THE
FARTHER
THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 21, 1940.
TO
FALL
German Day Raiders Coming In At Over 30,000 Feet
JAPANESE
RAIDS IN YUNAN
Japanese aircraft con- tinued to attack various parts of Yunnan yester- day.
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plane made a flight along the railway to Kunming.
New Problem For Air Strategists
THE GERMAN AIR FORCE is now favour-
Shortly after 10 a.m., a scouting ing more and more the sub-stratosphere in the Around 11 a.m., 25 Japanese daylight air war over Britain, says Reuter's air bombers escorted by three figh-correspondent. This is another sequel to the failure of day bomber squadrons to penetrate the defences of Britain in sufficient numbers even with a heavy fighter escort.
ters raided Hsiokwan, Paoshan, and Tali.
At 2.20 p.m. six more Japanese
'planes attacked Mengtsz Tatun.
The air raid alarm was sound- ed in Kunming at 10.30 a.m. and the "allclear" at 4 p.m.
Central
News.
GINGLE'S
LARDER RAIDED
Re-
The kitchen of Gingle's .staurant in Gloucester Road was raided by burglars last night, and a large quantity of provi- sions was stolen.
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The Messerschmidt fighter-bombers or- dered to carry on this offensive with the help of single-seater fighters, also carrying bombs, relied first on speed and, using every avail. able cloud cover, the element af surprise.
MR. TAJIRI IN HONG KONG
Mr. Tajiri, former Japanese As a sequel, Fong Kau, 30, Consul-General, arrived in Hong and Fong Ngau-tsai, 29, were Kong yesterday from Nanking. charged with housebreaking be- fore Mr. H. G. Sheldon,, K.C. Mr. Tajiri has been promoted to the post of Chancellor in the Ja- this morning.
al- They were
Embassy panese
in Nanking, ternatively charged with receiv-
headquarters of the puppet Gov. ing stolen property.
ernment of Wang Ching-wel. First defendant pleaded not
Mr. Tajiri, it is reported, may be ad- guilty. Second defendant
proceeding to Canton shortly. mitted stealing.
that
accused.
It was alleged stole 87 eggs, a chicken, a pound of cheese, four pounds of roast beef, ve pounds of ham steak,"
two six pounds of sliced ham, pounds of pork chops, 10 pounds of steak, and a large enamel pari.
BIG ROUND-UP IN SHAMSHUIPO
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Over 30 Chinese, described as undesirables, were arrested and detained yesterday by the Police Defendants were remanded for following raids in the Shamshul- 24 hours,
po district.
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•On the bright clear days of England's "second summer" this was found not enough and height as well was necessary. Thirty thousand. feet or more is com- monly the height at which raiders Icross the coast and make for
London.
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Interception over five miles up is difficult since the man- Douvrability of the defending fighter is very much reduced near its ceiling where the con- trols are apt to be sluggish, At that height the enemy, is well out of range of A.A. fire.
The new Nazi tactics, coupled with superiority in numbers, ac- count chiefly for the small losses the Luftwaffe have suffered late- ly and for the fact that on sever- al occasions they have been no more, and sometimes less, than the British.
Reduced Area:
The almost exclusive use of the Messerschmidt 109 and 110 great- ly reduces the area of attack on England yesterday, for instance, it was confined almost entirely to the south-east corner and the damage that can be done--to the
Associated Press photo of g'ris who were injured In a Lon- don raid and emerged next morning with bandaged legs but smiling faces. (Copyright, Fox).
STOP PRESS
war effort of the country is slight,ÓNIO TI
GESTAPO TRITON AMONG THE MINNOWS
as much for that-reason as for the reason that the bomb load carried | Pill is small.
At the same time their nui- sance value is high if only be cauisd they can keep up "hit and run" raids and attacks on a grand scale from the south coast to London.
This, with constant night raids, serves to keep the outer and inner defences of the capital always on the qui vive and the population always on the "hop, which is un- doubtedly one of the main Nazi objectives.
“Kite-Flyers",
It may be taken for granted that Britain's Air Staff is giving this feature of the air war. close attention as the continued German night raids..
as
It is reasonably certain that quite apart from the bringing Into action of reserves of fight- the er, aquadrons to even up disparity of numbers—there will be among the new fighters com- ing into service an aircraft with a rate of climb and operational celling that will surprise. the Nazi Kite-flyers.
·' German day raiders are also protecting themselves with addi- tional armour. More penetrating: armament is the answer to that Nazi safety measure and that has not escaped the notice of Britain's air strategists-Reuter.
JAPANESE SEARCH FOR GUNMAN
Japanese gendarmes and are still searching for the gunman who shot and, killed Corporal Sholchi Sate. My
Barbed wire barricades “Werd erected in Jessfeld Road and: Connaught Road yesterday morn- ing. Pedestrians and vehicles were searched by Japanese, gen- darmes and Shanghat; Municipal Police Central-Nows,"
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Himmler, chief of the Nazi secret police, received a. great ovation from the Spanish Falange when he arrived in Madrid yes- terday to confer with Senor Suner,. Foreign Minister, and General Franco. Himmler arrived in a special train strongly guarded.
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GIVING UR BRANCH IN TIENTSIN
A Shanghai dispatch states that the Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. in Tientsin has decided to wind up its business.
Chinese members of the staff.j have been paid off and the Am- erican. members have arrived in Shanghai Central News.
MR. TOGO'LEAVES MOSCOW
A British military mission is expected to leave England shortly for China to help the National Government, states in the "Ta Ying Teh Pao" Shanghai to-day. It is also reported that after the com- plete evacuation of Américan citizens from; Japanese oc
the United cupied. China States Government will-in- struct American consulates in those areas to close down and will adopt stronger meaTM
· Reu- sures against Japan: ter.
The prefix "special" to telegrams is; used by the "Sunday, Herald" - and The retiring Japanese Ambas- "China Mait" to indicate news which
strictly copyright' under the provi sador to Russia, Mr. Togo, left siona- of the Telecommunications. Or- Moscow for Tokyo yesterday. He dinance, 1930, and may not be reprint was scen, off by members of the od under any circumstances, either Diplomatic Corps, Including the wholly or in part, without prior ar American, German, Italian and rangement. Turkish Ambassadors.-Reuter
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