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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 1, 1941.

Albertos gloves, apren and helmet, complete with an ather. Britain as equipment for the tos snuffer are being supplied in

fire bomb

can deal flighter and spotter. With this outfit one with an incendiary bomb without any fear of its flames. (Copy right, Fox).

MOUNTING SCORE OF

EFFORT TO GET SURFACE RAIDERS A.A. GUNS

Two German surface

Since January 1 RAF.

Bhary, prents Court.

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Germans Playing Up Incident Off Algeria

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)

THE GERMANS ARE PLAYING UP THE INCIDENT OFF THE ALGERIAN COAST WHEN FOUR FRENCH MERCHANTMEN FORCED THE BRITISH CONTRABAND CONTROL.

The British have excellent reasons for be- lieving the ships were laden with contraband, chiefly a big consignment of rubber.

The incident is unfortunate, as the Vichy Government are acting under the inspiration, if not pressure, of the Germans.

The right of the Babish to en- to the blew kad

itudas pant able in nternational law, and it was only by the excuse of great 11-estant that the Brits h thad got employ the power which was

the hands of using eve CAD,

but agons; the blockade tanners higher considerations of human- acked despite the ity prevailed provocation at shell the from share batteries and attack

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Britain has obviously no wish!

Inter. to quarrel with Vichy or fere with legitimate traffic be tween non-occupied France and her colonies, but it is clear that i Germany cannot be allowed take advantage of British gen. erosity and forbearance.

Clear Language

to

ME109

COULDN'T

TAKE IT

A Spitfire pilot of the Fighter Command brought about the des- truction of an enemy

raders, Scharnhorst and fighter pilots and the A.A.at Britain's attitude in this and fighter yesterday morn- Gneisenau, used in

tacks

It is therefore to be expected! | rognate questions will be repeut-

to Vichy in unmistakeable ing without firing a single been des- jed at-defences have

language to remove the chances shot. of repetition of such incidents. on Atlantic ship. troying enemy aircraft at

berthed ping, were

in the average rate of 50 per Brest, one in dry dock and month, says the Air Min- the other alongside the istry news service. quay, when a powerful

Total bag for the first quarter force of aircraft of the of 1941 has been 155-up to six Of this tota¡ Bomber Command were p.m. on March 31.

pilots of the R.A.F. Fighter Com.

despatched on Sunday mand claim the lion's share with night to this most Wester-94 definitely destroyed. ly port on the French A.A. gunners have brought coast, says the Air Minis- try news service.

The attacks fell most heavily on the parts of the harbour where German raiders were known 10 be.

'British aircraft came in from every quarter to cries-aroes the among objectives with bombs which were some of the mast

such massive used against target.

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No direct hits on the battle- tru sers are claimed but there is no doubt that their berths were very thoroughly "plastered."

down 51 and destruction of the 18 credited to remaining ten

ANOTHER

SHARP RAID ON TRIPOLI

con-

Another heavy raid on Tripoli was made on Sunday, in tinuance of the R.A.F. support of the army operations in Abyssi- nia and elsewhere. R.A.F. bombers on Sunday bombed and machin e-gunned All enemy positions. our aircraft returned safely from these operations. Reuter.

attacked by four ME 109's which dyed on him simultaneously from all directions.

the

The Spitfire pilot evaded first concerted attack, then put his nose down and went into a dive of uch velocity that the transparent cover of the cockpit was away and the goggles whipped off This face.

torn

Four thousand feet above the water he eased out of the dive and saw an ME 109, which had been following him down, hur- and out of past

control plunge straight on to hit the sea with a terrific splash.

tle

The British Government has that known for

time French vessels have been carry

Ger- rying goods destined for many.

some

The Spitfire pilot completed his The British pilot was flying alone mission and returned safely to still his ammunition nearly four miles high above the base with Channel when he was suddenly intact.-British Wireless,

Most revealing was the

pro- gramme for French railway trans- up by the Germans port drawn recently, covering January 15 to fell into British March 1, which hands.

According to this programine some 30,000 tons of bauxite, 10,000 tons of aluminium and thousands. of tons of rubber were to be trans- the balloon barrage detences ferred from unoccupied France to and to "other causes." Fighter Germany. Command losses for the first quarter of the year have been 41 aircraft,

Nitrates For Huns

Absolute priority over other provided in the Thus the Fighter Command shipments was continues to claim more

than programme for some 200,000 tons of nitrate which had arrived in two enemy machines for every one of its own despite the luft- unoccupied France from Chile.

French The Free

newspaper waffe abandonment of mass day-

in London writes: light raids in favour

cloud published

Frenchmen will realise. despit hopping hit and run taclies,

the efforts of the Vichy radio, that is playing the Admiral Darlan Germans' game. He is pushing

as Laval would

ot

Biggest bag on any one series fell of operations since January

shot down extreme limits

have done.

to night fighters of the RAF.Collaboration with the Reich to as

The pre-

The other attack, on the docks Who, on March 13.

tight enemy bonibers. at Calais, was made through gap: in cloud which hung over the port.vious night they accounted

four and on the following night

Though not comparable in three. strength with the attack on Brest this raid continued for an hour and a half and good results were reported.-British Wireless,

GAS TEST IN KENT

R.A.F. Sweeps

for

in

of

Nor has the Fighter Command been solely on the defensive since the New Year began. Early January the first of a series sweeps wag carried out over enemy occupied territory,

In three months 14 offensive sweeps have been made and on seven, fighters escorted a bomber formation on successful bombing raids.

FOLLOWING THE HOME SECRETARY'S ADVICE IN A

Another outstanding feature of THE RECENT SPEECH THAT

the three months record is the POPULATION

BRITAIN OF

of the SHOULD BE READY AT ANY rapidly, mounting score

On each of two TIME TO FACE GAS ATTACK. A.A. gunners. THE RESIDEntial disTRICT nights they destroyed four raid- AND MAIN SHOPPING AREA ers, their best month being March, OF KINGSTON-ON-THAMES when they accounted for 23 enemy YESTERDAY WERE THE SCENE aircraft definitely.

·OF "GAB EXERCISES."

Tear gas, was released and

people in the streets immediately

British Wireless,

destroyed,

put on gas masks, it being hole seemed unable to use masks sa- worthy that children responded tisfactorily but generally the pu- most quickly to the danger.

blic, including drivers of vehl- Wardens were stationed to give cles. responded well-British

to those who Wireless. necessary advice

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If Darlan is tied to Berlin, the French nation repudiates this out- attitude and remains rageous faithful to the alliance with Bri- tain, who is

victory fighting for over the common enemy."-Reu-

ter.

Vichy Denial

A communique denying that any materials other than food- stuffs were on board the convoy off Algiers, says the cargoes con- sisted of 15,000 tons of rice and sugar, being sent from Madagas- car and Indo-China for Algeria and Marseilles for next month's rations, 1,500 tons of vegetables and seeds from Morocco for the non-occupied zone, and 7,000 tons of barley from Morocco intended for the native population of

Algeria, Reuter.

There was fair support of glit edged which closed slightly high- er though a trifle below the best on profit-taking. Demand for in- dustrials broadened while home ruils and Kaffre met with some, demand,

Greek and Japanese bonds were higher among foreign issues. Wall Street was quiotly! Arm,- Reuter.

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