BURMA RD. REASONING;
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
October 8, 1940.
FRENCHMEN DEMONSTRATE AGAINST PETAIN
JAPAN FAILED IN CONDITIONS STREET RIOTS WERE
LONDON, Oct. 7. (Reuter),—The Prime Minister is expect-
ed shortly to make a statement regarding the Burma Road.
The British agreement with| Japan, due to expire on October
17, provided that during its Heroic Polish
operation, attempts should, bo made to reach a general settle- ment of Far Eastern questions. Japan has made no progress in this direction. She has hersell moved troops into Indo-China In order to dfrect further attacks on China from that angle and, far from adopting a more friendly attitude to Britain, she has chosen to become associated with Britain's enemies by the tri-partite pact.
Close Contact With U.S. It is learned that in an examination In London of the course to be pursued when the present agreement expires, the British Government kept in close contact with the United States against whom, it is generally recognised, the irl-partite pact was mainly directed. There is no confirmation of the report that Japan is to ask for an extension of the agreement.
There seems little doubt that MI.
re-opening of the Burma Road.
Aviator
Took Heavy Nazi Toll
LONDON, Oct. 7 (Neuter).A
SIGN OF OPPOSITION
RIOTS BROKE OUT IN THE BIG INDUSTRIAL CITY OF TOU- LOUSE, IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, RECENTLY.
They started in a small way, but the events of each day now show the strong major in the Polish Air Force has re-national feeling behind them. What began as bread riots is now a demonstration ceived his country's highest military for freedom. decoration, the Virtuti Military Cross, from General Sikorski in n south- cast England military hospital where he was sent after being wounded in
And there are thousands of people loyal to Britain in Toulouse.
Last night I talked to a well-known neutral business man from this part of un-
a recent air battle in the defence of occupied France.
London.
The Major is the leader of a fighter squadron bearing the Dame Konclusko, Poland's national hero, which brought down 109 Nazi planes during September.
The Major escaped from his burn- Ing plane and came down in a parachute which was also in Dames
Winston Churchill will announce the DOUBLE TENTH PLANS An the British and United States MASS MEETING TO BE HELD policies regarding the Far East run very much on arallel Lines and there in a continual interchange of view between the two governmenta, may be assumed that Washington has been kept Informed of British Inten-
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He told me how until recently
Toulouse the people who hated Bowls Singles
the Petain Government used to
meet in the Jacobin Church.
They had a portable radio, al-- ways surrounded by enger listeners. The B.B.C., especially de Gaulle, brought inspiration, but, alna, li also brought discovery.
Then, while they urged revolt, came hunger,
political
penetrated the London area but very few bombs were dropped.
"Reports up to 3 p.m., show that several houses were demolished in AT QUEEN'S THEATRE south and cast London. The casual-
Crying Wives A meeting held yesterday
ties
not likely to the auspices of the Federation
be heavy although some were fatal. There Returning soldiers, disheartened nt Eastbourne, and footsore (all France's wounded cided to observe the Double Tenth, South China Relief Organisations de- wax minor damage
und other towns in Kent but few are universally suffering from aching Chinese Nationnt Day, with a mass
casualties were reported.
distorted feet from the retreat) are meeting at the Queen's Theatre at 10
"There were two attacks on south-first content to relax from the gun- west England this afternoon." om.
fire; but, seeing their wives and chil- dren crying hungrily, energy soon returns to them.
Kon, Sir Robert Kotewall has been
DISCHARGE AND GAOL elected Chairman of the Commalitee
ENGINEERS CAPTAIN GUILTY OF CORRUPTION
Singapore, Ost. 7 Capt Robert Charles Lovedny, of the Royal Englorers, was to-day dis- missed the service and sentenced to
In charge of arrangements.
A number of prominent Chinese | personalities will speak at the meet- ing, which will be followed by n voriety entertainment.
Five Attacks LONDON, Oct. 7 (Reuter)-Five attacks were attempted on London to-day, totalling In all some 450 enemy aircraft, says an Air Ministry communique.
four and a half years penal ser- IMMIGRATION OFFICER formations which were
vitude on corruption charges, includ
ing the alleged receipt of approxim- Having completed his work in ately £20,000 for assisting Chinese organising the new Immigration De- and other contractors to obtain con- partment, Mr. 5. Middlebrook,
M. tracts from the War Department. Senior Officer of the Immigraton Loveday was recently Jound guilty Office of the Straits Settlements, will by a court martial.-United Press, return to Singapore on Thursday,
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FOUR PLAYERS In the Colony Bowls Bingles championship entered SPECIALISTS the quarter-final round yesterday when Fourth Round matches in the competition were played.
Results in brief were:
At CraizengowerM. R. Abbas beat A. R. Mina 22-11 on 20th: M. N. Rakusen beat A. Eastman 21-18 oni Zith.
At Kowloon F.C-A. Hydo-Lay beat W. Hong-Bing 21-12 on 20th: C. C. Pereira beat I. White 21-15 on 25th.
Deniing with the day's rufts, the
At the Valley, the winners in either communique odds that large foreca
match led from the start and were of our fighters engaged the enemy My informant told me: "There are never headed. Abbas opened with
broken up little staircased turrets in Toulouse's 1, 4, 3, 3, and maintained his lend at: and dispersed.
side streets which were suddenly be- 14-3 and then 17-5.
Minu never In only two of these attacks did flagged at a given signal. All was recovered from his disastrous stari enemy alreraft succeed in penetras done with dignity and it succeeded and couldn't produce anything ke Ing to the London area and very few from what I saw," writes a corres-form suffelent to offer any challenge bombs were dropped.
pondent,
to his Club-mate.
Reporta received up to 3 p.m. show that while several houses have been demolished in south and east London, casualties are not likely to heavy though they include some fatalities.
During these attacks minor damage was also done al Enstbourne, Dover and vertale other towns in Kent, but few casualties are reported.
One soldier told me that he had fought with the British In the Maginot Line and he and his comrades wanted to protest (overtment, against Petain's which had
brought starvation
and dishonour.
"We would have suffered anyhow, but we would do it with our heads high as Frenchmen..
Two attacks were also made in Aouth-west England this afternoon, Reports are not yet available.
According to the latest informa- "You cannot support stomachs tion. 12 enemy afrcraft were shot without food and hearts without down and eight of our fighter air-, hupe. Now we have hope again, for Craft are missing.
Night Raids
voices can still shout in France- anyhow in Toulouse,"
In score, the second match on this: Kround
was more even, but Rakusen' had the edge throughout. Edstman strove hard to repeat his surprise) success of the previous round, buti bad met a player of a different call- breone who was consistent and ac- curate.
At the 10th, Eastman was only one shot behind, the score being 8-7, and even as late as the 21st he was sull offering a challenge.
With a 2 on this latter head he was withie 3 shots of his opponent, the score being 18-15. But the 2 on the succeeding hend which put Rakusen within one shot of game mude East- man's task too difficult. He scored LONDON, Oct. 7 (Reuter).m
janother single on the 23rd, but could Within short time of the alert in London to-night, enemy aircraft were
Civic administration is being re- not prevent Rakusen from scoring un reported over West England, a Welsh inforced by special Vichy represen- the 24th, coastal
Lawn, Liverpool, Midlands talles. Police would not manhandle and south-east Scotland.
rlolers, especially as many were Cor-
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Some Incendiary bombs were scans, and many of the police them-
dropped in Central London but fres selves were rioters, to bulidings, including a large block of flats, were soon put out,
The wide
ide operational range of the German planes suggests the begin ning of dispersal of the enemy air effort following the failure to knovit out London in the past month— sign supported by the latest reports | of enemy operations in daylight to- day when attacks on London plainly Iacked the seriousness to be expected) from the large number of atreraft engaged.
University students from a famous university where refugees are still camping in lecture rooms led a party along the main boulevard singing the Marselllaise.
EVANS OF "BROKE"
London Defence Commissioner
Admiral Sir Edward Evans
casualties,
The town counell called out the fire brigade, but the old fire-men. who replaced all the young fire- men who were mobiilsed and who suffered many would not use hose on the mod and ended with the crowds storming the machine and singing altogether.
The scene scon quletened, for at though ideals prevailed, horah hunger is really behind it all. A petition was presented to the prefect next morning.
Smuller demonstrations have taken place in other towns and villages, in- cluding an unconfirmed reports of a serious nature from Limoges.
PALACE ECONOMY
has resumed his duties as one of Queen re-uses envelopes
the two Regional Commissioners
At Kowloon F.C.
A. HYDE-LAY found W. Hong Sling below form. The latter's shots
on too many occasions traddled the
Jack and left Hyde-Lay with a very open position. Hong Sling, however, produced isolated shots that were reminiscent of the for thai had Earried him into the Fouth Round, but generally he found the green far too fast,
Hyde-Lay, too, was hardly con
siztent, but some of his woods that scored were excellent, and would have shaken a far better player than tha apponent of yesterday. On several heads his last woods changed the whole situation frain being against into his favour.
THE BETTER GAME
BUT the better game was on the adjoining rink where C. C. Pereira overcome H. White 21-15. Up to the 23rd head it was anyone's game. The score had fluctuated with interesting regularity. White started off into a 2-0 lead, then Pereira took over at 3-2. On the 8th end White was back again into the lend at 5-3, then on the 10th the score was 7-all. On the 10th, however, Pereira Was 10-0
ahead, but by the 21st, honours were
for the London Civil Defence LONDON, Sept. 26 (UP)-Every even again at 15-all. Region.
morning the Queen sits at a rosewood
The change co-incided with the
over on the score board. Ex- He was appointed to this post in desk in her study at Buckingham turn April of last year soon after relin- Palace writing personal letters. She tremely fine bowling, which had; in fact, featured the match throughout, quishing that of Commander-in-Chief puts them into the old envelopes that at the Nore,
contained the letters she receivedive Pereira successive singles On When the Germans invaded Nor- herself
breakfast-time and the next four heads, and finally way Admiral Evans was given special resents them for
the winning 2.
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leave to go there as an additional neat gummed-over het Gain with nothing Witte would do could disturbi
naval attache, and In May of this This is one of the additional war- year he was appointed by Lord time economies introduced House- Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft hold's home front effort and all the Production to take charge of the King's secretaries now make back protection of all factories engaged on to-back carbon coples and type, on aeronautical work and the airfields both sides of the paper. altached to them.
Each morning at least 50 coples "My husband la now back at Civil) used to be issued of the daily "Move- Defence Headquarters," Lady Evans ments
Circular," which sets out, sald "and he is very hard at work." times and detalls of the Courts full itinerary for the assistance of the Thirty-six hours after a delayed the staff. Now only four coples are action bomb had destroyed a four typed and handed round in turn to storey house in London, a dog which the various department officials who had lived on the top floor scrambled read, initial and pass the sheet on unharmed out of the heap of debris, again:
mistress,
who with other Menus no longer figure at the occupants had been evacuated from Royal table and no entertaining is the house, had to be restrained from being done at the Palace, though going to get the dog only five few personal friends may be invited minutes before the bomb exploded, to tea or cold luncheon in an infor- and had given him up for lost, smal way,"
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MISS ELLEN WILKINSON TO GO TO HOME SECURITY
London, Oct. 7. Further changes in Mr. Churchill's Hovernment are expected shortly.
Miss Ellen Wilkinson, Harliamen- tary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions, will go to the Ministry for Home Security as Parliamentary Secretary in place of Mr. W. Mabane. sentatives in this ministry, which has This will mean two labour repre
to deal with all problems of Home Security,
post will be found for Mr. Mabane. It is thought another government
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