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July 3, 1941.

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Britain Taking Advantage Of Lull To Paste Continent

(By "Reuter's" Air Correspondent)

LONDON, July 2--The R.A.F. daylight operations over Northern France and occasionally over Germany are being pursued with the utmost energy. Full advantage is being taken of Germany's pre-occupation in Russia.

Reds Warmed By American Sympathy

This general assurance was given me in Loudun to-day.

Their tactical purpose 'cannot be divulged but it can be assumed that they are immediately associated with the growing RA.F. night offensive.

These attacks appear to be design- ed to strike at the chief source of the Nazi war potential in Western und North-western Germany and the MOSCOW, July 2 (Reuter).feeders to her western armies. The Lozovsky, of the Soviet Foreign evidently is to reconetle Ofice, announced at a press confer- ence to-day that the Soviet had

the

the

long-term policy of heavy any shorter-range

with

expressed satisfaction and thanks to by the big chance given Britain by to policy requiring extra punch dictated United States for President itler's Russian adventure. Roosevelt's, Mr Summer Welles' and Colonel Frank Knox's pronounce- ments on the fight against German) domination.

Few Long-Range Fighters The lack of sufficiency of long- frange ·fighter escort for the work

Soviet newspapers publish extracts across the Channel must of necessity from sympathetic articles in the Brit present restrict the depth of the

tish press.

Not Alone

R.A.F. operations in force by day-1 light, as do the short summer nights force a shortening of the long arm The Soviet worker now feels that of British air power by night. But helu not alone and that there is no sume encouraging facts have emerged general assault on his country but from the sweeps hitherto made and that the Finnish and Rumanian al-incidentally begun in earnest on the tacks are merely extensions of the eve of Hitler's attack on Russia. German aggression,

The improved Spitfires have proved Black-out, are-fighting and anti-themselves superior in performance gns precutions are being vigorously to Germany's latest Messerschmitt observed in Moscow.

fighters The Mc-109F2 was speel- Except for beyn and girls being ally designed to give maximum per- evneunted to the country, the only formance at high altitudes.

Range queues in the city are those, awalt- and to some extent armament, were int newspapers or handing in radio sacrificed to this aim, no doubt in the hope that tactical advantage of height would be decisive..

sets.

Drug Market In Egypt & Syria

(Reuter).-In- CAIRO, July 2 creasingly large quantities of hashish and oplum are entering Egypt as the resuit of the war, according to the

This has not been the case and the new Messerschmitt has been dragged down from its new ceiling of over 30,000 feet and the Spitfires have mude short work of it.

Įpaign.

Crack Pilots In East

HITLERMEN DID IT-Famad Westminster Abboy, London, where Britain has burled her Illustrious dead and whore ovary British King oxcopt Edward V and Edward Vill has been crownod, pro cents this scone after Hitlermon bombad it. High altar is not damaged.

Canadian

Labour Has

Support of Government

OTTAWA, July 2 (Reuter),—Nearly 3,000,000 workere in

Warning

On Mines

By

| Canada should be paid a cost of living bonus--this statement of Germany left behind a numerically the Canadian Government's policy was made by the Labour strong fighter force in northwest Minister, Mr McLarty, after the Labour Mediation Board dealing Europe when she moved east, but with a dispute between railway companies and their employees annual report of Russel Pain (Sir there is no doubt that the personnel had recommended a cost of living bonus in some but not all Thomas Wentworth Ruscel), Director are mainly "colts," and that the crack of the Egyptian Central Narcoties pilots are leading the Rusalon cam- wage levels. Intelligence Bureau,

Mr McLarty said that the Board's Russel Pasha declared that condi-

Britain's bombers are chiefly used Anding wis rejected because all the tions in Syria threaten a reversion so far in relatively small force with workers represented before the of that country to its former role very strong fighter escort, but Board should be treated alike, of being the principal hashish-pro- sometimes on their own are sequit. While not mandatory on the ducing country in the cast and the ting themselves with "great dash and employers, Mr McLarty expressed Egypt

with whom they have been engaged commendation would be followed, The report shows that trame In in several stern combats,

The bonus amounts to 25 cents n herain, which is seaborne, has been

week for each rise of one per cent. It is revealed that Britain's heavi- practically stopped while hoshish est and newest bombers have been in the cost of living above August, and opium, which come from and used in daylight attacks on targets

1939, level, through Syrin, have increased,

in northwest Germany's coastline.

Results of Hammering One concrete result of the RAF's constant hammering by night of the German shipyards und U-bust menu. facturing towns has been an "appre-

high-road of the opium traile to notable success" against Nuzi fighters confidence that the Government re-

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Navy

Piracy of British Steamer

launches while on the way down Boarded by pirates from two

from Suanghai to Hongkong on Sunday; the British Steamer Fausang, belonging to the Indo- China Steam Navigation Com- pany Limited, had her captain and one of the Russlan guarda removed by the pirates.

Somehow

Chief or other, the Officer, Mr A. L. Jones, succeeded in

and weighing anchor

Lot safely away, although hotly pursued by the The Naval Authorities yesterday pirates for some distance before the

chase

He then shel- notice that

given up. during typhoon Love weather moored mines are liable to erad for a while, before proceeding mines are safe, but if they drift these break adrift. Whilst adrift

to Hongkong.

This report was confirmed by an ashore among rocks and are pounded authoritative source yesterday, which the coast, they are liable to stated that the Master of the ship, Captain R. E. Holden, and the Rus- explode

Any person seeing a mine ashore sian guard, have since been found (or drifling near the shore) should at and rescued by the Japanese naval authorities. No further details are once telephone the nearest Police forc That arrangements for the collec-Station, giving the locality and the available.

Captain Holden was formerly Chicl tion and disposal of nightsoil during exact position of the mine, with re- Omcer of the Hosang. the typhoon was carried out without Naval porty will then be sent to

10 house, pler or beach,

The present level shows a rise of 7.7 per cent.

No increases in the basie wages above the rates of 1920 to 1940 are intended,

ciable reduction" in the scale of the Nightsoil Disposed Of

Nazi effort in the Battle of the Allan- the recently, and while the world may be disappolated if it expects the R.A.F. to alter the immediate course of the dynamic land struggle being waged in Eastern Europe, its work will be regarded, as well repaid.

STOCK EXCHANGE Some Profit-Taking

Despite Typhoon

.on

a hitch was disclosed by Hon. Mr. A

Was

The Fausang is a vessel of 2,256

W. J. Carrie at the Urban Council render the mine harmless, but until tons, and was built in 1921 by Mestre yesterday. He said collections were that has been done all persons should Dunlop, Bremner and Co. Lid, Glas- made at the height of the atorm, and keep clear of an area within a quartow. She is 285 feet long, and 424 ns junks could not go alongside, the er of a mile of the mine, any del feet in breadth. nightsoil was talten to. the 20 ings within this area being evacuated Government Alush latrines and temporarily. thoroughly flushed awny, This scheme had been prepared for just such an emergency.

for

LONDON, July 2 (Rouler).--The Stock Exchange to-day was quit. There was a fairly general but sight down-drift, influenced by profil- The following by-law taking

Ing. There was a reverse trend slaughterhouses-was-approved. No. towards the close when prices were person shall cause the introduction again stendler.

into the tissues of the carcase of

BARONET NOT GUILTY

Gift-edged holdingts remain about animal or bird usually used as food In Kenya Trial

and

tin Armer.

on

*

and rubber stocks

passed

other

Nairobi, July 2.

Painters Get More

Twenty Per Cent Increase

It is announced by the Labour unchanged but Indian stocks were for man, by injection or any other

Office that an agreement was signed slightly lower. Home-tails were means, of water or any other fluid,

last Saturday in the presence of the easier; Industrials were shade or air or any other gas or gaseous

Labour Officer, between the Chol Chi lower on balance: rolls were duli: mixture.

The longest trial in Kenya's his-Tong Painters Guild and the prin Council also The

the tory ended. to-day when Sir Telves cipal painting contractors, by which were following amendment to by-laws in Broughton, Bart., was found

non increase of 20 per cent, will be the Hawker's Ordinance. That the guilty of the murder of the Earl of granted to all painters employed by Japanese bonds met profit-taking goods together with any tray, basket, Erroll.

the cryptic Tokyo statement. box, tub, pan, pail, tin or

these principal contractors with causing caution.

Applause greeted the verdict which effect from Sunday, June 23, Kars followed the general trend hawker or food carrier or distributor jury fund been in retirement for three an increase in basic wage rates and

in which any unlicenced receptacle

was given late last night after the This increase is divided between Wall Street was subdued.

by any has wares, may be seized

half hours. or ankl omcial of the Pollee, Medical

an increase in food allowance. Erroll was found shot dead in his forfeited by order in writing under car in the Kenya jungle in January. the hand of the, Chairman of the Sensational evidence produced at the

in Urban Council if and when he may trial told of marital complications

the of Broughton and Erroll and

Ilvez frequently mentioned Lady Brough ton. Erroll was Hereditary Lord High Constable of Scotland-Reuter.

HANGING FROM Sanitary Department, and may be

TREE

The body of a Chinese, as yet unidentified, was found hanging from

think fit.

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The man was about 55 years old, arrived there at 11.30 am, on Mon-left the Colony on a short visit to No suspicious circumstances are at- day. tached to the incident..

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