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FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845. Australia's Choicest

No. 91,948

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1940

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AIR DOG-FIGHTS IN 100 M.P.H. GALE

Enemy Bombers Cut To "Rags And Tatters"

LONDON'S DEFENCES ATTACKED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

German raiders on Monday night seemed to be concentrating their ef- forts on London's new anti-aircraft defences, in- formed London circles state.

Several times bombers cruised over the suburbs, dived and re- leased high-explosive bombs: Ground flashes revealed the pre- -sence of: anti-aircraft guns,

It is stated that there were no successful hits by the raiders, but] that a number of casualties were caused in-areas adjoining the gun emplacements: Havas.

RETIRING THE LOYALISTS

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA" MAIL")

Seventy prefects, some of whom were engaged in central 'adminis- trative functions, have been placed on the "retired" list by the Vichy !. Government.

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TROUBLE BREAKS IN MOROCCO

According to reports received in Tangiers, Algeciras and Ceuta yesterday, many riots have occurred at Casablanca and other Moroccan towns as a result of clashes be tween supporters of General de Gaulle and, those of the Petoin Government.

It is stated many persons were arrested over the week-end.:

Reports add that Spanish troops are being concentrated on the frontiers of French Morocco as a precqu tion.-Reuter. ·

JAPANESE ASK

JOINT CONTROL

OF INDO-CHINA

London Barrage GREECE

Drives Raiders READY FOR

Away

THE FIRST HOURS OF THE USUAL NIGHT RAID ON LONDON LAST EVENING AP. PEARED TO BE FAR LESS LIVELY THAN IN THE LAST THREE DAYS. ENEMY 'PLANES CAME OVER SINGLY OR IN SMALL GROUPS AND BURSTING SHELLS FOLLOWED THEM THROUGH. THE CLOUDS.

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Raiders in the London area were greeted not only by the usual barrage but by a number of searchlights which have been markedly few in the past six days.

ANYTHING

(SPECIAL TO CHCHINA: MAIL"')

A new crisis. in Italo- Greek relations is develop ing, according to Buda- pest messages.

From Athens come reports that the country's mobilisation plans are now complete and Greece is

of mands for the "restitution" Greek_territory near the Albanian frontier.

ready. to resist any Fascist de-

tary mission

At the same time, the: Turkish press reports that the Italian mili- In Syria, under French mandate, is demanding the surrender of all airports, air-

craft and petrol

Turkey, it is said, is watching

Syria. Italy attempts anything

Very soon after the alarm sounded closely and may act if several planes drove towards Central Lon--Havas, don but turned and swiftly moved out again when met by salvo after salvo from many guns.

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RAILWAY ACCIDENT

Air battles were fought in a Although bombs were dropped hundred mile an hour gale over in widely scattered districts of Kent, Sussex and the Thames south and south-east England, (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Eight were killed and 30 in- Estuary yesterday afternoon be-little damage was done, although tween British and German fight-la small number of people were Jured in a railway accident in a killed or injured in south-west,Goteborg suburb when two traine collided and two cars in each were Air Ministry London. According to the news service the Germans were At Portsmouth, a church and telescoped by the crash, saYG A sent over the Channel, after hav-| several houses were hit ́and, a ing their bomber squadrons cut small number of people In- It is feared that a search of the to rags and tatters" in: Sunday's Jured.

wreckage will reveal: more dead fight over London-more than two- At 2.25 p.m. several large waves

and injured. Havas. hundred Messerschmidt and Hein-of enemy aircraft crossed the kel fighters.

coast of Kent, flying in the direc- WEATHER FORECAST:-

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winds, fresh; fair to showery.

Although the British pilots were handicapped by heavy clouds when searching for the enemy they destroyed four and anti-craft gunners, on the South-East coast also shot down two.

Stockholm message.

THE JAPANESE are demanding joint Fight Over Maidstone HAVE AN H.B.

Franco-Japanese control of Indo-China, ac- cording to the official Chungking newspaper Central Daily News,” which states that the Japanese want the partitioning of Indo-China into three zones.

The first formation of Mes-

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serschmidts approached the coast at 2 p.m. (G.M.T.) ̈ ̈and con- inued to come over in waves of 20 and 30 for the next half hour. At 25,000 feet over Maidstone 12 Spitfires routed a formation of Messerschmidts...

The Japanese plan is:-Firstly, that the northern part of the French colony be placed Auxiliary pilots do not claim to under Japanese control;

* Although these famous former

have definitely destroyed any of the German !planes; they said on landing: “One was swinging in a Secondly, that the central part to be coming to an end at the dive with white smoke - pouring be converted into a buffer zone; close of this month, after which from ils fuselage, a second was "conditions in Indo-China cannot flying very slowly at 1,000 feet and Thirdly, that the southern, nart remain unchanged."

a third was spinning out: of·con- be under French control. pa

The Chinese regard the coming||trol.". Japan is also demanding, the Fall and winter as critical months, use of Hanoi as a Japanese air since it is generally believed that base, with coastal harbours and the summer weather, with Its

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ports as Japanese naval bases.. "epidemic of rains," has brought A joint Air Ministry and Min- The paper points out, however, to, a standstill large-scale mill-istry of Home Security communi- that it has no definite informa-tary, operations.

fion as to whether or not these demands are incorporated in the agreement still under discussion.

Fifth Column

Japanese Fifth Columnists" are

Invasion In October

The Chinesa bellevo.that I

que states that enemy activity was on a small-scale yesterday until the_early: afternoon,

October the Japanese.may, at-jout in Indo-China. 'tempt an invasion of Szechuon War, aerial bombings and the g paper further, alleges that or Yunhan. ̈

high cost of living, however, did Though a large-scale evacuation dot dampen the Chinese celebra- very active in Indo-China, where of important Chinese Institutions tion of the centuries-old... ''Mid- the rains are said to be malding in Kunming has not yet started Autumn Festival," when the roads and highways impassable, it is learned that such action will shops did. a rushing business with The rainy season, however, 14 sald begm as soon as fig breais "moon cakes." —Router.

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