American Supply Mission For Moscow Now Appointed
TO ACT IN GIRL ASSOCIATION CHARGED WITH BRITAIN
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, ANNOUNCING THAT MR. AVERELL HARRIMAN WILL LEAD A MISSION OF FIVE TO MOSCOW, SAID IT WOULD ACT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SIMILAR BRITISH MISSION LED BY LORD BEAVERBROOK TO DEAL WITH 6UPPLIES TO RUSSIA.
The mission
includes Major-Generals James H. Burns, executive officer of the Lease and Lend administration, George H. Brett, Chief of the Army Air Corps, Admiral W. H. Standley, Retired, former Chief of Naval Operations, and William Blatt, deputy director of the Production Division.
HEROIC PILOT GAINS THE D.F.C.
A Coastal Command pilot of the R.A.F. has just been awarded
the
announces
The White House that in addition about nine tech- niclans are accompanying the mission.
No announcement was made regarding the date of the mis- sion's departure.
Holding of this conference was agreed to between the President and Mr. Churchill at their recent meeting at sea, says the
White House mont.
mission.
state-
with
It D.F.C. for the courage
slated that Major-General
who is associated Búrus, with which he carried out Mr. Harry Hopkins, would be a an attack on a heavily sort of "general manager" to the escorted German shipping convoy after he had seen Army Precedence his leader shot down in flames and he himself had hit the sea and flown off again.
The President's Secretary, Mr. Stephen Early, told reporters that the Army would take precedence
at the conversations because the mission's work "will be 90 per The aircraft was one of two cent. military and 10 per cent. Hudsons which
Reuter. were carrying naval."
out an offensive patrol against
the enemy shipping off
Dutch coast in full daylight and bad
weather.
It came across a German convoy escorted by five des troyers an unusually heavy escort even for German supply ships. The destroyers as well as the convoy opened fire direct- 1 ty they sighted the Hudsons.
Flying only a few feet above
V
Pressure
Relaxed
To the question “Do
sea level, in order to make a mast you think the American height attack, the pilot said they
struck the water and found that Navy should be used to
AS SPY
On charges of con-
violate spiracy to
the Espionage Act three men and an 18-year-old girl were indicted in New York yesterday as part of; the Government drive to break up an internation- al spy ring.
Federal agents said the ring it operating in the United States. Spain. Portugal and Germany.
Defendants are charged with gathering and transmitting to their colleagues in Europe information about the movements and dispusi - tion of the American forces as well as pictures and sketches of strategic points on the eastern sea- board.
BEAVERBROOK GOING TO MOSCOW
It is officially con- firmed in London that Lord Beaverbrook is to lead the British dele- gation on the joint Anglo-American mis- sion which is proceed- ing to Moscow to dis- cuss material aid Russia with the Soviet Government. Reu-
ter.
to
HAVOC AT COTRONE
Nurses
Win 17 G.M.'s
now
A warm tribute to the nursing profession so largely devoted to war service was paid by the Minister of Health in a speech yesterday.
"Wherever Imperial troops have Brown, gone," said Mr. Ernest "and wherever German bonabs have fallen, the nurses of the Em- pire have been there staffing hos-di pitals and casualty stations and sharing the dangers. The nurses never let us down.
"Florence Nightingale lit the lamp ini the Crimea 85 years REG. The girls of to-day have kept it burning brightly not only in France, Egypt and' Greece but in Portsmouth, The results of the heavy Liverpool, Hull-on all the bat-
tlegrounds of the home front. daylight raid by R.A.F. "Nursing contingents are at- names are: Kurt Frederick Lud- bombers on Cotrone, sou-tached to Dominion and other Im- perial forces in the Near East and ringleader, thern Italy, on September Malaya. Others we have been American-born of German par-1 show how all the Bri-proud to welcome to this country. ents, Hans Pagel, German-born,
All four are in custody. Their
wig. named ลล
entered the U.S.A. In 1931, Fretish aircraft found their! derick Edward Schosser, 19, native of New York, and Miss
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were
"Thousanda of British women have given up home lifë të come back to nursing sörvies, They are serving in hospitals, first aid posts, rest contres, shelters and factories, often in the face of the greatest dafiger.
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[objectives, states the Air Lucy Boehmler, born in Stutt Ministry news service. gart, entered the U.S.A. In 1939. Our pilots saw huge sheets of The indictment charged Ludwig'multi-coloured flames rising from with having taken photographs for the chemical works which Germany for which that country hit several times by heavy bombs.. paid him.
Clouds of blue and black smoke "I am proud to say that of Meanwhile the trial of 16 others. were rising into the air when the George Medals awarded to women charged with espionage, opened in' raiders turned for home.
17 were to nurses." the Federal Court at Brooklyn
An enemy merchant vessel of In conclusion the Minister paid yesterday. Reuter.
between three and five thousand | tribute to those nursing civilian tons was hit by at least two bombs cases. "These women,” he said, and left ablaze. --
are giving service of equal value One pilot said. "My aircraft to their country. Let us not for- was one of the earliest on the get to do them. honour."British (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") scene and we could see clouds of Wireless.
Relaxing the secrecy hitherto 'dust caused by the impact of maintained on the two Soviet sea- bombs from other aircraft. As planes which arrived in the U.S. 'we came back blue sulphurous: a few days ago, the 13th Naval flames were rising from shattered District Headquarters announced buildings. yesterday that the aircraft hopped off from Kodiak naval air base low level and the rear-gunner saw and landed at Sitka naval base. all bombs crash into buildings."
International News Service, British Wireless.
SOVIET FLIGHT
"We made our attack from a
GEN. WAVELL'S ANNIVERSARY SUMMARY
AMERICAN OFFICERS PASSING THROUGH
Over 100 American military and naval officers are expected to arrive in the Colony in the next few days from Manila, pre- sumably on their way to the United States.
Owing to the military man- oeuvres, the local military author- ities will not be able to entertain the American officers during their short stay in Hong Kong.
MAD WITH STOMACH PAIN
standing your stomach trouble
may be doesn't matter how bad your pain is-Maclean Brand Stomach Powder will almost cer-
the tip of the port wing for about convoy ships carrying “WE HAVE SUFFERED some rude buf-It doesn't matter how long- three feet six inches had been torm clean away by the Impact with the waves but the Hudson 52 per cent, replied "Yes" we are still upright and stronger than ever,
war materials to Britain?" fets and undergone some heavy shocks, but flew well in spite of the damage.
He therefore turned the nose and 39 per cent. "No" and
Chief, in a broadcast from Simla, on the
Wavell, Commander-in-tainly case it away and its cause declared Genera!
second anniversary of the war.
towards the convoy again, slipped nine per cent. expressed
out of the clouds, made a bomb- ing attack and then brought the no opinion.
aircraft safely home. Wireless.
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SABOTAGE IN CALIFORNIA
British
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA-MAIL")
The authorities; in
This is according to the latest Gallup survey the results of which were revealed in New York yesterday.
An identical poll in July
"There's a long way to go and a hard time in front of us, but there are many signs that the enemy is growing weaker, and that from showed 58 per cent. favouring arrogant confidence he has passed into a rest
less anxiety which will turn to despair as he sees his ruin approach.”
соруоув.
Gallup adds that the downward trend reflects California
interventionism's are investigating what is believed natural tendency to decline when to be sabotage in a $1,000,000 the pressure against Britain re waterfront fire..which destroyed laxes-Reuter, 22,000 tons of wheat for China.- International News Service.
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NEW AIR
SANICE
V
ABOLITION OF
After reviewing events in the lines of communication by the Middle East, Africa, the Balkans Red Sea and overland through and Russla, he said that the Iraq, and forestall the Germans. "balance sheet I can put before in Syria, Iraq: and Tran; thus keep you is, therefore, by no means ing our frontiers free of the an unsatisfactory : one. The menace of Nazi destruction and enemy. Is not yet defeated, but oppression." we have laid a firm foundation
Eastern Bastions
as well.
Take the case of Mr. J. R. Ever since he left the Army, after the last War, he suffered from Gas-
trie Trouble. He had all his teeth one cheap remedy after another. but the trouble remained.
out, but got no relief, He tried
Read his own words:
"I was mad with pain, no.one
knows how awful I felt. I decided to get Mncleah Brand- Stomach
Powder. Well, I toole a teaspoonful and a-half and was absolutely sur- prised how the pain faded away.
a wonderful
Why not try this famous powder (or the tablets) for your stomach trouble? You won't have to en- dure stomach pain much longer if you do!' 'But make sure you see the signaturo" "ALEX, C. MACLEAN on carton and bottle, Maclean Brand Stomach Powder
·DEATH SENTENCE -- for his future defeat;"
General Wavell disclosed that (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") A Government Bill abolishing there were well over 100,000 In General Wavell concluded that is never gold loose, but only in the death sentence for murder dian troops, serving overseas within the Far East also, Japan's bottles. The tablets are available Lisbon yesterday announced the and substituting life imprison- the total of Indlun fighting forces southward move has been care-In bottles or flat tins.
any difficulty O fully watched and. Indian soldiers If you have start of a new express air service ment, and also.abolishing flogging, approaching the million mark, between the Portuguese capital has been read the first time in In the Middle East, Indian in Malaya and Burma are ready obtaining it from your local chem- and the
United States with the New Zealand House of Re-soldiers have helped to secure our to play their part in the defence, ist or store write to:-Banker &
Co PO. Box 754, Hong Kong. Vought-Sikorský: seaplanes, presentatives, Bays Router from great base of naval, military and of India's eastern bastions.
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