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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 15, 1941.
ADMIRALTY GIVES FACTS OF ACTION IN MEDITERRANEAN
AN ADMIRALTY communique was issu- ed last evening in the course of which the facts are given regarding the recent German and Italian air attacks on British naval units in the Mediterranean, which have been the subject of a series of specious claims in Ital- ian and German communiques.
The Admiralty communique states: "Our naval forces have been operating in the Cen- tral Mediterranean during the period, Jan- uary 7 to 13, covering the passage of convoys through the Mediterranean.
On the morning of January Tenth when in the Sicilian Chan- nel, two Italian destroyers were encountered.
One of these, of the Spica class, was sunk but the other managed to escape. Later, H.M.S. Gallant | was damaged by mine or turpedo but has arrived in harbour.
German and Italian air forces, working from Italian bases, and including a number of dive bom- bers, made great efforts against our ships during these operations.
HM.S. Illustrious was hit and received some damage and casual-
ties. One of our cruisers, H.M.S. Southampton was also hit and suffered casualties.
SAFE
CONDUCT PROPOSAL
The uncomfortable posi- tion of the Italians in Italian East Africa, and particularly in Abyssinia, where the continued sub- The main object of the opera-jugation of so recently
Twelve enemy aircraft, at least,
were shot down and number damaged.
further
tions, which was that of passing
a convoy from west to east, was conquered a people must carried out according to plan be making
This convoy carried important
severe de-
MENDOZA PUTS TO SEA AGAIN
The French steamer "Mendoza" which took refuge in Uruguayan waters after being inter- cepted by the Bri- tish auxiliary cruiser, H.M.S. Asturia, on Monday, has left again for an unknown destination,
The Mendoza spent Monday night at the entrance to Monte- video harbour chan- nel. She left early yesterday morning. left Originally, she Buenos Aires with general cargo for Un- occupied France, on Friday, in an attempt to run the British
material assistance for Grecce mands upon a garrison blockade.--Reuter.
British Wireless.
of
The "Illustrious” HMS. Ilustrious was one the ships from which the Fleet Air Arm dealt its crippling blow to the Italian Navy at Taranto.
She is one of Britain's newest aircraft-carriers, with a displace- ment of 23,000 tons and carrying about 70 aircraft.
H.M.S. Southampton is a cru- ser of 8,000 tons displacement and she was launched at Clydebank; in 1936. She received her first war scar in the early days of the war when a bomb struck her a glancing blow during an air at- tack in the Firth of Forth.
RUMANIAN WATERS MINED
RUMANIAN
TERRITORIAL] WATERS HAVE BEEN DECLAR- ED A DANGER ZONE FOR SHIPPING. IN' AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE 188UED BY THE RUMANIAN NAVY MINISTER AND QUOTED BY- ANKARA RADIO YESTERDAY.
Ships: desiring to navigate
In
these waters of the Black Sea must obtain permission and noti fy the port authorities, it is stat ed.
cut off from its home
bases, has been exciting
interest in some countries NARROW
abroad.
The suggestion has even ap- peared in foreign newspapers that, in view of the memories of the
ESCAPE OF
Italian conquest. and the severi- AMERICANS
ties which followed it, the risk of wholesale massacres is great and that the Italian authorities in East Africa might be well advised to first time this year yesterday, when Chungking was raided for the seek safe conduct at least for
bombs Italian women and children in Japanese aircraft rained
and machine-gunned various Abyssinia who could be sent to Rome,
parts of China's wartime capital.
The attention of official circles here has been called to these sug- gestions.
The "Life" magazine camera- man, Carl Mydans, and his wife, It is understood that there is, Shelley, had а very narrow at present, no knowledge of any escape as their air-liner was move of this kind, but that should preparing to land when the raiders such a request come from the appeared. Italian authorities in East Africa,
it would certainly receive. the They managed to land, how- most careful and sympathetic con- ever, and iice to safety in time.-- sideration. British Wireless. Reuter.
BLAZING CAR RIDDLE:
THREE DIE
TRAPPED
THREE PEOPLE WERE killed in an accident which no one saw when they were trapped in their car, which overturned and caught fire about three No reason for this measure is miles from Pontypool, on the main road to Aber-
"gavenny, recently,
given-Reuter.
Victims were Regimental Sergeant Major James Truman Howell, forty-one, his wife, Mrs. May
UPWARD TREND ON Howell, forty, and their six-year-old daughter An-
STOCK MARKET
netta, of Spencer Road, Newport Mon.
Firemen, polics, soldiers and civilians tried to extingulah the fire with buckets;"filled" from✨ a thich, but thay were besten back by the Intense heats:,"
The upward trend of prices": the London Stock Exchange, with
When the fire, was eventually broadening: enquiries, is giving cause for general satisfaction brought under control the three Gilt-edged "were again favoured charred bodies were recov while several ·· Brazilian- „bonda
One of the first; on th continued their advance,
yas a bus driver: Ce
who other hand Japanese bonds venu-ams, attacked the countered offerings. Industrials | a fir
extinguisher, attracted... buying
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Mexica Eagles
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and Blaze Unapproacha ons diis
wide area round
Zünd it. Waa „În near the
For some reason at present "unknown the – vehicle had
careefed into a bank.
The police bathavara? byclist "was near the-boene at the time.
· Sergeant-Mafði Howell was well known throughout, Wales as a society photo- during the Up free
All last war and
old
clerk of the
Bri
Kamily