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Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1861
No. 10354
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1940. 五拜號三十月九类港香
日二十月八
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It must be
BUILT to Last
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ITALIAN INVASION OF
OF EGYPT
IMMINENT
AS WAR
AFRICAN CAMPAIGN SAID TIMED TO START WITH INVASION OF BRITAIN
Special to the "Telegraph"
AN ITALIAN offensive through Egypt against the Suez Canal and the intensified aerial bombardments of Britain and western Europe in- dicate a new climax in the European War.
Despatches from Rome suggest that a three-pronged Italian invasion of Egypt has already begun. This is not officially confirmed.
Hints from the Italian capital, says "United Press" indicate that the drive against the Suez Canal has been timed to start with the climax of the Battle of Britain and possibly with an attempted Nazi invasion of the British Isles.
Colamne Advancing
Two main Italian columns are reported to be advancing along the Mediterra- nean coast from Libya into Egypt, their chief objective being the cutting of Britain's
CHOLERA FIGURES ARE ALARMING
104 New Cases In 24 Hours
One hundred and four cases, more than a quarter of the total notified since the outbreak of the epidemic, were notified to the health authorities yesterday.
This brings the total since the start of the epidemic to 352. More than fifty per cent of the cases bave been fatal.
Of the 104 coses notified yesterday all but three occurred in Old and New Kowloon. The remaining three were reported from Shaukiwan, the New Territories and the Harbour.
Grave Proportions
year
SABOTAGE ALLEGED
US. Powder Mills Blown Up
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
"life-line" to the Pacific and Far East.
The invasion was preceded by violent bombardment of the Italian coastline in Africa by the Royal Navy and equally violent aerial attacks on the British Navy by Italian planes.
Units of the Fleet Air Arm also went into action on Wednes- day on a large geale, bombing Italian troop concentrations, air- helds and units of the Italian Navy.
Air Attacks increase
At the same time, there are signa i that the German preparations fux an invesion of Britain have been multi- plied.
Air raids on both sides of the Chan- nel have increased in vigour. British bomber squadrons tremendous raids on German objec- 1.ves such as tho Templehof
INTENSIFIES
BRITISH GUNS DID THIS TO AN ITALIAN BATTLESHIP
have ad Vivid Description Of The Latest German Raids On London
aero-
drome in Berlin, the long-range gun
The
The current epidemic has claimed 218 many Ilves in three weeks *J small-pox, relupsing fever, paraty-
| empiucements on the French coast, KENVIL, Sept. 12 (UP)-and the barges and ships which are phoid, nteningitis have chalined in the Charges that German anboteurs concentrating along the European entire
The epidemic is now assuming planned to dynamite the Her-coast for the attempted invasion.
German aerial blitzkrieg grave proportions, and all persons are cules Powder Works
were against England-a necessary prelude published ten days ago by the lo yasion-continued at an new New York tablold newspaper abated tempo,
Bombs exploded on the London areas where, it is belatedly disclosed, Exposing an alleged Nazi plot for earlier attacks had damaged balldings making war and conducting sabotage adjacent to the Bank of England, the against the United States, PM told of Church of St. John the Evangelist
urged to obtain the necessary in
oculation and 10 avoid uncooked food or unboiled water.
has
Beri-Beri Warning The Medical Department ofcially taken cognisance of serious increase in the number of deaths from beri-beri and other dietary deficiency diseases this year. In an appeal issued to the Chinese Press to-day, the Department aska that
a campaign be instituted to overcome the
prejudice
Among Chinese against eating unpolished or red rice.
The danger of eating rice is em- phasized in the statement, and im- porters of rice are asked to keep stocks of red or unpolished rice.
A similar appeal is made to keepera of restaurants, eating houses and food shopa.
NEW EVACUATION COMMITTEE
His Excellency the Acting Governor
has appointed an Executive Advisory Committee.
The Committee will advise as to the exercise of the discretionary powers conferred upon the Governor under the Emergency Regulations re- lating to the evacuation of women and children from the Colony.
The personnel the Committee comorisce His Honour Má. · · Justico Williams, the Pulsne Judge. (Chair-) man), Major R. E. Moody, Mr. Cedric Blaker and Mr. C. B. Burgess (Secretary).
The Axis Have It Figured Out
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
PM.
district.
Liki-
the
Famous Regent Street Shops
Riddled By Nazi Time Bombs
By DAN CAMPELL
UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, Sept. 13 (UP)--Last night, London's anti-aircraft batteries were
Bomb
Jangling windows and the spatter of falling shrapnel and
a meeting which plans to dynamite and the busy Regent Street shopping, belching a barrage of fire and steel with unparalleled violence, the shells bursting the Hercules plant were discussed.
The newspaper alleged that a re- DNB comments on the latest Ger- high above the clouds as the gunners again used their new aerial predictor. resentative of the German Govern-man attacks on London by slating aent was present at the meeting, that "German reconnaissance planci
Unknown to the Germina, one of carly this morning established the persons attending was a member fact that parts of London are com of the U.S. counter espionage bureau.pletely unrecognisable.
First Casualties Eleven bodies have already been recovered from the debris at the wrecked plant.
City Centre Evacuated
At 3 p.m. yesterday, all traffic was forbidden in the vicinity of St. Paul's the area have all been evacuated. Cathedral. Residents and workers in!
A delayed action bomb which ploded in central London at dusk
Delayed Action
Threatens St. Paul's
It will be impossible to know how many are dead until the plant cools
THE REASON for the evacuation of the St. Paul's enough to permit a search,
Cathedral area in London was made known last night, says a The searchers have been danger of further explosions. pelled to withdraw owing to the razed a four storey building, the "Dome" message from London.
Com-
entire structure collapsing For- tunately, the building was in the pletely evacuated and there were no
A five hundred pound delayed action bomb les buried in
The injured include children who London area which had been com-the ground of the Cathedral.
were attending the Roxbury town school, a mile from the scene of the explosion.
Authorities estimate that damage will run into millions of dollars.
Death Roll Now 100 SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" KENVIL, Sept. 12 (Domel) Casualties In the Hercules explosion TURN to Page 3, Column Two
casualties,
Nazis Big Losses
THIS REMARKABLE photo- graph was taken' aboard Italian battleship shortly after it had been engaged in action with British warships in the Mediter- ranean. It was received in Lan-. dou via America. The picture shows the chaos on board the Italian ship as the result of a direct hit by a British shell. One gun turret is out of mission and the smoke-stack is blown' open.
com-
Officers Lost Aboard Esk
Esk:
Nine Names
SPECIAL TO THE "ELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 13 (UP) —Tho splintering glass, accompanied Admiralty announces the following by the drone of planes and the Officers missing and lost in H.MS. boom of guns, made weird Lieut. Cindr. R.J.H. Conch; sounds in the night and, although Lient. C. W. Carter; searchlights were
not being used, the flashes from hundreds. of guns brilliantly lighted the buildings and streets of the city.
Several very loud bomb thuds, intermingled with rapid anti-aircraft fire were heard in central London at midnight, when it is believed the
Lient W. F. C. Elstob; Sub. Lieut. M. P. FitzGerald; Acting Gunner. H. M. Long: Temporary: Surgeon Licut, J. F.
Nowman; Probatiowe Tempy, Sub. Lieut.
J. E. Proctors
Lleat. Cmdr, E. W. Relph; Temporary: Bub. Lieut. G. E.
Weller.
Acting Gunner J. W. Goblohas
No one knows when it will explode. Meanwhile, feverish attempts are
LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter) raiders were swooping low under the been posted as missing and lost in being made to minimise the effects is officially stated that reports to shell bursts and then leaping out of HMS, Ivanhoe. of the explosion when it does occur, midnight indicate that at least 90 sight above the clouds.
Suicide Squad at Work German aircraft were destroyed in TURN to Page 3, Column Three Unable to reach the bomb, a Wednesday's battles. suicide squad" is busy piling sand- bags high around the area which it
5,500 Dead and Injured It
was officially announced last night that London's casualties since the start of the aerial blitzkrieg total 5,500 dead and injured.
"Associated Press reported that has penetrated. TURN to Pago 3, Column Five
Chinese Troops Stage Offensive In North
Special to the "Telegraph"
In addition to evacuating everyone! from a wide area surrounding the Cathedral, the authorities have roped off the catire district and no person or vehicle is permitted to enter.
All traffic along Ludgate Hill has been halted.
Newspaper Officer Hit
The Mistry of Information Inst
New Japanese Demands On Indo-China, Report
JAPAN'S demand for the right to send troops through Indo- China is a pretext to gain control of Tongking Province, the night permitted despatch of reports torthern part of Indo-China through which the Haiphong-Kun- that among the buildinga hit during ming Railway runs, says a special despatch from Kunming to Tuesday's rald on London were the Hongkong "National Times." the ofices of two big Bletropolitan ROME, Sept. 13. (Domel) --II. the CHUNGKING, Sept. 12 (UP)-Reports are pouring in
newspapers, the Evening Stan- The correspondent quotes well, The newspaper also publishes a United States refuses to glace her from various bases of simultaneous Chinese offensives in North dard" and the "Dally Herald. informed circles in Kunming as de special despatch from Chungking, huge gold reserves in circulation China by 105 regiments roughly 300,000 men of guerilla
Because they had taken precautions claring that the Japanese demands to reporting that over 120 Japanese after the war pre-supposing,' of course that the Axis wins the war troops.
against such an eventuality both the French authorities are: by purchasing Italian and German
Hankow Rollway have bean uprooted newspapers have been able to con- Tongking Province to be placed naval vessels are now concentrated Over 60 miles of the Tsangchow. | and carried away near, Wangtud tinue publication, produ under Japanese milltary control;in Tongking Bay, A Shichiochwang highway, which runs in addition to the regular, guerillas, potter on, the roof of another The Province of Annam to be Additionally, says the report the across Hopel, have been destroyed by tens of thousands of armed peasants London newmparer last night had a under joint Franco-Japanese control; Japanese have concentrated over 200 the guerillas. ·
are assisting in the operations in cene narrow escape from death when the
3Cochin China to remain "al warships" and; transports at Walchow A TURN to Page 3, Column Two French protectorate.
and Hainen Taland." Four miles of the track of Peiping- taal Hopel.:
goods, Italy and Germany will declare W gold a non-finance medium.
"Clold will be completely eliminated from the new European:/ economy." declares # "Popolo d'Ita
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