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Shattering Losses Inflicted: 144 At Least Shot Down

FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY'S COMPARATIVE RESPITE, GER- MAN RAIDERS YESTERDAY CARRIED OUT ATTACKS ON ENG- LAND IN MASS OVER A WIDER AREA AND IN GREATER NUMBERS THAN EVER BEFORE. FURIOUS AIR BATTLES RAGED CONTINU- OUSLY, AND GERMAN PLANES WENT DOWN AT THE RATE OF AT LEAST ONE EVERY SIX MINUTES. DURING THE DAY.

IT WAS ESTIMATED by the Air Ministry, in a communique is- sued early this morning that the German Air Force used more than a thousand planes in their attacks on England yesterday, some- times in formations of 200 planes at a time!

THAT'S DUNKIRK

The intensification of the German blitz-

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YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN

Wing - Commander Basil Edward Embry, the first R.A.F. officer to win two bars to his Distinguished Service Order, who was re- ported a prisoner of war last month, arriv- ed in England yester- day having escaped from a German prison camp.-Reuter.

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SERIOUS RIOTING IN TOULON

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA „MAIL") Organised rioting has occurred. in several French cities, notably Toulon, reports a "Daily Mail" correspondent on the Franco-Spanish fron tier.

The riots are

alleged to be caused by demobilised. French troops and unemployed marching to prefecture offices shouting "Work for all! Throw the Ger- ›000 Įmans out!”......

krieg tactics, however, cost them dearly. The FINANCE BILL

effective damage was small and they lost no fewer than 144 planes between early morning and midnight.

THAT WAS aircraft

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In Toulon, eighteen ‘are ·re- ported to have been killed in street fighting.

The "Daily Mail" correspondent says that the view is expressed In some quarters that the rioting

is inspired by the Germans, Havas.

[“CLARE” - MAKES NEW ATLANTIC HOP

Kingsley Wood said further taxa- The British Overseas Airways

the time of its imposition must Boucherville, Quebec. Yesterday

mid-loans. He added it was hoped to crossing in the space of 12 days. for subscription to Government second east to west Atlantic

bring the Purchase Tax into Captain Balfour, Under-Secre- operation at the beginning of tary for Air, was on board.

Reuter.

A dozen or so were shot down by anti-READ A THIRD TIME IN THE guns, but Britain's intrepid Spitfire SENT TO THE LORDS. and Hurricane pilots account for about 130. Replying to the debate, Sir The beautiful Eure De- Later check-up on the figures may reveal tion was obviously inevitable but flyingboat Clare arrived at partment in Normandy, even greater losses. These were the mini- depend on the response to appeals afternoon, thus completing her famous for its green land- mum, credited on reports received up to scapes, small towns and night. ancient cathedrals, suf- fered badly from the hos-

Britain's losses were 27 planes, but eight October-Reuter. tilities, according to ar- of their pilots are reported to be safe.

rivals in Clermont-Fer- For the first time since the out-tacked by last) rand yesterday.

Towns like Pont de Larcho, Les Andelys, Gisors, Vernon and Louviers were considerably dam- aged. The bell tower of the tamous Cathedral at Evreux was badly damaged.

"Le Journal" yesterday pub- liched a description of Dunkirk which bore the brunt of Ger- man attacks during the war. The town itself is almost com- pletely razed while only. à few. charred ruins in the northern 'section of the city bear witness to

break of war, England's most

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famous airport, Croydon, was at-but the details are not yet avail¬

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The Gorman raiders appeared, over the South-East coast in large numbers, flying in mass formation and passing over thei coast at a great height.

SWISS TO FIRE

ON FOREIGN

PLANES

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the destruction of this formerly The Swiss military

prosperous port. Havas.

Scores of bombs could be seen and heard bursting on the ground below them.

R.A.F. fighters quickly broke up the enemy formation and chas- led the raiders out over the sen.

South-East Gets It

command has ordered. all

A barrage balloon was brought down in flames and three Spit- anti-aircraft batteries to fires engaged two bombers which

U.S. MARINES open fire instantly on any formation and

TAKING OVER HONGKEW

had become separated from the formation and one of them was

further

the

foreign planes crossing scen to crash into the sea. Swiss territory, says a place in several areas of

enemy attacks took) message from Geneva. South-East during the evening, British planes are reported to states an Air Ministry communi- have flown over Switzerland on que, but in all cases the raiders their Tuesday raids on Italian air-were swiftly challenged, and driv-| THE U.S. MARINES ARE

craft works at Milan and Turin.jen off, with losses. TAKING OVER THE HONGKEW tested to Switzerland, demanding The Italian Government pro- SECTION OF THE BRITISH that the Swiss open fire on any DEFENCE SECTOR IN SHANG- HAI, AND NOT THE JAPAN. foreign planes flying over their

"¿ESE," AS REPORTED EARLIER.

The fact that the Italian dele-

territory. Hovos,

gate abstained from voting at friends" in. Shanghai, as an Ita- the meeting of defence comman-lian vote favouring the Japanese <ders is widely thought to indicate could have forced a deadlock.

a surprise.rift between the "Axis Router.

• Croydon Raid The raid on Croydon aero-| drome; the first rald in. this

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