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Experts See U. S. 'Planes In Tests

Impressed By New

Types Of Bombers

After spending all day look- ing over every type of tighter and bomber from America, 250 of Britain's leading aircraft designers. and test pilots paid glowing tributes to the 'planes.

It was the biggest conference of such experts ever held in Britain, Machines from the little Tomahawk fighter to the great four-engined Liberator bomber were lined up in

vec ranks at an aerodrome.

As the types of machines Amerien is now sending us run into double guren, there was plenty of material for

study

The planes made an imposing picture, reminiscent of the Ifendon pagearn. Designers and builders took off their couls. They scrambled Into machines, crawled beneath them, and climbed ladders to pry Into the engines.

Pilots There

All Britain's aircraft Industry was represented. Designers, director of British aircraft companies, fest pitola, Allantle "ferry" pllots and members of the Society of Aircraft Construc- tion conferred.

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

GANG GROWS UP-Remember "Our Gang?" Hore are originals, at, 16th anniversary lunch- son in Hollywood. From left: Mickey Daniels, Joo E. Cobb, Mary Kornman, Johnny Downs, and Farina. Downs has just boon signed by Hal Roach, to play romantic lead in "Campus Rhythm."

Ho contain deliver who name Monocle Man

One English

will be

war in

household word before the

ended sald to a group round

n Havoc night-Bghter: "We must speed and nltitude. The war

have

is being fought at 40,000ft., and the

engine which gives the maximum boost at altitude is the one which is thing to see us through.".

The company cheered when they! heard that the Havoc had taken its loll in a recent night's bag of 33 Nazi

planes shot down.

Exchanging Secrets Executives were present from the

Troops In

Leads Our Sky Mock Attack

Raining down out of the darkening twilight sky came British para- chute troops. Swiftly, they snapped up the equipment that other para- chutes had dumped for them. Within a very short time they had located and captured an "enemy" headquarters and destroyed all the telephone

communications.

Perfect Timing

Ministry of Aircraft Production fac- This all happened during the things, as rumoured. But many of fortes responsible for the assembly of the United States Oghters. They realistic full-scale mock invasion them can do it all. were anxious to help designers to staged in East Anglia recently. seek out the finest features of the I have just been given the

"We wear special boots. On a American planes to build into our first inside story of this newest fairly calm day it is possible to land own. for we are exchanging our branch of the Services-hitherto on the ground without even falling secrets with America.

Many of the air experts expressed their work has been kept almost the opinion that Dritish designers a secret, writes Paul Bowsher could help America in the develop in the "Daily Express." ment of operational equipment, par- ticularly armament. There was high praise on the smoothness of our technical co-operation with American designers and builders,

One of the leaders in this mock attack from the air was a tall New Zealand officer who always floats 10 the ground with a monocle screwed Armly In his eye. Normally he wears spectacles, but the monocle does not fall out if he hits the ground with something of a bump.

over.

A major problem is ensuring that the men land at exactly the

right spot.

who

LETTERS

Rice Prices

The Editor,

ernment possesses

July 21, 1941.

Britain K

Abides By Her Word

The Cost Of Eire's

Neutrality

Mr Duff Cooper, Minister of Information, dealing with the position of Eiro in an address to the Royal Empire Society in London said: "There is one part of the Empire which re- mains neutral, and it is an example and a proof to the world of the true independence of our Dominions,

"However much we suffer from it --and deeply, disastrously we suffer from it-ve respect the indepen- dence of Eire and allow her to re- main neutral while we are fighting for our lives."

"That shows that Great Britain ubides by her word and that the Constitution of the Empire and the Statute of Westminster is not # acrop of paper which you can tear- up, but a bond which we have en- tered into and by which we shall abide,"

Mr Duff Cooper said that if the crities of the Ministry of Informa tion realised the difficulties it had gone through, and was still going through, they would be a little more indulgent to it.

c. Dealing with propaganda, Mr Duif

Bald, "This weapon is the fourth urin,

rm. It has played a tre- merxious part in, this war already, although I do not say that it has played a tremendous part on

But it has played a tremend- uus part on the side of the enemy.

Why News Is Late.

alde.

our

"They have undermined, by carry- ing on propaganda in peace-time.. the fighting spirit of the countries with which they have come into contact. It has enabled them to sweep through neutral countries un- opposed."

A great many of huis Ministry's activities must be clothed in secrecy. Lately criticism of the Ministry had been that they had not been able to give sufficient nows of What was taking place of all the great events in the Middle East.

retres," he pointed out. "The

Hongkong Telegraph..

"It is so much easier for the side "Our methods Cor doing this Sir,-Relative to correspondence, which is advancing and hopes to be must remain a secret, but I can give leaders and reports dealing with this in a stronger position the day after you the general pleture.

indispensible article of food, which to-morrow to take the risk of send- "As we near the landing point I have read recently, in my humble ing home that news a little ahead the men are warned to get ready.opinion one of the most important of Each man is on the alert. At a sig overlooked. While freight

faclors in determining price has been ret

nemy have to think first nal, out they go-one after another affcet price to a limited extent, Gov- their own troops, and they cannot charges and all the time of the safely of at rapid speed. "Usually there is a

powers to take imperit that, safety for the sake of over ships bottom for transport, ut man

the getting home

news little counts, calling 'One-two-three-four, its own gure

cariler." and so on, till the whole 'stick is is called a stick, just as if they export. It is stated in certain cir day in 30 Innguages to an nudlence (Ench plane-load of men Then there arises the question of B.B.C. was performing 24 hours a Mr Duft Cooper added that the

were bombs!)

cles that Government has allowed the "On the job our men have a hard

"Once on to ground, you release export of certain grades or qualities of many millions. When all the

were the of rice under permit, and this is ons difficulties task. They must work quickly and your parachute, and dash

considered and know how to kill a man swiftly and arms and equipment container which of the chief contributory causes to criticism was weighed up, he was silently if necessary. But, war apart, has drifted down near you, on its high prices. While stocks are high, astonished that there was so little of

prices they are just a very decent crowd own parachute.

should be low. It is on

it, and that so much satisfaction was "This is opened in a second." economics question of supply and of men.

given on the whole. demand, Rounded Up

Inside Story

Of Nanking

Nomineesters. That's not true.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

to

In a signed article on the quality of the puppet army under Wang -Ching-wei, Mr Two Mai-sheng, who until last December was one of the closest followers of the Nanking puppet lender, has indirectly refuted current rumours arising from an open appeal addressed

Mr Lattimore by over 300 Northeastern lenders.

The appeal to Mr Lattimore, it may be remembered, implied that two of General Chang Hsuch-Bang's followers, Pao Wen-yuch and lu Yu-kun, have joined Wang Ching- wel because of political reasons and over-emphasized the importance of Wang Ching-wei's plans to organise a puppet army.

"We are tough-but we are not "An idea bus toughs," he told me. Hot about that our men are a lot of

Quick Wita

All are volunteers with a very high standard of physical fitness. We do everything to make them as hardy as possible,

"But they must be men, of much resource and intelligence, 100,

to

་

STALIN IS DEFENCE MINISTER

In view of the political tension prevalling in the East, not one qunec, The men who landed in the mock let alone hundreds and thousands of Invasion had only a vague Idea bags, should be exported under where the rear headquarters they licence. To say the least, the posi- were to attack were.

tion is iniquitous. If rice of fow They found it, some of them rac-grade or rice in a supposed de Ing niong the roads in a Ford car terlerated state is allowed out of the which they had seized.

Colony to feed persons residing out- side-Hongkong, then-tt-for- While a number of them attacked |

consumption within the Colony; or

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" the headquarters openly, and attrac- again, if unfit for human food, then led everybody's attention, the main It can be disposed of in limited quan- Joseph Stalin, Chairman

MOSCOW, July 20 (Domel)-M. of tho body got through the barbed wire-titles and under certain guarantees, Council of People's Commissure, has They are of all sorts miners, defences elsewhere, came upon the within the Colony, as food for pigs been appointed People's Commissar

behind grooms, car salesmen, racing motor-rentries from

and over- and poultry.

of Defence by M. M. I. Kalinin, youngsters Independent powered

The Colony is suffering from President of the Presidium of the mops showing the shortage of pigs and poultry, so why Supreme Council, while Marshal "Quite a number are good in-position of the advance headquar-not encourage producers with the Semon Timoschenko, Commander- guists and they are encouraged to tera, and set off to attack that. deteriorated article at a nominal In-Chief of the western sector of learn German.

The men aro-supposed to be under 30-a number are about 22 or 23-and we prefer them to be unmarried.

means.

"It is said," stated Mr Tao, "that Pao and Ilu, two puppets in the Nanking

Ists, regime, have been entrusted with the taak of organising an army and that Ilu at present already boasts 100,000 men under his command.”

Mr Tao who knew these two men well, saw no importance whatsoever

In these repor

reports. Pao, he explained,

is the bircing of Chow Fu-hat while Hu who once was a a subordinate of the late Marshal Wu Pei-fu with

under his

men

command

30,000 found himself helpless and alone in 1030 when his men mutinled at the nows of Hu turning over to the Jap- anese in 1930, It was absolutely untrue that Hu had at present have 100,000 troops under his command.

Other Difficulties Moreover, said Mr Too, there are other difficulties in the path of the army under

organisation of a puppet

of

"It is not compulsory for

fhom

found

But here the flome Guards and them police showed their efficiency. The to be able to ride a horse, and swim parachutists were rounded up and a mile, and do a number of other put out of action.

Norse Gold Taken Out

From Under Nazi Noses

Norway's £15,000,000 in gold has long been safe on the other side of the Atlantic, and how it got there is an Wang Ching-wel, one of which is the amazing story of bravery and ingenuity in smuggling it deep-rooted suspicion of the Japan-past spics to the sea and safety. ese towards all puppet armed units, The Tungchow incident and Lang

milit.

one who helped,

Ching-tion's mutiny," explained Mr The story was told in London by the cruiser had to slip away, to Tao, "have made the Japanese

safely, leaving half the cases behind. aristy most unwilling to deliver orms

The night the Germans entered More bombers came over during Oslo Fjord, King Haakon and the daylight until Molde was a raging to any puppet army. So even if Pro Wen-yuch and Hu Yu-kun had a

government left. Finance Minister interno. certain number of men under their Oscar Torp stayed behind with a command, their influence would be hand-picked company of Norwegian nil under the influence the soldiers, sailors

and patriots in désocrate effort to save the gold, The gold, in 1500 cases, WOR ed on 30 motor trucks and

Japanese,"

of

Turks Welcome

New Neighbours

ISTANBUL, July 20 (Reuter).- "The Turks are pleased at the establishment of British.

military authority in Syrla because they have become neighbours with their British ally," writes the well-known Deputy, a. Valtehin, in the Turkish paper, "Yenisabah."

Arguing that this fulfis the basic principles of the Tripartite Mutual Assistance Pact, M. Yallchin БЛУ that the Allies are leading Syria to- wards complete independence.

Mystery Bombers Over Saigon SAIGON, July 20 (Reuter) Two unidentified bombers were seen' fly- ing over Saigon for 20 minutes this morning at 10,000 feet.

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Orchestra Lost

All All In Blitz-But It Played

Thousands of pounds worth of valuable musical in- figure, the quantity sold to producers defence, has been appointed Deputy chestra were destroyed in a recent air raid.

struments belonging to the London Philharmonic Or being in relationship to the "heads" Commissar of Defence, it was LA-

nounced on the afternoon under production?

neeu

There are other phases in the rice 10. price control situation which increase cost of the article and which need exploration (charges for this, that, the other, Government pronts, etc), and if only to allay suspicion, restore confidence, and still tongues, ernment should turn the spot-light of investigation on this department too.

Ir Kwat-cirUNG:

Goy-

Comment On New Tokyo Cabinet

of July

Japanese War Losses

HINGTSI, July 20 (Central News),-Japanese lossca in China during the past four years

of war totalled some 1,500,000 men and officers, it was revealed by a high ranking Japanese SYDNEY, July 20 (Reuter), Sir officer on July 7 at a memorial Frederick Stewart, Australian Minis- ter of External Affairs, to-day des-service for the war dead held at crited. the reconstruction of the Wanchuan in southern Shansi. Japanese Cabinet as "exceptionally significant."

Was

Oslo on the last goldladen vehicle. afloat in Melde was manned and all policy.

in the cases. Every type of craft, more permanent aspects of foreign

QUIET IN LIBYA

& ABYSSINIA

on

Only by borrowing instru- ments was the orchestra ablþ to fulfil its engagement to give a symphony 'concert tho following day..

Harps, violins,

*cellos, violas, double-bases and drums were hastily assembled by musical colleagues of the orchestra within few hours. and the show went on.

Instruments last y the L.P.O. included three of the best double-

bases in the country. A cello worth £600 belonging to Mr Cedric Sharpe, the famous 'colitst. was almost rreparably damaged.

£100 To Mend

Mr Sharpe has been told that. It may be possible. to put his 'cello together again, but it would cost £100 and would be a miracle of. the instrument-maker's art..

He said that the strong representa- tion of Navy and Army interests in-

The orchestra has given 200 con- dfeated that the Cabinet would con-

certs all over the country since last Christmas, playing in music-italis, That night Norwegian patriots form closely to the requirements of

women and children-were the armed services. There

church halls and cinemas, as well as CAIRO, July 20 (Reuter)—A concert-halis: gathered together and told what lay nothing to suggest any change in the

G.I.Q. communique states:

Now it is seriously short of instru- "Libya. Apart from artillery ac-ments. Somehow these will have to Hiding by day in forests and lonely set off that night and crept north Yosuke Matsuoka, Sir Frederick said nothing of importance to report

Referring to the dropping of Mr tivity on both sides, there ta be replaced. belts of country, and travelling by along the coast until daylight.

The LP.O. is now on tour in night, they slowly, crept north. Nazl bombers scoured the fjords, that there was good reason to believe frontier ares, our patrols succeeded

from the Tobruk arca, In the blitzed areas. Outriders went ahead advising but the motley little feet lay low that the German invasion of Russia

left the Japanese with a feeling that in recovering and towing an enemy under branches. patriotle Norwegians of the coming eightfall they started again and they had been misled by their Axis armoured car damaged in the action convoy to prevent its ambush by

reported yesterday. Quislings. The goal was Andalsnes, moved slowly across the coast about partners.

"Abyssinia.-Out occupatio:t of 300 miles north, where British war 400 miles to one of Norway's most

is continuing ships awaited the gold.

northerly

There the last of the cases were

Thereports. put nboard the freighter sat sall for Canada.

Slip Past Nazis

MISSOURI ALUMNI merciant ship. Then CONDOLENCES TO The freighter's arrival in Conada BEREAVED DEAN

Naz! parachute troops, informed by Quislings of the gold slipping was reported in walerfront elreles at through their fingers, dropped be-Halifax recently. Two yachts were tween the convoy and safely. For strapped to her decks and it was four days the convoy lay low, spread rumoured that there was away out through the forests. Then, one in Norwegian 'gokt slorod away by one, the trucks, led by village the trim little craft. guides, slipped through the Nazi lines and reached Andalanes.

the northern arca

smoothly.

は

Corvettes Are

Handy Craft

Criticism of the now naval cor-

Examinations Forvettes on account of their joy ofte

July

parative spoed, received very little Ambitious Chinese support in the Navy, where the NewsDr Hollington K. Tang,

WASHINGTON, July 20 (Central)

corvette is considered a very handy Vice-Minister of Publicity, many News)For the purpose of training speed would be an advantage, but

CHUNGKING.

little craft. 10 (Central

Nobody denies that other Chinese graduates of the Uni- versity of

a competent and efficient personnal Missouri, and the influential

more speed

would mean a bigger Chinese newspaper "Ta Kung Pao Party affairs work and streng

thening the organisation of Party

ship

with bigg engine rooms, more have wired messages of condolence mees abroad, the Ministry of Ovet bollers, and larger bunkers they CHINESE GIRL'S

Frank Martin, wife of the seas Affairs has decided to open in were not to be constantly of the University who died last Oversons Party Affairs Workers back to port for fuel of the gold was ferried across the

EXAM SUCCESS.

Friday at the age of 60 at Columbia, Training Claus in Chungking EUSAIGON, July 20(Reuter}-A | fjörd to Molde, where a cruiser lay.

Mimzouri.

wanted to be at sea hunting U-boats.

These changés would diminiai The Clans will be open to all =-four-motor Dai Nippon- flyings: boat"|

Canadian-born Chinese girl, Spies were everywhere, and acon

Mrs Martin accompanied - her

her Into college and university graduates, extraordinary handiness of the cor arrived at the Salgon seaplane base after daylight the cruiser, while Clara Vee Kwong led all British husband at the Yenching University Entrance examinations will be held veltes, which is desirable" both for this afternoon, carrying the first 12 loading the gold, Wh attacked by Columbia in recent examinations for in Peiping in 1032-33 when he was simultaneously at Chungking," Shiu- attacking U-boats and dodging: alt menbers of the Japanese Boundary waves of Nazi bombers. The wharf Utle and certificate of Registered serving as exchange professor at the kwan, Chuanchow and Hongkong on bambe, and It, would also reduce the Commission headed by Me Yano. was bombed to a heap of rubble and. Nurse."

Lagi Ngi Yenching School of Journalism: 14 September 15, 10 and 17. The number bullis

Japanese Arrive

A number of cases were put, aboard a Drilish destroyer. The rest

Dron

Tuning

they

NEXT CHANGE

AT THE

KING'S

FAST!

FUNNY!

THRILLING!

as a wise-cracking pilot and his rodio- queen' 'swestla! battle not only each other, but sabotage

In the skiest

LLOYD NOLAN

CHARTER PILOT

LYNN BARI ARLSEN WRELAN GEORGE MONTGOMERY

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