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SLAYING Skies Near Dover RAID ON
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Well-Known
Chinesecouple ALFONSO
A sensation has been caused in local Chinese| social and sporting circles
NOT DEAD
by a tragic affair involy- Reports of the death of ing Mr. Fung Kwok-wah, ex-King Alfonso of Spain the well-known amateur appear to be premature. jockey, star water-polo A Reuter despatch from player and compradore of Rome this morning states the Green Island Cement that Cardinal Maglione, Company.
Mrs. Fung having been
Kwok-wah is dead
A STRONG FORCE OF GERMAN FIGHTER- BOMBERS INVADED THE SKIES OVER THE STRAITS OF DOVER YESTERDAY AFTER- NOON FOLLOWING SATURDAY'S PATROL | ACTIVITIES AND SMALL - SCALE DAYLIGHT
RAIDS ON SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND.
Spitfires and anti-aircraft guns along the Channel coast went into action and several groups of enemy machines were turned back before reaching the English coast.
There had been
con-
siderable activity over the FIRE IN
Straits by Spitfires dur- morning, and ing the Papal Secretary of State. British bombers were seen
visited the former mon-
found with severe arch yesterday afternoon flying across the sea. head and throat wounds, which and talked with him for man lighters and fighter-bombers,
proved fatal, and which were al- legedly inflicted on her with alsome minutes. chopper Ly her husband.
Mr. Fung, is now lying in the Kowloon Hospital in a critical condition as a result of a dose of Lysol.
The body of his wife has been sent to the Kowloon Mortuary.
It is Jearned that the couple went hiking yesterday starting from their bungalow on the Clear Water Bay Road.
Alfonso, who received his vist- for sitting in an armchair, con- versed with perfect lucidity but his condition continues to
anxiety.
cause
Meanwhile, the Duke of Alba, Spanish Ambassador to Britain, was expected at Lisbon yester- day on his way to Rome, ac. cording to a Lisbon despatch to the Havas agency.
The Duke of Alba is an intimate friend of Alfonso, and was stated to be hurrying to his bedside. --
They appeared to be very friendly anci nothing unusual Reuter. seems to have occurred until
screams from the
It was learned later that Ger-
numbering about a squadron, were chased back across the Straits of Dover during the afternoon by British fighters.
They failed to penetrate be yond the coast and there are no
report of bombs being dropped. last niglit. was scattered.
Enemy air activity over Britain
London Alert
Bombs were dropped in fields in one south-eastern district and enemy planes were reported in
the vicinity of a north-east town.
The alert was sounded in Lon- don early in the evening but after a period the all clear signal was given.
about 11 pm. last night, when M. Campinchi Passes gardeners werr attracted by M. Campinchi, former French couple's bed-Navy Minister. died yesterday at
Early reports suggested that the Marseilles, according to the Swiss attack on London had heen very radio quoted by Reuter.
slight.-Reuter.
room.
Unable to obtain admission after knocking, the servants forced the door open and enter- ing the bedroom, found Mrs. Fung lying on the floor. She was bleeding profusely from
throat and head-wounds.
Mr. Fung was also on the floor and appeared to be in great pain, The police were immediately notified but on arrival found that Mrs. Fung had already succumbed to her injuries.
IMPORTANT BLUE
NILE TOWN TAKEN
A COMBINED FORCE of British troops
Mr. Fung was sent to the Row- and Abyssinian patriots has occupied Sho-
loon Hospital where he was
found to be suffering from Lysol gair, on the Blue Nile, in Abyssinia.
poisoning,
The Police found an empty bot- Announcing this yesterday a British com-
tle of "Lysol, and a chopper.
munique issued in Cairo says that an enemy counter-attack was repulsed, leaving over SIR REGINALD HOARE 150 dead on the field of battle, while British
OFF TO ANKARA
and Abyssinian patriot losses were slight..........
Quantities of war material and Reinforced by Free French forces many prisoners were captured from French. Equatorial: Africa Si Reginald Hoare, former when British troops occupied this column is making satisfactory British Ambassador, In Bucharest. | Jumbo, near the mouth of the headway, while the British forces left Istanbul last night for An- Juba River, In Italian Somaliland, around Keren tontinue prepata kará.
Operationis" cast of the river tions for the reduction of the Sir Reginald, who is on the continue to develop to the Bri- Italian position covering the town,
trah advantage.gman way to Egypt, is expected to remain one day in the Turkish A British column is moving The communique adds that the capital as the guest of the British down the Red Sea coast from the situation in Libya is unchanged. Ambassador-Reuter,
Reliter. north
HONG KONG STEAMER
MASSAWA
Fires were
started
among forts and buildings as a result of an attack by South African fighters on Massawa aerodrome, states
communique. from R.A.F. Middle East Headquarters.
а
At Burie. R.A.F. bombers ma- chine-gunned positions east of
the town.
It is now learned that as the résult of an encounter near Brava, south of Benghazi, be- tween fighters of Australian squadrons and a number of Junkers 87 and Messerschmidt 110, one Junker and one
Mcs-
serschmidt were destroyed, From all operations one British fighter is missing.-Reuter.
master, Captain F. N. Booth, fire smoulder-smoke was observed coming from one of the coal bunkers at 2.30 coala.m. on Saturday.
Water hoses were immediately played on the coal however, water hose crew
With a ing in one of the bunkers, the s.s. Kwang- tung steamed full speed and the for Hong Kong on Satur- were kept at work until yesterday
morning when the vessel, travell day arriving in harbour at ing at full speed, reached Hong
Kong. 9.30 a.m. yesterday to en- ter the Taikoo Dock for examination.
According to the report of the
LONDON
On entering the harbour, the smoke ceased and presumably the fire had been put out, after some 32 hours.
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