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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 31, 1939
BOMBERS ATTACK DESTROYERS
London, To-day.
The Admiralty announces that two German bombers attacked a destroyer flotilla south of Dogger Bank yesterday morning.
There were no casualties in or damage to the destroyers.
It is not known whether the enemy suffered any damage. Reuter.
LONDON, KENT, ESSEX, NEWCASTLE AND SCOTLAND GET AIR RAID WARNINGS
London, To-day.
AIR-RAID WARNINGS were sounded yesterday off the East Coast when 'planes were seen off the shore. One 'plane was seen off the south-east coast and another off the north-east coast. In both cases, British fighters went up.
In south-east Kent, where the "all clear" quickly followed the alarm, no 'plane was seen, but it is reported that the sound of engines and of ma- chine-gun, fire was heard.
R.A.F. TOURS OF REICH
Berlin, To-day. The German authorities now admit that the R.A.F. have carried out raids over Germany, according to Neutral observer.
The alarm was
Essex given in about the same time, and people sheltered for a few minutes. In one north-east town, two 'planes were sighted witnesses declaring · that one was a Nazi 'plane followed close-~ ly by a British machine in pursuit. Some people say the 'planes were firing at each other.
No air-raid warnings were sounded, but focal A.R.P: au- thorities were cautioned and stood by.. Later, the same plane was report- have appeared over another ed. to town. Here, it was flying so low that it narrowly missed some telegraph
a wires and crashing into the cliffs. It flew off to sea in a northerly direc- tion.
One example was a flight over Han- over last week. Clouds were so low that the German searchlights could not find them and the R.A.F. machines passed over, unharmed.
In contrast with the activity of the R.A.F., says the same neutral observer, the Nazi Air Force has been kept to the ground by low- clouds and Incessant rain-Reu- ter.
***In connection with the R.A.F. leaflet flights, the comment of the "Christian Science Monitor is an
FORTH AGAIN
Warnings were also sounded in the Firth of Forth, being followed by the "all clear” half an hour later.
Shortly after the South-East Coast alarm, air-raid warnings were sound- ed in certain districts of London, but the "all clear" followed almost im- mediately. In these areas, the streets were quickly and quietly cleared.- Reuter.
amusing reflection of American; opin- GREAT AIR
ion. It states: "Judging from the stories about British
propaganda ACTIVITY ON SAAR FRONT
American
planes, Germany must nowadays look like Broadway when an hero comes home."
DALADIER RECEIVES BRITISH M.P.S
PARIS, TO-DAY.
M. DALADIER, FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, YESTERDAY MORNING RECEIVED - THE · BRITISH ́ MEM- BERS OF PARLIAMENT WHQ ARE VISITING PARIS AND. THE WEST- ERN FRONT.
· They were glyên lunch by M. Rey- naud, Minister of Finance, and in the
Luxemburg, To-day.
Great aerial activity on the West- ern Front between the Moselle and the Saar was reported yesterday morn- ing.
Earlier reports.stated that no- tivity in the preceding 24 hours had been almost at vanishing point, except : for;a faw, Garman attacks in the Blys region. Lack of aerial activity was ascribed to the bad weather prevailing→rain, fog and snow-Renter
SOVIET TO MAKE PEACE
afternoon. mét Deputies and other DEMARCHE?.
prominent figures at a ten given by
M. Herriot, President
of Deputies.Keuler.
the Chamber
The
folk:cólist
WASHED
To-day
ble Russian
Sup
clares: "Whether attempted by the Kremlin or by Hitler, to the same fate."
ANOTHER
ESCADRILLE LAFAYETTE?..
A legion of American pilots who wish to take service with the British Air Force will arrive in Britain shortly.
All have had long flying ex- perlence under all sorts of condi- tions. They will undoubtedly constitute a most valuable rein- forcement to the pool of trained pilots available to the British and French Air Forces.
During the last war a similar legion was formed in France, known as the Escadrille La. fayette,
It was formed in 1916 by five pilots Thaw, Norman, Prince, Chapman and Rockwell-whose courage and self-sacrifice became `a legend; ?
REPORTING TO HITLER
London, To-day.
The Swiss radio reports that von Mackenson, Nazi Ambassador to Italy, has left Rome for Berlin to report to Hitler-Reuter,-
OFF THE RECORD
“She must be improving,
Here's Luck
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U-BOATS “WANT” CHAMBERLAIN
SINKING OF THE ST. NIDAN
London, To-day.
"It's not you we want but Chamberlain," a U-boat com- mander told the crew of the Hull trawler "St. Nidan” when the latter was shelled and sunk.
"We have no quarrel with trawler- men, but Chamberlain began the war and now Germany is going to finish it."
The commander asked the trawler- men if they had any food in their lifeboat, and gave them biscuits.
They were later picked up by the steamer "Lady Hogarth,” which also picked up the crew (of the trawler "Lynx.” 1
The two crews were landed in Scot- land. Reuter.
FINNISH
SHIP SINKS IN 10 MINS.
London, To-day. Following an explosion the Finnish steamer Juno sank in the North Sea yesterday within 10 minutes.
A number of the crew of 24, in- cluding five stewardesses, got away in a lifeboat, but the others
were thrown into the water and swam for 20 minutes before being rescued by the Norwegian ship Mimona, which also picked up those in the boat.
Nineteen survivors were landed at an English east coast, port last night. Nine were taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries or exhaustion. Reuter,
By Ed Reed
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