THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 20, 1941.
HALF ENEMY CONVOY SUNK Fleet Air Arm Scores Great Success
STRIKING
BEVIN SCHEME
garding the control of raw material in
Tomahawks
In Action Off Egypt
HALF OF AN ENEMY CONVOY IN THE The Labour Minister, MEDITERRANEAN WAS SUNK, BEACHED OR Mr. Ernest Bevin, made SET ON FIRE AS A RESULT OF AN ATTACK striking proposals re- BY THE FLEET AIR ARM ON SUNDAY NIGHT. a speech to A communique from R.A.F. Headquarters the Transport General in the Middle East yesterday revealed that Workers' Annual Confer- Swordfish aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm car- ried out a highly successful attack on an ing with primary products would enemy convoy consisting of five large mer- world affairs than they had had chant-vessels and a tanker escorted by six
destroyers in the central Mediterranean.
ence.
Mr. Bevin said countries deal-
have a greater say in future in
hitherto.
United
The British Commonwealth,
a direct hit with a heavy bomb China, the
States and One vessel, of 6,000 tons, was
of Russia would probably play a role hit by a torpedo and sank after set it on fire, with volumes
The tanker was also black smoke pouring from it. that none up till now had ever two hours.
bom- violent In Libya, heavy R.A.F. conceived in the future organisa- hit by a torpedo and a
bers raided Benghazi and Tri- tion of the world.
explosion followed.
the poll during the night of August
17/18th.
One of the striking declarations į Aircraft which shadowed In the Churchill-Roosevelt joint remainder of the convoy, reported was still statement dealt with raw later that the tanker materials.
on fire and had stopped.
He thought that what applied to raw materials would apply largely to certain primary foods. They must no longer be subject to speculation. They must be organised. IF HE
were seen
Scenes of considerable con- fusion were taking place, A.A. guns being fired in all direc- tions without any definite tar-sidings. get.
und Bombs
JOE LOUIS DIVORCE SUIT DROPPED
While the divorce suit hearing was pro- ceeding in Chicago yesterday, Joe Louis suddenly announced that he and his wife were ready to patch up their marital dif- ficulties and forget about the divorce suit.
After their discussion dur- ing the hearing, Louis emerg- ed and announced tha all differences between them were forgiven.
The lawyer will now ask for dismissal of Mrs. Louis' suit. it was announced. Reuter.
FIFTEEN
MORE DEAD
MR. DUFF COOPER'S MISSION
Mr. A. Duff-Cooper,
who is on the way to the Far East on a special mis- sion for the British Gov- ernment, told New York reporters yesterday he plans to visit Batavia in the near future to discuss collaboration with N.E.I. officials.
He will also probably go to Australia.
Mr. Duff-Cooper
leaves San Francisco on August 26, reaching Singapore on September 2.
'My mission," he said, "has two phases.
"Firstly a fact-finding inquiry, which will be followed by a re- port to the British Government.
"Secondly, the possible execu- tion of plans submitted by me.
ค
"Alm of my Batavia visit would be to try and find basis for a more direct exchange of views.
is
At Benghazi, the harbour shipping were attacked.
to burst on the bases (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") | of Juliana, the Cathedral and
"At the same time, I wish to The death toll in the point out that my mission was de- Central Moles and on railway
An explosion and
se-Brooklyn waterfront fire cided on before the present Far veral fires resulted.
Eastern crisis developed and has been raised to 20 with not directed At Tripoli, the harbour was
against Japan." Hits on the
Spanish the sighting of 15 bodies Reuter.
in the smoking hull of Department of Commerce are in- the
the explosion-shattered vestigating Tomahawks In Action freighter "Panuco."
was A second merchantman HAD HIS WAY HE then torpedoed and
reconnais-bombed. WOULD INTRODUCE FOR THE sance the following day shower Mole and Fort caused a number RAW MATERIALS OF THE th it had been beached at Lam- of explosions. WORLD SOMETHING IN THE pedusa Island. NATURE OF THE POSTAGE
STAMP PRINCIPLE,
He would pool them interna- tionally, pool freight and make a
Again Attacked
The shin was there
attacked
charge for their use with interna- by Blenheims of the R.A.F. and tional control.
of
This, he believed, would relieve' materials but to the working out some of the primary causes of a system whereby these great international struggle.
basic materials would be free to He hoped that the declaration! mankind on equal terms.-British meant not only free access to raw Wireless.
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An attempt by a large force of Messerschmitt 109's
and 110'g to attack shipping off the Egyptian coast on Monday was folled by R.A.F. Tomahawk to fighters which gave combat
the the 109's and compelled
110's to drop their bombs some miles from the target.
In the Wolchefit, Deaarech and Gondar areas of Abyssinia, R.A.F. and South African aircraft have been cooperating in machine- gunning and bombing enemy positions.
on
Direct hits were scored huts and buildings and Fascist headquarters was destroyed. A number of fires was started. Operating off Malta a Hurricane aircraft intercepted and shot down a Caproni seaplane.
From all these operations aircraft are missing.
AIRCRAFT LOST
two
Reuter.
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Senator Johnson (Republican, California), the veteran isolation. ist, bluntly made the....... charge, contending there is no other way. to interpret the pact
The majority leader, Senator Barkley, heatedly denied the charge, claiming "the U.S. Is not committed."International News
Service.
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Manila Observatory. this morning reported a typhoon to the east of Formosa, mov- ing North or NNW.
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