1941-09-30 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 30, 1941.

LONG-NOSE BLENHEIMS

ARRIVE IN MALAYA

THE OFFENSIVE STRENGTH of the Royal Air Force in the Far East has been further reinforced by the arrival in Singapore of a large number of the latest type long-nose Bristol Blenheim bombers.

For some months it has been the policy to strengthen the Royal Air Force in Malaya by air- craft from the United States. But in recent weeks, apart from the arrival of large numbers of officers and men, there has arrived from British factories maintenace equipment together with complete air- craft.

This means that the Royal Air Force in the Far East is now be- ing fed in men and material from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and New Zea- land.

Used Over Germany

The long-nose Blenheim, which is an improvement on the short- nose Blenheim, has been success- fully used in large numbers of operations both by the Bomber Command and by the Coastal -Command in Great Britain.................

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AT 16

A boy, aged 16 put! on probation at Bath for appropriating wo- under-wear,

men's

was said to be earning £8 a week: He was careful with his money it was stated.

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FIRMISH TONE ON. STOCK MARKET

The Stock Exchange in London yesterday was quietly firm with shippings outstanding, Cunard Is. 6d against 8s. 3d. on encourag- A new sub-machine-ing revenue ngures.** These operations have taken

Small rises were recorded in the machines well over the in-gun, the invention of an dustrial heart of Germany as

gill-edged securities, home rails. and oils, except Anglo-Iranian. well as the so-called "invasion

Industrials were mixed ports"

with of France, the

advances small

in tobaccos, Countries and Norway.

Australian soldier, has Low survived the most severe tests, according to a Syd- ney cable this morning.

"Showered with sand, buried in earth, plunged into a tank of water, immersed in R gluey mess of thick clay and inud," these were some of the gruelling tests passed with great success yesterday.

More than any other type of British bomber, the Blenheim bore the brunt of the Allied coun- ter-attack during the days of the Battle of France. Day after day, continually attacked by the numerically superior opposition, these 'planès harassed the enemy's advance by bomb- ing troop columnis and chanised units, blowing up bridges and blocking roads.

mer-

by

300 Miles An Hour

Blenheims also played their part in the historic four-day de fence of the Calais, citadel dropping water ammunition and hand-grenades to the beleaguere British troops: Despite intense anti-aircraft fire, our bombers went down to 50 feet to discharge. their valuable cargo. Nearly all the British 'planes were hit.

The long-riase Blenheim has two Bristol Mercury XV engines giving a total of 1,840 horse-power for take-off and a top speed of nearly 300 miles an hour at 15;,000 feet. Fully loaded it has an en- durance of at least six hours.

The "Owen sub-machine-gun" —it was, against similar wea- pons, the only one to fire auto- matically under all conditions. Military experts described its performance as amazing.

Rayons, textiles which were offset

by set-backs in buildings and breweries. South American rails

were dull, Brazilians and Japan continued firm but foreign_bonds

Wall Street was narrowly firm. ese easing slightly.

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NEW LORD MAYOR OF LONDON

Lieut.-Colonel Sir John Laurie

The War Minister, Mr. Spender, was chosen at the Guildhall yes- who headed a party of spectatorsterday to be the next Lord Mayor of high Army officers, said that of London.

the tests appeared to be' móst Sir John who is 69 has been an satisfactory and if the experts Alderman since 1931 and was detailed report was favourable | Sheriff in 1835/35:. He is Prime then would be put into pro-Warden of the Sadlers" Company.

duction.

He is a bachelor.

-- His great-uficie, Sir÷Peter Lau- rie, was Lord Mayor in. 1831-Bri-) tish Wireless.

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Simplest. Yet According to official statements, the gun is far more simple to construct than any proved type and the estimated cost is under £10 when mass-produced as The sale of all textiles, linens, compared with £30 to £70 for shoes, fur and hats has been sus- the well-known type now used. pended in Italy for a fortnight' as

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SALES PRÓHIBITION

The 27-year-old inventor, from to-day, by spécial decree of Evelyn Owen, has been released the Fascist Ministry of Corpora~ from the Australian Imperial tions, states Rome Radio. At the Forces to supervise production end of the fortnight, all such goods are to be rationed.-Reuter.

The crew of this aircraft con- sists of the pilot, the navigator bomb-aimer and the rear gun- ner, who mians the upper turret Reutër. just aft of the wings.

UNWANTED, MR. CHURCHILL

AIDED US

TO REVIEW

Pilot Officer Harold WAR SITUATION

Isaac Coriat stepped from

an R.A.F. bomber after a raid on Brest to find de-

THE PRIME MINISTER WILL MAKE A tectives waiting for him. STATEMENT ON THE LATEST DEVELOP

Coriat was described as a man MENTS OF THE WAR SITUATION WHEN THE who, by false pretences, obtained the right to fight for this country HOUSE OF COMMONS RE - ASSEMBLES when he pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to making a state- SHORTLY, WRITES REUTER'S DIPLOMATIC ment, in an application for commission in the RAEV.R., having reason to belleve it would mislead certain persons in the discharge of their duties,

He was bound over for two

years.

Born In Morocco

Mr. L. A.Byrne, prosecuting, nald Coriat declared he was

CORRESPONDENT.

He will deal at some length with Russia, both as regards the position in the battle areas

and the aid this country and the United States have given and can give.

Robert Coryat, 34, born at Bide Although normal consultations sequent talks with the Russian ford, but he wab 38, born in were only begun yesterday be. Commander in Teheran.

Morocco, of an English mother tween representatives of Russia, and a French fatiior.

convictions.):

Production Issue Evidence was given of fourtain, the time that hus elanged the United States and Great Bi-

Some-members of Parliament since the Mission arrived in Mds-ure anxious to raise the question 2MP, G., D. Roberto, cow has not been wasted.

of production as it affects help qaid he understood, that Cörlat waz: transferred, with an ox- cellent.character from an offl "core" training unit,^ „Wing-mommander J. A, Powell: suld that the courage Corlat húd shown was up to the standard of the Royal Air Force. He would be a loss to the IAF.,

Mr. Byrne said that Coriat had been dismissed,

na kanapkan kaj ka jaurti anaji Pani i för Russla, but ne theres will pro- *** It To unlikely the Prime Min- bably be ne furtlice opportunity. inter will be able to give any of debating this question after thing more then a protiminary Lord Beaverbrookt's roturn froITE, roport on the progressido for Moscow, the discussions on the achieved, though the help sont Prime Minister's statement may alrondy, is belleved to be sub- be confined to general inbuch de stantial.

- Subsequently, the Cominons will be asked to pass a further "The Frimo. Minister, may also i voto of credit for £1,000,000,000 deal with General Wavell'=“kub• Hor

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