THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 11, 1939. .
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EMBASSY STAFFS RELEASED
London, To-day. Information has, been received through the United States Em- bassy In London that orders have been given by the German authorities for the release from prison and transfer to their hotels of the British consular employees detained at Hamburg.
The persons in question are Mr.-L.-G.. Bayliss, British Vice- Consul at Hamburg, Miss Mary Joss, an employee of the British Vice-Consul at Hamburg and Mr. Croxen, a member of the staff of the British Consulate at Munloh. These three officials are being detained In Germany pending completion of arrangements for the raciprocal exchange of Con. sular officers-British Wireless.
BRITISH TROOPS IN FRANCE-A photograph which tells its own story.
(British Official Photograp h. Crown Copyright Reserved).
France.
NAZI AIR FORCE CASUALTIES IN NORTH SEA
London, To-day.
British troops arriving in
CANADA'S
WAR AID
„Ottawa, To-day.
FIRST TEST ON
NEUTRALITY
Washington, To-day.
By 65 to 26 votes the Administra- tion won its first test vote on President Roosevelt's neutrality programme in the Senate yesterday.
The issue was on the motion of The British War Supplies Mission in Senator Tobey to recommit the Neu- Canada is making definite headway,trality. Bill, with the object of post- announces its Controller-General. poning action on repeal of the arms
embargo,
ter.
very warm and keen co-
THE PILOT OF ONE of the German machines which are giving
The Canadian War Supplies Board, landed in Norway and Denmark after the "bat-operation and "there is no doubt that tle" with British warships in the North Sea had Canada is out to win the war."--Reu- fought in Spain and wore Franco decorations. All members of the crew were very young. On Monday night, the Admiralty officially announc- ed that repeated actions had taken place in the north-east section of the North Sea between German bombing 'planes and British cruisers and destroyers.
No British ships were damaged and at the time it was thought that there were no German casualties. Actually
at least four landed in distress. The German Army High Command an- nounced that two bombs had struck a British warship.
EXPLOSION
Another German 'plane which took part in the attack on British naval vessels in the North Sea in believed to have crashed Into the sea off the Danish coast. Those on shore heard a large ex- plosion but when they reached the scene they could find nothing.
PLANE SINKS
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A second larger aircraft making similar attack was probably hit by our guris. Three larger bombs were drop- ped but fell half a mile from the ship.
Continued at Food of Next Col. The Arst attacker came back and tried a dive bombing attack, but driven off by our fire. The aircraft may have been hit.
was
Two bombs were dropped and miss- ed by over 200 yards.
SQUADRON ATTACKED
The same afternoon, a British cruis- er squadron was attacked by bombers and engaged them for over an hour..
Returning towards its base, a British destroyer developed a main engine de- fect in no way connected with eñemy
A German seaplane which made a action. She reached port safely yes- forced landing in Norwegian terri-terday morning.
torial waters on Monday, sank in shallow water and its crew of four were taken on board a Norwegian destroyer,
In none of these actions has any British ship been hit or damaged," and there have been no
British Casualties.
It is reported that the 'plane was Enemy casualties are still un- actually a bomber, in which case it ]known, but reports from neutral coun- may have been one of those in the tries indicate that several machines North Sea battle on Monday.-Reuter, have failed to return to Germany.—
ADMIRALTY COMMUNIQUE
London, To-day.
An Admiralty communique gives. fuller details of the actions in the North Sea.
The communique says that an enemy squadron was reported and shadowed by our patrol on Sunday afternoon.
The enemy became aware of ite presence and appeared to have furned back and In the night aluded our forges, which did not sight it.
On Monday morning, a British des- troyer in a heavy sea sighted enemy aircraft and turned down on to sea to fight her guns,
BOMBING ATTACK,
A level, bombing attack»was made at 5,000 feet, and a bomb burst 400 yards to starboard.
Reuter.
NEW GOVERNOR OF YUNNAN
Shiukwan, To-day.
hero Unofficial messages received state that General Chen Cheng will shortly be appointed Governor of Yun- nan in place of General Lung Yun, who will be transferred to an impor- tant post elsewhere. Our Own Cor- respondent.
HOLLAND'S AIR DEFENCES
London, To-day. Netherlanders are starting funds to purchase anti-aircraft batteries for the towna they live in-Reuter.
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Administration leaders interpret the defeat of the motion as a test of
strength on the embargo question, al- though this is disputed by Senator
Borah, leader of the isolationist bloc.
Reuter.
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