trucks.
stantly greater" valu bocómical truck,
you more horse-power for your
It offers you moré torque for your money.
Join the greatest group of satisfied truck
operator buy a
CHEVROLET TRUCK
FAR EAST / MOTORS
KOWLOON
FINAL EDITION
Supreme
Hongkon Telegraph.
FOUNDED LOUI 一拜禮 號十三月九英港香
No. 128
HIGH COST OF PETROL
DEMANDS.
DISTRIBUTORS:
SINGLE COPY 18. CENTS $30.00 PER ANNUM
GAS Economy
so buy a MINX
the car GILMAN'S
people
BREN GUN UNITS ON THE SUSSEX DOWNS
PTEMBER 30, 1940.
日九廿月八
NAZI INVASION BASES
COMPLETELY SMASHED Guns And Bombs Destroy Hitler's Dream
Anti-American Incident In Hanoi
Special to the Telegraph
BRITISH LONG-RANGE ARTILLERY AND BOMBING PLANES HAVE RENDERED. ALL OF
JAPANESE TEAR HITLER'S INVASION BASES ON THE ENGLISH
DOWN FLAG
Newsman's Tour of Front
HANOI, Sept. 29 (UP)—Japanese troops to-day tore downi the American flag and occupled the warehouse belonging to the American Far Eastern Trading Company which shipped American goods to. Chungking prior to the closure of the Indo-
China frontier.
BRITAIN ISSUES ULTIMATUM
Tella Madagascar To
Renounce Vichy
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
It is understood the incident was settled on the spot within
CHANNEL, ESPECIALLY CALAIS VIRTUALLY USELESS.
This statement War, sued at Vichy yester day, says "United Press quoting reports from
Northern France;-
· Docks have been destroyed, channels blasted and shipping sunk.
The damage at Calais is reported to be terrific. British guns through-
out the week-ond, ham-
a few hours when the Japanese mered the German gun withdrew.
Melville Jacoby made a tour 70 milles
"United Jean correspondent emplacements with fer- northeast of Haus and found the rifying force, firing two Offers and there had salvoes every two min-
front quiet.
į been no Aring for Uhree days except
from roaming pro-Japanese guerilla utes. bands comprised of Japanese, Chinese and Indo-Chines who have been necused of torturing to death at least thirty Frenchmen
Captain Martin
Langson
ufforked, while further aids were effected nguinst the base at Lorient
The famous Sumez Downs, beloved of all English southerners, have taken on a new. aspect since the start of the war. Over the grassland, heather and gorse daily manoeuvre Britain's ground defences,-tanks, bren gun units, artillery, infantry, all'maintaining fight- ing pitch against the day when Hitler might attempt an invasion. Here we see a bren gun unit moving up to defensive position on the rolling Sunex Down.
U.S. Asiatic Fleet May Be Increased
Singapore Basing Possibilities
big shipping However, haval official remain tight-lipped regarding Two of qui alterati are missing reports received frem Honolulu that the Asiatic Fleet
Crista These operations,”
41 1942AUCTent
NOVA the
is being strengthened.
It was officially announced yesterday that R.A.F. bombers
Special to the "Telegraph" carried out intensive raids along VICHY, Sept. 29 (UP)—and
l'antz formerly the entire Channel coast, bomb- MANILA, Sept. 30 (UP).—Units of the U.S. Asiatic Britain has issued an ultimatum special "United Press" correspond ning Le Havre, Fecamp, Boulogne Fleet, including the cruiser Marblehead, the supply ship to the French authorities at who was mobilised
the French Calafs and Dunkirk, Madagascar demanding that the frontler is reported nouris Nez were also
forces when the Canton unify crusard Forman win/cmplschncels at Cap Black Hawkonda, destroyer datilla have arrived in they cease to obey the Vichy The French captured by the Japanese
successfully Manila Bay from China, waters. Government's orders, according to official reports here..
Armies Miles Apart The British threaten to isolate the island by cutting off all At the front Melville Jacoby found
the armies several milies apart with communication with the rest of Japanese reconottring planes e- the world until the local Ad- easionally dying over the French mus ministration agrees to colla.which she of natural fortifications!
russ the valley which lends to borate with Britain.
Harol The Ministry of the Caluates' am- The Freuch furve destroyed the bi balter their way through in ventral This would indicate a parallel ciei communique to-day announced railway bridge arross the river of the London, the Royal Air Fouro, in the United States front which would that Governor-General Leon Cayla of entrance to the valley, The French lave of treasy rams and a draforce Japan to make the Madagascar has informed the Vichy headquarters are luented among the Straits of floves, homered away move either on the military or Government of the British ultimative building The correspondent at German invasión Damer,
well received, being uffered Boush rashes dotted many miles of diplomatic front. "Monstrous Ultimatum" French bend and red wine
the French cousLine nnd were parti- *1 greet the monstrbus ultunatum French offers lamented the United tubarly heavy at Boulogne.
On the other hand, they said, with the most profound disda.n," he | States had nut sent aeroplanes to "German preparations have been lif an aircraft-carrier is en route, asserted.
Inav-Chine in June.
going on tho cunsistently to be merely it would have to be based at
bar bombing force from more import-
Lun
An-
was
Bares Hammered
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPM LONDON, Sept 2# (UP)-Whe
Naval officials indicated that if cruisers and destroyers have left Honolulu for the Far East, they might be based at Singa-
the Nazis were vainly endeavouring | pore,
next
O eers said the loss of Langson an attempt to divert a proportion of Manila as there was insufficient TURN to Page 2, Column Six TURN to Page 2, Column Three supporting strength at Singa-
DUKE OF KENT SEES CANADIANS
Madagascar, when Britain nounced her intention of extending was largely the result of French_ur- the blockade to all French colonies and coasts in July, retaliated by creating a twenty miles territorial zone around the island in which they banned British and all other foreign merchant shipping and
warships. The Admiral commanding Bri tish forces in the Indian
Occon tested at this and Madagascar re ferred the matter to Vichy where, of August 2. Marshal Petain's gover ment decided to waive the applica- tion of the 20-miles zone to British merchant shipping but continued the ban against warships. technically still exists.
pro
The zone)
REOPENING OF THE BURMA RD.-
Certain Says Chungking Newspaper
· SPECIAL TO THE *TELEGRAPH CHUNGKING, Sept. 29 (UP). The reopening of the Burma Road is a cortainty, according to the "Ta Kung Pao," which quotes authorised sources.
These sources declared that British diplomats had revented that October 17 has been stipulated as the date for expiration of the closure of the road. The “Ta Kung Pao,” leading tho demands for reopening of the road says: "Now that Japan has concluded the pael with the Axis Powers, Japan has become Britain's enemy, and fo not entitled to. any assistance from Britain.
"Should Britain continue to aid the enemy against friendly China, Britain will take a most dishonourable place in the halls of Justice, na well ng in the realm of international politics. -
"Britain should reopen the Burma
mediately.
Confidence CHUNGKING, Sept. 30 (Reuter). The belief that Britain will soon, reopen & the Burma Rond to the passage, of "azine, was: expressed" by Dr. Oong Wen-hao, Minister for Ezonomie Affairs yesterdaya ERGEN Hot sald, that Britain, realised that Qupersement; cannot changu. Japan's hustle sillude, as
The
Tung Pao" in a leading article says that the action by Japan
Britain from whatever treaty. itionaɛshe might have towards
pore.
Japan And N.E.I. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Sept. 30 (UP)-Urging the Japanese Government to recall the Japanese Mission from the Dutch
R.A.F. Despite
MAY PARTITION No Bases SWITZERLAND For Japan
Axis Plan Reported
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Sept. 29
MOSCOW, (UP)-According to Tass, the semi-official Soviet news agency, unconfirmed reports from Bucharest state that the partition of Switzerland by Germany, Italy and * Franth is being discussed. - The organisation of a new Balkan bloc to include Rumania, Bulgaria, Yugo- Slavia and Italy is also being discussed, mys the report.
.......................................**
Reach
Targets
Against America
"Vichy Promise SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
VICHY Sept. 29 (UP) —
It is understood that the French Government has assured the United States that Japan will not be per- mitted to use Indo-China as a base of operations against the United States, the Philippines or the Nether- lands East Indies.
The French Government-
Bad Weather has oficially declared that
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (Reuter).The RAF carried out two successive raids on Berlin on Saturday night, the first lasting three hours, according to reports from Berlin.
Witherto there have been no reports regarding the damage
donc.
In London it is stated that Britt
raiders, detailed for Berlin despite the handicap
of unfavourable
WEIHAIWEI
its policy in the Far East is always subject to modifica- tion, if necessary, particu- States enter the war. larly should the United
In such an event France would remain neutral and the Hanoi pact would not align the French
Bast Indies, the "Hochi Shimbun to weather, completed their 60-mile AGREEMENT against the Americans, or give
iday asserts that Japan's adherence to (the Axis has changed the situation in
the Pacific.
that current
night to the German capital.
on
They arrived over the city schedule about midnight, located their targets and bombed the west power station and main transformer and also the switching station at Friedrichsfeld,
The paper 2071 negotiations are "putting the cart be fore the horse" because the pre- requisite for negotiations, now with the Netherlands East Indies is 3
High explosive and incendiary thorough elimination of the dormant anti-Japanese attitude, and decision bombs were dropped and bursts were by the East Indies to co-operate in seen close to the targets. the
construction of a "greater East
¡Asia,'
a
It is useless to continue negotl- ations when the Netherlands. East
Revoked By Nanking SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” NANKING, Sept. 30, (Domei), The Nanking Government an- nounces that the "puppet" For- eign Ministry has notified Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British Ambassador to China, of its do-
cession to Britain on Liukung Island, east of Welhalwei.
Japan any bases for use against the United States.
LATEST
Successful attacks were also made cision to revoke the Chinese con- Second Killing In
on railway junctions at Saint Adul, some 65 miles due west of Berlin,
Indies are, as at present, depending Other night raiders concentrated uh'
on the United States both militarily rail communications and scored direct
Ommer.
Une near
The Sino British agreement con
Hongkew Reported
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Sept. 30 (UP)—It is reliably reported that another Japan-
shot in another section of Hongkew yesterday at the same time that the *On Saturday last "Reuter" report-Japanese gendarmo officer was killed.
At Cologne explosions, which con-ed that in an exchange of letters tinued for ten minutes, were seen to dated March 15, 1840, between the break out in the target area.
Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs!
and economically, asserts the paper. hits on a Junction at Hamburg, cluded in 1930 in connection with the
Want Unity Demonstration bombed the main line station at retrocession of Welhaiyei expires ese Navy commander--was fotally TOKYO, Sept. 30(UP)-Elder Hanover and started Arcs in a wood to-day. statesmor in Tokyo are advising the bordering the railway Japanese Premier to convoke an extraordinary session of the Diet for the purpose of "demonstrating to the world that Japan's 100,000,000 people are in unity behind the German- Italian-Japanese alliance according to the "Kokumin Shimbun.”:
The paper added that the Govern ment is soon to start a"dationwide movenient towards the perfection of Japan's national defence..
Protests To Japanese
Discrimination Complaint SHANGHAI, Sopt 30 (Reuter) -
The British and Ambrienn alio the
Our aircraft were over Le Havre | In Chungking and the British Am- for fully two hours and besides bassador to China, the loan of the damage to the docks, two direct hits facilities at Liukung Island had been are believed to have been scored on
renewed for a further period of ten merchant vessels in Hamburg.
years us from October 1, 1040. Communique
over
An Air Ministry, communique Balaton: Weather, conditions
north Germany were, unfavourable but numbers of our aircraft reached their objectives:
In Berlin and district, electric TURN to,
Pago 2, Column Six.
Soviet Ambassador's Chungking Talks
Soo Back Page For Farther Late Nows
Japanese Army Officer Shot Dead By Chinese
Special to the "Telegraph"
have lodged strong protests with the
SHANGHAI, Sept. 30 (UP)The Japanese army officer Japanese over alleged discrimination ngainst the sale of petroleum and SHANGHAI, Sept. 30 (Reuter) who was shot yesterday died in the Army Hospital at 10.30 gasoline in archs now under their con. Problems, of common Interest to last night.
Earlier Report trol, states, a report to the #Siri Wan China and Russia are understood to
have been discussed, by M. Alexandre The Japanese Army are preparing SHANGHAI, Sept. 30. (1) PAO
The Asintic Patroleum Company, Panloughkin, Soviet Ambassador to
Oll Company, hilhetta have been officials in Chunking upon.
"SPECIAL TO THE NITELEGRAPH
now ofleintly confirmed that the man | shot in Hongkeuüyesterday. According to "Domel, the assas resulted in the Japanese stopplis
the Texas Company and the Standard China, end. Chinese, Government a statement.
in the con- German-Italian- permitted
to push salea in occupied clusion
Hony of the areas with special permits issued by Japanese military the Javanese who now completely wail-informed
rhter chatting with wounded Canadian Soldiers at monopolise the distribution of pro-Sin
Want,
sinated mani is Major 'Yoshio Isobe, modestrian and vehicular Fit Epitom
rmal picture of the Du
Dike of Kent with
hospital in England. Princess Alexandra has
coy amile for the photor
to the who was attacked by two Chinese crossing into thexatamaughNITS ALLA posing as stall-keepers on the road-ment, was 2.Japanerd at my AOTHOF? dunia in the occupied areas through It is belloved that they discussed the side Two biulets penetrated Major However, he was not killed?? a. Japanese-organised compphy, the question of further Soviet assistance Trobe's chest. The assaltants aro Bill It is noteworthy that this is the
buper states.
at large.
TURN to Page 2, Column Two
to China, the paper says,