THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 29, 1940.
SKODA WORKS BOMBED
First R.A.F. Attack On Huge Arms Factory
Flares Light Way For Destruction
arma-
THE WORLD-FAMOUS Skoda ment works, at Pilsen, in Czechoslovakia, were successfully attacked by R.A.F. bombers during Sunday night, an Air Ministry an- nouncement revealed in London yesterday.
The raid, which was the first R.A.F. at- tack on this huge arms plant, ended in the early morning yesterday, the twenty-second anniversary of the founding of the Czecho- slovakian State.
The Skoda works are man hands at the time of one of the three biggest the occupation in March, armament factories in the 1939. world, covering 400 acres, and employing 50,000 workers. It fell into Ger-
KING'S MESSAGE
A MESSAGE FROM KING GEORGE VI TO "THE 'GREEK NATION AND MY COUSIN GEORGE, KING OF THE HELENES," SAYS:
"There are doubtless hard trials
to be borne but we shall both meet
scen
When the British raiders were near the target after the 750- mile flight from the English cozet visibility was so bad that they spent an hour searching for it before the great plant was thei silhouetted against rnow-covered ground. Fierce fires and explosions fol- *owed the attacks. says the Air Ministry, and a pilot who made three separate runs, bombing by the light of flares dropped by other aircraft, reported that all his heavy bombs found their mark.
GREEKS CONFER WITH U.S.
After a conference with Mr. Cordell Hull, the U.S. Secretary of State, in Washington yesterday, the Greek Minister stated he had not presented formal notice that a state of war existed with Italy.
He said general views on the Greek situation were ex- changed. at the con- ference.-Reuter,
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ALL H.K.
WARDENS
MOBILISED
All members of the Corps of Air Raid Wardens are These were quickly followed by to be mobilised as from 5
Incendiaries
STOP PRESS
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British naval and land forces are already in ac- tion against the Italians in the Battle for Greece, according to a series of messages received in Hong Kong by the "China Mail" this morning.
It was learned this morning that Mr. G. Yamaguchi, of No. 25, Ken- nedy Road, who was interned by the Hong Kong Government
and al- lowed to return to his home at 5 p.m. yesterday.
British troops are re- ported to have landed on August 3, was released the island of Crete.
Mediter-
The British ranean Fleet is said to be already in action against the Italians at several" places, including Corfu and Crete.
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ACCORDING .TO REPORTS.
FLORENCE RECEIVED
The Greek radio reports FROM
IN NEW YORK, THE HITLER- that British troops "are MUSSOLINI MEETING AT AN AGREEMENT already. fighting on be-FLORENCE DEALT WITH
BY WHICH ITALY WILL REDUCE HER half of Greece."
No Italian soldiers were TERRITORIAL DEMANDS ON FRANCE IN EXCHANGE FOR OF FRENCH. WAR-
incendiary bombs which set fire p.m. to-day, a proclama- on Greek soil last night, a THE USE
SHIPS AGAINST BRITAIN.--
them in firm faith of ultimate vic- to damaged buildings. tory.
This is one of the most ambition to this effect being Greek communique as- "We may hope indeed that we tious bombing raids carried out issued in a Government serted; meaning presum- are already near the turn of the by the R.A.F. who prepared for tide, when the power of the ag- such long-distance flights with Gazette Extraordinary to-ably that the Italian in- gressor will begin to ebb and our leaflet raids into Czechoslovakia day. own growing might prevail." and Austria in the early days of Reuter.
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The proclamation reads:
Whereas by section 11 of the
vading forces have been thrown back across the border.
It is thought probable
Hong Kong Corps of Air Raid that Turkey will join in Wardens Ordinance, 1940, (Or-
dinance No. 6 of 1940) it is on-against Italy,
Interna-
acted that in case of apprehended tional News Service.
or actual attack on the Colony the Governor by proclamation may call out for active service all or any members of the Corps:
And whereas it is also enacted by the aforesaid section that the period of such active service shall and only by proclamation of the Governor:
Now therefore I, Lieutenant- General Edward Felix Norton, Companion of the Most Honour- able Order of Bath, Com- panion of the Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Officer Administering the Gov ernment of the Colony of Hong Kong and its dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, deeming that such calling out is necessary and shall be continued for the present, DO by. this pro- clamation CALL OUT for active service all the members of the Hong Kong Corps of Air Raid Wardens as from five o'clock p.m. on the 20th day of October, 1940, until my further order.
An official spokesman informs the "China Mail" that the calling out notice has no special signi-. ficance, and is primarily in con- nection with the black-out.
GREEK WAR BREVITIES
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Yugoslavia Neutral
Preliminary reports: from Bel-
grade" say that Yugoslavia will emergency session in the afte probably, adopt a neutral attitude, noon-Renter.
while no general mobilisation has been ordered In Bulgaria, although the country's first A.ILP. measures have been announcett. Reuter. Bulgaria Perturbed
It is reported from Belgrade that the Italians have captured Kotur,, six miles within Greece.
Italian Fient To
Bo Forced Out
in
Satisfaction was "expressed Washington yesterday that Bri- tain has, so rapidly fulfilled the. terms of her guarantee to Greeco
The hope is expressed that the
It is also reported from. Sofia extension of hostilities will force that the Sobranje (Bulgarian the Italian fleet into the open- Parliament), was summoned for an Reûter.
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