1941-08-06 — Page 2

China In

THE CHINA MAÌL, AUGUST 6, 1941.

Stronger Position

In The Military Field

DANGER OF TREASURY

INFLATION

THE CHINESE FEEL THEY HAVE GAINED AND NOT LOST BY THE GERMAN ATTACK ON RUSSIA, SAYS "THE TIMES” CORRES- PONDENT IN CHINA DISCUSSING THE SITUATION IN CHINA TO-DAY.

The Chinese, he says, are certain of their own ability, with the material help of other members of the A.B.C. front, to prolong the "China Incident" by another four years or longer.

Meanwhile they expect that it

is Japan whose position is be-

....

Cleared Ground

CALLS IN SECURITIES

The British Treasury announced yesterday that an Order has been made specifying American securities which the own- ers are required to place at the disposal of the Treasury for use as part of the collateral securi- ties for the loan of

roming more hazardous, beset by The severance of relations with | £106,000,000 from the economie diMoulties, uncertain of the Axis powers cleared the her friends und tempted by ground in Chungking.

U.S.

CHOLERA WORSENS

ON ISLAND

of

Fifty-five cases cholera were notified during the week-end, in the four days end- ed at midnight Mon- day.

The majority were from the Victoria dis- trict, which provided a total of 29 cases. There were 9 Kowloon cases in the four days, two from Shaukiwan, nine from rural Hong Kong, and five from the New Territories.

moves which might easily bring With Britain and the United her into open conflict with States both represented by able The owners are required to de- Russia, Britain, the Indies and ambassadors. it will not

documents be Mr. liver

This of title. possibly the United States, when quo Tai-chi's fault if relations should be done through a bank ot she already has

Receipts over a million with the A.B.C. powers fail to ne- | slockbroker.

will bei troops tied up in Chitia

quire still deeper signifernce.

Issued for the securities. What can Japan hope for? ask What the A.B.C. powers gain. the Chinese,

ed in China by the German at ! It is emphasised these should cholera tack on Russia, the Axis powers, be carefully preserved as it will them from Tost, adds the correspondent. be necessary in connection with from Kowloon, The cutting off of war supplies any change of title to procure

Not to wind up the China Incident, now in its fifth year,

favour from Germany,

Pla

i

cases

In the 24 hours ended at mid- night,

further 13

of notified, ve were

of Victoria and three

During the week ended August

tions, and 60 deaths from the discuse

not to win Any enduring from the Far East, estimated at their eventual return to the hold, 2, there were 90 cholera notifica- |

Akely 30,000 fons a month. OVIT the to betray her ав she betrayed trans-Siberian railway alone, is Russla, not for the oil of the itself a heavy blow.

aro

Indies, where the Dutch ready to blow up the wells at

a moment's notice.

Little Wonder

Abrupt End

Hardly less serious is the abrupt end to Germany's growing trade. by the same route in valuable ex- Little wonder that the Chinese ports by which she was trying to feel if they

weather Can

the keep alive many

of her connec- economic crisis they can look tions in this part of the world, as forward to a future based on the well as South America. assurance of an Allied vielory, prerequisite for a real "new or- der" under which they can rebuild China for their own prople and not for an alien taskmaster.

The correspondent emphasises; that the chief fieldə in which China requires help to-day B economic. He recalls General Chiang Kai-shek's repeated statements that the war of re- sistance is 30 per cent. military and 70 per cent, economic. Most foreign observers, Says the correspondent, are agreed that Japanese efforts to intensify the blockade of China will not alone bring about the economic collupse of China.

Danger Internal

al; if many of the problems are the inevitable

It will be long before the Ger- man trader in China can hope to recover the almost privileged pusi- tion and prospects he enjoyed m the potentially enormous Chinese) market. --Reuter,

Finns

Expect Success

The Finns anticipate

Meanwhile the sterling equiva-) There were also 50 dysentery

deaths with 23

and 18 lent of the dividends will be paid cases

accordance with instructions. typhoid cases with six deaths. given to the Bank of England on the lodgment form. — Reuter.

AND

NORWAY SOVIET RESUME RELATIONS

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS between the Norwegian Government and the Government of the U.S.S.R. are to be resumed.

Beating Goebbels To It

[SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"]

Italian propagandists are trying to out-goebbel Goebbels in Russian war "victories."

Yesterday Rome radio claimed the Red Army has lost 9,000 tanks and 9,000 'planes in six weeks of fighting.

The announcer gald "immense numbers" of Russlan troops. were hurled Into action to "bring stabilisation to the front and prevent German infantry contacting the armoured spear- hoads."

Gayda yesterday wrote that "in order to save men and materials the Germans are not attacking surrounded Russian groups. They Russians exhaust wait till the themselves in attempts to break International News through Service.

HEAVY RAID

ON SUEZ

"There was an air raid in the Suez Canal and

area

some parts of the Delta during Monday night," says an Egyptian Ministry of Interior com- munique.

"A number of high explosives and incendiaries were dropped in the Canal area, causing the death - of 99 persons and injuring 106. Some damage was done to pro- perly.

"No casualties or damage occur- red in the Delta." Render.

GERMAN 'PLANE SHOT DOWN (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"] down in flames

One German 'plane was shot and the others driven off by the A.A. defences in an unsuccessful Luftwaffe attempt to raid Moscow. Incendiaries were

dropped but there was no daunbge

to

military objectives.-Interna-.

ITALIAN BUDGET.

of

Yesterday the Norwegian Foreign Minis- The danger, he adds, is intern- that the fall of Sortavala ter, Dr. Trygve Lie, and the Ambassador oftional News Service.

result of four is imminent but the the U.S.S.R. in London, M. Ivan Maisky, ex- years of war the crucial test will Soviet forces there

The are changed letters in which both sides expressed

Milan correspondent the Swiss newspaper "Neue being greatly helped by the desire for an exchange of Ministers.

Zuercher Zeitung" says the Ita- Although pretty sure of their naval units based on the

lian budget for the year begin- ability to weather the economic crisis, the Chinese

this authorities Ladoga islands.

In connection with

an- tion. The victory of Germany ning July 1 provides a milliard Dr. Finns

Lie would Trygve

and lire for the relief of needy fami- mean oppression claim they have nouncement

following state-slavery for Norway and for the lies of men mobilised in Italy. Ladoga and

through Suomussalmsi ment

the Information whole world."--Reuter.

be the manner in which they are tackled.

admit that the control of food

The

prices in the interior, despite made considerable progress in has made the

the execution of food hoarders the

In Szechuan, is tending to get sectors on the east side of Fin- Office of the Norwegian Govern- out of hand.

The new Food Ministry, when it gets into its stride, may be able to curb some or all the evils in the present situation.

Inflation Issue

Foreign experts are agreed that;

lands "waistline" close to the old ment:- Russian frontier.

"I am glad to use this oppor-

It is understood in Helsinki tunity in order to express plea- the Finns are pressing forward sure at the resumption of our to gain a line where they can formal diplomatic relations with await the Germans from the Soviet Union. Estonia for a joint attack on Leningrad.

"Norway has lived on terms of good neighbourly relationship The. Helsinki newspaper with Russia for many years and during the period between, the

China's economic problems, of "Hufvudstabled" says Russian

Router.

AUSTRALIA'S WAR EFFORT

MR. P. C. SPENDER, Australian Minister

which inflation is the most seri- resistance in Estonia is nearing two World Wars there was never of War, has given figures revealing the extent

ous, have not yet reached the its end and the

of the

fatal point, as they did in Ger-forces are being transferred to many when she collapsed after the Finnish front. Reuter.

the

NO BOMBS ON BRITAIN

IN DAYLIGHT

A very small number of enemy

any conflict between the Gov- ernments of the two countries.

"Both parties naturally have of the Australian war effort.

the greatest interest in seeing that this. good and friendly rela-

He said that upwards of 50 naval vessels, tionship is strengthened and including minesweepers, patrol vessels, and-

Tribal class destroyers would be built.

developed.

Common Enemy

figures were Increasing beyond recognition.

the last war, but they feel that forthright methods must be adopt- ed if ultimate disaster is to be averted and that this can be done if the Chinese show the same energy and

courage ag has brought them through so many

The naval personnel had beeni other dangers..

aircraft made brief appearances | 1 "We are particularly happy increased by 350 per cent since the The Chinese, if worried by over coastal areas of Britain yes-

towar began, and enlistments were economic outlook, view terday, says an Air Ministry, and that it is possible for this

A.L.F. CasualtiesTM their political future with grea- Ministry of Home Security com- take place precisely at a time continuing at the rate of 3,000 a

when the Russian Army and the year. ter confidence, says the corres munique.

Mr. Spender added that if tho pondent. ***

Up to 8 p.m.

The Royal Australian Air Force no reports of Russian people are fighting an The return of Mr. Quo Tat-bombing had been received: heroic battle against the German strength now equalled three army war extended beyond 1942, the chi as Foreign Minister is an Reuter, pil

aggressors. It is a fight which divisions, while the Australians' annual army expenditure would event of the first importance, not)

arouses the admiration of the share of the cost of the Empire more than total the army expen- world: only for China but, for the other.

Air Scheme was likely to be £00,- diture for the whole of the last "Hitler Germany is our common 000,000 by March next!!

war, namely £192,600,000,

oni stations last enemy, and the attackr: The vigour of Mr. Quo Tai-

Originally, Australla under. He also revealed that the total took to provide• 18,000 air crew A.LF, 'casualties so far were 1,194 chi's policy from the moment of night claimed that the towns of Soviet Union is first and fore-

personnel by next March and dilled and 11,340 wounded or and Byelaya-Tserkov 'most an Integral part of Ger-

10,000 thereafter but those missing-Reuter. were in German, hands,--Router. many's fight for world domina-

A.B.C. powers as well.

NAZI CLAIMS

German radlo.

taking office set him in the fore- Kholm front of Chinese leaders,

the