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A BURMA ROAD PARADOX
RICKSHAW
BRAND
CEYLON TEA
JUST AS
THOUGH IT WERE NECESSARY
The Paris Soir" commented yesterday on the German block- ade announcement as follows: It is remark- able, that in the mid- dle of a decisive battle Berlin suddenly speaks of reinforcing the blockade, as though it necessary to envisage о lengthy war." Reuter.
were
INDO-CHINA BREAKDOWN DENIED
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA ́MAIL”) REPORTS. THAT THE FRANCO-JAPANESE ECONO. MIC CONVERSATIONS HAD BEEN DISRUPTED ARE ABSO- LUTELY UNTRUE,
IT WAS
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BUTTER
NAZI BOMBERS GIGANTIC
FIGHT SHY
OF MASS RAIDS
GERMAN AIR RAIDS ON ENGLAND CONTINUED YESTERDAY BUT THE RAIDERS ON THIS OCCASION APPEARED IN ONLY SMALL NUMBERS OR SINGLY; AT 4.30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IT WAS DEFINITELY KNOWN THAT SEVEN ENEMY 'PLANES HAD BEEN DOWNED BY OUR FIGHTERS, BUT AN ESTIMATE LATER IN THE EVENING INCREASED THE FIGURE TO 11.
The raiders concentrated on the North- East, South-East and Midlands; the objectives in some cases were R.A.F. aerodromes but civilian casualties were reported in several districts.
YELLOW RIVER IN FLOOD
Among German losses in yesterday's raids were three Dornier 17's brought down by Spit- fires five miles inland on the north-east coast.
The crew of one, which fell of Nazi airmen baling out over (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") with a wing off, escaped by par- towns. lachute and were taken prisoner.
When a Junkers 88 crashet near a south-eastern town British fighter pilot who attacked the enemy, landed see what had happened to
victims,
___LR,V. Capture..
FOLLOWING HEAVY RAIN- FALLS THE YELLOW RIVER HAS AGAIN FLOODED ITS!
INUNDATED A member of the Home Guard BANKS AND hat.
MANY DISTRICTS IN HONAN te leaving home for duty saw & his parachute level with the rooftops PROVINCE, ACCORDING TO A DESPATCH FROM HONAN RE- as he
CEIVED IN PEIPING YESTER- DAY.
All five occupants were dead. Cottages Wrecked
A solitary raider who dived OFFICIALLY DECLARED IN from the clouds on a south-east- VICHY YESTERDAY.
ern town, dropped heavy calibre Rumours of tension between bombs which reduced eight of France and Japan, it was added, row of working class cottages to are false.
debris.
The conversations, which start- ed some weeks ago on Japan's initiative, are going on normally and the last French Note to Japan on the subject reached Tokyo only at the end of last week. — Havas.
SPY SCARE TWO-EDGED
It is feared a number of lives were lost,
The Air Ministry announced Up to 4.30 p.m. seven enemy aircraft have been destroyed by our fighters.
Another communique. said: Enemy activity over the country) has consisted of a series of attacks!
and seized the German landed.
Three airmen descended near
EXPLOSION NEAR
MARSEILLES
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Over 1,000 railway cars and several en- gines were destroyed. by explosions which shook the little sta- tion of Miramas, near Marseilles, it was re- vealed in "Vichy · yes- terday.
The
which
week
explosions, occurred
ago,
a
resulted
from a fire in a car containing gunpowder and dynamite. Loss of life
small. Havas.
was
TYPHOON BRINGS
HEAVY
RAIN
A total of 2.34 inches of rain fell in the 24 hours ending 10 o'clock this morning, bringing the
a village. Two surrendered to Dykes at Chingshuichen broke year's total to 103.02, or 39.59 in-.
to along a stretch of 400 metres and ches above normal.
farm workers and a third
old son
who armed himself ing on Chengchow. The with his father's rifle.
latter
a farmer's wife and 14-year- the flood waters are now rush- The typhoon is now situated in city is in a state of confusion and the vicinity of Hainan Straits and The airman, who cried "mercy," panic over the prospect of im- is moving westward.............
Weak anticyclonic areas coyer was given tea and his wounds pending flood.
Manchuria and the Pacific "to the dressed before being handed over Heavy damage and many cas-east of Japan. to the authorities.-Reuter," ualties are reported from Kaifeng.'
According to Peiping reports the floods proved. more disastrous Havas.
PARALLELISM OF POLICY
by aircraft operating singly pr in (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") jemall-numbers.
Far Inland
Britain's readiness to lease to the United States naval bases for
clear There have been many
such 99 years is a
indication. between the (SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL")
attacks some of which were de-that any conflict livered far inland:
U.SA. and Britain is impossible CRITICISM OF THE TEN- In some cases it is evident the for at least a century, Washing- stated yesterday, DENCY.
R.A.F. ton observers objective TO jenemy's JAPANESE
the AVQID FOREIGN RESIDENTS aerodromes but though damage commenting favourably on
Roosevelt-Mackenzie King con- AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT was done to living quarters at one
versations and Mr. Churchill's ESPIONAGE SENSATION WAS of these, most of the attacks wert
speech. The complete parallelism PRINTED IN THE "MIYAKO" otherwise abortive.
of British and United States for- eign policy has been achieved.-
OF
AND THE INFLUENTIAL "JA. PAN TIMES" IN TOKYO YES- TERDAY.
The latter newspaper stated] Japanese should not hold aloof
was
Towns in south and cast
England and in the Midlands Havas.
were bombed, damage being done to houses in several places, The number of casualties wasį from foreign residents 'since sinal though some were fatal, tourists would stay away if avoid- ed or treated with suspicion.
"""Yokohama and Kobe can pre- sent may cases, of foreigners, who to all intents and purposes are Japanese businessmen. They have. their roots deep in this country."
Havas.
RIGID CONTROL OF SUPPLIES
In one residential area a short attack was made on the inhabi- fants by machine-gun fire.
Two Bomb: Two Downed
THE AIR BATTLE
OF FRANCES
(SPECIAL TO. "CHINA. MAIL").;
During the Battle of France .Two
from
June 10 the enemy aircraft
May 10 to which bombed a town
French air force lost 306 'planes, in Lincolnshire were both shot down, their bombs an Air Ministry communique in having caused little ́damüge and Vichy stated yesterday. The
crews totalled 589 of who. 280; no casualties.
The Two of our fighters were lost shows that 20 per cent of French
were officers.
last figure during the operations but the air force officers became. casual- pilot of one is safe.
Latest estimate of enemy losses is claimed, the French air force Itlès. During the same period, it is II-Reuter.
brought down 982 enemy 'plaries.
Havus.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA: MAIL")
With the adoption of trade rules).
Main Burst which will be applied to Japan, Manchukuo and China as a single
When a solitary raider visited! economic unit, the Manchukuo i south-east coast town a bomb Finance Ministry has decided to which fell in the road burst. a form control unions for all classes
water main..
FRENCH ENVOY TO
BROADCAST ·
over
of goods. Among the unions thus The machine twice circled the (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" created will be those for soya town, the second time machine- sauce, soft drinks, footgear, cosme- tunning the streets. tics, musical instruments and reed mate When the new unions are established, almost all imports from Japan will be under control:
Havas.
The French Ambassador, M.] Henry Cosme, 'will speak Three Hurricanes who shot the radio to Frenchmen in China down a Nazi bomber colebrated on Saturday at 9. p.m. · Shanghai their success by doing avic-'daylight saving time over Sta- story roll!! In the air;
ition FFZ (214 metres or 1400 “There were a number of cases idlocycles)-Havas,
WEATHER FORECAST: East
The following hourly rainfall figures were recorded at the Ob- servatory to-day:-
11 a.m.: 0.065 inches. Noon: 0.010 inches.
1. p.m.: 0.100 inches.
2: p.m.: 0.705 inches.
winds, strong, moderating;) Total rainfall from 10 p.m. to cloudy with rain, probably 2 p.m., inclusive, was, therefore,
10.94 inches. Improving later.
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