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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 29, 1940
THOUGHT IT WAS FRANCE! Shooting Down Of British Plane In Holland
DUTCH PILOT FIGHTS IN PYJAMAS
LONDON, TO-DAY,
ACCORDING TO DUTCH ACCOUNTS FROM" AMS- TERDAM, THE BRITISH BOMBER WHICH WAS SHOT DOWN BY DUTCH CHASER PLANES RE- TURNED THE DUTCH FIGHTERS' FIRE. In London, Reuter's air correspondent learns in official quarters that British bombers have very definite in- structions should they inadvertently fly over neutral territory not to return the fire of neutral fighters if attacked.
The British airmen (says a despatch from Amsterdam) appeared to think they were in France, and appeared bewildered when Dutch soldiers strange green uniforms asked them "Are you English?"
in
When asked where they came from, the pilot cautiously replied, "We come from somewhere.'
After searching for and finding comrade. the dead body of their
the fliers were taken to a cafe and given a drink, Here they met the who shot "Dutch pilot, Noomen,
them down.
They were soon deep in technical discussion with no sign of ill-feeling
on either side.
WEARING PYJAMAS
Noomen was still wearing pyjamas under his flying suit.
on the affair merely said that one
SOVIET
DEMARCHE IN LONDON
London, To-day.
starts' a'-run at the Queen's Theatre to-day and at the Alhambra to-morrow, Above are, the co-stara, Nelson Eddy and glamorous Ilona Massey.
M.G.M.'s latest musical hit, “Balalaika,
BISHOP'S
Discussions have been pro- SON WILL ceeding between M. Maisky, Soviet Ambassador to Lon- NOT
don, and the British Govern-
FIGHT
ment about Britain's contra- Mr. W. P. W. Barnes, of Trinity
band control in the Pacific, College, Cambridge, undergraduate of Dr. Barnes, Bishop of Bir The Air. Ministry announcement which resulted in the deten-ningham, appealed against the de- of our aircraft was missing and it tion of the 2,500-ton Selenga cision of the East Anglian tribunal was learned it had been shot down and the 4,000-ton Vladimir that his name should be by Dutch aircraft.
Regarding a German High mand communique, it is learned the Air Ministry that one of
Mayakovsky.
Com-
at M. Maisky has had a number our discussions with the. British Govern-
of
SAN ANTONIO GOING ON
THE
LEARNS THIS MORNING THAT THE SUS
"CHINA MATAK
AFTER GOING IN THE HAINAN
REFLOATED SAN ANTONIO WHICH HAS BEEN AGROUND
STRAITS LAST FRIDAY, IS NOW PROCEEDING TO SHANGHAL
The salvage tug from Taikoo Dock removed
is accompanying the vessel as far from the list of conscientious ob- jectors without qualification. The as Hong Kong.
Although no information as regards ...been tribunal reserved, its decision.
-the damage sustained has yet as a Christian received by the owners, it is believed Describing himself
aircraft on reconnaissance over Ger- ment about the Selenga, which has pacifist, he said he was willing to do that it will not be necessary for the
of
purely volunteer work, but not in the RA.M.C. because that was part of the army and he would release another man for service.
Prof. C. E. Raven, Regius Profes- sor of Divinity at Cambridge, - des- ves-cribed Mr. Barnes as. "a man of un- questionable sincerity in his outlook."
many and the Heligoland Bight dur- been held up since the middle ing the night failed to return.-Reuter. January, and the question was again raised on Wednesday during his in R.A.F. LOSES FOUR PLANES
terview with Lord Halifax, his first London, To-day.
since Russia: invaded Finland. three days, In the past two or
Russia claims that her ships should the R.A.F. has lost four 'planes.
Two failed to return from a flight be immune from contraband control over north-west Germany and the as they are not privately-owned
on Wednesday/sels but state-owned. Heligoland Bight
Great Britain recognises that state- Thursday night, another, a Hurricane, was shot down during the air battles owned vessels are normally exempt. on Tuesday (the pilot saving himself from control, as in the case of war- while ships, but takes the view that if they by means of his parachute), the fourth, a Bristol Blenheim bom-engage in ordinary commercial traffic ber, crashed in flames in Holland they must be treated in the yesterday after being intercepted by way as privately-owned ships.
ter Dutch pursuit planes, Reuter,
DUTCH AIR SERVICE
IMPORTANCE MINIMISED
same
“SPECIAL'S", CONSCIENCE Claude H. Daniell, 22, a special constable, who was registered for
non-combatant services at the South Reu-Wales tribunal, said he would use peaceful persuasion and not force if he came in contact with a criminal, A member of the tribunal said the best thing he could do was to resign from the force.
1
London, To-day, Soviet circles in London are trying Amsterdam, To-day. The Royal Dutch Air Lines will to minimise the importance of the Soviet protest by M. Malsky about the start shortly
service between a
Lisbon via Oporto, British contraband control in the Paci- Amsterdam and connecting with the Pan-American ac which has resulted in the deten- tion of two Soviet ships in Hong Kong. Trans-Atlantic service between Portu-.
These circles insist that M. Maisky's Reuter. gal and America.
protest was merely routine," ́" "and" point out that it was a verbal protest, rather than a written one. Reuter,
HONG KONG STATEMENT The Colonial Secretary told the It does not require an X-ray photo-"China Mall" this morning that the graph to tell you when your digestive Soviet, steamer Selenga had "left har-
bour." organs are upset
How's Your Digestion?
your own feelings
will do that
nor:
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Keep You Well.
Asked if she had been released, he replied: "She has been released as far as we are concerned, I think."
ONE FOR HITLER AND RIBBENTROP
me
Brussels, To-day.
"Le Peuple", declares that at a mo- when Germany is making, such efforts to tighten the bonds with its a triple alliance,
ness to the getic
demanding the
Soviet Ambassad preciated in.
JAPANESE TO CHANGE "OFFICIALS IN CHINA (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Tokyo, To-day.
Reports of pirates attempting to vessel to go into dock for repairs,
unreliable. raid the vessel are still described
NEW ZEALANDERS IN TRIP OVER GERMANY
FLA
London, To-day. Aircraft of the New Zealand squad- ron in the R.A.F. Bomber Command on Wednesday night flew over Ger-
many for the first time.
Three of them were engaged with in aircraft from bomber squadrons carrying out reconnaissance in north- All three returned west Germany, safely-British Wireless,
TRIBUTE TO ALLIES
Copenhagen, To-day.
the
Commenting on sea warfare, Danish newspaper "National-Tidende” says that neither Britain-nor France will demean themselves by torpedoing A thorough reorganisation of Japan-neutral ships without warning, or even ese diplomatic representation in China German ships without doing every- will be effected in the near future. thing possible for the rescue of the Havas..
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