RAID
ON
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 7, 1941.
DODECANESE
R.A.F. Extend Activities In Middle East
NORWEGIANS
SENTENCED TO DEATH
Many Norwegians have been sentenced to death by the Ger- man Military Tribunal at Bergen, according to the Norwegian Telegraph Agency in London.
They were chorged with transmitting in- formation about Ger- man armed forces on o secret wireless set.
--Reuter.
DR. CURRIE FLIES
TO CHUNGKING
for
Backing Up Five-Front Advance
A HEAVY ATTACK on the Maritza aero- drome in Rhodes, which is the chief island of the Italian Dodecanese group, marked an ex- tension of the activities of the R.A.F. Middle- East Command on Tuesday night.
The aerodrome was bombed and ma- chine-gunned and several fires started.
WBS
The advance of British troops
the five-front advance in ing night of February 4/5, bomber two Africa was again fully supported paireraft raided Beniña aerodrome
Berku. and
At Benina, by air activity.
destroyed and a Yesterday's R.A.F. communi-hangars were que records that there was renew- large fire, probably of oil, ed bombing of Italian aerodromes started. Bombs were also seen to burst among mmctor transport in Libya during Tuesday night,
and vehicles
landing the on including the aerodromes
ground. Subsequently the aero- Benina, near Benghazi, and Berka,
drome buildings were machine- as well as the railway station at
gunned, Barce.
at
In Italian East Africa, the Bri-
At Berka, barracks and moter Ush army was supported by the transport on the aerodrome and
building were both bumbed machine-gunned.
R.A.F.
Dr Lauchlin Currie, Adminis- frative Assistant ul President Roosevelt, boarded
a plane Chungking at 3:30 am. to-day.
Dr. Currie was accompanied by Dr. Ho.ngton Tong, Generalis- simo Chiang Kai-shek's personal one shot down. representative, and Mr. Emile Des- pres. Research Economist
Mr. Corrie arrived in Chungking at 9 o'clock this morning, accord-¦
informat.on from the
Jng
to
CNA.C. Hong Kong office.-Cen- tral News.
LAND INVESTMENT
DIVIDEND
various
fronts the 17 roun Barentu. Two further It
and ham hters were captured
(IT)
Dive-Bombing
A1 Keren, dive-bombing at. tacks were made on gun posi. the tions in the hills and on road cast of the town. At Negusit. bombs were drup- i ped
mutor-transports with considerable effect while at Des- fires were caused |sie. several
among buildings and motor-trans- a Board Meeting of the port vehicles.--Reuter. Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd, held this morn-· ing the Directors decided to re- 1 The communique states: "Dur- et mend a Final Dividend of $1.50 per share for the year ended 31st December, 1940. mak- ing, together with the Interim
DENTS
"
GLOVES
in Chamois, Cape, Kid, Hogskin, Doeskin, etc.
Big Fires Started
$2.50 per a total f Dividend
period under re- shafe for the view.
CAN YOU think OF A BETTER CASHMERE
SLIPOVER
than those made by 'Jaeger' or Scotch Makers. They are now in stock in all prefered shades from sizes 32" to 44".
Price from $975 to $1750
Less 10% Cash discount
Price $29.50 to $41.00
Less 10% Cash discount. Other qualities
from $9.75
SCARVES-DRESSING GOWNS
Wm. POWELL, Ltd.
10, ICE HOUSE STREET.
and
the
Bombs were dropped on hangars and buildings at Maritza and a large fire was started near the garages and workshops. Two other fires were seen, which may have been
Pire aft (nemy flames. Our pilots completed the the attack by maching-gunning aerodrom“.
Th
During Wednesday, our fighters maintained offensive patrols but From no engagements resuited. all these operat ong, all our air- craft retained safely. British Wireless.
Advances Continue
The British offensive in Africa is progressing favourably every- where. Yesterday's communique
in Cairo issued
In states that Libya the advance continues to- wards Benghaz
In Eritrea, the British forces are now closing in on strongly held Italian positions about Keren. Further South, the Ita- lian forces which had withdrawn Castward, are being hard-pressed. Fifteen hundred prisoners have been captured, mostly Ital ans.
In the various operi tions based on the Surlan. British casualties have been light.
In Abyssinia, good progress is being made in the British ad- vance along the Gondar Road.
In Italian Somaliland, British penetration in al sectors across the enemy frontier,is daily be-
Reuter. coming deeper.
Test Of A.R.P. Tunnels
Some 3,000 coolies are to be engaged in an ex- periment to test the ven- tilation of the A.R.P. Tunnel opposite the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Queen's Road East.
The experiment is to carried out within the next ten days.
Equipped with medical supplies, several government doctors will accompany the coolies in case of _an_emergency.
This will be the first experiment of its kind to be carried out by the Air Raid Precautions Depart- ment.
The coolies will remain in the tunnel for three hours beginning from 9 a.m. Rel
The Chief Air Raid Warden and Deputy Chief Air Raid Worden for Hong Kong will be present during the experiment.
Arrangements have been made: by the Air Raid. Precautions De- partment for members of the Exe- cutive and Legislative Councils tu inspect different A. R. P. Tunnels in: Hong Kong, ***
The inspection will take place on Monday afternoon.!
STOP PRESS
Power and
Performance
and
The prefix "special" to telegrams_im used by the "Sunday Herald" "China' Mail" to indicate news which is strictly copyright under the provi- sions of the Telecommunications. Or- dinance, 1936, and may not be reprint- ed under any circumstances, either wholly or in part, without prior ari- rangement.
DEATH
MARTIN—At St. Teresa's Hospital this morning, 7th February, 1941, L. A. Martin, in his 27th year. Funeral will pass the Monument at 5.15 p.m. to-day.
RADIOS
TROPIC-PROOF
ANDERSEN, MEYER & CO. LTD.
CHOWROOM - DAVID HOU
4. DED
Printed and Published for the Proprietors, Thu N terprise Ltd., by GORDON CADE BURNETT, Windsər Hon Lon
12