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Britain's Answer To Mass Raids By Germany

A.A. GUN

REFERRING TO THE fact that last week SERGEANT'S

British aircraft workers turned out more

bombers and fighters than ever before, the GIFT TO FUND "Daily Express" says this provides the answer to Germany's mass raids, her tip and run ex- peditions, reconnaissance flights and solitary night bombings.

The resort to screaming bombs, para- chutes without Nazis and delayed action bombs have all been tried without disturbing the good temper, common sense and calm of British people.

The relatively unimportant military results of enemy air at tacks is being increasingly em- phasised in the neutral press by correspondents in England who lave had ample opportunities of assessing them, and it is becom-| ing clear that the prominence given abroad to these despatches is causing growing irritation in Germany,

The "Voelkischer Beobachter"

effect of German air raids an England" is not admitted in neu-

WEED-OUT

OF THE

DOUBTFULS

is indignant that the "disastrous Important diplomatic changes are to be an- tral countries and even adopts a nounced in the French threatening attitude.

official Gazette to-day, ac-

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The most extravagant claims as to damage caused in Britain are cording to Lyons Radio

in yesterday.

meanwhile being reiterated radio broadcasts from Germany; and German occupied territories.

Clumsy, Mendacious

Where they are not deliberately mendacious these claims are mere clumsy guesswork. No at- tempt is made to substantiate these with circumstantial detail.

Eighty-three officials are to be three Counsellors of Embassy, 1 retired, including 15 Ministers, consuls-general and 23 Counsel

101's.

told

Minlater The Foreign the French press yesterday that these changes were "inspired by the new spirit of France." Among those affected

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were

accept

Yesterday the Lord Mayor of London re- ceived £500 for the Red Cross Fund from a sergeant in an anti- aircraft battery sta- tioned in Kent. Last

night the Fund reach- ed a total of £2,677,- 000, rising by £9,000 in a day. Of this, £1,945 came from the Australian Red Cross who have now given over £42,000.-Bri- tish Wireless.

DUTCH

CLASHES ALARM

NAZIS

In yesterday's enemy broad-

Clashes in Holland be- casts, for example, utterly base- less statements included such

tween Nazi officials and assertions as that "all armament good servants of the State, and Dutch citizens demon- and harbour Installations in he appealed to them to couthern England are destroy the sacrifices asked of them ed;" that "northern and western he spirit necessitated by London are in ruins" and that sent. circumstances.-Reuter. "one fifth of the London area is In ruins."

In none of these areas has the normal life of the community as a whole been interfered with as a result of enemy air raids.--Bri- tish Wireless.

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GERMANY DENIES EIRE BOMBING

pre-

instrating against the Ger- man military occupation are causing alarm to the German military author- ities.

-The growth of Dutch resentment against the Germans is revealed by Beach Conger, former Amster- dam correspondent of the """New York Herald-Tribune,' in a cable to his paper from Budapest.

Conger was refused permission: to leave Holland in the first two months of the German occupation.

German responsibility In those two months, he says, The saw more and more people for the dropping of bombs wearing orange flowers, the sym- in Eire was disavowed

bol of the House of Orange,

MINISTER OF PENSIONS, IN A yesterday by the official of Prince Bernhard's birthday.

BROADCAST SPEECH LAST

On June 29, the anniversary almost everybody wore a white

favourite flower:

NIGHT EXPLAINING DETAILS German news agency in carnation Prince Bernhard's OF THE CIVIL INJURIES-COM-

PENSATION' SCHEME, SAID: Berlin.

"This is the first time in the

Crowds gathered before the Royal Palaces in the Hague and history of any nation that ordin- The agency stated it was learn-Amsterdam, and the Gernan ary working people have been reed' in authoritative military cir-authorities were so alarmed that cognised by the State as standing cles that the "route over Irish they ordered the in the front line of danger and territory is not used by German cafes, restaurants, and cinemas.

closing of all have been given legal right to'planes flying to England. compensation for injuries that may come to them from enemy concerned have been questioned

"Furthermore, the squadrons Mayor Dismissed‹ attacks.

and not the slightest grounds

The Mayor of the Hague was When you are facing this real discovered for the report that

dismissed. dunger with the undaunted spirit German aircraft had chosen a that has filled other nations with route over Ireland." Reuter. admiration I hope it will sustain

"

you to remember that the injured Just A Warning and bereaved will not be left by

it

General Henri Winkelman, the Dutch. Commander-in-Chief, is now revealed; was arrested and sent as a prisoner of war to Germany because he defied the THE HOSTILE INTENT OF German authorities and exposed of help given them as an admit-THE NAZI RAID ON EIRE ON to his troops 'the fraudulent nature ted right."-British Wireless,

the State without some measure

H.K.V.D.C. NEEDING

MORE UNIFORMS

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MONDAY IS UNMISTAKABLE, of their Fifth White Book. COMMENTS THE LONDON The book alleged to show that "DAILY TELEGRAPH.".

Holland and Belgium had violated There are 60 miles of water be-

their

neutrality by military co- tween Britain and the spot where operation with the Allies.

A vote of $30,000 for new uni-the bombs fell, so it is impossible General- Winkelman immedi- forms for the H.K.V.D.C., required

the German pilót thought he was ately it was published, sent owing to the large recent increase over England, unless his know a circular letter to all' officers in the strength of the Corps nneledge of navigation was elemen-and- N.C.O.s explaining the truth. abnormal replacements due to the tary.

He asked them all, to make the

wear and tear of intensive train- The paper says: that the raid terms of his letter widely known.

ing, is to be requested of Legisla-suggests that Hitler wants to con- tive Council Finance Committee vince" another neutral that neu- to-morrow!

trality is no securfty against` Gori man aggression. Reuter>

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LEGATION RAISED" TO EMBASSY (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") SONIL Ws announced in' Lisbon yesterday that. Portugal has raised star, its: Legation to the Holy See to - She the rank of Embassy, under the

to the value of $87, were stolen Janet Gaynor, the film from the residence of Mr. A. D. has given birth to a son. Arzoumi; · No: 520,* Nathin Road, vas married to Mr. Gilbert Concordat between the Vatican between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. yes-lAdrian, the film designer, terday.

...year, says Reuter,

last and Portugal which came

effect yesterday. Havas.

into