TRANSPORT
SUNK OFF NORWAY
BRITISH NAVY SINKS THREE ENEMY VESSELS: DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH
LONDON, TO-DAY.
DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCE FROM THEIR FUNK-HOLES OF THE GERMAN FLEET AND THE SINKING BY THE ROYAL NAVY OF THREE NAZI SHIPS, INCLUDING A
PREMIER TO MAKE STATEMENT
London, To-day. Reuter learns that Mr. Cham-
·berialn will make a statement in the House of Commons to-day (Tuesday) regarding the Allied laying of mines In waters.--Reuter.
Norwegian
TRANSPORT, FOLLOWED THE LAYING OF THREE MINEFIELDS BY MIRS BAY
THE ALLIED NAVIES IN NORWEGIAN TERRITORIAL WATERS YESTERDAY MORNING.
It has been confirmed that between 90 and 100 German warships were sighted in the morning steaming north in the Kattegat and the Great Belt; they included several large warships in addition to heavy cruisers, auxiliary craft and armed trawlers.
ON SCAPA
Big warships were sighted in the morning off Bud, NAZI RAID
on the west coast of Norway, south of Tronb- heim, according to Norwegian press reports. Big warships were also seen from Hustadvika, just north of Bud, where five steamers stopped to fuel.
It is reported from Bodoe, in north- west Norway, that ordinary coastal traffic was seen proceeding northwards | in the Kattegat yesterday.
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In London, it is stated that if it should be a fact that, at long last, part of the Nazi fleet is at last ven- turing out, the Royal Navy will be delighted at the prospect of closing with them in action.
Transport Sunk
The Royal Navy struck thres blows at the Nazis off Norway yesterday.
First victim was the German mili-
yesterday is as yet unknown.
She was sunk by gunfire off Lillesand. (according to a Christian- sand message), and: some wounded German, seamen were brought ashore.
Router.
NAVY ACTIVE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Paris, To÷day.
LONDON, TO-DAY.
VILLAGE BOMBED
At least five persons were killed and eight wounded yes- terday morning when a Jap- anese plane dropped seven bombs around Sha-ue-chung, terminus of the Taipo-Sha- ue-chung Ferry Service, the "China Mail" learns official-
AN ADMIRALTY AND AIR❘ly to-day.
MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE SAYS "ENEMY AIRCRAFT CARRIED OUT AN ATTACK ON SCAPA FLOW LAST, EVENING WITHOUT DOING ANY DAMAGE.
"It is certain that at least one enemy our aircraft was brought down by fighters."
It is now learned that only one German plane was seen over the Shot- lands yesterday, apparently engaged on reconnaissance.
Anti-aircraft guns
A British naval squadron is now
were in action tary transport, Rio de Janeiro, which operating in the Mediterranean, check- but no bombs were dropped.-Reuter.
(aluminium had 300 men on board; she was tor-ing imports of bauxite pedoed near Christiansand, on the south coast of Norway, with the loss of 150 lives.
Survivors of the transport (accord- ing to an Oslo message) state she was torpedoed by one of two British sub- marines four sea, miles from the Nor- wegian coast.
It is reported that 80 horses perish ed in addition to 150 men.
ore) from certain Yugoslavian porte to Germany-Havas.
NORWAY TO SWEEP UP MINEFIELD ? (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")
Parls, To-day. minesweepera have already begun the work of ridding Norwegian territorial waters of mines, according to a report from Norway.-
Norwegian
Crowds flocked to the quayside of Lillesand when the rescued Germans, | Havas. some of whom were wounded and wrapped in blankets, were brought ashore and taken away in motorcars.
Hitherto 10 bodles have brought ashore,
been
Big Tanker Torpedoed
Second Nazi victim yesterday was the tanker Posidonia, which was tor- pedoed off the Rauer Islands, at the mouth of Oslo Fiord, according to Norwegian customs officials who wit- nessed the incident from the shore.
The entire crew was rescued by a Norwegian torpedo-boat.
The Posidonia, a tanker of 12,000 tons, was stopped after a warning shot was fired by a British submarine off Rauer Island.
When the crew of 56 had left in lifeboats, the Posidonia was torpedoed, The men all reached the Norwegian coast without assistance, except the captain, who was taken prisoner by the submarine.
The Posidonia was outward bound from Germany.
Third Success
The name of the third German ves- sel to be sunk. by the Royal Navy
AIR FORCE ACTIVE ON WESTERN FRONT
Paris, To-day.
war
to
Eight wounded were brought Hong Kong yesterday and were ad- mitted to the Queen Mary Hospital.
Messages reported to have originat- ed from Chinese military quarters at 11 Japanese Waichow, confirm that warships, an aircraft carrier and a number of armed trawlers are as- sembled in Bias Bay, though no land- ing has yet been attempted.
VILLAGE. BOMBED
Shortly after 8.30 a.m. yesterday a Japanese plane flew over Sha-ue chung.
One bomb was dropped on the de- beach, killing a fisherman and molishing. several huts.
Four bombs were dropped in the village causing the death of four vil- lagers, destroying some houses and wounded eight people.
On the beach of Kai-chung, west of Sha-ue-cung two bombs were Last night's French
com-dropped but no damage was caused munique said no important incident in that area. had occurred on the front in the According to other reports received from the border to-day, it is said course of the day.
There was activity of both air forces that seven persons were killed, among during the morning-Reuter.
whom were three women.
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