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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 6, 1940.
Spitfires Scatter Nazi Raiders In All Directions
RAIDER SHOT DOWN INTO GROUNDS
OF FACTORY
During one of the
FORMATIONS OF MESSERSCHMIDTS WHICH CROSSED THE SOUTH-EAST COAST OF ENGLAND: YESTERDAY WERE SCATTER- |ED IN ALL DIRECTIONS BY SPITFIRES WHICH CHASED THEM RIGHT ACROSS THE CHANNEL,
Bombs were dropped on one town but did no serious damage, while an unsuccessful attempt was also made to bomb some small ships in the Channel. but the ships replied so effectively that the raiders
raids in the South-were driven off. East of London a Ger- man 'bomber was shot. down into the grounds of a factory. Installations were damaged.
There were few casualties as most of the workers had taken shelter.
The bomber is thought to have been shot down by the first salvo of shells from an A.A. battery. |0000000000
Two British aircraft were lost
One Squadron Gets Eight
In the evening heavy but one pilot is safe. gun fire shook Channel towns as British and Ger- man long-range guns fought a violent artillery duel across the Straits of Dover.
The cannonade was continu- ing with unabated force after shelling had been in progress over an hour.
The number of enemy aircraft destroyed off the British coast yes- terday was 15, including an enemy bomber shot down off the south- west coast.
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The remainder were destroyed combats in the south-east, states an Air Ministry com- munique.
One squadron of Spitros yes- ` terday shot down eight Messers- chmidt 109's off the Kent const without a single loss to selves.
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A Polish flying officer shot down his second machine in five days.
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OFFICIAL
U.S. LOAN
EUROPEANS APPEAR
APPEAR ATTITUDE IN BLACK-OUT CASE SUMMONSES
NO FEWER THAN 30 black-out summonses, in- cluding seven against Europeans, were heard by Major A. N. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
The Europeans, summoned, were chiefly resi- dents in the Tsimshatsui district and among them were two residents of the Peninsula Hotel.
The Hotel residents were Major C. Boon, and Mr. H. Maxey-Smith, residing in rooms No. 538 and No. 403, respectively.
outside,
Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of Treasury, agrees that Britain is a "good risk,” he told his press conference in Wash ington yesterday referring to the statement by Mr. Jesse Jones, Federal Loan Administrator, the previ ous day.
Asked when Britain would re-.
quire credits Mr. Morgenthau re plied: "If I knew the answer it would not have been net sary for Sir Frederick Phillips, the. British Treasury official, to come
over.
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Mr. Morgenthau added that so
far as he knew Sir Frederick had
come to the United States only
to present actual informations on
British finances and resources
Major Boon failed to prevent she had screened every door and available in the United States, and his room light from being seen window in her house, except not to request, a loan.-Reuter, from outside the Hotel at 4.45 the kitchen and that from this a.m. on October 30 and Mr Ma- source a light might possibly xey-Smith at 4.50 am, the same have been seen from
because she went into the kitchen. to get a torch and put on the light for only a few minutes.
Sergeant Whitley pointed out that.. when he entered the pre- mises, he saw a light in living room which was on and visible from outside.
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Mr. O. E. C. Marton, of Dea- cons, pleaded guilty on behalf of Major Boon and
Maxey- Smith, and expressed the ex- treme regret of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, who, ac cepted full. responsibility.
Mr. Marton stated that the Hotel had taken every precaution during the Black-out nights, in- structing the electrician to dis- connect the main-switches from 10.45 p.m. or 11 p.m. and to re- connect them not before 4.45 a.m. next morning.
This was done and these two residents, who went back shortly after 11 p.m. put on their room switches, and omitted to, switch off although there was no light when they switched on.
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The electrician re-connected at 4.45 next morning and the lights In those rooms went on accord- ingly.
The summonses were dismiss ed with a caution.
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EGYPT'S NEW
MINISTER
Mr. F. H. Irving, of No. 2, Carnarvon Road, was fined $10 for allowing a light to be seen
Abdul Haid Feadaoui at 3.50 a.m. on October 30. He stated that the light was
on by a Pasha was yesterday ap- cidentally switched boarder, who was very sick that pointed Finance Minister night and, had apparently for-
still of Egypt in succession to gotten the Black-out was on when he went into the bath- Hassan Bey Sadek, who becomes Minister of De- fence.
room.
Candle Light
The new Finance Minister is a Royal Councillor and lawyer. of international fame.
Lt. R. N. B. Brown, of No.: 04, Nathan Road, top floor, who was fined $5, said that he had taken
He had been offered. Cabinet every precaution during the Exer-
posts many timon, previously cise, during which he screened all
but always refused them; ' windows and doors and lit only a candle in the living room when
Hassan Bey Sadek is an en- know- he was reading. He, therefore, submitted that the reflection of gineering expert whose the candle light could not direct-ledgo will be valuable Mra, Hall, of No. 4, Dorset Cres-ly be seen nor could it reflect out Government in the air raid pre- cent, Kowloon Tong, was caution of his house, except by reflection cautions programme Reuter. ed" for allowing a light to be of the light from the top of the seen from her residence at 6.30 ceiling pm, on October 30,·.
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Inspector Johnson,
Mr. Host said that he had car Col. H. D; Matthews, Chlef De Mra Hall alleged that Ser-puty Warden of Tsimshatsui Dis-ried out all necessary, measures geant Whitley, who came into trict, who applied for the sum- during the Black-out. He had her house at 0.26 p.m. to point mons. against Lt. Brown, said the screened all windows and doors "but the offence deliberately re-light in question was very strong with thick curtains.
The summons against Capt. P. mained on the premises for four when he noticed it from a dis-
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T: Ackland, of Kumaon Rifles minutes to record the time of tarice.
Because of a mistake by an Officers' Mess, No. 31, Cameron the offence as 6.30 p.m. She asserted that lights in police A.R.P. Offlour, who issued a shm- | Road, was withdrawn as defen- boxes in the Kowloon Tong mons apparently after takinig dant has since left the Colony.
Others summoned before Major arca could be seen everywhere down the wrong number of a. and that, in her opinion, this house, the summons against Mr. Macfadyen this morning wore should also be counted as against W. F. Hust, of No. 3, Hart Avenue, convicted and fines ranging from the Regulations. She added that was withdrawn at the request of 1 $5 to $15 were imposed.