THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 9, 1987.
ENEMY' WARSHIPS STAGE RAID ON COLONY: GAS ATTACKS Unadvertised Manoeuvres Test Western Defences
VOLUNTEERS MAN GUNS
AT BELCHERS
LAN
AND, sea and air forces co-operated in a realis- tically staged mimic battle in Hong Kong waters during the week-end.
"Enemy" cruisers and submarines attempted to run the gauntlet of the batteries on the western side of the Colony, but were greeted with deadly accurate fire live ammunition being used and were compelled to abandoned the attempt.
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ANZAC SOCIETY
Supper Dance To Be Held In April
At its last meeting the Committee of the Australian and New Zealand Association decided to hold its annual ball in the Rose Room of the Peninsula Hotel on Friday, Oxford University, whic
only April 2. The evening will be in the two months ago received £2,000,000 form of a supper dance and several from Lord Nuffield, has published novelties with a distinct Austra- an urgent appeal to the public for lian flavour will be introduced. further funds.
Tickets at $3 each can be obtain- The buildings at present at the led from members of the Commit- University's disposal, the appeal tee.
It was also decided to hold a In the course of the engagement which lasted throughout points out, are utterly insufficient
Association Saturday and Sunday, every device was exploited in an attempt to to meet the requirements of modern social evening in the pierce the defence lines and master the defenders, but the attackers science, and at least, £500,000 is Rooms, Gloucester Building, second" failed despite air raids and gas attacks.
needed for two most urgent exten-floor, on Thursday, February 25. sions. The enemy warships" which tempting
JAPANESE VISIT CANCELLED were primarily concerned in the at-stealthily through the Western en Lord Halifax, is said to have de-
of moving targets trance, but they were repulsed un-clared that Oxford would lose its The Japanese Embassy has an- for the guns of Belchers Fort and der heavy fire, the defenders sus reputation of one of the world's nounced that the proposed visit of many direct hits were registered.taining but minor casualties.
Battery The H.K.V.D.C.
An attempt to silence the forts leading universities if the present a troupe of Japanese actors
financial difficulties were not over-England has been cancelled. operated with the Royal Artillery was carried out during the night
early date.-Trans- The actors had been expected to in manning the guns.
by landed forces who tried to gain come at an
arrive in London in July.—Reuter. entry with scaling ladders but werel wiped out.
tack consisted
co-
Volunteers Man Guns Volunteer troops engaged com-j prised the Coastal Defence Unit of the Corps and they were given a real test during the week end when fully entrusted with the defence of the Western end of the island.
to
enter the harbour
Another party attacked the powerhouse but met with no suc- cess being driven off.
Gas Attack
On Sunday, the Guns were kept busy with their attention engaged The unit, comprising the "A" and frequently by enemy craft and they "L" Sections of the Corps First were later subjected to an air raid Battery, and the Engineers were by a number of aeroplanes, who kept on move continually from ear were greeted with Lewis gunfire. ly Saturday afternoon till late Sun-1 Gas attacks followed, the gas day evening. The Engineers had being released by the enemy planes been "on active service" since the but although hampered in their previous day.
work by the gas the fort still re- Sentries were posted all round mained intact at the end of the day. Belchers fort and were changed Throughout the operations, dis- round regularly to give all a chance cipline was good
at different phases of the defence Truce was called late on Sunday system. The Engineers were in evening and the defenders dismiss- charge of great searchlights and offed. the Power house.
"Enemy" Ships Sighted
The sole object of the manoeuvres was to test the strength of the de Operations started on Saturday fence system on the Western side night when enemy submarines of the island and the results are and cruisers”
stated to have been gratifying
sighted
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The Chancellor of the University,
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London, To-day.
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