THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 1, 1940.
Grave Blow To The Luftwaffe
Nazi Plan To Invade Britain Miscarries Badly 5,000 Men
SIR SHENTON THOMAS'S TERM
STOP PRESS
Lost In Two EXTENDED.
Months
GERMANY'S LOSS of over 2,000 'planes and 5,000 men in August and September is a very grave blow to her first-line air strength, says Reuter's air correspondent; this belief was expressed in London yesterday by a high R.A.F. officer.
Sir Shenton Thomas's term of office as Gov- ernor of the Straits Settlements has been extended, stated Q Colonial Office nouncement in Lon-. don "yesterday.
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an-
in
Sir Shenton will re-
residence Singapore towards the end of the year. Reuter.
MADRID ATTACK ON
It is too early yet to gauge the fuil effect of the first major rebuff the luftwaffe has suf- fered since it crushed Poland. On the other hand that rebuff serves to show clearly that the Nazi plan to invade Britain has miscarried U.S.A.
badly up to the moment.
The R.A.F. does not doubt that invasion is behind the plan of campaign of the German High Command
on both sides of the Channel.
Over Britain, the luftwaffe was first used to smash R.A.F. fighter opposition by attacks cnlefly on aerodromes.
man
This accomplished, as the Ger- High Command evidently thought, the
London attack on began on September 7.
The Madrid paper "Hoja Official over Britain, apart from machines del Lunes" in an editorial yester- damaged and believed destroyed,
United States in- day attacked whose loss could not be definitely confirmed by the careful check-fluence in South America whither up employed by the Air Ministry-directed now the U.S. has
it thinks American efforts will be
The R.A.F. lost 69 'planes "defeated in the European and during the same period but 37 | Asiatic, front.” pilets were saved.
been
The Spanish press is always suspicious of any signs of colla-
between North and! boration South America, Spain regarding | itself as the rightful spiritual Reuter. leader of that continent.-Reuter.
It is estimated that German aircraft whose pilot losses from loss is confirmed alone are, on the basis of the above figures,
Possibly the Nazi leaders approximately. 555.
thought sufficient disorganisa. · tion had been caused by last Friday to permit the next of. their pre-invasion campaign to be attempted.
Major Defeat
They tested it with another mass daylight attack and for the third time in two months their large formations suffered a major defeat.
The German High Command must now be faced with a pro- blem which has become serious as the months pass, namely how is air superiority not only in numbers but ability to be achieved?
BIG NAZI OIL PLANT
DEVASTATED
(Continued from Pape 1) docks at Flushing in the early hours of yesterday morning.
In an attack on long-range gun positions at Cap Gris Nez salvoes of high explosive bombs were seen to explode close to the gun emplacements. Reu- ter.
Wide Area
after the last aircraft had left the outskirts, of the city. Explosions which continued for some time marked the attack on a factory near Hanover.
At Kamen, near Dortmund, an- other factory was set on fire.
Fokker Factory
Raiders operating over Holland attacked the great Fokker air- Amsterdam. craft factory near The factory, which is now com- mandeered by the vaders, is situated in the
German in- dock
Unless Germany can find an answer, in the R.A.F. view, she Sunday night's attacks on rail cannot successfully invade Britain, communication centres in Ger- nor can she do any real lasting many were spread over a wide damage to the country's war po-area. Railways at Ehrang, Mann- tential areas most of which our heim, Soest and Coblenz were area, fighters, guns and balloons are so bombed and fires were started in It was heavily bombed and successfully protecting.
goods junctions in Cologne, Osna- fires and explosions were seen to bruck and Hamm where sticks break out among factory build- of heavy calibre bombs fell along ings and in docks. lying to the one side of the goods yard caus- | south. Reuter. ing two separate fires.
A Week's Figures Meanwhile it was stated in London yesterday that during the week ended midnight on Septem-- ber 28 German aircraft losses were 222 machines in battles
An oil plant at Hanover was
attacked shortly before 11 p.m.j
Amsterdam Havoc
sterdam during an R.A.F.
raid
early yesterday, says an Amster- dam despatch to the official Ger-
A large fire in the target area Particularly heavy damage was was still burning 20 minutes done in the harbour area of Am-| man, news, agency. Reuter,
DAKS
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")"
Well-informed quarters state that the conference, be- tween Admiral Hart and di- plomatic officials on board the U.S.S. Augusta yester- day was primarily concerned with a discussion on means and measures for evacuation of 5,000 American nationals from Shanghai in the event of increased strain in American-Japanese relations.
Tension in Shanghai is no- ticeable since the shooting of
a Japanese officer in Hong- kew and the beating up of a rating from the Augusta by Japanese gendarmes. Own Correspondent.
Our
Under no circumstances whatever will China recognise Japanese leadership in the "establishment of the so-called Greater Asia nor will she ever recognise the validity of the "new order," declares an official statement issued - in Chungking.in connexion with the Axis-Japan pact-Reu- ter.
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