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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 2, 1940.

SOUTHAMPTON SUFFERS ANOTHER SEVERE RAID

BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR PREMIER

An interesting ceremony took place on Saturday when Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands visit- ed the Chancellor of the Exche- quer and handed him a cheque 1or £35,000 subscribed by the -people of Java to the Churchil

Birthday Fund.

The Chancellor, expressed the warm thanks of the Prime Min- ister and keen appreciation of of this magnificent expression Java's support of the

SOUTHAMPTON WAS RAIDED BY CON- SIDERABLE FORCES OF ENEMY AIRCRAFT ON| cause. British Wireless, SATURDAY NIGHT, ACCORDING TO AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE; THE CENTRE OF THE TOWN WAS DELIBERATELY ATTACKED AND MUCH DAMAGE DONE TO HOUSE AND SHOP PROPERTY.

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Latest reports suggest casualties were not unduly heavy. All services concerned were used to the full and the excellent cooperation between them proved adequate for the heavy bases being established in the

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Yesterday's air activities Britain consisted of a small for- mation of fighters and fighter- bombers none of which trated deeper than the southern outskirts of London.

pene-

Two enemy aircraft were shot down.

Town's Worst

The raid

was Southampton's worst of the war. A rain of in- explosives, did much damage to churches, houses and shops in the

cendiary bombs, followed by high

centre of the city.

Many fires were started the effect of which was Increased by the high explosive bombs. The raid begun early in the evening with the dropping of flores, some being quickly ex- tinguished by tracer bullets from the ground defences.

Civilians Suffer

The latter also put up a heavy barrage which caused the raiders

Indications suggest that Presi- dent Roosevelt may leave 15-day tour of the Caribbean to Washington to-day on inspect defences in the vicinity of Puerto Rico, including naval

British West Indies.-Reuter.

FACTORY SUMMONS TAKEN TO APPEAL COURT

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APPLICATION FOR leave to appeal, by way of re-hearing was made at the Supreme Court this morning before a full Court of Appeal, composed of the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor and Justice E. H. Williams, by J. P. Murphy, in respect of a deci- sion by the senior Magistrate of Kowloon, Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen concerning a Factory Ordinance sum- mons brought by Mr. E. C. Drown.

The summons was against the must have confused the Magis- manager of the Lau Gee Engin- trate and prevented him from

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decísion. Kweilin.coming into a proper Street, for failure to fence secure- On the whole the former hearing and I ly the dangerous parts of five ma- was most unsatisfactory chines in contravention of theask leave to appeal by way of re- Factories and Workshops Ordin- hearing. ance. The Magistrate registered a

to circle round at a height which conviction in respect of only one

prevented other than indiscrim- inate bombing.

Several casualties were reported, principally among civilians, in- cluding some deaths.

Fire fighting and relief ser- vices co-ordinated perfectly and great praise was given yester day to their efforts. As in Coventry, the brunt of this raid on Southampton was borne by civilians and not by military objectives. Reuter.

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machine, imposing a fine of $50.

The Chief Justice asked why peal was in connection with the the usual course of going before The application for leave to ap- other four on the ground that they the Magistrate for a re-heating were also dangerous.

was not adopted.

Mr. Murphy said he personally would thought that that course have been proper, and had spoken to the Magistrate unofficially about it and was told it would thebe a waste of time as he would

Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the appellant, and Mr. Percy Chen, instructed by Mr. B. C. Hobbs, re- presented the respondent,

Mr. Murphy said

that

grounds for the application-were- come to the same: decision................ that the finding that four of the The Chief Justice said that they machines were reasonably safe did not know on what grounds was against the weight of the evi- the Magistrate came to his deci→ In Southampton a newspaper dence and that the Magistrate fail- sion in respect of the other ma- seller whose shop had been deed to take into consideration the chines. It might be that he was stroyed displayed on the debris special circumstances of the case subdued by the big guns of Mr. a placard which besides announc- arising from the position of the Brayfield but he might have klis- ing the usual sale of newspapers machines.

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regarded every word Mr. Bray- Against the evidence of the field said. In the circumstances, complainant, Mr. Murphy said the only conclusion.the Court Mr. T. H. G. Brayfield had testi- could possibly come to was to fled on behalf of the defendant have a hearing de novo. It would that the machines were safe be-be very difficult indeed to come cause they were properly fenced to a conclusion on the notes alone Mr. Brayfield's evidence, how-without knowing what was in the ever, was based on an inspection mind of the Magistrate, and sub- made on September 12 after the ject to what Mr. Chen had to say summons had been taken out by the thought a re-hearing de novo which time the machines were would be a just course to take, if properly fixed.

leuve to appeal was granted.

Three Machines

were

the

No Particulars Mr. Murphy said that the sum- Mr. Chen pointed out that no mons was in respect of five ma-} particulars General Avila Camacho chines. The Magistrate had con- summons

given in although there was a took the oath as 51st Pre-victed in respect of one and as to large number of machines in the sident of Mexico in the pared to abide by his decision. given by defendant that since the another the complainant was pre-factory. Further, the statement Chamber of Deputies in The application, therefore, now installation of the machines in

concerned three machines. Mexico City yesterday.

1937, Mr. Phillips, the Senior The summons was taken out on Inspector of Factories and Work- In 'the course of his

speech, August 13 under Factories and shops, had visited the premises President Camacho promised a Workshops Ordinance, 1937, which several times and made nos.com- continuation of the revolutionary stated that "in a factory danger plaints, had not been chul- regime in Mexico and a continuous, parts of the machinery and lenged. This unchallenged state- tion of the Pan-American pro- mill gearing shall be securely ment might have led the Magis- fenced or in such position or con- | trate to come to the conclusion Referring to the economic life struction as to be safe to every that the machines were reason- of the country he invited the person in the premises.",

ably safe. cooperation of business enter.

Visits were paid by the com- His Lordship: granted.deave to prises and investments

in plainant in June, July and twice appeal.. -Case is proceeding. Moxico and said he was ready in August. The machines in to pooperate with them. T

question had not then been fenced This declaration is interpreted although the manager had been as an encouraging sign for future warned and accordingly a sum- dealings between the State and mons was taken out in respect of the oil industry.

the occasion of August 13 and that was issued a week later.. The Director of Air Raid Pre- The evidence of the complainant cautions announces that a test of The United States was repre- was based on the standards of the air raid sirens, both in Hong sented at the inauguration by Mr. safely, laid down by the Home Of-Kong and Kowloon, will be carri- Henry A. Wallace, Vice-Presi- fice and set out in official publied out sometime between the dent-elect, who joined in the ap- [cation.

hours of 9 a.m, and mid-day on 'plause which followed the "cere- Mr. Murphy submitted that Wednesday, 4th December, 1940.

mony.

that evidence was ignored or not taken fully, enough into considera- Twenty-nine cases of tubercu- tion by the Magistrate, ““

losis, seven of dysentery, and one The expert ovidence given on each of meningitis and chicken- behalf of defendant included pox were notified over the week evidence as to machines not the end. There were no cholera, subject of the summons and this typhoid or diphtherla cases.

Confetti Showers

At the close of the proceedings President Camacho left with ex- President Cardonas and was loud- ly cheerod by a large crowd which showered both, 'men with confetti, Reuter,

AIR RAID SIREN WARNING