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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 24, 1941.
CoastGuard Vessels ToFightSubmarines
THE WHITE HOUSE revealed a fortnight ogo steps to transfer ten Coast Guard cutters to the British Navy for use in the Atlantic.
AIR FORCE
The sturdy cutters, of about the same KEY MAN
tonnage as destroyers but not as heavily arm- ed or as fast, are expected to be of consider- able value to Britain in combating Nazi sub- marine activities.
The transfer of the vessels *xpected in Washington
only one of a series of moves designed to protect American armaments and trodstuffs strap- ped to Britain
INJURED
One of Lord
Beaver-
President Roosevelt is authoris- IS
the be ed by
law to brook's "back room boys” Lease-Lend trans er up to $1,300,000,300 worth!
the trio who, in virtual of existing American war supplies to nations fighting Germany and obscurity devise the Royal her Axis Allies. He said last week Air Force's implements of been been aggression
blinded, temporarily it is hoped.
that transfer of $500.000.000 worth of
materials
had
16-Knot Speed
has
The
such pose thip the of American naval vessels in esporting con- authorised. voys was beloved to have been forecast 121 a speech by Rear Ad- miral Enry S Land, chaiman
This disclosure was made
the of
Mariume Caningsstoli, Most of the ten Coast Guard the course of Lord Beaverbrook's while the visit be England of cutters which the White House statement in the House of Lands Jame, V Forrestd. Under-Secte- revealed would go to England ate yesterday, reviewing the Ruyal tary of that Navy. is widely be of the 250-foot Itasea class They Air Force expansion, Lieved
be 1เล
Contrected!
displacement with are ships of 1,975
The man is Air Commodore this problem of protecting cartons and are designed for preds Huskinson, whom Lord Beaver.
brook in route through dangerous of sixteen knots.
March a broadcast on
designer 23 last described as a The cutters of the Itasca clays
of "big bombs. fat bombs, thin Stephen Early, While Home are powered by turbo-electra en-
bombs, and beautiful bomba.' secretary, said that the actual gines and have a etusing tadius!
DURING THE FIERCE BLITZ at the cutters would tot 8,000 miles transit
"Pher ate two
effected i it Banner w
5-inch guns and two 6-pounders AGAINST LONDON ON APRIL. that by which
American on each of the Haea cutters, with 16. COMMODORE HUSKINSON destrave
to the exception of the Pontchara, LEFT A SHELTER AND STOOD 1
WATCHING THE EFFECTS OF BOMB EXPLOSIONS
Unhappily, said Lord Bravest -
water
crews,
Were delivered
T
1
Britam following the ship-line which has only two 6-pounders a tungurit of fad August
The ships of the 1tasea ko, and destroves were taken to Cana-the Coast Gund stations (100 dian peyts by An euro stalnew where they normally operate are brook, an explosion resulted and Hier matred 19 British the Cayuga at Boston, Mare the the loss of his sight, but "I am
Itasca at San Diego, Calt, the Se- glad to say that there is Although the font Guard has bago at Norfolk, V. the Sarana prospect of his sight being eight-vis
only at Galveston, Serging cutters,
the Sho- stored shortly and Texas: Mr. Early description "hone at Oakland, Calf, the Che xiously awaiting his return ten met
Reuter These are the 250 foot vesels of lan at Boston, Mass, the Chum the Ministry." the
clare. excreden m plam al Stapleton. NY. tha! size and seaworthiness only By Melota at Norfolk Va the Pott seven rger cutter. built
sance charham at Stapleton, NY, and 1932 The ten Vessels
the the Tahor at New Bedford, Mas 01
Lake
taxa.
hne, dota,
The
class are the Cavanga, Sebago, Sanar, Sho tekan. Champlat. Men- mehatram and Tahun
"Lake" Class
Although Mr Early sand that
amenit
the cutters, transferred to Britam was negh-{ mble and that by doubted that any additional armament would Be proaded, Navy Department record. -howed that vessels T The Lake class carry formidable arnament in their normal co#] = plement The Cayusa. for 11-
We Fue
MATSUOKA
STORY OF TOUR A STOLEN COLLIE
QUESTIONS
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an.
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Mr. Matsuoka did not
The Hong Kong Society of the receive an invitation from SPCA has recently been the British Government
strumental 117 finding in Hongi
stance. carries two 5-inch guns: Kong and returning to Shanghai to visit the United King-
a valuable Scotch gulbe named dom during his visit
and two 6-pounders in her nor- mal complement and other ves-
"Rex" which the Shanghai So-
as follows re-
t.
sels in this class would be simi-ciety had reported as having been Europe, declared Mr. An- Iarly equipped
stolen in Shanghai and taken to thony Eden, Foreign Se- The craft could casily be Hong Kong. equipped by the British with The Secretary of the Shanghai Cretary, during question a letter received two time in the House of Com- depth charge racks, it was said. Society in They
about days ago, writes have a speed of sixteen knots and thus
are garding the reception of the cullie mons yesterday.
in Shanghai.
Mr. Eden added that the House- faster than Nazi submarines. The vessels were said by off- "On Easter Sunday the owner had no doubt seen Mr. Matsuoka's cials to-day to be widely scat- of Rex, Mrs. R. Ferrajolo, wife statement to the press about the tered, and this probably will, of Cav. U. Raffacle Ferrajolo. of purpose of his visit to Europe.
(Conser. Commander Bower vative): "la Mr. Eden satisfied that Mr. Matsuoka is obtaining much in. enough and not too formation about our
war effort through the medium of the Ja- panese Ambassador?”
the Italian Embassy. our Inspec-
force their delivery in groups. Government circles made it clear tor and myself met the ship and
that they would be turned over to the British
rapidly as possible.
One In The Pacific
took delivery of 'Rex,' When as the ship was coming alongside her p
berth at the Roosevelt Terminal we heard a loud bark. Before we saw the dog, who was being led by a
Mr. Eden: "I cannot answer for foreign lady passenger on the boat
I feel A least one of the cutters was deck, Mrs. Ferrajolo said: That is the exercise of the ambassadorial
He recognised his functions of other States.
Ambassador reported to be in the Pacific; the Rex's bark.' Chelan was officially stated a few mistress before she saw him. When sure the Japanese days ago to be preparing to go the ship was moored, we went on does his task."-Reuter. out on annual ice patrol in the board and the affection shown for North Atlantic, and the Shoshone, each other by mistress and dog which had been in the Pacific, put' compensated for all the trouble in into an East Coast port recently, bringing them together again." for overhauling.
con-
Coast Guard vessels are trolled by the Treasury Depart- ment in time of peace but auto-
part matically become
of the Navy in time of war. For this reason. they are built along naval installa- lines, making easy the tion of additional armament.
In addition to the large ships. known as cutters, the Coast Guard has numerous "patrol" and special service vessels.
GO RIGHT ON TO
BERLIN - M.P.
PRISON CAMP COMPLAINT
A charge that British officers in a prison camp in Germany are liv
was
"I hope that this time we shalling in un old cellar with no plum-
or daylight, go right on to Berlin that the bing, sanitation Allied armies would be seen in made by a member of the Hous the principal towns of Germany of Commons who asked what the so that the Germans will not be, Government could do about it.
The Financial Secretary of the Some days ago it was reported able to say they were not really
Mr. War Office, Mr. R. K. Law, stated that American mosquito boats also defeated in the war," said
(Lib., Wolver- that information had been receiv- were to be transferred, and, with Geoffrey Mander
ed about unsatisfactory conditions out confirmation, it since has been hampton. E.), in the Commons. reported that the transfer actually He hoped any peace terms ulti-in two German camps
be signed Everything possible was being has taken place. The U, S, gov-mately signed would ernment has been following a by all elements in Germany, to done, through a protecting Power no further means policy of not releasing such in prevent any section saying they and there was formation until safe délivery is had no responsibility.
of bringing pressure on an un- made on the other side of the At- There should be no negotiations scrupulous foe-Reuter. lantic. While London reports, with the present: gangsters and. which passed the, British censor-plars in power in Italy and Ger- ship, made possible format an-many. It would only mean a fresh 'nouncement: at the White House | war" later,
SEAMEN MISSING
but there would be Two.seamen, Richard Donovan,
of the intention to transfer the opportunities in any negotiations aged. 35, and a Russian by the cutters. the British Government for a form of internal self gov-name of Tickoff. were reported: their ships yester- has not as yet mentioned motor ernment for the German und Ital-missing from
Aday. torpedo boats,
ian peoples.