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HISTORIC BUILDINGS

OR DAMAGED

RAZED Nazis' Flagrantly Indiscriminate "Fire Raid”

JAPANESE

RAZE 64 VILLAGES

Sixty-four villages were razed by the Ja panese in their re- cent invasion of Shehsien, north Ho- nan. About 4,300 vil- lagers lost their lives --Central News.

GERMAN FIRE RAID VERSION

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IN SUNDAY NIGHT'S flagrantly indis- criminate attack on London, states an offi- cial communique, there was nowhere any at- tempt to single out targets of military im- portance, and some of the city's most historic buildings were destroyed or seriously dam- aged.

Much of this damage was seen by the Prime Minister and Mrs. Churchill when they visited the scene yesterday. When their pre- sence became known they were accompanied by a great crowd of cheering Londoners.

"Good akh Winston Give it them

back and remember we can take what we have had and much

imore." was the message given by

City workers

Firemen perched on roofs and grimy demolition squads rested trom their labours to cheer Mr. and Mrs. Churchill,

No fewer than SIX famous churches were fired. The ancient Hall of the Girdiers Company was wrecked. Saint Paul's Cat-

hedral was hit by incendiary

bombs but was saved by prompt use of stirrup pumps by Cathedral staff.

Guildhall Damage

the

the

Incendiaries which fell on roof of Guildhall were similarly

the burning Church of Saint Laur-

small courthouse which remained

"Streets and factories" extinguished but later flames from were mentioned as mili-cnce in Old Jewry spread across a tary objectives by the Ger- undamaged and set fire to the roof man radio yesterday, com- of the Guildhall, with disastrous results to the building erected be- menting on Sunday tween 1411 and 1435 and to the

cost of which night's air roid

the famous Lord Mayor, Sir Richard Whittington London.

"Turn Again" Whittington of nur- sery rhyme contributed. It was named the Guildhall because as medieval Guilds met there.-Bri- importanttish Wireless.

The announcer said that visibility was good successes were obtained.

Many huge fires were

on

stated

to have been caused and an uninterrupted series of explo- slotts, cald the announcer, could be, heard all over the city. He added that although the attack was only of short dura- tion it was pressed home by strong formations and "came as a surprise so that the Luftwaffe sustained no losses."-Reuter.

WEATHER REPORT

the

The Royal Observatory reports that pressure has increased con- siderably over Manchuria.

German accom.

Photo shows: The pilot, mentioned in panying picture, with his head bandaged, brought in by the lifeboat,

(Copyright, Fox).

CHINA FOREIGN AFFAIRS EXPERT

ON THE OUTLOOK

"IN 1941 THE UNITED STATES will increase her assistance to China and Britain; the Neutrality and Johnson Acts cannot prevent the United States from assisting the Democracies, in fact there is a possibility that both laws will be repealed.” -

So declares Dr. Chang Chung-fu, well-known authority on international affairs, in a special arti- cle published in the "Central Daily News," official organ of the Government, in Chungking to-day.

Dr. Chang, who formerly was head of the political Science De- University Partment of Peiping

Counsellor to the and is now National Military Council, con- tinues:

"Before the outbreak of war between the United States and Japan. It is possible that the former, acide from the embargo on exporta to Japan and 88- ristance to China. will control Imports and

increase pressure

on Japan.

*Production of armaments will increase in the United States. The British rearmament programme

A motlerate anticyclone now. will be completed and Britain's covers the whole of China and-ex-aircraft production may match or tends eastward to south Japan,

A depression is moving east- ward across Hokkaido.

even excel Germany's. "Then the European may take a new turn."

situation Reuter.

odkavor: the South East coast "by'à'de®

* A German Dornier 17. bomber was recently shot d trohment of the Somerset Light Infantry. They took one of the Spandau machine-guns and animunition from the aircraft and mounted the gun on a high engiẻ mounting. Two days later Mosserschmidt 109 flew over this came detachment at about 1,000 foot, and it was promptly shot, down by this German gun mounted by the Somersete, it fell into the sex two miles from shore. A lifepost was launched and plaked up the

hoto shows: Boldler cuál felvillany. hauling in the lifebost carrying the German pilot, who has his head bandaged. (Copyright, Fox).

PART OF T.U.C. IN WAR

The great part played in the Battle for Britain by the Trades Union Con- gress is the subject of a review issued yesterday in

·London, and which shows how close and satisfactory is the collaboration be-

tween the Government and the T.U.C., which re- presents over 5,000,000 organised workers.

Goodwill on both sides and a united determination to defeat the Nazi menace aud preserve de- mocracy quickly swept away the initial difficulties.

The whole machinery is now working smoothly.

The TU.C. is playing an in- creasingly important part in ather spheres us well,

For instance, more canteen# provided by the Unions for air- raid rejlet work have been in- spected by the King at Bucking- ham Palace, while similar ones have done magnificent wari in Coventry, Bristol and Blṛming- ham.

Nearly £1,000,000 has been lent to the Government free of interest; and individual contributions in the TU.C's Red Cross "Penny-a- week" scheme have already |-brought in thousands of pounds.

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