Friday,
New Japanese Demands Officially Reported
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
INDO-CHINA SITUATION TAKES TURN FOR WORSE
worse.
Special to the "Tolograph"
September 20, 1940.
Weather & Fear Of R.A.F. Stop Raiders K
Special to the "Telegraph"
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THE SITUATION in French Indo-China has taken a sudden turn for the messages from London, and in consequence the London area had
with
It is officially announced in Hanoi that the Japanese have presented demands.
new
These demands, says an official French communique, are "incompatible the instructions received from Vichy and the previous agreement."
Negotiations are continuing
but, the communique adds, they OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES
have now reached a delicate
phase.
"United Press" reported from Hanoi carly this morning that the situation had become critical. Mission Leaves
The Japanese Mission is departing
Ihr belief from Hanal, leading to that
fact been
the
suspended.
negotiations
Major General Nishihara, leader of the Mission, has paid farewell call
OSE
Vice-Admiral
Governor General
Air Force
the Deroux,
Continues Its Splendid Work
High winds, rain and scattered clouds offered unfavourable conditions for Nazi raiders yesterday, reveal "United Press" only one brief raid alarm up to 6 o'clock in the evening.
Dover reported at.5 o'clock | that there was a high wind, choppy seas, and scattered high
and low clouds. There had been
some rain earlier in the day, and although an enemy raider was spotted, it was seen to dump its bombs in the sea before turning back to the French coast.
West End Damage
Treatment
Of Aliens
Commons Statement LONDON, Sept. 19 (Reuter). A tour of the West End of London
-Before going into secret has revealed the extensive damagecasion to-day, the House of sustained in recent raids
The new areas damaged include the Commons had the customary forecourt of the British Museum hour of questions and answers. where a small bomb fell. There are
Sir John Anderson, as the most
Among official communiques announced yesterday was the heavy bomb made a big crater in the following bwued by the Air Ministry:
Bomber Communi aircraft last night continued to disconcert the Your hundred Japanese elvinnsemy's invasion plans by delivering have been ordered to evacuate Hanged attacks with strong forceR
uf baanbers against the ports of
and will leave for tiniphong this Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Dunkirk, (3- morning by a special train They will bourd three Japanese ships al Haiphong
Four and a half ton of Japanese baggage left Hanot for Haiphong last
Serious Situation Admitted These fouENTERIAN of the situation was admitted in Vichy band night by M Daudom, the French Foreigh Muster, who told American conION -
that posttrain
forced
be
hud
end, Calais, Boulogne, heppe and Le Haver
Much damage was tone to ship- pon and military stores, and many fires were started.
Al
Che forces of bombers attacked distribution91 Centres
Insbruck, Ehrung. Hamon Munphetor nad
runs
Coastal Command alecraft attacker! a convvy off Borkuml A Street hit
registered
enemy
WIN
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
TT London Demand Lardon T.T. Shanghai
TT Japan
1:27% 1274 415
T T. Singapore
b23 105
TT trudin
TT USA
121 22
TT Mansla
444
Coastal Crununund wirer afl
T.T Batavijo
41
TT Bangkok
DO
Non
95
been because, destruyer although Washington had been kept + Wher fully informed of the situation, the attacked The pot of h
United States had promised mathink shipping off the Dutch crust and the more than a formal protest to Tokyo privdzome of Dekooy
if indu China were attacked
Is the Fat Fast to-day that verbal
· Seven of our aircraft are missing
"Inpan is such a tremendous over LONDON: No protests would Baudoin sald
be insufficent." M
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"Negolintinn will undoubtedly pe serve French sovereignty 12 Chitta, but Japan will get a meferen-
al market there
It would be foolish for France in her present position, to try and en1 force a French monopoly of that mat -
ket, or try in overlook the Japanese
Beet
Single-Handed
"Pruner is strigle-handed in the Far Past We have only small nulitary nny and war forces there Britain
Large-Scale Raids
No large make action has been fe pted during the day
Two operny ntry ruft dropped bestils.
in districts Past London, Cousing some claat age and casualties
Boti were engaged by our fachtet and one was shot down
eported
Berabas
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stal towns an Essex and Susar and at one point my west England ustaites was small The number of
Despite bad vimbility our fighters sur cessfully intercepted a large pro portion of the enemy and five enemy
CAIRO: No
hun wilddawn her military forces, bombsets aflugethee were destroyed from Hongkong and Singapour mod the United States luis declined to give Un utty mistory support in preserving the status quo is Indo China
"At the same time, France wel use all the force allowed by the amidine convention to assure her integrity by fighting those turer wit PRACO dissidence
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TT France
TT Switzerland
TT Australia
BUYING
4m
/ Lordon
1/3
4 m/s D/P Loradon
1/3
4 m/s L/C USA
23
4 / France
30 d/s Infin
Non .81
US Cross rale in London 4024 US. Cross rate in NY
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RADIO
ZBW, 355 metros (845.k.c.) and
Change In Situation 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
There is no change in the stinations
in Reypt The enemy continues th
tampon sedate- bis
Baddare ared Sultana
THE MARTINI centers ramalsons to p serve the French Sampire will guide R.A.F.: Raid On France in her refusal te treet Far Insteininute demands by Num territorial
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This
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full respect fest 1st sovereignty in the F-Japanese (Rhodes). Several Explosions, follow negotiations at Hano"
Decoux To Call Bluff? Another United
Press meN NAJJA from Ramos, received at R 30 113 quotes infomed enters there we bes lieving that Vice Admiral Decoux Jus valled Japan's bluff
larges
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Bass and Flute Recital
From the Studio
Barton Prizemne brundens by Z B W on a Frequency of 845 ke's. end on alert wave From 1-2.15 pm.
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per 147) SIN THE
12:15 pm
Short Se vores of itsle
be
He added that steps had been taken
three huge craters in the street near questioned Minister, greed that the Japanese Embassy, while a single ilberal policy of exemption from the
Aliens Act restrictions should Collection followed in respect to citizens of the courtyard of the Wallace In Manchester Square
United States. bomb shattered A high explosive three storeys of Peter Robinsons, the to this end. well-known departmental store 101 Questioned regarding internees, Sir | Oxford Circus, while the blast from Juhin Indiented that the Guverninent's Ja bomb in Regent Street damaged the policy was not to Intern Italians roof of the Picadilly Hości. Another with 20 years' residence in Britain bombs itnocived off the southeast turret | provided that nothing unfavourable of the Records Offer
was known
the
It is also revealed that the head- Germani And Austrians quarters of the Iondon County Coun- ell fall was damaged in a recent raid. My Charles Latham, leader of the THAIH ! declared "Although fabric of the County Bull received sottie damage, 1 want to mesure pull that the London civil detences and othe services are being madnes tained
Regarding Germans and Austrians, the Home Secretary declared that it was in many cases more difeult to feel confidence in those with long residence than those who had come ingre recently as refugees.
Somerset House Damaged LANDON, Sept
19
the
The general policy of releasing those with long residence #gabist whom nothing was known could not
be justifled although there were in- (Reuter) --- dividuni enses in which long residence
| Froan to-day parts of Somerset House, | rauid be properly treated as a factor which was recently damaged by el to be taken into account when ap- bomb are closed and staffs are being plivation was made for release evacuated to North England
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LONDON, Sept 10 (Reutes ) - 1
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TOKYO, Sept.
(Reuter) - was revealed day that the Royal Cabinet Ministers and Service Chiefs Hospital
where Chelsea,
vidconferred for three hours at the Im- salikters and picturesque Chelsea perial Palace in the presence of the pensioners Live, was bit by bombs Emperor this afternoon. la recend raid
Lord Croft. Under-Secretary for Secretary of the Cobinet says thin
Communique Was, and today that number of
"important affairs theendiary boobs fell on the build-!
discussed
The
conference was altended y The vid pensioners helped the staff | the Prime Minister, the War and to deal with them Some of the Navy Ministers, the Foreign Minister. men over 80 years of age were the Finance Minister, the Chiefs and strained with difficulty from taking Vice-Chiefs of the Army and Navy par in the work and lund to General Stuffs and the President of itterally ordered back to the sher the Cabinet Planning Board
ters
This candart is an inspirations ta their young comrades in the army to-day, Lord Croft commented
General Killed In London Air Raid
LONDON, Sept
Internment Camp Shooting Protests
CHUNGKING, Sept. 10 (Reuter) The Foreign Offier has protested to
| the British and United States Em-
ID (Reuter) 1 basales at the shouting in the intern-
is learned that Major General !
12.30 The B. 15. C. Dance Orchestra. Bruce Hay and Mrs. Hay were hilfed
1 90 Local Time Signul and Wen- - Ther Report,
1.03 Paul Robeson (Bass).
wand the Buleman 1.13 Jand of ti M. Grenadier
o Portolage Bay Guards.
and Announer-
A fact ste was a hit 1:30 Renter survet Rugby Press, Bee spread alone the card Wescher Forecast All nur planes returned safely
Cartmous cards against the desert
Taking mute the Wh starfest npes ad
It is understood til the members of the Jakitese Mision have brez! quibbling among themselves becouses Derria, buldings were mit at Toleak English Composera,
An merra!!
ntenta.
1.45 Compositions of Tchaikowsky.
15 Close Down, 6,00 Short Programine of Old
at is alleged, Tokyo has not yet agreed, and large motor transport consulta
6,20 1 Dennis Noble (Burfione). to support any show of force
Bus- Let hetween Sidt Barzan and Sol 6.30 1szi-Mefisto Waltz, Just were set on fire
ton Symphony Orchestra conducted A successful attack was made on by Serge Koussovitsky.
€ 43 Closing Local Stock Quotu- (1.)bya)
fell anong the air- tions. 'craft there and damage was eassed 6.45 Dance Music and Variety.
Hads were also unde Hombus.
7.30
London Relay The News. Bards and n cam by the Capuzz
8.00
Local Time Signal. Weather Ex Solum area
Que aireraft is missing
Report and Announcements,
8.03 Aircraft of the South African Aä
Handel-Concerto Grosso No.
DANCE RECITAL 0 craft aground at Eltminu
FOR CHARITY
Under the patronage of His celiency the Acting Governor,
Li
The performance is sponsored by the China Defence
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General E. F Norton, who has kindly Force raded Mogadiscio nerodrome 1 Op. 6. The Boyd Neal String consented to be present, a Dance Halion Somaliland) for the sixth Orchestra. Recital will be held in
and Flute The Buse, Uine
September 17 All the 8.15 Studio......A Bana Room ut
(Bass) the Peninsula Hotel oni bombs dropped on hangars and build. Beclial by Y. K. S20
Walter II. D. Tch (Flute) accORETS -* Friday evening. October 18, at 9.30, ings and many fires were started. pm.
nude on Lavelio panted by E. O'N. Shaw.
1. (a)
for Ever" One bumber was des.
"Weeping (Abyssinia) troyed and considerable damage
"Great to (Handel) (b)
Isis, Great Chairman; and the proceeds will be buildings and hanggars resulted,
Ostria" (Mozart), Y. K. Sze; 2. In ald of Chinese War Orphans.
Three ralds were made by R.A.F Grosse Sonata in A Minor (Kuhlan): (a) Allegro con passione; (b) Scherzo -Allegro nesal.. Walter H. D. Yeh; 3. "Last Night" (Kjerulf); "O, Star of Eve" (Wagner),...Y. K. Sze.
8.40 p.m. Compositions of Mon- delssohnt.
Star performer of the evening will bombers on Kassolu. One enemy be the well-known Chinese dancer, fighter attempting to intercept wis Miss Al-Lien Tai, formerly with the damaged,
Ballets Jooss in England, who will Assnb und Dindawa (Eritrea) present several original dances, both were again attacked and fires were Western and Chinese, including one observed.
specially composed for the occaalon.
Miss Tai will be supported by
в
string orchestra of local musicians
under the direction of Mr. J. R. M. DONATION FOR PLANES Smith, and the evening should pro-
vide a very novel and interesting programme.
Istanbul, Sept. 19. The British Colony has started a
Tickets will be on sale shortly at fund to provide two fighter planes The fund the Peninsula Hotel, at the Anderson for the Royal Air Force. Music Company, and at several other reached £5,000 within a few hours. addresses to be announced.
|--Reuter,
King and Queen Talk
To Air Raid Victims
LONDON, Sept. 19. (Reuter)-Standing amid a scene of devastation near wrecked houses which had received a direct hit from a bomb, the King and Queen to-day talked to men and women who had, marvellous escapes from death.
tour of King remarked, "These This occurred during a three districts in London which have shelters are wonderful." received bad bomb damage.
Anderson
9.00 London Relay-Tho News. 9.30 London Relay "World Al- fairs"--Wickham Steed.
9.45 A Classical
Request Pro-
11.00 Close Down.
Cramice.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SUBSTANTIAL DONATIONS TO FUND FOR BOMBERS
The War Fund lawugurated by the South China Morning Post, Ltd., out of which British fighting alrerált are, to be pu chased Imainly bomber) received a great 3p yesterday with one of the largest amounts donated for a long time. It will be recalled that soon. After the Find was commenced. many Hongkong Arms donated inrgo runs, and the Bong- and Youmail Ferry Company baya contributed
$20,000, trity en couraging instance of support from one of the big local Chinese organisationa..
• With, in addition, an anonymous donation of $1,000, and other welcome subscriptions, m total of $1,343,088,02 was reached yester day by the Fund. The latest donations
aru;
The Hongkong and Yaumati Terzy
Co. Ltd. He and the Queen listened while "Un amd Eiranger""" (Haiphong) ** the survivors, who had been in the "The Family" Looking around at the destruction, shelters when the, hemb fell only a Mr. and Mrs. D. E. D. in memory of the late Mira.' Stafford Brith in the middle of which were two few yards from them, told Their Ewa Paker. Parly". unharmed" "Anderson shelters, the Majesties of their escapes:
John Fant (ind, donation)
$20,000
at a bombed West End hotel
Major General Hay was Inspector" General of the Trng Army and head of the British Military Mission Trag from 1934 to 1937
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ment camp of the Shanghal Inter-
rational Settlement and is demanding
the punishment of thore responsible and "assurotres of a Mon - PECUTIENCE. of murular merdents in future
The Foreign Office is also reserving all nights and cleans
2,000-Mile Trip With British Naval Patrol
LONDON, Sept. 19 (Reuter)-A 2,000-mile cruise in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean with British cruisers and destroyers which were on a reconnaissance patrol is related by "Reuters" special correspondent aboard a British destroyer. The Fleet was aweeping the for British destroyers using the Asdic Greek archipelago for enemy hydrophone.
The effectiveness of this instrument Submarines and ships engaged was demonstrated during the trip
in contraband oil trade with the when a submarine was detected and Dodecanese Islands.
the correspondent saw depth charges A greater part of the trip, the cur-dropped, after which bubbles of air the respondent says, was remarkable for and patches of oil appeared on its lack of interest. For many days, surface. "we were within bombing range of Later depth churges were dropped 11alian aircraft stationed at Rhodes around another submarine which is but a solitary Italian reconnaissance unlikely to have survived the attack. flying boat which circled out of the range of our guns was the only sign of the enemy.
On joining the convoy we learned. says the correspondent, that one of Is escorts the previous day had been unsuccessfully attacked by four Italian aircraft, one of which al- tempted to attack with an aerial tor-
Lack of Petrol? This suggests that Dodecanese suffering from lack of petrol, the supply of which has been cut off by pedo. the Brush Fleet.
It is learned that three of these Submarines provide the only four had been forced to land on the method by which these islands can Turkish coast ne the result of demage be supplied, and this is a hazardous sustained by naval guns of the British task since these craft are easy prey escort,
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THE SOCIETY ASKS YOR
$35,000
In 1940 to meet the increaking needs of sick and destitute children in Hongkong, againai which the Income to date is $27,000 only
In order to continue its work, The Bosloty ap peats for the balance of
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