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龇款拾擗佰伍仟伍离式第
THE KING AND BOY
BULLETMAKER
A 15-year-old worker in a small
ammunition
shop
shows the King how bullets, are made—an ineiden; during his Majesty's tour of a Royal Ordnance Factory.
18-19 Marina House, Queen's Board Captami.
G.P.O. Bar No. 1
刺f HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEM 1940.
WAR-TIME ATMOSPHERE: RUMANIAN ARMY OFFICERS TALK BITTERLY OF AXIS
Troops Of Transylvanian Origin Refusing To Evacuate
THERE HAS BEEN NO RESUMPTION OF THE WEEK-END DEMONSTRATIONS -IN BUCHAREST BUT LATEST REPORTS FROM TRANSYLVANIA SHOW ACTIVE" "OF- POSITION TO THE VIENNA AWARD WHICH IS RAPIDLY GROWING DANGEROUS.
Army officers are restless, talking hitterly of Germans and Italians. Troops of Transylvanian origin are reported to be refusing to evacuate the post- tions they occupy, according to a Reuter message from Bucharest,
From Cluj, Transylvania, it is reported that despite the Rumanian Government ban on expressions of grief at the cession of two-thirds of Transylvania to Hungary. there have been many fresh demonstrations of protest here.
Mr. Eden Pays Warm Tribute To Premier
TRUE WARRIOR
There have also been Eungarian counter-demonstrations which were dispersed after å hundred Hun- garians were arrested.
There is a wartime atmosphere in the city where no taxis and buses are running and all shops are shut.
A message "received from · Satu Mare says that § group of armed Hungarians forced their way into the town and arcked the banks. Nine Rumanian gendarmes were killed.
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LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)—The need for special watchfulness
It is considered unlikely that the against an attempt at invasion occupation by Hungarian troop during the next few weeks was beginning on Thursday, will be stressed by Mr. Anthony Eden, effected without serious disorder
Colonies Still Solidly With Britain
LLOYD'S MESSAGE
LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)Far from waning, the British colonies with the mother country are being earlier assurances of solidarity increasingly implemented in prac
cal bays according to a messare
ENEMY CLAIMS TWICE Secretits for War spearing att is stated that some Rumanian given by Lord Loyd, Strelay for
ACTUAL MERCANTILE LOSSES IN A WEEK
LONDON, "Sept. 3 (BWS)-Mercantile losses "due to enemy action for the week ending Aug. 25-26 were:-- British, 13 vessels, totalling 69,340 tons gross, one Allled · vessel, of 1,718 tons, and two neutral vessels, totalling' 8,692 tons, making 16 vessels
all totalling 79,750 tons,
Neither Axis Fleets Were Daring
the National Defence Public terest luncheon.
Mr. Eden opened with a tribute to the Prime Minister and said that the country's debt to the courage and inspiration of the Premier was inexpressible and unimaginable. Nothing could equal his courage in the darkest
troops Transylvania have
the Colonies, to Reuter, already refused to retire and Gen" Lord Lloyd declares that the eral Antonescu has been sent from Colonial · Emplr↓ “...of - 60,000,000 Bucharest to take charge of the people of all races and creeds, is evacuating forces.
Dr. Maniu, Peasant Leader, has been appointed president of the "Committee of Resistance"
hour. He was "a true warrior,ganised here,
brave and fertile in expedients, ever cool and watchful.
This total is in excess of
It would be most foolish to sup- the average weekly loss since pose that because autumn ap- the commencement of hos-proaches," the threat of invasion tilities, which is 52,500 tons. had already passed. There
$13.4
It is, however, below the average plenty of evidence to cause us to weekly loss of British. Allied and be specially watchful during the neutral shipping since May 27 next few weeks.
when the enemy intensified the war on shipping. The weekly!
it.
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STAND ALONE
as solidly behind Britain. as on the opening days of the war, when loyal messages poured in, speaking or-eloquently of unswerving devotion
to the Allied cause.
In an interview with Reuter, Dr. Maniu said that the Vienna award had not changed his attitude. "Cont'd on Page 12, Col: 3
Sailing Of Fatshan Postponed
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ISOLATED
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NAZI PILOTS
RAID WIDE SEPARATED
AREAS IN BRITAIN
LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)--Widely separated areas in Britain were chosen for ralds by isolated German pilots late last night and early today.
"There was again damage by high explosive and in- cendiary bombs and slight casualties so far reported were relatively small,
A practical expression to these sentiments was being given in a Houses were damaged but! veritable stream of gifts money there were no casualties when and kind in offers of service and
reorientation of Colonial e, to two screaming bombs fell on
meet the war's exigencies.
a residential area in London:
By their cheerful sacrifices, the early this morning. all the Colonial peoples have proved their occupants being in shelters. appreciation of the liberties under the British rule and a lively, re- cognition of the tyranny that would inevitably follow Nazi do mination.
Incendiary and high explosive bombs fell on the outskirts of the capital, causing a few minor fires.
Raiders were over various dis- telets in the south-east, south- WAR STATEMENT west," north-west and north-east of England, the Midlands and Wales, TOMORROW. but in many cases only one or two bombs were dropped, demolishing Cont'd Page 7, Col. 4
In some respects today. our "Everage over this period was position was the most enviable of
88.700 tons.
any in our history. There were NO BIC NAVAL For the week under review, the times when it was good to stand enemy claims to have sunk 183,984 alone, especially when you knew ENGAGEMENT
tons of shipping which is con- that you were not going to stand It was learned last night LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)siderably over twice the actual like that forever and we knew that the departure of the B.
Josses. -No big naval engagement
and S. Fatshan for Canton German tonnage losses, cap- Every nation that Hitler has today has been indefinitely that Mr. Churchill will make a It is now definitely arranged occurred during the first year tured, scuttled and sank since the of the war for the simple outbreak of the war, amount to over-run is his unwilling victim.
postponed would-be passen-statement on the war situation reason that neither the Ger-approximately 923,000 tons- and
gers having been informed to when the House of Commons reas man nor the Italian Fleets the Italian losses to 275,000 tons,
a total of 1.186,000 tons. have dared to come out in the Allies have also sunk 32,000 tons open and risk a big engage-of shipping formerly neutral which has been seized by the
ment.
This statement was quoted by authoritative sources in London reviewing the work of the Royal
enemy.
The
sembles tomorrow. A brief debate this effect for sailing has been may follow, y Rubr
given, it is understood.
Cont'd on Page 12, Col. 4
RED CROSS FUND
LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter) The Fatsham arrived here on MALTA RAID The Lord Mayor of London's Red Monday afternoon from Canton Cross Fund, at the end of the where she had been detained since MALTA, Sept. 3 (Reuter)-A first year of the war, has reached Aug. 1.
strong formation of enemy air- LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuters)-
a total of £3,073,000 as compared The Siragone Maru, which also craft approached Malta at mid- Navy during the past 12 months. Reuter learned that an extremely with £1.576,000 collected for the arrived from Canton on Monday day yesterday but turned back be
The review states that there important official announcement Red Cross Fund in the first yearsalled for that city yesterday fore crossing the coast line, no has been minor stand-up ights will be made early this evening of the last war.
bombs being dropped. which, however, have reflected the high standard and efficiency of -our-navy-and-proved-beyond-ques
tion the spirit and tradition in which the British Navy lives, to- day as in the days of Nelson.
Gallantry in the two engage- ments at Narvik, the epic of the River Plate and the engagement off Eicily, was evidence of that spirit and ability of our personnel and surpasses anything we had expected. The British ships have shown; in construction, steaming Cont'd on Page 12, Col. 5
NAVY THANKED
wagen LONDON, Sept. 3 (Renter)-In the course of a message thanking the Navy for the splendid work in the frat year, the Board of Ad- miralty states the personnel has shown an 'endurance and deter. mination which has enabled the ships to be maintained at seg for a greater proportion or time than had ever been contemplated.
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On Other Pages
PAGE 2-Lawn bowls; League tennis: US, baseball; Cross- word puzzle; Airport news, PAGE 3-Radio programmes:
Coming events.
PAGE 4 Nazi mass raids smashed: Britain's army; Argentine gift; N.Z. airmen, PAGE 6-Mine explosion se
quel; Police Courts: Rental claim. concludes... ALPAGE. §-Leading article: The
Indo-China puzzle. PAGE 8-Letter by Bishop Valtorta: School summer va cation ends. PAGES 9 and 10 Finance,
commerce and general,” PAGE 11-August rainfall a
gures Passengers French rayal officer wins DAO.
afternoon.
Advantageous To America To Have Japan Remain Firmly Tied Down By Her Deep Involvement In China
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (Reuter)-After reviewing the arguments of those who say "We ought to at once come to terms" with Japan as we cannot afford to be placed in the position of having a hostile power on either side of us, the NEW YORK TIMES, in its chief leader today, declared: "It is plainly to the advantage of the American people to have Japan remain firmly tied down by her present deep involvement in China rather than have her able to strike at either our own interests in the Pacific or the interests of the British, our natural allies in this situation.
"We question whether the ap-elsewhere, maybe against the ing control of the Atlantic, we peasement of Japan by na would Dutch East Indies and maybe Ein- should appease Japan and make it work any better than the appease gapore which is the "only outpost easier for her to deal a blow to the ment of Germany worked in Eu- of the Western Power, on the Briush sea power, which is our rope.
Asiatic coast that represents a real only present hope for preventing
It went on to say that the first check to the aspirations of Japan,” the German control of the Atlan- result of appeasement would be to "It would be ironic, indeed, if de" the New York Times" con- Incresse: Japan's striking power I because we fear Germany's gain- cludes
Investiture Held In Palace Hall
KING DECORATES AIRMEN LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter) The air raid warning failed to upset arrangements for an investiture ceremony by the
FRENCH REFUSE ng which was held in such
ULTIMATUM
BY JAPANESE
circumstances for the first time in history. The only small variation was that the ceremony was held in the grand hall of the Palace in- SAIGON, Sept. 8` (Reuter)||stead of in the open air in -An official communique the Palace quadrangle as is
usual in fine weather:
states that an ultimatum was presented on Sunday by the Japanese for the passage of troops.
The ultimatum was re- fused by French Indo- China.
"NOTHING TO IT” TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuter) "There is absolutely nothing to it," said the Foreign Office spokesman, Mr. Yakichiro Bu- ma, today, when he was asked about the reported Japanese ultimatum to French Indo China
Reports, of alleged revolt, in
Indo-Ching are most meagre here, and it is believed that at present they are insiently clear to justify any action by Japan SANI SHIMBUN, in an
The ASARI SHIMBUN, În an editorial this morning, refers to the reported revolt and ac- cuses Britain of scheming to take over the French colonies through General de Gaulle
His Majesty, attired in uniform as Chief of the Royal Air Force, decorated 300 ofcere and men headed by three Victoria: Cro In the presence of their relatives.
DESTROYED 21 PLANES
Twenty-one enemy aircraft have been personally destroyed by Bergeant Herbert James Lampriera Hallowes. Els name figures in the latest list of awards in which he receives the Distinguished Flying) Medal and bar.
THOUSAND US. PLANES PER MONTH
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (Reuter) The National Defence Commissi declares in Washington that aero- plane production in the States is now 1,000 per month and will reach these monthly early next yea