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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 11, 1941.

SOVIET AND

AND BRITISH PART IN

IN THE WAR

"THE SOVIET UNION is bearing the brunt of Hitler's attack, thereby diverting from England the danger of invasion and air raids and making it possible for her ally to undertake active and decisive actions against the common enemy," says "Pravda,” official organ of the Communist Party, quoted by the Russian radio in its war news.

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"The Germans called Dunkirk Britain's greatest defeat,' the newspaper says, "but the British, for whom Dunkirk was one of their severest trials, call it their greatest suc-

cess.

FOILING THE U-BOAT

"As subsequent events have proved, Dunkirk was the turning

the point of

British-German struggle, marking the conversion ! of the blitzkrieg into a long and protracted war.

"At Dunkirk it seemed every. thing was against Britain but Britain did not capitulate and Hitler lost the Battle of Britain, as he has lost the Battle of the Atlantic," the Russlan news. paper says.

Little more than a year has elapsed," the Journal continues,

Across a long table two rows of men face each other. On one side they

"since the British troops evacuat- wear naval uniforms. Oned Dunkirk, and during this period the other nearly all are in Britain's armed forces have civilian suits.

multiplied many times over.

First the senior oficer of the Naval Control Service, a captain, who acts as chairman, explains the points contained in the sheets of sailing orders, instructions und other secret documents which each merchant navy captain has before him.

Then he calls on the Royal Naval Reserve officer who is to be commodore of this convoy to ad- dress the men who will look to him for guidance throughout their voyage. He will sail in the senior ship of the convoy. He explains what he wishes them to do und what action he proposes to take in various emergencies.

Questions having been asked and answered, the

Turning Point

"Wherever Hitler has come up against firm resistance he has not succeeded in carrying through his blitzkrieg plans,

"The Nazi attack on the Soviet Union was the turning point in this world war. The forces of Hitler Germany, faced as they are by the prospects of an omin- ous winter campaign, will in- evitably diminish and become ex- hausted while the forces against Hitler are invariably growing in volume."-Reuter.

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ESCAPED PRISONER

KILLED

HIP, HIP, HOO-RUHR

An admission by the German newspaper "Allgemeine Zeitung" reveals that the Ruhr is still the industrial heart of Germany.

"The fate of the Ruhr area is the fate of Germany," said the newspaper.

For the past weeks the R.A.F., by their intensified raids, have been trying to decide that fate.

war

Although, Germany has built many factories in Austria and Poland, it is point- ed out in London that it is almost impossible to move the steel in- dustry away from its raw materials.

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RED NAILS UPSET MAYORESS

Red Angernails of girl conduc- tors on Corporation buses have woman Deputy Upset Reading's Mayor, Alderman Mrs. Alice Jen- kins, who said: "I suggest that the chairman of the Transport, Committee or the manager of the transport undertaking should tell these girls that it would look nicer came to work without,

senior officer Oberlieutenant Martin Mueller, of the warships which will escort German prisoner of War, who the convoy tells what experience | escaped from an internment camp has taught him about the best way near Schreiber, Ontario, was shot if they for them to cooperate in beating dead when he resisted recapture. these red fingernails." the U-boat and the aeroplane.

He is followed by a captain whose interest is the defensive guna on merchant ships.

Thon

a youthful looking R.A.F. pliot explains the air protection which his Service affords.

Finally the chairman rises to introduce the

Commander-In- Chief, who has found time from his work of directing the Battle of the Atlantic to come along and explain the position as he sees it

So ends the convoy conference.

turn to their ships to prepare for sailing.

SHANGHAI TRADE ANXIETIES

"UNENDING TRIALS, difficulties and The merchant navy captains re-tribulation" are seen to be confronting Shanghailanders by "Finance and Com- merce," leading British financial weekly, fol- lowing the discontinuance of the open market for foreign exchange.

GIBRALTAR NEGLECTED

Pointing out that Shanghai's import sur- plus during the first seven months of the year NOT UNTIL ITALY CAME totalled £13,500,000 and in July exceeded INTO THE WAR AND FRANCE £3 millions, the publication states:

COLLAPSED WERE THE "SAD-

ese will import. alik and, other goods from Japan and sell them to foreign exporters in Shang-

LY NEGLECTED" DEFENCES OF "It cannot be denied that thei GIBRALTAR GIVEN A HIGH stopping of many classes of im- POSITION OF PRIORITY TO ports must strike a serious and BRING THEM UP TO REQUIRE- perhaps fatal blow at a large hal MENTS.

This was stated by the former Governor, Lieutenant-General Sir Clive Liddell.

To the question, "Is Gibraltar impregnable?" he gave this answer In a speech at the Overseas, Lea- gue Club in London

"number of small firma and indus- This would unquestionably tries upon which hundreds, pro- boost exports (leaving out the bably thousands, of people now depend for a livelihood.

Prices will now rise, not be cause of the depreciation of cur- rency but because those with goods, to sell will exploit them to the full

question of shipping) and provide foreign export firms with more trade and authorised banks with larger amounts of exchange."

The periodical states this sounds well in theory but foresees sever- al difficulties.

Speculation Switch

WITH A VIEW TO RECTIFY- "That is one of the things Hitler ING THIS SITUATION: FIN- would like to know, and I cannot ANCE AND COMMERCE? see why we should tell him. He URGES RATIONING AND The effect of the disappearance can go and find out, for himself" STRICT FRICE CONTROL. of the open exchange market on He said his predecessors at Only bright fenture the weekdy gold bar speculation has been "al- Gibraltur had pointed out clearly sees is the possibility of expansion most overwhelming, states "Fin- the position of the defences, but of Shanghai's export trade and a ance, and Commerce: nothing was done.

resulting improvement in the ex-- The turnover is now "InsignifTM! change position.

cont," it says, "and idle and frus trated gold speculators have turn. ed during the past two weeks to the yarn market and since the

On his arrival there in 1930, with war looming ahead, he was not surprised by the position. v-

But when given priority, armu- ments, stores, food, etc., poured in almost faster than they could absorb them,

Dodging The Freeze?

In this connection, the periodi. beginning of this week particu call saya areporta ard, burront of larly, enormous interest has been the possibility that the Japan- taken,

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Couldn't keep my sys

on the ball to-day!