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BRITAIN'S AIR VICTORIES
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EDITORIAL
NEWSETTES
Sir Victor Sassoon, prominent { Mr. Isaac de Haan, of San bank magnate in the Orient, Francisco, who is connected with arrived in the Colony recently on the Arm of Gets Bros, has arrived his way to Bombay.
in Hongkong.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1940.
Airport News AMERICAN DECISION IN
SHANGHAI WELCOMED
CLIPPER DELAYED
move-
sion.
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KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR
Defence Sector would mean IMPERIAL AIRWAYS"
closer understanding Mr. Nicholas geld. U. 8. Vice-by the Dardanus arrived at Kat well as the United States taking between Imperial-Airways inward service Britain and the United States as "Consul at Madras, India, accom
Miss Chau Stu-lan, and her panied by his sister, Miss Evelyn mall and the following passenger East
Tak yesterday afternoon with a more positive role in the Far friend, Wang Man, were knocked DIOCESAN JUNIOR SCHOOL and increases the handicaps ger, China Electric Co., Ltd., has on their way to India via Colombo,for Hongkong: Mr. P. E. Paskow. On the other hand it is felt that Mr. V. L. Peterson, of No. 403, Re- P. Feld, have arrived in Hongkong.
down by a car No. 8462, driven by Ceylon,
The next inward service is ex-if the United States should per- pulse Bay Road, while they were pected to arrive in Hongkong on mit the Japanese to take over the walking along Tung.Lo Wan Road Mr. W. C. Farnham, representa
Thursday, Aug. 22.
British Defence Sector it would on Sunday. Mr. G. Zanette of the Associative for the Bun Oil Company of Airways will leave Kal Tak to the British withdrawal and avoid-head and were treated at the An outward service by Imperial mean that America is. resigned to. Both received injuries to the ed Merchandising Corporation, Philadelphia, in Shanghai, has morrow morning, taking mails for Ing a confict with Japan. Shanghai, is on visit to. the arrived in Hongkong accompanied Indo-China.
Queen Mary Hospital. by his wife. They are en route Australia. to Penang. Straits Settlements, '
KOWLOON TONG,
This school will NOT re-open in Kowloon Tong next term, Parents should enrol their child with the Diocesan Girls' School.
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Malaya. Java and
Another outward service ts scheduled to leave Kal Tak on Mr. George Hawes, manager for Bunday morning taking Hongkong India for the Norwich Union Inmails to Durban, from whence Co., passed through they will be conveyed by sea ser- Hongkong recently on his way to vice to the United Kingdom. Singapore.
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A COLLISION AL Another accident occurred Sunday about 3.30 pm. when car No. 343, driven by Capt. C: Camp bell-Patterson, of The Royal Scots, collided with another car. Both vehicles sustained damages but no ane was injured.
BY TYPHOON
CHUNGKING, Aug. 19 (Renter)-Chinese circles hers are following with the greatest interest any THE HONOLULU CLIPPER Shanghai as a result of the withdrawal of British troops and developments in which was scheduled to arrive the decision of the U.S. Marines to take over an important sec- in Hongkong this afternoon tion of the British Defence Sector is generally welcomed from Manila and San Francis- co, has been delayed at Guam
Chinese are watching develop years' stay since the Boxer Re- Island to wait the passing of
ments In Shanghal not only be bellion. Dr. T. C. Alexander, well-known Four sliver ash trays were stolen the typhoon which is station-
cause there is a large Chinese po- The troops, including the Em- San Francisco physlelari has from the residence of. Capt. L D.
ed directly east of Manila. •
pulation in the International-Set-bassy Guard from Pelping, pro- arriver in Hongkong. Dr. Alexan E. Helby, at No.-455, The Peak,
tlement but also because of the ceeded It is anticipated that the Clip belief that the decision will large-boarded a steamer for Hongkong, der is connected with the Standard between Aug. 16 and 17, accord- per will ny to Manlia today, but ly reflect the future policy of the the news agency adds.
to Tangku, where they O Có, of California, and is en ing to a police report.
its arrival on Wednesday after United States in the Far East. route to Bombay.
noon in Hongkong is problemati
"JAPANESE NOTICE An Entrance Scholarshitp. will
Mr. Harold B Minor, U. 8. Cal. -depending upon, the
The Chinese are
naturally CHUNGKING, Aug. 19 (Central) be offered on the results of the
Mr. Ching Yok-chong, mechan Consul and Second Secretary to ment of
anxious that there should be no the typhoon after change in the present status of in
-Chinese and foreign residents Entrance Examination te ̄ ̄ ̄ã
cal engineer of the Amoy Canning the American Legation at Tehran, crosses the Philippines.
the Corporation Kowloon, nas arrived, Iran, has arrived in Hongkong.
western British defence the Shanghai International Set-isector in Shanghai have been, no- THE PHILIPPINE candidate born in Hong Kong. THE DESPERATE BID which in the Colony.
CLIPPER tlement or of the French Concestified by Japanese representatives accompanied by his wife' and' two
which left Hongkong on August This Scholarship will be of the Herr Hitler is making toļ
children.
16, is in Manila and is also await
to stop paying rent to the land- value of $5 per term in 'tuition maintain the supremacy of Mr. Chou Zac-bun, assistant
ing developments in the typhoon
U.S. ROLE IN EAST
lords until the Japanese have fees, but it may be increased in the air, to pave the way for manager in Shanghat for Fuhsieho Mr. Gerard Terpstra. palaeon
before, continuing its trip.
It is felt here that any decision shanghai report.
taken over the sector, says a and Co., exporters, is on a visit to tologist for Shell Oll Co. at Saraduled to arrive in Hongkong on on the part of the United States
The CHINA CLIPPER value should the family circum his attack on the British
is sche- or indication, of a strong attitude Hongkong.
wak, is in Hongkong, en route to Tuesday next, Aug. 27, and stances justify such increase. Isles, Is meeting with results
Singapore, He is accompanied by leave the next morning.
will towards taking over the British This Scholarship will only be that spell utter failure. With Mr. George E. Costello, passenger his wife, and son. awarded if a candidate of suffitime pressing him hard and agent for the Canadian Paciac nis anxiety to bring his war Railroad, arrived in Hongkong ~cieat merit presents herself.
programme--to an end be recently. fore another winter sets in
Mr. J. F. Rhame, general mana which he is up against, the returned to the Colony.. accom Nazi dictator appeared in the panted by Mrs. Rhame, last few days to have cast caution to the winds, He hurled his air strength with reckless abandon in huge Colony.. numbers along practically the 453 whole length of the British Mr. John J. MacDonald Second coast-only-to-meet with disas Secretary of the U. 6. Embassy in ter after disaster, in the Chungking, has arrived in the course of which the propor-Colony, tion of his losses more than compensated Britain for the
Mr. V. Lansing Collins, U, 8. small damage which the Ger-through Hongkong recently ac
Vice Consul at Batavia, passed The Secretaryship of the New man airmen were able to in-companied by his wife. They are ber of the Military Legation of York Freight Bureau, Hong-flict." Over the week-end the bound for Singapore. kong, has today been transferred Nazis have been compelled to to Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & make a pause and to reflect, It is reported that. the British Matthews.
possibly on how they should convoy system 19 extended to ves- New York Freight Bureau. continue their offensive, or sels plying the ports along the
rather, in what manner this News Agency message from Shang
China coast, says an International Hongkong, 19th August, 1940.
remarkable British air de- hal... 452 fence might be broken-for
this must be broken before Car No. 5485, valued at $8,000. any other move can be un- and owned by Mr. R. P. de la VACANCY
dertaken against Britain. Herr Sala, of No. 1. Belfran Rd., which was reported lost on Saturday was Hitler and his advisers are found in Kowloon City last night, European Engineer, 1st Class, fully aware of the fact that required for "Admiralty Vessel. no large-scale attack against Applications should reach the Britain, involving the trans- Commander, H.M. Dockyard, port of invading troops across difficult to explain away the Hongkong, By 22nd August. the Channel, can be possible failure of their attacks to the
ties in the event of a Japanese the sharp decline in com To Evacuate In response to an appeal of the invasion of French Indo-China modity prices which has oc- until mastery of the air is German people. The ide National Association To the and that between 30 to 40 French curred during the past two
discrepancy in the figures Warm Garments campaign, people warships, including heavy cruisers, months with the continued gland. The latter ship only re issued by them and those in Kiangst have now begun the have arrived at Tourane, are two extension of the RE
German cently left Durban, en route for which have been made public drive for funds to "make warm major developments of note.
re-drive in Europe.
Liverpool, but will stop probably in SEPTUAGENARIAN raids over the week-end can must have raised a large people have donated to the fund the more interesting coinciding is gold production last year amount, Kliner, left Cape Town on
by the British authorities garments for the frontline sol-ported over the week-end.
These reports have been made industry in the Philippines, with Mining has become an important
Lisbon. diers. Already a large number or MARRIED
only mean, therefore, that
The Hakozaki Maru, another N the Germans are reorganising of the German citizen.
measure of doubt in the mind which is daily mounting. they do with a sudden stiffening ing to $35,000,000. However, the Sunday for Lisbon, while a freigh-
The
of attitude by the French author-bulk of the population dependster, the Durban Maru, ia now at The decline in the value of the tes
upon agriculture which is concen- Lagos, in Africa. trated in the output of sugar, It was reported on Sunday that copra and fibers, prices of which pean waters
No other vessels are in Euro public with facts and proof the International Bettlement, in Vice-Admiral Decoux, Governor-bave dropped sharply. Income
its effecta felt in some parts of of their claims. The lay Shanghai, where certain estab- General of French Indo-China, from sugar and copra has dropped
ENOUGH EXPERIENCE LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuter)
writes:
NEW YORK FREIGHT BUREAU
1940,
Unique Registry Ceremony
settled.
450
Deputy Registrar of Marriages, oficiated.
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THE SOMEWHAT DUCED INTENSITY of the
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Lt. Col. H. Khosrovani, a meri the Iranian Government in Wash- ington, D. C., is an arrival in Hong- Kong. He is returning to Iran via Bombay...
At the same time, if Japan is agreed to the United States taking over the British, De- fence. Sector-it-would mean that Japan is not yet prepar ed to adopt a drastic policy in.. the Far East, even to the ex- tent of risking a clash with the United States or Britain. Chinese, therefore, generally
HANDBAG STOLEN of stronger United States policy which was parked and locked hail the decision as an indication other articles from car No. 1932, The theft of a handbag and
In the Far East.
FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION ARRIVE AT KWANGCHOWWAN
the 14-milestone, Castle Feak Rd.. TROOPS LEAVE FORT BAYARD, Aug. 19 (Inter-
has been reported to the police by TOKYO. Aug. 19 (Reuter)-The Mr. J. E. Noronha, of No. 5, Vic- national) Some detachments of French Foreign Legion have ar- British troops left Pelping and between 8.15 p.m. and midnight on Dome news agency states that tory Avenue, The theft happened
The official opening of St. An-rived in Kwangchowwan from Hal-Tientsin yesterday, ending & 39. Aug. 17. drew's Fellowship, which was phong to strengthen the garrison. scheduled to take place fast even. They disembarked from a cruiser ing, has been postponed to Mon- last week. day, Aug. 26, at 8.30 p.in. in the Church Hall
Business in the leased territory is dull owing to suspension of ex- ports and imports.
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WHAT AMERICA THINKS
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
Conditions That French military experts in the
The Philippines, in common with various other raw
A Shanst branch of the China International Peace Campaign was standing committee was formed according to Chinese sources, to composing of representatives of confer on plans for joint, defence will suffer materially from Afteen organisations.
with the Chinese military authori
Inaugurated here yesterday. A have gone to Kunming in order, Philippines material produc- Japanese May
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commentators in Britain have fost no time in furnishing the Chinese dollar has already mada
programme and, as Air Ministry officials at home
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DEMANDS REJECTED
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repeatedly warned during the past few days, air attacks on A 76-year-old widower was maran even bigger scale must still ried to a 32-year-old spinster at be expected. The absence or/mind was not satisfied and lishments have been asking and rejected the major Japanese to an extremely low point during Reuter's Diplomatic correspondent. the Registry of Marriages, Supreme any terror or panic in Britain civilian investigations were higher prices for their goods, for demands requesting aerial, naval the past several weeks. Court yesterday, Mr. J. Reynolds during the heavy raids of last made independently-and all reasons (of exchange.
and military bases on French Lez products are marketed in this ritory and the use of French rail-country only after payment of tive quarters that. with regard to came to the same conclusion, week is testimony that the
"It is pointed out in authorita- The bridegroom was Mr. Leung confidence of the people in that the British claims were in at a Jubilee Court, Shanghai
The death occurred on August ways for the transport of troops.very heavy ocean freight rates so the Germanan reasons for the de- It is also reported that no fur- that the net prices now received claration of total blockade of this. Tuen-yip, merchant, residing at the strength and superiority not only strictly accurate, but or Mrs. Kate Louise Craddock. ther Japanese inspectors who are at an all-time low level. No, 4. Sung Street, second floor. of their Air Force remains The propaganda which has Mr. Arthur Ktft Craddock," The accordance with the recent agree- goods has been good in the islands |
most probably under-stated. aged 75 years, widow of the late have been entering Indo-China in
So far demand for American country, merchant seamen have been used by the Nazis to/funeral (cremation) service was ment in regard to traffic across Ameriçan luxury items such as brutality, to take these declara- had enough experience of Ger many's sets of lawlessness and this confidence and the re-delude the German public. has held in the Bubbling Well Ceme-the border, are allowed to land,
and the bride Miss Lo Wai-hing. of No. 412, Lockhart Road, ground floor.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following fortheuing a rlages are announced: Mr. Huns Pui-chiu, shipping clerk, "of Macao,, and Miss Elele Liang, residing at No. 7, Wing Kut Street..
Mr. Ko Chi-ngan, student, of must. Impose a heavy strain
blatant statement
tery Chapel on Tuesday, August
unshaken.. In the face of
sults to date, it is difficult to
automobiles, radio equipment and Two mysterious Japanese Vessels, moving picture dims are inde-The fantastic nature of the never stood up this test of in- understand how the Nazi
tions at their face value. leaders hope to attain their vestigation and shows an ut- objective. The loss of an
Inalaved teha minelayers have mand, as well as road building
been requested to leave Haiphong machinery and other products German claims of our shipping ter lack of imagination. The Severa: cases of landsudes in
According to a Japanese report needed for irrigation projects, losses can be seen from the tact average of sixty-one machines people have just to accept a outlying districts of Shanghal, yesterday morning. Chinese troops Gold exports to this country and that Allied shipping is moving and a hundred pilots a day make no attempt to verify its of the past few days, have been want back to Chinese territory the islands tend to support this Dutch, and Belgian "deets, as well and to following the torrential downpour crossed the border last week but Army and Navy expenditures in freely, including the Norwegian
King-shut, student, residing at No. It has been a terrible toll top
accuracy. As Mr. Wickham ported and there were two in- when faced by French forces
trade even though primary pro- as those of the French and Dutch China is reported to have are ducers in the Philippines are very deets whose, Governments are 23, Luard Road;
partly demolished' bouse and divisions massed along the border hard hit at the present time, subject to German pressure and Mr. Frederick Devere Tanner. pay, with little gain to show
cast on Friday last, the facade of another house in the
HANOI SITUATION BOA
Little public discussion of the whose ships will return to them. student, residing at No. 272, Ma for the high cost of planes only people who know ruins of Hongkew collapsed, bút
A traveller on arrival here, told status of the Philippines in 1946 after all Tau Wel Road, and Miss Maybel and men. To the German the true facts are the no lives were lost.
of the buntubation suffered by the when independence la scheduled
EASY GUARANTEE ì. French in Hanoi following the ur to take effect, has been heard re- temperament these defeats
The Ministry of Education has rival there of large numbers of cently. However, it is felt that the Great Britain has always notined. "It is also pointed out that will create a feeling of frus- No settlement of the Shangha tration of their hopes and silent. German propaganda yuan Tung 11, rice director of the
confirmed the appointment of Mr.Japanese Inspectors
islands would suffer greatly, If the word the position of her He said that he saw several Jap United States military expendiminefields. The navicert system Aug. 11, the deadlock between the Will probably lead them to
also maintains that the full National Felping Library, as direc Anese planes, copies of American tures were withdrawn. The val offers an easy guarantee for easy strikers and the administration make more extravagant and strength and power of the tore in succession to the late Dr. Douglas and Lockhood aircraft, nerable economie situation of the passage, of neutral parce still prevailing.. Hope for an early reckless assaults on the Bri-
Nazi Air Force has still not Tai Yuan-pei, it was announced arriving from Canton to make re- Philippines as well as their strate-
"Regarding the threat against. settlement had at first been ex-tish fortress. There is every the full strength of the Yuan's appointment was recomanere inspectors.
been utilised. Neither has in Chungking on Saturday. Mr. Connaissance lights with the Jap-ins will result in recan defence vessels in United Kinguo waist pany when it was learned that that the organised resistance matter. The real test, there- pressed by unofficial of the Cam reason to belleve, however, British air force, for that of the Library(Central News)tors have added further to the in the near future.
mended by the board of directors The arrival of Japanese Inspes of Philippines Independence with it is well known that Germany has.
used, against all shiping every bringing the dispute and the determined, spirit of fore, is yet to come and this message expressing the
(Reprinted from the New York kind of lilegal Weapon inner- to an eary end Gas Company the Royal Air Force will-con-
(N.Y.) Journal of Commerce);
power.
"These attacks have been large officials are optimistle and he-tinue to prove an insurmount-test will be fought out be-sympathy at the Gino Burmese
ly at the expense of innocent net- tween confidence and deter-Cultural Association in Chungking
trais, with the object of intimidat was sent recently to Mr. Teh Y
ing them. That these attacks
No. 44, Hillwood Road, and Miss Hoon Germany's air strength steed said in a broad/stances in which the wall of a
Chan, of No. 190, Nathan Rand,
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Gas Company strike, was seen on
Mr. Yu Ya Ching would again mediate in
German airmen themselves, who, of course, must keep
gloom in Hanoi..
RELIEF FUNDS. FOR KWANGTUNG
reconsideration
JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HIT
lleve that the strikers, seeing their able obstacle to the Nazi at-mination, on the British side,nu. Burmese member." "of the For the month of July, a total A Japanese aircraft carrier, with have failed can be seen from the demands flatly rejected, will re-tempts, no matter with what and desperation and reckless branch association in Rankoon. of 33,070,000 relief funds has been some twenty planes aboard, was constant stream of supplies which
turn to worλ
intensity and ruthlessness The population of Loyang, - In
ness on the the part of the who was recently, sentenced to a received by the Kwangtung Pro-hit by Chinese mobile battery are flowing unces, they are launched. Honan, were surprised by the ap-APART FROM THE FACT that if this bid for air mas- Burma authorities for his activi Chinese organisations and Indivi- August 6, according to a belated Finally, the declaration asso-
APART
Germans. Herr Hitler knows term of imprisonment by the vincial Government from overseas near Anking along the Yangtze, on islands.
unces singly into these pearance of snow flakes which of the disconcerting results tery falls he will have no to-Burmese Cultural Association of this total, more than half The Japanese vessel was dam collectively with the various acte fell over the city early one of their raids on the British chance of defeating Britain in Rangoon to use its influence came from Chinese organisations aged at severalt places and was of Molence which
ties The wire requested the duals,
clates the German Government greatly
after several days of In-Isles, the Nazi leaders are and that, therefore, Germany in effecting the release of the in the United States, says CEN forced to limp downriver for re have been ascribed cessant rain
now finding it increasingly must lose the war.
10. The weather had changed
TRAL NEWS,
reported
padre, says Central New
Nasi bullies