LATE NEWS
GERMAN PLANES OVER ENGLAND
Few Alarms During Night JAPANESE LAND AT SHENFUWAN (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received July 17, 2.10 a.m.) LONDON, July 17. Enemy planes flew over the northeast of England during the night. There were very few reports of raiders over Britain last night. Activity was mainly confined to the north-east, where there was heavy anti-aircraft fire. LEADERSHIP OF JAPAN In Tokyo it is reliably stated that Prince Konoye has been recommended to the Emperor for the Prime Ministership. The Domei News Agency states that Japanese bluejackets made a surprise landing at Shenfuwan and occupied Yungning, thereby intercepting the supply route to Chuanchow, which is said to be the only import route to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek after the closure of the .Indo-China, Hong Kong and Burma routes. Japanese warships seized nine foreign vessels off Chenchai, near Hangchow, who were unaware of the Navy’s latest blockade declaration. One British was held under suspicion, but the others were released. British naval and air units attacked Italian air bases and other military objectives on the Dodecanese Islands on June 15. An Italian bomber made a forced landing in Crete.
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Southland Times, Issue 24181, 18 July 1940, Page 6
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