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Most Thrilling Aerial Encounter of the War
the War Staged Over N. Sea FRENCH ARMED 'MERCHANT-MAN' OF AIR PLUS BEATS NAZI PIRATES IN DUEL
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PASSENGER AIR-LINER PROTOTYPE
Flying Boat :) Repels
"This Desperado-Destructive To All”
NAZIS SCREAM AT CHURCHILL'S WIDER POWERS
BERLIN, April 4 (UP).-Germany has reacted violently to the wider powers granted to Mr. Winston Churchill in the reconstructed British Cabinet.
The consensus of opinion in Berlin is that the Cabinet
Attack
On Convoy
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, APRIL 4 (UP).—A 'BATTLE UNIQUE IN AERIAL HISTORY--THE AVIA- TION EQUIVALENT OF A FIGHT BETWEEN A SLOW ARMED MER- CHANTMAN AND SIX SPEEDY
PIRATE CRAFT TOOK
考
Churchill Appointment Prelude To Big Drive
PLACE OVER THE
NORTH SEA TO-DAY.
The aerial merchant-
man was a Short Sun-
derland flying boat (shown on left) proto- type of the Imperial
Airways flying boats now used on the service between Australia and England.
The six pirates were speedy German Junkers.
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INTO
ACTION
Despite its handicap of lack of speed and general cumberness, the British
FRENCH TROOPS moving up through communication trenches into machine brought down one the Front lines on the Western Front. This photograph gives some -possibly two-of the idea of the bitter winter conditions which reigned recently on the Western Front. The end of winter may see the oft-threatened German enemy-in-one-of-the--most.
"Blitzkrieg put into effect French" Offitiul"War"Photo" spectacular air duels of the
war.
Two of the officers in the British flying boat were in- jured and the ship was riddled by Nazi bullets.
At one stage the British flying-boat was forced down
mer-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 1 (UP).—Great Britain moved towards new re-shuffle and Mr. Churchill's elevation are the prelude offensives on the economie war front to-day when Mr. Cham.o within a hundred feet of berlain, addressing the Unionist Association, said: "I feel ten the sea, while the Germans times as confident of victory now as I did at the beginning. I do attempted without success not believe the nation has ever been so completely united in the to bomb it from above, as broad aims of our policy and in the determination to carry on if it were indeed a the fight until we achieve our purpose.”
chantman. New economic moves have
Attack On Convoy followed closely on the Cabinet The battle started when the Woman's $500 shake-up, which has boostel German planes attempted to at- vigorous Mr. Winston Churchill tack a convoy. The Sunderland into a dominating control posi-discovered the Junkers, shadow-
to an imminent active phase in the war. UNEMPLOYMENT
Evening newspapers in Berlin FUND PROFIT billerly attack England for granting wider power to one who Excess Income For 1939 Germany's describes as her archt-
Is £57,555,222
The "Deutsche Allgemaine" carries, the bead-lines "Churchill's Domina- LONDON, Apr. 4 (British Wire-tion of War Cabinet Destructive to less)It was stated in the Commons A}," this afternoon that the income of the Unemployment Insurance Fund for War,"
enerny.
"Church!}l'a Togk Is Extension of
says the "Lokalanziger's"
the year ended December 31, 1939, banner-line, while the "Boersen Zel- exceeded expenditure by £10,001,-tung" screams: "Intensifed Machina-
net bai-ions. British Actian Impending." 579, and that there was a ance of £57,555,222 at the end of year.
Although the state of the fund is very much better than the Unem- ployment Insurance Fund Statutory Committee had anticipated, the debt of the Fund was just over £77,000,- In the Com- 000 at the same date, mittee's view it is very probable that there will bo SEVETO un- employment after the war and it re- commends that £3,700,000 of thatị balance be allocated to the repay- ment of debt, thereby freeing from the Fund £1,100,000 yearly while preserving the borrowing powers,
Damages Suit
Two Portuguese To Appear In Court
The "Deutsche Allgemeine" adds:
An netion, claiming $500 damager "What the Allies expect from this for assault, and "sulting expres- desperado is clearly indicated in the sions," brought by one Portuguese wo- French Press.
Iman galast another, was mentioned in **The French are delllously the weekly calling-over list of cases enthusiastic that Churchill's une before Mr. Justice R. E. Linduell In scrupulous brutality makes possible the ruthless pursuance of the war..
the Summary Court this morning. The man who has now been
Plaintiff is Mrs. Carmen
Mari placed in control of the Army, Navy Nunes, and defendant, Mrs. A. Nunes. and Air Force of England has both of Granville Road, Plaintiff Actually also received political
olleges defendant assaulted her ant control of the country."
falsely and maliciously used, with reference to her, the Portuguese and words "Cabra" and "cadelia"
two LONDON, Apr. 4 (Reuter),—The other insulting expressions on Cabinet changes are generally regard occasions in the presence of her hus
d here as a reshume rather than as band, his relatives and other by- 1 re-organisation. One appointment, standers,
Popular Appointmont
"Cabra"
"Vulgar Abuse"
Japanese To
Robberies By
Face Army Of English Youth
12,000,000
CHUNGKING, Apr. 4 (Reu ter).-Chiru will be able to put 12,000,000 troops in the field for a great counter-offensive "when the opportune moment arrives," authoritative Chinese quarters said to-day.
It is stated that 4,000,000 are ulready under arms and will be reinforced by 8,000,000 who are now being trained and who are expected to be ready for action In a year.
It is estimated that Japan has about 1,000,000 men at pre- sent in China.
The developments. Included the ing the convoy.
She immediately engaged them in following:
combat and succeeded in dispersing! 1Mr. Chamberlain's announce-them at about 1,000 feet altitude. ment of a secret session of Parlia-
An hour later four more Junkers BOOTST mest on April 11 to debate on appeared. They tried to bomb the economie warfare.
from a great altitude but the
The revelation by Sir John guarding the convoy kept Humiliating
Simon that a new corporation is
pa steady fire and broke the Ger- established to condgel
which the mans formation, after bring economie and trade operations with quartette disappeared. the Balkan—the ciårent sceno of the hottest rivalry, between the Allies and Germany,
Bad Time For Junkers Six more Junkers then appeared 3-The Minister of Economic and the second phase of the combat Warfare's statement in the House of egon. Commons
Suspicion
Britain's Attitudo To China Comment Two Germans attacked the Sunder- Dissatisfaction
LONDON, Apr. B (Reuter)-The the land. withi
Guardian," The British aircraft met the attack "Manchester
in Cabinet changes as voiced by the Labour organ, the Dally, Iferald," with its fore and aft guns, and after editorial comments that Lord Halifax PLEASE Turn To Pago 7. blantly charging "Chamberlain In out of touch with the mood of the nation which demands a
moro
uri
has announced in Parliament that this country continues to recognise! the Chungking Government as the
thorough spring cleaning in the NAVAL OFFICER legitimate ruler of China, and that
Cabinet"
Of these developments Sir John
Simon's announcement is regarded as
being of major importance, He em-
CHARGED
Arising out
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fatal
wo have not in any way changed our general policy.
It is, however, most unfortunate The Commitles also recommends however, at least has been entbuslas-|
that we should have to make such ex- the increase of the beneft rate from tlcully received by the press which
Why Injuries planations, says the paper. three to four shillings weekly raters for a large circulation,
Mr. M. A. dn Svu, for defendant,hasised that the new Corporation
will not supplant existing trade sustained by Lam Shing-chi in aahould we be under the humilating respecting, children, and from 33 to: This is the appointment of Mr. sall the words complained, of, were channels but wil utilise them to the traffic accident when lic was suspicion. whether in the United 35 in respect of agricultural con- Winston Churchill, in addition to his nothing but vulgar abuso, for fullest extent.
struck by a car in Hennessy Road States or elsewhere, of changing or in tributions.
which, Land post na First Lord of the Admiralty,"
meant she-gont
Yesterday, a naval officer attach any way abating our policy More Optimistle Than Ever
ed to
to a British warship now in port Uke that of the United States itself, The Government has decided to the post nu head of a Commilice of, "Cadella" blich,
Service Ministers who will make His Lordship: One means a she- accept the proposals and the Com-commendations to the War Cabinet, goat and the other a she-dog!
LONDON Apr. 4 (Reuter)After eared at the Central Magistracy rests or should reat on the observance mons was asked to approve.
reven months of war, Mr. Chamber this morning, charged with Man- of the Nine Power Treaty assuring
justice and freedom to The appointment has given rise to
to China? His Lordship then inquired it it is ten times more confident of slaughter.
The defendant wn. Kenneth ich he'llines an "Churchill becomes was likely to be a hard-fought battle.victory than he was at the beginning
It ja . Labour
necessary to remember, Opposition moved an amendment, asking for application of uper War chief," "Churchill 10 Mr. Silvn replied this was apparently This is what he said at the annual Duncan Bruce, aged 24, of H.M.S. especially at a time when Japan is
seciding to attain her ends by diplo the balance to increased benefits, and firect War polley." contended that it was the Govern
Inspector Saunders prosecuted on matie manoeuvres, that questions of The newspapers have seized
| National Union of the Conservative ment's duty to prepare a plan for appointment as one of the on his/80, and asked leave to file a counter-maniing of the Central Council of the
claim, which was granted,
Areciation. yesterday,
asked for a week's formal remand.tprinciple are here involved. On these This, he said, was not based on The request wis granted by the questions of principle we cannot anst May 6. Mr. P. Wynter-Blyth repre- wishful thinking but on the fact that Magistrate, Mr. If. G. Sheldon, Bruce must not fall short, or avm be
will appear before Court next Friday, thought to do so. sents plaintiff.
PLEASE Turn To Page 7.
transition from war
to peace acts. economy and to avoid severo un- employment after the war,
Ballent
Only the "Daily Herald" hints that
PLEASE Turn To Pago 7.
Hearing of the case was fixed for
Hard Labour Sentence.
This Morning
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A 17-YEAR-OLD ENGLISH YOUTH who 'admitted to previous conviction for larceny in England and had been arrest- ed following two robberies in Hongkong, was sentenced to a total of three months imprison- ment with hard labour in Stanley Prison by Mr. E. Hime- worth at the Kowloon Magie- tracy this morning,
The youth, who told the police that he had been living with a Chinese girl in Reclamation Street since he left a Blue Funnel ship on which he had been employed as deck-boy, was George Broomfield.
He was charged with stealing two ladies' gold wrist watches and $3.85 in enshi, the property of Misses E. Maior and A. Hyer, from Marble Hall, and with the theft from a cabins In a Norwegian ship of $36_U.5/ PLEASE Turn To Page 7.
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