1940-09-12 — Page 2

NAVY AND R.A.F. HARASS INVASION

SET-UP

TEL-AVIV MURDER RAID

The Palestine casualty list for the Italian air raid on the undefended town of Tel-Aviv is:..

Killed: 104 Jews, 7 Arabs;

Injured: four Bri- tish, 145 Jews and two Arabs.--Reuter,

TEL-AVIV

MR. CHURCHILL'S_revelation of large- scale German shipping movements in pre- poration for invasion coincided with the issue of an Admiralty communique concern- ing the naval side of the operations.

"Strong and repeated offensive actions," says the communique, are being taken by our naval light forces against German shipping movements, ports and concentrations of shipping.

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 12, 1940

TEN FEET TOO FAR AWAY -

The Berlin News Agency states that a heavy incendiary bomb fell about 10 feet from Goebbel's house in Herman

DRAMATIC NORTH SEA RESCUE

After spending twelve hours in a sed so rough that a rescue launch miss-

Goering Strasse dured them when passing ing Tuesday night's

within 50 yards, the crew R.A.F. raid on Berlin

of an R.A.F. bomber which and made a large

had taken part in the raid was rescued crater, spoiling a rose- on Berlin, bed. Reuter.

yesterday.

soo

FIGHTING SPEECH

Mr. Churchill's brave

has been warmly welcom-

The dinghy in which they were tossing on the heavy seas was Anally spotted by a flyingboat which, by repeated diving, guid-. ed the launch to the rescue.

The bomber had been damaged when diving to the attack through the anti-aircraft barrage at Berlin.

The petrol tanks were ap parently pierced and the giant ntachine ran out of petrol be. fore she could reach her home base.

The crew of four took to the rubber dinghy. All of them were

"These operations have inflicted orth of the channel' leading to fighting speech last night picked up unhurt-Reuter losses upon the enemy as well as locks. damage to port facilities which would be vifal to him."

At the same time, German con- centrations of barges in the basins and German shipping along the Belgian, Dutch and French coasts is being methodically

SLAUGHTER pounded by the Royal Air Force.

THERE ARE NO OBJECTIVES FOR

AROUND TEL-AVIV,

MILITARY

MILES

IT IS

LEARNED, ITALIAN AIRCRAFT} BOMBED. IT ON MONDAY, KILLING 111 PERSONS AND INJURING 151 MORE, AMONG THEM 55 CHILDREN,

After bombing,

Burst into flames and burned;

it suddenly ed in Washington, from GAOLED against the gone out across the ocean FOR

Kercely, Soon the ribs of the where many hearts have chip were visible glowing mass.

8-Hour Raid

in sympathy with the peo-

ple of London in the or- RINGING says Reuter's correspon- BELL

One machine yesterday drop- Ostend Harbour was bombed deal they are enduring, ped bombs right along a line from 8 p.m. on Tuesday until of barges massed in the basin nearly 4 a.m. on Wednesday. at Carnot. As the high explo sives were pourod Into packed vesacis which

linked along the whole

Repeatedly sticks. of

bombs dent. the straddled the barges lying

United in While nobody in the

level tones.

His worde underlined all that

A rector was gaoled for were Avant port. Ships were directly States expects British morale to a month because he rang

east hit by a strong section of raiders crack, many who listened to Mr. side of the basin and extended which attacked the harbour just Churchill were glad to hear his his church bell despite the three-quarters of the way before midnight.

Order that church bells across it, chunks of debris

German ships in Boulogne har- were flung into the air. A fire bour were also bombed.-Reuter.j American correspondents have must be rung only as a began and explosions were go

been telegraphing about hów, ing on as the aircraft left.

of warning parachute Britons aro, carrying on: Another pilot's report said that British. His present use of Nazi all his bombs except three fell in

landings. Mr. Churchill's confident asser- In another report, on raids on tion that methods on Arabs and Jews alike the middle of barges in the Basin Calais and Dieppe, the Air Min-burned out of Europe" is taken kind in England.

Nazi tyranny will be The case was the first of its is hardly likely to cause the Arabs Six.

stry News Service says, salvoes as an indication that the Royal He was the Rev. Robert Grant and sticks of bombs were drop-Air Force will be increasingly Colvin Graham, Rector of Old ped in patterns over the Carnot active over Germany.-Reuter.

Since Abyssinia fell, Mussolini has been unremitting in his efforts

to woo the Arabs away from the

that

Ship Destroyed

E-Boats Vanish

to change their minds, especially since Rome Radio claimed Jaffa, and not Tel-Aviv, was Another observer saw a large Basin at Calais and a large part bombed. Reuter.

merchant ship about one mile of the dook area was left in flames one fire alone.envelop- ing at least 200 yards of water- front.

From

HADES ! ·

The guns were silenced ̈-and searchlights extinguished around: the harbour. Merchant vessels "E" boats. at Dieppe were also attacked. After the bomb explosions two of the six "E" boats had vanished.--Reuter.}

With a cargo of Devils and Devilettes and 50 and tons of Magic and Mystery !

THE MIGHTY

CHANG

WITH HIS

COMPANY OF 28

AMERICAN

ARTISTES IN THE $50,000 NEW YORK" STAGE SUCCESS

"A TRIP TO HADES"

28 BREATH - TAKING SCENES 22 HOURS GLORIOUS STAGE

ENTERTAINMENT featuring

JOANNA CLAIRE

BETH CLAIRE & NELLA ASH

Plus!

GHOSTS and SPOOKS !

THE MYSTIC, MAGICAL REVUE

THAT HAS THRILLED THE ENTIRE WORLD !

AT

GRAND OPENING

THE QUEEN'S

NEXT TUESDAY AT 9.30 P.M. Prices, $4.40, $3.30, $2.20, $1.10.

BOOKING PLANS NOW OPEN

SNATCHER CHASED

SPRINTING UP

STREET

WYNDHAM!

NOT AN ESTATE BOARD!

Bolingbroke, near, Spilsby, Lincs. Police-Constable Peck told the Spilsby Bench that he saw Gra- ham sitting in the belfry pulling the bell rope. Asked if he did not know of the order, Graham [sald, “I know nothing about it. Alt will save me the trouble [ringing.”

Clergy Were Told

At the evening service that day Mayor La Guardia is to Graham stated that he received a

letter from the Bishop prohibiting. head the American dele- the ringing of the bells.

the

United

gates on

Graham, in evidence, said that The understood a notice would be States Canada Defence served upon him. He had acted in Board it was stated in ignorance. He was a loyal, law-

abiding citizen.

Superintendent Little said that AFTER A BAG Washington yesterday. SNATCHER, MR STANLEY The Board has made plans "for all the clergy in the country had LEONARD, OF THE DAIRY the pooling of defence forces Inreceived a letter from their Bishop telling them the bells were not to FARM, YESTERDAY RECOVER_the event of attack." ED A HAND-BAG BELONGING Speaking for the entire Board be rung except by police or mili TO ONE OF HIS OFFICE COL at the conclusion of its second tary.

Graham said that that state- | LEAGUES, MISS M. ROZA, series of sessions in Washington,

WELL-KNOWN HOCKEY PLAY Mr. La Guardia stated that plans ment, as far as he could remem- ER OF CLUB DE RECREIO. had also been considered for the ber, was not in the letter.

of such mill- The chairman, Mr. F. L. Ste- The incident occurred shortly best "utilisation”.

and air bases that phenson, said that in the Bench's after 2 p.m. when a Chinese ap-tary, naval

opinion Graham had received the proached Miss Roza from behind, each country might establish.. and, snatching the bag from her There was no intention to bring notice from his Bishop and the hand, ran up Wyndham Street. Mr. about the "acquisition by one ringing was intentional and deli- A fine would be inade- Leonard gave chase and caught country in the other of land for berate.

the snatcher Farm.

near

the Dairy bases.

The man will be charged this morning at the Central Magistracy.

Lo Cheung, 18, was charged be-Į fore Mr. G. T. Lowry this morn-| ing, with snatching a gold wrist watch valued at $300, from Miss M. Roza.

This is a defence board quate, he said. inot an estate board." Reuter.

ANTONESCU

Defendant was remanded for 48 APPEALS

hours, to ascertain if he is fit for

coning.

CAT BURGLARS IN

.

KENNEDY ROAD

FOR SUPPORT

ARREST IN ITALY

THE STEFANI NEWS AGENCY IN ROME, DENYING SENSA- [TIONAL “AMERICAN REPORTS OF THE ARREST OF A LARGE NUMBER OF ITALIAN PER- SONALITIES, SAYS THAT THE AN APPEAL TO ALL RU-ITALIAN PRINCE, FILIPPO MANIANS TO SUPPORT THE BORIA PAMPHILI, HAD BEEN PRESENT DICTATORIAL RE- INTERNED, AND ANOTHER, GIME AND WORK CALMLY PRINCE ÁLLESANDRO *TOR- AND IN PERFECT DISCIPLINE|LONIA HAD BEEN INTERRO- CAT-BURGLARS HAVE RE-WAS MADE BY RUMANIA'S GATED BY THE POLICE BUT CENTLY BEEN VERY ACTIVE DICTATOR, GENERAL AN-NOT. DETAINED. IN THE WANCHAI SECTION OF TONESCU, YESTERDAY.

THE INTERNED PRINCE DIS KENNEDY ROAD, THE LATEST "The regime," he said," "desires DESCRIBED AS A "WELL- VICTIM BEING. MRS. C. LEO to relieve, hardship but will not KNOWN DEFEATIST AND AN- NARD, RESIDING.. ON THE hesitate to deal ruthlessly with TI-FASCIST."—REUTER, FIRST FLOOR OF NO. 41, ny attempt to upset it." |KENNEDY ROAD.,

V The General warried the coun- NEW C.-IN-C. TAKES Early this morning. a burglarry that he would punish sovere-

OVER COMMAND entered the dining room after 'y iny movement of an anarchist forcing the window shutter. Fo nature.

The thief escaped with a brass

Geoffrey A communique Issued by the Vice-Admiral A Buddha, some vases and cutlery President and Council yesterday Layton, the new Commander-in- and between $50 and $00 In stated that measures have been Chief, China Station, formally money.

taken to effect partial demobili-toolt over command from Admiral This was the second time Mre. iation of the army and reduce Sir Percy Noble yesterday, an Leonard's house has been burgled requisitioned articles to a mini-announcement by the local naval (within three months.

mum.-Reuter,

authorities reveals.

Sir