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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 18, 1941.

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Invasion Suspicion Roused By Violent Raid On London

SALVOES OF HEAVY BOMBS: THE ULSTER LINK

VIGILANT

OF EVENTS

IN PACIFIC

The Australian Acting Premier, Mr. Fadden, stated in Melbourne yesterday, that Australia was in vigilant of events ON

the Pacific after the interpretations of the Russo-Japanese Pact and was determined to join the rest of the Empire against Axis the aggression In Pucific Reuter

(By Reuter's Air Correspondent) WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S RAID GREATER LONDON, DESCRIBED BY THE NAZI HIGH COMMAND AS A REPRISAL FOR THE R.A.F. HAMMERING OF BERLIN ON APRIL 9, WAS OF A CHARACTER THAT MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO PRECEDE A NAZI INVASION.

Tons of high explosives were dropped not only in the metropolis itself but also in the outer suburbs, especially those to the south- east, where I was caught in the heaviest and most prolonged blitz this area has suffered.

Heavy bombs sometimes fell in salvoes, gashing the night with blinding flashes and an ear-splitting treble roar.

At the height of the attack be- SCALE AT THE SAME TIME OR AT LEAST ON SUCCESSIVE fore midnight, both sticks and sal-

NIGHTS. to Voes CRITIC tumbling down gether for fully an hour.

greater material than military ,1 damage is sikely to occur, as has done to every past effort to blitz it to submission

Firemen, wardens, skilled work- men, Home Guards and the Ser - [vices all stramed every nerve to the effect of the raid even while it was on.

ATTACK

THE THROUGHOUT

MR. QUÒ TAI-CHI'S EXPERIENCE IN BLITZ RAID

MR. QUO TAI-CHI, retiring Chinese Am- bassador in London, informed Reuter yester- day he had received a telegram from the Chinese Ambassador in Moscow, stating Rus- sia has no intention of changing her policy towards China or of discontinuing help,

In fact, Mr. Quo said, "I understand China was never mentioned in the Matsuoka conversations in Moscow."

at

Instead of going to Sir Philip ing to Mr. Attlee, Mr. Bevin and

Morrison M: 624192 Mr W S house

Sum Cunliffe Owen's

waving for China to-day ngdale on Wednesday rught, as

has trually he

clone in Permit months, Mr Que slept. or rather turd to sleep, at the Embassy

the blitz as far He described

remem the worst ale raid he bered. Fortunately, except for a lew broken window panes the Embassy was unscathed.

It is not yet known when Dr.

Am Wellington Koo, the new bassador, arrives. At present he io in Vichy and can only Via Spain and Portugal,

come

As China has not yet reengatS-

ed General Franco's Government. Dr. Koo cannot claim diplomatic Spain but

Reuter,

Mr. Quo received Reuter's re-privileges in crossing presentative in a room strewn with will travel as a distinguished for- goodwill letters, telegramis, designer patch cases and farewell presents,; including signed portraits of the LASTED

in large silver! King and Queen

Alt THE NIGHT frames and Mr. Churchill, and

loving cup from 4 THIS WOULD ENABLE MANY great silver OF THE RAIDERS TO MAKE AS group of Chinese friends.

Most of these possessions will MANY AS THREE TRIPS FROM One area might well be North-

titl in London BASES IN NORTHERN FRANCE | have to rernain blitern Ireland, which the hallwaffe

after the war. Here

REUTER conblitzed on Tuesday night.

invasion

it

event of an In the ordered for the morrow. would be Hitler's threefold ob- jective by a preliminary zing of London to create fusion and despondency on the eve of the event among the gen- eral public and to paralyse nar. mal services tions.

and

communica -

IT IS PROBABLE THAT ONE LARGE OR MORE OTHER CITIES OR AREAS WOULD BE

ON THE SAME! ATTACKED

!

Ulster Too

the attempt would obviously be fo create difficulties for the British Army in Northern Ireland had it I go to the rescue of Eire from

an invasion thrust

London showed Greater

will Wednesday night that it

this ruthless

answer method

a

Farewell Calls

ENEMY 'PLANES PAY VISIT TO MALTA

Enemy aircraft were thrice over hours, 1 Malta in the last 24 Junkers making a reconnaissance in the afternoon at a great height A. fire. being engaged by A.

It is generally agreed that the

nigh on Wednesday allek

Mr. Quo spent the day chiefly There is nothing further to on London was one of the heaviestį yet experienced, German bon-in paying farewell visits, includ-port---Reuter. bers arriving over the metropolis WHVP upon wave and spread- Indiscriminately destruction

On

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Many of the guests their way to shelters when windows and doors were blown them, th and the ceilings fell on but only a few were slightly in- | Jured.

A London club which receiv ed a direct hit was occupied by overseas troops, the bomb tear-

side 01 the s ing through the building and hurling the occup- into Lie ants from their beds basement.

When the roof of a church was! blazing from end to end and large pieces of wood began to crash inf the building, nuns continued remove sacred vessels to safety.

Yet with this toll of wanton and senseless destruction, Londoners) yesterday morning were patiently and cheerfully making their way to their places of work comment- they ing on the "noisy night" had spent, making light of somr inevitable traffic delays and gen- erally living up to the reputation which for amazing endurance they earned during last winter.

The American Ambassador, Mr. John Winant, was in the streets before dawn talking with victims and is reported as saying that he wȧs more than ever impressed by the spirit shown by the peo- ple of London,

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