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President Roosevelt's Report On Operation Of

Lease & Lend Act.

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WASHINGTON, JUNE 12 (KEUTER)—PRESIDENT

ROOSE-

VELT. PRESENTING A REPORT YESTERDAY ON THE OPERA- TTON of the Lease and Lend Act, announced that "a tile over $75,000,000 worth of defence materials have been trans- ferred to the Democracies under the terms of the "Act

President Roosevelt såld this sid "will help Britain outstrip the Axis powers in munitions of war," and added: "We shall see to it that these munitions get to places where they can be effectively used to weaken and defeat the aggressors "

It was the President's first re- to the detent of the Axis powers. port to Congress on the progress stated President Roosevelt.

PIVOT OF FAR EAST POSITION

LONDON, June 12 Reuter)- THE TIMES, in a leader on Vice- Admiral

Geoffrey Layton's Sir broadcast, says that Singapore is the pivot of the whole position in the Far East,

Reinforcements 10 men and material, and continuous efforts to Increase its defensive strength are la threat to no one who does not

contemplate aggression.

a plain warning But they are that we shall know how to de-

us or upon our

made under the Lease and Lend? To be effective. ald rendered pend on ourselves any attack Act in sending supplies to Britain, by us must be many sided. Shipala made upon China and other Democratic na- are necessary to carry munitions friends and allies in that part of

the world. tions"

fi

and food

The President's report to Con- "We ure immediately making the first shipments available to Britain (4,000,000 grusS gress covers

Lease and Lead Act tons of cargo ships and all tank- under the from March 11 to the end of May, ers, but this is not enough. Ade- and show that out of a total of quate shipping for every day to $75,000,000, tbe greatest part, come must be reasonably assured.

Act

Beaverbrook Foresha ows

totalling over $26,000,000, was for "Since the Appropriation Bigger Raids

"aircraft etc."

was passed, $550,000,000 has been While the total 15 relatively allocated for the construction of. small, President Roosevelt noted new ships and ways are required that exports of war goods to Bri-to build these ships."

tain had risen steadily since Sen- President Roosevelt continued:] tember, 1939,

STATUS OF AID -

machine-tools

maintain

are

"A million pounds of food is being and will be sent. He said: "We will supply planes. "Iron and steel, guns, ammunition and other de-and other essentials to tence articles in ever increasing and increase the production of

materials fa Britain, quantities to Britain. China And war the other Democracies resisting being sent, and U9. surplus stocks of rifles, machine-guns, field ar- aggression.*

President Rooseveic sau: "Facts tillery, ammunition and aircraft,

valued at over $43,000,000. and. ngures SIP being Riven to

!sent. the extent advisable without dis- closing military secrets to the bencils of the Axis powers

"These facts describe the past and portray the present status of our aid to those nations so gai- lantly fighting the aggressors,

"They

represerit not

the most important fact of all-the strong will of our people to see

This

were

By Luftwaffe

LONDON, June 13 (Reuter)--- "We have every reason to expect increased bomber attacks, but we are prepared for them with Increased and improved de- fence,” stated the former Minister for Aircraft Produc- tlon, Lord Beaverbrook, speak- ing yesterday for the first. Ume In the House of Lords Minister of State,

agg

"

GENERAL

British Armoured Columns Advancing On Aleppo: Vital Airfield Claimed Occupied

British

LONDON, June 12 (Router)-In Eastern Syria; "a armoured column advancing from Abu Kamal has occupied the important and modern airfield at Deir Ex Zor, states the Ankara radio last night. Many German plants had flown there from Iraq, said the announcer.

To the north of Delt Ex Zor another British armoured column has been operating parallel to the Syrian-Turkish fan- tier and has passed to the south of Ras el "Ain, advancing to- "wards Akche Kale.

These two columns may converge and continue thele ad- vance towards Aleppo in force.

A "slight" advance by the Im- Perial and Free French forces along the coast road north of the Litani River in Syria is recorded in a Vichy communique broadcast by the Lyons radio last night.

CHINESE APPEAL TO ROOSEVELT

The communique also announces the withdrawal of the French forces defending Mert Ayour to positions ten miles north of the CHUNGKING, June 12 (Reuter) town ma level with Hasbeya.

FRENCH RETREAT?

A hipt of a retreat in the Meri Ayoum area is made in à com munique issued by General Dents's headquarters and read over the Beirut wireless last night,"

-An appeal to President Roosevelt to place an embargo on United States oil supply to Japan WRS urgently cabled by 11 Chinese public bodies.

These include the Sino-American Institute of Cultural Relations. the Sino-British Cultural Associa-,

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The communiqué States: "AC. cording to information received during the day, the enemy launch- ed an attack east of Kiswe, which

was held by our forces,

"In the Mer! Ayoum region, our

advance units have organised themselves, in new positions.

"Along the coast, our troops con- tinue to resist the British push which is supported by the British Fleet

"Nothing to report in other sc

tors.

turaj Association and others.

The appeal. points out that the Chinese people, who are receiving assistance from the United States, were being bombed by Japanese aircraft propelled by American,

cil.

BATAVIA TALKS DECISION

He congratulated his successor on Arrived equipment

in the "magnificent" production of England after the retreat from aeroplanes and on the record of Dunkirk,

none can appraise production of engines in May.

Replying to Lord Strabolgi in what effect the delivery of these

the successful the debate on civil defence, Lord Supplies had upon British resistance in the summer Beaverbrook rejected the plea to consolidate the various defence ser-

machine-gunting i vices under a single minister as many objectives and dispersing "there were altogether too many many concentrations." functious discharged by the var!-

RAIDER DOWNED ous ministries to permit any emal)

June 12 gamation with advantage to the country."

tions have been extremely active

"Our fighter and bornber forma- JAPANESE ORDERED

and autumn.

MAJOR ALLOCATIONS "In the first five months of this to it that these forces.of aggres- year Britain was sent 12 times ay sion shall not rule the worla.

many planes sad 10 times

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"We have before us the con- "many aircraft engines as during stant purpose, not of present safe- the first five-tenths of last year. ty alone, but equally of futurs "Relatively more heavy bombers

survival."...

and medium bombers are being sent. and 17 times as much

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(Reuter) TOKYO, June 12

the Japan's final instructions to Chief delegate in the Batavia talks (Reuter)-A are reported to have been decided single hostile plane which caused upon at yesterday afternoon's spe- an air raid alert here on Tuesday cial liaison conference between Replying to Lord Astor's Sugges-night was promptly shot down by

Government representatives tions about providing for the civil the ground defences In'" a few

the High Command. population after air raids, Lord minutes.

It was the third enemy plane toi Beaverbrook said that production "We have started in motion a dollar valuation of firearms and vast supply programme essential munitions in the first quarter of effect of air raids on the civil popu-

was far more important than the meet this since. Monday night's

blitz. this year as in the same pericd

RELATIONS EMBARRASSED" lation. last year."

Production must continue in MADRID, June 12 (Reater)-R Mentioning that major alloca- CRUISER TANKS tions under the Lease and Lend all circumstances as far as possible. poris received here indicate that Military billeting must be the France-German relations are be ing "embarrassed" by the evident consideration over elvilian

VAST PROGRAMME

FOR AUSTRALIA

Large Order Placed

In United States MELBOURNE, June 12 (Reuter) --A large number of cruiser tanks)

Act at May 31 were over $880,- Arat 000.000 for ordnance stores: $318,- billeting when the military were

000,000 for tanks and other vehl- cies, and 4551,000,000 for ships,

concerned with defence against in- vasión, which "might come upon

President added: "Contracts have been let for long-range us at any time.”

bombers, ships, tanks and other

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sinews of war that will be needed LONDON AREA GETS for defence of the Democracies

**The balance of less than

located."

of considerable fighting power have $2,750,000,000 is betag rapidly been ordered from America by the Australian Government, sald the Australian Army Minister, Mr.

NIGHT ALERT

unwillingness of the Syrian French

to implement Vichy's promises to Berlin

The displomatic editor of the A.B.C. writes: The theme in Ber- Hin is that the Syrian struggle 15 an Anglo-French affair: neverthe- less the lack of resistance, elther through incapacity or owing to the effects of British and de Gaulle propaganda, cannot leave the Reich A number of bombs were dropped indifferent and it is not improb. by Germin raiders in south-west ably that the advance of Generat England yesterday evening. No de-Wison's and General Catroux's

LONDON, June 12 (Reuter)

FOREIGN SHIPPING. WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuter) talls have yet been received. soldiers will have repercussions on The Chairman of the U.S. Mari-

On the whole, enemy air acti- the relations between Berlin' and production. he time Commission, Admiral Emory vity over Britain during the day Vichy."

Land, told the Press "yesterday has been slight, states an Alr

P. C. Spender, yesterday.

"Meanwhile, Australia is pressing on with her own added.

The Air Minister, Mr. K. McEwen, that he discussed with President said that

and

Ministry communique.

Australian Alr Force Roosevelt in a general manner An alert was sounded in the cc squadrons composed of fighters yesterday the trangler of some London area shortly after mid- "Excellent

co-operation aircraft were foreign ships to Britain.

night. Up to the same hour "heavily reinforcing" the Austra- Admiral. Land belleved that no reports of raids have been re-

that Danish boats probably would be ceived elsewhere. more were being formed.

the first foreign vessels in United; Airmen under the Empire States ports to be requisitioned

'llan Imperial

Force and

Seleme would soon fly Hurricanes by the United States because na St. Lawrence River

and the latest American fighters gotiations for them were much

in the Middle East. he said, and more advanced than the case of

air crews were coming for bombers, Italian and German ships:

Theme For A Comic Opera"

LONDON, June 12 (Reuter)

comments: "Not many WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reater) much attention to the loud shrieks observers will pay Mr. William Knudsen announced of protest arising from Vichy. (that the United States Ofice 01

Production management has for- "Marshal Petain's pretence that

Waterway Project The New York Son

BRITISH AIRCRAFT RAID matly approved the St. Lawrence in resisting the invasion of Syria.

MOLE AT ZEEBRUGGE

LONDON, June 12 (Renter)-Continuing the daylight offen- sive against German coastal targets and enemy shipping, be gun on March 12 and carried on since whenever weather condi- tions permitted, British aircraft yesterday bombed, the mole at Zeebrugge and docks at Ymiuden.

U.S. AMBASSADOR HONOURED BY GEN. WU TE-CHEN CHUNGKING, June 12 (Central) --MI. Clarence E. Gauss, American

Waterway project, including both Vichy was striking a blow in de- the waterway and electric power fence of the French Empire, may portions, as an all out defence some day provide an excellent

theme for a comfe opera."..

effort."

The agreement to start work oii; The St. Louis Post Despatch the £88,000,000 St, Lawrence Navi- says: "Whatever happens it would gation and Power project was seem that the British have taken signed by representatives of the the only course rationally open

and United States

Canada in to them and it is clear that if the British fad not acted, Syria

British aircraft also bombed a small vessel off the Dutch coast March. and shot down one enemy ficat

plane into the sea.

anti-aircraft fire

Lakes are

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Its inmediately objectives are, would soon have fallen to the (1) to increase the power produc- usual sly Axis game of infiltration. The planes which attacked Zee-tion of the International Rapids Frenchmen who cheer British bragge dived out of a thick bank section of the St. Lawrence River, bombers attacking their coastal of cloud on to the target through and (2) provide an outlet for ship cities are not likely to

be- heavy

and building facilities in the Great cause of an obviously preventive zoomed sway.

incursion. They plastered the area where a Ambassador to China, was honour 3,000 tons ship was, tied up by the ed at a dinner last night given by mole and had time to see the ship General Wu Te-chen, Eecretary sunk in the middle harbour, and General of the Central Party Head another alongside the mole listing! quarters, at his residence,

B heavily from the blows struck in A number of high Government earlier R.AF. attacks. officials. were present at the fung-

TANKER ATTACKED

CHINESE-JAPANESE ARTILLERY DUEL WEST SUIYUAN, June 12 (Čen- tra!)-Following the capture by the Chinese of Kaotalilang, an im- portant point in western Sulyuan,

The French people still know who is fighting for their eventual prosperity, freedom and dignity,

NEW ZEALANDERS SENT TO CRETE "WELLINGTON; June 12-(Reuter) - -The Acting Prime Minister of

tion including Dr. Chu Chia-hua, Seven direct hits were scored by the Japanese on June 8 launched Director of the Organisation Board British bombers in an attack, a counter-attack-and "severe-fight- of the Central Party Headquarters, lasting not more than one minute, ing is developing in that sector. Dr. Wang Shih-chieh, Minister of on a 5.000-top German tanker in Meanwhile, а Heavy artillery New Zealand, Mr. Nash, today Publicity, Mr. Liu Wel-tze, Minister the Dover Straits late yesterdas duel was proceeding across the stated in Parliament that 16,530 of Overseas Affairs. Mr. Kan Nai-afternoon

Yellow River near Ouyangta! where New Zealander troops were sent to the Japanese attempts to crow the Greece and Crete. river had been repeatedly trus- trated

i

kuang, Deputy Secretary-General The tanker was left on fire with

of the Central Party Headquarters, her decks awash and listing he and several others..

vily.

Of these, 11,180 were evacuated and 8,350 were unaccounted for,,,

Instructions The nature of the will be revealed after their receipt by the Japanese delegation.

It is believed that in view of the recent meetings between Govern-

instructions amount to an order to Mr. Yoshizawa to withdraw from

ment, Army and Navy cficials, the

Batavia, says a Japanese report.

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