1940-08-17 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 17, 1940 ́-

ONE IN SIX

SIX SHOT DOWN Infantry Troops Assist In Thursday's Huge Bag Several Killed STREAKED

WITH

In Attack On GALLANTRY

Croydon

From the way British claims are splashed and German figures are hid- den in the inner pages of

IT IS NOW POSSIBLE to give a clearer picture of the extent of Thursday's raids on newspapers, it is obvious Britain and of the losses sustained by the Ger-

mans.

how the American press feels about the conflicting claims of recent air losses.

The "Baltimore Sun" said yes-1

the British. in their methodical

terday it is possible to say that

3,000 DEAD IN JAPANESE RAID ON LUCHOW

***NEW ZEALAND

FUND FOR FIGHTERS

Three thousand civi- lians are reported. to have been killed dur- ing a Japanese, air jaid on Luchow on

'Monday.-Peuter.

U.S. OBSERVERS ARRIVE

THE NEW ZEALAND GOV- ERNMENT HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE STERLING TO EN- ABLE NEW ZEALANDERS TO SUBSCRIBE N.Z. £100,000, WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT, OF ABOUT £80,000, FOR THE PURCHASE OF PLANES AS A |GIFT TO BRITAIN IN AC- KNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PROWESS OF THE R.A.F.

The outstanding feature is that one-sixth of the 1,000 Nazi 'planes sent over was shot

Mr. Nash, the Finance Minister, making the announcement in down, while although 17 British pilots were way, streaked with gallantry, are Rear Admiral Ghormley, of Auckland yesterday, suggested. lost the Germans themselves lost over 600 of themselves in the air.

giving an extraordinary account) the U.S. Navy, and Brigadier-that any amount above £100,000 General George Strong, of the should be devoted to the Empire airmen!

U.S. Army, arrived in London air scheme.-Reuter. It becomes clearer and clearer yesterday.

the 'They are taking up immediate- junity and determination of the ly their duties as observers of

speaking cold facts.-Reuter. Reuter.

A total of 169 German 'planes was shot down, an all-time record for any air battle. The final figures show the extent to which all departments of Britain's defences cooperat-

that those who reported on Islanders in this crisis were German methods of

attack.

ed in this magnificent feat, for 153 Nazi MYSTERY OF NAZI

'planes were shot down by R.A.F. fighters, 2 by the Coastal Command, 11 by anti-air- craft units, 1 by a Lewis-gún attached to a searchlight, and 2 by fire trom infantry.

Britain lost 34 'planes alto- gether, but 17 of the pilots are safe.

The results of Thursday's raida were surprisingly small from the British point of view when com- pared with German losses.

A number of people were killed; in the raid on the Croydon civilian aerodrome, which itself sustained

GERMANY'S

NERVOUSNESS SOLVED

PEARSON ALLEN, columnist of the New York "Mirror," yesterday wrote: "American air attaches have sent back glowing reports of British successes

SHOT GIRL BECAUSE HE LOVED HER

A youth's love for a schoolgirl whom he shot dead 'before taking his own life was told at an in- quest at Chelmsford, Essex, on John Cottis, aged nineteen, cow- Iman, and Ann Muirhead, fourteen, [pupil at Chelmsford High School |and daughter of Woodham Ferrers

village postmaster.

The coroner found that Cottis murdered the girl and then com- mitted suicide.

A note found in his pocket read:-

"I loved Ann with all my heart.

SUSCEPTIBILITIES telling how sometimes one British pursuit plane she has taken to soldiers, but this

THE STOCKHOLM "OEST-

would put to flight a Nazi squadron.

GOETEN" ·REMARKED YES- Nazi planes about faced and fled so timidly that no serious damage, although 2 TERDAY ON THE EXTREME it was suspected they had orders from Berlin not to number of buildings were hit, in- SENSITIVENESS. DISPLAYED cluding a scent factory. Some fires BY EUROPE'S were started but were quickly THEY CANNOT

under control.

THE SMALLEST

the CRITICISM.

Agency reports state that dead include two men killed when a row of houses was demolished

BUILDERS engage in battle.

TOLERATE

SHADE OF-

Now the mystery of German! tactics has been solved. German They cannot even hear English planes are not equipped with reports being published side by navigation instruments and only

by bombs falling in front and be hind. One bomb made a crater side with German communiques. the leader of the squadron car- 25 feet deep and 35 feet in dia- meter,

ed

The fact that German reports ries such instruments. One man was taking his family-to-an-Anderson shelter. every Englishman

are published in England and read Hitler's His wife and four children were speech long before the Germans safe in the shelter and he was dropped copies over the country just about to enter it himself constitutes a healthy comparison. when A high-explosive bomb-Reuter. fell in the back garden. He was

killed outright.

The force of another bomb lift-

an empty car into the air,! twisted it round and crashed it down onto its roof, leaving the wheels spinning in the air.

The Chief of the Croydon Police has paid a warm tribute to rescue squads which searched.debris for hours looking for any possible trapped victims.

Hospital Hit

ITALIAN PATROL SURPRISED

A NAIROBI COMMUNIQUE STATES A PATROL OF OUR FORWARD TROOPS SURPRIS- ED AN ENEMY PATROL IN THE FRONTIER DIS-

An official communique says NORTHERN that damage was done to a Mid-TRICT. lands town, where buildings in- cluding a sanitarium and a hos- pital were hit.

Four of the enemy. were killed fand five captured. Our troops Agency reports state that two suffered no casualties. nurses were seriously Injured In the canitarium but that the 380 patients were all taken to in southern shelters and were not injured. Slight damage was done to factory in the south-west, while at Rochester industrial premises were hit and some houses des- troyed, but there were no fatal casualties.:

!

On the north-east coast, several persons were killed and others in-¡ Jured, while a train was hit by splinters,

BRIGHTER TONE ON STOCK MARKET

Every British plane, however, is a complete unit fully equip - ped and can act independently.

Reason for the failure to equip

is where I take steps before there ís trouble. I feel sorry for her par- ents and mine-John." could find no

Police-Sergeant Collins said he evidence that the girl had been seen with soldiers.

MINISTER IS DIVORCED "MR. X." PLEA FAILS

A WOMAN WAS GRANTED à decree nisi in the Divorce Court on the ground of the adultery of her Nazi planes was Hitler's haste to husband, a Nonconformist minister, with the build them and desire to cut daughter of another clergyman.

down expense.

Reuter.

THAILAND

POSTPONES

'DEMOCRACY'

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It had been claimed that a mysterious “Mr. X,” was the father of the girl's child, but the President, Sir Boyd Merriman, said he had no doubt the father was the Rev. William George Davis, of Froome, Mor- diford, Herefordshire.

Mysterious Mr. X,

Mr. Davis, who till recently was] minister of a Congregational

He did not disagree with Lord church at Cardiff, and his wife, Merrivale, but it did not follow Mrs. Lottle Rebecca Davis, of Fox that he could grant the husband a hill, Sittingbourne, Kent, brought divorce.. cross-suits.

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Mr. Davis charged his wife with The wife's case against her hus- THE FINAL PHASE OF THAI-cruelty and she alleged his ad- band and Miss Teager on the issue LAND'S EVOLUTION AS

Aultery with Miss Grace Agnes of adultery, Sir Boyd Merriman During an air reconnaissance DEMOCRATIC

Teager, a registered foster-mother, continued, rested on the question :STATE HAS

of Froome, Mordiford..

of the paternity of the child born Abyssinia our air BEEN POSTPONED BY DECI- craft secured direct hits on a motor SION OF THE NATIONAL AS-three daughters, were married at and also on evidence of adultery Mr. and Mrs. Davis, who have to Miss Teager In January, 1929,

Reuter. transport and camel convoy.-

SEMBLY WHICH BY A LARGE Faversham, Kent, in 1904. In 1926 being committed in the house at The left his wife and in the Divorce Cardiff in which Mr. Davis, Miss MAJORITY YESTERDAY PASS-Court in October, 1929, obtained Tenger and her father, a retired ED A RESOLUTION EXTEND-judicial separation on the ground minister, were living in 1937.

Whatever might have been go- ING THE PRESENT STATE OF of eruelty.

Mrs. Davis did not contest the ing on there in a furtive or clán- TRANSITION FROM AN ABSO-charge of cruelty. In her cross-destine. way, there was no evidence LUTE MONARCHY BY 10 suit she alleged that her husband or which he could hold that Prices again' moved up on the YEARS FROM 1942.

committed adultery with Miss adultery was being committed in Bombs also fell in a residential London Stock Exchange yesterday

Teager in 1928, resulting in the 1937. area at Hastings, where one per-under the lead of gold minings

During this period half the birth of a child in 'January, 1929. There were, many elements of son was killed and several injur- which were well supported both members of the Assembly will There was a further charge of cuspicion about the plane for,

from the Cape and locally. Trini-be elected but the other half will adultery in 1937 when Mr. Davis Miss Toager's confinement. One death is reported in York-dad oils were also bought, Other be appointed by the Government and Miss Teager were living in The question was whether they shire, where some private

pro-groups mostly advanced early and

|Marlborough Road, Cardiff, carried the inference of guilt, It perty was damaged.

retained a

the Judge, greater part of the The mover of the

Mr. Davis resolution

and Miss Tonger was clear, remarked gains despite quieter business late sald the people were not yet suf- denied the allegations against that from early in Miss Teager's in the session. Wall Street was ficiently educated for full demo-

them.

pregnancy Mr. Davis was irregular.-Reuter,

cracy.Reuter.

Giving Judgment, Bir Boyd quainted with it and was invited Merriman said it was a distress to get her Into the maternity ing case. Mr.. Davis got his 1929 home. decrearon charges that his wife His Lordship said he wondered ́persecuted him with mon-why no attempt had been made atrous and unfounded allega to get into touch with the mysterl- tlons of adultéry.

ous Mr. X, whose name and ad- For the eleven years before the dress in Ipswich had been written Incendiary bombs were dropped A further party. of children A naval communique Issued in husband and wife parted in 1926 down by Miss Teager when speak- In the Eastern Counties in open from England, evacuated under Cairo yesterday states one person there had been evidence confirm-ing of the father of her child. country. There were no casualties the Government sponsored is reported killed and four injuring the view of Lord Merrivale He granted Mrs: Davis a do- and no appreciative damage.. scheme, arrived in Canada yes-led in a raid on the Alexandria (who tried the separation sult) crce nisl, with costs, and dismiss-

terday.Reuter,

'area yesterday. Router.

that this persecution had existed.led the husband's petition.”

ed.

Portland Again

There was another ineffectivo attack on Portland and although there were a few casualties none were fatal.

the

Raids continued during night over a wide aren but not on

a large scale.

Reuter.

CHILDREN ARRIVE

IN CANADA

·ALEXANDRIA RAID: ONE KILLED

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