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DOWN "BY ACCIDENT" Gloster Gladiator Fighters In Action Near Canton

CEASE FIRE

ORDER-IN H.K.

WAR GAMES

Amusing Incident

Related By Foreign Expert

(“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL)

JAPANESE LAND TO INSPECT LIUKUNGTAO IS.

It was officially reported by the British naval authorities

Following the "Pacifican at-That the British Gloster Gladiator fighting planes, shortly after noon to-day that a

tacks" made during the early hours of yesterday morning, a period of comparative calm ensued, says an official communique issued by Military Headquarters to-day.

Towards midday, however, the "enemy cautiously advanced astride the Tai Po Road but was brought to a halt in front of our pill-boxes.

An enterprising detachment of the enemy crossed Tide Covel. in boats and attempted to pierce our defences in the neighbour- hood of One Rise More. The attempt failed and the detach- ment was annihilated.

As

The island of Liukungtao is

Japanese staff officer and a small of which approximately fifty have been deliver-party landed to-day on Liu- kungtao Island, "to inspect the ed in Canton, are vastly superior to anything Chinese military property. the Japanese can put into the air, was the opin-one on which the British Navy has certain treaty rights and the ion expressed to the "China Mail" by a foreign-Japanese, on completing the peaceful occupation of Weihaiwei, er who has just arrived in Hong Kong from gave assurances that British in-

terests would not be touched.1 Kwangtung.

an illustration of the amazing offensive power ventured to chase them of these aircraft, the foreigner cited an un-distance before giving expected air battle which took place in Kwang- tung last week.

FIFTY OF TYPE

-Roughly fifty Glosters have arriv- Eleven Japanese planes which which they shot down four Japan-ed in Canton from England. They had bombed the Canton-Hankow ese planes, although fighting a de fare being assembled by British me- Railway and

to fensive action.

chanics and flown by Chinese were returning

air

On Sunday night, hostile troops their base off the coast, were sud- The Glosters, after this striking force pilots to Hupen, and it is be were in touch with our forces in denly sighted by the pilots of four success, broke off the dog-fight and lieved that 36 of these speedy the Tide Cove and Shing Mun Sec-Gloster Gladiators which had been flew on to Hankow, easily outpacing fighters have already joined the tors but elsewhere contact between assembled in Canton and were being the Japanese light bombers which Hankow air force. the two forces was very ephemeral flown to North China to join the

ENEMY ON MOVE

Chinese air force at Hankow..

SHORT AND SHARP

Reports received late last night Indicated the forward movement of The Chinese pilots of the British a Regiment of infantry and a Bri-planes, although taken by surprise gade of Light Artillery southwards and having had orders not to seek through Taipo and it was expected engagements with enemy machines, at Headquarters that this force were unable to evade hattle and would attempt to try conclusions a short sharp clash occurred during with our defence within the next 24 hours. -

As anticipated the Pacificans de- livered an attack near Tai Wai in the early hours of this morning.

In the initial stages the enemy succeeded in capturing two import ant features, but were unable advance further into our defensive position.

EXPROPRIATION OF FOREIGN

OIL COMPANIES

Mexico City, To-day.

At 7.30 am a counter attack was being prepared to retake the last position just south of Tai Wai and The Mexican Government has thence to clear up the situation gen-appointed an administrative com erally,

“CEASE FIRE”

At this point, the Director

mission of seven to manage the petroleum industry following ex- propriation of the foreign oil companies.

Two members of the commis- the Combined Operations, Majorsion are drawn from the Treasury General W. Bartholomew, CB Department, two from the De CMG, CBE,

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