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August 8, 1941,

By Ernie Bushmiller

JOULANGERIE PATISSERIE

2. Bee, LA, PAL DE MAR HANN FORESTand

WAITING FOR BREAD-That food situation in France is desperate is indicated by this braad line in Vichy, Frenchmen are waliing in front of baker's shop to receive U. S. bread distributed through. American agencies in city.

U.S. Defence.

Plants

Ahead of Schedule

By DAN ROGERS

United Press Staff Correspondent

Post-War

Japan And

Trade In Textiles

By Robert T. Bellaire

(United Press Staff Correspondent)

TOKYO, Aug. 6 (UP)—Japanese cotton mill owners, pre- dieting a possible worldwide Japanese monopoly on cotton textile trade following the present world hostilities, are bitter- fy opposing the proposal to serap all idle cotton mill machinery.

The shortage of raw materials and decline in Japan's

UB

AKORAN

U.B. BEER

Light or Dark

SOLE AGENTS:

foreign tratie have brought the wheels of many mill machine W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (China) LTD.

to a standstill, and some economic planners, seeking to relieve

the current iron shortage, propose to serap these idle machines,

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Mill owners have warned that unprecedented 'world-wide war nay follow the present hostilities and contend that Japan should expand. rather than reduce, her cotton mill facilities. By doing so, Whey argue, Japan would be in a posi- tion to become the world's ferid- ing cotton goods exporter.

Philippine Plant Cans

Corned Beef

Shingo Tsuda, president of Japan's. At the instance of the Civilian largest spinning mills, the Karega-Emergency Administration, the fuch! Spinning Company, is among work of canning meat locally in those Industrialists prectieling that Japan may gain # virtual world the Philippines is now procecil- monopoly on enlton goods trade fol-ing apace, lowing the war.

The National Food Produels Cor-

Urges P.I. Government To Acquire Gas Masks

I

The immediate purchase from abroad of 100,000 gas masks Civilian Emergency Administration by Director A. S. Arguelles before any blockade takes place has been recommended to the of the Philippines Bureau of Science. The recommendation

was the result of several conferences held between CEA officials and staff members of the bureau of science."

It is the plan of the CEA toj

Tsudu said British cotton yarn and poration, a subsidiary of the National manufacture locally 500,000 gas piece goods exports dropped last Development Company, is producing masks, the conservative esti- year to the lowest level in a century. corned beer at its Cungue plant mate of the quantity considered, and he predicted the British exports The local corned beef is identical in necessary in case of an emer- would be even lower this year,

appearance to the foreign product, gency. and tastes as well.

The Industrialist holds that Japan should prepare to lake over the world cotton trade, as he thinks Britain, after the war, will not be in a post- tion to expand her sharply reduced output.

The CEA united an increase in the

The Bureau of Science was as-

Petticoat Rule Is Successful

output of the, government cannery signed to test and accumulate chemi- ä and that it undertake the packing cals for the use of the civilian of meat in view of the Impossibility pulation of the Philippines against of obtaining foodstuffs from abroad. possible gas attacks and store ma- terials for 1150 against Incendiary With the purchase by the Philip-bombs.

Government, of the Aboitiz

"How long the present war will ine

Four women ended a success- ful petticoat rule in Dover.

fac-Tsuda, "but it would be quite natural Cebu, it is expected that an acute was recommended for the purpose. they retired from public life und continue is beyond conjecture," saldtunts In Madridejos and Opon, A revolving fund of Pesos 100,000 North Carolina, in June when that a tremendous demand for cotton shortage in the supply of canned Materials for the use of the civilinn turned the command back te yarn piece goods will arise through foodstuffs in the near future will be population will be distributed to the men, according to Associated out the world. It would not be to averted. The Aboitiz plants can be publie approximately at cost, accord-¿ Press, much to say that Japan' atone will be made to produce canned dish and ing to present plons. able to meet such a demand.

BERWICK, Pennsylanvia, Aug. 6`(UP).—One of America's first tank, tories, that of the American Car and Foundry Company here, demonstrated its assembly line construction of those blitzkrieg weapons recently for a party of news- papermen touring United States industrial defence centres.

training

Japan's Exports.

The plant, the peace-time business of which is building rail-fabreast of schedule on the heavier road cars and car wheels, now has 5,693 men busy turning out combat motors and are 1,000 motors

Tsuda said that despite the gener light tanks of 12 to 13 tons and armour plate in a hot, clanging ahead of schedule on the 400 and

600 horsepower, motors building a quarter-mile 'long.

ally unfavourable world conditions planes.

at the present time, Japan during the Production is at the rate of anticipating the current armament

More Motors

first half of 1941 enjoyed in "unex- ten or more tanks a day, which programine, and with no financial could easily be doubled in a mathelp from the government, Amerkan in the tins will business at trore than satisfactory The one plant is now turning out pectedly good" cotton textile export ter of days should this become an educational order for 320 he stepped up to 2,000 a month be prices,

tanks in 1999, made the necessary fore Christings when a new addition-Japan's cotton, textile industry. necessary These-tanks-are-glam-expansions and divered their fourth plant expansion since Tsuda explained, is being strengthen- armed with three 37mm cannon tones ahead of schedule on Decem-November.

103D-s ready this and machine-guns, carry fourer 30, 1940. The current order men and cruise at 35 miles in

The Hamilton plant is producing hour with a maximum spred

When a bottleneck in delivery about 1,000 propellers a month, or of armour plate for the tanks de- well over 60 miles an hour.

more than three fourths of all the veloped, American promptly ex-pinpelleer being built in this country panded the plant again and began for combat and advanced training making licir own, Present armour aircraft. plate capacity is 1.000 tons month.

followe

Within the next 12 months the U.S. Anny is scheduled to love seven nemoured divisions, each hay- ing 287 of these light tanks, 110) medium tanks, 275 lightly armoured scout cars and more than 1,000 other vehletes, The current order on which the Derwick plant is working is for 3,08% of these tanks costing $70,000,000 or over $22,600, each. A

Each tank has 2,865 different kinds of parts and comprises 14.318 in dividual pieces exclusive of engines of necessary equiument. They are powered by a radial (aviation) type gasoline moter or a Diesel motor.

The correspondents, representing the three major press associations and newspapers in New York, on- ton, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, also In- spected the Hartford, Connecticut, plants of United Aircraft Corpora- tion, the great Pratt and Whitney aeroplanes engine plani and the nearby Hamilton Standard Propeller Corporation.

autumn.

The powerfat 2,000 horsepower double wasp 18 cylinder motor is Praft and Whitney's pride. It is prized by Britain as well, where about half of the plant's produe- Ilon is going. It is used in the big four-malored Consolidated patrol bombers and on long range bom- bers capable of attacking far Ger- man cities, of which the British

are in great' need.

meat in large quantities if there is sufficient raw material available, it was ducinred.

Direct U.S.

Aid For De Gaulle

ed for post-war competition through a series of important consolidations,

The nation's 77 spinning companies

A well-informed Senator taki have been reorganised and incor- porated into only 14 mpanies, and the United Press in Washington the 37 weaving companies have been recently that a decision may be consolidated into only eight com- reached soon to supply lease- pantes.

and-lend aid to the Free French forces.

Women Drivers Killed In Raid

Ambulance Casualties

No Time For Economy

At the end of their aiminis- tration of the town of 400

In his communication to the CEA, population, they were able to Director Arguelles stated:

point to a new $10,000 gymnn- "In this era of blitzkriegs and sium, a lunch room for the broken international covenants, no school, the beginning of a much-

progressive government can afford

to ignore the acquisition and storing needed drainage project, em- of essential equipment and materials ployment for women in a WPA that would help minimise the blow mattress project and improve- against-the-civillan-population. This ment of the main streets,"

no time for stringent economy or

vecHlation

In these days of light-

Leader in the "petticoat rule" was ng ovents, it may prove too late Mrs Anna Dixon Wilson, a buoyant ant costly and no amount of regret grandmother, who was mayor and would alter the calamity."

Judge. During her she used to hold supervise thie

Why Germans Want Greenland Base

administration rush home to ng of her house, and back to the town's busi- ress. The neighbours also have a lot of applause for her southern cooking, her flower culture, her Business acumen and her success as on insurance agent.

The Senator said, "If we give them The Nazis have long cost envious | any war materials directly, instead eyes on Greenland, off whose consts Tax collector was Mrs Sarah Grif- of through the British, it will be .M.S, Hood was inst, for three rea- ft. who turned over books which done for the duttble purpose of pul-j sons.

showed a little balance in the trea- ting a little pressure on Vichy und) It has al bases from which the stury and all current and inherited also to demonstrate again that we Battle of the Atlantic could be ex-bills paid. Town treasurer was Mrs are willing to help anyone who is tended.

Lucille Russell. mild against Hitler,"

mannered From Greenland they could wire-mother of eight, who also acted as From Berwick the party of corres-

The American Ambulance, Great

It was argued that support of this less information of shipping to sub-treasurer of the infusionary society, pondents flew to Indianapolis to in Britain, suffered their first fatalities nature could not be considered tanta marine bases in Norway

the church, the Sunday school and In the sprawling engine plantspect the General Motors Allison in a recent blitz on London, when mount to recognition of the French Invaluable meterological stations. the school hard. The quartette was alone 25,000 men are working around liquid-cooled motor plant. The tour two of their drivers, Mrs M. Butler government In exilo. The Senator Another advantage would be the completed by Town Clerk Helen During World War I the plant the clock seven days a week pro-was sponsored by the National As-and Mrs H. Richardson, were killed, said he did not believe such a move supply of cyrollie, an ore found - Humphrey, who helped make th turned out railway gun ntounts, ducing four glzes

of radial, air-sociation of Manufacturers and was

The service, entirely supported by would cause a break in United States where else in the world, used to make going easier with her good humour, submarine chasers, caissons, limbers cooled motors-400, 000, 1,200 and bring facilitated by the Army and American contributions, maintains a relations with Vichy.

toughened glass for neroplanes. and shella but mode no tanks. But 2,000 horsepower. The plant Is Navy.

"Educational" Order

Swimming Carnival

Combined Victoria Recreation Club & European Y.M.C.A.

vorsus

Combined Eight Chinese Clubs

At tho VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB

on

Saturday, 9th August, 1941

9.07 p.m. See all the Colony Swimming Champions in action!

* Dance to Art Carneiros full

Orchestra !

Not porceeds will be given equally to the S.C.M.P. Bomber Fund and to the British Fund for the Relief of Distress in China,

ADMISSION: $5, $2 and $1

fleet of 260 ambulances, motorised

surgical units and mou

mobile first-aid

posts. Although the vehicles have

new travelled over 1,500,000 miles on their errand of mercy for war- stricken Britain, and stations are

maintained throughout the

the country such much-blitzed places as Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and

and London,

hitherto none of the 420

Girls

who drive the vehicles have sustained more than minor injuries. Many of the cars; however, bear the marks of bomb ing.

Three of the drivers hnd a miracu-1 lous escupe carly this year when thoir London billets were bombed and they were rescued by the police. Transferred This Year

Mrs Marjory Butter, who was kill- ed when her hotel was demolished by a bomb. Joined the service in October. After being stationed at the Lewisham depot of the service, she took over the Glasgow station of the American Ambulance, and was transferred to the London head- :quarters · carly this year. Mrx Butler is

survived by her husband, Colonel Richard Barry Butler, C.IE, C.B.E., C., and her son Leonard, both of whom are on active service.

Mrs 1. N. Richardson received fatal injuries when the seven-storey apartment house in which she lived near Victorin Station' was struck by

a large bomb. Her apartment, was on the fourth floor of the building, and the three upper floors collapsed Lon top of it.. Mrs Richardson is sure vived by her 21-year-old son, who la conducting an orchestra in America under the name of Tony Amell.

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