1940-10-21 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 21, 1940,

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"INVASION BASES" IN

LIBYA

GET

HAMMERING Line Of Ships Straddled By Bombs

H.R.H. The Duke of Kent visiting Polish and Canadian R A.F. personnel at an R.A.F. Sta- tion, is here seen inspecting a German Dornier brought down. (Copyright, Fox).

UNIQUE STORY OF GERMANY'S TREACHERY

SABOTAGE

MR. EDEN

IN VERSAILLES REACHES

NEIGHBOURHOOD

(SPECIAL TO "SUNDAY HERALD")

The German milit- ary authorities have ordered the inhabit- ants of several towns near Versailles to take turns in guard- ing: German military vehicles parked there... The measure was. taken owing to fre- quent cases of sabot- age. Havas.

With the publication of Mynheer von Kleffens' Book "Rape of the Nether- ands those people- not ubject to the tutelage of otalitarian masters are put in possession of a locument of both present¦

nd future importance. Written by a leading mentber of e Government of one of the rst countries to be subjected to alculated Nazi terrorism, it tells, n eye-witness story of an over- helming air attack on a small ountry not only without a de- laration of war, and in spite of! epeated promises of non-aggres- IN FUTURE, ENGLISH on but against which the German | BROADCASTS FROM GER- Pictator had no shadow ofĮ MANY WILL NO LONGER BE

rievance.

The London "Telegraph," in reviewing the book yesterday, story of the says: "The smooth-faced treachery which Jed up to this crime is unique.. In nistory and is told here, as.

· is all of the narrative, in close detail and entirely without sensational accretion... How .gallantly the Dutch army and air force stood up to a hopes- ess situation and defeated German calculation upon a one-

BREMEN

JERUSALEM

THERAF HAMMERED away this week- end with increased strength at Italian bases and shipping in Libya.

A communique issued last night in Cairo reported that on Saturday R.A.F. bombers straddled a line of ships at the outer harbour and mole of Benghazi and caused a large fire. at the Berka barracks.

The

barracks, telephone ex- change and military headquarters at Benghazi had been hit in raids the previous night.

West of Bardia bombs fell on barracks and a large concentra- tion of motor transport.

At Hallaya ("Hell Fire Pass"), near. Sollum. bombs fell among A.A. guns at a military camp and at Buq-Buq on A.A. gun emplacements.

Sudan raided Barentu (Abyssinia) with_considerable success.

Three Italian fighters on the runway were shot up and burn-: ed out while six other aircraft dispersed over the aerodròme . were severely damaged by gườ fire but did not catch, fire.

Raids On Gura

'R.A.F. bombers carried out several raids on Gura which re- made sulted in several explosions and Is-fires among buildings which could be seen 15 minutes after the air- craft had left on the homeward journey.

Another attack was Moritza, in the Dodecanese lands, the same night but the damage was not observed.

Diredawa was visited and at- tacks on hangars, there caused éx- plosions followed by fires,

Bahrein Attacked

Bahrein Island, in the Persian Gulf, was bombed by four Italian aircraft shortly after midnight but very little damage was caused Mr. Anthony Eden, Se- and there were no casualties. cretary for War, arrivedly, says the communique.

All our machines returned safe

in Jerusalem on Thurs- day, according to an offi cial announcement only issued last night.

Mr. Eden was accompanied by -General Sir Archibald-Wavett, Commander-in-Chief, – Middle East. Mr. Eden inspected many units of the garrison while " Palestine,

A detachment of the Arab Le- gion formed a guard of honour when he visited Amman on Sri- ♦00004 |·day: and was received by the:Eti

Abdullah of Trans-Jordan.

OFF THE AIR

TRANSMITTED FROM BREMEN BUT FROM - BRESLAU, SOME 350 MILES FURTHER INLAND AND ALMOST ON THE POLISH FRONTIER.

The reason is that. Bremen: is a favourite target of the RA.F. and whenever the British bombers pay a visit the radio station goes off the air to avoid giving help in direction-findings.

The first broadcast-from. Bres- the lau on Saturday night was not a

success.

The home programmo", was ay victory make a thrilling chap-heard, with the English broadcast forming a faint background an The volume will remain the the same wave-length: extbook of blitzkrieg method as Later, the German engineers ell as of the infames of Millerie had to switch overcontaithe short- ipfama -British Witőledné. Wavese: Reutetur

KIEL CASTLE DAMAGED

DEATH OF MR CHANG SHAN TSE

THESE BERLIN RADIO YES-

Mr. Chang Shan-tse, the famous ERDAY ADMITTED, THAT IN Chinese post-painter, who re- RIDAY NIGHT'S RAIDS BR turned to China recently from ISH: BOMBERS ATTACKED a tour abroad, and spent some JEL. MANA

Later Mr. Eden saw a desert pa- rol of the Arab Legion and a unit of the Trans-Jordan Frontier Force.

Reuter.

ESTONIAN CONSUL'S PROTEST

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

MR V. MILLER, SECRETARY OF THE ESTONIAN CON- SULATE IN SHANGHAI, YES- TERDAY FILED A FORMAL PROTEST WITH THE FIRST SPECIAL DISTRICT COURT AGAINST. THE SEIZURE · UN» DER WARRANT BY THE MUNT- CIPAL POLICE OF THE ESTON TAN CONSULATE ARCHIVES.

The archives were seized-qt the request of the Soviet-authorities.

Mr Miller further stated he would carry his plen to Enting-| king should his move for the re- turn of the doctumments fail, s'nce) he said, the local' Estonian con-- sulate was maintained under-of- ficial recognition from Chungking which was never withdmwm Havas.

M. COSME ON WAY TO CHUNG KHOE

days in Hong Kong. before, flying, The French, Ambassador, M. As usual, however, the Nurls to Chungking, passed away in Hanri Cosme, is expected to -ar- If only of damage to non-mill Chungking yesterday moming rive in Chungking in the near ary objectives and say that docu at the age of 62.

futare. He has already arrived. lents of the history of Holstein. During he brief stay in Hong at Katguen, south of Yummia; rovince in the Ubrary of Kiel Kong he gave uns exhibition of and is schedule to arrives in aster were destroyed

his. paintings at St. Francis Hotel itinariiu today at about noon. which attracted many visitors Alter calling one. General Lung He left for Chungking on Yud, Governor of Yunnan, the October 4." Not long after, his Ambasador is, expected to con arrival, he fell ill-Contenithmic the Journey to Ohungking." NTOWER

→Reuters."S

They pay an unconscious tribute to accuracy of British night imbing by claiming ~ that the istle was damaged by order

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Night raids were carried out at Diredawa, bombs falling across railway buildings and hangars.

At Rhodes Island direct hits were scored on administrative buildings near the aerodrome and also on a hangar.

One 'merchant ship is believed to have been hit when.... heavy bombs fell among vessels moored on the south side of the Mole d'Itàlia at Benghazi, while incen- Aircraft of the South African diary bombs also fell on the 'ad- Air Force operating from the joining quay-Reuter.

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