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No. 10208
一拜殿號一廿月七英港香 MONDAY, JULY 22, 1940.
日八十月六
BINGLE COPY 10 CENTA
$30.00 PER ANNUM
Britain To
To Meet £800,000,000 Deficit
9s 6d IN THE £ INCOME TAX IS FORECAST NEW DUTIES ON COMMODITIES THOUGHT TO BE INEVITABLE
LONDON, JULY 21 (REUTER).—AN INCREASE IN INCOME TAX GENERALLY IS ACCEPTED AS INEVITABLE IN THE SUPPLEMENTARY WAR BUDGET WHICH SIR KINGSLEY WOOD, THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, WILL INTRODUCE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON TUESDAY, SAYS “REUTER'S" LOBBY CORRESPONDENT.
BRITAIN TURNING
Some quarters anticipate that the rate of tax will be raised by as much as two shillings while
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THIS IS ONE OF the many Nazi raiders which have been brought down in England during the past month. Ralda on England, and retaliatory raids on Germany, are increasing In Intensity, according to latest reporis from London,
shillings white BALTIC STATES Brilliant
BECOME SOVIET
OUT MORE PLANES there may be some recasting of income tax limits THAN GERMANY
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).-British aircraft pro- duction now exceeds the rate of 1,800 machines a month produced by Germany, according to the air correspondent
of the "Sunday Times."
10 BOMBS
ON TOWN Nazi Raider Causes Casualties
in order to bring within the scope of the tax sections of the community who hitherto have not been affected by it. :
MUST FIND £800,000,000.
problem of bridging a gap of £800,000,000 between expen- The Chancellor of the Exchequer is faced with the
diture and revenue.
This correspondent, in aWar In The Desert review of the air situation, says
that although Germany's firat- ENEMY machines, is still ahead of the COLUMNS
line strength, estimated at 18,000
British, there are reasonable grounds for believing that she
incks trained crews for, the HARASSED
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).machines bullt. -During isolated air raids to- day, a bomber flew over a town north-west England and dropped ten bomba.
in
It is unomcially reported that some adults were killed and Injured when a densely populated part of the town suffered damage to houses and a school was wrecked.
This area has been many tinica raided in the past. three weeks, but few people have been killed.
Germany's first-line strength, de- clares the correspondent, includes about 3,000 troop-carriers, each cap-
A communique states that in the western desert the daily harass-
CAIRO, July 21 (Reuter).
Apart from Income Tax, other Budget speculation suggest a
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter) The German news ngency reports that the Lithuanian Minister of the Interior declared that Lithuania will be a Soviet Socialistle Republic at a meeting of
Parliament to-day.
HAVANA MEETING
The Minister is reported to have!! added that a Soviet constitution will be introduced immediately,
The Lithuanian Parliament Bubsc- quently unanimously agreed to this course, the report adds,
Four Proposals
Raids By R.A.F. On Germany
During Saturday night,a force LONDON, July 21 (Reuter),
of B.A.F. bombers attacked the | cnemy naval base at Wilhelm-
communique.
readjustment of the super-tax Pan American Talks The following proposals are stated shaven, says an Air Ministry
limit so as to make it payable on incomes of £1,000. and instead of the present starting point of $1,600,
over
In Cuban Capital
able of carrying some 20 men over ing of enemy columns attempt framed with a view to restricting its first real business to-morrow
Not Peak Production 1,800 a month does not represent the The German production rate of pealt obtainable, New factories are now coming into production in Poland and may even be established in France, but against this must be sei Royal Air Force which is interfering the tremendous damage with production in the west.
by the
Our
WORLD LAUGHS AT HITLER
new
для the
to
have been placed before the
Lithuanian Parliament:
(3)
(4)
Parliament has also
Latvia has also decided to become a
·
on the Utsire Island neat Stavanger,
(1) The question of the acceptance NEW YORK, July 21 (Reu-
It adda: "In the face of of the new constitution; Likely increases
ter).The Pan-American Con-
(2) The question of co-operation
violent opposition, our aircraft Tobacco, spells, wine, beer and ference, attended by the repre-
with the Soviet:
penetrated to their objectives petrol are among other taxes which sentatives of the 21 American
Regulation of the land ques-and bombed the dockyard. are widely expected to be in- repúblics which
tion; .. creased.
"Our aircraft also bombed oll opened
The question of dispossessing refineries at Hamburg and Bremers, in short distances.
The Budget is also expected to be
Havana to-day, will get down to
the big banks, factories and and shipping in the harbour of German fighters is about equal.
The ratio of German bombers to ing to approach Capuzzo con-
large enterprises,
Emden. tinues
consumption not only of luxury goods when statements will be made by
Estonia Ropad In
Widespread Havoc but of all non-essential goods, and Mr. Cordell Hull and the heads of German news agency correspondent In Somaliland on July 19 our therefore it is believed that one
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).-The
"Other military objectives attacked
Farenjl, inflicting fully raided Camel Corps and Pony Patrol success the main features will be o graduated the Cuban and Paraguayan dele-in Tallinn states that the Estonien pots in central Germany In
of
included aircraft factories and oil the Italian post of
purchase tax which will fall must gations.
the casualties.
Ruhr and heavily on luxury commodities, casualties were nll.
Holland and Belgium. unanimously To-day's proceedings consisted of voted for a union with Soviet Russia, their oprations.
"Five of our bombers were last in There is nothing to report on other;
formal opening of the ceremony in fronts.
welcoming address by the Cubun Cuba's
Cupitol
Latvia Joins In
"Yesterday's daylight operations Italian War Bulletin
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter) included attacks on a wireless station ROME, July 21, (UP),—The 42nd
President. M. Fredericy Laredo Bru. Soviet Repubile and join the Soviet and an aerodrome at Flushing. Italian war bulletin says: When longer nights enable longer Italian armed forces to-day issued a The General Headquarters of the
-MELBOURNE, July 21 (Reuter).—
Pan American Protectorate- Union by a-unanunou-vote of the Oac bomber was shot down this more distant objectives in casternminnes carried out an effective bomb-to Hitler's speech, said the Prime arising from the European war.
flights under the cover of darkness, communique saying Italian bombing
Derisive laughter from
The Pan-American Conference was Latvian Parliament to-day, states the throughout the world was the answer primarliy
Britons couvened by the United States correspondent of the German news Germany and northern Italy probably suffer regular disturbance, ing raid at low altitude on a torpedo Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, at a rally thus materially reducing the output, factory at Malta. Large fires broke
All the ftalina planes returned Mr. Menzies, had not been borne out established by the 21 Republics over Hitler's piety in the speeches, said ja
discussed include a proposal that ST. JOHN Lacking Crows
safely. In north Afrten one British The correspondent points out that plane was shot down and the crew of Britain would not abandon the cause of the Nazi-occupied countries and LONDON, July 21 (Reuter)-The crews cannot be produced as fast as three were talten prisoner. Air Ministry announces
that six planes, and many German machines Hurricanes fought 80 German boa-which escape in a damaged condition effectively bombed an air base inter must answer for the hardships American cartel to dispose of the "In East Africa Italian planes of humanity, freedom and security a United States plan to form a Pan- bers and fighters attacking shipping i take home dead rear gunners, thus Kenya, ale and naval bases at Berbera
of Europe. ever the Channel this afternoon.
increusing the shortage of trained in British
Australla had one falth-deter
surplus products of American states. The shot down one Messerschmitt
Somaliland and enemy
Informal and private discussions and damaged several other raiders.
positions in the zone of Kurmuk in mination for pence on our terms, not among the delegates have already the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. One
Hitler's, Italian plane failed to return.'
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Raider Shot Down LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).-It is offietally announced that an enemy fighter was shot down this morning near Lic Kouth
coast by British -fighters
alternoon.
6 VERSUS 80
will
en-
new
crews.
Nevertheless, the Germans deavour to put straight ›...........................ette | squadrons as many as
into possible of their new planes with crews of.very little flying experience. This policy
Mine-Sweeper Sunk In Raid
British Fleet Planes Retaliate
LONDON, July 21 (Router). -An Admiralty communique, announces that the mine- aweeping trawler Crestflower, in
out.
Patrols In Conflict
here.
by
to consider questions agency.
The subjects expected to be
Joint protectorate should be
the blood-staled battlefields. the Western Hemisphere possessions! AMBULANCE
NAIROBI, July-21 (Reuter)-A Hongkong Officer And Ship Fails To Return
is based on the idea of giving light-communique states that one of our ning strokes of tremendous weight. reconnaissance patrols encountered The correspondent declares that an enemy battalion of mounted In- the assumption that Germany has fantry In the northern frontier dis- not yet flung a ble ale offensive trick yesterday evening and inflicted against Britain because she Iscasualties on them.
either not capable of doing so er are not willing is nothing less than dangerous. Attacks will come when Germany has consolidated her present position and these at- tacks will sock to wear down our defences by their persistence and contingity.
IMPATIENCE IN NAZI CAPITAL
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
DARING SUBMARINE
CREW ARE MISSING
LONDON, Dec. 18 (Br.. Wireless).-H.M.S. Salmon, the 670-ton British submarine which sank the Nazi cruiser Lelpzig, torpedoed other cruiser of the Blucher class, sunk an ocean-going U-Boat and permitted the Bremen to escape destruction is presumed lost.
MOBILISED
"Two of our reconnaissance aircraft falled to return.
are
"Four in all of our fighters missing as the result of yesterday's engagements."
(Reuter).--
Dovastating Attacks LONDON. July 21 Fuller details of devastating attacks by RAF. bombers last night were given by the Air Ministry news ser- vice.
Intensive Training For. and other targets in north-west Ger
One Month
One of our plance was slated to have got home safely after these raids, which covered naval dockyards many, though its wings were torn and the rudder and both sir-screws were damaged by shell Members of the St. John-Am-j
splinters. This aircraft was one of a raiding bulance Brigade become mobi- force which attacked the dockyard at lised in Hongkong to-day for one was injured, but the navigator found
Wilhelmshaven. ̈ ̈ Ond
of the crew month's intensive training under a shrapnel in his flying suit. mock, but realistic war сол-
ditions.
Nearly 300 members of the Brigade are affected and they will dolly carry out emergency duties from 21 centres on the Island and in Kowloon,
Another aircraft-over Wilhelma haven came down so low to attack warships at anchor that it nearly struck a church steeple. docks and several fires were storted. At Bremen, bombs burst along the
These duties include attendance at Colony hospitals for Arst ald and
Supply Ships Bombed A.R.P. demonstrations and generally sea and one was badly damaged.
Two supply. ships were bombed at carrying out the functions expected of them in a time of emergency,
On the return journey, one of the to-night, Berlin lapsed into a period overdue, according to an Admiralty announcement,
bombers This is the rat tinte the local Turn to Page 5, First Column was altacked by three Lieut. Comdr. Bickford and his crew of 40 men are considerably.sive training, and the authorities are: Brigade has carried out such' exten- taking special interest in the Innova-
BERLIN, July 21 (UP)-As the an engagement with enemy air-production, the correspondent
Regarding the quality of British Italian Foreign Minister returned to craft, sustained damage and that without question our planes are
says Rome by a special traibat midnight subsequently sank.
completely superlor 119 fighting of impatient waiting for the British
answer to Hitler's "peace" appeal.
Two ratings lost their lives in the action.
machines.
The German press, while specific-]
The patrol in which HLM.8. Salmon became famous has been
Another Admiralty communique SYDNEY CAPTAIN ally noting that there has been no described in naval circles as the most eventful which has fallen to any
DECORATED
the
Churchill.
Warmongers
Asks
states that carly on the morning of!
official reaction from London yet, de- submarine in this or the fast-war. July 20, a Swordfish of the Flect Air
clures, after careful Scanning of Arm carried out another attack on the Italian base of Tobruk. A direct
Press and radio LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).-It is
comments, that ob- WAS IN HONGKONG : viously hit on an oller was followed by a
"Churchill's ofcially announced that Captain
have already answered, and heavy explosion.
John Augustus Collins of H.MAS, whether Other hits were recorded on trans- Sydney has been made a Companion
The man in charge of H.M.S. Salmon was Lieut. Commander E. British people will O. Bickford, who was in Hongkong until late in 1937 and was well follow of the Order of the Bath and that; "The English people may now known in sporting circles here. Commander Hugh Nicolson, Senior choose between peace and the war Omeer of the destroyer force, is policy of the British Ministers who, Lieutenant aboard H.M.S. Odin.
Lieut. Commander Bickford served In Hongkong as First awarded a bar to the D.S.O. which he during the last ten months, nlready holds.
-have proved themselves. nonentities These awards are made as the bankrupis," anys the "Boersen result of the sinking of the Italian Zeltung."
riorts and supply ships.
All our aircraft returned safely,
Death Of Six Year Old Evacuee
cruiser Bartolomeo Collcont.
Another British -
Casualty List
MANILA, July 22 (Reuter). Patrick Hulton, six years of age, son of Sergeant Hutton of the. Seaforth Highlanders, became the first ovacuee casualty on Saturday when he was LONDON, July 21 (Router)-The drowned when swimming at Paringso names of 74 officers and 901. other Bay near Bawang.
A bigger boy managed to save one casualty 1st, Issued to-day,
ranks appear in the War Once
of two boys caught In the curront The casualties include 16 officers but Patrick was swept away. His killed and 40 wounded, and 47 other body, was found two hours later. ranks killed.
and
He was transferred from. Hongkong in 1937 to take up the Submarine Commanding Officers course at Fort Blockhouse (H.M.S. Dolphin, Portsmouth). He received his promotion In August, 1938- just over a year ago, and was then placed in command of H.M.S. Salmon on Mediterranean Station.
i
EVACUATING THE S.E. COAST special traine
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter)-Five Fairfax. Wykeham Martin, First Lieutenant and Torpedo Oficer of from Eastbourne to-day under the H.MLS. Salmon; all of whom are still believed to have been aboard In addition, Ilis Majesty awarded the D.S.C to Lieut. Maurico took 3,300 children Voluntary Evacuation Scheme repre- when the ship went out on the mission from which it has failed to the town godt. senting hell the child population of return, s
The King decorated Lieut. Cdr. Bickford of the submarine Salmon for their brilliant submarine exploit,
Tho chlidren are distributed in six. towns in Essex and Hertfordshire.
Eight members of the crew have received the D.S.M., while others have received promotions and advancements.
tion.
Hitler Mussolini Back-Slapping
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter)The German radio states that Mussolini
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1
has sent the following telegram to Hiller:
"The words of your great specch the Reichstag have gone straight
to the hearts of the Italian people, I wn.now addressing my thanks.to you, Besturing you that in all circumstances the Italian people will continue to march nation or by side with the Cerman
to victory." Hitler replied: "I think you, I for your friendly message. United in our ideology and allied, in our strength of arms, Fascist Italy and National Socialist Germany will bring the war to a victorious con- clusion to ensure the freedom of our nations."
Duce,
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