WAR HOSPITAL BEING BUILT FOR CANADIANS
(British Official Wireless) RUGBY, Dec. 21. A munificent gift by a citizen of Toronto has enabled Canada to meet the cost of its first war hospital, which is being erected in Buckinghamshire. Hearing that 150,000 dollars would provide the entire cost of this, a private citizen, who remains anonymous, sent a cheque for the whole amount. The gift was made to the Toronto branch of the Red Cross Society, where G 05.000 dollars was raised in /the first fortnight of a Dominion-wide campaign to provide 3-million dollars for Red Cross work. By the end of last month, the fund, which was inaugurated on November 12, had already reached 2,988,799 dollars. The Canadian Defence 'Minister, Mr Rogers, announced to-day that the first Canadian Division would be supported in the field by a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron, also a specialised corps totalling from 6000 to 7000 men. No. 110 (City of Toronto) Squadron has been selected. The specialised corps includes medium and field artillery, an artillery survey unit, engineers. signal and hospital units, and a dental company.
DUTCH DEFENCE LOAN UNDERSUBSCRIBED
(Received 23, 12.20 p.m.) THE HAGUE. Dec. 22. The Treasury is taking up £ 83-mil-lion left unsubscribed in the State defence loan of £ 183-million. The Minister of Finance hinted to* day that a forced or semi-forced loan was likely next tim».
U.S.-JAPANESE TRADE RELATIONS
(Received 23, 12.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, Dec. 22. The Tokio correspondent of the JniTed Press of America says that tliG Japanese Foreign Office spokesman indicated to-day that Japanese-American trade relations would continued unimpeded after the expiration of the commercial treaty on January 26. The United States, he added, had given an assurance that there would be no increase in wharfage charges for Japanese ships, penalty duties on Japanese goods, or inconvenience to Japanese residents in the United States. These indications were given following an hour’s conference between the Japanese Foreign Minister. Admiral Nomura, and the United States Ambassador. Mr J. C. Grew
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 304, 26 December 1939, Page 10
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