Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 21, 1940.
By
Ernie
Bushmiller
SUSHMITALAS She han
NANCY
OH, SLUGGO!--- THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME IN MANY
YEARS THAT YOU
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I'M SORRY, NANCY---
I DIDN'T HAVE
ANY. MONEY DIS
YEAR ---
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ERSATZ OIL FOR BRITAIN Export Survoy Reveals Big Possibilitios
of
OFFICIAL ESTIMATE OF SYLT DAMAGE
FROM PAGE ONE
elonded over towards the morning.
"The alreraft encountered intense anti-aircraft are from gun positions
but this did not prevent them from reaching and dropping a large num Iver
their targets."
continued:
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SHROFF IS ACQUITTED
Successful Defence Advanced
RAIN OF BOMBS ON GERMAN BASE -
FROM PAGE ONE:
of the operations fast night", added Sir Kingsley Wood..
More Bombs Dropped
COMPANY'S GOOD YEAR
Chinese Estates, Ltd. Show Big Profit
An increase of $32,215.58 in Found not guilty by a Jury at the A later report from London states Criminal Sessions to-day, Chui Sui-that according to a Toender message, profit was reported at the ordin- of bombs on
po, head shroff and booking clerk of two British planes dropped four (Cheers).
the Majestic Theatre was discharged bombs on the land of Sylt at 9ary yearly meeting of the and then Chinese Estates, Ltd. held in this morning, LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter),
Wood Str Kingsley
by the Chief Justice Sir Atholl Mac-o'clock
Mr. Leung Kwai-tin, Chairman, In the House of Commons to "Such fighter aircraft as was encoun- Gregor at the Criminal Sessions. escaped to the west pursued by China Building this morning.
". said: The Net Profit for the year, alter day, Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd, the teret sheered off on meeting our fire. Chui had been charged with uttering German fighting machines.
Admiration For Feat
(Ieuter) providing for Reserve for Deprecia- Secretary for Mines, aaid that with one exception all our aircraft forged docuraents,
Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown Counsel,; LONDON, Mar. 20 the effective Use
home-returned safely.
"Both high and low altitude at prosecuted, and Chul was defended when Lord Chatfield, Minister for Hon on Chinn Building ($50,000), to $156,221.10 produced substitutes for import-tacks were carried out
structed by Mr. D. McCallum,
the House of Lords had given a Expenses, amounts ed oil was of such importance tons of high explosive and incendiary by the lou. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jar, the Co-ordination of Defences, in Directors and Auditor's Fees and all Fallowing were the Jury members: description (like Sie Kingsley Wood which, added to $136,468.82 brought that he had asked a number of bombs were dropped.
of "Reports already
-Messrs. L. B. Warren (Foreman), in the flouse of Commons) of the forward from last account, shows a leading representatives
our pilots show how extensive was won Kwok-king, Wong Man-kit, B. Sylt rald, the Laboue peer, Lord total of $292,089.92.
The Net Profit for the year shows industry, finance and science, the Bamse dore,
Agafuroft, J. B. Tam, Wong Kim-wah Stravolg, expressed admiration for
This is attri- and Fung Ping-fan.
the efficiency and gallantry of the an increase of $32,215.58 over that of
the previous year. under the presidency of. Siri
brilliant operation. William Bragg (President of the! Royal Society) to make a rapid survey.
The body had completed this survey within a month, and six specite ques- tions were now being investigated simultaneously.
32,000,000 Galls, Obtained Aelian taken on the interim report had resulted in obtaining 32,000,000 gallons of substitute for imported fuels.
and
received
Enormous Damage
many
from
"Direct hits were registered on the hangars which were sel on fire. "The oli Morage tanks were also seen to be un fire.
Complete Denial
It was previously said that Chuil had been working at the Theatre for the time of his six years and at
el
It was, therefore, a perfect target
the
China Lord Strabolgi said that during the butable to the fact that owing to the
of position
rooms I trust month, in which we had seen mer-advantageous chant seamen brutally murdered, this Building all shops and offer
that this result will be considered tunity retulinte. country had longed for an oppor-were let out during the year.
Lord Strabolgi recalled that the by shareholders as satisfactory.
You will note that the sum of civil population of Sylt had evacuat-
$50,000 provided for Reserve for De-
China Building breciation vous year. It is the opinion of the $28,000 more than that of the pre- Lord Strabolg! had made a reckon- Directors and of the Auditor that in ing and concludes tint in this raid, this time of war with an uncertain more bombs were dropped than in uil future it would be prudent to adopt your raid on London during the last war. a conservative policy in regard to
reserves. With this opinion Opposition Mot LONDON, Mar, 20 (Reuter),It is Directors trust that all shareholders
"Many hils were also registered on the jelly, the light railway and apprehension was in charge of the 1st class booking office. On Decen- other paris of the base.
reconnaissances were car-ber 19 Sergeant N. B. Fraser bnched "Further
two dems circle seats for the 9.30 per ried out this morning.
"Although our aircraft were heavilyformance and found that one of engaged they were able to make nh-two tickets given him by Chui was as everything in the island is of servations of the island which con- diferent from the other. The num-military value. firmed the staccess of our operations."Les of the tickets were also not son-
Irecutive. The report on crude bénzole in (Cheers). dicated that Uils was being recovered:
Encouraging Success
The defence was a denial of any at the ente of a million gallons a year, i
"Ail our aircraft have returned in knowledge that one of the tickets handled to 5g1. Fraser was a forgery. and extenrlon of the voluntary report
further 12.000.000 their buses. should secure
gallon a year.
a
Labour Leader In Hongkong
The R.A.F. have been and encouraged to have portunity.
aralined
thin
French C. In C. Due authoritatively stated here that the
The Commander-in-Chief of the French Asintic Squadron is shortly due in Hongkong; abourd his flagship. The "Telegraph" understands that His Excellency the Governor will be Decous! one day next
de- "This action has once more monstrated the fighting spirit and skill of our captains and crews and thele willingness and readiness to meet The Hon. Sir Stafford Cripps, who the call."
Damage Confirmed is returning to Hongkong after visit-
LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter) the guest of Vice-Admiral and Jupas, is
Danish aboard his flagship ing north China
on Roemoe,. the expected here to-day, en route back Watchers
island six miles north of the Island) week. to England.
During his stay in the Colony Sir Stafford will again be the guest of His Excellency and Lady Northcote at Government House.
Since leaving England, Sir Stefford
has extensively toured the Far East. His tour has included a visit by plane
to Sinklang, the Chinese province bordering Soviet Russia.
He is scheduled to lenye Hongkong on Sunday.
of Sylt, had a thrilling view of the two on Rantum, in the middle of the raid.
Many stayed up all night to watch island, and two on the naval har- bar at List, near the northern up of the island.
100 estimated They
it.
They report having British plane approach
scen one the island,
that
over
wo Air Force reconnaissance planes Which went to view the damage this morning at furmure on the island of Sylt were met with shore-battery fire, intense in places, as they few over the Island.
They also met two cuemy fight ers, Messerschmitt 109's, but the
upable German planes were
to intercept the British aircraft. From details now received it is clear that the raid on Hornum was carried out with remarkable smooth- ness and precision.
fire.
will
agree.
Larger Dividend
per
Your Directors are glad to be able to recommend to you a larger divi- dend this year, As you know, there interim dividends each of $2 per have already been four payments of share, amounting in all to $8. Your Directors are now pleased to recom- mend a Onal dividend of $2
per $10 share, making a total of share for the year, as compared with Your previous year. 50 for the Directors are of the opinion that the present sound position of the Com- of this payment The planes bombed from various pany justifies the heights despite. Intense anti-aircraft inrger dividend, and they hope that'
i this will meet with your approval.
divi- were in action all After Searchlights They also report seeing the Hin-
payment of the final
there from the south and pass completely bombs were dropped.
$127.683.02, over it.
It was caught in the searchlights denburg Dam connecting Sylt with round the targets but only a few dend, which, absorbs $33,000,
by the mainland being hit. Flames and bombers were caught in the beans will be a balance of
which of the lights,
Directors propose, with your but pressed the attack
to dropping two bombs on Bornun, smoke rose high into the air.
carry forward to At one stage of the rald a British
approval, your plane had only one searchlight to
new account, contend with. The preceding air-
Before moving the adoption of the "ecaft had apparently "put out" the Report and Accounts,-1 wish to ex-
other searchlights.
press my thanks to the Secretary and the other members of the staff for another year's good work. TOENDER, Mar. 20 (UP).-A Mr. Lo Chung-wan seconded, and farmer named Peter Belgmann Em-the proposal was carried unanimous- meliv was an eye-witness Britlah raids over Sylt:
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Raid Eye-Witness
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
of the
On the proposal of the Hon. Sic
" was standing with some com- Robert Kolewoll, seconded by Mr. Li rades on the shore some kilometres Ol, Messrs. Fung Ping-fan and Leung from Sylt and we were able to watch Tin-kat were re-elected directors. the roide because it was a clear moon- Mr. L Tung was re-elected au- ¡light night,
It was a horrible show."
ditor on the proposal of Mr. Leung by Mr. Leung Kwai-tin, reconded
"I saw only one plane shot down, Tin-kal, The concussion from the extra heavy explosions
in smushed windows houses round here, some plaster was loosened on the walls and a couple of hens were killed. The cows start- ed luwing in a most punte stricken
why
of heard one especially heavy ex-
JAPANESE LAND AT NAMTAU
plosion coming from the middle of wildfire and have already resulted in the Island and I figured tint a bomba considerable influx of refugees to must have hit an ammunition dump Hongkong, it is stated. because I saw high dames and heard
It is not known yet whether the
a number of smaller explosions like Japanese landing was merely for the
one.
n box of bullets exploding one by purpose of foraging for food or in order to extend operations along the "It was quite a show but I don't Hongkong frontier. In this connce- want to see anything like it again," the farmer sald.
Damago Confirmed
tion, It will be recalled that the Japanese recently launched extensive operations in the Chungshan district, on the other side of the Pearl River delta.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOENDER, Mar. 20 (UP)-It has been confirmed that one of the four The Hongkong military authorities anti-aircraft
towers on the Ifinden are so far uninformed of any altera- burg Dam-which was heavily armed tlon of the situation on the Hongkong with anti-alrerait and machine guns frontier. -was destroyed in the R.A.F. raid. Gorman Allegation
LONDON, Mar, 20 (British Wire- less)-German messages have alleged that some of the British aircraft en- raged in the Sylt operation Wednexiny dropped bombu
Danish seaboard.
on
of
at all "We have heard nothing about the reported occupation
lold the a spokesman Nomtau,"
Telegraph".
Shumchun Evacuation Chinese refugees from Shumchum
on the arca are pouring past Sheung Shul, where reports of a Japanese landing These reports are unconfirmed in at Namtau have been made, London and it is understood that no No refugees are passing Lok Ma oficial Intimation has been received Chau Police Station. The District from the Danish Government that such an incident occurred.
Office North said that he had no in- formation regarding the reports.
Labour Member Expelled
Should ruch an intimation be re- ceived and it is proved that British aircraft were responsible, it may con- filently
that Bla be assumed Majesty's Government will not only express deep regret but will also undertake full responsibility for
LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuler).The compensation for any damage caused. Labour Party has expelled Mr. D. Ammunition. Dump Explosion Ni Prilt, K.C., for opposition to the Porty rolley regarding COPENHAGEN, Mar. 21. (Reuter). declared Confirmation of reports that the Russia's aggression ngainst Finlandi," R.A.F. blew up a large ammunition| dump on Sylt would appear to be loose."
story contained in an eyewitness
On
There was a gigantic explosion and the plosion on explosion followed in
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MOTORISTS ARE AT FAULT
King's Show For War Charities
The proceeds of the 9.30 pm, "At the recent blackout, it was screening at the King's Theatre on molor Tuesday night of the film "Queen for apparent that a good many
rivera were not conversant either a Night" will be devoted to Chinese with the Lighting Control Regula-war charities. tions or with the methods which is Excellency the Governor and ! should be employed to obscure motor Lady Northcote have kindly con- lights," said the Director of Air Raid sented to be present at the screening. Precautions, Wing-Commander A. II.
drivers and vehicles, a practical de- S. Steele-Perkins to-day.
mntention of the methods which The Director of A.R.P. múde this should be employed to obscure motor-
the with statement in connection
Headquarters in Lower Albert Road
telephoned to Copenhagen by Neil flames shot high into the nir. Ex forthcoming series of bluckout extr. 1. ht will be held at ARP,
rapid succession and the debris Newcises, which will be held on the night at 3 pan, on Thursday next week.
April-11-12..
Schmidt, on Inn-keeper Dan'sh trontier,
At 0.30 p.m. he said, a bomb ex- high into the sky, outlined against (of ploded and "then all hell broke, the glare of the roaring flames.
In order to assist
owners
The demonstrations will be given and'n both English and Chinese,