THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 24, 1940
R.A.F. BOMBS GERMAN TROOP CONCENTRATIONS Continuous Attacks Behind Enemy Lines JAPAN SEES Heavy Damage In JAPAN WANTS STUDY Series of Raids
A SILVER LINING
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Tokyo, To-day.
An easing in Japanese- American relations is seen
following the German inva- sion of the Low Countries, the newspaper "Chugay Shogyo" asserts.
Should the United States be com- pelled to participate in the fighting in Europe it is as clear as daylight she must make some kind of compromise with Japan about the maintenance of peace in the Pacific Ocean area.
Under these circumstances, the worst of the tension between the two countries seems to have passed. '
As regards maintenance of the status quo in the Netherlands East In- dies it is asserted this is not a serious problem at present nor will it ever become a serious issue between Ja- pan and the United States.-Havas.
NAVY SINKS NAZI PRIZE
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Stockholm, To-day. The Swedish ship Balticia, with a Nazi prize crew on board, has been sunk by Bri- tish warships off Stavanger.
At the time of the German inva- sion, the 2,000-ton ship was at anchor in Stavanger with a cargo of wood pulp on board, destined for England.
She was ordered to proceed to a German port. The Swedish sailors refused. A German prize crew put on board, and the Swedes were forced to take their ship out, when she was sunk by a British warship which intercepted her.
was
LONDON, TO-DAY.
OF TOTAL WAR
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Tokyo, To-day. The military are encouraging the creation of a special institute within the Cabinet planning board
which
and
The
means for conducting total war. new body will take the place of the projected economic general staff head. quarters proposed some time ago.
-THE AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCES THAT ON WED- NESDAY NIGHT A STRONG FORCE OF HEAVY AND MEDIUM BOMBERS ATTACKED OBJEC-will- specialise in studying ways TIVES BEHIND THE FIGHTING FRONT IN SOU- THERN BELGIUM AND THE MEUSE SECTOR. Much damage was done to road and railway junc- tions; the railway junction at Charleroi was damaged, and bridges in the Namur region sustained' direct hits..
Troop concentrations were heavily bombed in an
area north of the Aisne.
Other large formations of heavy over a wide area. bombers penetrated into Germany where they seriously interfered with the enemy's lines of communication.
At Binche, railway bridges and sidings were hit. Two supply traine were bombed at Geldern; they ex- ploded and caught fire. North of Aachen two other goods trains were hit.
Returning from these raids one of our aircraft saved its last bomb for a direct hit on the runway of Hague aerodrome.
Power Station Bombed
Another aircraft penetrated into Germany as far east as Leipzig and bombed an important power station near Rotha.
One of the trains hit by a Hamp- "dan bomber at Geldern, a German town near the Dutch frontier, was an ammunition train which blew up with an explosion which rocked the aircraft high above.
After a concentrated attack on an- other train near Licge the attackers saw wreckage lying all over the place.
A force of Whitley bombers spent over an hour over Hirson exploring before the attack, and then, when quite sure of their targets, dropped eight bombs right on the railway junction.
Reuter.
SLUMP IN
From these extensive night opera STERLING
tions all our aircraft returned.
Our fighting aircraft were also ex- tremely active in Wednesday's opera-
out continual tions, carring
sorties
over the battle front, and had another, successful day.
(SPECIAL TO “CHÍNA MAIL") TOKYO, TO-DAY. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SLUMP IN STERLING AND THE CONSEQUENT CHEAPENING OF RAW MATERIALS IN THE STERL- ING AREA, JAPAN MAY MAKE A
In the course of many encounters, over 40 enemy aircraft were des- troyed or seriously damaged. Six of BID TO INCREASE HER IMPORTS our fighters are missing.
During Wednesday, Blenheim, Battle and Lysander aircraft continued to harass enemy movements in the fight ing areas in north-east France and Belgium.
Five of our aircraft failed to return, The operations were continued throughout yesterday with undiminish- ed intensity.
Trains Derailed The Swedish crew state that many
Further details of... Wednesday's foreign ships, under German prize bombing operations show that trains crews, have suffered a similar fate off were derailed and set on fire and road the Norwegian coast.-Havas. sland rall communications interrupted
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FROM STERLING BLOC COUN. TRIES, THE "ASAHI" REPORTS.
Tokyo would simultaneously reduce with which country the trade balance her imports from the United States
is extremely unfavourable.
ready started on the initiative of the Discussions on the subject have al-
Finance Ministry.
Japan would seek some sort of bar- ter agreement with Britain, the paper says, assuring an even balance of trade between the Yen and Sterling blocs, and an exchange agreement for settlement either in Pounds at a peg- ged rate or in U.S. dollars.—Havas.
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