THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 4, 1940
DAYLIGHT RAIDS AT MANY POINTS IN ENGLAND WRETCHED
London, To-day.
CONDITIONS
THE MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY announces that IN FRANCE
bombs dropped by hostile aircraft which crossed the South Coast yesterday morning were few and do not ap- pear to have been directed at any particular objective. As far as is known, only two persons were slightly injured.
London, To-day. Conditions in concentra-
tion camps in France are des- cribed by an American am-
Enemy aircraft came over again in, rear gunner before the machine dis-bulance worker who has been the afternoon, visiting the South-East appeared in a cloud.
area bombs.
and dropping
a number
of
One incendiary bomb struck a build- ing and set it on fire, but the casual ties, if any, are not yet known. Reuter.
First Reports
London, To-day.
raided
German 'planes
England in daylight yester- day, but without success.
Another patrol of Hurricanes at- tacked a Dornier bomber off the east
The coast.
enemy escaped into a cloud, badly damaged.
In the evening, Spitfires raced out to sea to intercept another bomber. Six minutes after taking off they had shot it down in flames.-Reuter.
Raid On Suffolk Town
London, To-day.
It is officially announced that two people were killed and about six in- At a South-East coast town yester-jured in an air raid on a Suffolk town day afternoon, the sound of German yesterday. areo engines was heard and British
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fighters shot up off the ground to a One bomb fell in a garden, smash- terrific height. Although the sounding the front of the house and two of British and German 'planes was others in adjoining roadway. More beard, one were visible.
bombs fell in open country and in the
were
also German 'planes
over Wales yesterday afternoon; they were driven off and no bombs were drop- ped.
on
A few bombs were dropped the West coast yesterday morning but the Air Ministry said that they did not appear to be almed at any particular object. So far as is known, only two persons were slightly in- Jured.
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An unofficial report states that one German 'plane was badly damaged.- Reuter.
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Hit And Run Raids; -
Bombers Suffer
London, To-day.
sea.
An enemy plane was seen low over a town before it disappeared over the sea. People could see bombs being
released..
About 16 people were injured in raids on the north-east coast of Eng- land and Scotland.
Fighters shot down two enemy bombers, making yesterday's total three.--Reuter.
Workmen Casualties
London, To-day.
When four bombs, one of which was
of the delayed action type, were drop- ped near a group of workmen in a
a member of a unit in Paris.
He visited several camps where fever was raging among the Colonial troops. The German doctors
were
FIVE RAIDERS SHOT DOWN
London, To-day.
An Air Ministry communique atated that two enemy bombers were Intercepted and shot down by our fighter aircraft last even- ing. This brings the total enemy' aircraft destroyed during attacks on Britain yesterday to five- Rauter.
SKULKING,
SURLY LOUTS
New York, To-day. Commenting
somewhat
as a
dealing with the white men first, acidly on the conduct of the saying that "we must distinguish be- tween black and white. France must German war prisoners now learn that to-day."
in Canada, the New York He saw
5,000 exhausted French Herald Tribune" says that soldiers in one camp near Paris. Some were housed in wooden bar- they "behaved exactly as one racks, but many were in shelters might expect of their breed." made from tree branches and grass. They misconstrued courtesy They wore tattered uniforms and sign of British weakness and de- hundreds
them rushed to the cadence. They sulked, boasted and American ambulance when they saw were insulting, fully justifying the food being handed out.-Reuter. comment of one of their guards that
they were "skulking, surly louts."
The paper
contrasts their con- duct with that of other Germans, older men and those formerly In German shipping lines, who took their fate philosophically and were embarrassed and disturbed at the
of
JAPANESE SEARCH IN FRENCH CONCESSION
Shanghai, To-day. Japanese armoured cars were seen proceeding freely through the French Concession
and all day yesterday Japanese soldiers, accompanied by searches French officers, carried out in different parts of the Concession.
No arrests were made.-Our Own Correspondent.
arrogance of their fellows. Despite current evidence of German unity, says the paper, this cleavage is unmistakable. It may well prove the in Hitler's fatal joint Reuter.
armour.
COLONEL KNOX SURVIVES SENATE COMMITTEE TEST
Washington, To-day.
village in south-east England yester-COLONEL FRANK KNOX, the new Secretary of Navy, laid
Five German bombers were destroy- | day, one man was killed and thres ed and four more damaged by pilots
were injured.
of the R.A.F. Fighter Command when Several workmen were injured when the enemy carried out a series of day- three bombs were dropped in north-
light raids on England and Scotland eastern England yesterday afternoon.
yesterday, states the Air Ministry-Reuter. news service.
The raids were of the hit and run type and In most cases the German bombers approached the coast sing- ly.
Three Spitfires, after attacking а Dornier "flying pencil," watched it turn on its back and crash into the sea. They were patrolling along the East Coast when they sighted two Dorniers. The second Dornier disap- peared into a cloud, badly damaged.
A third Dornler was later hit by a fighter but evaded further attack in the clouds.
BRITISH
ATTACKS
CONTINUE
London, To-day.
He
new emphasis before the Senate naval committee yes- terday on his advocacy of stronger United States de- fences,
thought there was still danger that the United States might be drawn into war if any aggressors attempted to seize American possessions.
Replying to a question, Col. Knox agreed that he believes the Versailles Treaty "was a contributing factor" to the present war.
Ho pradleted that Europe thie
nightmare,'
winter would be "a
with suffering, starvation and eco
nomic mal-adjustment.
"
Referring to Latin-America, he said
there was a very serious situation in South America a situation almost made to order for penetration of the type Hitler has perfected in Europe.
"We would be in deadly péril if a An Air Ministry communi-foreign power gained a foothold Boats Launched que announces that aircraft here."
of the Bomber Command of Spitfires attacked an enemy aircraft belleved to be a Heinkel, off the Aber-the R.A.F. continued their at-
tacks on Tuesday night.
deenshire coast. ·
The enemy put up resistance but at the end of the fight glided down onto the sea and the Spitfire pilots saw two rubber boats being launched:
A Junkers 88 bomber was also shot down into the son off the Scot- tish coast and three members of the oraw were aden to take to the rub- bar boat.
Two Spitfires patrolling the south- east coast shot down another Dornier "Aying pencil.”
Heinkel Damaged
Targets included aerodromes in Denmark and Belgium, communica- tions in the Ruhr and Westphalia, ob- jectives at Hamburg and Dortmund and docks at Zeebrugge.
All our aircraft returned safely. Aircraft of the Coastal Command yesterday bombed enemy bases at Taxel and Ymulden in Holland, in the course of which they shot down an enemy fighter without loss.
One of our aircraft failed to return Hurricane, pilots damaged a Heinkel from reconnaissance yesterday.
III over the Channel and silenced Its Reuter,
Committee Statement
.
The naval affairs committee "later issued the following statement:
"The committee is of opinion that although Col. Knox has expressed ex- treme views in favour of ald to the Allies he has also emphatically de- clared his opposition to entering the European war and favours only moral and economic aid to the Allies by our citizens, as distinct from economic aid by our Government.
"He also stated his opposition to extending any governmental aid that would involve us in war or would to any degree impair our own defences, which has cleared up the principal Issue Before
committee," Kaiter.
NOMINATION APPROVED
Washington, To-day.
The Senate naval affairs committee yesterday approv- ed by nine votes to five the nomination of Colonel Frank Knox as Secretary of Navy.
Approval was given after Colonel Knox was questioned for long time on a report he favoured the despatch of United States soldiers to Europe. Col. Knox specifically denied the charge.
Consideration of Colonel Knox's and Mr. Henry Stimson's nominations will' probably be given by the Senate next week.-Reuter.
SHANGHAI WEATHER PHENOMENON
(BPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Shanghai, To-day.
A strange phenomenon was obn served in Shanghai early yesterdays afternoon when the sun had a dark”; halo background bordered with the colours of the rainbow. The Chinese. say it is a harbinger of a bad harvest coupled with continued ware. Sicca- wel Observatory, however, la studying the phenomenon and will 'make' Istatarient shortly. Heves.
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