THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 6, 1940.
37,000 BOMBS ON
ON GERMANY
Royal Air Force's Activity In Course Of One Month
JAPANESE
ARMY RESHUFFLE
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Stronger repression of espionage, unification of the military police system and strengthening of the national defence system] in Japan, are the funda- mental aims of the Army] re-shuffle, according to the Tokyo press yester- day.
was announced
The re-shuffle under the form of the regular] semi-annual list of promotions and | command changes which assume extraordinary significance in view, of present circumstances, accord- ing to the "Asahi,"
According to the official Gazette,
the powers of the gendarmerie increased. Measures
have been
are also announced for closer co- operation between the variousi prefectual civil authorities and the local army commanders. An- other important decision announc- ed in the Gazette was the esta- blishment of a central military fuel depot under the command of Major-General Moto Hasegawa.
Creation of this depot, marks
ULTIMATUM
RUMOURS DISPOSED OF
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The Balkans con- tinue to be a hotbed. of rumours, derived largely from Nazi in- spiration.
Latest alleges that in the last two or three days an ultimatum has been conveyed to the Turkish Govern- behalf of ment on both Italy and Ger- many calling on Tur- key to choose between Britain and the Axis Powers.
The reports are denied in authorita- tive Turkish quarters
in Ankara Havas.
M.B.K. FOREMAN ATTACKED
the completion of the unification An unprovoked attack on the of the Mitsui of the military fuel administra-Chinese foreman tion, supervising the manufac-Bussan Kaisha Coalyard in Yau- ture, storage, purchase and dis-mati District was made at 8.45 tribution of all fuels, fats, olls a.m. this morning.
are
statement to the Police, said that
Facts And Figures on The Air Struggle
IT WAS LEARNED IN LONDON YESTER- DAY THAT DURING A RECENT PERIOD OF A MONTH THE R.A.F. DROPPED 37,000 BOMBS ON GERMANY AND OCCUPIED. COUNTRIES, COMPARED WITH ONLY ABOUT 7,000 DROPPED BY THE GERMANS IN RAIDS ON BRITAIN IN THE SAME PERIOD.
Since the night of June 18/19, confirm- led German losses in aircraft totalled 307 compared with 172 R.A.F. losses.
It is believed in' London that Britain is running neck and neck with Germany in the rate of aircraft production which in Britain has recently increased by leaps and bounds.
SHANGHAI TRADE DEPRESSION
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R.A.F. Meanwhile the latest communique, issued in London yesterday, announced that R.A.F. bombers attacked the oil plant at Sterkrade, in the Ruhr. Consider- able damage was done to the tar- get which was left in flames.
on
An attack was also made Krefeld aerodrome where a han. started gar was hit and fires among the aerodrome buildings. All our aircraft returned safely.
The Air Ministry news service adds that from before midnight in
until the early hours, R.A.F. raid- the ers were over the Sterkrade works.
They dropped 14 tons bombs - high explosive and Incendiaries and set alight] oil flowing from the shattered storage tanks.
the cost
The depression and their by-products required The victim, Chiu Kai, 51, in a Shanghai markets, by the army. Among promotions Lt-he was struck in the face, while Continued rise in the General Yoshijiro Umetzu, com- in the lavatory, and his belt, con- of living index and manding the Kwantung army, and taining some $210, was unbuckled corresponding fall in the Lt-General Otozo Yamada, Ins-and taken away by the attacker. pector-General of 'Military Educa- He has since been admitted to purchasing power of the tion, both to the rank of full the Kowloon Hospital suffering Shanghai dollar, can be general.Havas.
ANNOUNCING=/
THE
ARRIVAL
OF
NEW
SUPPLIES
OF
DAKS
from two black eyes.
THE PRINCE-
OF SLACKS
FOR MEN
THERE IS NOTHING SO
ascribed to four main causes, according to a re- port issued yesterday by the industrial section of the S.M.C.
These manifestations, according
to the report, resulted from:
Firstly, the crash in speculation influenced the which adversely commodity markets.
Secondly, over-stocking. Thirdly, the repercussion of the European war upon local stocks.
of
One pilot said the fire was still blazing as he flew home.-Reuter.
Blenheims Clash:
With Messerschmidts
The Air Ministry news service states that three Blenheims of
the Coastal Command, flying in
tight formation above the clouds,
four Messerschmidt| defeated
109's on Sunday.
The Blenheims were `patrolling! the French coast when the Mes- serschmidts attacked them.
The British dived steeply in the formation, firing the whole time, . Fourthly, the closing of
broke Indo-China and Burma routes and and two Messerschmidts the blockade of Chekiang and Fu-away and headed for the French kien ports, which deprived local coast, one apparently in flames. productions of their main outlet.
Havas.
RUMANIAN TO ACCEPT AMPUTATION?
:
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PRACTICAL AND COM. A further amputation FORTABLE IN THE
- WEARING AS DAKS
THEY GIVE THE MAXI- MUM OF EASE AS ALSO OF PRIDE IN THEIR POSSESSION. CUT & FASHIONED FROM
The Blenheims brought the! concentrated fire of their rear guns on one of the remaining German planes and it is believ- ed it was severely damaged.-
The Blenheims all landed safely without damage or casualties." Reuter.
METZLER MURDER. ARRESTS IN SHANGHAI (Continued from Page 1):
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A sharp battle of words is be- will soon be an accom-ing fought between the two Shanghai Russian dailies, one, the M. Bossy, Rumanian Minister "Russian Daily News", accusing to Rome, who heads the Rumanian pro-Japanese elements of Metz- the "Far delegation in the Hungaro-Ru-ler's murder, while manian negotiations, is expected Eastern Times" finds this accusa- tion absurd and states the "Rus- in Budapest shortly.
According to the Budapest sian Daily News" is a Soviet pub- newspaper "Pester Lloyd," the lication trying to cover up its Hungarian Government will sug-true identity."
gest as a basis for negotiations the The paper ends by saying the Russian organisation will clause embodied in the Belgrade new armistice on November 14, 1918, "compel the Soviet Russian Dally which fixed the demarcation line News' to close down with every between the Austro-Hungarian possible means in our power;" and Allied armies.
This lineran from the high valley of Natszaos along the Bis tritza River through Maros, vill- nge on the Maros River, and along that waterlay until its junction with the Tisza. Rivera
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STOP PRESS
There has been no further development arising out of the detention in Hong Kong of Mr. Yamaguchi as the re- sult of action taken under the Defence Regulations, though it is learned that arrange- ments have been made for a visit to him by a member of the Japanese Consular staff.
Paul Yankovsky, chief of the Japanese of
affairs section French the
Police in Shanghai, was shot dead this morning at his home in the French Concession. An armed Chinese entered the house after obtaining admittance by calmly ringing the doorbell.' Upon seeing Yankovsky he
started immediately
firing.. in Yankovsky was wounded the throat and died a short while later. Yankovsky, was recently in charge of preven- tion of political terrorism in the French Concession.
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