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DUFF-COOPER REPLIES TO
HITLER'S LEAFLET RAIDS:
"BOMBASTIC BALDERDASH"
Goering's Policy Increases Hunger In Germany
DURING A BROADCAST ON SATURDAY NIGHT, IN REPLY TO HITLER'S
Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, M.P., D.S.O. LEAFLETS SHOWERED OVER PARTS OF BRITAIN, MR. A. DUFF-COOPER, Minister of Information, declared that the principle laid down by Goering that it is better to spend money on guns than butter should be remembered, says Reuter.
Minister of Information.
FIGHTING IN CHINA
CHUNOKING, Aug. Central)- Japanese troops from Lungchow on the Kwangsi-French Indo-Chine border, supported by four field pieces, pushed toward Lunglung, on July 29. They encountered stub. born Chinese resistance and tell back to Lungchow, suffering some 200 casualties.
On the morning of July 30 Jap- anese troops from Slutung on the Nanning Yamchow highway at- tacked Tunmao and Peicheng under an artillery barrage, setting many Surrounded and houses on fire. counter-attacked by the Chinese. they withdrew to Nalan.
Press-gangs have been sent out by the Japanese to force Chinese along the Narining-Pinyang high way to join the puppet army. Batches of Chinese commandeered" are being sent back to Nanning for training.
"It is that policy which produced the increasing hunger in Germany and will
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ENGLAND' AWAKE at a sleepy country village, a road is barricaded: precaution against the pos-... sibility of parachute invaders. All over England, names of railway stations and any information which may be useful to an enemy agent are being obliterated for the duration.
shortly produce starvation in Europe. We shall be blamed for it, but it is that policy DAYLIGHT
that is responsible," said the Minister.
"Destruction and devastation march in the vanguard of Nazism and famine rides behind it."
HITLER CLOSETED WITH HIS
ARMED CHIEFS
- MADRID. Aug. 4, (Reuter)- According to the Vichy corres- pondent of the Spanish News Agency, Hitler has now been closeted with the chiefs of his armed forces for some days.
This correspondent adds that 4 recent order banning all postal, telegraphic and tele- phonic communication between occupied and non-occupied French zones is believed to be to prevent the leakage of news regarding preparations for the "great battle for Britain."
According to a report from Fan- BRITISH TROOPS
cheng, a party of Japanese troops sent today from Sinyang on the Peiping-Hankow Railway in south Honan, to Wulitlen, 12 miles east
CAPTURE ENEMY POST
More Leaflets NORELAXATION OF
Dropped
LONDON, Aug. 4 (Reuter)---- The Alr Ministry announced that during the night enemy aircraft dropped more leaflets In a few districts in Wales and South-West England recent containing Reichstag speech.
Hitler's
In one district bombs were. dropped but they fell on open ground and on the mountain side.
Mr. Duff-Cooper referred to the steady increase in Ger-
many in the number of sui-
and those cides, lunatics, suffering from tuberculosis as these are some of the bene- fits the Nazi regime has con- of Sinyang on the Sze River, ta
NAIROBI, Aug. 4 (Reuter)-Bnferred on Germany." seize provisions from the Chinese villagers was surrounded by Chiush troops attacked and captured nese troops and wiped out.
a small enemy post on the Abys snian border at the north-east Chinese forces in west Kwangslend of Lake Rudolf. launched a surprise attack on the
The enemy counter-attack was Japanese troops in the vicinity of
ATTACK ON LUNGCHOW
Lungchow near the French Indo- repulsed. Known enemy casualties China border on July 21, according were 37 killed, ours were slight
One Caproni droppa 20 bombs with no effect.
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to belated military despatch. (Cont'd Page. 7, Col. 4)
EVACUATION DODGERS: NO MEASURE DECIDED YET BY GOVERNMENT
The Acting Colonial Secretary, Hon. Mr. R. A. C. Nörth, asked yesterday with regard to what it was proposed to do with the women who had failed to appear for evacuation on Saturday stated that no measure to deal with these. dodgers had yet been decided upon.
FULLEST COMFORT
In contrast to the discomfort
"It may be they will not get a seat on the next ship," Mr. North said, adding that of the past weeks' evacuation: the lucky hall-hundred will travel In
he had no information to the fullest of comfort, and will hand as to how many women have the run of a ship that nor- there were who had dodged mally carries 1,000 passengers. the evacuation, though a re- The ship will, indeed, probably be cord of the women registered carrying its smallest complement and of those exempted from of, passengers in her history of evacuation would soon reveal oceanic travel.'
if there were any who missed the ship.
The evacuees went on board at.
VIGILANCE OR MORAL ALERTNESS
LONDON, Aug. (Reuter). A message from No. 10 Down-- ing Street says: "The Trime lakster wishes it to be known that the possibility of GermaXE attempts at an invasion has by no means passed away,
"The fact that the Gelis are now putting about ruf, purs that they do not intend aaň invasion should be thed with a double dose dikin "JESUS which attachés. to allTM* their uktérances.
"Our sensa of growing wirength and preparedness must not lead to the slight'st relaxation of vigilance or moral aleriness,"
JAPANESE GOVT. OBJECT
RAIDS
BY BRITISH
BOMBERS ON ENEMY AERODROMES
Hits Scored On Hangars
LONDON, Ang. 4 (Reuter) A communique states:" "Yes- terday B.A.F. bombers made daylight raids on a number of aerodromes in France, Belgium and Holland. *Hits were
Bulk Of Fuel Installations Are Raided
Nazi Planes Damaged
The Air Ministry News Ser- vice states that during Satur day's raids on Schipol airport. several foor-engined entmy' aircraft were damaged. At Salzbergen, 30 hits were seen
CAIRO, Aug. 3 (Reuter). An R.A.F. communique states that R.AF. bombers raided the bulk of fuel installations hangars at Zula, in Eritrea, yesterday. on the oil refinery which is an im-. and runways Aircraft on the There were heavy bursts on or portant source supply for benzine,
scored on
ground were bombed and machine- Irinned, izom 12
were some opp
nghters. One of our aircraft is missing.
"Our bombers continued sya- tematic attacks on military objec- tives in Germany. Last night
near the target.
In a big column of dense smoke. Stores and build- ings were also damaged.
An old depot at Accico and
their main targets were the oil de- the aerodrome at Asmara and
kerosene, gas- and lubricating" „alls,
target,
HEAVY A.A.
nots at Emden, Hamburg. Misburg. Eritrea were again raided by FIRE HEARD
Salzbergen and Emmerich.
"They also attacked several ' German aerodromes, Largo fires were started at Hamburg and Salabergen where the damage is considered to have
"One of our aircraft from these operations was forced down to the sea"
Mr. Duff-Cooper described the TO US. EMBARGO been extensive.
"an astounding recent leaflet as
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Reuter) document containing word
Japanese word the long. dull speech which The
Government Hitler delivered on July 29 and lodged a formal objection to the
ed in the British press the follow-port of aviation spirit. which was very adequately report- United States embargo on the ex
Ing day.
"It is really remarkable that the Germans are so ignorant and foolish that they believe the British Government would want to prevent the, people from reading this duli, 'tedious, bombastic, boring balderdash
RA.F. bombers and, despite heavy anti-aircraft fire, the attack was pressed home.".
IN WALES
LONDON, Aug. 4 (Reuter),
A the aerodrome, one bomber dived to within 100 feet to attack The heaviest anti-aircraft the aircraft on the ground. Atfire yet heard in Wales occur- Accico, several explosions occurred red tonight when" enemy
which could be seen 30 miles away.
All P... A.F. bon.bers returned planes appeared over many safely.
Assab, in Eritrea, was at- tacked and direct hits were. scored on ammunition dumps. Two enemy fighters were shot down. Our aircraft returned safely.
towns.
Some bombs were dropped. Other planes, bellëved to be enemy, were over a north- east town, and an explosion occurred inland apparently
HERR VON PAPEN
BOLSTER UP MORALE
ROME, Aug. 3 (Reuter)-The Ste- Japan's announcement that shefani Agency states that Herr von
German will pursue a 'foreign policy de- Papen,
Ambassador to signed to bring the French Indo- Turkey. left Sofia for Istanbul,
The South African Air Force China and the Netherlands East Yon Papen in Sofia-Fage. 4. ralded Yavello aerodrome, causing from a high explosive bomb... Indies under her domination, is re-
a considerable damage to a large Enemy planes were also over garded by some veteran Far East Mr. Chen LA-fu, Minister of hangar and bulidings. In various South-East and South-West Scot- observers here as designed pri-Education, has returned to Chung-districts in Kenya troop, move land dropping bombs all of which, "I must confess to a feeling of marlly to bolster "up the morale at king on completion of a politicalments were harassed by patrolling fell an open country. satisfaction when I found my name home.
had not been omitted from Hitler's speech. He denounces me as one
of the greatest criminals. I would
not have it otherwise.
"1 ALWAYS HATED HIM AND SHALL GO ON HATING HIM UNTIL THE END,
'He has proved himself a curse. to Europe and a menace to the world."
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Pages
PAGE 2- HKFC. Banual
meeting; Tennis and lawn bowls fixtures: US, and local haseball Home cricket matches.
PAGE 3--Radio programmes; Coming events; Crossword Puzzle,
PAGE 4-Birthday of HM, thế
Queen; Next move in Axis
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Inspection tour to the North-west. British aircraft,
Germany May Persuade Japan To
"Retort" To U.S. Oil Embargo By Attempting To Lay Hands On The
ANOTHER MURDER IN SHANGHAI
Dutch East Indies
"
LONDON, Aug. 4 (Reuter)—The Sunday Times' Di-
plomatic correspondent referring to the arrests of Britons
There is no report of casualties fund Do Indication of serious damage.
Incendiary bombs fell on a coast town in North-East Scotland.
f
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS IN LIBYA
CAIRO, AD8. 4 (Reuter)----A Royal Air Force communique" states that, three successful raids were carried out yesterday on the harbour and aerodrome at Derna,
In Japan says that it is thought in London that Japan, in Libya.
which is strongly influenced by numerous German, agents,
CHUNGKING, Aug. ♦ (Central)—is now trying to play exactly the part which Italy played The wave of terrorism in Shanghai in relation to Germany before the blitzkrieg against France is still spreading in spite of the
was launched.
1t.
10 a.m., having reported at the
Consular Body's bitter "condemna- Just as during the war in Norway, the anti-Allled press Peninsula and Hongkong Hotels
tion of it and instructions to the
to campaign in Italy compelled us to keep part of our Fleet Confirmation was obtained yes-
Shanghai Municipal Council With them will an hour earlier. terday from a responsible source
take drastic measures to terminate in the Mediterranean," so anti-British acts of the Japanese that eariler reports of several wo travel two evacuation officials, a
are calculated to divert at least some of our energies to the men having failed to turn up were doctor and several nurses,
Another murder occurred this Far East. Husbands and relatives were at correct. These "reports place the
afternoon in the office of Liang number of dodgers at 28 out of the the wharf to see the evacuees de
Fal-hua, a Cantonese lawyer, in total number of 75 women and part and there were not a few éhildren who were due to sail on tears shed.
Saturday.
It is anderstood that a num- ber of these women may have made other arrangements te leave the Colony.
About 50 women and children,
among them several who had
But there was no grumbling about lack of accommodation and the younger evacuees were especially looking forward to a novel trip.
The Canadian liner is expected been missed in the first evacuation, to set a new record for the Hong- left Hongkong non-stop for Aus-kong-Australia route.
She is the
tralla on Saturday in a luxurious holder already of several trans- 20,000 ton Canadian Pacific liner, Pacific records.
poker game; "Tommy" nies home for 21st birthday: Jap- anese representations to Hanoi,
"PAGE 5-Military ceremony for arrival of the Acting Gover- nor-Designate; Talpo tra- gedy: Round the Police 'Courts: A'rport news; New
affmall rates. PAGE 6-Leading article: AB-
sistance to Belligerents. PAGE 7-Prominent Japanese
held..
PAGE 8 Newsettes; Fasser-
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A large forpation of Blenheims Arst raided the harbour and re- gisterd» a direct hit on a large ship. During the next raid also by a large formation of bombera direct hits were registered on a jetty and two ships.
THIRD ATTACK
In the third: raid" the bombers attacked the aerodrome as well
correspondent says voking a war between Japan and North Cheklang Road, Internation- that while part of the Japan- the United States so that a greater as the farobur dropped bombs on part of America's resources will be aircraft, dispersed on the ground. al Settlement..
ese Army would welcome a
diverted from England to the and hangarss, while the large ship Liang was talking with his friend war with England,
these pacific.
attacked during the first raid was. Cheng Tien-chin when two gunmen views are not necessarily at the same time it is considered again bombed.
broke it and fired three shots at
point blank range. Lang was hit shared by the Government, probable that the Germans may
The harbour - quay Wis
also
by one bullet in the face and Cheng which, with the war in China, try to persuade. Japan to "retort" bombed. All our aircraft returned by two bullets in the chest. The has a great deal on its hands. to the American of embargo by safely. gunmen escaped. 15
Cheng succumbed to his wounda
in hospital and Liang is lying a critical condition.
on the
attempting to lay hands of
The reasonable Japanese, more-Dutch East Indies.
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GERMANY'S GAME
over, doubtless also realise that
Germany's game consists of pro-
JAPAN HEADING FOR WAR- WITH BRITAIN~~PAGE 6
French pilots and crews opera- ting with the R. A. F. carried out further valuable reconnaissances over the Diredawa ares.