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ONE SHIP HIT IN RAID ON DOVER
was
It is learned that only one ship struck in Monday's -raid-on Dover:
It was a tiny vessel and sank after direct hit. Only one was on board
man
and he escaped with a few scratches.
Very little damage otherwise was done.
-Reuter.
FRENCH TAKE PART IN AIR RAID
General de
Gaulle, leader
of
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THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE JAPANESE) FORCES IN HONAN WHO ARE FIGHTING AGAINST LARGE NUMBERS OF CHINESE REVIVAL OF THE IMMORTAL SCREEN CLASSIC! REGULARS AND MILITIA, ARE DESCRIBED Sweeping Spectacle! Sensational Action! BY TRAVELLERS PASSING THROUGH PEI- PING.
In the recent drive from the Honan-Hupeh bor- der northward in an attempt to entrap the Chinese forces, the Japanese used at least 250,000 men, tanks and aeroplanes, but after months of fighting in which heavy casualties were suffered on both sides little progress has been made, and the major part of| the province is still in Chinese hands.
FORCED LABOUR IN GERMANY
Free Frenchmen, issued his se- Germany hopes to ensure cond communique in London last quate coal supplies by the night.
of forced labour.
Main reason for this is said to be that the Japanese are unable to put enough men into the field ilo cope with the hordes of Chinese in Honan-practically. every man encountered by the travellers was armed, with high, ade-morale and discipline, although to use their armament was inferior
the Japanese.
The travellera describe terri- In of devastation every city-the Japanese have been systematically bombing all the cities in Chinese territory, majority of which have been virtually levelled to the ground, but this, according to the tra- vellers, is serving to strengthen the morale of the Chinese forces and populace.
It stated: "Our airmen parti- The official German news
bie out agency yesterday announced that cipated in operations carried last Monday by the R.A.F. over cmployment centres have been north-west Germany.
ordered to supply at a moment's "Despite violent opposition notice the necessary labour, un- from the ground defences the ob-der the compulsory system. jectives were attacked with suc- If required prisoners of cess and important results ob-will be used." served. All our airmen returned; Compulsion will also apply safely."Reuter.
the transport of coal-Reuter,
OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD
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HORIZONTAL
1 To be mis-
taken
4 Buckets 9'Greek letter
12 Born
13 Attack 14 100,000 rupees 15 Copdensed
body of in- ⚫formation 17 Untamed 19 To perform
20. Species of
willow
21 South
African
tribesman
23. Greek letter
24. Awe
27 Before
28 Essence
30 To move
31 Prefix: two
32 To go over
again
34 Exclamation
of disap- proval
'35 Extrnor-
dinary.
37 Story..
30 High
mountain
30 In advance
41. Compasa point 42 Untio
43 Smooth
45 To equip
46 Culmination
48 Study of
birds' eggs
51 Assistance 52 Nocturnal
34 Female ruff
- 55 Small
53 Mouthlike
opening
57 Siamese coln
VERTICAL
1 Conclusion
2 Portuguese
coin
3 To entertain
sumptuously
4 To mall
& Insect
Exists
7 Minus
8 Sedate
9 Table wine
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
AERN CONE
ABDIOLTE LATROBEE RZAGASH ZATTENTIVE MEOTSNIP IANTÁZAKE
BZIRE
BABE
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war
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10 Hlucous old
woman
11 Frozen
water
16 French coin 10 Line of
poetry
20 To surpass
in status
21 Striped
animal
22 Biblical
character 23 Baseball
· glove
25 Passageway 28 Lets fall
20 Hebrew
lotter
29 Healthy 32 Kingdom 33 Symbol for
certum
36 To divell. 30 Long-haired
cat
40 College
ofclais
42 To lubricate
44 Means of
regress
45 Roster
scenes
Main method of transportation of munitions is by mule cart upon which China, it appears, is now replying.-Reuter.
KING VISITS
TRAINING SCHOOLS
The King yesterday visited men from every walk of life who are being trained for engineering and munitions jobs. At a Government training school in the London area, these men from all walks of life are being taught to work as filters, machine operations, draughtsmen, and so on,
One of the men the King spoke to hud been evacuated from Guernsey at half an hour's notice.j He used to be a hotel-keeper; he is now being trained as a fitter.
The King was accompanied by| - Mr. Bevin, Minister of Labour and. National Service, who told him that 14,000 civilians are at pre- sent being trained in 10 such schools, and that many new schools are now being prepared Reuter.
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