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Dr. R. C. Robertson Honoured
In recognition of his public services in relief and succour of the distressed [in China, a certificate of meritorious services, together with an iluminated scroll, has just been awarded to Professor R. C. Robertson, head of the Department of Pathology of the University of Hongkong, by the Chinese National Government in Chungking, The corti cate Was accompanied by a letter written by Dr. H. H. Kung, President of the Executive Yuan.
It will be recalled that Professor Robertson was very active in the rellet of Chinese refugees in Shanghat at the outbreak of hostilities in 1937. He organised the medical services for the Refugee Camps on behalf of the Shanghai Municipal Council. For this he received a special letter of thanks from the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council.
The N. C. D. News in September 1937 highly praised the work done by Dr. Robertson.
Since then Dr. Robertson has been enguged in a wider field. In 1938 he was Commissioner of the (British) Anti-Epidemic Unit of the League of Nations Commission to China and in 1930 was Chief technical expert of the League of Nations Commission, when he took charge of the pioneer work of Malaria control on the Chinn- Burma Road.
Adventure In Yunnan In May 1939 while Dr. Robertson was in Kunming in charge of the Unit of The League of Nations Epidemie Commission he set out late the wild mutatnous country in search of the Inic Dr. Bourdrez, eminent Dutch conservancy expert, who was drowned in the Kingsha- Klang River Accompanied by his two Chinese assistants Dr. Robertson: wwwble to recover the body of his goot lend after ten days.
In December 1939 Dr. Robertson was appointed Professor of Pathology of the Hongkong University in succes sion to Professor 1 J Davis.
Apart from his more recent services to improve China's health, Dr Robertson hins had a long connection with medical relief work in China having in 1931 organised the hospital ship which dealt with the Hankow Bouds
Itotorions will rerall the interest- ang talk, with the
of lautern slides, given by Dr. Robertsun at the Hongkong Rotary Club tiffin last July on Aghting Malaria Dr. Robertson spent a year on the China-Burma Road making conditions healthier for the transport wurkers and setting up Malaria control,
INDO-CHINA SITUATION
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FROM PAGE ONE
ogeney Pesterday. Chinese violated The Indo.China
last Thursday and
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Is authoritatively statco 181 Chungking that the Vichy report that Chinese finops on the Trado-Chin frestur hard come into con Diet with Indo-China forces a entirely with-
uit foundation"
German Mission in Hanoi? CHUNGKING, Sept 8 (UP) --Re- ports from Kweilm slate it is ram- Coured that a German revmonic mis- sion has arrived at Hanoi from Kun- ming to discuss with Admisal DecoUX the safety of Indo-Cibra art this utilisation of Indo-China products in Europe
The German Embassy here has re- fused to confirm the report
CHILDREN AND BABIES DIE
FROM PAGE ONE
Kuna to 98, states an Air Ministry Communique.
Anti-aircraft fre accounted for 21 of these in all.
One of our fighter pilots, reported missing, has returned safely.
Reports hithario received show that eight enemy aircraft were destroyed to-day, three of them being shot down In a Thames Estuary battle.
Three of our aircraft are missing but one pilot is known to be safe.
LATE NEWS
September 9, 1940.
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FROM PAGE ONE
vengeance was demanded by most papers.
In last night's raids bombs crashed in areas wrecked by Saturday night's raid, and further heavy loss of life is feared in the east London tene-
ments
More dead as a result of the latest ralds are being pulled from the burning debris as one big salvo of bamba wrecked houses and shops in a street which is still mourning Satur day's dead.
Along the Thames
smoke and flames stretch for a distance of ten miles.
Church Prayers Interrupted
Ale raid sirens shrieked again at 7.50 p.m.. ns thousande of people were at prayers in sandbagged churches on the most solemn Sunday in Britain's history.
Within a few minutes high ex- plosive and incendiary bombs, to- gether with huge "Molotov brend- baskets" were again smashing down on Britain's capital and 1 suburbs from rolders Aying high and for apart.
The Royal Air Force again prim- ly gave baitle in a fashion that completely repudiated exuberant German offelsi claims that the "luftwaffe is now in control of the air over London, A1 Inst
night's វ rutd on London entered its fifth hour, the German luftwaffe was also reported | over south cost and north-west Eng- land and Wales, indicating that the blitzkrieg attacks were more wide- spread than was the roar on Satur day night, when London appeared [9) be the clitet objective.
Continuous Attacks
At 1 pun. OM.T. (7 a.m. 11.K.T.) "United Press"
that the reported drone of raiders could still be heard over the metropolitan area The Germans were maintaining a great height, attacking Landon in relays of three or four machines al «bout 15- minute intervals.
orbased They
the Losidon arcu from different directions, flying wide and dropping their bombs intermit- lently and tadiscriminately
Testsporto tion throughout the city was then virtually at a standstill, reither buses not street cura ronning.
Milliers of ste
of sleepy Londoners are madeing orasimal
kaz o hotlink drowally in the sheher," the "Unites Press correspondent cabled.
their
Thousands were ught by the warning sirens
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of the great metropolitan dalles and hưry to their under- ground shelters where they remain- ed until the "spotters" gave
the local All Clear.
Because of the constant interrup- ths London is likely to be without newspapers until late this morning. Meanwhile, traffic is Considerably dislocated in the cast and south London areas, due moitly to Satur- day night's raida. The Ministry of Traffle is planning alternative routes for bus traffe, but travellers have been wwned to enquire about facilities before leaving their homes of offices.
Day of National Prayer Worshippers of all denominations throughout the British Isles observed yesterday DA *1 day
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As they flocked to the churches and cathedrals throughout the land, resue workers in London were stil prod- 18.20 ding the debris, including that of one .8.00 b. or two churches, of the enpitul's .7.48 n. greatest air raid.
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German this Instance the
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Estimated Casualties
An official estimate of the casualties .8 8. In Saturday night's rold was issued Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) w/-..8/9 n. at 4 p.m. It gave provisional figures Marsmans, Inv. (HK.) - .4/- n. of killed and wounded as follows:
COURAGE MIDST TRAGEDY
FROM PAGE ONE
were going round the less fortunate to make them tea and help them in
a score of other ways.
Hospital Casualties
a
"A hospital, which received direct hit in the first of the evening raids, had some casualties, including a 14-year-old child and two nurses.
"Despite fremendous risks from a wall, which might have, crashed at the slightest vibration, rescue parties worked amid piles of debris
...
400 clvilians killed;
1,400 civilians injured;
88 Nasi planes downed; 22 British machines missior; bombs fell 65 London ALP. districts.
These Agures are not complete. In last night's raid, rescue work- era were caught off guard when the Germans re-visited the Elephant And Castle working class district south of the Thames.
(United Press and ·Domet message).
H.K. SNOBBERY
IN SYDNEY
FROM "PAGE. ONE
well into the danger period of the Government's financial representa second raid until gunfire and bomb tive with the evacuees. detonations made continuation Im-,"In some cases," he said, "their possible.
husbands, have not sent any money. "Meantime in words only a few "Wives of civil servants will not yards away from the bomb crater get any until the end of the month, doctora ...were tending not only to when their husbands, are.pald.. those wounded in the hospital itself "In most cases it is the fault of but in the streets outalde.
the wives themselves. They con "Bombs wrecked two wards and stantly change their addresses and do the nurses corridor, end
many not notify anyone. nurses lost all their
their possessions.
"If they have complaints why "Doctors edged their way among don't they make them to me at the the rescuers, administering morphin Labour and Industry Department, to the badly wounded cases, That is why I am here, and I am the
"One nurse, buried for three hours, only one who can adjust them." was brought out practically unscath- The Hongkong Government has ed. She insisted on taking her place guaranteed the Australian Govern alougalde gihe other nurses after ment against loss in granting assist
ance to evacuees.
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Thousands of Dominion Troops Now in Egypt
CAIRO, Sept. 8 (Renter)Convoys of ships bringing men and war material from England, Rhodesia, India and Australia have arrived at Egyptian ports-loaded with waving soldiers, left for
Large Hinera transported many Cairo, Palastipe and elsewhere. thousands of, techniclaris, Infantry Lieut. General Sir Henry Wilson, hospital staffs and R.A.F. pilots with Commander of the British Forces in quantities of munitions and tanks. Egypt, and the British Minister
greeted the troops on their arrival" This, convoy was met by other in port and a special message from convoys with Australian Air Force General Sir Archibald Wavell, C-in-C squadrons, Indians and ten-planters British Forces In the Middle East, from Ceylon until the barbour was a was posted on each allpratsagnet solid mass of shipping.) e de
During the voyage no submarine Many disembarked, and the trains, and no enemy aircraft was seen.
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