HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Britons Are
Are Gay
Gay Because Hearts Are In War: Why American Officer Joined Up In The Fight For Freedom
ALA
"One thing we must realise now is that this war is not merely a soldier's war. It is total war and all-our-people-are-in-it, because it is necessary to preserve their most precious possession-the. freedom of civilisation.”
CABLE
JAPANESE WILL Daylight
FEEL RESULTS
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, Oct. 10 (Reuter)—Mr. "Churchill's decisiori to reopen the Burma Road wil
help to continue the Onnese real-
Itance, which has made the world marvel, against the Japanese war of aggression, says the POST DIS FATCH
Attacks On
Oil Plant
At Homburg
FRIDAY, OCTOBER IN 1940. —PAGE 7
TERROR RAIDS UNDER
COVER OF DARKNESS
Luftwaffe Meets With
Accurate A.A. Fire
LONDON, Oct 10 (British Wireless)—German terror raids under The paper adds that Britain's. LONDON. Oct. 10 (Reuter)... cover of darkness were again mainly on London during the right LIEUTENANT WILLIAM DWIGHT WHITNEY, an American citizen now serving.
control of the Road will give her R.A.F. bombers yesterday made of Wednesday-Thursday. in the British Army, made this comment when he broadcast from Daventry last night power to stifle or encourage the daylight attacks on the oll plant
i
The Inftwaffe met with ferce A. A. fire, An Agency reports the Chinese armless at Homburg, on barges and bridges emphatic securacy of the A. A gunners shooting and described how to explain why he and other Americans had joined up in the fight for freedom.
Now the signal is given to con- at the esnal-function at Annapau- they shot down within a few minutes a large proportion of the "This time," continued Lt. parts in Britain. While the voice tinue the stream of munitions lowna (south of Helder, in Hol-parachute flares dropped by the Germans |Whitney, we are facing a /of Mr. Wiriston Churchill was cryJapan will feel the results in the land) on railway sidings at New
This morning's joint Air Minia- WILL NOT grim reality. As Britain's years age warning the people of intensification of the troublesome Warndorf and Homburg and on try and Ministry of Home Security NINE SHOT DOWN
APPEASE DICTATORS
eloquent Prime Minister has this same danger, these were the guerilla warfare,
said: Our people are grim and gay.'
"They are grim because they know why they are fighting and they are gay because their hearts
-MR. WILLKIE are in this war. It is not a war
NEW HAVEN, CONN. Oct. 10 (Reuter)"Ours is not, and never shall be the policy of appease ment," declared Mr. Wendell WL kle in a campaign speech,
at all it is resistance.""
Lieut. Whitney referred to the damage which German raiders had caused to Westminster Abbey and Westminster -Hall.
COMMON HUMAN LAW Westminster Hall,' he said, was common
"We will not appease the Dicta tors and, on the other hand, we will not appease the communists the foundation of the in Washington or anywhere else." Mr. Wilkie declared that the New Deal put a brake on the de- fence production, but he intended to "put his foot" on the accelerator.
DEATH OF SIR W. GRENFELL
Worked For Years
In Labrador
CHARLOTTE, VERMONT, Oct. 10 (Reuter)-The death occurred here! today of Sir Wilfred T Grenfell, KC. M. G., surgeon and auther who for almost half-a-century | devoted himself with dauntless courage to the welfare of Eskimos. Indians and fisherfolk "of brador,
Infl-
Sir Wilfred, who was knighted
in July, 1937, was Lord Rector of
St. Andrew's University from 1920
to 1.31.
human law which had survived for so many centuries and which had found so many imitators in every part of the world.
wishful thinkers who said "It can- RATHER CLUMSY
not happen here."
"Today you see what is happening in London, but it is nothing to what can happen to the close-built cities of the United States.
BLACKMAIL LONDON, Oct 10 (British Wire- less) The reaction of the public opinion in "the United States to the scarcely disguised attempt at "I and my friends here have two intimidation by the Axis Powers in with Japan has messages which we send to our co-operation people at home." said Lieut. Whit been followed here with as much ney. "The first 18 Britain de-understanding as interest,, serves your help. The second is: There was never any doubt in You owe it to yourself to give London that the originators of Britain that help.
this rather clumsy blackmail would not have long to walt be- fore" being. shown how mistaken their tactics were.
broadcast from Daventry last night, nine out of 11 German raiders were shot down yester day. Three were destroyed on the previous day.
the Texel aerodrome, says an Air
communique" says: "Last night Ministry communique.
enemy aircraft directed attacks 1 According to a news bulletin Daylight attack was also made principally against London and the on shipping at Le Havre. One of suburban areas. Bombs were. our aircraft has not reported to dropped in several other parts of the base
Southern England. "Attacks were! During the night our bombers also made in North-West England although hampered by severe wea- Land South Wales. ther conditions, carried out attacks
wide-spread Industrial military objectives in Germany and enemy occupied territory.
од
and
damage to houses. The number st "casualties is not large bat soie-
FIRES UNDER CONTROL "Fires in London and the subur ban areas were again promptly" persons are fatally injured. dealt with and brought väder con- ALUMINIUM WORKS
FEW INJURED trol." At several points, houses were Industrial targets inchided the hit and some industrial premises casualties are reported from one "In South-East England several
of plant and munitions factory at damaged.
district. Elsewhere very few per- Britain deserves your help be-
Cologne, aluminium works at Gre- "Reports of casualties are not sons were injured, and the total cause, in the midst of the heat of
venbroich, Krupps works at Essen yet complete. A number of people damage was very slight, the battle which is now taking
and the electric power station at were injured and some fatally in "In a north-west town and the place over Britain, the people still
a building in London, which was Railway do not forget to express their editorial today, the recent move-
and hit by a high explosive bomb, No surrounding districts, a number of incendiary bombs were dropped Lieut. Whitney. I have had the comes to them from abroad. Yes. Warden
"For over Afteen years," said gratitude for all the help that
the American opinion to goodsyards at Cologne, Duessel reports of any large numbers of but these were speedily dealt with
recognition of the dorf. Wesel. Brussels and several persons killed or injured have been There have been no reports of privilege of practising the com- I say, Britain deserves your help. threat to the existance of the way enemy aerodromes were also received from any quarter." mon law in England.. I have had
of life which the Americans and bombed, Channel ports, from "Bombs dropped in districts of serious damage. The number of
casualties was - very "small" the honour of arguing its " prin-{
WHAT DUCE SAID.
British cherish in common, con- Amsterdam to Eavre, were again South-West England and in one ciples before the Supreme Court
stituted by the Totalitarian attacked.
town in South Wales, 'caused "And when I say that you owe menace and in favour of increas- Fleet Air Arm aircraft operating of the United States on whose
It to yourselves to give them that Bench were sitting judges born in.
THE TIMES reviewing. in an Reischolz
ments
communications
New York, in Minnesota and other help, I must remind you of some-ng aid to Britain and her asso- with the Coastal Command. bomb. places and the principles of that thing Signor Mussolini said when clates in the war for freedom, ed shipping and naval quays and Capt. common law have always been up- Italy entered the war.
held in America.
"If, as a result of the bomb. ings which are taking place in Britain today, the walls of Westminster Hall should come- down, it will make no diff- ference to the spirit of the British people. The spirit which is enshrined lo that an- clent hall will live on.
of the remarkable statue that
says:
NEW PRESIDENT
·OF CUBA ·
H. H. Balfour, said that workshops at Brest. Hits were re- Polish bomber units were taking "Far from being halted by al-gistered on enemy destroyers.
TOKYO, OG 10 (Reuter) The "When Signor Mussolini appear- most an open, threat of the new
part in the nightly raids on Ger- One of our aircraft has not re- ted on his balcony in that beautiful Pact which is in fact, a definite
Emperor of Japan has cabled many. city of Rome, the spirit of which alliance of three great aggressor
ported to the base.
There was one thing that Ger-felicitations to Colonel Fulgencio he is outraging, he said that he Powers to prevent any interference
POLISH UNITS
many could not bomb, he said, Batista, the new President of Cuba.. had appeared before the people with their grandiose schemes for According to a news bulletin, and that was the spirit of Poland on the occasion of his inaugura
from there to declare war on the pluto-dividing the world, these move broadcast
Daventry last and Britain who stood together for ton ceremony, it is announced to- cratic democracies of the west. ments of opinion in the United night, the Under-Secretary for Air,liberty and freedom.
"Well" went on Lieut. Whitney: States have been given immense "America is the most plutocratic | impetus.
country in the world in the sense "It is not merely a proud nation Signor Mussolint meant it. The that resents an attempt to dictate "And let me tell you something United States is three times as its polles from outside. Open co stands beside that hall-the statue population of England, Scotland Powers in Europe and the aggres
rich and has three times the operation between the aggressor of Richard Coeur de Lion, holding and Northern Ireland. There was sor Power
in Eastern Asia con-
in his hands his long thin sword.no doubt, therefore, that Signored many who had hitherto In the last war he served for of a bomb near the hall bent 1t, America 'too when he made that of the world is in danger of being By a strange fate, the explosion Mussolini was declaring war on, been sceptical that the greater part. three months at the front as a but did not break it. It still points remark. doctor returning to Labrador in straight upward towards heaven. April, 1916,
He published "Tales of
the C. M. G. In 1908.
the
"There
"This war is being forced upon "When he gave up his fine castle us by the enemies of civilisation, Labrador" in 1917. He received and hunting grounds and went declared Lieut. Whitney.
forth to do his duty, he had to: travel for months to get to his destination and the enemy were miles away."
KATHERINE MAYO NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (Reuter) The death is reported today, of Katherine Mayo. the well-known writer. She was the author of #Mother Triclia."
Today, went. on Lieut. Whitney, distances have been reduced by the speed with which they can be covered.
SIR HENRY HEAD
DIRECT TO AMERICA LONDON, Oct. 10 (Reuter). — "Today, I say, the great bombers Sir Henry Head, the eminent that are coming over Britain, may heurologist, has died at the age well be flown direct to America. I of 79" from Parkingson's disease-am telling you that, just as we trembling paralysis-which he Had hear these bombers. over London fought throughout his career. today, so we will have them over New York City If this Nazi menace
NO TRUTH IN VICHY REPORT
LONDON, Oct. 10 (British Wire- less)-There is no truth in the re- port emanating from Vichy that] the French garrison at. Jibouti - 1s facing famine.in consequence" of the holding up of the food" ship by the British.
A confirmation of the falsity of this report has been received from French Somaliland itself where the French authorities flatly denied that the food" situation is causing grave and Imminent anxiety.
1s not crushed now,
brought, under the domination of
Governments who reject ideals and principles and which are the very foundation of Western .civi- lisation and of the American.....way of life...
is much fine idealism in America,¦ but It has been built up only in the last few years. There are practical
WILL BE EXPOSED people who have warned us against "It has also convinced them that being drawn into war. This is es-if these Powers are allowed to im- pecially noticeable among the pose their will upon Europe, Asia younger generation of America and Africa, the American coun- who have taken the position that tries will and it almost impossible they will only fight for self-to withstand a pressure to which defence.
they will be exposed.
But has America wakened "Nor apart from this vivia now to the fact that Britain is. realisation of this danger are the bolding the front line of that' Americans in the mood to aban- defence. It would be a dan don tamely before the threats of gerous policy to forget that a Japan, supporting and support. "What the Chinese war is to ed by the Axis Powers, all great China, what the Maginot Line was interests, cultural as well as poll.
"Y know that there are many to the French, so is Britain to us tical and commercial, which her wishful thinkers in the United in our defence of the rights of citizens have built up over many States who have their counter-freedom and civilisation."
Waiting For Denser War Clouds
ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON JAPAN
ATTEMPTS "NOT
years outside of the American con- tinents.
Mr. Cordell Hull and Mr. Sum
ner Wells both made it plain at once that no threats would be al- lowed to deflect the policy. of the United States which is still intend- ed by furnishing supplies and am- munition to help the British Gov-
ernment and the Governments of the British Dominions in what we hope will be their successful de- fence against armed aggression."
SPANISH INTEREST
· SUCCESSFUL” · MADRID, Oct. 10 (Reuter) The TOKYO, Oct. 10 (Reuter)-Point- greatest interest is being taken here in the American moves in the Ming out that British and American Pacific and the stronger attitude SHANGHAI, Oct. 10 (Reater) attempts to apply economic pres being adopted by Britain towards
4,000 AMERICANS IN SHANGHAI
+
NO EVACUATION following the United Sttaes Gov- order," the JAPAN TIMES doubts tite Agreement is regarded as only
FROM CAIRO
It appears that a great majority sure against Japan have never of Shanghal's 4,000 Americans are been successful in changing her
Japan waiting for denser wax clouds before polley of constructing a
Owing to lack hitherto of Jab- new anese counter-moves, the Tripar- ernment's advice to leave the Far that such steps will be successful serving to demonstrate Britain's East
[ now...
strength here at a time when such The male staffs of major "Foreign statesmen who still demonstration is most useful to CAIRO, Oct. 10 (Reuter)-There American firms are being con think Japan can be brought to her Britain.
served at full strength, leaving it knees by throttling her economie Today the Press is noticeably to individual employees to evacuate arteries feeding her economic and more impartial than usual their familles.
Industrial system; are ignorant of. the change that has been wrought internationally or the temper of the opinion; prevailing in this
There is the case of hitching country," the daily states,
the cart before the horse. The “ACTUAL SITUATION Positive polley shown by Japan in "Their ignorance of the actual sending military forces in Indo- situation le only matched by the China and concluding a treaty attitude of one British statesman with Italy and Germany is the re- Ometals of the American pre- who, referring to the reopening of mult and never the cause of the sident Lines revealed that passage the Burma Road, was quoted as policy persistently followed by the was booked only until the end of having said that the entry of the British Government in the Far December, adding that they re- Japanese military forces into Indo-East. -
is amusement.mingled with disgust among the Egyptians at the re- peated Berlin' and Rome allega tions that evacuation is proceed
American women are mostly firm ing swifth under British orders."
Not only has there been no eva-in their intentions to stay until
cuation from Cairo, but those few who left for Alexandria tri the early stages of the war have. re turned.
actual evacuation is underway.
· A small, number of Amerlesns are, however, reported to be re- paring to send their familles home
While going up the stairs of No. 126, Fa Yuen Street, a woman, Chung Wal-lin, aged 20, was con- fronted by two men, one armed ceffed no order to bring ships to China and the subsequent emein- The trouble with us is that we with a dagger, and robbed of her Shanghal, although it would not be aton of the Three Power Alliance, had too much faith in British wrist watch and some money, difficult to free three or four are factors determining Britain's rense to understand and appreciate The incident occurred about noon vessels from the coasts) runs in hopes of appeasing the Japanese how we tried to avoid friction out-
the United States
side: China”
yesterday
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