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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1940.
IRONSIDE GIVES
FIRST BLACK-OUT
EXERCISE IN HONGKONG UNDER WAR CONDITIONS BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE IN STREETS.
PEDESTRIAN PROBLEM PERSISTS
CIGARETTE ENDS
LITTER ROADS
Householders in Kowloon black-
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HONGKONG EXPERIENCED ITS FIRST REALISTIC BLACK-OUT EXERCISE UNDER WAR-TIME CONDITIONS YESTERDAY WHEN ALL THE DEFENCE SERVICES WERE MOBILISED FOR THE OCCASION.
The object of the exercise, it is understood, was not so much to test the efficiency of the personnel of the various units engaged, but to test the effectiveness of the black- out Itself.
The black-out lasted from passengers to see their way in and ed-out more efficiently than ever 6.45 to 10.30 p.m., when street but at the vehicles. before. There was hardly a light lights were turned on. Shops sounded at 8.30
The first warning signal was on by nightfall and in
pm and the which normally closed at 8 period lasted til 10 p.m. During -- through Tsimshatsui,“Yaumati and
Mongkok districts during the total p.m. pulled down their shut-the two hours-and-a-half between black-out period our reporter saw ters at 6 o'clock in order to the sounding of the first air-raid no lights from any building other enable their staffs to get alarm and the raiders passed" signal, all vehicular traffic had to than the police and fire stations. home before dark.
pull up to the curb, Some pas- Vehicular traffic was allowed on sengers remained, in the vehicles roads, but with heavily while many decided to walk home. dimmed lights, and the buses and trams maintained thely service. except during the emergency
The pedestrian problem, how- ever, remained as grave a one as It has been through every preced- Ing black-out exercise,
the
FAIRLY CROWDED Although there was a general
There were more people in the streets than had any reason at all Period, with faint blue-green in-ush to get home shortly after
to be abroad and 30 to 40 per cent. of them, on a conservative esti- mate, employed lighted cigarettes | to find their way about.
Cigarette end collectors," they were out on their rounds, must have reaped a rich harvest not only of ends but of whole cigarettes that were dropped in the street after al single puff or two... Cigarette ends that had neither burned out nor bad been stamped out faitly littered the streets.
ALL SMOKING
Men and women saat in groups of
terior lights which just enabled
Petain, Weygand Gave Country To Hitler
NEW YORK. Aug, 27 (Reuter) M. Pierre Cut, declared that Mar shal Petain and Gen. Weygand gave the country to Hitler
Only 1,300. French planes were
five and six on the pavement, 'very nearly every one of them smoking- used from the 3,000 first-line ma- On a bench outside one of the chines.
No road, bridge, railway
business hours yesterday evening. the streets in the Central district and even in Kowloon were fairly crowded with people who seemed to have nothing special to do but to stroll in the night air,
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A plane dived and banked in its attempts to get out of the grip. 'ping rays of half-a-dozen power- ful searchlights and anti-aircraft fire was also heard,
The entire A.R.P-personnel was on daty last night assisted by members.. of the St. John Ambu-
lance Brigade in full force. Their allotted stations were manned and the
workers went through the.. Lexercises
the according to
in- |structions given "them.
A SUCCESS
police stations, four men were sit-and munition factory was blown Observations were made from up and nothing was destroyed to the air and "from other points of hinder the German advance.
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ting. two of them smoking.
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JAPANESE MAY LAUNCH BIG OFFENSIVE IN OCTOBER BUT UNDERTAKINGS ARE DIFFICULT
CHINESE CONCENTRATING ALL EFFORTS
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· LONDON, Aug, 27 (Router) --Field Marshal Sky Edmund Ironside was among the prin=~~- *cipal? witnesses called at ghé resumption of the Court Mar- tial of Major. Alfred Wintle this afternoon. Wintle is alleged to have assaulted Air Commodore Bayle, Director of Intelligence at the Air Ministry
D.S.O. FOR
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BRITISH AIR ACE
LONDON, Anginter) The air acet Acting Squadron- Leader Michael -Nicholson "Crossity, DEC, has been awarded the D.S.O. on bring-" ing his total of enemy affcraft destroyed to 18 and possibly another five.
Acting Squadron - Leader Crossley is 28 years of age and was awarded the DF.C. in June of this year.
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EMBARKS
ON
SECOND BATTLE FOR AIR SUPREMACY:
LUFTWAFFE
FALLS UPON NIGHT RAIDS
The change in tactics resorted to by the enemy since he broke off the first battle for air supremacy ten days ago has been so marked that already engagements, now proceeding, are being referred to as the second battle for this mastery, says a British Wireless message.
THE TIMES says, "The change is sufficient admission of failure to encourage the defenders though it certainly promises them no early relaxation of strain. Having been taught discretion by the severity of losses sustained in attacks by day the Luft- waffe has fallen back upon night bombing as its main offensive resource.
It is a method that gives better chance of avoiding casualties and, in fact, destruction dealt with by our fighters though they still maintain their remarkable superiority to their opponents, is not on the same scale that they have achieved and still achieve by daylight.
Berlin Has Second Air Raid Alarm In 2 Days
"But this relative immunity of; bombers is preserved only, at the cost of much greater uncertainty of navigation and of aim. And in proportion, as civilians and their
Crude Oil
property suffer, militäry targets-go Contained
In Larger,
unscathed. Meanwhile, an 'equal- ly determined and much better almed offensive is directed, with- out intermission upon milltary
| vitals" of Germany herself, .. New Bombs
"Night Aying over the nemy's LONDON, 21 (Reuter)-
LONDON, Aug. 27 (Kenter)-An territory is nothing new to BAF,
Air Ministry communique states pilots. They have been doing It Nearly 200 incendiary bombs, some that British bombers raided ob regularly ever, since last Septem-which were new and larger types. jectives in Germany last night ber and the experience they gain and containing crude oil were and although it did not mentioned in the days of leaflet raids is scattered over a wide area in north- Berlin as one of the places visited, now being turned to brilliant ac- east coast region last night. neutral correspondents ·state that | Berlin had a' second air raid alarmn in two days._._._._
No-bombs were dropped on the
count.
WASTING AMMUNITION
Only a few ares resulted chiefly in rural area,
During the raid-on-a-midland- town on the contrary high ex-
German capital and the "all-"While German bombers are plosive and incendiary bombs. clear" was given 36 minutes after.wasting a large proportion of caused damage to property and a An American correspondent their ammunition in destruction big fire was caused at a timber states that after Sunday's raid on that can have no effect on the yard. Berlin, three streets were roped issue of the flight their own aero- The number of casualties was off but he could not get near dromes, factories, of depots and enough to see what the cause communications
was.
are every night surprisingly low. In one south- going up in flames behind them western residential area a number. under the rain of explosives de- of bombs fell on allotments and livered with accuracy they cannot damage being conned to broken
windows,
GENERAL WARNING BERLIN, Aug. 27 (Reuter)-The match." official News Agency states "that a NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (Reuter) general air
The DAILY TELEGRAPH writes, raid warning Was
German Representative Martin Dies, Chair- man of the Congressional Commit- and the surrounding district."
practice of bombing non-military tee for Investigating un-American
objectives has raised the demand Several enemy p' nes tried to activities, states the Axis pro-attack the city but were forced tor reprisuls in kind. It would. gramme includes the prevention of turn back by anti-aircraft are strategy to adopt such a course at however, be contrary to sound adequate of national defence or as- and searchlights in the neighbour- the expense of the main objectives sistance for England, and the pre- hood of Brandenborg..
which is to weaken the enemy's
again given last night in Berlin "Not unnaturally the
sence of foreign agents in key in- One plane flew over Berlin city
AXIS LOST 1.187,000
TONS SINCE
dustries for espionage and sabot at a great height and no bombs pus bases and factories That WAR BEGAN
CHUNGKING, AUG. 27 (REUTER)—IT APPEARS THAT ALL POLITICAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN PUSHED TO THE BACKGROUND with the Chinese authorities concentrating all efforts in making preparations to meet the forthcoming Japanese age. offensive.
WHILE THERE IS NO DEFINITE INFORMATION REGARDING FUTURE JAP- ANESE MILITARY PLANS, it is belleved here that the Japanese may launch a big offensive in October, in which they will strike at everything for the purpose of crush- ing the Chungking resistance.
Exactly what form the Japanese offensive will take is difficult to
FIAT WORKS predict, but there are three pos-
BOMBED
sibilities:
Firstly, the Japanese will make a desperate drive to the west to- wards Chungking, along the south
DOUBLE JOURNEY bank of the Yangtze River Va
Western Hupeh and, Hunan Pro- vinces."
ILLUSION SMASHED
NO SAFETY IN NEUTRALITY.
OVER ALPS LONDON, Aug. 27 (Beuter) ----
Secondly, the Japanese will at- Making a double Journey over tempt to cross the Yellow River German bombs that fell on Ire-
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (Renter)--| France and the Alps for the fifth and Invade Shanat Province for land yesterday smashed the ill- time in a fortnight, RAF. bomb the purpose of seizing the strate-sion that there is any safety in -ers last night dropped six tons of gte city of Hangchung, which is neutrality, says the NEW YORK generally considered the northern gateway to Szechuep;
TIMES.
The paper adds they proved. that Ireland is at Germany's
bombs in, 40 minutes on industrial targets in Northern. Italy.
Objectives included the Flat
Thirdly, the Japanese may al Works in Turin and the Magneto tempt to invade Yunnan for the Works near Milan where a great purpose to seize Kunming and au- mercy today just as surely as if cloud of smoke rose nearly 6,000 tomatically closing the Burma and feet and guiding the subsequent Indo-China routes. pilots to their targets.
Japanese öffensive of any of the three undertakings will be very difficult.
One pilot's oxygen supply par tially failed when over the Alps but he carried on and got fover safely
BOMBS ON TÜBIN
LARGE FORCE
she were at war.
The drive towards. Chungking | ・
The newspaper concludes that Eire's only protection lies in her own effort or in help that she will allow her stronger friends to bring
her
According to the Rome Rádio, will mean that the Japanese mast 10TH CONTINGENT an Italian communique says that send an unusually large force into LONDON, Aug. 27 - (Reuter) --- British sircraft dropped a few the Szechuen mountains without. The tenth naval contingent from bombs on Turin, one of which hit any supporting columns, either on Newfoundland arrived at a west the Flat Factory buildings - land or on the river,, Fallure will coast port today. They were wel- The communique claims that one mean the total loss of the main comed by lár. D. 7. Davis, Trade raider was shot down and the crew body of the Japanese forces in Commissioner for Newfoundland
nye killed
• Cont'd Page 1, Gol. 17 in Britain
were dropped.
SPECIAL JAPANESE GUNMEN
ATTACK FRENCH OFFICIAL
ENVOY TO N.E.I. TOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuter)-The dispatch of Mr. Ichizo Kobayashi, Minister of Commerce and Indus- try, as a Special Envoy to the Netherlands East Indies, was ap- proved by the Cabinet,
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is,
19 were
to strike at the very rout of his
LONDON. Aug. Zi (Reuter) air strength and, in fulfilment of that alm, we have inflcted-farion for the week ended Aug. 18- Mercantile losses due to enemy ac- more damage on the enemy than he has been able to inflict on us. Sunday's attack on Berlin was to blow up important producing plants.
British, 10 vessels, totalling 41.- 175 tons, one Allied vessel of 7,500 tons and twineutrals totalling 4,- 134 tons.
•
-IF AND WHEN
The total tonnage loss is alight- ly in excess of the weekly average "I
when it. becomes for the previous 49 weeks since the
airmen can al- beginning of the war. expedient our ways get to Berlin but it
will be at our own chosen time.
· ENEMY CLAIMS -Erremy-clatzis, or mathe
"SHANGHAI, Aug. 27. (Reuter).
"and" "101"""immediate counter to When six gunmen attacked Lt.
provocation received. Those who hand, for the same period are 151,- Pierre Blanchet, Acting Director of direct our strategy are well advised 711 tons or nearly three times the French Municipal Police, this to stick to the policy which they actual losses, morning, he displayed a great have deliberately adopted, and Since the beginning of the war, PAGE 2-Rotary Meeting; Wed-courage in engaging the attackers systematically, pursued:""
German tonnage fosses amount to ding; Cheung Chas annual with gunfire, although he was
The MANCHESTER GUARDIAN: Approximately 923,000 and Italian twice woundedag funde concert; U.S. basebal PAGE" 3-Radio programmes;
This is first time in the history"It is not a wholly popular myth to 203,000, a total of approximate Coming events; Crossword of Shanghai that a high foreign that the Germans are a little goodly 1,187,000 and 32,000 tons of for- at night flying.What is impor- merly neutral shipping seized by offietal was attacked by gunmen tant is whether, with practice, the enemy, has been sunk, puzzle.
Lt. Blanchet Just left his home they might turn out to be as good
PAGE 4 Children, machine- gunned in Belly Isles; Ben- ate's compulsory service bill; First French paper in Lon-
don: Preparedness in Bali kans
PAGE 51 Chad service direc- tors, Rent claim: Round the Police Courts: Refugees in Colony.
PAGE 6Leading article: Air
attacks on civilians PAGE 8Best way to night ofth
column
PAGE 11-Russia threatens Alaska, Seven new ships for US President Lines
In the French Concession when he was fred upon. Boldly, L. Blan- chet drew his own gun and turned the fre.
ARE WOUNDED
CARA UNTRUE CLAIM LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter)It as we are and that is unlikely, Our pilots have studied Germany is authoritatively stated in Lor by night for many months but the don that the recent German claim Germans have only just begun to to have sunk a destroyer of the find their way about Britain. Viscount class, is not true, He fell wounded but continued "If the German pilot's
training firing. Even when he was again is less rigorous than ours he can struck, L. Blanchet kept on shoot- never hope to be as good. All this ing and wounded at least one of counts, for while it is always pos- the gunmen before they ran away sible to damage a town severely at
Lt. Blanchet was taken to hos- night it is the kind of damage An Air Ministry communique says pital but his condition is said to done that matters. In the long that nine mors enemy aircraft be not serious run it is the destruction of mill-were destroyed yesterday, bringing
His escape was miraculous as tary objectives, not mere killing the total to 48,57 more than 20 shots were fred at and maiming that will win the Fifteen RAF fighters were lost, him from close range,
War
of which, 11 pilota are
46. DOWNED LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuter)