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February 26, 1941.

Free China's Italians Lose Half of Netherlands

Feeding Problem

Warplane Strength

FROM PAGE ONE

to one, but the I.A.F. was so success-

force ful that the Italian air

Chiang's Exhortation played an effective part.

Alice.

never

and Rhodesian

Rubber Stocks Japanese Trade

Sir Archibald niso spoke of the elective work in East Africa of CHUNGKING, Feb. 25 (Central South African

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" News). A total of 03 resolutions

BATAVIA, Feb. 25 (Domel)-Mr aiming at the increase of food pro-quadrons.

J. H," Ritmán, publicity director for Losses Over Malta' duction, adjustment of supply and demand, and improvement of food

Since Italy's entry Into the war, the Netherlands East Indies Govern- administration, was adopted at the Malta was continually attacked froment, on Monday confirmed that the Japanese-Dutch economic negotia- tions are going on

smoothly. National Food Conference which was the air but the people's spirit was closed to-day after having been in unshaken and R.A.F. and Ficet Alr session for Ave days.

Arm Aghters had driven back and The Conference was presided over vanquished the Germans and Italians another two weeks. by Mr Lu Tso-fu, Director of the National Food Control Bureau,

There were three gruelling days In Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek January when a mass German attack was present yesterday and he urged was launched on Malta. The enemy the delegates to exert their beat last 90 dive-bombers and it why some ttle time before they returned. efforts to solve the food problem.

Dr P. Z. King, Director of the The enemy morale was visibly affect National Healt

Administration, The R.A.F. In Greece with the spoke on the essentials of food nutrition and entertained the dele. Greek air force had pounded the gates with refreshments prepared on enemy. In the album theatre, the RAF, the Royal Australian Air nutrition formula: The Conference voted a resolution Force and the Fleet Air Arm hud of tribute to Generalissimo Chiang done greater damage to German and of Italian production than the enemy and also dispatched a Inessage comfort to the rank and file at the bad done to Britain's war effort. front.

Less Rice, More Planes

Refugees Go Hungry KWEILIN, Fpb, 25 (Central News). |--Some 3,000 war refugees of the south-eastern provinces now stranded

ed;

The Air Minister promised heavier blows yet in the coming months, "We shall see whether during the next 12 months, the bombs which destroy German factories and communication will not also shatter the faith of the German people in Adolf Hitler," he said.

Heavier Blows,

He told Japanese correspondenta that the talks probably would Inst

Consul-General Mr Yujoka Ishi- zawa on Monday twice conferred with Mr J. W. Hoogstraten, Commercial Director of the N.E., Government» » Among various economle problems at present facing the Netherlands East Indies the question of the ship- ping: bottleneck loomed large day Accumulated rubber duy

stocits shipment to various awaiting ports in America have herensed to 10,000 tons during February bringing the total to 25,000 tons. This has caused local rubber prices to show weakness despite higher quotations in

New York.

FREIGHT RATES INCREASED

OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK.. Feb. 25 (UP)—R & learned that the Far East Conference has voted to raise outward freight rates on a long, general cargo list, by upproximately 25 per cent. effective on April 1.

The Air Ministry and the Ministry for Aircraft Production were devolg in Kweill abstained from food niel bomber. No immunity from night their energies to defeating the night

Previously, the homebound tariffa and gaved about N.C.$1,000 which they contributed to a fund for the bombing was possible and as the from the Orient were inercased by 28 Other tong distance rates purchase of a gift plane to the Gov-weather improved the Germans must per cent. trament. The money was handed be expected to resume their attacks were also increased including West over to the Kweilin Onlee of the on a greater scale than ever. They Africa, and northbound frain the east military Affairs Council for remit would full again and no risks wouldcoast of South America. tance to Chungking.

be refused by the pilots to make the attacks progressively more costly,

Meanwhile, the refugees in Kweilin have Issurd· # circular telegram urging their comrades in distress in other places to respond to the fund raising campaign in a similar manner.

Winant Leaving For England

NEW YORK, Feb, 25 (Reuter) Mr John G. Winant, the new U.S. Ambassador to Britain, has reserved

"The people of this country," he declared, "will not suffer alone. Our blows will full faster and harder on the enemy,"

Quer, 1,000 Italians The South African Air Force and the Rhodesian squadrons have des- troyed more than 1,000 Italian planes since Italy's entry into the war. This is additional to the German planes destroyed in the same theatre.

Leaving out account of the monthly alnut that

that was half the first-line strength with which the Italian air

seat on the clipper scheduled to leave for Lisbon on Thursday, Pan-forge entered the Amerienn Airways announced to- night.

Kind of Peace

war.

The policy regarding Germany was to Jift where it was most effeclive. Hence Hamm was bombed 82 times, was visited 42 times,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Reuter), Hambur mes, Mannheim 35 timer,

Berlin, to

-President Roosevelt has no ideas Cologne which Me John G. Winant, the new and on 36 occasions the R.A.F. had United States to Great Britain, may ridden through winter storms and like to London concerning the kind fogs

which could be established Brave alter the wor.

Making this statement at to-day's press conference, the President added that the first joh was to win the war,

Soviet Defence

MOSCOW, Feb. 5 (Reuter).—A |

The British people were heartened in the "blitz", by the prodigles of valour and skill of British bombers, which are growing in numbers, range and power,

"Don't forget that they travel three times as far to Berlin and back as the Germans have to travel to London, Sir Archibald concluded,

heavy increase in defence expendi- No Secret Debate

ture was announced by the Finance

Commissar. M. Overev, to tho LONDON, Feb. 25 (Reuter).- Supreme Counel of the U.S.S.R. Asked in the House of Cominons to Parliament to-night.

The estimates amount to 70,000,- a09.000 roubles compared with 57 900,000,000 roubles last year and Just under 41,000,000,000 roubles in 1939.

Rumanian–Elections- BERLIN, Keb. 25 (Reuter)- General Antóneres, Primier of Rumania, mnounced to-day that n general election will be held on March 2. according to a Bucharest dispatch

German news agency.

to a

GIFTS FOR CHINA

MELBOURNE, Feb. 25 (Reuter).— The Australian Red Cross is sending C10,000 and £15,000 worth of goods to China in response to a request for assistance,

accord a secret debate on the bases leased to the United States, Mr Clement Attlee, the Lord Privy Seal, gave on unerjuivocal "No" and added that Mr Churchill had no intention of acceding to such a request-a statement which was received with | elicers.

Exports To Japan

LONDON, Feb. 25 (Reuter).-Cap- tain. Oliver Lyttelton, President of the Board of Trade, was questioned in Parliament to-day on British ex- ports to Japan in the last 12 months. Captain Lyttelton declared that during the period of war no licences had been issued for exports from Great Britain to Japan of inaterials as such.

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SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" VATICAN CITY, Feb, 25 (UP), Glving audience to a group of priests, the Pope said that the current war had resulted in a disbelief of God, "The people need to know God and the tremendous current of events hus | been almost the nemesis of their Bis- regard for God and a test with which God wants to recall humanity to the faith. Christ is too little known and loved," His Holiness declared,

Willkie Ignorant About Invitation ·

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 25 (UP), Mr Wendell Willise to-day said that he had no knowledge of an invitation to visit Australia. He asserted that he had been out of touch with his ofice adding, "I know only what I read in the newspapers."

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Alfonso's Condition Again Critical

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Feb. 25 (UP).—Intimates revealed that ex-King Alfonso suf- fered another attack this afternoon and his condition is again most cri- tical.

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