EGYPTIAN THEATRE

Evening Star, Issue 24333, 23 October 1942, Page 3

EGYPTIAN THEATRE

AIR ATTACKS OH EHEMY. (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 8 a.m.) RUGBY, Oct. 22. Fighters and medium and light bombers were active again on Tuesday, night in the Western Desert, attacking enemy r troops, states a Cairo message. South African aircraft and naval bombers attacked dispersed vehicles and tents in the El Daba area, and medium bombers attacked skipping in Tobruk harbour. Other bombers attacked Gobi aerodrome and objectives at Solium and Fort Capuzzo. RAIDS ON OCCUPIED FRANCE (British Official Wireless.) (Rec, 11.7 a.m.) RUGBY, Oct. 23. It is officially' stated that this morning aircraft of the Army Co-operation Command attacked ground targets in Northern France. This afternoon Fighter Command aircraft attacked two armed trawlers off the French coast. One aircraft of the Fighter Command is missing. London headquarters of the United States Army Air Force states that in yesterday’s raid on Lorient nine enemy fighters were destroyed by Flying Fortresses in a running fight from the French coast to the vicinity of Quimperle. Three United States ibombers are missing. HELD AS HOSTAGES (Rec. 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 22. The United Press correspondent at Port Castries, St. Lucia (West Indies) says 32 British seamen Strived from Martinique. They told the authorities they were held as hostages- for five months while the French made demands on London regarding, other . matters. The seamen were rescued by a French freighter after a German submarine had torpedoed their merchantman.

POST-WAR AIMS IDEAS OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS' NEW. YORK, October 21. In his last despatch from the New Guinea war front the correspondent of the ‘ New York Times,’ Mr Byron Darntou, who, it has now been revealed, met his death accidentally, summed up his personal experiences and presented his conclusions regarding the post-war aims of American soldiers. “ Victory will be well used by the yolmg men doing our fighting,” ho said. “ They are thinking about the war’s, end not only in terms of getting home to their wives an<J sweethearts, but also in terms of what kind of world we will have when peace comes. The politician who preaches normality at the end of the war will find hardheaded opposition. He will find a greater love of peace than ever, coupled with the realisation that peace is not automatic, but must be secured by keeping the United States strong on the sea and land. “ It is stirring to see this attitude in our fighting, men. It makes the dust all right, the flies all right, and the heat all right. A man can see his countrymen building'with blood, sweat, and toil in the firm resolution that their sons shall not die under bombs, but shall have peace because they will know how to preserve peace.”

TO VISIT ENGLAND MRS ROOSEVELT'S PLANS BOSTON, October 21. . The Washington correspondent of'th» 1 Christian Science Monitor 1 states that Mrs Roosevelt, although she dislikes restrictions on her freedom, will abide by the censor’s rules, and the time and the means of her departure to England will remain a military secret. This will be her first trip across the ocean since she came to White House nearly 10. years ago. Mrs- Roosevelt will not go to Buckingham Palace as a State visitor because she does .-not hold a United States official position, in spite of her many semi-official activities and the .frequent reference to her as assistant President.

Mrs Roosevelt will doubtless use the opportunity to ascertain what Britain has done to meet the social upsets which the United States has only begun to feel. She indicated recently her special concern for increased juvenile delinquency and the absence of central kitchen, day-care centres, and other facilities for working mothers, which war’s impact caysed (Britain to meet many months ago.

CHEMICAL DISCOVERY ,

NO MORE SMELLS (Rec. 10.5-5 a.in.) NEW YORK, Oct. 22. Three industrial chemists have developed an inexpensive chemical compound which destroys any offensive odour known to exist, says the ‘ HeraldTribune.’ Tin's compound successfully overcomes olfactory offenders like the skunk, stench bombs, the scent of fish and butchers’ shops, and the cooking of cabbage. The compound was discovered after throe years of experiments. It literally kills smells by burning thorn with oxygen as they float in the air.

MR CHURCHILL VISITS GIBRALTAR SHORT TRIP IN BLACK MARIA (Rec. 10.55 a.m.) GIBRALTAR, Oct. 22. The Black Maria took Mr Churchill from the aerodrome to Government House during his recent visit to Gibraltar. Ur Buxton said the Black Maria was used to prevent his presence being quickly. known. Mr Churchill was somewhat surprised l when at the moment he left the plane the Black Maria drove up, and he was ashed to step inside.’ He demurred until the need for maintaining secrecy was explained.

VISIT FROM CANADIAN MINISTER (British Official Wireless.) ~RUGBY, Oct. 22. Canada’s Minister of- Labour (Mr Humphrey Mitchell) has arrived in England by air to study British selective service methods and to see British war industry’ generally. He will confer with Mr Bevin and Mr Morrison*