1941-06-19 — Page 48

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1943

TWENTY

AXIS

'PLANES

SHOT DOWN AT SOLLUM R.A.F. Protecting Troops In Great Battle

THRILLS IN RAID ON BETHUNE

The attack by Blenheim bombers with a strong fighter escort on an im- portant industrial plant near Bethune, in occupied France, was made in day- light and there was no cloud cover.

Fighters In Constant Action

THE DESTRUCTION of 20 enemy air- craft in the Western Desert battle on Tues- day was the feature of yesterday's R.A.F. Middle East communique, which said that R.A.F. and South African aircraft continued "Sticks of bombs were dropped to give full support to the operations by at once started and in a few ground forces in the Western Desert.

Fighters repeatedly engaged enemy air Emoke craft which attempted to attack troops, and would be no more to see," said destroyed 12 Junkers 87's, two G 50's and

evidently six Messerschmidt 109's.

right across the plant. Fires were

seconds quantities of smoke were rising high into the air. "AB watched

the

curling up I imagined that there

one observer," but

the

off

flames had touched

or disabling more chemicals in the works for During the day they were also destroying there were sudden bright ex- active in machine-gunning enemy than 20 vehicles, and in the same

I motor transport on roads in the and troops concentrations

Gazala area and did corsiderable shot up. damage.

plosions.

"They must have caused much

destruction in the curious onioni- shaped cooling towers, for the clouds of smoke immediately in- creased and thickened.”

As the aircraft made for home

their path was lined with black puffs of exploding A.A. shells.

Overhead, against a background of blue sky and very high cirrus clouds. fighters were busy beat- ing off Nazi fighter attacks.

were

During the night of June 16 17 heavy bombers attacked a ber of targets.

num-

Bomber aircraft carried out a number of attacks on enemy Hits were registered on armoured cars and transport. central mole and elsewhere In the Sidi Omar area bombs the harbour area at Benghazi. fell among tanks and transport. area armoured cars, light tauks

SMOKE POURING FROM THE A YELLOW NOSED MESSER- ROOT OF THE PORT WING. SCHMIDT GOT AMONGST THE ⚫ Ground crews were waiting at BOMBERS - AND FOUR OF the base for the bombers to THEM OPENED FIRE AT return and as they circled before CLOSE RANGE. THE ENEMY landing, the word went round WAS HIT ANI

BROKE that all were safe.

OFF THE FIGHT WITH BLACK Wireless.

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Bombs were dropped on the landing grounds at Derna and Gazala where a number of fires were started, and at Bardia several motor transport vehicles were set on fire and others damaged.

There is nothing of outstanding importance to report from other

fronts.

From all these operations aircraft are missing.--Reuter.

STOP PRESS

LOUIS WINS

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The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, in- Joe Louis, holder of the troducing in Legislative Council world heavyweight boxing | this afternoon the motion That, in the opinion of this Council crown, successfully de-Government should not resort to

extraordinary fended his title for the its

emergency 18th time since he won it connected with the emergency,"

powers to attain an end un- from James Braddock in said his object was not to indulge 1937 when he beat Billy theoretical Conn, who was conceded blem, but to draw attention an excellent chance of wresting the crown from tions concerning the destruction the "Brown Bomber," on at Tai Hang because, in my view, knock-out in the 13th these answers raise an urgent and vital issue on the question

a

round at New York last

night.-Reuter.

to

in an academic discussion on a constitutional pro-

certain answers which ́ „Govern ment recently gave to my ques-

and demolition of squatters" huts

of constitutional government. We

over

know that Government is arm- ed, and has necessarily to be armed, with very drastic powers affecting the liberty of the sub- ject for the purpose of dealing with an emergency. Some of The Hon. Mr. R. R. Todd, mov- these extraordinary and emer- ing the first reading of the Ordin-gency powers are derived, not ance to amend and consolidate the from any local ordinance, but War Revenue Ordinance stated: from Orders-in-Council,

At the last meeting of this Coun- which this Council has no control cil Your Excellency spoke of the at all. But it seems to me that need for greater economic war because such far-reaching powers effort on the part of the people are vested in Government, it is of Hong Kong and invited com- absolutely essential that they parison with the effort and sacri- should only be used for the pur- 'fices which are being made by the pose of, and in relation to, the people of the United Kingdom. In emergency. As a member of this the hope and belief that Your Council I feel I cannot let pass Excellency's words were timely unchallenged the exercise of these and acceptable to all Government, extraordinary powers by GovTM while appreciating the recom-ernment on the mendations of the

principle im- reconstituted plicit in the Government action War Revenue Committee, pro- in the Tai Hang squatters' case, poses to go one step further and and I accordingly move the except in the case of Salaries Motion standing in my name. Tax to which I shall refer pre- The Colonial Secretary said that. six sently raise the rates of the if the motion

now before the war taxes to seven and fourteen Council were merely "on the per cent.

The estimated yield general question of constitutional from the five war taxes on this policy which its wording would basis is $15,400,000 per annum. suggest there was no one in the If this sum is realised, and taking Council, official or unofficial, who into account the $5,000,000 sur- would not give it his whole- p'us of revenue over expenditure hearted support. in 1940-41, the expected total

"The Honourable Mr. Lo, how- revenue for the current financial ever, has in his speech linked the year more than equates the com- motion with the action taken mitments at present known. against certain squatters which am afraid, however, that other was the subject of debate in our commitments will inevitably meeting of 22nd May. As was It was officially an-appear: in fact some are already stated on that date there was in

looming on the financial horizon. this case no question of defence. nounced in London yes- The BIN which is now before | involved. The emergency dealt terday that British sub- Council provides therefore for with in November, 1938 was the rates of vast influx of refugee squatters marines operating in the taxation at the basic

seven and fourteen per cent. In which followed the unfortunate- Aegean have torpedoed implementation of Your Excel events in South China at that

that pledge

attention time, and the resultant dangers and sunk an Italian tank-lency's

would be given to the question to the public health of the Colony. er and three caiques. whether this further increase in That emergency, so far from One of the latter was laden the basic rates would re-act being mitigated by the outbreak with German

on lower-salaried resi- of war, has continued and un- personnel, and harshly another with drums of oil.

dents who have to maintain a fortunately still continues, 80 British submarines in the cen- family elsewhere, than in the much so that the 1938 Squatters tral Mediterranean have sunk Colony, having regard to the very and Destitutes" Regulations were:

considerable increases two Ital'an supply ships.

that are successively fortified by the pro- The Italian tanker

being made in the allowances for visions which are to be found ini Giuseppina Gharardi. of 3,319 wives and children, Government Government Notifications 913 of

has decided that tons.-Reuter.

payment 1939 and 146 and 1290 of 1940. of *Salaries Tax on the To deal with such a situation- first five thousand dol'ars should quick action is necessary and this not be increased beyond the six was no doubt in the minds of per cent. recommended by the members of this Council when Committee. The effect of this they approved of the November, concession is that, a man with a 1938 Regulations and the three wife and no children will not pay amendments which have quot more in Salaries Tax than he did ed.

GERMAN TROOP TRANSPORT TORPEDOED

was

GENERAL AGENT DECISION

the

THE FUNCTIONING THE GENERAL AGENT OF THE IMMIGRATION OFFICE IS TO

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last year unless his income Is The Hon. Mr. W. N Thomas more than $11,000 while a man Tam seconded Mr. Lo's resolution, with a wife and one, two or more and a vote was taken. The motion children will not, generally speak-was defeated.

ing, pay more unless his income

OF

is over $15,000: I was, however, authorised to-day by Your Ex-

At the end of this period it may be abolished or some ment may be agreed upon, by negotiation, for the General Agent to function as an ordinary Agent without preferential powers.

The Cairo communique" an-

CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER cellency to say that further con- TWO OR THREE MONTHS, IT sideration will be given to the WAS OFFICIALLY LEARNED question of increasing the allow-nouncing that General Wavell's THIS AFTERNOON.

ances for the third and fourth forces have withdrawn to their children; if on this account it is forward positions. with hundreds arrange= | necessary to amend the Bill the of prisoners, means that the,

amendment can be made in the

three-day Battle of the Tanks is. Committee stage at the Second ended. Reuter. reading. To offset the concession to married taxpayers – Govern- ment proposes to tax the unmar ried more heavily by reducing the exemption limit" of $4,800 a year to $8,000; in this connection I would paint out that the exemp- tion limit for United Kingdom in- come Tax now stands) at £110

“ON PAYMENT OF

EXPENSES"!

It is authoritatively learned Shanghai that the kidnappe Dr. Robert Sze, Regi John's University, '? his return un

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