1940-06-25 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 25, 1940

CONSULAR STREET IN CHUNGKING LEFT A A SHAMBLES

Chungking, To-day. A 500-LB. DEMOLITION BOMB crashed through the Union Jack painted on the roof of the British Consulate-General and destroyed the building in yesterday's Japanese air raid.

The staffs of the British diplomatic mission and consulate-general reside in the building which also houses the offices of the British Embassy air attache and assistant military attache.

ANOTHER CHANNEL CLOSED

It is officially announced that Chu Lu Kok Channel was closed to all navigation as from mid- night.

Chu Luk Kok on the north side of Lantau provides a channel past the big Castle Peak mine- field, Its closure compels re- direction of shipping for Macao and Canton.

BRITISH AIR SUPREMACY SOON

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London, To-day. "The day will come and not so far distantly when air superiority will be in our command," declared Mr. Harold Nicholson, parlia- mentary secretary to the Ministry of Information, in a broadcast last night.

Mr. Nicholson said our resources were far greater than the Germans'. and our pilots of far better quality, and added: "That will be the day of victory."

Mr. Nicholson warned the public that another Hitler lie was coming the "hunger blockade lie."

He said that having seized Aus- tria, Czechoslovakla, Poland, Den- mark, Belglum, Holland and France, Hitler intended to rob the people of these countries of their dally bread. He would cut down their food ra- tion to just above stárvation level so as to feed his armies and munition workers and tell them their hunger was the fault of the British Govern- ment, and if only Britain would sur- render the war would be over for everybody, but we should prove to Hitler in the end, by the pressure of our Navy, that butter was more im- portant than guns.-Reuter.

INDIAN NAVY VESSEL LOST

New Delhi, To-day. The Government of India announces that the 800-ton escort ship Pathan, of the Royal Indian Navy, has been lost on patrol.

Two officers, a petty officer and two ratings were killed and one officer and seven ratings were wounded.

In peace time, the Pathan is used for training. She carries a normal complement of 66 and 's armed with one 4-inch gun and two 3-inch guns, --Reuter.

Mrs/ Grant, residing at Claremont Hotel, has reported that between 8 a.m. on Sunday and 10 a.m. yesterday, someone stole jewellery, valued at $70, from her bedroom.

The blast blew in doors and win- dows in the consulate-general. A bomb demolished an Embassy motor- car, turning it upside down. Another wrecked a house newly leased by a diplomat and not yet occupied.

An incendiary bomb Janded five yards from the window of the office whore the British Ambassador, Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, worked dur- ing his recont stay in Chungking. The bomb, which did not explode, made a crater olx feet in diameter.] Members of the consulate-generali staff, Mesars, Broadmead, K. Bum. stead, Crofton and Warburton, were safe in a dugout during the raid, in which 54 Japanese planes parti- cipated.

Mr. Broadmead said later they rush- ed into the dugout when they saw Japanese bombers coming from the south bank of the Han River and heading straight for the Embassy.

No Discomfort

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Though bombs landed near dugout the occupants felt no unusual discomfort as the "baffle" just erected at the entrance took away the force of the explosion.

Six Chinese outside the French consulate dugout were killed. The Union Jacks freshly painted on the roofs were plainly visible even from the south bank of the Yangtse. With the exceptionally good visibility of yesterday it is difficult to believe the Japanese airmen missed seeing the Union Jacks.

The Embassy and consulate pre- mises are littered with debris.

Immediately after the all clear signal the Vice-Foreign Minister, Mr. Hau Mo, visited the Embassy and viewed the damage.

To safeguard the staffs and archives, the British diplomatic mission and consulate-general are establishing offices in the Navy canteen on the south bank of the Yangtse.

A Shambles

With the removal of the offices of the British and French Embassies to the south bank, only the Soviet and German Embassies remain in Chung- king proper.

"Consular Street" is a shambles. It was pitch dark and deserted last night.

The city was subjected to extensive attacks, and bombs were dropped in nearly all sections.-Reuter.

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