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STERLING WORK OF NAVY DANGERS OF

PRAISED BY FIRST LORD

Construction Of Escort Vessels

To Be Expedited

LONDON, Fed. 19 (Reuter) - "The Very heart of dur struggle is keeping open our lifelines to the world and especially to the United States." declared Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, in a broadcast review of the Navy's work. The construction of every type of escort vessel is being speeded up to the full and Britain's shipbuilding capoelties are being. em. ployed to the full

"We shall take full advantage The Navy is now carrying out of what the United States and the similar operations "ip support of Dominions can do as regards the aur South African troops and air construction of merchant ship-force units, who have penetrated

and have a ping," he said.

Italian Somaliland ready captured Kismayo and at pressing northwards"

"With the assistance of Ameri- can mercantile shipbuilding, I see no reason to expect anything but that we shali win through; and

the figures of shipping losses for the last nine weeks are encourag

ing"

ITALIANS SURPRISED

INFLATION

FEARS BROACHED

IN COMMONS LONDON, Feb, 19 Reuter)-The Government's intention to parry the dangers of inflation was agulla emphasised in Parliament yester--

day.

Sir Patrick Huunon, who Is

GENERAL

Britain's Food Situation Reviewed In Lords: Further Cut In Rations Predicted

LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter)-Reviewing Britain's food situa-" tlon in the House of Lords yesterday. Lord Woolton, the Food Minister, sald that Britain would have to be ready for much greater restrictions than had yet been experienced. But, he said. though Britain had lost ships and would lose more ships, she had not lost command of the seas and she would still continue' to import

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"We shall find the importing 2 prominent Company director. 'capacity of this country reduced asked whether the Premier had because of the care it is necessary considered the letter from the for us to take of our ships. President of the Association of

"The food suppiles brought to British Chambers of Commerce, this country are not in imminent

emphasising the drift towards In-danger of air attack.

Our port wage increases flation owing to

facilities which have been reduced being followed by a rise in com will be reduced still further. Our mcdity prices."

Mr. Clement Attlee. Lord Privy Seal replied that the Prime

merchant seaman have not lost their skill, courage or enterprise.

ADML. DARLAN

IN PARIS

OBJECT OF VISIT KEPT SECRET

British Wireless quotes the First Minister had received the letter to hey will still bring ships to these Admiral Darlan arrived in Paris

snores which Sir Patrick referred and

sub-

LONDON," Feb. 19 (Reuter)

yesterday drternoon. The object Lord of the Admiralty as saying had arranged that the Association

"I believe that dock labourers of his visit is being kept secret that he had not spoken over af British Chambers of Commerce and shipyard workers will spare but well-informed quarters the radio since the exploit of the would have the opportunity of no efforts to see that these ships Paris say he will confer once Referring to possible invasion Fleet Air Arm at Tarantu

stating their views more fully to are unloaded quickly and will be more with M. Laval, attempts Mr. Alexander sald:

"Since then, both in Eastern and the ministers concerned.

speedily repaired in the shipyards' Admiral Darian's Arst talk "We have repeatedly heard of Western Mediterranean, the Fleet

The Government were impress-1 need be **

on arrival was with the Vichy feelings of despair amongst sold had carried out operations whiched with the dangers of inflation Stating that we had grown envoy, Comte de Brinon. les who know that they may be caused much "surprise and COL-and since the outbreak of war luxurious and must be ready for

It is indicated that other fated to perish in this reckless sternation to the Itallians. for ad taken action in a variety of greater restrictions than we had jects than M. Laval's personal folly, and while remorselessly im-

Instance, the bombardments of ways to prevent any uncontrolled yet experienced Lord Woolton position may be reviewed. pelled by the unyielding pressure Genoa. Pisa and Leghorn."

rise of basic prices. It would be said "I may say without undue of events towards this desperate "We hold the initiative in the quite wrong to regard every in- jopumism that our bread position is gamble of invasion, another night Mediterranean." went "on Alexan- crease in prices, whatever its strong." mare of Germany will come true, der, "and we shall continue to use nature and scope, as potentially namely a war on two fronts due t"

inflationary but close attention Stating that Britain's greatest to the collapse of Italy which has

LIBYAN CAMPAIGN

was paid to all significant move-food wenkriess was in the lack of let the German plans down.

Speaking of the Navy's part in ments of prices with the view to animal protein, Lord Woolton sain

RADIO "THREATS AFRICAN SUCCESSES the Libyan campalen, Mr. Alexan applying appropriate checks in that in the last war we had con-

Meanwhile, the smooth good time if a dangerous tendency siderable supplies of bacon, cheese,

German-con "Our great

successes in Africa der said that there was

trolled Paris radio has renewed its eggs. And meat from the Low are no flash in the pan. If in co-operation" and happy comrade- developed.

Countries which were not avail-collaboration" with Germany.

threatening campaign for closer pursuit of a quick end to his des-ship between the Navy, Army and,

the R.AF

perate gamble against time, an attempt at invasion is made, the men whom Hitler condemns to the task will play a terrible role; they will be the army of the doomed, doomed because of Hitler's fatal miscalculationa”.

Reviewing the position in tre Mediterranean, Mr. Alexander said that the dive-bombing attacks on the fleet off Malta had cost the enemy about 90 machines.

"We may leave the dive-bomber

To be dealt with by Admiral Cum

We shall break the ningham. threat of the stukas just as

we have broken the threat of the Italian Navy. We hold the initia- tive in the Mediterranean and shall continue to use it?

WATER CARRIERS

"These victories," ald Mr. Alexander, "had caused small privations in Britain because of the diversion of shipping and though you may have gone a little short of butter. tea and meat you have got Bardia, Tobruk and Benghazi.” "On the Navy's trade protection duties. Mr. Alexander sald that destroyers, corvettes and sloop con- during recent months had voyed over 3.000 ships of which only nine were 10st.

the

the

GREATEST WEAKNESS

In Admiral Darian's talk with Marshal Petain

and General Huntziger, it is thought that the defence aspect of France's rela- tions with Germany

must have been considered,

GERMANS MAKE able to us in this war. It would "It would seem that France,

READY TO MEET R.A.F. “BLITZ”

be wrong of me not

to disclose distrusting Germany, only makes that I am greatly concerned about superficial promises of collabora the shortage of some of the tion with a

of mental commodities and particularly of reservations," one speaker said. cheese." he said,

Children Evacuated ranean which

To Austria

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LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter) - Germany is being prepared for "massive bombardments" in an expected big-scale British air offensive in the spring. an inde- pendent French Agency correspon- dent on the German frontier re- ports.

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Referring to certain ships used te take troops to the Mediter-

formerly used bring meat to this country. Lord Woolton added. "As long as the Mediterranean campaign is on, I see no possibility of our getting those ships back or of increasing the meat ration. But meat is ant

also milk.!

Can

U S. DESTROYERS

our only form of food. We have 'Let me say here that. in this

potatoes, we have vegetables, we work the American town class

have oil fats, We have so much oil in this country that we destroyers are carrying püt invalu- able

operations. Although Navy is doing work which in

Waves of meetings throughout 50 on for a long time. We have the Relch are getting the people last war was shared between the

IMPORTED FOOD ready for what is to come, evacua- i On the flank of our advancing navies of Britain, United States,

"With these things we can get army and preventing reinforce France, Italy and Japan who betion of threatened towns is pro-

food and heartn ments and supplies reaching Mar- tween them mustered over 900 de-ceeding apace, and train-loads of all the energy.

We have asked shal Graziani, naval vessels have stroyers, the losses in 1917

German children are arriving daily that we need. were

tarmers to produce those, crops acted ALS water-carriers to our much higher than in 1941. this troops and have transported an Inspite of the added factors of Inspection and overhauling of

the building embarrassingly large number or air attack and magnetic mines all shelters and Italian prisoners, who fell into our In conclusion, Mr. Alexander new ones have been ordered even hands with such obvious pleasure said that events might force Herr as far as Austria.

Hitler to try invasion and relier

German

TWO RAIDERS R.A.F. Chief

DESTROYED

Congratulates

East Anglia Bombed S.A. Airmen

In Daylight

LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter)

NAIROBI, Feb. 19 (Reuter)-The South African Air Force operating in East Africa received the follow-

A single German aircraft dropped in telegram of Longratulations bombs in East Anglia and at

from the Air Chief Marshal, Sir few places in south and south- Arthur Longmore, Commander-in- east England during daylight yes- Chlef of the R.A.F. in the Middle terday, according to an Air Minis- East. try communique

Air Force on Its

"Best congratulations to the These generally did little harm. South African but at two places some damage splendid contribution to the suc and casualties were caused.

British fighters "destroyed

enemy bombers,

SUEZ CANAL BOMBED

CAIRO. Feb. 19 (Reuter>

cess in the offensive now taking place

1 an following their activities with great interest."

Enemy planes ralded the Suez DUKE OF AOSTA

Canal area" early yesterday morn-" ing, it was announced in an off- cial communique. Bombs were dropped but there was no damage or casualties.

The communique adds that "alarins were also sounded in certain other eastern parts ni Lower Egypt."

Santander Fire Now Under Control

MADRID. Feb. 19 (Reuter)

PROMOTED

Italian Realisation

Of Difficulties

LONDON, Feu. 19 (Reuter) What appears an indication of the

i

i

in Austria.

MUNITION ORDERS

of

which will make our day beras und cattle as little dependent on imported food as possible-beans, kale and dual purpose crops

"Carrots have become part of the national diet. Our supplies of armament industries are Increasing orders to factories fruit, either home-grown or, from in the occupied territories, notable other countries, will not be more France, which are

of what they belleved will than 50 per cent.

have been in the past," and there-

be safe from R.AF. attack.

Orders for several hundred mil- tore the taportance of the carrot lion marks are principally for 15 very clear to those who are con- high precision machine tools, aldering the problems connected

optical instruments, armoured cars and motor cars:

JAP. PLANES BOMB HAINAN

with diet.

vitamins" in the national

NATIONAL JOKE "The Ministry of Agriculture has arranged to plant 30,000 acres of carrots this year. I do not know whether onions are part of the national diet or not, but the scar- city of them has at any rate pro-

NUMBER OF HOUSESded a national joke. I have

the

DESTROYED ·

asked for the planting of 14,000 acres of onions."

Dealing with the maintenance CHUNGKING, Feb. 18 (Central) of existing stocks of pigs, poultry Villages around Ngalhsien On

and cattle. Lurd. Woolton said that southern coast of Hainan it was very important that we Island were subjected to bomb- should not attempt to maintain ing and strafing by Japanese

more cattle, in this country than planes on February 6, 7, 9 and 10. we could successfully feed. A number of houses were destroy-

ed.

MILK POSITION - The Japanese military authori-marked that he had arranged for In conclusion, Lord Woolton re- ties in the city of Ngaihsien have the importation of all the powder- Issued a proclamation announcing ed milk that we could get from anti-air-raid manoeuvres in mid-overseas, and we were holding this February, and the Japanese troops country's powdered milk so that there have been constructing de- in the event of an emergency we tence works along the coast.

would be able to secure a supply KWANGTUNG FRONT

of milk to the public. WAICHOW, Feb. 19 (Central)-

It had also been decided to

Italian realisation of the difficul-Chinese troops are reported to be bring in oranges to this country ties ahead of them in East Africa making steady progress in their to the greatest extent of our capa- is contained in a telegram from counter-offensive against the Jap-city

the Duke of Aosta, the Viceroy of junese at Tamshul. Their yan- Abyssinia to the Dice thanking guard units have arrived at Po-

blm for promotion to General of mino "Tungkoktenz and other AXIS RECOGNITION

column has been sent to make OF NANKING

the Air Force, according to the points near Tamishul while a

The fire, which devastated San Rome radio. tander is now under control.

First estimates place the damage will last somehow at any

The Duce says; inter alia, "We a detour to the Japanese rear TOKYO, Feb. 19 (Reuter). -

cost," by way of Pingshan, southwest Domestic problems in Germany at £625,000,000.

adding that the Italian people are of Tamshul

and Italy have hitherto pre-

The Bank ΟΙ Spain building ready for any sacrifice for the JAPANESE ENCIRCLED |vented: consideration of recog although in the middlę of the achievement of victory.

fire area, was undamaged

LISBON, Feb. 19 (Reuter)

CHUNGKING, Feb. 19 (Central)nition of the Nanking dovern- The announcer, commenting. The Japanese troops northeast ment, but German and Italian satu "The Duke attains this rank of Changhing, important north statements on their attitude to- It on the battlefield, for at this Cheklang town on the west bank wards Nanking might be expected is now known the number of moment he is leading his men in of Talhu (lake), about 60 miles in a month Or six weeks. the deaths in the cyclone exceed 100. one of the hardest battles ever northwest of Hangchow, are re-Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs. Three hundred fishing vessels fought by the Italian army against ported to be surrounded by the Mr. Chuichi Ohashi, told the were destroyed in Port Beadibra a well-armed and well prepared Chinese who launched an attack Defence Bond Committee of the alone.

| army."

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Lower House yesterday

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