1940-07-01 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 1, 1940

RAIDS

ON

ENGLAND

Hospital Damaged In Midlands Town

Few Casualties Reported

London, To-day.

A BOY WAS KILLED, an old man died of shock and eight people were injured in Saturday night's German raids on England. Raiders crossed the south and east coasts and dropped bombs at various points without being able to deliver any heavy attacks.

A hospital was damaged in an attack on a Midland town, and a 10-year old boy was killed, while an old man died of shock. Several were injured, although none of these were inmates in the in- firmary.

FRENCH EMBASSY AGAIN HIT

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Chungking, To-day. The French Embassy was again slightly damaged in the latest Japanese air raid, three bombs falling within ten yards of the Embassy com- pound.

A heavy stone was hurled through the roof of the building by the force of the explosions and landed in Arst floor bedroom.

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Part of the extension to the Nurses' Home, opened only last Thursday, was hit, but it was fortunately not yet occupied.

MAN SHOT DEAD IN MACAO

Macao, To-day. An assassination occurred In the streets of Macao yesterday morning when a Chinese, Chen Tai-kong, was shot by ar un- known person. A lady companion of the - murdered man Was wounded and admitted to hospi- tal.

The motive is believed to be political-Our Own Correspon-

dent.

RATIONING PLANS

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London, To-day. Rationing for cattle and poultry will be applied as from July 15, the Min- istry of Agriculture announces. Four One house was hit by a high- different mixtures will be available explosive bomb. A man, his wife and for cattle, two for pigs and 64 eight sons and daughters were hav-poultry.—Havas. ing supper in the kitchen. Although the house collapsed on them, they

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Chan Kin-fong, of No. 230, Wanchai were not injured, although the wife Road, driving in Fort Street yester- was cut slightly.

day, collided with a lamp post, damag- ing the front bumper of his car.

Attacks Ineffective

Other attacks were ineffective, In

south-west England, the noise of the anti-aircraft guns is described

"terrific."

as

Three high-exposive bombs dropped

in the centre of one town. No one was injured.

Some explosive and incendiary bombs fell on a Scottish town, but no. casualties are reported.-Reuter.

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German Communique

London, To-day. German communique claimed yesterday that the German raid on England was on military objectives only.

Bomb splinters pierced the walls and windows and damaged furniture. The raid, which was carried out by two formations of aircraft, did com- paratively little damage as most of the missiles dropped in the river, The communique admits R.A.F. Some straw huts below the French raids on Germany, but keeps up the Embassy along the shore were set pretence that these were on non-mil- afire. Other bombs fell in the westernitary objectives only. outskirts, on the Chengtu road.

Havas.

EXPULSION PROBLEM

Expulsion orders against Chinese criminals are temporatily to be stopped owing to the present situation, it was disclosed this morning, before

Mr.

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E. Himsworth at Kowloon when coolie was convicted for stealing a piece of rubber from the Kowloon Godowns yesterday

This sort of "Information" has be. come a dally feature of the German communiques.

After boasting the night before of and attacks on troop concentrations embarkations in the Channel Islands, the Germans

this now realise that story is too tall even for Dr. Goebbels' admirers to swallow.

Yesterday came the bald announce- ment:-

"The British Channel Islands) have been evacuated and about 50,- 000 inhabitants brought to England. England had already withdrawn all military forces from these islands." The communique apparently did Sub-Inspector Johnson told the not see fit to also mention that Ger- Magistrate that he had been in-man air raids following the demilitar- structed not to ask for an explusionisation of the islands took a toll of 39 order as it was extremely difficult to lives-29 civilians in Guernsey and 10 get. them away in this situation. civilians in Jersey.-Reuter.

The Magistrate placed accused

on

a $10 bond to be of good behaviour for one year.

CEYLON GIFT TO HOME GOVERNMENT

ECONOMIC CONFERENCE (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

IN PEIPING

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Pelping, To-day. The local Japanese Trade and In- dustry Association has decided to hold ап economic conference to-day Prominent members of North China' economic circles and leaders of large concerns have been invited to attend. Mr. Kaya, president of the North China Development Company, will attend. Havas.

Colombo, To-day.

The Ceylon State Council has voted £375,000 for the purchase of war- planes as a first contribution to the Allied cause-Havas.

PETAIN GOVERNMENT GOING TO VICHY

has

Clermont Ferrand, To-day. Marshal Petain's Government arrived here and will later go Vichy, where the Chamber and Sen- ate have decided to meet. Reuter.

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ACCUSATION

AGAINST BRITAIN

Tokyo, To-day.

An accusation that Britain revealed Japanese strategy to Chungking, thereby in- fringing the understanding reached with Japan, is con- tained in a statement issued. by the Japanese forces in South China quoted in a Canton despatch to the Domei agency.

The statement adds Japan feels no longer under an obligation to inform Britain in advance of her milltary operations on the British-Chinese border.

"Notwithstanding the understand- Ing of November, 1938, the British authorities betrayed the Japanese strategic plans of operations near Pao-An.

"This was shown in Chinese docu- ments seized by the Japanese forces during operations near Pao-An.

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"A similar fact was revealed result of investigation made after the Japanese occupation of Pao-An," Reuter.

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