THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 25,
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HOBART BOSWORTH WILLIAM COLLIER Jr.
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Blenheim aircraft. of Bomber Command, in a recent daring low-level daylight attack upon a Jarge concentration of German shipping In Rotterdam docks, put seventeen ships out of action. Photo shows British bombs bursting in background on the dock at Rotterdam. Tail of aircraft le seon in foreground,
RUSSIAN
WOMEN'S
MESSAGE
The women of Moscow,
AIR FERRY SERVICE TO
replying to a recent mes: NEAR EAST
sage from the women of London, said:
COMFORTS FOR WAR PRISONERS
TO ENSURE THAT IN THE EVENT OF A TRANSPORT BREAKDOWN BETWEEN BRI- GENEVA EVERY BRITISH PRISONER IN ENEMY COUNTRY. WILL
FOOD PARCEL WEEKLY, 750,-
Regarding the move to TAIN AND "There is no power in the world speed up the delivery of OCCUPIED able to shake the Soviet American 'planes to the CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ONE woman's will for vic-
British forces in the 000 FOOD PARCELS ARE tory."
Middle East and forestall STORED AT HEADQUARTERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RED A. er thanking the women
move o any German
to-CROSS AT GENEVA. London for the message, the wards Dakar, Pan-Ameri- To create this store, in addi- reply continued that the "women
tion to supplying each prisoner
in the field of culture and art,
of Moscow selflessly work at can Airways have with weekly parcels. appro-i
actories, hospitals, offices and filed an application with mately 50,000 parcels weekly We are deeply stirred and moved the Civil Aeronautics by the pledge you took in these Board to operate a com- historic days.
mercial route to the Bel- just struggles, and we are fully gian Congo.
"We wish you success in your
confident that the close alliance
of the democratic countries will once and for all do away with Fascism."
the
a
Among the signatories to message was the mother of Flight Captain, hero of the Soviet Union, who lost his life ramming a German 'plane with his own machine."--Reuter.
NANKING'S 'MONEY'
have been packed at Red Cross depots in England and Scotland. Canada has sent 12,500 weekly. and Australia 5,000.
The parcels, each weighing 10 pounds and containing tea, sugar, dried milk, canned foods, biscuits. The company has applied for a chocolate and 50 cigarettes, go by perinit to operate a transport steamer to Lisbon-British Wire- service on the route which will be less.
followed by bombers. It will be available for general commerce.
ANTONESCU
PROMOTED
The route mentioned with the application is from New York or Baltimore (via San Jean),. Puerto Rico (Port of Spain), Trinidad (Belem and Natal). Brazil (Onrovia), Liberia (La-| gos), Nigeria (Leopoldville).
Provision is made to use Bat- shuras (Gambia) as an alterna- General Antonescu, newly ap- tive port.
The trans-African route is not decree
pointed Marshal of Rumania, by a authorised by Prince included but is expected to be Michael, has also been created filled later, - Reuter.
RED ARMY
EFFICIENCY
IN AN INDICATION OF AN- OTHER DETERMINED AT. TEMPT TO PUSH THE CIRCU. LATION OF NANKING - SPONSORED CENTRAL RE- SERVE BANK NOTES IN SHANGHAI, BANK OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED ON SATURDAY THE NEW CURRENCY WOULD IN FUTURE BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH OVER 50 CHINESE EXCHANGE SHOPS ALL OVER THE CITY.
This follows closely the recent announcement that from Septem- ber 1 all taxes paid to Nanking revenue agencies in Shanghai, in the British Military Mis- cluding the Customs. must be in sion to the German-Soviet Central Reservé Bank notes.
Although
Some details of the re- cent visit of the Chief of
nominally Customs front have been officially duties since January have been given in London. payable in Nanking-authorised
currency, the Customs authorities Lt.-General Macfarlane, who
Knight of the Order of Michael the Brave, the highest military distinction, in Rumania.
The official announcement says that the honour has been confer- red in recognition of Marshal An- tonescu's "exceptional merits"""In the command of the Rumanian and German armies," his 'courage and the spirit of sacrifice. ameng the troops in the front line."--Reuter.
SHANGHAI CHARGE
OF ASSAULT
[SPECIAL TO."CHINA MAIL"I
have accepted the national dollar went to the Smolensk sector. E. T. BASHA, AMERICAN ·
in the payment of duties.-Reu- where he saw. a Soviet division.EMBROIDERY MERCHANT IN:
ter.
SZECHUEN
AIRBLITZ
CONTINUES
More than 100 Japanese
carry out a successful attack, re- SHANGHAI IS CHARGING ports that he was much impress-FOUR CHINESE EMBROIDERY ed by the high morale - and MERCHANTS WITH ASSAULT. efficiency of the Red Army troops The quartette was.remanded engaged."
oh ball in the First Special. Dis- Cooperation between the air frict Court pending an examina- force and the army was extreme- tion by the Court, doctor of in- ly good and Gen, Macfarlane juries suffered by Mr. Basha.. states that the battlefield was.Complainant claimed the Chin- cleared quickly and methodically ese attacked him in a dispute of casualties and material and over sales. International News within 24 hours of the attack | Servite. most of the Gorman dead had
already been buried it
'planes attacked various As he was about to return itYOUNG ARTISTS ON cities in Szechwan on quickly became mud, forcing Gen. came on to`rain and the roads Saturday.
Macfarlane to spend the night In
The first enemy formation the forest, British Wireless.. totalling over 50 was repulsed from Chengtu by the Chinese Air
SHOW IN LONDON
ZAn. Exhibition of the work of artists whose ages range from five to 18 years, was opened by
Force and later bombed Kiating, over 50 'plopes, raided Chungking. Sir Edwin Lilyens in London 81 miles south of Chengtu, Hoch- dropping bombs over a residential on Saturday, The exhibits are pos- wan, 40 miles northwest of Chung-area in the suburbs. More than 100 ters and number 1500, being king, Llangshan, 120 miles north-civilian houses and shops were selected from some 50,000 entries east of Chungking and other local- demolished and scores of people in a competition for schools or- ities.
were killed and wounded-Com-ganised by the National Saving The second formation, also of tral News.
Committed-British Wireless.
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