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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 13, 1941.

HELMETS FOR

ADMIRAL DARLAN'S STEEL

NEW POST: THE EXPLANATION

A SEMI-OFFICIAL Vichy statement, ex- plaining Admiral Darlan's new post as Min- ister of National Defence, says: "While keep- ing his offices as Vice-Premier and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, as well as Secre- tary of State for the Navy; Admiral Darlan now takes over all military powers.

"The Secretaries of State for War, Navy and the Air are all under him.

"General Huntziger remain,, ! Secretary of State for War, Gen- eral Gergeret as Secretary of Stale for Air, and Adımural Platon Secretary Stafe for the Ch louis,

National

he Minster for Defency I, Lepeatable for the general urgam, airin of national defence, for the dist: ibition and ure of armed loner, and for the general inspection of the armed.

New Cabinet

The Vichy Cabinet. with Man

imposed as follows

INJURED

MAN SAVED

WORKS

Gallantry at a gas plant has gained the George|| Medal for John Sussex, of Erith. Fragments of chat Petam as the head, is now bomb had punctured the for plant and caused a con- siderable leakage, which was particularly danger- ous owing to the proxi- mity of boiler furnaces.

Vice Premier, Minister National Defence, Secretary State for Foreign Affairs ard Secretary of State for the

Navy Admiral Darian;

War. General Huntziger; Justice, M. Barthelemy: Interior, Pucheux; National Economy and Finance, Bouthillier;

Agriculture, Cazot; Supplies, Chanbin;

Co-ordination of the new Int

4tutions, Moyssel;

Rontier,

Reuter.

Sussex, though injured, groped about in the darkness amid fall- ng debris and hot water, and took steps to prevent further damage to the works and injury to the staff.

Outstanding among other acts of civilian courage recorded in a

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ONE IN THREE

One person in three in Britain now has а steel helmet following the addition of 2,700,- 000 of a new type to 14 million already dis- tributed to the fight- ing forces, police, civil defence, fire watchers and industrial work- ers. British Wireless.

GOEBBELS TELLS

Germany's air raid pre- cautions to-day are no longer a matter to joke about, but one of "bloody | seriousness" as protection against the attacks of the

enemy.

Goebbels gave this warning re- cently at a reception in Berlin to A.R.I. delegates from all over the country. it was broadcast by all German stations.

Goebbels protested against U.S. opinion that the English are of harder stuff than the Germans. "We sacrificed." he said, *1༣A༩t» million dead and several hundred thousand children who starved to death during the war."

But he admitted: "It still re- mains to be seen what Bacrifice the German people will be able to bear under its leadership of to-day.

"We have all reason to be proud

Many of you have been

and decorated

many bear scars received in air raids.

the

Minuter of State and Perina nent Delegate of the Chief of new list of awards announced roof the attitude. of the German Stale to the National Council. fcently is that of Augustus Jack people.

Davis, carpenter's labourer, of the Gas Light and Coke Co. Davis, who has been awarded the British Empire Medal, was on duty when two Incendiary bumbs fe 1 on top of a gas-holder 90ft. high. These lit up the works and the raiders

· dropped more bombs.

RABAUL ERUPTION

With complete disregard for his

and

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"Suffered Heavily"

"Some of our districts have So far been spared or suffered only slightly, but others again have suffered heavily.

fortable to live in one of the dis- tricts which were not touched, but after the war it will be an honour to have lived in a district which was in the middle of the attack.

"It may to-day be more com-

A huge black cloud of safety Davis climbed to the dust and steam shot up top of the holder, scooped up the 3,500 feet above Rabaul as incendiaries in his helmet,

afely made his way to the ground. the crater of Tarvur-vur

The Rev. C. H. B. Ridler, Rector volcano blew out.

of St. John's Church, Old Trafford,

"We used to differentiate be- becomes an M.B.E. The "London The eruption, which caused no Gazette" stated that during raids tween the front and the home damage, was the first of any magnitude

that of June, Manchester he set a splendid land. To-day the boundaries be- since

whom between these two zones are often 1937, in which two whites and 16xample to all with

non-existent. came in contact.

to native: were killed,

"How will it be possible

Kiel,

and speak of

Bremen Hamburg? They are in the very midst of the front. "During the heavy air attacks you are always risking your life, your property and your family members of like the soldiers." parties, and ambulance

The "Gazette" announced five The eruption began at 7.40 am. 1 No tremors were recorded, and other awards of the George Medal no explosions heard. The first to A.R.P. workers and one police - Langs man. P.c. James Clegg. sign was the sudden appearance

Among 13 of a black cauliflower-shaped County Constabulary. cloud about 700 feet high, which persons to whom the British Em- rapidly grew and spread. It drift-Dire Medal has been awarded are ed over Mount Mother and Nama-firemen, wardens, nula, causing a very light shower rescue

of black scoria. Later there were drivers. three minor puffs, the highest reaching 300 feet above the craver mouth.

There was no activity at Vulcan or Rabalanakala craters.

Further small puffs of smoke occurred during the morning at two to three minutes intervals up to 12 noon. Everything is quiet in the town.

In the 1937 eruption, Rabaul (which is the capital of the Man- dated Territory of New Guinea) was partly buried under pumice ash and dust from the volcanoes Vulcan and Matupi. About 500 residents were evacuated and

rushed emergency supplies

to Rabaul by steamer. Only Govern- ment officials remained. Business was resumed after 10 days.

FATE OF PRISONERS

The Germans are attempting to British prisoners in humiliate Greece, and have forced them to clean the streets of Athens, with an unexpected result, reports the correspondent of "The Times" at Istanbul.

CANADIAN NAVY CHIEF IN LONDON

Mr. Angus Macdonald, Canad- Defence, ian Minister of Naval Rear-Admiral P. W. Nelles. Chief of the Canadian Naval Staff, and Captain Houghton, R.C.N., who ar- He states that the prisoners be- rived in London recently to con- came centres of popular demon-fer with British officials on mat- strations and hero worship. Greeks ters connected with the Dominion

them and surrounded

threw Navy visited the Admiralty. sweets, flowers, and bread.

They will shortly leave London The infuriated Germans placed to Inspect Canadian naval per- two armed soldlers neat every sonnel serving in the UK, and street cleaner, and, threatened to will also make a tour of inspection shoot if the crowds showed the of British shipbuilding yards. slightest sign of interest in them. British. Wireless.

AGAIN SHE DARES SEA TO WED

boat. Then she was all over again, so I'm taking a Undaunted by a mid- in a ocean escape from a U-cued and brought backs to second batch with me. But this England. Immediately she decid-time I'll buy my trousseau when

I get there.” boat sinking when on her ed to start all over again. way to wed in South Sho cables her flance saying Lavina le a Liverpool nuras, che would be coming out for the and she la to wed Mr. Hermann wedding on the first available - C. Van Den Berg, Liverpool Africa, Lavina Ainley, 21,

-boat.

footballer, In South Africa,

sister's - frock, is making plans to sail again.

More Presents

"And I

Wearing tanned from

her face

the fierce sun during her twenty- Her first ship was torpedoed

mean that," she one hours in a lifeboat,, she told and shelled in the Atlantic, Lavina's wedding dress, trous- sald, although my family a reporter, "I became engaged to seau and presents including are begging me not to risk the Hermann a year ago. When he returned home to join the South glass and silver went down voyage a second time, with it,

"Some of my friends are insist-African Air Force I promised to Lavina spent twenty-ong hours ing on giving me their presents follow him in May."

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