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August 17, 1940.
NEWS
2,500 NAZI W. Point Collapse COLONY'S
PLANES
By TAYLOR HENRY ASSOCIATED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT
One man was killed and severali persons were injured last night when the roof of No. 202 Queen's Road West collapsed as the result of the recent rain.
BUOYANT FINANCES
Hongkong's excess of revenue over
The roof fell on to the third floor, which in turn' collapsed on to the NEW YORK, by Eadio from Lon-second floor. don, Aug. 10 (Domel).-1 wlinessed
It is believed that a woman is still expenditure is growing and growing. the awe-inspiring spectacle provided buried in the debris. She has not At the end of April it stood at
$18,239,008, to-day by the mass onslaught of at yet been found.
On May 31 it was revealed to be least 2,500 German planes which sky- rocketed across the Channel in the
$18,503,980. sixth day of the aeriuj blitzkrieg England.
I counted 400 planes in one group alone.
Four other persons, including al ten-year-okt boy, were injured in the collapse.
They have all been sent to hospital.
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Nevenue for May totalled $3,785,815 13 against expenditure of $3,522,143, Every heading, save that of mis- cellaneous receipts, which were about | Walter Bowers, 30, a seaman on
$1,700
down, showed increases over They are still coming across the un American vessel, lost his ship's that for the same period last year. Channel, endlessly, without interval. pasy while crossing the harbour yes-
Duties
пр were
10 $101,921, My drapatch is being filed from terday on the Electric Star. The pass
Asscased Taxes amounted to $005,070. town to the south-east of England, was blown into the water by a gust interual Revenue brought in $105,001. It cannot disclose its name.
NAZI CLAIMS CONFOUNDED.
The Nazis are bombing with high of wind and he immediately dived Internal
overboard for it. The ferry turned Fees of Court produced $340,312, Water Revenue was up $104,805, explosive, small
nad demolition Incendiary bomba.
the Post Onice increased to $322,402, When they drop and picked him up. their bombs they machine-gou every-|
GENEVA, Aug. 16 (Dame). The and even the Kowloon-Canton Rail- thing within sight.
Swiss Minister to London has been way receipts were up from $67,752
Sales Land
leapt up to $72,086. Instructed to protest to the British Government gainst alleged viola- from $40,001 to $209,102.
As a result May's revenue was only tions of Swiss territory by British aircraft on the nights of August 13-14 Just alightly less than $1,000,000 ahead of that for May last year, and and 15-10.
The protest claims that British up to the end of that month revenue of an estimated total for the year of Evidence of the representative planes new over Switzerland both for the year totalled $19,910,585 out
$50,801,470. damage caused by the Nazi serial en route to and from Italy." blitzkrieg on Britnin became fairly
Heavier Expendituro (UP)-Naval CAIRO, Aug. 16
Expenditure was also heavier, but The communique announces two-hour air Fald alarm in Alexandria area during not quite to the same extent. the night. A few aircraft dropped May total was some $831,603 in One excess of that for the same month bombs with negligible damage. persun was killed and four injured. last yeal increase was in charitable
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The possible maximum effort the Gerinans can put forth in the air is also known.
Nelther indicates that Hitler can win the war with aviators alone,
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If the current raids are not follow-
LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuter) services which absorbed $224,218 as ed up by an invasion and at the same time do not revert to concentrated Malta was again raided on Thursday compared with $52,487. Another Im- attacks on British cupply ships, it is by a strong formation of Italian portant item was $225,300 for air rald precautions. The same heading difficult to understand how the Ger-bombers, protected by fighters.
Several bombs were dropped but no man High Command can have formu- lated any realistic
important damage was coused. plan for.
One civilian was injured and a decisive outcome under present con-
British plane fell into the sea.
ditions.
Only by annihilating the British air force could it be possible for a result favourable to Germany to be obtained.
But there is definitely no let up in the combat power of the RAF
Indeed, there is reason to believe, from a neutral standpoint, that enemy airmen ure
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The Post Offee also required close LONDON, AUG. 16 (UP)—IT 15 OFFICIALLY REPORTED THAT on $100,000 more than in May, 1930. OVER 50 ENEMY PLANES HAVE and the Water Works absorbed an BEEN DESTROYED SO FAR TO-additional $100,000, DAY.
TOWN CATHAY
SHANGHAI, Aug. 17 (UP).—Un- showing increasing less the Japanese take drastic netion the British win formally hand over
The British authorities have again the guarding of the British sector tu permitted American and other for-the American Marines about August
inspect eiga correspondents to
the 22.
TURNING POINT
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LONDON, Aug. 1 (UP)-Wilh the total timber of German
War-
planes over England unofficially es- At the same time they will hand tated at between 1,000 and 2,000. ports which, the Germans claims,
the western sector to have been heavily damaged. Despite over
operating along 200 miles of English Force early the repeated attacks to wilch Port-Japanese.
crast, the Royal Air
Increasing The date of departure of the British this morning expresses land, for instance, has been subject- ed, inspection shows that the damage troops is a military secret but it is confidence that Hitler's effort will there is slight. No British warships believed to be on or about August fail to win him dostration in the have been armed.
24. The consensus of opinion is that alr over Britain, the Japanese will not interfere with Neutral experts are British sector but that they will con- similar prodictions.
3702V making!
tinue to negotiate for a revision later. They believe the first six days ol
blitzkrieg have sittered seek itler's hopes of ever being able to plan land troops in England.
This evidence, provided us it is by neutral observers, must be taken as conclusive,
The Japanese Army's organ, "Sin aerlal Southampton provides another re- futation of the Nazi claims. It has Shun Fao," said Japan been persistent target of Nazi Italian co-operation in a new
Nevertheless, the aerial battle re- bambers, nevertheless, shipping is whereby the Japanese will take over i pas molestation.
in and out of the harbour all the British sectors plus the Italian sumed full bilizarleg Intersily to-
and French areas in the event of the night. Harly reports indicate In Dover, which the Germans claim French and Italian troops being with-between 20 and 36 German planes
is to all intents and purposes wreck-drawn, ed, shops are open to noriral business.
Balkans Impasse
ISLE OF WIGHT RAID THRILL
are down.
The Germans apparently possess a three to one numerical superiority in warplanes over the E.A.F.
mass an al-
taken
# is belleved Goering can 5.000 planes_in_one_day_for BUCHAREST, Aug. 16 (UP)—|
tack if Hitler desires. bat whether High Rumanian official circles dis-
LONDON, Aug. 17 (Reuter) this irrevocable step which might close that the conversations between
conceivably destroy Germany' and Rumanla
Bulgaria, regarding About 30 Messerschmitts and Junkers their twenty year old territorial din bombers returning from a rald on the con pute, have suddenly halted, although maintand and the coast endeavoured numerical advantage will be
The German losses are unofficially they were officially expected to be- to escape anti-aircraft fre and our remains to be seen.
fighters by house and hedge-hopping
estimated at 10 per cent of the total gia at Cralova yesterday.
Diplomatic quarters and high across the Isle of Wight.
Machine-gun bullets and empty number invading England, Rumanian
officials told "United
the cartridges showered the streets of one
Press" that no explanation for rupture is available,
However, after the sudden arrival:
town.
One ralder dived beneath electric
of the Bulgarian Minister to Moscow supply cables, which were not more
in Sofia it was reported that Rusela thun 25 feet above the ground.
had advised the halting of the con-
versailors.
Observers are of the opinion that Axis Bulgaria will displease the powers it she hesitates to confer with! Rumania.
3,000 Killed In
Luchow Raid
CHUNGKING, Aus, 17 (Reuler)... Three thousand civilians are reported killed during the Japanese air raid on Luchow on Monday.
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PEIFING, Aug.
Ships Sunk
NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (Reuter) The shipping Journal, "Maritimo (Reuter) Register" reports that the Gréck While recently the local Chinese freighters. Thetis and Nattilos, were Press, which is considered to reflect torpedoed and sunk while en route the views of the Japanese Army, in from Southampton to Africa.
Nine persons lost their lives in the North China, has been agitating ngainst "European and American" Thetis and one in the Nnfulos. Influence in China without specifical-
(Both the Thetis and Naftilos were
ly attacking Britain, the withdrawal formerly under the British flag. The of British troops, which a few days Thells, of.4,123 tons, was bulll by W. ago was halled as a "judicious move." Gray and Co. of Sunderland in 1020, Is the occasion now for a further anti-and the Nattilos, completed in 1904, British outburst.
was built by J. L. Thompson and Co., also of Sunderland.)
One paper carries a statement that to oppuse Britain is even more urgent than to crush Chiang Kai-shek.
with
Another states that a clash British troops In China may be in- evitable, though how this is possible. If they are being withdrawn is not mentioned.
German Claims In
London Raid
BERLIN, Aug. 18 (Domel),-Nozi « quarters claims, that the raids were the severest on London's harbour Meanwhile the local anti-British zone and airports. They claim that Association, according to Chinese re-the raids were "aspecially successful ports, has sent letters to landlords of at Rochester and Maidstone.
Nazi sources further. claim that Britsh tenants urging them to hasten evacuation of Britons from their pre-that raid on Londen started after two, German equadrons breached the mires.
British old barrier.
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