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AREA OF ENGLISH TOWN DEVASTATED Fifty Nazi Raiders WASHINGTON İNAZI AIR Shot Down In Day DENIES PLAN TO Of Furious Battles SHANGHAI
A FURTHER SEVEN GERMAN PLANES – FIVE FIGHTERS AND TWO BOMBERS – ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SHOT DOWN INTO THE SEA BY BRITISH FIGHTERS IN AN AIR BATTLE OFF THE SOUTH-EAST COAST OF ENGLAND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
These are additional to at least 43 destroyed in raids on other points of the Channel coast.
INDO-CHINA MYSTERY
These seven planes were part of a forma- tion of about 50-enemy raiders comprisingTM fighters which tried to cross the coast at a great height.
They encountered a strong force some damage to naval buildings, of R.A.F. fighters which put them including a hospital."-Reuter. to flight after riddling many with
SOME MYSTERY APPEARS bullets. TO ATTACH TO THE SUDDEN STOPPING BY THE WEATHER STATIONS IN INDO-CHINA OF THE BROADCAST OF WEA- THER REPORTS.
Those shot down fell into the sea several miles from the shore.
Severe Raid Havoc
REINFORCE
(Special to "China Mall.")
The State Depart- ment in Washington yesterday denied that any new contingent of American troops will be sent fo Shang- hai. It was stressed that no such action is contemplated.
-Havas.
Crash On Foreshore JAPANESE
Unconfirmed statements of eye- witnesses of yesterday's air bat- les claim that a number of Ger- man aircraft have been destroyed including two Junkers dive boin- bers which are said to have been shot down by British fighters . mean that the Japanese have) Meanwhile heavy damage is re-within three minutes when Ger-
taken action against the French ported to have been done to man raiders colony, it appears to be connected houses during a raid on a south-off the south-east coast.
attacked a convoy with the existing tension.
west coast town yesterday.
While the silence of Indo- China's weather bureau does not
of
Afr. C. W. Jeffries, Director the Royal-Observatory in Hong Kong, had no comment to make when approached by the "China Mail this morning, but said he hope Indo-China would resume
machine is
CHARGES OF
ESPIONAGE
(Special to "China Mail.")
BLITZKRIEG BEGUN?
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
It is generally admitted in London that German air attacks in the last few days have assumed an ever increasing mo- mentum, and many mili- tary observers contend that the "air blitzkrieg" has actually started.
Apparently the German air force no longer confines its at- tacks to cities or ships and Nazi planes now carry out concerted offensives directed against all vital points on the southern coast.
Yesterday German chaser planes again violently attacked balloon barrages which are almed at preventing diving at- tacks."
Observers in London wonder whether the German air attacks are the prelude to landing at.
The first German
tempts, as might be inferred from the extensive preparations carri- a British merchant ship when a in Japan on described as preparing to dive on The recent arrests-of-foreigners ed out by the Germans on the Spitfire appeared and exchange of were based strictly on evidence Havas.
espionage charges other side of the Channel- machine-gun bullets resulted in in the hands of the Ministry of A brewery was destroyed by the sea
the German diving straight into Justice, the Justice Minister Mr.
press yesterday. A minute later another Junkers
Many dwellings in a half mile square in a thickly populated area were reduced to ruins.
sending the daily reports on wea-direct hits and the windows of a feet. from a height of 2,000 Akira Kazami, told the Tokyo
ther conditions.
BRITISH RELATIONS WITH SOVIET
chapel were blown in during a Service while children were shel-attacked again and, according to arrests on its own responsibility, investigations progress, whatever
ese judiciary. The Ministry carried out the Mr. Kazami concluded: "As the tering behind a wall
singing these accounts, was challenged by he said, and to say that the arrests suspicions that hymns.
Weymouth Attacked
a Spitfire and after a short fight were in any way motivated by the entertained regarding the motive may have been among the clouds the German pilot was seen to bale out, his to libel the integrity of the Japan-
expediency of foreign policy was of the arrests will be dispelled."
Havas, machine crashing on rocks on the
A joint communique issued by foreshore. British Wireless. the Admiralty, Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security last jevening stated: "Following this morning's action over the Straits of Dover, enemy aircraft attacked Weymouth and Portland.,
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") SOVIET DIPLOMATIC QUAR- TERS IN LONDON INDICATED¦· YESTERDAY THAT THEY EX- PECT BRITAIN TO FORWARD A NOTE TO MOSCOW FIXING BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE RE- GARDING THE INCORPORA- TION IN THE SOVIET OF THE BALTIC COUNTRIES.
THEY WERE ENGAGED BY OUR FIGHTERS; FINAL FIGURES ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE BUT 50 ENEMY AIRCRAFT IN ALL ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED TO-DAY,
Main points of difference bell Nineteen of our fighters are tween Britain and Russia are the missing but it is hoped some of Baltic credits frozen in London the pilots may be safe. and the diplomatic representation of Lithuania, Esthonia and Latvia,Į
A number of houses were dam-
BEHIND THREAT TO INDO-CHINA
WITH REFERENCE TO THE FRANCO-JAPANESE NEGO- TIATIONS IN INDO-CHINA, IT IS LEARNED IN CHUNGKING THAT THE CHINESE AU-
the
It is recalled that the Ministers aged, some seriously. Some dam-THORITIES ARE FULLY PRE- of the three Baltic countries re-age was also done to communica-[PARED TO MEET ANY DE- fused to recognise the latest de-tions and an oil tank was set on VELOPMENT IN INDO-CHINA. fused to recognise
re but the fire was soon extin- velopments in their countries and guished. remained on duty, etnining · of-|
Chinese circles consider ileial-British recognition of their Ships Hit By Splinters Japanese move to be as much a threat against China as against There were a number of casual-Britain, belleving that while ties but few of these were serious Japan's immediate object will be and only one fatal casualty is re-Yunnan, she will eventually move ported.
into Burma for a threat against Singapore.-Reuter.
rank.-Huvas.
YUGOSLAV LINER REPORTED SUNK
(SPECIAL. TO "CHINA MAIL"')"; THE · BERLIN RADIO AN- NOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT 'THE 7,800-TON) YUGOSLAV STEAMER HVAR WAS SUNK BY AN UNKNOWN SUB- MARINE WHILE ON THE WAY ¿TO BRITAIN.-HAVAS.
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During the attack on Portland . minor damage was caused
two of His Majesty's ships by splinters. No other shipa 'or`ves-i sela austained any damage. Bombs falling on shore caused
WEATHER FORECAST:
And south-east winds, ate; fair to showery,
BODY OF PANCHEN LAMA
Negotiations are reported to be under way for the removal of the South body of the Panchen Lama from moder-Kokonor to Tibet, soys Reuter
'from Chungking.
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