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RAIDERS
IN CAT AND
MOUSE GAME OVER CENTRE OF METROPOLIS
Fierce Battle: Anderson Raid Shelter Demolished By Hit: Occupants Killed
LONDON, Sept. 29 (British Wireless) The Straits of Dover were bathed in brilliant sunshine and the sea was calm yesterday morning as a strong force of German bombers crossed the Kent Coast heading towards London at a great height.
Anti-aircraft gunners sent up a lively barrage as the raiders continued their course inland to encounter fighter and further anti-aircraft opposition.
Several heavy bursts of strong forces of our fighters and gunfire were heard in Cen- were broken up. "
tral London-where there
In the first of these attacks a few of the enemy penetrated to was brief alert-coming East London.
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A small number of from a south-easterly direc-bombs were dropped but very little tion but no aircraft came into damage appear to have been done
view.
The raiders were heavily en- gaged by British fighters over a district on the south-east outskirts of London, and the fierce aerial combat lasted about an hour.
The German planes were flying
and the casualties reported" are few.
SECOND ATTACK
GUILDHALL CEREMONY
NEW MAYOR ELECTED
LONDON. Sept. 29 (Reuter) Despite the risk of air raids, all the ancient customs and cere- monles were observed at Guild- hall yesterday when Sir George Henry Wilkinson was elected Lord Mayor of London for the coming civic year.
At the election ceremony. Sir Robert Kindersley said the Lord Mayor's Fund for air raid victims had reached £700,000
Sir George Wilkinson, in a brief of office speech, said his term
hospitality.
London had been bombed, he
CABLE
This is an artist's impression of the defence of "London from air attack.
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would see no pageantry and ttle NEW TRIPARTITE PACT
added, but right would triumph LEAVES LONDON AND NEW YORK UNMOVED
over might and London would rise again in all its glory.
BRITISH CONTROL OF
In the second attack no enem MEDITERRANEAN respondent.
aircraft succeeded in reaching London but several bombs were
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter British control of a south coast town. dropped on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,
1940. —PAGE 7
SPARKLING DISPLAY BY EASTERN'S FORWARDS: V.K. HYUI IS SPLENDID
Showing well up to the form which won for them the Senior Shield last season Eastern yesterday at Caroline Hil inflicted defeat on Royal Scots, conquerors of South China last week, by four goals to one,
Eastern's attack, led by V. K. Hyul, gave a sparkling display and the Scots' defence was kept busy throughout but despite the number of times in which the Chinese scored they were by no mearis disgraced.
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Eastern, settling down quicker than their opponents, were soon on the offensive and, after the game was only ten minutes old Eastern drew first blood when Hyui, gathering a pass from Hsu King-sing, shot past the ad- vancing Duncan.
The Scots, however, were not daunted and soon settled down. They were having a fair share of the exchanges but found the Chi- nese defence too strong to pene- trate.
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS
Ten minutes later Eastern in- NEW YORK, Sept, 29 (Reuter)......... creased their lead through Chung | The following are the results of Yung-sum from a centre by Tsao League baseball matches:
and lemon-time" arrived with Eas- "tern" leading by two clear gönis,”
Ten minutes after resumption Hyul again netted when he put the ball past the helpless Duncan with the Scots' defence appealing for-off-side.
OPPORTUNITY MISSED
AMERICAN
Philadelphia Boston.
(Dimaggio homered).
Philadelphia Boston
(Johnson homered).
LONDON, Sept. 29 (Reuter)--The tripartite pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan has failed to cause any feel- ing of alarm or anxiety, states Reuter's Diplomatic Cor-
are all stated) accession to the Axis ideology The facts the Mediter fairly and squarely and the rather than a partnership, and it so high that they could not be Some houses were damaged but ranean and the Red Sea is encou-Axis reaction is given as/is not surprising that the lack of when. they were awarded a penalty New York R
success in the German operations raging shipping companies to re-freely as that of natural in the West and the Italian in sume their sailings to and froni
countries. The concensus of the East is completely overlooked. Alexandria.
An Alexandrík, message says opinion seems to be that it! that 18 merchantships have just leaves the situation pretty arrived from Turkey with cargoes much what it was.
seen: only the throb of their en- gines was heard.
In north-west London a public library was gutted but an air raid Warden's
underneath post building was not affected.
the
no
casualties have been reported. Later in the afternoon an enemy force approached the Portsmouth area. They were immediately engaged by our fighters and were driven off, There have been no reports of any bombs having been drop- ped.
enemy
In a south-west suburb roads and bridges were damaged, and AR Anderson shelter received a direct hit, all inside being killed. In all these attacks
London had its second air raid torces consist very largely of warning in the afternoon whenighter aircraft. Combats, there- activity was again reported in the fore, have been almost entirely be- London area.
tween fighter and fighter.
Bombs were dropped in several districts between London and the South Coast, in certain areas of South-West England and some
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BRITISH BOMBER CREW FOUND.. LONDON, Sept. 29. (Renter)
other localities. In all these areas the great majority of bombs did After three-and-a-half days' no harm but in some few places search. Coastal Command aircraft houses were-damaged. The num-and-naval-vessels-have-found-the- ber of casualties reported from crew of a British bomber in the "all these areas is small,
MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE LONDON, Sept. 29 (Reuter) Enemy activities over this country yesterday consisted of three main operations, states an Alr Ministry and Ministry for Home Security communique.
North Sea,
During 94 hours. the crew were adrift in their rubber dingy in rough sea.
for potatoes, fruft, oil and wine.
CRYSTALISES POSITION
Y
Finally, there is a very im- portant factor namely, the at- titude of Russia. The Soviet press has apparently given no aggression produced by this latest manifestation of Rib- bentrop's diplomacy.
RELATIONS REVIEWED
Washington
R. H. E
4 8 2 18 19
8.
10
7 140
Scots miss a good opportunity!
for tripping but Hossack fallëd to beat Dad with the "spot kick." The Scots continued to attack de-
New York terminedly and were rewarded!
Washington
1 4:2 when Williamson netted.
(Match called at eighth innings A few minutes later, however, owing to darkness). Eyuf raced through on his own to put in a shot that had Duncan Detroit beaten all the way.
Cleveland Lau Hin-bon, though he had little to do, was safe with all that St. Louis came his way, while the fast tack- Chicago
ing Eastern defence proved too
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NATIONAL
7.
11
16:
(Rucker homered).
Two ships have arrived from England with coal, and a num- The pact crystalises the situa- ber of ships will sail shortly for clon that existed in fact, if not New York. They will sail from in name, and so far as Great Alexandria via the Suez Canal Britain is concerned, it is not felt STOCKHOLM, Sept. 29 (Reater) and the Red Sea..
that conditions of warfare in Eu--All Swedish newspapers. devote The Egyptian Government is rope are likely to be affected in much space to the (Three-Power great an obstacle for the Scots.
the pivotal}. Boston........ Hsu King-sing, in studying requests for navigation any material degree..
Pact between the Axis and Japan, berth; was on his best form, spoll-New York but the editorial comment mostly ing and distributing splendidly. reviews the past and present rela- V. K. Hyul was a very fast{. » tions of the three countries non-leader and his dashes through the Brooklyn, cerned.
defence were always a source of Philadelphia Stockholm's TIDNINGEN calls worry to the the Scots. He also the new Pact "the first document possesses a sure shot on both feet. Pittsburgh Cincinnati in which the authoritarian States Duncan, in goal, and Fraser clearly and oficially announce and Naysmith, backs, defended their main aims" and adds, "It stoically, while Falconer, centre- Chicago
the half, worked like a trojan but St. Louis alm is the distribution earth along broad and simple could not get the front line mov- ing. Woods was the best among the forwards.
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BACTERIAL RING ROT THREAT TO POTATO CROP
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There are, moreover, one or two points which are positive- ly encouraging. One is the attitude of the American press which does not show any signs that an attempt to intimidate the United States is likely to have the slightest onect on American policy, although ob- viously this was the major purpose of the pact.
From now "till harvest is the best time, to detect the compara- tively new but serious disease of potatoes known as bacterial... ring rot (bacterial wilt and
There is no sign of weakness in lines. rat).
the The enemy several times tried Already the disease has caused any comments from across
The United States ap- to obstruct rescue efforts and serious losses in widely scattered Atlantic. Blenheim fighters were despatched localities in Canada and the parently intend to carry on with on protective patrol.
from the course
United States and threatens fur out deviating When Heinkels 115 came near, ther damage if not successfully they have set for themselves. one of the searching warships,, controlled. they were engaged by Hudson ré-
Early yesterday morning and shortly after, midday forces of enemy aircraft crossed the south- east coast and attempted to reach connaissance planes and driven keep a sharp look-out for this London. They were engaged by oft.
ROOSEVELT ON KIND OF alogy. Dominion FIGHTING MUSCLE THAT DEMOCRACY CAN PRODUCE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Reuter)-Speaking at the ceremony of laying the corner stone of Washington's $13,000,000 airport, while hundreds of aircraft hummed overhead, President Roosevelt declared:
grower should
OBVIOUS EXAGGERATION. Another source of gratification
of
"The conditions for its execution
EASTERN: Lau Him-hon; Hsu
is the crushing of Great Britain, Po-wan, Y. S. Yen; 8. Y. Liu, Hsu the fall of British world dominion King-sing. Lo Wal-kuen; Chung and also that the United States yung-sum. Kee. Wing-fook, V. K. refrain from direct intervention Hyuf, Yu Hop-hing and 8. T. Taac. in the war.
R. SCOTS: Duncan;'
Walker, "Each belligerent side has aNaysmith;
Fraser Falconer. Williamson
Gilroy,
SEVEN FOR AULD
1
9 0.
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6
13 1.
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TRiggs and Myers homered).
3 12 4 15
(Twelve innings were played).
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 20 Sept, to 8 Oct. 1940.
HIGH WATER.
Month.
Dats of
Height.
Haight.
Kong Standard Time
b. m. 0137-32
Hong
Low Warn
Hong
Kong
Standard
Timo.
b m.
07 51
74
2032
6:4
14231 9:
1
08:43 17 4
02 27
21 14 189
11 03
2
(941 72
03 16
21 48
7 1
28 19 2 16:37.9
10 34
#9.
04.02
(1.7)
22 28 7 4:18 11
1198
[8 4 0448
15
23047&
1044
30
122759
·05 29
J6
9343 174
17 17
2 4
Зап.
06 36
19
13 35.5 4
17 47
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Every potato disease, states H. N. Racicot, As- is the obvious exaggeration which second, who appears to be moving | Parnaby: sociate Plant Patholonist. Divi the pact has been greeted, es-by ateps nearer the fighting line. Hossack, Marshall and Woods.
pecially in Berlin and Rome, al-If the new step is to be taken, it sion of Botany and Plant Path
seems less en-will be America's turn to move. ology. Dominion Department of though Tokyo
In the Second Division of the Mon, 30 thusiastic.
"The surviving small States feel League, Agriculture, and report at once
Royal Scots trounced Tues- There is an evident desire to that, their fate is still fo the R.A.O.C. by eight goals to one at any suspected cases, Specimens of
Caroline Hill, the score at half- Wed. vines and tubers should be sent draw all comfort out of this new balance." to the Dominion Botanist, Central
time being Ave-nil Experimental Farm, Ottawa.
Auld was in great form and Thur. 3 affected Only slightly
tubers
scored seven of the goals, while
Fri. Melckle scored the other. should be sent, as badly decayed
Ordnance's lone goal was scored | Sat. ones are useless for microscopic
by Dumeld. examination. The wholehearted Co-operation of every Tower is essential for the suppression of this serious disease.
DISEASED PLANTS
As a rule, diseased plants can
UNITED STATES WILL NOT
YIELD ITS ATTITUDE OF OPPOSITION · TO
.
THREATS
"The roar about us of American airplane engines in hundreds of American planes is symbolic of our determina- tion to build up a defence on the sea, land and in the air capable of overcoming any attack. They represent in a
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-The United States small way the power we ultimately must have and will have.
Irig season. The symptoms are will not yield its attitude of opposition to Japanese claims
variable but the most "Rather, let me describe "We shall strive with all our very
or threats, whether directed against American interests in- this as just gratifying the energies and skill to see to it that characteristic ones are described
they will never be called upon for by H. N. Racicot in a Science Ser- Shanghai and other parts of China or against areas which
ing muscle that Democracy can and does produce.
be detected only late in the grow-
R.AS.C. NET SIX
The R.A.S.C. beat the 30th R.A by 8-1 in a Third Division match
played at Bookunpoo yesterday. to nil in a Second Division match
KIT CHEE WIN
yesterday. The score at half-time, Playing at Happy Valley, Kit was 1-0.
Chee beat the Police by two goals
The game was very slow.
flexing of the kind of fight missions of war. But the more of vice Circular which may be obtain the United States has declared must not have their exist FRENCH NAVAL STATION
them we have the less likely we ed free on request from the Publing status changed by the use or threat of force, such as Division, the Dutch East Indies, it was stated in political quarters BFC we. to be attacked from Dominion Department of Agri-here yesterday. abroad."
HALIFAX
LODGES PROTEST
are to use them--the less likely city
Extension
and
culture, Ottawa.
The first symptoms are usually The Administration
of strength.
SEIZURE OF MALAYA?
armour.
...
BOMBED BY R.A.F.
Other" forces of RAF. bombers: attacked "Trallway yards at Mann-
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LONDON, Sept. 29 (Reuter)-One of the heaviest R.A.F. and ticularly when these threats ap bombing raids of the war was carried out on Friday night, AIR ARMADA'
a feeling of a rolling and wilting of the leaves the majority of Congressmen pear to be due to President Roosevelt, who before which resemble the condition
of Lorient. Lorient is a naval station and has docks, speaking gave a signal, sending an sometimes seen in healthy, plant take the view that the formal weakness, rather than to s feeling it was revealed in London yesterday, on the French port armada Di Army and Navy in dry weather.
The affected alliance between Japan, Italy
Signature of the treaty, in other shipyards and magazines, and also makes guns and naval squadrons to the air, said that leaves soon lose their normal green and Germany has merely words, is believed to be mainly LONDON. Bept. 29 (Reuter) newspapers and radio told the colour and feel thin and smooth called public attention to a due to the necessity felt in Tokyo
Lorient is a new target for fires was billowing over the docks, The Foreign Secretary, Lord Hall Americans "day after day how to the touch. The whole or part situation which has existed and Berlin to bolster public mor-
Increasingly important the alr-of the leaves turns yellow, then for some time and which has her attack on Britain and Japan's point: south they have raided
ale, owing to Germany's fallure in the R.A.F. and is the furthest behind them.
A timber yard was set on firej fax, today summoned the Ruman-
craft" has become, both as a lan Charge d'Affaires to the For-weapon in the hands of aggressors tually dying.
brown. th affected parts even-
and sticks of high explosive bombs! been fully taken into con- faflure in China.
in France. The port is in the straddled shipping. eign Office in connexion with
and to those who fight for their the recent arrests of five British continued national existence."
This necrosis of scorching of sideration since early in 1938 the leaves, which is frequently at by the United States In Neither country, the same quar-Bay of Biscay about 70 miles embjects in Bucharest,
Lord Halitar called for an ex- These reports, he added, eally the margin, somewhat resembles formulating her defence po- ters state, is in a position to aid below Brest.
the other, while the suggestion The raid lasted nearly three heim and Hamm, in Germany, and planation of the facts, and pro-explained why the squadrons over late blight but occurs only on the licles.
that Japan might seize the Dutch and a half hours, and in the first a munitions factory at Dusseldorf. head were giving a prelude to leaves of individual stems, while tested against the manner In
late blight is usually fairly evenly The statement issued by Sccre- East Indies or Malaya to obtain hour high explosive and incen- today's ceremonies. which these Britisti subject had
distributed in the field,, '..-
tary of State Cordell Hull, declar-raw materials such as tin, rubber diary bombs were rained down at
the rate of five a minute.. been treated.
The tips of stalks of the affecting the treaty did not substantial-and 'oll, are not taken seriously.
Japan, it is further believed, Hits were scored on the docks, ed leaves wilt, while the basally alter the situation, was issued part remains rigid. Eventually after consultation with President does not wish to involve itself in the east and west banks of the war with a first-class power, and harbour and on the quayside. the whole leat dles. One or more Roosevelt
might lead Fires broke out in buildings on thing which stems in a hill may wilt, while OFFICIAL DECLARATION
Maps American public opinion to sup- the quayside, others started near the remainder appear healthy. The oficial declaration that the port drastic action would be an a group of warehouses and a huge Shen Chl-teang. 11. son of the The stems that wilt are usually close association of Japan, Ger more or less stinted.
The tubers from diseased many and Italy was taken into open drive in an area in which blaze was seen, near the power proprietor of the Tung Cheng!"
American vital interests were con- station.
stals blaze was seen by the Silk Factory, was abducted by live ne fondid to completely account in formulating Fan sidered to be at stake. plosive and incendiary bombs,
Edinburgh Road, according to a The airport, which is the largest rotten;
but generally some of American policies was tantamount The public may not be aroused crews of following aircraft while men near the MoTyeire School, on
Shanghai report. were scored. Black smoke follow of its kind in the world, is ex them show the crumbly, yellow to an assertion that similar poll by Japan's fouting of internation- they were still over the English ed a hit on one building.
pected to be completed by Decem- rot, mainly in the region of the cles would continue to be follow-al law and morality but a direct Channel on the other side of Brit
threat to American interests and tany. Returning from the raid a for- ber 179
ring, that is so characteristic of mation was attacked by enemy The President's speech was the disease. Some of the appar
ers An enemy Aghter shot broadcast throughout the United ently sound tubers contain the down one of our aircraftive
causal bactérias
R.A.E. ATTACKS GIARABUB PORT CAIRO, Sept. 29. (Reuter) Yesterday's R. A. F. communique states that on Friday an R. A. F. formation attacked Giarabub Port. Many direct hit with high ex-
50,000 AIRMEN
** Fifty- thousand Americans ¿ were licensed as fillers and the Ɛnumber were growing by al- ́ ́most 2,000 monthly. "They are not all military pilots but they are as ready to become mill- tary pilots as were farmers of Washington's day to become riflemen of the line,
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one
ANOTHER S'HAI KIDNAPPING CHUNGKING, Sept. 28 (Central another Lidnapping took place! m shanghai, on Thursday, when
ed In future.
He was entering his motor ear The Administration is not going a complete disregard of American When the last of our boabers after school when the thugs forced to yield to Japanese threats, it wishes would be held to be quite left in the early hours of yester him into another car and med was declared in Washington, par- another matter, it was added.day morning the smoke, of many away,