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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 6, 1940.

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“BANSHEE

HOWLINGS"

Mr. Churchill Plans Air Raid Warning Changes Hints At Heavy Fighting GULL

In Egypt JAPANESE

DURING HIS STATEMENT in the House 'PLANE CRASH

of Commons yesterday afternoon Mr. Wins-

A

ton Churchill indicated that arrangements AT KWANTI for air raid warnings required very consider- able change.

He added amidst loud laughter: There is really no use and no good sense in having these prolonged banshee howlings of the siren two or three times a day over wide areas simply because hostile aircraft are flying to and from some target which no-one can pos- sibly know or.even guess.

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It is authoritatively . revealed, that the Jap- anese 'plane which crashed at Kwanti yesterday was a 10- passenger air-liner fly- ing from Formosa to Canton, carrying a crew of three but no

passengers.

The pilot, and mechanic are in hospital.

It had "I am therefore asking vigilance upon the great and

been flying blind growing armies now, in this coun-

most of the way' owing to bad the various departments

try.

weather and was in radio concerned to review the

touch No Relaxation

with Hong Kong. throughout, seeking weather “ whole position as a matter

information. "I do not agree with those who of urgency."

that after Sept. 15,, or Mr. Churchill also indicated whatever is Hitler's latest date, that investigations were proceed-We shall be free from the menace ing into the matter of street light-of deadly attack from overseas. ing and the responsible depart- ments were meeting together to see how they could make lighter] and more months.

cheery the winter;

The plane, it is learned, left Taihoku with Pilot A. Toda,

GERMANS TO LEAVE TABESSARABIA

An agreement be- tween--Soviet Russia and Germany, provid- ing for the repatria- tion of persons

of German origin from Bessarabia and Nor- thern Bukovina was signed in Moscow yes- terday.-Reuter.

PURCHASE TAX

The Treasury

will

GULLING

THE NAZI

PUBLIC

Already foreign nations have become highly sus- picious of any news in- formation from Ger- many; declared' Mr. Her- wald Ramsbotham, Pre- sident of the Board of Education, in a speech at Lancaster yesterday.

Mr. Ramsbotham" added that even the docile and credulous German citizen. must be puzzled to know why the war was still going on when, according to in- formation given him, the British Navy has already been sunk twice and practically all our alr force destroyed.

There must be a limit to fool- ing ... even the German people. And that mit could not be far off.

The moment the first serious and unmistakeable reverse oc- curred the whole edifice of exaggeration, bullt up by the Gorman Minister of Infornia- tion would collapse like a pack of cards.

Winter, with Ite storms, foge Mechanic H.. Terazaki and Radio

Our propaganda and the policy and darkness, may alter condi-Operator G. Ishikawa, at 10.30 shortly make an Order fix-of the Ministry of Information tions but there must not for one.m. yesterday, flying first to Kaji,,

are conceived on for sounder Formosa, and taking off from ing the date on which the lines than the German

that moment be .relaxation. "I will not be giving away any

there for Canton at-1.50 p.m. Purchase Tax comes intcruth is great and will prevail...- Referring to the general post-military secrets if I say we are

Losing Height tion, Mr. Churchill said: "No-very much better off than a few on: must Биррозе that the months ago and if the problem of danger of invasion has passed. invading Britain was a difficult "The Secretary of State for War one in June it has become a far was right in enjoining the strictest more difficult and larger problem!

in September.

BUOYANT SPEECH

"Our preparations for home defence have been going for ward on a gigantic scale.. “We have not hesitated to send

a continuous system of convoys of reinforcements to the Middle East.

Navy Power In

Mediterranean

The

operation.

Reuter.

The trip across the sea was All taxable goods delivered made in heavy misty weather, under chargeable purchase afte: and engine trouble developed that date will be liable to tax.

NEW.RM.G IN in the vicinity of Shataukok, Registration of manufacturer: \/UNITED STATES

machine began losing and wholesale dealers in taxable height and because of the hills goods is already progressing and

President Roosevelt has nomin-, on the Chinese side of Mirs all such firms must apply to be ated Mr. Frank C. Walker, New Bay, the pilot turned left. and registered by September 20 fail-York: City lawyer, as Postmaster- crossed, into British territory. ing which they are liable to a fine General in succession to Mr. James He cruised around for about of £100 plus £10 for every day Farley, says a Reuter despatch 20 minutes, looking for a land- failure to register continues. from Washington this morning Ing-point, and finally tried to Reuter.

land on Kwanti. Racecourse at 3.47.p.m. The machine crash- ed, the right wing and engine which had failed

were de

"A few days ago we found.stroyed by fire, and the 00- possible almost to double the ef- cupants were slightly injured. Reuter's lobby corres-rective 'strength of our fleet in the Pilot Toda had injuries to his

Eastern Mediterranean..by. send- left leg and hand, and the me pondent states that the ing some of our most powerful chanic injured his shoulder, left Prime Minister's manner and modern vessels.

leg and forearm. Both are in "This movement, although hospital awaiting X-ray examina- plainly visible to the Italians, tion. was not molested by 'them.

The radio operator had nothing "Some of our great ships more serious than abrasions. touched Malta on their way

in delivering his war re- view was again buoyant. .....His reception. was thoroughly cheerful, while the confidence re- posed in the Prime Minister was well displayed by the total ab- sence of debate.

• Greatest interest in the speech, however, was evoked by the re- ferences to the Middle · East, which are taken to be deliberate- ly significant.

and carried a few things, nood- ed by those, valiant Islandera who are carrying on under their remarkable and resolutel Governor and are, maintaining themselves with the

utmost confidence!

Before Long-

ENORMOUS DEFENCE BILL

THE HOUSE OF REPRE- The speech revealed that an

SENTATIVES YESTERDAY AP- experiment in air rald...warning "We must expect heavy fight- PROVED A COMPREHEN- THE had been conducted on members ing in the Middle East, before long SIVE VERSION OF themselves.

and we, have every intention of BILL CARRYING ALMOST

... Instead of conforming to the maintaining our position there $2,250,000,000 TO PROVIDE public air cald warning, the with the utmost strength and in- EQUIPMENT FOR AN ARMY Commons yesterday, suspended creasing sea power and the con- OF ATWO"EMILLION KOMEN, some time after and rosumed a trol which follows from sea. power STARTING WORK ON A TWO considerable time before the throughout the Mediterranean not OCEAN NAVY AND THE PUR- public warning and the all only, in the eastern basin, but in CHASE OF 14,394 AEROPLANES. clear signals.

the western 'basin.

Even that brief break proved to be unnecessary as nothing oc curred to disturb the air above Westminster. --- Reuter.

A LITTLE HP SAUCE MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE

Use a rule H.P. Sauce

with theat, fish, 'cheese and in sandwiches. It

tich, piqunat "Davbar

·la delicious. Day s

and always'

Jusep is handy.

The Bill, which will be sent

"In this way, both at home.and back to the Senate before going abroad we shall persevere along to President Roosevelt, for his our course, however the winde signature, would bring this.. ses- may, blow." (Loud cheery) sion's appropriations for defence Router.

to over $15,000,000,000-Reuter.

BERLIN POWER STATION BOMBED

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE during Wednesday night again paid a visit to Berlin, bombing the city's power station and an aircraft factory, it was an- nounced by the Air Ministry last night.

Other bomber squadrons attacked the synthetic oil plant at Stettin and military objectives conceal- ed in the Black Forest and other forests, where ex- Pplosions occurred.

and the Thuringian and -: Black ! Forests. From the widespread opera- ticns of our aircraft in these. raids, two of our aircraft have hot roturned, and one crashed on landing.

The RAF communique adds

Other objectives bombed in- cluded all atocks at Magdeburg, agoods yard at Nienburg, south af Bramen, and several aerodromes in onemy-ocoupled

· France" and Belgium. N Coastal Command' aircraft ́ ́at-:

Reuter.

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