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IMPORTANT AGREEMENT FOLLOWS Governor Visits Tung Wah Hospital
ROOSEVELT-KING TALKS: JOINT
Colourful S'hai Scene: DEFENCE BOARD
Farewell Tattoo
SHANGHAI, Aug. 19 (Reuter)-The Race Club was the scene of one of the most colourful ceremonies of Shanghai in months, when the combined Bands of Seaforth High- landers and The East Surreys played a farewell tattoo pro- gramme.
At the conclusion, some 10,000 people of all nationali- tles rose to their feet and gave a loud ovation to the bands- men as they marched away to the strains of "Auld Lang Syne."
The British Ambassador to China, Sir Archibald Clark. Kerr, Major-General F. Keith Simonds, Commander of the „British Forces in Shanghai and Mr. A. H. George, the Bri-
tish Consul-General, were among those present.
VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE OVER DUTIES IN BRITISH AREA
SHANGHAI, Aug. 19. (Reuter) The Municipal Council announces that it has been decided the American Marines will postpone carrying out, the compromise plan, passed by the Joint Defence Committee recently as a temporary measure, pending the outcome of the negotiations between the American and Japanese Governments.
The American authorities acquiesced to the proposal that the Volunteer Corps relleve the British Forces on the Bund and in the Central district; '
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The Municipal Council agreed, that as a temporary measure, the Volunteer Corps should take over the defence dutles in this :sector:
Japanese May Not Be Able To Evacuate From England
US. STAND
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FIRM ON DECISION
Not Isolated Move: Panama Canal Will
Play Vital Part
LONDON, AUG. 19 (BRITISH WIRELESS)—THE AN- NOUNCEMENT FROM OTTAWA OF AN AGREEMENT TO SET UP A PERMANENT JOINT BOARD ON DEFENCE BY THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
WARMLY WELCOMED IN THE PRESS HERE.
AS
The announcement followed a conversation at Ogdens burg between PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT and the Canadian Prime Minister, MR. MACKENZIE KING.
It was stated that the Board, consisting of four or five members from each country, will meet shortly and will commence immediately on studies relating to land and air problems, including personnel and material. It will con- sider, in a broad sense, the defence of the northern half of the Western hemisphere.
The Times, regards the decision as one' of far-reach-
Empire Forces ng import. "Panting For Action" In
East Africa
"This is not an isolated move. It links up with other plans of common concern to the United States and to all peoples of the Empirer
Farther southsul
be played by the Panama Canal and it is not surprising that the United States is anxious to es tablish naval and air bases in con- LONDON, August 19 (Reuter)—venient positions to protect the Reuter's correspondent with the Canal against hostile interference. South African Forces in East Af- "It has been suggested that the rica writes from somewhere in American Government might have use of an area suitable for this
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Reuter) Kenya. The United States Government | has formally informed Germany The British Empire forces, ut TOKYO, Aug. 19 (Renter) Jap that it expects the transport cluding men from South, East and anese seeking evacuation from american Legion will not "suner West Africa and Britain are pant- England may not be able to leave molestation by any action under-ing for action against the enemy. as Japanese vessels are no longer taken by German armed forces" have just completed a 1,200- calling at United Kingdom ports and is standing arm on its decl-mile tour of the Northern frontier In view of the German counter-alon that the transport should pass and found that our troops are blockade which was announced on between the Island of North Rona standing ready for any turn the Saturday, det
and Cape Wrath..
war:In Africa máy take.
The Suma Maru, was scheduled.
The United States Government declares that the question has been
COMPARATIVE QUIET
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HIS EXCELLÉNCY. THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT, Lt.-Gen. E. F. Norton, .C.B., D.S.O., M.C., yesterday paid a' visit to the Tung Wah Hospital when the above photograph was taken. His Excellency is in the centre of the front row and on his left is. Mr. Lee Yiu-cheung, "Chairman of the Board of Directors, and on his right Mr. Yeung Mok-fal Others in the group include the Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, M,C.. Director of Medical Services, Mr. N. Chat C.B.E, Dr. S. W. Ts'o, C:B.E., Mr. Tang Shin-kin, M.RE. Dr. Theting Fat-im, Mr. Chan Yat-kwong,
Mr. Lee Po-kwal and Mr. Lam Pui-sang-(King's Studio),
POLITICAL TERRORISTS STRIKE AGAIN IN SHANGHAI: CHINESE NEWS EDITOR SERIOUSLY HURT REMARKABLE Victim Was On Nanking
SPEECH BY
MR. BULLITT -
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (Reuter) The New York Herald-Tribune- points out that Mr. William Bul- Hft's speech was remarkable" be- cause he still holds 'ambassadorial rank.
He was recently in consultation with President Roosevelt and the speech was given with the full au thority of the State Department,
Addressing a mass meeting in it declared:- Philadelphia on Sunday Mr. Bul
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Regime "Black List"
SHANGHAI, Aug. 19 (Beuter) After several days" respite during the holiday police precautions, political ter- rorists struck again when a gunman seriously wounded. CHEN CHIN-CHONG, 36-year-old assistant news editor of the Ta Mel Wan Pao, leading Chinese evening edition of the American-owned Evening Post and Mercury near his home in the French Concession.
*
Chen was on the "black list" of 83 persons recently anese activities and whose arrest: was accused by the Nanking regime, of engaging in anti-Jap-
A gunman waited
his home he fired two shots motor car and as Chen left
and escaped.
sought..
a The shooting follows closely, the
month ago of Mr. Samuel Chang, assassination by political terrorists
widely known newspaperman and Director of the Evening Post and Mercury Company, who was form- erly associated with the Ta Mel Wan Pag
purpose in the British West Indies.
́“Britain and, indeed, "the whole Empire are deeply in- terested in seeing the Canal kept
ander American open protection to International trade and the suggestion has therefore been received sym-... pathetically in this country.”
The Ministry of Communications
INEVITABLE RESPONSIBILITY instructed the Captain of the Suma
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuter) Maru, a Nippon Yusen Kaisha given serious and protracted con-
"The defence of Canada is the liner, which was due in Liverpool sideration and it was determined except for spasmodic bombing sibility of the United States,"
"A comparative quiet prevalls ultimate and inevitable respon on Sunday to leave the danger that no other practical course raids and tip-and-run excursions said Senator Vandenberg, a lead- zone and seek refuge in an approexisted. priate port
by the Italians. The enemy has ng Republican member of the and decisively to meet the threat, "I believe that unless we act now established in some force at the Senate Foreign Relations Com we shall be too late.” together with the Hakone Maru, CAIRO. Aug. 19 (Reuter)An Dobel Wells, south of which only mittee, approving the setting up to take 40 Japanese evacuees trom RAF communique states that roving irregulars operate.
of a Permanent Joint Board on "Cont'd Page 6, Col. 7 bombers raided Addis Ababa mill-The whole-scene of the possible Defence by the United States, and
tary aerodrome And direct hits wat operations här been cleaned Canada, were registered on four hangars up and many thousands of Soma- Most members of the Foreign A petrol fire was started as a linomads have been shifted from Relations Committee of the Senate result of the bombing,
the war area. For this purpose and the House of Representatives All our aircraft returned 'safely. over 17,000 camels were used," who could be reached to give their opinton, endorse the statement issued by Mr Roosevelt and. Mr.
LONDON, Aug. 19 (Reuter) Last week's signal vic- SERVED NOTICE
tories of the R.A.F. are warmly enlogised. in The Times' TV] NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (Reiter) editorial, which says:
The only grain of truth in the "It is clear the Germans Roosevelt haghus again served efforts of the German High Com- put out their picturesque Hes notice on the world that the mand and the German Propagan- over the week-end mainly to United States won't stand idly da Ministry to describe any dis Infidence Japan and Spain. while aggressor nations enter, the guise of the results of their air The haste and elation with Western hemisphere
attacks. In this country to the fre- which the German wireless culled quent allegation that these attacks all comments from Japanese and are intended to be a full scale Spanish денарареть over the
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Pages
PAGE 2-H. K. V. D. C. orders; -Police Reserve orders; Macao Jockey Club Sept. meeting: UB. baseball.. - » PAGE 3-Radio-programmes,” Coming events; Crossword. PAGE 4-Hot reception for Nazi rälders in London; British Consul: expelled; Puppet troops annihilated in Shan- tung: Portugal thanked.. PAGE 5 Anti-TB. and anti- spitting notices distributed in Colony: Funerals; Black-out communique amendment; Po- Ice Courts." -PAGE 6-Leading article: Bri- tain's Air Victories: What America thinks; -Newsettes, PAGE 8-D. E. L1⁄4 preparing against attack; Japanese take over Shanghai ballroom. PAGE 9 Sharp slump in Na
tional dollar; Censorship of mails in S'hal by Japanese;
Balt mines found in Kwel- chow; Názl trade with Tur- key
PAGE 10-Finance. PAGE 11-Whereabouts or LE vira crew; China coast trade; Shipping ban may soon be Lifted: Firing practice.
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AID FOR Mackenzie Ring
QUESTION OF BRITAIN NOT ISSUE AT The agreement says that Mr. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
LONDON, Aug. 19 (Beuter)-After Mr. Wendell Will kie's speech on Saturday it is clearer than ever that the question of aid for Britain, is not to be an issue in the Pre- sidential election contest, which is now in its early stages, declares the NEWS-CHRONICLE in an editorial.
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BOMBS ON - SWISS TERRITORY
by Mr. Roosevelt who declared: tance will flow in the coming A guas opened are in some places. "We will extend to the opponents months.
WE HAVE WON FIRST ROUND IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN --- TIMES
offensive.
week-end showed how eager the This is shown by the number Germans were to see the first The newspaper adds that Mr.sidential protagonists is equally in
of machines employed during the fruits of their campaign, Willkle indeed could hardly have our interests. We hope that from BERNE, Aug 19 (Reuter-The several days or last week, notably gone further in backing up the the unanimous
"They believe that their false- desire... of the Swiss General Staff communique on Thursday, when the number hoods line that President Roosevelt has American parties and the people states that bombs were dropped was estimated to be 1,000, and the campaign their description for during the Norwegian taken for he adopted the unusual to help the cause, which is com- during the night on Swiss territory only possible conclusion is that we example of how they had sunk course of quoting, with full ap-mon to both countries, a steady by foreign planes.
have won the first round in the half the British Navy-helped to proval, the recent-statement made and powerful increase of assis- Litle damage was done and A Battle of Britain swing. Italy into the war,
"That, at least, is the view taken JAPAN AND SPAIN RAILWAY HIT. Le in every quarter abroad where t LONDON Aug 19 (Router)The opinion can be freely expressed They hope to have similar, this nation," and such unanimity will be found possible to release to swiss Radio states that bombs and admiration for the achieve though perhaps smaller, results in is unquestionably in America's us some overage destroyers of were dropped during the night on ments of the Royal Air Force and Japan and Spain through false- own interests:
which so much recently has been the Canton of Thurgau and some of our anti-aircraft gungers has hoods about the British lack of heard.
hit a railway line
been hardly less in the United There could be no more Telephone and telegraph wires States than in our own coun- eloquent sign of America's were disabled. “ determination to give us full help than to help us at once where ald is most needed, the paper concludes.ne
of force, the material resources of In particular, we trust that if
Mr. Wilkie was guilty of no understatement when he said that the defeat of Britain and consequent loss of the British. Fleet would be a calamity for his country.
The agreement between the Pre-
resistance now....
*“German-mider -news "Covera more and more pages in the newe The Swiss News Agency reports Discussing what was described papers of these countries and the that north of the Rhine some in as "tall tales for expert. The Germans probably feel sure that dustrial plants, In the province of Times Diplomatic correspondent the true accounts will either be Baden, were bombed.
|says:
Idelayed or ignored."
The Evening Post and Mercury had been a target of persistent at- tacks and threats by terrorists.; Chen Chin-chong being at least the third member of the paper's Chinese staff falling victim of gimen
Cont'd on Page 7, Col 4
HEAVIEST DEFEAT.
YET INFLICTED ON ENEMY LONDON, Aug. 19 (BWS)*** The destruction yesterday of 140 German aireraft repre- sents, in view of the number, of raiders engaged-600—the Heaviest defeat R.A.F. and ground defences have yet in- "flicted on the enemy.
A single line Air Ministry communique at 2.05 a.m. au- nounced the final figures:
"It is now known 140 enemy Aircraft were destroyed on Sunday,"
Renter adds that 128 were shot down by our fighters, 13 by AA fire and two by search- light crews,
Twenty-two of our fighters were lost, but the pilots of ten of them are safe.
See also Page 4, Cols. 1,2