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Hongkong, August 12, 1940,
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POST OFFICE
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Small Packet Post to all countries Is suspended.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mulls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are ndverlis- ed to close at or beforis 9 nan, regis tered and parcel mails are closed at 6 p.m. on the previous day. When nails are advertised to close after p.m., Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 pm.
INWARD
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elty which is sheltering them until they are able to return to Hongkong.
excited Everyone was
and in good spirits, although the 321 women and children who are going through to Melbourne were dis- news that the appointed at the ship on which they travelled to Australia was to take them по further on their voyage.
Instead, they will remain in Syd- ney until the second evacuee ship arrives 11 Sydney, probably on Wednesday, when they will tranship and all travel together. They are due to arrive in Melbourne on Fri day,
Unanimous Praise
Every person aboard has been unantinious in their praise of the Com- monwealth government offelals and the organisation which permitted the allocation and transport, both in Brisbane and Sydney, to be carried tout with every consideration and
courtesy.
evactices
who £114. All the embarked in Sydney are already in their new homes.
Aus- They have experienced tralian weather and Australian Haiphong, Bohow and Fort Bayard
Its proverbial for hospitality. Aug. 12.
grnerosity, at their best. Airways "Imperial Mal by
They are living in beautiful homes Service
Aug. 12. Air Mail by Pan American Airways in beautiful surroundings and, abovej Francisco, the children are as happy as Direct
.Aug. 13. they have ever been in their lives.
Aug. 13.
Air
Service"-Sau
date, 6th August,
Shanghat..
Haiphong
Shanghal and Amoy
U.S.A. and Shanghai--(
16th July)
USA. Manila (San
date 20th July)
Japan hd Shanghai
Lumilon and Straits
Air Mail by "Imperial
Service
Japan and Shaughti Shanghal
Aug. 13. NAZIS
13.
date. Aug. 13
Francisco)
Aug. 13.
Aug. 14.
Aug. 14. Alewayn
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WOMEN CROW FOOD
Every inch of space that can grow food is being put to work in England. Here girls work on an allotment in London with a balloon barrago as a background.
No Government Aid for
Unofficial Evacuees
Government has nothing further to announce on the financial arrangements for the Hongkong families now arriving in Australia.
The Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Colonial Secretary, was asked this morning the position of persons who had paid their own to Australia and sub- way sequently found themselves in need of relief; And of persons who were compulsorily Evacuated to Australia, stayed with friends, and still required relief.
Such cases, said Mr. Smith, had not bern
Government considered by
SAY RAID which was confining itself at the IS A “BLITZ”
Aug. 15. the night above the glare of a turning Aug. 16. foll Installation.
Fantastic Claims Aug. 15.
OUTWARD MAILS Tuesday, August 13 Shanghai T..............10.30 am, Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu,
U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan Ame elean Airways and Trans-Atlantle Servlees."
Reg. Ord.
Reg.
K.P.O.
.Aug. 13. 5 p.m. ..Aug. 13, 5,30 p.m. G.P.O.
By B., the Nazis claimed, at least 87 British planes had been hot dawn over Portland.
moment to the persons compulsorily evacuated and reading, while away. under the Government scheme re- cently published. This provided for three scales of living in Australia. To include under Government care persons outside the scheme but who ould be described as evances from Hongkong, would mean going as for afell n Canada and Afrien. Mr. accountant, Maughan, Government had no authority to dent Individually with applications outside the com pulsorily evacuated.
"Have Mercy Sir," Plea
Aged Wood-Stealer Is Cautioned
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London
T.T. India 17.
U.S.A.
August 12, 1940.
CONTINUED ·FROM PAGE ONE
GREATEST AIR DUELS IN HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Nineteen British fighters are missing. Some of the pilots are be- lieved safe.
The Germans apparently dropped a consider- "able number of bombs on both centres.
OIL TANK FIRED
A number of buildings have been damaged,
some seriously.
An oil tank was set afire, although the flames were soon extinguished. damaged.
Communications were
THE WAR FUND
Another Cheque Sent
To Home Govt. HONGKONG's eighth instal ment towards the purchase of warplanes for the Royal Air
South China Morning Post Ltd.
Although there were a number of casualties Force has been forwarded by the in both Portland and Weymouth, only one fatality to the Colonial Secretary for occurred.
telegraphic transfer to the Im-
perial Government.
The cheque, for $20,000, was for-
Minor damage was caused to two British warships in Portland by bomb splinters. No other vessels, either warded to the Colonial Secretary this naval or mercantile. sustained damage. HOSPITAL BOMBED
morning.
Latest Contributions The War Fund, which already stands at over $1,300,000, received a flip this morning when a cheque for
But naval buildings in Portland were damaged by $2,000 was received from the Kow- bombs. They included a naval hospital.
loon Molor Bus Co. Ltd. In addition,
a cheque was forwarded on behalf of employees of the firm, who indl- The German version of the raids is given in a High vidually donated sums ranging from $1 to $500 to make up the total, s Command communique, issued in Berlin, which states follows:
The Kowloon
Bu Co. that the attack is still in progress.
(1033), 1.14_ Sinff of the Kowloon Motor Dua
Co.,
Motor
B. T. Louey
Mr. Lolo Leung
The Nazis admit stiff opposition from British fighters, but claims that 73 of the R.A.F. machines were Mr. Ne see Cheong shot down.
BATTLE STILL RAGING
Mr. Louey Young
| Mr. L. G. Chang
Mr. L. W. Tipple
Mr. Wong Pak Yati
Mr. Loud Fook Hong
Mr. Yu Shi Chun
Mr. Yu Fu Keung
The German High Command admits the loss of 17 Mr. Young Wing attacking machines.
The battle, which started at Portland, quickly spread
to the entire Channel area to Dover and has, the Germans
admit, become the greatest air duel in history.
Demand London T.T. Shanghai ...
1/27 1/21
.305
T.T. Singapore
.5234
T.T. Japan
8215
15%
1.7. Manila
43%
7.1. Batavia
.40
T.T. Bangkok
140
.94%
Num.
JOINT COMMUNIQUE
.0314.
1/0/%2
1 m/s L/C London 4 m/s D/P London -4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
1/34
1739%
.2356
.Nom,
T.T. Saigon
TT. France T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australix
BUYING
4 in/5 Frace
30 / India
.844 U.S. Crass rate in London 4.0215 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...3.9734
Escort Girls In Court
One Is Robbed By Her Colleague
"The waters of the English Channel are lied with struggling airmen," a German report claimed, without specifying whether they were British or German, The
bat mounlit every minute," said DNB.
The German High Commund claimed that, in addition to the great .Aug. 13, 5 p.m. air battle over Portland, British and Ord.
.Aug. 13, 7 p.m. German machines met
combat Air Mall for Indo-China, Malaya, over Dover, Southampton and Can-
Java and Australls by the "Im-terbury, perial Airways Scrylee."
"Have mercy, Sir," was what Chan The Nazi communique was silent
Two escort girls appeared before K.P.O.
regarding German losses in these Kit, a 88-year-old woman, repented .Aug. 13, 5 p.m. encounters, but aired that Ave over and over again when she ap Mr. G. T. Lowry at the Central Ord........Aug. 13, 5.30 p.m. British and seven barrage bullons geared before Mr. II. G. Sheldon, Magistracy this morning as defentiant
had been brought down-at-Dover-two.K.C Central Magistracy this and complainant in Aug. 13, 5 p.m. planes at Southampton and two at morning charged with unlawful posYeung Shuet-mul-pleaded-guilty-to session of 37 entties of wild tree the theft of a suitcase containing a ...Aug.13, 7 p.m. Canterbury.
gold necklace, u gold chain bangle, a Wednesday, August 14
Other. German planes attacked a Batavia and Sourabiya...0.30 am. convoy of 70 merchantmen 13 miles Ling Nam College yesterday. Chan Lin-kwan.
Arrested in Stubbs Road near the plece of jade and $1.46 from Leung Fort Bayard and Hollow...10.38 a.m. north-west of Margate with unan- Amoy and Shanghai ...
told the Courl that she was poor) 12.30 p.m.nounced results.
Det.-Sgt. T. Cashman said the two and could not afford firewood, Straits..
.1.30 p.m.
she could buy rice she had not the girls were escort girls and both lived Formosa, Shanghai and Japan
in a flat in Chiu Loong Street. On 3.30 pm. GERMAN BID FORney to purchase the wood neecs-Friday Yeung reported the loss of 7.00 p.m.
Saying, "If you come back here property, and on enquiries being Thursday, August 15
made, Yeung admitted she 12.30 p.m. .2 p.m.
Reg Ord,
Salgon.
Shanghai Haiphong
Shanghal Bangkok
Sandakan
Shanghal
-G.P.O.
Friday, August 16
QUICK VICTORY
> FROM PAGE ONE
wood.
if
again, you will be sent to prison stolen the suitcase.
Mr. Sheldon discharged Chan with #cution.
out
a theft case,
had
A month's sentence was imposed.
Japanese Hint To Third Powers
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO,
Mr. Sheldon also dealt with several ...n.m.
simliar offences and some of the men 10.30. 12.30 p.m.
charged were ordered to be expelled attack, the only remaining device from Hongkong as destitutes while 12.30 p.m. Saigon and
Bangkok
..7 p.m.
Germany can employ in order to others were Aned $10 or three weeks Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta
emergo victorious will be invasion in prison. The majority of these de- method which, it is belloved, fendants were arrested at Blue Pool Parcels......Aug. 16, 5 p.m. Letters.Aug. 17, 6.30 am. Everything therefore seems to de
has not a great chance of success. Road near Wongnelehung Itond.
One of those ordered to be sent
Aug 12 (UP). The Saturday, August 17
Hongkong was Ko Shing, 22, British decision to withdraw troops Shanghal and Parcels only for Tien-pend on the blitzkrieg raids that
unemployed, who admitted a charge from China, while designed to make tsin ...**
9.30 a.. have now started. Als Mall for "Imperial Airways- Naxis Lay Mines, Berlin Claims of pulling branches off pine trees in more effective use of these armed Plantation above forces elsewhere, will be accepted as Service" to Indo-China, Durban BERLIN,
12 (UP) The the Government Aug. and thence by Sea Service to German High Command claims that Stubbs Road. Another was Lai Hin, a gesture of confidence in the ability
German planes which carried out 29, who admitted possession of a
of the Japanese to protect British G.P.O. & K.P.O.
lives and property in Shanghai. extensive reconnaissance flights over fresh pine tree at Blue Pool Road. Reg... ..........Aug. 17, 5 p.m. England Jald magnetle mines In Im=; Ord........Aug. 17, -5.30 p.m. portant British harbours, Parcels only for Tientsin .....5 p.m. In addition to the attacks on Port- Manila
United-Kingdom.
BELGRADE, Aug. 12 (Reuter) — Weymouth, ..5.30 p.m. land.
Southampton,] There is no confirmation available of *Superscribed Correspondence Only. Dover and Canterbury, German reports of a rising against the Italians
planes attacked the aircraft factory in Albania, CHUNGKING AND at Norwich, setting fire to the as- sembly ball, bombed Newport,
munitions factory near St. Ives.
INDO-CHINA Swansea and Pembroke, attacked a
CHUNGKING, Aug, 12 (Reuter).—
With reference to the Franca BOMB FOR BOMB
Juparieso negotiations, it is learned
that the Chinese authorities are fully
to
This declaration was made to-day in an editorial in the "Japan Times."
"Other third Powers could well follow the British example," the newspaper declares."
Pretender to Throne to
prepucat de mest any development in > FROM PAGE ONE Become A Puppet King?
Indo-China;
Chinese circles.consider the Japan-
ese move to be as much a threat wave of British machines, whichi
against Chinn as against Britain, completed the destruction of the. belleving that while Japun's Immedi- Gefman port, Whorves and plers
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 12 (UP).—Henri, Comte de Paris
Mr. Tha Shut Cho Mr. Lee Cho Pak Mr. Yi Wan Kum Mir. Leung Yu Kwong
Mr. Chu Yeung Chung
Mr. Lam Ching Tat
Mr. Cheung Koon Ming
Mr. Won! Pak Chiu
Mr. Yu Pul Tak
Mr. Sze Wan Yes
Mr. Louie Kam Wah Mr. Loule Tami Chee Mr. Loule Mij Taul Br, Chu In tr
Yu Ki Keung
Afr. Lal Bhing Yat
LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter).-A joint communiquer Chan Ya Kit issued by the Admiralty, Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security states:
"Following this morning's action over the Straits of Dover, enemy aircraft attacked Weymouth and Portland. They were engaged by our fighters.
"The final figures are not yet available but 50 enemyj aircraft in all are known to have been destroyed to-day.
INTENSIVE
AIR RAIDS
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since Friday are:
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EMBEZZLED $20,000
Then Lost It All
"Nine of our fighters are missing, but it is hoped that
At Gambling some of the pilots may be safe.
"A
of number
houses were
Admitting he had embezzled Soine seriously. soine damaged,
$20,000 Chinese currency and damage was also done to communica-
lost all of it at gambling, Pang tions and an oll tank was set afire,
Pak-woon. 18 unemployed, was but the fire was soon extinguished.
R.A.F. Bomb German sentenced to six months' hard "There were a number of casualties
labour by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett Acrodromes but few of these were serious and
at the Central Magistracy this "During the attack on Portland, only one fatal casualty is reported.
LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter).morning. His Majesty's ships by splinters, No-An-Air-Ministry-communique -Mr:--H--L-Kwan,--prosecuting-on- minor damage was caused to two of other ships or vessels sustained any states that yesterday R.A.F. behalf of the Kwong Fat Cheung "Dombs falling on shore caused bombers made daylight attacks firm, Des Voeux Road West, said on July 10 the managing dircelor of the some damage to naval buildings, in- on a number of enemy occupied firm sailed for Kwongchauwan and. aerodromes in Holland and left Pang in charge of the cs- cluding a hospital."
damage.
|tablishment,
The head-office remitted
$20,000
France. Seven Others Down
Hits were observed among the
Queryueville Chinese currency to the local ofice LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter)-A hangars at Schipol, further seven German planes-ve (airport of Cherbourg) and Want through a Chinese bank. Pang with
drew the money, and deposited it in aghters and two bombers are re-haven, ported to have been shol down into Aerodromes at Flushing. Dinard another bank. On August 3, the returned and managing director the sea by British fighters in the air and Caen were attacked. The air found Pang hnd disappeared, but he was eventually arrested six days later.
battle of the south-east const.
R
Thest seven planes were part of formation of about 50 enemy ralders, comprising bombers escorted by Bghters which tried to cross the coast at a great height,
They encountered a strong forec of Air Force fighters, which put them to fight after ridding many with bullets.
Those shot down fell into the sea several miles from the shore.
Sing Hymns During Rald LONDON, Aug. 11 (Router). Heavy damage is reported to have been done to houses during a rald' on a south-west coast town to-day,} many dwellings in o half mile square In a thickly populated area being reduced to ruins.
A brewery was destroyed by direct hits and the windows of a chapel were blown in during a service, while children were sheltering behind a wall singing hymns.
Biggest Raids Yet Made
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Aug. 11 (UP)—The Air Ministry announcement of the attacks
Nazio.
port at Guernsey was also bombed.
Two of our aircraft are missing. Night Attacks
t
Pang said he had lost the money Heavy attacks on military objec- tives in Germany were continued last it by working for
gumbling and was willing to repay the Arm. His night, These Included docks nt Hamburg, the naval base at Wil-salary was $30 per montli
"It will take you about 70-years to helmshaven, oil supplies at Frankfurt and Homburg, the power station and repay the money," said Mr. Barnett. explosives factory at
Cologne, chemical works at Frankfurt and a blast furnace north of the city, wharves at Duesberg, supply depots at Hamm and Soest, and several aerodromes in Holland and Germany. One of our aircraft is missing.
Financing The Evacuation
800 WOMEN
EXEMPTED Large Number Do Not Have To Leave Colony Rough figures of persons
from exempted
compulsory evacuation were released by the Colonial Secretariat this morni- ling.
Unofficials Attend Executive Council women wero exempted "on"
It was stated that 500 girls and tho
The "Telegraph" understands grounds that their services were "re- on Germany said that the British that a special meeting of the quired by the Director of Medical planes participating in the raids had proctically blanketed Germany and Executive Council, to which Un. Services, the Director of Air Raid Precautions, the Chief Censor, and German-occupied territory, in the official Members of the Legisla- the Hongkong Volunteer Nursing greatest attacks yet siméd at the tive Counell were invited, was Detachment.
Over 300 women and girls were The German-occupted
Channel hold this morning." island of Guernsey, declared on open It is believed that this is the first allowed to stay on specific instruc ate object will be Yunnun she will which had previously been wrecked and Pretender to the Throne of France, has accepted a zone by Britain but militarised time Unomelal Members have been itions from the Secretary of State that soon as it was occupied by the enemy, invited to attend Executive Council persons running their own busi- German offer to become "King of Brittany," according was peppered with high explosive meetings since Sir Andrew Caldecott's cases should not be compulsorily
lovacuated. This class includes steno-- } 111 ing by 2000 lb. explosive bombs
bombs for the second time in 24 administration.
ori principal subject the graphers and boarding house opera- which rained down from the attack to the Diplomatic Correspondent of "The People.” -
Lora. Ing machines..
Direct hits were scored, on the big The Comte is residing in Isabella, in 1931. Princess Isabella Alcantara, former Pretender to the
oventually move into Burma for a were set aire by incendiary bomba threat against Singapore.
and warehouses were brought crash
Turkish Newspaper Suspended
hours.
ed.
The
Other Nazi bases along the French Agenda, the "Telegraph" understands. Some 150 persons were exempted central power station at Homburg. Brazil. where he went shortly is the daughter of Prince Pedro da and Netherlands conɛls wero attack-was the nancing of the Evacuation because they have made their own ISTANBUL, Aug. 11 (Reuter) which supplies hundreds of square The newspaper, "Cumhuriyet," has miles of the surrounding district with been suspended by a decision of the electricity. Council of Ministers as the result of Britain's "Night Hawk" feet struck publication of matter "Impairing the one of its most powerful blows of the
country's general policy,"
entire war on German industrial and
before the European War began. Throne of Brazil, who was grandson He is the only son of the Duc de of the ill-fated Emperor of Brazil. Gulse and Princess Isabello d'Orleans. Don Pedro II. and is 32 years old.
By the death of the Duc de Orleans It is believed that many French The "Cumhuriyet" recently military bases in to-day's series of in 1020 his father became Pretender Army officers who have reactionary published an article favourably dis-raids while the home defenders to the Throne of France, but later tendencles would accept the Duc de posed to a "new order of things" In battled wave after wave of Nazi abdicated his rights in favour of his Orleans as King of Brittany, dospite the fact that he would become a Europe as proclaimed by the Axis planes intent on battering strategic son,
He married his cousin, Princess' German puppet, Dowers.
centres in the British Isles.
6 Naxi Bombers Brought Down
LONDON, Aug, 12 (UP),—The Air Ministry announces that six German bombers were brought down when two waves of attacking machines at- tacked an unnamed centre.
The Germans destroyed two bar- rage balloons before anti-aircraft guns, and British fighters drove them to sea.
It is believed that Unofficial
arrangements to leave, Exemption is Members expressed themselves rather forcibly at the meeting and on condition that they do leave. the "Telegraph" understandi that The above. Agures include a very:
few people who, were given exemp their opposition to the surrealation on medical grounds. method of financing the evacuation, expressed more or less openly; at
CHUNGKING, Aug. 12 (Router).
the last meeting of· Legislative Counsil before the arrival of the Negotiations are reported to be under new. Administrator, was even more way for removal of the body of the -outspoken in camera.
Panchen Lama from. Kokonor to
The meeting lasted for 90 minutes. Tibet.