THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 12, 1940.
FEELING AGAINST BRITAIN STIRRED UP IN JAPAN
FRENCH ACE AIRMAN KILLED
(Special to "China" Mail.")
The "Paris Soir" 'announced yesterday the death of the famous airman,
ANTI-BRITISH FEELING, WHICH HAD BEEN COMPARATIVELY DORMANT IN JAPAN IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, CAME TO LIFE WITH RENEWED VIGOUR YESTERDAY.
Mass meetings were held in various parts of Japan protesting against Japan's actions and urging the Government to strong counter- action.
Handbills and posters appeared in Tokyo calling Japanese to attend a "monster anti- British meeting” to-day.
Maurice Arnoux, theFRENCH
racing ace who was
reported missing FINANCIAL
shortly before the
signing of the Armis-SITUATION
tice.
Arnoux, who was a reserve major in the French air force, held the world speed re- cord for several types .of planes and on se- veral occasions won the Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup. Havas.
DOOO
WILLING TO BEGIN 70-YEAR JOB
was
Pang Pak-woon, 18, charged before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett this morning with em- bezzlement of N. C. $20,000 be- tween July 28 and August 3, re- ceived by him on behalf of the Kwong Fat-cheung Firm, of No. 64. Des Voeux Road West.
Defendant pleading guilty said he had lost all the money gam- bling.
Mr. H. L. Kwan stated that de-.! fendant was employed as a clerk. On July 16, the managing direc- tor, left Hong Kong for the head office in Kwong Chow Wan, and
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
It is expected that delegatesi from the meeting will afterwards proceed to demonstrate outside the British Embassy.
According to the newspapers a roquest by the British con- Bulate at Osaka for a police guard against demonstrators has been refused.
Patriotic bodies have "ordered" Reviewing the French financial Japanese interpreters at this con- situation "Le Temps" yesterday sulate to resign, while a number points to the remarkable strength of servants. working in private of French rentes quotations des-houses inside the British Embassy compound in Tokyo have been pite the present tragic circums-threatened with death if they do tances
not leave.
of
Despite the small volume business, quotations for many French Rentes are higher than three and a half years ago when there was no war talk.
"This shows that French in- vestors have no doubt of the Improving State credit, other- wise. offers would exceed de- mands.
Sir Robert Craigie, the Bri- tish Ambassador, is returning to Tokyo from a short holiday.
Reuter.
WINTER GARMENT
CAMPAIGN
As regards share quotations, their persistent firmness shows The national winter garment that purchases were more im-committee in Chungking will portant than sales in the last few launch a campaign on Thursday wocks. All this shows the pu- until the end of October to raise blic's confidence in France's posi- $10 million for winter garments| tion," says the newspaper. for soldiers and war refugees.— Havas.
Reuter.
R.A.F.
KEEPS
UP ATTACKS ON ITALIANS
AN R.A.F. COMMUNIQUE issued in
defendant was left in charge in Cairo yesterday stated that military camps
Hong Kong. During his absence,
the head office remitted $20,000 to and motor transport concentrations in the
the Hong Kong office through the
Wing Loong Bank.
:
|Sabra Salea-area (Libya) have been success-
On August 3, complainant re- fully attacked by our bombers all of which and found defendant had abscond returned safely.
turned from Kwong Chow Wun,
ed.
He was not seen again until]:
August 9, when he was arrested.
The wreckage of an S 79, which has been Defendant told the Court that Washed ashore near Gasaba (Mersa Matruh) he was willing to work to repay is believed to be the Italian aircraft which the whole amount.
Mr. Barnett remarked: "It will was reported to have been intercepted and take you 70 years to work it out damaged by our fighters on August 4.
at your present salary!"
Defendant: "But since I have spent the money, I have to do it." Defendant formerly earned $30
per month.
Sentence of six months' hard labour was imposed...
FIRE PUMPS FOR FARMERS
r
In Eritrea, Barentru aerodrome hole near Dubato were attacked
on the, and twice bombs were seen to and aircraft dispersed ground were bombed and ma-fall on a motor transport column. chine-gunned.
Three S 70's have raided Aden, damage. A formation of 8 79% raided cousing slight material R.A.F. landing grounds. In the Two Arabs were killed-Reuter. Sudan without causing dam-
age or casualties personnel.
to R.A.F.
In a raid on Karrim Poss
JAMAICA FUND
(Somaliland) bombs fell among The Minister of Alrcraft Pro- Additional light trailer and Italian anti-aircraft positions, duction has published his great- stirrup hand pumps are to be lent some of which were silenced. ful acknowledgement of £5,000 to fire authorities in the main Qur..aircraft returned safely. for the purchase of aircraft. sent corn-growing districts, specifically
for fighting crop fires due to in-
Troops Bombed.
him from Jamaica by the King ston, newspaper "The Gleaner,'! The money in to be applied to a This was stated by Sir John Enemy troops and concen-new acroplane Jamaica Number Anderson in the Commons. trations and an important water-Five."-British Wireless.
cendiary-bombs.
INDO-CHINA GOVERNOR SEES NISHIHARA
Major-General
15-
saku Nishihara, head of the Japanese in- spection party to Indo-China, accom- panied by two aides, called on Vice-Admir- al Jean Decoux, the Governor-General, in
Hanoi.
Vice-Admiral De- coux is said to have assured the Japanese officer that he would try and maintain friendly relations be- tween Japan and Indo-China.-Reuter.
Havas says Major- General Nishihara was accompanied by Colonel Satoh,
ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE TO-MORROW
Chinese in Hong Kong will commemorate to- morrow the third anniver- sary of the outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities in Shanghai.
As on previous occasions, a
will fund-raising campaign
be launched in ald of the wounded and war refugees.
"Donation boxes" will be in- stalled at the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the Sin- jcere Co., the Wing On and The Sun Companies, the China Em- porium and the Chinese Bathing [Club.
A Flower Day will be held by local Chinese women's organisa- tions. Aside from school girls, the colony's sing-song girls and taxi-dancers will turn out in full force to help sell the flowers.
Special sales will be held in and Sheung Wan, Chung Wan West Point to raise funds.
The highlight of the day will be а commemorative meeting
at the Po Hing Theatre, Kowloon, of more than 40 local Chinese public organisations, including the Hong Kong Committee for Student Relief.
leader of the Japan-HIGHLAND Satoh, who is going BRIGADE" NOT
ese mission. Colonel
back to the .Canton army command, bid
farewell to Vice-Ad- QUITE LOST
miral Decoux who conferred upon him the Order of the Dra- gon of Annam.
The interview took place in a cordial at- mosphere.
The Royal Mail steamer, "High- Land Brigade," arrived at Rio de Janeiro on Saturday with 79 Bri- tish children who will "spend the These war" in South America. are the first such children from Britain to reach South Amer- ica and the vessel which brought them is that announced · by the German broadcast Deutes- 'chlandsender to be so overdue as to be considered. lost.-British Wireless.
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