Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 8, 1940.
DONALD DUCK
By Walt Disney
COOLING
SUMMER
| Copr. 1940, Wia Diwŵy Productione
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JAPANESE PRESS AND THE EVACUATION OF HONGKONG
well-informed
RADIO
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, July 7 (UP).—Quoting quarters, Japanese newspapers state that the Japanese Foreign Office has issued a statement to Britain saying
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) ana that "further delays in replying to the Japanese represen- 31.49 metres, (9,520 kilo-cycles) tations regarding the closing of the Burma route will harden the Japanese attitude and that Japan will be! compelled to take drastic
measures."
The Oran Affair
Newspapers state that the FRENCH
British Ambassador yesterday telephoned the Foreign Office to
inform the Foreign Minister that VERSION ·
the British reply will be again delayed this being the second such notification in a week.
Newspapers express the view that, the evacuation of Hongkong and the "further fortification of the Crown Colony is regrettable."
"Trans-Ocoan" Version SHANGHAI, July 5 (UP)-Ac-
REFUTED
Misrepresentation Of The Facts
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(Continued from Page 4.)
LONDON, July 7 (Reuter)-Lord Beaverbrook, Minister view the actual operation of for Aircraft Production, has issued a statement that aircraft pro- minesweeping can be described duction during June was more than double the number pro-as a rather blood-curdling bore- duced in June last year.
dom.
We also produced more than double the number of engines, thus increns- ing the surplus stock.
Variety Programmes And to our air fleet, and if the seas remain
Dance Music
Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 645 k.e's, and on short wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c.'s per second,
H.K.T.
12.16 p.m. Short service of inter- cession.
12.30 A Variety Programme.
1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report
1.03
Ambrose and His Orchestra. 1.20 Reginald Dixon (Organ), 1:30 Reuter
and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce
ments.
1.45 Kitty Masters and Roy Fox's Orchestra.
2.13 p.m. Gloso down
Lalo-Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra,
0.0
Played by Brocislaw Huberman
American aircraft arriving here. represent a considerable contribution
as free to us as they are at present, American shipments will soon give on additional output in every month of real value to us.
HARASSING
THE NAZIS round at intervals with mugs of
Toll Of Shipping In Norwegian Waters More U.S. Matorials
LONDON, July 7 (Reuter), The total value of aircraft orders.An Admiralty communique
states:
placed in the United States exceeds $1,000.000.000..
..
We also bought over $50,000,000
hof nireraft and parts in Canada.
"Our submarines continue to harass
where deliveries of certain types and inflict serious losses upon German have come forward in increasing sea communications with Norway. quantilles,
Lord Beaverbrook-said: "These are hard facts. Books of account tell the record. There is much to do be- fore we can be satisfied with our
achievements in production."
DEMAND FULL INDEPENDENCE NEW DELHI, July 7 (Reuter) The Working Committee of Congress 6.26 Conchita Supervia (Soprano), have adopted a resolution demanding Some Popular Spanish Songs (Dea British declaration giving India complete independence, and as a first step, that Britain sholl constitute Provisional National Government.
Orchestra.
LONDON, July 7 (Reuter)—It is pointed out in London that Mr. Winston Churchill (Prime Minister) and Mr. A. V. Alexander (First Lord, cording to a. Trans-Ocean (German) of the Admiralty) have already Violin) and the Vienna Philharmonic report from Hainking, the Japanesee that the French Admiral at Oran
futed M. Prouvost's
rélteration of Naval Attache. Vice Admiral Koor was presented with a "brutal ultimaa-
his and "the slightest provocation by the British Government did not "enter Falla).
complaint that the British in the Pacifle will be answered contact" with the Petain Government. 6.30 Closing local stock quotations. by action by the Japanese fleet.”
As Mr. Churchill said, In his speech 6.32 Moldau (From "My Count- ca July 4, the French Fieet was offer-ry")-Smetana, ed an opportunity. of going to the French West Indies,
has issued a statement saying that
War In The Desert
Patrols Cut Italian Water Line
tum
Studiously ignored
Played by the Czech Philharmonic Orch. cond, by Kubelic.
·0.45 Webster Booth (Tenor). As I sit Here (Sanderson); Love
This fact has been studiously ignored by the Petain Governmant, Passes By (Schertzlinger); Romance which has represented the only (Feher), alternatives as being between "sur- render or scuttie."
6.55 Musical Comedy Belections. 7.30 London Relay-Tho News. 0.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 This Week's Programmes.` 8.07 Some French Songs.
Dance Music.
8.25 p.m.
Convoy Attacked
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objects not meant to be eaten from
an in fant's gums.
as a
"He do be a terrible one for match- stalks" observed the cook, eyeing kin "The submarine Snapper sighted a companion with proud solicitude.
When we came to the end of our one of supply ships, escorted by beat the Lieutenant jerked the syren an armed trawler and aircraft. The lanyard and our consort Snapper attacked and hit two ships down, eased her helm over and round slowed with torpedoes.
we came. She kept perfect station convoy on us all day. We towed a magnetle sweep between us, and what kind of a mess it wou'd have got into if she hadn't, I tremble to think. Yet there was no signalling except a foot of the syren at the turn.
The
of the remnants acattered and made, in disorder, for "Later the Snapper sighted a large convoy escorted by armed trawlers and aircraft. A successful attack was carried out and three ships were hit with torpedoes."
the anciter of a cord,
The resolution declares that if BORDEAUX AND these measures are adopted, Congress will be able to throw its full weight
ORAN BATTLE into the effort for effective organiza-
ion of the country's defence.
PETAIN'S NEW ORDER
"Signalal" ejaculated the skipper. "Signals wl' Bags and that
What does a man want wi' tags when he has a syren to gle a bit toot wit" It is indeed the customary mode of communication amongst fishing trawlers and it is astonishing what a subtle range of significances can be conveyed by the strength of the jerk
The broadcast was made in reply they
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(Continued from Page 4.)
VICHY, July 7 (Reutor)."To the on the lanyard. eple of Dunkirk, Mr. Winston
We passed the day ya ting. The Churchill has replied by assassinating deckhands stood huddled on the lecaro dotted with little crofta and the Dunkerque Bold It is equally incorrect to suggest
the French side of the upper deck amoking and farmhouses and flying over them by High Commissioner for Information.watching the sea. From Stornoway aeroplane one notices the patches of that the British Government did not
VICHY, July 7 (Reuter)-The M. Prouvost, in a broadcast.
came, Hartlepool, bright green and brown' which do- get in
in touch with the Petain Govern-
Petain Government is reported to
and Lowestoft. They had no note cultivation, ment.
have forbidden British warships and to Mr. Churchill's speech on the illusions concerning their job. They Mr. Alexander said that he himself
9.0 London Relay-The News and Planes to come within 20 miles of the action taken by the British Fleet at had seen a sister trawler strike North, 480 miles north of London, The Orkneys lie in Latitudo 59* went to Bordeaux, where he had
French coast, according to usually
Oron
mine the previous week. There was CAIRO, July 7 (Reuter)—A Interviews with M. Lebrun, Marshal Topical Talks,
M. Prouvost reproached the British one survivor, of the rest and the and the spring and summer, with its Light 9.45 New British war communiquo statos Petain, M. Baudouin and Admiral
well-informed unofficial quarters, Symphony
stuica "Havas."
Government with having "presented little ship not a trace remained. Yet sun, clear atmosphere, and absence that in the western desert our Darian.
Orchestra
about It is added that vessels and planes a brutal ultimatum instead of having they were undamayed; soft-spoken, of darkness except for After the armistice terms become Turkey in the Straw (Quion);
the Petain gentle-mannered, just carrying on hour-and-a-half on cach side of patrols again penetrated the known, Mr. Alexander and Admirni bielody in F: Romance in E Flat
|Government.”
with their job.
midnight, may be wholly delightful enemy front, cutting the water of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound (Hubinstein); Spring Song (Men-
We reached the area
At midsummer the pipe-line
to addressed fresh personal appeals to delshson); Narcissus (Nevin),
transition from
period- Bardia
where the from sunset to sunrise is sunken ship had met her dooma himinous glow above the
marked Admiral Darlan.
by Capuzzo.
There might be another mine there. H
northern Further
horizon. particulars of enemy casualties at Kassala on July 4 are eight light tanks; two aircraft and 300 men.
Big War Booty CAIRO, July 7 (Reuter). The considerable amount of Itallón war material captured by the British dur- ing recent engagements was seen by "Router's" special correspondent dur- ing a tour somewhere in the Egyptian desert.
It included over 60 brand new antl- aircraft and anti-lank guns captured
With profound regret." added Mr. Alexander, "we had to admit that those appeals were without result."
10.0 Richard Tauber and Grace Moore.
10.15 A Variety Programme. 11.0 Close down.
NEW RAIDS Northern
ON MALTA
LONDON, July 7 (Router)-An Italian communique claims that large Ares were started in Mulia yesterday,
It also states that three British) planes were brought down when
in Crateds, 4,000,000 rounds of am-they attacked Tobruk fort. munition as well as binoculars and field telephonte equipment,
It admits that two empty merchant vessels in harbour were hit.
A considerable number of funks It is stated that Brillsh naval units also fell into British hands in Libyan caused slight damage to military attack on Port territory some 200 miles west of equipment in un
Bardia. Mersa Matruh.
The Arch-Criminals In Conference
Italo-Nazi Plan For Attack On Britain
BASLE, July 7 (Reuter).—According to the Rome correspondent of the “Balser Nachricten," an offensive against England was discussed at the meeting of Count Ciano and Hitler in Berlin to-day,
Ireland's
Position
Neutrality Said Unthinkable
on
LONDON, July 7 (Reuter). -Attention is focussed Ireland's position during the present anxious moments by the visit of Lord Craigavon to- day to London, where he has had "wholly satisfactory" talks with Mr. Winston Churchill and other Ministers.
The Ulster Finance Minister. Mr. Andrews, in the course of a speech at Belfast, declared that if Northern Ireland abandoned partition and join- ed Eire on Mr. de Valera's terms, she being actively engaged as now in the He added that such neutrality was
would become neutral instead of
fight beside Britain.
unthinkable.
NO LOSSES SUSTAINED
The correspondent adds that Ireland is naturally the first net In the attack against England and this point was discussed.
Other matters dealt with, the west, says the official Italian according to this correspondent, nows agency,
LONDON, July 7 (Reuter),—An The trip will be over the included "common regulation of important sectors of the
most Admiralty communique states: former "In the official Admiralty com- future continental relations and Western Front and will probably last munique announcing the second ac- policies."
two days.
tion by Fleet Air Arm aircraft against Count Clano is accompanied by the the French battle-cruiser Dunkerque "Complete Agreement" Chief of Protocol at the Reich Foreign at Oran on July 6, it was stated that. LONDON, July 7 (Reuter).A Office and several high officials of the two of our aircraft failed to return. message, from Berlin to Rome states German High Command.
"Further reports now establish that that the Hitler-Count Ciano talk has! Another Possibilitý
none of our aircraft is missing as the revealed that there Is "complete,
ZURICH, July 7 (Reuter),—The result of this engagement agreement" both as regards the con-correspondent of the Neutezuercher "There were no casualties to per-. tinuation and development of the war Zeitung" states that the Cinno-Hillersonnel."; and as to the construction of a new meeting is probably connected with
The
Europeando adds that Count where interested in.
developments in southeast Europe,
Ciario will visit the western battle-
gold.
Clano Loaves Berlin
are
vitals and any antu-
He adds that it is:
toh of all quest considered loss LONDON, July 7 (Reuter)Count probable that Count Clano's visit was
Election Riots: Ten Dead
MEXICO ¿CITY, July 7: (Router);
in clashes during the prealdontini
Ciano left Berlin this evening to visit connected with the Petain Govern- election polling, ten persons were the German-occupied territorios in ment's new attitude.
killed and 32, mjured." z
entering the banned zone are liable entered contact with to attack.
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bottom instead. Either would de- rophs taken at the hour of mid- tonate it. In that event a man stond sometimes blows fiercely for days on night. Even in summer, however, it ing on the upper deck had. perhaps end with sheets of driving rain.
chance in a mililon. But down
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cortain and Instantaneous death. I IT is the winter that is really went to the head of the ladder leading trying, almost numbing to the to the
engine room and looked down. senses when the weather is really The two engine men and the two at its worst.
next
fog
stokers sat on a
bench
facing the crankpit. They were naked to the
The night lasts from about threa waist and the light reflected from the in the afternoon until nino machinery made play on their shoul- morning. It is usually bitterly cold, der muscles; and they were singing with much snow, sleet, rain and in harmony, singing some old Scot-During strong gales from the west tish ballad at the tops of their voices. and north-west the wind whistles down the bleak hillsides and con- I went back to the bridge verts the great expanse of land- where the skipper and the locked water which is Scapa Flow Lieutenant were yarning about into a maddened welter which makes shoals and ship-wrecks.
beatwork dangerous, if not altogether { impossible,
.
The skipper let the names of the East Coast lightships ripple
But bleak end
Bcapa Flow, covering the northern unsophisticated off his tongue, for the security exits from the North Sea, played its of the very words, as if he were unforgettable part in the war of running a rosary through his 1914-18 an one of the chief bases of Angers. The Germans had been ever known. It is now playing the the mightiest dent the world has bombing them and machine-same part in another struggle in gunning the crews. That to a which Sea Power is of equal im- seaman is the ultimate achieve-portance in the war effort of the
Allica. ment of bestiality.
I asked him if he had ever suffered
shipwreck.
"Aye" he said "but ever for want heart but the whole structure of the body contracted with terror and re- of a Ightship. But I was in a gallaxed again. There was a roar that
off the Gunficet when I was a lad, and it spilt the mainsail and we drav down onto the pands."
filed all space. The trawler shuddered like a living thing reprieved from death: as we all were, because the He pondered over his memories. sweep had done its work and the Between the cap peak and collar mountain of water collapsed far ttle of his face was visible but his away astern of us. A dead gull eyes, and nose. "I mind I had my come eddying down like a falling best suit on board and I went below leaf. before she broke up and I put it on. A fine sult, it was." His eyes wist- fully contemplated through the mist of years the sartorial magnificence of
that suit,
"But why?" I asked
The skipper turned from conten- plating the upheaval. The Little Christmas tree waved its branches black against the broken woter. ⠀
"Another of the he paused and
"I had a mind to look respectable eyed me mischievously, "I forgot yo when my dead body was washed were a releegious man.". ashore," he answered.
Tn that moment the mine wont up; It is hard to describe in any sequence a confusion of events or impressions that happen almost almultaneously. The trawler lifted as. If a glant had kicked her. There was a mountain of water astern, white on the summit and black at the base with a fringe of Jambent name. Not merely, one's
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