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HITLER
NOW
SNAKE IN SHANGHAI
BUSINESS AREA
was
INVASION IMMINENT
Mr. Churchill Tells Nation: Be Ready
"WE MUST REGARD THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO AS VERY IM- (SPECIAL TÓ "CHINA MAIL") PORTANT IN OUR HISTORY. HITLER IS ORGANISING FOR A
A commotion
BLITZKRIEG · INVASION OF ENGLAND FROM HAMBURG TO BREST. HUNDREDS OF SHIPS ARE BEING ASSEMBLED · FOR AN ATTACK ON A GREAT SCALE.”
caused yesterday
afternoon in the busi- ness district of Shang- hai by the discovery of a large snake, which was first » noticed by a milkman driving along the street,
A large crowd gathered to discuss the possible origin of the reptile. Havas.
BATTLE
OVER
These were among the revelations by Mr. Winston Churchill in his broadcast speech to England and the Empire last night.
The preparations of Germany, he said, were steadily going for- ward, and large numbers of German troops were waiting the order to embark and attempt the invasion of Britain.
BOMBS
ON
OF
HEART
BERLIN
DEFYING GERMAN THREATS]
Waves of German bombers protected by fight ers," said Mr. Churchill, "often three or four hundred at a time, surge over this island, especially the pro-
H.K. GIRL'S HUSBAND WINS D.S.O.
For "good services". which are not speci- ̈ fied, Commander W. E. Banks, R.N., who was two or three years ago on the China Sta- tion, has been award- ed the D:S.O.
Commander Banks was well-known in the Miss Audrey Steele. Colony and' married
montory of Kent, in the hopes of attacking military VICHY PRODUCES and other objectives by daylight.
"They are met by our fighter squadrons and nearly always broken up and their losses average three to one in machines and six to one in pilots.
"This effort by the Germans, to secure daylight mastery of the air over England is, of course, the crux of the whole war.
it has failed conspicu-i
LONDON ATTO RAZE LONDON IF BRI1 ously. It has cost them very dear MIDNIGHT
CARRIED OUT THE MOST VIO- LENT AND
RACIAL LAW
German and Dutch harbours to A decree issued by the Vichy (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")- points in northern France from Government provides Dunkirk
that only to Brest and beyond persons whose French nationality Brest to French harbours in the
to their fathers can goes back Bay of Biscay,
practice law.
in Exceptions will be made favour of veterans of the 1014 and 1939 wars "Besides this, convoys of mer-descendants.
and their direct
Convoys Of Ships
TAIN DOES NOT STOP RAIDS and we have felt stronger and ON BERLIN, THE R.A.F. HAS are relatively a good deal strong-
er than when the hard fighting chant ships in ten and dozens are SPECTACULAR
[began in July. -
being moved through the Straits the Minister of Justice may allow The decree also provides that "There is no doubt that Hitler of Dover into the Channel and exceptions on the suggestion of is using up his fighter force at
the French Bar itself. a very high rate and if he goes]
--. Havas. on for very many more weeks he will wear down and ruin.
RAID SO FAR, ACCORDING TO The battle over London REPORTS REACHING NEW
ANDI LONDON.
of
was still in progress as YORK FROM BERLIN midnight approached. The messages. tell how high ex- There were times when plosive and incendiary bombs
were dropped in the heart - this vital part of his air force." there were So many Berlin, hitting the Reichstag for will give us a very great advan- Mr. Churchill continued: "That planes over the city that the second time and the Potsdam
tage. On the other hand, for their drone rose above the The German Government is try without having secured
Hitler to try and invade this coun- the crash of gunfire.
described as enraged. — Reuter.
mastery of the air would be a very hazardous undertaking.
New gun reports sent echoes singing across London. The high. resonant note of one explosion was followed by the deep "woof" of others.
The guns answered one another! in swelling thunderous chorus as group after group of 'planes came
in.
ailway station.
EX-KING CAROL
ON WAY TO LISBON
Ex-King Carol of Rumania and his suito passed through Nimes, a The heavy explosion of a small town close to the south-coast honib · In one district was of France, at 3 o'clock yesterday answered by frantic flashes of afternoon on board his special
train. gunfire.
*;
At one time, a couple of search- Accompanied by Madama Lu. lights flitted across the sky for alpescu, he is bound for Lisbon. few minutes but soon went off They reached Nimes from Swit- again...
zerland via Italy. Havas.
Suddenly there was a vivid Mplash" vof!: light. [M] -mid-ale,naj rending sound, a fierce whining and an appalling oraáh followod] = by three or four smaller explo előns and, a great cloud, of smoke what date the heavens, — Router.
WARM WELCOME OR
HOT RECEPTION:
DEATH OF PRES.
"Nevertheless all his prepara- tions for invasion on a great scale are steadily going forward.
"Several hundreds of self- propelled barges are moving down the coast of Europe from
$2,000 IN
FORGED NOTES
A YOUNG CHINESE WOMAN, WONG WUN-MAN, ALIAS WONG WAI-HA, WAS BEFORE KALLIO DENIED MR. G.T. LOWRY THIS MORN- ING, CHARGED WITH POSSES- The Finnish Legation in Vichy SION OF 200 FORGED BANK- denies that President Kallio of NOTES AT THEWING LOK Finland is dead,
WHARF CONNAUGHT ROAD On the contrary, his health has WEST, YESTERDAY, improved considerably. -- Havas. The banknotes which. It is al- fleged were found in defendant's CHOLERA SUSPECTS possession purported to be $10
Eight cases of suspected cholera notes of the Chartered Bank of “We can promise the enemy were removed to Laichikok. Hes- India, Australia and China. something to go on with If he pital, by the Pol'ce from various! It is also belloved that
the trips to come across in, surface parts of Kowloon yesterday. banknotes came from Macao... Craft,” said Mr. A. V. Alexander,
Defendant was remanded for 48 hours for further enquiries,
Detective, .. Sub-Inspector, (_C. Goodwii is in charge of the case.
First Lord of the Admiralty, in a WEATHER FORECAST-East and speech" yesterday." --- N.E: winds, moderate; cloudy,
probably come
London Reuter
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