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United States To Build An Build An Emergency Merchant Fleet

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Reuter)-The emergency appropriation of $313,000,000 for the bullding of 200 new cargo-ships to meet the threat of world shipping shortage was recommended yester- day by the House of Representatives Appropriations Commit-

tee

BURMA-CHINA RAILWAY

QUESTION RAISED

IN COMMONS

LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuter)—

U.S. JUDGE

GENERAL

LONDON NEUTRAL

TO RETIRE CIRCLES PERTURBED BY

Was

Ad-

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Reuter) -Justice McReynolds, of the United States Supreme Court, notified President Roosevelt that he woull rettre on Feb. 1.

This followed the statement by

Justice McReynolds served on Rear Admirat Land, Chairman of the Court, for 26 years and the Comintttee, that the sinking the only Judge whom the of merchantmen by German subministration described as "conser- marines and planes

the Fative" was principal reason for the new pro- gramme.

The money the Maritime has already work on

His retirement gives President. Roosevelt the opportunity to make aixth appointment to the Nine-Man Court,

Robert H. |Jackson has frequently been men-

will be handled by Commission which begun preliminary Attorney General

the programme. The

ships will be simplified with tioned as the next possible ap-

In the House of Commons yes- uniform design.

terday Mr. Hamilton Kerr asked Mr. L. S. Amery (Secretary for India and Burma) whether, in view of the possibility of the proposed Butma-Yunnan road for tranz.. port of Lancashire textiles into

China after the war, he, will sug

期

Admital Land estimated that

after the

the first will be ready in 11 months contract is placed and the total programme will he finished in two years

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U. S. DESTROYERS

pointee.

FRENCH SHIP INTERCEPTED

ཧམ་ཉ་མ་ར-མ་

BLOCKADE

gest to the Burmese Government NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Reuter) ATTEMPTED TO RUN the desirability of preparing a-The 50 destroyers traded to section of this rallway leading Britain were now "on the other from the head of the present side" Colonel Frank Knox, Se- Burmese Railway to the Chinese cretary for the Navy, told frontier.

press conference yesterday.

The engineering difficulties are very great and so is the question of supply in the present condt tions of material required.

Republican Opposition Top Aid Bill

LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuter) -- the Confirmation that the French steamer Mendoza, which was try- posing to

blockade from run the

4

SPENDER'S SPEECH

Chinese circles 13 well as certain neutral foreign quarters In London were perturbed by the Australian War Minister Mr. J. A. Spender's radio broadcast from Singapore upon his arrival there. Mr. Spender, It may be recalled, sald in park, "We have no quarrel with Japan, and Australians fervently hope that the Pacific for alı time will remain true to its name. We can't help thinking that Germany has used Japan as a pawn and I hope that the Japanese people will reallse that continued friendly re- lations will not only be to our own interests but also equally theirs."

?

During the Press conferences of jalmost friendless world. Australla the Ministry of Information given might now be unhappily placed it on Jan 14 and 15 questions were China has been unable to tie up successively raised by American, the Japanese army and the bulk Russian and Chinese journalists, of the navy for blockade duties,” asking if the text of the sporch The stalement was badly timea has been submitted and agreed to since China is investigating the by the Foreign Minister and whe-Australian market with a view to ther the statement represents the purchasing, under Britain's £5,- British Government's and/or the 000.000 export credit whereof Aus- Australian Government's polley.

every

tralia might easily be the mai British official quarters made benefactor. The Anglo-Chinese the following comment.

Purchasing Agency operating from Firstly, undue importance should London is expected to buy be- not be attached to this statement. tween two and three million ster- Ing worth of rails of narrow Mr.

Secondly, the statement in no gauge, rolling stock and sleepers Amery replied that the He said there was one

America to Europe has way afects British policy toward for the completion of the Kun- problems which the project of the sible exception, namely, that "of South Burma-Yunnan railway presents the destroyer which was damaged been intercepted by the British, China and the Far East.

ming Burma Railway. are receiving the urgent consiin a collision after being "trans-was given by the First Lord of the Thirdly, the statement does not Australia should exert

this Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, un imply a departure from British effort to supply China's present deration of the Government.

ferred, but he added, even "may be over there now."

the House of Commons yesterday. parallel policy with that of the needs because it would introduce Replying to a question, Colonel Mr. Wedgwood (Ind.) who had United States in the Pacific and products of Austrailan -heavy in- Knox denied the British were suggested that the Mendoza be the Far East.

dustry to the country which will asking for American cruisers of sunk, interposed to ask whether

WISDOM QUESTIONED have an enormous post-war build- the Wichita type. "As a matter this "bustness of heage-boppuny

|ing programme whereof Australia! of fact they are not asking for jalong the coast of South America Nevertheless Chinese and forholds geographical advantages for any more of our ships," he said. 2s to continue Indefinitely with all eign neutral circles in London marketing.

In this connexion. Colonel Knox French ships.”

question the wisdom of the speech

POLITICAL IMPORTANCE was apparently referring to war Mr. Alexander reminded Mr. in view of the fact that it was

Wedgwood that "the question or made upon Mr. Spender's return Replying to an inquiry whether the international "law affects not from Egypt where he visited the the interchange of diplomatic and only the nation whose ships are Middle East British forces and economic missions between China ¡Australia requested "some WILLKIE TAKES intercepted but also other na also, immediately after a long talk and

tions who для very friendly with the British Commander-in-months ago by Chungking 'has Chlef in the Far East, Sir Robert thus far been answered, Ambassa- TRENCH HELMET

Brooke Popham, Furthermore, dor Quo said that the request of OVER-SEAS LEAGUE ce he spoke in the capacity of interchange of ministers repre- the War Minister of Australia sented China's realisation of Aus- TOBACCO FUND which is a member of the British tralia's increasing political and cracy," by Mr. Norman Thomas, Mr. Wendell Winkle left yesterday The Over Seas League "have Commonwealth warring with the commercial importance.

Ambassador Quo declared that the Socialist leader. testifying,be-in the Yankee Clipper en route to made

the Axis Powers, Japan's ailles, it is to appeal through an fore the Foreign Affairs Commit- London.

British War Organisation Fund, be questioned if the speech could there should be the closest col- tee of the House of Representatives

China, and be taken as representing the Bri-Jaboration Before leaving the airport Mr. Hongkong. for collections on be- yesterday

Wilkie sald: "I believe strongly half of their Tobacco Fund for tish Government's view. If the Australia in view of the present formal indication of the that survival First

of England is the the Fighting Forces.

speech was made with the hope Pacific situation. Person de- attitude of the Republican minori- best assurance for keeping America siring to subscribe to

this Fund of changing Japan's policy, these tionship is necessary also because China, ts towards the Bill in

circles are convinced that it will be the new bonds between Congress out of this

war and I think we might kindly send in their dous wus tiven by

Senator McNary, should support the fighting mentions to the Hoa. Treasurer, Bri. ineffective as "a leopard does not Britain and America are tighten- Republican vice-presidential can-

of Britain so that they can stop tish War. Organisation Fund, c/o change spots in the twinkling of ing almost daily, he added.(Cen- recent presidential the onslaught of

Hitlerism. I The Hongkong & Shanghal Bank. hope free men all over the world ing Corporation, specifically Senator McNary announced he will join to stop totalitarism." marked "Tobacco Fund."

Such be opposed the Bill In 19 present A borrowed trench helmet was monies will be forwarded to the

extra-included in Mr. Wilkle's luggage. League in due course.

"WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Reuter) The Lease and Lend Bill was described as o measure "to au- thorise an undeclared war in the name of peace, and dictatorship in the name of defending Demo-

didate in the elections

form "because it grants ordinary and total power to one Derson."

He emphasised, however, that he favoured alt aid to. Britain short of war.

UNITED STATES EXPORT BAN ON

TO ENGLAND!

NEW YORK. Jan 23 (Reute

BRIGHT

tz.5."*

FUTURE FOR CHINA

SEEN

future lies ahead of her declared General Li Tsqug-je, Comman- "The international situation is favourable to China and a bright

der-in-Chlef of the Kwangsi forces, in a Press interview.

"It is gratifying le note," General Li added, "that the Powers friendly to China have now realised China is also fighting for them

RUSSIA LIFTED and are therefore no longer holding an aldof attitude. It is obvious

that a victory for China will be of great significance to the Demo- cracies,"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Reuter) The lifting of a moral embargo on the export of aeroplanes and Gen. L stated that Japan is air equipment to the Soviet Union faced with a mounting war budget. is not likely to affect the form of and a deterioration of the morale war supplies to Britain, according pt the army, especially the intan- to well-informed quarters here. try, cavalry and engineering"units No orders Russia could place However, there is a slight improve- could be fulfiled before 1943, ment of her mechanised units both then.

qualitatively and quantitatively.

Kweichow To Eradicate Opium Evil

an eye."

It is felt that the speech cannot

over, however glossed

110- diplomatic, when it is recalled that the results of previous appease- ment were contrary to expecta- tion. Following the closure of the. Burma Road, the newly-reformea Japanese Cabinet became full- alooded Fascist, and more aggres sive toward Britain and contracted

the Triple Alliance with Britain's mortal enemies working for Bri- tain's destruction. It is questioned, if the lesson has been well learned. It is learned that when Parila- ment reassembles, questions will be falsed whether the statement re- presents British and Australian official policy.

DISTINCTLY UNFAVOURABLE

Interviewed by Mr. W. A. Farm- er, representative of the Austra lian Newspaper Service in London, Mr. Quo Tal-chi, Chinese Ambas- sador to Britain, declared that he was informed that Mr. Spender's | The lifting of the embargo is Recailing the operations In

With the complete suppression statement "We have no quarrel little more than a "fine gesture," north, central and west Hupeh in Apart from the moral embargo, Nov, last year, Gen. Li said that cf poppy cultivation in the pro- with Japan" caused distinctly wi there are also a number of other the Japanese were induced to leave vince as a result of the zigd en- favourable impressions in China restrictions on

the shipment of their strongholds and subjected to forcement of the anti opium mea- because is incompatible with materials necessary for defence heavy attacks. resulting in the sures during the past few years. President Roosevelt's message "to Congress on help for victims of needs and connected with plans to annihilation of over 20,000 of them. the Kweichow Provincial Govern turn United States Industry into In spite of the employment of ment and the Pacification Head- aggression:

Ambassador Quo added that Mr. an arsenal for Britain.

large numbers of acroplanes and quarters for Kweichow and Yun Asked at the press conference tanks, and superior fire the Jap nan are taking joint measures to Spender's statement implies that whether the material shipped to anese were unable to avert de- completely eradicate the oplum Australia elther does not regard Japan as an aggressor or continues Russia might reach Germany, Mr. feat because of their poor morale. evil. Cordell Hull replied. "I think you

A set of regulations has been the policy of appeasement. "I am wê And that the usual interest On the contrary. Gen. Li con-drawn up by the two authorities. certain that the statement was re- of this government in that phase tinued, the morale of the Chinese prohibiting traffic in and sale of ceived as badly in America as it of the situation is being taken." troops is excellent. Though they oplum and the storing up of smok pleased the Japanese who are de- are provided with very poor food, ing paraphernalia and oplum re-lighted by such kindliness in an they have not the least complaint. | fuse. The regulations will be strict

MORALE EXCELLENT

GREEKS IN EGYPT Fortunately as a result of the auc- ly enforced throughout the pro

MOBILISED

cess of the Warm Garment Cam- [vince, and capital punishment will Įpaign_all Chinese troops on the be meted out to any person, found CAIRO, Jan. 23 (Reuter)The front are provided with warm guilty of violation of them.--- Greek Government has ordered | clothing this winter.

(Central News), the mobilisation of Greek citizens Questioned if Japan will proceed

Nanking Bank Notes Rejected

The notes issued by the so-called

throughout Egypt between the ages with her southward expansion BIG COTTON CROP Nanking "Central Reserve Bank IN KWEICHOW are meeting with scorn in Shang-

In Egypt" will follow.

or-20 to 45.

programme, Gan, Li replied that The formation of Army this problem should be viewed Corps named the "Hellenic Column from two angles. If Japan takes

hai where they have been put into into consideration her military A big cotton crop... totalling circulation. Except the gambling difficulties in China, her economic, more than 160,000 piculs, was dens, Japanese banks and mer- strata and the uncertainty of harvested last year in Kweichow chants, both the Chinese public Soviet Russia's attitude, she may as a result of promotion efforts. and the foreign Banks, and firms avold, rash action. However, in Cotton was planted in. а total are unanimously refusing to ac- View of the fact that Britian has area of 6,800 mow in 39 districts cept them. According to statistics just reher hands full in the European of the province.

The authorities of "the puppet leased here, the co-operative mucie-war, that the United States has In order to further Increase bank are planning to take full tles in "Kwangsi, in the past year not yet completed her, military production, the provincial au advantage of the Customs" in

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