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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST:22, 1940-.-

Caution Against Relapse Into Mood

Complacency

Of

BROADCASTING LAST NIGHT, Sir Archibald BRITISH

Sinclair, the Air Minister, warned the country against relapsing into a mood of complacency as

only a small fraction of Germany's heavy bom RELATIONS

WITH VICHY

force had yet been engaged and the danger of inva sion and mass air attacks had not yet passed.

Vigilance, energy and sacrifice of convenience and even of rights and liberties, were still urgently necessary to frustrate an invasion.

Then all the emergency mea- |sures which restrict the 'liberty of the subject would disappear with the passing of the emergency, and the new offences under the Emer- gency Powers Act and the extra- ordinary powers entrusted to the executive would vanish with 'the]

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Sir Archibald continued that we had every good reason for

gratitude

abundant

friends In America moral sympathy

10 KILLED

IN

NAZI

DAY RAID

IN THE COMMONS YESTER- DAY, MR. R. A.. BUTLER, UNDER-SECRETARY FOR FOR- EIGN AFFAIRS,"· ASKED WHAT DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS OR CONTACTS

BE- EXI STED TWEEN BRITAIN AND THE GOVERNMENT PAT VICHY, SAID THAT SINCE THE DE

FRENCH PARTURE OF THE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ON JULY 18 SOME FORMAL COMMUNI- CATIONS HAD BEEN EX- CHANGED BETWEEN BRITAIN AND THE VICHY GOVERN-

These had been conducted

TEN PEOPLE WERE REPORT-MENT.

to our ED KILLED AND. 110 INJURED for their IN A DAYLIGHT RAID ON A through the intermediary of the and material TOWN IN NORTH-EAST ENG. United States Government which support but it was on ourselves

had assumed charge of British LAND. THE DEAD INCLUDED interests in unoccupied as well as that we must rely.

TWO MEN OVER 60, ONE MAN occupied France. "The more we rely

Some on our-OF ABOUT 45, TWO WOMEN,

official exchanges had selves and the more strength and A GIRL OF ABOUT 17, A GIRL taken place with an agent who resolution we play here, the OF ABOUT 5 AND A BOY OF ment with the liquidation of out- had been charged by his Govern- more help we shall get from

ABOUT 4. outside."

standing economic and commer- cial questions between France Bombs fell on another town inland the United Kingdom. He had August 8 we had lost in defence North-East England. and on the left for Vichy with members of and in extensive operations over outskirts of a third. Germany, 194 aircraft against the Germans 709.

Sir Archibald said that since

Reuter,

IMPRESSIVE

AND

THRILLING

"When

/

the French Embassy in order to consult his Government and had The German bomber which not yet returned. British Wire- caused the loss of life dived out less." of the clouds and released two bombs. One fell in the poorer quarter of the town. were wrecked and glass was shat- tered over a large area. Some peo- ple were buried in the debris. A school was very badly damaged.

Houses IMMUNITY OF R.A.F.

The

RAIDERS

·

The other bomb, an incendiary,

Cairo newspaper "AI caused a fire which was promptly Balagh," discussing the failure of dealt with by the fire brigade and German fighters to attack British bombers over Germany, says: "We confidence the police,

do not think this is due to any comes from such a man

An enemy 'plane appeared over lack of German 'planes, because but we at such a time as this it an area in South-West England Germany has 'planes,

it is because Germany at night approaching from the think becomes impressive and south-east. It dropped bombs wants to conceal from the nation thrilling," declared the in open. country and caused no the inevitable result of such bat- casualties. It turned tail without tles if they took place above the "New York Times" yester-lingering long enough

Germans day, commenting on Mr. anti-aircraft fire. Winston Churchill's

speech.

"It was all the more impressive because of the array of solid facts. with which he supported his sure belief that Britain will survive.

"There wasn't a broath complacency. in Mr. Churchill's recital, no trace of the smug belief of former days.

of

"Mr. Churchill isn't frightened because he knows he shares the superb fighting spirit which Bri- tish airmen and civilians alike

have shown in the past few weeks of triál." Reuter,

to meet Reich,

the and then would know the truth."

BUTTER-IN FACES MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

A FATAL FIGHT, more than a month ago over a duckling which has since grown considerably and which disturbed the court with its intermittent "quacking," resulted in Leung Shing, a stall foki ap- pearing at the Criminal Sessions this morning on a

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Without retirement, the Jury] No External Injury found: accused-not guilty. Mr. J.

The post mortem showed no ex- Reynolds, Assistant Crown Coun-ternal signs of violence and cause sel, assisted by Sergeant Mottram, of death was a ruptured and en- Speaking to A.R.P. war-appeared for the prosecution. and larged spleen.

Accused, later arrested, admit- dens and members: of the the following composed ..the ted taking part in the fight. L.C.C. Ambulance Service jury: Messrs. A. B. Clemo Dr. H. T. Bee who performed sald deceased yesterday, Sir John An- (foreman), Woo Tsung-kwai, C. the post-morten

I. da Roza, .N. D. Meffan, Limed to three times normal size. In died of a ruptured spleen enlarg- derson expressed himself Kin-cheong, satisfied with the working soong Tack-kwong:

Shiu Kee-yce and reply to the Chief Justice, he said that it could have been caused by a kick. Accused" was not represented. After the Crown case, the Chief Mr. Reynolds said deceased was Justice pointed out to Mr. Rey- The Minister of Home Security a stall-holder at San Uk-ling, nolds that the Crown admitted said we had had a personal op- He had some time previous to that Ma Chai kicked deceased and portunity of observing the ef- the incident bought four duck that accused later struck the two ciency of the service when he ings. Three had died and the blows. Death followed, the fight. visited three of the most heavily other, had disappeared. On July He repeated what Mr. Reynolds bombed areas.

14, he was at his stall when a had said on the law but added that Great strain had been imposed duckcling passed by. He caught in all cases there must be com- on some places, the Minister said, it and put it into a basitet. Foole mon felonious purpose and pre- and there would be. « much Chai and Ma (Chul saw this and consort. greater strain before the war was claimed the duok, but deceased Mere participation in a fight finished and the organisation must refused to.roturn it. The two without: felonious intent was not be prepared for anything.

me nthen assaulted him and he enough. The Crown must satis- "But one thing. I think you was killed in the stomach by one fy the jury, that the blows which need not be prepared for, and of them. Accused, seeing the struble decdased caused his death. that is any announcement such, fight, left his stall and joined in. There was not evidence that the ns we saw in the Press this morn-He struck decensed two blows three had a common design, ing has been made in Gor- and then returned to the stall. When the jury Hlid returned many, to the effect that: they have The other men ran away. · De- thelt verdict, His Lordship .ex- had to recast entirely their civil ceased was able to get up. The pressed the hope that this would defence organisation as a result colour of his face changed and he be a lesson toi acaused that no of the Intensity of British air drank some water, and then colmatter how attractive a fight operations against military objec- lapsed. The two men who ran might seem, it would suit him tives in Germany.” ...... British towards Sheung Shul-were chased botter to keep his hands in his Wireless.

by a constable on a bleycle. pockets.