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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1940
SPENT CARTRIDGES CAME DOWN LIKE HAIL"
Dog Fight Over SE. Coast Town
TALKS IN
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Desultory
R.A.F.
TOKYO LIKELY Nazi Air Raids PLANES RUN
TO CONTINUE
A short report was received in Lon- don yesterday from Sir Robert Crai-
1
gie, British Ambassa- dor in Japan, dealing with his talks with Mr. Arita, the Japan- ese Foreign Minister.
The report is now being considered and it seems likely the Craigie-Arita talks will continue.-Reu- ter.
WINS D.S.O. SINCE KILLED IN ACTION
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GAUNTLET
The report of a bomber
AN AIR BATTLE TOOK PLACE OVER SOUTH- EAST BENGLAND YESTERDAY AFTER- NOON, SAYS A REUTER MESSAGE pilot who returned from FROM LONDON THIS MORNING.
an attack on. Stavanger
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HITLER TO SPEECHIFY IN REICHSTAG
The Hungarian Prime Minister, Count Teleki, and the For- eign Minister, Count -Casky, left Budapest yesterday for a short visit to Berlin, accord- ing to the German news agency.
It is understood (says, a Budapest mes- sage) that Count
As soon as the enemy aircraft crossed the aerodrome was issued last
coast from the north-east they were gaged by fighters out of sight in clouds.
evening by the Air Minis-Teleki and Count
entry news service. It says:
the
and
Rapid machine-gun bursts were frequent,
spent cartridges came down like hail over a town.
The raiders then flew wards over another town.
"Each of the three aircraft in my flight dropped its bombs but there was no opportunity to ob- serve the result owing to need to take avoiding action.
west-ported to have been 50 badly fire,
Here Jamaged by our defences that i
..the
"The port aircraft of my "flight had most of its rudderblown away, presumably by anti-aircraft
"On. leaving the target about 20 the dog-fight came into view. is unlikely that it got home again. enemy aircraft were attacking Houses and a stable were dam-The port aircraft was shot down tacking the raiders and finally aged in a Scottish town and some in flames and also the aircraft of
windows broken. There were the starboard side.
British fighters had been at-
drove them off to the south.
Several Dead
A south-west town had aew minor casualties.-Reuter, daylight raid yesterday after- hasr when a single bomber dropped bombs. Extent of the damage is not yet known.
Flew Low
There were a number of ca-| sualties, including several dead, in a raid on a south-east England town last night.
It is believed the death roll in The raider flew fairly low and the south-west England daylight was hotly attacked by guns. raid yesterday was six, and several
Another raider at a higher al-people were also treated for minor) A list of R.A.F. awards titude dropped bombs which fell injuries. ― Reuter.
in a field:
issued in London yester-At least two were killed and a day includes one recipient ew injured in an air raid in the of the D.S.O. who has Welsh area yesterday afternoon.- since been reported killed in action.
one of
Reuter.
:
Nine German Raiders Over Scotland
Planes: Shot Down
announced in
Csaky will attend the meeting of the Reich- Stag on Thursday. It is reported that Count
·Ciano, the Italian For- eign Minister, will also be present. Reuter.
COUNCIL OF LABOUR OPPOSED TO
"The engine, of my aircraf: cannon fire, the engine seized and died and the airscrew drop-out, meeting in London last night, The National Council of Lab- ped off. The attack by enemy unanimously expressed aircraft, lasted for over 30 min-tion to the purchase tax on the opposi-
and the oil tank were hit.....by · PURCHASE TAX
utes.
· Forced Landing
enemy.
ground it would impose an un- fair burden on the poorer section of the community-Reuter.
FRENCH AT SUEZ TO EVACUATE FAMILIES
"I made a forced landing when the under-carriage jammed in the "up" position. All the hydraulic system had been put out of ac- tion during the fight with the It was reported in Cairo yes- It was officially.
"My air observer shot down one sent to French members of the terday that a circular had been London last evening that two Messerschmidt and possibly dam-Suez Canal administration advis- jenemy bombers
and one fighter aged several others. were destroyed by British fighters gunner damaged and one enemy fighter by anti-midt."Reuter. aircraft fire, in enemy bombing England yesterday. attacks on several districts in
attacks in
to
Other decorations notified yes- terday were 26 D.F.C.'s. whom has since been killed, and in Eastern England and Scotland There were more enemy raids one reported missing, and 21 on Monday night and early yes- D.F.M.'s, one of whom has since terday morning, High explosive announcing this states enemy air- The Air Ministry communique been reported missing.
and incendiary bombs were drop-craft made bombing One officer decorated succeeded ped but there was practically several districts. in making a detailed reconnais damage or any casualties. sance of the objective from 500;
A.R.P. workers 'dealt efficiently feet, enabling him subsequently to with incendiary bombs which fell bomb the most vital part of the in one south-east town. target accurately with devastating Nine German 'planes appeared results.
over south-east Scotland yester-went into action and losses were Another officer led the first day morning.. One plane is re- inflicted on the enemy.-Reuter. leaflet raid over Germany at the beginning of the war' and since has been a splèndid; example of courage and determination,
^ sergeant is decorated for locating and bombing a railway siding and trucks with 12 250-1b bombs from 600 feet. From the violent explosion that followed it was evident an ammunition train had been destroyed-Reuter,
U.S. FLEET MAY BE MOVED TO ATLANTIC
President Roosevelt stated at his
Some damage was done premises at a Bristol Channel port and a few casualties were caused.
Fighter aircraft and A.A: guns
“IRON GUARDISTS
IN RUMANIA
NOT SATISFIED
A FOURTH "IRON GUARD" member of the Gigirtu
Cabinet has resigned, says a message from Bucharest. The other three “Iron Guard”” mem- *bers resigned from the Rumanian Government
on Monday night.
'press conference in Washington The
yesterday that there is at present a plan to move the United States Fleet from Hawaii to the Atlantic. The President made the state- ment following a conference withị Admiral Richardson,
comman
der of the Fleet, who made an un- heralded flight from: Hawaii Washington. Reuter.
PROHIBITED
Rumanian Cabinet, met yesterday morning and is reported to have accepted the resignation.
SINGAPORE "HELD UP AS
EXAMPLE
The Board of Trade in London!
Political observers in the Bal- kans belleve that M. Gigirtu will either try to fill the vacant offices or will resign, leaving the way open for a complete: "Iron Guard” Government. (The "Iron Guards" are the Rumanian Nazis).
It is reported that King Caro! has refused to accept any of the resignations.
The latest measures in Rumania include a decree which orders civilian mobilisation of all farm and forestry workers. Several
has prohibited all exports to Al- IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS geria, Tunisia and the French zone TO-DAY, LORD MARCHWOOD, in Morocco. The order is beina FORMERLY SIR GEORGE PEN enforced immediately Reuter. NY, 16. TO ASK THE GOVERN million women, men too. Told to MENT WHETHER THEY WILL Bght, and boys will also be called FOLLOW THE ACTION OF THE up to make sure of ample labour STRAITS GOVERNMENT WHO for the harvest, WHILE REALISING THE DIS- There are more anti-Semitic TRESS AND INCONVENIENCE measures, the latest being direct- THAT MAY POSSIBLY BE ed against newspapermen. The The Treasury" announced
CAUSED A CERTAIN NUMBER Bumanian Press has been inform- London yesterday that steps had OF INNOCENT PERSONS, HAVE ed by the Government that it will been taken whereby sums due to DECIDED TO INTERN ALL no longer tolerate Jewish direc- persons in the sterling area by ENEMY ALIENS, AS THEY ARE tors or staffs on Rumanian news- the French Government and or- ¡NOT
4 PREPARED TO TAKE papers-Reuter.
PROBLEMS OF FRENCH FINANCE
ganisations organised by the ANY RIBK IN THE PRESENT French Government in respect of STATE OF WORLD AFFAIRS,
goods supplied and services ren-Ho will also ask if, for any ren steps as soon as possible to arrest dered, will be paid as expedison, the British Government con- and ship them wherever they tiously as possible. British Isider it undesirable to intern will constitute the least danger to
4thein in Britain"they will take the State-Reuter,
Wireless.
The
reafing them to evacuate their fami- one Messersch-lies from the Canal Zone-Reu-
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