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December 18, 1940.

HOW COLONIES CONTRIVE

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TO BALANCE TRADE LOSS

LONDON, Dec. 17 (Reuter)-Economic agreements have just been negotiated with the Free colonies in Africa and with the Belgian Congo.

These facts were mentioned in the House of Lords to-day. by Lord Lloyd, Secretary for the Colonies, as some, of the many steps taken in the organisation-of-a-vast scheme of.co.

Beaverbrook Warns

ordinating colonial production, not morely between British and Britain Of Nazi Plans Allied colonies, but more especially among British colonies

Colourful Story

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The

British

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FROM PAGE ONE

As to the Dutch Indies, the Governor of the Straits Settlements was authorised to undertake direct discussions with the "Netherlands | spiring to dominate Europe. He sits nuthorities whenever these

were on a three-legged stool comprising required.

si superiority, mechanised forces, Netherlands and the fifth columnist methods of Governments were so impressed with panic and fear. Brilain has a sure the necessity of maintaining full defence in the control of the seas, alson that they had formed a joint and has knocked away the first leg the Italians on the escarpment had Anglo-Netherlands Committee da of Hiller's stool. She has seized the alven up.

economic matters,

"the control of the air by day-with-fighter Many of the problems that affect the colonies squadrons of Iturricanes, Spitfires,

and Whirlwinds, concern, to ao equal extent, a large Deflants number of other countries which are German newspapers daily dis- not colonies. It would be useless, for close signs of the immense attempt example, to try to place cocoa or Hitler is making to bring out a huge coffee in future in Crown Colonies air force in the spring. These are unicas we took into consideration the sure and certain signs of a feverish intorests of Brazil and other South development In production, American countries and interests} We Shall Overcome similarly concerned with coffee, etc.

All arrangements to receive fresh prisoners from Sollum were com- plated yesterday (Monday) at Bug- bug, where over 12,000 had already been fed and watered before passing

on.

“Victory Avenue”

I have just watched 8,000 Italian Foldiers, officers, non-commissioned ofcers and men, marching down "Victory Avenue" through Egap But they marched as prisoners, every two or three hundred of them being guarded by a single cheerful Cockney kney private and the. "Victory Avenue" down which they marched was the road between Sollum and Sidi

Ceylon Marketa Lord Lloyd mentioned some of the colonial economle ups and downs as the result of war conditions. Ceylon had lost a small copra market but was doing well on tea, rubber and plumbago. Malaya had lost part of its copra market but was aboundingly prosperous

We sholl meet and evercome the danger by industry, enterprise, en- durance and fortitude. It will be a hurd struggle but the builders of air- craft have had dimcult tasks before.

All the machines wo fost during the four months in which the baltie raged over Britain have been fully paid for by public contribu-

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Palestine In in some dificulties over

The road, which will now be a nice citrus exports on account of the lack bined nations of Europe's conqueror |

present for the Egyptians, would have cost at least £80,000 to build.

of shipping.

The sugar colonies of the West Indles are quite comfortable. Trinidad is doing well with oli and British Gulana with bauxite.

A fantastic sight met our eyen us our car care over the rising ground near Bugbug. We saw the entire valley shrouded in clouds and dust, In all cases of hardship, we have through which the evening sun found and are Anding Onancial means glowed while from the dust emerged of saving the colonies from grave seemingly endless stream of dark-suffering. Realising the weight of green uniformed Ogures with khaki-the wur impact, the colonies are clad- British soldiers marching getting-on extraordinarily well. smartly at their side.

Cheerful Prisonera

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The Italians were chatting, laugh- | ing and smoking, apparently pletely heedless of the fact that the whole lusion created by Fasciat propaganda has been swept aside in a single week.

The "Victory Way" to

Financial Aid Is Necessary

Continued From Page

It is now a contest between the

resources and strength of the com-

and conquered. Against them the British work doggedly and willingly shall with the certainty that we destroy the enemy by our labours. Landon Disturbed ТОРЕКА.

Kansas, Dec. 17 (Reuter).Mr Alfred Landon, Re- publican Candidate for Presidency in 1930, declared on his return here from a visit to Washington that he had been advised "by reliable official sources that litter was planning to Invade Britain about the middle of February."

Mr Landon sald that he had found a "definitely disturbed" feeling in administrat on circles over the failure to co-ordinate American defence activities.

Sidi Treasury, to the House of Repre- Vichy Hopes Italy

effect that Sir Frederick May Lighten Terms

Harrani, a typical straight Roman sentat.v.s' Appropriations Committee rund whose rapid construction was a to the considerable engineering fent, bears Philips, the British Treasury, official, many signs of this propaganda.

had told him that England could All along the road are stones erect-purchase of war materials in the make no more commitments for the ed in honour of Mussolini and at the United States unless financial aid was Sidi Barrani end is a memorial put extended.

FROM PAGE ONE

peree between Franes and Germany

up even before the rond was finished Mr Morgenthau a rald, to have may be concluded. The grounds for recording that "The 13th Artillery repeated a statement which he has the hops are that Italy has been to Ccompany, In the face of the malice already made on other occasions that greatly weakened that Germany, may of the enemy, the burning sun aus he believed that the United States now be able to persuade lich to the biting wind,, made this road to would not extend loans ur credits renounce most of her claims against. link together the sands of Libya and unless Congress modified or repealed (Franes. The rock on which carller Egypt."

the Johnson Act. Ho left his hearers Franco-German negotiations came lo with the impression that such aigrief might thus be removed. decision was entirely up to Congress.

Nazis Suspicious

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Though it is not yet asphalted, this road forms a useful line of munication for the British advancing Into Libya.

Empty Bugbug

forces

,

Mr Morgenthau is reported to have Owing to the complete failure of made a factual analysis of Britain's Laval's policy, M. Flandin is bound needs without, however, making any to move cautiously in the direction of recommendations.

such a polley. The fact that Herr Crisis In Spring

Otto Abetz has gone to Vichy sug- cnirely

members

of

There is hardly anything at Bugbug Concurrently come a report that gests that Germany is not -itself-just-n-solitary house and Mr-Cordell-Hull-the-Scereinry of satisfied with Flandin's nomination-

series of Italian watertanks now State, has told

the and indeed it is rumoured that Ger- guarded by British sentries distribut-United States Defence Commission many may feel obliged to send troops

to occupy Lyons, ing water to the prisoners as they and other Government officials that;

Reports from Italy show inercising Britain would probably foco stream through.

serious crisis in the spring unless the the war situation An example is the

confusion and uneasiness concerning : Several more thousands of prison-rerent delivery schedules of United ers had been gathered round the States war cupplies were considerado current in Italy that Marshal water tanks last night. An infantry ably increased.

Badoglio and other generals have

major was in charge of their feeding. He is understood to have urged al been executed for treachery. While we were talking to him on speed possible in producing plunes Italian officer came up, suluted and and other supplies.

asked for transport for a medical At the same time it is learned that officer to take seven wounded men the thloping situation is being to hospital. The major fixed him up examined to determine whether with a lorry which an Italian doctor additional merchantmen might be was allowed to drive himself.

for sending supplies to

Meanwhile the, crashing to bombs) and the rear of anti-aircraft fre

has been making Bordia look like Hemm in Germany when the Royal Air Force are having a busy night. Bardia Assailed

available Britain.

More Libyan Forts Cantured

FROM PAGE ONE

Suggestions Made double-column leader under the head- Bardia with undagging speed. Be-

The "Washington Post," In ing "Call To Action," declares that bind them and trying to keep up all the President's vast reserves of with 'them is continuous stream of vitality will be drawn upon to copnfantry, many riding in captured with the problems of national de lorries and trucks. From a height on the coast cast of fence.

Free French forces, which are Sollum I watched the hottest firework Turning to the question of nnan-right in the front line, are giving display of flaming onions and anti-cial aid, the paper suggests that apart valuable support to the Imperial ofteruft fire and bombs that I have from repealing the Johnson Act, troops. They showed great courage reen. In this part of the world. It there are many ways of nasisting. In-

and dath in the Onal onslaught was all part of the encouragement to cluding paying more than market against Sollum.

sources

of

the Italians at Bardia to capitulate value for raw materials from the Although French Army tactics are rapidly.

Fampire buying consumer interest in very different from the British,

those materials, and months of hard training have pro buying an equity interest in British dused a splendid Aghting unit. They oil and other holdings in the Western are working in excellently with their Hemisphere.

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The only realy of the Italians was to send a small number of lone bern- bers to harass the British troops.

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