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Axis Strives To Prevent Failure Of Balkan Talks
AT LEAST
37 SHOT DOWN YESTERDAY
ì An Air Ministry com- munique issued in London last evening stated reports receiv- ed till then showed that at least 37 enemy aircraft had been destroyed in attacks on Britain yesterday.
Fifteen of our air- craft were lost but the pilots of six are safe.
-Reuter.
FRENCH FOOD PROBLEM
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") THE FOOD SITUATION IN FRANCE IS GROWING MORE
THE AXIS POWERS are making strenuous efforts to revive the Rumanian-Hungarian negotia- tions.
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According to the official Italian news agency yesterday, the German and Italian Ministers in Budapest had a long interview with the Hungarian Foreign Minister, Count Csaky, following the return of the Hungarian delegates.
BALKANS
AN ARMED
CAMP
"PREPAREDNESS" CON- TINUES TO BE THE KEY-NOTE OF THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE BALKANS.
Fresh areas in Greece have been banned to foreign 'planes following trespassing by Italian aircraft. Four classes of reservists are joining the Colours.
Hungary is calling up thousands of reservists and is taking air raid | precautionary measures.
Rumania has cancelled all ariny leave and has sent reinforcements to Transylvania.
The main causes of all this dis-
AND MORE SERIOUS AS WIN- turbance are Italy's violent cam- TER APPROACHES, IT WAS paign against Greece; the Axis
DAY.
Count Csaky also saw the Rumanian Minister in Budapest.
The report adds it was subse- quently stated the Hungarian Government was disposed to re- stune negotiations
"If Rumania undertook to conduct them on the basis of acceptance" of Hungary's claims.
According to the German news agency. Hungary has already in- vited Rumania to send delegates to Hungary for this purpose, but it is not stated whether any con- dilions are attached to the in- vitalion. Reuter,
ANOTHER LONG DAY OF AIR BATTLES
(Continued from Page 1) The President answered "No' and Counsel continued his speech
Raid On Folkestone
STATED IN VICHY YESTER-pressure-campaign against Tur- A large number of bombs, in-| key; and Hungary's claims against cluding incendiaries, were drop- ped during the raid on Folkestone Greece is standing firm in the in the afternoon. face of Italian provocation, but at the same time is not giving the itallans the slightest pre- text for attack.
A rationing system is already Rumania. in force but the question of sup- plies remains the main problem before the Government.
It is this problem which is be- hind the Government's efforts to improve the transportation sys-
Public opinion in Rumania
The raiders dived low and bombs could be seen leaving their racks.
Damage was done to property is and a number of casualties caus-
tem throughout the country. Rail-still firmly against acceptance ed but no fires started.
way lines in the war areas are of Hungary's claims. being speedily repaired. — Havas.
Does Your Collar Look As Nice
At Night As In The Morning?
Reuter.
If Not! Consult "Powell's"
One Dornier bomber crashet
on the beach, a second crasher
a mile or two inland and a thirc dived into the sea.
Other raiders were chased away by British fighters.
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Reports from another south. eastern district state that Spit fres shot down two Messersch- midts escorting German, dive- bombers across the Straits of Dover.
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Crews Of Three Rescued
Altogether the crews of three German 'planes were rescued from the sea.
Three Messerschmidts attackec the Dover balloon barrage and
two balloons fell in flames.
It is believed eight enemy 'planes were shot down during the battle over the clouds in a south- east area.
One bomber just missed the roof of a farmhouse and crash- ed in flames in a cornfield. Three more bombers are known! to have been brought down in the south-east coast area.
London Warning
The air raid warning was sounded in the London area again! last night.
The thudding of bombs could be heard clearly among the sharper cracks of anti-aircraft guns.
At one time it seemed as if London was ringed by a wall of light.
As time passed the raiders ap- peared to have split into three groups. Each was followed un- erringly by searchlights though the raiders were mostly hidden
Reuter.
They have shirts with collar attached which by a ceiling of low clouds.
are impervious to perspiration
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the ideal
shirt for the business man as their immacul- ate appearance remains throughout the day.
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Among the places hit by Ger- man bombs on Sunday was a cinema. It was due to start show- ing "Gone With the Wind," to-
Reuter.
day
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 27, 1940
The A.T.S. held a sports meeting recently in the Southern Command. Photo shows the smile of victory. First home in the
(Copyright, Fox).
cycle race.
STOP PRESS
Incendiaries Dropped HAULS FROM CAR
In Harvest Fields......
The inhabitants of a tiny south-
eastern hamlet turned out yester-.
PARK
The prefix Special to telegrams ta. used by the Sunday Herald" and “China (Mail', to indicate' news - which la. strictly copyright under the proui • + sions of the Telecommunications. 'Or dinance,. 1930, and may not be`raprint. ad under any circumstances, bithar wholly or in part, without prior”arii
day to deal with a hall of incen- | ~-. Mr. W. E. Baker, of the Hong|rangement. dlary bombs dropped on harvest Kong Electric Company, North flelds.
PointHouse knocked down an
We thought the whole place eight-year-old Chinese girl, Fung Printed and Published for the was ablaze but tackled the fires Chun-mui, while driving in Proprietors, The Newspaper Enter- with spadesful of earth and they King's Road yesterday. The girl prise Ltd. by GORDON CADE were soon out with little damage," was treated in the Queen Mary BURNETT, Windsor House, one villager said.-- Router.
lorla, Hong Kong
Hospital for slight. injurios.
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