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SECOND EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
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No. 18234
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1940. BɅtЛt 三拜殿 號一廿月八英查
CARRYING CHILDREN TO SAFETY.
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TORPEDOED
IN ATLANTIC BY NAZI SUBMARINE
SURVIVORS RESCUED BY NEUTRAL SHIP AFTER DRIFTING IN OPEN BOAT: NUMBER FEARED DROWNED
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”.
A BRITISH EVACUEE SHIP WHICH WAS CARRYING CHILDREN TO THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN TORPEDOED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, IT HAS BEEN REVEALED IN DUBLIN, SAYS A "UNITED PRESS" MESSAGE.
PARENTS bidding good-bye to their children before the kiddies left their homos in the danger areas on
a journey across the Atlantie. Children are being sent to Australia, New Zealand, Canada an the Unfled
States.
BIG AIR BATTLE OVER BRITAIN
Waves of Nazi Planes Appear
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-Wave after wave of enemy machines approached the southeast coast to-day and for two hours there was the noise of terrific battles. in the sky, the result of which is at present not known.! At one point a formation of 20 bombers were forced
to
EUROPE'S change course by the terrille
FAMINE PERIL
Nazis Steal Food
Reserves
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter).
barrage of anti-aircraft shells. A second formation was also driven away and escorting fighters. after unsuccessfully attacking a balloon barrage, were chased out to sea by British fighters.
Dive-bombers attacked a southeast consi aerodrome.. but they
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NAZI PLANE CRASHES IN EIRE
ment:
DUBLIN, Aug. 20 (Reu- ter). The Government Information Bureau has issued the following state-
"A Germari plane crashed early this after- noon at Faha Mountain, near Cloghanc, County Kerry. The plane is a total wrach. The crew of six, two of whom are seri- ously injured, have been interned."
are
LATEST
Answering questions in the U.S. Property
House of Commons relating to the famine peril in Europe, Mr. Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare, gave these three answers:
Bombed
Japanese Destroy Hospital
(1). "Large German' armed forces. assisted by the Gestapo, and other agencies, are quartered in Foland and SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" are no doubt living on the country.
CHUNGKING, Aug. 20 (UP).—The I have also received a report that United States Embassy to-day re- quantity of Polish four has been ceived a report from Hengyang Ray- offered by the Germans to neatraling that the North Presbyterian Hos purchasers in south-cast Europu."
(2) The Germans have been ntal and four adjoining buildings attempting to remove from Holland were razed to the ground during a
bombing raid on August 10...
large quantities of butter, eggs. It is estimated that $100,000 worth vegetables and other foodstuffs much of damage was done but there were In excess of "requiremerits. I tam)
no casualtics. happy to say that thest attempts have
been much disturbed by the There is. I am afraid, no doubt at all Steal Norway's Reserves that alace the invasion the Germanis (3) Information of my disposal, have removed a large part of those Indicate, that at the time of the Gër stocks. I believe that In' some cases man invasion Norway Jad in hand a payment; hus" been made?with pieces | year'à supply of cereais, at least nine of paper, but I am satisfied that thuse months" supply orgy furarisandiqnide, pleces of paper will not re-purchase
tantial stocks, or othe
Mat the food needed by the population."
The name of the ship has not been released.
A number of the children are feared drowned.
Survivors were picked up by a Yugo-Slavian steamer after drifting in open boats for some time.
They were landed at a north- west port in Ireland on Sunday. This is the first act in Hitler's "unrestricted sinking" campaign against all ships entering or leaving British waters.
The ship was torpedoed in the early hours, of a morning two. days after leaving a British port with its human cargo of young children, setting off to the safety of the New World.
The torpedoed vessel was en route to New Yerk via Jamaica.
Disastrous Raids
Chungking *Almost Burnt Out
WHEN A BRITISH BOMBER SIGHTS A U-BOAT
THE THREE remarkable photographs below illustrate a phase of aerial war. fare about which little is heard. A Fleet Air Arm bomber. sights a U-Boat some where at sea and the resulting story is told in three pictures. TOP photograph shows the U-Boat as first sighted, its periscope leaving a clear wake. Centre, the British machine flics over the unsuspecting enemy, whose trail through the sea is clearly visible. A bomb is dropped and, BELOW, another U-Boat goes to its doom.
COUREE OF $
COLONY WARNED OF MAJOR STORM
No. 9 Signal Hoisted
THE FIRST major typhoon of the season appeared
at 9 o'clock this morning to be passing south of Hong. kong into the China coast between Hongkong and southern Kwangtung.
At 8.45 m., the approximate position of the typhoon, which is stated to be of a severe type, was latitude 22 north, longitude 115 enst. This is approximately 80 miles south-east of the
FERRIES MAINTAIN SERVICE
Godown Roof Is Blown Away
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, Aug. 29 (Ul). A trip through the burning areas this afternoon impressed
Despite the difficulties of "United Press" correspondent, maintaining cross-harbour ferry Four-fifths of the walled town services, both the Yaumati and of Chungking was reduced to Star Ferry services were con- scorched earth by two succes-tinuing as this edition went to sive monster fires yesterday and press to-day.
3.
!
The Vehicular Ferry ceased run- ning at 7 o'clock, and shortly after-- While only one-fifth of the shacks wards the Mongkok and Shamshitipo and old poor buildings remain stand-ferries were withdrawn. ing, all modern business streets and ferries continued
The Jordon Road and Youmati practically all the modern buildings limeulty, two passenger ferries ate under extreme are razed to the ground.
Raffof Allotment
tempting to maintain a 20-minute service.
The old walled elty was founded in. the Han dynasty and ts going, to dis-
Business People Delayed appear entirely from the map. At Great streams of passengers at- | present, the exact extent of the burn- tempting to cross the harbour from ing cannot be nacertained as the dre Kowloon were delayed for consider- is still burning in every quarter of able periods at the rush hours this the town, disrupting communications, morning, Attempts were made to inaintain a 15-minute ferry service but the rough passage caused con- siderable delays. CHUNGKING, Aig. 20 (UP).- The first collapse was
reported Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has from Mataukos Road, where two ordered the allotment of u million storey matshed
godown housing dollars for the urgent relief of bumb-machinery owned by the Organic ing victims under the following Fertiliser Company lost its roof. conditions:
At 10 o'clock this morning some (1) Ten dollars for those who are 35 vessels of various sizes were al
unable to leave Chungking, 1-
the typhoon anchorage In Kowloon Bay.
(2) Two weeks' room and board -- Wind Increases
for those going to nearby re- The wind steadily increased: In furce stations operated by the force during the morning, n' gust of National Relief Commissiom 60 m.ph. being recorded shortly after 10 o'clock and a gust. of 48m.p.h.
(3) Fifty dollars for those going being recorded at 11.28 a..
to other districts in addition to their travelling facilities. (4) Outgoing refugees who'ape" un-
At 11.30 am. it appeared that the typhoon was passing near Gap Rock.] At American liner en route from
able to secure quarters Will be Manila to Hongkong Is reported to admitted to the Commission have slowed down in order to avold stalions with three months the typhoon,
board plus short term loans to Mail: Plane Leaves
start a business or handicraft. The departure of the Imperial Air-
The Relict outhorities are summon ways plane Delpblaug was not delay
Colony.
The typhoon is travelling in a westerly direction.
No. 9 typhoon signal, signify. ing that gales were expected to increase, was hoisted at G.20 a.m., replacing the No. 6 algunl which was hoisted shortly after midnight.
The Telegraph's" - barometer fell rapidly from midnight until 9 am, since when it has remained station- ary.
Shipping Precautions
Shipping in the harbour has taken Turn to Page 2, Third Column
the usual typhoon precautions. One
JAPAN SEEKS
LONDON," Aug. 20 (Reuter) The Trade Union Congress has announced
free-of-interest loans from the trade
unlans to the Government which will
SAFE PASSAGE TOKYO, Aug 31 (oiler) It is exceed £750,000 ing steamship and highway, execu- from the wind were passed, within understood that lie Jopanese Gov- flyer to arrange for immediate 15 minutes of leaving Kal Tack. The ernment is requesting, the German evacuation while the police are re- Delphinus, with Capt. F.LR. Garside Government.sive safe passage to to Lisbon and, if possible to Liver
istering the victing the 21 -
Sind and First Officer J. A Samuelst four Japanese Liners evacuating sub-pool, to assist in the evacuation, while Two officers of the Chuicking fire the controls, carried two-prasengers|jects from England,
a fourth-arrived at Liverpoði: Three-liners are already-en route day to embark 10, Japanes
| Sea-Back- Page. For
Farther: Late: Nawa
| brigade-were killed.
and 140 kilos of mail.