1941-04-25 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 25, 1941

DIRECT HIT ON U-BOAT SINKS

GERMAN BATTLE-CRUISER

THE LATEST LIST of R.A.F. awards re- veals that one of the German battle-cruisers "Gneisenau" and "Scharnhorst“ sheltering at Brest, has suffered a direct hit this month

and with an "extremely heavy bomb."

The airman who achieved this and wins the D.F.C. is 20-years-old Pilot Officer G. R. Ross of R.A.F.V.R. His rear gunner, a New Zealander, Sergeant K. 1. Street, gains the D.F.M.

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area! the

fetal part. "Rows, dated the objectives, and in the face of m11- ANTE aft jense concentrated

handechlight descended

or 1,000 feet,

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change that

b one of the lup with an ex Tremely heavy bount

During thes attack

Street coully duected

Sergeant nachtei

gun the agamst the searchlights | and succeeded 183 extinguishing many, this assisting has captain greatly during the hazardous part

the attack

Resolute Attack

Another resohile attack on the same two ships during the month

gams the DPC for Plot Officer

R. Wareing. RAFVR

Wareing, according to the official

account, came down to 1,000 feet but owing to the darkness

NO

GROUND

FREIGHTER

SOUTH OF AZORES

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

The British steamer "Penhale" has arrived at Recife, Brazil, with 39 survivors, includ- ing Captain Thomas, of the 3,000-ton Bri- tish frei g hter "Eskdene," which was recently sunk by a German submarine south of the Azores. International News

Service.

ALLEGED U.S. NOTE FORGERIES

At the request of Det -Sgt. J Allan, Chu Kami-ching, 33. was #emanded for three days by M. DJ N Anderson, al Kowloon this morning, when charged with teng a forged $100-note of the Reserve Bank of San Francisco; and with possession of a forged $20-nute of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

FOR HOPES

Despite

the

Anzac's

heroism and the enemy's heavy losses, there is no ground for hoping that

RAID ON DAIRY FARM BRANCH

Goods to the valued of $332

Kowloon, during the early hours

were stolen from the Dairy Farm was short of the target He was the fighting in Greece can premises at No. 78. Nathan Road, met by a terrific A.A barrage and take a turn to our ad-of yesterday morning, according searchlights, Despite This, he pressed on but Wils unable to vantage, Mr. Fadden, Act-to a report made to the Police by

Mr. J. Wolfe.

identify his target

Undaunted, he decided to make ing Prime Minister, de-

another attack and

regamingclared in a statement to peal to the country to sink any

height new over the target are the press yesterday. for about 40 minutes and finally made a successful attack on ane of the ships, dropping tremely heavy bomb which was

an

ex

een to burst either on the strip

the dockside

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Un

Wireless.

NAZI

13th

FORCE IN TRIPOLI

We are seeing the last stages of a very gallant rear-guard action,'

he sind, and concluded with an ap-

political differences to to dispose of Australia's forces and strength in such a way as to provide the maximum

Reuter, war effort

INDIAN CHARGED WITH MURDER

AN INDIAN WATCHMAN, Bawa Singh, em- ployed at the godowns of Messrs. Arnold and Com- pany, Toikwawan Road, was this morning charged: before the Chief Justice, S ́r Atholl Mac¤iregor, with murder,

J

I

The jury

was

He asked

Lower In a statement in the Mr.

Murphy, Crown

the wo Counsel, assisted by Lispector A. Court, he said he saw

man lying in the road and car- E. Carey, was for the prosecu- tion, while accused was repre- ried her to the side.

she The Nazis have moved sented by Mr. Percy Chen, in her who wounded her and

He told him she did not know. another motorised divi-structed by Mr. W. Brown,

composed of had tried to save her life. sion

Evidence would show that de- across to Tripoli Messrs. E. V. Searle, (foreman) within the last week, ac-A. A. Barros, Tsui Wai-sun, Peil ceased lived in accused's hut and cording to the military Min-shun, Leung Pui-hing, Boris that on the night in question he Jernakoff and Kwok Che-choy, I was wearing a turban and a coat

Mr. Murphy said that accused as described by a witness

woman in on March 3 at about 11 pm, ar- saw an Indian and a rived at Hung Hom police station, the street. unpu- out of breath and covered with!

commentator

newspaper "PM."

of

He quotes "previously

blished information"

for the statement,

He estimates that the

the

It would also be shown

who

that have

as warrant blood stains. He reported that the bloodstains could not

he had beard the cries of a wo- come about as the result of the

Road, German in Tokwawan

had part accused said he played in

this tragic

There case.

which could her cuts on accused

were

mans now have a total of two run to the spot, and found a wo- panzer and four motorised divi- man lying on the road on slons in North Africa, with anti face. He told the police he saw have been caused by a struggle.

He took aircraft troops, and he puts the three men run away. strength of the German Army in the woman in his arms and car. North Africa at between 85,000, ried her to the pavement

and 90,000 mon. The commentator

adds

1

washed that stream.

the remnants of Marshal Graziani's army is believed to total 50,000 men-Reuter.

POPE'S PEACE MESSAGE

and

wounds

and

frum

21

he

her

He did not mention that

At the station, knew the woman, he was asked if he had left the alter Somo woman alone and, hesitation, said that a crowd had gathered.

Crying For Help Sergeant Haynes was sent and found a woman sitting on the

leaning against

Lack Of Civic Duty

Mr. Murphy regretted the lack of civic duty on the part of wit- nesses as there was no-one who this would come and say that

"attacked the was the man who woman.

Mr. Murphy said accused's story was not a probable one and the.

he was Crown case was that responsible for the wounding. He jury could submitted that the not reconcile his story with the a known facts and suggested that, person on that rainy night, in a desert- place. She was ed place, accused who, for some

wanted to injure She was taken motive,

the

His Holiness the Pope, in a let-pavement, ter to the Papal Secretary, Cardin- wall. She was the only al Maglione, exhorts the faithful in a deserted this year to pray to the Holy crying for help. Mother for "the restoration of to hospital and died on March 6.1 woman, was the only person who

scene could be responsible. Police, examining the peace inspired by justice

on the Dr. E. L. Gosano, in charge of charity such as would renew bro-later, found a pig-tail

blood the Kowloon Mortuary, describ- of therly feelings between nations." roadway and a trail ---Reuter.

leading to the landing of a house ed 18 wounds on the woman's where cries had previously been tuce, neck and head and said that the cause of death was multiple heard by some people,

When questioned, accused deni-injuries and hameorrhage with the woman's associated shock: The United States troops tran-ed that he was

When

· arrivedį master.

charged with sport "Republic" which in Manila three days ago with "wounding, he said that on March more than 2,000 troops, sailed for 3 he was building his hut. an unknown destination yestur-, had no enmity against her and would day. It is believed that the vessel had he wounded her he will call at Davao to load-a cargo⋅ not have gone to the Police sta-

⚫tion. of hemp.-Reuter.

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In reply to Mr. Murphy, wit-- nase sald that the wounds ware caused by a sharp instrument.

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