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THE CHINA-MAIL,-JANUARY 16, 1941.
R-A-F. REDUCES U-BOAT MENACE
(By Reuter's Air Correspondent) THE “ADMIRALTY spokesman's com- ment on the relation between recent light British shipping losses and bombing raids on enemy submarine bases has opened up an in- teresting field of speculation.
These raids undoubtedly have been severe and their continuation is sufficient evidence of a valuable contribution towards counter- ing the U-boat menace, particularly in the Atlantic.
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MESSAGE TO POLAND
Damage and disorganisation at Lorient and Brest, from which many U-boats operate against At- lantic convoys, and at the main U-boat home base at Bremen, is now believed to be high.
Several telling blows have also been made against buses of long-
NEW PLANE HOVERS IN AIR
A new type of ob- servation monoplane, demonstrated by United States Army officials is able to get into the air from a 300-foot circular run- way, and can be set down within its own length,
It can fly at very slow speeds and al- most come to a halt in the air, says Reu- ter.
MOSCOW
LOOKS AT
distance bombers operating against | AFRICA
ably the aerodrome of Merignac.
Mr. Ernest Bevin, Min-British and Allied shipping, not- ister of Labour and Na- near Bordeaux. tional Service, declared
The serious plight of Both air and naval observers,
Italian troops in open the employment of-however, resist the temptation to the
attribute to this counter air action Africa is the subject of a fice for Polish nationals in against U-boat and bomber-as to London yesterday.
the defensive measures also being long article in the Moscow taken by sea and air-too great a paper "Trud"-organ of
the Soviet Trade Unions.
"On the basis of the British figures,"
estimates the journal that the British Army In Libya now has a superiority of two to one over the Italians.
Present at the ceremony were General Sikorski, Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Republic, and M. Stanczyk, Polish Minister of Labour and Social Welfare.
significance as yet.
Weather's Part
The measure of their success rests on being able to keep down shipping losses for a longer per- iod than the past four weeks.
"Judging by developments," it In a speech Mr. Bevin said:
During the month bad weather adds, "the British, with 100,000 "The defence of Warsaw will re-
the most influence men in the Sudan and a similar present an epic story in history, probably had
on the extent of surface shelling number in Kenya, intend to ex- "To-day we welcome into indus-
their activities in East trial ranks and into the field of and torpedo attacks enemy sub-patid
marines were able to carry out. Africa. production your scientists, your
These developments are of the engineers, your skill, your labour It similarly influenced the ex- and your sailors, knowing only tent of operations of enemy mine- greatest importance in the African too well they will make their laying. reconnaissance and bomb-theatre of war and the desire of the British to clean up the war in contribution to production so as ing aircraft.
Africa in order to concentrate all their efforts in the decisive Euro- pean theatre."-Reuter,
to add to the common pool equip- At the same time, however, the ment for our common forces who first fruits of the recently an- are engaged in the united task of nounced decision that the opera- ridding the world of this pest of tional policy of the R.A.F. Coastal aggression.
Command shall be determined by the Admiralty are being seen.
"We send our greetings to our oppressed comrades in Poland to- day and desire them to know and feel that if their resistance was broken by overwhelming force we noretheless prize that resistance. "We shall fight on unul liberty and justice are reestablished in the world."-British Wireless.
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Convoy Patrol
The Admiralty are now able to get more aircraft out on con- voy patrol, submarine construc- tlon and other counter-blockade duties.
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That newly built A.R.P. Shel- ters have been used as public In the meantime the expansion latrines was mentioned by Ser- of the Coastal Command is being geant Cameron before Mr. pushed ahead, assisted by the Himsworth at Kowloon this morn- quickest possible delivery, of ing when Tong Sam, 30, Lockheed bombers and Consóli-charged with obeying a call of na- dated flyingboats, which are being ture in an A.R.P. shelter in Lai- down across the Atlantic.
chikok Road yesterday.
American aid has a parallel in the Navy, where the American destroyers are doubtless a factor in permitting an increase of Brl- tish escort flotillas.
was
Accused, pleading guilty, stated that he was a newcomer and did not know it was an A.R.P. Shelter. Sergeant Cameron asked that a serious view be taken as the po- Cooperation between-the Navy lice, instructed to inspect these and other Commands of the shelters found practically nearly R.A.F. is close. This is shown by every one had been used as a pu- the frequent Bomber Command | blic latrine.
raids on U-boat and long-distance Accused, was bound bomber bases.-Reuter.
ordered to be expelled.
over and
BRITISH SEIZURE OF FRENCH SHIP
“NO GROUND EXISTS for a protest from Uruguay over the interception of the French steam- er “Mendoza,” declared a Ministry of Economic Warfare spokesman in London yesterday.
The Mendoza was intercepted outside the in- ternational three-mile limit by a British auxiliary cruiser but the ship is reported to have drifted across the line and returned to Montevideo,
It was disclosed that the Men- $ .85
` NEW BARRACKS IN doza is one of five French ships
BOMBAY $1.55 which have been loading in River Plate ports, the other ships being $2.90 | the Katiola, Formose, Campula
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$5.60** No navicerts have been applied
for and it is learned there is no question of the British blockade being lifted fin, their favour should they decide to sail.
New naval, barracks, to house 500, were opened in Bombay yes- berday pursuant to the Royal In- dion Navy expansion scheme, BAYS Reu
WEATHER REPORT
It was emphasised that all shipe 'bound for Europe which are not, provided with "navicerts are lia-
The Royal Observatory reports ble to interception and de' ention that the anticyclone has reached The British authorities have no great intensity pressure is high- information as regards the Men-Fest to the north-west of Shantung. doza's' cargo but it is believed this comprises mainly meat and wool.
A depression lles over the Paci- fe to the eart of Japan