A
DAY
OF
THE CHINA. MAIL, SEPTEMBER 5, 1940
DOG-FIGHTS
R.A.F. Re-Asserts Complete Superiority Four To One Ratio Of Nazi Losses
IN A SERIES OF FURIOUS DOG-FIGHTS OVER BRITAIN.YESTER- DAY, ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER PILOTS COMPLETELY RE- ASSERTED THEIR OVERWHELMING. SUPERIORITY.
CIVIL
At one time, the official figures of casual- ties were 41 German plones destroyed and only five British lost, and although this was
DEFENCE later modified to 45 German aircraft destroy-
PROVED
ed and 11 British, the proportion was still greater than four to one.
Moreover, the pilots of five of the British fighters shot down have reported themselves safe.
British fighters suffered no loss in this action.
The position of Bri- tain's civil defence at the end of the first year of war is described by the
During one short, but been broken up. Ministry of Home Secur-sharp battle over a South- ity as giving grounds for East Coast town in the full satisfaction and con- fidence.
machines were brought of about
managed to pierce the defences
Attack Broken afternoon, five German Only two small formations out .200 chemy aircraft down in a few minutes, along the coast of Kent when a
the men and women of the civil the sea and three inland. tinues: "In the last two months, two of them crashing into raid was made shortly after mid- defence services have been called: into action on an ever-increasing scole. Never. have they been found wanting.
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The Ministry's statement con-
The
German force comprised wenty bombers and fighters sc hat one out of four failed to get away after their formations hac
day.
The raiders were met by anti- aircraft fire and by fighter 'planes and most of them were driven back over the coast..
Of those that pierced the defences, 'cays “an official com- munique, one flew. Inland and dropped bombs on Industrial premises, causing some damage. and a number of casualties, some of which were fatol. One other formation 'passed
"Often bombed and even-ma- chine-gunned as they worked to surcour their fellow citizens, they have demonstrated their courage famage caused to property, while and efficiency in a manner which occasionally severe locally, is in- has been largely responsible for considerable if the country is the calmness and 'confidence with taken as a whole. So far as fac- which the people of this country ories and other industrial es-over Kent to the Thames Estuary are now able meet the attacks the tablishments are concerned, the and dropped bombs, on a Med- enemy is delivering on an in-impairment of the country's war way town, Some houses were creasing scale..
effort has been negligible." damaged. A few casualties, but "Just as the spirit, and
Confidence is expressed in the no fatalities, are reported.. courage of this country remain capacity of civil defence organ- Intact, so does its Industrialisation to deal with future attacks equipment.
from the enemy which it is fully "After a year of war and after appreciated may be on a larger many weeks of intensive air at-jand more intense scale. — British tack, it is possible to say that the Wireless.
ANNOUNCING
THE
ARRIVAL
OF
NEW
SUPPLIES
OF
DAKS
THE PRINCE-
OF SLACKS
FOR MEN
Elsewhere in the South-East, bombs were dropped in ecat- tered areas and damage caus- ed to a number of shops and dwelling-houses.
Mostly Bombers · Thirty-three of the German 'planes shot down up to 7 p.m.. yesterday were bombers or bomber-fighters.-Reuter,
GANGSTER CAUGHT
STOP PRESS
IL DUCE CALLS CABINET MEETING (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") The Italian Council of Minis-
WORKING "IN A GANG. HIMSELF AND THREE YOUNG) BOYS, CHAN FUN-HUNG,- 21, WHO PICKED ON THE SAME WOMAN TWICE AS HIS VIC-ters is meeting on Saturday under TIM YESTERDAY, WAS SEN- the chairmanship of Mussolini, TENCED TO SIX
MONTHS Havas.
HARD LABOUR BY MR. E. HIMSWORTH THIS MORNING FOR LARCENY.
Det.-Sgt. W. G. Morrison, pro- secuting, sald accused was the! leader of a gang. He struck the woman at 9.30 a.m. yesterday in! Canton Road, near Argyle Street, and stole $1.20 from her.
At three o'clock, in the after- noon, the woman was walking THERE IS NOTHING SO near the same spot when she was
again attacked and $1.40 taken! PRACTICAL AND COM-from her hand. Her husband, FORTABLE IN. THE however, was near on the second WEARING AS DAKS used, who struck him and in- occasion, and struggled with ac-
THEY GIVE the maxi-jured him on the face. Accused MUM OF EASE AS ALSO was finally arrested by an In- dían constable. The three boys) OF PRIDE IN THEIR in the gang escaped with the POSSESSION. CUT AND money.
FASHIONED FROM The husband was awarded . $3 SUPERB MATERIALS. from the Poor Box by the Ma- WE ARE PLEASED TO gistrate.
ANNOUNCE - THAT... WE ARE NOW ABLE SUPPLY THESE IN ALL. SIZES AND IN A VAR.
IETY OF FABRICS....... IN. GREY, BROWN, FAWN AND GREEN, FLANNELS, GABARDINE, CRASH, CORDUROY AND TROPICAL WORSTEDS. ALSO "DAKS" SHORTS IN NAVY, WHITE, GREEN
AND BROWN.
WE ADVISE AN EARLY VISIT
WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.
10, ICE HOUSE STREET
WOMAN IN FORGED NOTE CASE
Wal-chan, 24, is alleged to have A young married woman, Ho
uttered forged $10 bank-notes. of Chartered Bank of India, Aus- tralla and China, at a drug store? | at^^ No: :1020, Canton - Road"" on
three occnsions.
On the "first two occasions, August 28 and 29, the prosecu- |tion alleges,' she succeeded in the fraud, but on her third visit. on Thursday, she was caught.
Before Mr. E. Himsworth" at.
Seven ... cases of cholera occurred in Kowloon yes- terday, none being registered on the Island.....
There were also 34 cases of tuberculosis, 15 of dysen- tery, four of typhoid, and one of measles.
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