Goering's Night Raiders Now Find The Going Harder
SHANGHAI STRIKE SETTLED
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
It was reliably learned in Shanghai last night that the transportation strike will end to-day. Agreement was reach- ed yesterday between Wang Ching-wei's political labour union and the Concession au- thorities.
authorities
It is said the agreed to accept the demands for
An additional allowance of $6 monthly;
Reinstatement of 30 dis-
charged employees;
Payment of wages for the strike period; the companies to be responsible for obtain- ing the release of arrested employees.
Union Recognised
SPECIAL. TO "CHINA MAIL") Barring unforeseen develop ments the strike of French bus and tram employees in Shanghai will be settled this afternoon and full services are expected to be resumed to-morrow after a months' interruption.
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Forced
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Landings DAYLIGHT Foggy Weather RAIDS
(By Reuter's Air Correspondent)
NAZI NIGHT RAIDS on London and other parts of Britain are being maintained non-stop after six weeks only at the cost of growing losses.
These significant facts were revealed by a senior R.A.F. officer in London yesterday.
Firstly, three German night bombers which crashed recently are presumed to have made forced landings owing to foggy weather.
Secondly, on Sunday night A:A. gunners brought down four enemy 'planes.
Needs Good Pilots
"Only good pilots can come over Thirdly, it has been learned on in really sticky weather.
And 'reasonably good authority that it will shorten the length of the many German night bombers have raids, as it has done already, with crashed on landing back at their pilots anxious to return before home aerodromes.
their home aerodromies are blan- keted in fog.
Details of the settlement
The official Service attitude to hot known but it is understood the the effect of the weather and the management has granted its re-improved defences on the scale of Cognition to the now labour enemy night attacks was put to union reportedly sponsored by me this way: Nanking while the former labour body has been merged into the hew organisation.-Havàs.
"Bad weather will not stop ralders altogether. It should re- duce their numbers.
BERLIN DISTRICT TURNED INTO RAGING INFERNO
DISPLAYING GREAT' DARING
IN THE
FACE OF HEAVY. GUNFIRE, R:A.F. PILOTS TURNED A BERLIN DISTRICT INTO A BLAZ ING INFERNO DURING THE BIG RAID ON THE NAZI CAPITAL ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
Many incendiary bombs and high explo- sive bombs of the highest calibre fell in the area, states the Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm "Aftonbladet,” who, visiting the district immediately afterwards, found: a- scene of great destruction.
About 20 were killed and vounded. Bomb splinters, broken lass and stones were flying
bcut.
Other reports declare that Bri- ish 'planes approached the city h waves from several directions. The city was illuminated by a waning moon-but small clouds provided the raiders with cover. The German official communi- uc declares that only incendiary ombs were dropped. This con- licts with reports by the official Tazi news agency that high ex lasives were inlong as well, Railways Hit
A railway track "in.. western Germany was hit by British
ombs ongSunday night,
BRITAIN'S
AIR POWER
There are more 'planes in Great Britain of every
operational type ready for immediate service to-day than there
were two
This admission is contained in a months ago. Sermane High: Command-com- };
Kuniquely which claims that no This statement Lord Beaver
"The problem of bringing down enemy raiders, largely a scienti- fie one connected with the loca- tion of the 'plane, is being tackled with the utmost energy.
"I am quite optimistic it will be solved."
Britain's Biggest Victory
Service thoughts on the pro- gress of the air war over the past; month lead to these conclusions:-
Firstly, the breaking up of the last' masS German day formations on September 16 may be counted as the "big- geɛt British victory of the war." Secondly, day raid ng by the Luftwaffe since then will never win the war.
Thirdly, while the R.A:F: boniber_force_is_still not as large as Germany's, It is alm- ing its bombs by night far better than the Germans. The. R.A.F. intends to make it
|"as hot for Berlin us it'can,"
consistent with the present: plan other objectives at
of bombing the same time.
Middle East Campaign
Two hundred and fifty aircraft have bombed: Berlin in visits on
14 separate nights in the past month, and the German capital has absorbed 200 tons of bombs.
As to the future, it is quite clear, in the R.A.F. view, that the enemy "is contemplating a campaign In the Middle East this winter."
The R.A.F. in that area is being reinforced to meet the threat without weakening its offensive or defensive power in Britain to any important extent, thanks to home production which, far from being affected by enemy raids, has “ex- panded in the last month or two," and to supplies of American air- craft which, incidentally, compare very favourably with the British. -Reuter.
FRENCH ROUND-UP OF "COMMUNISTS"
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JAPANESE MISSION. REACHES HANOI
mis-
A Japanese sion led by Mr. Matsumiya, Ambas- sador-at-Large, has ar- rived at Hanoi, stated the Havas agency yesterday.
The mission, which is preparing negotia- tions for an economic agreement with Indo- China, may take the
opportunity to arrange for the pur- chase of quantities of raw materials imme- diately necessary. to. Japan.-Reuter.
DIMINISH
Guns and fighter-de- fences were
in action
throughout yesterday and one enemy
bomber is known to have been des- troyed, states an Air Ministry communique issued last night.
In addition four enemy 'planes are now known to have been des- troyed during the night.
Attacks over the British ca pital were carried out yesterday morning by single enemy 'plants while a small number also pene- trated the Midlands and north- West.
Similar enemy activity on a smaller scale occurred in the after- noon.
Bombs dropped in London were mostly on the outskirts. One block of flats was damaged and some houses hit.
A factory was damaged in Lan- cashire and some damage caused at several' points on the Channel coast.
Total casualties were not large but some were killed.-Reuter.
GRYNZPAN TO BE
SENT TO BERLIN
The Polish Jew, Grynzpan, who assassinated vom Rath, Counsellor of the German Embassy in Paris, on November 18, 1938, is being sent to Berlin for trial, it was stated in Vichy yesterday.—Reu- tér.
BRITISH BEER
IS:
BEST
McEwan's
Red Label
SPARKLING BEER
Five were arrested and 70 others are to be interned follow- ing the searching of 120 houses belonging to the "principal French |...¡
ommunications were broken, brook Minister of cAlçoraft:iPro-, military communists" in the Loiré BREWED & BOTTLED
The communique-also- claims duction, told pressmen In London department stated the Havas natia asubmarine sanka British yesterday, was after allowance agency yesterday.
seized-Reuter."
uxiliary cruiser ofs over 10,000 had been made for losses in the ine ugency added a lot of ross tons and that on October 20 air and transfers to other scenerem interesting documents were orpedo-carrying acroplanes, sank of action. hree British merchant ships ·ng- reghting 20,000 tons off the east past.
In connection with the R.A.E. ttacks on Berlin the communi- ue claims that some houses rere demolished and several per- ins killed.
The communique further claims int Britain lost 10 planes on unday while four German planes ra missing. Reutor:
He admitted one or two fac tories had been hit by bombi but.declared, construction wat
In no way "seriously. Impaded.
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ALEXANDRIA GETS A RAID
~Losses in the air and-on-the Severnl Italian 'planes dropped ground wore much more than bombs in the vicinity of -'Alex- made good. The import ́of | andria in the early hourn ot Aunerican machines was growing yesterday morning. A 'com=" and Canadian production was munique states: no casualties pr excellent →Reutere
damage are reported. Reuter;--
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