THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 31, 1939
ITALIAN AIR "GAMES" IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Rome, To-day.
A statement issued on Saturday night about several days of air manoeuvres by 408 Italian Army aeroplanes under actual war conditions is pub- lished prominently in heavy type by all the Sun- day newspapers, many of which also print an explanatory map.
The press says that this is the answer to recent Franco-British "demonstration flights an-
nounced so noisily.".
Although the strategic "essen- tials" of the air manoeuvres re- ferred to in the official communi- que are not defined more specifical- ly, "everybody knows what is meant."
SHANGHAI RLY.
WRECK; CHINESE VERSION
One glance at the map of the zone where the evolutions will take place shows, so the "Popolo di Ro- ma" considera, that the entire traf- fic to and from the West to the Near and Far East and to North Africa falls entirely within the ra-
Chungking, To-day. dius of action of the Italian air
Reports received here reveal forces and that it could at
that the Japanese losses in the any time be interrupted.
guerilla attack on Henglin sta- Therefore, whoever wants to tion, 12 miles above Wusih steam through or fly over the Me-the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, diterranean can do this only with on Saturday was far heavier the permission of Italy, "which do- minates the Mediterranean,"
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on
than the Japanese spokesman cared to admit in the press con- ference in Shanghai,
care-
The "Poplo di Roma" further- more points out that despite all A whole military train; it is stat- French "talk" of the position of ed, was heavily damaged by the Axis Powers in a possible war, fully laid land mines when it reach- the vulnerability of the Italianed the Henglin station from Nan- Coasts would be considerably more king. Several hundred guerillas favourable than that of the De- then surrounded the train and pour- mocracies, because the air forces ed volleys into the Japanese troops of the Axis Powers would operate escaping from the wreckage. in the closest touch with their air bases, while the
He
coaches
excused the incident by
Franco-British The Japanese spokesman at the fleets would have to fly many hun-press conference in Shanghai mere- dred kilometres to the probable lly said that eight cargo theatre of war; the whole of their were destroyed... route would be under the closest, observation of the Axis Powers. These were extraordinarily portant factors that all those terested would be able to see from the manoeuvres of the 408 Italian aeroplanes. Trans-Ocean.
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FLOOD HAVOC IN HOPEI
Chungking, To-day,
The flood situation in Hopei is tral Bank of China, the Bank of worsening, according to a Tien- Chin'a, and the Bank of Com-tsin report. munications in Shanghai will ac-
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cept coupons of the Consolidation The Grand Canal near Tung Loan due July 31 for discount chow, east of Peiping, has over- against cash, according to a report flowed its banks, and the flood from Shanghai.
waters poured into The measure
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Many Japanese soldiers were forced to evacuate to Peiping while others. got on the city walls.
The outskirts are several feet under water.
According to a survey, the cities most heavily affected by the flood include Kancheng, Lingshou, Eing shan, Pehsiang, Kuchow, Tsinhaish, Cháohsier, --Sinho, Shunteb, :Tzo- helen, Jenksler and Hantan, with the water more than three and half metres deep at most points. Central News.
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