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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BRITISH AID Heavy Drain TO RUSSIA

BRITISH

On Rumania's GOVERNMENT

CHANGES?

WOULD NOT Oil Supplies BE STINTED

LONDON, July 20

(Reuter)-

LONDON, Joy 20

It is generally beneved in pon

is

GENERAL

New Eyes For The Navies; Scouting The Seas By Air

"Frigates are the eyes of the fleet. I need ten more”: These lines from Nelson's despatches to the Admiralty during the block- (Reuter)-

ade off Toulon were typical of the frequent stress Britain's great.

of Information

naval leader placed on the value of à far-sector watch over the LONDON, July 20 (Reuter-So heavy is the arain on itu- The Ministry

likely to be Included in Govern-

enemy's movements. The more frigates Nelson 'copla throw out Geography made it aimeult for mania's oll supplies Liat botla

ahead of his battle Une the more effectively could he maintain Britain to give direct help to Rus-Rumania herself aug italy havement changes which are expected

contact with the foe, states the "Christian Science Monitor." sla between now and the autumn had to take emergency steps to shortly.

By posting lookouts aloft during visibility. A blimp cruising 500 the daytime, Nelson's long string feet above the water increases the rains, said the Air Minister. Bir conserve supplies. Archibald Sinclair, yesterday. In Rumania the use of private teat circles in London that Myof frigates kept the flagship In- range of human vision to 30 miles.

However, we were doing all we cars on Sundaya, and holiday's is A. Dui-Cooper win relinquish could and would not stint our ef- banned, according to Budapest this post and the up other

duties The Russian soldiers, he said.! Motorists caught Breaking the There a varied speculation as were fightlog stubbornly and ban will be liable to a maximum to who his successor would bề valiantly, as always in defence of of six years imprisonment with Mr. Brendan Bracken, the Prime their homes, but they had never hard tabour and confiscation or Minister's 40-years-old Parliamen- fought so well before

the car.

tary private secretary, has been for prominently mentioned to be

"possible."

Iort.

radio.

Answering in advance any peace In Italy the sale of petrol move by Hitler. Sir Archibald said private cars is forbidden as from the days of appeasement were October

past.

AIR WARFARE The Air Minister revealed that Blenheim bombers alone in the

"because of the con- stantly growing difficulties of get- ting supplies

last five months had sunk 300,000 ROTTERDAM

tons of German shipping and had damaged an equal amouNE,

The strength of the R.A.F. was growing steadily, he declared, and

the nights grew longer the Bomber Command πουλιά strike more heavily against the heart of Germany.

Sir Archibald said the struggle

might be long and we might have 10 endure worse things but

we

would not finch and would come to no arrangement with Hitler and his gang.

AFTER THE WAR Sir Archibald said. "After the war, when the world will be ready for revolt against tyranny and dictatorship. I will be our task to provide bread and a strong rally.

HAVOC

VICHY CABINET

Indications

formed by signal gan and code Thus at a moderately higher Rlti- flags of the strength and, where- tude a blimp can patrol a belt of abouts of the enemy and the océan 100 miles wide, and three course on which he was heading. | tlines faster than the normal cruis

ENOUGH KNOWN

Ing speed of a surface ship.

The ease with which a sub- Already enough is known about marine may be spotted increases the Battle of Matapan to stress progressively with the spötter's the part the British fleet's eyes altitude. Submarines running sub aloft played in helping Admiral merged are expected to be easy Sir Andrew Cunningham to mano-prey for slow-cruising blimps. On euvre his fleet so as to bring the sighting a submarine, the blimp Planes sent out need only reduce speed and hover

Italians to action.

ahead of the Bittan forces based at over it until a surface ship rea- Alexandria are said to have apot-ponds to the blimp's radio sum- ted the Italian fleet which had monis and plants depth charges in RESHUFFLE

been ordered to intercept a British the spot indicated by the blimp LONDON. July 20 (Reuter merchant convoy, and to have re-

POSSIBLE UBE that far-reaching ported by wireless the strength LONDON, July 20 (Reuter) changes in the French Cabinet and direction of a raider force

Should the United States lease of Photographs of the RAF's sensa-are contemplated, were given yas-

That the United States Navy is lend blimps to Britain, the Royal #onal raid оп Rotterdam on terday by the Vichy news agency.

fully awake to the effectiveness of Navy might use them in co-opera- Thursday, wben 17 enemy ships "The appointment of M. Pierre scouting the seas by air has long tion with its surface escorts be were either destroyed or damaged, Pucheu as Minister of the Interlar, been proved by its ploncering.de- tween Canadian ports and a pasi- appeared

lorces tion off the coast of Ireland beyond news-coming after the replacement of velopment of naval papers yesterday.

Beet the flying range of Nazi bombers Achard by Pierre Caziot operating with the battle One picture shows bombs burst- (former Minister

from aircraft carriers, in scouting based the French Channel ing on the docks, with huge fires as Minister of Foot, is regarded in long-range patrols from land help the Royal Navy in thwarting Agriculture uperations with the cruisers, and ports. Airship convoya might also blazing and heavy damage done as indication of an extensive re-bases.

In

the

London

on previous raids.

Another shows the elty Itself with our bombers roaring over and people in the streets quite uncon- cerned.

ing ground for those who think ENEMY CONVOY

with us in putting first among all political causes the cause of free- dom."

Jean

of

the agency. organisation of the Cabinet,” says

air

raids on convoys by searching for powerful German surface ships in the western Atlantic,

TIMELY MOVE- It is this awareness which gives "Since February 25 Admiral

impact to still another timely The American Navy'a aeronau- Darlan flas been Vice-Premier,

move on the part of the United tical specialists belleve blimps can Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minis

States to strengthen the Navy's air be developed to the point where ter of Navy and Minister of In- watch over the country's coastal they may alight on the water, ride terior.

ramparts as shown in the plans to a sea anchor wulle being re- "This enabled Admiral Darian now underway to construct some fuelled from surface tenders, tow to give French policy a new driv-48 non-rigid airships, more com-listening devices for submarine de ing power and unity.

monly known as blimpy, for service tection work, and even engage in "I With decided at this time above the sea approaches to com- minesweeping operations. that when circumstances permit-mercial ports and naval bases. LONDON, July 20 (Reuter) ted, Ministers would agata be These bilmps will be used mainly mory and they had destroyed or Blembelms of the Bomber Com- placed at the head of big minison lookout service. They will be falla sort of the dirigible in speed the average more than twice the mand yesterday morning made a terial departments. and a start to America's shore defences what number of German aircraft that highly successful attack on an has now been made in this direc-irigates were Britain had herself lost.

enemy convoy. escorted by anti-tion." alrcraft, of ships off the Dutch coast.

Referring to aerial warfare he

were fighting at

said the R.A.F. extreme range over enemy terri

ATTACKED OFF DUTCH COAST

SINO CONSULATE

Four ships in the convey were IN LISBON

probably destroyed. Three each CHUNGKING, July 20 (Reuter) of about 6,000 tons, were set on -The Chinese Foreign Office fire and a fourth of about 4,000 spokesman yesterday officially an- tons was blown up after it nounced the establishment of a hit on the stern. Chinese Consulate-General in Lis-

current situation."

Wes

A communique added that an

PRO-NAZI JOURNAL

BLIMP'S ADVANTAGES

The 76-knot, non-rigid airship.

endurance. Neither!

to Nelson before and cruising Aboukir and Trafalgar, or aero blimp has some 400,000 cubic feet!

can it carry semplares. The

planes to Cunningham at Mata

of helium capacity, as compared pan.

with the Hindenburg's 7,000,000

Operating within easy range of its

SUSPENDED MONTEVIDEO, July 20 (Reuter), a day. The Uruguayan Government has decreed a fortnight's suspension of

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coastal bases, a bilmp can sweep cubic feet of gas cells. The bump's in a few hours an ocean ares, a

relative amallness and the flexibi- surface ship could hardly patrol inity of the gas "bag" apparently combine fo minimize its vulner-

INCREASED RANGE

ability to 'storms.

shelter in mobile bases, such as all its eyes in one crow's nest. A blimp costs about $200,000, mooring masts secured to trac- Now it appears that the Navy is The lookout in a destroyer's

prepared to assign the new air- and its active life is estimated at tore five years. Blimp bases, hangars, mooring masts and hellum storage as compared with dirigibles aside bases, from Newfoundland to Puer

The chief advantage of blimps ships to mainland and Island facilities are relatively cheap and from engineering aspects is that to Rico and from Paname to easy to build and maintain. They in building a fleet of 48 non-rigid Hawail and Alaska, with two or lend themselves to servicing and airships the Navy is not putting three blimps to base.

bon "due to the necessities of the explosion was seen in one of the a local pro-Nazi newspaper for erow's nest at a height of some 80

escorting vessels after it has been; Subversive articles attacking the feet could see

not more than democratic institutions.

twelve miles even with perfect The spokesman also announced! machine-gunned. that in a reshuffle of Chinese On Saturday afternoon heavy diplomatic personnel," the Chinese bombers Government has temporarily clos

ed the Chinese Legation in Der mark.

He emphasised, however, that the step does not affect relations be tween China and Denmark.

escorted by fighters the docks at Dunkirk bombed four enemy fighters being destroy- ed by the escort.

From all these operations three of our bombers and two fighters are missing.

20 LONDON, July (Reuter)- RONALD CROSS

Arthur Ferrara, Italian air ace, RECALL DEMANDED

was killed in a flying accident on SYDNEY, July 20 (Reuter) Friday. He crashed while trying Fifty Un'on delegates representing out a new type of Italian plane. 10,000 permanent-way employees Ferrarin flew in the Italian of New South Wales rallways pass-team when Italy won the Schnel- ed a resolution demanding the "im-der Trophy in England in 1926. mediate recall of the British High In 1828 he flew from Rome to Commissioner, Sir Ronald Cross, Brazlı, winning a gold medal for in view of his recent utterings on bus exploit. He taught the Duke

lot Aosta to ny our ally Russia.”

MEDICAL TEST FOR BUSMEN ADVOCATED

The desirability of keeping a tight check on the issuing of licences to drivers and conductors of pubile vehicles, sp

the spread of infectious diseases from them can be minimised to the least, is urged in the annual report of the Molelpg) Regi- trar of Vehicles, Major William Rose.

Auchinleck Tributed

SMILA, July 20 (Reuter)-Gen- eral Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, India, in an order of the day saya: "I am aware of your great regret over the departure of your late Commander-in-Chief, who was so well-known to you.

MASS PRODUCTION

OF U.S.

U.S. PILOTS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex-In conjunction with the nation's all- out defence programme, Untle Sam is engaged in the reass production of aeroplane pilots and if recommendations of some Arty officials are carried out will be turning out mền with "wings" at the rate of 39,000 annually late in 1942. The air training programme already has been speeded up to such a degree that approximately 1200 youths now are receiving their "wings" every five weeks after completing in 30 weeks a rigid course that formerly took a year.

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By June 30 the U.S. Army Air From five to ten hours are re-

WANTED (temporary accoun Corps expects to have 10,100 off-quired for a cadet to master the cers, 15,000 flying cadets, and low wing, 450 horse power, basic tant-Storekeeper on a civil engi- 151,000 enlisted men, a 309 per training planes before they solo. neering contract in the Public cent, increase over the figures of This type plane-used at all basic Works Department. Salary $358 to a year ago. The current pro-flying schools hay a complete $450 a month inclusive according calls for training of panel of more than 60 instruments to experience. Probable duration 12,000 pilots annually and off and is equipped with radio receiver cials at Randolph Field concede and transmitter and the necessary that this could be accelerated if lights for night flying, more training planes were avull- [able.

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"I am anxious to tighten up the Programme be stepped up to three-plane formations, six hours. issue of these licences even micro 30,000 annually by the fall of next or day navigation, night flying than before, Major Rose writes year. Visualising such

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health, are being enrolled dalis are radio code, communications, The report adds that no lleonco by the Air Corps and start their "It is fitting he should be given

WANTED KNOWN tle those Indian troops who fought in the opinion of the examin- schools scattered throughout the ty to the watchword"; throughout an opportunity of leading in bat-issued to public service drivers primary training in 28 various and aeroplane and engine con-

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