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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 6, 1940.
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His Excellency the Acting Governor, Lieutenant-General E. F. Norton, inspecting the Guard of Honour of the Royal Scots, on land- ing at Queen's Pier to take up his new appointment this morning. General Norton, who landed in civilian clothes, is seen at the left of the photograph, (King's Studio).
R.A.F.
JOYRIDE ALCANTARA
Pilot's After-Breakfast Trip
ESCAPED
A 2-HOUR "JOYRIDE" flight by a British GIRL WHO bomber pilot was described in London yester- day. He apparently enjoyed himself no end! He set off for his objective in Northern France after breakfast early one morning.
INCREASE IN BRITISH JOBLESS
NUMBER
OF
NOUNCED BY THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR YESTERDAY, HAS BEEN FORESHADOWED IN PUBLIC STATEMENTS BY MR. BEVIN, MINISTER OF LABOUR SUGGESTING. THAT SUCH A RESULT WAS LIKE-
Before Mr. H. G. Sheldon this morning, Lau Siu-king, 18, spins- ter, was remanded when charged Near Gravelines, he saw an with leaving the Po Leung Kuk armoured train moving along the without a written permit from railway to Dunkirk. He bombed the Secretariat for Chinese
it.
A little later, he saw 20 barges on a canal east of Gravelines and
| Affairs,
Inspector G: W. Moreton said was one of the dropped some more bombs, regis-that defendant tering hits.
three girls who escaped. Defen- dant was admitted to the institu-
day.
LEAVES RIO
The British armed merchant-cruiser, Al-
cantara, which was damaged in action against German commerce raider last week, has been tem-. porarily repaired and has left Rio de Janeiro, according to Reuter's correspon- dent there, cabling this morning.
Pago
PEAK TRAM STATION INCIDENT
· A 24-year-old unemployed, Tse Shing, was charged.before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K. C., this morning, with robbing Mrs. D. M. Begdon of a handbag at the Peak Tram Station in Bariter Road yesterday. -Defendant was remanded for 48 hours for furtifer enquiries.
Sub-Inspector C. Baysting is fin charge of the case.
Mrs. Begdon was in the tram station at Barker Road when the Incident occurred, having
just missed the downward-bound tram.
Her first intimation that a thief had entered the station was а blow on the head, and when she turned round the snatcher dealt Mrs. Begdori a. second blow, knocking her down;
He then snatched at Her bag and ran into the undergrowth, where some minutes Inter 2 man, alleged to be the thief, was arrested,
Freakishly, when the robber snatched the bag, he left its cash contents in Mrs. Begdon's hand, she had just opened the bag and taken the
out when
struck.
money
AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCES
of
The Australian Minister Supply announces that the petrol dumps are beitig moved further inland and arrangements are be- ing made to set up cartels and pooling for marketing and maxi- mum efficiency in the use of tarik- ers and undergrounie storage.
These arrangements are al- most' complete! Heuiter
be his Aide-do-
WEATHER REPORT
The Royal Observatory reports His Excellency, the Officer Ad- THE INCREASE- OF 60,431 A little later still, he found an DURING LAST MONTH IN THE enemy bomber and got in several tion on June 24; and was placed that pressure is highest over Man-ministering the Government (Lt- for observation.churia and the Pacific to the Gen. Norton) has appointed Mr. ward . UNEMPLOYED short bursts at it before the enemy in “J”
north-east of Japan; it is relative-Garrod. Treverton to be his 'PERSONS. IN BRITAIN. AN-machine got away in the clouds. Some time between 12.30 am, and ly low over the Pacific between Private Secretary, and Captain Then he flew low over a Gra- 5.30 a.m. on July 11, defendant, the Philippines and the Western Sydney Harry Batty-Smith, The. with the other girls escaped. She Carolines. The depression is sta Loyal Regiment (North Lan- velines parade ground and ma- chine-gunned about 50 Germans was arrested in Kowloon yester-tionary over South-West China, cashire), to
and has partially filled up!
Camp. on parade there. Still unsatisfied, he next turn- LY AS A TEMPORARY EFFECTled his attention to an aerodrome; which he machine-gunned; hitting; OF THE DELIBERATE. PLAN OF GOVERNMENT TO DE- the hangars and headquarters.
During this little operation, a CREASE SOME CONSUMPTION AND CONCENTRATE DISPLAC. shell from a pom-pom gun struck! ED LABOUR ON THE PRODUC- his 'plane, and, deciding to call it TION OF ESSENTIAL. GOODS. The transfer of workers from non-essential to essential pro- duction, Mr. Bevin claimed, would' need time to carry out before the balance of employed labour could be regained.
The Ministry of Labour and Board of Trade are working toge- ther as closely as possible. to arrange the absorption of dis- placed workers in munition mak- ing and the export trade with minimum hardship.
COLONIAL SECRETARY
The Hon. Mr. Norman Lock- a day, he returned home to his hart Smith, C.M.G., has resumed base.-Reuter.
duty as Colonial Secretary.
FOUR FIGHTERS AGAINST FIFTY
AN R.A.F. COMMUNIQUE issued in Cairo says:
The increase in unemployment "In the Direlogobhi area our reconnaissance aircraft is also partly due to the loss of coal markets on the continent of escorted by four fighters met fifty fighters. In the en- suing battle three enemy aircraft were shot down, two of them in flames.
'Europe.
Figures show that the In. crease is particularly noticeable
among women employed in A force of our bombers made an attack on motor the textile and clothing indus transport concentrations west of Birelgobhi. On the tries and among temporarily employed in the coal Industry Way to the target our bombers were engaged by ap- in which the actual number of proximately fifty fighters two of which were shot unemployed is still as, a wholej very low,
Over all; industries the number
down, one of them in flames, by our aircraft.
of wholly unemployed amen was A third enemy fighter was shot fewer..by. over. 46,000. Total down by the enemy's own anti-
figure of unemployed on July 15 aircraft fire. One of our fighters| COMPRADORE
'was 827,266 against 766.835' Q is missing. month ago.-British Wireless.
PURSUING A MIRAGE
Enemy bombers attacked Mersa Matruh where bombs were drop- ped but there were no R.A.F. casualties:
FINED
Our fighters Intercepted and "I am satisfied that the pro- forced a number of enemy air-secution has proved that defen- craft: to jettison their bombs in dant had guilty knowledge when the sea. Two enemy aircraft receiving the whisky and beer, were so badly damaged that they obtained by false pretences by are unlikely to have been able A. B. Yap, who sold It_to_him,"| to return to their base
Berbera Attack...
stated Mr. Q. A. A, Macfadyen| at the Kowloon Magistracy this] morning when delivering judg ment in the case in which Malt Shul, owner of Morrison Store, of Tin Lok Lane, was charged
SIR C. P. RAMASWAMI 'AIYER DEWAN (PREMIER): OF TRAVANCORE, ADDRESSING THE TRAVANCORE : LEGISLA~ On Saturday three bombers at- TIVE ASSEMBLY YESTERDAY, tacked a ship in Berbera harbour REFERRED TO THE CONGRESS; Our, fighters intercepted the raid with receiving stolen property. DEMAND: FOR INDEPENDENCE: ers and sevorély: damaged Dos- Yap obtained, whiskey and beer sibly shooting down one of from various companies under He said that to usic that an them...
the false pretence that he wished unarmed India should discard The statement in this com- to sell them at a Cycle Meeting. Dominion status. and Brilish pro-munique that one.. British. ma- He was sentenced to six months, tection was to pursue a mirage chine failed to return is the hard labour.
and cling to the illusion that the answer to Italy's claim to have Mr. Macfadyen .fined Mak' $200| doctrine of non-violence could be "destroyed fourteen 'British air- on all charges and ordered him] carried into effect in a world full craft during yesterday."-- British to pay $200 amonds; "-to-pho of violence; — Reuter,
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