1940-06-24 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1940

R.A.F.

DAYLIGHT

RAID

Enemy-Occupied Aerodrome In France Bombed

GERMANS WILL NOT ENTER BORDEAUX

Bordeaux, To-day.

In reply to a request from Marshal Petain, Hitler has sent him a direct message informing him German troops would not enter Bordeaux while the Franco- Italian armistice negotiations are proceeding.-Reuter,.

CALM AND QUIET ON THE BORDER

THE SITUATION ALONG THE BORDER IN THE NEW TERRITOR- IES THIS MORNING-WAS QUIDT- AND CALM AND EVERYTHING IS NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE PRE- SENCE OF THE POLICE MANNING THE APPROACHES; THE PATROLL- ING OF JAPANESE. SENTRIES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LO WU BRIDGE, AND THE SEVERANCE OF COMMUNICATIONS.

The influx of refugees has ceased, and the majority of the thousands which crossed on Saturday are en- camped on the hillsides at San Uk Ling.

The Japanese have not yet reached Shataukok and are presumably still at Lo Fong, apparently awaiting re- inforcements before pushing further eastwards.

London, To-day.

THE AIR MINISTRY announces that bomber air- craft of the R.A.F. on Saturday delivered a 'day- light attack on the enemy-occupied aerodrome at Merville, to the west of Lille.

Despite heavy anti-aircraft fire, a series of shallow dive attacks was made on the hangars as well as on aircraft on the landing ground.

During the day offensive patrols were flown by our fighters over France and as a result of an encoun- ter, one Messerschmidt 110 was shot down and it is considered that a fur- ther six enemy aircraft are missing. One of our fighters is missing.

It is now established that in the course of night attacks on this 'country by enemy aircraft in the last week, two enemy bombers were brought down and destroyed by our balloon barrage.

These two enemy losses are addi- tional to those already reported as having been inflicted by our fighter aircraft and anti-aircraft gunfire. Reuter.

Near East Air Activity

London, To-day,

ARMISTICE

TALKS WITH

ITALY BEGIN

Berlin, To-day.

The official news agency learns from Rome that the |French representatives in the

are

Large numbers of French troops in England from Northern France. Photo shows a Zouave eating a hard-boiled egg while a French Tank Corps man peels his. (Copyright Fox).

Armistice negotiations with TAILOR'S three German planes yester-THEFT

Italy arrived in Rome in

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R.A.F. communiques reported in day afternoon. news messages from Cairo state an Italian

three-engined bomber was engaged by an R.A.F. fighter off Malta on Saturday and after a fight lasting some time the Italian plane broke in half and crashed into the sea.

Reconnaissance to flights were suc cessfully carried out over Italian East Africa and valuable data was obtain- ed.

The negotiations were expected to start immediately.

The French plenipotentiaries con- sist of six officers, various secretaries and M. Leon Noel, French Ambassa dor to Poland.

They were received by four Italian high officials and all were driven to a villa the whereabouts of which were

In a raid on Macaaca a direct hit was registered on a compound..

At Diradowa, R.A.F. bombers at-kept secret.

and one air- tacked the aerodrome craft was set on on fire and another

Several Japanese vessels are report-damaged. ed to have arrived in Bias Bay yes- terday and last night they were ob- served playing their searchlights on the mainland. There has as yet been no attempt to land in that area.

The Japanese force in the border does not exceed, according to authori- tative sources. 800 to 1,000.

Farmers Warned In Time

There were persistent rumours last week that the Japanese and puppets would invade the Shumchun area again. The farmers were therefore warned to be in readiness for evacua- tion so that they were not taken un- awares as on former occasions.

The fleld workers of the Rural Wel- fare Centre, residing in Wong Pui Ling, Sheung Po, Tsoi Yuk Wai, Shumchun, Lowu, Gai Chi Hai, and Po Sum were ordered to evacuate at 6 a.m. on Saturday.

From the Sudan various raids were carried out on military con- contration at Asosa, in Ethiopia, and considerable damage was done to barracks despite heavy anti-aircraft

fire.

It is also stated that aircraft of the Aden Command co-operated success- fully with the Navy in the attack on the Italian submarine the capture of which by an armed trawler was an- nounced by the Admiralty on Satur- day,

British Wireless.

CHINESE CHARGED WITH DRUNKENNESS

rison.

Reuter.

Italy's Delegation

London, To-day. Rome radio states the Italian dele-

Before Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning, Tai charged Wang-yuen, 33, tailor, was with the theft of a fur coat, valued

between at $300,

January 20 and June 23. The coat belonged to Miss Tsang So-lan, of No. 94, Wellington Street:

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coat

It was alleged that the fur was given to defendant to repair.

Miss Tsang that the coat had been Three months latar, defendant told

stolen by one of his fokis. One of told the defendant's fokis, however, her that defendant had sold the cont to pay his debts.

Sentence

months' of two

hard gates in the armistice talks are Count labour was imposed. Ciano

(Foreign Minister), Marshal Badoglio (Chief of Staff of the armed forces), Admiral Cavaganari (Chief of Staff of the Navy), General Roatta (Chief of Staff of the Army) and Gen- eral Pricolo (Chief of Staff of the Air Force).

The Italian terms were handed to

the French plenipotentiaries at 5.30

*p.m.

The latter were the same de- legates as signed the armistice with Germany, together with General Parisot. Reuter.

POST OFFICE PICKPOCKET CAUGHT

Li Kwok-fu, 20, was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour by Mr. R. Edwards this morning, for the theft of $30 from Cheung Chan at the General Post Office on Saturday and for а breach of the Deportation

"Two Or Three Days". Ordinance.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Bordeaux, To-day.

It is believed that two or three days

reached. Havas.

is

A 31-year-old painter, Li Man- tung, was charged before Mr. H. G. will elapse before a settlement in the They immediately carried out plans Sheldon, K.C., this morning with be-armistice negotiations with Italy prepared for the emergency and beganing drunk and disorderly in Li Tung their trek with farmers three hours Street; and with assaulting Sgt. Mor- after the Japanese had landed.

Defendant said that he did not About 800 to 1,000 strong and aided by 10 planes, the Japanese force reach-know what happened at the time as ed Shatau where the flood waters of the he was "dead drunk." Tal Sha Ho held them up and gave time for the evacuation of the area to be carried out.

In the meantime, Japanese planes concentrated on the Magistracy, police and party offices in Shumchun. These were bombed and machine-gunned,

New Errors

Sgt. Morrison was bitten on the right thumb, when he attempted to pick up the defendant.

The case was adjourned to Friday, bail of $50 being allowed.

poultry raising and agriculture. In the meantime, poultry and stock will be accommodated at Fanling, where

At about 10 am. on Saturday, Cheung was purchasing stamps at the counter in the G.P.O., when defendant put a handkerchief over his pocket, another man extracted the while

money.

JUNKMAN CHARGED

AUSTIN ROAD Before Mr. E. Himsworth at Kow-

INCIDENT

loon this morning, Kwok Hung, 65, master of junk, No. 927Y, was fined $10, or one month's hard labour, for stealing 20 lbs. of cement and a piece of wood.

How .two European boys, whose

Kwok Hung was alleged to have re- names were not disclosed, were fol-

moved the articles from the Kowloon lowed by a suspicious character, was

his revealed before Mr. E. Himsworth at Wharf and then rowed away in the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-sampan. A watchman saw him and boarding another sampan, chased and ing by Detective-Sergeant Bethel.

Sergeant Bethel said that about 3.10 arrested accused.

The farmers evacuating from the seasonal crops are growing, and addi-p.m. on Saturday a Chinese constable Shumchun área are partly accommotional land will be put into cultiva-pered a youth following two Euro- dated in the Man Kam To refugee tion. pamp, while others are scattered in the neighbourhood of Ta Ku Ling, Lui Po,

and Lok Ma Chau,

Wounded Man

As soon as the Hong Kong authorl- Crossing the border yesterday after ties designate sites at which these Japanese aircraft had machine-gunned people will be allowed to stay, the Cheuk Mei Village on Saturday, a 27- Shumchun Rural Welfare Centre pro-year-old Chinese Wong Kin-yeung, Kowloon Hos- pose measures to enable the refugee was admitted to the farmers to maintain themselves bypital, suffering from a bullet wound.

pean lads in Austin Road, paying them

GERMAN ADVANCE unusual attention.

The constable detained him and, (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIĻ") searching him, found a package 'of

Bordeaux, To-day. pepper and a razor blade.

The announcement that German Charged this morning with posses- forces would not enter Bordeaux as sion of the blade for an unlawtilong as the Franco-Italian negotiations purpose, accused, Wong Ngaur is was continue, followed reports saying that sentenced to three months hard German elements had arrived in the re- labour..

glons of Royan and Saintes-Havas,