1941-08-25 — Page 36

THE CHINA 'MAIL, AUGUST 25, 1941.

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Blenheim aircraft of Bomber Command In a recent daring low-lovel daylight attack upon a large concentration of German shipping in Rotterdam docks, put seventeen ships out of action. Photo chows British bombs bursting in background on the dock at Rotterdam. Tail of aircraft is seen in foreground,

ORIENTALE RUSSIAN

Two More Days - To-day And To-morrow WOMEN'S

Most Terrific Trio That Ever Hit The Tropies ! Just picture Junmy in charge of a plantation, Pat as his two-fisted buss and Ann as a light - fingered dame from a chip-joint, a combination you can beat. The equator was the hottest thing in the zone until they came along.

JAMES

CAGNEY

- AHN

SHERIDAN

PAT

O'BRIEN

TORRID ZONE

JJ HOBART BOSWORTH

WED.

THUR.

"THE COUNTY FAIR"

WILLIAM COLLIER Jr.

A thrilling story of racetrack racketeers:

MESSAGE

The women of Moscow,

AIR FERRY COMFORTS

FOR WAR SERVICE TO PRISONERS

replying to a recent mes: NEAR EAST

sage from the women of London, said:

TO ENSURE THAT IN THE EVENT OF A TRANSPORT BREAKDOWN BETWEEN BRI- GENEVA EVERY BRITISH PRISONER IN ENEMY

FOOD PARCEL WEEKLY, 750,-

Regarding the move to TAIN AND "There is no power in the world speed up the delivery of OCCUPIED COUNTRY. WILL 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 6any 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 of Moscow selflessly work ut can Airways have with weekly parcels, approxi [actories, hospitals, offices and filed an application with We are deeply stirred and moved the Civil

in the field of culture and art.

Aeronautics

by the pledge you took in these Board to operate a com- historic days.

"We wish you success in your mercial route to the Bel- just struggles, and we are fully gian Congo.

confident that the close alliance

of the democratic countries will once and for all do away with Fascism."

Among the signatories to the

tion to supplying each prisoner

mately 50,000 parcels weekly 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 permit 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. a

route mentioned with

The

message was the mother of Flight Captain, hero of the Soviet, Union, who lost his life ramming the application is from New York

German plane with his own

Baltimore or

(via San Jean), machine."-Heuter.

Puerto Rico (Port of Spain), Trinidad /Belem and Natal). Brazil (Onrovia),

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THE GREAT AMERICAN

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Katharine Hepburn Fred MacMurray

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which gives all the News there IS

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Don't

BANK

IN AN INDICATION OF AN OTHER DETERMINED AT- TEMPT TO PUSH THE CIRCU. LATION OF NANKING. SPONSORED CENTRAL RE-. SERVE

NOTES IN: SHANGHAI, BANK OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED ON SATURDAY THE NEW CURRENCY WOULD IN FUTURE' BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH OVER 60 CHINESE EXCHANGE

SHOPS ALL OVER THE CITY.

This follows closely the recent!

ANTONESCU

Liberia (La- PROMOTED

gos), Nigeria (Leopoldville).

Provision is made to use Bat-

tive port.

The trans-African route is not included but is expected to be filed later. -- Reuter.

shuras (Gambia) as an alterna- General Antonescu, newly ap-

decree pointed Marshal of Rumania, by a authorised by Prince Michael, has also been created Knight of the Order of Michael the Brave, the highest military distinction in Rumania.

The official announcement says that the bonour 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 amcag the troops in the front line.”—Reuter,

RED ARMY

EFFICIENCY

Some details of the re-

announcement that from Septem-cent visit of the Chief of SHANGHAI CHARGE

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 Reserve Bank notes.

Although nominally Customs front have been officially duties since January have been given in London. payable in Nanking-authorised

OF ASSAULT

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

:

currency, the Customs authorities Lt.-General Macfarlane; who. 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 'planes attacked various cities in Szechwan on Saturday.

carry out a successful attack, re- ports that he was much impress- ed by the high morale, and efficiency of the Red Army troops engaged.

SHANGHAI, · IS CHARGING FOUR CHINESE EMBROIDERY MERCHANTS WITH ASSAULT.

The quartette was remanded on bail in the First Special Dis- Coopération 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 sáles. 'International News within 24 hours of the attack Service:

most of the German dead had

already been buried. P

As he was about to return it YOUNG ARTISTS ON came on to rain and the roadstone quickly becamo mud, foreing Gen. Macfarlane to spend the night in

SHOW IN LONDON The first enemy formation the forest, British Wireless. totalling over 50 was repulsed from Chengtu by the Chinese Air

An Exhibition of the work of artists whose ages range from five to 18 years was opened' by

Force and later bombed Klating, over 60 planes, raided Chungking, Sir Edwin Juntyens 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 tors and number: 1500,- being king, Liangshan, 120 miles north-clvilian houses i and shops' wore selected from some 50,000 entries cast of Chungking and other local- demolished and scores of people in a competition for schools, or- itles.

were killed and wounded.

ganised by the National Saving Committee.-British Wireless.

The second formation, also 'of} tral Newa.