1940-10-28 — Page 36

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SIEGE OF

AERIAL SIEGE LONDON SLACKENS IN SEVERITY

(By Reuter's Air Correspondent)

THE AERIAL “SIEGE” - OF LONDON, WHICH ENTERED ITS EIGHTH WEEK YES- TERDAY, WAS NOTICEABLY SLACKENED IN SEVERITY. THE REGULARITY OF THE

AN RAIDS IS. FAR FROM

ACCURATE GUIDE TO THE INTENSITY OF GERMANY'S EFFORT.

It is recognised that the present pause may be only temporary and that Germany may be prepar- ing a fresh onslaught with redoubled energy but un- less this is the outcome of the Hitler-Petain agree- ment, the evidence of the past week justifies the be- lief held by qualified observers that the Luftwaffe's energy will be dispersed over a wider field.

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This has not been the case by, when the weather is fine, detracts day, for Hitler and Goering have from the wisdom of making Lon- had to rely since the smashing don the sole or even main target. the The Defiance aircraft which, it is announced, will revert to their role of night fighter, is yet another type to harry Nazl 'planes after dark.

use of bomb-carrying fighters whose effective range is strictly limited, but at night the Luft- waffe is now winging its way Wales more over England and and even some parts of Scotland seeking new targets,

The Blenheim has been used

U.S. FACES

ATTACK ON TWO OCEANS

The United States has been brought into a position where it must consider the pos- sibility of a simul- taneous attack in both oceans, said Ad-" miral Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, in a Navy Day broadcast yesterday. Reuter.

SHANGHAI CENSORSHIP

for some time and there is evi (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" dence that a new American type

..POLICE CENSORSHIP O is suitable for night use..

NEWSPAPERS In raiding over an ever widen- CHINESE

INTERNATIONAL SET

OF SHANGHAI

UNSLACKENEI SEPTEMBER, SAYS -- TH REPOR

Midland towns, in particular, have become "little Londons." The great sprawling capital ing field, especially at night time, THE still attracts the majority of the the enemy is" following closely TLEMENT night bombing fleet as with day the R.A.F. plan of campaign, CONTINUED raiders, primarily because it is which seeks to cripple Germany's IN so conveniently close the war effort with attacks of grow- intensity over the widest European bases, but this does not ing alter the fact that night raids are possible area. becoming more widespread.

Worsening Weather

to

and

The worsening weather thickening of the night defences

SHANGHAI MERCHANT WARNED

Key To Mastery

MONTHLY POLICE ISSUED YESTERDAY.

The editors of three newspaper were warned. for publishing "oh jectionable" matter::

The censorship system, unde Losses in aircraft and men on which the police can raid Chin either side are fast losing their ese newspaper offices and pre past significance and unless the vent publication of objectionab

was instituted present course of the air war material, is dramatically changed, in Bri- August. tain or in another theatre of war,

Chinese Eleven new

paper

the key to air mastery may well appeared during September, tw resolve itself into a question of of them with large circulation how quickly the R.A.F., with the-Havas. help of American supplies, can match Germany's strength in bomber planes as we are now WITHOUT INCIDENT rapidly overhauling the enemy's

total of fighter aircraft.-Reuter. (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL

were typhoid.

by large crowds.-Havas.

Owing to the drastic police pre cautions both in the Settleme Two cases (one imported) of and the French Concession ye Lucien Tessier, a mer- cholera, from Kowloon and Vic- terday not the slightest incider

toria; 34 cases of tuberculosis occurred during the funeral chant from Shanghai, liv-nine of dysentery, and two of the late Mayor of Shanghai, F ing in the Hong Kong Saturday and yesterday.

notified during Siao-en. The funeral was attende Hotel, was cautioned, by Mr. E. Himsworth, Magis- trate, this morning for having 24 letters in his possession for the purpose of sending them out of the Colony other than through the post.

Defendant, appearing on bail of $500, said he did not know the re-

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to take the letters through with him to the United States.

Sub-Inspector Slattery, for the police, said that he went on board the s.s. President Coolidge on Sa- turday morning when she arrived from Shanghai, and spoke to de- fendant, who produced the 24 let- ters..

Most of these letters were ad- dressed to friends, but six were to addresses in the United States. The letters were taken to the censor, who raised no objection to the contents of any of them.

Sub-Inspector Slattery said, the police were not. pressing for a serious view to be taken, although they had information that M. Tes- sier had previously committed the same offence,

Visa Question

M. Tessier - asked that no of- fence, be registered against him, as he was a prominent business- man in the Far East, making fre- quent trips through the Colony. If an offence were recorded might prove difficult for him get visas to Hong Kong in the Julyre, :

it to

The Magistrate said he was un- nable to take that into considera- tlon, Warning defendant to be more careful" in the future... that Court administered an official "caution"

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