Bv BUD FISHER
DIDN'T I PICK
IT UP WHEN
I'M SURE!
HE DROPPED
IT!
COMPOSITE NEW YORK POLISH
AIRCRAFT DAMAGED
The Maia, bottom half of the Mayo composite “pick-a-back" aircraft, has been damaged and rendered unserviceable in a British harbour.
At the beginning of the way the jake back plane, which was one
the world's met expensive an
to the AR 10 Parad ll, wa.
Mary for duty with the Royal! An Force Coastal Command, but few special service art tr flights, she did not take the ettet.
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Damage to the Maia break, the partnership with the smaller up- per half of the aircraft, Mercury. winch went into service with the Imperial Airways before the war following non-stop flights across the Atlantic and to South Africa
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NEW U.S. TREATY
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
MASS FOR BRITAIN
FORCES
Many distinguished READY
persons were present yes- terday at a solemn Ponti- fical Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral. New York, for the people of Britain.
Land Halifax. the British Am
Mr Wendell wallkon, bassaden Governo Lehmann of New Yo State, Archduke Otto and Mr an: Mrs. Joseph Kennedy were ausong those attending as well as 14jar enatives of South Africa, Can:: da, Australia and India.
Archbishop Spellman E course of a striking address said
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have "Gux ernmeals. Stuka-dived into paganism, strat
the
General Sikorski's visit to the United States and his conversation with Pre- sident Roosevelt aroused enthusiasm in great
declared the! Poland,
Commander-in- Polish Chief in a statement on the results of his Ameri- the Polish can tour to National Council in Lon- '
fed the Ten Commandments and don yesterday.
bombed the Sertmun Mount**
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The Polish President, M. Racz He read a cable from Cardinal kiewich, and all members of the Gen. the America! | Government were present, Hinsley thanking
eral Sikorski was welcomed by the people for their help.
Vice-Chairman
the of The Rev. Phillip Furlong, Pre-acting sident of the Cathedral College of National Council, Dr. Lieberman, New York, in the course of a ser-¦ well-known Polish Socialist lead
bombing of er. 219003 said that the Westminster Abbey "produced in
Sikorski said General a special sensei most Americans.
pilots and sailors were on active of injury." -Reuter.
service and the Polish Brigade in the Middle East under the com- willmand of General Wavell has tak hearing on June en up its position. 10. The treaty will be in effect a reciprocal trade pact.
The Buenos Aires newspapers! yesterday stated that a compre- the commercial negotiations hensive commercial treaty between await a public the United States and Argentina has been virtually completed and will be signed in the near future.
In Washington the State Depart ment announced that completion of
Polish
Polish forces which were rlcལ of are undefending an important sector Similar negotiations
be enlarged way with Uruguay, International Britain could easily
by new recruits from Polish man- power in the Western Hemisphere.
News Service.
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The organisation of Polish mili- Canada tary training camps in therefore had become 201 problem and the Polish Govern- ment had decided to spend part of Hs gold reserves for this object.
The first large comfortable camp will be established at Owen Sound, Ontario, and the second in Windsor. General Sikorski hoped the Polish forces might further be enlarged next year in readiness for offensive action on the Con- tinent.
He paid a warm tribute to the assistance the United States is giving the Allies and expressed sincere belief that the unlimited potentialities of the United States war industry would bring victory.
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MARKING TIME ON STOCK MARKET
The London Stock Exchange yester- was narrowly irregular
day, operators tending to
mark
time in view of the eastern Mediterranean uncertainty. Gilt- edged securities were fractionally lower and Industrials irregular. B.A.T.'s were 84s 4d against 87s in- 6d on the reduction of the
terim dividend from 9d to 7d, while stores again were lower. There was some improvement in Kafirs where the Cupe bought non-producers, Olls occasionally suffered minor losses. Wall Street was dull-Reuter.
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