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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 1, 1941.

Germans Playing Incident Off

Up 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 rights of the British to en- fine the blockade are indisput- len intomational law, and it was only by the exer, is of great selt-restraint that the Brih did not, comploy the power which was

their hands of Using evert":4991 galist the blockadie runners, but higher considerations of human- ity prevailed despite the added provocation of shell fire from shore batteries and attacks from the

Britain has obviously no wish to quarrel with Vichy or Inter fcre with legitimate traffic be- tween non-occupied France and her colonies, but it is clear that Germany cannot be allowed to

ME109

COULDN'T

TAKE IT

A Spitfire pilot of the take advantage of British gen Fighter Command

erosity and forbearance.

Clear Language It therefore to be expected

that Britain's attitude in this andl rognate questions will be repeat-

· d to Vichy in unmistakeable

anguage to remove the chances of repetition of such incidents,

The British Government has known for some time that French vesels have been carry- rying goods destined for Ger- many,

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

According to this programme some 30.000 tons of bauxite, 10.000 tons of aluminium and thousands if tons of rubber were to be trans- ferred from unoccupied France to Germany.

Nitrates For Huns Absolute priority over other shipments was provided in the programme for some 200,000 'on of nitrate which had arrived in unoccupied France from Chile.

The Free French newspaper published IE Londen writes: "Frenchmen willalise, desmit the cfforts of the Vichy radio, that Admiral Dar'an is playing the Germans' game. He is pushing collaboration with the Reich to as extrem I'mits as Laval would have done.

R.A.F. MAN WAS BOMBED BY

HIS COMRADES

An R.A.F. leading aircraftman who lost his way and was cop- tured by the Italians while examining ad- vanced listening posts was freed when To- bruk fell.

On the night of his copture an R.A.F. bomber carried out a raid on Tobruk. The airman and his guard were huddled in a deep dug-out.

de-

The airman's scription of the raid was: "All round me were deafened men. The explosions were terrific. 1 counted twenty-two of us with bleeding noses from concussion.”

brought about the des- HEAVY R.A.F.

truction of an enemy fighter yesterday morn- ing without firing a single shot.

The British pilot was flying alone nearly four miles high above the Channel when he was suddenly attacked by four ME 109's which i dived on him simultaneously from all directions.

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

Four thousand feet above the water he eased out of the dive and saw an ME 109, which had been following him down, hur- tle past out of control and plunge straight on to hit the Eta with a terrific splash,

The Spitfire pilot completed his mission and returned safely to base with his ammunition still Intact-British Wireless,

MARINE COURT

CASES

SEVERAL "CASES WERE TRIED BY COMMANDER TC. STIFF AT THE MARINE COURT THIS MORNING.

If Darlan is tied to Berlin, the French nation repudiates this out- rageous attitude and remains was charged faithful to the all'ance with Bri- tain, who is fighting for victory over the common enemy."-Reu-

ter.

Vichy Denial

THE

RAID IN DODECANESE

AN R.A.F MIDDLE

EAST COMMUNIQUE STATES: "IN ABYSSINIA ON SUNDAY, IN OPERA- SUPPORT OF ARMY TIONS, R.A.F. BOMBER AIR- CRAFT BOMBEO AND MA. CHINE GUNNED LARGE CON. CENTRATIONS OF ENEMY MO. TOR TRANSPORT IN THE DES- SIE

AREAS. AND ALOMATA MANY VEHICLES WERE SET ON FIRE BY THE ATTACK.

Enemy aircraft attempted to raid the aerodrome at Jijiga.

Two CR.42's were shot down.

Albania-R.A.F. bombers made a successful attack on military objectives at Elbasan. Direct hits were observed on buildings in the town and fires started. Enemy fighters attempted to intercept but broke off the engagement when. damaged.

Dodecanese Islands-the har- bour at Astropalia was also raided, by a formation of bombers and bombs dropped among shipping.

Tripolitania during the night. of March 29/30-another heavy raid was made on the harbour at Tripoll. Bombs were drop- Red on docks, the main quay and petrol installations.

Malta-during the night of 29/30 and again on Sunday enemy aircraft attempted to raid the is- land of Malta. There were no casualties.

Tang Foor, a tharried woman, with unlawfully boarding a ship in harbour for the purpose of sollciting. She was From all the above operations fined $50 or two months' impri-all our aircraft returned safely." sonment. She had one previous-British Wireless. conviction.

Wang Kat Chiu was fined $7 for boarding a vessel without permission.

Wang Minig was charged with boarding a ship for the purpose of atowing away to Shanghai. He was fined $14 or fourteen days.

Six junk masters were fined $30

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, belag sent from Madagas or thirty days each for entering car and Indo-China for Algeria with their funks over a prohibit and Marseilles for next month's ed area, the North Lantau Chan- rations, 1,500 tons of vegetables nel Minefield, while another, sim and seeds from Morocco for the ilarly charged and with non-occupied zone, and 7,000 tons vious conviction, was fired of barley frem Morocco intended or 37 days. for the native population of Algeria, Reuter.

GIRLS "ESCAPE”,

TROOPS, OFF DUTY, TO

FIGHT FIRE-BOMBS

AREA HAVE BEEN INSTRUCT- TROOPS IN THE CHATHAM ED THAT WHEN OFF DUTY THEY MUST BE READY TO HELP CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES $37 When incendiary bombs fall," PreIN FIGHTING FIRE-BOMBS.

says an Area order. "all troops in. cinemas and other places› of en- tertainment in towns will fall in

N.C.O. will take command and, if the bombs are falling near, will immediately organise parties to extinguish them.

BREATHES THERE A outside the building. The senior

·MAN-

-Six Chinese girls, between the “My husband is not so common ages of 13 and 21 years; äro re- | ns to drink bear; he drinks ipirits. ⠀ “If the bombs are not close by

· ported',as mising from the Ma- He says the aroma gives him the the N.C.O, is to advise the nearest tauchung Refugee Camp since complex of a gentleman."—A wife | air-raid warden of the presence Sunday.

in a case at tenham Police Lof the troops and their numbers,?!",

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