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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 9, 1940

SHATTERING ATTACKS ON GERMANY BY THE R.A.F.

Stern Objective of Smashing Invasion

WAVES OF BOMBERS, crossing the North Sea and English Chan- nel' day and night, are making a determined bid to counter the gathering tide of the German forces which could be used foram invasion of Britain.

This stern objective clearly underlies each report of the operations of Bomber and Coastal Command aircraft and by planes of the Fleet Air Arm in the past week, writes Reuter's air correspon- dent.

done to dispersed aircraft by other explosive bombs

Vertical Dive"

Particularly noticeable among targets selected, as the tarmac close to the hangar and the danger of combined sea and air invasion extensive damage is also believed increases in ratio to the state of the tides and to have been favourable flying weather, have been naval and which fell nearby. air bases: Shattering attacks have been launched despite re-

Another R.A.F. bomber carry

out jing

northern a raid over cent breaks in the weather and pressed home

France was intercepted and at- in the face of fierce anti-aircraft opposition. Encouraging to say the least morning in an Air Ministry com-tacked by five Messerschmitt 109 has been

the record of British munique, are contained in an Airfighters. By skilful manoeuvring the bomber pilot was able to evade losses which the Air Ministry bul Ministry bulletin.

Penetrating more than 300 miles the attack and at the same time letins have shown totalled a bare! 14 aircraft. from July 2 to the into enemy territory, one of the allow his rear gunner to get in burst of fire at week-end, although action was bombers attacked the aerodrome a well-directed

at Eschwege, where a large num-one" of the Messerschmitts. The The Nazi air force shyness in ber of aircraft was dispersed along enemy, disappeared in an almost aerial combat, even. in defence two sides of the landing ground. vertical dive.

The British bomber released a A running engagement with two over their own or occupied terri- tory, is illustrated by the almost heavy-calibre bomb which struck of the remaining Messerschmitts

large

aircraft followed: But the bomber pilot four-engined

attack and complete absence of enemy fight-a

main again evaded their er opposition either by day or standing in front of the

hangar. The aircraft burst into when some distance out over the night,

sea, the fighters broke off the Direct hits were registered "on action-British Wireless:

continuous,

Last recorded action between flames. our raidero and Messerschmidts, before Sunday's engagement!

was on July: 3 when the R.A.F.

bombed troop-carrying. and GEN. DE GAULLE ON ORAN

other aircraft around air fields in Holland and Belgium. Disorder To Machine

Other significant objectives.since marshalling yards and similar tar- gets fell from. their former nigh importance have been oil tanks, retineries, aircraft factories, sea- plane bases, docks, river and can- al traffic and enemy patrol' ves- sels.

The

explosive tons of high

CRUEL EPISODE BUT BETTER THAT WAY

and Incendiary bombs unloaded A DECLARATION that the enemy would

have, Router's air correspon- dent understands, caused a sub- stantial amount of damage and disorder to the Nazi war machine where it is least eas ily replenished, although only the future will show how ser- ious this has been.

the

At Home the Fighter Command is shouldering a similar heavy responsibility in countering enemy's exploratory raids--now reinforced by fighter protection- prior to the expected blitzkrieg,

DIDN'T

MEAN A THING

Misunderstanding of a recent Roosevelt statement was cleared,

up by Mr. Cordell Hull: at his press confer- ence in Washington yesterday.

As he understood it, said Mr. Hull; Pre- sident Roosevelt's suggestion that the principle of the

Doctrine Monroe might be applied: in Europe and Asia was not intended either to define new policies or

KWANG CHOW

WAN AIR DISASTER

A FRENCH PLANE, NO. 24BA; CONVEYING ONE OF THE MEMBERS. OF THE, JAPANESE INSPECTORATE AT HANOI, TO KWANG CHOW WAN CRASHED IN CHINESE TERRITORY NEAR THE BORDER OF THE LEASED TERRITORY ON SUNDAY; ACH CORDING" TO". REPORTS" RE=' |CEIVED FROM KWANG: CHOW WAN TRIS MORNING.”

It is added that the French

crew of five and the Japanese

official were killed, the Chinese. salvaging two charred bodies from the burnt out machine,

ľ

The machine crashed at Sul- kai, about 12 miles north-west. ofˆ Kwang Chow Wan, on Sunday. morning.

Interviewed by the "China Mail this morning, Mr. K. Oka zaki, Japanese Consul General in Hong Kong, stated that he had no knowledge of the alleged crash.

to modify existing po- ONLY 20

licies. Reuer.

WANT TO GO

PETAIN MAY TO CHINA BECOME

FUEHRER""

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Hints about the Petain Government's plans are

LESS THAN 20 CHINESE RE- GISTERED FOR EVACUATION PURPOSES AT THE LOCAL OF- FICES OF THE SHUMCHUN RURAL WELFARE CENTRE. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON:

Among those who registered

bank: clerks. were businessmen, and fariners, !

The poor. response; yesterday is: believed to be due to the lack of publicity.

The offices will be open again now being given in the to-day and to-morrow. between. 4

pan and 6 pm. for registration. controlled French press,

chiefly in the "Petit Grin- BRITISH REPLY

goire, of Grenoble, which

is being used more or less as the official organ.

This paper says that President Sir Robert Craigie, the Lebrun will probably resign, Ambassador in Tokyo, called? on

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London. It was confirmed in

(says Reuter) that yesterday

British

Minister, the Japanese Foreign Chief of State in similar fashion Mr. Arita, with the British reply

of the Burma road.. Petain and General Franco

have used the French ships either Marshal Pétain becoming titular against Britain or the French Empire and it was therefore better they should have been destroyed, was made by General de Gaulle, head of the French National Committee, broadcasting in French from Fatherland."--Router. London last night.

to the Spanish model: Marshal to the Japanese- Note

with success, as the mounting toll General de Gaulle described the Oran action

of: raiders shot down

Reuter,

shows.

Spain are, of course, old friends.

No report has yet been r

Robert In place of Liberty, Equality ed in London: from. Sir and Fraternity," theme of the Craigie and pending receipt of will be "Work, Family and is likely to be available.-Rell-

ter...

French constitution for 150 years, such communication no. comment

as a "particularly cruel episode," and de- ALEXANDRIA AND

clared: "There is not a Frenchman who has not heard without grief and anger that units of the French fleet have been sunk by our allies..

MALTA AGAIN RAIDED

have ALEXANDRIA AND MALTA were raided during.

from our very hearts and there used them against. British, or the the week-end and again yesterday.

...

-Sunday Night's Widespread Raids The Air Ministry an- nounces in London yes- terday that on Sunday night R.A.F. bombers at- "The grief, and anger. come cessity the enemy would tacked targets of military is no reason to gloss over these French Empire. importance at Ludwigshafeelings, and I must express them General de Gaulle declared

without the slightest hesitation it THE HEAVIEST ATTACK on Alexandria was on fen and Frankfort.

"Therefore, speaking to the was better they should have been

Sunday night, when waves of Italian bombers Sidings and goodsyards at British, I ask them to spare us destroyed.

came over at a great height, dropped their bombs and made off in a hurry. Their speed was greater than their accuracy. Most of the bombs fell into the sea and there are no re- ports of casualties or damage.

openly..

Osnabruck, Soest, Hamm, and and themselves from any: inter- Better This Way

Gremburg were bombed.

the

Hits were registered on naval barracks at Wilhelmshaven and on the canal basin at Duie- berg-Runrort.

"The German aerodrome ath Heide, Westerlands and Hor num In the north Frisian

pretation of this tragedy as direct naval success.

a

"I would rather know that our "It would be unfair. The beautiful, beloved and powerful Oran French ships at Oran were in Dunkerque is aground, at fact incapable of fighting. They that see her one day manned by ware at their moorings unable Germans shelling English ports. to manoeuvre or scatter.

"The English people cannot

They gave to the British ships but realise that there could be The anxiety of the Italians to the Italians, but there is as yet islands, and Westl, north of the the advantage of the first salvos, no victory for them if the soul get away quickly is partly ex- no official confirmation from eith Ruhr, were also attacked, as which, as everyone knows, well as the airports at Rotter decisive at sea at such dam and Brussels. Two of our aircraft are miss- ing.

range.

are

short

Not A Fight

of the French went over to the plained by the fierce anti-aircraft er side of a report that since Sun- enemy.

are put up by coastal defence bat-day afternoon five more Italian 'planes have been destroyed “in French people worthy of teries, and warships. the name cannot but under: The Italians visited Alexandria raids on Malta.-Reuter. stand that Britain's defeat

early yesterday morning and again would seal forever:

found the defences waiting for them? They did not even wait to slavements "Whatever happens,,

ven

Coastal Command aircraft at- "Their destruction is not the

Naval Communique. tacked an enemy supply vessel at result of a fight. This is what a Boulogne harbour and other air- French soldier tells his British

communique Issued by the craft attacked the port of Ostend allies all the more clearly tie ha

the At Malta, nine civilians were Royal Navy in Chito yesterday early in the morning when a respects them. in navak matters. qne of the two had for a time drop any bombs, large enemy supply ship was hit

"But, speaking to the French fallen under the yoke of

be Alexandria on Sunday night, rer people, I ask them to consider common enemy, our two ancient killed and another injured in stated: During the air raid on

one raids on Sunday. This may and the canal lockgates damaged. Several Bres started among naval

things from the only point or peoples remain bound

the ground work, for the Italian Hable observers state two enemy storehouses in the dock area.

view which must, count--that another,

"As for thoso Frenchmen who claim that the bombing, was aircraft were shot down, their of tory, and, liberation."

Tha resident Admiral has issued The Bordeaux Government, are still-free to, ast, according, to "very evident and efficacious wreckage falling into the sea,

bahalf Malta suffered no military dam-

salehlights and gun declared General de Gaulle, had honoup, 1. say on their

tlus once and for, all they have age. One Italian plana was shot a in thein hard. decision, bhee down, by our fighters an

aif they have decidedil" and another during the These lossen, are adm

All our aircraft returned safe-ii ly.-Reuter. S

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