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RUSSIANS FOR MINDANAO?
Shanghai, To-day.”
A plan to settle 10,000 local, Rus- sian migres on Mindanao Island, in the Philippines, is, being formulated in the Russian colony here, accord- ing to the "China Press.">
A Russian resident of Manila who arrived in Shanghai some time ago is reported to have returned to the Philippines to take up the matter privately with the Philippines Gov- ernment.
Philippine officials are said to be favourably disposed to this plan but it is pointed out that a special or- ganisation should be formed and a detailed prospectus brought out be- fore, the project can be officially brought before the Government. Reuter.
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 23, 1940
An example of how the Nazis are carrying on can well be judged by this remarkable picture taken from a German plane over the North Sea. A defenceless trawler, peacably fishing in the sea, is sighted by a Ġer- man raider, who dives down to attack. Note the machine-gun, out of focus. (Copyright, Fox).
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SIX DANISH SHIPS SUNK
IN TWO DAYS
London, To-day.
CHARLTON EXPLOSION TRAGEDY
London, To,day.
Four men are'belloved to have been killed in an explosion yes.
works at Charlton.
German U-boats have been busy at their usual brave ex- ploit. of sinking defencelessterday at a metal engineering neutral merchantmen. At least six Danish ships and one Norwegian vessel have been sunk in the past two days.
The latest is the Danish ship Chris- tiansborg, of about 2,000 tons. The other Danish vessels were the Char- kow, 1,200 tons, Algier, 1,600 tons, Minsk, 1,200 tons, Viking, 386 tons and Bothal, 2,109 tons.
The Norwegian ship, the Svinta, of 1,267 tons, was damaged in an air attack on a convoy and was fat- er torpedoed when no longer
convoy..
In
It is understood the men were carrying out acetylene welding on a retort. · The explosion blew the retort high in the air and two men were blown up with it- Reuter.
TOOK THE
SHINE OFF
A cross the strip of No-Man's- Land on the Western Front, where French and German troops were watching each other cat and mouse fashion, a French captain was study- ing the enemy position through his All except the Charkow were tor-night glasses, writes a war Corres pedoed without warning by U-boats, their crews being left to their fate. Some 40 Danish seamen lost their lives. -Reuter, :
BRITISH VESSELS NOW ALMOST IMMUNE
pondent.
"Mon Dieu," he said, “I believe. they are getting ready over there to flash a searchlight on this position. I never heard of such impertinence. Give me a rifle.'
The captain lay down on the 'bank of the observation post with
his rifle snuggled against his cheek.
In a few seconds the searchlight's
on to his position.
London, To-day. Since British merchantships have been armed, the number of even par-beam turned slowly and deliberately tially successful attacks by the Nazis has fallen considerably, and the Nazi aeroplanes and submarines have been devoting their chief attention to un- armed neutral ships and small fishing boats.
It is significant that not one of the seven ships sunk in the past two days were in convoy.-Reuter..
But before the beam uncovered any information, the captain's rifle cracked. There was a splutter of arc lights, a hall of sparks and the sound of breaking glass. The captain, unfortunately for the Germans, is one of France's cham- pion rifle shots, -
NAVAL AIRCRAFT CLASH WITH HEINKELS
London, To-day.
AN ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCEMENT issued at 7.22 p.m. states that three naval aircraft forming part of a con- voy's escort on Wednesday encountered 10 Heinkel bombers who immediately started unloading their bombs while climbing to the shelter of the clouds.
The leading British machine fol- lowed, firing until its ammunition was, expended.
"Later several enemy, aircraft re- appeared and endeavoured to press
home their attack on the convoy, but one-naval machine, piloted by a Petty Oficer, drove, off four enemy ma- chines,
Later threa^"other: Naval miroraft
sawan, !.
enemy aircraft - erchantship, tiak machineją
upan joh
unobserved, 2, attacked the raider from only 60 yards distance, firing short bursts with good effect until oll poured-from the German ma-
ine, covering
British ching's windscreen.
The German machine was last seen. climbing, slowly ith the under carriage hanging down.
The announcement adds there seems no doubt this was the machine the German High: Command
mbing" as having failed to retur
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