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ITALIAN PEOPLE ARE
DISINTERESTED IN WAR AND RAPIDLY TIRING OF EFFECTS
NEW YORK, AUG, 20 (REUTER)—SABOTAGE HAS OCCURRED IN ITALY OWING TO THE PEOPLE'S GROW, ING RESENTMENT OVER THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR, according to a despatch to the New York Daily News, dated Aug. 12, and sent in such a manner as to avoid Italian censorship.
The correspondent declares that there is evidence everywhere in Rome that the Italian people are thoroughly disinterested in the war and are rapidly tiring of its effects.
48 Dead In Explosions
The correspondent adds that during the last three weeks ex- plosions in munition works caused 48 deaths and Injured 200--
There has also been considerable damage, to property through 'misdirected anti-aircraft fire during British leaflet raids on. Rome,
Shortage of food and high prices contribute to the ill-feeling.
American Destroyers To Patrol Canadian Waters
REPLY TO WENDELL WILLKIE
"CHEAP BRAVADO”.
SAYS ICKES
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuter)
NEW YORE, Aug, 20 (Benter) The Democratic Party's reply to The Washington correspondent of Mr. Wendell Willie's speech on the NEW YORK TIMES says that Saturday was made by Mr. Harold some diplomats foreses the pos-L. Ickes last night."- sibility of American destroyers patrolling Canadian waters
S%
Roosevelt's
the result of Mr. week-end meeting with the Cana- dian Prime Minister.
It is pointed out that if vessels are so used, British destroyers, or other naval vessels, could be leased in proportion for Home
waters.
This would be equivalent to tend
He referred to Mr. Willkie as a simple barefoot Wall Street kawyer" and called Mr. Wilkie's challenge to Mr. Roosevelt to the Joint debate as "cheap" bravade."
He said: "The President cannot adjourn the battle of Britain to ride a circult with Mr. Wilkie, We must realise the Battle of Britain ing British destroyers while avold-President is not a mountebank.
as a Battle of the Atlantic. The
ing the legal obstacles.
CANBERRA, Aug. 20 (Reuter)— Mr. Ickes thanked Mr. Wilke The view that it is only a matter for agreeing with Mr. Roosevelt on |conscription and help for Britain. Cont'd Page 7, Col. 2.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1940.
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CHURCHILL COMPARES FIRST YEAR
GREAT
WITH
WAR: PRESENT IS CONFLICT OF
ORGANISATION, MECHANICS AND MORALE
Hitler Won't Have Air Force Left
"NEW YORK, August 20 (Reuter)-The well-known writer, Mr. Knickerbocker, in a despatch from Londor to the New York Journal American, says, "If "Hitler does not attempt to invade Britain soon he won't have.
365,000 Casualties In 1914-15: 92 Thousand Since September
ZA COMPARISON OF THE FIRST YEAR of the second war against German aggression with its forerunner a quarter of a century ago was given by the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill when he made a statement in the House of Com- an air force left to do it. mons yesterday afternoon, according to a Reuter message from
London.
"Six weeks of this kind
of German air warfare will put the luftwaffe tempor- arily out of action because
the fact is that the RAF
reports of losses are in the
opinion of most objective neutral sources not only as
accurate as man can make them but they understate the advantages the British are gaining over the Ger-
mans
"Official figures of. Ger- man machines shot downi over Britain since the war just those began means destroyed within the eye- sight of these shores."
According to British Wire- less, Gault MacGowan, in the New York Sun, writes:
The British-reputation for understatement should not be allowed to becloud our Judgment and there is no fear or panic.”
James Macdonald, in the New York Times, writes: "British reports are about as correct as it is possible to make them
Room
Chungking Subjected To Severe Bombings: Not One Intact
In The Press Hostel
DETENTION OF
CHUNGKING, AUG. 20 (REUTER) — CONTINUING CAPT. RAMSAY THEIR DAY AND NIGHT RAIDS ON CHUNGKING, Jap-
'TAKEN FROM GAOL TO COMMONS
anese aircraft subjected China's war-time capital to severe. bombings this morning and afternoon.
"Although this war is in fact only a continuation of the last (hear, hear) very great differences in its character are apparent," said the Premier who was received with cheers from all sides of the House.
ELEVEN SPEECH
IN THE LAST WAR MIL-, ful game of chess proceeds from LIONS OF MEN FOUGHT check to check-mate by which the BY HURLING MASSES OF unhappy players seem to be in-
evitably bound. STEEL AT ONE ANOTHER.
There is another and a far MEN AND SHELLS' WAS more obvious difference from 4914. THE CRY AND PRODIGIOUS The whole of the warring nations SLAUGHTER WAS THE CON- are engaged, not only soldiers, but
men and children. The fronts are everywhere. Trenches are dug in
FLASHESSEQUENCE IN THIS WAR
The following flashes from Mr.
NOTHING OF THIS KIND
Churchill's statement were cabled HAS YET APPEARED. IT IS towns and cities. Every village is
A CONFLICT OF STRATEGY, fortified and every road barred. by Reuter
OF
Britain would arrange speedy OF ORGANISATION, supplies of food to any country TECHNICAL APPARATUS, which genuinely regained its free-SCIENCE, MECHANICS AND
dom
Britain was stronger than ever before and would face whatever was coming sure of herself and of her cause.
The whole British Army is at home. The Navy is far stronger than at the beginning of the war. Magnetic.mines were effectively
mastered.
The enemy are still far more numerous than we in the air but QUE new production' exceeds his largely.
MORALE."
"At the outset of his state- ment, Mr. Churchill said: "Almost a year has passed since the war began. It is natural for us, I think, to
pause on our journey at this milestone and survey the dark, wide field.
I
"British casualties in the first twelve months of the
War amounted Great
to Britain could continue the war
365,000. In this wary as long as the enemy pleases..
Far larger operations are im-am thankful to
say, Bri pending in the Middle East.
tish killed and wounded, Invasion of Britain comes much prisoners and missing, in-
more difficult.
The United States were offered cluding civilians, do not ex- facilities to assist her naval and ceed 92,000. But of these a alr defence in Newfoundland, large portion are alive as pri- West Indies and elsewhere.
soners of war. Throughout
There was no question of any all Europe, for one man killed transference ́ ́ of sovereignty in
"The front line runs through factories, workmen are soldiers with different weapons, but with the same courage. These are
distinctive great and changes from what many of us saw in the struggle of a quar- ter of a century ago.
* Cont'd Page 7, Col. 3
Opium
*
MB. CHURCHILL
Smuggling Not
Profitable At Present
Increase In Demand For Government Product
:
(Special to the Hongkong Dally Press)
OPIUM SMUGGLING HAS BECOME HARDLY A PRO- FITABLE VENTURE. The supply of flicit opium to the hundred and more divans in Hongkong and Kowloon, catering to a large clientele, predominantly Chinese, but * including a scattering of Eurasians, has dwindled almost -to-the-point-of-extinction---
these facilities but for its part His or wounded in this first year, Majesty's Government was entire-perhaps five were killed or ly willing to afford defence facil wounded in 1914-15. Reuter's office received two direct hits while 27 bombs tles on a 99-years leasehold basis.
A NUMBER OF FACTORS have "The slaughter is but a fraction landed in the same compound. "There is not one intact Undoubtedly this process meant but the consequence to the belll-contributed to this state of affairs. room in the Press Hostel where foreign correspondents are
these English-speaking democra- gerents has been even more dead- Predominant among these is the cles of the British Empire and the ly. We have seen great countries, state of uncertainty in the politica! CAPTAIN ARCHIBALD HENRY
residing. One demolition bomb landed in the road only United States would be somewhat with powerful armies, dashed out situation in the Far East. MÄULE RAMSAY, M. P. (Conserva-
fixed up together in some of their of coherent existence in a few❘ Ave) for Peebles, who is detained ten yards from the Hostel. under the Defence Regulations was). The alarm was sounded here at the bombing. Over 90 were from affairs for mptual and general ad-months. brought to the House of Commons 10.40 this morning when five Hupeh while the rest came from vantage. "I don't view the pro- None from Brixton Prison yesterday to batches of raiders, totalling more the direction of Shansi. The cess with any misgivings. “attend a meeting of the Committee-than-130 machines were-sighted former reached Chungking about can stop It Like the Mississippi 1 pm, and those from Shansi at it just goes rolling along." said the of Privileges which is considering heading for Chungking. whether his detention is a breach. The first group dropped bombs 1.45 p.m. Demolition and Incen- Premier
of privileges of the House, 'fays a on the western suburbs at 12.40 diary bombs were rained india- * Reuter messRgs,
p.m. using demolition bombs. One criminately, Several fires broke Capt Ramsay remained in the hour later the fifth group scatter-out.
charge of Brig. Gen, G, A. Howard, D. SO, Berjeant-at-Arms, while within the precincts of the House. The Committee met, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. R. Attlee, Lord Privy Seal,
1
Proceedings were in camera and were attended by Capt. Ramsay who let the Committee room after
40 minutes.
COMMITTEE ADJOURN Capt. Ramsay returned to the Committee room for 12 minutes
and the Committee, after sitting
for nearly two hours, adjourned
to September 5, when Capt. Ram-
say may make further represen
tations
Capt Ramsay was driven back
Brixton:
ed incendiary bombs in the heart
Casualties numbered only about
of the city starting huge ares in 100. the densely populated business section.
2,
The social hall of the Methodist Church was hit by an incendiary
Berlin Has Longest Night
The flames and smoke were- visible miles away. The all clear was sotinded at: 2.40 p.m.) of Beotland and the Chinese. In-
bomb and demolished. The build Raid Alarm
ings of the National Bible Society
den
BIG K,L, LOAN
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Reu ler) The Federal Council of HONGKONG MARKET Malaya has approved of the lasue The Hongkong market, though of a loan of over £2,000,000 for occasionally profitable to smug the prosecution of the war. glers, is a rather small one. The sources of supply of the drug have, It is alleged been cornered by the big operating agencies in Macao, Amoy and elsewhere for sale in more profitable markets.
"We have seen the French Republic and the powerful #Erench Army beaten into com.......... plete and total submission. with less than the castnities which they suffered In any one. of the half dozen of battles ti 1914-18,
The mining of Bouth China "The entire body-it might al-waters and the Japanese blockade. most seem, at the time, the soul- coupled with a much stricter sur- of France succumbed to physical vetllance of small craft by Police effects incomparably less terrible patrol launches in British waters, than those which were sustained and by Japanese naval units in "with" förtitude. and undaunted adjoining Chinese territorial wat
will-power twenty-five years ago.ers, have made, small-scale smug- In the afternoon the raiders en-land Mission suffered damage Berlin despatch to the NEW YORK
MORE PROFOUND
gling an exercise devoid of almost countered heavy anti-aircraft fre
Although up to the present the any pront and Chinese fighters engaged them are brigades displayed remarkable air raid alarme yet experienced diminished, decisions reached in Rescue corps, first ald units and TIMES says Berlin hand the longest loss of life has been mercifully over the outskirts of the city.
Over 130 enemy bombers, flying courage in aiding the wounded during the night. ⠀⠀
the course of this struggle are even and getting the fires under con- Birens – gave - warning at 42 more profound upon the fate of in two groups, raided the city yes-trol. Reller stations were im- minutes past midnight that enemy nations than anything which has terday afternoon and dropped many incendiary bombs.mediately established in the bomb-seroplanes were en route to the ever happened since barbaric
ed areas to give medical aid: tea capital MOONLIGHT RAID ¦
"Moves are made upon scientifle Central News reports that in a and food to the refugees. Those It was stated that soon after- moonlight raid at 1 am, several who lost their homes and belong-wards anti-aircraft guns in the and strategie boards advantages Peddled by "reliable": "local Houses in the Soviet Embassy were ings as a result of the raids were western suburbs ared at irregular are salsed by mechanical means, agents, well versed in the teahouse demolished some sent away and given accommoda-intervals for an hour
as a result of which scores of mu- and coffee-shop technique of ad- In the afternoon about 190
The all-clear signal was givenlions of men become incapable to vertising for the product, it was
To further the resistance and a fear- Continued Pare 12, Col. 3 RO enemy planes returned to continue Continued on Pare 12 Col at 222 ẩm.
tion:
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-
times.
In the past, smuggled opium, generally prepared oplum and often of a very Inferior variety, has been sold at prices coming down to one-seventh and one- eight of the price of Govern- sment opium,
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Coming events.
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