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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 18, 1941.
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GERMAN MOVE INTO BULGARIA Not Believed Imminent In Turkey But Nazi Military Preparations Continue
CRYPT SONGS GO ON
As St. Martin's Is Hit By Bomb
hundred
Six
people were singing "Annie Laurie" in the crypt of St. Martin - in the Fields when a bomb fell and damaged what is Lon- don's most famous church in a recent raid.
Clouds The whole place shook of dust filled the crypt, but there was no panic,
After barely three seconds' pause the pianist continued play- ing, and the song went on with perhaps a shade more volume.
A prayer of thankfulness for their escape was said, and soon! afterwards everyone was asleep.
The bomb tore a hole in the church pavement, crashing through the railings on the south side. It blew in or damaged all the windows on that side, pitted the church wall, and wrecked an office next to the crypt. No one was hurt, but a woman at a bus stop outside was killed.
Door Fushed In
figure
of
The stained-glass Christ In the great window above the altar was decapitated, and daylight now shows through thre ralment of the praying Apostles. But there was little other damage.
Wits
Below ground the door of crypt verger's room off its hinges by falling from the wreeked office.
the
bricks
GERMAN MILITARY PREPARATIONS IN- SIDE BULGARIA INCLUDE THE STRENGTHEN ING OF RAIL BRIDGES AND ROADS AND THE LAYING DOWN OF PETROL DUMPS, ACCORD- ING TO RELIABLE SOURCES IN ANKARA YESTERDAY.
A German move into Bulgaria, however, is not regarded as imminent in Turkish circles.
The opinion is held in Ankara that the Germans are conducting
a "war of nerves" and will con- military tinue to do this until preparations are completed.
Turkish opinion concerning the remains whole Balkan situation calm.
IT IS POINTED OUT IN AN- IS NO KARA THAT THERE REASON TO BELIEVE, THAT THE YUGOSLAVS HAVE COM- MITTED THEMSELVES TO COL- LABORATE IN OR FACILITATE SCHEMES IN THE GERMAN
BALKANS.
A question pertinently asked is why should Yugoslavia facilitate
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German attack on Greece
RAIDERS GET HOT
RECEPTION
Three German raiders who crossed the East An- glian coast yesterday were given a hot reception by a in squadron of Spitfires, states the Air Ministry news service.
which would have for object the restoration of Italian power
the Adriatic?-Reuter.
CHINESE ORDER OF
MERIT
and
Cne JU8B was destroyed one JUB8 and one DO17 damaged. had Two sergeant pilets who
A squadron leader and another sergeant pilot took part in attacks two raiders. The on the other DO17 released its tombs at ran- dom when intercepted and
the pilot turned round and made out over the North Sea. The damaged
ver shot down an enemy ma- chine before shared the destruc- tion of the JU88 which crashed into the sea. They attacked the raider individually until both had exhausted their ammunition, then they flew alongside the crippled The National Govern-Lomber until it fell into the sea. ment has promulgated re- pushed gulations governing the awards of orders of merit. In addition to Tsai Yu Hsun Brilliant Chang (Order of the Jade) which has been awarded on previous occasions, four new or- der of merit are listed, namely; Trui Yu To Bsun Chang (Grand Order of the Brilliant Jade), Changshan Hsun Chang (Chung- Hsun shan Order), Ching Yun
(Order of the Lucky Chang Clouds) and Ching Hsing Chang (Order of the Auspicious Star.)
But the records of 10.000 needy men and women who had been
given assistance were left intact.
Strong Pillars
Hsun
The Grand Order of the Brilliant Jade is worn by the Chairman of and the National Government, may be conferred upon the Chief Executive of friendly countries.
The Chungshan Order, the Or- der of the Lucky Clouds and the Order of the Auspicious Star may be conferred upon Chinese
JU88 was last seen, heading out
over the North Sea with small
chance of reaching its base. British Wireless,
A.R.P. MEN ON LOOTING CHARGE
at
Three A.R.P. workers were Old Street remanded on bail for a
The Rev. G. L. Davey, curate- in-charge, said to a reporter: "The
stood the building has
shock amazingly well. We shall get the experts to see whether the struc- ture has been damaged at all.
"On the face of it, it seems that it has nol, Those massive pillars very in the vaults will stand a great deal. A modern building struck in the same
would probably have trumbled down." St. Martin's is 200 years old. It was revealed that the Royal have performed meritorious ser- Lockhart (53), of Whiston Road, College of Surgeons in Lincoln's vices to the State while the Order Amner (40), of Boston Street, Inn and the Swedish Church at of the Lucky Clouds and the Or- Rotherhithe have also been dam-der of the Auspicious Star may, Hackney Road; and Albert Victor aged in recent caids,
Among other buildings bombed friendly countries who have per-
also be conferred upon people of James Steward (31), of Lowther
House, Lee Street, E. are Coventry Cathedral and St formed meritorious services to Mary's Hall, Coventry,
WAY
China.
week on a charge of being con- cerned in stealing a box contain- ing 100 tins of sardines from pre- mises damaged by war operations. I They were described as James who
Incendiary bombs fell on Bir- With the exception of special awards, the orders will be con- ferred on New Year Day or re- volutionary anniversary days,
mingham Cathedral in a recent raid and the roof was almost stripped by fire. The fire service saved the interior and the main structure. The famous Burner Jones windows had been removed to safe storage.
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
1.
The following forthcoming mar-
riages are announced:
William Shoreditch;
Maurice
PRESIDENT OF CHINA'S
SUPREME COURT
A Merits Examination Commit- tee composed of 11 to 15 members will be formed. The Ministers of Mr. Li Po, newly-appointed Pre- Interior, Foreign Affairs, and. Per-sident of the Supreme Court, was sonnel and the Chairman of the sworn in at the National Govern- Commission on Overseas will. be ex-officio members. Central News,
Affairs ment
CATHEDRAL BURNED
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a
Headquarters. yesterday morning. Generalissimo Chiang Kal-shek personally officiated at the ceremony while Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Gov- ernment, was also present-Cen- tral News.
U.S. FLEET MOVE REPORT
Mr. Chen Lun Shin, of No. 187, Hennessy Road and Miss Chong Damage done in Spain as Lai Kun, of No. 12 Morrison Hill: Road..
Mr. Cheng Chung Tak, clerk, of No. 148, Tunglowan Road and Santanda which has been ravaged STATES ASTATIC FLEET WILL Miss Cheung Wai Ching, of No, 80, by fire." Tunglowan Road.
result of the hurricane which struck the Iberian peninsula, în-(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”) OF: THE UNITED cludes the famous Cathedral at PART
SHORTLY PROCEED TO AUS- Many thousands are homeless in TRALIA, ACCORDING TO IN- both Portugal and Spain, and the FORMATION RECEIVED IN of No. 17, Waterloo Road, and extent of the damge cannot be FOREIGN CIRCLES IN SHANG- yet estimated, International HAI LAST NIGHT - OUR OWN News Service.
1279 CORRESPONDENT.
Mr. Ho Kwok Shing, merchant,
Miss Yung Chun Ching, of No. 36, Apliu Street,
DE VALERA
TAKES DEFENCE PRECAUTIONS
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Mr. Eamon de Valera has ordered the evacuation of Irish women and chil- dren from Dublin and Kingstown to the in- terior. International News Service.
SOVIET
AND JAPAN TALK TRADE
The Soviet Japanese trade negotiations, sus- pended since April, were formally resumed yester- day at the Commissariat of Foreign Trade in Mos
cow.
The Japanese Ambassador, Mr: Tatakawa, and the Counsellor of Embassy, Mr. Miyakawa, confer- red with the Foreign Trade Com missar, M. Mikoyan, and his dez nuty, M. Kaganovitch, for an hour and a half.
It is recalled that the talks last for fruitlessly year dragged on four months. Reuter.
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