1940-10-03 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 3, 1940..

ALL ATTACKS BROKEN UP. Few German Aircraft Get Through To London

AIR MAIL SERVICE RESUMPTION

It is announced by Imperial Airways that it is hoped to resume the air; mail service via Bangkok shortly.

Α service plane carrying mails will leave on Saturday and an inward plane, carrying mails, is ex- pected on Monday.

GANDHI'S

MIND NOT

MADE UP

The Mahatma Gandhi spent the best part of his

com-

Large Scale Attempts

BRITISH FIGHTERS CONTINUING THEIR HEROIC BATTLE IN THE DEFENCE OF LONDON BY DAYLIGHT, WERE OFFI CIALLY STATED LAST EVENING TO HAVE INTERCEPTED AND BROKEN UP FORCES OF "SEVERAL SQUADRONS OF ENEMY AIRCRAFT WHICH DELIVERED A SERIES OF ATTACKS ON THE CAPITAL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.”

Few of the enemy formations—estimated unofficially to have totalled over 200 ma- chines penetrated to the London area, states an Air Ministry communique.

The Mcial statement adds that nine by fighters and one by A.A. reports indicate that where bombs tire. were dropped they caused little damage and few casualties, though these included some fatal- ly injured.

Both on their way to and from London, it is revealed, some of the German planes dropped bombs on Kent coastal towns.

ac-

Besides one machine destroyed by ack-ack fire over South-East London on Tuesday night, it is now learned that two enemy air- craft were shot down on Monday afternoon over the Sussex coast by Lewis Gun fire. Reuter.

Thames Guns Bark This phase of yesterday's

Thames Estuary A.A. guns de- tions began at about 8 am. Ear-stroyed one of yesterday's raid- lier, single aircraft had made

ers-a. Messerschmidt 100. several brief raids.

They came in not only

the South Coast but

over

Isolated Raids

A few bombs, says

over the

ex-

During the night, gunners were responsible for the longest plosion heard over South-East London since bombing began.

The gunners thought they had hit the German bomber but the the Air nolse was so great that they

Ministry, were dropped at isolat-wondered whether they had not ed points in South-West Eng-perhaps exploded the bomb load land, South Wales and Essex, re- as well. sulting in little damage and few. casualties.

72nd birthday yesterday East Coast as well. in the third-class partment of a train, re- turning to Wardha after his abortive conversations with the Viceroy in Simla.

If the German Air Force had Correspondence exchanged be hoped to wear down the tween the Mahatma and members tish Aghter defence in the day's Bri- of the Congress Working Com- excursions--one of the primary mittee suggests that he is not an-objects of their visits in ticipating

be- precipitate measures tween mass raids-they appear and this is corroborated by the to have failed again. statement issued by Gandhi on Reports Co far his arrival at Wardha yesterday,

received, states the Air Ministry, show asking Congress members not to that nine enemy aircraft have be impatient.

been shot down and only one R.A.F. fighter is missing.

He stated that he hopes to be ready with a plan of action by the time the Working Commit.. tee of Congress meets.

In the meantime, Gandhi directs Congress members not to resort to civil disobedience either direct or indirect.-Reuter.

BUENOS AIRES' RED CROSS DONATION The British community in Buenos Aires has sent £7,000 to the British Red Cross, £2,500 to the Scottish Red Cross and £1,000 to the London air-rald relief fund. --Reuter.

In the morning, they had their

STOP PRESS

AMERICA AWAKE TO FAR EAST REALITIES?

(Continued from Page 13 may now doubtlessly abandon the precautions she has maintained up to now. No doubt, three years of

the China war has placed a serious

strain upon the Japanese, creating' but Japanese patriotism, endur- considerable economic difficulties, i

answer. They had done both,"

Their shells had struck one ance and pride permits them to of the London night raiders Support this trial. and the bomber and bomba had exploded together.

Pinces were found scattered

Arming In All Field's

"On the other hand, the Am-

over several miles of -South-ericans do not appear to be nap East London.

New Tactics

Yesterday's raids brought

ping. It must be noted that, apart from carrying out the rapproche- ament with Britain, the United

change of tactics by the German States is arming in all fields. Air Force.

Instead of single bombers

to

"But even talking into account Six "Alerts”

or the industrial power and incom- one or two large-scale-attacks, parable resources of the United Some of the raiders which gave smaller raids of from four London six "alert" warnings in eight enemy bombers and fight-tary armour is a long task.:

to States, the forging of solid mill- the course of the day were en- ers followed each other from

It is also a gaged over an East End district, nine. in the imorning till four in

Jonger job Watchers on a City roof

awake to reality a people who saw the afternoon. They all crossed the climax. British fighters sur-the Kent coast in the same direc-

for a long time believed they were. Invulnerabi rounded the raiders, shepherded tion and were attacked by Spit-

behind them together and then

geographical 'barriers.” dived, fires and Hurricanes as they flew "Petit Journal" is of the opinion making head-on and rear at- towards London.

that Mr. Matsuoka's impending. tacks. The enemy fled towards the Kent coast.-Reuter.

visit to Berlin and Rome will not be a purely courtesy trip.

Ten Altogether

Later.:

Four out of fifteen Messersch- midt 109 fighters were shot down by a Spitfire' squadron over the Kent Surrey border as they Hew north-west. The rest of the Mes-

"The position of the United States will be affected by the de- clalong that the three Allies will says the

It is learned that ten enemy air-serschmidts turned back-British take on that occasion," craft were destroyed yesterday, Wireless

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