THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 29, 1939.
COSTLY
NAZI FAILURE
Paris, To-day.
Military and naval ex- perts attach great im- portance to the costly failure of the German aerial attack on the Bri- tish naval squadron.
They recall that at various interna-. tional naval conferences, the liveliest controversies had occurred between the British and French delegates who stood for the essential importance of battleships, and other authorities who argued at the speedy disappearances of battleships in the face of decisive superiority of the aeroplanes.
The present occasion was the first
U-BOATS ROUND JAPAN?
London, To-day. German submarines are being steadily driven away from the British Isles and are now operating mainly along the coasts of Scandinavia, South America and Japan!·
This is declared, in competent naval circles, to be the consequence of the Bri- tish Navy's increasingly complete command of the seas --Reuter.
ALLIED MASTERY OF AIR ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Paris, To-day.
large-scale bombing attack on battle- ALTHOUGH THE CLOSE co-operation of the French
ships at sea and the British success is held to confirm the soundness of the British and French Admiralties' view- point-Reuter.
BRITAIN'S AIR FORCE RESOURCES
London, To-day.
The Commandant of one of the new training wings of the R.A.F., designed to give a continuous supply of pilots and other personnel, com- menting on the present recruits, said that nothing could equal them and many thousand more were already on the waiting list.
The resources of Canada, Australia and New Zealand were not yet touch-
TREASURY'S DECISION
THETIS
London, To-day.
Estates of those who died in the Thetis disaster will no relief from death
find duties.
This
sury.
was announced yesterday by
and British air forces was mentioned yesterday the Lords Commissioner of the Tren for the first time in a French communique, the power of the Allied air arm is beginning to make itself acutely felt on the Western Front.
The Germans are still obliged to maintain a certain number of planes in Poland. Moreover, without taking into account the losses of German planes on the Polish Front, others which have been al- most incessantly in the air in the past three weeks will need long overhaul.
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Apart from the air activity, the only į outstanding feature In yesterday's operations, was a small German attack in the region west of Saarbruecken.
RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
London, To-day.
The Air Ministry announced yester- The impression gleaned was that day that on Tuesday and Wednesday the German High Command was try-night RA.F. planes made reconnais- ing to sound all sectors in turn in an sance flights over Germany and the When one remembers the Domin-attempt to guess French intentions.-western front.
Reuter. ion resources, the supply can be kept up to the end of any war that Ger- many can fight.
ed.
ATTACK SUCCESSFUL
Paris, To-day. A communique states: A local attack by our troops in the district east of
We have materials that make the finest pilots in world "and by reason of this good material, Britain is go- ing to win the war hands down." Moselle has developed favourably and British Wireless.
we made some prisoners.--Reuter.
Valuable information was brought back, and in spite of opposition from enemy anti-aircraft defences, all our planes returned safely.-Reuter.
Don't be vague
A statement says that the circum- stances of the sinking, grievous though they are, come within the ordinary scope of the regulations on the sub- ject.
mission of death
These regulations provide for
duties when death. occurs on active service, or service of a warlike nature, or service involving
the same risks.--Reuter.
GREECE REASSURED
Athens, To-day.
The British Legation here has Is- sued a statement to the effect that all commodities to meet her needs will be shipped to Greece.
The statement is in reply to rum- ours started by Nazi sources that Greek, food Imparts might be. difficult. -Reuter.
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BIG DEFENCE LOAN IN BRITAIN EXPECTED SOON
London, To-day.
THE CHANCELLOR of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, speaking on the budget in the House of Commons, said the time was rapidly approach- ing when borrowing plans must be announced. "Our object is to borrow from the genuine savings
of the people at the lowest rate we can.”
He added that the direct taxation proposed is going to inflict the most frightful blow to a great many homes which may seem
comfortable and
well-appointed.
The richer classes will have to ravise the scale of the their lives quite materially.
Sir John appealed to them not to begin economising by dismissing their staffe.
The general debate, und committee stage of the budget resolutions has concluded.Reuter.
COMMONS MEETING
London, To-day. The Commons will meet next week on Tuesday when the Prime Minis ter will make a statement on the general position. -British Wireless,
EXPORT GUARANTEE SYSTEM
London, To-day,
The Secretary for Overseas Trade said in a Commons answer that gen- erally speaking the Export Credit Guarantee Department was prepared to continue existing arrangements for giving guarantees: for sterling pay- ments and transfers in respect of ex- ports from the UK, to most countries In Europe, excluding enemy territory. Countries in respect of which this facility will be available, and the amounts of commitments at any time would be subject to review from week to week-British Wireless.
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