THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 27, 1940
GERMANY'S "Q" RAIDER NATURAL
Story Of The Sinking Of The Davisian
FARMER CAPTURES NAZI PILOT
A German bomber brought down in south- west England early yes- terday skimmed the roof of a farmhouse before crashing in a field. Three of the occupants
were killed.
The pilot, the only survivor. he parachuted to earth where
was captured by the farmer, a 47-year-old ex-soldier and meni- who ber of the Home Guard, seized a shot-gun and raced across the farmyard in stockinged feet.
his
The farmer afterwards said the pilot was "a bit contrary and if he had moved his hands I should have left him have It. My daughter told me not to do it."
The pilot was taken to farmhouse where the farmer's
wife bathed and bandaged
face.
SOMETHING
DOING---BUT HUSH-HUSH
A hint that import- ant news favourable to Britain was to be expected within a week, was made by Mr. Bernt Balchen, head of the Nor- wegian air mission, in an interview in Toronto yesterday.
Mr. Balchen said: "I cannot reveal at present what is hap-. pening or may hap-
pen.
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"The news-and it will be 'big will break either at or in Washington Toronto.' -Reuter..
the!
his
o
He was afterwards given
tea and cake, and then the farm- er, still armed with his shotgun.: marched him two miles to
village
Reuter.
constable's
the
house.
BRIGHT TONE ON
STOCK EXCHANGE.
Ex-
"
M. AVENOL PLANS TO RESIGN
Disappearing 6-Inch Guns
On 'Merchantman'
THE CREW OF A Norwegian ship which rescued 25 survivors of the British freighter Davisian, stated on arrival in New York yes- terday that the freighter was sunk by a fast 10,000-ton German raider named the Narvik.
The raider, disguised as a Swedish mer- chantman, carried disappearing 6-inch guns. Survivors stated the Davisian was attacked on July 10 about 240 miles east of the Virgin Islands, within the American neutrality
zone.
The raider on approaching thei Davisian suddenly threw a piece of canvas bearing the swastika
the over
side and opened up. with two 6-inch guns.
replied with The Davisian her single 4-Inch until a shot from the raider wounded the gunner and four scamen and forced the Davisian render. The Germans took the Davi- on board and sank sidn's crew the ship. They kept the captains of the Davisian and the King John, the other ship sunk, as well as five wounded men, as prison-
ers.
Put Adrift
to
sur-
The remainder, numbering 66, adrift in leaky open
The League of Nations has re-were put ceived a telegram from M. Joseph boats with only water and hard Avenol-resigning from the Secre-tack.
League tary-Generalship of the
A steady stream of buying or-from the end of next month. ders on the London Stock
It is thought in Geneva that a change yesterday was responsible Committee of Three will handle for a general improvement under the League's affairs after that the lead of Kafflrs,
while home date.-Reuter.
rails were also prominent on sa-
M. Avenol has been Secre-
tisfaction at yesterday's interim tary-General of the League since
Leading
dividends.
industrials 1932.
attracted support. Oils and cop-
pers initially moved up and sub-edged securities were quiet.. Wall sequently turned steady. Gilt-Street: Steady.-Reuter.
ANNOUNCING
THE
ARRIVAL
OF
NEW SUPPLIES
OF
DAKS
THE PRINCE-
Lifeboats Containing-41-men reached a West Indian 'island Davislan's crew but 25 of the drifted and rowed or sailed 640, miles before the Norwegian ship
them, more Lief found dead than alive, a mile from Samana, in Santo Domingo.
the stated
raider The crew could make 19 knots and carried] Reuter. 300 men.
BRITAIN
AND
OF SLACKS BULGARIA
FOR MEN
THERE IS NOTHING SO PRACTICAL AND.COM- FORTABLE IN THE
COMPETENT
BULGARIAN
IN SOFIA YESTER- CIRCLES DAY STATED THAT BULGARIA
HAS BEEN INFORMED
THROUGH DIPLOMATIC THAT BRITAIN CHANNELS
FAVOURABLY SETTLEMENT CLAIMS TO
WOULD VIEW
AN AMICABLE
OF BULGARIAN
THE SOUTHERN DOBRUDJA,
it was added that this does not in principle represent a change on Britain's part.
authority said this The same expression of the British attitude became possible only after the marked swing of the Rumanian|
the towards
Axls Government
and the rejection by King Carol Rou- of the British guarantee.
ter.
FILIBUSTER
IN SHANGHAI
WEARING, AS DAKS THE MEETING OF THE CON- THEY GIVE THE MAXI. SULAR BODY AT SHANGHAI CALLED TO CONSIDER THE MUM OF EASE AS ALSO APPEAL OF AGAINST TERROR- OF PRIDE IN THEIR ISM BY MR. W. J. KESWICK, POSSESSION.. CUT & CHAIRMAN OF THE SHANG- FASHIONED FROM HAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, BY SUPERB MATERIALS. WAS VIRTUALLY KILLED
OF THE JA- WE ARE PLEASED TO A FILIBUSTER ANNOUNCE THAT WE PANESE. CONSUL - GENERAL,I ARE NOW ABLE TO SUP. MR. Y. MIURA, ACCORDING TO PLY THESE IN ALL JA SHANGHAI REPORT.
3.30 The meeting opened at SIZES & IN A VARIETY o'clock in the afternoon, and was OF FABRICS. IN' GREY, BROWN, FAWN AND GREEN,
adjourned at 6.40. In the 3-hour FLANNELS, GABARDINE, CRASH, CORDUROY AND TROPI: session, Mr. Miura practically
monopolised the floor. CAL WORSTEDS.
- IN A FULL RANGE OF SIZES
WE ADVISE AN EARLY VISIT
Mr. Miura's speech, which rar into 4,000 words, bitterly attack- ed Mr. Keswick for his failure tc. consult, his. colleagues before is- suing the appeal to the Consular Body. He also complained' that Mr. Keswick should not have re-
his to the Press.
WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.e-Japanese Consul-General
10, ICE HOUSE STREET.
also attributed the terrorist-wave in Shanghal to Chinese patriots loyal to the National Government. After Mr. Miura's speech, the Consular Body decided to re- meet on August 2-Central News,""
as near to Nature as is desirable are Sir William Crookes' lenses.
Something to offset the harmful glare is necessary but you don't have to have the whole landscape- darkened like a rainy day to do that.
Wear Crookes and know what real eye- comfort means.
O IPUIS
PLAN SUGERE FREE OPTICIAN PEN
STOP
PRESS
Mr. William Knudsen, chief production
expert
of
United States National fence Commission, stated in Washington yesterday
the De-
is
that
the
by the
plan announced Lord Beaverbrook for production of 3,000 planes a
month for Britain-in-the- United States would require the construction of 38 new factories and production at this rate, he estimated, could the not be reached before middl eof 1942.
•
Mr. Knudsen, said the British purchasing mission had asked the Defence Com- mission to estimate the cost of creating facilities for the manufacture of planes on this scale and the estimates would be ready for the week-end.
American aircraft produc-" tion of all types except smal- ler commercial "machines was expected to total 895 during August but this. would be considerable increased
October.
Next month's
by
production
would include 236 military planes for Britain and 396 for the U.S.A.
The Wright Aeronautical Corporation had borrowed $02,000,000 from the Re- construction Finance Cor- poration to build a new aero- engine factory which would. increase
the.
**** company's capacity by about a thousand engines a month.-Reuter.
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