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HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH
August 12, 1940.
LOST BRITISH BATTALION LATE NEWS
This British Infantry regiment held the whole of a large sector of the Somme during a vital stage in the Germán advance. They were cut off from the main body of the B.E.F. Thor commandeered "vehleles and turned themselves into a motorised unit and went for the enemy for five days contlauously with great succèss. The photo shows them as they took up a defensive position by the readside.
Chinese
Repatriating Refugees from H.K.
Concrete measures for the repatriation of refugees from Hongkong to China have been decided on by the Chinese authorities, according to information received in Hongkong this morning.
The Telegraph" understands that
the measures deelded upon have not R.A.F. BUSY
been the result of any representations by the Hongkong Government.
The details wero discussed Jo Chungking by Mr. Percy Chen and General Li Hon-wen, Governor of Kwangtung Province.
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THE LADY VANISHES
A METRO-COLDWYN÷MAYER PICTURE
IN LIBYA
TOKYO, Aug. 12 (Domel)--Japan- ese Foreign Office spokesman refused to state whether Japan was negotiat- ing with French Indo-China for plet of non-aggression.
LONDON, Aug. 12 (Domel),== Britain will block any attempts by nentrals to send, food to German- cccupled Europe, authoritative aour- cua, suid to-date. «.
BERLIN, Aug. 12 (Domel).-Ger- man submarine torpedoed and sunk British steamer Upwey Grange, ne- cording to German High Command announcement.
Upwey Grange, 0,130 tons, is owited by Houlder Line of London. She was launched at Glasgow In 1926,
TOKYO, Aug. 12 (Domel).-- Japanese Foreign Office spokesman said Japan had no indication that Italy or France Intended to follow British lead and withdraw troops from Shanghai,
Considering withitewal, spokes- man said the factor that must be considered was that Japan Jea assuming
responsibility for main- tenance
of peace and order in nject- ed sectors, Situation in China is now so greatly
he declared, ly altered, there was no
I maintaining fo garrisons.
any necessity for
Conference of the commanders of third Power garrisons would pro- bably decide who would take over British sectors, he added.
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Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Domel), It is safe to assume that the South Seus region will be included In Japan's projected "Great Asia sphere of common prosperity," Foreign Offer | spokesman declared to-day.
"We Japanese deem it our mission to stabilise all areas adjacent to Jupan," he declared,
Quick investigation of the case of Mr. Geturo Yamaguchi, and his re lease, is sought from the Hongkong
Troops And Transports Government by the Japanese Con-
During his visit to Chungiding Mr. Chen conferred with Dr. H. H. Kung,
Are Attacked
sulate.
is understood that Mr. Yoma- uchi CAIRO, Aug. 11 (Reuter).- stood to have told the Japanese Con- Chinese. He is under- speaks leaders. As a result of hostilities, Hongkong's population
Sino-Japanese An R.A.F. communique states: sul, Mr. T. Oda, that he could think
"Military camps and motor of no
circumstances hos Increased by over half a million. } transport concentrations In the, Justying the action of the Police.
suspicious
Yamaguchi s merchant. Sabra Salen area (Libya) have was residing at Kennedy Road when been successfully attacked by he was arrested a week ago under bombers all of which returned, the Defence Regulations. safely.
according to oficial estimates.
Petition For
Divorce
"The wreckage of an S79, which has been washed ashore near Casaba (Mersa Matruh), is
He
A JAPANESE AIR BASE, Aug. 12 (Domel).-Three waves of Japanese bombers swept over Chungking and its suburbs on Sunday. In an en- downed six out of about 40 Chinese pursuit planes.
Local Case Adjourned believed to be the aircraft which suing dog fight, the Japanese raiders!
By Chief Justice
Aircraft Bambed
is reported to have been inter- A petition for the dissolution cepted and damaged by our
A hundred thousand Japanese are of her marriage with Mr. James fighters on August 4.
expected to attend monster anti- Percival Whitham was brought
Brilis! demonstration at Hibaya by Mrs. Janet Elizabeth Mar-
¡Park in Tekyo this afternoon, mys "In Eritrea, the Barentru aero. "Reuter." People had already be- garet Whitham before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, ground were bombed and machine- of curious spectators watching the drome and aircraft dispersed on the gun to arrive at noon, with thousands in the Divorce Court this morn-gunned. ing,
sented,
"A formation of $70's raided R.A.F. Mr. H. C. Macnamara, Instructed landing grounds in the Sudan with- by Mr. D. B. Evans, appeared for out causing damage or casualties to Mics. Whitham. The respondent was R.A.F. perschael. not present nor was he legally repre- "In a raid on Karrim Pass (Somali- land), bombs fell among anti- On being told that Mrs. Whitham uircraft positiens, some of which were was at present away from the Colony, silenced. Our afreraft returned safe- His Lordship asked Mr. Macnamara 13. f he had any authority whereby the
"Enemy troops and concentrations cure should be proceeded with antt an important water hole near out the evidence of the petitioner. Dubalo were attacked and twice
Mr. Macnamara replied he never thought this was necessary, and Mr. Evans explained that Mrs. Whitham was away by reason of the evacuation
scheine..
Judge's Suggestion
bombs were seen to fall on a motor transport column.
"Three S70's have ralded Aden, causing slight material damage. Two Inatives were killed."
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I preparations since down.
" The park is beflagged and festoon- ed for the occasion. The Italian and German flags are flying proudly be- aides the Rising Sun at the entrances to the park.
Commenting on decision of British Government to withdraw garrisons
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from North China, "FranfurterTO-MORROW Feltung", quoted in "Dome!" message from Berlin calls it the "Retreat from Shanghal, and says that the British largest trading port in the Far. East. fing is about to disappear from the
TOKYO, Aug. 12 (Domel)-A large-scale anti-British rally took nince at the Hibiyu Publle Hall in Tekyo this afternoon under the spon- sorship of the "Anti-British League of Tokyo" composed of Municipal
The meeting was also attended by
His Lordship mentioned a case in
Cairo Communique which he himself was witness and LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter)-A Assemblymen. which Lord Merrivale refused to Cairo communique states that in the hear because of the absence of the western desert on August 10 patrol- representatives of six large cities and petitioner. "I am quite prepared to have the matter argues but I know activities reconnaissance of enemy
ling and 32 no authority for allowing the pre- ceedings to continue in the absence
of the petitioner," he added.
In Somaliland, contact on the main positions are not yet established.
Tokyo ellizena.
30 towns in addition to thousands of Speakers denounced Britain and urged strengthening of the Tokyo- The situation at Burao and to the Berlin-Rome Axis.
Thron
Mr. Macnamara then asked for anenst is normal. adjournment in
In order to consider the
There is nothing to report in Pules- į Governm solutions. Arstly, urge the
metler, whereupon His Lordship re-tine, Kenya and the Sudon. marked: "Phere is always the ques-
king the tion of
taking • petitioner's evid- ence on commission.
Mr. Macnamara: If that is so inny 1 apply for leave to have this done?
His Lordship replied he would grant permission, and accordingly journed the case sine die,
Troops Reconnoitro
Our aircraft carried out a recon- naissance in the northern, frontier
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ALBANIAN REBEL district. There was nothing to re-
to launch a diplomatie offensive tar East Astatic autonomy and take a vigorous policy toward Britain: NAIROBI, Aug. 11 (Reuter).-A, the
secondly, brand Iritain as communique states that our ground
the leader pro-Chiang Kal-shek troops carried out a reconnaissance to East Asia, demanding Britain's non- foreigners and enemy of the new Dobel (30 miles south of Moyale), interference ad-which was found to be strongly held,
with East Asia, and by the enemy,
urge the strengthening of the thirdly British Tokyo-Berlin-Rome Axis In the anti-
campaign. The first resolution was addressed to the Premier, Foreign, War, and Navy, Ministers; the Ercond to the British Embassy, and the third to the German and Itallan Embassies.
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HOME, Aug. 11. (UP) The Tirana correspondent of the Stefani News Agency reports that Greeks have assassinated the Albanian in- surrectionist Daut Hoggia.
He was assassinated in Albanian territory and his head wos ́delivered to the Greek authorities, who have offered a reward for him, dead.or
alive.
Hoggin supported the return to Albania of the province et Clamurla, which was aanexed by Greece in
1013.
port.
Propaganda Lies Are Refuted
London In War Time
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TOKYO, Aug. 12 (Domel).—The possible changes in the International situation in connection with the Gor- man attacks on Britain and the pros- WED. pective developments of the Euro- pean war, the prospeels of the China LONDON, Aug. 11 (Router)-A Affolr, and other important issues of London broadcast on Saturday night the hour were discussed when the Stofoni accuses Gremen of trying to to the United States by an American War Minister, Lt.-Gen. Hideki Tojo, denationalise the province,
commentator refuted German radio oniled on tho Premier, Prince Hoggia's sacrifice will not be in claims that London is cowering in Fumimaro Konove, at 16 o'clock this vain," says the official Italian news its air raid shelters, that Britons are morning, agency,
being driven to drink to quieten their
nerves and wringing their, hands because their businesses have collapsed.
The American commentator" sald that when he walked down Oxford
the
NAZI PLAN TO SEIZE DAKAR SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” Street or Regent Street, he found crowded with shoppers. Win- LONDON, Aug. 12 (UP)-Accord-dows were full of food patterns. ing to a despatch to "The People", He has yet to see, he said, any the Germans are planning to seize drunken crowds, carousing in the Dakar and thus obtain an open road streets. to Brazil:
You can buy any number of By this seizure, says "The People", bananas and oranges, he concluded. the Nazis. hopa to force the United They must have come here in ships; States to halt war supplies to Britain, they are not grown here.
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