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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2, 1940.
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Air Squadrons In MIDNIGHT
CORPORAL GAIN GEORGE Egypt Being Reinforced
Dominated CROSSES: EXTRACTION
FIRE IN
For Any KOWLOON
In Preparation For Any OF
By Colossal HEAVY TIME-BOMB NEAR
Cynicism
Of Hitler
DETROIT, Oct. 1 (Reuter)-- Europe is dominated by the colossal cynicism of Hitler, declared Mr. Wendell Willkle. In a campaign speech to an audience of women here.
“Hitler is a man who does not hesitate to accomplish ends by breaking solemn pro- mises. murdering his 15- -soclates, converting the youth -of Germany into highly train- ed gangsters and laying waste peaceful lands that lie across hiy path. "It Wig
that this cynicismn weakened the European democra
ST.
PAUL'S
CATHEDRAL
LONDON, Oct. 1 (Reuter)-The first list of the actual George Crosse (a decora- tion recently instituted by the King as recognition for civilian gallantry especially commemorates the safe extraction of a heavy time-bomb from beneath a pavement in Central London to a place of safety in the East London marshes.
The operation, hazardous in the extreme, earned widespread praise and will be recorded on the tablet which the Dean the Chapter of St. Paul's have decided to place near the famous Cathedral.
The George Cross has been awarded to TEMPORARY LIEUT. ROBERT DAVIES, Royal Engineers, officer-in- SAPPER GEORGE charge of the operation, and to
CAMERON WYLIE, who not only discovered the bomb, but took charge of its removal. After much excavation, he tapped the bomb with a crowbar to make sure he really: found it.
King, who is an air raid war. den, had been in the habit, whenever the #tert sounded, of carrying and, woDLAN from her house a shelter. A bomb fell of the house on Sept. 29 before he could reach her and she was burl in the debris. British Wireless adds that;
Though bombs Fere still falling clea. For almost eight years, a SERGEANT JAMES WILSON, Thomas Alderson, voluntary part-around. King immediately com- little group of cynics, called the who untiringly supported Lt. time worker in a Bridlington res-menced rescue wo which he new dealers, controlled the UniteDavies until the bomb. was cue party, who, in an effort to was successful with the subsequent States and they are pushing us -ever closer to the war."
finally located and brought rescue an entombed woman, tun-ald of a rescuesund.
nelled 14 feet through collapsed
Mercantile Losses In A Week
LONDON, Oct. 1 (British Wireless) The combined to- tal of British, Allied and neutral mercantile losses due to enemy action for the week ended midnight,
Sept. 22 reaches 159,288 tons, com- prises 27 ships-19 British totalling 131,857 tons, three "Allied, of 13,006 tons, and five
neutral, of 14;425 tons.
This total is the largest recorded although consi- derably below the Ger- man claim of 201,862 toņs.
Reuter states that the third
Cross
awarded to George
is
Possible Italian Advance
LONDON, OCT. 1 (RETTER) —-BRITISH AIR SQUADRONS"IN" EGYPT ARE BEING REINFORCED BOTH IN NUMBERS AND FER- SONNEL in preparation for an anticipated Italian advance, this was learned in on good authority in London.
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It is believed that Marshal Graziani's original plan of attack "on Egypt, was to advance along the south route through the desert instead of the coastal road to Sidi Barani and it is the tribute of the work of British patrols that Marshal Grazian is forced along the coastal road.
The Italian force is understood to be well-equipped and sound mechanically and there is no disposition in London' to under-rate the strength of the Italian force.
The possibility of alternative attacks on different "points in Egypt and the Sudan is being kept well in mind, but it is thought that if the Italians attempted to attack further south, it would have little consequence beyond extending the British lines of operation.
Group Captain Makes 18 Heinkel Bombers Turn Tail
Was Not Seeking A Fight
Whole Family
Injured
A Chinese, his wife and two children, one a baby of targ months. were admitted to the Kowloon Hospital last night fol-
Peking Road, near the Kowloon lowing a fire which broke out in
Market, shortly after midnight
The injured, who all resided on the top floor of No. 11 Peking Road, next door to No. 9, in the Eltchen of which flat the fire is believed to have originated, were:---
Sİ SUN, aged 42, male, suffering from burns to both bands;
LEUNG YUET-NGOR, 14, female, serious burns all over body:
SI BUNG-KI, azed two months, girl, burns to face.
· head, and ÷hands;
SI SO, aged three years, boy, burns to head and hands..
The Kowloon Fire Brigade re-
LONDON, OCT.^\1 (BRITISH WIRELESS)—-A GROUP CAPTAIN OF THE FIGHTER COMMAND WENT UP IN A HURRICANE YES- WOMEN'S SHARE
TERDAY EVENING TO WATCH HIS SQUADRONS AT WORK. to the surface, and CORPOR-houses at the continuous risk of The list of core Medals marks
When he came down again, he had made 18 Heinkel bomberceived call at 62 minu AL HERBERT LEIGH, who, being buried himself.
further recognitiof civilian
turn tall and destroyed, ons Messerschmitt 109 and also watched besides working with the ex- GEORGE MEDAL FOR AIR bravery and deget notably by
members of the Auxillary Fire a Messerschmitt shoot down another by, mistare cavation sec
Assisted L BAID WARDEN
He was not seeking a fight," Davies in the subsequent dis-The first award of the George Services and the women's share is
Medal, since His Majesty recently acknowledged by the award 'of The Group Captain-a rank posal of the bomb, each re- announced the creation of this George - Medals to Mrs. Dorothy corresponding to Colonel in the ceive the Medal of the Order honour for gallantry in Civil De-Clark and Mrs. Besale Hepburn, Army and Captain in the Navy-had of Alde- gone up to study battle more- fence, was made to Patrick, King, ambulance attendants of the British Empire for who acted as guard at the Blackburgh, and Miss Sonia Straw, air ments of the squadron under his meritorious service.
worth Colliery, Northumberland. rald warden of Caterham.
Most Humiliating
Defeat Of The
Enemy Since Big Scale Raids On
Began: Nothing
London
Achieved
LONDON, OCT. 1 (BRITISH WIRELESS) YESTERDAY'S DETERMINED "BUT, FUTILE ENEMY AIR ATTACKS ON BRITAIN WERE FOLLOWED LAST NIGHT BY FURTHER ATTACKS DIRECTED MAINLY AGAINST LONDON.
These losses are principally INDIAN
due to submarine activity.
The aggregate German and Italian shipping losses amount to about 1,358,000 tons up to Sept. 22,
SENOR SUNER IN ROME
CONSIDERABLE CEREMONIAL
The Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security com- munique says: "Bombs were also dropped on the Mersey- side and in several other parts of the country, particular-
bombs were scattered over a wide area.
WATCHMAN ly in South-East England. In London and its suburbs BATTERED
command, to find out whether tactics or training could be im. proved.
Possibility Of Reopening Burma Road
LONDON, Oct. 1
midnight and despatched Ave pliances, under Mr. G. C Deputy Superintendent of the Fir Brigade, to the scene-
It appears that the fire spread. to the adjacent Hoors but the Brigade soon had the conflagra- tion under control.
Occupants in neighbouring nats managed to remove their belong- At 17,000 feet, he met 18 Heinkel
(Reuter)ings to safety soon after the alarm 111 bombers flying north over The possibility of reopening the was raised. Surrey with Messerschmitts 109 Burma Road is the subject of im- Kowloon residents, who live in above them.
portant information gathered by the vicinity of the Star-Theatre: The Group Captain immediately Reuter in authoritative quarters in and who had just returned from closed in with the bombers, har-London. assing them with head on attacks, It was emphasised that one until they flew south away from him. Then he went after the Messerschmitt fighters.
essential aspect of the arrange- ment between Britain and Japan which led to the closing of the Burma Road, was that there should be an effort by Japan and China to reach a
common agreement,
Hongkong told a Pressman that the flames were visible from the Island.
JAPANESE RAID AMERICAN RADIO STATION
BRILLIANT FLYING Three of them were pressing another Hurricane, but the pllo The action taken by Japan in by brilliant flying managed recent weeks regarding Indo-China évade them and dived down out has not given the impression in One of the first acts directed of their reach. The Messera-London that there is any consider against America by the Japanese chmitts were in line astern.
able wish by Eastern Powers to as a result of the newly signed " "In the north-eastern su-casualties were caused, but The Group Captain, just about reach such an agreement and it 13 pact with Germany and Italy was indicate that the to dive on them from behind, was thought not unlikely that the raid which was stated to have An Indian private watchman,burban district, a number of reports Lachman Singh, 30 years of age, houses were destroyed and damage generally has not astonished to see the first Messers Burma Road may again be opened, been made yesterday on an Ame
been extensive.nor the num-chmitt burst into flames and its when the present agreement with residing at the Tai Hing Contrac-
pliot bale out."
Japan terminates. tors' matshed; Whitfeld Barracks,
ber of casualties large.
The pilot of the second Messers- was found slumped up uncons- clous in his canvas chair outside
"On the Mersey-side, some fireschmitt in the excitement of the LONG-RANGE GUNS It was added that the French were caused, but these were quick-chase, had shot down his leader, the matshed at 7.45 o'clock yester-
LONDON, Oct. 1 (Reuter) Re-Police in Tientsin helped in the ly brought under control and Retribution came in the shape of ports from the Dover ares state raid on this station, which was day morning. badly battered about!
SHANGHAI, Oct. 1 (Reuter)-serious damage or casualties are the head.
M. "COSME GOING TO HAIPHONG..
rican radio station in Tientsin. according to an American news broadcast last night
He was admitted to the Kow. The French Ambassador to China, reported. In a town in East Mid:one short burst. from the Group that 25 long-range guns are known-l the only uncensored communi-.
ROME, Oct. 1 (Reuter) Con-loon Hospital, where his condition M. Henri Cosme, is leaving Shang- siderable ceremonial "marked the at a late hour last night was con-hal for Halphong on Oct. 2..
Il is be It is understood that the pur- arrival of Benor Serrano Suner,sidered to be serious. Spanish Minister of Interior... lieved the instrument he was as-pose of the visit is to investigate Count Clano, the Italian Foreign saulted with was a steel bar of the Indo-Chinä situation, in a Arst hand endeavour to clarify Minister was at the station, ac-about five feet in length, companied by the German and Police are investigating the case. just what is happening there. Spanish Ambassadora.
Spanish Falangists ving in Rome were drawn up inside the station and greeted Senor: Suner enthusiastically, while the station approaches were decorated with Italian and Spanish Bags.
Count Ciano and Senor Saner, on emerging, were loudly cheered
by a large crowd,
The two statesmen proceeded to Villa Madama, where Eenor Buner will stay during his visit.
BANDOENG R.M.A. OPENED
SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (Reuter)- The Royal Military Academy at Bandoeng, which replaces the an- elent Academy at Breda, Holland, was formally opened today,
"It will provide training for large contingents of officers for the Dutch and the Dutch Indles am
150,000 Chinese Troops Take Up Positions: Are Awaiting Orders To Go
Into French Indo-China.
lands, industrial premises were hit and there were some casualties, several fatal."
TOTAL LOSSES Total losses in single-seater fighter aircraft over and around Britain in September was 319, but whereas at a conservative es timate, Germany lost in trained personnel 2,755 and no fewer than 168 of the pilots of British planes shot down in the month's fight- ing in these great air battles are zale.
Although compared with the number of enemy aircraft destroy- ed in some recent daylight: raids, yesterday's engagements were not characterised by big losses, they are declared by the DAILY MAIL most humiliating
SHANGHAI, OCT. 1 (REUTER) ONE HUNDEED AND FIFTY to constitute a p THOUSAND CHINESE TROOPS HAVE TAKEN OF POSITIONS defeat of the enemy since his big ALONG THE YUNNAN-INDO-CHINA BORDER and are awaiting scale raids on London began Instructions to march into the French colony, a Sinwanpao report Despite the size of forces sent bone, MA sover, each of these attacks was High Chinese military leaders have arrived on the border areas broken up and the results achieved
were practically all dr to direct operationale,
Bays.
Strategic points along the Yunnan border have been occupied In all de mass attacks were by Chineas units and all along the Yunnan-Indo-China highway, made during daylight hours and the scene is one of hectic military preparation, the report continues as Kunming authorities have started to evacuate the population and anti-aircraft batteries are being placed into position on the skirts of the city, the paper learns
ready reported,
which were Tay penetrated farin-
land
Captain's machine-guna.
to be mounted along the French [eating, link between America and The Messerschmitt burst into coast between Cala'g and Bou-North China. The station was then taken over by the Japanese. flames and the pilot took to his logne. parachute,
-On Other- Pages
PAGE 2-Rotary tiffin meeting; Three big waves at Shek 0. Interport swimming; Sport- Ingfixtures.
PAGE 3-Radio programmes,
Coming events.
PAGE Premier's message to Czech people US warships to visit Australia; Nazi plane on way to India; RAF. raids on Germany PAGE 5 Piracy trial ends, 12 Junks escape disaster in minefield; Funeral Indian soldier found dead, PAGE Leading article: Be
of Good Cheer PAGE 8 Romd the
Courts PAGES 5 and 10
Commerce
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY
FIRST AWARDS OF THE GEORGE CROSS for civilian gai- lantry are announced the recipients including men of the Royal. Engineers who took part in the hazardous excavation of a heavy time-bomb in the vicinity of St. Paul's Cathedral, George Medals are also awarded among the recipients being two women ambulance. attendants. ATA
IN PREPARATION FOR the anticipated Italian advance, the British air squadrons in Egypt have been reinforced in numbers and personnel.
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PRESS COMMENT ON THE TRIPARTITE PACT continues and Reuter's Diplomatic correspondent deals with the attitude of two great Powers indirectly concerned United States and the Soviet Union, A Bingapore paper remarks that there is something re- miniscent of the oldtime circus clowns in the effort of the AxIZ and Japan propagandists to make America and Britain fee in terror at the thought of the consequences of the new agreement,
IN CONNEXION WITH THE INDO CHINA SITUATION it is rest ported that 150,000 Chinese troops are on the Indo-China-Yunnan border awaiting orders to enter the French Colony while the French Ambassador to China, M. Cosme, in leaving Shanghai for Haiphong. RAIDS CARRIED OUT ON SUNDAY NIGHT by British bom- bers resulted in heavy explosions igniting a German oll serious damage, being suffered by the Fokker actory. It 16 that the enemy lost 319 single-seater ngnter Aircraft t Britain last month On Monday, in raids ver Britain, the
the most humliiating defeat min the large scale Tidon beganLY