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BILLY HALOP and HUHTZ HALL of the
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DEAD END KIDS LITTLE TOUGH GUYS Calla MESSENGER
Mary CARLISLE - Larry CRABSE ET BRENDEL ARA NAGEL Victor JORY Robert ARMSTRONG.
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Emergency Hospital
July 24, 1940.
R.A.F. Carry On The Good Work
DESTROYING || NAZIS
Successful Trial Period SINEWS OF WAR
At Kowloon School
A portion of the building of the Central British School was last week turned Into n.""trial" hospital, and it was visited by a representative of the Government Medical Department on Monday.
The representative found that the lower floors of the School had been sund-bagged, like the Supreme Court and other buildings, and by courtesy of the Medical Authorities in charge he was permitted to see that portion of the building now serving as an Emergency Hospital for a fortnight's |
trial.
LONDON, July 23 (Reuter) —Further detalls of last night's R.A.F. attacks are given by the Air Ministry news service,
At Bremen and Fockewulf, aircraft works already damaged In previous ralds, were bombed" for the second night" in succession.
Several explosions occurred and JOHN BLUNT SAYS- many fires were started.
Hits were also obtained on docks, In a raid on an aircraft store at Paderborn, a large explosion was re- ported between the hangars from which columns of smoke were seen rising.
Oil Plant Hit
The Government representative In un attacks on an oll plant at found a large airy room, which ner- Gelsinkirchen an observer reported mally functioned as a hull, serving | a large explosion' two minutes after) as a ward for about 20 men surgical bombs had been released, but a cases who are being attended by dritting cloud obscured the ful! members of the Auxiliary Nursing result of the attack. Service, including fully trained nurses.
the of
Evacuation
Complaints Must Be Investigated
Another, raider Inter reported that There is obviously something a large building was in flames and more than "a storm in a teacup" that columns of thick black smoke in the many expressions of dis were seen.
satisfaction concerning the lot of While this raid was in progress, other aircraft were attacking on oli many of the evacuees. plant and Krupps munitions works The complaints from Manila are of
uc- too corroborative at Essen, but clouds rendered
a nature to be curate observation of the results in-brushed aside us exaggerations, and Independent investigation appears to possible.
be necessary. It is not a question of disputing the necessity for the of women and children. Bastimed 1b
'an upper floor was seen a smal- ier word containing about 12 women surgical cases, and all of them were happy to be in Buch a clean and well ventilated place. A portion of the
formerly given over to domestic science, pro- vided excellent
Inclities. culinory Along
aume corrid jhe
corridor the re
Widespread Damage presentative
und rooms allocated
Another report says that an air- for the use of a dispensary, an operat- ing
Anaesthetic and X. vraft factory at Bremen, an aircraft/Cent must be theatre, And ray rooms,
Dark at Paderborn and military ob-know
advisable. know what Ou making enquiries, it
jectives in the Ruhr, including was discovered that the head of the synthetle oil plant at Gelsenkirchen imagination to visualise the plight of It does not take a great dent of nursing service was the Matron of
were among objects attacked by mothers who have found themselves the Kowloon Hospital, who was com Bomber Command aircraft last night, strangers in a strange country, the bining her own work at the Hospital
Forces of our aircraft bombed more sepecially when it must be. re- with that at
hat at the School.
In aerodromes
northern France, membered that many of them Dre The representative was also
possessed of scant means. They have formed that the response for volun-Holland and Germany.
Two of our aircraft are missing.
accustomed to bren
comfortable teers to co-operate at the Emergency- Docks and petrol stores at homes. Now, they suffer from the
Q9
in-
d
Hospital was 100 per cent., in so far concerned the European section of the Auxillary Nursing Service. Mrs.
Someone le Responsible Upsdell, wife of the leadmaster of sin west of Ijmuiden, and shipping In Dunkirk harbour were attacked by the Central British School, was act-
aircraft of the Coastal Command Such, is of course, not the CABC. ing as Lady Superviser of the non during the night.
Even although certain exemptions medien work of the Hospital, with
All these machines returned safely. have the effect of creating the
BUS- the assistance of two voluntary assis~
An enemy bomber wat shot down pleton that very little danger exists tani supervisers,
by RAF. fighters near the northeast to suspicion that should, never have coast of Scotland during the afternoon. been created) women played thelr
Amsterdam and a barge concentra sense that they are outcasts.
dock ition southwest of the Helder
First Aid Parts
it was learned from an authorita-
MURDER BY PROXY! A MAN-MADE MONSTER ON THE LOOSE!tive quarter yesterday that, in spite
GENIUS OR MANIAC?
He created a monster in the name of sciencel BORIS
KARLOFF
BELA
LUGOSI
BLACK FRIDAY
STANLEY
RIDGES
Anne NAGEL
Anna GWYNNE
James CRAIG
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of the somewhat disappointing re- ponse from the Chinese members of the Auxiliary Nursing Service, in connection with the present work at the Central British School yet of the 0 nurses who were asked to volun-
T. V. Soong's Future
teer for duty at 19 First Aid Post Appointment To New
all reported for duty. Needless to say, the vast majority of these nurses are members of the Chinese com- munity.
Extensive training is being carried on at the First Aid posts.
Ministry Indicated
part in acting in accordance with Instructions issued. If every reason- able care has not been taken to as- com-
sure, DA
as far 01. possible, their
fart and peace of
must bear somebody
he resp Whether the
are based
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beside the point,
even at this late juncture, the Com- monwealth Government is not as yet
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CHUNGKING, July 24 (Reu-in possession of necessary particulars TO-MORROW:"THE MAN: FROM DAKOTA” ter)-Although the names of concerning Hongkong refugees whom Mr. T. V. Soong and Mr. Chen they are willing to take and care for! Kwan-pu are being widely men-
Why Not Send An Official? tioned as possible candidates for It is also difcult to understand
LATE NEWS the new post of Minister of why the Government is not sending
to Australia one of his officinis with Economic Warfare, it is still un- whom the evacuees will be able to certain 'whether the now Minis- consult from time to time, as try will be established in the blems arise. It is true that the Dean near future.
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it is to be a repetition of his visit been has
vacant since of Dr
to Manila, which death
พาย
of extremely Tsai Yuan-pei atto
short duration, Government should Hongkong some months age.
the abolition of the reconsider the matter, and oppoint
the Service an
officer who can.
·Embassies and Chines
Legations in from.
be seconded 10
to Australia for what- the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway ever period be
necessary. and Belgium
may as the result of the
The responsibility is great, and latest European developments, several prominent Chinese diplomats are re- those who remain that their women every assurance should be given 10 turning to Chungking to Join Foreign Office.
the
the
and
children will not suffer any un- necessary hardships either mental or physical. They will all accept the inevitable and make the best of clr-
VICEROY'S WAR cumstances, but the circumstances
FUND MOUNTS
the
must be softened by the exercise of omela pympathy and tact,
INCORPORATION
OF LITHUANIA
LONDON, July 23 (Reuler)~~A Simla message reports that Viceroy's War Purposes Fund is now cver £700,000 and subscriptions have been coming in steadily ever since the war began. They are en-
tirely voluntary and come from all KAUNAS, July 23, (Reuter).-The- classes of people,
Selmas (Diet) has decided to send n One of the latest donations comes delegation consisting of 20 persons, from the Maharajah of Gondal, who headed by President Paleckis, to has sent a lakh of rupees (£7,500) Moscow to carry out arrangements car-marked for the children's for the incorporation of Lithuania in evacuation scheme. Of this sum the Soviet Union.
£1,000 meals the needs of children The nationalisation of banks, from the Channel Islands.
large enterprises and estates of The Secretary of State for India over 75 aeres kas also been deelded hos naked the Viceroy to convey His upon by the Selmas. Majesty's appreciation of the gift by Greetings have been vent to the Maharajah.
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MARGARET LINDSAY
BRITISH INTELLIGENCE
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