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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 29, 1941.

THREE MILLION TONS OF AXIS SHIPPING SENT TO BOTTOM

NEARLY 3,000,000 TONS of enemy mer- chant shipping have been disposed of be- tween the beginning of the war and the mid- dle of May, it is stated authoritatively in London.

The figures are: German ships captured: or seized, 61 totalling 274,000 tons; sunk or scuttled, 285 ships totalling 1,499,000 tons.

Italian ships captured or ed. 39 totalling 183.000 tons, sunk or scuttled, 176 totalling #99,000 tons.

Germany has therefore lost 346 ships totalling 1,773,000 tons and Italy 213 ships totalling 1,082,000 tons. In addition 38 ships of other countries, in AxIS service. totalling 07.000 tons have been disposed of.

Bomber and Coastal Command directly alone sank or aircraft int between March 13 and May

14. 51 ships off enemy occupied coasts- a great deal of this ship-

ping being coastal traffic.

Telling Evidence

The latter figure proved telling evidence of enemy elforts

use constal traffic to a maximum to solve transport problems wherever possible.

SUPPLY SHIP HARD HIT

Five armed

trawlers

were escorting a German supply ship of approxim- ately 5,000 tons, which was struck twice by heavy bombs dropped by an R.A.F. Coastal Command aircraft off Brest on Wed- nesday.

GRAY'S INN

AND TEMPLE DAMAGED

Places of

historic

interest in London damaged in recent air raids include the Temple and Inn and St. Nicolas Cole Abbey. --British Wireless.

Gray's

BIG GAMING

SCHOOL

RAIDED

A LARGE GAMBLING DEN

AT NO. 14.

That the enemy is still try. The supply ship was left 1st- ing to circumvent the British ing and setting down after the WAS RAIDED AT ABOUT 9,35 blockade by sea is shown by pilot of the British plane esti-M. YESTERDAY the fact that in the recent mated his second salvo "torpedo- | WING SHING STREET, WHERE the water 36 CHINESE WERE ARRESTED. week April 23 to 30, 14 Ger-ed" the ship below

The raid was carried out by Mr. man and 19 Italian ships were line. accounted for, mostly sunk.

All the armed trawlers opened E. C. Luscombe, A.S.P., assisted

In addition, evidence is reach- fire but the aircraft was hit only ing Britain of the extreme un- twice.-Reuter,

willingness of Norwegian crews

to sail and of intense efforts to recruit Scandinaviati crews for German Gervice. --British less.

Wire-

OLD MAN'S MENTAL TROUBLE

MY

SABOTAGE RISKS

"The present emergency has increased the risk of sabotage. The illicit pos- session and sale of explo- sives heightens the risk of sabotage to mines and in- dustrial plants.”

of

by Det.-Sergeant W. G. Morrison and a party of Chinese detec-

tives.

Before Mr. G. T. Lowry this morn- ing, Tong Hop, 28. and Mok Ylu, 32, alleged to be the keepers, had their bail of $500 and $250 estreat. ed, when they failed to appear. Another alleged keeper, Ng Yal. 52.

two Aned $100, or wus months' hard labour. Thirty- of $10

three absentees had bail

each estreated.

A sum of $309 picked up during the raid was ordered to be placed in the "poor box."

GANGSTERS'

ACCUSATION

yesterday announcing for illegally penalties

possessing

and

"I AM NOT INSANE; MIND IS ONLY UPSET." DECLARED 68-YEARIOLD YIP

This press note was issued by YUN. WHEN CHARGED BE- the Provincial Government FORE MR. H. C. MACNAMARA Madrus AT THE KOWLOON MAGIS-heavier TRACY THIS MORNING WITH manufacturing. WOUNDING A WOMAN RELA- using explosive in such areas. TIVE. KUI PUI-WAI, WITH A The penalty extends imprison- ment to five years or, if there is CHOPPER ON MAY 1.

to intention

assist any Stute THE Det.-Sgt. R. Macvey said that defendant began to show signs of warring with His Majesty, death, transportation for life or impri- abnormality following the firing sonment up to 10 years, with the of crackers during the Chinese

addition of a fine. Reuter. New Year celebrations January. In March he was de- tained in hospital for 10 days owing to a mental ailment, Fol- from lowing

discharge hospital he appeared very rest- less.

walked all night slept during the day.

He

his

in

and

On May 1 he suddenly picked

up 競

chopper and struck woman for no reason at all,

woman received injuries

head, face and arm.

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The to the

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SHANGHAI LOAN

SUCCESS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

GANGSTERS ON TRIAL IN IN COURT CHINESE

FOR THE AT- SHANGHAI

KIDNAPPING OF TEMPTED

WOO-ZUNG, SEVEN- CHING YEAR-OLD SON OF A RICH BUSINESSMAN, REVEALED THAT THE BOY'S UNCLE PLANNED THE ABDUCTION.

Foiled by the courageous nation of Leori Arnovitch, Russian Jewish schoolboy, and Dun Ching-tsing, Chinese student, the abduction

by u was organised near-do-well relative to get ran- som money from his brother to meet his gambling losses.—Inter- national News Service.

ACCIDENT ON CASTLE PEAK RD

.:

Three doctors examined

SHOWING STRONG FAITH IN cused and could not detect men-

SHANGHAIS FUTURE, THE tal disease.

ISSUE OF $16,000,000 Accused was sentenced to six LOAN

BY THE: MUNICIPAL inonths' imprisonment without MADE

COUNCIL WAS OVERSUB- hard labour.

BCRIBED YESTERDAY IN HALF AN HOUR..

To avoid a head-on collision, Among applications for the loan, the driver of private car No. 4388: two Nanking-sponsored swerved and crashed into the hill- banks the Central; Reserve, and side. in Castle Peak Road, near the Hua Hsing. Commercial Bank the 11-mile. stone yesterday.

The debentures carry interest Wong King-cheung,

INDIA CONDEMNS

RASCHID. ALL

Indian opinion" continues condemn.. Râshid All..

were

driver of

of 6 per cent per annum payable the damaged car, alleged that. half yearly and redeemable by about 10.30 am, he was driving to semi-annual, drawings, commen-about Castle Peak Road, and car cing at the end of December. No. 493 overtook a bus from, the of International News Service. opposite direction and forced him

to swerve into the hillside.

A representative, Jirgph 2,000 tribal men of a frontier provinca presented £150 as a contribution to the War Furposes, Fund. They expressed their loyal- ty to the British Government and condemned Rashid All

Rashid Allsi anti-British activi- ties were described as an attack on religion, berty and peace. Reuter

NECKLACE THEFT

For the theft of a gold necklace, valued at $250 from Hen mis- tress, n.34-year-old amah, Mui Yee was sentenced to six weeks hard labour, by Mr. H, G; Sheldon, K.C., this morning.

GOLD WATCH LOST

Miss I Hassler, of the... War Memorial Hospital; has reported the loss of a gold wrist watch, valued at $100,- In the Parisian 'Grill on Sunday night.