1940-10-25 — Page 27

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 25, 1940,

Special Role

To Be Britain's Night Fighter

A SWIFT ADVANCE in the deadliness of British fighter ‘planes as well as the early in- troduction of new types was foretold by Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert in a broadcast last night.

Spitfires and Hurricanes were being made faster, were able to climb higher and were more. heavily armed. Defiants were being restored to their proper role of night fighter and, with developments, should be very effective.

R.A.E. 'PLANES TORPEDO SUPPLY SHIPS

The R.A.F. have successfully torpedo- ed two enemy supply ships in the North Seo, and another enemy vessel heavily machine-gun- . ned,

was

This was officially

announced. in London last

evening.. The

operations were carri-

ed out by aircraft of

the Coastal Com- mand on Wednesday. -Reuter.

JOCKEY CLUB'S WAR

ng.

Several types of fighters, big an improvement on the Spit. dres and Hurricanes as these were on their predecessors, word" on the stocks..

Dealing with the R.A.F. bomb- ing offensive, Air Marshal Jou- bert said:

"We can Hope onwards steadily

from dow

to 'increase

Wo

our pressure on Germany and her atly and by next Spring when the flow of American aircraft becomes

a flood, shall return to Germany "with sevenfold interest the bombing that we have had to enduro.". New R.A.F. bombers, he said, would be as good as

the fighters.-Reuter.

new

PLIGHT OF BRITONS ON RIVIERA

QUESTIONED IN THE HOUSE OF

COMMONS

Lilary, Sprasser

Page

For Defiants

City workers were treated to a thrill during an air raid when British fighters went into action over the City. Here are people watching in Fleet Street looking towards St. Paul's (Copyright. Fox).

EMPIRE'S NEW AIR

ABOUT STEPS BEING TAKEN FORCE

ΤΟ HELP THE 2.000

BRI-

TISH SUBJECTS STILL ON!

THE FRENCH: "RIVIERA, MANY THE FIRST GROUP OF OB- OF WHOM ARE" DESTITUTE, SERVERS OF." THE BRITISH MR. HAROLD BUTLER, UNDER- COMMONWEALTH TRAINING SECRETARY FOR FORÉIGN|PLAN HAVE NOW GRADUAT- AFFAIRS, BAID THAT U.6. ED AND .. WERE. AWARDED CONSULS. IN UNOCCUPIED THEIR BADGES YESTERDAY

DONATIONS FRANCE HAVE BEEN ASKED IN TORONTO BY MR. JAMES

They have also been asked to advance

TO ADVANCE UP TO £10 ADUNCAN, CANADIAN · DEPUTY MONTH TO BRITISH SUBJECTS MINISTER FOR AIR; IN NEED.

··· Addressing" the men, Mr. Dui- can said, they were "forerunners of that great host of young men.

>> ever-growing. strength will turn the tide of victory." air gunners will complete

The first groups of pilots and their training shortly.-Reuter.

those people who are able to reach whose

travelling expenses to

the Spanish frontier:

The Special Sweep on the Kwangtung Handi- cap, 1940, resulted in a surplus of $61,902.53. This

On the frontier, British consu- has been divided between Jar officers will give them further the "South. China Morn-help.

Mr. Butler said that except for ing Post War Fund and men of military age he knew of the British Fund for Re-nothing to prevent. British subjects from returning via Lisbon, al-

RETURN TO SPAIN lief of Distress in China.

though the Journey back from Senor de Muguiro, Spanish Franca must necessarily be an Minister to Hungary, has return- arduous one. — Reuter.

ed to Spain. Reuter,

The sum in question brings the total amount contributed by this Club to War Funds up to $259,- 402.

The Stewards have decided that the surplus on the Special Sweep at the Annual Race Megting, 1941, which will be on the Roofy: Hill Derby, will be allocated to British; Funds and the Binkh Fund for Relief of. Distress in |China. "

EASING PRICES ON STOCK MARKET

to tho Stock

Home, rails wereüll forefront on silo London Exchange yasterdon, but profit- taking reduced earlicy gains.", In- dustrials displayed""naveral good spots but generally prices tended

to ease, Gilt-edged and Kars leso.. Wall Stedet, was firm

were better supported towards the

Reuter.

SUMMER TIME IN S WINTER

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H.M.S. GLORIOUS SINKING DISCLOSURES

A CONSIDERABLE number of survivors of the aircraft-carrier M.M.S. Glorious, which was sunk in an action in the North Sea in June, remained aflaat on rafts for some time while British aircraft and ships passed close to them without seeing them,

Summer-Time in Erituln will be continued all through the win-for fer the Home Secretary announce d in the House of Commons yes erday, Reuter:"

FELL OUT OF BED: KILLED

While asleep yesterday morn- ng, a 13-year-old Chinese rolled. off the bed and tractured his skull.. He died later the Queen Mary Hosplint

This was disclosed by Sir Vic-must, of, necessity, remain a my¬

Warrender, Secretary to the Admiralty, when

Parliamentary stery-Reuter. answering a question in the House of Commons yesterday.

Sir Victor explained that for a completely Inexplicable cause. any signals made by Glorious.

ABE RETURNING TO JAPAN

at the time were not intercept- General Abe, Japan's Special Envoy, to. Wang Ching-wel's pup- pet regime in Nanking, left

ed..

As the air ofliçer commanding | shangnar for Japan yestery Glorious went down with the morning-Our Own Correspon ghiba inuéh 201; whare,liapponet:"dent,

GERMAN EXODUS:

REBUILDING OF BOMBED BRITAIN

Government plans to repair the damage done by Nazi bombs in raids on Britain were revealed yes- terday in the House of Commons by Mr. C. R. Attiée, Lord Privy Seal, when he explained the duties of the new Ministry of Works and Supplies.

Sir John Reith; hond of the Ministry, will decide which build- ingy are to be repaired first, and will also be responsible for con- trol of central purchases of build- ng materials where necessary, as well as to institute, research into such problemts as the usp of sub- stitutes for any bufliling materials shert in supply.

The Ministry will take over the whole organisation of the Office of Works and the building work of the Ministry of Supply, including (*he annroval of plans for any new

factories.

Great Problems-And

Opportunities

Only highly specialised work such as the building of acrodromes ---will be controlled by the Ser- vice departments,--

All Germans have been removed · Mr. Attlee said: that it was from Bessarabia with the depar- clear that reconstruction - after ture of the last batch of 3;000- the war ralsos · great problems, Germans, according to the- Ger-[ and affords great opportunities. man radio yesterday. A total of } The Ministry will accordingly 90,000 Germans was transferred: consult all those concerned, and -Reuter.

report to the Cabinet. -Reuter.

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