1940-08-22 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1940

TROTSKY'S SLIM CHANCE OF RECOVERY

SQUADRON LEADER'S TRY'S FIRST-HAND STORY

OF RAIDS ON REICH

FIRST-HAND COMMENTS. ON~

BOMBING FLIGHTS, INTO GERMANY WARE TIENTSIN

GIVEN IN LONDON. YESTERDAY BY SQUA-

DRON-LEADER: P. R. BEARE, RECENTLY AGREEMENT

AWARDED THE D.F.C.

He said the marshalling yard at Hamm, WORKING

which is so often mentioned in Air Ministry communiques, is a tremendous target which

In the House of Com-

accounts for the frequent British raids on the mons yesterday Mr. I. C. Ruhr, which is bristling with targets.

Hannah (Cons.) enquired

Beare considers the German black-outs respecting the operation of the agreements res- good and the searchlight and anti-aircraft op- position accurate, but the opposition of the pecting police and silver and currency at Tientsin German fighter at night is nothing to worry of June 19. about:

British machines are so good: and rong that they can come home vith holes in them from! partic rly accurate, anti-aircraft fire.

The Squadron-Leader, refer-¦ ring to the attacks on factories at Milan and Turin, considered Italian opposition poor. Meanwhile, no British bombing operations were carried out over! Germany on Monday night, anj Air Ministry communique stated yesterday, owing to adverse wea-| ther conditions.

Destroyer Damaged ·

Attacks

ADVANCE IN

DESIGN OF BREN GUN

TWO

The condition of Leon Trotsky, exiled Bolshevik leader, was reported in Mexico City last evening to be still critical after a trepanning operation.

Doctors: estimate the chances of re- covery are one in ten. Trotsky was attack- ed by Jacques: Dreschd, a French journalist whom he had regarded as

GREAT AND GREATER TAXATION

Moving the second reading of the Finance Bill in the House of Lords yesterday, the Lord Chan- cellor said taxation in Britain in a full year had been raised since war be- gan from £888 million to £1,500 millions.

This was an increase of nearly 75 per cent in a single year, and represented,a,tremendous burden and a colossal effort. :

It was not for him to anticipate the future of their wag-finances

friend, and received but it was evident that just as deep wounds all over the body.Reuter.

COMPULSORY^^ A/R.P.

MOVES

great and greater sums would be needed, so great and greater sums must be found.

was

THO British taxpayer surmounting his, obstacles with the greatest, courage, determin- ation and goodwill. "We.may, take real pride in the fact there has never been a mo¬ been ment when burdens have more willingly accepted by the whole-population.” ·

Compulsory A.R.P, service by civilians was agreed to by Wed nesbury (Staffs) Town Council; Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secre-

The chairman of the Emergency Referring to the Purchase Tax, lary for Foreign Affairs, replied Committee stated his intention of he said If it were firmly and re- that the consul-general at Tien- convening a meeting of South morselessly applied it would pro- tsin reports the police agreement Staffordshire authorities so that duce considerable revenue.-Reu- as working. smoothly.

they could take joint: action. iter..

The provisions of the silver and currency agreement were. be- ing duly observed.

As regards the silver, ар rangements had been-made for| the sale of an amount approxi- mately equivalent to £100,000 and the preceeds would be expended on famine relief in North China.

INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT THE FAMOUS BREN

The rest of the silver remained MACHINE-GUN APPEARED IN under seal in the vaults of the THE NEWS IN LONDON YES-Chinese banks where it had

been hitherto stored.

Press Attacks

TERDAY.

HOW BRITAIN

CALCULATES NAZI

AIR LOSSES

SIR ARCHIBALD Sinclair, the Air Minis,

Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister The communique added that! daylight attacks were carried out of Supply, said that changes in its design were recently madc on Tuesday and Wednesday on

and it is believed that these wil Mr. Hannah asked what re- aerodromes in enemy-occupied

increase output by 20 per cent. sults had accrued from repre- territory.

The Minister of Finance in the sentations made to the Japanese were also made on

new Czechoslovak Government, Government about the failure of Tuesday by aircraft of the who was the first man to make the local authorities to suppress ter, asked in the House of Commons yesterday

Command. on' two

manifestations in enemy destroyers in the North Bren guns and who, before the anti-British

Germans occupied his country: Japanese-occupied areas.

to state the methods used for checking and Sea, one of which was dam

was. Director-General of the Brno Mr. Butler: Anti-British mani aged. We suffered no losses in these Arms Factory and Vice-President festations at the present time are verifying figures, in view of the wide disparity of the Skoda Armaments enter-confined almost entirely to press between British and; German accounts of operations. Reuter.

prise, said yesterday that the Bren attacks. Reuter. guns now being made in Britain

lósses în air battles, replied that casualties

Coastal

HEARTENING EXPERIENCE

are better than those made in his own factory.

When he left Czechoslovakia he brought with him, 100 technical experts who are now giving Bri-| tish ordnance factories the benefit of their knowledge and experi-

ence.

under three main heads..

BLOCKADE caused to. enemy aircraft were classified ISSUE

A NEW YORK MESSAGE:

These were: certainly, destroyed, prob- ably destroyed, if it was seen to hit the ground Britain's armament drive, he STATES THAT: M. JAN MA: or break up in the air-or descend in flames. "COME THE THREE CORNERS said, is now approaching the point SARYK, THE FORMER CZECH An enemy aircraft was classi-: "Independent persons who have

HAS URGED THAT OF THE WORLD IN ARMS AND where it will be decisive. It has LEADER,

[fied, as probably. destroyed if it access to official records have been THEMI" made amazing strides in quantity THE BRITISH BLOCKADE BE was seen to break off combat in impressed by the reserve with WE SHALL SHOCK

CONTINUED DES circumstances which lead to the which the total, la, announced.?? PARAPHRASED SIR JOHN AN-and quality since the war began STERNLY DERSON, MINISTER OF HOME-particularly since the Churchill PITE THE SUFFERING IT MAY conclusion it must become a loss. Reuter.

IN A LONDON Government came into office.-CAUSE. SECURITY, SPEECH YESTERDAY.

Reuter.

to the

He paid high tribute quality of the civil defence... ser- to their vices and particularly

Other. Improvements

those

"My people are among who may suffer," he says, "but the British are struggling with their backs to the wall, fighting Modifications in the design or for the survival of civilisation."- He had had the opportunity of finish of rearms from miniature Reuter. checking this for himself, on the rifles to heavy artillery have play- spot in two or three heavily ed an important part in the re- bombed areas. The experience cent increase in British produc-

behaviour during air raids.

had been most heartening.

tion:

FRENCH OFFICERS PENSIONED OFF OFF

The third category, Included cases in which enemy aircraft. have been considerably damag ed: for example, the under-car- rlage: dropped, engine stopping or parts of the aircraft shot away.

Returning from combat, RAF: pilots were interrogated by the station, intelligence officer.

where

.

When reports from all had been Come the three corners of the The Ministry of Supply emr

received, the intelligence officer phasises that the efficiency. of world in arms and we shall shock weapons has in no way diminish-

interrogated them again in a case

.any,doubt existed. tham! That is the spirit of Bried, but, the result of alterations tain to-day and it will 'carry us, to has been to reduce the number,of|

Only First Category. victory."-Reuter.

A VICHY GOVERNMENT AN- man hours required to produce a

NOUNCEMENT SAYS: THAT The numbers of enemy aircrafty Weapon, or, its components by as ALMOST ALL HIGH cent in different cases: Cher CX PUT ON THE PENSION LIST dron to its group headquarters ample of the result of these modli

THEY INCLUDE 150 GENER-and to Fighter Command head- fications is the output of Bren| guns which will be increased by ALS, AMONG THEM GENERALS quarters and then to the Air Min-

BLANCHARD AND PRIOUX,istry. some twenty per cent for a givWHO COMMANDED THE RE en number of man hours-Bri- fish | Wirelessi.

RICKSHA COOLIE SENT TO GAOL

much has from ten to fifty per COMMANDERS HAVE BEEN were transmitted by each, squa

FRBEN were transmitted by each squa-

MUSCATIS: GIFT FOR WAR EFFORT

of!

Before Mr. H. G. Sheldon,, K.C.; this morning, Chán Mel, 32, rick sha coolle was charged with at temping to steal $40, from L. J. Vácchino, of U.S.S.. Ashville in Lockhart Road,!yesterday.

Vacchino, with a friend, en- The small community of Bri gaged two rickshas in: Lockharttish subjects at Muscat, all Road outside the. London: Cafe them Arabs, have as a result of yesterday. Defendant was pulling a meeting for the War: Purposes his friend's ricksha. Suddenly Fund, contributed £787 which his rickshawos tilted, and defen- is being handed to the British dant's hand, was in Vacchino's Government for such purposes. pocket..

as they think: alt-British Wire Sentence of four months' hard less.. labour was passed.

TREAT TO DUNKIRK,

A Vichy statement says. that this step has been taken in con- formity with the armistice terms. -Reuter.

MORE MONEY FOR SPITFIRES

יו

701 Shot Down,

Since August.8 our aircraft and ground, defences have shot down 701 German 'planes. We lost a total of 192 fighters...and bombers, Including those par- ticipating in raide over. Ger-

many..

Figures for pilots and crews are even more remarkable.

Since, August 8, the Germans have lost over 1,500 airmen over and around Britain. We have

* lost 300,- including · bomber

crews-Reuter.

HOLLAND'S ARMY IN

BRITAIN

"Only enemy ajroraft In tho first category are included. Inf the official communiques.

There is a strict instruction to NETHERLANDS. CONSCRIPTS pilots to exercise the utmost, dis- OF BETWEEN 20 AND 35 YEARS' cretion when reporting. They are OFAGE HAVE LEFT FOR A on their honour and the honour of CAMP OF THE NETHERLANDS THEY the squadron as well as that of LEGION IN BRITAIN,

WILL

AND the Air Force..'

BE TRAINED "It can be asserted with con- EQUIPPED WITH MODERN fidence that the reports of our WEAPONS THE NETHERLANDS pllots tend to err on the side of GOVERNMENT HAS BOUGHT understatement: (Cheers).

IN THE UNITED STATES. "It is known that. a,number In addition, Die Royal Nether of enemy aircraft in the third lands. Navy and the Netherlands category fall, to roach home.. NolAir Force, which are already on credit is taken for losses inactive service, are also getting re *flicted, on the enemy by those cruits.

pilots who don't return.

Some of the men escaped from the Continent; some of them were already living abroad when the "On several occasions during war started.

They were seen off by Prince

The Gold Coast "Spitfire" Fund has reached a total of £30,000 and the fifth instalment of £6,000 has been received by the British Gov- ernment. SHIUKWAN RAID

Tanganyika. has sent another LOSS OF HANDBAGʻ More than 30 civilians were contribution of £7,500.

killed, and, 10: others. maimed A gift of, £11,000 has been re- Miss WM. Sutton, of the Asia- during an air raid staged over celved, and gratefully acknow- tic Petroleum Company, Shell Shiukwan by 12 Japanese, air-ledged by, Lord. Beaverbrook from the last fortnight the total enemy! House, has reported the theft of craft on August 20 Evacuation the Bombay, War Gifts Committee aircraft in the second; and, third Bernhard, and as they left the *a handbag and contents from her of civilians from the town is for the purchase of Spitfires-categories. exceeded, that in the station they sang the Netherlands

arst.

National Anthem-Reuter. Reuter, office yesterday.

proceeding.Central News.

Interesting Fact