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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 20, 1940;

Obrary, Supreme

LONDON GETS A BREATHER FROM DAY RAIDS

TURKISH VIEW OF

NO LARGE SCALE ACTION has been re- INVASION ported during the day, says an Air Ministry Italy's aggressive pene- communique-issued in London last evening. tration of Egyptian terri- Two enemy aircraft dropped bombs in dis-tory despite Mussolini's tricts in East London, causing some damage solemn promise is severe and casualties. Both were engaged by our

ly condemned by the Tur kish press.. fighters and one was shot down.

Bombs are also reported to have been dropped on coastal towns in Essex and Sussex and at one point in the West of England. The number of: ca- sualties was small.

Despite bad

visibility our

fighters successfully intercepted a large proportion of the enemy and five enemy bombers alto- gether were destroyed.

Last night the air raid alarm went, as usual, bút it was only the' second of the day in the London orea, and it sounded as darkness closed in, following London's quietest day since the air offèn- sive against the capital opened on September 7.

?Thundery Weather! Thundery weather, with- masses

of dark-cloud facing them over:

TRYING TO

FIND WAY

THROUGH

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It is expected that most serious!

consequences will result for the

Italian army.

Typical:comment is made by the Turkish, newspaper "Tan" which compares: Italy's present) (campaign with the similar en-

terprise undertaken by

the Turks against Egypt during the Great War.

It says: "Even if the Italian Expeditionary force overcomes all, natural obstacles it is most doubtful whether such force, exhausted..by its immense efforts, ¡could successfully face fresh Bri- tish troops waiting ready for it."

- Senussi Revolt Cry

BRITISH POWER

CHELSEA

OF RESISTANCE: HOSPITAL U.S. REVISES VIEW HIT IN RAID

Reports from Ameri- can army officers gbroad are definitely more optimistic about British powers of re- sistance than they were six weeks ago, said Mr. Henry Stim- son, Secretary of War, at a press conference in Washington yes- terday, according to the Washington cor- respondent of the Dow Jones agency.

Mr. Stimson said he had read these reports carefully and they did not differ radically from accounts pub- lished in the news- popers.-Reuter.

RUMANIA'S

TROUBLES

AD-

RUMANIA'S VERY SERIOUS The paper also, emphasises that POSITION IN REGARD···TO the broadcast message of the RAW MATERIALS WAS leader, of: the Senussi,.in Libya, MITTED YESTERDAY BY THE Jurging the tribesmen to revolt ARGUS," LEADING ECONOMIC

against the Italians, undoubtedly PAPER IN BUCHAREST.

south-east England, kept the A number of enemy constitutes a declaration of war

.

enemy, formations aground, says planes engaged in last against, Italy on the part of the The paper, says most textile

Reuter's air correspondent.

'tinue experimenting for an

IT WAS REVEALED YESTER DAY THAT THE ROYAL HOS PITAL, CHELSEA →→ WHERE THE OLD SOLDIERS, THE [PICTURESQUE CHELSEA PEN- BOMBS IN A RECENT RAID ON SIONERS, LIVE WAS HIT BY LONDON.

secretary for War, said yesterday Sir Henry Page-Croft, Under-

that a number of incendiary bombs fell in the building and the old petibloners helped the staff deal with them:

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Sathe of the men, over years of age, were testrained with difficulty from taking part in the work and had to be, iter- ally ordered back to their shel- ter.-

This conduct is an inspiration to their young tomrades in the Army toddy Sir Henry com- Inéhted. Reuter,

SYRIA GUARANTEE TO TURKEY

AN ANKARA MESSAGE SAYS THAT THE FRENCH CHARGE D'AFFAIRES THERE, INTER- VIEWED BY A TURKISH NEWS- PAPER, STATES THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BASES BE GRANTED TO THE ITALIANS IN SYRIA.

The situation originally created by the mandate to France of Syria and Lebanon will be main- tained intact. Reuter.

PACIFIC COAST DEFENCES

AN OTTAWA MESSAGE SAYS factories have only a few Arab, and, Islamic world:

THAT THE SERVICE MEMBERS Goering was unable to con- night's raid appeared to "Tan" concludes by declaring supply of cotton. There is

OF THE U.S/CANADA JOINT answer to the costly problem of be trying a new avenue of that Italy's imperialistic ambi-severe shortage of leather scrap-DEFENCE BOARD LEFT FOR

tions are now about to lead to iron, copper and lead,

THE PACIFIC COAST YESTER- maes day raiding and sent over approach to `Central Lon-very grave events. Reuter, The paper added it is under-DAY TO INSPECT CANADIAN only a few raiders during the] don from the north-west.

stood special measures have been AND U. S. DEFENCES: taken to prevent what might When their survey is completed,

into shortly develop

a grave the whole board will meet economic crisis.-Reuter.

the Pacino Coast. --- Reuter.

day,

Despite great difficulties in the They got a warm welcome|

way

of successful interception,

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R.A.F. fighters did relatively very from guns in the locality. AUSTRALIAN

well

Later London's

It is estimated that some 250 took up the challenge, bursting aircraft participated In the into full blast as the raiders drew "blind" bombing of London and nearer. other parts, of the country.on Wednesday night. This was rather above the average. There is no official confirmation of reports that four of them were brought down. Reuter.

CHINESE CONTROL OF YUNNAN RAILWAY

The Chinese Foreign

Office in Chungking is-

As the raiders, continued to arrive over north-west London dozens of searchlights convergec. to try and locate them. Suddenly the roar of British fighters was heard, the searchlights were switched off and British anc

RECRUITING

DRIVE SOON?

A hint that recruiting

German 'planes engaged in a game for the Australian Imper- ial Forces might begin Bombs were, dropped, early in

of hide and seek.

!

the raid on one district on the again soon was given by northern outskirts of the city. Mr. R. G. Menzies, the London's now famous. A.A, bar

Premier, in a speech at Melbourne. yesterday.

rage defence shows no signs of

slackening in intensity.

NAZI AIRCRAFT WITH THE ITALIANS

Mr. Menzies said Australian troops would; soon be in combat with the Italians. The war was discovering a new, angle for Aus- tralians and the time was com- ing when they would be asked more and more to reinforce troops, in the Middle East and build up. a military force there.

"This was..necessary, to keep: the ARE gateway to. Australia:.open .and

sued a statement last] GERMAN BOMBERS evening announcing NOW FLYING WITH THE ITAL prevent Italy, Germany's helper, Chinese assumption of TERRANEAN AREA.

IAN AIR FORCE IN THE MEDI-trem over-running the Mediter-

ranean-Reuter. control over the Hokou-This was revealed when two Kunming section of the Serman bombers, were shot down Indo-China railway.

on Wednesday When they made a DANCE

dive-bombing, attack on Malta.

The statement déclares: · "As- Two German' 'planes, and one sumption of such authority Italian machine fell victints to based on the Sing-French Rail Hurricane and Gladiator-fighters. way Agreement providing that if Reuter, China is engaged in war with, a forsign country this riilway shall not observe the rules of ne trality, but shall be placed 'at,ths

éntire disposal of China.

OFFICER DEAD IN ALLEY

RECITAL

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man; and the proceeds. Will be any change. In railway per. He was a son of Lady Graham, Inald of Chinese War Orphans. rsonnel." JE

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