1940-09-28 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 28, 1940

TORN TO LITTLE PIECES German Air Force. Sticks Its Neck Out Again

EXPERTS

TACKLE

NEW JOB

Fightering Patrols Excel Themselves

THE GERMAN airforce yesterday launched the largest scale attack on Britain Two new commissioners for nearly a fortnight, confirms the Air Minis- were appointed in London

try news service, adding that in doing so she last night to minimise

lost the largest number of aircraft and airmen suffering and dislocation

in a single day since September 15. due to air raids.

ap-

The Ministry of Health

Willink to pointed Mr. Henry supervise arrangements for

GANDHI'S INTERVIEW WITH VICEROY

Mr. Gandhi's inter- view with the Viceroy yesterday lasted three and a half hours. Mr. Gandhi remained Simla overnight. Reuter.

R.A.F. fighters destroyed 128 enemy air- the craft and A.A. fire accounted for another CHINESE

care and re-housing of people two.

rendered homeless in the London

region.

The Ministry of Home

Se-

Three of four waves of enemy 'planes were EVACUATING polite and the directed against London and souffrages Eng. E

Fisher as special commissioner|

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NATION'S WORK-MUST GO ON

The scheme to circum- vent stoppages or delay due to air raids will hence- forth apply to Civil Ser- vants in London Govern- ment Departments.

Except in the most exposed ffices, Civil Servants will ignora and the ordinary alert signal carry on until the second emer- gency warning, circulated when

alders are actually near,

Even then the staff will -con- tinue to work in shelters...

General object is to enable essential work to be continued. Visitors will be received and. 59 Important conferences will continued.

to co-ordinate and facilitate the land and the Fourth against Bristol.

authorities te. work of the

Of about 180 aircraft in the and Hurricane patrols as to who] sponsible for the restoration of Arst wave, which crossed the was to attack them.

THE

The arrangements have been CHINESE FORCES roads and public utilities ser Kentish coast near Dungeness at Among other fighter patrols

THE

INDOCHINA made on voluntary basis but vices damaged by enemy ac-7.45 a.m., only 30 got through to which fought the enemy south of ALONG

staff representatives expressed the tion,

London and these were Messer-London during the day were one BORDER ARE REMAINING IN

AC: complete agreement with TERRITORY, Commenting on the latter ap-schmidt 110's, a few of, which of the R.A.F.. Polish" squadrons CHINESE.

Anderson. carried bombs.

and the First Squadron of the CORDING TO pointment, Sir John

CHINESE DES-new regulations and promised

full cooperation.-Reuter. KUNMING, Minister of Home Security, said The Messerschmidts circled Royal Canadian Air Force who PATCHES FROM

WEDNESDAY MAR-

the the authorities responsible have vainly waiting

Dornier attacked together. for the

BUT ON

of Faching, `, on vicinity done wonders but a separate orland Heinkel heavy bombers. They The Canadians shot down six TIAL LAW WAS DECLARED ON Kwangtung coast. ganisation is required which will had evidently been told to meet and the Poles 10.

THE YUNNAN BORDER WHERE In Kwangsi, the Chinese are other there but the Dorniers and Hein- Pilots function independently of

describe how. enemy THE MILITARY ARE RIGIDLY constantly attacking the Japan-

ALL parts of the London region orkels never turned up,

formations of Heinkel and EXAMINING

PASSING ese near Shansze. ganisation.-Reuter.

Dornler bombers and their pro-THE BORDER.

Foreigners have not evacuated tective escorts were thrown into To harass the rear of the Ja-from Kunming but Government disorder. "

leaving and panese forces in Indo-China; the organisations coast Watchers on the crashed ten Beachy Head saw a Spitfire pilot Chinese forces are exerting pres-Chinese civilians are evacuating.

on. the Japanese in the miles out over the English Chan-ram à Junkers

homber, tearing sure (nel - they were all the Hurri-off its tail. The Junkers crashed: canes could find of the original two of the crew. were killed and the third taken prisoner. The formation.

Spitfire pilot was also killed.

U.S. LOAN CHEERS CHUNGKING

Thess Messerschmidts fared badly. One Hurricane patrol shot down four and badly dam- aged others. Three survivors

All the Chungking newspapers yesterday splashed the news of

Squadron Rivalry ́ Reuter. the U.S. loan to China, forecast- ing "new and important mea- Over Kent, where heavy bom- sures" by the US. to meet the bers were put to rout, there was...

among the Spitäre. Far East situation as a result of competition the Japanese invasion of Indo- China.

nounce the Vichy Government.- de- Reuter.

The Chinese · newspapers

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SYRIA WANTS PEACE AND QUIET

AN APPEAL FOR GREATER UNITY AMONG LEBANESE AND FRENCHMEN IN THE LEVANT WAS ISSUED BY THE FRENCH HIGH COMMISSIONER IN SYRIA YESTERDAY FOL- LOWING - WHAT HE DESCRIB- ED AS THE "SAD EVENTS" AT DAKAR.

He stated all Frenchmen should rally round the national emblem. To persevere in a spirit of dif- ference was a crime against their country, he said.

Reuter.

COSTLY FAILURE

(Continued from Page 1) some fatal.

Bombs were also dropped in several places in Kent and Essex but reports show damage and casualties were slight;

During the morning, forces of enemy aircraft crossed the Dor-

Reuter.

are

STOP PRESS

When he called on Presi- dent Roosevelt, -Lord-Lothian was accompanied by Sir. Walter Layton.

Lord Lothian told reporters afterwards he told the Presi- dent Britain's supply needs were more of everything and quick.

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Asked whether that meant more destroyers he replied: "I don't think we would re- fuse anything."

Sir Walter Layton indicated he told the President that delivery of munitions must be accelerated because of the predicted hotter fight next Spring.

Reuter.

Mr. Gandhi's decision. to: remain in Simla until Sunday or Monday, coupled with the

set coast and reached the out-prolonged nature of h's inter- skirts of Bristol. They were heavily engaged by fighters and

driven off.

Reports hitherto received in-. dicate that damage and casualties were not heavý.

The First 100

Later in the afternoon enemy aircraft crossed the south-east const in force but again they were Intercepted at a number of points and only a few of them succeed- ed in reaching the London area.

Reports received up to 3:30 p.m. showed that 98 enemy aircraft had been shot down by our fighters. Twenty-five of our fight- ers were lost but the pilots of 10 are safe. Heuter. * 130 The Latest:

THE AIR MINISTRY NOW STATE THAT THE NUMBER OF ENEMY AIRCRAFT. KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED YESTERDAY IS:130; OF WHICH| TWO WERE SHOT DOWN BY AA FIREEN INVANSVI

THIRTY-FOUR OF OUR FIGHTERS ARE MISSING BUT THE PILOTS OF 13 ARE SAFE.

REUTER.

view with the Viceroy, has given rise to a rather more. hopeful. atmosphere than had previously existed. A

'It had been felt that recon- ciliation of Mr. Gandhi's de- s'reto secure freedom of speech in connection with" Indin's por dcpation in the war, ant liberty to propagate the doctrine, of rton-violence; with the policy of the Gou- ernment of India of prosecut- ing the war and increasing India's war effort to the ut= most,-constituted". an almost

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