THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 1, 1941.
R.A.F. BLASTS A WAY FOR GENERAL WAVELL'S ARMY Aerodromes On Way To Benghazi Heavily Attacked
STOP PRESS
HAYASHI
EXAMINED SECRETLY
Operations Continuing To Develop
A BRIEF COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY BRI- The secret preliminary examination held in the TISH HEADQUARTERS IN CAIRO ́ YESTER- case of Mr. Y. Hayashi, DAY STATED THAT ON ALL FRONTS OPER- President of the Japanese ATIONS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO OUR ADVANTAGE. THE R.A.F. AGAIN BLASTED Ratepayers Association, who shot Mr. W. J. Kes- A WAY FOR THE ADVANCE OF BRITAIN'S wick, Chairman of the IMPERIAL ARMY OF THE NILE.
Shanghai Municipal Council, at the Rate- payers' Meeting on Jan. 23, is expected to be com- pleted in ten days.
This was stated by the Japan- esc Embassy spokesman at press conference in Shanghai,
The trial of Mr. Hayashi, th spokesman said, would be held in Nagasaki.
Mr. Hayashi admitted shooting Mr. Keswick but gave no motive, the spokesman stated.
Mr. Hayashi was formally charged with attempted murder On January 25. Under Japanese law a murder conviction carries a sentence of three years to death.' Sentence
of At- on conviction tempted murder would be "not less than half that," according to the spokesman. Reuter.
AN R.A.F. communique states that on Thursday activities were mainly focussed on attacked enemy aerodromes, which were several times by bombers.
was
¡ An aerodrome situated on the Kenya have penetrated into Ita- main road between Derna and lian Somaliland and destroyed the Benghazi was heavily bombed. village of Kiamboni, near Dick's Direct hits were observed on hun- Head.
Not a single enemy soldier was
stated iz gars and other buildings around
encountered, it the aerodrome.
Nairobi yesterday.
Kiamboni was an advance post
(native levies)! held by bandas from which several raids had been ; carried out on Kenya fishing vil- lages near the border.
One Italian fighter
was shot
down in flames by British fighters. In East Africa aircraft dived on a bridge of strategic value and straddled it with bombs.
Attacks were also made on Ita- lian artillery and infantry posi- tions in the Moyale area.
Kenya Operations Meanwhile Nigerian troops operating on the coastal sector
of
The Italian village was on fire and the Nigerian troops then withdrew.
Part of the operations was car- ried out by sea, so as to enable the troops to be transported easier. Reuter.
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JAPANESE 'PLANE DOWNED
Chinese anti-aircraft units were responsible for bringing down one of four Japanese 'planes raiding Shangjao, Kiangsi, yesterday.
was set abluze
at i crashed
The machine
in mid-air and
a point four miles south-west of Shangjao. It was reduced to total wreck.
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Several bombs were dropped at Cen- Shangjao by the raiders. tral News.
APPOINTMENTS
The following appointments etc. are notified in the "Gazette":
Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith résumed duty as Colonial Secretary.
Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North resum- ed duty as Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
Miss M. Carew to be a Nursing Sister.
Mr. W, H, Lock to be a Member of the Volunteer Advisory Com- mittee.
Senor A. Perez-Saez recognized as Consul-General for Peru
Mr. I. G. Leyton to be acting Consul in charge of the Honduras Consulate.
SINGAPORE BUYS
A TORNADO
The Singapore Turf Club is giving £10.000 for the purchase of a Tornedo aeroplane, which is described in Singapore as the latest and most up-to-date air- craft used by the Royal Force. Reuter,
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