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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 20, 1941.

Secrets Of Mr. Churchill's

Historic Trip Well

Well Kept

DETAILS NOW BEING PIECED TOGETHER

BIT BY BIT, THE STORY OF MR. CHURCHILL'S TOUR IS BEING PIECED TOGETHER. THE PRIME MINISTER JOINED THE TRAIN FOR THE DEPARTURE PORT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LONDON AND THE TRAIN'S DESTINATION AND WITH HIM WERE THE CHIEFS OF THE IMPERIAL GENERAL STAFF, THE NAVAL GEN. ERAL STAFF AND THE AIR FORCE, AS WELL AS SIR ALEXANDER CADOGAN, OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

O.P.M. AND O.P.A.S. COLLIDE

The party was deposited at a northern port and embarked in a destroyer, the person-

nel of which till that moment had no idea of the party to be conveyed.

Soon the Prime Minister and his chiefs PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS were transferred to "Prince of Wales' on

COMMISSIONED JUDGE SAM-

UEL ROSEMAN, OF THE NEW board of which there was some astonishment,

YORK SUPREME COURT, TO

STUDY THE DIFFERENCES BE- but in larger measure.

TWEEN THE OFFICE OF PRO- DUCTION MANAGEMENT AND THE OFFICE OF PRICE ADMIN. ISTRATION AND SUPPLY.

Even the officers in "Prince of Wales," apart from the captain, were unaware of the journey on which they

were about to em- bark.

Both being right they shared the "bumper kitty."

Rough Seas

HIGHER PAY

FOR AUSSIE SERVICES

The Australian Commonwealth Cabi- net has decided to increase certain rates of and allowances

pay of the Australian fighting services. Amounts and conditions of applica- tion have not yet been decided. Reuter.

exact

PREMIER'S VISIT TO

ICELAND

'RISK OF

ATLANTIC MEETING

The sixth point in the Churchill-Roosevelt de- claration made "an offen- sive and defensive al- liance" between the two countries and involved a commitment that might take the United States into war.

This was stated by Senator Johnson in the course of a sharp debate in the Senate precipitated by a denial by Senator Barkley that the possibilities of sending a United States expeditionary force to help' Britain invade the continent was either "discussed, intimated or even hinted at" at the Roosevelt conférence with Congressional leaders on Monday.

Senator Clark asked Senator In such a vast ship it would

Barkley if it would have been an take a long time to send a mes-

Mr. Churchill's success-"act of war" if the British battle- senger from one part to another; ful visit to Iceland was ship "Prince of Wales" had been and to facilitate communications, the subject of many lead sons and American army and navy microphones were installed..

borbed while the President, his Churchill calleding articles in the Reyk-chiefs and other U.S: officials were Thomson) his voice could be javik press.

booming through

They knew, however, the were taking distinguished pas. sengers and even organised a sweepstake as to their destma-peared to enjoy the rough seas.

The weather at the start of the voyage was bud but Mr. Chur- chill was in fue fettle and ap-

tion.

Of many

The two offices have not seen eye to

eye on some matters of policy for example the proposed curtailment of motorcar produc-| tion, in order to make room for expanded defence output-and there has been talk of the creation of some "super-defence"

guesses made, two agency under Vice-President Henry A. officers hit upon the right ans

wer. One predicted they were taking the Prime Minister to meet, President Roosevelt, the other that they were taking, Mr. Harry, Hopkins who was already in "Prince of Wales" t.cross the Atlantic.

Wallace.

Judge Roseman went to Wash- ington and offered his old friend President Roosevelt his services in any capacity while the court is in recess.----Reuter.

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When Mr. for hin detective

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the

heard ship. After dinner several filma were shown, including "Lady Hamil ton," which Mr. Churchill saw for the fourth time.

When the picture ended Mr. Churchill turned to the officers and, referring to the Battle of Trafalgar scenes, said: "I thought it would interest you gentlemen, some of whom have so recently been under the fire of the enemy in a matter of equal historic | importance."

"Prince of Wales," it will be re- membered, took part in the chase of the Bismarck.

,

Rendezvous Reached":

When the rendezvous was reached Mr. Churchill went aboard the nerican cruiser" "Augusta" and came face to face with Pre- sident Roosevelt.

One daily newspaper said it was most appropriate that the smallest | Democratic natfon in the world should be the first visited by the British Prime Minister after historic conference with President Roosevelt.

of

his

aboard,

He added, did Senator Bark- loy think "the President - dēli- berately put himself in a post- tion where an act of war might have been committed?”

"Might Have”

The Reykjavik correspondent]

Senator Barkley replied that if the Norwegian Telegraph an enemy 'plane or warship had Agency says no foreign states bombed or destroyed "Prince of man visiting loeland had ever Wales" while the President was been 50 enthusiastically wei- aboard, or the "Augusta" along-

side, it "might have created situation that would have exciled the American people and caused difficulty with a foreign

comed.

Mr. Churchill won all hearts. During the military parede a detachment from the Norwegian forces, although numerically small, attracted great attention owing to their erect bearing and hard ap

pearance.

The Norwegian forces in Iceland consist of naval,,military and air

He handed the President a units.-Reuter. letter from the King - then down to

hey quickly settled business.

Nevertheless the President, found time during, the day to send over a present to every man in "Prince of Wales" of a carton containing... 200 › cigarety! tes, an apple, orange, banana ́and half a pound of cheato— a thought which was tremen- dously appreciated on board the British ship.

For the greater part of the time

conferences went on between the

some

power."

a

He added the President was "willing to undergo the risk, if It was a risk," of boarding a...). belligerent warship In order to give the world the joint dex claration that grew out of 'the' conterence. ---- Reuter,

SINGAPORE'S "INSURANCE”

REFERRING TO THE recent-arrival of the

the President and Mr. Churchill largest single convoy of Australian troops ever to be were alone and in the meantime sent for the defence of Malaya, the High Commis- reads of Services, sometimes to sioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, at yesterday morning's the American ship and some meeting of the Feral Council held in Kuala Lum-

pur, said:-

times in "Prince of Walés.”

Divine Service

"The Axis propaganda: would have the world believe that the people of Malaya are uneasy and afraid and that the troops in garrison are discon- tented and overbearing

Only time the President went aboard "Prince of Wales' was on Sunday. when he attended Divine Service with the Prime Minister

There was not a single un "Nothing is farther from the toward incident during the out- truth. I do not believe that any ward journey and no sign what where in the world are the rela- ever af enemy craft of any kind,lons between troops and civil

Reuter,

population, more, harmonious and | more cordials:

FILM OF ATLANTIC

CONFERENCE

40 MISSING IN

and MANHATTAN FIRE

"All the Intense activity and all the reinforcements arriving `regularly” and “conistantlyard

Latest known: casualty list in

nothing more thkn”an Insurance the Manhattan, dock fire is seven for peace. W

dead, -'55 in hospital, and about "We do not seek war but we are 40 missing, including longshore- The King visited the Ministry fighting against aggressors and the men, some of whom were work- of Information yesterday to view spirit of aggression, and will de Ing in the hold of the "Panico." a private show of a newsreel defend ourselves if attacked-N

picting the meeting between Pre-We happily have on our North- They may have escaped but fail- sident Roosevelt and Mr. Chur- ern border the friendly territory cd to report themselves or they chill.

of Thailand, to whom we are may been burnt to death Mr. Churchill, accompanied by limited by bonds of mutual regard Mrs. Churchill, was also present, and whose peace-loving people,we

-British Wireless.

wish well.”—Reuter,

Damage is estimated at $1,50 000-Reutory