1941-08-12 — Page 21

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Futile Dive - Bombing Exchange At Hull By Stukas at Tobruk

(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent)

CAIRO, Aug. 11.-"The situation at Tobruk has achieved the paradox of being at once extremely lively and entirely stable," declared an English Captain who has just returned from there with others of Tobruk's garrison for à spell of leave.

"Our Axis' pals seem slow in learning from our mistakes, for they still persist in Stukn dive- bombing which is very wasteful as regards bombs which rarely do anything but bury themselves in the sand.

"I have experienced hundreds of Sluka raids and their effect is really negligible although the enemy seen to think that our nerves are shaken by_them."

Tobrule harbour but was not hii.

Emergence Of Canada As A

Sea Power

LONDON, Aug. 1! Canada is planning a ship-building (Reuter).- programme Including the construc The Captain said that his leavetion of destroyers and the launching ahip was heavily bombed as she left 3,000,000 tons of merchant ship-

ping next year.

Allied This fresh aspect of the The best reply to Axis propaganda war effort is among the toples being that Tobruk in besieged is the pre-discussed by Mr Angus MacDonald, sence here of troops on leave from the Canadian Navy Minister, Rear- Tobruk who had no dificulty in get-Admirat P. W. Nelles, the Canadian ting out ond aalleinate returning to Chief of Stuff, Mr A. V. Alexander, duty at Tobruk shortly with equal facility. Tobruk in fact is being First Lord of the Admiralty, and ather Admiralty officials in London

serviced and maintained perhaps this week. more copiously than other front-line positions because it is possible to send larger consignments, at one time by sen than by land.

Technical Aid

A Glance

SELLING

T.T. Londen

T.T. Japan

T.T. India TT.. U.S.A. T.T. Manila T.T.

Batavia

Demand London

T.T. Shanghai

1/23% 1/274 .403

T.T. Singapore

02

.024 .2412

40%

40 .140%

100

T.T. Switzerland

T.T. Australin

.170%

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London 4 m/s D/P London

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

.1/3% 2532

T.T. Bangkok T.T. Salgon

T.T'. France

4 m/s France

30 dis Indla

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.0215 US. Cross rate in NY,

PIPING OIL ACROSS U. S.

Defence Measure NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (Reuter), A joint plan for the construction of a 1,020-mile oil pipe-line system has beth submitted to Mr Harold letes,

August 12, 1941.

Cibrary, Supreme

Warns Congress It's cool inside

Not To Weaken Army

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Router).-The failure of Con- gress to extend the service of Army rank and file would have an "exceedingly bad". psychological effect alone on the interna- tional situation, declared the Secretary of State Mr Cordell Hull

at a press conference to-day.

Mr Hull authorised a direct

quotation of the words "exceed Jim Mollison

ingly bad" in order to emphasise them.

Mr Hull declined to discuss specifie details of the Army extension legis- Jution. He said that he was consider- the general effect that failure to ing pass some extension would have on American foreign relations.

o a question whether the

Delivers Plane

Manhattan

SHIRTS

Manhattan cool shirts are a chal-

New Typerous in-constuction, weighing

lenge to hot weather. Thin and

LONDON, Aug. 11 (British Wire- next to nothing, Manhattan cool less). The famous aviator Jim Mol- Replying to

Jison, now employed in the Air shirts have real style and sturdi- present dangers to the United Stater Transport Auxillary, has just re-

Mr some extension,

warranted

light to French Equatorial Africa.

a new unorthodox

humour,

Cordell Hull said that reading news-turned to England after a remarkableness. They'll improve your`ap- paper headlines should emphasise

He had ferried a "Cunliffe Owen pearance, do wonders for your that dangers do exist.

Flying Wing," When told fat some members of type of civil aircraft to Free French comfort, and keep you in good Congress appeared to be fully un- aware of these dangers, Mr. Hull forces In Chad. This aircraft is

designed to carry freight and passen replied that that seemed to be the matter. He recalled that he had ers in the centre section of the wings

instead of in the fuselage. made numerous statements over a period of years warning people re- garding the objectives of certain intlong in the direction of unlimited conquest by force. No Japanese

ese Settlement

The "Flying Wing" has no fuselage WHITE and PLAIN COLOURS in the normal sense of the word; the

entre los se connected to the from $11.50-less 10% cash discount

wing by two bcoms. A great feature of this structure is that it enables a greater lond to be carried. Mr Hull declared as baseless a re- with less engine power than in other port that the United States had offer-aircraft. ed a plan of settlement Involving It is fully expected that offer the certain concessions Japan

10

If the war this new design of aircraft will Japanese would withdraw from the have a revolutionising effect on civil

Hull said that settlement aviation.. Mr

differences of Amerlean-Japanese must include all fundamental ques- tions involved in the present conflict

policies.

Mr MacDonald told reporters that technical assistance was needed and Troops here with brown toughened he hoped to obtain this from Britala. appearance of Tobruk habituen re- The merchant ship-building pro- | ceive preferential service in restau-gramme was begun this summer and ants.

As one proprietor said, "The the first vessel would be ready for gentlemen of Tobruk always come the end of the year. Next year he Orst in my establishment.“

190 expected to have new merchant- men on the water.

The whole scheme will come to

of tu-day states maturity next year when it is ex-delivering 250,000 barrels of eli & day into the New York area from

Killed To A Man CAIRO, Aug. 11 (Reuter), British communique

that during Saturday night Italian pected that one million tons will be troops delivered an attack against lunched, but doubtless the figure one of our posts in the outer defences will be increased in the following of Tabruk.

year.

The stincters were allowed 10 approach to within 300 yards when they were killed almost to a man by heavy defensive fire from our artif- lery and machine-gun?,

"If trouble comes in the Pacife," Mr MacDonald said, "all in able to say is that Canada will dispose of its feet to the best advantage. The first duty of our navy will be to defend Canada wherever that

SOVIET APPEAL take

TO SLAVS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH NEW YORK, Aug. 11 Radio Morrow to-day broadcast an

(UP)

tu

Since war broke out, the Canadian Navy has grown from 13 shlps 250, and the personnel from 1,800 to 22,000.

the Petroleum Defence Administra tur, by 1 large oil companies to- day,

The system would be capable of

the soulwest.

Planes call for an immediate start and completion within nine months,

The formal agreement would be. come effective as soon as Me lekes approves the plan and the President proclaims the line necessary for national defence.

Everything Planned

appeal, blood for blu, daar STOCK EXCHANGE placement or five-year notes.

death, start the liberation war against

und Fascism appeal

launched at u meeting of "all Slavs” and brundeast in fifteen Slavic languages. It was charged that the Germans had mures dered three million Poles, wille in Yugo-Slavin, 32,000 civilians were murdered in the first week of Germani occupation, and the total number killed is 89,000.

ALL-AMERICAN

4

Axis,

took up anything with Japan regard- based on all the fundamental prin ing a general seitlement, it would be ciples which the United States bad munciated during the past few years,

He added that If the United States

STOCK EXCHANGE SUBSCRIBES A BATTLESHIP

Cost Of Living Of

Civil Servants

on

The Committee appointed by Bis Excellency the Governor to advise

living allowance high cost of dollar-paid Government officials who

for

on the permanent stall, other than

Mr

those whose salaries do not exceed held its second meeting 535 Justice Cressall's Chambers at in Mr the Supreme Court yesterday. The Committee comprises Justice P. E F. Cressall (Chairman), the Hon. Mr Li The-fony, Mr A. J C. Taylor, A. A. Macfadyeni with Mrs W. A. Mr Ng Chak-wing, Mr Q. Jones as Secretary,

A proclamation to this effect from the President would clear the way for the creation of a jointly-owned LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter).----Tho $80,000,000 National Defence Pipe- sum of £3,000,000 has been raised lines Ine" the financing of which is to provide a British battleship by the belag arranged through private Stock Exchange Savings group.

An announcement to this effect

The Hon Mr W. J. Carrie, Chair- Field Aurveying by aerial photo- made to-day adds that the whole man of the Urban Council, atter.ded Firm Undertone

graphy is already under way. This sum was raised since July 1..

the meeting yesterday and made u LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter)-The | whi ensure the start of the initial Now the group aims to raise by statement to the Committee. He was Stock Exchange to-day was quietly | project with minimum delny.

end of September suficient questioned by various members of steady, For Eastern uncertainties

money to pay for an aircraft car-the Committee with regard to the influenced the markets early but a

rier, a cruiser, a large destroyer, mutters into which they nec firm undertone again became parent towards the close.

downward trend, but

movements

Few Raiders Over Britain

·

EAGLE SQUADRON and oils and industrials well that a few raiders flew off the cast

LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuter).—A second All-American Eagle Squadron has been formed in the R.A.F., states. the Air Ministry, and has already hed its first encounter with the

enemy.

Breweries and South Amerlean rails continued to advance on further buying while stapanese bonds had a

elsewhere LONDON, Aug. 11 (UP) --A foint

Ministry and Ministry were generally trifting Air

of with gilt-edged and Kars a shade Home Security communique states,

held.

coast of England and Scotland last night but only one penetrated inland. "Bombs which were dropped at points in Scotland caused neither damage nor cosunlties."

Nothing To Report

Finland Bombed

HELSINKI Aug. 11 (UP)-An officiol communique states that

the

submarine, a corvette, a motor for inquiring.

pedo-boat, an anti-submarine bont, a bomber and a medium tank..

the

Family Budgeta

The Secretary reported that in response to the Committee's circular.

Common Defence several members of the junior staff

Conference

to

had submitted memoranda with re- gard to their family budgets. These statements will be circulated to SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" members of the Committee after MONTEVIDEO. Aug. 11 (UP) which it is possible the Committee The Minister of Defence to-day told will call some of these officers

press that he would call the amplify their views. American nations for a military de- It is hoped to hear evidence from fence conference. The statement is representatives of outside Arms with the first official move for a hemla-regard to what they have done on the question of high cost of living to their The Defence Minister stated, "It allowance

employees communique issued this evening by establish a formula for co-operation Manager of the railways will attend necessary as soon as possible to and it is also. expected that the

As a result the squadron claims one bombed Raumo, Hamina and Leeke- "Nothing to report"

enemy planes on Sunday night | LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter) where defence meeting-

Junkers 88 as "probably destroyed."

lat.

Control Over Stock Revenge Said Motive

Exchange

Of Assault

'

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” SHANGHAI Aug. 1 I (UP).

A man named Douglas Gifford of Morning papers in Tokyo to-day No. 200, Sai Yeung Choi Street, was -predicted-that-at-the-meeting - this - the-victim-of-a-revenge-assault—by- afternoon of the 'General Mobiliza-three Chinese on Talpo Street June- tion Investigatory Counell, Princeton with Maple Street last night, ne- Konoye, the Premier, will recommend carding to a report to the Pollee. The a complete State control over the report stated that two of the men stock exchange-through restrictions were armed with hammers. One of in daily Buctuations.

the men is said to have been arrested.

was the terse

the Ministry of Home Security.

British Tanker Sunk

-BERLIN,--Aug—11—(UP);—Accord- ing to the official tws agency, a German long-range bomber to-day sank an 8,000-ton British tanker out of a strongly escorted convoy 'in the Atlantic 500 kilometers Cadiz.

ACCOUNTS NOW

ALWAYS PUNCTUAL PUNCTUAL

"WELL JACKSON, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A MONTHLY BOARD MEETING WILL HAVE TO BE POSTPONED BECAUSE YOUR ACCOUNTS ARK NOT READY. THIS IS MOST UNSATISFACTORY, IS THE WORK TOO MUCH FOR YOU OR ARE YOU

NERFLY INCOMPETENT2′′

"NEITHER SIR, YOU KNOW THAT UP TO RECENTLY YOU HAVE NEVER HAD TO COMPLAIN. IT IS JUST THAT T'FFEL

SIMPLY WASHED OUT THESE DAYS AND MY JOB SEEMS TO TAKE SO MUCH LONGER.

(THINKS)

"I SIMPLY MUST PULL

MYSILE TOGETHER. IT'S TRUE I AM NOT RUNNING THINGS PROPERLY -- POSTPONE ISSUES,SHY AWAY FROM PROBLEMS, PERHAPS I SHOULD SEE A DOCTOR".

west

of

is by all American nations for common defence. The moment for action has arrived."

Australian Cabinet

MELBOURNE, Aug. 11 (Reuter). The emergency Cabinet meeting! will be continued to-morrow.

one of the meetings, and give his views to the Committee.

At the moment, it is not proposed to hold any of the meetings in public.

The next. meeting will take place this afternoon when the Director at Medical Services, the Hon. Dr P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, will give evidence,

An early conference with Mr John YOUNG MARSHAL

Curtin, the Labour leader, is indicat- cd.

STATEMENT BY GOVERNMENT

CHUNGKING, Aug. 11 (Reuter), -Questioned concerning Marshal Chang Hsueh-lang, the Young Mar- shal. Mr Wang Shih-chleh Publicity Minister, said that though his sentence was commuted, Court Martini bad ordered the placing of the Marshal Inder the strict surveillance of the National Military Council for five years,

adding that the Marshat had already been under survtillance for more than four years.

Replying to another question, Mr Wang stated that no major clashes between -Communist and Central forces were reported in the past fortnight.

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"What! Never wakes up with

a thick head ?”· "Thick head? Most emphatic-'

on my feet till four, mixing them | ally no. Not since he took to drinks. I trust your gentleman | Rose's Line Juice. Swears there's got home safe."

something about Rose's that kills "Quite safe, thank you, Mr. a hangover stone dead," Hawkins. But what's your "Rose's Lime Juice, you said? gentleman. been giving him? | Birdseed? He got up at eight and started singing in hisbath!”

· My gentleman always sings at

I'll see my gentleman orders a crate. I'm much obliged to you, Mr. Hawkins.”

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