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NAZI PLANES FAIL TO
FAIL TO REACH LONDON: DISPERSAL
GALLANT
WOMEN OF WAS COMPLETE ROUT BRITAIN Formation Forced To Open
Continued from Page 1
only meant to be breeding stock and to serve as toys for the tired warrior. But the neurotic stream- ing Hitler and his associates are examples of how helpless the men
are without the guiding hand of a woman. Herr Hitler and his men were unit to control the des- ting of even a single schoolboy.
By A.A. Shell Bursts
- LONDON, SEPT, 24 (REUTER)—THE DISPERSAL OF ENEMY COMPLETE ROUT FOR THE NAZIS THIS PLANES WAS A
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 25th SEPTEMBER, 1940, 9.30
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended,
INWARD MAILS
From
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Service"" U.S.A. and Mania (San Francisco date, 31st Aug). -(San U. S. A.. Honolulu, Japan, and" Shanghai
Francisco date, 6th September........
MORNING WHO FAILED TO REACH LONDON, WHERE A SHORT Canada, USA, Japan, and Shanghal
ALARM WAS SOUNDED.
mass attack with 21 Later the Germans attempted another
line over the Kent coast and headed Dorniers, These flew in inland for London, where an alertwas again, sounded.
Waves of Messerschmitta circled over the Dorniers as they cross- ed the coast The raiders were challenged by anti-aircraft fire,
The attack on London again falled to materialise and the "all clear" was sounded.
TEN TIMES HARDER "A war hits harder at women than at men," said Mr. Priestley. "This is total war which we are pow engaged in-a total war which effects. the, clothes, cupboard and After only a few minutes, "the seen returning the larder. It is ten times harder raiders could be being a decent housewife and a over the coast, having apparently mother than being a soldier, as turned tall a few miles inland more and more responsibilities are when resistance was encountered. Anti-aircraft heitg could be seen piled upon them.
bursting among them, as hurried to the sea with the Mes- serschmitts fighting a rear-guard action against the British Hurri-
Impressed
"Nothing has me more in this bombing of London than the continued high courage and resolution not only of wives and mothers, but also of the women in all grades of the nursing services. the secretaries, clerks, telephone and shop girls operators, waitresses who morning after. morning, turn out for their duties, a little red-eyed per- haps, but still smiling. "Here is this big bully Goering, who has been given an the re- sources of Germany to create the most terrible and ruthless weapon that the world has ever known and who has arrived in France to take command of it himself in an attempt to frighten our women by his methods.
+
GOERING DEFIED
canes, alle.
A.R.P. CHANGE
IN COLONY
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U, S. A., Japan and Shanghai (Seattle date, 28th
August)
Due
1940.
* 25th Sept.
26th Sept.
- 28th Sept.
-- (Vancou
ver B. C. date 7th September.. Air Mail by "Imperia! Airways Service"
28th Sept.
27th Sept
Formosa
28th Sept. 29th Sept
US. A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal -(San
Francisco date, 1st September).
29th Sept.
Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct vice," San Francisco date 24th September.
Ser-
1st Oct.
Java and Manila,
1st Oct.
and Oct.
London and Straits
6th Oct.
6th Oct.
9th Oct.
.....
“Tuth Det 17th Oct. 13th Oct.
Australia and Manila
Calcutta and Straits Java and Manila:
At present tunnels are being constructed at several points on USA Honolulu. Japan and Shanghai. (San Fran- they the Island and the mainland. cisco date 23rd August)
Apart from those on which work Australia, Rabaul and Manila.. is now progressing, namely, opCalcutta and Straits posite the Hongkong and Shang- hat Bank, under Battery Path; near the Naval Hospital, and in
many
sites
have
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than
CLOSER FORMATION Over 100 German ralders con- Belchers Road, a site has also been sisting of two formations of selected in the west Central Dis-e time given below uniess otherwise stated, and where mails are dvertised to close at or before 9 am. registered and parcel mails are Junkers bombers and escorted by trict. As
When malis are advertised to fighters Messerschmitt
been closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day many
in Kowloon, the tun-close after 5 pm.. Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 pm. crossed the Kent coast this morn-selected
aels are at present, more Or ing and headed for London."
In an exploratory state. being made and of the work will
are
The raiders were flying at a less, great height and were in closer Diggings formation" than of late, but they the progress were forced to open when A.A shells burst, near them.
Within, half-an-hour, the raiders ran a gauntlet of fierce A.A fire as they fled in disorder across the Channel.
been
They had apparently broken up by RAF. fighters sev- eral miles inland before reaching London,
"A lot of London giris, pale-
An Air Ministry communique faced little creatures, a good many states that last night enemy air- of them living on buns and a cup craft made bombing attacks on of tea, however, continue to 80 London to their shops and to their offices defying this Gocring, and his high explosives and machine gunning airmen.
They have defied him successfully too and continue to trip off to their work; trim and always smiling.
"I have Just received
American message from
who friend,
concluded. his letter to me by saying, "What
a great race you are.'. 'I shall
tell him that our men would
not be so fine and great if
• our women do not play their part.
"You can hardly mention any brave airmen or sailor or "describe any courgeous deed without find ing that there are half-a-dozen women equally herole.
A SHOCK
"I was shocked to learn that some middle class women In a neighbourhood la which many workers' houses were damaged.
and several places in south-east England. A few bombs were dropped in other parts of the country but London was the main abjective.
depend on how underground con-sandakan
ditions turn out to be.
Concrete shelters are also being made by the Depart ment; and the first
experi- mental" lot will be fitted out along Canal Street, Wanchal. If these turn out to be suc cessful, more will be con- structed. The Department expects to have one, shelter per block of houses, each shelter being capable of ac- commodating 1,500 people, in the tunnels, the accommoda-
tion will be about 1,000 per~, vons per tunnel. .."Of course,
785
For
THURSDAY
Date and Time.
"Thu. 2ãnh
8.30 A G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Par. 15th 5.00 PM
Straits. Ceylon, India. East and South Africa and Reg. 28th 9.45 AM
United Kingdom
FRIDAY Manila. Batavia and Bourabaya. ...
SATURDA Straits, Ceylon, India. East and
0.126th10.30 AM
Fri 27th
8.30 AM
South
Africa,
Sat, 28th
G.P.O. & KP.O.
3.30 PM
5:00 PM
6,30 PM"
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways-Service" to Durban Reg. and thence by Sea Service to United Kingdom | Ord.
G.P.O.&KPO.
Air Mail for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Aus- Reg: 5.00 PM
tralia by the "Imperial Airways Service,"
MONDAY
some tunnels may Bombs were dropped in some be larger than others, it districts in forth west England in pointed out, "And some may not straits and Calcutta. one of which damage was done to hold even as many as 1.000 per-
a house and a small number of sons:" casualties caused, Elsewhere, re-
ports indicate that damage and casualties were slight.
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INDUSTRIAL SHELTERS
In reply to an inquiry as to, whether the local ARP. Depart-
The
TUESDAY
tralia by the "Imperial Altways Service."
Ord: --- 5.30 PH
Mon. 50th
Parcels 10.30 AM- Letters 11:30 AM-
Tue. Oot, Ist
KPO
Reg. 5:00 PM.
Ord.
6.30 PM
G.P.O.
Beg.
5.00 PM
Ord.
7.00 PM
KPO
Reg. 6.00 PM
Owl.
5.30 PM
Q.P.O.
6.00 PM
and thence by Sea Service to United Kingdom Ord.
7.00 F
XP.O. Reg. 5.00 PM. Ord
5.30 PM
GP.O..
5.00 PM
Ord.
7:00 PM
Wed, 2nd
K.P.O.
Reg
Ord
245 PM 3.30 PM
G.P.O.
2.45 FM
An enemy bomber was shot ment will follow the practice in down in south-east England in England of throwing all factory Air Mail for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Aus- the early hours of the morning air raid shelters open to the pub- and one of our pilots reported lie after working hours, when the bome, the missing is now known to be safe. workers have gone
BOMBS OUTSKIRTS
A.R.P. Director said: "We haven't Held back from Inner London by come to that stage as yet, but I
we wil Follow those Airmail for "Imperial Airway, Service” to Durban Reg. the barrage, German raiders dur- belleve- ing last night's attacks dropped lines."
Wing-Comdr. Steele-Perkins has "most of their bombs on the out-
skirts of the capital and south-just returned to Hongkong from a visit to Chungking where he east England.
At least two raiders were shot made a special study of A.R.P. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U. S. A., & down after being trapped by methods employed there.
Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans- Reg. searchlight and guns working in future ARP. developments in this
Atlantic Services.” perfect unison.
Colony will no doubt be greatly influenced by methods that have ceiving these homeless mothers A British Wireless message stood, up to the rigorous tests la and their bables. If they had states that an Air Ministry com-the devastating raids on China's been in London recently they munique on yesterday's air at-war-time capital, and those in would probably have changed tacks on Britain reveal that 11 Hongkong who may have, at any their mind. If they do not, they enemy aircraft are known to have time, entertained doubts as to the Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Reg
thoroughness of our air raid pre- ought to be ashamed of them-been destroyed. selves. They belong still to thei Eleven RAF fighters Have been paredness, may rest assured that cold, narrow mind,, which has lost but the pilots, of seven are nothing is being spared, within the financial limits of the, Colony, brought about this world disaster!" safe.
in making this corner of the Em- pire not only а formidable fortress, but also à sanctuary for those CIVILIETIS who may find themselves here in time of an emergency.
made every excuse to avoid re-
..
11 PLANES DOWNED
Indian Constable Is Acquitted On Charge. Of Murdering Comrade
Three-Minute Retirement By Jury At Sessions
A unanimous verdict of Not Guilty was returned by the jury after a three-minute retirement at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when the trial of MAN SINGH, Indian police cunstable charged with the murder of another of another Indian constable, Nazar Singh, was concluded before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor..
ADM. HART GOING TO MANILA SHANGHAI, Sept. 24 (Reuter) -Admiral Thomas C. Hart, C-in-C of the United States Asiatic Fleet is expected to arrive in Shanghai tomorrow, on board the USS. Augusta, flagship of the US Asia tic Fleet:
He is expected to stay two or three weeks in Shanghai, before proceeding to Manilla for the winter:
THE WEATHER The Crown case, presented by asked the jury to discard any
Maximum temperature yesterday Mr. J. Reynolds, Crown Counsel, idea they might have in their assisted by Det.-Insp. A. E. Carey, minds that Indians as a rate value was 90 and the minimum 81′ com- was that Man Bingh deliberately lives cheaply. There was no scln-pared with 90 and 80 on Monday. fired four shots at Nazar Singh tilla of evidence, he said, to bear Total rainfall since Jan. 1 is 112.40 inches against an average after the latter had refused to out any such idea repay a loan of $450 which Man The prosecution had not pro- of 76.18, Singh had given him.
duced any evidence to show that Royal Observatory report states: The defence, which was in the the relations between the prisoner
anticyclona remains hands of the Hon. Mr. Leo and deceased had not been good. A weak D'Almada, Jnr, instructed by Mr. In spite of the entry in the over N. Japan and the Pacific, to M. A da Silva, was that the shots former's diary that his relations the eastward, were fired during a struggle for with deceased were not good possession of the revolver which The fury comprised Mesars, Man Bingh was carrying at the Feter Wong (Foreman), Liu Kwan time.
Juen, H. M. T. Xavier, Tal Hong, SUMMING UP
8 A Lopes Chiu Bon-sang and In his summing up his Lordship L. R. Tldefonso,
Island.
WEDNESDAY
יי
Ord. "3.30 PM
Thu, 3rd
THURSDAY
Lourenco- Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beira,
Marques, East and South Africa, Via Durban. ...
9.30 PM
KPO
Parcels Reg.
4.00 PM.
5.00 PM
¡ Ord.
5.30 PM
G.P.O.
4.00 P
6.00 PM
Ord.
7,00 PM
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu USA Central and Parcels South America and "United Kingdom Via San leg. Francisco (No Mail for Canada).
FRIDAY
Zealand
Fri. 4th
GP.O. & KP.O. Par. 3/10, 5.00 PM vis Reg. 4/10,8.45 am ***. Ord 4/10, 0.30 AM
Central and
Manila, Rabaut, Australia and New
Brisbane.................... Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U. 8. A;
South America and United-Kingdom via Van couver B. C. (Parcels for Canada only)
Note: All Mail for United-Kingdom will be for-
warded with or without superscription, Ord.4/10,10,70 AM
FRIDAY
Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U. 8.A, Canada, Cen- tral and South America and "United Kingdom via Ban Francisco.
MONDAY
USA, Canada, Central and South America and "United Kingdom Via San Francisco, (No Par- cels for Canada)
G.P.O. &XPO. Par/10, 6.00 PM Rg. 4/10, 0.25 AM
Fri. 11th, GP0.&KPO. Beg. 10/10, Noon Ord11/10,8.30AM
Mon. 14th OPO.&KPO Par. 13th 6.07 PM Reg. 14th 9,46 3 Ord14th10.30AM SMKPO. Parcela 6,00 F Hej 5.00 PM Ord 5.30 M
G.P.O.MA
Parcels
5.00 PM
A depression is stationary over Saigon, Madang, Balamaus, Rabaul, Australia and Reg. 5.00 M
New Zealand. Tongking, and another is moving eastward to the south of Klushiu.
The typhoon is situated about 250 miles to the north of Yap, moving NW.
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