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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 12, 1941.

PREDICTION OF INVASION OF

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CONTINENT TOMORROW'S

INTIMATING THẤT BRITAIN MIGHT BE PREPARING FOR AN INVASION OF NAZI-HELD WESTERN EUROPE, THE COMMUNIST PARTY ORGAN "PRAVDA" SAID THAT THERE WAS "EVERY REASON TO EXPECT" THAT THE ROYAL AIR FORCE SOON WOULD BE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING LAND AND SEA · OPERATIONS

AGAINST GERMANY.

Soviet newspapers and leaders, including former Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinoff, have been urging the British to strike "while the iron is hot" and attack Germany in the West while Adolf Hitler is preoccupied along the 1,800-mile Russian front and suffering heavy losses there.

SPEECH JOB FOR POLLITT

Horry Pollitt, the Communist leader, has, with Government sanction, been releas- ed from his skilled trade to do "important work for the Commun- ist Party."

The "Daily Mirror" understands that this work will include visits to different parts of the country to speak in support of the war effort.

SEAMAN STOPPED RUNAWAY VESSEL

"The British air raids on cities of Central and Western Germany

have proved the qualitative superiority of British aviation over the Luftwaffe. and Britain now

undoubtedly also

possesses superiority in the rate of aircraft production," said "Pravda."

"In addition, she has at her disposal the aviation plants of the United States, Canada and Aus- tralia, which are completely out of reach of the Germans.

"The world has

every reason

to expect that in the near future even stronger and more successful blows will be delivered at Ger- many by British 'planes and also that British aircraft will prove capable of supporting. any land or sea operations against Germany.

"Despite all her difficulties in the course of the past two years Britain is exerting every effort to muster her enormous resour- cts in preparation for forthcom-

"SANDMATS"

TO QUELL INCENDIARY BOMBS

"Sandmats" - half- size sandbags for deal- ing with incendiary bombs in the open- are recommended by the Ministry of Home Security.

A "sandmat" is made from a standard sandbag, cut in half and filled with 20lb. of sand, sifted household ash, or fine dry earth.

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WOMAN

IN AIR

SECRET

A woman has played an

ing decisive battles against Hit- important part in develop-

lerite Germany."

Tribute To Navy

The British Navy, the account

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inerchant fleet, has held its own in the Battle of the Atlantic "de spite all boasts and threats of the Germand command," "Pravda" adds.

"The navy not only has proved capable of insuring a cistant dow of oil, war materials and foodstuffs to Britain herself but to the armies in Africa and Asia, while the German flag has been driven from the world's oceans and nu longer dares appear on the seas."

The article described in detail how Britain had defeated Herr Hitler's Blitzkrieg aims and said that at the start of the

war in

that the British were poorly pre-

Hundreds of people saw September of 1939 Herr Hitler a man dive fully clothed and his advisers were convinced from the George V. Bridge,pared and could not stand a long Glasgow, recently, and war. swim to the rescue of a steamer which had broken from her moorings and was drifting helplessly with no one on board.

The man was Henry Newby, a 27-year-old merchant seaman, of Livingston Street, South Shields. who was on a few hours' shore leave from his own ship.

Crossing the George V. Bridge, he saw a small

coastal vessel drifting almost broadside on and in danger of fouling other vessels, moored along the river.

Barges Ordered

A considerable number of ferro- concrete barges has now been ordered by the Admiralty, it was learned in London. Most of them are of the precast, slab type, large enough to handle 200 cargo.

tons of

The design is based on the usual Thames barge, but the ends are shaped to provide greater sea- worthiness. They are said to be equipped "for service at various ports and under varying condi tions." Their cost is about the The coaster; had broken her same as steel barges, and they can moorings under the strain of a be assembled in eight weeks.

ing radiolocation.

Mr. the

This was revealed by R.' A. Watson Watt, of Minia ry of Aircraft Production, who is the »brains behind. the evolution of Britain's becret: weapon," which - gives warning of the approach-of enemy air- craft.

He disclosed, that his wife act- ed as his assistant in his earlier radio research, and that, this work led to experiments which have resulted in the latest scientific triumph.

Together in search of a scien- tific triumph they have braved the terrors

of tropical thunder- storms and the rigours of the Arctic:

When a reporter saw Mr. and Mrs. Watt at their home at Rich- mond Mr. Watt paid tribute to the value of his wife's cooperation.

Asked if they had any chil- dren, Mr. Watt replied with a laugh, "No, no Microwat's."

Housekeeping Too

Married in the summer of 1916, Mr. and Mrs. Watt started their married life in a wooden hut 'be- tween Aldershot and Farnborough.

Mrs. Watt sandwiched between. her housekeeping duties the job of recorder and observer for her

husband.

She also provided the Aldershot Command with the currect time at noon every day.

Sho Ilatened to the time elgnals from Berlin and Paris, with a stop watch in one hand and a telephone in the other, and at the precisely correct moment gave the word "Go" to the Command, H.Q., who sound-, ed three-pipa on a siren. Mrs. Watt spid: "I was able to.

strong down-stream. tide and When any mention is made of do repairs to my husband's wire- current. Her must had caught a barges the people in Britain less apparatus, soldering connec suspension bridge 200 yards far naturally think in terms of in- tions and that sort of thing, and as ther up the river and

vasion, The British Navy's de- I also knew the Morse code I man- Newby leapt over Phed.

the parapetcision ta order barges was report-aged to be of some help to him."" and dived 40ft, into the muddy led to have been taken early last Clyde.

year

COLUMNISTS FREED

A few strokes brought him alongside the bow, and grasping. the broken-mooring rope, he swarmed aboard hand over hand. The ship was drifting, almost broadside on the current as I rushed for the helm, Newby told case the interviewer turned It hard over to port, but the engines were not running, and the ship did not answer to the rudder.

ALIENS USE SEVEN NAMES IN WEEK

of lack of evidence, Police who are checking up the Instruction Court in Havana aliens living in Liverpool hotels. ordered the release of three Ger- and boarding houses: have had mans and a Swiss who were de- their work complicated by couples tained on charges of engaging in registering under different names ""Afth-column"" activities. Kam each night, brown

However, the court ordered. They have found cases where men and women have entered under seven“ différant namèa in a wook-aji ät thà ̈ same place. The police are using their powers to inspect registration books at any hour.

I hung on however, and the bow came slowly round. As it did so two dock officials came alongside in a ferryboat, FM further investigations, of the Thousands of people must charges preferred by the police have seen the drifting ship, but against the group after they had no one seemed to realise the dan- seized considerable documents ger she was likely to become to and photographs at their respec other berthed vessels," he added. tive homes,

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THE FACE AT THE WINDOW

Moming, Hawkins -- why, man, whats the matter with you? You're as white as a sheet,; "Nothing, Sir. Nothing. Only you gans mag his of a stars. I thought you

-bid.".

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know that I finished up the ove with a stiff-glass of Rose's “Juice? Röse's, most therapeut

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