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SPELL OF NAZI INVINCIBILITY WHICH PARALYSED WILL OF THE KEYNOTE WORLD IS NOW FINALLY BROKEN
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INDIA
LONDON Sept } (Reuter} -"The spell of German invin- ribility which paralysed the will of the world a year age has now been finally brokro' devlazed the Bellish Air Minister Sir Archi- bald Sinclair He was replying to
message from: the King which read:
HOMBAY, Sept Cheerfulness
1
(Reuters
optimism
Tr
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"The two hard
years that lie behind us have left u all shaken in
determination to see
freedom Justice and re-established throughout the world and I cordially appreciate Uh, loyal assuraners of all who are present al
Er
the keynote of editorials in the Indian Press on the second an riversary O! Wie war
The Times of India says that the British Empire and the Allles "may regard the last 12 months satisfaction and ok forward with cautious opti
your
gathering
exceeded mism.
LATINCAN
GENERAL
ITALY WAGING POTATO BATTLE ON GREEK LAND
ROME, AUG. 20.-ITALY TODAY IS WAGING A "BATTLE OF POTATO" IN GREECE. writes Eleanor Packard in the Manil Bulletin.
The problem of feeding Greece has been the toughest ecc nomie uut the affans have had to crack thus far, since Grezer before the war had always Imported most of its food
Fortunately for the Italians. the occupied territory in formes Yugoslavia was more or less self-sufficient so far as food wa concerned
were any stocks of food of kind in the country.
What
any
When the Italians Look over served its dairy cattle, and mik occupation of Greece, there hardly is still abundant in all large titles Cream is banned aitogether, how the ever The fat ration is nearly one person monilily. but this includes olive of as well as butler All fresh pork. salt pork and bacon have disappeared from the market, And ham Is YET!
The Allies huve achieved much retreating Greek armies ud not pound per
An 1940 1941 they have beat given hard lessons and still face dangers declures the Statesman
Calcutta
destroyed had already been eaten up.
scarce
Onday"
Polis
Sim lair & speech parted frorn were "Our bombera got to Berin $50,000 LONE' on Tuesday night and hit the city
NIGHT AIR RAIDS bard There would be be doubt Reterring Le German aight- than 1e Germans wert fully bomber attacks uver Britain. Sin
The Italfans immediately started aware that in the Prime Ministers clair and their casualties when
applying all systeins which they words. This is only Che begin they broke off the bombing to at-
devised during the years of their ning"
SEVERE BLOWS tark Russia wore on some nights
own struggle to achieve self- Photograph showed widespread aver ten per cent Britain
But they know that the enemy sufflelency.
The only pork products available must
Besides immediately are a few kinds of sausages, most- destruction wherever Britain's new expect a renewal of German night CHIL be
struck severe bows and shipping to Greece heavy bombs til and they would attacks but they would pay dear they take
Iarge quantity of the American "hot dog" type. courage from the on-
ties of foodstuffs which were dis- and salami. 20 taling more andi murr, ly
Unlike in Germany The British daylight offensive i rast between thr desperate tributed to the population on а night after lgbt urth the Ger kept large forces of German fight- courses into when the enemy has strict ralfontig basis, they install- there are sudden temporary short- eggs are still plentiful although man people shattered and disillu ers on the Western front which been forced and the boastful ar ed a system of "agusio for all ages stoned, saw for a second time that would otherwise have been fight rogance with which be surveyed unharvested crops.
lasting one or two days - war was hol worth wine. Such ing against the Russians
probably due to difficulties in dis- The
war in 1940 " was Britains plan and there
tribution. was RAF was working night and day
The Hindustan
All kinds of poultry are Standard Its big progress the advanre t.: in
The "amasto amassing) system easy to find, but are rather ex- uttremitting an
offensive Calcut affirms that the war warts that achievement
is is one wher which the govern
pensive support the Russian ally who was kely 1. Pater more уратк inment buys the crops direct from nghting to mamificently and the future
Flut
CHEAPEST SUBSTITUTE grim fact the farmer
and then supervises sarrilice that davus on our consciousness and
One of the cheapest controls their
substitute distribution for meat is domestic rabbit, cul- as the year dawns on his sad The producer is permitted to keep ture on which,
as much for himself and his family
under goverbiment Cause for as the government belleves he wil; ereaved throughout
encouragement, has greatly L Arding Brita
Italy during stands today."
In Italy all grans, sugar beets
the past four years This is un-i Civil Silitary (tazette and olive all are amassed
rationed. Meat le
A targe under a similar system since farm-
part of Italy's huge! ers must report what quantity of frults go to Germany in
yearly crop of vegetables and livestock they have on hand and the Germanis
supply slaughter
With much needed
variety In government
El-1
"DOUBLE DOSE" Sinclair said the RAF fueting on the Germans and Fa
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Hans frater shipping bosses that They were inftet big J) Brake "They are getting a double done
the medletize whiteh prescribed for
Jan July damaged T destroyed 91 Axis ships in the North St. Adriatic and Mediteranean antourfing 468,000 tons and 52 ships to addi
of unknown: Lenage The Coastal Command is tatosferring the Battle at the Alapte from a German attack on Brush
plug intr 3 British
L
attack
It
German Shipping aui victory 11:
* Battic Will Bar iii.
pont towards vary as the wal
The Atle bit would re qware probably for some 1e 1. Come w apimtise a entrator of altention and lori to 121 Mada German attacks
That is not going to bali
46 Pidge -
the R
Wal
to help them
"Our adiniration spans doggye light is unboundert to Russia won't win the war for 15 Our grafitade in the United
and per mises to do is unboided but the Dalted States wall win the for
tour white! dauger is A tronlesicy to max efforts when
our prosprety tiptove. 1 Chunk somebody else well make the fo idad sacrifier and win the way for Gomphemy is a greatest danger Ly For victory we must vely on ourselves "
JAN
MADRID CABINET
world.
is
adds the paper There is abundant Bankfulness
E
!: Lahore
where
HIGHER INCOME
TAX
Speaking
URGED
t the merloh
CROPS AMASSED
need for one year
vitamina
and
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1941. --PAGE 9
SAY
Gordon's
...and know what you're
drinking/
NO NO
GORDONS DRY GIN
DISTILLERY LONDON.
COLOURING MATTER
INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
PRESIDENCY OF THE P.I.
STIFF OPPOSITION FOR QUEZON
Stilf
26
F.M.S. NOT 10 MAKE NEW WAR GIFTS
aliy animals
1. Pederal Secretary, Mr Hugh without
permission diet.
Fraser, in a speech outlining Gov- Now the same products are being amassed in Greece, with the addi
The Italian self-sufficiency plan
ernment's policy on war gifts, sald NAGA, Camarines Sur, Aug. 21
that the loca! press had advocated ners never loresaw the possibility the adfourtiment ton of putatoes and other hardy to having to feed
- Determined to give Presideal that the alme was ripe for the 4.000.000 extra Quezon Live TMS vegetables, and they will be strict-Greek mouths, however, and only November
opposition
the FMS to make a further gift to Larisiative Counell, the Hon Cant ly rationed to enable the Greeks high party chiefs know how ta- Bermiogenes Dump arrived here Malaya Tribune
presidential elections, the British Government says the N. M Hashi, Malay member
to survive through the winter. the Counsell advated
The Greeks had always importare of this addeo burden
Hans are going to winter in the yesterday Iron Manda meme tax as the qullable way d more than hall the wheat they are apprehensive that rations will intensive and extensive campaign Government
wag
The Federal Secretary said that Many
what he ternicu the start OF RE
was the policy of His Majesty's Consunted, and Italian agriculturali
to ask ach selentists, who have been test!
01 the all over the Islands
As soup as coionles and dependencies to first gating Greek terrain, have thoute
de gol de train, he detribu! to the conclusion that the wheat
look after their own abilities be G leallets runtatning Jatis Dve
fore they considered making fur- 30104 platform!
ther gifts to
Imperia Trea
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ncreased
SESSION
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Fligh
to get more money for the wat
After surveyling
agne
treng of raputating the
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2100
To Alve provisional Hberty 5157 #lsewhere Capt Hashim recalled crop cannot be materially Increus
200 US NOW. Ver is shown by the plodePTS
fart firstly 1h he saking
rezent despatch Secretary of Hate for the Colonies
i rezard to the need for greater finaleta! assistance from the coeur times as many potators as it londes, and sale
ed
British
werd
• Fra .. July were the peselas A bert 1t11]s,t+r| Bowest aby months tor
mori M
business Tazeti さいま intrac than a year and secumly, durig Lots of the law regulating prices the hast en
and 1hr sale
primare tood weekly rate ut merekonde
Fruits
| D09 (NKD
hence the battle of potato RESORT TO POOR SOIL Experts believe Greece can grow
praluend hits
" ab of ophion that the
war 'diverting 1TONTI tax as the income
lux in the als by opening
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Urgent Need For Greater Home Production
The erasing to-operation of the United States and Russia an The Ught against Bitlerite fermany, and the urgent need for grea tre home producting, are stressed in newspaper comments on the Commencement of the third year of war, says Reuter.
Recalling that last September the future sti lay ander the shal,ering cataclyne of France's overthrow and that universal preoc tapallen was with our chances of staving off until the winter should bring a respile. THE TIMES says:
a military conquest
the con
with
and
be
drastically
reduced
Fascist plans for Ing production
LI
greally increas
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van
mature
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GALL-UP POLL ON U.S. CONVOYS
:
1
FIVE POINTS
The five points Jellow
sury
This decision was conveyed
in
meet then
tu
For this reason the Governmen!
to the Inrial Treasury.
That the salary ut the pres ja telegram from the Secretary of ident of P20,000 shall be given to State for the Colonies In the fol- ut only by NEW YORK, Bep 4 Reuters the teachers who are receiving low lowing terms: "I fully agree that other crops but To the Question "Do you think salaries. He is not going to receive the first call on Malayan
Wor un bntirely new the American Navy snowid be used this amount. His Idea is to make Taxation should be for the purpose Country is rightly called.
should fields.
to convoy ships in carrying war toe be raised.
icaciers More money is needed Thuring their 12 years of struggle materials to Britain." 52 per cent.education of the school children.
work hard for the of Malayan defence. and it
"His Majesty's Government at- Seems to me Lizal the to attain food self-sufficiency the replied YES, 38 per cent. NO and 2. Placing all the poor peuple in equitable way to get more money Italians lived an much
Laches the utmost importance of soll nine expressed no opinion, accord- the government service. The rich maintaining these defences at the for the war is twofold, namely to which other newples classed as un-ing to the latest Gall-up survey. should give way to the poor pen Increase the numbers who have to useable.
highest state of efficiency." An identical poll in July show pay war tax and to increase the
The Italians are continuing
ple In the government service.
The Federal Secretary said that toed 56 per cent favouring Co- Lax payable by the most wealthy ship to Greece
3. If he is elected president, he the future was obscure, and that as much food as Voys. "The people of this country want they think can spare without dis
will call a meeting of all bishops the country might have to face The Gall-up adds the comment and to help in the war
archbishops against the locating their own economy.
the entir sudden and incalculable Habilides and that the downward trend reflects Philippines to convince them that and it was not possible to say how enemies of freedom a much as the newspaper i Messaggero an- interventionism's natural tendency the land owned by the friars befar present funds would suffice to they call
Slowly but surely they nounced today some pride to decline when pressure againal given to the poor people. are learning to make
bread rations sacrifices. tha!
for Greek Britain relaxes The Governinent with
workers in heavy industrice
4. He will try his best to m seat of As advisers,
has only to road workers had now beer in
prove the irrigation system in the of the FM.S. had regretfully de- BATAVIA, Sept. declare the need, for the response creased to 320 grams dally-about
4 (Reuter)-- Philippines. All rivers will be con cided that the time was not op- "America's atc is potem though
to be most willing.
11 ounces.
The French Consulate-General verted into supplies of water for portune for making a further gift mili aty Factor 1 thet bleak it wil be
here will be closed powerless to save the
"The war is being fought for us Only the coming
very shorty, all the fields so that the land not situation was the sense 1 isula cuase she, not less than the rest and we
is learned. The Acting Consul-cultivated for lack of water wit Inst help to pay the show how much even the tion. The history of the seondo
General, M. Cassouin, will Lhe English-speaking worid. price That briefly is the poshico mum. feeding of Greece
leave become fruitful to the farmers. As for another year of war is largely that of the has at heart
Las ↑ sec It and I de not think strained Italy's own internal co-
post in the Pacifle the Philippines is a farming laud work 171 Zambales. This work/iwide
would Area while
the Vice-Consul. Mit should be provided with water. give added income to the govern Forces of The DAILY MAIL, commenting there is any need for me to ela nomy.
Italy one imported great Detrie, is also leaving. that some Americans desire a
berabe further on a matter that quantities of food, but under the
5. All prisoners in Blitbid should ment Manila Bulletin). Muntch
is self-evident." regatlated
Fascist economie programme. Italy achieved self-sufficiency in nearly all staple foods except meat. Italy raised all but 20 per cent. On French Frontier. Sept of the wheat she needed for do. would sadoublerily promise the deuter) - General Bergeret, the mestir
but he would break his Vichy aviation ehler, who
consumption before the wasiwar and is at present supplying reported two months ago believed the 20 per cent, deficiency by mix- "Think what he would be able that Germany would win the waxing flours to do with another five years add recently expressed his convletion wheat flour.
grains with
"During this year events have to his already long start. Then a conversation that Germany!
DAIRY CATTLE SAVED swung Asia as well as Africa tore next conflet would not be a war.
was bound to lose owing to even- By a severe meat rationing sys and more in the orbit <21 the it would be a massacre in which tual fuel shortage,
tem, the country thus far has pre- world war, and we have been here will be mercy for hapless learning that China, in her long America."
More uppressive 1.h
rallying Treedom.
any
by
"There is no need to catalogue "super the acts of friendship with which, America. saya "The tensten i
revived: would be relaxed, the Demerartes
wodd rapidly disarm and Hitler
President Roosevelt has The Bied Cause. What 13 eve, greater than their total effect is the
Sane sense he has conveyed to us that we are not alone in our stand
word for the eternal values
civilisation.
our
resistance to aggression, belongs
be our fellowship."
FALL INTO LINF
GROWING ANXIETY
The LIVERPOOL DAILY POST. declaring that leading German newspapers indicate the growing The Tunes continues. "Gradually anxiety regarding German morale. overcoming the inhibitions deep says: "The anxiety will be more rooted in history, the people of acute If the Nazis gave more al- the United States fall into line tention to the British morale. The behind their leader. Now the Rus T.U.C. Congress ut Edinburgh
It
of other
winter
A
mini- has
JAPANESE THREAT TO YUNNAN IS FEARED
SINGAPORE, Sept. 4 (Centrai)—"It is not so much a poten tin} threat to Thailand that the Chinese are concerned with as with the possibility of a Japanese move through Yunnan to
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cut off China's vital supplies along the Burma Road," declared MR. WILLIAM DENIS ALLEN, formerly Second Secretary of the British Embassy in Chungking, upon his arrival here to apen.
arrive in Singapore
sian people, with their unsurpass showed that there is no faltering. ed tenacity and Valour, are but rather a new and robust en- sweeping away distrust and have thusiasm. The solidarity of British
act as assistant to Mr. Duff Cooper, the British Cabinet Minis- testified to their faith
Ler for the Far East, who is expected to in the workers is more complete than it ultimate values shared by thehas ever been"
shortly. enemies of Hitlerism.
Mr. Allen added that it The Manchester Guardian, wel
was and there is no possibility of a "Britain, Russia and the United coming the formation of a
therefore minst important that negotiated peace." declared Mr. States with the Commonwealth, Anglo-Russian
new China should keep open the vital Allen, adding that the morale of trade council at Burma Road and that she and the Chungking populace is won- must in the end invincibly sustain the instance of the TU.C., says Britain should work in close col-derful. the four pillars of the world." that the more contacts are made laboration
now, the better will the Alles beject.
achieve that ob- Discussing the possibility of Malava being involved in the war, warning that Britalp is the key- able to work together in making
Relations
between China and Mr. Allen said that Japan. If she Burma had grown since the dis- does think of attacking Malaya, covery of the Burma Road will have her hands full for the China's vital feline and there must realize "we are much strong-
The Times concluded with
♫
stone of this grand alliance, and peace
11 British factories fall, no other source of supply will be in time to save the situation.
to
as
WELLINGTON. Gept, 4 (Reuter) has been a regular interchange of or in the Far East than ever bo
them
-A Government Bill abolishing officials between the two coun- fore." The DAILY TELEGRAPH says: the death sentence for murder "As long as we stand unshaken and substituting it for fo 1m1- and undamayed, the powers of prisonment and also abolishing hell shall not prevail, but if we flogging was read the first time should falter, all the world would in the New Zealand House of Ra be lost.
prezentatives
trico. Relations between
The people in Chungking hoped now are even much closer, Mr that America would enter the war Allen remarked.
and they feel that America must act drastically if Japan is inela- tent on Southward
"China is prepared to prosecule the war with Japan Indefinitely Mr. Allen observed
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