1940-03-29 — Page 9

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Five Nazi Planes Shot Down In Thrilling Air Battles Over Metz: N.Z. Airmen's INDIA CONGRESS Graphic Story Of Fight

LONDON, Mar 28 (Router)—A War, Zinistry bulletin train the hosdquarters of the: British Air Force In France announces that there was a marked Increase in serial sctivity on Tumday in the neighbourhood of Mets,

AERIAL ENCOUNTERS

A formation of seven enemy r connaissance craft, escorted by fighters, were intercepted and engaged by British fighters. Aerial encounters occurred and our fighters, having broken up the enemy formation, forced the enemy to abandon their recon- naissance.

One British patrol encoun=" tered a formation of nine enemy fighters. In the ensuing fight two enemy aircraft were seen descending in flames. One of our fighters was shot down, but the pilot escaped by parachute.

THREE BATILES

in

OFFICIAL GAOLED

CHAIDASSA, Mär. 28 (Bou ter)--Bihar Jayprakash, Ges- eral Secretary. of the All- India Congress Socialist Party, who was arrested three wooky ago under the Defence India Act after delivering a mosch, was yesterday nenten- ced ta' nine months' rigorCIES Imgirlsinment

The top of my hood flew away, a great ingred hole appeared in my engine and flames and öll poured into the cockpit. I was almost knocked incon- acious by the shock but came to and managed to "bale vat.'

THIS IS HEAVEN" "For a long time I never thought about pulling the slipcord of my parachute. Then I did so and floated down in a kind of date, enjoying the cool air on my face. "When I passed through a thick layer of white clouds, I thought to myself, quiet seriously. This is

heaven'

A MASS OF

FOAMING WATER LEFT

R.A.F. SINK NAZI :|

PATROL VESSEL LONDON, Mar, 28 (Keuter)—-~- The Air Ministry announces that during a

reconnaissance of "the North Sea Jesterday, aircraft of the RAF, Coastal Command at- tacked and sank an enemy patrol vessel, in the eastern part of the North Sea.

INTENSE FIRE

The attack was carried out in the face of intense anti-aircraft

re..

Four ships were seen close to gether and the pilots selected one us the target. They dived and released their bomba; ---

The rear gunner of one aircraft saw a salvo of bombs burst direct ly on the deck: There was a big explosion before the flame and smoke died down,

ONLY THREE LEFT The British Hew into a

cloud

GENERAL

RUSSIAN SUPPLIES TO GERMANY CHECKED "Guns Campaign" As Answer To Ore Vessels

LONDON, MARCH 28 (REUTER)--THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, "In a commentary, states that the Soviet Union cannot supply. Germany, with suficient quantities of three of the most vital raw materials, namely patroleum, vegetable oil and man- ganese, to conduct the war. The chief drawback, the paper adds, is the question of transportation.

"For Gallant Work"

ITALIAN MARINER

REWARDED

remarkable feat of seamanship LONDON, Mar. 28 (BWS)-A was recognised. to-day in Malta when the Governor presented a watch, from the British Air Ministry, to the Italian master of a mall Maltese sailing ship, for gallant rescue work" in saving six survivors from a wrecked British air Hner last December,

STORMY SEAS

M. Stalin would not hesitate to deprive his own people if he thought that by underwriting the Third Reich he was at the same time advancing the political in terests of his regime.

POOR COMMUNICATIONS

But even were he so inclined he would be handicapped by the In- the number of shipping lanes that adequacy of Russian railroads and are open to Russia,

In

this connection the New York Sun refers to the sinkings of the German ore vessels as of these exploits "represented the. special significance, adding that opening of a guns campaign to cut

off the Reich's supplies of one pro- The rescue took place partiy

duct that is most vitally, necessary during darkness

for the prosecution of the war-- and in stormy If the British succeed in closing seas off Sicily. When the aircraft this route their action may have crashed into the sea about 200

"I landed in a field in 'No Man's LONDON, Mar. 28 (Reuter-Land' and stumbled towards a Reuter's correspondent, writing wood where I covered up my from "Somewhere France," parachute with earth and wire. states that the R.A.F. brought "A French Captain came run- down at least Ave enemy planes/ring towards me with a revolver are and when they emerged the yards ahead of the sailing, ship,ler's embattled Reich, in France On Tuesday. wwa poised. When he found who I was others are believed to have been he helped me back into the accounted for. One British fighter French lines."

was lost.

to escape the storm of retaliatory erews saw only three ships

One pliot said: "Where the ship had been there was only a mass of foaming, frothy water."

the master launched a Small boat. Despite a high wind and moun- tainous seas, the boat picked up three men from the aircraft and. being then fully loaded, returned to the ship which had now drift-

C-IN-C'S CONGRATULATIONS Three separate battles occurred "Copper's" two companions each In the morning. äfternoon and chased a Messer-Schmidt and one evening. when patrolling Har-Flying Officer sent his opponent

Mr. Lio Sen, Chairman of the ed about half a mile away. ricanes met German planes of down in flames.

National Government, will broad- Rough seas and darkness pre- four different types. Five planes The other, a Sergeant-Pilot, re-cast a speech over the Stationsventing the further use of the were short down for certain. They ports that his quarry disappeared XGOA 1,200 kilocycles, and small boat, the Master brought were all Messer-Schmidts and the through the clouds with amoke XGOY, 1,190 kilocycles. to the his ship, by skilful” handling, back two probably accounted for were trailing behind him.

people at home and abroad at 7 to the scene of the disaster and Messer-Schmidt and Dornier,

Air Marshal Barratt, Air Omeer o'clock this evening (8 pm. Hong-picked up the other three survi- AMAZING STORY

| Commanding-in-Chief, has sent a kong Time) on the occasion of vors who had been 'swept of the "Copper," a twenty-one-year-old glowing telegram of congratula-Chinese Revolutionary Martyrs' wreckage and were drifting in the New Zealander. already Tumous tions to the British fighter pilots. Day The broadcast will be re-water. One of them was a RAF. for his exploita, brought his totalIt is now proudly displayed in layed by other radio stations Wing Commander who was in the bag up to five by accounting for their mess.

throughout the country.

water for nearly three hours.

two Messer-Schmidts. This time

he narrowly escaped with his life

and as he limped about his mess

FIRST BLOOD TO THE ALLIES

LONDON, Mar. 28 (Reuter)----

28 (Reuter ONEROUS PEACE

yesterday, with one leg peppered The Washington Post, in an

by shrapnel from cannon shells, analysis prepared for the Foreign

"be

story.

told an amazingly graphic Policy Association, says: "Great THAN WAR IN

He told "how he and two other Hurricane pilots ran into a fight ct nine Messer-Schmidts in the early afternoon. A

ONE APIECE

"We took one aplece and just went in," he said. "I hit one and he span down in smoke, and flames. Then, for a time, it was a tree for all, until I got another Messer-Schmidt and sent him

down.

"I looked round and the sky seemed clear. But one of the Messer-Schmidts

Britain and France have won the first round in the fight for the control of the Near East without serious opposition by the Total- tarian Fowera.

The Allies now hold the strategic points along the principal Unes of communica- Hon and the economie. re- sources of the Near East, to the disadvantage of Germany, Russia and Italy."

The

DRASTIC MEASURES

analysis refers to the steadily increasing allied military Was hovering forces in the Near East and in high above, waiting to see how the discussing Rumania states that battle was going to turn out, "Great Britain has left no doubt of her intentions to take drastic measures if all continues 'to be supplied to Germany."

"He swooped on me and the next thing I knew was a terri- fic bang in front of my eyes.

GREAT ODDSI

FINNISH PEOPLE ALIVE TO THEIR

DUTY

4

BETTER FACE OF

our

to the outgoing government for its endeavourg to secure muni- tions during the war adding: "The defensive capacity of army is quite different from what It was at the beginning of the war. It la true our country is mutilated-ȧ matter which w* HELSINGFORS, Mar. 28 (Ren-alive to its duty, our indepen- mourn but the Finnish people. ter)--In a message to the reur-dence, and our hermic army, still ing Government, President Kallio exist. These are the foundation described the Soviet peace terms stones on which we shall continua as immoderate” and added that to build our future: yet the people and Parliament had onerous peace

realised that стец

was preferable to years of sanguinary war in the face of great odds.

WAR TRIBUTE

An

NEW CABINET Beven members of the", new Cabinet were in the outgoing Ministry and all, with the excep- tion of M. Tanner. retain the

M. Kallio paid a warm tribute portfolios they held berore.

HUNGARY ANXIOUS THAT BALANCE OF FORCES SHOULD BE PRESERVED

IN S. E. EUROPE

COUNT TELEKI'S CONCERN OVER ITALIAN ATTITUDE

LONDON, MAR. 28 (REUTER).—COMMENTING ON THE VISIT” "TO ROME OF COUNT TELEKI, THE HUNGARIAN PRIME MINIS- TER, AND HIS LONG' CONVERSATION WITH SIGNOR MUSSOLINI, THE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT OF THE B.B.G. COMMENTS THAT NO ONE, OUTSIDE THE TWO GOVERNMENTS CONCERNED, can know exactly what took place, nor the reasons which prompted Count Teleki to go to Rome, so soon after the Brenner Pasa meeting. The latter, however, probably given a clue.

Hungary is vitally interested in the relations existing between Italy and Germany. Whatever designs Germany may have on her, or on any other ́ Balkan or Danublàn State, her actions must depend on the attitude of the other futerext- ed powers and Italy has made it clear often enough that she is one of the frate

BALANCE OF FORCES

It may well be that Count Teleki wanted to satisfy himself that the

The same Bourtes revest that Count. Teleki was tremely reluctant to postpons the Hungarian: claima and yielded Ponly after

Signor Mussolini gave him substantial - compensation which is tanta- mount to an Italian guarantee. of Hungarian Independence.

DELICATE NEGOTIATION The elements of this delicate negotiation Gayda's comment in the Giornale are reflected In Brenner Pass meeting between D'Italia that "Italy rashes Run- Herr Hitler and Signer Mussolini gary to do her utmost for pre- had not upset the balance of serving peace in the Danubian forces on which Hungary depends. Basin, but this desire for peace - ITALY' PROMISES SUPPORT dogs not mean that Italy "wishes ROME, Mar. 28 (Havas) Hungary to give up, permanently, Hungary has agreed to wait until her hopes for the final and satis- the end of the wax for her terri-factory settlement of the pro- torial claims against Humanis and bleïns which interest her directly, has, as a result, received from nor does it mean that all the Italy, promise of unconditional other problems in that part of support, gebed ved [Exırope can be forgot

The above, according to czually Pool "Fla. Il iden reliable sources, came about fol- lowing Counțe Teleki's ConvaTun- tions here

ballk up on fuitico the guiding priñet

EXPLOSION ON FRENCH WARSHIP:

SEVEN KILLED

M. Passikivi, Minister without a portfolio in the outgoing Cabinet is not in the new Ministry.

SWISS HELP

ZURICH, Mar 28 (Reuter)- According to the Swiss press, Switzerland's gifts to Finland so far amount to £36,000 in value.

SWEDEN GAOLS. SPIES

Mar

STOCKHOLM,

PARIS, March 28 (Havas)—The Navy Ministry regrets to announce

r28 Reuter that an explosion "occurred aboard-Sentences ranging from three the destroyer La Railleuse while months imprisonment to three the vessel was lying in Dort. years hard labour were passed on Seven were killed and several four persons convicted on charges. wounded, or yet unaccounted for. of espionage.

THYSSEN GOES

TO FRANCE

A @wede named Kochi, was sen- tenced to three years hard isbour and his mother, who is Russlan burn, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, 77kg

A Swede, named Karlsson, and ZURICH, Mar. 28 (Reuter-Dr. Michael Willy, who is German- Fritz Thyssen. German steel mag-born, were each sentenced to ten nate, left Locarno yesterday for months hard labour. France, but his exact destination is uhknowu fel,

The fifth accused, Koch's Cer- man-born wife, was acquitted,

S'hai Japanese Want More Seats On Municipal Council

SHANGHAI, March 28 (Reute)-Giving credence to the recent rumours that the Japanese are seeking greater rep tation on the Shanshal Municipal Council, a Japanese"

pokesman declared that a meeting of Japanese civic leade and representatives of the Japanese Residenta“. Corporat would be held shortly to determine the exact number of e dates to be nominated for-election; 7 "POEP VOETBAL

He added that meanwhile investigations were proceedli among the Japanese comin

determine the numă votes available and the tofa The spokesman once again Japanane nizales for

of Japanese rate pay

the feeling in to

flon in the Coun

catastrophic consequences for Hit-

The difficulties of transport- ing ore, if British submarines succeed in sneaking into the Baltic and operating there; may become insuperable...

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