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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1941

Harnessing Of Science To Needs And Causes Of Peace

MR. EDEN

WHIPPET

ON WORLD SAVES HER

OF FUTURE

us

“WE HAD TO CALL ON you to help in the cause for which we are fighting. shall need you even more for the cause for which we will be working in peace."

"

MASTER

Bill Newmaḥ, veteṛan,Doyer, trawler hand, who has survived the all the hazards of war in Channel, slipped on a moss-cover-

ed ladder when going ashore from his ship, at Doyer. He fell into We the harbour.

Nobody saw him go except his She raced whippet called Dover. madly up and down the deck and dragged members of the crew to the spat.

Newman was rescued and sent

to hospital with two broken ribs. Afterwards he went

Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, made this statement when welcoming at a British Council lunch in London yesterday de- legates to the British Association meeting on science and world order which opens to-day. hours searching

"Hitler's regime and its concep- tion of the master race and sub- jost races is founded on racial in- tolerance and buttressed by cruel- ty.

"It must be overthrown and so at present your work is destined to be dedicated to the destruction

of this regime.“

Mr. Eden sald there was once

In Heidelberg University an in- scription "to the living spirit"! That had now gone and had been replaced by "to the Ger.) man spirit."

It

was that German spirit! which made German scientists slaves of a regime which was op- posed to everything science repre- sented.

Science And Statecraft

NOT

'YOUR SON WILL RETURN HEIL HITLER

A contrast in official and private death notices of German soldiers Wickham Steed, is noted by Mr. Corner editor of The Times,"

In ufficial Nazi party newspa- pers. notices inserted by telatives rend the same:-

"In memory of

a hero's death."

many miles

away to recuperate.

Dover pined for him. She would neither eat nor drink, and spent everywhere for

her

her master.

Newman's shipmates did every-

to stop thing they could worrying. It was no use. One day she was found dead.

NAKED DUTCHMAN'S GIBE AT GERMANS

The London "Daily Mitror" re-

PATROLS

ACTIVE

IN LIBYA

A Cairo G.H.Q.com- munique states: "Our patrols from Tobruk continue to operate

nightly over a wide front.

"In the frontier area Our patrols have also been active." Reu- ter.

Aviation Petrol Demands

Plans to treble the

for

FABULOUS FORTUNE FABLES

m en

An official announce- published in Teheran yesterday stated that the Government has |made a close inquiry and has discovered there is no confirmation of a report that the ex-Shah had de- posited money in foreign banks.

***

Open allegations that the Shah possessed vast wealth de- posited in foreign countries, pic- bably under a false name, have recently been made in Parliament, und the press has been discussirig the possibility of the Iranian Gov- ernment laying hands on such funds.

The semi:official newspaper "Journal de Teheran" reports that all

the ex-Shah's, tamliy with the exception, of bis, wife, are at present with him at Ker. man, in south-eastern Perala, and they will probably accom pany him from tram

ex-

cently published a picture of a United States refining For the man walking in the street wear-

The newspaper adds the aviation Fuehrer and the Reich he founding nothing more than his hat, capacity

Shah is going to the United States golf stockings and shoes.

decompanying the petrol, at an expenditure but his wife will go to Teheran. 'The report picture said: "This is a Dutchman of approximately $150,- Reuter. and how he walked out in the 000,000, was announced

But in older newspapers, muny of which have managed to main tain something of their foner character, no mention, is made of Hitler or the Nazis in page after page of death notices.

An example is: "In memory of to give up a young and hopeful, lige in bitter fighting on the cast ern front,”

The official German Govern- ment card sent to parents of sol- diers killed in action reads:-

"Your son will not return. Hell

"That spirit has to be overcome. We have to see to it in the politi- | Hitler."

cal sphere that when it is over- come precautions are taken

that the world may not be sub- jected again to the ordeal it has endured so many times from this same German spirit.

"The advent

of the machine brought astonishing material ad- vantages to many but led to ine- Equalities, to much selfsliness, t.. unfair division and to materialism.

“If, after the war, we are go- Ing to, have many changes with. these things science and state- craft, must work together.

You will help us and guide us tand if there is any contribution we can make you know we will be Reu- only too happy to make it."

THE

streets of Amsterdam. He almost immediately arrested;

yesterday by Mr. Harold ROYAL

**But he explained that the Nazis clothing ration allowed Ickes, him one suit a year" and here he ordinator. was walking out in it, as a pro- test.

Petroleum Co-

HE DISCLOSED THAT THE ENTERED THE

WELCOME

TO WINDSORS

"The Nazis called it impudence, NAVY HAD and sent the man to a concentra- MARKET WITHIN THE LAST tion camp. His friends snapped a FEW DAYS FOR 600,000 BAR- AVIATION PETROL picture of him and smuggled it RELS OF

AND HAD FAILED TO GET THOUSANDS CROWDED. THE out of Holland."

BIDS.

APPROACHES TO WASHING The Navy is understood to have TON'S UNION STATION EARLY MORNING TO sufficient high octane aviation fuel YESTERDAY for its present needs and was ROAR A TUMULTOUS' WELS seeking stocks for storage.

MAIN FACTORS FOR

FLYING ARE CONFIDENCE AND DETERMINATION

Mr. Ickes told the press that the emergency in respect of 100 octane petrol had intensifed materially by the needs of Russia and Bri tain, and recalled that he said several weeks ago the refining capacity should be doubled.

*He declared the situation now required" that it should be trablod

Fifty new refining plants were needed to boost the daily refining

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL make-up of the candi- capacity from 40,000 to approxi- date is probably the most important factor in suit.mately 120,000 barrels. Reuter. ability for flying, says a doctor.

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SIR SAMUEL HOARE VISITING ENGLAND

નું માન.

COME TO THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR

They were greeted officially by Sir Ronald Campbell, British Charge d'Affaires, and Mr. George Summerlin, the State De- partment's Chief of Protocol.

Reliter..

BIG AUSTRALIAN AIR CONTINGENT

It was officially announced in Sydney yesterday that the largest Flying under war conditions

contingent of Royal Australian Air calls for cool judgment, courage,

Force trainees to leave Australia and determination, he declares in the Medical Journal in telling of Sir Samuel Hoare, British Amsince the outbreak of the war has problems of recruit-enlistment. bassador to Spain, accompanied by reached Canada.

"The seasoned pilot fles his Lady Hoare, left Madrid. yester aircraft as an experienced driver day by air for Lisbon en route to drives his motor car, the doctor London. says. Many of his action ate of It is expected they will stay in

semi-automatic nature.

London three or four weeks. the Reuter,

Up to 90 per cent. failures In' fiying training due to indirect lack of flyi ability, It has been stated, and the doctor, says that, again, this Ja due to lack of the flyi

perament. Outstanding making up flying temp are, confidence and dete tion.

Some Tests

He then outlines some tests of medical and psychological value. In one, the applicant is instructed, after exhaling a deep breath, to fake as deep a breath as pos sible. Then, blowing through":"a" mouthpiece, he is told to force column of mercury up

to a

cer- tain height, and to keep

It there as long as possible.

*

"Some applicants will hang on until on account of cyanosis (blucness), or an undue fall in the pulse rate, the examiner tells them to stop; others, on the con trary, will show little determina- tion, and give up after 20 br 30 seconds."

Those records of courage endurance, which have made us proud of our tying men, ate in no small measure due to main- tenance of a high standard of ing physical, psychologieal, and tellectual fitness, the doutor cons tends.

ALEXANDER KORDA

They include detachments of trained pilots, observers, gunners, and ground staff personnel for are to Britain and others who complete their training in Canada.

Reuter.

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