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TO M.P.S.

Street yesterday, the Prime Minister received PREMIER'S PLEDGE the "Torch of Victory," emblem of Canada's Victory War Loan which, after travelling across the Dominion, has now been flown to England by a Bomber 'plane.

The Torch, which was inscribed "part of the tools of the Canadian Victory Loan, 1941" was presented to the Prime Minister by Mr. Ian Mackenzie, Canadian Minister of Pensions.

He also presented a scroll sign- ed by the Governor-General of Canada, the Earl of Athlone, the Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Mackenzie King, the Premiers of nine Canadian provinces and by other distinguished citizens who took part in the war loan cam- paign, pledging Canada's journey to the end of the road, no mat- ter how long and toilsome,

He also gave the Prime Minis- ter a letter from the chairman of the C adion War Loan Commit-

tev.

Mr. Winston Churchill, in acknowledging the gifts, said:

"I am much affected by the kind-

U.S. AND

ENTRY INTO

Everyone

Mr. Winston Chur- chill received a great ovation from back- bench Conservative M.P.s when he was entertained at lunch in London recently by the 1922 Committee About 150 members were present.

Minis-

The Prime ter's declaration, dur- ing his speech, that "we shall let no party surpass us in the sacri- fices we make," was loudly cheered.

WAR.

is against

ness and the message you bring war, just as everyone is ANTI-SOVIET

me, and by the emblem which

has been carried so far overland, against sin, said Pre- through the air and over the seasident Roosevelt at his

"It has come here to represent

another impulse of the new et- Press Conference held at fort which Canada is making in Hyde Park, near New all these months and years of storm.

"I cannot thank you enough for all you have said about me which I shall labour to deserve without any expectation of achieving such high results.

Proud Welcome "But at any rate in this old house and garden, which has for

York, yesterday.

The President reaffirmed his

ACTION IN

SHANGHAI?

hope that America could stay out of the war, but he went on to draw

a distinction between hope | [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") and belief.

It was obvious, he said, how Semi - official Soviet anyone would vote in a pol on whether the United

|circles in Shanghai state States should plunge actively In conflict with the Axis.

a hundred years been the centre from which the British Govern- ment has been conducted, in the sunshine of this afternoon when two months, has

often

a that they have learned-

French President Roosevelt, in the last the

authorities asserted plan to take steps against no enemy planes dare to come that he hoped the United States Soviet organisations and within the range of our fighting would keep out of the European

conflict. To-day relteration fol- publications in the air force. I am proud to welcome here representatives of the Cana-lowed recent criticism of the Ad-French Concession as the dian forces and you yourself, and 'ministration's policy. the Canadian Minister for Air country was being led along the result of Vichy's break who have come all this way to road to active participation.

with Moscow. The President declined to dis- encourage us in our fight, and

that

to add their own weighty contri-cuss the espionage arrests carried butions to assure us, if indeed as-out by the F.B.I.-Reuter. surance were needed, that Canada

will continue to the end.

"The end may be far off, wc cannot to.. It depends upon

and

In

his

the enemy. How Jong that wicked man wiji torture afflict nations, how often or what direction he will set murder machine in motion, cannot tell.

we

he

"One thing we are assured, and his villainous crew will be delivered to. the doom and shame which is their due, and we' our- selves shall have the honour.. of having had something to do with

it."

Symbol Of Will

FILIPINOS

AND THE

NEW ORDER

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL J

REPRESENTATIVES OF SOME 50,000 FILIPINOS IN THE

The French police. have denied any knowledge of this but it will be recalled that recent steps by the French Municipal Council showed an increasing anti-Allied stand.

The British War Fund Fair was. not allowed to be held in the French Concession' and' the French police banned the magazine, "Argus," which presents the Allied cause,

Rumours that the French have told the Soviet. to remove from the French Concession have so far not been confirmèd.-Interna- tional News Service;

No Comment

UNITED STATES, CONCLUDED On The Knox

Speech

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"

President Roosevelt says he still A hopes the United States will be able to avoid involvement in the war but declines to comment on the speech of Colonel Knox at the Boston Conference of State Governments in which he said- that the Navy should be used, im- mediately to clear the At antic of the German menace to supples to

In presenting the Torch, the scroll and the letter to the Prime THEIR FIRST NATIONAL Minister, Mr. Ian Mackenzie sald, | MEETING IN SAN FRANCISCO "I have the honour of presenting, YESTERDAY WHEN THEY RE- on behalf of the people of Canada; AFFIRMED THEIR LOYALTY- this Torch, of Freedom and Vic- TO THE U.S. J. M. ELIZALDE tory to you. This Torch is the EXPRESSED THANKS FOR THE symbol of the will and devotion ESTABLISHMENT OF THE of our Canadian people. The COMMISSIONER'S WEST Torch had been taken by a bomb- COAST OFFICE. US er plane through the great cen- Mr. Moncado, addressing 10,000 tres of the population of Canada" members of the Philippine After praising the Prime Min-Federation" of America, urged the ister's qualities as a leader, Mr. Convention to endorse the Philip. Mackenzie formally presented him plne national policy and 100 per with the Torch and the scroll. The cent. cooperation with the United Canadian Minister for Air, Mr. O. States against the Axis G. Power, who has recently ar- He called on the United States rived in this country, was present to grant the Philippines dominion | Britain, at the ceremony, as was a so Mr. status and the Islands, in return. The speech - brought mixed Vincent Massey, High Commis- to give America all rights for reactions in Washington. while. sicher of Canada.

military, naval and air bases, and Senator. Pepper of Florida, re- complete cooperation in economic garded as the While House problems,

spokesman, stated that "Knox states, the truth which is unplea- sant to hear but time and history. will prove him right?? Inter-

national News Service!

When the Torch was being dis- played in the different towns in Canada, there were always pre- "We cannot allow any Oriental sent with it three representatives race to dominate the Filipinos of the armed forces of Canada. he - concludeth -- International For the afternoon's ceremony News Service there were also three officers pre- sent, representing the three arm- ed forces of Canada. They were Lieut. Stirling. Royal Canadian Navy, Lieut. Guimont, 32nd Re- giment Trench Canadian Regi- ment, and Lieut. Stewart. Royal | Canadian Air Force. Reu

JEWISH REFUGEES

HARD HIT

ed States requiring application to Washington hits 7,000 Shanghal (SPECIAL TO "China" MAIL" Jewish refugees who were hon- The new ruling in connection ing to leave shortly-Internation- with permits for entry to the Unit-[ nl News Service,