1941-01-18 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 18, 1941.

MEDITERRANEAN PICTURE

Momentarily Changed By Goering's Dive-Bombers

EXPLOSION AT FORD

MOTOR FACTORY

All available fire- fighting equipment has been sent to cope with a fire which fol- lowed on explosion yesterday near one of the Ford Motor Com- pany's factories at Dearborn, Michigan.

Officials of the De- partment of Justice were immediately sent to the scene to deter- mine whether there is any question of sabo- tage.-Reuter.

NEW CHINA AIR LINE TO INDIA

A DIRECT AIR LINE BE- TWEEN CHINA AND INDIA IS PLANNED FOR THE NEAR FU- TURE.

"New German Nuisance Will Be Mastered"

(By Reuter's Naval Correspondent)

WITH GERMAN dive-bombers operating from Sicily the difference between German and Italian efficiency appears and the pic- ture in the Mediterranean for the moment has changed.

But the responsible naval circles in Lon- don are not dismayed by the advent of this weapon and are confident of mastering this

'new German nuisance.

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Factors involved included the sure to come through Italy to number of German dive-bombers, establish himself in the Mediter the number of British fightersraneau, available, damage done to Ger- mun bases by R.A.F. bombers and Lite speed with which British naval gunners acquire the tech- nique of dealing with dive- bombers.

The operations In Libya nod Egyp! have necessitated consi- drable

through the convoy. Mediterranean, end until last week convoying had gone suc- cessfully. Italian bombing from a great height proving unsuccessful,

At the same time, with the help of the R.A.F., the Navy has been very successful in preventing reinforcements and supplica from reaching the Italian forces in Libya. IS

A subsidiary of Pan-American Airways, the Sino-American Na- tional Aviation Corporation, expected to operate the new ser- vice.

A Douglas air liner owned by the Corporation will shortly make a survey flight, and the air line will be inaugurated as soon As maintenance arrangements have been completed, it is learned in Chungking. — Reuter.

Hitler's Next Move

Next

question requiring an answer is what is Hitler going to do with his forces in Rumania and elsewhere.

Is he coming through Spain? If Italy collapses he is almost

He might come through Yugo- slavia into Greece, or through Bulgaria into Greece, or through Bulgaria into Turkey.

He might go through Italy to Sicily

which and Tunisia, would

for present a problem the French. In the meantime the German claim to have caused considerable fresh damage to the aircraft- carrier Illustrious at Malta is au- thoritatively stated in London to be grossly exaggerated.—Reuter.

U-BOAT

MENACE

CAN BE MET

Our shipping losses have been serious, in spite of the welcome decrease

We have a good stock of in recent weeks and we

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cannot assume that the future will always be so agreeable, as shipping will continue to be one of the enemy's main points of attack, said Mr. Roland Cross, Minister of Ship- ping, yesterday.

By possessing bases on the At- lantic, the "Germans have an ad-. vantage they did not have in. the last war.

We have, however, something to set against that.

We know how to cope with the U-boat, and given the equipment,. destroyers and planss, we can subdue that inenace.

INDIA AIR TRAINING

TEN FLYING CLUBS THROUCHIOUT INDIA HAVE NOW BEGUN TRAINING A LARGE NUMBER OF PILOTS FOR THE INDIAN AIR FORCE RESERVE.

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Additional hangars, workshops and other buildings are.

being constructed where they are re- quired.

The first batch of six hundred candidates selected from over. 38,000 applicants for training as mechanics for the Reserve are expected to starta • twelve months* course of instruction early in February. Reuter.

SPLENDID BRITISH

VICTORIES

United

The standing committee of the 'Chamber of Princes yesterday passed a resolution requesting the Viceroy to convey to His Majes ty's Government, particularly-to "the dauntless soldier-statesman" Prime Minister of the Kingdom, the sincerest congratus lations be the Pfinger or India: in the splendid and brilliant vic- torice of the Imperial and Allied forces in Africa and Albania: Reuter.

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