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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 11, 1941.

OUTWHEELERING WHEELER

Senator Taft Discovers "Deep Dark Plot” Talk Of Naval Air GRAM AIR

Base In Ulster

"I HEARD WEEKS AGO ON RELIABLE AUTHORITY THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS CONSTRUCTING A NAVAL AIR BASE

Asama

FOR BRITAIN IN NORTHERN IRELAND," Maru's

SENATOR TAFT TOLD THE U.S. SENATE YESTERDAY.

He added that since he made the first draft of his speech to the Senate yesterday Mr. Wendell Willkie had, "after calling upon the President, announced his opinion that the United States should establish military bases in Northern Ireland and Scotland.”

Senator Taft added: "The vecu- pation of Ireland would relieve perhaps half a mil ion British ervice elsewhere and !ཎཱ ཉ* would pul half a million Ameri- eth boys malo the British Isles.

"A bare 1 1. Bad world be kuch more. Teclive to protect :hipping thin abuse in ferland

"Every

has that argument been used for the occupation of leeland aputies to Tee and, Eng- land and Portuga

SENATOR TAFT CONTEND. ED THAT THE LANDING OF UNITED STATES FORCES IN

GOERING

AS GOOD AS

BEATEN

"The Luftwaffe is as ICELAND! WAS AN ACT good as beaten," the pro- AGGRESSIVE WAR" AND ONE minent aviation journal WHICH THE PRESIDENT HAD "The Aeroplane" declared

"EXACTLY EQUIVALENT ΤΟ

NO RIGHT TO TAKE WITH CIT THE AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS,

in London yesterday.

Mission

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"

fugees

A total of 666 German women and children re- from Batavia in Shanghai in the Asama Maru yester- day.

docked

Of this number 199 disembark- d in Shanghai, the rest are pri- ! reeding to Japan.

The Asamia Maru's schedule was altered last month to enable ! her to proceed direct from Mon- la to Batavia to pick up the re- fugees.

"Hed

Hitler" the refugees shouted as the liner approached the wharf where a big gathering of the local Nazi Party was hand to greet the arrivals.

All appeared healthy despite their year-long detention in var ious Internment camps in Bata. vla.

Those staying in Shanghai are to in be quartered

the German School for the time being.

Women The publication said that evid-

tok newsmen the t President ein sentence of the unwillingness of Ger-¦cumps' food was inadequate

this groun-I

man airmen to engage the British though their troups to teeland on

belled appearance he can send them to Scotland

when Anding themselves put-the words. England he can send them numbered had been given by a Husbands and male relatives wing commander following were detained in other camps and are still in Batavia-International News Service.

Petugal.

or

The e countries are not farther German claim that un a recent away than Iceland."

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daylight raid 25 British bombers were escorted by 200 fighters.

Commenting on these raids "The Aeroplane" says they are already a matter of deep anxiety to Ger- many and are rapidly assuming the quality of a menace.

Combat Rumours

Meanwhile the Senate Naval Affairs Committee voted to sum- mon Col. Frank Knox, Navy Secre-

Chief Admiral Stark, tary, and

THEY AIM AT THE CREA- of Naval Operations, to testify to- TION OF A TECHNIQUE OF that the United ENSURING TO day on reports.

THE R.A.F. States Navy has engaged in actual | LOCAL AIR SUPREMACY ON combat

with German vessels. ANY SPECIAL OCCASION. Reuter.

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"If by this method bombers can be protected while carrying out their attack, similar immuni- ty might be secured for other forms of destructive military un- dertakings.

STABBED AT CLUB FIGHT

as

Harry Distleman, an ex-

known bookmaker Scarface Hubby, stagger- harder to des-ed into Wardour Street, troy by bombs than shells, tor-W.1, with a knife in his

adoca or a well-placed ex- plosive charge.

"Some military and naval ob- jectives

aro

"The R.A.F. seems to be laying a set of excellent foundations."-- Reuter,

DENMARK

SHORT

OF

EGGS

of

There had been a fight at a

BRITAIN'S

"ACE" GOES TO BID FOR AIR

HIS DEATH

The loss in action over the Channel of the German air ace, Captain Balphasar, of the Richtofen squad- ron, was announced in a German com- munique yesterday.

It said that Balpha sar, who had been repeatedly decorated and had won 40 vic- tories in air battles, was killed in battle with

SUPREMACY

The British Common- wealth air training plan, which is six months ahead of schedule with 85 per cent. of its units going full blast, has uncorked the bottle in the struggle for air supremacy by supplying an increasing flow of intre- pid young air crews.

ever.

So declared Mr. Power, Cana-

De for National dian Minister fence and Air, in a war commen- tury broadcast from London last

night. British airmen over the Channel. Reuter.

CHINESE SHOT DEAD IN SHANGHAI

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"!

When

Terrorisan claimed its custom- victim an ay daily

Shanghai EL 7] unidentified Chines was killed by two gaumen.

The assassins fired a fusillade

12 shots, one striking of victim's head causing instant drath. Service,

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"In May last year we started with 168 pupils," said Mr. Power. "To-day, in pupils and graduates, we have one hundred fold that number and many more: more in numbers than a division of in- fantry.

residents

A division such as has never been known before, young men coming from the United King- dom, Newfoundland, the Straits Settlements. British

America, Australia, of South New Zealand and

many hun- dred speaking with the accents of California. Virginia, Pennsyl vania and New York.

"And no ordinary young men, either, but the cream of the youth International News of the liberty-loving countries of

the world."--Reuter,

ITALIAN AIR BASE AT SYRACUSE ATTACKED

R.A.F. AIRCRAFT attacked Italian flout ́planes, probably Cant Z 506 craft, on the water at Syracuse on Wednesday, according to yesterday's R.A.F. Middle East communi- que.

Three float 'planes were burnt out and back, shouting "I'm stab- several others badly damaged, numerous bed!" and fell dead.

casualties being caused among the crews. The communique makes no mention of any attack on Naples, referred to in yesterday's Italian communique.

billiards and bridge club of

which ho was а member.

Another man, Eddle Fletcher,

was wounded so severely that he may lose an arm. Police detained a man, but made no charge against him.

In Syria, RAF. aircraft attack-

Billiard balls were thrown, anded Vichy aircraft on the ground men fought with cues during the fight at the club.

A friend of Distleman, said, "An attempt was made to break up the club. Harry tried to stop it, and he was stabbed in the back as he went down the staircase."

Naples Raid

at Aleppo, destroying two and

Yesterday's Italian: communi- damaging about 10 others.

que stated that the R.A.F. heavily Australian aircraft attacked bombed Naples, during Wednesday and damaged armoured cars near, night. Beirut and in the Damour area. Although no claim has yet R.A.F. bombers blew up officially been made by the British ammunition stocks at Beirut Air Ministry, it is authoritatively and bombed the railway station stated that the RA.F. did attack at Rayak.

Naples during the night of July 9 In Cyrenaica. R.A.F. bombers to 10 but that details have not attacked enemy aerodromes at yet been fully received in London. Martuba and Gazala, starting It is presumed an announcement fires, at both places,

on the raid will be made soon

The acute dearth eggs in Denmark owing to the slaughtering of CONGRESS REJECTS poultry through lack of CURB ON EMPLOYERS chicken food, has raised By 170 votes to 91, the House the question of using the of Representatives yesterday During the night of July 8/9 from R.A.F. Headquarters in the eggs of the hundreds of sident Roosevelt Le empowered to heavy bombers carried out further Middle East in the normal way. 20 thousands of seagulls take over defence factories where attacks on Benghazi, causing large--Reuter.

fires on the

the quays near Cathedral Mole, throughout Denmark. use federal conciliation and

Attacks were also made on landing grounds. at Derno, Mar- tuba and Gazala,

turned down a proposal that Pre-

the managements have refused to mediation services; to settle labour disputes. Reuter,

DR. KOO PRESENTS

CREDENTIALS

Ornithologists compute that about 2,000,000 seagulls produce at least 800,000 clutches, each of two or three, eggs, in the early spring, with a second clutch in the summer; hence there is a possi- bility of at least fom 3,500,000 to 4,000,000 gulls' eggs a year, equl- His Majesty the King yesterday valent in weight and nourishment received in audience at Bucking÷| to about 2,000,000 hens' eggs. ham Palace, Dr. Wellington Koo, Gulls eggs have been hitherto the new Chinese Ambassador to a great delicacy, and it is now the Court of St. James, who pre- proposed to organise a systematic sented his Letters of Credence

Reuter. collection throughout Denmark.

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inter-

Malta:Raid Unidentified enemy aircraft which ralded Malta during the night of July 8/9 were cepted by British fighters and one. raider shot down into the sea.

One Brlush aireraft is missing as a result of the foregoing opera- tions. Reuter,

TURKEY ACCEPTS

The Turkish Government has agreed to represent the interests of the Vichy Government in Moscow, it was stated in Ankara yesterday, says Reuter.

It

THE TYPHOON

It was announced from Manila this morning that at 3 p.m. yes- terday, the typhoon was cast of South Luzon, moving WNW;