1940-11-11 — Page 16

ANALYSIS OF R.A.F.

ON GERMANY

RAIDS

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BRAZILIAN

AIR DISASTER

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} Nineteen persons

were killed when Brazilian transport 'plane collided near Sao Paulo with an- other im a chine. Among the dead are the Cuban Minister to Brazil and D. Evendro Chagas, the well- Brazilian known

scientist. Havas.

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JAPANESE PETROL SHORTAGE

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Owing to the current shortage of gasolene, the Dairen Traffic Company ́is, being compelled to cur- tail the bus service within the city.

Bus routes running parallel with tramcar lines will either be abol- ished or reduced. Other lines! blocks away! operating several

from tramcar services - will! Ferve us feeders to the tramways. bringing passengers to the near- est tran

SINCE MAY 10.

when the R.A.F. real-

ly got down to the work of raiding German torgets -over 2,100 raids have been car- ried out, at the cost of 211 'planes.

This is an average of one 'plane fost in every 10 raids, in which frequently large formations of bombers took part.

Aerodromes and seaplane bases

We the chief targets, sustaining 641 raids, but are followed closely, by the raids on dockyards and ships, totalling 554 raids.

Europe.

the

Hamm continues to be chief target of all, due to the fact that it is the biggest and most and important railway centre

ft has goodsyard in been attacked over 80 times. Cologne, thanks to its many fac- tories, goodsyards and railway junctions, comes second.

werc other

German naval bases, docks and shipbuilding yards main targets.

JAPAN

BEGINS BIG

CELEBRATION

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 11, 1940

STOP PRESS

China

has

The new Bank of building on the Bund been seized by agents of the according Nanking regime,

A

to a Shanghai dispatch.

the Japanese-or- party of ganised police has taken pos- session of the premises. Prior the of to the occupation building, the Japanese Gen- in da: meric Headquarters Shanghai made representa- Works the Public Department of the Shanghai Council-Central Municipal The celebration of the of 2,600th anniversary the founding of the Jap- anese Empire began to- day.

Hamburg ha ocen attacked $3 times since M 10, some of the raids being the heaviest of the

Tokyo was a city of flags. lan- war, while Bremen has been raid-terns and banners, when, before

cd 42 times.

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Ports In German-occupied been attacked territory have heavily, for they were bases for invasion attempt. poɛsible Flushing leads the list with 48 and raids, while Boulogne Ostend come next with 45 raids and Calais fourth with 39. No less than 277 attacks have German oil been made against supplies and plants at 59 different points.

Gelsenkirchen "leads raids all to itself: while Hanover has sustained 27 large raids. Reuter.

with

BAN ON SWISS PAPERS MODIFIED

30

dawn, over 50,000 representatives of all classes, in their best formal

dress, procceded to the ceremonial hall which has been erected on

the plaza fronting the Imperial

Palace.

The diplomatic corps was also present..

The Emperor entered the hall, preceded by Prince Konoye, and followed by members of the Im- perial Family.

2 con-

Prince Konoye read gratulatory message in which he

said:

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to observe

"We swear perial Instructions

Im-

and to cn- barce the essence of national policy."

Throughout Japan, the occasion

celebrated with

was

tions to

News.

FIGHTING

Special IN ICHANG

three Ame.ican

dances. Some 257 pcople have been SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"¦decorated for distinguished er-

From Rome it is reported that vices, including Further, the bus service will the ban imposed throughout Italy - women. -

Swiss newspapers has commercs an hour later and end on most earlier. Havas,

been partially lifted.

Havas..

Reuter.

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Police, whose staff officers have been ra- pidly dwindling has decided to recruit 2,000 more policemen, the "Asahi" reports.

The Tokyo Police Force con- sists now of about 17,000 officers, but the number is considered in- sufficient for effective protection of the capital.

Many policemen have left the force to join other professions.→→ Havas,

EVACUEE SHIP

LEAVES YOKOHAMA

•

REGION

IN JAPANESE ATTACKS

UNDER! THE ICHANG AREA COVER OF 30 AIRCRAFT WERE REPULSED BY THE CHINESE, ACCORDING ΤΟ CHINESE FIELD DESPATCHES FROM THE YANGTSE RIVER FRONT RECEIVED -YESTERDAY IN CHUNGKING.

on

Meanwhile, in east Chekiang, the Chinese are converging Hsiaoshan, on the south bank ofį the Chicmang River.

in columns Chinese mobile

cut the northern Kiangsi have

be- Kiukiang-Nanking Railway

Nanchang

and Tei-an, tearing up rails and blowing up

Reuter. bridges.

tween

105 CAUGHT GAMBLING

One hundred and five Chinese were arrested in a gambling raid carried out by the Police, under Sergeant Bentley and Sergeant Morrison, yesterday afternoon in Shaukiwan.

Three Japanese aircraft bombed Sha-yu-chung, Mirs Bay terminus of the Taino- Sha-yu-chung Ferry Service, at 7.30 a.m. yesterday. Bombs fell along the waterfront. There were no casualties.

RE-

ACCORDING ΤΟ PORTS RECEIVED IN KUNMING LAST NIGHT THE JAPANESE MILITARY HAS MISSION IN HANDI PRESENTED INDO-CHINA WITH A

DE- NOTE MANDING THE RIGHT TO LAND TROOPS. IN SAIGON. -OUR OWN LORRESPON- DENT.

The United States liner, s.s. President Coolidge, which arrived at Yokohama from Shanghai yes-

The gambling rendezvous was This prefix "special"! to telegrams'in terday morning, left for Honolulu !

used by the Sunday Herald" and yesterday evening with a number on the first floor of No. 70, Mar-

"China. Mail to indicate news which of American ev uces among its ble Street.

Six of the arrested fen

is strictly copyright under the provi more than 900 passengers.

sions of the Telecommunications Or- Among these were Mrs. Nelson detained in custody, owing to thei

dinance, 1936, and may not be reprint- sufficient bailed under any circumstances, either T. Johnson, wife of the United, inability to raise States Ambassador to China, Mrs. The remainder were released on wholly or in part, without prior ar Garland Richardson, wife of the pail. United States Vice-Consul in Tok-

yo, and 37 American, residents of Tokyo, Reuter,

· GOVERNMENT

OUTLINES NEW EVACUATION PLAN

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no undertaking can be given that a person will be transported to such place. It may be mention- ed that the Colony of Fili ̈TM has al- ready erpressed its readiness. to nccept evacuees of Chinese race to the number of 500.

"While Government undertakes to defray the cost, of transport to destination of refuge it is probable that evacuees themselves will have to arrange for the cost of their own maintenance there- after."

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