1941-06-25 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 25, 1941.

Uberry Simrevic Coert

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Mediterranean Fleet Active Along Syrian Coast

BRIEF CLASH NEW U.S.

WITH VICHY DESTROYERS

IMMIGRATION POLICY

Establishment of a new immigration policy was announced by the U.S. State Department yester

BUCHAREST

AIR RAID ALARM

Bucharest had 20-minute air raid alarm at 6.40 last evening, says a mes- sage to the German official news agency quoted by Reuter.

AN ADMIRALTY communique states that units of the Mediterranean Fleet are giving continuous and active assistance today. our armies along the coast in Syria by carry- ing out bombardments of military objectives emphasis on the suitability of 00000000- and strong points of resistance.

In the early hours of Monday morning, two Vichy destroyers attempted to interfere with our operations. They were at once heavily engaged by our ships and both were seen to be hit several times before they retired under cover of a smokescreen to the shelter of their shore batteries.

HOLLAND ENDORSES BRITISH POLICY

At least one other Vichy des- troyer of the Chevalier Paul class, which had been operating against us in Syrian waters, had already been hit and almost certainly hit by torpedoes from naval aircraft, Naval aircraft have also car- ried out successful attacks on the ports of Beirut and Tripoll (Syria) and on warships and shipping in these ports. Throughout the eastern and cen- tral Mediterranean our submarines continued to inflict losses on the enemy.

Admiralty Thanks

tons,

A supply ship in convey has been sunk and a successful attack Queen Wilhelmina, has been made upon a large Ita- broadcasting last night, This ship was hit by two torpe-

lian liner of about 20,000 said: "We are full of com- does. passion for the Russian A message has been sent to the people, who have to ean, asking him to convey the con- undergo such a terrible gratulations of the Board of Ad- miralty to our submarines on ordeal.

their increasingly successful oper-

Commander-in-Chief, Mediterran-

Sinking Of The

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All immigration visas will be centralised in Washington with

immigrants to the national defence programme.

Under the new procedure, which comes into effect on July 1, visa applications will come be- fore inter-departmental commit- tees which, It is understood, will comprise representatives of the Slate, War, Navy and Justice De- partments, instead of visas be- ing granted by immigration of ficials on the spot.

It is announced that the new procedure is the result of "the de- clared emergency

NEW BOMBER IN ACTION

The first of the new big-load bombers has been in action. It is the Short Stirling, one of the larg est military aircraft in the world. This machine is a four-engined mono- plane, with air-cooled en- gines and strong defen-

AIRCRAFT FACTORY ces.

DISPUTE OVER

The War Department announces that the troops have been witn- drawn from the North American Aviation factory at Inglewood, California, where the strike hold- ing up big defence orders was settled recently.

Following the failure of media- efforts, President Roose-

Mr. Leonard Engel, in his arti- cle in the American periodical "Popular Flying," stated that the Short Stirling had a gross weight. of 71,000lb and a top speed of 250 miles an hour at 10,000ft.

8,800lb Load

Before the war Short Brothers were building large trans-Atlantic acroplanes, and it is supposed that

is the Stirling based on the and necessity. tion

same general lines as these, modi from the standpoint of national velt had sent troops to the faced for military work. They were defence, for careful supervision tory to ensure there should

to have a gross weight of 71,000 over the entry of aliens to the no interference with the resump-Ib. while the payload plus United States."-Reuter,

tion of work.-Reuter.

<rew was to be 8,800Ïb. gives

FINLAND DECLARES RIGID POLICY OF NEUTRALITY

ONLY ATTACK FROM without can in- duce Finland to abandon her neutrality, the Finnish Foreign Office spokesman declared yesterday.

"We are neutral," he asserted, "and are remaining so until attacked.”

Hitherto,

he claimed, not a single Finnish soldier had crossed the frontier.

"To-day it is Russia but we ations.-Reuter. know that to-morrow or the day after, those mighty bulwarks of our civilisation and principles which are holy to us, the British Empire and the United States, will have to withstand the main might of Hitler's war machine.

"For this reason, which circum- stances may lead to this, we shall fight side by side with the Rus- sian people We shall do this re- maining faithful to our view- point in respect of Bolshevism, which is theresult of our 'prin- ciples, for we may never forget

Concerning the tor- that we reject absolutely the principles and practices of Bol-pedoing of the Portu-

guese steamer "Ganda,' the British Embassy in war. Lisbon yesterday issued the following statement:

shevism."

Queen Wilhelmina paid a

“Ganda”

"

the

said

front

as

Asked his view on Hitler's statement that the front extended froin the Arctic Ocean to Black Sea, the spokesman Finland regarded the political not military.

the Finland d'd not recognise term "non-belligerent" but she recognised only neutrality

or

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'An official communiqué

fired Helsinki mentions thots across the frontier and "other; Incidents concerning "which tho

be

the

This

of indication some bombload that machines of size could carry.

the

this

With a payload of 8,800lb., the cruising range of the commercial machines was to have been a little over 3,500 miles at 250 miles an hour.

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Britain has other large bombers since come into service. They are enabling the Prime Minister's pro- mise of an increased weight to our air offensive to be fulfilled.

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TRAINING THE UNFIT

Mr. Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour, speaking in London, said that the Government had decided that there must be a national re- habilitation service which would

cover people who were injured, Forces, people in the A.R.P., the

whether in industry or in the Mercantile Marine, and everyone else.

WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY BY

BY R.A.F.

IN MIDDLE EAST

THE DESTRUCTION of eight Vichy air- Fordlign Minister has verbally craft on the ground and damage to a very protested to the Soviet Minister. The latter has promised to large number of others during raids on Syria, were announced in yesterday's Cairo R.A.F. communique.

tribute to the "film and cour ageous attitude and wise states- manchip displayed by the Bri tish Empire towards this new conflict."

"With regard to the sinking of Her Majesty said: "They, like the Portuguese steamer ‘Ganda," the United States, will never the British Embassy is in a posi tolerate a wedge being driven be- tion to state that no British or tween our mutual cooperation Allied submarine was, on the date for freedom and justice by Hit-in question, in the waters

obtain explanations. ler's treacherous policy, or that which the incident occurred."

Communications between Fin- slackening should occur in the Despite a diligent search by worldwide co-ordinated effort to sea and alr, no trace has yet land and Russia are almost nor- bring about the victory of our been reported of the second mal. The telegraph is working arms."--Reuter.

Ilfeboat which, it is believed, although with less regularity and

changed.

GERMAN PEOPLE THIN AND PALE

The dreary lot of civi- liars m Germany · was

ARA

in

contained 40 survivors of the rail communications are in It will be recalled that the Russian transit across the Gulf "Ganda" was torpedoed en route of Finland between the Soviet from Lisbon to East-Africa and and Hango continues as usual 'that 23 survivors, mostly injured, Reuter. were landed on Sunday by a trawler. Two persons were killed.

Reuter,

described by Dr. Herbert GREATEST HANDICAP

A number of hits on flyingboats at Syracuse and the discovery of 15 burnt-out Italian aircraft at Jimma (Abyssinia) are other highlights of the communique.

It says that in Syria, R.A.F. and two shot down, while a number Australian Air Force aircraft were of others were damaged. active in Syria.

Bombers attacked Fort Soucida,

A large force of aircraft: CALL-UP IN

N.Z.

Spencer, senior surgeon. to the United States pub- A father who wrote to the court at Scarborough opposing the lic health service, on remarriage of his son, a corboral of

A FURTHER TERRITORIAL turning to New York the Royal Signals, aged 21, to a

girl aged 10, gave as his regson CALL-UP IN NEW ZEALAND after a tour of Inspection his belief that marriage was the INVOLVES 18-YEAR-OLDS in the Reich,

greatest handicap to a young AND THOSE WHO HAVE BE- | soldier working for promotion. COME 10 OR 41 SINCE THE he said,The court give permission for LAST TERRITORIAL GAZETTE. it is a sad thing to see those thin the couple to marry. and pule people walking listlessly

“To 'n' medical officer,

In the streets of Berlin, and in ciuls, an absolute lack of vita

villages throughout Germany.

This appearance betrays what you never hear "from Görinün öfft-

mins.

"Of course, German officers and lufers show no such deficiency,"

on

Sicily Attack

machine-gunned, the aerodromes at Baalbek, Talia and Rayak, des-

In Sicily, the R.A.F, attacked troying eight Vichy aircraft the ground. A very large number flyingboats in Syracuse harbour of others were damaged and on- A number of hits were made on other was attacked and severely the boats as well as on a hangar damaged in the air.

and barracks.

-In Cyrenaica, Benghazi harbour An Australian equadrón car- Fled out a machine-gun attack and enemy transport in that rea on an aerodrome near Homs, were bombed on Sunday nightg Ono, hangar" and a number of mag In Abyssinia, 11 Caproni áira other buildings were burnt out, oraft and Tour CR 32' were several motor transport vohl-found burnt out when our troops oles damagod and ono. Vichy antored Jimma. Glonn Martin bombor destroy From all operations two British ed on the ground. ROMANAfaircraft are missing and a third The ago limit for overscas ser-A number of fighters were in made a forced landing in enemy vico is 21 to 40-outer.

tercepted over the norodrome and territory Router

A similar call-up will be matte again in about a month, bring- Ing in the 18, 10 und 41-ýmir-dius.