THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 8, 1939
AIR BATTLES IN NORTH SEA
London, To-day.
GERMAN AIRCRAFT were engaged by British land,
sea and air forces yesterday.
PATROLS. AMBUSHES AND RAIDS
Paris, To-day. ⠀ Apart from the usual acti- vity in No-Man's Land, with
One enemy machine appeared over the Shetlands patrols and ambushes and
and was driven off by anti-aircraft fire and by mains calm.
R.A.F. fighters.
Two Nazi planes were engaged by R.A.F. patrols miles out in the North Sea.
Fleet,
Certain light units of the among which
des- were two Polish troyers, fought an engagement German aircraft.
with
None of the ships were hit and the enemy casualties are unknown.-Reu- 1er.
GERMANS IN
"FULL FLIGHT"
SOVIET
'HUMOUR' FOR NAZIS
Moscow, To-day.
At the parade of Soviet might in Red Square yester- day, in honour of the Bolshe- before Several big bombers coming from vik Revolution and
Copenhagen, To-day.
a northerly direction, pursued by the Finnish delegates, M. dozen' fighter planes, were seen at
North Sea near Ringkoeping.
raids, the Western front re-
The two armies are still facing each other along a line which cor- responds roughly to the frontier.
The French positions, however, are dictated solely by military considera- tions,
The German lines generally run but north of the frontier posts, west of Forbach and along the edge of the Forest of Warndt, French detachments still оссиру two hills and two villages on Ger- man territory,
It is
the
officially stated that French still occupy Forbach, in view of reports that the town has been
evacuated.-Reuter.
OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE
Paris, To-day. To-night's official communique
1.30 yesterday afternoon over the Litvinoff made an unexpect-states that local patrols were active ed appearance beside Stalin and there was artillery fire at various and the other Soviet leaders. points on the front.
They were joined at the parapet dele- on Lenin's tomb by the new gate from the Western Ukraine.
After a short fight the bombers disappeared, followed by the fighters. None of the machines was identi- fied but a fisherman said he believed the bombers were German and the fighters British. Reuter's Special War Service.
ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCEMENT
London, To-day. The Admiralty announce that na- Po- val light forces, including two
with lish destroyers, were in action
Sea German aircraft in the North yesterday.
was
damaged. No ship
Enemy casualties are not known. Reuter.
ENEMY ESCAPES IN A CLOUD
London, To-day.
The Air Ministry announce
that
a number of air actions occurred in
the North Sea yesterday,
Enemy aircraft approaching the
As the bands played the "Interna- tionale," the German delegates sprang to the attention, those with hats tak- ing them off.
Portraits of German Communist leaders, and of Dmitroff, the Com- munist who defied General Goering at the Reichstag Fire "trial," borne past the German representa- tives at the parade.-Reuter.
were
were
fire
Shetlands in the morning driven off by anti-aircraft and chased away by British air. craft.
Several other, enemy aircraft were sighted. Two were engaged by Bri- the tish patrols many miles out in North Sea.
The enemy escaped in a cloud, and it is not known whether they were able to return home. All our aircraft returned safely.- Reuter.
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GREAT AIR ACTIVITY
London, To-day. Great aircraft activity is reported from numerous points on the Franco- Luxembourg frontier.
se-
It is stated there have been veral air fights, and the French air raid sirens in Lorraine have heard.
However, the Moselle relatively quiet.-Reuter.
been
sector
is
SWEDISH STEAMER
SEIZED
Stockholm, To-day.
The Swedish steamer Rita of of 3,000 tons, carrying a cargo cellulose, has been captured by a German warship off Falsterboe. -Reuter.
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