Hongeng Day Press"-April 20, 1940.
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HONGKONG,
ROOSEVELT FATAL ACCIDENT
ATTACKS OPPOSITION
WARM SPRINGS,Georgia Apr, 21 (Reuter)-President Roosevelt, in a political talk, attacked the Republican opposition for its as
the present ad- sertions that minia ration is "deliberately trying to put the nation into war."
Addressing a nationwide series of dinners of the Young Demo-. crats clubs, the Fresident urged the Democratic Party should choose a Liberal" pair of didates, as President and Vice- President In the forthcoming Presidential elections.
can-
Woman Cuts Throat In Cabin
IN GARDEN ROAD
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Lorry No. 4492, of Man Kee and Company, which was in- volved in a fatal accident in Garden Boad yesterday.
A 60-year-old man, Tam Kwan, was knocked down and killed by a motor lorry in Garden Road yesterday shortly after noon.
The vehicle, carrying a number
A woman passenger on board aor.men of the St. John Abmulance Su-Brigade, who were returning from river steamer cut her throat. cide is suspected.
a drill and demonstration at St. While the vessel was en route Faul's Girls' School, was proceed- to Hongkong from Macao, aing down Garden Road when it steward heard strange noises swerved in an attempt to avold a coming from a cabin. He forced collision with a private car, which, open the door and found the pas-it was alleged... was overtaking a senger lying on the bed with blood bus going uphill pouring from her neck. A plece
The lorry crashed into
tree
of broken glass, was found beside near the Murray Parade ground her..:
and knocked Tam Kwan who was
On arrival at the wharf, an am- walking by. One member of the
Pirates Kill Foki Aboard Junk
Attack Off
butarice was summoned and con- Ambulance, Brigade, who was Man San
veyed the woman to the Queen a passenger, was rendered uncon- Mary Hospital where she died al-scious through the Impact. most immediately after admission. -An ambulance conveyed Tam to the Queen Mary Hospital where he died a few hours later.
LUCKNOW
A piratical attack on a junk in Chinese waters three days ago re- sulted in the killing of a fokl while another member of the crew was wounded.
On-lam, master of the
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MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1940.
16-19 Marina House, Queen's Road Central,
G.F.O. Box No. 1
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DR. PAUL BRITISH FORCE
MONROE
RETURNS
IMPRESSIONS OF : CHUNGKING
Dr. Paul
Monroe, eminent American educátory returned to Hongkong from "Chungking by plane on Saturday, and is leaving tomorrow by ship for the United States.
Interviewed Dr. Monroe said that during his brief stay in China's wartime capital he had seen Generalisstino and Madame Chiang Kai-shely Dr. H. H. Kung. Vice-President the Executive Yuan and Minster of Finance, Dr. Suh Fo. Prident of Legiala- tive Yuan, another prominent Chinese and foreign leaders,
Dr. Monro recalled that over ten yearjaga Generalis- simo Chiangcked him what China needed¿most. He re- plied that she most needed a strong leader. He was glad to find such a lëndër in the per- son of the Generalizimo him-
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LAERDAL: POSITION OF
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
Germans Preparing To Meet
Attacks From North, South
STOCKHOLM, APRIL 21 (REUTER) —A BRITISH
FORCE HAS LANDED IN LAERDAL and occupied a posi- DEFENCE OF
tion of great strategical importance.
From Laerdal there is good road communications with Fagernes, the terminus of the 90-mile railway from Oslo.
A good road also leads from Laerdal to the important Oslo-Bergen Rallway. British troops in this region are reported to have already contacted the Norwegian forces who still hold the junction of Dombaas which German parachute troops made several attempts" to capture.
Fire Follows
Asked about this impresions of Explosion In
Factory
Chungking. Dr. Monroe said that the Chinese Goverment has full confidence mictory in the war and foreign residents in Chung- king believe, too that China will win the final Victory.
Chinn. Ex Monroe observed, isj on the way to rejuvenation through her out and need Bot rely upon ane maistance of the Soviet Union, Great Britain or France.
Taikoktsui Outbreak
The cause
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Special to H.K. Daily Press NEW YORK, Apr. 21 (Hava3)—- The creation of a Pan-American
Gen. Weiss, the German Navy for the defence of the commander at Trondheim, is Western hemisphere is advocated now reported to be preparing by the New York Herald-Tribune. hurriedly to meet the Allied The Central and South Ameri- attacks from both the north can States should participate, in and the south.
the common enterprise, in which their main part would be to pro- vide naval bases, while the United
IN EASTERN NORWAY
LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter)- British units are now participating States would furnish ships neces- in operations in eastern Norway in sary for common protection.
Concluding the the so-called Oslo region, accord-
paper ing to today's official Norwegian phasised that "the United States communique.
must have a navy strong enough
€0.-
A British War Office communi- for defending the whole of the que terselź announces that the Western hemisphere, and would
Rumanian Shipping Order
Over $250,000 worth of property, points without losing a single man. the world's mott, bow, machinery and raw materials, was
A Norwegian communique saya Ing feet.” destroyed by a disastrong fire, in that a number of" German tanks STUDY OF SCIENCE
the Mongkong district last night. were destroyed. 25 miles north-west China's political administration
The first, which broke out about of Oslo. Germans" yesterday made GERMAN BOMBER
has undergone reforms. Youths 7.45 p.m., was accompanied by a
a number of air raids far inland in an effort to "terrorise the civi- IN SWITZERLAND CURFEW IN craft, who arrived at Hongkong of fine scholastic standing, es- loud explosion early on.
lian population. yesterday, reported to the police pecially returned studenta who of the conflagration is a mystery LONDON, Apr. 21 Reuter) -A
Along the railway east of have made i deep study of and the police are investigating.
Trondheim, the fortress Hegra that he left Ho! Mun, Chuchow, German boriber landed in Swit-
The factory is the Chiap Hua on. April 19, with six passengers science are employed in different
is still holding out keep- zerland this morning. The crew
LUCKNOW, Apr. 21 (Reute) and a cargo of 181 baskets of government offices in Heu of the
Iron and Steel Manufacturers, of ing It runs trained on a were interned..
nearby airfield thus preventing The crew.
numbering four, Curfew has been enforced here and oranges. While sailing off Man old officials.
China has taken big strides in No. 4, Anchor Road, Taikortsul
The workshops
Special to H.K., Dally Press were recently the Germans from using it. industrial development. "All re- stated they los: their way. The police are patrolling the streets Ban, a fishing junk approached and
utilised for the manufacture of Fifty German parachute troops); · BUCHAREST, Apr. 21 (Havas)—– machine was confiscated.
following intermittent elashes be-fired several shots.
are energetically Refusing to obey the warning, he search organs
today. no belligerent Belgian defences destroyed atween two sects of Moslems in
tween Hamar and Trondheim, yes merchantship will be allowed in German plane which was tres which three were killed and 22 kept on his course, but the pirate studying measures to exploit the gas masks for the Chinese Govern-captured Dombaas function, be- Effective
natural resources in order to in- ment. Continued on Page 6.
On weeks days, the factory em terday.
Rumanian territorial waters If injured. passing yesterday.
crease the nation's power of re-
The German News Agency ad they carry" for protection more sistance. A large number of new ploys several hundred workinen industries have been inaugurated and that no person was injuredimits the advance from Oslo is be than two three to five-inch guns,
Many young men. Dr. Monroe by the Ave was due to the facting held up by blasted bridges and an official revealed, have been dispatched that
yesterday, being Bunday, other obstructions, and the loss of clares
AU munition aboard will ba by the Chinese Government to there was only a handful of em- company of German troops in
Norwegian dynamiting operations. placed under seal during the America to study motor trans-ployees.
GERMAN CLAIMS port,
ship's stay in Rumanian harbours aeronautical
.. Several appliances arrived at the engineering,
BERLIN, Apr. 21 (Reuter) and vessels wishing to sall etc. When they return to China, scene and the fire was under con-
Claims that the Germans in "Nor-the Danube will be previously their service will be most valu-trol after 9 p.m.
Continued On Page 7
disarmed.
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RELATIVE INEFFICACY OF AIR ATTACKS ON NAVAL UNITS SEEN: DESTRUCTION CAUSES ANALYSED
"Great Firework Display"
LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter)-The relative inefficacy of air attacks on naval units is seen in an interesting balance sheet, released in London today, analysing the causes of destruction or damage during the week from April 8 to 16
It is revealed that air attacks accounted for the sink- ing of one German cruiser and one British destroyer and succeeded in hitting one German cruiser, two German destroyers, one. British batttleship and one British cruiser. LONDON, API. 21 (Reuter)-The Two British cruisers were, ten days and the consequence in- heaviest fring since the beginning also very slightly damaged by creasing reliance by Germany on of the war shook houses on the flying bomb flinters, resulting her Air Arma "yuth-east coast tonight and Bri-from an air attack, but not
tish fighters went out to engage hit. attacking planes at sea.
WALE
Other forms of attack, namely The attack began shor:ly after
from submarine, surface craft, 10 p.m. and people rushed on to
mnine or land batteries, have (in- the front to witness what
& 'great frework cluding Norwegian claims) result- as
ed in the sinking of three British, destroyers and in hits on one Ger-
Two Enemy
Transports Torpedoed
able.
Dr. Monroe said that the con- ference of the World Federation of Education scheduled to be held in the Philippines in August will be postponed as it will be difficult for the delegates of various coun- tries to attend on account of the war. in Europe,
OVER EIGHTY PASSENGERS DROWNED
ווי
Passages To Hongkong
ALLOWANCE, FOR
FAMILIES
LONDON, Apr. 21 Reuter- The Admiralty announced the de- cision to modify restriction
江
announcement de-
up
BIGGEST DAYLIGHT AIR RAID EXERCISE HELD
Preparedness Of St. John Ambulance Brigade Tested
THE PREPAREDNESS AND
EFFICIENCY
of the
overseas travel of wives and
various sections of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in an families of civil and naval per-
emergency were put to the test yesterday in the biggest sonnel serving abroad and to re-
daylight air raid exercise yet held in Hongkong. CHUNGKING, Apr. 21 (Reiter)sume the grant of Government
Over 600 members of the attached to the Brigade were also ---Over 30 passengers were drowned passages for wives and families
Brigade, including the nursing on duty. when the steamer Mingyting, of subject to certain regulations.
and mobile divisions, took
MANY CENTRES the Mingseng Company sank in. Government passages may now
All the conditions of havoc and the rapids in Chialing River, north be granted to Gibraltar, Malta, part in the exercise, which
Colombo, commenced at 10 a.m. and distress of an air raid were simti.
Continued on Back Pare Of about 150 passengers only 6C Trinocomalee, Singapore, Hong-lasted over two hours, and in lated, there being many centres The action continued up to 11 cruiser and six British destroyers. by torpedoes from British sub-are so far reported to have been kong, Bermuda, Alexandria and which the Fire Brigade, both
described display."
No air raid warring was sound
ed and the whole action took place well out to sea.
p.m.
dor
Japan So Sorry!
WASHINGTON, Apr. 21 (Reuter)-Japan's Ambassa- to Washington, Mr. Horinouchi, explained to Mr. Cordell Hull Japan's attitute towards the possible deve- lopments in the Dutch East Indles.
Mr. Horinouchi, on leaving, stated that the Japanese and United States governments were virtually in agreement stuce both like Holland, and were anxious to maintain the status quo.
man
battleship, "one German pocket battleship, three German destroyers (later sunk), one British
The foregoing excludes submarines! about which there are no statistics avaliable:
SANK TWO
LONDON. Apr. 21 (Rester)
Two enemy transports were hit
raariner.
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This news was contained in an Admiralty communique issued on Saturday evening.
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The communiques states:- Thus, air attack sank two and
"Intermittent air attacks on our hit five vessels in all, whereas other naval units and transports oc- forms sank 14 and hit 11. More-
curred during the past two days over, a very heavy bomb dropped and are increasing in intensity from the air on the battleship Rod- today. However, they obtained zo ney, resulted in very slight damage hits on either ships or transports thanks to the very strong deck while three of their aircraft have armour and the vessel was not in any way affected by the explosion been shot down and others dam- save for injury to four officers and aged. three raen. This was the first hit
"News of the destruction of the
by a borob sustained by a battle third enemy aircraft was received in the following signal from one of HM. ships: Bombed again,
ship in this war.
"
It is pointed out in authoritative but shot him down." circles in London that these figures:
"An enemy convoy has been at
were especially significant in view tacked by one of our, sutkmarines, of the heavy destruction. wrought two transports being hit by tor-
on the German Fleet in the past pedoes."
of Chungking yesterday morning. Haifa. Simonstown,
rescued.
Port Bald.
Truant Tells Triumphant
Torpedoing Tale
LONDON, Apr. 21 ((Benter)--After 'negotiating the mine- fields in the Skagerrak and torpedoing the cruiser Karlsruhe. which was carrying 571 men, the British submarine Truant has returned' triumphantly to ite home base.
the In one of the most remarkable exploits of the war. Traunt had slowly to worm her way through the extensive minefield to where the German troops transports were being escorted by a cruiser and destroyers. Then she torpedoed "the Karlsruhe.A
The accompany destroyer immediately made a concerted attack dropping depth charges all round the Treant but she escaped and again negotiated the minefield and made for home
on the Island and in Kow, loon, co-operated.
There was a fourfold object be hind the exercise. "It was desired, firstly, to test the speed, prepared- ness and general efficiency of Brigade members, secondly, to test". the lines of communication; third- ly, the work of the ambulances and the transport of personnel and supplies, and, lastly, the or- derly working at first ald stations, General direction of the exercise Was -based at the Bri gade" Headquarters at Tafhang. There were five first aid stations on Hongkong island and three in Kowloon, with intermediate posic, at all of which St. John men and nurses were posted, all assigned their proper duties, to man
Boy Scouts assisted by acting as messengers, while many doctors
On Other Pages
PAGE 2-Race meeting; Football season enda; Bottball cham- ships.
PAGE 3-Radio
programmes:.
Coming events, PAGE 4—Japanese drive
Shanal Early. cables; Cross- word puzzle. PAGE 5 Criminal
Sessions;
Urban Council meeting., „PAGE. B-Leading article.
PAGE 8-Home soccer, Lawn
bowls: Newsettes.
| PAGE > Finance.
PAGE 11-Pearl River to
opened..