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“Hongkong Daily Press," Aug. 12, 1940.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1940)
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BOMBING AND MACHINE-GUN RAIDS
BY PLANES OF ROYAL AIR
FORCE
ON ENEMY 'DROME AT GUERNSEY
VALUE OF CHINA'S EXPORTS
SPECTACULAR
INCREASE
CHUNGKING. Aug 11 (Renter)
-The vakte of China's exports in the first six months" in 1940 was more than double that for the corresponding period last year. according to the latest report by
the Chinese Maritime Customs.
The report states the export gure for the first six months of 1940
totalled $834,585,151, while exports during the corresponding per.od last year. amounted $411,810,262.
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Responsible for this spectacular increase are textile fibres, animals and animal products, oils, tallow, wax and tea.
The export of Wood ol Was valued at $34,780: tin slabs and ingota at $24,208,270; and bristles at $36,766,184
Over 1,000 N.Z. Men For R.A.F. Every Year
British Wireless reports that since the war began New Zealand has sent over to the RAF, more than 300 trained pilots of non- commissioned officers" and there are now between 600 and 700 air- men from this Dominion, in the Royal Air Force.
This number will increase rapidly for it is estimated by the end of the year New Zealand will be contributing annually 900 fully. trained and 500 partly trained pilots as well as 1,500 partly train- ed observers and gunners to the Empire dying service...
Coastal
Command Bombers Attack Flushing Oil Tanks
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ROYAL AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT made bombing and machinegunning attacks on the enemy aerodrome at Guernsey on Friday afternoon which were continued in the evening by aircraft of the Coastal Command.
and An Air Ministry communique states that hangars aircraft were repeatedly bombed and several fires were start- ed.
The seaplane base at Poulmic, near Brest, was also attacked and damage was done to airer aft, hangars and the aerodrome defence posts.
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The Air Ministry news service, describing the afternoon attack on Guernsey aero- drome, says the pilot of the medium bomber was prevented from reaching the main ob- jective in France and visited the island in search of an alternative target.
He counted between 40 fighters, bombers and transportj planes and released his bombs. He saw one fall directly on a large transport machine while others are believed to have struck nearby hangars. The pilot then flew low and machine-gunned gun posts round the airport.
in the afternoon attack on
War Cabinet Guernsey the raiders swept
Express Admiration starting fires.
The prowess of the E, A F. pilots engaged in the big battle over the Channel, when 60 German
machines were
shot down, is the subject of the following message, Hays' Ropter, sent by the Prune Minister, Mr. Winston Chur- chill, to Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary for Air:
"The War Cabinet would be glad if you would convey to the fighter squadrons of the Hoyal Air Force engaged in Thurs- day's brilliant action, their admiration of the skill and prowess which they displayed and congratulate them upon the defeat and heavy losses in- ficted upon
far # numerous enemy."
JAPANESE SUFFERED
1,644,988 KILLED AND
more
WOUNDED SINCE 1937
SINCE JULY 7, 1937, TO MAY THIS YEAR, THE AND JAPANESE HAVE SUFFERED 1,644,988 KILLED WOUNDED, ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MILITARY OPERATIONS IN CHUNG- KING, SAYS CENTRAL NEWS,
"Of this number, 340,000 casualties represented losses" to Japanese military supply and transport forces; 1,304,- 988 were sustained by the fighting units directly engaged on the different fronts in China, 47 per cent. of the total troops sent to China which numbered 51 divisions, in-. cluding reinforcements, totalling 2,800,000 men,
"The strength of the Japan-being due to the comparative quiet ese forces remaining in China at the fronts.
in May, 1940, was estimated
at 35 divisions of 1,150,000 men, not including the nine divisions. garrisoning Man- churia.
Ten German Planes
Shot Down
H. B. H. Major-General-the Duke of Gloucester who has been appointed Chief Liaison Officer at G. B. Q, Home Forces. The Duka held a similar post to the B. E F In France from September last year.
KING SEES HOME GUARD MEN
GENERAL COUGH PRESENTED
His Majesty, the King on Satur day afternoon inspected some LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter)-It 4,000 members of this Home Guard, is unofficially reported that ten says a British Wireless message.
Nazi planes were shot down today In the southeast coast actions.
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CHURCH MAGAZINE
ON EVACUATION
Intelligent Child Would
Have Made Fewer Blunders Than Local Government Did
The following is culled from The Andrian, monthly magazine of St. Andrew's Church:-
This last month has, for. hundreds of us, been an emotional earthquake: To listen-in to the broadcasts of wives to husbands from Manila and vice versa, and to read the correspondence columns.of our local newspapers proves the truth of that statement.
Critics of Government have, of course, been numer- ous. Some, on the other hand, have poured scorn on the critics and asked them to remember that, after all, the Empire is at war and there- fore that hardships must be expected.
For ourselves we see the whole' unpleasant affair somewhat follows.
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It is undoubtedly the policy of the Home Government to try "to turn the colony of Hongkong into a fortress. The wisdom of 'doing this may be questioned but the; fact seems undoubtedly establish- ed. This means the evacuation of as many people as possible who would not be of value in the de- fence of the Colony.
H.M.S, ODIN LOST
LONDON, Aug. 11 (Router) ------- The Admiralty announces that the submarine. Odin (Lieut. «Commander K. M. Woods, R.N.) is considerably. over duo, and must be presnan- ed last
H. M. §. Odin was attached to the China Station before the war.
been badly thought out and badly" exécuted. "Admitting that women and children should have to go, yet why was it necessary. to herd them all off like cattle so that one evacuee on the "Ern-- press of Japan" described the
Dante's "Interno?"
But obviously about a million and a half people cannot be era disembarkation as scene from cuated, so, largely for diplomatic down in three waves at short
reasons, -Government stages & intervals and dropped heavy
This was the biggest parade of "token, evacuation" of a mere and incendiary bombs, dam-
this. citizen military force yet held, Handful of the population, feg aging the landing ground and
It is reported that during a rald
All but a hundred were in uni- about three or four thousand Bri- on a south-west town in England form and His Majesty commented tiah women and children.
This does very little, good, and this morning one German plane on their smart appearance to Gen-1s obviously open to criticism. It The pilots could see Nazi air. Was seen to drop into the seas and eral Air B. Sergison-Brooke who 18 is open to criticism in the follow~ :
ATTACKS REDOUBLED
craft parked near the hangars and redoubled the attacks. "When they left the ground was studded with leaping "red flames.
another appeared to be making a General Officer forced landing a few miles inland. London Area.
Commanding.
ing ways:-
Bix more. German planes were Many of the men are veterans shot down this morning by RAF of the last war but under their
Regular Army instructors
the agility of displayed younger men,
The aircraft attacking Flushing and AA defences, of which five could clearly see the oil tanks in Were Aghters and one a bomber.
Enemy aircraft crossed the the moonlight. They scored direct! hits and saw a big explosion, and south-east coast and made an at-
tack on the barrage balloons. many fires.
The rald on the seaplane base -near Brest by a medium bomber
· BALLOON ATTACKED
baye much
LONG CONVERSATION His Majesty was also accom- British fighters and A A. guns panied by Brigadier Whitehead, them and two were Commanding the Home Guard in from the same squadron, who took engaged the defences completely by sur-shot down. One balloon was shot the London Area, and had a long prise, dropped bombs among a down in flames by a Messersch-conversation with the Corps Com dozen medium-sized flying-boats midt, which in turn was attacked!mander about the different types and a group of large hangars. by RAF, ehters and A. A. bat-jor ride the Guard are armed with
at present. Smoke was pouring from the teries.
When last seen, the plane was
members of the jetties and hangars as the raider,
Among those
left.
heading towards home with smoke Home Guard presented to the coming from it.
General Bir Habert ON COLOGNE
King was "Three fighters and one bomber Gough, who commanded the Fifth Heavy bombers made attacks on Cologne and Ludwigshaven and were shot down in the battle over Army in the last war and who both factories were left in flames. the Channel
Nearly 15 tons of high explosive and incendiary bombs were drop- pid on the Cologne factory during the raids which began at 10.45 p.m. and continued until after mid- night.
Within a quarter-of-an-hour of the first attack the target was ablaze and the following aircraft had no difficulty in locating the objective and/ adding to the damage.
Опе raider, straddling the munition works with a line of heavy calibre bombs, started; an intense white fire which ended in a heavy explosion. Another vio lent explosion occurred on the eastern edge of the target, while other crews reported brilliant ex- plosions,
FIRES GUIDE PLANES Ludwigshaven was systematical-
scene.
SHANGHAI
Celebrates his 70th birthday today.
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1. It invites the charge of racial discrimination. We ven- ture to predict it will take years to undo the harm done in this connexion.
2. Clearly, it makes scarcely any difference to the alleviation
For ourselves we thought it very bad form indeed for certain correspondents in the Press to have the temerity to criticise the evacuees for a grouse, and a grumble when they themselves are altting here in Hongkong in comfort and peace.“
It is a good rule never to criti- cise other people's attempts to evold hardships unless you yourself are suffering those hardships!
As Christians we know that": suffering is at the very centre of our religion, and for a great cause of a possible food shortage." such as we are engaged in at the: 3. The evacuation of three moment, many of us would give thousand women and children, our lives, but (and here 15 the or even ten or twenty thousand, point) we are unprepared to suffer won't accomplish the Govern-and to give in the cause of in- ment's purpose of turning Hong-efficiency and atupidity. It is not too much to say that an intelli- kong into a fortress,
4. Diplomatically it can have gent child would have made fewer little effect on the Japanese, for blunders than have been made by not one British national has so the local Government in this eva- far been evacuated from Japan cuation. However, the whole un itself or from other parts of pleasant episode is for the moment over and it is best to say no more China.
5. It breeds dissatisfaction about it. "because the whole policy has
CONCERNED
OVER THE BRITISH WITHDRAW AL
No little concern was shown by both the Chinese and foreign circles over the sudden order of the British Government to withdraw the British troops in Shanghai and North China, says a Shanghai dispatch.
Following receipt of the order, British troops. In Shanghal have been busy mak- Ing preparations for the withdrawal. It is learned from well-informed circles that they will leave within the next week.
Czechs Hold Bren Gun In High Regard
An American army officer and a "MUCH SPECULAȚION
TOKYO, Aug 11 (Reuter) Japanese army officer called on the Commander of the British There is a considerable speculation garrison yesterday morning when regarding British Concessions in they had a conference. Views re- China, following the withdrawal garding the garrisoning of the of the Britian troops.states a British defence sector after the Domet Agency despatch from British withdrawal are said to Tientsin. have been exchanged,
An important conference of the American, British, Italian and Japanese garrison com manders will be held early this week to discuss "a revision of the defence sectors in the International Settlement,
The despatch adds that the local Japanese, Miltary authorities are greatly concerned at the rum- ours that American troops will re- place the British and that nego-"| tiations are proceeding between Britain and the United States.
The newspaper YOMIURI SHIM-
to the Japan, according
On a high wind-swept down in Board of Military Operations, has
fighting a potential
ly bombed for Half-an-hour and the Home counties, Czech, Norwe strength of 2,500,000 men. "But fres started by the first attackers gian, Dutch and Belgian officers so far she has been able to
guided following aircraft to the were given a demonstration of the various types of arms their sol- mobilise only -52 divisions of men, for active service,
Balvoes of bombs were repeated diers will use in the coming deci Japanese casualties were, hea- Since the war began, she has ly seen to fall across the target sive battles for world freedom.
The Czech soldiers are especially viest during the thirteen months drafted 700,000, fresh recruits, most and, at one stage of the attack, from January, 1939, to February, of whom have been sent to China the factory was an area of blue pleased to be armed again with 1940, when 40 per cent of the total as reinforcements or replacements, fames and of heavy explosions the Ben gun to which, of course, It is rumoured in Shanghai that BUN says hat judging from the
hold in high rezará, ANDE
withdrawn, Replying to inquiries and the United States, press re- Aghting forces, representing 488,- Japan's dimiculty in maintaining which later led to further out-they are well used and which they the Italian garrison will also be friendly relations between Britala
Asunciently big army is further breaks of five 649 men, were killed or wounded. ggravated by the fact that she Rall communications in the General Preacher who com in this connexion the Italian gar- ports that 700 American troops In the following three months had to keep a garrison force of Ruhr were attacked and fires were mands the Norwegian forces, wasrison commander said that so far are on their way to Shanghai to March to May, 1940, Japanese six divisions at home, nine divi- started at Bamm, Soest, and specially impressed with the Vic he bad not received any instruc-otect British interests might caspalties were placed at 118,249 gions in Manchuria, and two more Rubrorthafen Aerodromes in ker heavy gun, according to Bri tions from the home Government, prove to be true. or 10 per cent, this low percenta 11 Korea and Formosa
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