1940-05-17 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 17, 1940.

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COVERING

R.A.F. ITSELF

WITH

GLORY

Wave After Wave Of Planes Attacking Nazis

Bridges Blown Up: Roads Blocked With Debris

LONDON, TO-DAY.

SINCE DAWN YESTERDAY WAVE AFTER WAVE OF BRITISH FIGHTER AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN BOMBING AND MACHINEGUNNING · ENEMY POSITIONS AND TROOPS ON THE MARCH IN THE MEUSE VALLEY, SAYS REUTER'S SPÉCIAL CORRESPONDENT ON THE BELGIAN FRON-

TIER.

Pontoon bridges have been blown up and roads blocked with debris following the explosion of heavy bombs.

In these operations 35 enemy machines were shot

down.

BRITAIN RESPONDS

London, To-day.

The War Office an- nounces that within 24 hours of the appeal for local Defence Volunteers over 250,000 registered.— Reuter.

GERMAN KULTURIN BELGIUM

Brussels, To-day.

the The Air Ministry states that damage inflicted by Wednesday night's bombing operations on military objec- tives was extensive and covered a wide area.

The majority of our aircraft-the largest force of R.A.F. bombers yet employed-found and bombed their targets with wonderful effect, caus- ing widespread damage and many explosions and fires.

No opposition was offered by enemy fighters but the ground defences were active..

Direct Hits

Direct hits were scored on a main other road, and railway line, and planes successfully bombed roads leading to a bridge, setting woods alight

also

A military encampment was attacked and a bomber scored a direct hit in the centre of a, mechanised co- lumn two miles long.

The daily toll inflicted on enemy air- craft is working out at more than three to one in our favour,

Several direct hits were scored

on

by

The Belgian Government another long mechanised column intends to publish a memor-Hampden bombers which also attack-. andum on the unprecedent- ed cruelty with which the German army is treating the civilian population.

Photographs are to be reproduced German showing particularly how aeroplanes have pitilessly machine gunned parties of refugees proceed ing along the roads.

of

The systematic destruction towns, all of which are not in the fight- ing zone, is continuing,

ed road and rail · communications.

Only one of our aircraft failed to return.

out

Night Operations A night operation was carried simultaneously by Wellington and Whitney bombers to assist Allied in- fantry encountering an enemy attack

a pue ingquang

bourhood.-

Day bombing .operations were also Louvain has again become a martyr- carried out in the neighbourhood of ed city while Namur was three-quar-Nontherme and Dinant by two squa- ters destroyed: by serial bombardment drons of Blenheim aircraft which, before it was even attacked by land caused heavy damage to parked lor-

rles and tanks, - troops. Reuter.

RATION SYSTEM IN HSINKING (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"). Hainking, To-day. A wheat and flour ticket rationing system will be adopted in the capital in the latter part of June following the enforcement of the same system for the rich,... Adults will receive ten and lbs a month, children six lbs adults over 60. only eight lbs. Havas,

Two Blenhelms failed to return. Our fighter pilots had a good day, a total of 50 enemy aircraft being des- troyed. Reuter,

NOT WARNED TO LEAVE BRITAIN

London, To-day, American citizens have not been warned to leave Britain, although they have been told it is better to leave south-east Europe. The British Gov- ernment has not advised its nationala to leave Italy for Britain,Reuter.

Chief Petty Officer George Cook, who weighs 24 stones, and is be- lieved to be the heaviest man in 'the Navy, is one of the Hardy heroes of Narvik, and is now on leave. He has just had one of the biggest shocks of his career-he had had a knitted jersey sent to him by the Newfoundland War Committee-and much to his surprise he found that It was too large for him! An amusing expression is worn by "Tubby" George Cock, as he views the jersey held up by his sister, Miss J. Cock. (Copyright, Fox).

GERMANY'S OUTRAGES

OTTAWA, TO-DAY.

Sir Lyman added the Government

IN THE SPEECH FROM THE had been fortified in this respect by OF the direct and unquestioned mandate THRONE AT THE OPENING PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY THE from the Canadian people.

He assured the Earl of Athlone, the ACTING GOVERNOR-GENERAL, SIP LYMAN DUFF, SAID THE RECENT Governor-Designate, of an eager and OUTRAGES BY GERMANY HAD cordial welcome, and paid high tribute BUT SERVED TO INTENSIFY “OUR to the late Lord Tweedsmuir.-Reuter, DETERMINATION TO SHARE IN THE WAR EFFORT OF THE ALLIED POWERS TO THE UTMOST OF OUR❘ POWERS AND THE UTMOST OF OUR STRENGTH.”

A Bridge Drive for members, sub-. scribers and their friends will be held at the K.C.C. on Thursday, the 30th May, at 8.45 p.m.

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