1940-08-20 — Page 3

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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST:20, 1940/m

Prince Barnhard of the Netherlands, In naval uniform, chaking hands with the Mayor of the town, during a recent visit to units of the Dutch Flest in a British port. (Copyright, Fox).

BELGIAN ATTITUDE CLARIFIED

There is a strong possi- bility that further pro- minent members of the Belgian Government will

SEVERE RAIDS ON CHUNGKING

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GERMAN BOMBER PILOTS NURSING HEADACHE

FAILURE TO RETURN OF ROUGHLY ONE IN FOUR OF THE GERMAN RAIDERS WHICH ATTACKED BRITAIN ON SUNDAY HAS AP. PARENTLY GIVEN THE NAZIS ANOTHER BAD. ATTACK OF INDIGESTION. YESTERDAY MASS RAIDS WERE OUT, AND BRITAIN HAD TO DEAL ONLY WITH MINOR ATTACKS.

AN AIR MINISTRY of Home Security communique states reports have now been re- ceived of the destruction of three more enemy bombers on Sunday, bringing the total for that day up to 144.

Two of these were shot down by Blenheim aircraft of the Coastal Command. The third was destroyed by a sergeant pilot of an un- armed Anson aircraft of the Training Com- mand.

Whether he intentionally rám- INDIAN ARMY

med the raider will never be known. The two aircraft collided and fell to the ground inter-

locked.

Yesterday's enemy activities

SUPPLIES FROM U.S.

MOTOR

over Britain have been on a TWO AMERICAN minot scale. Only intermittent COMPANIES ARE HELPING attacks have been attempted

numbers.

Oil Tank Fire

THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT BY

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NAZI AIR LOSSES HEAVIEST IN BOMBERS

It was officially stated in London last night that during the past seven days' air fighting, 513 Nazi raiders have been shot down. Of these, 377 or 73 per cent. of the total were bombers or fighter-bombers.

The figure of 513 refers only to those R.A.F. fighters. The 'planes shot down by

total of the German losses in the seven days was 568.-Reu-

ter.

ORGANISING THE WAR EFFORT

BRITISH EMPLOYMENT

WORK.

by aircraft operating in small PROVIDING MILITARY VEHI-AGENCIES HAVE BEGUN TO Damage by bombs, was done to PANDING

CLES FOR THE RAPIDLY EX-REGISTER. SKILLED MEN IN. houses in a town in Essex and to WHICH REQUIRES AN ADDI- ALREADY ON GOVERNMENT INDIAN ARMY, ENGINEERING WHO ARE NOT shortly come to England raided yesterday by Jap-

Chungking was twice!

a village in Norfolk.

ITIONAL 20,000 VEHICLES. and set up a Belgian Gov-

To help meet the demand, the If wanted at any time, they can ernment in this country, A Japanese squadron staged a A dock in south Wales was of theif factories which are said

anese 'planes.

American companies, it is report-be transferred to more urgent ed, have extended certain sections and. important work. Reuter's diplomatic cor-moonlight raid over the wartime attacked but damage was

There are thought to be about capital, at 1 a.m., releasing a large fined to an oil tank which was with urgent Government orders: every man will have signed on.

con- to be specially organised to deal 1,000,000 of them and by Friday. respondent understands number of bombs. Several houses set on Are, from foreign sources in in the Soviet Embassy were de Several R.A.F. aerodromes were

Reuter London.de hun

also attacked: In the afternoon about 190 There are now in London three enemy 'planes. came to repeat the enemy bombers were shot down Reports so far confirm that two Belgian Ministers M. Albert de bombing. Over ninety of them by our fighters. Vleeschauwer, M. Gutt and M. came into Szechuen. from Hupeh Jaspar.

while the rest from the, direction The first is in charge of Congo of Shansi Those from Hupeh affairs, M. Otto is concerned with reached Chungking around 1 p.m. Belgian finance and M. Jaspar is and those from Shansi around Minister for Public Health.

molished.

Roof-Tops Machine- Gunned

fields.

A solitary German bomber. 1.45 p.m. Demolition and incen- after circling a south-east inland There is also in London a group diary bombs were rained indis- town yesterday afternoon, drop- of Belgian parliamentarians criminately. Several fires broke ped two bombs. Both fell in the only members of the Belgian out. Parliament that have come to this Casualties numbered only about country - who have already de-100. clared their confidence in an Al- lied victory and an assurance that: Belgium is prepared to cooperate in full with the' Allied' effört. Reuter.

THE WAR CABINET IMPRESSED

of the

Earllor 2 German bomber! was brought down'in the 'south. west.

The social hall Methodist Church was hit by A south-east coast town was an Incendiary bomb and com-visited in the afternoon by a pletely demolished. The build solitary raider which dropped Inge of the National Bible So- four bombs and machine-gunned ciety of Scotland and the China roof-tops after which it hastened Inland Mission suffered dám-out to sea.

age.

Two houses were wrecked, and Rescue corps, first ald units and there were a few casualties, two fire brigades displayed remark- of which were serious. able courage in rescuing the wounded and putting the fires under control. Relief stations were immediately established the bombed areas to give medical

The Air Minister has re-aid and tea and food to the re-

who fugees: Those

lost their ceived the following: mes homes and belongings as a result sage from the Prime of the ra'ds were sent away and accommodated: Central News.. Minister,

"Please convey to the Com mander-in-Chief; Bomber: Com- mand, the congratulations of the War. Cabinet on the success the operations - against: Germany

on Friday night."

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ADDIS ABABA RAIDED

East End Of London:

One Bomb Kills Three

Three' civilians were killed and: several seriously injured when am

enemy 'plane dropped a bomb in the East End of London.

R.A.F. fighters: attacked - the enemy craft which is believed té have been shot down.

Reports rebélved to 7 o'clock last evening show that two mórę, enemy bombers, making four In all, have hitherto been destroy: ed by R.A.F. fighters.

all

The engagements were in cases with a single enemý aircraft.

-Reuter:

**The War Cabinet. Is Im pressed by the'ektl÷with^which both these operations”; and/ tháso-against-Italy and GORA: MESSAGES: FROM CAIRO It is now officially discloseût "many: on other" recent" ocen~ STATE: THAT. THE RAID ON that two more RAF pilots out of alons have been prepared and AERODROMES AND OTHER 22 British fighters shot down on by the cool, aure courage and MILITARY OBJECTIVES AT Sunday in engagements which re efficiency with which the ABBIS ABABA, CAPITAL OF sulted in the destruction of 144 fighting, orlsws: of. bomber ABYSSINIA, WAS CARRIED Nazi raiders are safe. This brings squadrone have carried them OUT BY BLENHEIM BOMBERS. tlie total number of British pilots

The Italians were

Įsaved to twelve.—British Wireless, apparently "Both night and day" bomber taken by surprise, as our bombers squadrons are dealing hard blows encountered no fighter opposition. against Italy and Germany, They "To reach their objective; the deserve the thanks and admira-bombers häd" to fly. 400 miles tion of their fellow countrymen," across very mountainous country. -Reuter,

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· SMYRNA FAIR Mesanges of goodwill will broadcast in the Turkish langu age by Lord Lloyd and Mr. L. S. Amery. to-day to inaugurate the B.B.C. exhibits at the famous [Smyrna. Füir which takes the SPLENDID- EFFORT a magnificent gift from Hydera- form of a pylon twenty feet high bad State consisting of nearly from which English, Turkish and Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of £100,000 for the purchase of French news bulletins from Lon- Aircraft - Production, has cabled fighter planes for the defence of don will be relayed throughout appreciation and gratitude for Britain.--Reuter,

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