London, Feb. 17, Four Germans were reported killed and five seriously wounded in the fighting in the Altmark. There was only one British casualty, the Admiralty reports. The British prisoners from the Altmark were removed to the Cossack, which is on its way home with other British vessels.
The liberated prisoners state that during the Norwegian examination at Bergen, their efforts to make their Sir Samuel Hoare Outlines Wartime Economic Policy London, Feb. 17.
"If we do not maintain our fighting forces we must lose the war, and if we do not maintain our export irade we must also lose the war," declared Sir Samuel Hoare, Lord Privy Seal, in a speech broadcast from Nottingham today.
"These are the two objectives we must always keep in mind," he added. "I believe it is possible to maintain the fighting forces at full strength and, simultaneously, maintain and even expand export trade, but to succeed we must economize on labour and its products."
Sir Samuel then outlined this economic policy, which included production for foreign markets rather than to meet home demands, regulation of consumption, increased taxation, restriction of unnecessary imports and economy in food, coupled with the production of more home-grown food by putting 2,000,000 more acres under the plough.
Sir Samuel said the Government's presence known were unheeded.
Tremendous cheering greeted the announcement of the Altmark exploit by Sir Samuel Hoare, Lord Privy Seal, in his speech at Nottingham today. "Just as I was coming on the platform," Sir Samuel said, "I heard of this gallant feat in the northern waters of Europe." The audience rose to its feet and cheered in a prolonged burst of enthusiasm.
Some hours before the Altmark prisoners were due to land, two buses, converted into ambulances, were given to the docks together with a naval ambulance. A cargo ship was removed from the berth to allow the destroyer Cossack to dock close to the ambulances.
It appears that the Germans had refused the Norwegian officers permission to examine the Altmark. When the British warship sailed close to the Altmark, there was a brisk exchange of shots. It is stated that after the Norwegian pilot had (Continued on page 10, col, 4)
Tokyo, keb. 17.
All morning newspapers here today feature the remarks ea the reopening of the Yangtze River and Japanese-American relations, made yesterday atvernoon in the Lower House by the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, He told the House tnat great opumusm regarding Japanese-Amer-wan relations is unwarremed, The reopening or tne Yangtze, ne sala, wi be made on the basis of "Japan's unuaterat ngm," and noc a bargain: wb condition.
ìn any case, Mr. Arita added, noning nad yet been decided regarding the date of reopening "because the defence services have an established policy, and the reopening ai me Yangtze depends on their strategic operations and the maintenance of peace and order."
Morning papers do not comment on the statement in the Lower House by the Secretary-General or tne "aa affairs Board, Lt.-General Yan-ogawa, that the Japanese army must "guide the projected Wang Ching-wei regime in military, political and economic affairs for some time following its final organization.
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