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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 3, 1940.
U.S. Newspapermen Saw Area of Utter Desolation
In Hanover After Bombing Raid By The R.A.F. ALHAMBRA THEATRE
Barracks and Secret
Factories
were
From ROBERT WAITHMAN
Hit
NEW YORK.
AN idea of the havoc wrought in Germany by British bombers can be deduced from the reports of United States and other neutral newspapermen, who were travel- ling to the Netherlands on a conducted tour arranged by the Nazis.
One immense factory on the outskirts of Hanover which, if a conspicuous sign at the entrance gates is to be believed, is a coment works, was subjected to a two- hour attack recently.
damage and the effects of at least one direct hit, high walls, It was possible to observe serious
Though the buildings are hidden behind
Allegations Against Military Police
Accused Complains
Attitude Was "Anti-Civilian❞
ALLEGATIONS that the Military Police had -been abusive and brutal, that their whole attitude was "anti-civilian," and that one of them had said that it gave him great pleasure to take a civilian in charge, because the civilians in Singapore had too big an opinion of themselves-were made by Henry Moore, a European, in the Singapore criminal district court recently.
Moore was defending himself against charges of wilfully in-
terfering with Lance-Sergeant Fascist Has
G. Cults, of the Military Police,
in the execution of his duties
by striking him and abusing Big Job in
him, and with assaulting Cults, at the Happy World on Mar. 24. at 1.05 a.m.
AL 11 previous hearing, Cells alleged that after the National An- them had been played at the Happy World caburet Moore had rushed towards a military police patrul and began to speak to them.
Cutts went on to say that after) he had questioned Moore, the latter hid ared abusive terms and struck him on the chest.
He
had
Town's A.R.P.
A strong protest was made by Councillor Duck- worth at a meeting of Yeovil Town Council re- cently about a member of the Fascist Party who, he said, held 2 responsible head-
position at A.R.P. thereupon ordered the patrol to take Moore away. Since quarters in the town. civilian police could not be found,
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Police station, and Inter to the General Hospital. At both places. Cutts said, Moore had been nolsy and abusiva.
Accused's Evidence
In his evidence, Henry Moore, a at the Naval Base. said Murveyor that he went to the Happy World cabaret with two friends, Haw and Hilliard.
"In view of what has happened in other countries we as a council should not allow any person holding these views to remain in such a position," he said.
Members of the Council supported the protest and the Town Clerk said he would deal with the matter. - at once.
Sapper Brown, a soldier with whom he was on friendly terms, spoke to... bim and said that he had gat into trouble with the Military Police.
"I offered to go across and see thei police patrol to find out if I could
be of Any assistance by giving Brown
a lift to Chang." continued Moore,
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"and made my way towards them.
"I spoke to the patrol, Lance-
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they told me that it had nothing
to:
do with me and I had better go away,į
I told them that Brown was a good friend of mine and I would like to help hilm.
With By Members
"
Letters from Government conflem- ing the amendment of the by-laws "They then became rather abu- under the heading "Domestic Clean- rive," alleged Moore, "and one ofness and Prevention of Discasć," them used extremely strong language. "Food Shops," and "Restaurant and Cutts then come on the scene and Eating Houses," were announced at although I fried
to explain the matter |the fortnightly meeting of the Urban to him I did not succeed.
Counell yesterday.. The Military Police then began
to hustle me, and Cutts said, 'Seize
Three applications, were refused.
him and wheel him away. I tried They were for an eating house Beence to push my way out but I was half at 48 Main Street, Ngau Tau Kok: pulled und
the and milk shop licences at 760 Nathan
Road and 126 Wanchal Road. Jorry."
half drugged
At the Station
A discussion was raised regarding correspondence relative to a food fac- Moore further alleged that at theory licence at 8 Stone Nullah Lang, station, where Inspector Sanderson ground floor, after which members was in charge, he was refused_bail [ögreed that the licence would not be by Sanderson under pressure from renowed at the expiry date, Septem- Cutts and Whittaker.
ber, 30, 1040.
He telephoned Inspector Goodship,
said Moore, who advised him to ring Four licences were granted by the up Mr. Yock, the A.S.P, which he Council between June 18 and July 1. They were, cuting houses - (1), Yo- trades laurants (1) und offensive (2)..
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Inspector Sanderson then spoke to Mr. York, and as a result granted him $25 bail.
Members present were Mr. G. S. Moore said he, was talien to the Kennedy-Skipton (Chairman), Dr. N. General Hospital.
C. KncLead, br, T. C. Hall, Khe Li Cress-examined by Dr. C. 1. C. F. Bellamy, Mr. A. et Arculli, Dr. Withera Payne. who prosecuted, 5. N. Chou, Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. Moore said that he might have used Tang Shul-kin, Dr. A. M. Rodrigues, strong language at the station, and Mr. Li Tse-fong and Mr. C. J. Koe been noisy and heated at the Hospl- (Secretary). tal, because by then he had lost his temper.
Corroborative evidence was given Moore's, and that he could testify by Herbert Leonard Smith, John to his public spirit. He said that on David Haw, and Bryan Hilliard. In previous ocension Moore had helped. Questioned by Mr. A. J. Broga, who the police. Moore was not the type defended Moore, Inspector F. Good- of man who would go up to a per- ahip said that he was a friend of son and deliberately hit him.
Every window visible from the street was a gaping hole, and there were scenes of utter devastation for 100 yards in all Idirections.
Raid by Light of Parachute
Flares
The correspondents saw no wrecked planes, although several miles away they were hurried post a grounded machine which, according to their guides, was a shot-down enemy craft.
The centre aisle of the autobahn tepecial motor road) is for miles littered with wreckage, old cars and Hebris of every description, apparent- intended to prevent the use of the highway for plane landing.
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One correspondent says that he watched R.A.F. bombers on one raid, was made by the light of Bares early yesterday, They dropped 30 bombs and killed 18 people..
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Secret factorles and a military barracks were hit. Debris littored the streets and windows were shat- tered over a wide area,
Only Briton in Prison Camp "Work Harder"
Other Pressmen visited a crowded prison camp near Bocholt, where mare thon 5,000. Allled soldiers, mainly Dutch, awaited removal to the interior.
The only Britons in the camp was Flying-Oficer Patrick Greenhouse, of Shrewsbury, who was shot down uver Breda (Holland).
He was unhurt except for a cut on the nose.
Greenhouse said he was being well treated.
"We had a doglght with some Messerschnitts" he said. "A bullet stalled my motor. The gunner bailed out, but I tried to glide back towards Belgium but could not make it."
GERMANY WILL BREAK HERSELF UP
M. GABRIEL HOCQUARD, Mayor-of-Metz; who is visiting" England, said in a speech at the Ministry of Information recently,
"Shortly before I left France I was talking to a Scottish officer serving with the B.E.F., and he said to me something that I shall remember. It was:-
We have not to dismember Germany, Germany is to dis- member herself.
can tell you that France not want to annex Germaa territory," said
sald M. Hocquard.
Her
M. Hocquard is to visit a num-
of naval and industral cen ires to sco Britain's war effort,
As a young man in Alsace- Lorraine in 1914, when these pro vinces were in German possess- lon, M. Hocquard was conscripted Into the German Army, while some of his family in other parts of the country were fighing for France, M. Hocquard, although gravely wounded in doing 80, escaped and Joined the French Army,
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