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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 7, 1939

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BRILLIANT FRENCH AIR VICTORY

Paris, To-day.

ALLIED AIRCRAFT were extremely active yester- day, and the French war communique reports the biggest aerial battle of the war so far. Nine French machines attacked 27 Nazi aircraft and downed nine, seven of them in French terri- tory.

All the French planes returned safely..

British planes carried out another daylight reconnaissance over western Germany, and valuable photographs were taken. One of our planes has not returned.

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French planes also flew deep into Germany and report no usual troop movements in the German rear.

Reuter, OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE An official communique states: "There was great aviation activity on both sides. During a violent air battle, in which nine French fighters attacked a group of 27 German fighters, nine of the German ma- chines were brought down, of which seven fell within French territory.

COPENHAGEN TALKS

Copenhagen, To-day.

The conference of the Oslo Powers (with the exception of Luxembourg) | opened yesterday to discuss problems connected with neutrality.

The first day's discussions were technical and juridical nature.

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All the French planes engaged the battle returned safely to their base."-Reuter,

AMERICAN WARNING TO JAPAN

Washington, To-day,

It was suggested in Wash- ington yesterday that Con- gress might continue its au- thority to exert economic pressure against Japan.

Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the Senate foreign affairs committee, stated that unless the Japanese at- titude improved before the expira-

tion of the trade treaty with the United States on January 26, they might place an embargo on any or all exports to Japan.

Japan's entire attitude in the China war, he said, was totally In disregard of the rights of the United States and other countries. The United States could retaliate against a wrong without going war. Reuter.

STRANGÊ OUTRAGE IN GLASGOW

Swastikas

to

in

London, To-day.

varying length from a foot to a yard have been cut into the plate- glass windows of forty-one shops.in Sauchie Hall Street, Glasgow's principal tho- roughfare.

Similar activities have occurred at a number of other shops and ware- houses in different parts of Glasgow. The police are investigating the out- rages, which, it is believed, were planned by people .of anti-Jewish tendencies.-Reuter.

INDIA'S DELEGATE ENTERTAINED

London, To-day.

U.S. SHIPS MAY REGISTER IN PANAMA

New York, To-day.

The United States Lines have asked the Maritime Commission for permission to transfer nine ships to Panama registry.

This would defeat the ban on American ships travelling to British ports.-Router.

SINGAPORE'S NEW COL. SECRETARY

London, To-day.. It is announced by the

Colonial Office that Mr. S. W. Jones, British Resident, Selangor, has been selected for appointment as Colonial Secre- tary, Straits Settlements, on the forth- coming retirement of Sir Alexander Small-British Wireless.

FLOATING MINES MENACE

Copenhagen, To-day. Denmark is having trouble with floating mines which have broken away from the Nazi minefields in the Baltic.

Thirty mines have been ashore on the east coast, and another washed 100 are reported to be in the Sound.

The Danish Ministry of Shipping has advised ships not to travel at night and to take great care by day. A number of mines exploded when they reached the coast and it is re- ported that their houses.-Reuter.

many people have left

U.S. SHIPS MAY EVADE THE BAN

Washington, To-day.

The Maritime Commission has au- Suffering from scalds on the abdo-transfer eight vessels

thorised the United States Line to

ofter, a 14-months-old Chinese boy, Ng with British, French and Irish ports.

men and legs caused by boiling wa-

to Panamlan registry to enable the ships to trade Yat-hou, was admitted to the Kow- The crews will not be American loon Hospital yesterday.

citizens. Reuter.

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The Secretary for India, Lord Zetland, entertained Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, representative of Government of India in London for the Empire coordination discussions, at luncheon.

and

Among others present were Lord Chatfield, Sir Samuel Hoare Lord Snell.-British Wireless.

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