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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1941.
CLOUD-DODGING DAYLIGHT RAIDERS
OVER BRITAIN
CLOUD-DODGING German air-raiders were more numerous and busier over Britain during daylight yesterday than for some time, Bombs were dropped in the outskirts of London and at a number of places in East Anglia and there were a small number of casualties.
EVACUEES REACH AUSTRALIA
women
British evacuees from Thai- land arrived at Sydney by air yesterday.
They stated that 100 more women and children are shortly coming to Australia.
--Reuter.
One raider, after dive-bombing un East Coast town, machine- gunned children going to school but all escaped.
SEVERAL CHILDREN WERE KILLED BY BOMBS DROPPED ON ONE EAST ANGLIAN TOWN AND IT 16 BELIEVED. THAT AT LEAST TWO GER. MAN RAIDERS WERE DES- TROYED.
One Heinkel bamber, approach- ing small units of the British Navy in the North Sea yesterday morning, was hotly engaged and it is considered certain that the machine was unable to reach its base, the Admiralty announced.
ANOTHER BOMBER, IT IS BELIEVED, FELL INTO THE SEA, AFTER A BATTLE WITH A BRITISH FIGHTER. REU- TER.
SHUFFLE IN
STAR FERRY N. CHINA
MEETING
SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS LEAVES
FOR ISTANBUL
According to a Mos- cow despatch to the official German news agency, Sir Stafford Cripps, British Ambas- sador in Moscow, when he left the So- viet capital 'by 'plane yesterday for Istanbul, was accompanied by Mr. John Russell, of the British Embassy, and Squadron-Leader Charlton Allamell, British Air Attache.- 'Reuter.
DANGEROUS DRUGS
Leung Ju-tong. 42, manager of the Asia Hospital Supplies Shop, No. 199, Johnston Road, was fined $250 by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Magistracy this morning, for selling poison on February 13.
Defendant sold *} packet of streptocide tablets and a packet of Aminobergene Sulfamido Pyranine tablets to a soldier.
Mr. A. W. Brown pleaded guilty on behalf of accused, and MAJOR-GENERAL MORIOKA, | stated that his client did not real- HEAD OF THE CHINA AF is the seriousness of the offence. FAIRS BOARD IN PEIPING, IS| His client bought the tablets from RELINQUISHING HIS POST ON¦ Macao and had no intention of PROMOTION. HIS SUCCESSOR selling them. HAS NOT YET BEEN NOMIN- Detective Sub-Inspector W. N. INCREASED COSTS OF OPERATED.
Darkim told the Court that the ATION WERE STATED TO BE It is strongly rumoured in tablets had to be taken under a THE CAUSE OF THE DECREASE Chinese circles that Wang I-tang, physician's instructions. If the IN NET EARNINGS OF THE head of the North China Political tablets were taken in a wrong STAR FERRY AT THE ANNUAL Affairs Commission, will resign, way, then might keep a man in MEETING OF THE COMPANY, and it is also believed that the hospital for three months. OVER WHICH THE HON. MR former head, Wang Keh-min, will
J. J. PATERSON PRESIDED resume that post-Reuter.
THIS MORNING.
Traffic earnings, said the Chair- man, were down by $9.645.83 or 1.117% as compared with 1939. This was largely due to the drop in first-class 10 cts. fares. which decreased by $25,272.30, mainly at- tributable to the number of wo- men and children evacuated from the Colony, In all other passen- ger traffic there was an increase.
The fall in earnings was negli- gible, but expenses increased by $90,508.55, or 25% over the pre- vious year, almost entirely due 10 the increased cost of coal and oil. the coal bill being 69.3% above that for 1939.
THE ST. CYR OF FREE FRANCE
college,
A military
which is destined to become the St. Cyr
JAPANESE ARMY "BRAIN'S TRUST'
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
"!
of Free France in Africa, has Reports from Shanghai reach- been opened ut Brazzaville bying the United States state that General de Larmenat, High Com- the Tokyo Government has set up missioner of Free French Africa. a Military Brain Trust composed according to Free French circles of Staff Officers from Formosa and South China under the 'leadership in London.
The college at present houses of Major-General Majima. 125 cadets, most of whom escaped It is also reported, despite de- from France to join General denials from Tokyo, that German in Gaulle.
military officers are working conjunction with the Japanese army in Canton, Hainan Island and in Formosa, → International | News Service,
The, college is called Camp
Reuter. Colonna Dornado,
16 CASUALTIES IN
During the year the 5-minute service was extended over a fur- ther one hour and twenty min- utes daily, and additional late ferries were put on the run from 1.30 am to 3:30 am. on Sunday mornings. These extensions came
AIR CRASH into effect on the 11th April, 1940, and have increased the consump-
Casualties in the crash of the tion of coal by about 440 tons Eastern Airlines 'plane in Georgia
The brilliant British sweeps in over the year. These forries how are now given as seven killed and, ever have been well patronised, nine injured, says a Reuter mess-Africa have seht a wave of en- showing that their introduction to age from Atlantia.
thusiasm through the tribal area
the meet a need of the travelling pu- Among the dead is Representa- on
North-West Frontier, blic was justified. The cost of tive William Pryon, Democratic where the victories of the Imperial coal during the year averaged Congressman from Maryland. forces are being widely discussed.
$38.27 per ton. We have been | Reuter. able to Ax a contract for the year 1941 at $40.81 per ton which of course will result in a further rise in working expenses, as cool ac- counts for approximatly 50% of our total working expenses.
Pier Leases
For some years past the Chair- man at our annual meetings has made reference to the Pier Leases which are due to expire in 1949. The matter is receiving the closest
INDJA ENTHUSES
-Reuter.
DR. CURRIE'S
FAITH IN
DESTINY
OF CHINA
"I LEAVE WITH my faith in the greatness of
attention of your Board of Direc-China's destiny confirmed,” declared Mr. Lauchlin
tors, and we hope soon to be able
result of Sir David Owen's 'recent'
to obtain some definite news as a Currie, President Roosevelt's envoy, upon his de- visit to the Colony and his study parture by air from Chungking for Hong Kong en of the question of Pier Leases and route to Washington.
the future of the Port of
Hong
a definite statement of policy and
Kong. I trust his report to Gov- In a statement to the press he says: "I wish it emment will result in expediting were possible, on leaving Chungking, to express LTD. thus enable us to plan for the fu- adequately my gratitude for the warm hospitality which has been accorded me and Mr. Emile Dupres (member of the mission). ·
turc.
1
The Company's fleet is in first- class condition but some of the Ferries have been running for a considerable time; their ages, are as follows:-
"Golden Star" :.
10 years
"Meridian Star"
16
J
"Solar Star"
15
1)
"Night Stor"
16
"Northern Star”
19
"Electric.Star”
.:8
.
"Government departments have, "For me this visit has been been cooperative in furnishing in-memorable experience and I leave formation. This hay made our with my faith in the greatness of task relatively easy.
China's destiny confirmed." want to convey my thanks, Mr. Currie and Mr: Dupres were through the 'press, to the many seen off at the airfield by a num- people. in. Government offices ber of Chinese leaders, including who worked 'hard to make this Dr. H. H. Kung, the Finance Min- cooperation effective.
| ister.--Router.
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