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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 23, 1940-

U.S. ATTACHE

KILLED IN

NAZI RAID

Landon, To-day.

The United States Military Attache at Stockholm was kill-. ed during the German attack on the rallway station of Dombaas

where the line turns right to Trondheim.

He was struck in the heart by a bomb splinter while standing outside a mountain funnel. Nine others in the tunnel were injur». ed, but little serious damage to the town itself is reported.--Reu- tor.

LUCKIEST SHIP

(IS STILL)

AFLOAT

London, To-day. The Grimsby trawler Russell is one of the luck- | iest ships afloat. That is why she is still afloat.

ALLY ACTION) IN SOUTH-

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EAST EUROPE QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

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PARIS, TO-DAY.

THE ALLIED DECISION TO REIN- FORCE THE BLOCKADE IN SOUTH- EASTERN EUROPE, WILL AIM AT DEFINITELY ARRESTING. THE FLOW OF GOODS TO GERMANY, SAY PARIS POLITICAL CIR- CLES, WHICH POINT OUT THAT THE ALLIED ACTION EXCLUSIVE- LY AIMS AT STRENGTHENING THE

THE BLOCKADE; HENCE, BALKAN STATES NEED NOT FEAR ANY FRANCO-BRITISH MILITARY ACTION.

Meanwhile, the Reich attempted to counteract the plans of the Allies when Dr. Clodius was sent to Bucharest and Herr Walther Darre to Budapest to try and develop Ger- man-Russian trade through alluring promises of German machinery in ex-- change mainly for Hungarian and Rumanian wheat.

The Reich's hopes, however, are already dwindling because the har- vest in Danubian Europe is expected to be very poor; there are also the massive purchases of the Allies. Havas.

AMERICANS HOLD CHINA ESSAY

CONTEST

New York, To-day,, Anonymous sponsors who believe A few weeks ago, she was attacked that Americans are giving too little by a German aircraft which sprinkl-attention to the Far East are offering ed her with steel darts and incen- $5,000 in prizes to students in Am- diary bombs.

erican colleges and universities for the best essay on "Our Stake in the Future

WENT ON FISHING

Nobody was hurt and the Russell continued to fish.

The other day, she hauled up a German mine in her nets, towed it for three hours trying to get rid of it, exploded it-and survived. ·

Skipper Wright told this story as follows:

"We were hauling in our gear when one of the crew saw a mine bob up close to the ship. He shout- ed a warning, and the mate, Frank Crompton, who was at the winch, Iet the trawl go back to the bottom."

"We could have cut away the nets, but we decided to try to get rid of the mine by manoeuvring the ship.

READY FOR SWIM

"We towed the trawl for three

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of China." The announcement of the THRILLING MYSTERY PRODUCTION OF RADIO LIFE ! contest, made in the name of "China Essay Contest" of 33 West 51 St., N.Y.C., advised contestants to point out why it is in the interests of this country to have a strong, free, and in- dependent China. The announcement said 'that 'the sponsors, who wish to remain unnained, have no political or economic stake in the Far East, Havas.

BRITISH FORCES REACH LILLEHAMMER

Stockholm, To-day. British 'forces. north of the Hamar/ Elverum line have now reached Lille- hammer, according to despatches from the border. The advance -guard-of Allied troops on the Hamar/Elverum 1s now reported to have reinforced and concentrated.

been

A flerce battle is reported at a point

hours and then decided to haul some 46 miles north-east of Trond- again, but in case of anything hap-heim-Réuter. pening we prepared the boat for

Launching and put on 'bur life- jackets.

"Almost immediately a violent ex-

L'ORD ́HALIFAX LUNCHES-

plosion occurred less than 100 feet WITH GOODWILL ENVOY

from the ship.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"). London, To-day. The ship was lifted practically

'Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, out of the water. The wheelhouse, windows and most of the electric and Mr. Tatsuo Kawai, Japanese light bulbs were smashed and the "Goodwill Envoy," lunched together dynamo stopped working. The only yesterday at the Japanese Embassy. light we had was from my electric. Havas. torch.

"The two compasses were torn from their fastenings and fell, nar- rowly missing the mate and myself.

"No one was hurt. The ship was not leaking. But when the trawl was hauled in it was found to have been almost blown to pfer Own Correspondent, re

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WEATHER REPORT

The Royal Observatory reports that the eastern depression has filled up atkl'a táoderate antlcyclone now tövärs Japan and the neighbouring sets, pressure being highest in the vicinity of Hokkaido. The western-depression remains over Manchuria,

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