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REFUTES Relentless Attacks By R.A.F. Bombers ALLIANCE LIGHTER
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RUMOURS EXPLOSION Wide Area of Reich
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Rumours spread by an IN YAUMATI
American broadcasting
which rocked the Star
FIRES, FOLLOWED BY EXPLOSIONS VISIBLE FROM AIR- CRAFT 60 MILES AWAY, MARKED A HEAVY ATTACK ON AN stationTM alleging that A mysterious explosion, OIL REFINERY AND STORAGE PLANT AT MAGDEBURG CAR- France may join the new German-Italian-Ja-Ferry, Yaumati and Mong RIED OUT ON SUNDAY NIGHT BY BRITISH BOMBERS, SAYS panese pact were cate- Kok Districts, occurred on THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE. gorically denied in Vichy a lighter near the Jordan yesterday, where officials Road Ferry Wharf at
10.15 a.m. to-day:
Immediately after the explosion,
branded the reports as fantastic.
Official circles stressed that the lighter burst into flames and France's position towards the European signatorics of the pact was fixed by the armistice clauses. it was stated the agreement signed in Berlin a few days ago
The plant, known as the-: Braunkohlen
Nezin Company, is situated 200 miles inland U.S. NAVAL from Germany's western frontier, and was subjected to a series of raids which began RUMOURS
smoke curling several hundred shortly after 10 p.m. and continued for nearly feet skywards was seen for miles three hours. around.
A fire float, in the charge. of Mr. V. Chittenden, proceeded at
Many fires started by incendiary bombs illumin- was of an essentially military full speed to assist two fire engines ated the target and guided following aircraft direct-
in extinguishing the flames.
the
character, and France ceased to
ly to the objective. be a military power on June 25. The Emergency Palice Unit was
Attacking in shallow dives and Regarding French relations with also called out to control the often from low level, the raiders Japan, these were made clear crowd which gathered along
straddled the oil plant with high when the Japanese recognised the waterfront and Inspector A.
explosive bombs leaving a trail of territorial integrity of Indo-China | Wright, of the Yaumati Police
multi-coloured fires and
spas- and French sovereignty over that Station, took charge of the situa-modic explosions. region. Havas.
tion.
CITY LAND PURCHASE
•
Later arrivals, adding their The lighter which belonged to
quota of bombs, to fires already the Hong Kong and Kowloon
raging, saw them blaze up still Godown and Wharf Company,
more fiercely and spread rapid- was lying off the No. 38 Godown
ly across the target area, between the Jordan Road Ferry
Raiders participating in this at- Wharf and Yaumati Police Sta-tack also bombed the railway at tion, when the explosion occurred. the southern exit of the city and It is learned that there were started fires close to the main line
junction, and these, it is supposed, caused the explosion.
REVEALED chemicals on board the lighter
The Police are investigating. As far as is known, there was no-one on board the craft at the time of the explosion.
The Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd., it is learned, has acquired the property
At the time of going to press the fire was still smouldering, known as No. 11 Queen's with the lighter badly damaged. Road Central, and No. 12
Ice House Street, which FUGITIVE
will, in time, be re- developed together with the St.
Francis Hotel SHOT IN KOWLOON
Building as a continua- tion of Windsor House.
Messrs. Leigh & Orange are
Gasworks Hit
Other forces of heavy bombers attacked a large coal gas plant at Stuttgart and the Bosch fac- tory which produces electrical equipment for the German Ser-
vices.
A stick of heavy calibre bombs fell across a gas works causing ten separate explosions.
The Bosch works were bom- barded for 15 minutes and aro, believed to have been heavily hit as a large fire was seen blazing in the area as bombing A ceased.
An aluminium factory at Bit- terfield and rall communication centres in Germany were Also
successfully attacked during the
night.
Great Fire
already working upon the plans. Attempting to escape and the final finished schema wil after he had, with two comprise somė -28,000;
quare feet other men, robbed the This new purchase will bring
A power station near Antwerp Into the Company's ownership on ground floor of No. 91, the north side of Queen's Road Prince Edward Road, at raiders maintained their pres- was bombed, while other night Central, all those buildings lying between the Chartered Bank of 5.30 am. to-day, a. Chin-sure on possible invasion bases
and attacked shipping; concen the Hong Kong Hotel a most ese robber was shot at and trations and harbour works at valuable stretch of property hous- wounded by a Chinese de- Ostend, Flushing and Calais. ing, as it does, many of the lead- ing, banking institutions of the Colony...
India, Australia and China and
The Company's obvious faith in the future of Hong Kong is to be applauded.. and should act as a tonie to local commercial inter-1 ests in these troublous times.
me. No. F typhoon" "signal this was lowered at 10.30
EATHER FORECAST:
dã1ñorth-Wost Indi
fine
tective.
Three men, armed with dag- gers, forced entry to the flat and began ransacking the placa,
Aerodromes "ation Gifhorn, Dessau, Evoro, Aschersleben and Schlpol were also subjected to night attacks by heavy. bom- Sbers.
The occupant of the second At Schipol, main airport of sticks of bombs door was awakened and suspect- Amsterdam, ing what was happening below, burst across the Illuminated flare telephoned for the police.
patch and at Aschersleben low- The three robbers had Just lying clouds were lit up by the walked out when a party of glow of a great are started on Chinese détectives arrived. “ *~ | the; aerodrome.,.
The men, started to run and Tailing to stop when warned,
Coastal Inferno
Chinese Detective: Lau fired at The bombardment of potentiar North them, wounding one, who was invasion bases on the Belgian, later admitted to the Kowloon Dutch and French coasts includ- éd a third attack on the; nayal
Hospital.
ASKED IN WASHINGTON
| YESTERDAY ABOUT REPORTS THAT THE UNITED STATES CONTEMPLATES SENDING WARSHIPS ON A "GOODWILL”, VISIT TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; SECRETARY- OF STATE CORDELL HULL. base at Lorient where heavy dam- REPLIED THAT NO DEFINITE age was caused in large-scale PROPOSALS HAD YET BEEN raids last week.
MADE IN CONNECTION WITH On Sunday night bad violbll-THE GENERAL DISCUSSIONS Ity hampered the attack but AND EXCHANGE OF VIEWS. heavy calibre bombs were seen | NOW IN PROGRESS WITH BRI- to straddle the target.
TAIN ON THE FAR EASTERN ' At Calais hits were scored in SITUATION.-REUTER. many parts of the dock area in the face of intense opposition from harbour gun batteries.
CORRESPONDENT ASKED TO LEAVE Other bomber forces raided the harbour at Ostend where bombs fell across the outer harbour and pondent in Bucharest for
Claire Hollingsworth, curres-
the on the new tidal harbour,
and London "Daily Express” was the docks at Boulogne where hits visited by Rumanian police yes- were registered on several main terday and asked to leave the shipping basins.
country. Bombs were also dropped on
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The British Legation has lodg- ed a protest.-Reuter.
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