For the Hongkong Baily Bress, t
Hongkong Daily Press" Sept. 11, 1940.
Mason's
Temperature: Max. 85; Min. 78.
WEATHER FORECAST:-E. OR VARIABLE WINDS, MODERATE; FAIR TO SHOWERY,
DOLLAR TT:-19: 274,
T.T. NEW YORK:-22).
OK Hongkong Daily Press.
the cold meat Sauce
Registered as a Newspaper at the General
Post Office in the United Kingdom.
報西
ESTABLISHED
# #f
15-19 Marina House, Queen's Road Central.
G.P.O. Box No. 1
No. 25592 ·號弍拾玖佰伍仟伍禽弍第
COMBATTING cholerA
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1940.
INVESTIGATION OF KOWLOON CITY
WATER SUPPLY: SHALLOW WELLS CONFLAGRATIONS
HIGHLY CONTAMINATED
MEASURES TO COMBAT THE PRESENT EPIDEMIC OF CHOLERA IN THE COLONY WERE EMBODIED IN THREE MOTIONS approved by the Urban Council at its fortnightly meeting yesterday. Recommendations will be made to Government for the immediate adoption of these measures, designed to prevent the further spread of the epidemic, which has been traced to the irisanitary water supply system now prevalent in Kowloon City.
The measures recommend-¡C. Hall,, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, Mr. ed are the immediate instal- A. el Arcullt, Mr. B. Wong Tape, lation of a pipe borne water Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, Dr. A. M.
Rodrigues, Mr. Ll Tse-fong, Mr. C.
supply to the villages around. Roe (Secretary) and Mr. Im
77 CASES IN WEEK
DURING the week ended
Sept. 7, no less than 77 CASES of cholers, occurred. of which 34 WERE FATAL. On Monday, a further 26 CASES were notified.
Difficult
日费拾月玖年拾肆佰玖仟查英
Genkrál Manage
MAKE MOVIES
AT SNAPSHOT COST WITH A
Filmo
DOUBLE 8 CAMERA
FILMO
DEPOT
Price Per Month: "89.00.
Single Copy: 10 cents,
Soldiers steady nerves of elderly people
IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF ST. PAUL'S: FIREMEN LABOUR AMID CRASHING DEBRIS
LONDON, SEPT. 10 (REUTER)—FIRES RAGED DURING THE GREATER PART OF THE NIGHT IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL AND HUNDREDS OF FIREMEN FOUGHT THE FLAMES FOR EIGHT HOURS AMID FALL- ING BOMBS AND CRASHING DEBRIS.
BUSINESS PREMISES NEARBY WHICH SUFFERED A DIRECT HIT FROM A HIGH EXPLOSIVE BOMB, COLLAPSED ACROSS THE ROADWAY AND ALL THAT REMAINED WAS THE IRON SCROLL GATEWAY,
In three neighbouring streets, flames could be seen licking in and out of the
Kowloon City and at Kip Ping-tseung (Asst. Secretary). To Preserve shattered window of shops and offices.
Shek Mei, the filling up of The Chairman read a letter shallow contaminated wells addressed to the Council by the and an immediate Investiga-Director of Medical Services, re- the present cholera
porting
on
tion of the question of drain-situation in the Colony. age in these same areas.
208. CASES ______M_M_. J. Carrie resumed his seat! Since the outbreak of the epide
A Sense Of Proportion
as Chairman of the Urban Council mic on August 23, more than 206ONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter) at the meeting, and the following cases of cholera had been reported -Under the heading. members were present:-Dr. N. C. to the Health Authorities, the let-"The Assault Continues," THE MacLeod (Vice-Chairman),
Hon. ter stated, 100 of the cases being TIMES refers to the German Mr. H. J. Pearce. Hon. Mr. R. A. C. from the Kowloon City North. Hon. Mr. T. R. King. Mr. F. There numbers were high in pro-
area night attacks on London and portion to the population, and it says that it is difficult to pré- appeared that Kowloon City was serve a sense of proportion in the focus of infection endangering the midst of the clamour of the whole Colony.
exploding' bombs — difficult, but essential
"NAZI VERSION OF BERLIN RAID
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-- British planes flew over various parts of Northern Germany during the night, stated the German Wireless, adding that, in parti- cular, bombs were dropped over the northern suburbs of Berlin. where a number of dwelling houses were hit.
About midnight planes flew over Wiermunde. near Bremerhaven, but these were driven back by anti-aircraft fire and they dropped. bombs aimlessly in open country. concluded the announcer.
Investigation of the water supply in Kowloon City had shown that the shallow wells, -the-main-source öf-water-sup.. ply in the area. were highly contaminated, not only in res- pect of cholers but of other Infections diseases. These wells numbered some 600.
Cont'd Page 6, Col. 3.
3 Rumanian
Legations To Close
What London has been through the last few nights is what has been suffered night after night for many months by men manning de- fence posts of war factories in Western Germany.
Bombers were over Hamburg for three hours on Sunday night, dealing very shrewd blows at tar- gets of first importance. Their at- tacks on objectives nearer at hand remain incessant and ineluctable.
With mounting strength in num- bers to reinforce their proved su- periority, bombing crews are main- BERLIN, Sept. 10 (Reuter)taining their offensive spirit, wil LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-A King Carol's name is to be erased gradually relleve the defence and German communique states:- from all the Rumanian Army a will, at last, build up victory.
LONE PLANE
"A British aeroplane last night sociations,, according to a News again dropped bombs in Northern Agency report from Bucharest, Germany upon localities far from which adds that ten generals and any military objectives..
one admiral. have retired.
"In the neighbourhood of Ber- "n and elsewhere, isolated dwell
ing houses were more or "less severely damaged.”
In the interests of economy, the Rumanian Legations at Mexico City. Rio de Janeiro, Teheran and other places are to be closed and the 43-MINUTE--ALARM
Ministers are being recalled except BERLIN, Sept. 10 (Reuter) the Minister at Rio de Janeiro, Berlin had a 43 minutes air raid who will be transferred to Buenos alarm early this morning."
German official quarters claim
Alres.
JAPANESE SHIPS ORDERED TO LISBON
Reuter
LISBON, Sept. 10 Japanese ships bound for Britain, have received orders to put in
Lisbon.
The Hakona Maru, Hakosaki
Auxillary Fire Services were singing as they tackled `a blazing A.R.P. depot.
It is learned that St. Paul's Cathedral was un- damaged.
fiercely. Fortunately the wind was in the opposite direction blowing the flames away. The Dean of St. Paul's and many officials remained in the Cathedral all night.
As dawn broke, the Close by, members of the, which for a time blazed Cathedral towered over the burning buildings as if de- fying the bombers' efforts. Gradually, the firemen's heroic endeavours restrict ed the scope of the flames, which were under control An official at St. Paul's by seven o'clock
announced that the Cathe- Soldiers on leave helped dral had not even a single to steady the nerves of window cracked as the re- elderly people in a south-sult of high, explosive and east London shelter when incendiary bombs dropped the heat of a bearby fire in the vicinity. made the atmosphere ar- most unbearable
ENEMY HAS
The famous old city church of Saint Marylebone was also threatened by fire and only after hundreds of firemen had worked fever- ishly for some hours was it The Cathedral's greatest possible to state that the danger came from a fire. Church was out of danger.
THROWN OFF ALL PRETENCE OF CONFINENG HIMSELF TO MILITARY TARGETS
LONDON, SEPT. 10 (REUTER)-THE FOLLOWING COMMUNIQUE WAS ISSUED JOINTLY BY
-THE-AIR-MINISTRY-AND-THE-MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY:--------
Following heavy losses inflicted on him by our fighters and the repulse of his attacks yester- day evening the enemy has now thrown off all pretence of confining himself to military targets. Reports received during the night show that bombs were "scattered at random over without distinction of objectives.
CASUALTY LISTS
AIR MINISTRY
They have fallen in the city! and caused fires in the immediate
London
103 AIRCRAFT DESTROYED
LONDON, Sept. 10. (British Wireless) Fuller reports show that in Saturday's actions 28 enemy aircraft in all were destroyed by A.A. fire and 15 by our fighters making a total of 103 destroyed that day.
Preliminary reports on this evening's rald show that 26 enemy aircraft have been destroyed, 24 by our fighters and two by A.A. fire.
Thirteen of our fighters are missing but three of the pilots are safe,"
"
H.K. Airman In Forced Landing In Channel
NEWS has just been received
that Flying Officer Jimmy
R. T. Smalley, 21-year-old younger son of Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Smalley, of Hongkong, was returning from bombing at night about six weeks ago when he made a forced land-
vicinity of St. Paul's Cathedral FUND FOR AIRng in the Channel.
RAID VICTIMS
and the Guildhall; on a large maternity hospital which was
Smalley and the remainder twice attacked and a number of
of the personnel were in the casualties were caused; on a Poor MELBOURNE, Sept. 10 (Reuter) water for four or five hours Law institution for the aged onA fand is being opened to assist before they were rescued. the London County Council hous- the civilian victims of air raids ing estate; and on a large num- in Britain,
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter) ber of workmen's cottages, en-
Smalley, who is in a bombing -An Air Ministry casualty pecially in the East End of Lon- Mayor
The Lord Mayor cabled the Lord squadron of the Royal Air Force,
London of list contains the names of 332 don, which
expressing has been" made an 'Instructor in were heavily and Melbourne's sympathy and ad- order to give him a brief respite officers and men.
repeatedly attacked.
They have also been scattered by Londoners during the raids.
miration of the courage shown from the mishap. He has been
Oying since 1937. Among those previously re-in residential districts in the west ported missing 27 are now and north of London, prisoners.
been killed in action, 67 are miss
Of the new names, seven have
ing. 72 killed, 53 wounded or in-
that no RAF. planes were able to tions and the title of Ambassador Maru and Durban Maru are already Jured on active service."
reach the centre of the city.
MOVE TO
They will be changed to Lega-
will be abolished.
STOP
11
4.
in Tagus and others are expected. WAR OFFICE
OVER-CROWDING
COLONY: NEW LEGISLATION] TO BE INTRODUCED: RESTRICTIONS ON CHINESE
Special to the Hongkong "Dally Press PLANS FOR A STRICTER CONTROL ON THE MOVE- MENTS OF PERSONS, IN AND OUT. OF THE COLONY are foreshadowed in arrangements now being made-to-get- up a new Government Department in Hongkong.
The proposed addition to the Government establish- ment will most probably be known as the Immigration Department, which will function on lines similar to the Immigration · Office of the Government of the Straits Settlements, whose Chief. Officer, Mr. 8. M. Middlebrook, 'has been in Hongkong, at the invitation of the local Government, for the past month putting the finishing touches to the machinery by which the new department will be governed.
This information was re-, new immigration control will be in vealed to a representative of operation within a month the Hongkong Daily Press by a high Government official in the course of an interview on the subject yesterday.
NEW LEGISLATION The official said that the neces- sary legislation will be placed before the Council very short ly and it is expected that the
The main purpose of the
· move,” the official said, “is to put a check on the steadily in- creasing population of the Colony. We are already over- populated and some check must be established if we are to be in a position to conservO our food and other supplies."
Cont'd on Page 12, Col. 5
IN
- On Other
Pages
..
PAGE 2--Rotary Club: timin meeting; Chess champion- ship; Legislative Council; Crossword puzzle. Sporting. Axtures. PAGE 3 Radio programmes;
Coming events. PAGE 4-British aircraft' bomb Channel ports; HM - Sub- marine Phoenix Jost: Night bombing. problem; British tars take over U.S. destroy- ers: King's message of sym- pathy. PAGE 5-Pension rights of public officers released for service with H.M. forces; Round the Police Courta, ......
| PAGE 6-Leading article: Nazis'
Balkan "Settlement.". PAGE 8-Eleven priests to study Chinese language for one "Fear; Airport news. PAGES 9 & 10-Finance and
commerce.
PAGE 11—Hongkong water stor- age: Japanese warship lost in storin
The names of eight officers and 427 other ranks appear in the, War Once casualty list, which includes a total of 117 killed and 255 wounded.
Lieut.-Colonel G. H. Bull, of the Grenadier Guards, was killed and) Lieut.-Colonel D. & Frazer, of the. Royal Armoured Corps, wounded.
A
Nazi Demand To Vichy Government For Food
There-is-little-enemy-activity in
the night, but bombs were dropped the rest of Great Britain during
In a town in North-West England and in rural districts of the south- west.
The number of casualties in - London last night is not yet available. Casualties known to have been caused in the enemy's attacks on. Sunday night were 286 dead and ap- proximately 1,400 wounded or injured.
IT IS NOW CONFIRMED THAT 52 ENEMY AIRCRAFT WEKE DESTROYED. YESTER- DAY, 19 BY OUR FIGHTERS, AND, THREE BY ANTI-AIR--- CHAFT GUNS.
Three of our pliots, previously reported missing are now known- to be safe.
"ALL-CLEAR”.
The all-clear was sounded in the London area ́at 12.18 ́p.m. G.M.T
AMAZING ESCAPE FOR 30 MOTHERS, 20 TOTS
Broken Water Main Threat
To People In Cellar
LONDON, SEPT. 10 (REUTER) LATEST INFORMA- TION CONCERNING THE TWO HOSPITALS IN CENTRAL "LONDON THAT WERE ATTACKED DURING THE NIGHT shows that one bomb hit. the roof of a children's hospital, shattering it, blowing out every pane of glass, and causing -a fire.
minutes.
The floor, is yet there and there was not a single casualty among the eight children or the staff- Thirty mothers and 20 tiny out that they were being affected bables had an amazing escape by gas fumes, when two bombs straddled a maternity hospital, The patients overhead all the time, but the "German planes were droning
were all evacuated within 15 rescue parties continued the task without showing a glimmer of Close by, a broken water main light." threatened the lives NEW YORK, Sept, 10 (Reuter)-am
of eight A London, County school was Germany has made a formal 'de- |
people taking refuge in the cellar, badly damaged In the same area. mand to the Vichy Government
but the screams of the trapped Nothing could be seen from the women attracted the attention of
22 HOUSES FALL· for 58 per cent. of food and raw ground during London's Arst air the rescuers.
Twenty-two house were de- materials in unoccupied France raid today which lasted from 11.54
molished in two adjoining streets. and for any such products that a.m. to 12.18 p.m. G.M.T. owing to
A second air raid warning was given in the London area at 3.01
NOTHING SEEN
2.0 WOMEN TRAPPED
France may be able to import in, low clouds, but the bark of ma- Seven women trapped in two in east London and there were the future, it is revealed in re- chine-guns could be distinctly demolished houses in a south-casualties including a number of liable diplomatic reports here, says heard.
west suburb, were rescued, after people who were trapped. the Washington correspondent of;
A bomb, fell 30 yards from one some hours of strenuous work. Although London, was the main the NEW YORK TIMES. or the capital's largest hotels and Five of them, all young, were in
• The correspondent added that broke the restaurant windows but one house,
objective, isolated enemy Yalders were reported during the night. over various towns in England, Scotland and Wales.
this information is expected to the building was not damaged. An ambulance worker said, "We add fresh obstacles to the plans of The guests and staff, safe in a maintained contact with them all the Vichy Ambassador for obtain-shelter 20 feet below the ground, the time and they were mar- No reports of casualties were Ing. In the United States, food for heard only a faint thud but there vellously cheerful. Only once did received and the damage appears the French people.
was no vibration
one of them get excited and cried to be slight,