NAZI BOMBER CRASHES: FORTY ESSEX CASUALTIES
LONDON, TO-DAY.
ABOUT 40 CASUALTIES WERE SUFFERED IN A TOWN ON THE ESSEX COAST LATE LAST NIGHT WHEN AN ENEMY BOMBER CRASHED INTO SOME HOUSES; SOME ARE BELIEVED TO BE STILL BURIED UNDER DEBRIS.
First announcement of the disaster came in a joint com-
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munique issued by the Air Ministry and the Ministry FROM EIRE
for Home Security in the early hours of this morning.
ALLIES HOLD STOEREN & DOMBAAS
(SPECIAL TO “China Mail") London, To-day. Military quarters state the German announcement of the seizure of Dombaas and Stoeren is incorrect.
It is pointed out that reports from Swedish sources, as well as indepen-. dent reports, indicate the Allies have established positions 30 kilometres south of Stoeren.
The same circles are of opinion that the main British position covering Dombaas, on which British troops have withdrawn slightly, is situated north of Dombaas junction and is probably around Brennhanger.
The communique stated: "Late last night enemy aircraft approached the east coast at several points.
"Anti-aircraft guns went into
action and one enemy aircraft crash-
ed in a coastal town in Essex and burst into flames. Houses in the vicinity were damaged and some of the occupants injured.":
Later reports revealed that about 40 were taken to hospital suffering from injuries, and it is thought others are still pinned in the wreckage, on which rescuers are working...
All five
7
Nazi occupants of the plane, a Heinkel bomber; were 'kill-
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(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"} London, To-day. Britain wants more meat, butter, and eggs because of the invasion of Denmark; Eire is ready to supply them, says an editorial in the "Daily Herald."
The British and Eire Minister in London are negotiating a deal which ought to be very good business for
both countries.
We don't need foreign currency for purchases In Eire, and the sea passage is short-two very good reasons for concluding the proposed deal...
**ed.
The Irish will want a reasonable A major explosion (probably the price and a reasonably assured market.. bombs in the plane) occurred, follow-Now is the chance for an agreement ed by several minor explosions, and which may teach both countries they' then incendiary bombs in the plane are partly dependent on one another blazed.
Sought Safe Landing
The work of the rescue parties was
The German advance towards Dom-impeded by the black-out. baas and Stoeren was partly made The crash occurred after firing had through a mountain road recently freed been heard. The plane flew low over from ice but this progress has been the houses, losing height, and dropped much slowed down by the thaw. a flare in an effort to fine a landing
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DAIRY FARM COOLIE CONVICTED
Wearing Dairy Farm uniform, Tam Fong, 48, was charged with larceny by servant. of empty milk bottles and fined $10 or one month by Mr. Q. A. A.
this morning.
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A marine hawker, Leung Sap-yat, 36, charged with receiving 31 bottles, was fined $6 or three weeks.
The hawker was seen with the bottles in Tak Shing Street yesterday by a Chinese detective, who, after enquiries, arrested the coolie at Dairy Farm.
"The coolie had worked for... the Dairy Farm for seven years..
JAP. PLANE SHOT DOWN
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA (MAIL")..
Chungking, To-day. Air defence headquarters announced last night that more than 20 Japanese bombers raided the Chungking area early in the morning, dropping bombs west of the city. No damage was done.-Havaş.
One of the Japanese planes raiding Chungking yesterday was damaged in a dogfight over Liangshan, -- about 120 miles to the northeast and was seen spinning down. The wreckage is being sought.-Central News.
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Washington, To-day,
The speech of the British Minis ter of Economic Warfare has created a good impression in the. United States by its frankness, clarity and appreciation of the American viewpoint. It is be- lieved here that while all diff- culties, cannot be eliminated, everything possible will be done to make trade flow smoothly. Reuter.
An official telegram has been received from the Macao Govern- ment by the Portuguese Consul- General in Hong Kong, Mr. Soares, stating that the report of a Ja- panese landing in Macao:is utter- ly without foundation, and that conditions in the. Portuguese . co- lony are absolutely normal.
In future, Lady Northcote's Work- ing Parties at Government House will take place on Mondays, Wednes- days and Fridays only. There will be no Working Party to-morrow.
DEATH
CHURN-On 1st May, 1940, at, 8.20 a.m. at her residence, 68 Conduit Road, Lema Johnsford Churn, aged 46 years. Funeral will pass the Monument at morrow.
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