THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 11, 1941
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Aix-La-Chapelle Gets Its Baptism Of The Blitz Raid
SEVERE ONSLAUGHT BY R.A.F.
AIRCRAFT OF THE Bomber Command did great damage in Aachen on Wednesday night, states the Air Ministry news service.
This town on the frontier between Bel- gium and Germany, better known as Aix-la- Chapelle, was cleared for modern industry and development by a huge conflagration in 1855 which destroyed 90 per cent. of its buildings.
It is
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mineral wealth, has many indus tries, and an important railway Trasta
It had been attacked by the R.A.F. before but not very often and certainly never on Buch A scale as on Wednesday night. As the attackers, undeterred by incessant A A. fire or patrolling fighters, passed through the defences, the town was brightly fit first by the moon and then by drifting flares and last by great fires.
Over In An Hour
The attack Wis all over ins about an hour, and by that time) the railway junetton had been hit and factories set alight.
There were parallel lines of fire across the town and towards the end it was often difficult, In the confusion of fire and smoke, to see how much damagel each new bomb had done. AFTER ONE AIRCRAFT HAD SHOWERED IT'S INCEN- DIARIES ACROSS THE RAIL- WAY, THERE WERE 12 VIO- LENT EXPLOSIONS.—REUTER.
CHINESE AMBASSADOR LEAVES REICH
The Chinese Ambas- sador to Germany, General Chen Chien, left the Nazi capital last evening with his staff, states the official German news agency.
He will go to Swit- zerland where he will await an opportunity of returning to Chung king via America.- Reuter.
CHINA AND ROOSEVELT
NEW
ZEALAND
"Although the Chinese
and New Zealanders are
not engaged in the same |
TRIBUTE TO POLES
Mr. Churchill, In announcing the certain destruction of three U-boats in one day, recently Bald in the House of CommonB "Not since October 13th., 1939, have I been cheered by such delectable tidings of a triple event." Thie photo shows U-boat priɛonere, lined up on tho
deck of the British destroyer which sank two of the U-boats referred to by Mr. Churchill, preparatory to being landed at a British port.
BILL
BIG OFFENSIVE U.S. ARMY'S SWEEP: FIERCE DOG-FIGHTS
AN AIR MINISTRY communique states that early yesterday afternoon formations of Blenheim aircraft of the Bomber Command, escorted by fighters, attacked enemy ship ping in the ports of Cherbourg and Le Havre. Six ships, totalling over 30,000 tons, were hit by bombs and it is considered that each of the vessels is a total loss.
14. Shot Down-
It is now known-that 14 enemy.
"IN ORDER FURTHER TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL DE- FENCE," PRESIDENT ROOSE- VELT HAS ASKED CONGRESS FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF FOR THE US$4,770,000,000 UNITED STATES WAR DE- PARTMENT.
The request was made yester- day in a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the bill covered eleven individual items. the largest of which was
$3,486,000,000 for Army ordnance.
President Roosevelt yesterday approved Budget estimates of $4,700,000,000 in new money fur the War Department.
This sum 15 part
the of $15,000,000,000 for national defence and for Lease and Lend purposes. Reuter.
24.
WEYGAND RETURNS
TO-PARIS-
from North
Quays, dockside buildings and gun emplacements were álso
General Weygand arrived in bombed.
Heavy bombers with a fighter aircraft were destroyed in the Vichy, yesterday escort attacked A chemical operations over Northern France | Africa, works and adjoining railway in daylight yesterday- Reuter. siding at Choques, near Bethune.
In the course of these operations
That the sacrifices, of theatre of war, I feel cer- Poland and other coun- tain they are nearer to tries will eventually re- each other than ever be. sult in a world free from, escorting fighters had flerce fore in thought, ideals unprovoked attack is engagements with enemy fighters which were unable to prevent the and spirit."
expressed in a message British bombers hitting This declaration was made yes- from President Roosevelt targets. terday by the Chinese consul- general, Mr. Wang Feng, at to M. Raczkiewicz, Pre- gathering of Chinese citizens insident of Poland. Wellington.
"At the beginning of the Afth year of the Sino-Japanese war 1 express deep gratitude to New Zealand for the moral support given to China in the last Years."
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The message was in reply to a telegram on July 4 expressing Poland's cordial wishes.
President Roosevelt said: "Your assurance of the unfailing friend- Mr. Wong, assured New Zea ship of the Polish nation for the landers of his great sympathy in their struggle and said, they must United States is deeply appreciat-
people envisage the day when the British ed. The American and Chinese would lead the way to proud to have the friendship of the
people of Poland, world, Democracy and a new in ternational order-Reuter.
Shanghai Man Engaged
are
"During the, lact two years, the herole and determined man- ner in which the Polish .pacple have struggled and sacrificed in face of tremendous hardships and deprivations has been Inspiration, not only to the people of the United States, but to liberty-loving people every whore.
"We Albert
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Sharp Losses
their
Twelve enemy fighters were destroyed in these combats, and 10 British fighters and two bom- bers are missing, it was reported
at first.
A lator announcement, how- over, established. that. 13 Ger- man fighters were destroyed and that one British fighter pre- vlously reported, missing had returned and the allot of another had been rescued,; British losses, therefore, were nine fighters, the pilot of one belug 50fe Reuter.
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DEATH OF DR. DAVID JOCHELMAN
The engagement was announced in London yesterday of
are confident that the Dr. David Jochelman, chairman. of St. sacrifices which the Polish and and founder of the Federation of William Burkill, O.B.E., James' Court, and Mrs. Catherine other peoples opposing the forces Jewish Relief Organisations of Isabelle Skinner, of 1, Prince's of aggression are making, will Great Britain, and the Polish Fund, died, in Row, the widow of C. A. Skinner, | eventually result in the restoration Jewish Refugee of Dorchester,
of a world in which it will be England on Wednesday aged 73.
A close associate of Israel Mr. Burkill is a member of the possible again for nations to car- well-known Shanghai firm, A. W. ry on with each other normal and Zangwill, he frequently visited Burkill and Sons. which has friendly intercourse without fear England from Russia until he at settled in England permanently large interests in Malaya rubber of sudden and unprovoked
In 1913-Reuter, gstates, Reuter.
tack."-Reuter.
says a "Reuter
from London.
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