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THE CHINA MAIE, SEPTEMBER 10, 1940.
The King and Queen visited an R.A.F. Station the other day when His Majesty decorated R.A.F. officers. Photo shows: His Majesty and the Queen as they were cheered during the visit. (Copyright, Fox).
KING MAKES PONDICHERRY LONG TOUR OF EAST END
N
JOINS DE GAULLE
· REUTER'S CORRESPONDENT
FRENCH COLONY ON THE
MYSTERY MAN IN
BOAT
Police and military au- thorities in the south- west are investigating the statements of a mild- mannered, bespectacled little man, who, after an adventurous voyage across the Channel, reached the English coast in the middle of an air raid.
Crouched In the bottom of a 9ft. rowing boat half full of water, Ha watched: a thrilling, battle going on: over his head: between enemy bombers and RIA.F. machines.
Fishermen, on the shore at first mistook his tiny craft for a piece of wreckage till one of them saw the man through
feld glasses baling vigorously.
Improvised Sail
While he toiled machine-guns rattled over his head and bombs and shrapnel rained around him."
Fishermon launched a boat and brought the stranger ashore. He told them he had been at sea for four days and four nights after escaping from the. French coast..
For the voyage,, the man had improvised a sail from an old [coat. His boat was very old and there was no food in it, but he appeared to be little the worse for his adventure,
The air engagement took place over the sea. Fighters broke up large formations of bombers flying at a great height and two were Ishot down,
From each of these machines a wounded German airman was res- cued and taken to hospital.
BRIGADIERS, ON THE
PILLION:
IN PONDICHERRY, THE SMALL, Life for officers in the Army, is The King's sympathy EAST COAST OF INDIA, SOUTH order has just been issued requir- to possess a new interest." -An' for the air raid victims OF MADRAS, SAYS THAT THE jing them to become proficient in was expressed in a mes-FRENCH GOVERNMENT THERE the driving of a motor-cycle. This
HAS DECIDED TO SUPPORT step has been taken, it is under sage ̈received by the GENERAL DE GAULLE.
Istood, to permit of their meeting Chairman of the London The news is confirmed by the any emergency which might arise
Governor of Pondicherry, M. in the defence of the country, County Council.
Louis Bonvin, who says the Gov- The order applies to all officers "Sir John Anderson has been ernment has rallied to the causeļup to the rank of Brigadier. If asked by the King to tell you of of General de Gaulle and has de- the Brigadler does not wish to the distress with which Their nounced the Vichy Government. drive a motor-cycle he is given Majesties heard the news of the fair raids.
"The sufferings of the people of London 'and elsewhere are much In Their Majestica' thoughts and Their Majesticg| hope to be able to visit to- morrow some of the areas of London which have suffered most heavily."
The Chairman of the L.C.C. re- plied expressing appreciation of Their Majesties' gracious message of sympathy and assuring them that "the people remain constant to their loyalty and fortitude."-| Reuter.
Reuter.
the alternative of riding pillion.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
HAS DIED
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS, for all practical purposes, no longer exists. The League Palace at Geneva, with its marble passages and huge council and assembly rooms, is to be closed down and left "Wonderfully Brave" to six caretakers:
HIS MAJESTY THE KING M. Avenol, the French Secre- much money to keep in repair, MADE A THREE-HOUR TOUR tary-General, who resigned, gave and all bank deposits will have to OF AREAS IN EAST
that work, as there AND up after a stern warning from M. be spent on SOUTH-EAST LONDON YES-Baudoin, the French Foreign seems no. way of using the palace TERDAY, INSPECTING THE Minister.
or even disposing of the building DISTRICTS WHICH HAVE SUF- M. Avenol was the second Se-junless the Swiss Federal Govern- FERED MOST IN THE RAIDS. cretary-General of the League.jment are kind enough to take it He followed the Earl of Perth in over and pull it down for build-
ers' material.
"Everyone has been wonderfully brave," he said later.
Building Disliked":
1933. During the course of his tour he
M. Baudoin rang up M. Avenol saw, among other things, a, crater at Genova and said: "You've got 75. feet across and 50 feet deep. to come back to Vichy at once."
The League Palace, which the He travelled specially up from M. Avenol replied that he Swiss say ruins the Lake Geneva Windsor for his tour and was would leave the next day and landscape, stands on a slight rise accompanied by Captain Euan asked the reason for the sum few hundred yards from the Wallace, M.P: (Cons.) for Hornsey, móns,
ter.
blue waters of the lake; and is
All through the tour, the King; "Because you are no longer Se-surrounded by flower gardens. was given a wonderful reception cretary-General of the League Its great glittering mass can be by the people, many of whom are as France is withdrawing came seen for miles around.** homeless and bereaved.
Reu- the reply.
People In Geneva are talking of The present staff of the League, the League doing a "ghost goes a Geneva correspondent says, is West" trip across the Atlantic and But Just 00, mostly belonging to the being set up in Princeton. technical section.
there is no confirmation of this:
The Statistics Department might possibly be saved, but only by completely severing any connec-
STEEL FOR WAR FROM TRAINING SHIP
£250,000 Balance
T
A FAMOUS NAVAL TRAIN- The League still has plenty of tion with the League and then ING SHIP HAS BEEN SOLD TO money-In the bank about £250,-from where would they get their PROVIDE STEEL FOR THE 000-with some credits which may money?
WAR.
also turn up some day, although No, everybody in Geneva is The proceeds will enable the this, is now a problem, as it is not agreed that the League is dead," Marine Society to train a greater likely that even the most enthus- and the people of Geneva, who number of boys for the Navy, iastic nation will pay money to a never liked it, are frankly-at- | Built:50. years ago, she used, to non-existent body.
though perhaps / ungratefully bo a small cruiser. Reuter. But the League: Palace costs pleased.