Daily Post - 15.11.1941, Blaðsíða 1

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U. S. Ships to Sall into
‘ARK ROYAL’I BattiC ZODCS
SUNK
^ !■'’ —
Few
Casualties
Torpedoed in
Mediterranean
London, Nov. 14th.
THE Admiralty announced
to-day that after two years
•t brilliant exploits the “Ark
&oyal” had sunk in tow, east
Gibraltar, after having been
tbrpedoed late yesterday after-
noon.
Casualties are not yet known,
but fortunately they are not
Bunight to be heavy, because
^ery many of the crew had
been taken off before the ship
sank.
Commenting on this news
later this afternoon. the First
Lord of Admiralty, Mr. Alex-
^der, said that this was a sad
blow for the Royal Navy, but
^e Was glad to hear that cas-
balties had been very light.
“Ark Royal” had given
OUr nation rich dividends.
C-BOAT S FATE
Of the U-boat which sank the
^rk Royal” nothing has been
heaard.
The German propagandists,
^ho so often claimed to have
Slmk her, have now no claims
make. Neither hai^e the
Italians. The U-boat command-
er seems not to have known
®k°ut the sinking, or else he
have been sunk himself in
engagement.
“^BK ROYAL’S”
^VCTIVITIES
^be “Ark Royal” had served
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Japs.
Conscript
C3 Men
Heaviest Military
Budget
London, Nov. 14th.
The Japanese Grovernment
is going to revise the army
conscription and to call up for
re-examination all those re-
jected since 1930. This means
that all C3 recruits since that
year will now be mobilized for
the army. and it has been an-
nounced that they will be used
for civil defence work.
It was announced in Tokyo
to-day that the Russian govern-
ment had rejected the Japa-
nese protest against the sink-
ing of a Japanese passenger
steamer off the Korean coast,
claiming tfrat there was no
proof of the ship’s having been
sunk by a Russian mine.
It was officially announced
in Tokyo to-day that at the
opening of the extraordinary
session of the Japanese Diet to-
morrow, Premier Tojo would
ask for an additional appro-
priation of £250,000,000 for
military purposes. Japan has
thus to prepare for three times
the military outlay of last year.
262 Killed in
October
LONDON, Nov. 14th-
It Wjas officially armounoed to-
day that during OctobeT 262 per-
sons, inteluding 24 children, wtere
Jisted as' killed or missing in
enemy raids on England, and 361
injuned-
Neutrality Aet
Revision Awaits
F.D.R/s Signature
...,
London, Nov. 14th.
ONLY President Roosevelt’s signature is necessary to the
revised Neutrality Act to enable U.S. armed merchant-
ships to enter zones and ports of combat, bringing Lend-Lease
aid wherever and whenever needed, as stated to-day by Col.
Knox, Secretary of the U.S. Navy. It is expected that the Presi-
dent Roosevelt will sign the amended act on Monday.
The passing of the Amend-
ment to the American Neutra-
lity Act by the House of Re-
presentatives last night has
beSn greeted with enthusiasm
and large headlines all over
the British Empire and Ame-
rica.
GUNS READY
Col. Knöx said to-day that
American guns and gun crews
were already assembled ; for
foeing put into position.
Mr. McKenzie King, Prime
Minister of Canada, stated to-
day that this was the most im-
portant contriibution to winn-
ing the war since the passing
of the Lend-Lease Act.
The “New York Times” calls
the passing of the act a great
Anglo-American victory which
“entitles every American to
hold his head higher”. The
“Sidney Sun” calls it a common
action against a common foe.
LABOUR TROUBLES
The Amendment was carried
by 212 votes against 194, a
narrow margin which bears
witness to the widespread an-
xiety over American labour
trouble. Some of President
Roosevelt’s followers were
threatening to vote against
the Amendment if more drastic
action was not taken to put
down industrial strikes.
This trouble is expected to
, come to a head soon, and it is
reported that the President will
be ready to take the coal-mines
over, if serious difficulties
should continue to arise be-
cause of the attitude of miners
and owners.
ENGLISH COMMENT
The English Press expects a
rapid extension of U.S. acti-
vity on the sea, as a result of
the approval of the Neutrality
Act, and agrees that this is a
new example of the determina-
tion of the U.S.A. to play a
leading part in the extermina-
tion of Hitler.
ITALIAN ANGER
The Italian Press comments
angrily on the passing of the
Amendment and airs the opi-
nion that any ‘American ship
hereafter encountered by Axis
U-boats or aircraft will be shot
at.