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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 2, 1940

EXTENSIVE R.A.F. RAIDS Big Ammunition Dump In Germany Blown Up

London, To-day.

AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE says that on Sunday night despite poor visibility our bombers continued to attack military objectives in Germany.

Oil storage tanks at Hamburg were hit and set burning. In the Darmstad area several targets were attacked, caus- ing fires and explosions, marshalling yards at Osna- bruck and Hamm were again bombed, large fires re- sulting.

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Salvos of bombs were dropped Dulmen railway junction, east of Wesel. Aerodromes at Nordency, at Huntlosen, west of Bremen, and at Dortmund were again bombed; all our aircraft returned safely.

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news service, describing the bombing raids over Germany, says the Hamburg oil re- fineries were subjected to heavy bombing with high explosive and in- cendiary bombs, fires breaking out in many parts of the target areas.

Heavy bombs were also dropped across the Bremen oil

refineries and a quay was also hit.

Series Of Explosions

one raider North-west of Haltern witnessed the last stages in the de-

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struction of what he believed to an ammunition dump accomplished by an earlier attack.

Releasing his own bombs, the pllot saw a series of explosions go~ ing in two lines at right angles and covering 20,000 square yards. Railway despatch yards at Hamm, already damaged in many raids, were again attacked and part set. on fire. Reuter.

BRITISH FREIGHTER

TORPEDOED

New York, To-day. The American steamer Excalibur reported that the British freighter Empire Toucan had been torpedoed some 500 miles south-west of Ireland.

Thirty-one survivors were landed at an English West Country port. They stated a torpedo and six shells struck the vessel, killing three mem- bers of the crew.-Reuter.

CLASHES ON THE HUNGARIAN FRONTIER

Budapest, To-day.

It is announced that clashes have occurred between Rumanian and Hun- garian border troops and that a Hun- garian Army Corps is being sent to the Rumanian frontier.

Rumanian border troops, according to Hungarian sources, fired on Hun- garian frontier guards.-Reuter.

GRAZIANI

TO COMMAND IN LIBYA

London, To-day.

It is learned from Rome that Marshal Graziani has been sent to take command in Italian Libya, in succession to Marshal Balbo, who was killed over the week-end un- der circumstances which are still mysterious.

Only three weeks ago, Graziani was appointed Chief of Imperial Staff of the Italian Army. He has had much colonial service in Eritrea, Italian he Somaliland and Abyssinia, where was appointed Viceroy following the 1935 war.

TWO NAZI RAIDERS SHOT DOWN

London, To-day.

It is officially, announced that two of the German bombers which raided the North-East coast last evening were shot down by R.A.F. fighters.

The raiders crossed the coast at several points and. dropped Incendiary bombs

various points. The anti-aircraft.defence were also in action.-Reuter.

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SABOTAGE DENIED BY DOCKYARD MAN

Francis de Montaigne, 25, a fitter, of Chafford Bank, Fordcombe, Kent, was remanded in custody when accused at Chatham of sabotage.

He was alleged to have damaged two gear castings, intended for use in Gov- ernment service, with intent to impair their efficiency. The police stated that - the case arose out of a report from the Chatham Dockyard authorities.

De Montaigne told the Court that he had been working on the Thetis, the submarine which sank in the Mersey He

LOSS OF ITALIAN DESTROYER ADMITTED | . year ago and was salvaged.

London, To-day.

The loss of the Italian destroyer

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Espero is announced by the Italian Navy, and it is presumed here this ship, which is of over 1,000 tons and manned with a complement of 142 officers and men, was the one report- ed sunk in last Saturday's British Admiralty communique,-Reuter.

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added:

"I simply wrote my name on the castings, as I had done on many other

jobs. It is not sabotage at all. I love to serve in the Forces. The fact is, I was my country, and I have offered not liked by the upper people in the dockyard."

The Bench granted a police applica- tion for a medical report on de Mon- taigne's mentality.

U.S. NAVAL ORDERS

Washington, To-day. London, To-day Thousands more naval men and The Navy has placed orders for 45 forestry workers from Newfoundland warships costing $500,000,000. Eleven Viceroy arrived in England on Sunday. They cruisers, 20 destroyers, 13 submarines

were welcomed by the Newfoundland and one seaplane tender Trade Commissioner.-Reuter.

A bomb thrown by an Abyssinian patriot ended his career as and he returned to Italy.-Reuter.

E.P.D. FOR AMERICA

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt has requested Congress to enact a steeply graduated excess profits tax applicable to both individuals and corporations. The President made no special suggestions. regarding the rate or yield of the tax but it is believed in Congressional circles the tax will be similar to that levied during the Great War.-Reuter.

M.P. TO JOIN THE ARMY

London, To-day. Mr. Tom Cassells, Labour M.P. for Dumbartonshire, announced yesterday that he is joining the Army as a volunteer, as he feels he can serve his country better that way.-Reuter.

ARCHBISHOPS ON NATIONAL CRISIS

London, To-day.

THE ARCHBISHOPS OF York and Canterbury, in a message to the nation, urge that in this time of testing all those who believe in God should at noon each day make a momentary act of remem- brance and prayer.

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The message states: "The enemy is at the gate. The BREWED & BOTTLED

time of testing has come to this nation more severe and searching than ever before in the

long story of its life.

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"How shall we meet the test? We "The enemy knows this. His aim can rely on the wonderful unity of will be to break that spirit. He will the people, we can rely on the heroic | try to spread fear. courage of the sailors, soldiers and airmen and on the no less heroic devotion of workers in coal mine, shipyard, factory, and field..

"But in the last resort it is upon the spirit of the whole nation, of every man and woman within it, that the issue will depend.

"There is, one power which can always overcome fear. It is faith- faith in God, faith that God reigns." The Archbishops. are authorised to state that the adoption of this sug- gestion commends itself warmly the King-Reuter.

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