The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-09

FIiNlC MINISTER w iNSIOn
Churchill told the House Of
Commons In ranging speech
today that Britain remains
after two years Of crushing
War-the captain Of her soul
Before crowded benches and
with a full diplomatic corps in
rapt attention, Churchill ex.
haustiVeTY reviewed the pro-
gress Of the war when COM
mons reassembIed after its
long recess.
LONDON-AP-British and No
wegian patrols in the English
Channel in a running fight last
night and this morning sank one
German supply ship Of 1000 tons,
probably sank another of $500 tons,
set ahre an armed trawler and
probably destroyed a Nazi torpedo
boat, the admiralty announced to-
day.
LONDON-AP-"Powerful" Brit.
fish reinforcements have reached
Egypt. highly authoritative
source tod the British people to-
day, adding that Il have consid.
cradle confidence that we shall be
able to defend Egypt successfully
from a German Invasion across
the western desert.
TOKYO-AP- Kenkichi Yoshi.
zawa, former foreign minister and
recently head Of special jap
anese economic mission to the
Netherlands East indies, was
named today ambassador TO
French Indo-China.
CANBERRA. Australia-AP-Be-
cause dust and fumes from active
Tarvur-Nu Volcano are a serious
danger to health, administrative
headquarters for New Guinea are
being transferred from Rabaul. on
the island Of New Britain, to Lea,
on the mainland.
TOKYO-AP- Nationwide air
defense drills. originally scheduled
for late this month, will be con
Quoted for 10 days beginning Oct.
y, the home ministry announced
today. No reason for the change
in date was given.
ROME-AP- The Italian high
command acknowledged today that
a British submarine had sunk the
1000 ton Italian steamer Esperia
IN the central Mediterranean but
said almost all OF those aboard
had been rescued by escorting war
ships.
LONDON -AP- The Evening
News said today that Lieut.. Col.
Allan Monkhouse. who was once
expelled from Soviet Russia on
charges Of sabotage and espionage
had been chosen as a member OF
the British delegation to the Mos
COW arms conference.
BATAVIA Netherlands. East In.
dies-AP-Hanry F. Grady, Fed.
eral loan agency representative OF
the United States. conferred here
yesterday with H. j. Van Nook,
Netherlands minister extraordinary
and arranged to depart today for
Singapore, the British Far Eastern
naval base. He was checking on
rubber supplies.
f0KfO-4P-Japan IS sending
ships to Great Britain and the Brit
ish dominions to remove japanese
nationals. the foreign office an
nounced today.
TOKYO-AP-Four- mines. be-
lieved Russian mines torn loose
from moorings off Nladiyostok dur.
ing a typhoon last month. have been
found off the coast Of northeastern
Korea. Domei said today in a dis
patch from Hsinking. Manchukuo.
SYDNEY. Ausualia-AP-Nelson
T. Johnson. United states minister
10 Australia. arrived in sydney to
day on his way to Ganberra to pre-
sent his credentials. He was former.
ly United States ambassador to
China.
LONDON AP- Three fliers OF
the American Ea1le squadron are
missing from operations sunday
over Germau-occupied France. an
American source sail today The
fiegs: Eugene Qaimby CRod') To
bin of Los Angeles; II S. FeniaV
of Lewisville. Tex; and William
n Nichols OF san Carlos, Calf.
FORT WAYNE. Ind. -INs-Rail
officials today investigated the
wreck of a Pittsburgh TO Chica-
90 passenrer train on the Pennsyl-
vania IT, Just outside For
Wayne last night. in which one
man was killed and several in
jured Killed In the accident was
an unidentified negro believed by
police to have ben riding blind.
TEHERA&- ms The Iraniar
government has accepted ALI Brit
ish and Russian demands concern.
ing election from the country OF
alleged Nezi agents. 1t was an.
nounced today Ihn- British teiissifis :
Twas laaTpal- -in1+uda-nnf-
election Of many Germans but the
arrest and oyerturning of others
as we'll as closing OF all Italian
and German legations and consul
lates in the country.
WESTON. Mass INS-A very
severe earthquake shock. prob
ably in the southwestern Pacific
Ocean. was recorded on the Yves
ton College saismocraph az 3.3S. A.