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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
By Ernie
August 2, 1940. Bushmiller
NOW FOR THE SOFA AND SOME SAND- WICHES --FOR A MONTH I'VE WAITED FOR THIS EPIC EVEN-
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"REUTERS" GIVE LIE DIRECT TO GOEBBELS
LONDON, Aug. 1'(Rénter).For a long time past, German and Italian wireless services have repeatedly made attacks upon "Reuter's" and "Renter's" wilence might possibly be misunder- stood.
Ant
"Reuter's desire to give dealal to the following specific state- anent broadcast from Germany in connection with the tragle death of "Reuters" correspondent in Tokyo that "the connection between the and British Intelligence Service "Reuters" has become very close not only in Japan but in other countries." "Reuters" also flatly deny a fur- ther statement that "ngents of the British Secret Service to-day hold important positions in practically every Neuter's office."
Alcantara In Port
A COSTLY RADIO LONE NAZI
CONFLICT
Nasty Realisation
For Dictators
Radio
ZBW, 355 metros (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) London-"World Affairs" By Wickham. Steed .LONDON, Aug. 1 (Reuter).*** The "New York Times" states
Programme Broadcast by that the tendency to prepare the Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. German and Italian people for and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. checks and delay confirms other and 8-11 pm, on 0.52 m.e's. per indications that the Axis part- nera no longer hope to avoid the RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 1 (Reu-costly conflict with Britain. fer) The Brilish merchant cruiser, It is significant, at any rate, that Alcantara, which had on engagement the British are moving swiftly while Hitler waits. With a boldness born of desperation or supreme confidence they have elumped down a blockade and aim at controlling the trade in and out of every port in Europe:
with
German
Alantic two days ago, lund a slight she crossed the lay list lo port when on her way to dry-dlock. These categorlea) nsertions are a
Despite stipulations of the Neu- complete fe from beginning to end
Whether this assertion of Britun- and are obviously made in order to trality Act which prohibits worships mistend impress those people of belligerent countries from remain-
or nuroud who have no means of testing ing more than 24 hours in Brazilian nia's single-handed power to rule the ports, it is expected that the British seas is the cause or effect of the Embassy will obtain permission for German hesitation, it proclaims that the Alcantara to stay for some days the British are only beginning to It looks as if on the eve of In order to carry out the necessary light.
Invasion they have beaten the Ger- mans to the offensive. German Claim
their veracity.
German Report Of repairs.
Suicides
1
LONDON, Aug. (Reuter) Reports from Berlin state that tiere has been a large number of suicides among Government offcials, Police officials, and other officers
Baltic countries.
the
stales
second,
11. K, T.
Treasure Island;
RAIDER THROUGH
Norwich Bombed: Civilians Killed
LONDON, Aug. 1 (Reuter), The Ministry of Home Security Issued the following communique to-day:
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-
"A single enemy aircraft, flytur at cussion,
115 12.30 Plano Duels by Rawier and a great height, crossed the east coast afternoon. It later dropped Landauer. 12.44
Maurice Winnick and ills bombs at Norwich causing some Orchestra.Colleen Selection; The damage to Industrial premises and a number of civilian casualties, several Some Ziegfeld--Selection;
of which were fatal. Great
"Elsewhere enemy activity has Other Time; On Goosey Goosey.
1.00 Local Time Signal ond Wea-been confined to occasional fighte over the English Channel, where two ther Report.
1.03 Albert Sandler and is Or-enemy aircraft were shot down by "One of our fighters failed to return Press, chestra and Charles Kullman (Tenor), our fighters this evening.
1.30 Reuter and Rugby
from patrol." Weather Forecast and Announce ments,
1.45 Selections from Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado."
2.15 Close Down,
6.00 Latest Dance Music.
tions.
Bombs Start Fires SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 1 (UP).-A Ger man plane dropped bombs and straf- Fed a south-eastern town this after- Windows in stores and houses were shattered by bullets.
The bombs started fires and caused
casualties. British
Closing Local Stock Quota={noon.
LONDON, Aug. 1 (Reuter).-The Gemmur official news agency
7.01 A Programme of Welsh Songs that the auxiliary cruiser which enter)-It is authoritatively learned countered the Alcantara has resumed that the Government to allowing the activities against merchant shipping. Alcantara to remaks until repairs are by Mable Parry (Soprano) in Welsh,som
completed as the engine room is dam-Ben Morgan (Tenor) with Piano, in chased them. Govt. Concession
aged and the ship cannot proceed Welsh, William Edwards (Tenor) with Harp accomp. and the Rhondda RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 1 (Reu- unless it is repaired.
Welsh Glee Singers with Plano, in Weish
7.30 London Relay-The News, 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 A Variety Programme. 9.00 London Relay The Nows 9.30 London Relay-World Af- faits, by Wickham Steed,
planes
German Report SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Aug 1 (UP)-Tq-day's High Command communique says:| "Night raids were carried out with wenk forces against shipping in harbours of south England as well as batteries. the chemy's searchlight Explosions and fires were observed. "During the air battles off Dover
During thi inst evening between Spitfires and Pro-Messerschmitts, dve British planes 0.45 A Request Classical
German
ann losses. gramme Overture William Tell" and two barrage balloons were shot (Rossini), Boston Promenade Or-down without any
other British planes were chestra cond. by Arthur Fiedler; Pro-Three
Over brought down during raids ('Pagliaccl Joдue Dennis Noblo (aritone) with
enemy's tatal losses fer's Wells Orchestra; Legende,
German Yehudi Menuhin were eight planes. Two 17 (Wieniawski),
Des
planes are missing." (Violin) and Orchestre
Five People Killed Colonne cond. by Georges
LONDON, Aug. 1 (Reuter)-Ap- Song of the Volga Boatmen (Koane- mann), Theodore Chaliapine (Bass) pearing suddenly out of the cloud, a Tone-Poem "Finlan-German plane dived to about 100 feet
concit nd-Germany. Denmark and the Nether-i
lands, The
with Orchestra onold Stokowski Jover the centre of Norwich and drop- dia" (Sibellus)
and the Philadelphin Orchestra; Seened bombs which killed five people here, thy flow're! (Carmen Bizet), and injured several others. Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) with Or
chestra, Nocturne in
One bomb demolished part of
a
a second struck an- Another bombs wrecked a restaur
warehouse and Op. Minor, 15, No. 3 (Chopin), Nocturne in Father building.
or, Op. 15, No. 2 (Chopin), Sharp Major, Arthur Rubinstein Dream
Bjorling
(Marta-F); Like nant, the explosion lifting off the roof.
Floto
Jugal Orchestra:
Southeast Town Raided LONDON (Tenor) with
Aug. 1 (Reuter). The Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 (Men-windows of shops and houses were delssohn), 2nd and 3rd Movements shattered by bullets when a German only, Fritz Kreisler (Violin) and The plane machine-gunned and bombed State Opera Orchestra; Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (Haydn). George Eskdale (Trumpet) and Symphony Orchestra,
11.00 Close Down,
south-eastern town this afternoon, Bombs started a fre and caused some casualties.
Fighters pursued the raider.
WELLINGTON, Aug. 1 (Reater). A virtual
LONDON, Aug. 1 [Reuter)-The-It is announced that Stockholm paper "Svenskdag" reports moratorium has been imposed for lic from London state
that British duration of the war by new regula- Industrial production is exceeding all tions to give protection to mortgages
and debtors, expectations.
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