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GRAPHIC STORY OF GREAT AIR BATTLE Fifty-Three German Convoy Raiders Shot Down Hurricane Squadron LOSS OF Claims Twenty-One OSWALD
A FÜLLER STORY OF THE GREAT SKY BATTLE OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL YESTERDAY GIVEN BY THE AIR MINISTRY LAST NIGHT SAYS: “THE GERMAN AIR FORCE TO-DAY SUF- FERED THEIR HEAVIEST LOSSES SINCE THE AIR WAR ROUND OUR COASTS BEGAN.
“Nineteen Junkers dive-bombers and 34 Messerschmidt fighters 53 in all were destroyed by Hurricanes and Spitfires over the English Channel.
ACTION STATIONS IN INDO- CHINA
"They were shot down during a series of attacks on convoys which lasted from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sixteen of our fighters are missing.
"A Hurricane squadron in three fights sent 21 enemy aircraft crashing into the sea. One was shot down by Polish pilots in action with the Fighter Command for the first time.
"In the second battle of the day
CONFIRMED
An Admiralty' com- munique states that the submarine Oswald (Lt-Comm Fraser), operating in Mediter- ranean waters, is over- due and must be con- sidered lost.
An Italian com- munique has stated that 52 officers and men of Oswald, in- cluding, thecom- manding officer are prisoners and unhurt. Total complement was five officers and Reu- 50 ratings. ter.
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❖❖❖❖❖ GENERAL NOGUES BACK IN MOROCCO
JAPANESE PRESSURE ON N.E.I.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") THE JAPANESE GOVERN- MENT WILL
THE REQUEST NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES TO GIVE ESPECIALLY CLOSE BILL CONSIDERATION TO 'A [NOW BEFORE-THE-GOVERN: MENT COUNCIL PROVIDING AN INCREASE IN THE 'EXPORT. TAX ON CRUDE OIL, INDUS- TRIAL SALT, GUTTA "PERCHA AND OIL BY-PRODUCTS, THE TOKYO PRESS STATED YES TERDAY.'
The N.E.I. initiated the bill as a revenue measure to raise more to cover part of the extraordinary wartime expenses incurred by the islands.
The export tax would be raised from three, to eight per cent.
Since the exports affected are the very commodities Japan con-: siders among her most important imports, the Gaimusho is expected to ask special reconsideration of the, tax increase.--Havas.
FLOODS IN FRENCH INDO-CHINA
the "To-day's main air battle was his divé-bombing attack on fought in three parts. First Ger-convoy: He dived into the sea at man attack on the convoy took high speed. After this second at- place
9.30 am.tack my engine stopped for good) between 9 and when'six' Junkers dive-bombers and I only just got back to Eng-. and three Messerschmidts were land!' destroyed by a squadron of Hur- "He managed to land at a near- ricanes which was most success-by aerodrome,
in the day's engagements. "Second attack on the same three Hurricanes of this squadron (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")|
General Nogues, Resident-Gen-(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Torrential rains on the upper convoy by a still larger forma- met 10 Messerschmidt 110's and
a-Mes-eral of French Morocco, arrived in! tion of dive-hombers and es-shot three of them and corting fighters, developed besserschmidt 109 down into the sea. Marseilles yesterday by air from reaches of the Red River in French Vichy and then took off again for Indo-China have interrupted tra- tween 11.30 a.m. and i p.m.
Morocco.. He had conferred in mic on roads in the vicinity of A dam was opened ves~ "Finally, throwing nearly 150
Vichy with Marshal Petain and Hanoi.
Hayas. "One Messerschmidt 109 was members of the Government. Iterday to free the flooded parts.- being used as a decoy. While the Havas. Hurricanes were attacking, the 110's were supposed to take them by surprise, but as one of the Hur- ricane pilots said: The Messer- schmidt 109 over-acted his part.'
Determined to resist in- vasion from any quar- ter, the Governor-General| of French Indo-China, Admiral Decoux, has, or- dered the French Far dive-bombers and fighters into the battle, the Germans made a Eastern fleet to take up third attack between 4 and 5 p.m. stations at various Indo- China ports, according to the Chinese press in one of the fights, said the sky over Shanghai this morning.the convoy was 'literally black'
Sky Literally Black
"A squadron leader, describing
is with German bombers and fight-
French colonial troops, it reported, are being augmented ers. by recruiting Annamites.
Over 20 Japanese destroyers and other warships. are
said Tong- to be concentrating in king Bay while a squadron of the Japanese Third eteaming
Fleet is
Decoy Game
"Meanwhile a Spitfire, squa dron chased seven Messersch- midt 109's over the Channel and "After the first morning bat-
destroyed six of them. tle, a Polish flying officer (who
"As the finishing touch a Splt- speaks very little English) told, fire pilot fired at a German tor- with the help of his fellow pipedo-bont off. Calais; several of lots, how he saw his first largo the crew fell overboard." Reuter, formation of Junkers supported
by new Heinkel 113 fighters.
"He said he was attacked by
General Dog-Fight
from Formosa to- wards Indo-China.
three Heinkel 113's who seemed to Twelve Hurricane pilots of the be working to plan-one flying R.A.F. Fighter Command lived Channel Japanese troop transports are alone and the other two as a pair again over the English also reported to have left For-If you attack the pair, the single yesterday morning an engagement mosa for South China and a mill-one tries to get on your tail.' fought by the same squadron more tary conference has been sum- "He tackled the single Heln-than two months ago in defence moned by the Japanese com-
kel and watched' 'It go down of the retreating B.E.F. mander-in-chief of the naval
smoking, though he was unableThey shot down six Junkers squadron in Chinese waters
to see the final crash. The other 87's and three Messerschmidt two flow off.
109's, also damaging others.
to
be held in Hainan" very shortly with a view to drawing up the necessary measures.-Reuter, -
ANOTHER TAIPO: LANDSLIDE VICTIM
The body, bf another unknown woman was dug out from the landslide near the Taipo Tunnel yesterday bringing the number of bodies unearthed:to-10.
WEATHER FORECAST:-
"If was during the last battle in Some of Germany's new. Hein- the afternoon that this Polish pilot kel 115 fighters were in action. got his Arst Messerschmidt 109. As that over France the en- "A flight lieutenant in the most gagement quickly became a gen- successful Hurricane squadron eral dog-fight with each 'Hurricane managed to bring down two Jun pilot working on his own and British Kers though his engines stopped attacking bombers and fighters as
opportunity offered.
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Just Got Back
AMAH KILLED
"He said he was forced to retire owing to engine, fellure but dived on a Junkers 87. After three or four seconds of bursts it dived and A 10-year-old amah, crashed into the sea. My engine Hueng, of No. 19, Gun Club Hill,
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