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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 14, 1940

ITALIAN BASES GIVEN SERIOUS STRAFINGS

Hangars And Munitions Dumps Blown Up

CAIRO, TO-DAY.

THE R.A.F. ON WEDNESDAY CONTINUED THE ATTACKS ON ITALIAN EAST AFRICA, BOMBING ASMARA AND GURA. DIRECT HITS DESTROY- ED HANGARS AND BUILDINGS; ALL OUR AIR- CRAFT RETURNED.

One enemy fighter was shot down, two more are be- lieved to have been destroyed and a fourth dam- aged.

Blenheim bombers also raided Diredawa aerodrome in Abyssinia, scoring direct hits on munition dumps and hangars.

The blaze from the munitions dump and in the coastal area our machines were active on reconnaissance during was visible 30 miles away.

Wednesday.

A further raid was made on Macaca, near Assab, where a fuel dump was set on fire and barracks extensively damaged.

After three days of continual ham- mering of Italian military objectives In Libya and Italian East Africa, the R.A.F. have demonstrated that their bombers make straight for the ob- jectives, shooting down Italian fighters, -Reuter.

Wajir Bombed

The communique continues; In the rest of the northern frontier district

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Wajir was bombed at 6.30 yes- terday morning by three high-flying Italian aircraft. Details of the damage are not reported but it is considered to be slight

Two R.A.F. personnel were slight- ly wounded and one machine damaged. No penetration of Kenya Territory the ground, has yet occurred from and all was reported quiet front yesterday morning-Reuter.

Assab Attacked

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London, To-day. R.A.F. bombers attacked the Italian base at Assab, on the Red Sea, and destroyed a power house, petrol dump and barracks.

Diredawa, in Ethiopia, was also at- tacked and an ammunition dump blown up.-Reuter.

Enemy Raids

Nairobi, To-day.

A communique announces that Bri-

tish

Moyale was twice raided by

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enemy aircraft on Wednesday. One African rank was slightly wounded; no damage was done.Reuter.

EGYPTIAN POLICY

Cairo, To-day. Egypt's present policy regarding Italy is purely defensive but it is pointed out here that, fully respect- ing the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, Egypt places herself at the passive disposat of Britain to the extent of co-opera- tion in matters of security and the pro viding of air, naval and military bases. These must naturally be considered military objectives and to be Hable to Italian attacks, but if Italy at- tacks other Egyptian territory, bombs fall on purely Egyptian aero- dromes, ports and towns, or on civil- lans, Egypt will be forced to declare war. Reuter.

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Two members of the B.E.F. get "tucked into" food and refreshment immediately on their arrival. (Air Mail: Copyright).

TIGHTENING UP THE BLOCKADE

London, To-day.

As the result of Italy's entry: Into the war the Board of Trade has made an Order under which the export of all classes of goods to Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Rumania, Switzer. land, Yugoslavia and Black Sea ports of the Soviet, is prohibited except under Jcense-Reuter,

'EIRE TO CONTINUE

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SOUTH AFRICA AT

ALLIED SIDE

London, To-day. The Dominions Secretary, Lord Caldecote, has tele- graphed General Smuts, the South African Premier.

He says: "The news that the South African Air Force, which recently flew to Kenya, have already been in ac- tion, has stirred us all.

"We here are greatly heartened by South Africans fighting side by side with us again against the common enemy in Africa, and by this symbol of the Union's determination to stand with us and other parts of the Com- monwealth in the cause of freedom.

-Reuter.

Rome, To-day AMERICAN

The Eire Minister has told Count Ciano that Eire will continue to ob-

serve a policy of strict neutrality to- DEFENCES

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Washington, To-day. Army officials are preparing plans for the major national defence pro- gramme. A total of 139 plants are |estimated."

Most of these will be for manufac❤ turing smokeless powder and - muni- tions.

Tentative plans also include 30 new aeroplane zactories, costing $300,000,- 000 and three engine factories costing $48,000,000. These plants will be abol- fished when and if private factories are expanded to produce the 50,000 "planes a year required under the programme.

"The building and running of the munitions factories will be put in pri- vate har