1940-12-27 — Page 8

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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 27, 1940.

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Dover Area

PERFECT “INVASION WEATHER" OC

CURRED. IN THE STRAITS OF DOVER DUR-

ING CHRISTMAS, AND THE HEAVILY ARMED

GUARDS WERE DOUBLED AGAINST THE POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHTNING GERMAN THRUST THROUGH THE BLANKET OF MIST. COVERING THE CALM SEA:

Picked troops combed the beaches while the crews of long-range guns were ready for instant action and ships of the Dover Patrol slid through the mist keeping their day and night watch.

Meanwhile behind its ramparts Dover en- joyed a peaceful holiday. Shops were as crowded as in peacetime, a music hall and several cinemas were open and public dances continued until mid-1.

night.

Britain stood on guard against I invasion throughout Christmas-

tide

While the unofficial air war "truce" was on, vigilance on the Channel coast was redoubled.

Workers Keep At It

Arms workers sacrificed their holiday to isure a continued steady stream of munitions, and yesterday also war factories were running at full speed and millions of factory workers and others in offices and public services working for the first time on Box- ing Day since the passing of the

were

U.B.BEER

LIGHT DARK

UB

ON DRAUGHT

NO CHANGE REPORTED IN LIBYA

A successful British raid east of Kassala, in which a number of casualties were inflict- ed on the enemy, was announced in a Cairo G.H.Q. communique yesterday.

No chonge is re- ported in Libya, and on other fronts there is nothing of import-

SOCIETY GIRL WEDS BANDIT FREED

AFTER SIX Y

"

YEARS

Society beauty Miss Ethel Barrett, of St. Louis, has wed Edward G. Dillon, notorious robber, after..waiting six years for his re- lease from Sing Sing.

When Dillon passed through the prison gates, free at last, Miss Barrett stepped from her limousine and ran into his arms.

Known as the Top Hat Robber, Dillon committed seventy- four hold-ups in fashionable Chicago homes and

many thefts in exclusive New York night clubs and hotels.

When he was sen- tenced Miss Barrett publicly proclaimed her love for him. "As soon as he's freed I shall be his wife," she said.

Aged thirty-five, he has spent fourteen years in prisons

ance to report Reu-THREAT

ter.

Bank Holidays Act in 1871- Reuter.

Nazi Threat Of

"New Blow" (SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL")

German quarters in yesterday strongly hinted

OF COLD SHOWER

The fire brigade was called out last night to as- sist a police constable in that arresting an alleged thief,

Berlin

a now and more 'powerful, biow

than any yet struck would be Who, after being threa dealt at Britain immediately tened with a cold shower after the "Christmas truce." from one of the hoses, The Nazi authorities, claiming surrendered himself. that Germany proposed, a three-

No. 190, Prince Edward Road and there stripped her of ber belongings, valued at $27.

day Christmas armistice, said The man was alleged to have Germany notified Washington of been one of the four robbers who the truce proposal and asked that dragged a woman to the rear of it be relayed to London...

The Nazi proposal, it was stat ed, was that no Nazi 'planes would bomb Britain provided no R.A.F. craft · attacked the Reich or Ger- The woman raised an alarm man-occupied areas.

when the men decamped and the So far there has been no vio-a-leonstable, patrolling nearby, rush- tion of the tacit truce on eithered to the rescue, chasing the men side but the German authorities:

said swift retaliation would fole in the direction of Shek Kip M low any R.A.F. raid. Internation Village. al News Service.

FORMER EMPLOYEE SENTENCED

Before Mr H G. Sheldon K:C..

One of the men jumped into the nullah between Prince. Ed- ward Road and Boundary Street, but was observed, by a pursuing constable who stopped and or- dered him to come out, a

The man refu

instructed

the fre

the hose

mpelled

this morning,- Tsui Man-shing, 28, him to climb out and surrender.

and Wu Chung, 26, carpenter, were charged with house-break- ing at No. 480, Kipg's Ro

and

with receiving 44 pac plano hammers," valued: $880 First accused was a former employee of the Tsang Fook, Piano Company.

On December 10′′ 57. pa

hammers;

stolen from

rih Point. Fol

secon

-44"packets

COVENTRY'S X'MAS PRESENT TO QUEEN

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