London, Feb. 5.
Awards to oticers and men of th submarine Thunderbolt, formerly the Thetis, for courage and skill in sea manship announced in the London Gazette recall the destruction "of an Hallan submarine, Lieut, W, Crouch was given the Distinguished Service Order, Lieut. Stevens received the Distinguished Service Cross, while a number of the crew were given Dis= tinguished Service Medals or were mentioned in dispatches—Reuter.
{He declined to talk about Trish bases. and disclosed that he had not been invited to Germany.
Referring to his tour of industrial north-west England, Nr, Willkie said he had collected a' great deal of information abou production methods, and he described himself as "very fascinated" by the relations between the Government and labour and in-
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