1940-05-31 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 31, 1940.

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT IN MAGNIFICENT SERIES OF ACTIONS

DRIFTING MINE

A police report this morning dis-

closes that a' mine, seen drifting some 500 yards from the Cheung Chau Is- land Hospital on Wednesday morning, was later landed and rendered harm- less by the naval authorities.

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THE MAGNITUDE OF THE AID GIVEN BY THE RO- YAL AIR FORCE TO THE ALLIED ARMIES IN FLANDERS IS DESCRIBED IN AN AIR MINIS- TRY BULLETIN.

Throughout Wednesday, it states, the main effort of the R.A.F. was concentrated on relieving the pressure on the flanks of the Allied forces.

"Our fighter aircraft, in a magnificent series of actions,

ENGLAND'S SIGN-POSTS TO GO

London, To-day.. Instructions have been given to the highway authorltles for the removal of sign-posts and direction Indications which would · be of value to the enemy in case of invasion, stated Sir John Reith, Minister of Transport, In a written reply, to a Commons question yesterday. He added the work was put in hand on Wed- nesday. Reuter.

COUNCIL

repeatedly broke up formations of enemy fighters OF WAR

and bombers, and very severe losses were inflicted on the enemy.

EVERY PROSPECT OF EARLY CALL ON CIVIL DEFENCE

LONDON, TO-DAY,

THE MINISTER OF HOME SECURITY ANNOUNCES: "IN VIEW OF THE EXISTENCE OF A SITUA-

The latest reports received by the Air Ministry show that at least 77 enemy aircraft were destroyed by our fighters during the day.

Meanwhile R.A.F. medium bombers were out all day, attacking enemy transport columns and armoured fight-

ing vehicles and destroying bridges and machine-gun emplacements.

All our aircraft returned from these bombing operations.

One attacking Messerschmitt shot down.

Operations by heavy bombers lowed during the might.

Air Arm Losses The aircraft of the Coastal

CALL ed in

IN PARIS

Paris, To-day.

M. Reynaud had a long conference with General Weygand, Marshal Petain and Admiral Darlan yester- day, and later conferred with M. Daladier (Foreign Minis- ter) and General Vuillemin, fol- the Air Minister.

vas

Earlier, he received the British Am- bassador, in continuance of the close Com-contacts maintained between the AL- TION WHEN THERE IS EVERY mand and the Fleet Air Arm engag-lied Governments. PROSPECT OF AN EARLY

reconnaissance and bombing Since the situation became serious, UPON THE CIVIL DEFENCE SER-operations on the French and Belgian Mr. Churchill has had three meetings VICES, THE MINISTER OF HOME coasts. They shot down two enemy with M. Reynaud, two in Paris and one in London. Besides this, there is SECURITY IS MOST ANXIOUS aircraft and damaged two others. Ten THAT SERVICES SHOULD BE of these aircraft are missing, but the constant exchange between Ministers, FULLY MANNED IN A STATE OF crews of at least three have been res-soldiers and heads of departments.-

Reuter. READINESS AND EFFICIENCY.

cued.

The bulletin adds that further de- "Members of the civil defence ser-tails of operations in the Sedan area vices, including the Auxiliary Fire show that medium R.A.F. bombers

a

Service and the police auxiliaries and casualty services, are rendering an es-operating from France, attacked sential national service, and the Minis-number of enemy aerodromes, causing ter asks all members of these services extensive fires in hangars and the sur- to remain in their present posts unless

rounding buildings, They also suc- released for special reasons by the cessfully bombed supply depots and officer in charge of their local service." trains. All the aircraft engaged re-

-Reuter. →

Evacuation Decision *·

London, To-day.

-Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, Minister of Health, in a broadcast last night, said the Government feel the risk of early bombing to be so real that they must make as complete as possible new plans for the evacuation of chil-, dren which it may be necessary to start next week.

Mr. Macdonald added the Govern- ment asked parents to recognise that the transfer of children will increase the ability to shelter from harm the

turned.

Confidence in Weygand London, To-day.

Well informed British circles state that the British Government is most impressed with the way General Wey- gand has taken hold of the situation..

There is utmost confidence in his

leadership, and it is felt that the French Command has done all that could possibly be done at this stage.

Our fighters in the Sedan sector shot down eleven enemy aircraft and | Reuter. damaged three more.-Reuter.

MAY 30 PASSES QUIETLY

(From Our Own' Correspondent) (Copyright) Shanghai, To-day. The celebrations marking general population in addition to per- the May 30 Incident passed mitting children to be much safer.--off quietly yesterday.

Reuter,

38 Per Cent To Go

Only outward sign of the occasion was the flying of the Chungking em- blem without the yellow penant in- London, To-day.

stituted by the "Nanking reformed The number of school-children re- government" above the offices of pro- gistered for evacuation from south-Japanese Chinese-language newspa- pers and one gambling den in the western district.

east coast towns to Wales is 32,706, representing 61 per cent, of the total school-children in that area, while the total in four Medway towns is 8,418, representing 38 per cent.

The percentage registering for eva- cuation in March was only 8.3.

and

These 39,000. school-children will be taken to South Wales and the Mid- larids on June 2, while 9,000 evacuat- ed in September from London Medway towns to coastal areas be- tween Folkestone (Kent) and Shering- ham (Norfolk) will also be transfer- red to South Wales and the Midlands.

Reuter.

NAZIS AND BELGRADE Berlin, To-day. Economic negotiations between Germany and Yugoslavia have been successfully concluded, says a Buchar- est message to the German official news_agency.-Reuter.

There

were no demonstrations. and celled at 10 o'clock last night-Our the police stand-by order was can-

Own Correspondent.

MEMORIAL DAY IN PARIS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Paris, To-day. Mr. William Bullitt, American Am- bassador, M. Reynaud, the French Pre- mier, and military attaches yesterday laid a wreath on the tomb of the Un- known Soldier and attended a special

service in the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.

The occasion was Memorial

Day, when America remembers her war dead.

It was impossible to place wreaths on most of the American cemeteries in France because they are in the war- zone. Symbolic wreaths were laid in the Cathedral-Havas.

YET ONE MORE 'SECRET' denied that there was any

WEAPON

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL");

Berlin, To-day. Another "secret weapon!" According to Berlin circles, the German: air force is now using, gliders, towed three at a time by one plane, to effect troop landings; these gliders, when released at a considerable height, can soar for long distances before coming down......... Germany has long been one of the leading glider-countries in the world.

Havas.

RECRUITING STORY DISPOSED OF (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Shanghai, To-day. The British Embassy categorically truth in the report appearing in the Japan- ese daily, “Tairinu Shimbu,” and pub- lished in the Domel Service, stating that the British authorities in Hong Kong were recruiting Chinese coolies In South China to send them to the French front lines-Havas.

ITALIAN CIRCLES SAY

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Rome, To-day. Italian circles say that when the German position in Flanders is con- solidated they will resume the dri on Paris. Havas.