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二拜禮 號十三月七英港香
TUESDAY, JULY 30,
1940.
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After Battle Over England:
Day of Battle After
Fifty German Planes Brought Down
NAZI
BOMBERS FALL
"LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH❞
LONDON, JULY 29 (UP),-TO-DAY'S GREAT RAIDS ON WALES, NORTH-EAST ENGLAND, SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND AND SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND-ONE THREE-HOUR RAID ON WALES WAS THE LONGEST EXPERIENCED IN THE WAR-SAW GERMAN BOMBERS AND MESSERSCHMITTS Brought DOWN “LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES.”
ON THE SOUTH-EAST COAST 'AREA ALONE 27 GERMAN MACHINES WERE BROUGHT DOWN.
Twenty-three machines were shot down clsewhere.
It was a morning of battle after battle, culminating in a main battle, the din and flash of which was terrific.
Thousands of people lined the coast in the south-east as they watched the British fighters attack the invaders.
They cheered wildly when a British pilot, his plane riddled with, bullets, waved to them as he roared just above the roof-tops, his plane canting wildly.
UFS
ANZACS TO FIGHT-Some of hundreds of 'men who answered the recent call for enlistment at Sydney. They were sent to training camps. Australian and New Zealand troops have already arrived to reinforce the defenders in Britain.
Only meagre reports of the battles are to hand from the Air Ministry, which is busy Public Bodies Desire To Assist But
tabulating the “bag,”
Another "Munich” Coup By Hitler
Rumania To Cede Territory To Hungary, Bulgaria
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BUCHAREST, July 29, (UP)—It was learned from official quarters to-night that following the return of the Rumanian Premier and Foreign Minister, Rumania is willing to hand over the requested territory of Transylvania to Hungary and
Bulgarin.
U.S. ENVOY STAYS ON
Mr. Nelson Johnson And China Situation
CHUNGKING, July 30 (Reuter),~
20 PLANES DOWN
LONDON, July 29 (Reuter).—An Air Ministry communique states that this afternoon fighter aircraft shot down an enemy bomber over
Lack Information: Secrecy Deplored
AUSTRALIA AND
the Channel coast and another in the Thames THE EVACUATION
Estuary.
It is now confirmed that in an engagement at Dover this morning two enemy bombers were "shot down by anti-aircraft fire in addition to those shot down by our fighters.
This makes a total of 20 brought down to-day, RAID ON DOVER HARBOUR
By LIONEL Le G. BRERETON “TELEGRAPH" SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SYDNEY, July 29 (Cabled).-"It is almost impossible for the Commonwealth Government to make proper provision for the Hongkong evacuees unless adequate notice of their arrival
LONDON, July 29 (Reuter).-It is now revealed is received." Official circles revealed that Ru- that to-day's air attack was made on Dover Harbour.
manin is reconciled to the necessity
of handling over such territories as the-most-effective-meuns-of-prevent-
the spread of
Communism Vivid Account Of Great Air Battle
throughout the Balkans, and of en- suring the maintenance of peace.
Aimed Against Stalin
The definite postponement of the! This viewpoint tends to confirm! departure from Chungking of the the reports that Her and Musso- United States Ambassador, Mr. Nellini, not having opposed the Soviel) son T. Johnson, for his Susniner occupation of
Bessarabia, North
holiday may be taken as Indication
of the United Sintes' close interest in Bukovina and the Baltic States, have
Eastern
developments.
Fur
now called a halt to further expan-
Mr. Johnson was originally sche-sion west of the Soviet.
duled to leave
by plane for Hongkong on July 4
GERMAN BOMBERS DIVE TO DEATH
"Hot-Dog"
Party For Evacuees.
Baguio gave Hongkong evacuees due to sail for Australia early this week, a great send-off during the week-and, when a hot-dog party was staged at the Pince Hotel Chrystal Room.
Sizzling hot dags were served from G special buffet table by the chef in person while splendid en- tertainment was also pro- vided by a group of Bontoc and Hugao Igorots From Camp John, who per.
This statement was issued to-day by Senator H. Foll, the_Minister_of_the_Interior,_in_connection__with_the_|__formed_native_dances in
reports that the vanguard of the evacuees departed from Manila on Sunday.
So far, said Senator Foll, the Australian authorities are com- pletely in the dark.
Considerable confusion exisis, for instance, regarding the probable number of evacudes arriving from Hongkong.
No one knows the date of their arrival. The Commonwealth Govern-
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH") · LONDON, July 29 (UP).-Eyewitness accounts en route to This they are apparently doing! Shanghai and Pelping to spend his with the co-operation of the reveal the drama of to-day's air battles over the Channel give.
oll summer holiday with his family at Danubian States as a means of con-and parts of England, Peitaiho. As a result of the bomb-structing
on unbreakable barrier
ings of Chungking and the interna-against Russian penetration from tional developments, Une Ambassador has concelled all bookings and has the East.
One man said that he saw the raiders fly out of the sun as they came from the sea to attack, but before they
decided to remain here indeflenitely A "Domel" report from Bucharest to watch developments und keep says that Rumania has decided to reached their target anti-aircraft batteries blazed away close contact with the Chinese au- cede at once to Hungary the whole with terrible results to the dive bombers.
thorities.
LATEST
Three-Hour Raid
On Wales
LONDON, July 30 (Reuter).— Wales had a three-hour air raid] during the night. Fourteen bomb were dropped in the rural area There were no casualties,
Bombs were dropped in a work- ing-class district in north-eas England, damaging some houses.
Sea Back Pages For Further Latu`Hours
of the area of Transylvania which
borders the Rumanian-Hungarian boundary.
Earlier Report
An earller "Domel" message" said
Some of the bombers dived like a swarm of bees and sailed through the A.A. barrage with incredible recklessness.
The German Stukas streamed | that Germany had advised Rumania down in almost vertical power- to complete direct negotiations with dives, sweeping over in waves of Hungary and Bulgaria by September eight and, as they flattened out, 15 for a settlement of outstanding the bombs they dropped could be territorial questions.
counted as they left the racks under the wings.
Ometal circles ådded that it was painted out If these territorial ques- tlons were not settled by that date, Germany and Italy were prepared to resort to another plan for the solu tion of these problems.
Each plane dropped a salvo of one big bomb and four smaller ones,
The first attack was followed by Turn to Pago 2, Soventh Column]
Refunds
mentis myslied us to the extent of pssistance it will be called upon' to Cables Ignored
costume.
MORE EVACUEES SAIL THIS WEEK
About a hundred women in Hongkong have received a cir- cular from the Colonial Secretary, informing them that a liner will sail for Australia at noon on Saturday next.
Evacuees who travel by this
All this is caused by the fact that liner will all be allocated cabin ignored, the several cables that have the Hongkong Government has accommodation.
been sent from Canberra, requesting total of one ton of 40 cubic feet of information on the subject of evacua-
tion
They will be permitted to take nj
baggage, and one cabin trunk and "Arrangements for the welcom- two suitcases per adult and half that ing of the Hongkong evacuees and allowance per child will be permitted providing for them have been as cabin baggage. 'hampered by the lack of informa- Turn to Page 2, First Column
On Rates
For Landlords
Concessions to landlords who reduce their rents by at least 50 per cent. are announced by Government to-day in a special communique, which promises certain rebates of rnies for the duration of, the compulsory evacuation..
ALCOTT WARNED TO unique follows:
"GET OFF THE AIR”
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!!
Baggage Instructions
Heavy baggage must be delivered! to the Kowloon godowns at No. 1 Sallsbury Road not later than 3 p.m.j
on Friday, Cabin baggage must be
PETITION SENT TO O.A.G.
Malaya Can't Take H.K. Evacuees
Contrary to intention, the
taken to the assembly stations. petition to His Excellency the The evacuees must report to their Ofeer Administering the assembly stations, ready to embark, Government regarding Evacua- at 9 a.m. on Saturday. They must)
take their passports, vaccination certion was not presented by the tinentes and cabin baggage.
Hon. Sir Henry Pollock.
Approximately 350 persons signed will be the Peninsula Hotel and on the petition. the island the Hongkong Club.
Assembly station on the mainland
Accompanying Letter In forwarding the petition to the
Silyn wrote:
SEEKS GOODS FOR Colonial Secretary, Mr. M. A da
INDO-CHINA
Pollock
to
His
to
The full text of the com- circumstances set out above has been reduced by at least 75 per cent, then
Sir, I have been instructed by Mr. A. Salmon and others, who are zig- It has been decided by
under the same conditions 75 per the
To negotiato cent. of the rates may be refunded,
for the return of natories to the enclosed petillon, to Governor-in-Council that where It has been shown to the satisfaction of cupier's rato.
Assessed Rates are deemed an oc- goods now in the Colony destined ask you to be so good as to present the Asscasor that, in the case of a
for Indo-China, M. Castex has ar- the said petition to His Excellency- Particulors as to the
In-Counell, the necessary rived in Hongkong from Hanol,
the Omeor Administering dwelling, a landlord has reduced by procedure in order to qualify for such M. Castex declined to give a the Government, for consideration. at least 50 per cent. the rent includ-refunds may be obtained at the Telegraph" reporter, this morning the Honourable Sir Henry
"It was originally intended that ing rates which was in force on July Assessment Department, Mr. Carroll Alcott, well-known Shanghal radio commentator, children were evacuated from the ground floor.
Marina any further information regarding 1, 1940, to
tenant whose wife and/or House, No. 17, Queen's Road Central, his visit, which he said was
present the petition unofficial. should whose daily and nightly broadcasts are listened to by hundreds of Colony in consequence of the applica
There is said to be a large amount Excellency-in-Council, but due Hongkong Usteners, has received another threat and warning,tion to such families of the Govern
terms, of cargo in. transhipment. for Indo- the fact that the petition, in its telling him that he has been given "three days to get off the ment's compulsory evacuation scheme, 77 NAZI PILOTS Chops in the clocks and ried women with young children and, China at present in the Colony. The was sufficiently wide to include mar- air," says a "United Press" report from Shanghai to-day. then 50 per cent of the rates may
for that reason, was not in accordance be refunded, in the case of complete CAPTURED aeroplanes.
with Sir Henry's views on the sub- the hands of the United States special service section, telephoned pulsory
Mr. Alcott has placed the matter in, as an employeo of the Japaneso Army evacuation remains in force cluded in the list of 85 German pri-less).—The Brazilian Red Cross has
only, for so long as the com
ject, the petition la now being for. LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)-In- LONDON, July 20 (British Wirewarded direct.", Consul-General, who, it is stated, are the warning to the radio commenta- the rent, including rates, of not soners captured in the last four days scat a gift of 14,000 kilogrammes of and the tenant continues his tenancy
Malaya Says "No" (more than 50 per cent, of what it was up to Sunday are 77 airmen.
Meanwhile, attempts by several i The hursday, totalled 100, including 50 ganisation for use in service hospitals permission to proceed to Singapore sugar, approximately 31,000 pounds, previous list, issued last to the Red Cross St. John War Or-fevacuees now in Manila to obtain That where the reduction in rent including rates for a dweiling in the airmen.
In Great Britain.
Turn to Pago 2, Seventh Column
taking the threat very seriously** However, it is not yet decided that tor last night. action will be taken.
Int
Mr. Alcott is one of the foreigners According to Mr. Alcott, à Russian in Shanghai placed on Nanking's named Nathan Rabinovitch, Identified "Black List".
on July 1, 1040, and does not sublet;
*