HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
ROOSEVELT, FLAYED FOR COURTING
UNWANTED CONFLICT
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Frank Nomination Speech By Republican Candidate
ELWOOD (INDIANA), "AUG. 17 (REUTER) — MR.. WENDELL WILLKIE, IN HIS SPEECH ACCEPTING NOMINATION AS REPUB. LICAN CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY, DECLARED YES- TERDAY: "WE MUST HONESTLY FACE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GREAT BRITAIN,
"We must admit that the loss of the British fleet would greatly wenken our defence. If the British Beet were lost or captured, the Atlantic might be dominated by Germany, controlling in that event most of the ships" and ship-building facilities of Europe.
"This would be a calamity for us. We might be exposed to.at- tack on the Atlantic. Our defencewould be weakened until we could build a navy and air force strong enough to defend both coasta.
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BREACHING OF THE SIN RIVER.
CHINESE ACCUSE
CABLE
GERMAN COASTAL
VESSEL DETAINED
MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1940. -PAGE 7
JUBILANT NONSENSE ON FIRST AIR
ATTACK ON LONDON Unconscious Tribute Paid
EURASIAN HERO OF SHOOTING
www.com fo
GRAPPLED WITH TERRORIST
SHANGHAI, Aug. 18 (Reu- ter)-A German coastal ves- sel was recently detained by JAPANESE
the Japanese naval authori-
SHANGHAI, Aug. 18 (Reuter)---- CHUNGKING, Aug. 10 (Reuter) ties after sailing to Au Kong, A young British Eurasian, Mr. Faul -Chinese reports from. North Ho- nar, Becuse the Japanese forces a port near Wenchow in the Kaye, was the hero of a political there of breaching the Sin River, vicinity of Shanghai, It was shooting in the French Concession north-east of Sinjang. The river alleged to have violated the
Gunmen attacked and seriously Is safd to be flowing to the south-Japanese ban on coastal na-wounded Dzung Koh-ltarig, a Chi- east, inundating the countryside vigation, according to the nese engineer at his home. Mr. North China Daily News, Kaye grappled with one of the terrorists when he ran from the house..
and destroying crops,
He was opposed to business beat him on our own terms and in allege, is almed at stopping the "Also our foreign trade would our own American 'way:"
be profoundly affected. That trade"
NEW DEAL FAILURE"
The Japanese action, the reports: activities of Chinese mobile forces in-North Honan. According to
another Chinese
Is vital to our prosperity but if Regarding domestic policy. Mr. we had to trade with a Europe Willkie said he stood for the re-report eight breaches occurred in dominated by the present German gulation of free enterprise. main-the dykes of the Yellow river, op. posite. Chungking on the eastern trade "policles we might have to tenance of a minimum
section of the Lùnghải railway. change our methods to some standard and
STEADILY RISING totalitarian forms.
standards, Federal regulation of
The Yellow River is steadily
maximum
wage -hour
The German vessel is said to have been boarded by officers of a Japanese naval patrol who ques- tioned the captain and requested him to the leave the Wenchow
Japanese naval operations east of Cheklang for the purpose of "controlling territory, still held by the Chinese resulted in the exten-
area.
of Shanghal today!
Royal Air Force By Nazis
LONDON, AUG. 17 (REUTER)-FRIDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT BOMBS WERE DROPPED, ON LON- DON SINCE THIS WAR BEGAN, AND THE GERMAN "PRESS AND RÁDIO HAVE BEEN POURING OUT A CON- TINUOUS STREAM OF JUBILANT NONSENSE ABOUT WHAT THE NAZI 'PLANES ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE.
London's air defence was apparently considered too strong for the ordinary rank and file, for it was stated that the task was assigned to a special squadron.
Another unconscious tribute was:-"Like mosquitoes, British fighters appeared in the air. Hurricanes and Splt- fires everywhere.”
The second man fred on Mr.
The German account of! Kaye, who had a lucky escape, the
|pocket...
list of aerodromes, docks and bullet glancing through his hip-what happened gives a long
The two-men-then escaped.
munition factories destroyed. ANOTHER MURDER CHUNGKING, Aug. 18 (Central)
the Central Press Service, a news
The accuracy of this account
Royal Praise For R.A.F.
may be judged from the IKINION, Aug 17 (Repter).
This is a prospect any lover of utility companies engaged in inter-rising and ave breaches occurred. tion of the shipping ban to Wen- Shang-yu, 52, who worked in description of it, which said The following message congratu Democracy must view with conState business. securities, markets the dykes in the Talking disChow and other ports which had agency' under the Wang Ching-wei that..strong fires and, smokelating the fighter aquadrons has
and banking.
DI
co-operative
sternation,
“He also stood for Federal pen AID PROMISED. "The President of the United sions. adequate old age benents States recently sala We will ex unemployment allowance and the tend to the opponents of force the encouragement material resources of this nation. buying and selling. At the same time we will harness monopolies and promised that the revise and use those resources in order Republican Party would that we ourselves in the Americas taxes in accordance with "people's without inflicting may have equipment-and training, ability to pay equal to our task in any emer-on the poor the present "dispro- portionate load of hidden taxes.". gency and for every defence."
"I should like to state I am in Mr. Willikle declared the New agreement with those two princi.Deal had falled as a programme ples as I understand them and of economic rehabilitation and as- don't understand them as imply-serted the present course of the ing military Involvement In the Democratic Party would lead us Ilke. France to the end of the road present hostilities.
trict which was entirely inundat- Chinese dispatch ed, declares a from Loyang, `
The flood situation North Honan is said to be approaching the scale of the big Yellow River food tragedy in 1938.
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TRANSYLVANIA QUESTION
Ja good trade with Shanghai.
The closing of Wenchow was a severe blow to coastal ship- ping owing to the prominence of the port and its big trade with Shanghai.
Australian Minister To Japan
AXIS ARBITRATION
.. TOKYO, Aug. 18 (Reuter)—The IF DEADLOCK exchange of diplomatic representa-
tives. between Japan and "Aus- | BUCHAREST, Aug. 18 (Reuter)-tralls is announced by the For- are glad to pledge my whole-to economic disintegration and The Rumanian Crown Council met eign office. hearted support to the President dictatorship.”
yesterday to consider Hungary's
in whatever action he may take
POLITICAL OPINIONS in accordance with these prin WASHINGTON, Aug, 18 ciples.
ter) First, opinions
does not want.
practically
K
The Arst Australian Minister
on
both
been received from the King by regime, and in a gambling den in clouds developed
the Secretary of State for Air;- the western district of Shanghai, sides of the Thames Estuary. Please convey my warmest con- was assassinated сп Thursday On every side plts and craters gratulations to the fighter squad- night, according to a Shanghat re-appeared Black smoke spread all rons who in the recent days have port.
over London and, became thicker been so heavily engaged in the de- and; blacker,
fence of our country, I, Eke all
Two men broke into his re- sidence at No. 59, Pao Kang L, Avenue Joffre, French Concession, Londoners, on the other hand, their compatriots, bave read with
heard no exploding munitioris ever-increasing admiration and hacked him to death" with a factories "and have not seen any story of their latest victories, axe. Both of them escaped.
thick clouds of black smoke! . wish them continued, success and
the best of luck"
AVERAGE NAZI LOSSES
Cont'd Page 7, Col. 1'" LONDON, Aug, 18 (Reuter) The Helsingfors paper Arbetar-
REPORTS ON SPOT
the I
News reporters on the spot when BOMBS DROPPED ON
the actions took place and so know better than Berlin what occurred have described something of what they saw.
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SEVERAL AREAS LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter)—The Af Ministry and Ministry of“ Home Security communique states Most of the fighting was tou that last night enemy aircraft bladet, in a leader, says that it high for the planes to be seen, al-
the attacks on England are very costly.
It is a question whether Ger
demands. in regard to. Transylva-will be the Right Hon, Sir John must be taken for granted that though the noise was easily avai¡ dropped bombs on several districts
Grieg, Latham, G. C. M. G., Chief
(Reunia.
Justice of the Commonwealth of Australia.
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macy.
in England and Wales, causing, ble.
some damage to building and At one coast port, five enemy dwelling houses. of political: It is understood that proposals I trust I have made it plain observers here on Mr. Wendell have been brought back by M
'planes came crashing down out
LONDON WARNING- that in the defence of America Wilkie's speech are that his for Valerian. Pop. Rumanian delegate, Foreign Ofice statement many possesses suficient reserves of the sky one after another four An air raid warning was sound- and our liberties i should not "he-eign policy
ed in the London area this after- under from Turnus Severin, and envis- sitate to stand for waz,
lines that of President Roosevelt age the cession of about two- says the Japanese Government for the maintenace of air supre-on land, one in the sea.
German airmen were seen com-jnoon. "In view of the new situation in "But I be leve it is the first duty as regards Europe and he differs thirds of Transylvania.
The problem is whether Gering down in their parachutes. A force of enemy planes were of the President to try and main-from the President" only on what Well-informed circles here be East Asia believes relations be- tain peace.
he thought the latter intended to lieve that M. Pop will take thetween Japan and Australia will many will attempt an invasion One landed in a garden, but he reported over. South-East England.
British fighters took off and en-. do in the future. AMERICA UNPREPARED
Rumanian counter-proposals when gain in importance and cordiality before storms and fog render was dead.
large scale aerial or transport
gaged the raiders which were 13- HOUSES STRAFED All anti-Hitler references in his he returns to Turnu Severin on in the future."
difficult or im-
ing at a great height. The rattle- "President Roosevelt has not speech
operation" too NO CONFIRMATION were enthusiastically Monday.
possible.
One fight seen from the ground of machine-guns and the roar of done this. He has courted a war greeted and the frank admission If a deadlock is reached in
LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter)-
a Spitfire shooting the fighters above the clouds, in- for which the country is hopeless- of the part the British Fleet bas the talks it is probable that There is no confirmation in Lon. It must be admitted that the resulted in
that dogfights were in ly unprepared and emphatically always played in securing Ameri- Axis arbitration will be sought.
don but it is stated at Australia undertaking appears to be beyond down a Heinkel and a Messersch-dicated
her powers.
At present Britain midt within two minutes,
progress. Meanwhile it is understood, that House that a statement on this
Isolated Nazi planes became "He has secretly meddled in the dication that help for Britain Bulgaria will get southern Do- matter will be issued shortly.
has 1,500,000, fully equipped troops The Spitfire shot the Heinkel
affairs of Europe. He has even would continue to be forthcoming brudja and it is expected that an
of which 350,000 had a baptism of down into a wood, where is blew visible below the clouds when fire in Belgium. unscrupulously encouraged other should Mr. Wendell Willkie be agreement will be signed
up. It then "somersaulted" and chased by the British fighters.
Enemy raiders driven off one countries to hope for more help elected.
During the retreat from Dunkirk fastened onto the Messerschmidt, Cralova early next week.
WILL BE REALLY than we are able to give."
DISAPPOINTED
the forces of British retained air firing quick bursts into it. The objective. few high into the and dropped and sea command thereby covering Messerschmidt crashed down into clouds. returned
some "bombe in the vicinity, -~^A Continued from Page 1 the army's retreat between the a field and exploded:
German bomber was reported to "Rather there is a sense of
Channel,
have crashed. achievement, the spirit of con- fidence, a note of victory and the longing only that they shall come again in greater numbers in order that we may continue to take a fearful toll of them which we have already taken.
After aceasing President Reo- sevelt of not confiding in the United States people while be- ing quick to tell other nations what to do, Mr. Wilkie con- · Eloued: "As President I plan to reverse both these policies. I should threaten foreign kov- · ernments only when our coun- try is threatened by them and when I was ready to act,
SPECTATORS OF TRAGEDY "We have been sitting as specta- The tors of a great tragedy. French people were just as brave and intelligent as the Germans, -yet-the-Germans crushed-France
like an eggshell.
"The fault lay with France her
-She-boidered-in the forms of Democracy and the idea of "Treedonr but failed to pay them to
can defence are taken as an in-
DAWN DEPARTURE OF BRITISH SOLDIERS
• FROM TIENTSIN
Seeing Action
Hope Of
Instead Of "Vegetating"
-TIENTEIN, AUG, 18 (REUTER) CLOSING ANOTHER CHAP. TER IN THE LONG “AND VARIEGATED HISTORY OF TIENTSIN, British troops embarked at dawn this morning on a rivez steamer for Tangku where they will board a coastal vessel, the Tak Sang, for an unknown destination.
use,
"In this tragedy let us Anda British Band anheralded either by drums, or banu,
lesson,"
at
The same could not be said by
It was still dark when the small force marched smartly up the
Despite the deep official secrecy owards the end of his speech surrounding their withdrawal a local Britons who were saddened Mr. Wille said that when Mr. large number of Eritous and other by the loss of something which Churchill became Prime Minister nationals, including Chinese, the amounted to a great local institu- he made no "sugar coated pro-majority of spectators in evening tion, mises" and added:-
dress, gathered to bid the troops They felt also that the de-. parture of the troops, small as their number was, broke an÷ other #lauder link with the home far away.
Mr Churchill said: I have no- Godspeed." thing to offer but blood, toil. tears; and sweat **Those
are harsh words, brave words, yet f England lives it will be because her people were told the truth and accepted it."
Although their stay here wast short, the British troops made Some of the numerous triends. grief-stricken sweethearts did not
"We are living in an age of great tragedy but also of great heroism and the week will long be remembered in the annals of Bri- tish history.
"We should be proud of the final proof-thai-now-it has been given of the indomitable H spirit of our own people. these air raids, increasing in "frequency and numbers, are a prelude of an invasion, we can only say that the prelude has proved to be a melancholy failure.
A PUZZLE
Seventy Nazi dive-bombars came down to 50 feet to machine-gun houses and traffe.
NEUTRAL COMMENT
It is a puzzle how Germany will transport the necessary quantity of troops and material for an army of a minimum of 1,000,000. LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter)-
An eye-witness said that ne saw the plane dive sharply with smoke pouring from its tall,
V.C. FOR PILOT Continued from Page 1
If the invasion is not attempted Commenting yesterday on, the now and within a short period it raids on London the. New York must be given up for the future. Times said everything that was of intense pointblank fire from.
Germany can, of course, still gracious, clear, honourable and guns of all calibres, resort to blockade and terrorism. free in German 1re was swept The reception of preceding air- The experience luftexto gained aside to make way for the war craft might well have deterred the stoutest heart, all being fit and does not indicate that a blockade
machine.
can prove effective unless newCan there be any escape from two were lost but Learoyd, never- and epoch-making inventions can the conclusion that there can be theless, made the attack at 150. no peace, no security and no safe feet, his aircraft being repeatedly be employed. All th
The Axis States must achieve island of civilisation on this earth hit and large pieces of the main mere considerable and more if the power that rained indis-planes torn away. effective naval warfare if they are criminate death on London yes- to destroy British merchant ship terday is allowed to humph? Bong "quickly."
BESOTTED NAZAS
"Ele""was" "algost="blinded by the glare of many searchlights at close range" but” pressed "home" the xiinck, with great
resolution and skin
FAR GREATER
Can Figures of German losses are
we make treaties with
He subsequently brought his During the Great War, deses very carefully checked, and it will were far greater. At one time in mise with murder and slavery? was landing, the flaps were in- such a power? Can we compro-wrecked, aircraft home and, as it not only be wrong but follan to was four times as great as the Can we buy from a slave power operative and the undercarriage sive false figures because the tento present. Nevertheless, the Alles and sell to it, travel. in its terri-indicators out of action. He wait or later and I can assure you that by building new ships have buc- tory and welcome its besotted ad-ed for dawn in the vicinity of the we understimated the German Ceeded in satisfying the tonnage mirrers in our own land?
aerodrome before landing which. losses. We only counted, as, dead requirements until the submarine
"If we ourselves propose to keep the accomplished without causing
can always be established sooner
birds, those seen to fall and many menace de overcome."
New
1
[damage to the aircraft.
Objectives Attacked By R.A.F. In Germany
a wounded bird has turned its The German sea-power there our freedom and homoure can injury to the crew or further
hitherto has not been not head towards home with little fore, As the troops settled down 'on
able to threaten Britain's main attempt to conceal their emotions the, steamer, a corporal produced hope of ever getting, there."
SAVE THE WORLD
artery, its trafic by sea, and it [and sobbed as the men marchedļa piano-accordeoni and started
After paying a tribute to the does not seem to have the pros- away.
playing old-time favourites in pilots of the RAF, Mr. Duff- pects of doing so by existing which his buddies and the spec Cooper said that the day and night methods tators on the jetty joined. Many is not too far distant when we The events occurring at the of the latter sang tearfully.should again applaud a victory present and in the immediate The steamer cast off at 6. am march through our streets of those future over the Channel and the amid
thunderous cheers which who saved the world and when the Dover Straits will probably prove A large guard of honour was continued until she was almost survivors of the RAF came along, declaive for the continuation and If that is done no enemy on earth provided by the British Volunteer out of sight. dare attack us. I propose to do Corps, the British Municipal Po
Discussing foreign policy Mr. Witkle said: "The first task of our country in international affairs-is to become strong at home.
"If that is not done promptly
we sha'l be in constant danger.
Hordes of Japanese photo- graphers, including camera- men darted about the Bund attempting to work despite the darkness.
lice and the recently formed force Declaring that the United States of Special Constables, which in
ELEVEN ITALIAN way of Fié was in competition eludes a considerable number of with Hitler's and that history had prominent Britons, but other for- PLANES DOWNED. shown that the United States way elgn troops were not officially re-
LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuter)—A was the stronger, Mr. Willkie presented by uniformed men..
later Admiralty communique now said I promise that by return -
SORRY-TO-LEAVE- Ing to those same American prin- The departing troops, while reveals that 11-Italian planes were ciples that overcame German au-sorry to leave Tientsin which they shot down by the R. AF escort focracy once before, both in bust learned to like during their brief when Italian Aircraft attacked ness and war," to out-distance Hit-stay, were elated by the hope of the Mediterranean Fleet after the ler in any contest he chooses in seeing some action instead of bombardment of Bardia and Fort
Capuzzo yesterday. 1940 or afterwards, and I promise vegetating in Tientsin, as one that when we beat him we shall excited young private put it
Earlier report on Pare.
cheers might be choked in the throats of the most enthusiastic and remembering all that we owed to them, we should fall in thank fulness on our knees.
the future course of the war,
LONDON, AUG. 18 (REUTER)—DETAILS OF THE ATTACKS ON; NEW OBJECTIVES IN GERMANY were given by the Air Ministry news service which says that at Kohlen and, Lenna, despite strong defence, the attacks were pressed home and fires and explosions were caused,
IN ONE SECTION THE ATTACKERS saw all their bomby fall on or near, an oll refinery, powerstation and railway sidings FIRING PRACTICE
The Junkers factory in Bernburgings, causing havoc on the target. A Messerschmitt 110, which took Firing practice will be carried and the adjacent airfield were out today as follows:-
severely damaged. The works were off from the aerodrome at Weimara (a) Anti-aircraft firing practice set blaze and when 20 miles away to intercept a bamber was shot. on the south east and west coasts a pilot saw a huge fire and a down in flames of the Island between 9 am and tremendous explosion." 4 pm. Firing areas B, C and D will be affected.
AID FOR CHINESE AIR FORCE CHUNGKING, Aug. 18 (Reuter) Chinese in San Francisco has telegraphed to Generallesime
(b) Light gun firing practice be- Chiang Kai-shek, contributing US tween 9 am and 4pm. Firing $1,000,000 for the Chinese Air areas A and B will be affected,
Alternativé date Aug. 26.
Force
Metal works at Frankfurt were ZEISS WORKS ON FIRE also bombed sucessfully, heavy ex-
The Messerschmitt factory at plosions being followed by a tre Augsburg was severely punished Heavy damage was also infiicted and the Zeiss works at Jena on the air stores, the park and caught fire in several places in military aerodrome at Killeda, not successive and deliberate bomb Killegal.