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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 14, 1940.
BACK TO LIFE
"How do you feel this morning, Jock?"
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Ugh!"
"Like that, ch?"
Worse than that!"
"Good party, though. Never enjoyed an evening as much for years."
«I've never hated a morning as much. I'm still tossing feverishly on my bed of pain. In fact I don't suppose I shall ever get up again. Send me some books from time to time, will you? And a few flowers. Teli the boys I'm keeping e stiff upper lip."
"Has nobody told you about Gimleta? I stuck to them all evening. Feel as fresh as a whole field full of daisies.”
"You mean that Rose's Lime Juici takes care of the hangover before it starts ?"
"Definitely. It's known as 'a thera- peutic agent' if that conveys any- thing to you."*
"lì might, if my mind could grasp words of more than one syllable. I
SAY
-- I think I'll send out for some right away. May act retrospectivaly. Thanks for ringing old boy. I feel better already. See you one of these days at the club. Good-bye."
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ON A
ANNIVERSARY REFLECTIONS ON MOONLIGHT CHANNEL
(From Reuter's Special Correspondent on
the British Front Line)
STRANGELY ENOUGH, it is on a brilliant moonlit night of this "Second Summer” that belief is firmest that Hitler cannot repeat William the Conqueror's successful invasion of England 874 years ago to-day.
For with the Navy taking a hand in the Channel warfare, the Battle for Britain, it seems, is slowly but surely being thrown back. by the combined arms of England's sailors, soldiers and airmen.
The "Silent Service" prefers to remain very as it must silent about its part until it is sure have been when it announced the shelling of Cher- bourg that the facts revealed will not assist the enemy to locate and punish its units.
If the Berlin report of a naval engagement off the Isle of Wight was an officially "inspired" feel- ing for valuable information (as I suspect it was), this would ex- plain the Navy's discret reception of it.
The night before last, four bat- teries of German long-range guns from Cap. Gris Nez to Calais open- the ed up and kept firing over Channel every 10 minutes or so for two hours.
. One
German salvo was
of
CHERBOURG
SHATTERED
BY NAVY
eight shots, and altogether be. British reconnaissance
tween 70 and 80 shells' must have been fired that night,
flights over Cherbourg, Like Drake in their indifference which was heavily bomb-
to the nearness of invaders, a par-
ty of 60 Servicemen christening aed and shelled: by the new canteen simply went on with
their party,
Not all the fire which I watched seemed to be in the same direc- tion:
Little Disturbed
NOT RAMMED BUT BLASTED
A Spitfire pilot of a Fighter Command squadron recently blasted a Ju.87 right. out of the sky. The word "blasted" is just- ly used, for on this occasion the hail of bullets from the Spit- fire's eight machine- guns shot the German aircraft to pieces in the air..
Parts of the enemy machine, flying in all directions, hit the pur- The suing fighter. fighter's airscrew was dented by one frag- ment:
"It was an amazing sight," said the pilot afterwards. "The Ju." just blew up in the air."
1000000000
Navy and Air Force on APPEAL
Thursday, confirm that there has been a big re- duction in shipping in the
MAY BE
port and that there are LODGED
in signs of a good deal of ac- of tual damage.
British bombers were busy bombing enemy positions their nightly hammering enemy-occupied ports, but would hardly explain why every
this
one on this side of the 'Channel' were so little disturbed.
A uniformed figure told me the next day:
AT KOWLOON THIS MORN-
A
FOR ILLEGALLY STORING 65 4-GALLON TINS WITHOUT
WITH NO LICENCE AND
A vessel alongside the MaritimeING, THE MANAGER OF TIN Station was still on fire at the time LEE GARAGE WAS FINED $60 of the reconnaissance, while there was another fire in a warehouse on the east of the inner harbour.
The Colonial Infantry barracks "DANGEROUS GOODS" LABEL were badly damaged and bombs ATTACHED.
Mr. M. A. de Silva," for or shells had done heavy damage
defence, pleaded not guilty to a seaplane base
Cher-
both charges. Reuter. bourg.
near
Official Statement
the
to
Fire Mr. J. Wollard, of the Brigade, said that he visited the Garage shortly after
.noon.
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"You can take it from me we taught the. Hun a lesson, but 11 cannot say more." British gunners which also con- tribute, with the British sailors and airmen, to giving this part of England the spectacular name. of "Hell's Corner," man anti-aircraft An official communique issued October 5 and found the tins of guns from 3-inch calibre upwards, by the Admiralty and Air Minis-petrol stored in the office, which was not a place for dangerous as well as heavy field guns of 9.2 (try states: calibre and up.
"Air reconnaissance over Cher-goods. He also found 91-empty The mammoth British shore-bourg which was heavily bom-ins in the office. guns which
sometimes return ( barded by both heavy and light Mr. Silva said his client placed the Nazi cannonade across the forces of the Royal Navy shows an order for 129 tins of gasoline Channel may more often be that the Petite Rade, torpedo- for a filling station opposite the forcing the Battle for Britain boats, appear to have been dam-Alhambra Theatre. back into the enemy's teeth, as British 'planes and warships are doing already-Reuter.
VICHY KEEPS
IN STEP
aged.
The 65 tins were part of the consignment and in the The "Bassin Charles" now con- were only temporarily
to tains only a few small vessels. cflce waiting for the buyer.
Drydocks and repair slips in take away. the "Bassin. Napoleon" have After the court's decision, Mr. been heavily damaged.
Silva stated that he would have to consider an appeal.
A vessel moored alongside the Gare Maritime. was still burning fiercely at the time of the recon- naissance and a fire was
.still burning in the entrepot on the east side of the inner harbour, which appears to have been se- verely damaged.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") The virtual suppression of all Trade Unionism in France is seen in a recent law promulgated on The main seaplane base at the initiative of the Minister of Chantereyne had been hit and ser- Industrial Production, M. Reneiously damaged.-Reuter, Belin.
Henceforth, no labour confe- derations will be admitted.
"BROKER" SENT
AN ATTEMPT
*A
TO EXPLAIN
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") VICHY GOVERNMENT COMMUNIQUE DISCLOSES TAHT THE GERMAN/ITALIAN MILITARY COMMISSIONS AT UNOCCUPIED PRESENT. IN FRANCE EXERCISE STRICT
TO PRISON CONTROL OVER THE EXECUA-·
THE MILITARY
Labour will be represented by industries only, and both labour and employer organizations will have as their main object the Ki Ying, 24, broker, was charg-TION OF bringing about of battetr under-ed before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett, CLAUSES IN THE FRANCO/ standing between capital and at the Central Magistracy this GERMAN AND FRANCO/ITA- labour. Havas.
morning, with obtaining $210 by LIAN ARMISTICES. false pretences from Tam Wal- Denying rumours widely spread RUMOUR SCOTCHEDyin, on October 8.
among the population, the com-" Defendant obtained the moneymunique explains that the com- Rumours wero circulating in by pretending that he was in a missions' activities are strictly Chinese business circles this position to sell 10 pounds of confled to the task with which they morning that Jardine's and But-coffee-essence for $210. The are entrusted. ¦--- terfeld's had suspended sailings parcel supposed to contain coffee The commissions cannot order to North China ports.
essence.contained: fiqur dhe MAT any requisitions which are not in- however, Defendant was sentenced to cluded in the "powers granted to lamidially denied by the companies, five-months hard@labour• * them; Havan op 15 13 14 1
The rumours...are,