1940-08-16 — Page 16

GREEK

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1940

CRUISER

SUNK

Torpedoed In The Aegean Sea By "Mystery" U-Boat Hit At Anchor GERMAN AIR STOP PRESS While "Dressed" RAIDS

FRENCH DIPLOMATIC RESHUFFLE

..(SPECIAL. TO "CHINA MAIL")

A decree lowering the age limit for foreign ser- vice officials was passed by the Petain Government yesterday.

For Festival

DOUBLED IN

FURY

ONE MAN WAS KILLED and 29 injured an board and one woman on shore died of wounds and shock when the Greek cruiser Helle, 2,500 tons, was sunk by an unknown submarine as she lay at anchor off an island district, was seen by people living in the Aegean Sea.

Three torpedoes were fired. Two missed The limit, which was formerly the ship and hit a quay crowded with pilgrims.

60, is now 58 for Ministers, 51

Embassy secretaries - of the first!

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for miles around.

A woman living in a nearby district saw about 30 planes, British and German, In the air at the same time. Passengers on top of a bus had the air

fur Embassy Counsellors, 50 for The third struck her in the engine-room and a grandstand view of and second class. For exceptional she sank about an hour later. :

services

grant

may

Government the

these of

a prolongation terms for three years.

of

The attack was made at, about] 8.30, a.m. The cruiser was at an- chor and was dressed all over as On the other hand the Govern- part of the celebrations ment may retire three years prior "Feast of the Assumption," one of to the fixed date those function- the most important holidays of Church. aries who have

Orthodox not showed the Greek special abilities.

Every year pilgrims flock to the The Vichy press says the decree island and thousands of sick and foreshadows an important diplo- paralysed are taken to the festival matic reshume affecting over 60 foreign service oficials.--Havas.

RED CROSS SUPPLY

BY BURMA ROAD

whether

METAXAS SEES ITALIAN AMBASSADOR

Presumably it was a party of these who were on the quay.

General Metaxas, the Greek dic-

summoned GREEK immediately tator,

GENERAL

+

METAXAS, THE - DICTATOR, SPENT

battle.

along,

"As we were going writes a Reuter reporter who was two dr on the bus, "we saw

high three dozen planes

up. Suddenly we heard the rattle of machine-guns and anti-aircraft

fire.

A

"Three German machines appeared to be shot down. group of soldiers cheeròd each time a raider crashed."

near the A man who lives aerodrome

the was watching manoeuvrès of nine planes circl- ing high above the airport when "from nowhere a swarm of ma-

correspondents to hear the official MOST OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT chines hurtled out of the sky. account and a strict censorship WITH was imposed.-Reuter.

HIS CABINET MINIS- TERS, AFTER A MEETING

"There was a terrific meles followed by a hot anti-aircraft| barrage.

***The Helle was built in the WITH THE ITALIAN MINISTER

She was TO ATHENS. United States in 1912.

Presumably it dealt with the

Off Like Hell originally built for China but was bought two years later by Greece. vicious Italian campaign now be-

"After remaining over the spot Since then, she has been overhaul-ing conducted in the press and on

The Italian allegations started only a minute or two the Ger- man planes went off like hell with Replying to Commons questions ed. modernised and adapted for the radio..

fighters hot on their heels." Government nine-laying: She carried three 6-

our yesterday

the inch guns and two torpedo tubes. With the "murder" of Dauthoggia, which they said was a politicai

A woman living nearby stated would consider permitting

now necessary petrol No British Submarinelling, and the press is she heard about ten bombs altoge- passage of the

screaming abuse at Greece for her ther. Fire-brigades and ambul- relations with Britain and for her|

ances were called. "oppression" of the Albanians in When the raiders first appear- Greece, who escaped being con-ed, buses were running pormally quered by the Italians.

1er lorries and ambulances convey medical stores over Burma road, Mr. R. A.

to the

Butler,

Anywhere Near Reuter learns authoritatively ir Under-Secretary for Foreign Af-London that there was no British the island of

that Italian It is known

fairs, said the question of facilities submarine for Red Cross work in China, in-Tinos.

provision of petrol, cluding the

near

sub.

was actively being considered.-marines have been operating in

this area. → Reuter. Reuter.

ALL THE LATEST patterns in neckwear

are now on display in

As to Dauthoggia, his criminal, record has just been released;} it paints a different picture to that, of the Albanian patriot the Italians have been trying to de- pict..

but all stopped...

After about three quarters of an hour nearly 20 ambulances went out in the direction of the aerodrome, and returned somej time later to Croydon hospital. One bomb is thought to have He has twice been sentenced to hit a hangar on the outskirts of death for abduction, extortion, the the aerodrome. possession of illegal arms and bri- gandage. He had been sentenced in- to imprisonment five times,

luding one 20-year sentence for nurder.-Reuter.

our windows, show DEATH OF

cases and counters.

There are neat pat- terns as well as bold stripe, check and spot

designs.

The fabrics leave

nothing to be desired- Cashmere, Foulards, Palm Beach and other washing fabrics.

MR. CHAN LAI HE

THE DEATH OF MR. CHAN LAI BEE (CHARLES · CHUNG LUN); FORMER WELL-KNOWN MERCHANT IN SYDNEY, OC- CURRED ́ ́AT 11.05 A.M. THIS

MORNING AT HIS RESIDENCE

He

Constant Action

"here were continuous attacks and on south-east coast town. R.A.F. aerodromes, keeping the defenders. In constant action.

It was reported this after- noon that the Fatshan" "af- fair" has been settled in Can- ton and that the vessel will sail for Hong Kong on Mon- day morning.

Japanese vessels, it is add-": ed, will resume service 'be- tween Hong Kong and Can- ton two days later.

An official of Butterfield and Swire, agents for the ship, stated, however, that as far as they knew, the mutter has not yet been settled.

.

Mr. K. Okazaki, Japanese Consul-General, stated this afternoon that he had yet not received information of a set- tlement. "There were, how- ever, indications recently that the matter would be settled soon," he added.

The Nam Tai Company, Chinese agents, said that the departure of the ship from Canton was still uncertain.

Watchers. on the coast wit. nessed scores of fierce battles

The prefix "Special to folegrams to the 38 wave after wave of

used by the "Sunday Herald" and "China Mál?" to indicate news. which ralders: approached the coast.' A tornado of bursting shells strictly copyright under the provi from anti-aircraft guns met the sions of the Telecommunications Or invaders and as they passed finance, 1936, and may not be reprint." through the barrage, bursts of ed under any circumstances, either or in part, without prior-ar- machine-gun fire could be heard wholly as those running the gauntlet found themselves intercepted by R.A.F. fighters.

Thrilling Duels

on the thrilling

were

rangement.

similar incidents repeated with variations throughout the day.

Gasworks Escape

IN BLUE POOL ROAD. HE Reuter's correspondent WAS 73 YEARS OF AGE.

south coast describes The late Mr. Chan was born duels between Messerschmidts at-

Twenty bombers which attack- in Tungkoon, near Canton, and tacking the barrage. balloons and

ed a south-east coast town nar- went to Australia at an early the Spitfire avengers.

The first Nazi plane to attack a rowly missed the gasworks, but age.

sufficient barrage balloon dived so low that hit some houses. . soon. acquired

Mingled with the crash of the capital and started his own-busi-he crosses on his wings

the rattle of ness as a warehouseTM merchant. clearly visible from the ground bombs was heard

He retired several years ago as he blazed away with all his machine-gun fire, while plumns of smoke drifted over the roofs of and took up residence in Hong guns.

The balloon caught fire and the houses. “

At another point, watchers saw Kong.

the six fell, but as Deccased leaves six sons,

climbing: back into the sky, an four German raiders out of a of nearly a hundred gun got a direct formation daughters and two grandsons to

anti-aircraft hit on the plane which crashed brought down, in flames into the sea while the fights with British fighters and watchers cheered themselves the fourth by A.A. fire.

All four fell into the sea. This was just one of many Reuter.

loss. Mr. Thomas mourn his Chan, who is married and has a son, and his brother, Cecil Chan, are at present in Australia. The eldest son, Mr. Stanley Chan, is in Shanghai, and one of the daughters, Miss' Phyll's Chan, k in Macao, where she holds the post of secretary to the Commis-

Call and let us show them to you. We know stoner of Chinese Maritime Gus-

they will be of interest.

Wm. POWELL, LTD.

10, ICE HOUSE STREET.

toms.

The eldest daughter, Miss Ello Chan and herr younger. married brother and sister, Mr. Clement Chan and Miss Minnie Chan, are In Hong Kong in charge, of the |frm of Messrs. Thomas Cowan

and Company..

The funeral will take place to- morrow afternoon, the cortege leaving Anderson's Funeral Par- lour at 3-p.m. », deep

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