1940-09-05 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 5, 1940

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GREAT WALL OF FIRE BARS PATH TO NIGHT RAIDERS

LONDON HAD AN UNFORGETTABLEȚ SIGHT LAST NIGHT, WHEN FOR OVER TWO

HOURS, THE OUTER RING OF DEFENCES AUSTRALIA

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FOUGHT OFF THE FIERCEST NIGHT ATTACK| ON THE CITY SINCE THE WAR BEGAN, AND GAINED A BRILLIANT; VICTORY.

Famous Crystal Palace fireworks exhibi-

ON END OF

tions of the past were puny by comparison FIRST YEAR

,'

with the display of the anti-aircraft guns, combined with flares dropped by the raiding Mr...Menzies, the Aus-

planes.

tralian Prime Minister, Literally speaking, a wall of flame was first year of war was one said yesterday that "the flung up by the countless anti-aircraft guns of changing fortunes, but which barred the path of the German raiders we have ended it with a trying to break through into the central Lon clear conception of our don area.

duty, a full realisation of the sacrifices required for few hours after Hitler had made victory and a full deter- this speech; threatening reprisals

to go

PASSENGERS RETURNED TO HONG KONG

Contrary to reports this morning, the Japanese boat, s.s. Shiragane Maru has not been permitted to proceed to Canton from Hong Kong.

The attack was made in mass a

for the devastating R.A.F. raids mination

on military objectives in Berlin. through with the job.

Never before during night!

right

JAPAN'S NEW NAVY MINISTER

Admiral K. Oikawa, former Commodore of the Yokosuka Naval Base and one.. time Commodore of the China Fleet, is expect- ed to succeed Vice- Admiral Z. Yoshida, Japanese Navy Minis- ter, who has resigned owing to ill health, according to a report from Tokyo.

Churchill, ✪✪0000000-

con-

raids has the sky been cut by In a cable to Mr. such a tremendous barrage are said that Australia is that which London's defenders ident of the success of the Mo-the people of Britain.

her Country.

con-

put up to meet the menace. In one area alone, well over a He paid tribute to Mr. Chur- hundred searchlights ceaselessly chill's inspiring and courageou! wove their way about the sky, leadership, backed by the building a wall of light around fidence and steady temper the area, while among them was the almost uninterrupted sparkle of bursting anti-aircraft shells.

The raiders themselves added to the fireworks display, by dropping dozens of parachute flares varying in colour between white, red, blus and, green, One bright flare gave the im- The Shiragane Maru left Hong pression that it might be a burn- Kong for Canton on Tuesdaying barrage balloon.

morning before the ban was

placed by the Japanese on sail- ing from Hong Kong to Canton owing to Cholera.

Bombs In South

Bombs are reported to have

The ban came into effect while been dropped in a south-eastern the Japanese ship was on its way, area, but no details are yet to but on her arrival, none of her hand, and there is no information passengers were allowed to dis- yet on the German losses in their embark.

attempt to smash, through The boat returned to Hong

The air raid warning was first Kong yesterday with all passen heights, and then the anti-aircraft sounded from the northern gers.

The vessel will sail for Canton barrage was seen to develop sud- to-day or to-morrow without any rom the south and the cast Searchlights were unceasingly active.

cargo or passengers.

CANADIAN'S DARE-DEVILRY

THE "DARE-DEVILRY”. OF¡À| CANADIAN PILOT IN A RE- CENT RAID ON GERMANY WAS; REVEALED YESTERDAY.

The other pilots on the raid knew that he would be thick of things. He was.

They found him hovering about]

The "Aft Clear" signal was giv

en at 10.42 p.m. (ie, 5.42 H.K.T.)-Reuter.

CHINESE WRECK FIVE

RAILWAYS

After five months

a.m.

of careful

below them, dropping flares al preparation, the Chinese forces

over the target.

VICHY

af

CHANGES

INGRAF. DEFENCE

It was stated in London yesterday that there has been some changes Prin dispositions during the last forthnight to meet the intensification of the enemy onslaught;-but-the first line fighter defence over the south-east coast remains as tough and trustful as ever it was.

This. was illustrated by the sharp increase during the past week in the number of escort fighters the Germans had to send over to get any of their their day bombers through to objectives.

The proportion of Messersch midts to Dorniers reached five to one.

We are ready to do all, dare all and spend all for the suc- It was reported that the first cess of our cause," he conclud-large. force of enemy raiders. ed.

"We are with you!"--Reuter.

TRIES JUSTIFY

HARD TO

ITS EXISTENCE

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL “)

yesterday were detected leaving the French coast. British fighters went to meet them, The fight occurred well out at sea--Reu- ter.

5.000 BEER BOTTLES AS LOOT

Five

thousand five hundred empty beer bottles was the loot of armed pirates from a cargo }junk 'at Long Kwo Tan, in British waters, on Sunday, according to a report received by the Water Po- lice last night,

Kwok Kan, 26, master of the junk, said that while sailing near Long Kwo Tan at 2 a.m. on Sun- day, the junk was stopped and

farmed pirates.

AN APPEAL TO ALL Frenchmen to re- the beer bottles, of a Japanese frain from branding pre-Armistice France is brewery, were transferred by contained in an article: signed by Rene Me- gelen in the newspaper "Mot d'Ordre.”:

The paper says that practically the whole world had much sympathy for France as it was before June 25, 1940. "Although some foreigners regretted some of our outbursts, everyone agreed that France symbolised gen erosity and idealism.

CHINESE

in North China have launched, a DRIVE ON

counter-offensive, wrecking - five

+

This made it possible for them railways and 11 highways for to score direct hits.-Reuter,

the purpose of preventing the Japanese from diverting troops the Yangtze valley for an offen-

OLD CHINA ARMYsive against Chungking, and also

MAN PASSES

obstructing a Japanese attempt

RAILWAYS

"It was this France, which was loved the world over which, a cer tain press campaign calls gan- grened.' This is false. France was never gangrened. She was often deceived or deceived her- self, but she was never unworthy.

JAPANESE #BEGIN NEW MONOPOLY [SPECIAL TO "SUNDAY HERALD") .

Japanese, management, which be-

the new company under Sino- gan business in Tientsin on Sep- amber1 now controls $11 deals

in furs and hemp. -Havas.

MAD WITH STOMACH PAIN

“Those, people whose writings "It: ¡doesn't matter how long- dominated our pre-war policy standing your stomach trouble and who disseminated so many may be it doesn't matter how fallacies, these people are une bad your pain is Maclean: Brand qualified to teach us virtue. Stomach Powder will almost cor- Regarding the political and tainly ease it away and its cause France, Marcel Deat, Independent economic position in future of as well. Socialist, writing in the newapa

Following the capture of Niong- to cross the Yellow River ntzekwan and other important attack Sian, declares Chow En-points in the Shansi-Hopel-Honan lai, the prominent. Chinese Com-border regions, Chinese forces The death was announced in munist leader, in a Chungking have scored further successes. per "L'Oeuvre" asserts:

London yesterday of Brigadier-interview.

General William Milward Wat- While admitting the possibility son,one of the officers who that the Japanese might attempt

In a series of daring operations, started the new "Chinese Reto launch a drive towards Chung- the Chinese have disrupted com- siment in Weihaiwei-in. 1898 king from Ichang, he declared munications on the Peiping-Han- which he commanded in the that the Japanese must sendat kow and Chengtai: Railways. relief of Tientsin in 1900. least 150,000 additional troops to

the Shanghai Volunteers. -- Reuter.

SOVIET SIGNS A

TO PRISON "PROTECTOR" SENT

NEW TRADE PACT

Take the case of Mr. JƑREver since he left the Army, after the Last War, he suffered from? Gas- The Real Patriots ! ¡tric Trouble. He had all this [teeth out, but got ho relief, He "The real patriots are.those who tried, one cheap remedy, after, an- French policies on, fallacies. Such Read his own words before the war refused to base other, but the trouble remained.

as the Balkan-entonte and the alwas mad with pain, no-one llance with Poland, those who knows how awful I felt. I decided

General Watson was the first the Ichang sector before an at-Ten important bridges south of realise that French economy must to get Maclean Brand Stomach regular Army officer to command tack is possible. Reuter.

Paoting on the Pelping-Hankow now be integrated in European Powder. Well, I took a teaspoon- Line have been destroyed, sections economy and in the system of ful and a-half and was absolutely of rails torn up and highways Continental civilisation, those who surprised how the pain faded nearby methodically damaged. are not afraid, of close. coopera-away. It's, wonderful. Fangshunkioo station,. north-east tlon of French and Gerinan en-Why not try this famous-powder of Wangtu, has been reoccupied:Įterprises, and, finally, those who (or the tablets) for your stomach At least 1,000 Japanese at various would rather France, be reconcil-trouble? You won't have to en- points along the line have boened with her destiny and cooper [dura.stomach pain much longer; if IT IS ANNOUNCED IN MOS-slain.

ate with the victor than see you do! But make sure you sce COW THAT A SOVIET/HUN- Sentence of two months' hard GARIAN · TRADE PACT HAS

France bleeding from her amputa-the signature "ALEX. C. MAC- On the Chengtal Railway, the tlon, and persist in her crrings." Jabour was imposed on Ng Po- BEEN SIGNED, PROVIDING FOR Chinese have wrecked the

LEAN"..on carton and bottle, sang, 22, by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, A TURN-OVER OF NEARLY ponese coal mines at Teingching,

Ja-Havas,

Macican - Brand. Stomach Powder K. C this morning for demand- £1,000,000 DURING THE FIRST and blown up the mining machin-

{18 ) never, sold «loose, butɔ only in ing money with menaces.

YEAR ON EITHER SIDE.

bottles The tablets are available He demanded payment of $3,30'

fin; bottles or flat tins, Soviet Russia is to import from by a motor car repa'rer, Leung Hungary railway parts, oil pipes In the western section of the headquarters at Cairo yesterday taining it from your local chem-

A communique Issued from If you have any difficulty in ob Cheuk, at the Po. Sheung Cafe, and the like, while Hungary is to railway, Potow and Pastung sta states that on all fronts there is list or store write to:Banker & No. 70, Percival Street, and threa-, take timber, cotton, and man- tions have been captured Cen-nothing of importance to report, Co PO Box 755, Hong Kong. tened to assault him!·

ganese and chrome ores.-Reuter tral News.

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