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Ships Being Altered To 1942 Allied Building May
Carry More Cargo
THE decision has been taken by the Ministry of Shipping after con- sultations with the registration societies to reduce somewhat the freeboard of "open" shelter-dock vessels, subject to safeguards, which include the closing of the shelter deck, in order to allow additional cargo to be carried, states the London "Times" Shipping Correspondent.
The decision to close the shel-The loerense in draught allowed ter decks of these vessels and to under the scheme will not in any have the load lines reassigned case exceed 12 in., and the increased (referred to in a recent question draught will be used with discretion in exceptional trades and under ex- ceptional conditions.
and answer in Parliament) it is: stated, will apply only where the resulting increase in draught is warranted by the condition of the ship's structure. and will, not be prejudicial to the sea-| worthiness of the ship.
The freeboard is the portion off the side of the vessel above the water, and la measured by the dis- tance from the deck to the freeboard mark
or load line. This inaric, therefore, will be raised, Shelter- deck vessels are exceptional In that they have complete superstructure extending the whole length of the ship, the height of which is generally 8 ft. or more above the main deck even with the maximum reduction freeboard
contemplated the main
measured
a
Greater Effort
It is right that the development should be widely known, since the change Indicates the extreme im
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Exceed Rate of Sinkings
If present plans mapped out by U.S. defence experts are carried out, the combined British and American ship- recent reports from Washington pointed out. building in 1942 will exceed the present rate of sinkings, wise significantly indicated that under the present pro- It is like- gramme construction would not equal losses until 1943.
Present plans for a 2,000,000-tor) increase in the emergency ship con- struction programme and further ex- pansion of shipbuilding facilities would adds about 259 ships to the flect being bullt for Britain, most of which would be delivered in 1942, It was reported.
Recently the maritime commission acquired a substantial number of ships from private operators to be used as naval auxillaries. In all, the commission is expected to
fic quire about 500,000 tons of shipping for the navy. First of the vessels turned over was the 'American, pelde of the commission's new feet, a
20,000-ton passenger ship launched
year.
was pointed out that
Hospital Is Safest In Air Blitzes
Precautions Taken To
Meet Raiding
though they have been, are safer Ifospitals, targets to Nazi bombs
than most places in a blitz, nccording to Mr Ernest Brown, Minister of Health.
A German plane was bomb- portance of making the utmost useing an aerodrome in England. of all serviceable tonslage at the Anti-aircraft fire was accurate.last present time and the need to pedite to the fullest extent possible It slashed clean through the.
New Yards Needed merchant
alpbuilding in this fuselage near the tail, cutting
With the addition of these new country, in the British Dominions, the plane in two.
ships, the maritime commission "I believe that because of the very And also in the United States. Down dived the tail."Down, too chant ships of all types, or over the conditions of heavy raiding, the would have under contract 076 mer- elaborate precautions talten to meet which is showing great determina- dived the main part of the plane, nose tion to reinforce largely the ship-art, deep into the tarmac.
10,000,000 tons deadweight. For at-risk is less than outside hospitals," ping available to the Allies.
most all of the additional vessels, he said. As Its bomb load exploded there
new shipbuilding facilities will be He When sailors, already subject
gave figures to was a tremendous explosion. R.A-FS3. needed, maritime officials Indicated. view. Or 80,000 patients who have support his accept harder conditions of life at of the forepart of the plane and its entirely new yards by the Defense her, only 235 have been killed and much stress and strain, willingly cheiters, found only fragments left mean construction of one or more pitals and institutions since Septem-
and Waafs ran from their trench sea, workers in the shipyards and at dead crew,
this may passed through the 400 London hos-
the ports should be stimulated to in-
Plant Corporation, and that these 193 injured-most of them yards will probably be located on the In the provinces the position was eastern seaboard where they could much the same as in London, he be quickly delivered to Britain and said.. where they could draw larger sup- panded programme, about 50 new plies of labour. Το carry the ex-
Mr Brown disclosed that up to the shipways may be needed, it was said. end of March -nearly 20,000 people The maritime commission, it was throughout Britain had been killed Indicated, muy lease to Britain the by bombing and about 40,000 injured. of one every five days under the medical and nursing staffs of the Then Mr Brown dealt with the being lau
launched at the rate new ships long range programme, although or- blitzed hospitals and produced this dinarily these ships are understood wonderful iribule to Britain's nurses,
to rehabilitate the feets of
Not a single nurse has fallen down American companies.
on her job. For the present, however, there is Of 5,000 nurses who stayed in Lon- understood to be no plans to buy or don, 40 have died and 124 have been requisition American-owned mer-injured at their posts. Three doctors chant ships to be leased to Britain, have been killed and eight injured.
But a few yards away was the tail alle bruised, a lot bewildered.
deck will still be above the water/crease their efforts 10 augment the intact and in it was the rear gunner, supply of new shipping and to enable from the shelter deck will generally ships in port to be turned round in
the shortest time practicable.
ine and the freeboard
be some aft or more.
It is concluded that as the tall shot downwards to what seemed certain The load line is being raised solely death, the bombs in the forepart of This decision to raise the load Blue in the national Interest. No advan- the plane exploded. The blast burst and so allow rather deeper loading lage to shipowners could accrue from upwards, caught the descending tail, has been taken, after very careful the larger amount of cargo which it braked its fall, so that in its last few consideration, as a war-time measure. will be practicable to carry Due regard will be paid in each case the new ruling,
under yards of descent it was held almost to a standstill. It touched earth at a mere as they are re-a to the probable effect of increased munerated entirely by monthly rates a standstill. It touched earth at a draught on the upted of the ship. of hire for the use of their ships.
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NEW YORK,The French Cameroons and Equatorial Africa have recruited 250,000 white and native troops for the French forces of Gen. Charles de Gaulle, according to Albert Gravillou and George Richoux, French mining en- gineers who arrived here recently.
Cameroons are now subject to All white men under 35 in the
thousands of deserters from the conscription, they said, but
ment, which has headquarters now joined the de Gaulle move- regular French Army also had
at Brazzaville, French Equa- torial Africa. The temper of the latter was such, Mr Gravil- lou said, that they would resist even Vichy Government troops led by Gen. Maxime Weygand.
the
Foreign Law Courts In Britain
To Have Own Judges And Staffs
Under a bill formally presented in
The two. Frenchmen are here to
Yaounde and said that production of foreign law courts will be estab- purchase equipment for the Com- the House of Commons by hir Her pagnie de
Mines Africaines in bert Morrison, the Home Secretary, the tin and gold mines in Free French fished in Britain. territory was being pressed in the expectancy that with average aum- various Governments "doml- no Axis penetration attempt would gian, Dutch and Polish, will have mer heat of 120 degrees in the shade, ciled in London, such as the Norwe-
come there before fall.
power to try their own nationals Short Of Tanks
their according to
own national law in courts presided over by their The commission is reported complet- Other air-rald facto and figures vailing lack in arms equipment for own officials.
Tanks and airplanes were the pre-own judges and staffed by their ing plans for turning over the given by Brown were: foreign-fing ships in American hat-
Fifty per cent. air-raid casual-
de Gaulle forces, they added. There is believed to be no prece. bours and American merchantmen
iles
need operations.
Simultaneously, a report from con- dent for the granting of auch powers will-be-used-for the pooling-opera-
No hospital was overwhelmed,
tinental France was brought by to foreign Governments. Howard E. Kershner, European Relict tions outside of the war zones until even on the night of London's hea
Called the Allied Powers Marl- it is evident that this tonnage will viest raid, thanks to the system of
Director for the American Friends time Courts Bill, the measure is of not be enough.
Under the pooling switching. All casualties were dealt by Atlantle Clipper. It was a des-porary provision for enabling Allied
Service
Committee, just returned here fleially described as making "tem- programme these vessels are operated with inside 12 hours, and by late by their owners and do not come afternoon of the next day
tecription of desperate food lacks 50 and Associated Powers to establish under British control.
cent, had been moved to the country.eneral, according to Mr Kershner and maintain in the United Kingdom that the only remedy he could suggest courts for the trial and punishment was "the end of the war. Intense of certain offences committed by per- efforts of several American relief sons other than British subjects. organizations in Unoccupied France were confronted with a
situation
"Black Market" For Diamonds Springs Up In London
A "black market" in polished diamonds has sprung up in London. The customers are wealthy, nervous people who are locking up their resources in precious stones until after the war; and experts estimate that this market is handling dia- monds worth more than £100,000 overy week.
The diamond Industry is dead tinent before the war, are now pald against this new development.
from £11 to £14 a week.. ""Black market" demands have caused a serious raid on the pre- Since the secret market for dia- clously small number of expert moods has developed in London, workers in what is a new industry however, people catering for this
for Britain.
that found "starvation, want and
he reported.
For Discipline
The bill will also provide for the
destitution Mr
Kershner trial and punishment by British
The Friends gold, is now
a meal a day courts of similar offences committed for 30,000 French, children and con-by Briush subjects. GOD others and 10,000 babies, It could be to ent tributing to the nourishment of 180,- One of the objects of the bill will feed 1,000,000 children and more if ships. Deserters, sailors refusing to enforce discipline on foreign it had the money, be continued, since obey orders and other offenders on much food as could be paid for such ships will come before a court was still obtainable in France. French of their own country. British sub- Colonies and Switzerland.
Jects committing offences on foreign ships will be tried by British courts.
Swam Ashore To
Join de Gaulle
When the French liner Santay, which was recently intercepted by a-British cruiser, anchored in Dur-
Robert Boothby Joins R.A.F.
Belgium were being over-run by the centres where the foreign experts ban more than 40 members of the
A year ago, when Holland and trade have raided, the provinctof Nazis, groups of skilled diamond are employed, templing them south crew dived overboard and swam joined the R.AF, as an observer and Mr Robert Boothby, M. P., has workers from Anısterdam and An- with offers of between £18 and £25 ashore to join Gen, de Gaulle's Free has started training. He will rotain twerp-traditional centres of the
a week,
French Forces. One man, who could his seat in Parliament. craft were persuaded to go to Bri-
not swim, was rescued by a police toin to help in forming a diamond Provincial diamond dealers say launch. polishing industry.
that the "black market" traders can Now about 3,000 skilled workers pay these sums because the dia- are employed. They are working monds, when polished, are sold at Government until arrangements for criticised his for men who are developing an ex- twice pre-war prieca to customers their passages.to Europe have been of Czech na part in the realleation
stones."
port trade in cut diamonds, mainly who with the United States.
These experts, naturally, help Britain to accumulate dollars to pay! for war materials.
know little about "precious
So it is the customers eager to secure diamonds who really pays.
The industry is now considering Many of the expert workers, who combination to stop poaching, of earned about £5 a week on the Con-skilled craftsmen.
"Tempted"
Mr Boothby resigned his office as Parliamentary Secretary to the All the men are now enjoying the Ministry of Food after Select Com- of the South African mittee of the House of Commons had
in Britain. completed.
Mr Churchill moving the adoption The ship carried more than 400 of the Selcet Committee's report, seriously ill and were taken to hos- can only say that there are paths of passengers, several of whom were stated: "As for my bon. Friend, one pital Most of the passengers were service open in wartime which are Government officials families,
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