THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 16, 1941.
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NAZI ANTI-AMERICAN TACTICS
Naval Action Order Attributed To Roosevelt
Attempt To Stir Up
Isolationists
THE QUESTION of whether the United States is going formally into the war now on the side of Britain and Russia, has suddenly become the centre of interest in Germany, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Zurich "National Zeitung."
PRACTICAL JOKE?
WHILE MOTORING IN TSUN WAN ON MONDAY NIGHT. MR. ALFRED MORRIS, FORMER COMMISSIONER OF ST. JOHN AMBULANCE AND BRIGADE, FELT A SUDDEN JERK AS IF THE CAR HAD STRUCK AN OBJECT.
Bringing the car to a halt, he observed somebody moving in the dark. He later reported the in- eldent to the Tsun Wan Pollce;
who found a length of wire across
the road; one end attached to a
tree.
The police do not believe that it was an attempt to stop the vehicle since the wire was not strong enough for such a pur-
One theory is that someone was apparently preparing a prac- tical joke on a friend travelling on a cycle.
HARBOUR
A sensation has been caused, he says, by pose. the prominent publication there of a report from a pro-Axis Swedish paper suggesting that President Roosevelt intends to push his hostility to Germany to extremes and has therefore ordered the American fleet to fire Chinese without warning on Axis ships.
Authoritative sources in Berlin' declared, continues the Corres- pondent, that "after careful ex- amination of the circumstances, the report can be regarded as perfectly accurate and authentic."
INDIA'S GROWING OUTPUT
The German newspapers at the same time publish attacks on the President for, as they allege,
stab "preparing to Europe in the back" during its struggle against the Bolsheviks.
Political observers suggest that this fatest propaganda outburst has been launched.
INDIA'S WAR EFFORT HAS TO NEVER BEEN CONFINED THE NEEDS OF THE TROOPS ON HER SOIL, AND FOR MANY OF MONTHS THE PRODUCTS INDIA'S INDUSTRY HAVE IN AN INCREASING GONE STREAM TO
OVERSEAS FORCES OF THE EMPIRE.
This point was made by Thirdly, in order to inspire the Mohamed Zafrullah Khan, Minis- in 11 broadcast German public to fresh exertionster of Supply, in the face of American "inter- from Simla yesterday.
Referring to vention."--Reuter.
munitions pro- duction he said India was debted to the steel industry for
Firstly, in order to stir up the Ainerican isolatiorusts.
Secondly, in order to mpre s¦ Japan, and,
ORGANISING THE WAR INDUSTRY
The satisfactory results of the concentration of industry were mentioned by the President of the Board of Trade in a Com- mons reply.
Sir Andrew Duncan said one result of the invitation last March to conclude an agreement for con- centrations was that nearly 110,- 000 workers had been released or available for were being made releuse under arrangements in hand in industries concerned,
About 85 million square feet of factory space had been placed at the disposal of the Controller- General of factory and storage premises,
The period allowed for the sub- mission of voluntary schemes had now come to an end..
Sir
in-
MYSTERY
in
The bodies of two middle-aved
women, tied together with cord by the left and right
floating wrists, were found the harbour near Mongkok yes- terday. They were removed the Kowloon Mortuary. theory is that they were victims
of a suicide pact.
to
*The
PORTUGAL REINFORCING
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THE AZORES
More and more Portuguese troops are being sent at intervals 'to the Azores to rein- force the garrison there.
Before a contingent embarked in Lisbon yesterday morning was drawn up in the largest square in the city, where colours were presented to one infantry batta lion recently mention- ed in general orders.
Reuter.
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new
WARNING BY GENERAL MARSHALL
Testimony on Iceland. by General George Mar- shall, Chief of the U.S. Army Staff, before the Senate Military Commit- tee, on July 9 was revealed in Washington yesterday.
Supporting the legislation per- itmitting the retention of selectees and National Guardsmen for more General Marshall than a year, said that specially trained Army units, instead of Marines, “should” have occupied Iceland but were prevented because of the difficul- ties of the single year service rule. General Marshall testified that "unless the one year mit la ne- moved, our present trained forces will largely melt away." HE DENIED HE PLANNED AN "EXPEDITIONARY FORCE AND CALLED ATTENTION TO
·0000000000 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S DE-
PRESIDENT SUPPORTING
ARMY'S DEMAND.
A FORMAL WARNING that President the supply of armour plate which Roosevelt favoured retention in the Army of National Guardsmen, Reserve Officers and draftees beyond the 12 months' period origin-
would progressively keep pace with the demands of its armour- ed fighting vehicles and would increase its total output by 33-
Indin was now making five
1/3 per cent, very shortly. ally prescribed, was given Congress in Wash- times as many guns as in peace ington yesterday by the Under-Secretary of the present production figure by War, Mr. Patterson.
lime and intended to multiply
eight.
An aircraft factory had been
established which, if all
well, would grow into an air-
He said the President also desired the
went removal of the 900,000 limit on the number craft industry, and shipyards of draftees who came in service at any one were building large numbers small craft from minesweepers to time.
eboats. Reuter.
PREMIER MEETS U.S. NURSES
of
not.
the Army In a letter to the Speaker, Mr. ple. choice whether Rayburn, Mr. Patterson said that should be disintegrated or legislation to accomplish these The decision, he added, was up objects had President Roosevelt's to Congress.-Reuter, approval.
"The sequence of German con- without quests which continued Interruption from Austria to Rus- sla have been based on the an- ticipated failure of the countries concerned to be properly prepar- ed against, invasion," Mr. Patter son wrote.
| CLARATION OF THE NATION'S
EMERGENCY, ADDING:
"I personally believe it urgent- ly necessary in the public inter- est for the committee to declare the existence of the nation's emergency."-Reuter.
PETROL MONOPOLY
The Australian Govern- ment has decided to take full control, under the National Security Act, of the importation, storage and distribution of petrol, supplanting the petrol cartel.
The Premier, Mr. Menzies, in a statement yesterday, said Gov- ernment was asking the British and American authorities more tankers and it would abate its efforts until stocks were assured.
for not.
The recent decrease in the motorist's ration was helping to build up stocks but Government was not satisfied merely to im- pose more sacrifices on the peo- ple Reuter.
COMPLIMENT
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NAZI PEACE TO AUSTRALIA "WAR"
THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. HSU MO AS CHINESE MINIS- TER TO AUSTRALIA' IS RE- GARDED IN CHINESE CIRCLES MR. SUMNER WELLES, U.8. IN LONDON AS A SPECIAL "In each case they launched "Thank God you are safe and thanks for the generous impulses
an overwhelming force against UNDER-SECRETARY OF COMPLIMENT TO AUSTRALIA. We can. STATE, AT HIS PRESS CON- Passing early into the Chinese an unprepared army, which brought you all over here,"
not speculate with the security FERENCE YESTERDAY, diplomatic service, Mr. Hsu Mo the Prime Minister declared when
PRAISED AND CORROBORAT is regarded as one of the ablest of this nation." at 10 Downing Street he receiv- In view of known events of ED MAYOR LA GUARDIA'S men in the service. As he really ed 15 American Red Cross nurses the past year, particularly of STATEMENTS THAT HITLER is of ambassadorial rank, it is evi- among whom were 11 survivors the last few months, Mr. Patter AGENTS WERE SEEKING TO dent that in sending him in an ad- In a number of lesser industries of the torpedoed ship Maasdam. son added, demobilisation of the PROMOTE PEACE PROPOSALS ministerial post; China wished to the result aimed at had
show she was sending a man of army now would be to court IN THE UNITED STATES. substantially achieved and grati-
Mr. Churchill was: accompani-disaster."-Reuter.
Mr. Welles sald reports of the the highest standing to Australia. fying progress had been made in ed by Mr. Winant, U.S: Ambassa-
proposals had been reaching himReuter. large sections of the more import- dor.
occasionally but he emphasised Army At Stake ant industries
affected by the The party of nurses was head-
they were not official proposals to limitation of supplies or rationing ed by Dr. John. L. Gordon; Direg 'President Roosevelt declared at the United States Governmental of raw materials.
of the Harvard Red Cross its press tor
conference yesterday Mr. Stephen Early, President **** The Board of Trade, in con- feld unit, a full American hos that the "disintegration of the Roosevelt's secretary, told his Junction with the interested de-pital which will shortly be com- Army was at stake and Congress press conference yesterday: partment, was now hastening pleted in the south-west of would not be breaking faith if it There is no Hitler peace proposal completion of these measures by England, British Wireless. let the Army keep selectees and officially before this Government." themselves nominating nucleus
National Guardsmen in serviceReuter firms- British Wireless.
over a year.
been
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NO BOMBS ON
DR. KU MENGYU'S BRITAIN-YESTERDAY
NEW POST
An Air Ministry and Ministry| of Home Security communique
THREE AIR ALARMS AT-MALTA-
U.S. DEAL WITH MEXICO
As part of its programme to build up. vital defence supplies. the United States has guaranteed to buy from Mexico all its ex- portable surplus of strategio materials which are not sold to ** private industries in. tho- Western Hemisphore during the next. eighteen months
Ho sald the original Balco- tive Bervice Act contained * proviso that', drafteen werb", "ro tainable for service' through the declaration of a national amers genoy by Congress or by It is officially announced that Amendment of the law.
three air raid alarma were One of the Highest posts in edu- states: "Early yesterday afternoon
Men came in for a yéir sub- sounded In Malta on Monday. This has been announced by cational circles was given Dr. Kuļa single enemy aircraft" "new Meng-yu, veteran statesman and over South Wales and, West Eng-Ject to that provision and there night when a number of enemy Mr. Jesse Jones, the Federal Loan scholar, when he
was appointed land but apart from this, there is fore it would not be breaking faith aircraft raided the island, Administrator,
for Congress to chuict legislation Bombs wero dropped causing The Mexican Government Has yesterday by the Executive Yuan nothing to report:
some civilian: damage but no decreed that these commodities. no extending gervice.
President Roosevelt told re-casualties. There were no Servico may be exported only to points-
euter, within the Hemisphere.-Reuter. porters he thought it was a sim- casualties or damage
as Chancellor of the National Con- Up to 8 pm, there were tral University; succeeding Dr. Lo reports of any bombs having Chia-luen-Central News.
been dropped.British Wireless
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