1941-07-21 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 21, 1941.

HURRICANES TURN TO ATTACKS ON

British Fighters' New Role

SIX HURRICANE PILOTS YESTERDAY AT- TACKED AN ENEMY TANKER OFF THE FRENCH COAST AND SET IT ON FIRE, STATES THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE, AND TWO COLUMNS OF BLACK SMOKE EACH 50 FEET HIGH WERE COMING FROM THE CENTRE OF THE TANKER AS THE BRI- TISH AIRCRAFT FLEW AWAY.

While this attack was proceeding six other Hurricanes poured thousands of machine-gun bullets into an anti-aircraft ship escorting the tanker.

This attack was one of|

"Later yesterday Blenheim air- cruft of the Bomber Command, several made on enemy with a fighter escort, bombed andi shipping by British fight-hit the same tanker.

ers in the last few days.

Half a dozen Hurricanes attack-

"From these operations two of our bombers are missing.". Reu-

ter

ed a "flak" (anti-aircraft) ship on 55,000 Tons Destroyed

Saturday, streaking down one after the other troi 250 to 50 feet.

After the fourth of the six light- ers had dived, all guns on the fal ship stopped firing.

Another attack on Saturday w#3 made by a lone fighter plot op 2,500-ton motor-shup half a mic; from the French coast.

Nearly Hit Mast

Fifty-five thousand tons of Axle shipping 1

have been deG- troyed by British bombers dur ing the week-end. Announcing this the Air Ministry news ser vice states that this figure was reached when a German tanker of about 7,000 tons was dis- posed of yesterday.

This tanker was orginally at- tacked by British fighters and Diving down nearly to sca- was later found by BlenheunI level he blazed away with can. bombers off the French coast near non and machine guns, only Le Touquet. The bombers cane stopping firing when he was down nearly hitting the mast.

As he bruke away he saw the flashes of explosions and smoke coming from the bridge. The ves- sel turned immediately and made for the shore.

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to mast-height to deliver their attack and the tanker was hit

SHIPPING

WOMEN LABOURERS MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE. — The Islington Borough Counci are employing women labourers to help in the clearance of air raid debris. The Council have lost no time In putting these girls to work and have provided them with A.R.P. overalls. Photo shows a well earned break for lunch for the women labourers after helping to clear away bomb damage debris.

NAZI COUP D'ETAT US. ATTITUDE

FOILED BY BOLIVIAN GOVT.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”)

A NAZI REVOLUTIONARY plot, in which the German Legation at La Paz (Bolivia) was involved with the object of overthrowing the Bolivian Government and establishing a totalitarian regime, has been During the attack British bom- discovered and smashed.

Martial law has been clamped down

both amidships and astern,} cousing an immense explosion.

hers

drove of three German machines from one of which black

An Air Ministry unouncement smoke was seen pouring. Later

over

soys: "Our aircraft were active in the evening a reconnaissance throughout Bolivia and the German Minister over the Channel yesterday hnd showed that the tanker had been formations of fighters · flew

beached near Bercksurmer, down at La Paz has been ordered to leave the Northern France.

at the steru with the bow well "The weather, however, did not out of the water, and a trail of Country within 24 hours. favour large-scale operations, oil drifting out towards the sea. though the fighters attacked witä,

Reuter. their guns an enemy tanker

off

the French coast, setting it on fire.

Tanker Gets

Second Dose

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YANO COMMISSION

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Many arrests have netted 21 ister, Ernst Windler, and his staff "large number" of prominent poli- would probably leave Bolivia via |ticians and several newspaper edi- |Argentina last evening.

tors as the authorities suppressea the conspiracy.

Principal Plotter

A Bolivian Government corn-

TO SPAIN

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

The United States. Government is recon- sidering its attitude towards Spain, parti- cularly where gifts of food and medicines are concerned, in the General light of Franco's denunciation of the United States, and no further gifts are likely to be made Inter- at present. national News Service. oooo901

SERVICES WELFARE

The Admiralty, War Office and IN SAIGON

There Is no indication that

Air Ministry have set up jointly fighting or bloodshed occurred.

munique flatly accusos Windler a Services Committee for the wel- four-motored Dai Nippon

La Paz radio said the Nazl

of being the principal instigator fare of the Forces. "They also attucked an

conspiracy had been completely

consider anti-flyingboat arrived at Saigon's sen-

The Committee will of the, subversive plot. aircraft vessel which was escort-plane base yesterday afternoon

"scotched and quiet prevallo ing the tanker.

carrying the first 12 members of throughout the nation."

The authorities found "complete questions affecting the welfare of

forcej fighting documentary and other evidence the "The only German fighter the Japanese boundary commir-

Attaches at the German Lega-proving that Bolivian politicians women's auxiliary services

families, which approached within range skin headed by Mr. Yuno.-eu- tion, who could be reached only by and

including such newspapermen, acting in their of our fighters was shot down. ter.

i telephone, Indicated that the Min-direct collusion with German Nazi questions as recreation, travelling

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REVEALING U.S. "PLANE FIGURES

PRODUCTION OF twin-engined bomb-

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ars in the United States was nearly doubled in the first six months of this year, stated defence officials in Washington yesterday.

This was one example of the and torpedo bombers,140 per increases in the output of mill- centi, and pursuit and observa- tary planes which, they disolos-tion and. other military aircraft ed, have been far greater than 142 per cent.

was, indicated by published figures Only in the heavy bomber from the Office of Production class giant four-engined craft Management which® show pro- ---was there no appreciable gain, duction increased by 42 per cent. but offoials. Indicated an appro- from January to Juno,

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