THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 15, 1940
ROSIER
AND ROSIER
Remarkable Figures In Final Air Battle Check-Up
NEW SORT Three British
OF FEELING IN R.A.F.
BAN ON SALE
*
OF CREAM
Pilots Lost: 78 Nazi Planes
Only three cases of en- A more complete check-up shows that on gine troubles in two years Tuesday, the Nazis lost 78 'planes for certain. is the proud record of We lost 13 'planes, but 10 pilots are safe. one squadron of Spitfires, Seven of them are not even injured. its commander reveals. The 'planes are very re- liable, the Squadron-Com- mander says, and pilots take to them like ducks to water.
new
Some 500 German 'planes were used in waves against Southampton and the Kentish coast. Some got through and dropped bombs on Southampton, but they paid dearly, for 22 were destroyed, nine of them Junkers dive- bombers.
The Germans, it is believed, are| prepared to lose large numbers
During an engagement at Dun- kirk, they sailed into a formation! of 80 Nazi 'planes and shot down 19 of them, without one Spitfire if 'planes in order to keep the sustaining a single bullet hole!
Illustrating the modest R.A.F. claims of the number of German 'planes brought down, he said that in one series of dog-fight: they only claimed eight machines. but he himself calculated that 24 were hit most of them so badly it is unlikely they ever got home,
From Dunkirk, the squadron turned its attention to the defence of Britain,
around the coast, making a total of $43 'planes or 92 a day. In that same period and in the Spitfires and Hurricanes busy same area, the R.A.F. lost 120 while the bombers work more or planes or roughly two a day. ess unmolested. If this is so, the In addition, 21 R.A.F. pilots of olan is not working well, as these this number are safe. The Ger- Sgures show:-
Imans lost over 500 men, killed or
captured, as against our Reuter...
On Sunday, the Germans lost 22 bombers and fighter-bombers and 44 fighters;
On Monday, they lost 30 bombers and fighter-bombers and 32 fighters.
On Tuesday, they lost 54 bombers and fighter-bombers and 14 fighters.
In other words, the R.A.F. isi
Every man, the commander went on, feels something stirring getting the bombers. inside when he sees bombs being It is stated.officially in London dropped on Britain, and this that the number of German "makes him fight like the very 'planes probably destroyed or deuce" to prevent it.
badly damaged in the past two weeks is even greater than. the
"There is a new sort of
ing here since the first Dover down. battle," he continued.
In A Dog-Fight
99.-
IN BRITAIN
Ministry
of
The Food announced last night that the sale of all kinds of cream will be prohibited as from October 1 with the object of conserving liquid milk supplies, to use them for the manufacture of essen- tial dairy products.
The milk amounting to approxi- mately 70,000,000 gallons in a normal year, will be diverted to other purposes.— Reuter.
saved,
WASHINGTON'S
CLOSE WATCH ON CHANNEL BATTLES
feet-140 claimed as definitely brought DOMESTIC ISSUES are taking a back seat as Washington watches the fateful battle of the Eng- The official claim is always alish Channel, for it is widely realised that its results in the present type of fighting-may be fateful also for America. it is impossible to stick to the old
conservative one, and although-
Describing what happens when rule of not claiming a vitory
The "Washington Post" de-|
the squadron receives instructions unless it is seen by two pilots, Air Force may continue to prove its mettle.
On every hand hope is expressed that the Royal as to where the enemy is, he said it is a point of honour with each that they flew off at a great height|R.A.F. pilot not to claim a Ger-clares: "The stakes. in the battle until they located the enemy and man 'plane unless he has seen are of incalculable magnitude but then shot down to about 4,000 break up or crash. feet, pouncing on the bombers
if and fighters,
His own impression of a dog- fight is that one suddenly hears. the noise of what seems to be a typewriter. This means that a Messerschmidt from behind.-
"Aerobatics
is firing on you
then start-and one of you goes down!" After the light, the 'planes fly back to their aerodrome in ones and twos.
The ground-staff generally know before anyone else if a pilot has had a good day because, although it is against regulations, the pilot. on approaching the 'drome, gives an upward roll or pulls another stunt to express his glee!-Reuter,
DANES NEAR BREAKING POINT
Britain rulo me, the box rent UNCERTAINTY
for
triumphs, blight years have been
As a result of this, the official which figures are often less than half spreading over the world will be of those unlikely to return home. arrested."
In the past eight weeks, the ratio of German to English losses respondent says that on the bat- The newspaper's political cor- has been 44 to 1. From June tle depends not only the fate of
to Tuesday-56 R.A.F. and A.A. batteries shot of all free peoples.
days-the the British Empire but the fate down 527 enemy 'planes, while, the Royal Navy brought down another 16 In British waters
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NO REBUKE FOR MR.
CUDAHY
He deplores the fact that while! the last two months have given Britain the opportunity to im- prove her defences they also have
IN FRENCH
COLONIES
Information continues
BRITISH BLOCKADE PROBLEM
The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, an- [nounced in the House of Commons yesterday that 1 the Government had re- ceived no communication from the Government of the United States with regard to letting food sup- plies through the block- ade to the unoccupied part of France.
At the same
might take it that
time, the House
the Govern- ment were in close touch with the United States Government on matters such as the one mention- ed.
Asked what steps
were being taken to enable. French refugee sailors of the mercantile marine and fishermen who are now in this country
to secure a liveli- hood and to assist in the Allied cause, Mr. Butler said that ar- rangements had been made for those French sailors who were willing to serve in their own ships to do so, sailing under the British and French flags, receiv-* ling the same pay and working in the same conditions as British
seamen.
Many had accepted these conditions although others had offered to return to France and were now awaiting repatria.
tion.
Every effort had been made to enable French fishermen now in
this country to go to sea and fish from their own vessels, thus-con- tributing to the nation's supply jof food. - Reuter.
BOATMEN CAUGHT IN MINEFIELD
been of value to Germany in the to-reach London from the CHINESE BOATMEN WHO United States, where those who
once spoke of a phoney war now French colonies in Africa, WEEKS IMPRISONMENT, BY talk of phoney fears, with the result that American eagerness to Suggesting an atmosphere HARBOUR MASTER, AT THE help Britain is beginning to "wilt of uncertainty in those ING FOR ANCHORING IN THE
under the wind of irresolution."
Frightful:Climax
territories.
"WE WERE CHASED BY THE JAPANESE," STATED FIVE
WERE FINED $20, OR THREE
COMMANDER G. F. HOLE,
MARINE COURT THIS MORN-
TATHONG CHANNEL MINE- |FIELD YESTERDAY, In the French Cameroons, for had always remained outside the
The men explained The "Baltimore Sun" says. that
that they
Cudahy, the American clearly, the war is moving
instance, there is said to be a harbour to
limits, but yesterday Ambassador to Belgium, who was some new frightful climax, and strong party in favour of sup-were chased by Japanese boats, recalled to Washington, visited the adds that Germany is preparing porting the free French Volun- and had to take refuge in the White House yesterday and saw some new main stroke, the fate teers under
Colony's waters. General de Gaulle, Asked why they did not anchor Afterwards, Mr. Cudahy said it "encounters the determined while in Madagascar, the officialjelsewhere, the men replied that The was authorised to tell the resistance of a resolute people." tendency is to support the Vichy they passed the Tathong Channel
Press that he had not received a
'With the mounting anxiety Government,
and saw other boats anchoring rebuke: from the President and
caused by the opening of the
there so they did the same. They there was no question of his re- blitzkrieg, some ciroles in The tendency is tempered, how did not know that it was a pro- signing.
Washington think that Presi ever, by a widely-expressed de-hibited area. dent Roosevelt may shortly sire that .Madagascar continue to take action concerning the cale trade with British territories.
Mr.
President Roosevelt.
of which will not be known until
He added that President Roose- velt had said that the action of The following letter by Valfrid the State Department in dis Spaanberg, Swedish editor, is pub-avowing his London interview lished in the provincial Swedish was not intended as a rebuke.-reported press!--
Reuter.
"It is a grave mistake to ima- gine that the German yoke is lighter than the Russian and to believe that concessions are more satisfactory than", resistance,
can
"Austrians and Czechs testify to the latter as well as the Dones who, though only at the beginning, are getting as much as they can stand and look to the future with terror.
!
BURGLARS SENT TO PRISON
of destroyers to: England. Soundings on the subject are to have already been made in Congress on this behalf. - Reuter.
AXIS CHIEFS TO TRY CONSISTENCY
Awnew.Governor-General-has been appointed by the Vichy -Government. This official-war
formerlying Dakar, and' his-at-f titude towards: the new French Government is stated to be not very clear.
TANG LIANG-
OFF AGAIN
A Domel, agency, despatch, from Reports from the Belgian Nanking, issued in Tokyo, to-day Congo show that the Government states that the demand made in there continues very friendly to a statement: by Tang Liang-li, Four montlis' hard...labour, was
the Allied cause. It is under-chief of publicity of the Japanese, imposed by Mr. E. Himsworth at
stood that the considerable cop-sponsored Chinese Government, GERMANY AND ITALY HAVE per field there is continuing to was that "America should follow Kowloon this morning on Sze To- APPARENTLY DECIDED. THEY export and close economic con- the British example and with- Denmark's Future fan, 20, and Tami Kai, 21, for HAD BETTER TELL THE SAME tact with the territory is being draw.her.tropps from China.
theft and burglary,...... "Plans are already being made
STORY IN THEIR COMMUNI-fully maintained, Reuter,***** Tang, alleged that the stationing to remodel Denmark on German nccused were arrested in Shang- ANNOUNCEMENTS.
AND OTHER. "NEWS":
of foreign troops in Shanghai was lines. Previously comfortable hai Street yesterday with cloth-
Illegal and, commenting on “ru-.. It is announced in Berlin -that| people are starving and everything ing which they had stolen from Dr. Goebbels has received the KWANGSI (GESTURE transferring the British sector to mours of secret negotiations for edible in Denmark has been taken No. 39, Argyle Street curly that Chief of the Italian Stefani news and replaced by substitutes worth morning.
the American guard," ho, declared little.
agency..
The Kwangsi Provincial Gov- that his Government would not It is officially announced fur-ernment has issued, an order acquiesce in any action affecting "The whole of Europe is to pro-into the Kwong. Song Factory, ther that they "discussed Ger-exempting, import tax on gasoline China, such, as the secret transfer vide supplies for the German Portland Street, and had stolen a man-Italian operations in the field, for a period of three months of treaty rights or privileges as Army with recompense."--Reuter, typewriter and an electric fan, of news!"--Reuter,
Central News.
between foreign powers-Reuter.
Det.-Sgt. W. G. Morrison said QUES
On August 7, they had broken