THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 7, 1941.
SOUTH AFRICAN TROOPS' ARRIVAL IN EGYPT
Seasoned Troops Transferred From East Africa
SOMETHING TO SPECULATE ABOUT
Replying to ques- tions at his press conference yesterday, whether his statement on Thursday meant that the United States was preparing to sever diplomatic relations with Vichy or seize French pos- sessions, Secretary of State Cordell Hull said it would leave something for the press to speculate about.-Reuter.
BY AIR DIRECT
TO U.S.A.
Considerable Forces Moved North
THE PRESENCE OF South African forces in the Middle East and the arrival in Egypt of Colonel Stallard, the Union Minister of Mines, as representative of Field-Marshal Smuts, were simultaneously announced in Cairo last night in an official communique.
The communique says that Colonel Stallard recently arrived in Egypt "in order to visit the various South African formations now in that country. He is accompanied by Brigadier C. H. Blaine, Union Defence Secretary.
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con-
troops, These seasoned
who A NEW DIRECT AIR SERVICE'
have created а most favourable BETWEEN BRITAIN AND
impression, have received a warm BALTIMORE, U.S.A.. WILLI PROBABLY BE INAUGURATED! Welcome from comrades in
in Imperial and Allied Forces NEXT WEEK.
"After calling on the Premier, the fall of Addis Ababa. Hussein Sirry Pasha, General The orange sash on the should- Wavell and Air-Marshal A. W. ers, which denotes volunteering Tedder,
Commander-in- for service in any part of Africa, in Egypt Chief of the R.A.F. Middle East, is now widely seen Colonel Stallard will inspect vari-and the South African Army, of is now ous camps where South African considerable strength,
parts encamped in various troops are stationed."
Egypt.
Some came by sea, one tingent arriving in the largest convoy ever to leave South Afri- can shores, while others came by road travelling steadily up 3,000 miles of trek from Nairobi and arriving in Egypt in their dust- stained vehicles looking fit.
The initial service will be main- Egypt. tained
the by one or more of Boeing flying boats which will shortly be on the Britain-United States-West African route.
The new service will be addi- tional to
"Considerable Strength"
time
the
past South
For some the British service to America, due to operate shortly, African forces have been moving as well as to the present service steadily northwards, the
ment having begun even before via Lisbon.-Reuter.
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The South African Air Force has long been in action in the Wes'ern Desert.
Women's Forces
Colonel Stallard received
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the first Union Cabinet Minister in to visit the South Africans the desert. Since his arrival he has been very busy and
official addition to innumerable appointments and conferences he is engaged in a programme visi- ing every South African camo.
Girls belonging to various Sou h African Women's Forces have while already arrived in Egypt others are en route.-Reuter.
ITALIAN AIRCRAFT IN SYRIA ATTACKED
Heavy R.A.F. bombers attacked the aerodrome at Kattavia, on the island of Rhodes, during Wed- nesday/Thursday night, stated yesterday's R.A.F. Middle East communique.
Bombs straddled the runways and fell among hangars and aero- drome buildings, causing a num2' ber of violent explosions, follow- ed by fires.
Our aircraft bombed military buildings at Derna and the har bour at Benghazi, damaging the central mole,
RAF. bombers attacked Ita- lian aircraft on Aleppo (Syria) aerodrome on Th
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STOP PRESS
DEATH
HAYWARD-At Rangoon /
6th June 1941, Allen Willia Hayward, aged
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An amendment to the Mer- chant Shipping Ordinance published in the "Gazette” the this morning increases scale of hire of motor-boats by 50 per cent. The new rate, for a period not exceeding 30 minutes, is $1.80 between 7 a.m. and midnight, and $2.10 between midnight and 7 a.m..