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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 11, 1941.

OUTWHEELERING WHEELER

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

In Ulster

Base In

"I HEARD WEEKS AGO ON RELIABLE AUTHORITY THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS CONSTRUCTING A NAVAL AIR BASE FOR BRITAIN IN NORTHERN IRELAND," 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.”

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Senator Taft added: "The occu- pation of Ireland would relieve perhaps half milion British trocos for service elsewhere and would put half a million Ameri- can boys into the British Isles.

"A base in Ireland would be much more ffective te protect shipping than a base in leeland

"Every argument that has been used for the occupation of Iceland applies to Ireland, Eng- land and Portug¬"," SENATOR TAFT

CONTEND-

ED THAT THE LANDING OF UNITED

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"The Luftwaffe is IN STATES FORCES ICELAND WAS AN ACT good as beaten," the pro- "EXACTLY EQUIVALENT Tominent aviation journal

AGGRESSIVE WAR" AND ONE

WHICH THE PRESIDENT HAD"The Aeroplane” declared NO RIGHT TO TAKE WITH in London yesterday.

OUT THE AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS.

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troops to leeland un this ground he can send them to Scotland or England; he can send them Portugal.

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RUMOUR

EXCITES JAPAN

REPLYING то QUESTIONS BASED UPON A BROADCAST FROM TOKYO, MR. SUMNER WELLEB. UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE, TOLD THE PRESS YESTERDAY THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS NOT ATTEMPTING ΤΟ OBTAIN MILITARY OR NAVAL BASES IN PORTUGAL OR ITS POSSES. SIONS OR IN SIBERIA.

"ACE" GOES TO HIS DEATH

The loss in action, over the Channel of the German air ace, Captain Balphasar, of the Richtofen squad- ron, was

announced in 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 British airmen over the Channel.-- Reuter.

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CHINESE SHOT DEAD IN SHANGHAI

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

Such suggestions, he said, were obviously German propaganda designed to make trouble between the United States and Japan.

The radio announcement said that

appeared in reports had Tokyo papers alleging an impend- ing alliance between the United States, Britain, China and the Soviet Union, under which United ary daily victim in Shanghai

would be when States military bases

an unidentified Chinese established in the Kamchatka

was killed by two gunmen. Peninsula. Reuter.

Terrorism claimed its custom-

BRITAIN'S BID FOR AIR SUPREMACY

The British Common- wealth air training plan, which îs 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 ever increasing flow of intre- pid young air crews.

So declared Mr. Power, Cann- dian Minister for National De- fence and Air, in a war commen- tary broadcast from London last night.

"In May last year we started with 188 puplis," said Mr. Power. "To-day, in pupils and graduates, we have one hundred fold that number and many more: more in numbers than # division of in- fantry.

"A division such as has never been known before, young men coming from the United King- dom, Newfoundland, the Btraits Settlements, British realdents of South America, Australia. New Zealand and many hun. dred speaking with the accents of California, Virginia, Pennsyl vania and New York.

The assassins fired a fusillade of 12 shots, one striking the "And no ordinary young men, victim's head causing instant either, but the cream of the youth death. International News of the liberty-loving countries of

the world."-Reuter.

Soviet Statement The Russian military spokes-Service. man, M. Lozovsky, told the pres yesterday: "We are only at the bes The publication said that evid-ginning of this war withi Gen- ence of the unwillingness of Germany." man airmen to engage the British He charged Nazi propaganda when finding themselves out agencies with circulating a report numbered had been given by that Russia had offered to sell wing commander following Kamchatka to America,

"These countries are not further | German claim that on a recent away than Iceland."

Combat Rumours

daylight raid 25 British bombers were escorted by 200 fighters.

This report, he added, ha'i been widely circulated in Japan where it had caused warry. Commenting on these raids "The l "But the Japanese will not be Aeroplane" says they are already taken in with such false reports," Meanwhile the Senate Naval

a matter of deep anxiety to Ger- he asserted. International News Affairs Committee voted to suin- mon Col. Frank Knox, Navy Secre- the quality of a menace.

many and are rapidly assuming Service, tary, and Admiral Stark, Chief THEY AIM

AT THE CREA-

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

"Some military and naval ob- jectives are harder to dos- troy by bombs than shells, tor-

pedoes or a well-placed ex-

plosive charge.

a set of excellent foundations.”—

Reuter.

CANNOT HAVE IT

BOTH WAYS

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Judgment for Tong

ITALIAN AIR BASE

AT SYRACUSE ATTACKED

R.A.F. AIRCRAFT attacked Italian float '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

"The R.A.F. seems to be laying Cheung, of No. 1, Rutland several others badly damaged, numerous Quadrant, plaintiff in a casualties being caused among the crews. case in which he claimed The communique makes no mention of any possession of No. 312, attack on Naples, referred to in yesterday's Italian communique.

Road, first floor, was given by the Puisne Judge, Mr. P. E.

TEN NURSES Hennessy

SAVED

In Syria, R.A.F. aircraft attack- F. Cressall, this morning.ed Vichy aircraft on the ground at Aleppo, destroying two and Red Plaintiff, and Mr. Alfred Y. Hon damaging about 10 others.

Mr. F. I, Zimmern was

for Defendant.

for

In his judgment, Mr. Justice Cressall said:

The only question for decision

Ten American Cross nurses have been saved from two torpedoed ship, the American Red here is whether the defendant was.. Cross announced in in default in payment of rent after.

demand had been made. If he was, Washington yesterday.

then the court is precluded from This includes four nurses exercising the powers given to it rescued from a British ship who by section 3 (2) and (3) of the are safe in Iceland,

Ordinance.

Seven other nurses and a Red Cross hospital "house mother" are 20 still missing. Reuter.

Naples Raid

Yesterday's Italian communi- 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 F.A.F. bombers blow up officially been made by the British ammunition stocks at Beirut Air Ministry, it is authoritatively, and bombed the fallway station stated that the RAF did attack. at Rayak...

Naples during the night of July. B 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..

on,

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

TURKEY ACCEPTS

Having heard the evidence, I am. During the night of July 8/9 from R.A.F. Headquarters in the satisfied that the defendant was heavy bombers carried out further Middle East in the normal way. frequently in arrears with his rent attacks on Benghazi; causing large-Reuter and that he failed to pay the same fires on the quays near the within a fortnight after it had Cathedral Mole. been demanded by the landlord, CONGRESS REJECTS Tenants must realise that if they wish to take advantage of the CURB ON EMPLOYERS protection afforded them by the Ordinance they must carry out By 170 votes to 91, the House their contractual obligations to of Representatives yesterday their landlords: turned down a proposal that Pre- There will, therefore, be judge sident Roosevelt be empowered to ment for the plaintiff for posses- take over defence factories where sion of the promisch within six the managements have refused to weeks from date: mesne profits at federal conciliation and $40.00 per month from April 20; mediation services to settle labour until delivery of possession, with

disputes.-Router..

costs..

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Malta Raid Unidentified enemy

aircraft which raided Malta, during the night of July 8/0 were inter- cepted by British Oghters and one raider shot down, into the sea.

-The Turkish. Government has agreed to represent the interesta: of the Vichy Government în' Moscow, it was stated in Ankara yesterday, says Reutor.

THE TYPHOON

It was announced from-Manila- One British aircraft is missing this morning that at 8 pm. yés- as a result of the foregoing opera-terday, the typhoon was east of tiona-Reuter,

South Luzon, moving WWW.