THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 12, 1940
ITALY MORE DANGEROUS BY AIR
AIR AND SEA THAN ON LAND
London, To-day.
REUTER'S MILITARY correspondent says that with NEW BOMB
Italy as an ally the dangers confronting the Al-SIGHT FOR
lies are more by sea and air than on land.
Italy's 100 submarines can operate from bases close to the traffic routes and the danger is greatest between France and her African colonies.
Shorebased aircraft can also operate almost anywhere in the Mediterranean and the Italians are known to have established many secret aerodromes in the Aegeen, Sicily, Pantellaria and Tobruk (Libya).
Ever since the Italian invasion of defences have Abyssinia, the Allied been growing rapidly.
Gibraltar, Malta and Cyprus, have Been intensively fortified while the French parts of Oran and Algiers submarine are strong naval and basea.
Hunt For Submarines
Allied, destroyer flotillas are in a position to begin an unremitting hunt for Italian submarines. The Allied
battle feet is more than double the Italian.
Italy may try to sever the Mediter- ranean routes from the island of Leros raiding, as it is only Egyptian frontier,
west to east, or may be used for 60 miles from the but Allied plans.
have been prepared for every con- tingency-Reuter.
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THE REPLY TO DIVE BOMBERS
LONDON, TO-DAY.
HERE ARE SOME ANSWERS TO
are taking
a
NATIONAL SAVINGS APPEAL
London, To-day...
In the course of a broadcast appeal for national savings, Mr. Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour "As and National Service, said:
Socialist 1 feel now Is the Mussolini chance of saying to 'We work, fight, save and give to avenge the death of our great comrade, Matteotti, whom you brutally murdered","
It is worthy of note that Italy's declaration of war coincided with the 16th anniversary of the Fas- cists' assassination of Matteotti. -Reuter..
REWARD OFFERED TO AIRMEN
Panama, To-day. The newspaper "Panama
THE ALLIES
Washington, To-day.
SEVERAL
AIR RAIDS ON MALTA
London, To-day.
An official announcement says 10 hostile aeroplanes raided Mat- ta early yesterday morning, and further raids followed.
Casualties were slight and little' damage was done; one
enemy plane was destroyed-Reuter.
It is being suggested hereCOMMONS ON
that President Roosevelt's plan to give all help to the
Allies means the Allies will IL DUCE'S probably be granted Ameri- LIABILITY
ca's most jealously guarded secret the new bomb sight.
United States airmen declare that with this sight they can "hit a pickle barrel at 10,000 feet”
American circles say the secret
would be safe in Allied hands be-
cause if the sight fell into German hands it would take 18 months to make the delicate machinetools with
which it is constructed.
There is, however, a mechanism by which the sight can be blown to bits in certain circumstances. Reuter.
BIG ROUND
Ma
UP IN CAIRO
CAIRO, TO-DAY.
London, To-day.
Mr. H. B. Lees-Smith (Labour) made a brief com- ment after Mr. Attlee's state- ment on the war in the Com- mons yesterday to the effect that both the Western dicta- tors had now thrown off their masks.
He added it was now clear to all men everywhere that on Britain and France depended the hopes of free men of every nation in the world.
Commander Locker-Lampson (Con- servative) asked the Government to try and distinguish between Italians and Italians. He pointed out that the
SLEEPING ITS. FIRST NIGHT: Pope stood for peace and was a figure
WAR, they must reverence.
UNDER THE SHADOW OF CAIRO SPRANG TO LIFE AT 2 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING when MOTORISED COLUMNS OF EGYPT- IAN TROOPS, TANKS AND COM- MANDEERED TAXIS DEBOUCHED FROM POLICE. BATTLE HEAD- QUARTERS IN THE CENTRE CAIRO FOR A ROUND-UP LEADING, FASCISTS.
OF OF
After a search for arms and docu- the
that
"We must also remember King Victor Emmanuel stood for peace and we ought to distinguish between the King, with his real knowledge of the people, and 'Mus- Bolini, the castor oi! king of Italy." Replying, Mr. Attlee said he thought he had made clear the distinction be.... tween the Italian people and Musso- lini..
He added the First Lord of the
QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE OF American" says that Bruno ments Italians were interned in COMMONS YESTERDAY:—
and Vittorio Mussolini boast-former German school, where a num- Admiralty would give the House full ber of Germans were already intern- information as soon as available of the naval, action off the coast of Norway. War Office advisers
ed that the bombing of de-ed. The Egyptian authorities fenceless Negroes in Ethio- careful not to allow Germans and Ita-Reuter, pia was "great sport."
steps for dealing with attacks by dive
bombers.
The British fiduciary note issue was ipcreased by £50,000,000 to £630,- 000,000 yesterday.
The retail price of milk will be increased by 4d. a gallon from July 1. It is hoped that by then it will be possible for children and nursing
It declares that "Cobber" Kain, the New Zealander who was recently killed in France, would have disposed of both of them before breakfast.
In Cobber's memory the newspaper
lians to meet.
were
While a strong police guard pa- trolled outalde the Italian Legation and consulate, those within, Includ-
MADRID'S
Ing the Italian Minister, loudly' cs- ATTITUDE
lebrated Italy's entry into the war. The Suez Canal has already become
mothers to have a pint a day for 2d;is opening a fund for the first British a deserted and silent waterway and
afford it
householders who cannot will be supplied free.-Reuter.
HEALTHY BABIES
MAKE
HAPPY MOTHERS
BABY'S OWN TABLETS
KEEP CHILDREN WELL BY CORRECTING STOMACH, BOWEL and TEETHING TROUBLES.
or French airman to shoot down one! of Mussolini's sons, thus bringing the war directly into the Duce's house. It adds that contributions to the fund are coming in freely-Reuter..
NOT WITHOUT BLOODSHED!
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
ROME, TO-DAY. “WE WILL WIN BECAUSE IL DUCE LEADS US TO VICTORY," 'SAYS THE PAPER "MESSAGERO," AFTER WARNING ITALIANS OF A LONG AND DIFFICULT TASK AHEAD.
The war will end with the defeat of the democracies, says the paper, and Italy will gain full independence of the seas,
only British warships patrolling the Mediterranean and the Red Sea w henceforth pass-through.-Reuter.
WAR MEMORIES OF 25 YEARS AGO
(From the "China Mail" files):
June 12, 1915.
Madrid, To-day.
The newspapers “Ya” and "Ahc," both show where sym- pathies lie by defending Italy's entry into the war.
The Fascist paper "Arriva" says Spain, from her position as a non- belligerent, will continue to respect those losing the fight," meaning the Allies, but the paper adds, she cannot conceal her joy and sympathy for the great nations who were her friends in the Civil War.
This is the first time any newspaper
Italian advance forces have gone be- yond Montenegro. It is learned that has gone so far as to call the strict the success of this operation was main-neutrality enjoined by General Franco, ly due to the splendid achievements of non-belligerency, but it must not be the Alpini and Bersaglieri.
interpreted as having any official sig-
Reuter.
A French official communique re-nificance. ports fresh progress in the lower re- gion of Buval, North Lorette, and also in the region of The Labyrinth.
Thick fog at present covers the sector north of Arras.
An Austrian claim that a British warship of the "Liverpool" class has been sunk in officially declared untrue The paper stresses that the victory in London. The ship, it is officially will not be without bloodshed, for stated, worked in conjunction with Italy has entered the war at a time Italian destroyers against, the coast of when the Allied forces in the Medi-Prino and returned with them to an terranean are still intact Hayas. Italian naval base at a speed of 17
knots.
Tam: Fuk-wah, 82, was treated at Li Kam, 50, employee of the Hong the Queen Mary Hospital when bit-Kong Gas Company, collapsed and ten by a dog at Shaukiwanyester- died yesterday in the compound of Obtainable at chemists everywhere day. The dog was gent to Kennedy No. 43A Condult Road,
Town for observation.
specting a meter
in
WAR PRECAUTIONS INCREASED
London, To-day,
An indication of how much reliance they are putting on Italy's promise to leave them alone is shown by the fact that Switzerland and Egypt are now fully mobilized, Yugoslavia has called more troops to the Colours, Turkey expected, to order, partial mobilization at any, moment, Greece has taken, na-
cautions and yel and militar
ready to defend mania reports her independence and neutrality. Reuter.