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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 2, 1941.
Terrible Effect Of New R.A.F. Bombs In Main German Cities
SUSPICIOUS
FIRE IN
"Tragic Picture”
Picture" Of PLANS TO
JERSEY CITY Hamburg: Mannheim
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
An immense fire, causing millions
of
dollars worth of dam-
was
age, swept the water- front of Jersey City yesterday, and only controlled after firemen had battled the flames for seven hours. Twenty-four were overcome by fumes.
The inferno broke out in suspicious cir cumstances near the
was
Hudson River slaugh- terhouse. The water- front
heavily guarded at the time. --International News Service.
Suffers Heavily
AID WAR
DEBTORS
The Government's new plan to hep traders and business men who suffer hardship caused by the war provides for the appoint- ment of "Habilities adjustment officers" who will give advice and assistance.
It empowers county courts to make "protection orders" to help debtors.
Details of the scheme, planned
of Lords.
THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE, GIVING DETAILS OF DAMAGE DONE IN HAMBURG, KIEL AND WILHELMSHAVEN, to start on July 1, are contained SAYS REPORTS OF THE TERRIBLE EFFECT OF THE LATEST BRI- Bill presented in the House TISH BOMBS ARE SPREADING EVERYWHERE IN GERMANY Anyone In serious financial difficulties may apply to an officer AND THE AUTHORITIES ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO COUN-for help in reaching {1 fair ar- ta rangement with his creditors TERACT THESE REPORTS BY PUBLISHING ELABORATE COM-all him to carry on business or PARISONS OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO LONDON AND BERLIN. to recover it later,
In Hamburg one of these new bombs fell into the Steinwerder industrial area. Indus trial buildings covering a space of 20,000 square yards were completely demolished.
BARONET KILLED IN LONDON AIR RAID
Maintaining Home
The Court may make a pro. tection order, staying any pro. ocedings against the debtor or his property.
The Court is also empowered to make a "liabilities adjustment order" regarding a debtor's affair. It can allow for the maintenance
There was severe damage from blast over a space of 75,000 square yards and at two points more than 1,100 feet apart the effects CENT RAID, HAS DIED IN A premises, and postpone payment of blast were very obvious.
SIR VYVYAN DONALD CORY,[of the debtor and his family, his WHO WAS INJURED IN A RE-hom 2, furniture or business
COMMUNIST CASE PUT BY LEADER
and a
Reports from within Germany describe Hamburg as a tragic pic- ture and it is said there is scarce-
ly any district in this second largest city in Germany
which
has not suffered.
It has not yet been possible to get anything like a complete pic- ture of the damage done to Ham-
high explosives. and incendiaries dropped there during May.
Photographic reconnaissance has already shown 36 very large in- dustrial buildings completely de- molished or very seriously dam- aged, and many others less ser- iously.
A STATEMENT by Chow En-lai, Com-burg by the enormous weight of munist leader, replying to charges that Com- munist troops are not participating in the present south Shansi operations, special article by him on the international situation, published in the Communist organ, "Sin Hua Jih Pao," copies of which were brought in a special motor-car by Communist agents early yesterday morning to the Press Hostel, were distributed among foreign cor- respondents in Chungking.
Replying to the Chinese military spokes- man, who charged that Communist troops have not yet contacted the Japanese, Chow En-lai stated: "Immediately after the out- break of the Chungtiao Shan fighting the Chinese High Command questioned me re- garding Communist cooperation.
Same Story In Mannheim
A similar tale is told of Mann-
heim. After an attack on the night of Muy 5 the great chemical
works in the industrial suburb of Ludwigshaven were cordoned by the army and ambulances were seen leaving the works through
out the day.
The docks at Mannheim been substantially damaged.
LONDON HOSPITAL. HE WAS of debts. 34.
Third baronet, Sir Vyvyan sue-
Herbert ceeded his father. Sir Cory, in 1935. His family has been closely associated with ship- ping and colifery undertakings in South Wales for many years.
The provisions also apply to private companies.
DEFORT HER, URGES.M.P.
Mr. E. A. Radford (Con., Rusholme) wants the Home Sir Vyvyan, who was unmar- Secretary to deport to Eire, after ried, was educated at Harrow and she has served a four months' The sentence, Miss Mary Tuk, who Clare College, Cambridge, heir to the title is his brother, Mr. | flashed a torch towards the sky Clinton James Cory. He is 32. during a Southampton air raid, He married in 1935 Mary, daugh-resisted arrest, assaulted a police- man and shouted abuse of "Eng- Grange, Derby.
ter of Dr. A. Douglas Hunt, Park land.
NEW
R.A.F. CHIEF IN NEAR EAST
THE APPOINTMENT of a new Common- der-in-Chief of the R.A.F. in the Middle East, with effect from yesterday, was officially announced by the Air Ministry last night..
The new commander is Air Vice-Marshal A. W. Tedder, who, as commander of the R.A.F. in the Far East, was one of the pioneers of development of the British air base at Singapore. have
Vice-Marshal Tedder is pro-¦ Director of Training at the Air moted temporary Air Marshal. Ministry before going to Singa-
Commander-in- pore in the autumn of 1936. SIXTEEN BAYS OF WARE-
Chief, Air Chief Marshal Sir HOUSING ON BOTH BANKS OF Arthur Longmore, is appointed In-
In England THE VERBINDUNGS CANAL spector-General of the R.A.F., suc- WERE ENTIRELY GUTTED Air Marshal Sir Wiliam I immediately expressed the ternational situation, Chow
En- AND THIS AREA OF COM-
The official announcement says opinion that the Chinese Com- lai declared: "I
the West,
Mitchell has com- munists always supported the there is an inʻrigue of Anglo-Ger- PLETE DEVASTATION ALONE Air Marshal
this policy of continued resistance, so, man rapprochement against Soviet COVERS FOUR AND A HALF
undoubtedly, the 18th Route Army | Russia, while in the East there is will cooperate in the fighting. the intrigue of United States'
conciliation towards Japan."
"Shortly afterwards I received
a telegram from Generals Chu Teh and Peng Teh-hui, Comman der and Deputy Commander, res- pectively, of the Eighteenth Group Army, declaring their readiness to cooperate and outlining plans for operations. They immediale-
ly were forwarded to the ligh Command.
Now In Action
TROOPS WANT
BLITZ DANCES
Whether dancing in restaurants and pubic halls should be per mitted during air raids has been
"It was decided that Generala raised by the recent bombing of Chu Toh...and.. Pong. Teh;huidance halls. At the moment there should contact the Commanders are no restrictions. In-Chief of the wae area. Ro
gent field despatches proved
про доверим в
pho
"We can make no statement.yet that the Communist troops in the whole matter is under con- mountains sideration," said an official of, the north-east 8hanal, are at pro-Ministry of Home Security.
ongaging the Japanese The secretary of the Hotels and Restaurante' Association" told the "Daily Mirror":
Bont forces.
+
I declare that the Communist froops are not afraid of the Jap anese and are ready to meet them in battle, I hope our people wila
ganda?
"Ballrooms are among the safest places. Most are on ground level, protected by many storeys of steel
and concrete." contact with Army
welfare commented: "A"ban would In a leading article on the In-be, a hard blow to the troops
ACRES.
Elsewhere In the town ware-
the Rhine houses beside
were completely burnt out and one was seen still smouldering when a re- connaissance
made several days after the last attack on the town.
was
The east span of the new two- the span autobahn bridge across river has been demolished and has fallen into the river, where it obstructs traffic. Reuter.
Mitchell.
office.
Air Drummond
Vice-Marchat. becomes
R.
Two years later he returned to the Ministry as Director-General of Research and Development and later joined the Ministry of Air- craft Production.
pleted his term of duty in
During the last war he served The switch in the Middle East in the Air Force in France. and command is among a number of the Middle East and later in Tur- appointments announced in the key during the Chanak crisis in
1922. same statement.
M. Air Chief Marshal Longmore Deputy has held his post since May, 1940.
the Commander-in-Chief of
Chief Marshal Longmore has R.A.F. in the Middle East, with been in Englarid since early in for the rank of acting Air Marshal. May, when he was recolled Air Marshal Tedder. has been consultations with Ministers and second in command to Aix Chief Chiefs of Staff about general Marshal Longmore in the Middle operationa' matters in the Mid- East since. November. During the dle East. During this time he has past seven years he has he'd been advising from London-Reu- several important posts, being lter...
TEA DANCES DAILY- - - - . FROM 5 TO 7 P.M.
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NORTH POINT
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TEL: 34196.