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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 29, 1940

R.A.F. PENETRATES DEEPER INTO NAZI KEY REGIONS HORACE

EXPERTS ON GERMANY'S economic

WILSON

system expressed the view in London yester- UNPOPULAR

day that the Royal Air Force bombing raids

have seriously checked much of Germany's A demand that the Gov- economic life and affected synthetic oil pro-ernment should put an duction in many places.

end to the "unfortunate

The morale of the workers has also suf-influence" of Sir Horace Wilson-the Civil Service fered from the repeated raids. Incidentally, it has been reported that industrial workers in the Ruhr have been going to bed at 6 p.m. in order to get some sleep before the raids start.

Longer nights, it is pointed out,] will enable the R.A.F. to pene- trate even further into Germany and attack big plants.

Port traffic from Hamburg to Bremen has been affected and a strain placed on German rail resources. Aircraft production| has also been affected.

chief who was Chamber- lain's main adviser in the appeasement muddle was made in the House of Commons.

But the raliway system itself. The M.P. who made it was Mr. was also been damaged. Great F. S. Cocks, Socialist. He also said marshalling yards at Hamm some senior Civil Servants should have been attacked almost be replaced by men capable of nightly for many weeks. Infinitiative and rapid decision. particular, heavy Industries In Sir Horace Wilson, posted to the Ruhr have been affected by Downing Street in 1935 under the the tremendous strain put on title of Chief Industrial Adviser, the German railway system for haunted No. 10 during the wholé a constant supply of materials of the Chamberlain

era as chief lo essential for their continua-appeasement adviser. tion.

He became the most important

The production of oil in Europe, excluding the U.S.S.R., in 1940, has been estimated at 11,280,000 So frequent have been R.A.F. man behind Chamberlain, and tons, while in peacetime Germany raids on industries in the Ruhr took such a leading part in the consumed 20 million tons a year, that a large percentage of the in-events culminating at Munich hence her difficulty now, with sup-habitants

have been evacuated that at the height of the crisis He -

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see Hitler and pave the way for Chamberlai

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Longer Nights

hàs na-

R.A.F. air activity turally been directed mainly against Western Germany So far, where not only 40 per cent. of German synthetic oil supplies are located but also where two and a half million tons out of the

less.

CANADIAN ARMY CORPS

total capacity of German oll re- TO BE FORMED

fineries of three million tons are to be found.. A large percentage

of the German oil storing capac-WILL BE FORMED IN

A CANADIAN ARMY CORPS ity is also located at these re- LAND UNDER LIEUTENANT- fineries, which are highly vulner- able to air attack

GENERAL MCNAUGHTON;} and which,

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF indeed, have been repeatedly and,THE CANADIAN, ACTIVE SER- successfully attacked.

ed.

OF

Civil Servants are not usually criticised in Parliament. But Sir Horace Wilson's influence in the disastrous appeasement policy roused anger and protest.

This man, whose "unfortunate influence" is still being questioned in the Commons, is head of Bri- tain's Civil Service-Permanent Secretary to the Treasury;

JAPAN TO

INTENSIFY WHALING

¡VICE FORCE, AS GOON Ast With the coming of longer THE . SECOND CANADIAN nights, R.A.F. raiders have been, DIVISION HAS COMPLETED further afield and attacks made ITS ENGLISH TRAINING, CO-(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") against oll plants in Central Ger-LONEL RALSTON, DEFENCE Japan must dot the seas many, where half Germany's total MINISTER, DECLARED YES- synthetic oil production is locat-TERDAY AT A PRESS CON- of the Antarctic with

FERENCE IN OTTAWA,

more whalers this coming Colonel Ralston added: "Andi in Germany, that at Leuna in that won't be very long!" season, says the "Osaka Central Germany, was_the. ob- The Minister for Defence also Mainichi" in a leading ject of successful R.A.F. attacks, revealed that the Third Canadian one as recently as the night of August 26th.

One of the principal oil plants

Industrial Targets

Division was being concentrated article to-day..., on the Atlantic seaboard, during

Because the European hostilities the first fortnight of October and have driven Norwegian; Britisn continued:

and German whalers out of com- "Our front line is on the English petition, Japanese whaling com- Turning to industrial targets Channel and our drive is to put panies should be more active, the in Germany, other than oil, it is everything there, even if it means paper says. pointed out that though the bulk going short over here,

The "Osaka, Mainichi" reveals of German aircraft production is The present is just a phase that the Japan Marine Products located fairly.. far afield, the as-which is to be followed by à Bri- Company has organised three semblage is carried on largely in tish offensive. We cannot tell flotillas of between six and nine Western Germany and it is believ-when or where, but the Canadians vessels each and is busy equip- ed that German power to replace will play their part as well as ping three new whalers, one of aircraft losses sustained in the they are doing now in active de-jwhich will be powered with ralds over Britain has already fence." ― Reuter.

been appreciably reduced by bombing attacks on these plants and others engaged in the pro- duction of aircraft materials,

N.Z. AIRMEN ARRIVE

Longer nights are now en- abling the R.A.F. to follow up these preliminary attacks with heavier and even more damag: ing -raids on, larger works, situated further into the interior A large contingent of New Zea- such as Dessau and Augsburg. landers, consisting of pilots, air

Messerschmidt factory at gunners and naval airmen, arriv

United Kingdom for Augsburg was raided last night, ed in the

service in the Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm.

The

Transport Havoc German transport has un doubtedly severely suffered from raids. Considerable dam- age has been done to docks at

The High Commissioner, Mr. Jordan, officially welcomed the men on their arrival. — Reuter.

Hamburg und Bremen and ships ITALIAN FRONTIER

now. largely, have. to use: ports further east. The destruc- tion at ports necessitates further [recourse to the already overstrain-

POST RAIDED

ed. German, railway system. Still An official communique issued further demands have had to be in Cairo. yesterday states that on made on railways owing to the Monday a mechanised British pa

diesel engine.

As far as 'Japan. is concerned, the whaling season will begin October 10 this year, "one month earlier than usual. Until Decem- ber 8, however, whaling will be restricted, for certain species only may be bunted until that date. Havas.

HOMES FOR

VICTIMS

Hundreds of buildings have been token; over in the London area for use as food and rest shelters by people who might be left homeless through air raids, D.

Volunteers to run the shelters are needed, Miss Halpin, chief of the Metropolitan department of [the Women's Voluntary Service, fold a meeting of women' office workers at the Mansion House.

destruction of the vitally impor- trol of Sudanese troops success. $1,000 GERMAN

REFUGEES

tant aquaduct on the Dortmund- fully raided the Italian: frontier Ems Canal, which formed the chief post at Adardeb, which was left in] • transport link between the Rhine-flames...

Approximate numbers of refu- land and North-West and Central Many casualties were inflicted gees in Britain are: German, Germany.

* On Tuesday afternoon, Halle 51,000; Austrian, 4,750 Polish, Goods to the equivalent of 400 was again bombed with negligi 3,000; Dutch, 1,600; Belglan, 13,900; Sole Agents: W. R. LOXLEY & Co., (China) Ltd. trainloads which used daily to ble damage. There were few ca. Czech, 7,450; Spanish, 930. These cross the aquađuct la barges now suultles among civilians but none[figures are given by the Homo have to be transportéd by rail; ** was fatal. — Reuter......

Secretary in a written answer,”

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 29, 1940

WAAF GIRL SAVED HOPES OF A

STUNNED PILOT

་

CORPORAL (now Assistant. Section Officer) Joan Pearson, of the W.A.A.F., wrote home to her mother to say that she had been "concerned in a little something," and that her name had been "sent -to the King."

Mrs. Pearson wondered what' that "little something" was. And then, she heard... Her daughter had been recommended for the Military Division medal of the O.B.E. for gallantry. She is the first member of the W.A.A.F. to be decorated.

£200,000 TO 'LOSE' A WIFE

Here's a problem for a wife: Would you give up your wealthy

000 to do so? husband if he offered you £200,-

Here is the official account of Joan Pearson's "little some- thing":

"On May 31, 1940, at 1 am, an aircraft crashed

near the Women's Auxiliary

It's the problem facing screen Air Force

St. George, wife quarters, the pilot being seriously artist Ann injured.

dollar millionaire Alexis Thomp-

of

NEW BRITAIN

"Britain is not only fighting a war, she is go- ing through a revolution,' writes the Boston "Her- ald" in New York.

"Perhaps the most remarkable thing is that in the midst of be- leaguered London, men of intel- ligence and foresight can calmly study, discuss, and even welcome