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Crack Ship

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Dutch Hospital For Wounded

BATAVIA (UP). The conversion of the ocean liner. | Oranje, into the world's most complete hospital ship has been a major Dutch war effort. The alteration of luxury lounges into

spotless wards, the installation of a lurge operating theatre, and the covering of mosaic walls with white celotex was done in Australia.

Hollanders Celebrate

The Oranje was built in Hol- land in 1939, displaces 20,000 tons, and has a top speed of be-. tween 26 and 29 knots an hour. It is claimed that she is the fastest motor ship afloat, aside from war vessels.

Professor

foremost Reddingius,

Netherlands East In the surgeon Indies, will head the medical staff, which is mostly Dutch. An execu- its command of tive officer staff twenty-five

and New Zealand medicul corps inen make up the ship's medical complenient. Say night at the residence of the Acting Consul-General for the A number of Dutch nurses have volunteered and are signed on to

to Netherlands, Mr D. G. E. Middelburg help care for the Australian wound-No. 532 The Peak, in honour of the

i en route to Australia from war ist birthday yesterday,

the Middle Majesty, Queen Wilhelmina of the Fronts in Europe and

Netherlands. Lust.

Air-Cooled Wards

Birthday Of Queen Wilhelmina

A very pleasant reception was held

September 1, 1941.

Britain's Might After Bitter Struggle

FROM PAGE ONE

the call to arms by creating the Home Guard,

Different Picture

been

and

cor.

How very different is the picture to-day of Britain's growing military might! The Army Itself has expanded 1 we have at least three million men under arms and these men are now well organised commanded from generals to porals. Our losses have been made good, we are powerfully armed with muti-aircraft guns, anti-tank weapons and fleld artillery which protect our towns, factories and our many wide- ly-lung naval and air bases, stretch- Ing. as, they do, from Iceland down to the west and east coasis of Africa, along the southern shores of Asta as far as Singapor and Hongkong into 'The Pacific

Though the Army as a whole bas not yet stepped on the stage to play a great decisive part in the offensive strokes which it will have to do to Is collecting complete our victory, it and tossing in two directions which dictated by sound strategy for the location of our reserves, namely these islands, and the Middle East. Far East Rescrues

arc

The necessity of stopping Japanese aggression is causing us to collect a third reserve in the Pacific. The Amy is getting ready to strike uny- where when the moment arrives.

But though our military forces have so far only been employed' in small bodies, they have gained some lorious victories and have won suc- cesses which cannot be surpassed by any army. Thus our first campaign In Libya, the Abyssinian campaign alter all and the conquest of Syria were

against 0271 carried out brilliantly

numerically far superior and if not better, equipped. well, To-day our forces are reaching a high standard of motorisation over the world and tanks are arriving good and increasing numbers. In Britain itself, the Home Guard, composed of civilians, are engaged in every kind of work and have reached. a stage in training and equipment at which they must be seriously reckon- ed with in ense of any altcmpt at invasion.

R.A.F. Raid Tripoli And Destroy Ships

FROM PAGE ONE

tons outside the harbour on fire from. the sten to the tunnel and two ather ships of 5,000 tons each in the har bour burnt out and another alight at two points. Fires at the base of the Karaman Mole were still burning. Benghazi

"Ai, Benghazi, a low-level attack was made on a ship at Juliana Mole and a cloud of while smoke was reen after the attack.

"Aircraft concentrated on Berka Aerome were machine-gunned.

"Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm bombed store dumps north of Bardia and several tires were started.

"During the night of Augus: 29- Air Arma 30, aircraft of the Fleet Her

Gerbini Aerodrome (Sicily) bombed and carried out machine-gunning attack.

"Other alreraft of the Fleet Air There were about 70 persons pre-

merchant ship of sent, mostly members of the local Arin located a Dutch community, and some Chinese, 8,000 tons escorted by destroyers off

Sielly and attacked the Welcuming the guests, Me Middel- One feature of the vessel is the burg said that when they looked back The merchant ship was believed to

have been hit by a torpedo. extensive mental ward that has been on the last birthday of Her Majesty, "Yesterday Blenheim aircraft of

in the promenade which was celebrated in the some specially built

the R.A.F, bombed the power houses decis. Barred portholes and wired-roum, they could say without being of munition factories of Lleats and in exercise space are in evidence, over-optimistic that the future and a number of padded cells have their country fooled better than evetnined a number of direct hits on ever each target. Clouds of smoke were thrown high been erected.

"Our alles are undefeated and the seen and debris was spirit of resistence in the Netherlands into the air. Considerable damage

he said. "It seems that was done. growing," the chances of war are already about

The Oranje accommodates, 700 beds, many of which are in air-cooled wards and cabins.

Australian and New Zealand male nurses are aboard.

A cot lift has been built midships

is

at the

Abyssinia

convoy.

so that men may be transported 1

who

"In Abyssinia, R.A.F. and South go to our beloved Queen, fram deck to deck without the dis- turn. On this day our thoughts comfort of negotiating stairs,

head of her Government in hospitable African Air Force aircraft bombed In the fracture wards beds can be England, works at the liberation of and machine-gunned enemy fortified unsling so that they remain at one the Realm in Europe... We wish her positions at Deberech on August 20 angle regardless of how much the good health and longevity. May site and again yesterday, direct hits being ship may roll. Also these wards are soon return to her country, liberated located nearest the lifeboats.

from foreign oppression."

Armour-Plated

The wireless room and bridge have been armour-plated to guard against machine-gunning from plants,

und observed on the forts, huis trenches.

"From all these operations, one of A toast to Her Majesty was drunk our aircraft is missing." to the strains of the Netherlands

National Anthem, after which Mr J. Bowden Transferred

the

To Singapore

A complete laboratory, a dentist's H. van der Laun, President of office, a heat distheriny room have Committee of the Netherlands Day Hongkong addressed been installed aboard. Other special of Freedom in

SYDNEY, Aug. 31 (Reuter).—The features pre n milk room where the gathering, which later listened

Commissioner, to quantities of powdered milk may be in to the London relay of the cele- Australian Trade

China, Mr Y. G. Bowden, has been converted into liquid quickly, and brations In England.

Yesterday Mr Middelburg gave appointed official Austrailan repre x-ray theatre,

The Oranje will continue in its short talk over ZBW to mark the sentative in Singapore with authority commercial and ad- Anzac occasion.

political, mercy service, removing

ministrative matters. casualties from expeditionary forces until the conclusion of hostilities.

ATTLEE ON MISTAKES

Colour Bar

In England

in

He will be assisted by a commercial secretary and a political effleur.

The United Kingdom Government; have welcomed the move.

OF HITLER Noted Indian Lawyer LATE NEWS

LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuter).

-Giving one

answer

to the

Turned Away

question "Why have we not THE famous Indian lawyer, Sir been invaded?" Mr Clement Hari Singh Gour, was bombed out in Attlee, Lord Privy Sent to-day England recently.

lie booked rooms at an hotel, but

said that "Itler has found our when he arrived he was told: "We Air Force a much tougher pro- don't take anyone but Englishmen." position than he had, ever

imagined."

He added that Hitler had made the mistake of turning against Russlu

Mir Herbert Morrison, tha Home Secretary, admitted in the Commons that he was powerless to apt against the hotel, Told of this, Sir Hari retorted that

whose resistance so for was far Mr Morrison's reply was "hopelessly

stronger than, he had believed. Minadequate,

even

Indian relations." :

Attlee emphasised that the people of "He could have Invoked the Emer- Britain were engaged in a fight in. which everybody had to go all out,gency Powers Act and closed down

"relaxation,

If only for the hotel as being inimical to Anglo- 'ant any n short

might make the difference in the course of the Aght. Mr Morrison Pressed

"We wa

wont to free

men ordinary

The was raised in the that some time or the other they are Aylesbury), who asked Mr Morrison

thele homes end going to have familles attacked" said Mr Attice. what he would do to prevent the in

eldent, being repealed. We want to free men and women Mr Morrison replied: "g under- from the fear that they may be stand that this allegation relates to

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