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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 12, 1940
Britain Re-Affirms Her Mastery Of Sea
F
THE BOLD BRITISH ACTION against the
French fleet continues to evoke the hearty appro-GERMAN
val of the people and press of Cairo.
The "Balagh" says: The British Government has taken measures unprecedented in boldness and firmness, and there is no doubt Britain had every
AMBASSADOR
justification in not believing the enemy's promises WARNED BY
to an ally who was no longer in a position to insist on their fulfilment.
the
Britain can now review calmly
Mediterranean situation
in
Ou
na-
the knowledge she is capable cleaning it up and assuring vigation. Otherwise the British forces would one day have found themselves in an embarrassing si- tuation, like Napoleon in Egypt.
This is now removed because the Italian fleet cannot compete. with Britain.
Mistress Of The Seas
The "Modattam" says: The re- fusal of the French authorities to accept the British proposals and
PETAIN
OVERRIDES
PRESIDENT
AMERICA
Germany is apparently indulging in a species of intimidation of Latin- American countries whose sovereignty is entitled to respect, said Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State, at his daily press conference in Washington
According to the Bero- yesterday.
beck, German Minister to the rive
the obvious conclusions from this munster (Swiss) radio in He was referring to the report- led the British Government to! this grave
action. The British a broadcast picked up in ed activities of Dr. Otto Reine- Navy prevented French vessels London last night, Mar-Republics of Central America, from falling into the enemy's shal Petain has signed a hands and now can occupy her- decree under which hel
self with the Italian fleet."
This second naval battle well takes over the functions illustrated British naval suprem-
the
Reinebeck is reported in newspaper despatches to have Issued a "warning" in connexion with the forthcoming Pan- American Conference, telling the Governments of Central American countries not to on-
ly or indirectly against
acy and was a demonstration that hitherto vested in Britain is still mistress of the President of the Republic gage in any action aimed direct-
and the Prime Minister.
seas.-Reuter,
the
.many.
Ger-
Marshal Petain thus GERMANY AND EIRE
Commenting on this, Mr. Hull deposes! President Albert
said there was no theory on which Lebrun, who
should attack the Bremen radio's English broad-has been President since 1933, as any country
sovereignty of freedom of action. cast referred last night to Eire's head of the French State."
-Reuter. preparations to defend her neu- Another decree regulates trality and the position, of Britain..powers of the head" of the State. The announcer gaid Germany He will exercise the full power was carefully observing these of government in co-operation. developments because she was with Ministers and, under-secre- only interested in the mainten-taries of state who will be res- ance of absolute and unreserved ponsible to him. Reuter. neutrality by Eire. Reuter.
5,000,000 NENS
·KILLED··
Because of the lack of feeding stuffs 5,000,000 hens have been slaughtered, spy reports from Denmark.
The French Government in- tends to transfer its seat to jos- cupied France, Marahai Potain stated in a broadcast last night, according to the official German
news agency.
Marshal Petain is stated to have
LONG WAR
BETTER THAN
A SHORT ONE
Mr. LI. George
asked the German military au- Speaking in the House thorities whether Versailles could Ninety-seven per cent. of these be placed at the Government's of Commons yesterday, have been sent to Germany. disposal-Reuter.
DAWN RAID BY R-A-F. ON BOULOGNE
THE AIR MINISTRY news service stated last night that five enemy aircraft are believed to have been destroyed and others severely damaged in a dawn raid on Boulogne aerodrome by R.A.F. medium bombers.
Mr. Lloyd George said we may need all the food every acre can produce.
.
"I do not think the real cam- paign against our shipping has begun. The nearest approach to it was yesterday, and it is very gratifying that the enemy did not pull it off.
"The attack is going to be for- midable not merely on ships at sea but upon our ports and com- munications.
"We ought to be in a posi. tion that whatever
happens they cannot starve us. "I have always taken the view that a long war is better for us than a short war. A short one is the chance of the enemy. A lọng Jone is the chance of the tenacious
(cheers), who get tougher the
The raiders took the ground defence by surprise races that live in these islands and dropped bombs and got clear away before the greater the difficulties with which A.A. batteries could fire.
The first attackers scored a number of hits with high explo-| sive bombs along one side of the aerodrome. Ten minutes later 20 enemy aircraft standing at the back of some hangars were at÷ tacked.
In the course of yesterday Coastal Command aircraft on patrol in the Channel accounted for an enemy float plane.
aircraft is missing.
of our aircraft failed to return.
they are confronted."--Reyter.
FRENCH COLLAPSE
CHANGES NOTHING IN BRITISH WILL
RA.F. bombers attacked "THE WITHDRAWAL of France from the war military objectives in the Low
untries yesterday. Aero has in-no way weakened Britain's determination to dromes, barges and other tar carry on the war to a successful end; indeed Bri- gets were bombed. One of our tain's will to win has become stronger," "declared R.A.F. bombers delivered a Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Minister without Portfolio, daylight attack on the aerodromes. at St. Omer and Amiens. Five commenting on the war situation to Reuter's lobby
correspondent in London last evening. In addition, an aircraft of the Mr. Greenwood, who is also Chairman of the Production Council and has been designated by the War Cabinet to co-ordinate war production, add- ed: "We shall never cease the struggle until the free- dom of the fallen nations has been restored and our own freedom consolidated.
Coastal Command was lost on. patrol. Reuter.
N.Z. FLIERS ARRIVE
A further large draft of New "Our Navy has shown its Zealand airmen arrived in Eng-powers of initiative and has prov- land yesterday for service with ed its intrepid spirit. Our Air the R.A.F., it was stated in LonForce has daunted the German [don." The airmen have, had some air arm.
“The productive capacity of -the country increases. . Larger supplies are coming to us from „quersöäs.”
months training in New Zealand "Britain, on her own soll is The spirit of the poople is but will receive further instruc- defended by a larger army than firm, steady and confident, what- tion here before being appointed ever before.
ever trials and ; sufferings may
to units. Majority are pilots but Men from our Dominions are befall us. there are also numbers of algstanding side by side with our "Britain fights on and fights to
home troops. gunners and observers.Reuter.
win. Reuter.