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二拜禮 號九月七英港香:
TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1940.
日五初月六
Petain
Abandons
His People: Totalitarian
Regime to Replace Democratic Government
FRANCE TO BECOME
A
DICTATOR STATE
Parliament
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To
Be
Suppressed
ZURICH, JULY 8 (UP), DESPATCHES Fighters Swarm To Defend Britain
FROM VICHY AND BERLIN TO-DAY INDICATE THAT FRANCE WILL BECOME A TOTALI-İ TARIAN DICTATORShip withIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
The now Government will be modelled closely after Italy's Fascist regime.
DRAMATIC RAIDS BY THE R.A.F.
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A new Constitution authorising the establish- ment of a Corporate State to replace the French LONDON, July 8 (UP). The Royal Air Force Republic will be presented to Parliament on Tues- struck heavy blows at Germany to-day after swarms of day. Parliament will be asked to vote itself out Nazi planes had sought to pierce the British coast defences of existence in a session that will last less than for several hours. two hours.
1
So persistently did the Nazi air forces attack that the raids
M. Laval will present the plan under which Marshal assumed the scope of a pre-Blitzkrieg stage, and belief is grow- Petain will be the national leader.
ing that Germany is beginning to "turn on the hent,"
Members of the Upper House would be appointed by
BRITAIN PREPARES FOR "SIEGE”
Luxury Foods Rationed
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
[the Government and will not
be elected.
The Lower House will be com- posed of representatives of I bour and service groups, farmers and traders..
Trade Unions in the old sense will be abolished and the political perly system will likewise dis- appear.
ment.
Blitzkrieg To-morrow?
Prognostication By Wall Street
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The Nazi raids, however, proved expensive and futile to the Germans, whereas, according to an Air Ministry communique, the R.A.F., scored on all their objectives in the course of wide- spread attacks over the Reich and German-occupied parts of the Continent.
Germany Battered
Military targets were bombed with great success at Ludwigshafen and Frankfurt, while freight yards and NEW YORK, July 8 (UP),~rdings were raided at Isnabruk, Soest, Harmen, Buhrorthafen nod Germburg.
Both Houses would be mere Wall Street circles are forecast- advisory bodies to the Governing that the
threatened Nazi LONDON, July 8 (UP)—
| blitzkrieg against Britain will campaign against "luxury liv
start on Wednesday, July 10. ing as an unprecedented block-i
They base this conclusion in nde effort looms, to-day hits the etically announced that the Govern- the fact that the invasion of Englishman's precious cup of has convoked the Chamber for Denmark started on April 10, Tuesday morning: the Senate for the invasion of Holland began on
Fateful Day For Republic VICHY, July, В (UP)-It
ទ
Th: battering of naval barracks at Wilhelmshaven Canal basin, Duisberg. Dunfort and Duisterg during the past 24-hours were stiti outstanding" R.A,F, exploits.
chmitts engaged in battle over the Hurricanes. Spitfires and Messern- southeast coast of England during the machines were brought down..
On the east coast, a lone German However, the market is making no bomber gilded for miles with
tea. His ration of henceforth be two ounces daily.
Lord Wooliun. Minister of Food, A decree terminating the ordinary ed Italy's entry into the war.
for Wednesday afternoon. teit Tuesday afternoon and the Assembly May 10, and that June 10 mark-day, and at least three German
announced that the restriction will be
sessions
of Parliament
will be
effective with the opening of the shops published next Sunday morning in response to this guess, or to the other engines shut off and arrived over
Tuesday morning.
the oflelal Journal.
On
been
The new restrictions have enforced on the grounds that "we are in for # long slege."
The
nanouncement came after the closing of the shops to-date over
be no laying in of stocks over-
night.
its
one that President Roosevelt wifi dt- fawn without being heard. cline the Democratic nomination for i This is the first time in the war that the third term because bis health will; the Nazls have adopted such tactics. not permit an election campaign.
Petain's Probable job LONDON. July 8 (Reuter)Hints about the Petain Government's plans are now being given to the controle French fress, chiefly the "Felt War In The Desert being used more or less as the official Gringolre" of Grenoble, which
re-organ.
Lord Woolton told the press that he estimated the new ration presents a reduction of 25 per cent, Elightly
more than the average This paper Briton's tea consumption.
says that President Lebrun will probably resign, Marshal Simultaneously, Lord Woolton an-Petain becoming titular chief, of nounced that margarine and cooking State in a similar fashion to the fats would be rationed within a fort- Spanish model. Marshal Petain and night in conjunction with the pre- General Franco of Spain, of course. sent butter ration,
Hoteis
are old friends. and restaurants in the future would not serve fish and mest
In place of Liberly, Equality and courses in the same meal. Rationing Fraternity, the theme of the French does not restrict hors d'oeuvres,
constitution for the next 150 years soups or similar items,
will be Work, Family and Father- Jand,
Urgent Now Measures LONDON, July 8 (Reuter)-Tea
is to be refloned Immediately at two ounces per head per week: margarine and cooking fats will be rationed in association with butter in a fort; night's time: hotels, restaurants will
MEN NOT TO BE EVACUATED
kamagangan.
BRITISH FORCES DOMINANT
Surprise Raid
Commenting further on the R.A.F. ruids, the Air Ministry says that British planes made a surprise at lack on the shambled Leopold Basin at Ostend where Blenheims dropped down from the sky and scored hits on the dock gates, an anchored Ger- man supply ship, and also set fire to naval stores, returning out to sen almost before the defences could get into action.
Other planes also bombed Heide,
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POLICE ROUND
UP ALIENS...
the police in the early hours of
German and Austrian refugeea in Hongkong were suddenly rounded up
At 7.30 they were permitted to re- turn to their homes under escort in square order to collect their belongings and were then taken to the Internment Camp. The
Hon. Mr. T... King, Com- graph: "I am unable to say ut missioner of Police, told the "Tele- present, hay extensive the round-up was, but it was not general.”
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Italians Fear Fight In The Open NAIROBI, July 8 (Reuter's British forces somewhere in they special correspondent with the Western Desert). Despite this morning. deniala by the Italian radio,
They were taken to police stations The following communique was huge area in the Libyan desert-
British forces are dominating a where they remained until 7.30 nm. be forbidden to serve both ash and issued by Government this morning: meat in the same meal.
"Comment which has appeared in approximately 3,500 Announcing these measures Lo-the
Press regarding the recent miles. night, Lord Woolton, Minister for amendment to the Registration of Food, explained that
there were Persons Ordinance has led to sonic camped with a forward patrol
I have just spent 14 hours adequate supplies of food in the misunderstanding. country, but the country must be
miles of the headquarters of the "The principal object of the nuca-Libyan Field Army. prepared for a long offert of siege." sure is to obtain information on which Cups of tea in restaurants are not plans for the evacuation of women being rationed at present, but and children can be based; but the caterers will have to make a return opportunity has also been taken to Desert The of the amount consumed.
obtain a complete register of British subjects, including men over 55 years A butter or margarino coupon will
"There is
no suggestion of the com- be available to purchase either butter pulsory evacuation of men, and n or margarine or vacuus quantities certain number of women, including of each, while a cooking coupon will those registered, as nurses, will be enable either cooking, fats or Mor-
given exemption, ellher permanent garine to be bought.
Lord Woolton said: "The time hos
or temporary," come when we must ask everybody
Coupons Again
of age.
War Of Finesse
Into rainy weather arrived the first Hongkong refugees last Wednesday aboard the Empress of Japan (top left).. Accompanying photos show them entrained for Baguio; in the corridors of Pier 7 piled high with luggage: leaving the ship's gangplank; wait-. ing for mother to come back; greeted by the Red Cross; crowded on buses in the rain under the careful attention of the U.S. Army's men on special duty. Lower right, the President Coolidge approaches Pier 7 with more evacuees, these voluntary
American ones.
New Record Rainfall Fairly Certain
4.1/2 INS. OF RAIN
YESTERDAY
Last evening's terrific rain storms added another four and a half inches to the year's total rainfall, which now stands at. 76.25 inches-only eight inches below the
normal for the entire year.
DESTROYER
TORPEDOED
Admiralty Announces Loss Of Whirlwind
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This new contribution also
brought July's rainfall up to
nine inches which is but six
inches short of the normal for
the entire month
43 ins. Off Record It now seems fairly certain thai 1940 is to see a new record kigli rain- fall in Hongkong. With practically elx months to go the aggregate to date: is only 43 inches away from the 1889 LONDON, July 8 (UP)-All record of 119 inches. stated that the British destroyer tween Admiralty communique to-day Heayfest period yesterday was be- 5. and $ p.m... during which H.M.S. Whirlwind was torpedoedtime 1.43 inches of rain were recorded and sunk yesterday.
at the Royal Observatory,
Between 10 and 11 o'clock last Survivors Rescued
night a further 37 points of an inch LONDON, July 3 (Reuter).—It is} fell, while between 3 and 4 o'clock oMcially announced that: the Des- this morning 38 of an inch of rain troyer Whirlwind has been hit by a was registered at the Observatory. Confronted by: n. sovere, typhoon torpedo and subsequently sank. an engagement between armoured course between Guam and Manila, ship before the Whirlwind Bank.
Heavy.Italian ensualties followed resting directly on the Clipper Survivors were rescued by another units during the past 48 hours. They the China Clipper and Philippine French Attack British have a demoralising effect upon the Clipper have been delayed an addi are belleved to number 1,000,
Twelve enemy lorries were destroy-
are
It is a war of finesse in the Western
British forces harassing the Italians to such an ex- tent that they no longer are willing to come out in the open.
Typhoon Delays Clippers
我
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after-
HUNGARY AND RUMANIA
LATEST
Soo Back Pago For Further Late Nowa -
Refuses To Abdicate
-King Haakon Defies Nazi Puppets King Haakon of Norway, has LONDON, July 8 (Router). refused the request to abdicate, made by members of the Pre- noon newspaper "La Tribuna"
sidential Board of Norway, act China Clipper is now schedules a
navel units at Casablanca Count Casky, left for Berlin yester King Haakon replied: "The tree- the Philipplae . Clipper will have been exiered to hunt down day are officially denied. dom and Independence of the arrive on Friday July 12.
British merchant vessels tunder con food suppiles were adequate, and we Ila estimated that the new tea
The official Hungarian attitude to Norwegian people is the first com- The 42-ton Honolulu Clipper will voy passing that part of the acconwards Rumania remains unchanged, mandment of our Constitution, and I are bringing into the country every ration represented a reduction of Two enemy fighters, diving on two marrow morning, and to scheduled to this hunt is beginning to bear fruit preparedness will be maintained un serve the interests of the Norwegian hop off from San Francisco to- sunce of food that we can buy about 25 per cent. on the average British fighters, were shot down in arrive in Hongkong on Tuesday, Four British ships navigating in arm-til a guarantee is given that Hungari-people by holding fast my position The paper says: "It seems that namely, that the country's military follow this commandment and will "The person who can last a week person's consumption.
Turn to Pago. 2, Third Column July 10,0
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Island
defenders of the fort of Capuzzo, who flonal day at Guam and Wäke)............ HOME, July 8 (UP)," pub BUDAPEST. July 8 (Router) ~~} to go on hard living and cut out all for half a week longer than the other ed last night, bringing the total fored to arrive on Thursday July 11, French purt: from Algiers that Reports that the Foreign Ministering under German influence.; "-b"
luxuries. The present position is in fellow will win, and we have every fact better uinn when I gave an intention that we shall be able to assurance some time ago that the Inst longest."
the last Ave days to 50,
7.
Air Action
[and"