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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 22, 1941.

ROYAL AIR FORCE NEUTRAL

SUPREME

IN WESTERN AIR

BRITISH PILOTS were declared by a United States Army observer in London to have already won "absolute supremacy" in the air over western Europe. He said he had seen photographic evid- ence that destruction by the Royal Air Force in the Reich far exceeded the damage done to London by the German attacks last autumn.

The American observer said that in the 100- mile arc from Dover swinging, across France and the Low Countries there was "no effective opposi- tion, by day or night, to the Royal Air Force. The spectre of invasion of England, he said, had been "effectively banished" for the first time since it appeared in June, 1940.

In all this. said the

observeci who had passed the last five weeks with the R.A.F., the British were making the most of the op- portunity provided by the diver-¦ Sion of German warplanes to the Russian campaig He disclosed

that planes being med in the British raids are the most ouers ous losed since the beginning of the war and that each craft was carrying રા bomb loadi Janging from 1.000 fm nore than

8,000 pounds.

Nazi Fighters Outnumbered

STIRRING APPEAL

FOR ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITALS

(Continued from Page 8)

will keep before your eyes the vision of the broken inen whom this Anpeal sets out to help. If you see that picture clearly this Aopent will exceed all hopes."

EXPOSES AXIS RADIO

In a fully docu-

mented article on the tront page af the Buenos Aires. Lo Nacion, Leonardo Spearman, the news- paper's London corres- pondent, gives an ac- count of what he des- cribes as a 'malicious attempt" by Berlin and Rome radio to misrepresent his des- patches.

He reproduces sen- tences which the Axis radio took from his despatches, torn from their context, wrongly to represent him os British stating that morale was weak.

NEW RANKS

IN THE

R. A. F.

Following a short talk by Dr.

TWO NEW RANKS ARE TO C. T. Wang, Mr. Tsuyce Pei dis-

BE INTRODUCED INTO THE closed that $20,000, in Chinese, ROYAL AIR FORCE. THEY WILL currency, had been received from PROBABLY BE FLIGHT SER- Madame H. H. Kung, $50,000, GEANT PILOT AND WARRANT from local banking organisations, OFFICER PILOT, and $20,000 from the British Fund for the Relief of Districts in

The German defensive strength on the western front, he added, has been cut to a point "where British fighter escorts in daylight out number the German 'planes which China. attempt to intercept them."

Messerschmitts

Mr. Lo's Appeal

No date can yet be given for the institution of the new ranks.

Hitherto sergeant pilot has been the only non-commissioned rank available to pilots in the Service. The decrease in the number

The result has been that Πο of German heavy bombers The Hon. Mr, M. K. Lo said: ---

been possible operating in

advancement has western Europe is

Sir "His Excellency

Geoffry startling, he said, although "this Northcote arrived in this Colony except by taking a commission, a does not mean that they can't on October 25, 1937. An Address thing which some sergeant pilot still 'blitz' British cities, for their of Welcome on behalf of the may not wish to do or may not

(bomber fight Colony was read by the Honour- have the opportunity to do.

The introduction of the new crs) can carry a considerable able Sir Henry Pollock, K.C.

has made it bomb load."

the course of his reply which, if large-size bombers

ever desirable that I may say so, deeply impressed more than

be there should

some advance- Colony, His Excellency

ment open to sergeant pilots other than through the taking of com- The chief pilots missioned rank. of these big machines undertake large responsibilities.

The British, he went on. have the "almost completely reversed. thesaid: air position in a year," and #! now attacking Germany nightly with more bombers a night than the Nazis themselves could loost twelve months ago.

This long campaign of heavy bombing, particularly in the indus- trial Ruhr, is, he said, “the only real help the British can Russia right now."

give

Odds Being Shortened

"Every German 'plane knocked down shortens the numerical odds against the R.A.F. and the Red air forces," he commented.

"I've

had pictures and seen other means of seeing the dam- , age," he explained.

"You can take it from me that the Ruhr is catching be. Mili- tary targets cuch as depots in the area back of the coast and along the lateral railroad have been battered. Airfields which were beautifully camouflaged are being knocked around." The war of attrition against German fighter strength, he said, is equally important. He spoke of continuing British fighter action in hitting barracks and hangars with machine-gun fire.

can

In

die-

this

to

"The blackest cloud in our sky is the grievous war in which the two greatest nations in this quarter of the world are now engaged. It is not for me to ex- press any view upon the merits

an address or demerita of the contending will be confined to causes. But, as you all know, a framed in blackwood.

"And now, on the strong effort is being made at the

eve of His instance of the Committee which Excellency's departure, and under advises the League of Nations the shadow of an illness which will be we all earnestly hope on Far Eastern affairs, to

when His this completely dispelled cover means whereby

himself the ghastly slaughter and misery of Excellency permits mankind and this violence done leisure to think of himself and to to human intercourse and com- receive expert medical treatment, All here he has taken the trouble not only merce may be ended.

function will join me in the earnest hope of attending that Success WHI attend the signify his sunpport, but of mak- Brussels Conference and thating an appeal which I know must the tragic situation which has have profoundly touched the heart developed in China will be and soul of everyone present. quickly cured, No signatory of "Even if no tangible results the Nine Power Treaty will should come of to-day's appeal, I work more vigorously towards can assure His Excellency that this much desired alm than the when he leaves us he will take British Empire. Insofar as we inwith him the abiding gratitude of Hong Kong

support that all Chinese for his sympathy for endeavour, let us give every and help to China. He will, too, help that we can.'

have the satisfaction of knowing "His Excellency's message of that his Fund has already expand- sympathy, delivered upon his led over $700,000.00 for the relief stepping on the shores of this of distress and suffering, But I Colony, naturally afforded great can not believe that this appeal satisfaction to the Chinese. Since can fail., On the contrary, I am His Excellency's arrival he has confident that as the result of given his encouragement and to-day's 'meeting we can raise support to every worthy cause in HK$200,000 to provide the ortho- charitable aid to China, and inpoedic Centres in .Free .China. In relief of distress.

which are so badly. needed. "In November 1938 The British that case: I know no one will re- Fund for Relief of Distress injoice more than His Excellency. China, Hong Kong and South His Excellency's inspiring appeal China Branch, was formally in which we have just heard, and. augurated. It is well known that above all, the fruitful results of His Excellency is, and has since that appeal, will indeed be a MR. R. BOOTHBY, M.P.. Is its inception been, Patron of this. happy and fitting culmination of SHORTLY TO JOIN THE RAF. Fund. But it may not be so His Excellency's labours in Hong HE WILL RETAIN HIS SEAT IN generally known that it was His Kong in the cause of China, PARLIAMENT. ERA,

Among those present wero H.E. Sir Excellency himself who inspired Mr. Boothby,,who became the organisation of this Fund and Geoffry Northcote, Bishop Hall, Dr. C. Parliamentary Secretary to the did so much to bring it about in T. Wang, Dr. Robert Lim, Mr: M. K. Lo, Mr. Tauyce Pel, Mr. K. P. Chen," Ministry of Food in May last year, cluding drafting the inaugural Mr. Y. S. Deo. Mr. Sung Han-chane Mr. P. N. Chung, Mr. T," N. Lee, Mr. resigned his past after the report appeal to the public.

M. Y. Tang, - Mr. LI Tec-fong, Mr. Sou Z. Chang, Mr. Kan Tonk-po. Sir Robert Ho Tung. Sir Shouson Chow, The Hon. Mr. Thomaso Tam, A The Commodore, The Hon. Mr. N. Smith,

BOOTHBY TO JOIN R. A. F.

of the House of Commons, Select Farewell Presenter Committee which inquired into his conduct in connection with When His Excellency, was re- payments out of Czech assets in cently approached that the Chin Britain. W TARNA

Mr. Churchill, moving the Come in the Colony would like to Lady Macgregor, The Hon. Mr. D.

make a farewell presentation to Sloss, Mr. J. P. Pennefather Evans mittee's report in the House of His Excellency, he expressed the The Hon. Dr. 12. 8- Selwyn-Clarice, Mr. Commons on January 28, said: strong wish that every cent which A. Wesselius. Director of the American "One can only say that there are the Chinese could afford should Red Cross, Bishop Vallorth, Mr. W. H. paths of service open in war time be devoted to charitable relief in Lock, Dr. W. W Yen, Dr. F. C. Yen. Mr. B. Cock,. Dr. B. N; Chau, Dr. Li which are not open in times of China, and it is out of deference Bhutan, Mrs. P. S. Selwyn Clarke, Mr. peace, and some of these paths to His Excellency's wishes that B. W. Tape, Mr. Har Shi-ying, Mr.

the Chinese farewell presentation IM, H, Lo and Mr. M. W. Lo de A may be paths of honour."

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