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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 13, 1941.
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ACTION COMING DODECANESE?: AIR ATTACKS CONTINUE
THE ADDIS ABABA aerodrome was among] targets bombed by the Royal Air Force on Tuesday, states a R.A.F. Middle East Communique issued in Cairo yesterday, which says: “Aerodromes on the is- land of Rhodes were again heavily attacked by our bombers during Monday night.
Attacks were delivered from a low altitude.
GUAM ISLAND
DEFENCES
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS
FOR ASKED CONGRESS
U.S. At $898,393,000 IN CASH AND CON-
SHIP-BUILD-
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Maritza, bombs fell among hangars and administra-TRACT AUTHORISATIONS
EXPEDITE THE tive buildings. At Calato bombs set fire to three air- ING PROGRAMME AND CARRY craft on the landing ground. Other fires were start-OUT
THE UNITED STATES FLEET'S ed and two of our aircraft machine-gunned the SHORE FACILITIES. target.
"At Katavia, bombs were drop- ped on
and runways
amongst Laurcraft and buildings, causing violent explosions and several fires. This target was also ma- balleries Enemy [chine-gunned TEL 37222
and searchlights were active over the targets.
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The sum includes U.S.$4,700,000 to establish fleet operations facili- tites and bomb-proof shelters on Pacific Guam Island in Norther and U.S.$5,075.000 for similar purposes in Cuba.-Reuter.
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"In Albania, military and other stores were attacked and many direct hits were observed. The mi-ed in Eastern Scotland yesterday according to #11 Air litary aerodrome at Addis Ababa | morning was among the targets bombed by Ministry commun'que which adds our aircraft in Abyssinia on Tues-that it is now known that two day. A number of bombs were
enemy bombers were destruyed Inspection Welcome! Catalogue Free! the aerodrome and
314, Des Voeux Road, Central, dropped on
on Saturday night and one direct hits
(1st Floor) H.K. set fre to buildings
Monday night by A.A. üre. and hangars.
Reuter.
aren Was The Keren-Astara also subjected to a number
ra ds. Motor transport convoys
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towns were heavily bombed and A stores also machine-gunned.
Was dump. north-east of Keren, also attacked.
Italians Shot Down
African "Fighters of the South
five Unit, which encountered CR-42's (Italian fighters) off Asa- mara on Monday, shot down two in flames.
"One of the most intense bomb-- ing raids yet carried out by the South African Air Force took place on Monday when a number of bombers dived on military ob- jectives at Afmadu (Italian Soma- bland). Scveral direct hits were observed.
at
"Eighty-six unserviceable enemy aircraft have been found by our forces on the landing ground Benina, near Benghazi. These in- cluded one HE-101 and one JU-88 (German machines).
"From all the operations under review, our aircraft returned safe- ly with one exception."-Reuter.
POET ATTACKS
GIRL--GAOLED
at
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When Peter Gordon Brown was accused Nottingham Assizes of criminally assaulting Dorothy Cox, aged eighteen, he told jury:
told Dorothy she was not exactly beautiful, but that her beauty lay in her smile."
said:
The Judge, interposing, "Don't go on like that, we under- stand you naid her compliments." Brown said, "How can I describe her lips without sampling their lovely fruit?" He swore that whatever happened was with the girl's consent.
Brown, a man aged thirty-nine,
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duced her to go for a walk on the following evening.
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After they sat down on grass he produced a bottle wine, and having persuaded the girl to drink, he started to re- cite poetry of his own composi- tion.
The girl refused to allow Brown' to kiss her, whereupon he. put his hand over her mouth and sald, "If you scream I will kill you."
There was a violent struggle, at the end of which he committed the offence.
In a letter he wrote to Miss Cox he said
"I lowered myself in your esteem, and when I recalled that! diabolical night I attempted tó write to you. Tfelt like a sinner entering the shrine of Allah. look upon you as a timid, frighten ed bird. That is my poetic point of view."
Brown was sentenced to five years' penal servitude.
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