Premier Remains, Quietly Confident
BRITAIN READY FOR ANYTHING
Our Increasing Resources
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-Prior to attending Parlia- ment, Mr. Winston Churchill lunched with His Majesty at Buc- kingham Palace and had a long audience with the King.
When he rose to address the House of Commons, the Prime Minister did not keep the House waiting with a pro- amble. Almost immediately he announced the advance of the Italian Army in Lybia and the expectations of on attempted Ger- man invasion.
The Prime Minister Intimated that he did nut feel it necessary to make
an extensive statement as practically all facte not of a secret nature had been made public.
Italian Advance
As advance of the Italian Army in Labyn was in progress, he said, and two British platoons which had been helding Sollum bad been withdrawn.
The enemy was still at some dis- tance from the British positions of resistance.
Deployment of German barges and ships in preparations for an Invasion of Britain and ireland continued, Mr. Churchill added, nad "we must ex- pect that Hitler will make an attempt at what he judges to be the best Opportunity. All our preparations musi, therefore be maintained in n state of vigilance." (Cheers).
Damaged Nazi Bases Continuing. Mr. Churchill Rich "The process of waiting, keyed up lo % apl concert pitch day after day,
charm of after a while to lose Ita
There is no doubt that i novelty.
ali con- Imposes a heavy strain on cerned, but we must not under-rate the damage infleted on the enemy by the very heavy nightly bombardment on his concentration of ships and on alt focal points
**Undoubtedly serious injury has bern done to his ships but mean- to while our strength, I am able assure the Ilonso, develops steadily at sea, on land and aboys all in the
the most
Reneral
air (Cheers). Sunday's action was the must brillant and fruitfut of any fought on *cale up to date by the R.A.F
Increasing Confidence
"There are very good reason for believing at the present time the
made
Un
UC
enemy's
numerical
concentrated
hopes
THAI & FRANCE
SIGN PACT
VICITY, Sept. 17 (UP)-11 is the officially
Chat announced
between Non-Aggression Fact Thai and France, concluded on June 12 last, will become elles- tive within a few daya
for the The pact providen wettlement, by arbitration, of the dispute of long standing regard- Ing the
several possession of
River. Islands in the Mekong
The river forum the frontler be- Indo- tween Thai and French China,
Certain elementa in That have taken advantage of the negotia- tions to claim the return of terri- tory which belonged to Thai be- fore 1893,
The Petain Foreign Office has formally Lold Bangkok France will not, under any cir- cumstances, consider these de
mands,
Professes Ignorance
Lord Caldecote And The Indo-China Situation LONDON, Sol. 17 (Reuter). Lord Caldecote, in the House very grievous inrunds have been of Lords to-day, said he had no superiority, and we may await the definite information is to the decision of this prolonged air battle course negotiations were said to Indo- with a spirit of increasing confidence. be proceeding between
"German attacks on the civilian
China and Japan at Hanoi. ipulation have been
In view however, of current re- mainly on Landos terrorising the citizens into submiss-ports thuit Japan had been pressing the Government of Indo-Chin to them into confusion, Jon or throw
allow the passage of Japanese troops and, of course, with the silly idru
£149 and the establishment of air the that they will put pressure on
TELING) Unser In Th colony, HI Government tu make prace.
Majesty's Goverment bud made (Luughter),
clear to the Japanese Government "Deliberate und
their Interest in the maintenance of upon Buckingham Palace and upon the status quo in that aren the persons of uur beloved King and
The question of provision of petrol nur beloved Queen (Cheers) are nise
Reneral for distribution of medical supplies their intended, upart from berbartly, to have an unsettling effect in the interior of
upon public opinion.
repeated attacks
Had Opposite Effect "They, of course, have thir [Loud Chetin). opposite effect
They united the King and Queen
to their people by new sacred bonds
Actively pursued.
Chung ill
been
I was hoped that a debate pro- posul on this point would be inde ta the Japanese in the near future
of common danger and they steel AUSSIE POULTRY
all hearts to antern, unrelenting
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 18, 1940.
First Gallantry Awards In "Battle of Britain" K
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter). The first military awards for gallantry in the "Battle of Britain" were announced to-night in the "London Gazette."
Temporary Second Lieutenant J. D. Kenyon-Hague, of the Scots Guards, gets the Military Cross for heroism on August 18. He was in charge of a detachment at an aerodrome which was attacked by enemy bombers in five successive waves.
des. His headquarters were troyed by a bomb in the first wave and he was buried in de- bris.
Extricated by a sergeant but suffer- ing from shock as well as severe paln In the shoulder which was crushed by
falling masonry, he Immediately visited his posts and found that the. men in the reserve trench and been driven out of it by burning petrol from the petrol tank of a lorry which exploded.
Saved Many Live
Into Hague collected these ren two parties and led them to other shelters, of which the furthest was 100 yards away.
While doing this, ten more bombs:
Iceland Invasion Rumours Grow As-
Masses Troops
Reich Masses
In Northern Norway
•
Came Through Sweden
LONDON Sept. 17 (UP).—Reports reaching here from trustworthy diplomatic sources stated that there
were dropped within a few yards of was a substantial increase in the German troops in him and he was subjected to en-northern Norway. tinuvus machine
from Kun Are heights varying between 300 to 30 feel.
while suffering much
much heavier
pain
Unexploded Bomba
Un~-
North of Trondheim, it was estimated that there were 20,000 Hits prompt netion and initiative German troops up to a few days doubtedly prevented casualties being ago, it is stated that now there ure between 50,000 and 100,000. It is believed that all came directly from Germany, leaving the German Heroism displayed in dealing with garrison in southern Norway intact,
say that reports Unconfirmed unexploded bombs is recognised by
troops thousand German awards, of the medal of the British; several Empire to three officers and a non-traversed Sweden and for that reason commissioned offers of the Bomb the purpose of the German military Disposal Section of the Royal Es- movements to northern Norway are gineer..
al present obscure. The
Experts are inclined to disregard by Lieut. Edward Wonreisley Reynolds, who the theory that the troops are in- un two occasions took great tsk intended to support Finland against fusca trom 1wo large another Russian attack. extracting Ins One had fallen in gardenį
list
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headed
SPECIOUS ARGUMENT
Italian "Liberation" Of Egypt
(Reuter) - LONDON, Sept. 17 Itation propaganda is trying to assure the Egyptian people of Italy's friend- ly feelings.
"Stefani," the italion official news: agency, says that the Italian advanier Into Egypt will never constitute a
the action is intended to berate her deliberate invasion of Egypt but that
The supposition in Anding more from the intolerable British daming- Tetion. amongst some council hemises and the,redence here that Hitler may
her in front of some business pre-templating an invasion of Iceland; mises in a congested area
Second Lieut. Ellis Edward Talbot
is another recipient of the After ndering his inna
Ju
anndal safely,
he cried unpleaded bomba un vis shoulder for 200 you de to a safe spul
Universal Horror
This may be the tallan idea of liberation but that it in not the Egyp tin idea shown by the Cairo Fress, which says that the news of the Italian advance does not cause panie because the Egyptian people have full condence in their leaders Every ch of moll of Exypi swered to Egyptkins, the papers con- linuc The Egyptians will see to il
the whole of it
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con At Attacks Made By Nazis at their flag continues to fly over
Second Lieut. Wallner Launcelot Andrews exploded bombs by puli. ing a cord attached to the fuse dis-
He charger.
was blown siderable distance and two of his men were
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Wilham Joh thrown
12-
On Buckingham Palace
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter}--The has called al Belgian Ambassador, as doyen of the Diplomatic Corps,
exprrak on Buckingham Palace to
their bin uf behalf
colleagues,
Fleet Street Undamaged
"Reuter's" Statement
wounded. Sergeant
HINO VIAR Button siderable distance when a bomb ex ploded, killing tve of his men.
Territorials Win M. M. The Military Medal is awarded 1sympathy and also their indignation Sergeant E. Hardy, of the Royal at the recent deliberate bombing et- on Their Majesties London Artillery, in charge of a gun on the tacks
125 which er home.
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter).—it nea coast on August
Telegrams from the colonies con is typical of the propaganda put out Maged two enemy planes, one a dive-
tinue to reflect the horror of people daily by the energy that the flation repents that biber
The cable of a parachute, with a throughout the Empire at the attacks Governmen: wireless
Fleet building in bomb attached, fouled the girders of on Buckingham Palace coupled with "Reuter's" the observation post,
leaving the heartfelt relief of the providential Street has been bombed and asserts that Fleet Street itself has been re- tmb suspended in mid-air
escape of Their Majesties,
the Supreme duced to ruins. dered the K
Malta. Maartthus, Sergeant Hardy
the ten of a safe distance, examined the Muslem Counel of Palestine, bomis, detached it from the patachule Haifa Jewish community, Southern and threw it into the rea
Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Uganda and among the Ajather dependencies are
The bomb exploded in midair
few fert from Hardy who was blown senders of such mesaugen.
prosecution of the war against so FOR HONGKONG back by the blast but not Injured.
foul a foc."
After giving the casualty Agures
mentioned by Lord Caldecote in the Lane, Crawford Innovation House of Lords, Mr. Churchill pro
reded
Lance Corporal E. Stevens Vale
f the. and Lance Corpora) J. Miller,
and Private Joseph Scots Guards, Lister, of the Border Regiment, Te
Bo awarded the ritorial Army, are also A degree of reciprocity has entered
While Military Medals for similar herule ex- churches and this pastline of evacuation
have
teen Australia is receiving and welcoming pluits during a heavy serial attack on
August 18 on an aerodrome
"Many hospitals, public monumenta damaged. Injury to our war-making | Hongkon capacity has been surprisingly small doing We are only beginning to get an in- chickens, creased flow of production from the great programmes started after
war.
Wanton Slaughter
evacuees,
Hongkung IS likewise with Australian
This is The
the first time in history that farm-fed chickens have been im- ported by Hongkong from Australia. Credit for the innovation goes to whose butchery
see in-
"It is very agreeable creases maintained over so wide a Lone-Crawford's, fteld in spite of the enemy's are. To department is now featuring these see how indiscriminate and wanton is Australian and other Empire fre envy's attack, there were 10.000
pour
civilian casualties from air attack but from four to six pounds in weight less than 250 in all the fighting ser- and are equal in quality vices.
The Air Raid Precautions organt- sation has proved its effle!ency and
to duty has been shown by all.
tank of
"The
10 the
famous English Surrey birds.
son-
Miller shot down one bomber
First L. D. V. Award Volunteer Glyn Jones of the Home Guard also gets a Military Medal for rescuing a man on the night of July 12-13, who was seriously wounded in the bombing of a vital point at which he was on guard.
This is the first occasion upon which a member of the Home Guard has been awarded a military decoration.
Catroux Arrives
In England
(Reuter).- LONDON, Sept 17
former Generat George Catroux. governor of French Indo-China and must one of General de Gaulle's
in eminent supporters. has arrived Britain.
Indo-China He was Governor of
dis- Vichy Government until the
He is reputed to know nissed him. Marocco and other parts of French Africa as well as any man.
Queen's Gesture
new
This report is, of course, fantastic "Heuler's" is entirely untouched and the same is true of the whole of Fleet Street.
Only the "Evening Standard" and "Dally Herald" offices have been hil and the damage is so slight that work and #0 was totally uninterrupted edition falted to appear on the streets at the scheduled time
Moreover, neither of these build- lags is in fleet Street.
In
One Dead
Junk Piracy
One man is dead and three others are now in the Queen Mary Hospital suffering from gunshot wounds as the result of an attack on a junk by 30 armed men, says a police report. The junk, carrying a load of wol- LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter) fram ore and pigs, valued at $5,800,
chairs were Wardrobes, beds, and
was attacked near San Mul. The among the things the Queen has sent robbers were in two junks and were from Windsor Castle for the reliet
wered with rifles, machine guns and
hand of the people whose homes
grenndes. When the victims offered resistance wrecked in the recent Nazl air raids! on London.
the marauders opened fire. Cheung Pui aged 35 was so seriously wounded that he died while Ng Wing (40), Wong Ping (31) and To You-tal (30). were seriously wounded.
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LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter).-There were changes in the Chamber when the House of Commons met this afternoon to hear Mr. Winston Churchill on the war situation.
Most of the valuable stained glass
STEADY
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-The Stock Exchange to-day was mainly steady with the turnover improving as the session progressed.
Most groups finally were about un-
caster opening. changed on the day after a dull and Industrials notably improved in some sections where small net gains were recorded.
Henceforth from to-day the market
In
London Docks Raids
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-Only one man had been killed in the recent air raids within the limits of the London
docks.
This was revealed by Mr. Ronald Cross, the Minister of Shipping, in a broadcast te-night.
Answers to Correspondents FLAG: Sorry, we can't start that the greatest discipline and devotion repet an invasion should an invasion
come, and also to units of the Royal kind of controversy.--Ed. preserving the Canadian Navy and the naval health and well-being of an ener-ungent from New Zealand. mous community exceeding 2,000,- In the air, he added, the Canadian 000 souls in the Thames Valley, ofighter squadron had helped magni- supplying them with all necessities neently to increase the enemy's losses and making provision for those whose and Britain had invaluable assistance homes have been destroyed or those trom the Royal Australian Air Force. who have had to be evacuated, has More recently, there arrived a con- proved a strain upon the machinery tingent from Southern Rhodesia and of the Government which ealls for in the RAF. were many pilots from exertion by all the authorities con- all the Dominions and indeed from cerned.
all parts of the Empire,
referred to Lord Caldecote also This heavy, intricate task is being efficiently and successfully discharged. the remarkable contribution made by
Mr. Alexander Intimated that the The whole system of our life and Newfoundland in the defence of the labour is being rapidly adapted to British Isles both by sea and air,
on both sides had been removed and names of the rest of the flotilla would Air Training Scheme
be towns and villages in the United unknown to hitherto conditions modern society.
In respect of the Empire Air plain gloas substituted,
As the House assembled, Mr. States and United Kingdom.
Meanwhile in the Upper House, a Air Battles Yet Training Scheme. Lord' Caldecote
of Churchill's "wailing banshees" herold- ication of the air attack said that this was in advance has made it difficult to draw precise schedule and that Britain would ed the approach of German raiders, war atmosphere also obtained. Here
the new rules shortly be receiving a flow of highly- but an even more insistent note was Lord Caldecote stated that in the will close at 2 p.m. B.S.T. in order conclusions about our air raid warnings, but killed pilots and air crews to redress made by strong patrols of British first half of September
through the skies while the House of children, had been killed and about broadly speaking, the siren must be the balance in the air and ultimately fighters overhead as these scurried civilians, including many women and to facilitate trade.
to give Britain air superiority. an alert and not an alarm.
In the Middle East, an important Commons proceeded with the time-8,000 wounded, by air bombardment.
the limits of the docks, and he, poor for Hiller. "We must expect that very many part was being played by the forces honoured questions and answers.
the to the London area, added Lord Chamberlain,
fellow, was in a tiny cabin which by Mr Neville more intense examples of air ghing of South Africa. The South African
sheer bad luck got a direct hft.".. Other Names will be experienced in future,"
Air Force had distinguished itself by former Prime Minister, entered just Caldecole.
before question time for the first time
Different Story (0. Mr.
Churchill,
coneKislan, in
inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter)The 6,000 Motors for Britain
17 (UP)- Sept. Intimated that there were
Outside the docks the story was DETROIT, Borne The Dominions, had not confined since his illness and he was loudly
cheered by members in all parts of first foulle of American destroyers
to join the Royal Navy have now Packard Motors is starting the im- very different and a strange sight was matters connected with arrangements their help to military, naval and air
the House. under air attack which he preferred contingents, but were producing on
Premier Blusher
been given their names. to discuss in private.
ever-increasing output of munitions
The flotilla leader is named Chur-mediate construction of a factory to the miles of firemen hoses running Further cheers were raised by Mr.
no one produce 6,000 Rolls Royce motors for the length of street after street.
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter)The Acting on his suggestion, the House and military supplies of many kinds.
Britain and 3,000 for the United
London's docks were surrounded by went into secret session and ad-
Turning to the Mediterranean, A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the chill, a choice with which
densely crowded areas. There were following report of the secret session journed shortly afterwards.
Lord Caldecote said our naval forces | Admiralty, when he announced that uarrel.
Others have been named Caldwell, Stater..
Besides the $125,000,000 British many miles of small streets where of the House of Commons is Issued Caldecote's Speech recently swept the Mediterranean His Majesty had approved that the
and discussions took place on future LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-In from end to end for six days without name of the leader of the first Cameron, Casteltown, Chelsen, Clare
to schedule, Packard built, according the House of Lords to-day, Viscount any naval action being taken by the fiolilla of American destroyers trans- and Campellows, after towns com- contract and the $80,500,000 United 100,000 of London's poorest people under the authority of the Speaker ferred to this country should be man in both the United Kingdom and States order, if the work progresses lived in tiny houses, mostly weakly The House went into secret session "To their everlasting shame, the sittings of the House. It was de the United States, Caldecote went into the war situation enemy
Meanwhile convoys of troops and Churchill
Names on a similar basis will be Motors will have the option of pro-
motors for Huns poured a deluge of destruction cided to meet at regular intervals in more detail on certain points than
Mr. Churchill blushed as this Porn} materials had arrived in the Near did the Prime Minister.
made and one given. Others will also include a ducing.. 10,000
West Britain and 5,000 for the United on there unlucky folk," said Mr. but that dates and times should not
ibe specified." few...names, common in the
States.
Cross, Lord Caldecote referred to the East, taking fighting men and supplies announcement was
Indles. Canadian, Australian and New Zea- to fil the gaps in that theatre of war member called out to the Prime
Minister, "Hold your head up.” land forces available in Britain to left by the collapse of France.
Ds to
aver
2,000
Wall Street was.firm.
He said: "After days and nights of] Those leaving the district were not horror and bombs and flames, thanks "done for." They were, so to speak, to the wonderful air raid shelter the wounded going out of the battle. The great bulk of the people in crganisation of the Port of London authorities, there has been only one those bombed parts of London were
Four-fifths of these figures applied Packard Makes Rolls man killed by enemy action within remaining They refused to move
Royce Engines
mare
Secret Session: Official Report