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ANOTHER
"NEST"
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 4, 1940.
GERMAN
SMOKED
OUT
R.A.F. Swoops On Ry: Heavy Damage Done
Aerodrome And
Woods Turned Into
Blazing Confusion
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THE R. A. F. SMOKED OUT A NEW NEST FOR ENEMY AIR TRANSPORTS ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND YESTERDAY MORNING, IT IS DIS- CLOSED BY AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. Great havoc was done when the German aerodrome at Ry was attacked for the first time by air- craft of the Bomber Command. Germany's Norwegian bases at Stavanger and For- nebu were also raided for the third night in succession, while other aircraft of the Com- mand maintained their customary night patrol over the bases of the mine-laying seaplanes off the German coast. At Ry, situated on the shore of lake in East Central Jutland, a strong
aircraft concentration of
dispersed round the landing ground was sub- jected to two separate attacks, the first in the half-light of late evening and the second after darkness had fallen,
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The failing light had reduced visi- bility to about a mile when the van- guard of the first attack approached, when more than twenty aircraft could be seen on the aerodrome.
Flying over the aerodrome singly from east to west in rapid succession, they dropped high explosive and in- cendiary bombs on the landing ground and surrounding woods.
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OIL AGREEMENT IN MEXICO
circles been
New York, To-day. -Usually well-informed oil understand an agreement has reached between the Consolidated Oil Company and the Mexican Govern- ment regarding the expropriation of the company's properties in Mexico.
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BRITISH CRAFT FIGHTS OFF THREE
London, To-day. The Air Ministry announces that in a fierce battle between three enemy fighters and a Bri tish reconnaissance machine near -Borkum early yesterday, one of the German machines was shot down.
The two remaining Germans broke off the engagement.
The gunner of the British plane was killed and the pliot and navigator were both wound- ed, but they brought the machine. back safely.-Reuter.
COLONY'S FINANCES
THE COLONY'S TREASURY NOW HAS A SURPLUS BALANCE OF OVER $19,000,000, FEBRUARY'S STATEMENT REVEALING AN EX- CESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPEN-
DITURE OF APPROXIMATELY $210,000.
Total revenue was $3,332,713 in February, against $2,957,050 in Febru-
ary 1939.
SHANGHAI SHOPS BESIEGED
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Shanghai, To-day. Fearing another slump in the Chinese dollar, buyers continued to be- siege all the provision stores yesterday.
In some instances, the crowds were so dense that shopkeepers were com- pelled to close.
Imported foodstuffs were more particularly sought and many stores refused to accept Chinese currency.
Often imported medicines were un- obtainable.
Shopkeepers refused to sell large quantities of goods to the same cus». tomers.
Within a few hours, the price of coffee was raised from $4.80 to $5.80 a pound. Butter went up from $4.80 to $5.60. The prices of some other' goods increased to a greater extent.- Havas.
SHANGHAI DOLLAR SLUMP HITS SHARES.
London, To-day. After a hesitant start the Stock Ex- change, became firmer yesterday under The settlement is reported to involve
lead
securities, Total expenditure was $3,114,848 | the
of gilt-edged the payment of $9,000,000 over three
against $3,276,626 in February, 1939. though Chinese bonds and Eastern years to the company which, it
easy in sympathy also reported, acquires the right to Chief decreases were under the heads banks continued
Services and Water-with the recent decline in the Shang- take 30,000,000 barrels of oil from of Charitable on
the works. Increases chiefly came under hai dollar. Chinese 1912 5 per cent. Mexican wells in the course of
the heading of war expenditure.
Bonds declined from 20 to 19.
Wall Street was steady-Reuter. next six years.-Reuter,
the A salvo was seen to fall centre of the aerodrome and set enemy 'planes on fire. Hits were registered on all parts of the field and as the last 'plane flew over, large fires were
seen to break out on three sides of the aerodrome.
BLAZING FIERCELY
were
con-
returning
The woods around the field alight and blazing fiercely. A thick pall of smoke covered the sky over the field. There was blazing fusion on the ground below. When our 'planes were and had left Ry some 50 miles be- hind them, one machine saw a vivid flash and a huge flame shoot up into the sky and heard a heavy explosion, as if an ammunition dump or petrol store had gone up.
No Nazi machines came up to give combat, although there. was heavy machine- pompom anti-aircraft and gun fire. No British plane was hit.
The second rald was carried out after dusk. The British 'planes ap- proached from different directions and bombed the base for half hour.
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the
Two hits were registered on north-west corner, a heavy bomb was dropped just short of the main han- gar, and a salvo of three bombs strad- dled the northern boundary. There were, many explosions in the woods and many new fires were seen to break out."
The ground defences were again ineffective.
All 'planes returned safely from both raids. Reuter.,
ACTING PUISNE JUDGE
Mr. E. H. Williams has been ap pointed to act as Pulsne Judge during the absence on leave of Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, and as Chairman of the Compulsory Service Trib
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LONELY WIFE'S PLEA FAILS
A lonely wife whose husband de- serted her six years ago has written to the Swale (Kent) Council asking whether they will permit a man friend to live with her in her council house until she can marry him.
The council has refused her re- quest.
"My son has set up a home on his own and I am very lonely," she wrote, "and I need a man to do the heavy:
·work about the house.
"I have difficulty in making ends meet, and would appreciate it if my gentleman friend could be allowed to live with me. We have not the money. to take legal proceedings, but hope. to get married soon."
"I do not think we can allow this sort of thing," said the council chair- man, Mr. G. Sargent.
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Mr. J. G. Harlow said: "The woman is being honest, at any rate, could have said that he was brother,"
PREMIER SEES ATTLEE AND GREENWOOD
London, To-day.
Mr. Chamberlain yesterday saw the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Op--- position at 10, Downing Street, for half in hour.