1941-07-10 — Page 35

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1941.

RAIDS DEEP INTO GERMANY More Daylight Attacks In France

Vigorous Offensive Operations

Hammer SIX AMERICAN Blows On The Ruhr

Intensification of R.A.F.

vokes the question, “Has Germany not moved her industry in bulk to the

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON HEAVY BOMB-attacks on the Ruhr pro- ERS OF THE R.A.F., ESCORTED BY FIGHT- ERS, ATTACKED A POWER STATION NEAR BETHUNE, STATES AN AIR MINISTRY COM- MUNIQUE. THE TARGET WAS HIT BY HEAVY BOMBS.

During the daylight operations 13 enemy aircraft were destroyed, 12 by fighters and one by a bomber. Eight British fighters are missing, the pilot of one being safe.

Germiny's

Our section of the large bomber force which attacked industrial resources on Tuesday night went to Halle and Leuna, near keipzig, 550 miles from London.

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bombed At Louna, they synthetic oil plant of the .G. Farbenindustrie, onc of the principal factories on which depends Germany's attempt to secure economic self-sufficiency.

At great expense in coal and labour this plant normally pro- duces 400,000 metric tons of oil per annum.

The British bombers made the long flight under a bright moon and were there and back within the chort hours of the summer night.

Hamm Assaulted

A very heavy attack was made on the great railway systern at Hamm. The yard was torn by the explosions of many heavy bombs and the railway buildings suffered.

Large fires started could be seen burning flercely many miles on the way home.

One British bomber which et tacked Hamm met an enemy fighter. The rear-gunner drove) and saw flames coming)

it off

from It.

Munster Again

Munster was attacked for the fourth night in succession,

One pilot described the huge

fire in the town, surrounded by

many scattered outbreaks.

The railway lines were hit

furiously and all the

caved in.

walls

Bielefeld and Essen were also attacked-Reuter."

OUSTING AXIS AIR SERVICES

IN

SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"I CONTINUING THE DRIVE AGAINST AXIS INFLUENCE LATIN-AMERICA, THE STATES IS TO RE- UNITED

MODERN TRANS- LEASE 30 PORT 'PLANES. ORIGINALLY

THE ARMY. CONSIGNED TO

TO LATIN-AMERICAN COUN- TRIES.

east?"

NURSES LOST, IN TORPEDOED SHIP

"ALLIES" IN ICELAND

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, sug- gested that Britain and the United States should pool their navies to pro- tect supplies traversing

waters" "dangerous American occupied Ice- land.

The American Red Cross announced in Washington yesterday that six American nurses are missing from a British ship torpedoed en route to England. Reuter. Authoritative circles in London.] 000000 ·000000000001

move that a

j while agreeing some kind may have been made

THE TYPHOON in- to the safest possible places. cluding Austria and Poland-en-

The typhoon this morning at The speech welcomed the phasise that economically it is aly 7.50 a.m. was reported to be half- American occupation, and roused most impossible to remove heavy way between the Marianne Islands, the loudest cheers in Parliament material from corresponding and Luzon, moving WNW.

heavy supplies such as coul coke,

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Heavy plant installed with pipe mains and other intricate necessor- of the almost part ies becomes

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was

CHILD KILLED

five-year-old

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since the Bismarck sinking.

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Mr. Churchill declared the U.S. forces would greatly reduce the danger to Iceland, and offered the Chinese girl protection of the Royal Navy to over and killed by a American supplies and reinforce- ground and transportation would bus in Canton Road yesterdayments to involve 50% rebuilding and would be a colossal undertaking.

Extensions to plant may well have been set up in the eastern Reich if economic handicaps have not proved too great. But the Ruhr, which before the war produced 70 to 75% of Ger- a greater containing man coal. part of the coking and steel indus- tries and also to a lesser degree the electric power industry, still the industrial heart of Ger- many.

is

THAT THE NAZIS RECOG- NISE THE FACT IS SHOWN BY A RECENT STATEMENT IN THE "DEUSCHE AL- With the help of the Recon- NEWSPAPER

ZEITUNG **: "THE struction Finance Corporation,LGEMEINE

currenth: FATE OF THE RUHR AREA IS American officials are engaged on wresting control of THE FATE OF GERMANY."

Latin-American air numerous lines from Italy and Germany.- International News Service.

Hammer blows on the Ruhr are hammer blows on German eco- nomy. British Wireless.

BRITISH

FAR POLICY

EASTERN

RE-AFFIRMED

MR. ANTHONY EDEN, the Foreign

and close to the main railway Secretary, declared in the House of Com- station large sheds burned mons yesterday that the Axis recognition of the Nanking regime would make no differ- ence to Government's Far Eastern policy, which was based on recognition of Chung- king as the legitimate Chinese National Government.

CAMPAIGN

NEARING ITS END

Mr. Eden was replying to Mr. Philip Noel- Baker (Lab.) who invited him to make a -statement on the relations between the Bri-' tish Government and Chungking in view of THE CAMPAIGN ON EAST the recent Axis recognition of Nanking.

ANNOUNCEMENT THAT

FAFRICA 18 VIRTUALLY END-

MIRATION 18 FELT FOR THE resistance.

"

ING HAB #BROUGHT QUIET, Mr. Eden continued that on' said supplies of rice for the poor SATISFACTION TO INDIA, July 7 the Chinese entered on the in the International Settlement of WHERE THE DEEPEST: “AD- fifth year of their indomitable Shanghai was primarily an affair for the Municipal Council to take *MAGNIFICENT PART PLAYED "I am happy to repeat the as-up with the Japanese authorities.

BY THE TROOPS UNDER YOUR surance I recently gave here that|

Asked if he knew that the price COMMAND IN THESE HARD the British Government will con- FOUGHT AND SUCCESSFUL tinue to do what they can to help of rice had risen 700 per cent. Mr. OPERATIONS."

China maintain her independence." Eden said he knew the situation

was serious..

So declares the Viceroy in a (Cheers) telegram to Lt Gen, Platt.

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A second "telegram,' to Lt-Gen. Cunningham, says: Heartiest congratulations to you on the successful outcome of this long and closely fought campaign, We have watched with the greatest admiration the, completion of thin outstanding feat of arms and all India rojoices at the successful termination of these extremely arduous operations." Reuter.

Mr. Edon Indicated asacht Replying to Sir J. S. Wardlaw when Mr.Nool-Baker expressed | Milne. (Cons), Mr. Eden said there the hope that he would transmit had been some shortage of ship- that message to the Chinese ping in Far Eastern waters result- asaurances Ing in difficulties for the Shanghai that it was warmly supported Power Company in maintaining by all parties in the House. coal stocks,

Government with

Shipping Shortage

He understood, however, that the company had succeeded in chur tering a number of neutral vessels Replying to Major-Gon. Sir and were negotiating for others. Alfred KnoxTM (Cons), Mr. Eden-Router.

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