THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 23, 1941
SHIPPING THE DECISIVE FACTOR IN STRUGGLE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, in a letter to Rear-Admiral Land, Chairman of the Mari- time Commission, said: "I am glad of the opportunity to send a maritime message to the American people.
"To-day, as never before in our history, Our merchant marine is vital for our national welfare. I do not mean vital merely in the conventional sense, that it makes an import- ant contribution, but in the stronger sense that it is a crucially decisive factor in our struggle for existence as a free people.
FINDS LOVER SHOT---WILL JOIN WAAFS
"If we are going to keep away From our shore's the fores that have cativused the Old World! nd now menace the New, the job will be done in large meas− ure by the ships and sailors of the merchant marine and by thei working m Whin bould the
ships and supply thr
"I they at the whole effort fals
"AIL estines! hard-working
TOY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT] [Americans, who spend the
part of their lives providing for Grief-stricken at the | the security and happiness of those
not
IN BRIEF- SALVATION
This story was told by the President of the Board of Education at Liverpool:
A young preacher in Scotland, before entering the pulpit, asked an elder how long he should preach.
"For be it from me to say anything that the might abridge Gospel message," said the elder, "but we have no record here of any soul being saved after the first ten minutes."
BEAUTY
LED TO
MURDER
Chicago model, Nedra
they love, know that that precinus death of her soldier sweet- security and
depend Evans, enjoyed a perfect happiness The success of that married life with her heart, who shot himself, exactly un
effort. when he knew he could
hus- handsome will "I know the effort
young not be married immedi-fail that more and taster ships band, William, and two- will be built and manned by
a few ately, nineteen-year-old | trained American seamen year-old son-till
that Elizabeth Moore has de-and
they will carry days ago, when she was
the through the open waters of
voted "America's most soven seus implements of war
cided to join the W.A.A.F.
nation's leading artists.
At the inquest she told how which will help destroy the beautiful brunette" by the she followed her flance, Private menace to free peuples every- Alfred Hughes, aged twenty, where." from his home in Coutts Road, Stepney, E., to her home across the road, and there found him dead.
Acted In Son's Interest
"My wife had just explained to Alfred that he could not afford to get married immediately," his father Mr. Benjamin Hughes, told me. "After the inquest Elizabeth left us, saying she was going to join the Air Force."
She hel known him August.
The letter was read #t cere- monies in Washington Navy Yard yesterday in connection with ob- servance of Maritime Day -the 122nd anniversary of the depar- ture of the S. S. Savannah the first successful trans-Atlantic voyage by steam.-Reuter.
for
CONDEMNATION OF RASCHID ALI
The Nawab of Chattari, pro- leader and for- Hughes left his home in a "buff" {minent Muslim and shot himself with his service|mer Premier of the United Pro- riffe.
vinces, has added his voice to the since condemnation by the Muslims of the action of Rashid Ali, saying: "The Axis, having falled to break through Indian's first line of de- fence in Egypt, are now trying to and every means of succeeding in its designs." Reuter.
The coroner said that the mother probably acted in her son's inter- est. He recorded a verdict of Sui- cide while the balance of mind was disturbed.
Nedra's picture appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazinos, Offers of rich con- tracts showered on her from all parte of the oountry and her husband became madly jealous.
They quarrelled, and Nedra said she would get a divorce,
This threat sent William crazy. He stabbed Nedra, his son and his mother-in-law, and then stabbed himse f.
His mother-in-law died of
William, Nedra, and the wounds. child are in a serious condition.
This is what fame brought to
all within beautiful Nedra --- few days.
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WARM TRIBUTES TO JEWISH WAR CONTRIBUTION
THE SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIER, General Jan Smuts, yesterday paid a tribute to Jewry for its contribution to the Allied cause in a message to the South African Zionist Conference.
General Smuts said that in South Africa the percentage of Jewish volunteers for military service was just as good as that of other sections of the population...
"In the years that follow this with the restoration of peace and war, it will surely be remembered in shaping a better world, the age- that whoever else faltered or old problem of the homelessness failed, the Jews played their part of the Jews, which had been by the side of the Allies. And that intensely aggravated by the war, remembrance may help solve would call forth a fundamental problems whch have so far proved solution. Reuter. too much for us."
Mr. L. S. Amery and Mr. Arthur Greenwood, in special messages; also praised the Jewish war effort.
Tha Zionist`larder, Dr. Welss- 'mann, sinna message, declared
∙COMMUNAL RIOTS
IN BOMBAY
that 500,000 Jews in Palestine] - Hindu-Muslim riots broke out stood united and ready, British again in Bombay city last night, positions in the Near East; In- and hitherto over 20 have been oluding Palestino, would be taken to hospital: defended: with determination) The police fired on a riotous and vigour and” the ... [nvader] mob in one place. It is not yet "Rung back..
known what the casualties were It was his deep conviction that as result of the firing-Reuter.
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