WEEK'S
AIR
THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 13, 1941.
LOSSES
Seven Germans Shot Down For One British
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GREEK PUSH IN ALBANIA
Luftwaffe Stays Away
SEVEN GERMAN aircraft are confirmed to have been shot down in air battles over Britain during the week ended midnight on January 11, for the loss of only one British fighter.
SINKING OUR NAVY
OVER AGAIN
Detailed figures are:
GERMAN BRITISH
January 5
2
1
January 7
1
January 9
January 10
2
2
It may be noted that the Ger- mans admit the loss of six 'planes on the night of January 10, when Portsmouth was attacked, the re- maining four presumably being lost without direct observation by the R.A.F.
No comprehensive figures for the Western Desert are available main
"A cruiser and several other warships received but the following are the heavy hits in a fresh at-facts of recent Mediterranean air
tack
units
on English naval in the Mediter- ranean," stated yester-
fighting:-
100 In A Week
Between
day's German High Com-January 5, mand communique.
THE STRONGEST GREEK PUSH IN ALBANIA AT THE
It also reports: "An enemy mer- MOMENT SEEMS TO BE IN THE NORTH. WHERE THEY HAVE chantship of 8,000 tons was sunk ADVANCED FURTHER AND in Irish waters and another ship ARE SWINGING
TO of 3,000 tons was sunk off the East WARDS ELBASAN.
Coast of England,"
WEST
The weather has been very poor lately, but in spite of heavy rain on Saturday. Greek troops in this area took another strategic point on the way to Elbasan.
Further south, there has been slight progress in the Mushkopolis region.
Saturday night's raid on Lon- don. the communique adds, wa
bomber by "strong carried out
ormations and numerous Ares lestified to their success."
Regarding British raids over Germany it says: "A few high explosive and incendiary Bombs
December 22 and inclusive, 30 Italian aircraft were confirmned destroyed in the air, and at least eight on the ground.
over
In the week following, 100 Italian aircraft were des- troyed, as follows:-
On January 6, 40 Italian air- craft were bombed on the ground
rendered unusable at E and Adem.
On January 8, 12 were destroy- ed on the ground at Benina.
Malta's Bag
On January 9, five bombers. A Greek communique mentions were dropped in parts of Ger- were destroyed over Malta, two un│ the Laking of 100 prisoners muny, seriously damaging one the ground at Javello, and a num- and much war material "during house, killing three people and ber unspecified at Berka, local
5 two mopping-up"
Savoias Since January doubtless I seriously injuring three others."-- around Klissoura.
Reuter.
were destroyed on the ground near Tuba, two at Grazala and seven at El Timi, while advancing troops found 36 previously des- troyed at Gazala. — Reuter..
Reuter.
STOP PRESS
The Secretary of State for the Colonies has notified that he has selected Mr. J. P. Pennefather - Evans, Senior Superintendent, Malayan Police Service, to fill the vacancy for Commissioner of Police, Hong Kong, caused by the
retirement of Mr. T, H. King. Mr. Pennefather-Evans is at present on leave in Eng- land and is expected to leave for the Colony in March.
Because the war has virtu- ally closed export markets the US Department of Agricul- ture has decided to offer cot- ton growers $25,000,000 worth of cotton goods free if they sufil- reduce 1941 plantings ciently to cut one million bales from the Government's pre- vious 12,000,000 bales objec- tive.
Under the scheme, which is designed to prevent an increase in the already large cotton surplus, each cot- ton grower cooperating would stamps receive Government which could be used for the in purchase of cotton goods shops at retail prices. The Department of Agriculture
then
the redeem
would stamps.
Reuter.
It was announced át re- opening of the court-martial
noon
of Captain Reeves this after- that thirteen of the 22 charges would be dismissed.
The defence was asked to proceed on the other nine charges.
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CHINESE BARTER AGREEMENT
The third and final sec- tion of the Sino-Soviet barter agreement was
BY A.A. FIRE
signed at the end of De-RAIDER SHOT DOWN cember, according to the "Sam Tang Pao", organ of the Chinese army Chungking, to-day.
This final section involves the Soviet purchase of Chinese min- eral products in exchange for So- viet machinery and other sup- plies..
Total amount involved in the agreement is said to be several hundred million dollars, and is a record figure in Sino-Bovlet trade relationa.
All goods concerned in the agreement must be handed over to the respective parties before the end of the year.
The paper hails the agreement as further proof of increased So- viet assistance to China-Reuter.
Li Yue-chau,
An enemy bomber was destroy- ed by anti-aircraft fire on Satur- day night, states an Air Ministry communique.
There was nothing to report during daylight on Sunday, adds the communique. Reuter.
Twenty cases of tuberculosis, four of dysentery, three each of diphtheria and typhoid, and one of measles, were notified to the Health Authorities during week-end.
the
A British destroyer was des- patched to Mirs Bay at 7 pm. last night following a battle between No. 1 Police Laufich and a party of pirates who are believed to belong to the same gang which ransacked Ping Chou Island on Thurs: day.
The Police launch arrived at Talpo at 12.30 pm. to-day with three pirate junks in tow, the pirates having, made good their escape after run- ning their boats ashore..
The police found 72" rifle bullets in the captured junks.
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