1941-06-16 — Page 5

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 16, 1941.

EAGLES SHARPEN

THEIR TALONS

Pilots of the “Eagle” Squadron, the first all-American Squadron of the Royal Air Force, which recently took its pluce as a fully-fledged unit of Fighter Command, had the experience, unique under present day conditions, of undergoing their “opera- tionul training” as a complete squadron under their own squadron commander.

Normally pilots in the R.A.F. go through the famous "four stage" training system--Initial Training Wing; Elementary Fly- ing School; Service Flying School; Oporational Training” Unit. This system is designed to transform the completely unitrained young men into the highly skilled service pilot ready to take his part in a squadron on active service.

But when the "Eagle"! Squadron was formed last Octo-| ber, all its members could al- rendy fly. Some had seen ser- vice with French or British squadrons; others were pilots with American civil air Ünes; some student fllers at their universities in the States.

What they mainly needed WIS

Chungking Again Raided

CHUNGKING, June 16 (Central collective training, flying together as News).-Chungking was again raid- a squadron in modern war condied shortly after 1 pm, to-day, when tions, so as to achieve that flexibility 27 Japanese planes penetrated the and unity which is the hall mark oftily and dropped over 100 bombs, the fighting squadrons of the R.A.. resulting in nine persons killed.

For

the past few monilis "Eagle Squadron has been sharpen- than 100 houses demolished.

thesome 20 others wounded, and more Its talons, going through all the The raiders were harassed by an thetical training and exercises which Intense anti-aircraft are. ordinarily is given at an operational" Fighting In Toumoon

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training unit. In a comparatively

SHIUKWAN, June 15 (Central rating

quiet sector they have been hard at News)-Severe fighting is work, learning all the "tricks of the near Toumuon In Changshan as the trade under instructors with first Japanese since June 12 have been hand experience of

launching a vigorous attack on the Agblog.

town from Kulshing lu separate colunins.

modern air

Films Record Action

Films taken with eine-comeru runs

UFS

POUNDED BY NAZIS—Demago dono by Hitler's airmen in ropoated poundings on Plymouth, Eng. Jand, last port touched by Mayflower before its voyage to America. Plymouth is important naval basa, with oxtansivo naval barracks. It was rondozvous of anti-Armada floot,

White

Russians

In Far

East Turn Red, Go Home

Russian exiles from Czarist Russia, many of whom have wandered through the Far East for almost a quarter of a century and others who have never seen their sallitta, are offering the most stub-motherland at all, are leaving Shanghai and other refugee centres to take up Soviet born resistance and effectively check-citizenship, the American-published “China Weekly Review" says in a survey.

Chinese troups, assisted by Incal

itted to their Hurricane Bghters and operated by a touch on the firing ing the Japanese advance. button recorded the "interceptions" and "attacks" made during practice flights which closely resemble the rel Bing. Afterwards, in

darken- ed room, the pilots would re-live the "battle," noting the degree of success ench achieved, or perhaps the mis- takes which would have enabled; an enemy to get away.

Robert Donat

The chief reason for their return to the land of their fathers

is the realisation, the magazine declares, that Japan has no in-

tention, as they had long thought, to assist in any overthrow of the Soviet Government, at least for their benefit. Japan's fran-

wooing of the Kremlin for months has disillusioned thousands

In New Filmtic efforts to conclude a non-aggression pact with Russia and her

Robert Donat is signed a

contract to play "Pitt the Gunnery practice, firing from an be made of the career of the Younger" in a British film to aircraft on the ground with its tajl chocked up into dying position, and famous statesman,

who had pictured her as the chief lever to hoist them back to

their homes.

"'White' Russians realise fully well that the Japanese ex- In the air at air-towed targets; quick This drama of Britain's youngest pansion programme includes the take-offs by day and night; forms-Premier at a time when the country tion flying by fights and XLS a was also under threat of invasion by overthrow of the Soviet regime| squadron; Inelles, and control in the another Dictator, Nupoleon Bona- in Russia, but particularly in air from the ground and from the parte, is part of a new £500,000 pro- formation leader; specialised instru-duction programme of 20th Century-Siberin, just as definitely as the ment training-these are some of the Fox. things pilots of the "Eagle" Squadron The film, which will be a big-scale, southward expansion' move- have been working at through the spectacular production, is to be made ment is included," the "Review"} at Shepherd's Bush. Other subjects already chosen for this ambillous says. Now, full-fledged and trained to programine include "Spitfire" and a the minute, the "Eagle" Squadron remake of "Paddy the Next Best lines up with the other Hurricane Thing." fighter squadrons of the R.A.F.- British. Dominions and Allied ready for the fight.

winter months.

Costa Rica -Panama Boundary

Czechs Saved

Shell Secret

Three Czech engineers at the Skoda works in Czecho-Slovakia spent years in experiments to perfect a modern machine for | the quick casting of shells.

They aimed to have a machine which would produce shells in two instead of five or six stages of pro- duction. Finally. In 1938, they suc- Representatives of Costa Rica ceeded, and had a machine working when the Nazis marched into the and Panama_have_signed_n.

district. treaty settling the long-standing The Czechs destroyed the machine, boundary dispute between the flew to England with the design, and two countries, which have later went to America, where their agreed to make mutual terri-machines are now speeding up the torial concessions totalling about war effort, 40,000 acres.

Alberto Echandi, Costa Rica's Foreign Minister, and Ambas- sador Ezequiel Fernandez Jaen of Panama signed the document.

The agreement provided that two mixed commissions are to be named to fix the new frontier, one starting on the Pacific coast and working castward, und the other starting on the Atlantic side and working in the opposite direction. An engineer to be named by the President of Chile to each commission will have the deciding valce if the commissions are unable to agree on the exact location of the boundary.

The two countries agreed to TC- spect private property rights in the arcas over which they obtain sov ereignty by revision of the boundary, The final exchange of ratificallons of the treaty, it was agreed, will be] made at Panama City.

Croatia Talks, Talks, Talks

"But

the 'White' Russions Dow

realise that there ja no place for them in this picture. Disillusion- ment over this long-held hope of de- liverance constituted the final blow.

Drives Her Shop To The Soldiers

BRITISH FILMS BOOMING

British films are booming, and the people who are making them bigger and better than ever are the men and women of the thentre.

This time the boom will not collapse, leaving behind it a trail of lost millions."

Every day, rain or shine, Mrs

In war, the Allm industry is on Madgo Nicholson sets out from

a healthier basis than ever it her home in East Anglia on a tour of Britain's bleakest marsh attained in times of peace. lands to cheer the troops station-all alien, have been eliminated..

Financial adventurers, almost ed there..

The standard of acting kos im- proved out of all recognition since ihe import of stars ended, and studios have at last called on the matchless resources of the British stage.

New Life

Often through dense fogs and It was at this point that the Rus- in the black-out she drives her stan emigres in the Far East went camouflaged van-which is a left;"

miniature village shop, complete with caft-50 miles a day for six days a week.

The publication says the record of Japan in China for the past 10 years has been a major factor in

causing the shift of allegiance.

"I felt that something must arw done for the boys stationed on this desolate stretch of our coastline, where they remain for weeks with-

our

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Manchurian "Paradise"

In days of peace, we had store wi "Experience In the Manchurianout seeing a soul," Mrs Nicholson twos and threes, but now they are paradise set up by the Imperial said.

available by the dozen, and they Japanese Army proved to be no "So, with the help of the W.VS., aim to make Britisli films the best happler-for-the-White-Russians than who gave us $500, the County Coun-acted-in-the-world- it had been for other foreigners," cil, who contributed $250, and

the Leslie Howard is at Denham direct- the "Review" says.

local residents, who were very ing and starring in "Pimpernel generous, we bought our van. Smith" with Mary Morris; Clive Japanese co-operation was to force to birthday cards for sweet-hearts.

"We tell everything from hair oil Brook has been regularly in

Alms since war began; Laurence Olivier is acting at Denham

om with Lesile Howard, Anton Walbrook, and Glynis Jones in "49th Parallel."

At Denham, too, "Dangerous

"The result of this new Russo-

Doughnuts Popular

"A fellow-member of the W.VS.

Central Showroom-Gloucester Bldg., (Corner of East Arcade). Tel. 24704. Kowloon Showroom-240 Nathan Rd., (Corner of Jordan Rd.). Tol. 67341.

War Will Post-War

Affect The Generation

the emigres into worse economic status than they had experienced prior to the coming of the 'deli- verers.' It was immeasurably more dimcult to eke out an existence un- (Women's Voluntary Service), Mrs Moonilght" being made with der Japanese rule than it had been C. B. Marshall, helps me on my Anton Walbrook and Sally Gray.

A postwar generation of shorter and weaker Britons is under the Chinese administration." rounds, and in the 14 weeks since

predicted by V. H. Mottram, International dietitian of the Uni we started the work we have travel- At Teddington, Warners are mak- versity of London. It is impossible to say how many led 4,100 miles with the van and Ing

£80,000 plctures-"Atlantic of the Russian emigrants in China have sold 20,700 cups

Writing in "The Lancet," authoritative medical journal, the . Ribbentrop and Count are returning to their homelond at-37,102 cakes are popular-we sell with John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard Bhould go into children's diets "even if it means

Ferry," with Valerie Hobson and physiologist said more meat, milk, bacon, butter

and eggs Michael Redgrave; and "Mr_Diaraell" "Doughnuts

voluntary

VICHY, June 15 (Reuter)-A meeting for the purpose of Croatia's adherence to the Axis was called by Herr von

Cluno, who have had two long talks, though the exodus is particularly arearting to a Rome telegram.

Ribbentrop also had a talk with the Japanese Ambassador, Me loro kiri.

Axis Ships Now Serve Mexico

tea

and

marked among the younger people 300 each day, who never knew, their country at Our shop is now self-supporting first hand and who have no bitter and if we make a little proft weTh personal recollections of escape and give the boys a free tea. tribulation.

"As we near the sea bank we toot the horn and the boys come leaping towards us, shouting a welcome."

The Influx

Immediately on the outbreak of the. 1017 Revolution thousands MEXICO CITY, June 15 (Reuter). poured into Manchuria from Siberia, Axis.ships scized in Mexican ports some who had travelled all the way will be used

steamship from European Russia and others. service telug Inaugurated this week who came from neighbouring areas. between Vera Cruz and New York.

As the tide of White-Red battle The vessels will call at Tampico ebbed and flowed others crossed the (Mexico) and Havann (Cuba)..

border to take up residence on Chinese territory.

011 new

Nine Eskimo Murders Laid To Argument Over the Bible

Nine Eskimos dead in tribal' strife on Belchers Islands were either killed or met death by exposure over a period of months of quarṛelling, Royal Canadian Mounted Police head- quarters said:"

Inspector D. J. Martin, in command of investigators sent to Belcher Islands, is back in Ottawa following his 2,000-mile patrol in which, he used an aeroplane on skis and floats, dog sleds, railway jiggers and plain foot-alogging to reach his des- tination and return.

The two male prisoners, Quorack In custody at Moosonce, Ont., and Aralykok, charged with shooting other Eskimos. A girl of 13, clubbed

victima.

An estimated 200,000 Russians in

Britain Can Handle Its Food Problem

£80,000 Films-

B

Fax Compton, Will Fyffe, Frederick sacrifice by adults of their ration of proteins in favour of the [Leister, and Owen Näres.

young." The Ealing studios are

are preparing It is patriotic in Britain to Fleet Air Arm the biggest thing stifle that moan of protest "Ships With Wings," a tale of the we've ever tried." They ate to when your favourite brand of follow, with a satire in Red Tape," cigarettes is unavailable, and to starring Will Hay in "The Black smile when the girl in the candy

of Whitehall."."- Sheep Wots were made at Elstree store says "Sorry sir, we have

recently of "Penn of Pennsylvania," no chocolate bars." based on the life of the Englali man who founded the "Quaker State."

This shortage is part of a vast industrial transformation dictated by the war's demands on industry, ship- ping and foreign exchange.

Premier's Daughter Engaged

The story opens with Roosevelt's

The "Daily Sketch" published Inauguration address over the radio.

To meet the problem the quota pictures recently of Viscount We

American family in system was devised for textiles and sec an Philadelphin listening to the Pre for orders did not affect the con-/ Churchill under the heading: and household goods. Duncannon and Miss Mary

The

sident, and then the picture goes Thomas D. Campbell, one of back to 17th-century London and fectionery manufacturers but the "Premier's Daughter Engaged." all are believed to have been in the the world's leading whent the life of Penn. Far East 20 years ago, the vast ma growers, returned to America of "Love on the Dole," are the stars sugar and fats. For instance, sugar son of the Earl of Bessborough, Clifford Evans and Deborah Kerr thing by limiting their supplies of Lord Duncannon, 28, is the

Government accomplished the seine jority in Manchuria. Soma Bettled in the first towns they came to and from Europe recently aboard the John Corfield plans a new series are still there to-day. Others went Yankee Clipper with the asser for Welwyn, and David Niven is to 10s been cut to 60 per cent, of pre- former

Governor-General of on to Harbin, a city which had longịtion that the British could get leave from the Army to star in war, been the centre of Russian Influence handle their own food needs,"Soldiers in Fleet Street."

film for

Canada. Box chocolates are still plentiful moment called In China and which to-day looks to with the possible exception of

but it is an event to obtain a bar.

Tobacco manufacturers have been have been made to

understood arrangements the casual visitor more Russian than

restricted to 90 per cent. of peace engagement, bat authoritative quar- announce the Chinese or Japanese.

ta

After 1931

a

the

New Stars Signed me supplies.

By Zanuck

the men work.

It

No

Men blame women for buying term described the paper's conclusion cigarettes and hoarding diem while littlo premature."

confirmation was avaliable from any source, but it is known Lard Duncannon and Miss Churchill finve been friends for some time,

Aide-De-Camp

Hydrostat For Argentine

Lord Duncannon is an alde-do-.... camp to Lt.-Gen. A. G. L. Mc

wheat, if they used American Still others found their way south made tractors and better drain-

Pelping, Tientein, Hankow, age methods.

Mr. Campbell, frequent con- Shanghal. Many went to Japan or Australia or the Philippines or to sultant to other nullons on farm-

Darryl Zanuck, chief of produc- the United States.

ing problems, said he had several tion for 20th Century-Fox, is adher talks with Mr Winston Churchilling to his polley of established star are three Eskimos-two men to death, and-two women were also

on agricultural problema, and power for the new season's product, and a woman.

But the great migration did not advised the Primo Minister "re-big roster of box-office names already and is continuing to strengthen the

Charges of murder have been laid tion indicated the total number of hnd held for years, that they would drainage."

Police said their present Informa come until 1031 when Japan invadegarding farm machinery and contracted to 20th-Fox.

Munchuria and the dream that they against them. Three other suspects victims was nine. The other threo be boosted back to the land of the

Jack Benny, America's number The largest hydrostat installation Naughton, General Officer Com- were left on Belcher Ieland and wil

"The English are cultivating every one radio star, has signed a long-over planned is now being built in manding the Canadian, Corps, and We found there when detalled investi- suspects will be found and questioned Czars on Nipponese hayonets, came possible, acre of ground, including term contract, jointly with 20th Scotland for Bariloche in the Argen-recently was promoted from second sation is resumed after the break-when patrols through the dificult to an abrupt end. They lett Man- golf courses and pastures, fine Century Fox and Paramount. He tine.

Ileutenant to captain, lalandis country. Is possible travel im- up period which makes

after churla by the thousands and tens of food programme is being carried out has worked for the latter company

up worked by A hydrosint is a pump

He paused in his duties to toll break-up. possible in the Hudson Bay area has

Argue Over Bible.

thousands. Shanghala White Rus-under the British Minister of Food, for several years. His first picture the action of falling water. The newspapermen: "I have no statement

for his new studio will be "Char-power of the pump depends on the alan population, for example, trebled Robert S. Hudson," he said..

to make."! 5. passed.

Three Eskimo encampments were to 30,000, which It is estimated to Mr Campbell said there seems to ley's Aunts in which he will por fall of the water and its volume. There was no comment in Down- Children Amongst Dead involved in a religious controversy be to-hy.

be plenty of food In England, tray the title role.

The new installation will supply a ing Street and it's learned there will Four children, onged from 6 to 13, which is believed to have developed

"although some food, such as sugar, Other namea that will appear in high level reservoir at 801 metres be no sintement at least for the pre- were among the dead. During aj over Interprétation of the New Their wanderings throughout the lemons and other fruits are being the 1041 output in addition to the through 400 metres of 150 mm, pip- sent. religious controversy which flared Testament,

Far East began again and are still rationed."

20th-Fox established players are ing and 1,840 metres of 175 mm. pip-

rehler's youngest daughter Jato violence, they were driven from When investigations on the islands continuing. Although

are Ho asserted that the fending Irene Dunne, Ida Lupiny, Claudette ing. From the intake to the hydro- inn nnd has been engaged, lu var their homes into the snow, allegedly reopen, the police expect that bodies leaving to pay homage to Josef Sta- problem of food handlers was "close" Colbert, Ronaldo Colman, Charles stat station the mative water, will unrle. Recently she dollvered he/ by the Eskimo woman, Mina, held at of victims will be "dainteṛred and lin rather than to the exiled head of ly allied with keeping the ship lanes Boyer, Walter Huston and Jack flow at the rite 01:4,600 Utros Na] first • "public" address, tan, oppéal

inquests hold.

the House of Romanoff.

open so that supplies may be sent in” | Cakte.

second.

Favoport: of the war savings.

Moosonee.

many

Tho

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