fairly with the community in shar- there. several times: since. On the

ing the burden of taxation. It last occasion, his despatches homo.. As the. Finance Bill passed Its was probably the realisation of contained high approval of the third reading, Exchequer returns that fact which accounted for the Red Army's infiltration tactics showed that in the first three general acceptance British Wire-** by parachute-Reuter.

months of the financial year, 1 total cas,

dastardly.

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