1941-06-16 — Page 24

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NAZIS GO TO CHURCH-Bombs know no croad when they fall from skies to bring destruction and death. This is what happonad to St. Goorgo's Roman Catholic church, Southwark, London, after recent Nazi raid.

WHY NAZI NIGHT RAIDS STOPPED

LONDON, June 15 (British Wireless).The reason for the relatively reduced night activity of German bombers over Iri tain during the past month were examined by Air Commodore R. V. Goddard in a broadcast war commentary.

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"Do you imagine," he asked listeners, "that the great bulk of long-range bombers has gone to the Mediterranean? That is not so.

"We know from our reconnaiss- ance that a small proportion of long- ronge bombers has gone down south recently, but not sufficient to account

June 16, 1941.

Big Nazi Summer Effort

LONDON, June 16 (Reuter).-Mr Alfred Duif Cooper, Minister of In- formation, said in a speech last night tlint he was quite confident of victory, but he warned the nation to expect a bly German effort this summer.

The

Speaking of events in Greece and Crete, he stated that these should be set in proportion to the whole. Germans too had had their dis And appointments

disasters, ho declared. These were things worth remembering when you heard too much being made of the defeat in Crete.

"Long may the day be distant when we shall refuse to give battle unless we are confident of victory," he went on and said that the Ger- mans knew that they could not afford a long war and that they would make a far greater effort this summer.

But, he added, we have at present both material 05 well

moral superiority and "we have never had a Prime Minister who enjoys so great measure of confidence of the people."

a

FIRM LEFT TO STAFF

TWENTY employees of an oil firm heard in London recently that "the governor" and left them his business.

The bequest was made by Mr Charles Harold Relch, of Hove, and formerly of Fenchurch-street, E.C

About 43 years ago he founded the Ocean Oil

Corinan

Limited, to sell liquid fuel to shipping companies.

Many of the employees who have inherited the business Joined him when he started, and were atlil work- ember at the age of 68. lug for him when he died last Nov- Big Estate

Out of his estate of £158,000 he gave 23,000 outright to his wife, and a life interest in the residue.

He directed that after her death this residue of £155,000 ahall be divided among the em- ployees as the directors think fit, but that the directors themselves shall be excluded.

Mr Ernest E. Mees, for many years

of the company,

George Donian, Rumanian, 20, un-for the reduction of enemy bomber Eeneral manager for Mr Reich for

employed seaman, was charged be-effort in the past month.

"Nor do I consider that the misty fure Mr D. J. N. Anderson at Kow- leon Magistrony this morning with nights have been the full cause for being a stowaway from Shanghel to the night bombers staying at home raid on the Colony and with entering the since their last disastrous

London-disastrous to them, I mean. Colony without a valid passport. "Now, this is not just wishful

The British ship on which Defen- dant 10 and after satling for 24 which the long range dont travelled, left Shanghai on thinking-not professional optimism the Germans say that I suffer bomber hours Defendant gave himself up to

squadrons, I feel sure, have been re- the omeers,

Defendant was fined $5 on the first cuperating-and they have grown charge and cautioned on the second more cautious. They had to.

An order was issued for his us not be so modest that we cannot

raise a cheer for that. expulsion from the Colony.

count.

from.

Percentages

Let

"The substance of what I know

AXIS MANOEUVRE about those night raids is well-known

AGAINST U. S.

to the enemy, so I can tell you. The percentage of night raiders brought substantial down in January was a improvement on that of the previous six months. The new methods had taken effect.

"February and March both showed further improvement. April

was

who had

had worked

30 years, said that he and the other. 19 members of the staff were very

business was to become theirs. surprised when they heard that the

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strategy is to keep the flect units ur

more than twice as good as January Evacuate At Once, together.

The source asserted that Japan's May, although the total number of demands on the Netherlands Erst night raiders had fallen off, gave a Indles, and the recent intimation by percentage of success four ilmes the Influential "Japan Times" that better than January, some complications may be develop- ing in Thailand, may be part of its broad Axis strategy to keep the: United States fully occupied on all fronts and prevent any diversion of naval forces from the Pacific.

Averages Count

deal with "Remember, I only averages. They cannot be gainsaid. But we must, of course, beware of big surprises. Nevertheless in the long run it is percentages that tell. Air battles are quickly decided at the time of combat but alr victory, is

American Property slowly won.

Damaged

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American Red Cross funds at a cost of $200,000.

"I would ask you to hold your courage firmly for future night blitzes and try to welcome at any rate the chance they give us of deciding who Is to be master of our night skies."

near

Chanyi, northeastern Yunnan the Kwelchow border carly this morning.

Several foreign residences on the south bank of the Yangtse were

Flying from their base in southern bombed. Large fires were started on Indo-Chino, the raiders penetrated the main road along the river front. the Yunnan border about 0.30 a.m. From Indo-China Base and appeared over Chany! shortly after 7 a.m. After releasing their Kunming, June 15 (Central Neiva).

machine- -A bombing and strafing raid was bombs and, strafing with staged by ten Japanese planes on guns, they flew away.

MISDORPS

SOUTH AFRICAN PIPE TOBACCO

Mr De Valera, in a broadcast re- cently, sald: "We must complete without delay schemes for the evacuation of women and children from our cities and large centres of population."

To-day in the warring world, the freedom of nations is everywhere impecilled, he said.

He warned listeners of Increasing danger and of a neutrality that would cost much hardship and pri- vation.

"If we have to take up arms we shall know we are fighting for all that is dear to us and we shall know our cause is just," he said.

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Discrimination Against Negroes: Roosevelt Angry

WASHINGTON, Jane 15 (Reuter).—Declaring that he had received complaints of nationwide discrimination against negroes, President Roosevelt to-day called on tho Omee of Production. Management to deal effectively with a situation of “grave national population from the defence in- Importance."

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