AID FOR RUSSIA.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 252, 6 August 1941, Page 5

AID FOR RUSSIA.

AMERICAN MILITARY SUPPLIES. JAPAN’S POSSIBLE ATTITUDE. , \ (Rec. 12,30.) WASHINGTON! Aug. 5. ‘ The United States Government’s plan to make shipping available for the transport pf military supplies to Russia by way of Vladivostock has, it is considered, opened up another prospect of conflict between Japan and the United. 'States. . _ A report js circulating in. Washington that President Roosevelt (is likely soon to make a further pronouncement on the freedom of the seas as a- warning to Japan against- possibles interference with such supplies for Russia. Japanese interference could be expected to carry American public opinion far beyond the point where it Avould hesitate on armed conflict with Japan. , xt is stated in London that a considerable number of British goods are already on the ivay to Russia. In return, Russian supplies will be made available to Britain. AUSTRALIA EXPECTS ORDERS. MEAT, WHEAT AND WOOL. (Rec. 12.15.) BRISBANE, This Day. Russian orders for millions of tins of canned beef, absorbing between 20,000 and 30,000 tons of carcases, are expected by the meat industry ties. A meat industry official said it is understood that Australia would share with other Empire countries big Russian orders for beef and lamb. “Wp expect the orders to be so heavy that meat producers will no longer have to think in terms of restricting production,” said the official, “rather will they have to consider increasing the output.’’ . . T ,

The secretary of the Australian Russian Association (Mr E. Draftu) has received a cablegram from M. Maisky (Soviet Ambassador in Britain) stating that four more Russian ships are coming to Australia to load meat, wheat and wool.