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British Refugee Children NAZIS PAYING EXORBITANT Britain's Army Is Ready
NEW YORK. Aug. 12 (Renter)-The United States Committee for the Care of European children announces that 1,000 more chil- dren are to be brought from Britain to the United States, on be- half of relatives and friends in America, who would be unable to guarantee their complete support.
Request To The British Government To Lift Blockade Will Be
Given Considered Reply
to
LONDON, AUG. 12 (BWS)-ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO NEWS OF RECEIPT "BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT of the request, which has been fully reported in The, British news- papers, from the European Fead. Distribution Commission, to raise the blockade in order to supply food to the Nather- lands. Belgium, Poland and Norway, where, according to. New York reports, the Commission says "18.000.000 persons "facing starvation." It is expected that such request will be forth- coming and will be given a considered reply.
Huge Tokyo Rally Moves Off Quietly
NO ATTEMPT TO APPROACH BRITISH EMBASSY
to
are
Meanwhile it is pointed out in well-informed quarters the Ger- mun Government is continually relterating
FIRSTLY, that Germany has instituted 2.D. effective blockade against Britain:"
SECONDLY, that the Bri- tish blockade agains Ger- many is ineffective;
i.
THIRDLY. that the food situation is excellent. indeed, in relation to the last point, Dr. Funk, in the latest of
PRICE: 120 AIRCRAFT SHOT
DOWN WITHIN FOUR DAYS IN
RAIDS OVER GREAT BRITAIN
LONDON, AUG. 12 (BRITISH WIRELESS) REFERRING TO THE RESULTS OF THE STUNNING BLOW DELIVERED YESTERDAY TO GERMAN BOMBERS, WHEN 60. ENEMY AIRCRAFT ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN SHOT DOWN TO BRING UP TO 120 THE TOTAL DESTROYED IN THESE ATTACES WITHIN FOUR DAYS, commenta- tors in the Press express astonishment at the exorbitantly high price Germany is pre-" pared to pay for sinking a few very small coasting vessels, causing minor damage by splinters to two naval units and damaging some private industrial and naval build- Ings, including a hospital.
The MANCHESTER GUARDIAN, after remarking that when the Germans have a definite object in view their raiders come by day, says this confirms the opinion that they regard their night bombing as insufficiently accurate to give any useful milt- tary results.
While accepting that the intentions yesterday were to damage ports and har- bours, the Manchester Guardian finds it difficult to understand why the raiders expend- ed their energies on the town of Weymouth.
Bomb Falls
Close To An Air Raid Shelter
LONDON, Aug. 12 (EWS)- Details of the enemy night bomb- ing attacks were given the following Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security com.. munique Issued early this morn Ing:-
BIGGEST RAID SO FAR
BOMBS FALL ON GOLF COURSE BONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter) A town in South-East Eng- land this afternoon had the biggest rald so far
About 30 Junkers dive-bomb,* Five ers flew over the town. in
were brought down and st least one was shot down by anti-aircraft Are. Twelve Ger- man airmen baled out, "
Some bombs fell on a guli course.
"Bombs were dropped by enemy aircraft at a number of places in England last night but little serious damage was done. In the North-East, incendiary bombs were dropped in a town and on a moer-
The resulting fires were land: soon brought under control. There were no serious casualties this area.
A German bomber, which crossed the north-east coast of England early today, was shot down by fighters One of the and three was killed were taken prisoners.
100 Raiders Over South -East Coast Of England
"We have 1,250,000 men under arms," said Mr. Winston Churchill. And here stea few of them--a party of motor- cyclist troops somewhere in England.
Rome Advertising Advance Into British Somaliland As Means To The Acquisition Bases LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter) Of Naval And Air
One hundred German rald-,
ers again appeared over the LONDON AUG 12 (REUTER) ROME HAS BEEN South-East England coast to- ADVERTISING THE ITALIAN ADVANCE INTO BRITISH day and were intercepted by SOMALILAND as a means to the acquisition of naval and British fighters.
air bases from which Aden will be overwhelmed and our Hitherto five enemy planes command of the Red Sea destroyed, writes the Daily are known to have been shot | Telegraph.
down, three of them crashing TO BREAK THE BLOCK- Into the Channel. The sixth, ADE which closes the Eastern- with smoke pouring from it, hemisphere against the Fas- was seen heading for the cist regime is doubtless a French coast, losing height matter of urgency, but since all the time.
Italy has long held one side The pilots of two machines the narrow Straits, whereby brought down" baled out and were
carried out to sea as the par- the Red Sea enters the Indian chutes drifted down. The other Ocean, the Italians may ask their Duce why he has failed
In the Midlands, high explosive HITLER WILL machines fell inland.
GREAT HEIGHT' < The Battle extended for miles and at one time R.A.F. planes and
a town at a great height.
PAY ULTIMATELY enemy fighters were engaged over
says:
south-east coast and in two attacks
down:
Precautions
Tightened Up In S'hai
make use of the ports STREET CORNERS
Ito
there.
;
11
Suez to Aden.
In all the 1300 miles no enemy
many official announcements on bombs fell in several country dis. this subject, is reported to have tricts causing some damage. to said, at the opening of the houses and a small number ΟΙ TOKYO, Aug. 12 (Reuter)— Konigsberg Fair, Food scarcity in casualties one of which was fatal.
The answer is that the Fascists BARRICADED: have no caval force for such a MUCH SEARCHING After today's anti-British ral- Germany is now impossible."
IN RAILWAY YARD In view of these allegations, in- ly at Hibiya Park the demon-
In the South west, bombs were
Some raiders attempted to des- purpose in their East African NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (Reuter)---
the ports and can send none...
SHANGHAI, Aug. 12 (Reu- strators dispersed quietly,
sisted upon as facts by the Nazi
One of our correspondents des- ter)-In view of the uneasy without
attempting even
leaders, informed quarters in Lon-dropped in a railway station yard The Portland, Oregon, Tourna; of troy a balloon barrage on approach the British Embassy. don express the opinion that the in one town, damaged a signal Aug. 7
"Among all the ruin Hitler works made only one balloon was shot tribes his recent voyage from the situation and the recent wave of terrorism, precautions About 100,000 people assembled problem would seem merely to be box and caused severe shock to in Tokyo's "Hyde Park" which was one of fair distribution of exist the signalman. Another bomb in that make him a debtor are items
Shortly before the sky battles craft from the Italian bases in against incidents are being beflagged and festooned with banjing and future supplies and. in this area tell close to an air raid for;
began, a large squadron of planes, Eritrea was sighted by sea or air. tightened up in every possible a number of "Unbearable burden of arma seen over the south-east coast, ners bearing anti-British slogans, these circumstances. It is difficult shelter in which German and Italian flags were to see what help could be given by persons were taking cover Only ment;
travelling at a great height and Thousands of tons of British ship way today, the eve of the freedom "Destruction of
and
ping traverse the Red Sea almost third anniversary of the out- waving on either side of the ris raising a blockade which the Gov-one of them was seriously injured.
speed, put out a smoke screen. “Elsewhere, in the Eastern and human rights: ing sun. An army of police kept ernment declares to be virtually
break of the Sino-Japanese Dozens of trailers of thick white every day with cargoes nť South-Eastern country districts, "Billions of dollars diverted from smoke stretched at least 15 miles nition for our forces order round the park.
hostilities in the Shanghai NOT SHAKEN across the sky from the coast to bombs dropped by isolated enemy normal enterprise to the war;
area. aircraft caused slight damage to "Millions of ves;
the north.
The capacity of our Navy and ** the
"Dread of the menacing famine. gas and electricity, supply
In the sunlight it was impossible Air Force to keep that trade route. "Of those nearest now is famine to distinguish the planes creating open for the British Empire and mains. In these areas there were no casualties.
with its attendants of pestilence the screen as they were visible only deny it to Italy would not be Enemy bombers were engaged and horror.
as tiny black specks.
shaken by the presence of shipless by our netters and anti-aircraft Mu Hitler pay? Yes, ultimate- Half-an-hour later the smoke Italian forces on the Somaliland" Barbed wire barricades have defences and shortly after midly with the retribution exacted by screen was still moving slowly to share. night one was shot down."
xfate more inexorable than be the south
Epecial guards were stationed
on the approaches to the British Embassy.
Inoperative.
Hoover "Appeal, Page 1, Col. 4
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Three anti-British resolutions were passed at the rally.
On Other -
Pages
RENEWED VIGOUR
in
.. Anti-British feeling, which has been comparatively dormant Japan in the past few days, came to life with renewed vigour yes. terday.
Mass meetings were held in Various parts of Japan, protesting against Britain's actions and urging the Government to take strong counter-action.
Hand-bills and posters appeared in Tokyo calling Japanese to at ... ́tend
anti-British "monster
meeting."
REQUEST REFUSED According to newspapers, a re quest by the British Consulate at “Osaka for a Police guard against
demonstrators has been refused.
Patriotic bodies have "ordered” the Japanese interpreters at this Consulate to resign, while a pum- ber or servants working in private "houses inside the British Embassy compound in Tokyo have been threatened with death if they do not leave,
Bir Robert, Oralgte the British Ambassador, is returning to Tokyo
short holidays
PAGE 2-Wooderson wins ex- cellent race; Golf summer foursomes; League tennis: American baseball.
PAGE 3-Radio programmes, Coming events: Crossword Puzzle.
DISCRIMINATION
PAGE 450 Nart ralders PAY FOR A.R.P.
Nazi
brought down; Somaliland operations: Viceroy and Can- gress; Britain's air superi- ority.
PAGE 5-Maintenance
mons
Sum
submissions; - Police
Courts: New Magistrate: Cri- minal Sessions calendar: Embezzlement of $20.000: B.O.F. subscriptions." PAGE 6-Leading article:
Command, of the Air PAGE --Volunteer orders; 800 women exempted from evacuation: Polish Associa tion in Hongkong.
PAGE 9--Consular Body con-
demns terrorism Turkisk paper suspended. PAGE 10-Commercial,
Reserve; PAGE 11-Police:
Weather report, Notice to
IN RATES OF WARDENS NOW
BEFORE GOVERNMENT
am-
All" defento forces, in co- operation with volunteers and
the police reserves, have been mobilised
[ been put up in almost every street Let it be frankly recognised that corner of the International Settle- we should suffer a loss of prestige ment and the French Concession. If we retired from Somaliland, but search parties are very active. still more serious an injury if the armoured cars and trust-loads of
curfew is being
rett og po
a fenen Invasion distracted our plans for troops are on patrol and a strict
the defence of Egypt.
The co-operation of sea power and air Doner may be expected to about the black-out is that the ac- make the defence of Egypt secure flon warning signal indicates that and to open opportunities for a ar air raid is shortly expected. deadly counter-stroke.
"T HAVE BROUGHT THE MATTER UP OFFICIALLY However, this action signal has no
CONTACT, MADE- BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT AND EXPECT IT WILL connexion with the extinguishing
ROME, Aug 12 (Reuter)—An TAKE A LITTLE WHILE,” said Wing-Commander A. H. S. of street lights, which will be au-
tomatically shut off on that night. Italian communique states: Steele-Perkins, 0.B.E., Director of ARP., in reply to a The general public must then Italian troops made contact question on the recent criticism regarding discrimination obscure their lights as from sun-with the main body of enemy in the rates of pay for mobilised European and non-Euro-set. pean A.E.P. Wardens.
Concerning a few personal There was no sign of outward grievances that have been discontent.
DEMED LIGHTS
"The raiders passed signal]
forces in Somaliland.”
British troops are taking a pro- minent part in such precautionary measures for the last time before their impending withdrawal., “
It was reported by Central Kews: yesterday that over 10,000 armed men hare been mobilised in the International Settlement and the French Concésalon : to enfores strict emergency measures."""
NAZI PRISONERS
OF WAR
does not mean that lights may be of public safety in case of real air turned on, as during actual war-raids, stated that besides the ex- heard. Wing-Comdr. Steele-"However, that does not mean fare the Colony will be in a con- tension of the work of building Perkins stated, "I went that they do not have & krievance ticual state of black-out. The public shelters in various parts of
The list of German prisoners of around on Sunday and saw They are just teething troubles only other meaning to be connect the Colony, it should be also re-
which a new department is always ed with the raiders passed signal membered that all the well-built war at present in British hands 200 non-European members likely to go through, is that trane may resume but will Government or private buildings since the previous list was issued of the ARP All of them had
inchides 13 naval 32 With regard to the black-out proceed with dimmed lights which have been to date sand-m" turned out to their duties and exercise on Aug. 27, he said, “ The The Director of ARF when bagged are available to the pub, arm were extremely cheerful main point thoroughly to Use questione as to other measured can ready ARP shelters.
5 air force, says Bri