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"BLITZ AIR RAID" ON

MIDLANDS INDUSTRY

Television Important To Defence

Canberra, June 20. Television is playing an inereus- ingly important part in modern defence and training memures.

The Australian Prime Minister. J. B. Chlily, soli so in a broad. cast today. Australia muist log in, this respect, he rald,

not

London, Juno 25.

Smashing blitz raids on key, industrial torgets in the Midlands of England were the main feature today of the second day of Britain's nino-day "Exorcise Foil," the biggest mock air action since the war.

ilm perfect summer weather, defending fighters, at speeds of up to 600 milles an hour, screamed in pursuit of raiders, and engaged them in run- ning dog-fights over half the country,

An American 120 Superfortress| After night when the throb taking part in bombing raid of heavy bonibors had recalled to developed a "runaway engine" 30 Britons memories of the wartime

there but blit

milnor was only miles South of Amsterdam

plane landed safely in iol-activity in the exercise early to

chy.

the

Mr. Chilly mold that Australia and

is fortunate in being able to pro- Yesterday, another Superfor. An diletal Bulletin issued to- fit by the experience at adilly-tress taking part had similar day showed that two major night' trations in other countries, and trouble, and live people on board consequently technical atananrüsvaled out,

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raids-one of them against Lon- dan-were intercepted by Mos-' quitoes.

Over 600 planos are

faking part. Superforts of the Amerient Third Air Division based in Bri- Main ore making daylight raids, and American PBD Shooting Star et fighters are with the defence. Western Uriion observers are sturlying

operations, the

and French, Belgian and Dutch per- sonnel are in the various opera-

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THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1940.

Bitter Sweet

Tate's Mixture

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London, June 27.

Britain's biggest sugar ras

fining company, Tato and Lyle, la fighting back against a Government plan to na. tionallve the sugar Industry.

Mixing the bitter with the sweet, Tate la printing anti- nationalisation r

elogans on the housewives' packages

of sugar "Tate not Blato," and "Un touched by hand-hands off Bugar" are two of the slogans which will appear today on 2,500,000 packages diatribut- ed dally by the company,

Another sayı, 'hopoe lie in Stato, it's your funeral."—Agsoclated Prese

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Melbourne, June 27. Daily Mirror Newspapers, Pictorial Ltd.,

and Sunday

London, Newspapers, Ltd., of have purchased a large block of shares in The Argus | Australasian. Ltd., the Mol-

hourne

"The newspaper, Argus", announced today.

"The Argus" announceincnt "This purchase marks the added; falth of house in the future of the Aus- big British publishing can say that the exercise has tralian people and the Australian The repatriates waited aboardbeen well worth while.

"The Argus" will continue gathered "We have

useful Press.

its policy 019 дл independent Information about Britain's control and reporting

Bystem newspaper.

The Board of "The Argun' are which Alven netice of

enomy pleased to add to their number activity

two representatives of the new interest."

Mr. H. G. Bartholomew, Chair- man of the Board of Directors of the "Daily Mirror" and "Sunday Pictorial," arrived in Melbourne on June 23 for a briet visit.

Vessel

Takasago

the 0,347-tes Maru which ·came from known 'Nahodka, about 50 miles East of le security-shrouded Soviet naval base of Visdivostok.

The

Turing During today's Takis an The repatriation is the fruit of "enemy" bombing force crossed.

of England, in Coast the recent Soviet agreement to the ast release Japanese prisoners of war spite of defence ecorts by Amer

Stars since ican Jet Shooting still held by the Soviets

based Russia's

Norwich. cight-day Monchurian near

bombing war in August 1045. Japanese force split into small groups and

attacked the Midlands. from all other Fur Eastern areas. | attac Jort were reputelated long ago.

Vampire Fighters saved London frum arold when they shot up a small force of Super fortresses 20 milles West of the capital

The second, ship from this poit, the Bitoku Maru, is on its way fetch another group of 2,000 and two other vessels

are due to follow.

men,

Dutch Alarm

Large crowds of flog-waving

A (United States Air Force B20 women and children, in Superfort taking part in the air cluding rolehi delegations from manoeuvrce had to land at Schipel Tukyo, lined the water front this afternoon because of a do- here to welcome the returned feet in its al fines,

NO SIGN OF ANY

SETTLEMENT IN HONOLULU STRIKE

Honolulu,, June 27,

A solution to Hawaii's 56-day-old fongshore strike

appears as distant as ovor.

Two thousand union stevedores struck on May 1.

demanding a pay increase from $1.40 an hour to $1.72. Employers offered 12 cents an hour increase, then withdrew that offer.

Direct negotiations were re- sumed last Fridny niter broken off on May 20.

being

The new session did not get anywhere. Negotiators agreed to talk again on Monday.

new

Union spokesmen doubt if the

make any employers will offer before a special fact-finding hoard, named by the Governor. reports next week.

This hoard took thousands of words of testimony in q Bye-day session and is now preparing to Auggest a settlement.

by

is

The board is due to report, Thursday, but netther side bound to accept its findings.

Meanwhile, Mr. Joseph R. Farrington, Howell's delegate to Congress, met with the territorial legislature,

Hugo Lossos

union

Bull Was

Virtual Ferdinand

Hustalt, June 28.

A Batavian bull which the Czechoslovak athlete Milo Barus had offered to fight with his bare flats proved her today to have the pacifist temperament of the c- tional Ferdinand.

Some of the 400 bull-fight tens cat-called and others walked out as the bull displayed utter lethargy In the face of his antagonist's at- tempts to rouse a fighting spirit.

For 15 minutes Barus danced around the bull, jumped at hirt and grasped him by the horns.

The animal either remained completely indifferent or turneșt tall and trotted round the arena. presumably in search of flowers. Finally, the exhausted toreador, bull for a fortnight, throw him by who had been rehearsing with the

dragging his forefeet from under

He returned last week from Washington to get first-hand Information on the strike and A possible solution. He sald he was stumped. Mr. Louis Goldblatt, desire for arbitration. Employers apokesman, repeated the union oppose arbitration.

Meanwhile, the strike lo, him--Reuter. compiled by the Hawaiian Een- nomie, Foundation, increased to $3,000,000.

An emergency cargo of food An from San Francisco is due to ar rive on Wednesday. load it.Asssociated Press.

The union has agreed to un-

DE GAULLE CALL ANSWERED

BOW AND ARROW ATTACK

Calcutta, June 25, "A bow and arrow attack on a Surl, local police outpost near 120 miles North West of Calcutta, n which Santhals (aboriginal tribesmen) took part, led to two people being killed and on un- A gathering of 20,000 suppor-denunted number injured,

Dijon, June 26.

The "Melbourne Sun" said to- day it understands that the "Daily Mirror's" political editor, Mr. Sydney Elliott, who came to Aus- trails with Mr. Bartholomew, willters shouted "Yes" here today be one of the new Directors. when General Charles de Gaulle attackers. One policeman had an The police opened fire on the asked them: "Will you remake arrow wound. the State with me?"

The Argus," one of Melbourne's three morning dailies, was estab- fished in 1840 —Reuter..

n

The clash took place last night. The General declared that it is Several hundred villagers, includ- necessary to "unite around the Ing Santhals, led by persons cald CATHOLIC POLES

AFF (General de Gaulle's Rally to be Communists, made the bow of the French People) in order to and arrow attack on the police ON TRIAL put Franch back on her feet and station in a bid to rescue some

rld her of the anxiety which people under arrest, Warsaw, June 27. The existence of Catholic nou means weighs upon

her. "De Gaulle Police reinforcements fired on men, but there were worries hid- Droning bombers flying to youth organisation, alleged to be Gaulle with the French people-ed-Reuter.

nothing, but do the raiders who were overwhelm den behind the cheerful faces. tain for a feigned attack caused in opposition to the Polish Go this may mean a great deal," he While

formally

joining in the same uneasiness in the Nether-verment, is revealed in the trial welcome, the authorities aro an-landis late Inst night.

of diversionista now under way The bombers, which remained before the xivus to know to what extent.)

assed the Netherlands at Byth semi-offleinl

district

court. ot ibe prisoners had bean

Wa high altitude but some Dutch- over by the Reds and what mis- ja sione, if any, some of them might men remembering the dark war be planning to discharge in Japan years got alarmed and rang up the authorities asking for infor- cation-Reuter and Ascociated re-Press.

under Saviat Instructions.

The present repatriation, garded as the beginning of the | last wave of prisoners from Rus- zian zuors, is ostensibly taking pince In conformity with the provision of the Potsdam agree- ment which says, “Japanese mili- Lary Lovers, after being com- pletely disarmed, shall be per- mitted to return to their homes with

Futs opportunity to Lead peaceful, productive lives."

In view of the systematic So- paltern of virtually Ignoring meral

vict

from

requests many Douglas MacArthur, Americans here are forced to be sceptical about the peaceful and productive intentions of today's arrivals. The prisoners arrived at a time when there is tallin Japanese circles about the formation of a second Communist

Party largely composed of Russian-in- doctrinated repatriates.

The

newspaper "Rzecz Pospolit” said today that seven members of the group are being fried, accused of sabotage, "diversion" and anti-state activi-

| tica,—Associated Presa

Improved Picture In French Labour

Washington, Juno 26. The former United States Ambassador to France, Mr. Jefferson Gaffery, said today that strong non-Communist labour unions have been de- veloping in France.

He described them as one of This contributes to the political sure future security and stability the most important forces to in-unrest in France, he said.

The French coal production is Japal, of the country.

now 115 per cent of the pre-war He believes that United States rate and Increased hydro-electric trade union leaders share this power facilities are cutting down

somewhat the demand for coal.

view

Ite estimated thot there are But, he about 2,000,000 French

workers Import

said, France still mast large percentage of its

All the latest repatriated men will be closely screened by u Unlied-States Army group be tore they are permitted to pro-who are members of non-Com- coal needs. ceed to their

destinations munist-dominated unions.

France United Fress.

is now prepared to ship Discussing the French economic large quantities of luxury goods situation, Mr. Caffery said that to the United States. there has been vast improvement There is also considerable un- under the impetus of the ECA satisfied demand for such goods but wagen have not kept pace inside France itelf, he added- with the spiralling prices.

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London, June 26. Prince Mohamed Aly of Egypt arrived here today by plane from Paris. He is making a private visit. United Press.

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