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"MY LITTLE CHICKADEE"

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If You Are Too Busy To Write Home →→ Don't. Just Post a Copy of the Overland China Mail. which gives all the News there. IS

Both Local and Coastal

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 18, 1940

OF

SECRET WEAPON THE NAVY: FASTEST M.T.B.S IN WORLD

(From Reuter's Special Correspondent at a

British Naval Base)

PARLIAMENT'S

BRITAIN NOW POSSESSES the fastest LIFE TO BE

small warships in the world. They are the

very latest of the Navy's already extremely PROLONGED

secret weapon, namely motor torpedo-boats.

They are the fastest ships afloat and though small they have a sting as deadly as many larger ships.

Whether roaring along

at full throttle, when they MADRID'S STRANGE

virtually skim the waves at 50 miles an hour, or slipping almost noiseless- |ly through the night on silenced engines, they promise a new terror to the enemy.

Their small size makes them a target almost impossible to hit, especially at high speed. The

correspondent, who was privileged to take a ride in one of the craft, writes: "It was a real hair-raising thrill. By com- parison, motoring is like, riding in a bath chair.

"The vessel manoeuvred In the water as a Spitfire does in

the air.

"Inside the tiny hull, giant en- gines, producing thousands of horse-power, thundered like half o dozen express trains.

“Earsplitting"

"The gunners fired ear-splitting rounds at an imaginary aeroplane overhead and the captain rapped out orders which transformed the

behind a smoke screen."-Reuter.

operations into a torpedo attack

MOTORIST CAUTIONED

Mr. C. T. Bailey, of Cable and Wireless, Ltd. was summoned be- fore Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, for failing to have two front lights on his car, in Ica House Street nt 12.10 a.m. on September 29; and for failing to produce his driver's licence when asked by Sergeant Moran.

Sergeant Moran saw the car pro- ceeding without front lights, He stopped the car and asked defen- dant for his licence. He failed to produce it. Sergeant Moran then requested him to bring licence to the Trafic Office the following day, but again no 1 cence was produced.

Defendant was cautioned,

NOTHING TO REPORT

IN EGYPT.

the

、"There is nothing of importance to report in Egypt," states communique issued from British GHQ in Cairo last night,

The communique adds: In the Sudan and Kenya, our offensive patrols continue to be active.- Reuter.

FOUR AUXILIARY CRAFT LOST

The Admiralty announce that four auxiliary craft have re- cently been sunk by enemy - ac- tion. They are the trawlers "Re- solve," "Listre" and "Warwick Deeping" and the drifter. "Sum- mer Rose."---Reuter.

RADIO SET. LEFT ON FERRY

A portable radio receiving sct was found on one of the. "Star" ferry launches at 11:25 pm. ön Wednesday. The owner muy ap- ply to the Water Police Station.

Mrs. Rex. Ray, of Cheung Chau, has reported. the loss of her handbag and contents yesterday; between the General Post Office and. St. Francia. Hotel.

BEHAVIOUR

A

THE

BILL EXTENDING PRESENT LIFE OF PARLIA- MENT WAS INTRODUCED BY THE PRIME MINISTER YES- TERDAY AND GIVEN ITS FIRST READING.

The present Parliament is five years old and its term of office should end next month.

It is, however, open to Parlia- ment to prolong its life at any time of national emergency. This was done in the last war and will be done again this time.

The Swiss Legation, in Madrid ter. has been instructed to inquire Government's into the Spanish reasons for prohibiting the entry into Spain of Swiss citizens be- and 40 ween the ages of 18 travelling to Anglo-Saxon coun- tries, especially Canada,

Nachrichten" yes. ne "Baster terday.

stated

The newspaper states -tha the ban, which was introduce

Tuesday or Swiss subjects on had already existed for Britons Poles, Czechs and other national. of German occupied countries o military age.-Router.

DAYLIGHT RAID ON BREST

Reu-

made

A daylight attack was yesterday on the power station of the German occupied naval base it Brest by Coastal Command ircraft, states an Air Ministry commun’que.

A number of bombs were drop- ed and extensive damage caused.

Reuter.

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