1941-08-13 — Page 16

BIGGEST

RAID

ON

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 13, 1941.

DAY

EVER

GERMANY

Great Cologne Power Stations Destroyed New Fighters GERMAN Japan's

Appear In Action

FLYING ACROSS BELGIUM AND GER- MANY, SOMETIMES LESS THAN 100 FEET SIX SQUADRONS OF FROM THE GROUND, BLENHEIM BOMBERS BOMBED TWO GREAT COLOGNE POWER STATIONS AT POINT- BLANK RANGE IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE'S BIGGEST EVER DAYTIME RAID ON GER- MANY YESTERDAY.

TANKS ROUTED

Softened Mood

"During the night of

The decision to grant August 11 our troops con- tinued fighting in the

exemption from the appli- directions of Kexholm, cation of the regulations

Smolensk and Solsti,

a Soviet Uman," says communique.

to

all freezing assets nations on a reciprocal basis was announced yes-

STOP PRESS ·

Latest reports from the Queen Mary Hospital this afternoon dis- closed that L. Bdr. Harry William Buckingham was still not out of danger. his condition, having not changed. The remainder were described as being in a "fair condition."

Besides Buckingham, those still delained in hospital are:-H. G. H. Lander, D. H. C. Taylor, W. N. W. P. Clemow, F. T. Brown, Henningsen, J. B. Pomeroy, and J. R. Carr. L. Bdr. Roscoe, in "Cooperating with

terday by the Japanese the Military Hospital, was said to troups our ujr forces

have improved. blows at enemy infantry and Finance Ministry.

the

land struck

mechanised units on the battle- fields and at his aircraft on their Berodromes.

"There were no major opera- tions in other directions or sec- tors."

It was the highlight of a series of opera- tions which began early in the morning and lasted until late in the day, including waves

bined of fighter-bomber sorties and fighter sweeps over Northern Europe.

Later, Flying Fortresses struck again at Cologne, Emden and at an airfield at de Kooy.

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the

The Whirlwind fighter is The new tacties in the Blen- of the best-kept secrets of

This is believed to be the heim's altack were to send long- ¡ war.

in Whirl-first time it has taken part range fighters, including winds, as far as Antwerp with operations. themi.

It is still on the secret list, but time ago an American

some on Then the bombers went alone

tha 150-mile

an

German

on their

thrust journal stuted that its twin Rolls- speed into the

defence sys-Royce engines develop a

return the of over 400 m.p.h. tem, but

Other American reports sug fighters re-joined them at Ant-

to the gested it is superior covered their with - werp and

latest Spitfire.

drawal.

Meanwhile a strong fighter force patrolled the Dutch coast. Twenty aircraft, comurising 12 Blenheimis and eight fighters were lost

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Exemptions will depend the treatment of Japanese nation- als where the freezing order being enforced.

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Such concessions were granted

such a week ago to

individuals

the

A large German tank column as the British Ambassador, has been routed in the direc-Australian Minister and the Act- t'on of Korosten by the coming Canadian Minister and mem-

of opera'lons

Soviet bers of their diplomatic corps.

Concessions have also been tanka, aeroplanes, artillery and infantry units.

granted certain British firms in

be two Japan found to

completely

Fifty German tanks and A.A. batteries were destroyed.-controlled by Japanese nationals. Reuter.

-Reuter.

CHIANG KAI-SHEK MANIFESTO

"JAPAN'S CHANCE for opportunist ağ- gression is gone and her so-called Contin- ental Policy and Oceanic Policy have vanish- ed like bubbles," declared Generalissimo | Chiang Kai-shek in a manifesto on the fourth anniversary of the Shanghai hostilities to- day.

UKRAINE ADVANCE CHECKED

11

(Continued from Page troyed four enemy torpedo-boats and two enemy transports on August 11." Reuter.

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Severe Fighting

With the

Germans and Finns pounding the Russian lines 70 mires north of Leningrad, Stalin's ¡Defence Committee yesterday ad-

mitted

fighting in the Ukraine.

severe

claim

The Ruselans, though not minimising the gravity of the

Odessa, situation round the routing of a large German tank column by tanks, 'planes,

Infantry artillery and

In the direction of Korcsten. The Russians are reported

in

Moscow circles to be holding on all fronts, and Marshal Budenny, it is understood, is making a firm stand along the Bug, holding up the German drive on Odessa,

Meanwhite Ausslan women warriors are participating in gueril's warfare, according to a German parizer officer in the Smolensk area.

Women In Action

"Aroused by Japan's ruthless designs for the invasion of French Indo-China and the menace to Thailand," he said, "Britain, the United States, and the Netherlands East Indies have jointly made adequate prepara-rying on guerilla activity tions. Economic pressure against Japan has been applied and joint military defence adopted.

in

wear

This officer says women are car- often with children on their back. They uniform and have been trained in regular barracks, but are searched all that is found is lipstick and

when the barracks

tighten economic exploitation

powder. the "occupied” areas since she was "Meanwhile, though occupied now in greater economic' 'difficul- with fighting on the western front. ties following the application of Soviet Russia has never relaxed economic sanctions by the anti- her vigilance in the Far East,

Most of the 'women are car

*pecial drivers but some are shock trapps, he reported, German claims continue as:

an try around the Dnieper is claim

aggression Powers, and Generalis- "Therefore, though Japan is simo Chiang urged all Chinese, usual. Odessa, according to Ber ambitious for southward expan-especially those in Shanghai, tolin, is surrounded and its fall is ... sion, she is now confronted with resist Japanese seizure of materi- expected "at any moment," while the joint defence of the coun-als, refuse to buy their goods and the remainder of the rich coun tries in the South Seas and her economic exploitation with Navy is no match for the British

try in every way to frustrate ed to be practically in German and American Navies. As to undaunted spirit.

hands, "with the remnants of Rus- northward expansion, with Army bogged down in China's

Such actions was necessary for sian divisions struggling vainly to The Germans claim they have quagmire she dare not throw in co-ordinating China's efforts with break out of our Iron rings." whatever strength and resources the economic sanctions enforced

by the friendly Powers and has-reached the Black Sea coast at an though un- However, Generalissimo Chiang toning the collapse of the enemy, unspecified point.

ambl The value of such efforts against officially this is stated to be Niko- no laiey harbour, a shipping point for tion of the Japanese muitarists economic penetration was in

she has left for the risk."

reminded, the inordinate

her

Is to the conquer the world. way inferior to that of battling on grain.-International News Ser-

In their scheme, the conquest the front-Central News,

of East Asia and the domination

of the Pacific form only stages to

that final. goal,-~

The Mukdôn Incident In-1931 and the Shanghal attack - In. 1937 may be aptly described, no the beginning of Japan's angres-. Flon In China, and in Asia and the Pacific respectively,

⠀ For Four Years

For more than four years China has been fighting against the Far Eastern aggressor single- handed and only now seesthe beginning of joint sanctions against Japan by friendly Powers. Declaring that China's regis- tance has now entered the stage. of the "defence of the Pacific," Generalissimo Chiang called upon his fellow-countrymen to tighten their efforts for the final victory which he claimed was not far in the future.

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