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FOUNDED, 1881 二拜禮 號八月十英港香
No. 107/B
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1940.
Another Bombshell Dropped In Tokyo HEARTS OF OAK
DEMAND FOR H.K. AND TIENTSIN
ARE OUR MEN
As this picture symbo lically portrays. Indicating the alertness with which every part of Britain is being guarded to-day against an attempt by Hitler to Invade the country's shores, this Bri• tish soldier wraps himself round the trunk of a stout oak na he takes aim....
TOKYO, OCT. 7, (REUTER)—JAPAN MUST RETALIATE WITH MILITARY MEASURES IF AMERICA ATTEMPTS TO INTERFERE IN THE PACIFIC. IF AMERICA BANS THE EXPORT OF OIL, AND SCRAP IRON, JAPAN MUST SECURE OIL FROM THE EAST INDIES BY RESTORING THEM AS AN ASIATIC COUNTRY AND ACQUIRING CONTROL OF THEIR RESOURCES, DECLARED MR. SEIGO NAKANO, HEAD OF THE FORMER TOHOKAI PARTY IN A PRESS INTERVIEW.
He advocated the taking over of Tientsin and Shanghai concessions and request- ing British evacuation of Hongkong. He urged japanese action to forestall joint Anglo-American use of naval bases by seizing strategic points.
Despite the bellicose tone imputed to official Japanese statements regarding the Three-Power alliance, Japan's greatest hope is avoidance of a conflict with the United! States, according to official circles.
The tripartite pact is sold to the public as a pact for peace.
JAPANESE USING
NEW BASES
Air Raids From Indo-China
KUNMING, Oct. 8, (Reuter).—Using their new air bases in Indo-China for the first time, 25 Japanese bombers raided Kun- ming yesterday at 12.50 p.m.
Bomba fell on the city 45 minutes after the alarm was sounded, indicating that the raiders came from Indo-China.
The Japanese raidera confined their attacks more or less to leglumat: ob. Jectives. A cotton mill south of the town was slightly damaged while cer- tein other points outside the city were ! also attacked
Casualties were very few Kunming is a dead city. A large part of the population has already evacuated. In the daytime shops are closed most people spending the day outside the city na they expect | further heavy rakk,
Chengtu Bombed
CHUNGKING, Oct; 7-(Reiter).——
It is officially revealed that Japanese
Frenchmen
Win Glory In The Air
Committed To Fight
Meanwhile In emphasised to the world that Japan la technically com- mitted to fight should the United States. enter the wor against the Axia.
The Inst thing Japan wants is to be forced to fulût Iħla commitment.
Evidently, the pact is regarded as a contribution to pence so far as il may restrain the United States from entering the war. Ometals at first jemphasised that the pact was directed against no particule nation. When the reaction proved contrary to Порев, statements by Prinve Копоче (Premier), »Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka |(Foreign Minister) and Mr. Suma (Foreign Offee spokesman) followed In an attempt to impress
the United States that the consequences ot the commitments were inexorable and Inevitable.
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Japanese-American relations are likely to continue ot stalemate indefinitely while there is lacking o suitable opening for other side to take the initiative.
Mr. Sumo, indicated that the United States is insisting on a settle- ment of alleged violations of rights in China before negatintions for Many At Gibraltar From general adjustment, but that Is Jobviously difficult during hostilities.
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All-Night Attacks On Britain
LIVERPOOL AND LONDON RAIDED
Special to the “Telegraph"
LONDON, Oct. 7 (UP)-British warplanes are patrolling the clear sky to-night as the German raiders approach in groups of five and three, splitting up when they reach the British capital.
German planes are crossing northwest London at about ten minute intervals dropping a number of high oxplosive bombs, The anti-aircraft barrage has beeri described as the heaviest for the en- tire war and searchlights are Also Active.
Many Areas Bombed Bombs are also reported to have been dropped in the south-east Eng-: land area, a sotitheast Scottish town
and also Inland behind northeast coastal towns where raiders were overhead for a considerable time dropping many dures despite hot | anti-aircraft fre.
Berlin's 4-3/4
Merciless Raids By
The R.A.F.
All-Day Attacks On Coastal Towns
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Hours Alarm communique and that yester
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Oct. 8 (UP). -The air raid alarms— the earliest so far in the war-have been in opera- tion for * hours 45 minutes.
...
the
To-night's raid, which was most intensive over the London arch
LONDON, Oei, 7 (UP),—The Air Ministry, amplifying to-day's · day's R.A.F., daylight attacks lasted from dawn, until late. afternoon, in which coastal, ob
·fectives and shipping were bombed from Harlingen la the. north, to Boulogne in the soulk- west,...
The report said: "Two heavy. calibre bombs aimed from a low level exploded among a group of 50 barges in one of the main
for the first couple of hours, appeared basins at Calais. Another hit
to be dying down at midnight.
the jetty and another struck- a
It is reported that "Molotov bread-large warehouse beside the Car baskets" hit a large London store. not basin."
Reports shortly after midnight show- ed that at least thirteen districts in. the London area as well as four suburbs were bombed.
Liverpool Bombed There were several casualties to- night when high explosive bomb TURN to Page 2, Column Savon
tighters appeared over Chendy for pro number of French fighter H.K. Evacuee OIL LACK Twins Born 18 Days Apart
the first time on Saturday. About pilots have completed, their noan 18 Japanese fighters reached the training in British machines elty, half an hour before the arrival and are in R.A.F. squadrons of bombers,
They
|“taking an active part in Lon-| were engaged by Chinese don and home defence,” states fighters as well as anti-aircraft Are General de Gaulle's H.Q..
The invaders' fighters swept the northern outskirts of Chengtu with: heavy machine-gun fire. Later 27
appeared Japanese bombers
and strafed the north-western outskirts of the clly.
Three Japanese bombers are said to have been damaged by Chinese anti-aircraft fire, and "did not reach their base.'
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Found Dead
Sydney Report
The following report regard- What are described in the coming Mrs. Louise Murray of Hong- munique as "important formations of kong, whose death was an- fighters and bombers" have been sent
nounced last week, was publish- Overseas." It adds that despite heavy cdds a large number of French plots ed in one of the Sydney papera: have arrived at Gibraltar from North A Hongkong evacuer, Mrs. Louise Africa. Eight were shot down on S. Murray, 46, was found dead yester- the way,
day in her room at the Hotel Sydney.
IMPEDES ITALY Explains Navy's Inactivity
BERNE, Oct. 7 (Reuter).-
Oil shortage is a frequent topic of conversation in Rome, say travellers arriving here.
"In Abyssinia and Egypt, the roll A bottle, partly filled with a dis- of Frenchmen who died while #ght-infectant. was near the foot of the On the previous day, October 4.ing for the cause of French independ- bed. Japanese abreraft bombed the north-ence becomes larger every day.
There were also bailles of patint eastern outskirts of Chenglu,
To-day five pilots of the Free medicine nearby. French Ale Force have already given Mrs. Murray arrived in Sydney their lives. We have learned from about three weeks ago. Calro that one of our plance luas been
She booked in at the Hotel Sydney Many think that this Was да shut down. Only one member of the
10 days ago, and was to have left at important subject of discussion be crew of four was saved."
noon yesterday.
tween Hitler and Mussolini at
especially porier went to her room to re-Brenner,
118 political move her luggage, and found her in observers in Rome believe that all night attire, dead in bed.
supplies expected from the U.S.S.R. have failed to arrive
Spain Relieved;
Not At War
Return To Normalcy MADRID, Oct. 7 (Reuter). Anxiety that was aroused by Axis propagando during Senor Serrano Suner's visit to Germany and Italy
Italy Ousts U.S.' Correspondent
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" ROME, Oct. 7 (UP)-An offcial and by hints of what was expected of statement Issued to-day says that Mr. Spain, le no longer apparent and Herbert L. Matthews has been invited Senor Suner's return, which has to leave Italy. brought corroboration that Spain is "One of his dispatches to the 'New not going to plunge immediately Into York Times" falsely stated that Italy war, has been followed by a placid and the Axis would interfere with pursuit of Spanish life.
the United States Presidential elec-
The only distraction of the past few tions and the dispatch tended to dis- days has been provided by a German turb the relations between the two military band of 200 strong.
countries."
Women Fail to Respond To Evacuation Protest
The last-minute stand by Hongkong women to save them selves from evacuation in a public sension at the Supreme Court to-morrow afternoon will lose half its effect If more signatures are not rapidly subscribed, it is learned this morning,
Mrs. Murray entertained friends at
a party on Friday night,
She was in good spirits when the last guest left,
Japan Thinks U.S. Bluffing
is
Special to the "Telegraph"
TOKYO, Oct. 8. (Domei).-Twin babies born 18 days apart are medical curiosities, but they are reported to have been born to a Korean mother, Mra. Rin Kinei of Wakayama city,
*
The first baby was born on August 17 and weighed 8.8 lbs. and the second, born on September 3, weighed 8.9 lbs.
The attending physician reports that the mother had two wombs, each of which gave birth. Both the mother and her two babies are doing well.
MOSCOW TALKS
Cripps Sees Molotov
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Philippines
Two high explosives were seen lo burst Immediately in front of a line, TURN to Page” 2, Column Seven
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Part In
Far Eastern Crisis
Special to the "Telegraph"
The inactivity of the Italian fleet
WASHINGTON, Oct. (UP).÷It has been learned that the ascribed to the necessity of LONDON, Oct. 7, (UP).—It Resident Commissioner for the Philippines, Senor Joaquin Eli- economising in of fuel and this
is learned that Sir Stafford | zalde, will confer with the Secretary, for War, Mr. Henry Stim2 reason is also given for Italy's re- Cripps, British Ambassador to son, and ask that the Philippines participation in the Far Eastern fraining from attacking Greece although her troops have long been Moscow, was in conversation | defence programmé be based on the Philippines contribution of held in readiness in Albania,
with M. Molotov, Soviet Com- manpower and the United States contribution of mechanised missar for Foreign Affairs for equipment. Jan hour and a half on Friday
evening.
Senor Elizalde will assure. Mr.
Stimson of the Filipinos' loyality Premier To
and willingness to serve in the prosent Far Eastern crisis.
Speak
Nazis In Africa Reports from Rome state
that a number of German officers and SPECIAL TO THE "telegraph" technicians as well as älve-bombers
It is believed that the Ambassador PEIFING, Oct. 7. (UP)--"Armories are attached to Marchal Graziani's
Germans Informed M. Molotov of Britain's de thinits she is in a position to threaten army in Africa, but the Japan but Japan thinks the United have not yet been able to transport cision to reopen the Burma Road on
V Studies Defences States are only bluffing," declares the troops and war material to Libya, October 17.
Travelers have stressed the lack of Reports say that the Ambassador Japanese Army organ "Hain Man war enthusiasm in Italy and the and the Foreign Commissar fully ex- puzaidé hos studied reports on Reliable quarters state that Sonor
Five Important Points Pro" to-day.
Commercially the American embar dotaciment with which the Italians amined the situation in the Far East Philippines-defence in preparation SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” regard the conflict which is frequent in the light of the conclusion of for, bis conference with Mr. Stimson. goes will not affect· Japan · because
LONDON Oct., 7. (UP) Japan is always able to obtain up- Travellers who have been both in
ly called a "Party's War"
Japan's alliance with the Axl...
He la expected to emphasise that the is expected that, the plies elsewhere, the paper asserted, Rome and Berlin consider that the London Conversation
strengthening or the Philippine de Mr. Winston Churchile, will and added that America is morcly morale of the German public is amore are no
fences would accomplish the purpose sacrificing her own foreign markets adfected than that of the people of It is also reported from London of demonstrating to the world the make an important and following a suicidal polley Home. It is stated that the fallinns that the Japanese Ambassador con- United States desire to insure the early
Berliner Stamins, undermined by long time this afternoon congressional criticism sis would the on Jet scarcely doel this war while ferred with Mr. I A. Butler for a Integrity of the Philippines against Comm
attack, but that it would not trouse many years of amorffretions, le, being This -tho-frst time “they have badly shakert by akar lides:
movement of additional United States boon: onference since the conclus troops to the Philippines
riite alliance and it. He is also expec diplomats dis000 trained
affect could be called
Wolfram For Empire LONDON,Oct 8 (Reuter),
renewal of the Ministry of Bu wolfram contract with Empire pro
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