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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 2, 1940
SHIPPING AIR FORCE
SHORTAGE OPERATIONS
IN AFRICA ON COAST
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Shanghai, To-day.
London, To-day.
An R.A.F. communique is- sued in Cairo states: “R.A.F.
Despite the sharp exten- bombers attacked a troop sion of China's foreign trade concentration near Sabderat during May, the volume of in Italian East Africa with shipping in all China ports bombs and scored direct hits. substantially decreased.
Not only the European belligerents and neutrals but the Japanese as well
withdrawn appear to have
vessels from the China service.
Tonnage entering from and clearing for abroad in Chinese ports during May totalled 2,250,000 tons, a reduc- tion of 358,000 tons compared with April. Shanghai accounted for 187,000 for- tons in the decrease, but local eign shipping remained at over 1,000,- 000. tons.
of
the
No serious opposition was encoun- tered and all our aircraft returned safely.
Accico was also raided by a strong force of our aircraft but the extent of the damage is not yet known. Two naval vessels in the harbour bombed.
were
Our aircraft encountered consider- able anti-aircraft and fighter opposi- tion. One of our planes is missing.
The South African and Southern Rhodesian Air Forces carried out a number of reconnaissance flights in the It is now definitely es- Moyale Area. tablished that in the raid on Tobruk on June 29th, we shot down three enemy machines. One was an RO37, the gunner of which was killed, the aircraft being forced down behind Sibi Azeiz.
May shipping volume in Gulf Chihli ports and Tsingtao decreased of to 810,000 tons or 36 per cent. China's shipping total. All ports south of Shanghai, accounted for less than 15 per cent of May shipping.
suffered Japanese shipping largest decline, receding from 1,384,-
An RO32 was forced down and an- 000 tons in April to 1,187,000 tona In May. The decrease was almost other RO32 shot down at Amseat.
It is now definitely established that 200,000 tons but the Japanese flag
our successes dominating continued to hold
on the following day in all were two enemy aircraft. share of over 52 per cent China's shipping.
Malta yesterday experienced further British shipping during May lost raids and four enemy aircraft each bombs. Two civilians 47,000 tons, going down to 391,000 dropped 32
The were killed. and four injured. tons, representing only 17.5 per cent
was slight.-British of the total. Japanese shipping was damage caused thus three times British.
a
Volume of Wireless.
shipping under all other flags decreas-
ed equally. Havas.
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BRITISH RESOLUTION
New York, To-day. A "New York Times" edi- torial headed "War from the sky" asks: "How well can the British stand it?"
So far, says the paper, they ap- pear to be facing it with iron courage, with old illusions gone, their war ef fort functioning at top speed and their will to victory unimpaired.
WANG KEH-MIN SAYS HIS FAREWELLS
(SPÉCIAL TO "CHINA- MAIL")
PEIPING, TO-DAY. WANG KEH-MIN, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTH CHINA
POLITICAL COUNCIL, BID FARE- WELL TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CHINA IN A RADIO SPEECH LAST
NIGHT.
Wang said his resignation was due to ill health and expressed apprecia- tion of the support granted by the Japanese Government during the past few years.
He said that on his visit to Japan There is no reason to doubt Mr. he had been deeply impressed by the Chamberlain's statement that not one rapid development of Japanese indus- of the men in the present War Cabinet try and organisation of trade would consent to enter peace negotia-commerce.
tions now
more
and
He urged the Chinese people to co- operate more closely with Japan in the political and economic spheres.
In the evening Wang was the guest at a farewell dinner. given in his honour by Wang Yi-tang, the new chairman of the Political Council. Havas.
meanwhile the terror of this war is being brought every night to another people which has not known a foreign invasion for than 100 years. *
The R.A.F. is now subjecting Gor-
factory towns
ordeal which Germany never suffered in the Great War. The attacks against fac- oli tories, railroad junctions and stores in Germany are being press-factor in the war.
man
to an
Germany faces no
ed with grim peraistence, and if only possible danger of British invasion but
a fraction of the British version of the British raids must be a bitter ex- a nation which thought the damage is true, the German war perience for effort will be hampered increasing itself immune and which looked for- ward only to the infliction of suffering ly by these British raids.
on others.-Reuter. Here, too, civilian morale becomes a
I DO- MAGGIE
WHAT?
By George McManus
I'M BEGINNIN' TO WONDER IF
IT PAYS TO
TELL TH TRUTH?