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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 25, 1941.
Ubrary, Supreme Court
H.M.S. KING GEORGE V IN SERVICE
Lord Halifax Crosses Atlantic On Giant Warship
A Secret Well Kept
THE FIRST INDICATION that the giant British battleship H.M.S. King George V, 35,000 tons, had been put into commission was the announcement in London yesterday afternoon that she had arrived in American waters with Lord Halifax, our new Ambassa- dor to the United States, and Lady Halifax on board,
A Baltimore, Maryland, message soid that the ship had been sighted in Chesapeake Bay and was expected to drop anchor at An- napolis in a few hours, when Lord and Lady Halifax would come ashore and leave for Washington.
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Details of Lord Halifax's parture from Britain were kept; secret, but it was known that the Prime Minister and Mrs. Churchill travelled with them "to a northern base" and saw them off.
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H.M.S. King George V launched by the King at New- castle in February, 1939. She was the first of a class of five of the largest, most-powerfully armed and most heavily protected war- ships in the world.
New Type Guns
All five were launched the same
Prince of Wales. Duke of York, Jellicoe and Beattle.
year, the others being HMS
Very little has been disclosed about these warships, but it is known that their armament in- cludes ten 14-inch guna of
a
new type which have a greater
effect than the 15-Inch gung
mounted on the carller batte-
ships. In addition, they carry sixteen 5.25-inch gune,
R.A.F.
indian Com.
Mrs. Churchill inspecting the work of the fora Fund at India House, Photo shows Mrs. Churchill with Sir F. Moon, High Comin irsloner for India.
ATTACKS
REFUGEE SHIP LEAVES FOR
IN EAST AFRICA SOUTH AMERICA
BOMBER AIRCRAFT of the R.A.F. again attacked Apollonia on Thursday, says a Mid- dle East R.A.F. Headquarters communique issued in Cairo yesterday.
Bombs straddled barracks and the south- ern edge of the aerodrome, starting a number of explosions and fires that could be seen 35 miles away.
Derna and
Maraua,
50 miles!
Each vessel is of 35,000 tons dis-south-west of Apollonia, were also BROTHERS
placement and has a designed raided,
speed of over 30-knots.
H.M.S. King George V commanded by Captain, W. R. Patterson, C.V.O., who in 1938 was Flag Captain of Staff to the Vice Admiral commanding the Reserve Fleet.
bombs falling among buildings at the former and among aircraft at the latter.
Details of these two attacks arc not yet available.
The communique continues: Fighter aircraft inaintained på- reconnaissances were made in Ita- trols throughout the day and deep
In that same year, he was lent to the Royal Australian Navy, elian East Africa. ing Flag Officer and Chief Officer in board the 10,000-ton cruiser Canberra.
broke out.
shortly before war,
In the last war, he served in torpedo-boats, destroyers ard cruiser.
SINO BURMESE AMITY
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The opening of the Burma. Yunnan highway and of direct relations be ween China and Burma has necessitated an ad. justment of their mutual relations in a number of directions, said
Abyssinia Raid:
A successful bombing attack was made by aircraft of the South African Air Force on Sciascia- mama, 120 miles north of Addis Ababa.
As a result of this action four Savola 81's were completely des. troyed: and other enemy aircraft severely damaged. In addition buildings on the aerodrome were bombed.
administration
Neghelli, 250 miles south of Ad-
administrative buildings in the lown damaged and lorries success- fully bombed.
Air Battle
The French ship Alsina; with over 1,000 refugees from France, Holland and 150 Belgium and Spanish refugees, left Marseilles yesterday for Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires.
Passengers include Senor Zamora, first President of the Spanish Republic, and four members of
PART TO BE his family.-Reuter. SAFE-DIE
Two brothers who had
been
staunch pals all their lives be- came pilot officers in the same R.A.F. squadron. But they were not happy.
They shared the same fear something might happen to the other if they didn't split up.
Bo they asked to be parted. The request was granted that didn't save them.
One brother was killed active service.
HONOUR FOR LORD HALIFAX
President Roosevelt' ar- rived in Annapolis yestër- day and if was announc- ed that he and Lord Håfi- · fax, the new British Am- bassador, were to motor to Washington last night.
President Roosevelt went aboard. the Presidential yacht Potomac
at 8.54 p.m.
Officials at the Navy Yard said the Potomac would go to meet the "King George V and that Lord Halifax would board the yacht and cruise with the President for about an hour before disein- barking.
A Marine guard of honour and the band of the Naval Academy were drawn up to do honour to the occasion, Arrangements to honour new Ambassador were without precedent in the experience of those who know most about Washington protocol.
the
The President and Mrs. Roo- sevelt went to Washington Station to meet Their Majesties the King and Queën but for the Pre- sident to leave the White House to greet anyone but a chief of state is beyond all precedent.
It is realised: in Washington, however, that when the Foreign Minister of a nation becomes that nation's envoy to a foreign göv- crnment he is no ordinary› Am- bassador
President Roosevelt :' was' ac- companied by the Secretary of Navy, Colonel Knox, and the Chief of Navy Operations Ad- miral Stark, when he went aboard his yacht.
Mr Neville Butler, Charge d'Affaires of the British Embassy, Mr. Casey, the Australia Minis- ter to the United States," as well as Canadian and South African diplomatic representatives board- ed the cutter "Natal" and "went down the Bay to meet H.M.S. King George V.-Reuter
GIGANTIC TASK OF EVACUATION
OVER ONE-AND-A-HALF million people but in Britain have been transferred from their on homes in areas liable to enemy air attacks to
other less vulnerable areas.
Now the other has been killed
In action after having been re- ported missing.
were
The devoted brothers Flight Lieutenan! Henry Mac-
Barry Laughton
The success with which this gigantic task has been performed has caused great grati- dis Ababa, was also attacked and donald Goodwin, twenty-five, and fication to the committee which has been in-
Pilot Officer Goodwin, twenty-three, Į
vestigating its results.. They had only just parted when This committee has visited two months ago Barry was killed.seventeen Counties which receiv- Now Henry is dead.
ed the evacuees and has reported. He will be buried in the same favourably thereon to the Minis- grave as his brother at Chad-try of Health. desley Corbett, Worcs.
The evacuation of children.has Their mother, Mrs. Goodwin, of been accomplished with the
ham, said:
committee; which pays tribute to THE AMERICAN PRESS HAS "My two boys had been staunch the spontaneous welcome with BEEN QUICK TO COMMENT H.M.S. pats all their lives. They served which the children were received | ON THE ARRIVAL OF in the same squadron together, but particularly in mining villages in KING GEORGE V. IN UNITED our asked to be parted as they were South Wales,
STATES. WATERS. their, both worrying that something
might happen to them.
was
Mr. H. Craw, Jeader of the Bur- .At Keru some enemy bombers mese Mission in Chungking yes-escorted by fighters were inter- terday.
cepted by South African- fighter
gagement one Caproni 133 shot down and others damaged, -
An additional Caproni 133 was destroyed on the ground:
From all these operations The Mission has been studying aircraft returned safely to ‹ trade: communications in Chung-bases: Reuter.
king and is leaving); _to-day, for Rangoona
Mr. Craw added that all these aircraft and in the ensuing en-Palmers Hill, Hagley, Birming- minimum of friction, says the questions have been discussed with the Chinese Government. În. cordial and friendly atmosphere and that results can be regarded as satisfactory.
· Mr. Craw, whonis a Councillor). to the Government of Burma, ex- pressed, admiration; of the fontiu -tude of the Chinese in Chungking whopin sepita: ofcain raids, have re-built, their businesses.--Routeng
GIRL CLAIMS A MIRACLE
"Henry wrote me a le'ter which he asked me to open in the event of his death.
ANOTHER PROOF
The report makes numerous The voyage is called "yet an- recommendations: concerning Other convincing proof that Bri- welfare workˇamong, tha eva tain still rules the waves." cuated persons, several of which By bringing the ship to Anna- are already in operation.
polis, it is pointed out, it was "In it he said: 'I am proud to
The Ministry of Health attaches possible for Lord Halifax to land write you this letter, because it great importance to this phase of as near as the great draught of will mean that I have done my the committee's activities which the warship would. pērmit, bit for the Old Country and all has already in operation 518 so- that we hold dear to us.
cial centres, 205 communal feed- 443 occupational clubs, 189 residential nurseries and 130 maternity homes in the areas to which the evacuees have been transferred.-Reuter,
"I pray God that others willing centres, Crippled, blind and sick people carry on where I have failed until who have travelled great distan= | victory is won.'" ces are crowà'ng the little church
at Abou » Sinan, (near. Jerusalem,
CONVOYS FROM
AMERICA
NO PARADE FOR TRAINING CADRES
Some 3,770 vessels, carrying & The novelist, » John Oxenham, where a miracle-working seven-
deadweight tonnage of 22,200,000, who, had been one of the most! year-old Christian | Arab girl is lawakened one night and heard The Military Authorities an- were convoyed from the Ameri- prolific of best sellers for over healing them with an oll said to the angels tell her to go to the vil-nounce that there will be no par- can side of the Atlantic in 1940, thirty-five years, died yesterday. bé blessed by saints.
lage church and daub herself with ade of the H.K.V.D.C. Training Bald Mr. Macdonald, Cariadian at the age of 80, snys Reuter irom According to the girl's fa her oil which was blessed by the Cadre and Company on Chinese Navy Minister, "In Ottawa yester London,
while his daughter was ill she was saints
New Year, 27.1.41, and 28.1.41.. day-Router.
Luganoa paly to ruikot aND GA
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