1941-03-31 — Page 16

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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 31, 1941.

REINFORCEMENT

ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE

Crack Airmen And Seasoned Troops From Britain

ATTEMPT Large Number STOP PRESS

TO RUN THE BLOCKADE

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAILI

Four Germor and one Italian ships which have been skulking in Brazilian ports since war began are reported in Rio de Janeiro to have ap phed for clearance papers.

Of Indian Battalions

THE FIRST UNITS of the British Army and the Royal Air Force to reach the Far East from the United Kingdom since the war be gan have arrived in Singapore.

This announcement was made yesterday by the Commander-in-Chief, Far East, Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, announcing the ar- rival of additional reinforcements.

is believed the ships will part com- pany in an endeavour to break the British blockade.

famous Indian regiments, The per- ¦ PLAY Interna

tional News Service.

POVERTY AMIDST PLENTY

LOOKING AHEAD TO

THE DAY WHEN BRITAIN WILL HAVE WON THE WAR AND PEACE. MR. C. R. ATTLEE. LORD PRIVY SEAL, SPEAKING AT GLASGOW YESTERDAY, PREDICTED THAT IN THE NEW WORLD, WAR WOULD BE ABOLISHED AND THE SHAME- FUL BLOT OF POVERTY IN THE MIDST

PLENTY WOULD BE REMOVED.

OF

He added that the majority of; FORCES TO THIS AREA AND the reinforcements consisted of THEY ARE CONTINUING TO

A MOST IN MAINTAINING THE

IMPORTANT

sonnel of the R.A.F includes some ¦ PART of Brita n's crack fighter pilots. [STATUS QUO IN THE PAR while the British Army reinforce- | EAST. ments includie artillery, infantry and mechanised unit.

War Service

The Indian reinforcements in. clude Punjabis, Mussulmans, "It is cative for considerable Rajputs and Dogras, as well as satisfaction to be able to record troops from Indian states 73 that the situation in other thea- both North and South India. tres of war is so favourable that After announcing the arrivals forces from so far distant as the] yesterday Sir Robert declared: · United Kingdom can not only be "Our greatly increased strength spared for service in this area but) in the Far East is a threat to can be transported safely in spite

none but on

the other hand is of the concentrated

sea and air a great stabilising force and an campaign waged against our sea influence for peace.

communications throughout the world.""

"ALREADY" INDIA AND AUS-' TRALIA HAVE SENT STRONG

people from the bondage of fear -fear of destruction, either uy war or by want,

Many of the forcements from

Scen

military rela.

Britain have; service in this wär and they are equipped with the latest British material designed;

result of lessons learned during the first year of warfare,

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"These are two things have oppressed the people of the "We have to endeavour to free1 20th century."--Reuter

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Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor-

FIVE ITALIAN

of the Straits Settlements, in a WARSHIPS SENT TO broadcast last evening, greeted The reinforcements "cordially and grutefully."

Hundreds of Indians were at the dockside to welcome the Indian ́reinforcement troops, who appeared extremely fit. Object of special note on the deck of one transport was the re- Granth Sahik (sacred Scripture of the Hindus), which was escorted ashore with due ceremony.

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(Continued from Page 1) aments but her displacement was 1,500 tons.-Reuter,

British Wireless adds that two of our aircraft are not accounted for.

Italy's Losses

of

With the sinking of the three 8-inch gun cruisers, Fiume, Pola In his broadcast, Sir Shenton and Zara, Italy has now had over Thomas said it was good to know half her total force of these ves- that in Malaya

there was "the sels, which at the outbreak same happy combination of Bri-war consisted of seven, put out of tish, Australian and Indian units action, the Bolzano having been which a few weeks ago had des- severely damaged in a torpedo at- troyed the Italian armies in tack some time ago. Libya."

He welcomed them, he

said, because "we wish for peace and

strength is an insurance for peace.

We have no desire to attack others but we will and can de- fend ourselves." Reuter.

SKIPPER FINED

of

Captain R. Parcou, master the "Tai Pat," was charged this morning at the Marine Court be- fore Commander T. C. Stiff with allowing his ship to enter the Tathong Channel while the Port- Closed signal was hoisted at Cape D'Aguilar.

Captain Parcou said he had gone up to the bridge at 6.30 a.m. and saw that the red light was holsted, but on going down for a cup of tea and returning 10 minutes later he said the light| had vanished.

It was stated that the signal was not hauled until 7.10 a.m. A fine of $40 was imposed...

DEATH

on

SPAFFORD - At her residence, No. 1, Broadwood Road, Mrs. Balbina Libanie, mother of Mrs.-J. Gascon de.....Bernedo ,and Mrs. H. M. Xavier.

March 31st, 1941. Funeral wili, pass the "momumentat`5,30] pam (Macao, Manila, Saigon and Singapore paper's please copy).

The Flume and Zara 'wort commlesioned in 1930 and the Pola later. With a main arma- ment of eight 8-Inch guns and a of

tons, displacement 10,000 these cruisers had a designed speed of 32 knots.

The destroyer Vincenzo Gioberti was one of the largest and fastest of Italian destroyers. Completed in 1936 her designed speed was 39 knols and she had a displace- used ment of 1,729 tons.

The prefix "special" to telegrams is by the "Sunday Herald" and "China Mail" to indicate news which is strictly copyright under the provi. The Maestrade was a smaller sions of the Telecommunications Or. vessel displacing 1,449 tons. She

dinance, 1936, and may not be reprint. was completed in 1934 and had ajed. under any circumstances, either speed of 38 knots.-British Wire-wholly or in part, without prior at-

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