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CHINESE FISHERMEN
JAPANESE
day of August, 1940, at 3 p.mDRAMATIC
at the Offices of the Public
Works Department, by Order of STORY BY one Let of Crown Land at Wong FOREIGN:
His Excellency the Governor of
Nei Chong, in the Colony of
Hong Kong, for a term of 7 SKIPPER
years, with
the
option of
renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Ilia Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the disposal of the lot the Purchaser (If not
TENSION MOUNTS the applicant) will be required to
IN GREECE
·FROM PAGE ONE banians who escaped being conquer-
ed by the Italian
Amazing stories of how Chin- Cse Alshermen arc removing Japanese mines laid to blockade Wenchow were told to a "Tele-
raph" reporter to-day by the master of a foreign steamer which ran the blockade recently.
"We found that Chinese fisher- deposit with an authorised officer men were being paid $100 for who will be present at the sale.ench Japanese mine removed or the sum of two hundred dollars, destroyed in the minefields at
Wenchow. ($200) in cash. This sum will be
The payment was made by Chinese authorities ashore," he said.
refunded on payment of the Pur. chase price,
As Daut Hoggin's erialnal record has just been released, it paints PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. the minedelds with a full cargo on
different picture to
the that of
Albanian patriot the Italians have
been trying to depict,
He had twice been sentenced to death for abduction, extortion, pos- aesslon
illegal of
arink
ne
brianndage. He had been sentenced to imprisonment five times, including one 20-year sentence for murder.
Italian Hopes
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH” ROME, Aug. 15 (Dowel).-Islan circles believe that hopes are brigh- ter that the Italo-Greek dispute over the slaying of Daut Hoggia, the Al- banian "patriot," wil Ix seitled amleably.
The Fascist newspapers have cons- ed their vitriolte attocks on Greeer and are now devating their attention to the diplomatic activity between the two countries.
Naval Mon Recalled
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQNAPH"
ATHENS, Aug. 15 (UP).--Motor cyclists scoured Athens to-night, re- calling naval men from leave and ordering them to repurl to their ships. inmediately.
No. of Sale.
Inland Let
Registry So.
Sing Woo Road,, - between Mul king
Street & Hawthorn
Locality
Road. Wong Net
Chong.
Houndary
Measurements
a per sale
plan.
Ann
Upset Price
77.000
11,500
HONGKONG/PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS FREIGHT
. CONFERENCE
Greek Ships Stay In Port SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ATHENS, Aug. 113 (Domel).— The Greek Government has sebed |20%. An amended tariff is being
"When I brought my ship close to
board, Chinese fishermen calmly came alongside and by hanging their lamps on the horns of the mine led us into the port."
12 Exccuted
At the time this particular steamier was at Wenchow it was reported that the Japanese captured 12 of these fishermen and hud
executed on board a cruiser by cut-
Exchange At A Glance
'SELLING'
T.. London ... Demand London T.T. Shanghal T.T. Singapore T.T. Japon T.T. India
T.T. U.S.A.
.1/23 .1/2
REMOVING
MINES
BLOCKADE
TREE WOOD STEALING
And
Nuisance Continues
of
the
SKIES BLACK WITH PLANES
FROM PAGE ONE
grandstand view of a battle between thirty German and British plunes,
U.S. PILOTS. WANTED
Britain's "Latest Request
LONDON, Aug. 16 (Reuter). wants to recruit
"As we were going along we saw between 24 and 35 plance very high-Britain up." said one bus passenger.
Unabated Despite the vigilance .300
Botanical and Forestry Department +6194
and the Police in watching and pro- .0274 teeling the trees on Hongkong hills, "Suddenly we heard the rattle of American pilots to fly bombers
despite the Iuct that large machine-gun and archie fire.
from Canada to Britain. number of arrests and convictions "We saw three German planes shot The Canadian Air Ministry an- have been registered in past months, down."
nounces that two types are wanted: tree wood cutiers seemed to
in have A joint communique issued by the (1) 100 expert navigators capable of Why abated thnic destructive Ministry for Home Security and the flying any type of plane to be sent Air Ministry confirms that over a to England no ferry pilots to releasC The high price of arewood has thousand, bombers participated on RAF pilots on netive service; (2) been attributed as one of the couses yesterday's takis,
skilled pilots to fly bombers from for tree and wood thefts, and in this Wide Area Affected Canada.
deeds,
.8244
.2191
T.T. Manila
.43%
T.T. Batavia
4032
T.T. Dangkok
14914
T.T. Saigon
no
TT. France
.D434 .Nom.
T.T. Switzerland
.94
.1/04
BUYING
.1/32 .1/354
23
Nom. .84
TT. Australla
4 m/s L/C London 4 m/s D/P Landon
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
4 m/s France 30 d/s India
U.S. Cross rain in London 4.024 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.02%
-
the They are being recruited in United States because all Canadians. are either on active service or រព [Government air Ilnes.
connection it may be interesting 18 A bomb fell in the residential dis- recall that in a recent case at Central trict at Hastings, where one cliivian Magistracy An elderly woman was killed and several injured. charged with unlawful possession of Industrial plants were damaged at several calties of tree wood slated Rochester, but no fatalities were re- It has not yet been decided whether that he had the money to buy ported from this area.
they should be in the Royal Air rlee, but had none for the purchase Saveral persons were killed and a Force, Royal Canadian Ale Force or of the firewood needed to cook it, number Injured on the north-east remain as civilians.
This morning several cases were coast. dealt with by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, A harbour train was hit and severat JAPANESE LAND K.C., ut Central Magistracy and with houses destroyed at a coastal town. the exception of one man who was
Private property was damaged at
STAGGERING NAZI ordered to be expelled from long several points in Yorkshire,
LOSSES
taken place in several areas of the
and
thig their heads off with swords.
Another steamer which recently returned to Hongkong after calling south-east this evening. at Wenchow and other China Coast Croydon Aerodrome Attacked poris had machine-gun bullet holes
Bombs
on were dropped in her bridge. The master reported around Croydon Aerodrome. Some that Japanese naval motor boats damage was done but details are not. armed with machine-guns attempted yet available.. to stop him by opening fire at close range on the bridge.
"I kept going at full speed with everyono lying down fat оп the bridge," he said.
This ship was fired on Japaneso and Chinese ashore.
by both batteries
Notice to Shippers
Fired By Mistake
Effective September, 15, 1910, and the Chinese shells fell ahead of "The Japanese shells burst astern freight rates in tariff No. 14 wills so we just kept on going until we range. The, Chinese be increased by approximately got out of
evidently opened fire by mistake.
Until the Japanese officially started their blockade at Wenchow recently steamers were running through the ninefields with full cargoes which sometimes Included · banknotes and postage stumps.
an order, forbidding all Greek chips fasued.
from leaving Greek porta,
Observer: reðurd this order as on indication of the seriousness with
Hongkong, August 14, 1948.
which Greece views relations with | HONGKONG PANAMA FREIGHT
Hely.
Omeinl eircles decline to com- ment on the rumours that the Greek cruiser Helle was sunk by an Italian submarine in an attempt to Torce Greece into retallatory action which would change her non-belligerent attilucio.
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A total of $1,307,574.84 14214 reached yesterday by the Way Fund inaugurated by Car S C. M. Port Lut.
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NOTICE TO SHIPPERS
Effective September 15, 1940, freight rates in tarlit No. 7 wilt
where kong, all defendants were fined $10 only one cosunity has been reported. or three weeks hard labour, Hung
An ultuck was launched on Port-
IN S. CHINA
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" JAPANESE NAVAL HEAD-
Lam, 31, was the man expelled and land, but It proved Ineffective. AQUARTERS, Aug. 18 (Doinel)-The he indicated his wise to return few casualties, none of which were Canton, adding that he could go to Macao and then walk to Canton from Shekki.
$53,500,000 FOR ARMY TANKS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (UP), The U.S. War Department has closed
fatal, were reported.
All Night Ralds SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 16 12.50 n.m. (UP. Germun
attacks on Britain are continuing into the early hours of the morning.
At 11.50 p.m. German planes were again reported over the south-west areas.
Japanese Fleet has landed bluejackets on Isinchwan Island, 70 miles south- west of the Pearl River estuary on the southern coast of Kwangtung, ac cording to an official announcement to-day.
In support of the landing opera- tions, Japanese naval planes bombed Kwanghol on the mainland opposite.
great battle took place over the m same area carlier this evening
British fighters, outnumbered al-
Reports so far received have shown that in all areas during the day 88 enemy aircraft have been a deal with the Chrysler Mator Cor-most reven to one, gave combat to destroyed, 11 of these being shot poration for the mass production of 200 Messerschmitt-100's, Messerch-
tanks. down by anti-aircraft fire.
mitt-110 and Dorniers, Nineteen of our fighters were last The contract, which totals US$53,- The thirty Spitfires and Hurricanes but five of their pilots are safe. 500,000, Is the largest yet awarded participating in the battle brought
R.A.F. Defenders Busy
under
the new re-urmament pro-down at least 20 of the German gramme.
machines. LONDON, Aug. 15 (Router).--To- The contract provides $20,000,000 Numerous German pilots who day continuous attacks on the south-for the establishment of plant and bailed out of their burning machines kept R.A.F. defenders busy through-worth of lanks. east coast towns and on aerodromes, equipment for producing $33,500,001 It the air were captured as soon as out the day.
they landed. The plant will be located in thei Watchers on the coast witnessed Detroit area and is expected to em- over another south-west town during A victorious ten-minute dogfight rcores of ferce battles as wave after ploy between 40,00 and 50,000 men. the night resulted in the destruction wave of raiders approached the coast. Operations will probably begin of right German bombers.
A torde of bursting shells from within three months. anti-aircraft guns met the invaders
Other Splitres intercepted an un- and
(specifled number of German bombers, us they passed trhough' - the barrage, bursta,pl machine-gun fire
escorted by Messerselimitts, which could be heard as those running the
were heading for a target in the gauntlet had been intercepted by
couth-east area. The crew of one of R.A.F. fighters Inland.-
the German machines shot down balex! out by parachute. All were
"Reuter's" correspondient
on the
Was In Dunkirk
Evacuation
south coast describes thrilling duels Hongkong that Mr. L. F. "Ginger"
Information has been received in captured. between Messerschnitts attacking Payne, who is well known through- barrage balloons. and Spitfire oven-out the Far East, especially in Hong-
Rers.
Visitor Robbed
Mr. J. E. Maier, an American visitor to
San Hongkong from yesterday reporting the loss of a Francisco, sent a letter to the Police
mounted fountain pen valued at
THAI RECEIVES DEMANDS
The first Nazi to attack the barrage kong and Shanghai, was one of the balloon dived so low that the crosses
evacures with the B.E.F. at Dunkirk, FROM PAGE ONE on their wings were clearly visible received a splinter wound in the head During the evacuation, however, he he increased by approximately
from the ground as they blazed away and is now in hospital, 10%. An amended tariff is being Japan and Italy.
nations, Great Britain, France, with all their guns.
A halloon caught fire and fell, but Shanghai. He was home on
Mr. Payne was with the SM.C. in US$25, issued.
These treaties replaced
older as the raider was climbing back into last year when war broke out and the evening of August 14 some one leave Mr. Maier reported that during Treaties which granted extra- the sky, in anti-alrcraft gun got territoriality to third Power subjects. direct hit on the plane, which crashed rediately Joined_the_Royal_Artil- stole the pen-from-his-jacket-preket The British treaty was signed on in flames in the sea while the watchery November 23, 1937 and the one withers cheered themselves hourse.
Hongkong, August 13, 1910.
Tids includes farworded by Mr. M. F. Key, Hon. Secre- tity of the British Empire Fair Com- Billten af 1033 To a covering Jefter. Die explained that the Committer, with the consent of the Bongkong Government. which had made a monetary grant for the Fait, had decided to vote, the unexpended Iatance of the money in hand to the September 9, at S. C. M. Post War Fund. It being teft
ant estint $207.42 FRENCH CONVENT SCHOOL
& UNIVERSITY HOSTEL
The new term of the French Convent School will begin
Japan a few weeks carlier.
Each!
This was one of the many similar Incidents repeated throughout the 000
abolished extra-territoriality.
For som
some time it has been rumour-day.
##
ed that the treaty between Thai and Twenty bombers who attacked Japan has contained secret clauses of south-eastern town missed the as-
military nature. This rumour, al- works but hit some houses, though denied in Bangkok, is alleged 8.30 a.m. The to have been fostered by Japan.
The treaty between France and
он
t as the money was raised in the first registration of new students is instance for purposes beneflelal to the
British Empire, it would be in line with taking place from now on every Thai, which was signed on December
to objects in road it now on ille day between 8.30 a.m. and 11.307, 1938, deinliterised
pbuseciation of the war. The suggestion
alent zone
out of
angled with the crash of bombs was heard the rattle of machine-guni fire while columns of smoke drifted
ver the roofs of houses. the Mekong At another paint, the watchers
raiders Thai-Indo-Chinn saw four German the
formation brought down, three after dogfights with British fighters and the fourth by anti-aircraft fire.
All four fell into the sca..
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Naval Re-armament
rearmament
The first raid In this district was
Thai is a country of 200,000 square miles and
has a population 13,500,000. Its navol plan instituted three years ago pre-seen by the people living for miles videa for a naval
which will be around. second only to Japan's in the northern A woman living in a nearby dis- trict saw about 30 planes, British and German, in the air at the same time, Passengers on top of a bus had a effected, however, owing to the Euro- from Italy. Delivery cannot be grandstand view of the air battle.
Pucille,
Last year two cruisers were ordered)
pean War. Thai recently purehused a "Reuter" reporter, who was on the "As we were going along," writes torpedo boats and submarines from bus, "We saw two or three dozen Japan the former have already been planes high up. Suddenly we heard delivered.
The Thai State Railways, which are aircraft fre.
the rattle of machine-guns and anti- alleged to be the subject of one of
"Three Germun machines appeared the so-called Japanese demands, link to be shot down. A group of soldiers Bangkok with Chengmal in the north cheered each time a raider crashed." (neur the northern Burma frontier) und with the Malay States frontier, drome was watching the manoeuvres A man who lives near the aero- in the south. At the frontier, 530 of nine planes circling high above the miles from Singapore, the Thal State air port when from no-where a Railway links up with the Malayan swarm of machines hurtled out of the Railway service to Singapore.
sky. There was a terring melee followed by a hot anti-aircraft bar- rage.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Officials Summary issued yesterday says:
Market is quiet coupled with the absence of any noticeable feature,
Buyers H.K. Banks $1,178 Union Ins: $350 HK. Fire Ins: $130 Docks (old) $14.50 Providents $3.50 Trame $1400 XD. Yaumati Ferries $21 Lights (old) $0.40 Lights (New) $3.35 Electeles (old) $36.50
Sellers Lands $31.25
Sales
H.K. Fire Ins: (5186 - Electries (old) $37/30.75. Electrics (new) $38.75
"Wont Off Like Hell"
"After remaining over the spot only a ninute or twn, the German planes went off like hell with our fighters hot on their heels."
A woman living nearby stated that] she heard about ten bombs altogether, The Fire Brigades and ambulances were called.
When the raiders first appeared, buses were running norinally but all stopped. After about three-quarters of an hour nearly 20 ambulances went out in the direction of the aerodrome and returned some time later to the Croydon Hospital.
One bomb is thought to have hit a hangor on the outskirts of the aero- drome.
BERLIN, Aug. 16 (UP)-The Ger- man Customs frontler has been moved westwards.. to: include the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, according to DNB, the official news agency.
somewhere in the Central distract.
Maizee's Ltd. Clearance Sale
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Complete Stock
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And Under
Evening Gowns, Sports Dresses, Hats, Bags, Girdles.
Helena Rubinstein's Beauty Preparations.
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