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varied experience in the service of their coun- try.

The Commissioner for War,' General Gentilhomme, was the first French army chief openly to defy the Armistice and was a pas- senger in the "Empress of Britain" when she was bombed and sunk by German aircraft.

YOUTHFUL SAILOR'S TERRIBLE ORDEALS

Two years ago, when he was 19, Leslie Northbridge,

He was formerly Governor of Djibouti and commanded the An- glo-French forces In Somaliland when France collapsed.

The Commissioner for For eign Affairs is M. Maurice De. jean, who was Secretary to the French Embassy in Berlin for 9 nine years.

At the outbreak of war he re-

Vail, of turned to Paris and became con- secretary first to M. Australia, Adential

Daladier and then to M. Reynaud. joined the mercantile

Since his arrival in Britain he marine because he was has been head of the Free French tired of his job and want-Diplomatic Service.

ed adventure, states the

Vice-Admiral Muselier has commanded the Free French naval

"Sydney Morning and air forces since July, 1940.

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Major-General Brett, Chief of the U.S. Air Corps, accompanied by Lt. Col. Fellers, American Military Attache in Cairo, and other Staff officers, arrived in Jerusalem yesterday says a Reu- ter despatch.

SHUTTLE

AIR SERVICE TO MANILA

A SIKORSKY S-42 CLIPPER, WHICH PAN AMERICAN AIR-

Since then he has been on two Ex-Servicemen's Union WAYS PLANS TO OPERATE

TWICE

BETWEEN WEEKLY torpedoed ships, adrift alone on a raft for eight days, and

Professor Rene Cassin founded, HONG KONG AND MANILA, IF by a merchant ship which mis- the French Union of Ex-Service- PERMISSION IS GRANTED BY

CIVIL been Secretary of THE took his raft for a U-boat before men and has it rescued him.

the Free French Empire Defence BOARD of Council.

Mrs.

AERONAUTICS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, LEFT The Shipping Federation

Mr.

and Cardiff notified

SAN FRANCISCO SEPTEMBER had M. Andre D'ethelm was Chef 23 EN ROUTE TO MANILA. Edwin Vail that their son been killed, but before the mes- du Cabinet to M. Mandel, Minis-

It is anticipated that the twice- Vail cabled hister of Interior, when France col-weekly service will be operated sage arrived,

lapsed. parents saying he was safe.

between Hong Kong and Manila exclusively by the Sikorsky S-42 Clipper.

Vail's Story

Captain Daragenlieu is a priest Here is the story he told his in civil life. During the Dakar in- he was Instru- parents by letter written from alcident last year hospital in England: I am suffer-mental in preventing the capture ing from

frost-bitten of General de Gaulle's envoys. horribly feet. A few days out on the way home from Bermuda we were tor- pedoed again.

This time the ship heavy cargo,

and

quickly, leaving

me

amid broken timoer covers.

carried

.down went

struggling hatch and

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If plans are approved Pan American Airways will then divert all of the Boeing and Martin Clip- pers direct to Singapore.

He recently toured Canada ex- This will give Singapore week- plaining the Free French move-ly service and Clippers will de- ament to French-Canadians.

M. Hauck is the well-known Socialist journalist and propagan- dist.

M. Alphand was Attache at the Vichy Embassy in Washington last

I swam to a raft and began to flash a lamp. Then I horrified to see a U-boat com- ing towarda me. With visions: year. of prison camp in my mind 1 put out "the lamp, and the sub- marine glided past.

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part Singapore for Manila every Wednesday and depart Manila for the United States every Friday.

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THURSDAY," the 2nd Oct., 1941. commencing at. 6.16 p.m. at their Sales Room. No. 2, Connaught Road Central, 2nd: Floor.

M. Rene Pleven served at the Air About 9 a.m. I was overjoyed

two Ministry in Paris at: the outbreak to see a ship's boat about miles away. I immediately start- of war and afterwards was sec- At 5 ond in charge of the French air ed to paddle towards it. p.m. I had covered about a mile. mission to the U.S. When I was just near enough to

Air Commodore Valin is a A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF distinguish the figures in the boat

The in night flying.

POSTAGE STAMPS. specialist they hoisted sail and disappear-French Government sent him to

Terms: Cash on delivery. cd over the horizon.

The next day found me less the Near East in 1935 and later

LAMMERT BROS., on a special mission. to Brazil

Auctioneers. dry and terribly hungry. The

From there he came to Britain to next day my feet were swelling join General de Gaulle. Reuter.

to a most amazing size.

Night again, and at dawn I found that my cask of water had developed a leak and was half salt. A school of whales. swam by. Will they upset me? I try An- to eat a biscuit and can't. other day and I'll be finished.

Terrible Sufferings✨ Another night-hards frozen, feet like two footballs, No sleep now for two days only in shat ches full of nightmares. Another day, making five now. I'm hungry but can't eat any biscuits, be- cause my throat, is covered in salt Talking to myself, going crazy," water mostly salt now. Thinking of going for a swim- water looks good. Tell myself not to be sillyäktingngulat

Two more days, and I har given up hope almost. Thon" dawn again. A ship! It turns off and is broadside. A flash and a shell whistles over my head. They think I'm a sub. I struggle to my feet and wave. Three-hoots on the whistle and they are along- side. I have collapsed, but I can sco eager faces lining the rails. You'ro all right now, mate. Tears stream down my face. Good old Merchant Navy!"

Hong Kong, 26th Sept., 1941.

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