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HONGKONG, TUESDAY
MERA
DEPOT
ENEMY BOMBERS
BOMBERS ACTIVE OVER ROME HOPES PACT WILL KEEP
AT UNITED
MANY PARTS OF BRITAIN AT
NIGHT: HEAVY LONDON ATTACK
One German Plane Shot Down Every 42 Minutes
LONDON, Sept. 30 (Reuter)
R. A. F. victories during the past.
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LONDON, SEPT. 30 (REUTER) · ENEMY BOMBERS WERE ACTIVE OVER MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY DURING THE NIGHT, but London, the Home Counties and the Mersey-side were subjected to heavier and more sustained attacks than in any other" areas, says an Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security joint communique.
It adds that, bombs were; [dropped on many districts-in London and fires were" start- ed, one of which, in the city; was of a serious character, but is now under control
MALAYA'S CAPACITY
two months meant that man pare others were less, serious the TO DEFEND
brought down one. German every 42 minutes.
This statement was made by Major-General Walter Elliot, De
puty Assistant Adjutant General of the Western Command, at Man
chester, today.
"That is a good record," he said. "but we want to improve even on these figures. We want to bring down one German machine every
.30 minutes."-
DOVER STRAITS SHAKEN BY GUNFIRE
Reuter
LONDON Septs 30 Heavy gunfire shook the Straits of Dover shortly before dawn, when British long-range guns shelled the French coast.
Direct hits are belfeved to have been stored on Calais harbour-as 3 big are blazed fiercely for some time.. · *
German guns replied in an at- tempt to silence the British bat- teries.
the previous night's and were quickly dealt with.
SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Reu- Houses were destroyed and ter-It is officially announ- | damaged in many residential disced that units of the Royal tricts and a number of people Australian Air Force, equip
killed and injured.
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On the Mersey-side, several large ped with modern fighters and fires were started and some dam- bombers of outstanding per- was done to commercial förmance, are now stationed age premises. Reports so far received in Malaya and forms an im- indicate that casualties in this portant part of the air, forces area have not been heavy.
·NOT HEAVY DAMAGE
in this country.
STATES OUT OF WAR WORLD REACTIONS EXAMINED
Early Opportunity Will Be Sought By Cripps To Discuss Situation With Soviet
LOND
HAVE NOT Y -DEVELOPMEN
SPECULATIONS E
under
UNDER CLOSURE ENI DECLARE TE *BELIEVE AN
IMPERATIVE, The DAILY.
In the Home Counties, the at- These powerful reinforcements tack was heaviest south and west creatly strengthen the defences of examining wor of London where damage, though | Malays
widespread as not heavy and The announcement says that to the Pact sa the casualties not numerous. the considerable supply of pilots, Italy and Japan
From the other areas little ground crews and machines avail-in their publici damage was done and a few able from Australia, "giyer the of their casualties were reparted,
people of Malaya. Increased con and Cominterri · One mêmy tomter attackia Odence hanis Country's" capathi London was shot down by anti-to defend itself." aircraft fire. Two more enemy aircraft-oné a bomber and, one a fighter-were shot down by our fighters yesterday evening. ...
Enemy losses yesterday were. therefore, pine bombers and one fighter. Four of our figh-
ARMY CASUALTY
LIST
A News Bulletin from Daventry last night stated that 141 names
ters were lost, but the pilatsappear in the latest Army Casualty
of two are safe.
1.1st.
Whole Future Of America Depends On Britain's Ramparts Holding Out: "Our Time Will Come," Says Writer
"Make no mistake about it. The whole aim of the present rulers of Germany is the utter and complete destruction of democracy-and the United States is a de- mocracy," said Mr. Warren Irving, an American journalist and writer at present In England, in the course of a broadcast from Daventry last night.
"What they seek," continued Mr. Irving, "is world domination by Germany-for Italy is only a tool in the hands of the Nazis. I am speaking as an American who has been told personally that our time will come.
It
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in it le grandest alliance and of the ages. Rome hopes, in a minor key, that it may keep the United States out of the
war.
other,
the pact de It further
thing pr
SPAIN WILL NOT EMBARK
APERS HERE ON ACTIVE PROGRAMME IF
SHE JOINS AXIS
FREE CE
EAS
air and the Uned States on the SPAIN WILL NOT EMBARK ON AN ACTIVE PROGRAMME, EVEN that while IF SHE DOES ADHERE TO THE NEW AXIS ALLIANCE stated a present any expected for news report broadcast from San
sees in the Francisco last night. - tion and 6x-
UNPREPARED FOR WAR- ontinuing
The reason is that Spain war had been utterly, unprepared for war. pe and North. Another report.
and Chins in Germany will probably send
few divisions of troops to Spain in order to make an attack on "G1- braltar
"The Japanese Foreign Minister the does not intend to challenge any. trai observers in Euro é af Power without provocatiertj
Ing whether
duced to $00. German "anticipa substantial succe
"Another motivi.
[betrayed in Berlin and lu
admitted in Rome that fa
anly
Be
come necessary to frighten the United States. There has been a feeling of resentment in America:
FRESH STIMULUS
Far from restricting the dis- patch of armaments to this co- [try the Pact giving fresh stimulus to the policy of render- ing all material support, and assistance. Japanty thank Germany for leaving her, to the
crisis in relations, with the United
States.
nor
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"Neither the American people content to meet further Japanese their Government will be
aggression with words.
"The Nazi pact of 250,000,000
The Nazi policy aims at to become a Fascist and joined Sir ers quarters. German cciency the destruction of one victim Oswald Mosely. And when he I told myself, was being concen- at a time. It was so with found that the place was too hot trated on the working classes. Czechoslovakia;
for him when certain funds of the They hoped to persuade the work- Was So Party were missing, he disappear-ers by this bombing that they (the will go down beneath the strength with Poland and it will be so ed and that is why he is now in workers) were bearing the brunt of the nations, far superior im with us if Britain's ramparts Perlin,
man-power and even more formid- of the war, while the more prog- are overthrown and may God! "Lord Haw-Haw, or Joyce, is perous classes were immune from able in command of world re-
sources in industrial energy.".. forbid that. Our whole future one time afraid that this pro- "I was worried lest these at-
clever and persuasive. I was at everything.
SOVIET INFORMED depends on those ramparts paganda of his might have some tacks might produce results. be
MOSCOW, Sept. 30 (Reuter) holding out."
effect on the working class.
cause it was conceivable that it Sovies Government, had been in might range one class against the formed by the German Govern
ment of the impending conclusion other.
TO WORKERS' QUARTERS "Then came the intensive air raids on Britain of Sept. 7. The
Mr. Irving stated, at the begin- ning of his talk," that before the Nazi era German efficiency was a recognised fact. Their industries,irst raids were confined to work- Germans began bombing the West
their scientists and their products. were dependable,
"Even before I left Germany last April," said Mr. Irving. “I realised that that was no longer BO. This is to be expected in a nation where the education in) the hands of political organisa tions. Students are no longer taught to think for themselves. They are turned out like Ford cara, with little learning. little culture and no less originality.
ON THE WANE
"My conviction that German efficiency is on the wane has grown by lepps and bounds. For some months flow Lord How-Haw (a correspond at wires and bug- gests that I Call him, Lord Hee- Haw) has been trying to persuade the British working classes against their Government. He has done this at the instigation of Dr. Coeb- bels Lord Haw-Haw was once a British worker and a socialist. He found it remunerative enough
·On Other-
Pages
PAGE 2 Volunteer orders. Swimming; Football 1x- tures; Crossword. PAGE 3-Radio programmes: Coming events; Cinema notes. PAGE 4-Hanau in fames; Norwegian faith in Britain; UB. Soviet drawn closer by Axis Pact Britons arrested in Rumania, PAGE 5-Opening of Little Flower Club; Funeral; Round the Police Courts. PAGE 6-Leading article: In-
portance of Naval Power Piracy trial.
PAGE 8 Latest typhoon post-
tion
"Then, to my amazement," the
Col
TWO BRITISH |SHIPS SUNK-
Two Britlah whips, the Blair Angus xhỏ, the Elm Bank, have been torpedoed and sunk by German submarine, stated news bulletin from Daventry last night.
LIFEBOATS SHELLED FEST....... JOHN'S, → NEWFOUND-
LAND, Sept. 30 (Router)-—-—-—-- Eighty-leven survivors of the "two" Glasgow/freighters, Blair Angis ́and “Eim Hank, tor- pedoed in the Atlantic, has az- rived here in a little tramp steamer.
Ballors from one ship, stated on landing, that tha "Germany" shelled - their life.
boats after the crow had abandoned, the ship,
The capiain and framem. ber... of the... erew ... of the Hair Angus were killed when the torpedo struck
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY
End a few days later. There was no class distinction now. Lon- doners, rich and poor alike, were THERE IS CONSIDERABLE speculation in newspapers as to the feeling the effect of German ruth-ikely reaction in various quarters in London to the Aria-Japan Pact lessnesa: They were fighting and it is now revealed that the Soviet Government was informed by against a foe who had no con- the Reich Government of the impending conclusion of the Pact. science or scruples.
Despite the new Pact, Japan remains quite neutral to the European" "And then as if this was not War, according to a Gaimusho spokesman. It is also added that the enough, the Nazi airmen bombed Fact has nothing to do with the appointment of a Japanese Minister Buckingham Palace The King to Australia.
and the Royal Family were united HURRICANE FIGHTERS with the people of all classes, pool from what, might have Lord Haw-Haw's subtle persuasive ing Sunday night London, ness will have no effect now, subjected to heavy and wi German ruthlessness. has undone one fighter were deat the work of German emciency BRITISH BOM
coasts and all and German propaganda.
are not yet to hand.
Mr. Irving went Examples of Germa
methods against He instanced when he we radio set
sto%
Cont
COL
the RAF on 'Bunday saved Liver- bombing attack, Dur- mties and Mersey-side were Nine enemy bombers and
cked" parts on
runcement
the Just
added, was taking
shut out Japan's silk market, a measure which will deal heavy blow to Japan's foreign weredits. Ope
TOKYO VIEWS
Reports from Tokyo, according to the same broadcast states that Is the United States is being urged by the Japanese, presa tori sett stated that her différences with Japan.
AMERICAN INTEREST
Farmer's • Wiitude towards Britain, however, is not as' cheerfal The Japanese papers. state that only one course s left open to Britain that she should recognise Japan's new order" in East Asta.
If the United States has been indiferent to world events in the past, she is more than interested
PURPOSE OF PACT: in what is taking place now, said Other Tokyo reports state that report from New York last the purpose, of the past is to save night particularly after Japan the world from the terrors made her decision clear by sign-war. ing an Alliance with Germany and Italy
It is realised in the United States that Free China now stands as the first line of the Democratic Powers In Asia, and as such more assistance
A-spokesman of the Government said that Japan had no intention of attacking any other country by invoking the act and added that Japan still hoped for an adjust ment of the differences with Bri- tain and the United States.
Seven Britons Convicted Of Alleged Espionage: Sequel To Japan Arrests
SEVEN BRITISH BESIDENTS IN JAPAN ED ON JULY 27 FOR ALLEGED ESPIONAGE according to an announcement by the. Min Reuter message from Japan.
Mr. 1. F. James, nessman
Sentences will be announced later. The Ministry adds that three others have been indicted "while five are still being examined
Names of Britons, elther con- victed or indicted, are given as follows
Capt. C. HL, N. James, BN (Retd.), chief representative in Japan of the Federation of British Industries;
Mr. Michael C. G. Ringer, Manager of the Japan and Eastern Trading Co., Ltd., Otaru,, and - Honorary Consul. “for Greece, t
Mr. Vanys Ringer, of Halmés * Co., Nagasaki, and
Bweden.
Mr. H. O. C F
DISTRICTS
IN GREECE -BOMBED
Many districts in Greece wora bombed on Sunday, to an American broad-
New York yesterday,
cast
of alleged
increasing