1940-08-15 — Page 2

·R.A.F. PAYS VISIT TO MILAN AND TURIN

GERMANS

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 15, 1940

AND DAMES IL DUCE'S VITAL

IN CLASH

"There was a clash be- tween German soldiers and Danish civilians at Frederikshaven on August 3, according to Copenhagen Radio,

the

picked up in London last night.

As a result of the clash, eight men were arrested and were sentenced at Copenhagen yester- day to terms of imprisonment.

It was stated by the radio an- nouncer that "irresponsible cle- ments" committed an assault on

AIRCRAFT WORKS

BLAZING

HYDERABAD FUND "OVER-SUBSCRIBED"

THE SUM OF £38,000 HAS BEEN SUBSCRIBED TO THE

PURCHASE OF HURRICANES.

ON TUESDAY NIGHT, the R.A.F. carried HYDERABAD FUND FOR THE out its first raid on Italy since the collapse of THIS IS £15,000 MORE THAN the German forces of occupation. France, bombing the Caproni aircraft works[WAS ASKED FOR

A cheque for £75,000 towards warning at Milan and the Fiat aircraft works at Turin,

THESE ARE ITALY'S two most vital air-has been given by the chairman

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The Danish Minister of Jus tice has issued a describing the Incident "highly deplorable" and add. ing that repetitions may "result

an Indian Air Squadron and a draft for £11,000 for the R.AF.

of the Bombay War Gifts Com-

So far 263,000 rupees have been

in a serious disturbance of ra- craft works and the raiders left behind them mittee,

lations between the German Army and the people of our country."

blazing and smashed factories, seriously collected by the Ceylon War Pur-

It is disclosed that field tele- damaged. phones laid by German troops have been damaged and that five men have so far been sentenced to imprisonment for such offences.

Reuter.

ITALIAN ANTI-GREEK CAMPAIGN

One pilot as he re-crossed the Alps could see the dull glare from the Caproni Works miles behind him.

The British bombers flew 1,600 miles, crossing the Alps on two occasions and hav- ing to fly sometimes three miles up, in order to cross the snow-capped peaks.

at-

One pilot remained over Turin tories which were bombed. from 12.30 a.m. to 1.15 a.m., scor- Railway yards were also ing several direct hits, which tacked and bombs were seen to be- caused two large explosions and burst on the mainline track flerce blazes to spring up.

tween Duisberg and Krefeld.

The aerodromes attacked ex*

Another pilot scored direct hits tended as far east as Mageburg. A on the south end of the factory fire at Brest following an attack ACTS OF VIOLENCE with incendiary bombs and more on the seaplane base was

stili 'AGAINST ALBANIANS SHOW hits on the other end with high-

visible when the raiders were NO SIGNS OF DIMINISHING IN explosive bombs.

well on their way home. GREFCE, ACCORDING TO STE-

to

A third dropped more heavy TANI, THE ITALIAN NEWS bombs, causing many fires AGENCY. FOREIGN OBSER-break out. VERS, HOWEVER, BELIEVE Railway sidings were hit and a THAT THIS CAMPAIGN IS BE- large railway crossing torn up and ING PUT OUT ΤΟ COVER wrecked. ITALY'S OWN TROUBLES ALBANIA.

IN

The Italian press is also talking of revisions in the Balkans.

For instance, "Popolo di Roma" says that the whole section fron the Adriatic to the Black Sea enters the picture of reconstruc.. tion in Europe. This includes Tugoslavia, Albania and Greece.]

situation

and

There were similar results On other hangars east of Brussels and

the surrounding country was it for miles by the glow of the rag- ing ares. Reuter.

EX-H.K.

poses Fund.-Reuter.

JUNKERS AIRCRAFT

FACTORIES BOMBED

·The Air Ministry announces that dur ing Tuesday Wednes- day night, in addition. to the raids on Italy, strong forces of:R.A.F. . bombers attacked the Junkers aircraft fac- tories at Dessau and Bernburg (north of Leipzig), munition factories at Lunen and

Grevenbroich,

various military objec- tives in the Ruhr, and fourteen aerodromes in Germany, Holland, Belgium and France.

One of our aircraft is missing. Reuter.

GRAZIANI PAUSES BEFORE ATTACK ON EGYPT

DESPITE THE LARGE-SCALE Italian of- fensive in Somaliland and the imminence of a clash of the main fo es, the situation on the

Libyan border remains remarkably quiet, states Reuter'e Cairo correspondent.

There appears to have been some setback in Italy's plans for the invasion of Egypt which ten days ago seemed likely to coincide DESTROYER with the Somaliland operations. IN ACTION

Bombs burst all over the Caproni works

In- at Milan. cendiary bombs fell in a line all and along the main building heavy bombs caused several ex- plosions. Heavy bombs.

the adjacent also dropped an zerodrome, where fires and ex- plosions were started.--

were

with

The R.A.F. raid apparen'ly took Our destroyers at once engaged prowess of British airmen.

were

This may be due in part to the In the Sudan, after a short en- destruction wrought by the Royal gagement in the Gallabat area, the Air Force on the Nazi and Italian behind his defences, losing

enemy made a hasty withdrawal one More bombs were dropped on

An Admiralty communique air forces.

officer and 32 other ranks. Our While Turkey holds the entrance the Caproni works, adding to the

In early hours of states:

this! fires which had already(Wednesday) morning the des- many to the Black Sea.

The deadliness of the R.A.F. casualties were six.

the Channel combats has! In Somaliland, Tuesday was a Turkey is keeping a close eye been started.

attacks on the Balkan

Two direct hits from 1,000 feet troyers Malcolm and Verity, made in

day. Enemy astonishment in contact with enemy light forces caused

Egypt quieter especially on the Italian press were also made on the main rail-consisting of six armed trawlers and drawn high praise of the on a position at Jugargan

renewed but were on the whole campaign against Greece.-Reu-way line linking Milan

and three E-Boats. Venice,

half-hearted and met with little ter.

The enemy forces the enemy. the Italians by surprise, and anti-retired behind smoke screens as aircraft fire was scanty and in-

soon as they were illuminated by More Albanians have been ar-effective.

the searchlights of the destroyers. rested in the Greek frontier pro-, All our planes returned safely

They were able to escape.

vessels vince of Ciamuria, according to except for one, which made a

Three of the enemy Italian news

forced landing in the Channel] in a agency

near the English coast. The crew despatch to Rome from Tirana,

The agency says that the ac-was rescued. Reuter. cused “refused to act as spies and propaganda agents for Greece."

the

More Arrests

Italian newspapers continue their violent attacks against Greece.

Reuter.

BRITISH AIR SUPREMACY

Accepting

with

the

VAST JUNKERS FACTORY HEAVILY HIT

were seen to be hit and it is thought that one armed trawler and one E-boat were sunk.

The destruction wreaked by success. the R.A.F. on the Italian air

A column, including armoured force has created an enormous fighting vehicles, which advanced impression and there is report along the coast road from Zeilà, ed to be a feeling of misgiving were engaged by our aircraft and among

the Italiang in Libya gunfire from His Majesty's ships. who listen to the Cairo broad-

In Palestine and Kenya there casts..

was nothing to report.-Reuter.

The moral effect of many pilots] No damage or casualties were not returning from encounters suffered by either of our destroy- with the R.A.F. must be con-

siderable. ers.-British Wireless.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS IN YUNNAN

The knowledge that compan-

lons, regarded as fine pilots,!

DISQUIET

have been shot down so rapidly IN TURKEY

that five were. descending by parachute at one time in a ro- cent encounter is stated to be causing a feeling bordering on panic.

The Air Ministry News Service says that the vast Junkers factory!

UNEASINESS IS fat Dessau, which was one of Ger-

FELT IN many's main centres of aircraftl

TURKEY OVER ITALY'S AC- production, was heavily damagedį. Rich archaeological finds have:

CUSATIONS AGAINST GREECE in Tuesday night's raid:

been unearthed in a number of

IN CONNECTION WITH THE New Factor The Works, which are within ancient tombs and sites in Tali,.

DEATH OF DAUTHOGGIA, AC- 60 miles of Berlin and extend Yunnan, by the archaeological Already the British pllots have|CORDING TO THE ISTANBUL

National

"TAN,” Central noticed that the Italians are fight-NEWSPAPER

WHICH over many acres, were systema-party of the tically bombed for over an hour Muscum.

ing in a spirit of defeatism and POINT OUT THAT ITALY IS and numerous direct hits were

to be fighting In charge of the field work is appear

to save MAKING CERTAIN INCIDENTS scored.

Dr. Wu Ching-ding, author of the their lives rather than to defeat IN ALBANIA THE PRETEXT The crew of one aircraft, whose Prehistoric Pottery of Ancient their enemies.

FOR INCREASING HER ARMED fell in line across the China, assisted by Mrs. Wu and It is thought that General FORCES IN THAT -REGION. curacy of the British fig-main buildings, reported that one Miss C. Y. Tseng.

Graziani, may be pausing to con- Reminding its readers of the ures concerning the Chan-hit destroyed the main power Stone axes, adzes, chisels, pot-sider his chances of pushing into Corfu incident in 1923 and the

bowls, house and another severely dam-tery,

basins, cooking Egypt in the light of these strategical Importance of the nel air fighting, the Istan-aged the airframe assembly sheds utensils and other articles were factors Reuter.

island to Italy at the present bul newspaper "Aksham and a large sheet-metal shop, found. Some of them are believed

time, the newspaper asks whether In another attack, from only to belong to prehistorie, times.

there is really a revolt in Albania

Italy's 1,000 feet, an experimental shop Central News.

move really a of excitement?"-

press in general the ac-

adds that it is a fact that British official communi- ques are never untrue.

was hit and blown up.

Shower Of Debris

LATEST TRICK

Kenya Quiet

A communique issued in Nai-or is robi yesterday states: During the "manoeuvre last three days our aircraft have Reuter. been carrying out normal re- connaissance. There have been

no reports. of any ground activ-

Patrol Encounter A

WEATHER REPORT

This has been proved by the evidence of the whole year.

Bernburg, which is n subsidiary Charged with the theft of.a Why should the British tell lies Junkers factory 20 miles nway, letter, Chan Leung, 30, was sen-ity. Reuter. 'when their own papers do not was hit by sulvoes of high explo-tenced to one month's hard labour refrain..daily from publishing the sive and Incendiary bombs which by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen this German communiques and even burst into flames within the tor-morning,

The Royal Observatory reports that the anti-cyclone is station- German news broadcasts?

get area whore airframes for dive! The letter was taken from No.

at 0,30 A communique issued from the ary in the Pacific, to the cast of A nation which aimed to con-bombers and troop transports are 32, Nam Chang. Street duct propaganda consisting of produced, A line of bombs ex-p.m. yesterday-an hour after its British headquarters in Cairo yes-N. Japan. The depression of the In the Western China Sen is situated about 120 falsehoods would never give ploded across the aerodrome, and delivery by the postman. The terday stated: space to enemy news.

part of a building struck by letter was in his possession when Desort on Tuesday a patrol en-miles south-east of the Paracels, counter 35 miles inside Italian moving W.N.W.; the Pacific-de- The paper concludes that the air heavy bomb went up in a shower he was arrested,

intended fighting in the Channel was a of debris.

Apparently he

to territory resulted in the with-pression is moving on a westerly test that has proved British nir Fires and explosions were ob-change the envelope and deliver drawal of the enemy patrol, other-track about 350 miles north of

served at several munitions fac-lit himself to get a tip.

wise all was quiet,

Yap. supremacy. Reuter...

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