THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 25, 1941.
Mr.Herbert Morrison Condemns Dreams Of Easy Victory
“DAYDREAMS OF VICTORY COMING BY ITSELF, WERE CONDEMNED BY THE HOME OF HOME SECRETARY AND MINISTER SECURITY IN A SPEECH IN SOUTH WALES YESTERDAY.
Herbert "Such daydreams,” said Mr. Morrison, “are unworhy of a great people. They are dangerous. They take the keen edge off our war effort at Home.
"We really inust make up our all the time we ure minds that facing the mest deadly military power in history and that the pro- gress of defeating it has hardly yet even begun.
"Remember in the last war the Germans, certainly [10 stronger than to-day, fought a tremendous full-scale war on two major front: throughout four years.
"The continued Russian success
the German 13 staving off
On-
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Lt. J. H. A. Winfield, R.N.R., commanding offi- of the trawler
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COATS FROM RUGS
Latest evidence of women's ingenuity in getting goods to make clothes without cou- pons comes from Not- tingham,
There has been a surprising run on travelling rugs, which, the women say, they want for babies..
Deft work with needle and thread- the rugs become next winter's coats.
›00000000£ M. G. ON THEFT CHARGE
Adjutant of
Rugeley, Staffs, George Bunkley, of Dimble Cottage, Birthbury,
slaught mealis we shall be given Brabant, gave the follow- Home Guard
a few more months in which to ing account of an engage-arrested in London, was remand-
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inment with a Nazi
make a great effort before a newal of the German attacks the spring. And that is a most optimistic forecast.
"We and our A lies may have great disappointments in store. We in the West may ourselves have to sustain during the next few months a tremendous Ger man onslaught.
Romantic Belief
"Do not let us be carried away the into the romantic belief that war will be wou for us in Ameri- can factories.
to
"Is any economist prepared say even now that the war pro- duction of Britain, together with supplies from America, is greater than the whole war output Germany--with practically the
Europe whole of industrial her disposal?
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"Have we yet made headway in reducing Germany's tremen- dous lead over us in equipment for mechanised war? I doubt it.
way to
"There is only one make sure of victory-to of the Will as Something can be won only by a tremendous personal effort on the
each one of us
part
No Easy Way
think
that
of
"Let us not tempt providence by dreams of an easy way out. There is no eaty way out."
of
"We were steaming along when I heard the ncise of an aircraft. Then I saw it a single twin-en-
bomber. gined
It Was coming straight for us on the port flying at a height of about feet.
side 150
ed at Rugeley accused of stealing 5 Os. from Staffordshire T.A. Association and falsifying a cashi book.
NORWEGIANS FLEE TO ENGLAND Hundreds of Norwegians from fled I held fire until the enemy was the west coast of Norway
recently to England, according to With a Swiss paper yesterday.
"I thought it was a Dornier. We were ready for instant action but
close.
"Then we opened fire with our A.A. guns and I saw tracer bul-them went 70 fishing boats.
Reuter. lels hit the aircraft.
they "He dropped bombs but missed and as he passed over our stern we saw his port engine war
He on fire.
was wobbling, and quickly losing height and leaving a long trail of smoke.
"By the time the bomber was half to three-quarters of u mile away It was practically touching the water. Then it crashed into the sea." British Wireless.
COST OF LIVING IN
CANADA RISES
An increase of from 108.6 to 109.4 from April 1 Dealing with the problems post-war reconstruction Mr. Morto May 1 in the Canadian rison said: "I rejoice that in the Dominion Bureau of concluding point of the Atlantic Charter President Roosevelt and Statistics cost of living the Prime Minister have declared index was reported. The plainly that arms must be taken
who index is on the base 1935- out of the hands of those
possess them, and must be en-
have shown themselves unit to 39 equals 100, states the trusted to those whose purposes "Christian Science Moni- are peaceful and constructive. tor."
"The armed might of America, Renfals advanced `from 107.7 to Britain and the fighting Allies 109.7, clothing from 114:3 to 114.5 must be the basic guarantee for and home furnishing and services the future in the dangerous tran- from 111.7 to 111.8. Several up- sition years immediately after the ward revisions in domestic fuel war."-British Wireless.
and gas and slightly higher prices for coke in one or two centres resulted in a. rise in the fuel in- Idex from 108.8, to 109.2.
NAZIS ESCORT R.A.F. BOMBERS
RA.F. BOMBER PILOTS ARE NOT OFTEN INTERCEPTED BY NAZI NIGHT FIGHTERS, STA- TES THE “AEROPLANE.”
It fa pointed out that the RAF suffer the lighter, casualties, although their raids are no less. weighty than those of the Luft- waffe.
rose
The miscellaneous, index from 102.9 to 105.1 due to tho re- cent tax of three cents a gallon imposed on gasoline, the new 10 per cent. tax on rail faxes and 20 per cent,. tax on theatre ad- mission charges, the bureau said. (These were imposed in Finance) Minister Illaley's budget brought down April 29.).
Food prices declined from 110.1 to 109.7, with decreases for dairy products and eggs exerting moro influence than moderate advancés in other lines...
SAYS GOEBBELS
Fighters are often seen search- ing. Sometimes they appear and In a special communique Issued disappear several times without yesterday, the German High Com starting a combat; sometimes they mand claimed that U-boats sunk fly for miles parallel with a 22 merchant ships out of a con- British plane, but beyond the voy sailing from England to ranges of its › guns.
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