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LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter).-Five German planes wore brought down by the Navy yesterday.
newa Wha
contained in an Admiralty communique A Captive
This issued to-night, stating:
"With reference to the communique issued englier to-day, information is now received that five enemy aircraft were shot down by anti-aircraft fro nction between His during au Majesty's ships and enemy aircraft yesterday.
"The Hirst enemy aircraft was shot H.M. down by H.M.S. Windsor. trawler Edwardian shol down the second.
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Accurate A.A. Fire "Anti-aircraft fire from the ships was so intense and to accurate that it was impossible to state with eer- tainty which vessels shot down the other three. It is most probable that the Edwardian and the trawler Peter Carey each accounted for at least
one of them.
Police Raid
Brings $406 To Poor Box
ROGER
SQUADRON LEADER BUSHELL, who was believed to have been the Arst member of a Terri- torial squadron lost by the RAF. in the war, has now been reported by the International Red Cross to be a prisoner in Germany.
News of his safety has been con- firmed in London.
Bushell, whone squadron few thou-
Professional Gambling of miles and carried out many
School Broken Up
of the most dangerous ralds, was pre- viously reported "missing, believed killed."
In a Chinese restaurant in the
In civilian lite a barrister, he was Central district last night, one of the wealthy young clubmen group of men attentively watch-who formed a Territorial squadros ed a croupier scooping aside fan as the result of a suggestion at a tan beads and just as the win-West End dinner.
Bushell, who is a South African, number Was reveal-
was in the British ski team at St. "There was no loss of life in the ning
cd,
raiding Windsor or the Peter Carey."
a Police
party Moritz, and was regarded there as one of the most fearless of sportsmen. entered.
Another R.A.F. officer previously This sudden entrance might have listed "missing, believed. idilled," is cost rome the gamblers their now known to be a prisoner of war.
of
He is Flying-Officer Jolin Arthur money, but it resulted in the Poor
Gillies, the famous plastic surgeon, ox of the Central Magistracy being Gulles, 27-year-old son of Sir Harold with boving "re- Twenty-one men were arrested who is credited and two of them. Mak Yit, 30, and made" sume 10.000 men who were
ang Chung, 54, were charged be-disfigured in the Inst war.
Hiking Across The
Blue Mountains LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter).A thound Australian troops have be-cnriched by $490.40 this morning. Fun & 100-miles like across the Blue Mountains to Bathurst, New South Walen.
They are wearing full service fare Mr, G. T. Lowry at Central and will be given intensive training, Magistracy with keeping a common en route, including training against gaming house on the third floor of dive-bombing altacks carried out by the Sun Kei Yuen Restaurant for the
playing of fan ten. the Royal Australian Air Force.
Further batches of 1,000 will follow a two-day intervals.
Mr. Chamberlain
Convalescent
Bails Estreated
Nineteen others were charged with stabling but neither they nor Mak and Tsang appeared in Court. The bails of $250 each of Mak and Tsang were ordered to be estreated, as were LONDON, August 12 (Router) the $15 bails of the others. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Lord Pre- sklent of the Counell, left his nursing
home tu-day.
Notice To Mariners
Less Water In Vicinity
of Saddle Islands Concerning the approaches to the Yangtze River, a notice to mariners
Maritime the issued by the
Customs, Det.-Sergeant Cullinan said end was carried out last night and Marine Department, Shanghal, states reported in the the Police arrived Just as the win-that less water is He has been convalescing following in number "four" was revealed. vicinity of the Saddle Island than his recent operation.
Table money picked up amounted 10 is shown on existing charts. 11
Downing $406.10. After lunching at Street, he left London with Mrs. Chamberlain for a short rest in the! country.
STOCK MARKET
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"This was a professional gambling school." declared the Det.-Sergeant,
SPAIN DENIES A REPORT
The notice states: "Notice la hete- by given that soundings, taken at 7 an. on the July 13, 1940, have been reported as follows to the castward of False Saddle Island.-(1) Latitude 30 49 00" N., longitude 122° 54' 30" B 84 fathoms; (2) Latitude 30" 45 18" N, longitude 122° 53′ 45′′ E.: 12 fothoms.
Reference to existing charts shows that no depths below 18 fathomч
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Suminary issued yesterday says:
The Trading Board indicates that; LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuler)-Ahave hitherto been reported in the
In the near vicinity of these soundings. enquiries may broaden during the Moscow report appearing
Chert affected: Chinese Admiralty next few days,
Foreign Press has brought the fol- lowing denial from the Spanish Gay- Chart No. 1011. ernment through its embussy in Lon- don.
Buyers H.K. Banks $1,350 X.D. Union Ins: $345
Hotels $3.20
Lands $30.25
Trams $15.40
Watsons $0.15
ILK Govt: 4% Loan 99.50
Sales
Providents $3.50 China Lights (New) $3.45 Telephones (Old) $22 Cements $14.50/14.75 HK. Govt. 4% Loan Por
Rumours in the foreign press to the
AUSTRALIAN NAVY
effect that Spanish ships at present in Commonwealth Supplying
foreign ports have received Instruc tions not to sall are false and fantas- tie and are entirely devolň of founda-.
Such an order, says the embassy, has not been Issued. Spanish ships will continue to carry on with their normal trade.
MILITARY CHIEFS TO PARLEY IN S'HAI
SPECIAL ΤΟ THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Aug. 13 (Domei).—The commandants of the foreign garrisons in Shanghai will meet on Thursday to discuss the situation arising from the pending withdrawal of British troops.
It is understood that the Japanese authorities
will
fially oppose any transfer of the British defence sector to the U.S. Marines.
Own Armaments
Sydney, Aug. 12. The Minister for the Navy stated to-day that the Commonwealth had provided for locally produced naval armument and supplies necessary for ships of the Royal Australian Navy merchant and nearly 2,000 auxiliary vesscia of various types. He added But Australia, In addition to her own needs, was supplying consider- able quantities to the Admiralty, and
ther Dominions.-Reuter.
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Stockholm, Aug. 12. The Afton Bladet, publishing a The Japanese authorities intend to series of articles from its Denmark ndertake the control of the evacuat-correspondent, reports that a million ed areas themselves,,
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” The Japanese authorities stress that?
ROME. Aug. 12 (Domel).-The the Shanghai area is under Japanese occupation and Japanese military Telegrafo" declares that the with- forces will assume full responsibility drawal of British troops from Shang- for the maintenance of peace and hat means the end of "British order
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AIR DISASTER
CANBERRA, Aug. 13 (Heuter).- Ten persons were burned to death to- day when a service plane from Mel- bourne to Canberra crashed near the Canberra airfield,'
It is believed that Brigadier Street, Minister for the Army. Mr. Fairbairn, Minister for Air, and Sir Henry Gul- iel, vice-President of the Executive Council were aboard the plane.
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H. K. T. 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter cession. 12.30
Mozart-Symphony in G
A Cabinet meeting which was fo have been held, to-day has been Minor.
N. B. C. Symphony Orchestra con- postponed, while a meeting of the Loan Council, also scheduled for to- ducted by Arturo Toscanini, day has been adjourned...
GERMANS LOSE
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1.00. Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report.
Hlous Symphony)..
Boston Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Serge Koussevitsky.
1.30 London Relay-Tho. Nows. 9.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
with
B.03 An hour of Variciy Cleely Courineidge and Others,
9.00 London Relay-The News and Topical Talks,
9.45 A Scoltish Programme. 10.15 Dance Music. 11.00 Close Down.
1.03 1.13 Victor Slivester and 11ts Ball- room Orchestra in Dance Music.
1.30 Reuter and Rugby,, Press, Weather Forecast and Announce
1.45 Variety with Morcion and
Reginald Dixon at the Oran Soviets Abolish A
Political Office
LONDON, Aug, 12 (fleuter) The LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter)-It is ments,
office of the Pollicul Commissar in the Red Army and Navy is abolished ometally announced that 81 German
by a decree of the Prealdlum of the Supreme Soviet. This abolition is planes were brought down yesterday, Kaye, Frances Day and "atch."
2.15 Close Down.
Act 1 Thirteen British Oghters were lost.
6.00 Gounod's "Faust"
aimed at "strengthening the authority The pllet of one is reported to be'
Characters and Soloists in order of of the Commanding Oficers," says safe.
appearance: Faust, Heddio Nash Moscow-Radio. (Tenor); Mephistopheles,
Robert
Nazis May Be Using Easton (Bass) and The B. B. C. Choir. The decree states that the measure Long-Range Guns Thomas Beecham
with Orchestra, conducted by Sir was taken because. "Political Com- ralssars have fulfilled their casential 6.22 A Chopin Recital by Alfred tasks while the commanding endres have been considerably strengthened LONDON, Aug 13 (Domel) Cortot of the Plano.
Ballode No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23; In recent years," Heavy explosions occurred at various
The decrce provides for the ap citles along the southeastern coast of Valse In A Flat. Op. 89, No. 1; England, damaging houses, shortly Tarantelle, Op. 43; Ballade No. 2 in pointment of Deputy Commanding Officers who will be attached to the after noon yesterday. Some obser- F Major, Op., 38,
vers suggest that the Germans might 6.44, Closing Local Stock Quota-Rod Army: units and warships, and
will be in charge of political work.
0.46 Tchaikowsky-Symphony No. In the armed forces,
have begun employing long-range tions, guns on the Franch coast. Billah milltary authorides have started la quiries into the mysterious, ex- plosions."
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