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Torpedo Attack On German Warship Recounted By Pilot

LONDON, June 16 (Renter)--An Bccount by the pilot of a Beau- fort aircraft which scoreḍ a dieet hit with a torpedo on a Ger- man battleship off the coast of Norway gives a vivid picture of night operations which are a routine of the Coastal Command,

The pilot skys: "Near midnight we had orders to push off with other aircraft from the squadron, Carrying our torpedo slung beneath us. we started off.

PROBABLES FOR OAKS

LONDON, June 16 (Reuter)-The following are the probable starters and Jockeys for the Oaks, to be run on June 19:

French Kin (CILIT Edwards), Firle (Jones), Hillhampton (81-

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1941.

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|chardson), Falence (5, Wragg), puration to East & South Africa, United Kingdom and

Proco City (Beary). Commotion beyond is temporarily suspended. (Harry Wragg), Dancing Time

"There was a bit of moom but bạck on its beam. There was not if was partly obscured and shone much time to think about tactics. (Perryman), Sunny Dear (Bren- through the haze only occasion- One destroyer was right in our nan), Banatoga (Maber), Beasulte

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal

ally In some patches of cloud way and I had to skid round its (Taylor), floman Empress (Lane), regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend-

You could sée hardly anything, stern to get a suitable angle to Turkana (Evans), Mercy but it was fairly light in clear drop.

Smith), Chelan (Beasley). spaces.

Fireylight has no jockey.

the clouds where the moon breaking through,

TORPEDO RELEASED

"We were well over the North "The next second I put the nose Sca when mrnight came. We of my aircraft round and saw the were flying pretty high as we ap battleship in my sight. I pressed proached the coast of southern the button on the throttle which Norway and found several gaps in released the torpedo. I made a was sharp turn to port and opened my

engines flat out. I was "expecting a barrage of fake any moment,

"As we flew clear from the ship. the rear-gunner and wireless opera- tor shouted together: "You have hit it. There is a great columa of water going up and dirty white smoke."

WARSHIPS SPOTTED

"You could see the surface of the sea and as we came near one of these gaps we suddenly spotted a formation of enemy warshipa away down under the starboard wing.

"KIM SHING CUP"

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Kowloon Residents' Union Win

The much reputed Green and White team wał beaten 18-28 points yesterday by the Kowloon Residents' Union team in the "Kim Shing Cup" basketall com. petition on roller skaters at the

"I flew round in a circle to see "The white wakes trailing be-for myself and sure enough there hind them caught our eyes arst, was plenty of smoke una a patch Kowloon Skating Rink, Mongkok. then We saw the ships-anal of foam on the ship's track, The game was fast and furious, black slim shapes. They were When we were satisfied with the with both sides attacking in turn, arranged in formation with the result of our attack, we made a but fortunately for the Union pocket battleship in the middle

and

Ave escorting destroyers around her.

signal reporting it.

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"One destroyer was right ahead "When we got home we heard and there were two more des- jother aircraft tiad found troyers on each side making a German force after we had at pretty effective screen.

Itacked it.

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Wong King-wan, who scored 18 of the 26 points.

(The match was refereed by Mr. Wong Lai-tong and following are the teams:

"We dived to few hundred "The ships hud stopped by then K.R. UNION: Wong Ro-kong (4), feet above the sea and flew at and were trying to hide them-Wong Kanuen, Leung Kwal-po right angles acros the sterns of selves behind a smoke screen made (4), Tse Fook-shing, Wong King- two destroyers bringing up at the by the destroyers.

wan (18), Shum Tso-wing (2), rear. That put us on the port “Stilt 1ster we learned the Snong Kwok-on, Shum Slu-kit and side of the formation.

formation had turned back to the "We made u right-about-turn Skagerrak and was tmping home to the starboard and came straight at reduced speed."

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Ngai Wing-hong. Total 28 points.

GREEN AND WHITE: Leung Nan (4), Kam Cheung, Ko The (6), Wat Cheung, Ho Yan (2), Lau Har (2), Au King (2), and Klu Man (2). Total 18.

S'HAI VOLUNTARY WAR FUND

ANOTHER SOCCER WIN FOR CHINA

SYDNEY June 16 (Reuter)- China (Eastern soccer touring team) today, defeated Victoria at

SHANGHAL, June 16 (Reuter) --- Melbourne by eight goals to three. The Voluntary War Contribution On Saturday, China beat Mel-Fund today remitted another

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1st July

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EXPANSION

TOKYO, June 16 (Reuter)—"The WATER-POLO international situation surround-

for the month ending June 15 to- wards the purchase of warplanes

for the Royal Air Force, bringing

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The water-polo match between the amount sent to London since ing Japan is growing more tense Royal Navy "A" and Royal Scots (the inauguration of the fund in while the European war is steadily in the European Y.M.C.A. In-July last year to £171,000. expanding. Such is the situation vitation Water-Polo tournament, Britons and their friendsAir Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and that the entire world wil possibly scheduled to be played yesterday throughout China send monthly be plunged into turbance any moment."

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Admiral Suetsugu, formerly C.

NIGHT SKIES OVER BRITAIN

LONDON, June. 16 (BWS)—The reasons for the relatively re-

in C. of the Japanese Combined duced night activity of German bombers over Britain during the Fleet, who was popularly dubbed "past month were examined by Air Commodore-R. V. Goddard inca the builder of the modern Japan- broadcast war commentary, ese Fleet and stormy petrel of the Japanese Navy, said that should the United States join the Buro- pean war "on her faith and hom our, Japan should Be prepared for participation in the war.”

"Do you imagine," Commodore Goddard asked his listeners, "that the great bulk of long range bombers has

gone to

the Mediter галеал? That is not so. We know from our reconnaissance that a small proportion of long-range bombers has gone down south re- cently but not sufficient to account for the reduction of enemy bomber effort in the past month.

I

POLICEMEN ON BUSES

BUT - NATURAL-

"Nor do I consider the nristyna, de cette Admiral Suetsugu added: "The nights have been the full cause for South Seas question is the life and night bombers staying at home death issue for Greater East Asia. since their last disastrous raid on It is but natural that Japan could London - disastrous to them not acquiesce in its present status," mean. Now, this is not wish- Admiral Suetsugu told the meet. ful thinking not professional fog: "It is my firm belief that optimism which the Germans say Japan will be the decisive factor I suffer fronì.. in the world war. It would be rio "Those long-range bomber squa easy task for Japan but on the drons, I feel sure, have been re other hand it would compel the cuperating and they have grown Japanese to make an extraordin more cautious. They had to. Let ary determination and prepara-us, not be so modest that we can. tlofi."

not raise a cheer for that.

"The substance of what I know about those night raids is well- known to the enemy so I can tell you.

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AIRMAN SWIMS IN

MUSEUM

The Overseas Chinese Productive. Reconstruction Association, the

MINEFIELD Chinese Products and Industry

Society, and the South Seas In- LONDON. AN RAF.

radio dustrial Corporation in Hongkong operator who baled out of his are jointly planning to establish a bomber had to swim a quarter of Chinese Products Museum here, a mile to shore.

It has been decided that the 1st And when he trawled ashore floor, No. 8. Queen's Road Central be was told that he had been will be the site of the museum, swimming through a minefleid. which will be headed by Mr. Hu

Twice in a fortnight the same Shao-chun, former director of the airman, a nineteen-year-old flight-Greater Shanghai Municipal Go!- sergeant, had to bale out, and each ernment Museum, Shanghal. time he got away sarely.

nearly at the end of a ten hours'

On the first occasion be WHS PARIS POLICE CHIEF It is authoritatively learned that flight to Germany and back. His Admiral Joseph Bard has been by an order issued on June 15 by bomber had almost reached the appointed the new Chief of Police the Hon. Mr. J. P. Pennefather-east coast when the engines cut in Paris, replacing the late M Evans, Commissioner of Police, only out. The captain gave the order Lucien Boulanger, The Admiral two Police officers at a time are to Jumpin

commanded the destroyer/Aigle allowed to travel on buses of the Taoon lost afght of the rest of just before the outbreak of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, in the crew," said the radio operator. European war. When the war broke Kowloon, and the China Motor "Down below was a choppy ses, out he became Chief of Staff to Bus Company, in Hongkong, free with land a quarter of a mile Admiral Laborde, and was promot of charge.

Way. I hit the sea feet first and ed to the rank of Admiral when

the war ended Should more than two members plunged straight down.

In October last, be became Pre....... of the Force travel on the same. bus, the others, with the exception

AGGERED AGES

"I went right under the water ect of the Haute-Vienne Depart

ment of the first two, will have to pay with the parachute on top of me. their fares.

Though it must have been only a

KOBE, June 18 (Reuter)--The second or two, it seemed gen be fore I was able to allp off the Kliner Yamata Maru, with harness and come up.

Wang Ching wet and his suits or "As I struck out for shore, my 15, arrived here today from heavy flying sult held me back, so Shanghai flying the Japanese and that I had to fight for each Chinese flags on her main mast. stroke. The land looked very Tat General Abe, former Special away, and never seemed to come Envoy to Nanking, who uttalled TOKYO, June 16 (Reuter) any closer,

m the basic Simo-Japindah__7resty Nov. 30

to take effect. February and March Japan Indo-China Economic Accord

"The percentage of night raiders ON NICOSIA brought down in January was NICOSIA, June 16 (Reuter-substantial improvement on that Enemy aircraft dropped a stlek of of the previous aiz months. boms upon Nicosle, In Cyprus, yesterday, it is officially stated nere.

There were a few service casual- both showed further improvement. ties but no material damage. was | April was more than twice as good caused.

as Jarmary, In May, tlthough the -Bomba --were-- also dropped by total number of night raiders-had enemy planes off Paphos in the fallen off, gave the percentage of After two sessions in the morning. "Just when I thought I should with Wang Chir western approaches of Cyprus. succes as four times better than and afternoon, the Investigatory have to give in, I touched ground last year, and

PULTY

Committee of the Privy Council and crawled out of the ses. The ernment repi "Remember, I and only dealing approved of the newly signed beach was fat and covered with the visitor with averagon. They cannot be economie agreement between mua. I stumped down and fost FATAL COLLAPSE athed. But we must of course Japan and Indo-China consciousness for about an hour.

"

beware of kig surprises. Neverthe

While walking along the foot-loss in the long run it por Mx, Matsuoka, Foreign Minister, building above a group of small holes path at Canton Roud yesterday centages that tell

In urging approval of the Pact, When I recovered I saw they would make

about 4 pm, a man, Lung Yuen "A battles are quick, at the suddenly collapsed, atid "died. time of dombat but air viology. Ik The body was removed to the slowly won. I would mak you to Publie Mortuary.

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