THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 2, 1940.
AIR WAR IN
IN MIDDLE EAST Blenheims In Expedition Against Massawa
BRUTAL BULLYING OF A BOY
A STORY OF HOW HE WAS TIED TO A JUNK'S MAST 'AND KICKED AND STRUCK AS WELL AS "FED" WITH MUD; WAS TOLD BY A 14-YEAR-OLD CHINESE BOY IN THE WIT-
NESS BOX AT THE KOWLOON
MAGISTRACY THIS MORNING WHEN YIP YIU-MAN, 41, FOKI
ON BOARD JUNK NO. T3025H.
WAS CHARGED WITH AS- SAULT.
The lad said that at 10.30 am. on Sunday, he was swimming with ten other boys of his own age at Taikoktsui," when he was seized by accused, who dragged him on the junk and tied him to the mast with a rope. his hands behind him.
Six Italian Machines Destroyed
THREE ENEMY AIRCRAFT" were de- finitely destroyed, two being blown up and another set afire, and other machines are be- lieved to have been severely damaged, in a low-level attack by Blenheim aircraft on Mas- sawa aerodrome, stated an R:A.F. communi- que in Cairo yesterday.
The aerodrome buildings were also at- with tacked, two of them suffering direct hits.
Two other fokis came up, one kicking and striking him, "while the other put mud into his mouth. The boy agreed that accused only tied him and dld nothing elsc.
1.
On the homeward journey one flight of R.A.F. aircraft were intercepted by 15 fighters and in the ensuing engagement two enemy fighters were shot down and a third fell in flames. One Blenheim is missing.
Railway Bombed
on
Accused alleged that the boys
A raid was carried out on stole things from his junk so he
was caught the boy with the inten- Tobruk where a large fire
the tion of teaching him
The railway' of Culdehar, Ita- lesson. started among buildings on 1
Was however, foreshore. A ship in harbour is lian East Africa,
attacked His two fokis were.
also believed to have received a and a direct hit registered not arrested.
the entrance to a tunnel while direct hit.
Operating from the Sudan other bombs struck..the concrete R.A.F. bombers raided Gura, facing, leading to the tunnel and In the target area a large flash railway line. cccurred, followed by heavy Bombs were dropped on mili- jetty at smoke and flames. One R.A.F.tary quarters and a aircraft falled to return.
Berbera and some buildings were hit.-Reuter.
Mr. Himsworth placed him on a $50 bond for one year and ordered him to pay $5 pensation to the boy or ten days' hard labour.
BROUGHT BACK FOR MORE
com- serve
An inmate of Stanley Pri- son, serving a three weeks' sen- tence was brought before Mr. E. Himsworth this morning to have the sentence Increased.
An enemy bomber attempted to raid Aden but was intercept- ed by our fighters and when last machine was seen the enemy belching black smoke from port engine.
This morning, however,
its
the
Leung Mul, 29, he was sentenced sentence was increased to three for attempted. theft, the police, months when records of the pri- at the time, failing to produce soner's previous evidence of previous convictions. produced.
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SHANGHAI H.C.L.
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Living costs for Shang- hai Chinese workers in- creased by 8.73 per cent in September as compared with August, according to the Shanghai Municipal Council yesterday.
The increase was mainly due to an increase of.12.36 per cent in the. food index.
Food In September cost Chin- est workers five time more than in 1936, rent three, and a half times more and clothing over three time more.
A study of the effect of the exchange on retail prices of for- eign goods during the last five months shows that prices rise im- mediately the exchange drops but drop only slightly, when the Chin- ese dollar strengthens.. Havas.
LORD BEAVERBROOK
SENDS THANKS
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has received the following telegraphic message from Lord Beaverbrook:-
"By their further contribution to the strength of the Royal Air Force, the British Communities in China have added, to the debt of gratitude owed them by the people of Britain. Marant.
"They have brought succour and encouragement at a time of risis; and given magnificent proof of the determination, of British.
people the world over to do and give all for victory. I send them my warmest thanks.--Beaver- Brook."
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN JUNK CAPSIZE
that junk No. capsized in. Chineso waters Lung ábout 6 da on
Kun Tam? `at September 30,
Sole Agents for Glyn & Co., 44, Old Bond Street, was made to the Police this
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ANDOR
morning
It was stated that, while the boat was, sailing near Lung Kun Tam, a huge wage washed, they crew overboard and overturned- the junk. Three male-occupants of the junk swam dshore, but two. women are believed to have been drowned:
STOP PRESS
Shanghai's floods show no signs of subsiding, says Reu- ter this afternoon.
In some districts; the wa- ter is still waste. deep in the .streets and the congested cinema and shopping districts," Nanking Road and round the Racecourse, resemble minia- ture Venetian canals, go
The ground floors of the main.department - stored, Sincere's, Winr On's' and the Sun Sun are flooded.. Chin-. ese children are frolicking in ~ the water, while: modesty is. forgotten as the dance girls trip along their skirts hoisted: All transportation is-par- alysed.
Avenue Joffre, main street in the French;. Concession is "one long canal with the side
streets as reservoirs.
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