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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
OH BOY!
August 20, 1940.
By Ernie Bushmiller
SHANGHAIBlack-Out EDITOR
PLAN
Volunteers To Take
British Sector
the
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on the
Shanghal, Aug. 19. Pending
outcome of Washington-Tokyo negotiations the Shanghai defence sectors,
aren may be taken entire British
by the Shanghai Volunteeri .over
Corps.
Admiral Ifori, Commander-in- Chief of the American Asiatic
Exercise
Control Of Movement
Of Traffic.
The Director of Air Raid Precau tions announces the following amend- ments to the recent memorandum on the black-out exercise which is to be staged on August 27:
SHOT
Latest Victim Of Nanking Gunmen
Swiss Raise BIRTHDAY
Alarm
Aeroplanes Again Fly Over Noutral Cities
Zurich, Aug. 10.
HONOURS
Former Naval And Army Officers In Colony
smundron, Enid to-day that the Unite Passed Signal" all road tracowned Shanghai Evening Post and planes flew over Swiss territory on the Balh are His Excelleney. Maj.-
and
and
The
United Presa.
Chen was on the "black list" of 83 persons recently accused by the Nanking regime of engaging in ontl- Japanese activities and whose arrest was sought.
Shanghal, Aug. 19,
The names of several officers in After several days' rempite during
Air raid alarms were sounded in the Royal Navy and Army who have and pollee precnations, the holldny
cities last served in Hongkong during recent political terrorists struck again this Switzerland's principal, morning when a Amman seriously night and early this morning. Planes years appear in the Service sections wounded Chen Chin-chong, the 30- were heard over Bee where anti- of the King's Birthday Honours List
of alreraft batteries went into action. year-old assistant News Editor OL
issued on June 13 and just to hand. The Swiss Government Jas weck (1) On the sounding of the "Rald-Ta Mel Wan Pan, a leading Chinese
edition of the American protested to London when RAF
Recipients of the Companion of evening
rald northera Jiniy.- movements may be resumed provided
route his hotne ja
Gen. A. E. Gensett, General Officer States Marines would agree to the all lights are obscured, in accordance Mercury neur
Commanding the British Forces in plan, but it depended entirely on the with the provisions of the Lighting French Concession,
Repeated Violations
China, and Col. (Act. Maj-Gen.) N. approval of the Municipal Council. Control Regulations. Internal
Zurich, Aug. 19. Mr. Godfrey Phillips, Secretary of external lights In premises
M. S. Irwin, who was G.S.0.1, China 1937 to 1938, and The Army Staff Headquarters fe- Command, from the Council, spent all this afternoon streets, etc., must still remain ex
elared to-day that during last night assumed command of the 8th. In- conferring with the British, Ameri tinguished or obscured.
and the early hours of this morning tantry Brigade in the latter year. con and Japanese members of the Council regarding
foreign planes repeatedly flew over the matter and Thirty minutes after the "Ralders
One gunman walted in a motor Switzerland at several places. Ar The Distinguished Service Order the Council was Passed Signal" the exercise may be
to Capt. Percy Jater announced
considered ns terminated and normal car as Chen left his home and fired alarms were sounded and in some has been awarded agreeable.
Guns were ar- Todd, RN., who was in command of Authoritative quarters sald Ad-lighting, land and sea traffe move two hots and escaped. The shoot-places anti-aircraft
Ing follows closely upon the astas-live. The direction and formation of the destroyer Wishart on the China at the time of the U.S.S. mirat Hart's suggestion meant that ments may be resumed,
by political terrorists the fights indicated that there was {Station local negotiations had broften down Movements of traffic, throughout sination
It will be recalled neutral Fulton disaster. of Air. Samud Chang, jagudin wilful violation of completely and that the future des the period of the binck-out, employ-month ago hended entirely on the Tokyo and led by the Naval, Military, Air Force widely own newspaperman and air region. Investigation of the iden-that the Fulton caught fire in Blos Director at the Post and Mercury 8ty of the plane has not yet been Day on the night of March 14, 1934, Washington talks.
and HIM.S. Wishart took a promin A.R., and Essential Services will be Ad- Authoritative quarters Buy permitted, but the provisions of the Company at her was formerly completed.--United Press,
ebt part in the rescue operations, inirat Hart's suggest does
Control Regulations must be sociated with the Tai Mei Wan Pao. Lighting
The Shanghat Evening Post and Trespassers Drop Bombs
damaging her bows in repeated al- that he has sufrendered his megn
Berne, Aug. 19. tempts to get alongside the burning claims for American occupation but decant should remain in their Mercury is the target of persistent Mr. attacks and threats terrorists,
by
A Swiss General Staff communi-Ivessel, houses and thereby avoid exposing point out that the Volunteers would houses
It is also learned that Rear- occupy the sector only pendinit the themselves to the grave risks of per- Chen Chin-chong being at least the fur to-day stated that bombs were
sonal injury which are inherent dur-third member of the paper's Chia- dropped during the night on SwES Adiniral E. B. C. Dicken, who was Tokyo-Washington netlations.
Admiral Hart, Commander-in-ing a black-out, and also to accustom se stolt who has been the victim of territory by foreign planes. Chief of
tablishments in 11ongkong for three the United
States themselves to conditions which would gunmen. Several bombing attempts damage was done,teuter Buttelin. Commodore in Charge of Civil Es-
have also been made in the past few
years to March 1938, has been men- Astatic Fleet, this afternoon issued be enforced in war time.
Railway Line Hit months the paper's premises
on
loned in despatches. London, Aug. 10. an authorised statement disclosing
which is now virtually a fortress that the question of the
the disposition of
protected by the Police, a pill box, The Swiss Radio to-day stated that the British defence sector is at pre-
inree armoured curs and a large bombs were dropped during the night sqund of policemen-day and night. In the Canton of Thurgau. Some hit The deportation of Mr. Randall a railway line. Telegraph and tele- Gould, American Editut, and C. V. phone wires were disconnected.
not
sent the subject of negotiations be-
tween Washington and Tokyo,
with.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This statcinent is interpreted as an Donations to the War Fund
Of the S. C. M. Post, Ltd.
indication that the local negotiations dendlocked.---United are hopelessly Presa.
Beer For Tommics
Shanghal, Aug. 19. The British societies in Shanghai, after sending a letter of appreciation of the British to the commanders troops, announced to-day a campaign for funds to purchase a quart bottle of beer for each soldier being with drown-Unlied Press,
Farowell Tattoo
Shanghai, Aug. 10, The racecourse was to-day the scene of the one of the most colour- ful ceremonies for years when the "combined bands of the Senforih High- Innders und East Surreys ployed a farewell tattoo.
the conclusion of the pro At gramme the 10,000 spectators, of all antionalities rose to their feet and the bands- vociferously applauded
men as they marched away to the strains of "Auld Lang Syne."
The British Ambassador to China, Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, Major- General Simonds, Commander of the British Forces, and Mr. A. II. George, Dritish Consul-General, were among those present-Reuter.'
Payment Of Rents
Chungkinh, Aug. 13.
Start, American publisher, of the same paper was recently demanded by the Nunking regime for alleged anti-Japanese activiiles.-Reuter.
United Press adds that during the 12 attack on Mr. Chen a ricksha coalic 1 was also injured.
A total of $1.308.823.10 was reached un Saturday by the War Fund Inaugurated by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd.
subscriptions:
Sale of Scrap' Mr. G. Clarke Mr. J. Gosby. Amoy
further donalian)
Kowloon Indian Tennis Club Member of the KITC
Mr. A. Vaswoni
Mr. Michan Singh
Mr. M, Feroz Din ...
Mr. Wattanmal Bouteland
Mr. M. A. Khan
Mr. Jahan Dad
Mr. B. Dilia....
Mr. D. S. Dingo
Mr. Firdos Khan
MIS. Parlam
Mr. Karnail Singh
Dr. H. Mahan Singh
Mr. Suriin Singl
Mr. H. Advanti
Mr. M. R. Den
Mr. Bahib Khan
Mr. Gurbux Singh
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VOLCANIC ERUPTION
Suicides Grave Bursts
Into Activity
Tokyo, Aug. 18.
D
Mt. Mihara, the famous volcano on Oshima Island in the Izu Group of Tokyo Bay, which is known as popular rendezvous for would-be sui- violent cides, suddenly started a eruption at 3.10 am, this morning.
Columns of mirky smoke are rising activity high up from the crater. The is the second since 1023. Police
A Rome decree provides that, inquiries so far failed to indicate any
loss of lives.
churches, museums, hospitals and historic monuments must be marked! The Central, Meteorological Obser- Chinese and foreign residents in with a rectangle on a yellow back-vatory announces that the volcano the western British defence sector ground-the rectangle to be divided started activity about 2,20 m. and Decame intense about in Shanghai have been notified by into two triangles, one black, the the activity Japanese representatives to stop pay-other white.
3 a.m. Large quantities of lava-werd
The cruption began subsiding
ing rent to the landlords until the This measure, to safeguard, the flowing cut of the crater. Japanese have taken over the sector, buildings during air ralds, hus been
Shanghai repart.-Central communicated to the British
French Governments.
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The 5 Iss News Agency reports that north of the Rhine some indus- trial plants in the Province of Buden were bombed.-Reuter,
OFFICER NOW SAFE
Colonial Service
Mr. H. G. Wallington is confirmed in his appointment as Principal of King's College, Hongkong, in the latest Colonial Service list of promo- Major J. R. Mackintosh-Welker of tiens and transfers, and the Hon. Mr. the Seaforth Highlanders, who was H. R. Butters is confirmed in his op- formerly stationed in. Hongkong and pointment as Financial Secretary, who was recently reported as miss-Hongkong. ing after the Brlilsh retreat from the Somme, is now reported to be safe. He escaped from Portugal.
A new appointment is that of Mr. Tax Assessor, France, through E, G. Mathion
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*Your name and college, Sir?" "Digby, Sir, St. Marki.“
"I watched your recent exploit- Mr. Digby - it had a certain element of daring."
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importance some outstanding academic achievement no doubt." "Yes, Sir!!!
**H'm-- my advice, Sir, is that you retire to bed immediately, having first taken a long draught of Rose's Lime Juice. Its therapeutic effect may help you to face the wrath to come in the morning." "Thank you, Sir.”
And by the way--I notice you chose the long way up. Actually there is a aborter way. I remember in '88 or was it '89-'m, H'm, Good night.".
**Good wight, Sir."
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