1941-04-16 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 16, 1941

SURPRISE RAID

RAID ON NORWEGIAN PORT Ex-American Destroyer Carries Out Exploit

Complete Success Of Sortie

A FORMER UNITED STATES WARSHIP LED THE RAID ON A NORTH NORWEGIAN PORT EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING, IT

WAS REVEALED IN LONDON YESTERDAY.

It was one of the American destroyers taken over by Britain last year, four of which are now sailing under the Norwegian flag.

AMERICAN AID TO CHINA

Early

onnounce-

ment of American aid to China under the Lease and Lend Act was indicated by the Chinese Ambassador in Washington, Dr Hu Shih, after attend- ing a conference at the White House yes- terday.

The Ambassador was accompanied to

The landing party were mostly hardened Norwegian sailors and febermen, with a sprinkling of pilots who know every fjord and intet of the intricate Norwegian coast.

The destroyer orept in during the early hours of the morning and landed a party of volun teerp Telephone and telegraph wires were cut and local Quis. lings and Germans rounded up.

Stocks from the fish oil factory were seized and the factory des- troyed after which other vil de- the of and pots were disposed harbour works blown up.

until 24

were

hours

taken

The Germans completely by surprise and it Jater was not that the Nazis outside the area got wind of the raid. Having done its job well, the de huger drew off 111 the early without a single Allied Reuter,

morning

the White House by FAREWELL

Mr. T. V. Soong,

China's leading finan-TO QUO

cial expert. Reuter.

RAPID ADVANCE

IN ABYSSINIA

TAI-CHI

THE

MR ANTHONY EDEN, FOREIGN SECRETARY. WAS

AMONG THOSE WHO ATTEND.

ED

AN AT HOME GIVEN BY MR. QUO TAI CHI, THE RE TIRING CHINESE AMBASSA. BRITISH FORCES ON ROUTE DOR IN LONDON. AT THE EM TO GIMMA HAVE REACHED! BASSY YESTERDAY, THE RIVER OMO, 106 MILES SOUTH-WEST OF ADDIS ABA-

BA. STATES AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE IN NAIROBI,

Having bridged the Awash Riv-| er the column moving south from

The American, Russian and Belgium Ambassadors, the Greek and Thailand Ministers, Mr. C. R. Attlee, Sir John Anderson and

Viscount Simon were also pre-

sent.

Adama has occupied Aselie with- Chinese Costumes worn by out, opposition.

members of the Embassy staff Large quantities of material

mingled with British and foreign taken at Addis Ababa include sur- uniforms. Mr. Churchill was pre- veying equipment valued at sent at a luncheon earlier.-Reu-

£10,000.-Reutek.

المرام

ter.

unit has arisen from the cond Unit, — The dire need for this Ing evacuated areas, and the c disorder caused by people leav- military in cases of urgency. loaring of the roads for the Traffic Control men now on 6 There are over 10,000 of theso men are shown under Instructiuty. In the Britlabi Iulos. - The

New Traffic Control Army, on,' learning various signala eta...?!

The use of the stirrup pump for putting out Incendiary bombs has proved completely successful under the test of grim experience in England, and this equipment is now being strong- ly recommended for Hong Kong. An invitation was recently the necessary extended by the D.A.R.P. for applications for equipment at low cost. Photo shows a local demonstration of

wook. the way an incendiary la tackled, taken last

TROOPS'

INDIAN

GALLANTRY AT MASSAWA

MANY DEEDS OF gallantry by Indian troops during the operations leading to the

Fall of Massawa, in Eritrea, are described in despatches received in New Delhi yesterday from Eritrea.

The morale of the Italians began to give way under the relentless battering to which they were subjected. Indian troops were quick to seize advantage and to attempt ac- tions against odds which normally would be extremely hazardous.

On several occasions cheny machine-gun positions conerated? in wire entanglements were taken at the point of the bayonet, one sepoy laking such a post single- handed by crawling close enough to throw a band-grenade.

Another havlidor led a de. tachment across a bullet-swept area and minefield to cut off 500 Italian naval ratings hoid ing one sector of the line. During the attack on the port Indian company led by subadar succeeded in rounding up approximately 200 prisoners, all Europeans, who were preparing to make a stand.

an

Clever Capture

it

The subadar sent a platoon to the flank with orders to open rapid fire eventually effecting a clever capture.

U.S. Will Protect Shipping

"The United States will protect her merchantmen wherever they go so long as they do not enter com- bat zones proclaimed un- der the Neutrality Act," declared President Roose- velt at his press confer- ence yesterday.

He was replying to a query whether this was the United States policy.

"It is not a question of policy but of law," he added.

President Roosevelt declined to say whether United States ships going to the Red Sea would like- wise be protected, adding that he knew of no ships in those waters

now.

Questioned on the possibility of arning United States freighters, he said. "There has never been any discussion of that except by erators. Reuter.

BIG LOAN IN AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA IS TO RAISE A £35,000,000 LOAN, OF WHICH £27,000,000 WILL BE FOR WAR PURPOSES AND THE REMAIN- DER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, IN- CLUDING STRATEGIC RAIL- WAYS AND ROADS,

The loan will be issued in two sections, one short term bearing interest at 212 per cent and the other longer term at 3% per cent. --Reuter.

BRIDE AT 18

REBUKES RECTOR

(By A Special Correspondent)

NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD Mrs. Gladys Metcalfe tossed her pretty head and exclaimed, “What cheek! Whose business is it but mine at what age I get married?" And that is what most of the girls of Mottingham, Kent, were saying when they heard of the local rector's strictures on youthful marriages. Writing in his parish magazine, the Rev. C. E. J. Chennell, rector of St. Andrew's, urged couples to As soon as the troops were delay their weddings until after the war.

Indian troops in carriers were the first to enter Massawa, de- crowding the spite minefields entrance which were easily locat- ed and disposed of by Indian sap-

pers and miners,

dismissed in Massawa there was

a general rush to the sea and bathing was soon in full swing, ' though it was nearly midnight. Meanwhile khansamas were set- tling down to cook an enormous meal of celebration over captured Italian ranges. —— Reuter

CAUTIOUS TONE ON

STOCK MARKET

The Mediterranean situation was responsible for the generally cau

the tious tendency prevailing on London Stock Exchange yester- day. Prices were widely marked down but there was no selling pressure. Oll shares and Euro- pean bonds ware especially easy but industrials kept relatively. steady and gilt-edged closed stend- ler. Japanese and Brazilian bonds also declined. Wall Street was barely steady, Reuter,

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were

"Of the last twenty-four mar- riages at the church,” he wrote, "saventeen of the girls twenty-one or under, one was seventeen, and two wore eigh- tean. The tendency of giris to marry so young le lamentable."

"That's what he thinks," said Mrs. Metcalfe, a St. Andrew's bride, who this month celebrates the first anniversary of her wed- ding. "It was the wisest thing I ever did and you will find most young brides round here say the same.

Gladys was eighteen when she married twenty-five-year-old Driver Harry Metcalfe, of the R.A.S.C.

"Only One For Me”

"Harry and i had known each other for three years and had been engaged for two when we got married. We were happy enough then, but even though we so rarely see each other we are much happier now. He is the only one for me and always will be.

"Anyway I had a good example to follow. My grandmother wed at seventeen-she is Boventy- eight now and no one can say her marriage was lamentable."

Mr. Waiter Crimaldi, the regis- trar for Edmonton, who supported observations, got Mr. Chennell's even shorter shrift from Mrs. Met- calfe, He had suggested that many married simply to get the Army allowance.

"So I suppose

ours would be

"And I suppose that's why I'm one of the marriages of which he

young didn't approve," "she said. "No- still working like other body who knows all the circum-married women here," said Mrs. ̈* stances will agree with him.

Metcalo.

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