French Submission
Hoad Of Alexandria Floot Bow To Necessity
Alexandria, July 9.
An official statement concerning
the French fleet hure was issued to day by the British naval authorities. It declares:
In the
Mediterranean closest comradeship
Beet the
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Mr. A. V. Alexander Dramatically Tells Of-
HOW THE FRENCH FLEET
WAS DESTROYED
July 10, 1940.
Oil Supply Problem
Gormany's Conquests Bring Now Responsibilities
London, July 0. Neither France nor Europe is self- food and the row
LONDON, July 9 (Reuter). Mr. 'A. · V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, asked by private notice at question time to make a statement on the naval situation, was received with cheers as he rose in the House of Commons to say: sumcient In "The House will remember that on July 4 the Prime Minister described the painful materials for agriculture, states a existed between the Allled forces the French fleet lying in British and north African ports from passing into enemy
led" but very necessary action which had been taken the previous day to prevent units of comination of France, on Germany's Moreover, the
winter, the withdrawal of manpower, and the destruction caused by the invasion.
conducting the war from Alexandria,
"Since then the Royal Navy Futile Nazi Attempts To Penetrate Defences
As sooti as if was realised that control. France would have to surrender, consultations were held between the Commander-in-Chief and Admiral Godfroy in the hope that it might has carried out two further be possible to continue the fight side operations designed to increase
"On July 6, a French battle cruiser of the Dunkirk class which had been damaged and driven ashore at Oran was attacked by aircraft and the feet air arm, which obtained six hits. As a result, this powerful ship will be Incapable of effective use for n very long time.
."
NEW AIR BATTLE OVER S. E. COAST
LONDON, July 9 (Reuter).An air battle took place over south-east England this afternoon..
by alde. When the terms of the the security of this country armistice were known it became evi- dent that a new situation had de against the use of French war- veloped and Admiral Godfrey was ships by the enemy. therefore asked to consider various proposals on the lines of those sent at Oran,
"Seeing that, in a foreign harbour and in the presenco. of a greatly superior British fleet, there was no possibility of taking the French ships
As soon as the enemy aircraft crossed the const from the 10 seat and that the attempt would
north-east, they were engaged by fighters out of sight in the only endanger French lives, Admiral
clouds. Godtroy agreed to put his ships in u The Affair At Dakar condition which they could not go
Rapid machine-gun bursta "Apart from ships thus dealt with, to sea. This was dene by reducing there lay at Dakar, in French West Were frequent and spent car- the all aboard so that there wna su-Africa, clent only for sailing in the harbour. Richelieu which had just been com- a town.
the 35,000-ton battleship tridges came down like hail over "He also agreed to demilitarise thepleted, and was the most modern and ships, which was done by landing formidable capital ship in the world, ever another town.
The raiders then flew westwards certain portions of the armament andnud was immediately available for came into view.
Here a dogfight placing them under the care of the active operations. French authorities ashore, Admiral
Raiders Driven Off Godfrey also reduced the crews in
and finally drove
British fighters attacked the raiders order to leave sufficient only for the
them off to the care and maintenance of the vessels. The crews who had left were sent to Syria from where they intended to continue to France."-Rester.
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altitude dropped bombs which fell Another raider from n higher
in a field.
"In accordance with the decislari announced to the House by the Prime Minister, His Majesty's Government decided that steps must also be taken to into enemy hands in a condition in bomber dropped bombs. The extent A south-west town had a daylight to ensure that this vessel did not fall raid in the afternoon when a single which she could be used
sed against
us. of the damage is not known. The "A force was accordingly despatch-raider few fairly low and was hotly cd to Dakar in order to present the attacked by guns. French Admiral with three proposals similar to those offered to the French commander at Orna On July 7, Ping-offleer was entrusted with this operation, and he sent one of his captatus ahead in
rloop in to present the terms in person. arrival this ship was informed by the French authorities would open fire If she approached that they
an interval that the French consented clase to port, and it was only after to receive this
communication by signal."
Four Terms Offered
At least two were killed and a few injured in an air raid in a Welsh area order this afternoon,
Dn un
By
Four Nazis Downed LONDON, July B (Reuter).It is bombers and one fighter were des- offcially announced that two enemy
troyed by British fighters and one enemy fighter by anti-aircraft fire in enemy bombing attacks on several
An Air Ministry
Mr. Alexander here recapitulated districts in England to-day ate an-
the alternatives offered to the Admiral 20ad Dakar, which he thought desirable nouncing this states that enemy r
In view of the statements which craft made bombing attacks in several were made by the French Gover-districts. Some dainage was done to ment concerning the terms offered at premises at a Bristol Channel port Oran.
and a few casualties were caused, went into action and losses were in- number," Fighter aircraft and anti-craft guns
dited on the enemy.
were four in
Al the monthly meeting of the
These Chinese Chamber of Commerce yes-conthued Mr. Alexander. "No satis- terday afternoon, the Secretary, Mr factory reply was received within H. Y. Tso, announced that a joint the necessary time limit, nevertheless, statement was recently published in the British naval Flag Officer in the Chinese newspapers by the Tung charge waited longer before carrying Wah Hospital and the Chinese Cham- out his orders to use force. ber of Commerce, asking all Chinese
"Finally. as it became clear that
in Hongkong to contribute generously the French authorities did not pro- towards the British war funds.
Mr. Tso mentioned that the Chin-Pose to accede to any of the British suggestions, he had no alternative
ese Chamber of Commerce had sent but to carry out his painful duty in $1,000 to the South China Morning the early hours of July 8. Post War Fund.
OPPOSITION TO
PURCHASE TAX
"The attack upon the Richelieu
was, two-fold.
Magnificent Skill
"A ship's boat under the command
:
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Programmes During
Junc
LETTERS
Police. Reservists-Appeal To Employers
To The Editor,
of the
The "Hongkong Telegraph." Ste-1 shall be much obliged if
cerned to revised arrangements for you will kindly allow me to draw the attention of all employers con- duties of Police Reservists. As from Thursday July 11, members Reserve have been detailed for six hours between 7 a.m. and noon, and hours duty daily. tour of three
a tour of three hours between 0 p.m. and midnight. It is hoped that this arrangement will enable Reservists to continue in their civil employ- ment.
I would request the sympathetic co- operation of employers to enable Reservists to carry out their orders."
T. H. KING. Commissioner of Police,
The Police Reserve
Orders Issued For The
Current Week
Police Reserve Orders: by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Commissioner of Police, stala: General Order
Police Reserves patrols on Wednesday. (night, July 10, will not exceed 3 hours and
are to terminals not later than 22.00
Chinese Company
Leave Constable R151 Lam Chang-sing has been granted two weeka' leave com- taencing from July 1, 1940,
Patrol Duty-Patrol duties will be car- ried out as ordered.
Indian Company
ried out as ordered,
Patrol Duty Patrol duties will be car
Flying Squad Training Course-Part 11.-The under
harvest was reduced by the severe
The food problem next winter will be very serious. France produces only two-thirds of her requirements in coal and Germany must supply 25,000,000 tona a year. Except for bauxite, France does not produce the non-ferrous and steet alloy metals that Germany lacks. The textile in- dustries are useless without raw noterials,
The chief weakness is oil. Normally the European countries for which the Nuzis are directly or indirectly res-
j000 tons of oil and cannot reduce this ensible consume annually 27,000,-
consumption below 18,000,000 tons without crippling industry and trade, but Europe, apart from Russia, is un- able to produce .this quantity. Rumania cannot exceed 5,000,000 tons. France, Albania, Hungary, and Estonia can produce about 300,000
tuns each.
Even if the whole Rumanian output Is retained in Europe Germany has only about 12,000,000 tons, which is insufflelent to deploy her whole mill- tory strength against Britain or maintain t indefinitely at its present level-Reuter.
Tale Of German Losses
Berlin, July 0. Long Ista of private death notless papers, reflecting the casualties in the daily appear in all the German
last weeks of fighting in France. It appears that the heaviest losses occurred in the crossing of the Alsne on June and in the storming of the Maginot Line ut Verdun.Untied Press.
Richelieu Eliminated
London, July 0.
It is learned in London that yes- terday the Royal Navy continued operations to prevent important units of the French Fleet from falling into enemy hands by a successful action against the most recently completed French capital ship, the battleship Richeliey, of 35,000 tons-Reuter.
Battle Necessary?
to
London, July 9, Though detalls are lacking it is believed that the elimination of the danger of the Richelieu failing into! enemy hands may have in 'ved a battle,
The Richelieu was last repo ed in Casablanca just before the German the South Atlantie after she had left armistice. Her elimination leaves only one of France's seven battle- of Lieut. Commander R. E. 1, Bris- The monthly broadcasting report mentioned members of the tongkong LONDON, July 9 (Reuter)-Aing depth charges.
tow was sent into the harbour carry for June states that, the actual hours Section of the Fying Squad will attend ships unaccounted for, namely, the Chinese Company leadquarters on. Wed-Richelieu's semi-completed sister With great doring of transmission from ZBW totalled nesday, July 10, at 17.30 hours for Part 11 ship Jean Bart, which was last re- National Council of Labour meeting the boat successfully passed the boom 4261⁄2, of which 210% were devoted of heinings 1953 La to-night unanimously expressed op-defences and went alongside the port to European programmes and 210 to tat, lol Wong Kim-lung. 1133 K. 11. Casablanca-United Fress,
Constables 11333 Lal Yim, R351 Tam Fak-ported to have been towed position to the purchase tax on the quarter of the Richelieus-At-the Chinese-programmes, as fong trans-Mann; for a king-pling, hook u ground "that it would impose an un-right mo
ZBW depth charges were moment, the
morning | Hung-cheong, und R373 Ler Chee-keung. nlr burden on the poorer section of dropped close under the stern of the mission 66 evening transmission
Six Account For The following members of the Flying the community.
warship, ns she lay
During the
Squad of the Kowloon Section will attend at anchor in 119%.
London, July 9, month
apart Police
on Training School, Kowloon shollow water, in order to damage from recorded programmes the fol- Thursday, July, 11.1 17.30 hours for ex- capital ships, according to an official The present disposition of France's her propelier and steering gear. The lowing items were broadcast: Studio amination in Part 1 of Training Course: statement issued to-day, is as fol motorboat began to withdraw im recitals 8, studio talks 0, recorded Yau Chischung. 8380 Peter Yeung, Rato low charges (Laughter and cheers), but services) 6, children's concerts 4 Eat Wing-tak, Hats Shum Root-ying. Fare falling into enemy hands on infonday, mediately after dropping the depth talks 4, local relays (including Church Chan Chun, R372 Chiu Kwok-wah, 374 nk Wing-Commander, utin). Jenis avid lay helpless fortunes down by delays (including new 9, D. and Ng Yea-cion, Mare Na Chaky a out is reported to have been heavily
05, chan Wing-fatt and 1382 Chu Chung-damaged. Arthur Sutton, born in Bangkok in "The crew, however, succeeded in relays from Salgon
Jeung.
Patrol Duty Pstrol duties will be car-and sailed to Toulon.
The Strasbourg escaped damage 1012, has been awarded the Distincting one engine running just as ZEK (Chinese), morning transmis-
rled out as ordered. guished Flying Cross for gallantry they were discovered, and the boat, sien. 00, evening transmission 150.
Emergency Unit Reserve
The Dunkerque lles, heavily and devotion to duty in air operations. which was pursued, managed to During the month, apart from re Training Course-Part II The lectures damaged, at Oran,
Wing Commander Sutton's father escape by crossing the harbour de-corded programmes, the following arranged for Wednesdays, and Fridays are
hereby cancelled until further notice. lives at Leeds.
fenes nets which dien fouled its pur-items were broadcast:Studio con- Raincoats-All raincoats must be handed sue:." (laughter and cheers). certa 21, studio talks 31, and child-le to the Pallee Store not later that
"I am sure the House will join with ren's canceris 8,
Saturday, July 13. 1940 for marking. me la
Patrol Duty-Patrat duties will bo ing.tribute to the gallantry New licences issued during June ried out as ordered, paying. and skii with which the operation totalled 209, and renewals of licenses was carried out. I think it must be 464. Lleenses issues during 1040 obvious to the House that whoever total 0,407,
BANGKOK MAN RECEIVES D.F.C.
ing John, a time."
EVACUATION HINT
ΑΠΟ
CAIRO, July 9 (Reuter)-It is undertook an operation like that ran | reported that a circular has been the risk the whole time of blowing! sent to French members of the Suez himself up." Canal Administration, advising them
to evacuate their families from the Canal Zone.
London Receives Craigie's Report
The report is now being considered and it seems likely that the Craigie Arlta talks will continue.
shiAll our aircraft returned safely in
Princes' Splendid spile of heavy and-aircraft are.
LONDON, July
has
Constables 1368 Chan Wah-küen, 137
Ng Chak-ying.
Special Orders
was from
The Bretagne was sunk and the Provence set on fire at Oren.
One battleship la Immobilised at Alexandria; two are Immobilised in car-British ports.
O. Ears,
D.S. P. (R)
The Jean Bart and опе other battleship, partially completed, are
All ranka aru nolifted that special orders not officially reported-United Press. are being und ecncerning duties on and from Thursday, July 11, 1940.
Mexican Elections
Both Parties Claim To Have Topped Poll
Mexico City, July 9. President Cardenas may be com
in the elections.
OBITUARY
Doath After Short Illness Of Portuguese Resident
(Reuter)-The Main Air Attack
Hungarian Prime Minister, Count] "The main attack was entrusted to Teleki, and the Foreign Minlater, aircraft of the Fleet air arm, and took Count Chaky, have left Budapest for piace after the attack by the motor a short visit to Berlin, according to boat. These aircraft were successful the German news agency. with their torpedoes, a number of which hit the Richelieu."
The motor boat
which was still in hit by a torpedo, which will immo- LONDON, July 9 (Reuter)-A the harbour witnessed the aircraft billse her for some time. short report has been received in attack and heard five explosions, then
Mrs. Ernestine
dos London from Sir Robert Craigie, the saw smake issuing from the battle-been described this afternoon. There
"The state of the Richelieu
Eugenia Remedios died at her residence, British Ambassader to Japan, dealing ship. Air reconnaissance since car-remains in addition, only the sister
Humphreys Avenue, Kowloon, after with his talks with Mr. Hachiro Arito, ried out has established that the ship of the Richelieu-the Jean
a short illness, yesterday. the Japanese Foreign Minister, Richelieu has a list to port and is Hart-which will not, however, be pelled personally to end the deadlocks of age, was the widow of the late Mrs. Remedies, who was 13 years down by the stern. A large quantity of oil covered the water around the complete for operational service for in the rival party claims to success Mr. V. L.. dos Remedios. She is sure
some months to come.
vived
by two sons and ave daughters, Position At Alexandria An incomplete estimate gives Sr. Mr. R. A. Remedios, Canton, Mr. A. ALEXANDRIA, July 9 (Reuter).-|| Camacho 2,172,210 votes and Sr. M. Remedios, of the Hongkong and "I would desire, as I am sure you Further details of the statement Almanzan 001,414, but the Al- Shanghaj Bank, Mrs. H. J. Prata, would, to pay tribute to the skill and issued by the British naval authori-manzorristas
inzist
that the big Mrs. J. A. Cotton, Mrs. Li A. efficiency and courage with which
les regarding the French Fleet nt majority is theirs.
Carvalho, Miss B. J. Remedios and An official tabulation will be made Miss O. J. Remedios, this action was carried out by the Alexandria are available. Nizam of Hyderabad has contributed officers and men concerned. (cheers). The statement adds: "On their parts on Thursday but the results will not The funeral will pass the Monti-
the British Government have be proclaimed publicly until Con- ment at 5.30 pm. to-day, #uaranteed the supplies and pay of resa meela on September 1.-—-United "The House will appreciate the re-the French crews remaining and also Press. The Maharajah of Travancore hassult of this painful nellon which we their return to France at the end of contributed a similar sum to the hind to take. When France algned the war.
RELIEF FUND PROPOSAL Viceroy's Fund for the purchase of a the armistice she had eight capital
This is how matters stand at mine-sweeping trawler for the ships At to form a line of battle present. It is hoped that these con-
As an expression of gratitude for Indian Navy.
under present conditions. Three
of ditta
Assistance received by Chinese the Bretagne and Courbet classes: "In the Eastern Mediterranean. the
wounded soldiers Grenoble,
and refugees July 9 (UP) The Have now passed under our control. terrible events of which we all know
through British relief organisations, French Radio announced that the One has been sunic, one badly damag-have been avoided and the best hope
Mr. Wong Tong, the Standing Com- French Chamber by a vote of 385 to ed and Immobilised.
missioner for Overseas Affairs of the that our 3 adopted the resolution grunting-fuil
good relations here may "Of the two modern battle-cruisers, continue us before.
Lalince, July 0. Chinese National Goverment ini powers to Marshal Potain.
ane has been driven asliore at Oran
It is understood that all British Hongkong, has written to the Com- "Our only wish throughout has ships have left and will be out of action for a long been to make sure that Itallans and Mediterranean in battle formation. local labour organisations
Gibraltar Mar the
missioner of Police suggesting that LONDON, July 0 (Reuter)The time to come-If not. permanently. Germans should not possess French As they left planet were heard bomb-scribe to a British Refugees Society International Tea Committee has re- The other managed, as the duced the quota by five per centum Minister told
Prime ships in order to use them against ing Gibraltar, shere batteries reply here, and remit funds, through the the House, to escape the British; who are still fighting on Ing. In mid-afternoon Intenso can- Hongkong Government, for rellet of to 90 per centum for the current con- and is presumed to have reached to defeat Germany and Italy and non fire was heard in the area distress in Britain brought about by trol year ending March 31, 1941. Toulon, but only after having been to re-establish France."
United Press.
the European wor.
War Gifts
SIMLA, July 0
(Reuter). The
a further £50,000 for Imperial De- What Franch Have Lost
fence.
may continue.
Fleet Leaves Gibraltar
sub-
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