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HECTIC AIR DUEL OVER THE CHANNEL
Massed German Bomber Attack On British Convoy
"WARNING" TO Ten Shot DownDANES" ACT BRITISH TROOPS When Fighters AGAINST
THE JEWS
IN SHANGHAI
(Special to "China Mall")
"We give you some during
more time which we hope you will withdraw
your army from Shanghai. Should you again ignore this, we shall have no more pati- Once clashed, not only the situation is very serious, but also you will find an- nihilation yourself."
ence.
This is part of a quaintly worded pid- gin-English warning sent to British soldiers in Shanghai yesterday by "the Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Corps for the Rid dance of Britain," which, a few days ago warned all British na- tionals to clear out of China if they valued their lives.
Yesterday's com- munication further stated: "This sacred Corps is organised by Chinese who are de- termined to maintain the peace and safety of Shanghai." Havas.
H.K. AS TOLD IN COMMONS
Invited yesterday by Mr. Robert Morgan, 'the
Intervene
TEN NAZI PLANES are believed to have been shot down yesterday in a big air bat- tle which occurred over the Channel. About 30 German bombers, escorted by fighters were engaged. A.A. guns and fighters broke up the formations and sent the enemy scurrying. Their fighter es- cort remained to engage the Spitfires, whose pilots manoeuvred so as to encircle the Germans.
The battle followed an attack) by the German aircraft against a convoy.
The attack which took place off the South Coast in view of cliff watchers and the air bat- tle were in two distinct phases, Days Reuter's correspondent, who personally watched the drama being enacted.
The first bombardment was de- livered by a flight of fifteen Gér- man bombing planes which div- ed, in the face of an intense bar- rage of anti-aircraft fire from ·es- cort vessels and rained a shower of high explosive bombs on convoy.
the
No hits appear to have been Iscored and the raiders were final-
ly driven off by R.A.F. fighters.
Second Phase
The second phase of the attack on the convoy developed ten min- utes later when a formation of 30, Nazi bombers were seen flying down the Channel at a height of labout ten thousand feet.
They released several salvoes of bombs which dropped near the
convoy.
Fighter planes then appeared from every part of the sky, the R.A.F. contingents fighting the German fighter escorts which were also subjected to anti-aircraft fire along several miles of the coast. After sharp exchanges of ma- chine-gun fire, the Germans broke off the engagement and fled across! the Channel after an unidentified plane had fallen in flames.-Reu- ter.
Ten Sent Down
Reuter's correspondent on
the
DANGER OF INVASION OF IRELAND
a
The danger of German invasion of Ireland and the haz- consequential ards in the Western Seas involved, are clearly very much in the official mind now that all hope of reach- ing an accommoda- tion with Mr. Valera appears have passed.
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There is clearly an accentuated need for watching the seas about Ireland-a pro- cess which Eire's in- sistence upon the pre- servation of her neu- trality makes the more pressing.-Reu-
ter..
South Coast telephoned to London this stage, but it is known that 10 aircraft have been shot last night stating that at least ten enemy
of a planes were seen to crash into the down and the destruction
others has been re- sea in the afternoon's big air bat-number of tle, in which, it is estimated, some ported but not yet confirmed. 150 planes were engaged.
Reuter.
Three German bombers were; The German Version
shot down by. Spitfires in less!
than three minutes, all falling: The German High Command
Rome. report states that according to the Bremen Radio, the Danish Govern- ment has decided to all Jews eliminate from the public ser-
vices.Reuter.
CHINA'S NOTE ON TIENTSIN
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STICK TO IT AND GO TO IT
the
Complications in European Scone may de-
velop which will draw the attention of our onemy
from us, declared Mr. R.
A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in a broadcast from London last night.
Mr. Butler added that these were more likely to develop if Britain's agreement our bearing was resolute and de-
"Besides the difficulties in hold- the
with Tokyo on the Tien-finite. tsin dispute was again ing down subject peoples, discussed in the House of Germans would have to face old major rivalries between the Pow-. Commons yesterday. ers.
own
"Italy and Russia will each have Mr. Wilfrid Roberts asked Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for their own views about the Bal- Foreign Affairs, whether any pro-kans. Spain will have its test had been made against the tradition of pride and indepen- varying agreement on behalf of the Chin-dence. There will be
views about the Dardenelles. ese Government.
He asked particularly regarding There will be several voices in Part One of the agreement which the Mediterranean. Loudest will dealt with the question of Anglo-be the bark of the big guns Japanese police co-operation and out battle fleet. Part Three concerning the ques-
tion of currency.
'Mr. Butler replied that Lord
Complications Enough
of
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"We shall save ourselves; we
.in shall save what we believe and we shall attract friends to our side by our own efforts and by the determination with which we face the dangers ahead. ""We cannot but face the chal-
Halifax had been informed by "There are complications 'the Chinese Ambassador that ough for any which seeks to do- the Chinese Government had minate the continent and then addressed to the British Em the world.
"We must hold on and let this bassy in Chungking a Note set-
No doubt the ting forth their standpoint re- cauldron simmer. garding the police and cur-pot will soon be calling the kettle rency arrangements in the black. Tientsin Agreement. The text of the Note had not; yet been received in London.
Replying to a supplementary question, Mr. Butler said that the Chinese Ambassador indicated certain reservations by the Chin- ese Government in respect of the lenge before us. We are the out- to two parts of the Agreement re-post of Europe, the last land ferred to. It would be remem-which exiles can flee. We are the bered that in a previous state-outpost for our Empire; ment he said that the Chinese the outpost for the American con- Government's concurrence was tinent and for the world. sought and given to that part of] "We must not, and cannot fail the agreement relating to the all those who depend ou us."
silver-reserves.-Reuter.
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we are
MILITARY SECTION OF HONOURS
in vertical dives into the water. claims that in an air attack on The Another German plane had its a British convoy Conservative member for tail cut off, and a bomber and a of Dover yesterday afternoon, one! Stourbridge,. for a state-fighter collided in mid-air.
in the Straits
emiiser and four merchant ships One German fighter dived ver-were sunk, one cruiser and three
LIST ISSUED
military section of the postponed Birthday Honours List was published in the "London Ga- zette" last night.
Honours until some more appropriate time, which in no case will be before the New Year of 1941.
ment on the political, fin-tically into the sea after receiving merchant ships left burning with It is not proposed to announce the list of Civil
a burst of fire into its tail, and se- heavy lists. ancial and economic veral badly damaged raiders with Ten planes protecting the con- situation in Hong Kong, smoke pouk towards the French shot down. Four German plancs tails voy are claimed to have been pouring from their Mr. W. G. Hall, the Under-coast but seemed unlikely to get failed to return, concludes the
communique-Reuter.
The following are the principal and new C. China Station.
Lieutenant awards;-- Secretary for the Co-home.—Reuter,
General Haining, Skipper's Story lonies, said that while eva-Fighters Roar To Attack
Knight Grand Cross of the Vice-Chief of Imperial Staff. The skipper, describing the Bath:
Lieutenant-General Henry Malt- cuation of women and
land Wilson, Commanding British As the bombers flew over they raid, said he saw 21 German Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles children and other mea-released several salvoes of bombs bombers fly high over the convoy. Forbes, Commander-in-Chief of Troops in Egypt.
Air Marshal Arthur Barratt, the Home Fleet since 1938.. sures had caused some which fell wide of the mark, An- "Hundreds of bombs
commanding the Air Forces in General Sir John Coleridge, India. jeeling of disturbance, the
population of Hong Kong is in excellent heart.
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the fighters drove off the bombers, down in flames. I saw the tails A.D.C. to the King and G.O.C. in Air Marshal Charles Portal, Air the Nazi fighter escort, which had fall off two as they fell into the Chief, Northern Command, India, Omcer C.I.C. Bomber Command. Air Marshal Feuse, Vice-Chief been hiding in the clouds above, sea, chopped off by the machine since 1936.
the of Air Staff. Trade statistics revenue figures, dived, firing with machine guns. gun bullets of the British fighters." Knight Commander: in
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Knight-Commander of the Bri- according to the latest Informa- Other British fighters went up-Reuter.
Vice-Admiral. Charles Gordon tish Empire:- tion, are buoyant although there and circled behind the Germans
Ramsey, Commanding Officer of Admiral Henry Cooke, retired, is at present some difficulty in driving them away after a sharp
Scotland since 1989,
now serving as Commodore, finding cargo space for shipment engagement. Planes appeared all
Vice-Admiral Thomas Binney. Second Class, R.NR. of the Colony's exports.
over the sky and anti-aircraft
Commandant Imperial Defence Vice-Admiral Wilbraham Ford, The Government had also. im-guns for several miles around
Admiral Superintendent HM. At a meeting of the Australian Collège since 1939. proved the position of its liquid were in action. Reuter.
Cabinet held in Melbourne yes- Vico-Admiral George D'Oyly Dockyard, Malta, since 1987
Lieutenant-General Lindsell, reserves by the recent flotation of the balance of the loan authoris- Air Ministry Statement terday it was decided to accept Lyon, Commander-in-Chief,
who was Quartermaster-General ed in 1934.
An Air Ministry: communique jún unlimited number of British Africa Station, biriče 1938.2
Lieutenant-General L. R. Pow- The cost of living still shows an issued yesterday stated: In ta- children directly nominated by Vice-Admiral Geoffrey Layton, with the BEF In France. upward trend due to circum- day's confused series of engage relatives or friends, in addition Commanding First Buttle Squa stances beyond our control, --ments
it is difficult to assess to the original offer of 5,000; for dron and Second-In-Command, nall," who was lately General
Reuter Mediterranean Fleet since 1939, Goft's chief General Reuter, Reuter
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