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"THESEUS" ATTACKED BY U-BOAT

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

A New York message] states that Mackay Radio reports having picked up a flash-message from the British passenger liner Theseus, of 6,700 tons, stating that she was be- ing attacked by a U-boat at a point 600 miles off the south-west coast of Ireland.

The SOS gave no details, but merely said an enemy submarine ✪ was attacking the ship. It is not known what cargo she carried or whether there were any passen- gers on board. Havns.

***Built in 1908, the Theseus is owned by the Ocean S,S. Co. (Blue] Funnel Line) and was well known in the Far East. She was built at} Belfast.

BURMA ROAD OPEN FOR RED CROSS

Replying to a Com- mons question yester- day, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said that Red Cross and medical supplies were not within the cate- gory of goods the pas- sage of which forbidden by Burma Reufer.

are the Road.

RIVER AGREEMENT SUSPENDED

Revelation Of HEART OF Raids' Effect NORWICH On Germany BOMBED

AN AMERICAN newspaper correspon- dent who has been allowed to travel through parts of industrial Germany has just sent in an account of his tour.

In one town near the edge of the Ruhr, he reports, the people have spent every night for the past two weeks in their air-raid shelters. They do not get to bed until 3 a.m.

In the Ruhr itself, factory chim-much under-estimated. The dis- neys are almost as thick as a tance, at which such splinters forest:

A MINISTRY OF HOME SE.... CURITY COMMUNIQUE ISSUED

GLE ENEMY AIRCRAFT, FLY- CROSSED THE EAST COAST IN THE AFTERNOON AND LATER BOMBS ON NOR- WICH, CAUSING SOME DAM-

YESTERDAY STATED: “A SIN- ING AT A GREAT HEIGHT,

DROPPED

AGE TO INDUSTRIAL PRE-

MISES AND THERE WERE A

NUMBER OF CIVILIAN CAS- |UALTIES, SEVERAL OF WHICH

WERE FATAL.

.:

"Elsewhere enemy activity has bring death and destruction and been confined to occasional flights aircraft were shot factories had been hit in R.A.F. splinter the size of a fist has been two enemy. raids, but made no reply when seen to go clean through a heavy down by our fighters this evening. asked how the R.A.F. could fail to oak door and two compact walls One of our fighters failed to re- make an occasional hit when fac-of a safe. Even, thick walls do turn from patrol.". tories were so 'thickly clustered not offer definite protection. together!

German officials claimed that no their power is incredible. One over the English Channel, where

"Reuter.

Such air attacks especially Heart Of City Bombed when they are repeated night after night are a heavy strain -on-the-nerves..

number of houses smashed-but Nightly Habit

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German official lists give the number of explosive and incen-

Appearing suddenly out of diary bombs dropped, the number

cloud the German plane dived to the of dead and wounded, and

about 400 feet over the centre of Norwich and dropped bombs make no mention of factories.

which killed five people and in- The "China Mail" un- S. CHINA

German official circles, however, The same paper, on July 14, injured several others. ... derstands that the admit than an ammunition dump an article entitled "Bombs on

One bomb demolished part of a struck ECONOMIC

agreement between the at Hamm was set on fire and that "Hamburg" states that it is only

in another town at least 17 per-natural that to stay in air raid warehouse and a second British and Japanese au-sons were killed, which figure, shelters has become a nightly another building. Another bomb wrecked a restaurant, the explo- "higher than in habit. CONDITIONS steamship services

thorities regarding the they said, was

some other cities."

"Already the people are sursion lifting off the roof-Reuter. be- In this connection, it is inter-prised if such visits by the Eng-

S.E. Town. Gunned (SPECIAL TO "CHINA-MAIL") · tween Hong Kong and esting to note what General von lish have for once not taken Schroeder, the German air raids place and they make guesses Economic

Shops and houses were shatter- conditions Canton has been Sus- precautions chief, wrote in the why." throughout South China pended pending settle-"Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung" The "Munchner Neuste Nach-ed by bullets when a German richten" on July 17 says: "Of plane machine-gunned and bomb- are most satisfactory, as-ment of the dispute which

one ed a south-eastern town yester- Interview, late there has hardly been serts Dr. T. F. Tsiang, has resulted in the s.s. he spoke of the terrific destruc- night when enemy aircraft did not day afternoon..

tive power of British bombs.

The bombs. started a fire and approach: Germany on a stratos- Director of the Bureau Fatshan being held up

"I myself have seen one splin-phere flight and drop bombs caused some casualties. Fighters ter the size of a fist go through a somewhere. Reuter

-pursued the raider-Reuter. of Political Affairs of the in Canton. Executive Yuan, after The Japanese service has also heavy oak-door and two walls of BDDODSOCHRZ-01802098093-HOLZ292833300-

Such attacks, he went on, as WEDDING GIFTS THAT LAST A LIFETIME a two-month inspection been suspended and, it is report-a safe," he is quoted as saying.

ed, will not be resumed until

Germany had had were a heavy tour of Hunan, Kiang-August 8 when it is hoped the strain on the German masses. si, Kwangtung, Kwangsi, matter will be settled.

The dispute in Canton resulted Fukien and Chekiang. from the British refusing to agree Dr. Tsiang points out that a to the Japanese authorities mono- the supply of coolie sure sign of the increase in the polising peasants' well-being is shown by labour on the waterfront. the increase in returns from the slaughter-tax,

noticeable every-

where, which shows that the con-

Reuter Version

on July 17.

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In a two-column

Reuter.

Admissions In Nazi Press Following are quotations from recent German newspapers:-

·

Why not give A canteen or cabinet of Mappin & Webb's Prince's Plate and Cutlery? Prince's Plate has a world-wide The "Deutsche Allegemeine Zei-reputation for Design, Quality and tung" on July 17 says: English Value- instances daily occur. sumption of. meat is increasing. Reuter reports. from Canton incendiary bombs are greater in This improvement is chiefly that all passengers had gone on power and penetration that is where it has been in hard use for brought about by the increased board, the

yesterday usually presumed. The range and as long as thirty years. price paid in cities for foreign morning; it normally proceeds penetrating power of the splinters agricultural products,

from Canton to Hong Kong on of explosive bombs have The same factor accounts for the Thursdays. re-payment by the peasants of old debts and mortgages.

The high price of piece goods and the difficulties of transport have brought back. into use the -old spinning wheels and weaving looms-thus keeping money in the countryside.

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The vessel was prevented from sailing owing to a (reported) dis- agreement between the agents and the Japanese pilots.

been

ADDRESS OF H.K.

EVACUEES ·

"No pilot has been provided An official announcement states and, therefore, the ship unable to sail," Mr. F.A that Hong Kong evacuees in Aug- Dinsdale, Butterfield, and Swira tralla may be reached by mail or agent at Canton, told Reuter, cable at the following address: Though he preferred not to Mrs. ..

· Labour Shortage. On the other hand, the coun-state the reason for the absence tryside to experiencing serious of the pilot, it is reliably learn- difficulties owing to the lack of ed, that it was duc, to a disagree- labour since conscription was ment over pilotage fees. established, and specially from The vessel is now held up in- a lack of skilled labour. ---- definitely, pending negotiations. Most youngsters and older Reuter.

trained workers are employed

on

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Government projects-road civil and educational organiza- building, and so on.

tion. -

Hong Kong Evacuee,

Dept. of Interior, Canberra

ADMIRAL ABRIAL IN ALGERIA (SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL") Vice-Admiral Abrial, the heroic French naval commander at Dun-

The provinces are also ex- The lack of transport facilities kirk, took over his duties yester periencing a lack of educated also hampers China's development day as Governor-General of AL- persons capable of carrying on in the South as elsewhere-Havas. Central News.

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