THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 18, 1940.
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R.A.F. BOMBS CAUSED HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
FALSE INVASION
BANKING CORPORATION.
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serve
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AMERICAN REPORTS, reproduced all over the Sterling world, that the German army of invasion set out for England but was, driven back to the French Channel ports, are due, according to responsible quarters in London, to the effectiveness of the R.A.F. bombardment of the enemy vessels.
When the mass air raids on Lon- don began on Sept. 7 it was con- cluded that the enemy forces as- sembled in the Channel ports
LONDON'S
might attempt an invasion at any FIREMEN
moment. The Bomber Command, therefore, was instructed to bom-
bard all shipping concentrations at TESTED
those ports, and this was begun on Sept. 8.
the German division detailed for
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$30,000,000 .$20,000,due
£ 6,600.000
$10,000,000 -$20,006,00€
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.;
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: '
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,
Chairma
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairınan.
J.K. Bousfeld, Esq., A. II. Compton, Esq., Hon. Mr. S. B.
Dodwell,
K. S. Morrison, Esq. Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearonų 0.0. Roberta, Esq., Hou. Mr. A. L
G. Minkin. Eaq..
Sir: Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.
BRANCHES:-- After a year of waiting Amoy
Bombay Canton
Colombo
A considerable proportion of for action, men of Lon-via the invasion were already in their don's Auxiliary Fire Ser-Calcutia harges and other vessels. It also vice have proved them-Choo
selves in one week equal to Daire the tremendous strain of Halphons fire-fighting during air Harbin raids.
seems clear that the R.A.F. bom- bardment was so effective that the enemy fleet was obliged to put to sea, and then lay a short distance from the French coast.
Rising winds, however, coin- pelled these vessels shortly to re- turn to their ports, and the French people in the coastal towns con-
cerned probably concluded that the invasion had been attempted and the enemy fleet turned back, One reason why the German troops were already in their ships may have been that the fleet could put to sea at any mo- ment. On the other hand, re. ports from rellable sources sug. gest that the invasion army la by no means enthusiastle about its prospects,
Should this be the case, the Ger- man High Command may have thought it more prudent to en- sure that the men were under hatches rather than in barracks on shore, from which it might be difficult to march them quickly into waiting transport vessals.
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Bombs have hurtled down on them as they worked. They have been targets for machine-gunning. Throughout, their labours have never ceased. When fires have blazed and multiplied in all parts of London, they have taken only an hour or two for sleep - often not that. Many have never stopped to ent.
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BANK FINED £25
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·$10,000,000.00
5,598,500.00, 2.983:201.
The plea that, it was an "un- fortunate mistake" by a trust-
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG worthy servant was made by Mr. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central. Michael Banks, counsel for the defence, at North London Palice
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:--- Court when Hanibros Bank, Ltd. Lt Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq. Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman;
were summoned
for causing
light to be displayed during the shek. Esq, li Lan Sang. Esq., Wonk Wong Yun Tong, Esq., Chan Ching black-out at premises, in Islington Chu Spu, Esq., Kan-Ying ro, Esq, and on August 20 The light was Fung. Ping Wah, Beq. stated to have been showing
through twelve windows.
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Kan Teng Po, Esq.. Chief Manager, II. Tsu Fung, Esq., Manager,
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The latest contingent of the Canadians marched into camp in England to the wail of air-raid sirens. Counsel said that a trustworthy been sent to a On their voyage from overseas employee had many of them had seen planes warehouse where old papers were Amer caught in the beam of searchlights kept... He turned the light out atavis and heard the
when he left, but he was sent Bombay crash of distant
back a second time, and, on this bombs, but this was their first exoccasion, unfortunately, left the ow
Haiphong perience of an air-raid alarm,
Bonolulu. light on. Two of these sounded in a major troops were engaged in a major. The magis rate, Mr. Basil Wat-Rowloca dispersal operation. This
con- son, K.C. My experience is that London tinued in orderly fashion, despite front line used generally to result "unfortunate mistakes" in the
the drone of Nazi bombers over-
head. Men without helmets were in death. In this case, for ordered into shelters. They went tunately, no harm has been done. unwillingly, for all were eager to The defendants were fined £25. see what was going on. Within a few minutes British fighter patrols
were on the scene, while another THE CHARTERED BANK Equadron went in pursuit of the raiders, who departed without dropping any, bombs.
The men were greeted at the station by the band of a famous British regiment and by a group of senior officers from Divisional and Brigade Headquarters.
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