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LIFE GAVE THEM NOTHING BUT LOVE LOVE GAVE THEM COURAGE FOR EVERYTHING!

JOHN

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PRISCILLA

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Frank McHugh Billy Halop

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Dust

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Britain Needs 100,000 Women for War Work

LONDON, Mar. 9 (Reuter).—Mr Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour and National Service, made momentous announcements In north England to-day.

At Newcastle-on-Tyne he appealed for 100,000 women for war work, mainly shell-filling, even before the registration of women for such work comes into force.

Provision would be made for looking after the children of married women workers through Government financial aid and day nursery centres.

Later at Newcastle, Mr Bevin told a press conference that he was mak- le another urgent appeal this week 10 inch who had drified during the depression to other Industries to re- turn to shipbuilding to take part in drive for the Government's new chips.

Rendel

Leaving

Bulgaria

LONDON, Mar. 9 (Reuter) —— Mr George W. Rendel, the British Minister in Sofia, and the Legation staff, aro leaving Solia for Istanbul by special plane to-morrow, according to

offlelal Yugo-Slav con-an

Finally at Ashington, Northumber- land, Mr Devin, commenting on the passing of the Lease and Lend Bill, Haid that the overwhelming force of American aid would break down the spirit of aggression.

It was also stated: "It

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March 10, 1941.

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the United States would turn over uny corisiderable number of war- plancs now in the United States, ser- vico, as it would Interfere with the United States Far Eastern policy which depends largely on the availabilliy of a superior air force.

Nevertheless, as the law provides authority for the immediato transfer of $13,000,000,000 worth of supplies now on hand, it is believed that the Administration will avail itself of this authority and strengthon Britain Im- mediately where Britain is weakest in the air and her 'sen transport with other nations,

It is believed that there will be little opposition to the immediate transfer of available merchant ton- nage. The possibility also looms that

destroyers. there may be additional transfers of

a

Super Agency Congressional sources predicted

President that

Roosevelt would to Co- establish super-agency ordinate ald to Britain, Greece and China both

with United States de- fence needs and foreign policy.

It

Armed that intered with the agency.

by Marshat The diplomatic representa- Pelain and within the framework of tives of Poland, Belgium and the Armistice terms, this defence will be energetically assured by the Holland left to-day and the French forces alone

all majority of the nationals of all and aggressors."

four countries have already left Bulgaria, the announcer added.

Binck-out preparations in Sofia are so far advanced that they will prob- ably be put into effect on Monday after the departure of Mr Rendel.

Grand Hotel Opened

Eventful Day For Macao

The Grand Hotel, Moran, was Governor opened yesterday by the

Fan Tan On Peng Chau

is pointed out that the present special agencies dealing with defence production deal mainly with planning production facilities tr their

will be new agency needed

the President to to responsible furnish the.

for the maximum old Dernoerneies while constantly sidering the problems of international strategy as well as domestic policy.

Informed

med circles predict that Pre- sident Roosevelt's emissary to Lon-

con

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if Macao in the presence of all local

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have good reason to brace herself for trouble.

The New York Times" says that the importance of Mr Matsuoka's trip relates to Moscow and Berlin.. He hopes to get an assurance through Germany that Russia will not make trouble if Japan pushes on towards the South Seas. The "Times" adds that the United States will be discuss- ed, but while Hitler would like Pacifle war, it is possible that Mat- suoka will not be enthusiastic in taking on America just for the benelit of Germany.

a

Hitler may put over a heavy sales

Lalic of

of a spring offensive against Britain, urging Japan to take her chance' in the South Sens, but Matsuoka's prospects are beclouded by the attitude of Russia and the United States,

The Times" Is convinced that since Russia is helping China to fight the Japanese, she might help more If Japan is buster at a greater dis- tance, because it is doubtful whot ausurances ITitler can obtain from Stalin.

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