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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 15, 1940.
R.A.F.
FORCES CONCENTRATED Almost Continuous Nazi Air Raids Yesterday Dog-Fights All Along Front
(From Reuter's Special Correspondent with the R.Á.F.)
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, TO-DAY. BOMBERS OF THE R.A.F. ADVANCED STRIKING FORCE ARE ATTACKING WITH THE FULLEST POSSIBLE VIGOUR THE GERMÄN ARMIES ́EN- GAGED IN A FRESH THRUST FROM BELGIUM ROUND THE CORNER OF THE MAGINOT LINE. No details are yet available regarding the action taken but it is understood all available serviceable aircraft are being concentrated for this task. Yesterday's almost continuous German air raid over north-east France also testifies to the sharp increase
HITLER'S KIDNAPPING MANIA
Paris, To-day.
It is revealed here that a de- tachment of German parachutists descended at Chateau Leaken, where Queen Elizabeth, King Leopold's mother, has been stay- |ing for the past few days.
The Germans were quickly mopped up and the Queen's only comment was that it was an incl- dent of no limportance beside Bel- gium's trials.--Reuter.
GAINS AND
in the tempo of the air war with the German at- LOSSES IN tack against the Low Countries.
When the German air force paid the usual early morning call yes- terday, a number of bombs fell on willage, wrecking a small maternity kaspital and two houses and killing m mumber of people.
An Air Ministry communique says the object of our air, opéra- Gon in the battle now developing in the Low Countries has been to harm the enemy's deployment and Komunications and to protect the advance of the Allied troops.- Throughout Monday and Tuesday nirbt our bombers continued to at- turk znemy, road and
fighter escorte near Bouzleres. One Messerschmitt 110 and one Heinkel 111 were shot down.
BLOCKADE
LONDON, TO-DAY.
In this fight a Hurricane pilot forced THE EFFECT OF THE GËRMAN another Heinkel 111 to crash, landed INVASION OF DENMARK, NOR- BELGIUM beside the enemy aircraft and took the | WAY, HOLLAND AND crew prisoner.
In the grim battle now in progress the utmost gallantry and audacity are being shown by the crews of our air- craft.-British Wireless.
RACE TO
to the Belgian and Dutch battlefields BUILD SHIPS
Four To One Successes Considerable damage was done to lines of communications. Roads in Brabant were successfully blozkazi.
SEMIY
BRITAIN IS TO PRODUCE SHIPS BY MASS PRODUCTION IN A NEW DRIVE AGAINST THE MENACE OF THE U-BOATS...
Further north, on the Dutch battle-in ficks, important railway bridges were
aflunked and fires seen to break out.
Our fighter aircraft have been courskamily on patrol over the battle-
Within a few weeks every shipyard
the country will be building, work- ing at full capacity on the type of vessel best suited to the particular yard-and completing them faster than ships can be sunk,
News of the great new shipbuild- ing plan is revealed by Mr. William
field and the approaches to it, and in a day's work our fighter pilots Teffficked on, the enemy at least four times the loss they themselves suf-wrights' Association, who says:
Seral---Reuter.
French Air Activity
The French communique states:- Gur aviation powerfully and effici- endly intervened in the battle. More
reconnaissances mer, many aerial were made during the night of May
Bambing expeditions have been
6,000 OR 7,000 NAZI PLANES IN BELGIUM
Paris, To-day.
The German High Com- mand has ordered its 6,000 or 7,000 planes on the Belgian front to at- tack ruthlessly both civil and military objectives, says message from Brussels.
The despatch says: "Since yesterday there have been numerous attacks on open cities and huge fires have been caused by bombs on Namur.
On
eva-
de
"Part of Liege has undergone In- tensive bombing for 12 hours, the roads motorcars carrying
HAS BEEN TO DEPRIVE BRITAIN
́cuees are pitilessly pursued. "Brussels banks this morning OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES IM- PORTED FROM THOSE COUNTRIES |clared a moratorium on withdrawals WHICH MUST NOW BE OBTAINED On post office accounts only 5,000 francs a fortnight can be withdrawn.
ELSEWHERE.
Bank Queues
On the other hand Dutch and Bel- gian mercantile tonnage is now avail- able for use on behalf of the Allied cause. While exact figures are, not
"Long queues are waiting before the available it is probably safe to say the Bank of Belgium and post offices but tonnage which will presently be run-there is no sign of panic. Although ning under Allied direction will be the the people are preparing to leave the largest merchant feet the world has capital at short notice, it is not through fear of danger, as the population has ever known,
shown remarkable courage since the invasion began,
The task of the Allied contraband control will also be greatly simplified. As result of this and of the disloca-
tion of trade and industry, Germany will be a heavy loser once she has ex- hausted whatever supplies she is able to seize in areas she may succeed in occupying British Wireless.
Westwood, secretary of the Ship- RETRIBUTION
AT LAST
“Each yard will build one type of ship only, and that type will be the one it can build fastest and most Economically."
The ships will be called emergency ships, will be built with the minimum skilled shipbuilders of labour, since are already scarce.
Unlike the standard ships of the last war they will be built to last.
tally carried out on strategie NAZIS MADE TO PAY
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paints and on military convoys.
During thêsé aerial encounters
my planes have been brought * in our territory.-Reuter.
Hurricane's Feat
In spite of poor visibility and bad #ying conditions considerable dam- was done to the enemy's lines of
on.
and Hampden bombers these operations used
MORE FOR TIMBER
Riga timber merchants have heard from agents in Germany that the Reich has agreed to pay prices averaging 17:4 per cent. higher for Latvian timber.
The
e greatest increase is applicable to plup wood..
Shipments to Germany from all Latvian ports will start as
on as Hares to assist in Identify-navigation, can be resumed. gets. They encountered heavy, Gi-aircraft fire. M
out
urther north, on the Dutch battle- important railway bridges were
and a fire was keen to break ing a direct hit from 4000 these operations all our air-
fiave been constant-
the
and
CAUGHT AFTER LONG
CHASE
"Belgians prefer to risk great dan- ger on the roads and railways rather
than the horrors of German occupa- tion."-Reuter,
NEUTRALITY OF SPAIN
London, To-day. It has come to the notice of His Two recent burglaries at No. 15, Majesty's Government that malicious Senior Sanitary Inspector A, Sinton, that the Allies are preparing to take Grampian Road, the residence of reports are circulating to the effect had a sequel before Mr. E. Himsworth hostile action against Spanish posses-
at Kowloon this morning when Leung sions.
to nine. Kwal, 18, was sentenced months hard labour.
Det.-Sgt. J. Johnston, prosecuting stated accused had been given food and free lodging by Mr. Sinton for the last two years when he was un- employed. Accused had been con victed on a similar charge about month ago when he stole Master Sinton's money box,
..
On May 7 during complainant's absence, accused visited the house and stole $25, a cash box and a raincoat. He revisited the place five days later and stole a sum of money.
Accused was arrested last night with all the money still in his pos- session.
DEVELOPMENT.
IN MANCHURIA (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Charged with larceny of a paper
Hsinking, To-day, parcel containing $600 in Chinese Despite unprecedented difficulties rency, from a woman who was the ambitious "Ave-year plan" in- urchasing vegetables in Argyle augurated by the Manchukuo Govern- yesterday, Chan Szé, 23, un- ment has weathered its third year, employed, was sentenced to two according to Mr. Yoshitomo Surukida, months' hard labour and ordered to vice-director of the General Affairs ye unbesi
be expelled from the Colony by Mr. Board.. Mining and manufacturing larger than E.- Himsworth at Kowloon this made good progress in the face of
morning,
acute shortage of necessary materials Three Indian constables chased and | While Iron and steel reached 80 per arrested accused.
cent, of the quota.—Havas
• thres Hurricanes ny, bombers
and
It should scarcely be necessary to emphaise the fact that these reports are mendacious and entirely without foundation. As has already been stated in the House of Commons, His Majesty's Government intend to res- pect the strict neutrality of Spain so long as it is respected by others. - British Wireless.
QUEEN'S MESSAGE TO FOSTER-GUARDIANS
London, To-day. The Queen is sending a personal message by post on a specially de- signed card to every householder who cared for children, mothers and others moved in the early part of the war under the Government's evacuation scheme the total recipients are estim- ated at 320,000.
“I know that to this unselfish task you have sacrificed much of your own comfort" says the message, "and that could not have been achieved without the loyal cooperation of all in your household."
Queen Mizabeth says the wishes mark by this message her appr tion of the service they have rendere the country-British Wireless.