THE CHINA MAIL, JUNË 28, 1940
BIG DAYLIGHT RAIDS BY R.A.F.
Concentration On Nazi Oil Stores And Refineries
LONDON, TO-DAY.
AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE STATES THAT ON WEDNESDAY R.A.F. BOMBERS MADE DAY- LIGHT RAIDS INTO GERMANY. Despite enemy fighter attacks, an oil plant at Ger- senkirchen and railway sidings at Sobt were bombed; one of our aircraft is missing. During the night further bombing operations were carried out. Our aircraft attacked the sea- plane bases at Texel and Helder and aero- dromes at Schipol, Waalhaven and Dekooy, in Holland.
Aerodromes at Dortmund, Bonn and Hangorf, near Muenster, and Langehagen, near Hanover, were also bombed.
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Attacks were made on an oil finery at Cologne and exposed factories at Ludwigshafen, near Mannheim.
Marshalling yards and ́rallway junctions at Osnabruck, Rheydt,
Hamm and Soest were hit. Other bombers attacked docks, lock gates and bridges at Willemsoored and Gnemuiden, in Holland. Two of our bombers are missing.
Misburg Refinery
Yesterday our bombers again raided Germany in daylight.
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An oil refinery at Misburg, near Hanover, was hit and fires started.
Other bombers attacked oil re-
fineries at Bremen and a factory at Salzbergen. All our aircraft re- turned safely.
Yesterday morning our patrols over France attacked two enemy aircraft one of which they destroyed.
MALTA BUS HIT BY BOMB
Malta, To-day. Malta yesterday morning had its seventh air raid in 28 hours.
The sound of heavy firing was heard and alarms sounded at 9 a.m.. and 11.15 a.m.
Twenty-three civilians were killed and several wounded on Wednesday
PACIFIC
NAVAL ALARM REPORT
Washington, To-day.' Unconfirmed reports persist in informed quar- ters that part of the U.S. Fleet from Hawaii is at present heading for the west coast of South America..
This is coupled with an- other report of unexplain- ed Japanese manoeuvres in the Pacific near South America. Reuter.
MACAO CALLING IN FIREARMS
Macao, To-day, The Portuguese authorities have re- evening in the most severe of Wednes-quested all holders of firearms to sur- render revolvers, automatic pistols, day's five raids during which about 70 bombs were dropped.
and sporting rifles, for "safe custody.” -Our Own Correspondent.
One bomb hit a bus full of pas- sengers most of whom were killed. There was some damage to private property.
The bombers part
were driven off by British fighters and A.A. fire.
Four members of the crew of a Heinkel bomber which took on the raids on Britain on Wednes- day night were landed at an East Coast port yesterday, thus confirm
ing that three enemy bombers were destroyed in these operations.
A fourth is known to have been seriously damaged,-Reuter,
GOERING CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS
London, To-day. Reuter's correspondent on the German frontier tele- graphs that intensive propa- ganda among the Hitler Youth for volunteers for the air force is regarded as evid- | ence that recent losses were heavy.
Men belonging to classes from 1904 to 1920 and not yet called up have been told to present themselves immediate- ly to the local authorities.
German newspapers
are full
of
Most of the bombs dropped during other raids on Wednesday fell into the sea and uninhabited and non-military areas. Reuter.
NO PROTEST
London, To-day.
"No protest has been made by the Chinese Government or on their be- half in regard to the Tientsin agree- ment," Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secre- fary for Foreign Affairs, stated in written reply in the House of Com- mons yesterday.
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He added: "Copies of the relevant document were, as a matter of cour- tesy, communicated to the United States Government in advance of pub- lication."Reuter.
PREMIER MAY MAKE EARLY STATEMENT
London, To-day. The Lord Privy Seal stated in the Commons that the Prime Minister hopes to be able to make a statement on the war situation at a very early date. If there should be a desire for debate, business can be ordered ac-
announcements of soldiers killed in cordingly.-British Wireless.
action.
The Swiss newspaper "Bund” re- ports that German wounded are housed in hotels and hospitals all along the Rhine from Basle to the shores of
Lake Constance.-Reufer.
M. BLUM ARRIVES IN ENGLAND
London, To-day. M. Leon Blum, former French Pre- mier, arrived in England yesterday. Reuter.
TOKYO REPORT ON HONG KONG SITUATION
WAR GIFT OF SULTAN OF JOHORE
FRENCH AFRICA TO FIGHT
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London, To-day.
General Nogues, Resident-General of Morocco, formally announced that he will not give an inch of French African soil without fighting.
The radio in Tunis broadcast the declaration adding that Italian forces have failed to advance into French, territory in Africa,-Havas.
Djibouti's Resolve
Aden, To-day, The French authorities at Djibouti Intend to fight on, according to a re- liable report received here.
The Governor, M. Deschamps, is being strongly supported in his stand by the general commanding the French troops who said he was "confident in his ability to cope with any situation." -Reuter,
JAPANESE PLANS ON BORDER OF FRENCH INDO-CHINA
Tokyo, To-day,
Latest information from the Indo- China frontier show that Japanese London, To-day. troops which started operations on The Sultan of Johore yesterday June 17 captured Lungchow on June handed over to the Colonial Secretary 25 and advanced to Mingklang. They a cheque for £250,000 as his gift to plan to sever all communications be- the British Government for the prose-tween Indo-China and Chungking, cution of the war. - Reuter.
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