1941-02-10 — Page 5

By BUD FISHER

OH, WELL - IT'S A MERRY CHRISTMAS JUST THE SAME!

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WAS OSUMI 'PLANE SHOT DOWN?

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

areas, where

Japanese troops are closing in on Toumen in Chungshan county, where Admiral Osumi's 'plane fell on Huangyangshan.

The surrounding the giant bomber crashed, bombed by Japanese planes in at effort to prevent the Chinese from reaching the wreckage, but two machine-guns of the plane, the sword of Admiral Baron Osumi and some documents were already removed.

WONA

Chow Fu-hai, Minister of Fin- eg In the Nanking regime, stated in the Central China "Daily News" that the plane was

shot down and lamented the death of | Rear-Admiral Hokochiro Suka, naval adviser of the Nanking regime.

International News Agency.

COL. DONOVAN IN CAIRO

Donovan,

Colonel

GENERAL DENTZ GOING TO DAMASCUS

General Dentz, the French High Commis- sioner in Syria and Lebanon, is going to Damascus for a long stay, according to the Jersualem correspon- dent of the indepen- dent French news agency.

TWO NAZI 'PLANES SHOT DOWN

Two German aircraft were des- troyed yesterday, · One enemy bomber was shot down into the sea off the East const by ou fighters.

A Heinkel 111 type whien ap- President proached one of our conveys in the Roosevelt's personal envoy, arriv- North Sea was promptly shot ed ii Cairo yesterday from down into the sea by H.M.S.

Pytchley British Wireless.

Palestine.

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Reuter.

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13 Boring tool

14 Container

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disease

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bronze

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VERTICAL

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cap

2 Flurry

3 Abdomen

4 Diplomacy

5 Colour

6 King of

Bashan

7 Bristle

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NAZIS MAN DANISH WARSHIPS

Danish torpedo-boats have been flying the Ger- man flag and have been manned by Germans since Wednesday, states the Stockholm newspaper, "Dagens Nyheter," in Stockholm yesterday.

This follows reports circulating in Stockholm during the past week that Germans had taken over Danish torpedo-boats and

submarines.

The newspaper says that torpedo-boats arc intended

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operating in the Baltic

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use in training, but there is no question of taking over the submarines.

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"This is the first breach of the original conditions laid down at the time of German occupation comments the "Dagens Nyheter."*

The Germans, it adds, are sys- tematically obtaining the re- moval of Cabinet members with the object of eventually having a Ministry in Copenhagen possess- ing the confidence of the King and the people but at the same time willing to yield to German de-

mands.-Reuter,

Flags At Half-Mast

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

It is reported from Stockholm that Denmark has been forced to lease to the Nazis, ten torpedo- boats, six of which were only re- cently built.

It is stated that, when the ves- sels were delivered, the flags on them were flown at half-mast. International News Service.

FILM CAMERAMAN BOUND OVER

Leung Ping, 24, assistant China cameraman of the South Motion Picture Company, Lee Gardens, was bound over by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning, for stealing two rolls of films from the company.

Detective Sergeant V. Morrison said that the films were valued at $70.

HARBOUR THEFT

Two drums of paint and 25 fath.. oms of Manila rope, were stolen from a ship anchored at buoy No. B18, on Saturday. The paint and rope, which.. belonged to Taikoo Dockyard, were valued at $535;

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