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Hongkong Telegraph.
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FOUNDED 1881
No. 10240
- TATANT MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1940.
FRENCH WARSHIPS IN CHINA SEAS DRAMA: ESCAPE FOR 18 MEN
THE FEAR THAT 18 MEN FROM THE FREnch gunboAT ARGUS MAY HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE CHINA SEA LAST WEEK WAS SET AT REST BY AN OFFICIAL STATE- MENT ISSUED FROM SAIGON THIS MORNING THAT THE ARGUS WAS SAFE IN INDO-CHINA AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO LOSS OF LIFE.
A "Domei” report received this morning stated that six men led by Lieut. Cordet from the French sloop Marne had arrived at a Japanese base "somewhere in South China” having unsuccess- fully attempted to save the lives of 18 men aboard the Argus.
RAID ON BERLIN
DESCRIBED
City Lit Up By Fires
LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter)—Many fires were started when the R.A.F. dropped tons of high explosive bombs and hundreds of fire bombs on Berlin on Saturday night.
For over an hour, the R.A.F. attacked a number of military objectives in the heart of the German capital and although in- tervening clouds obscured the full results of the bombing, a num- ber of large fires were started, one of which was visible for
BRITISH PATROLS ACTIVE
Contant Raids On Coast Of Norway LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter) Blenheim bombers of the Coastal Command bombed and set fire to
beyond the city boundaries.
The vanguard of the raiding party, states the Air Ministry news service, reached Berlin shortly before 10 p.m. and was met with heavy opposition from many powerful gun batteries, supported by an outer ring of searchlights, whteh encircled the capital.
directions,
Used Cloude
The Argus, which, since the
European war had been in Hong- EGYPT'S COTTON |
kong and had become a familiar
CAIRO, Oct. 13 (Reuter)A!
sight in the harbour, was being Small Crop Next Year towed to Haiphong by the Marne last week when the ships en-communique Issued to-night states countered very heavy weather.
Toe towing cable snapped and men aboard the Argus were placed at the nercy of the elements.
Rescue Attempt Fails Lieut. Cordet and alx men from the Marne attempted to reach the Argus to take of the trapped crew. but the high seas were too much for. TURN to Page 5, Column One)
Blockade
Will Rouse All Europe
Fight For Food
Making good use of prevailing cloud layers, the British raiders converged
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (Reu on the city's centre from different
located their targets ter)A "British plan" to de through breaks In the cloud and feat Germany by bombing and attacked at short intervals and at starving her into revolution is varying heights.
The central electric power station described by the London corres- in the Moabit district received spectal pondent of the "New York attention and here too fires were Times." a German supply ship near started by incendiary bombs Trondheim on Saturday.
Cherbourg Havoc
German-controlled Europe, he says, i
is not self-sufelent. Her importa
Patrolling the const of - LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter)—An must include. 4.000.000 tons of, wheat northern Norway, the pilots saw Admiralty and Air Force communique two supply ships of between says: "Air reconnaissance has been
carried
and rice, over 5,000,000 tons of bats, barley and ranize, over 1,000,000 tons over Cherbourg which of fats and 327,000 tons of sugar. 2,000 and 3,000 tons which bore was heavily bombarded by the Royal This year's barvest was not good. Swastika markings and had Navy with the co-operation of the Air
Ultimate Result Force on Thursday night, crates piled on decks.
The Blenheims, taking one each, dived low and bombed machine-gunned the vessels.
ship
and
An hour later on their return journey, the pilots again saw the ships. A cloud of dense grey smoke war iscuing from one of thein
"Although it is not possible to give
details of all the information obtained by reconnaissance, it can be stated that there was considerable reduction of shipping and much damage done. Docks Hit
effect of the blockade he describes as The real and ultimately decisive "gradual Infection of the most blind contoglous anger against con- obedient people in Europe with a
stituted authority,"
The correspondent adds that ex- "In Petite Rade, torpedo boats The Blenheims found third sup- appear to have been
damaged. Perts do not believe that the present ply ship near the Norwegian court, Bassin Charles now only contains a rationing standard can be maintained but as they had no bombs left, one few small vessels. Dry-docks and and that the bread ration must be pilot machine-gunned ' the Vesse repair slips in Bassin Napoleon have reduced by 10 per cent, before winter. which made for the shore at full been damaged. speed.
Peru-Ecuador War Reports Denied
LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter).—The
"A vessel moored alongside Gare Maritime was still burning at the time of the reconnaissance and a fre was still burning in the entrepot on the east side. - The inner harbour appears to have been severely damaged. The main seaplane base at Chantereyne has been hit seriously damaged."
Main Lines Servered
Lewis Speaks Out ·
asking too much of Britain in her LONDON, Oct, 13 (Reuter)—"It is
hour of deep distress to ask her to lift the blockade and thus assist the totalitarian nations," says a telegrami from Mr. William Green, President
The and of
American Federation Labour, to Mr. Herbert Hoover who is organising European relief. The telegram continues:
of
I am
LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter)—Ber- | opposed to extending aid to Hitler Peruvian Legation In London has liners have been greatly ineon-land Mussolini and creating a altua- issued an emphatic denial that Peru venienced by the dislocation caused tion which might enable them to tias concentrated troops on the TURN to Page 5, Column. Onal secure food for their armies." southern Ecuadorian border pre
paration for an invasion.
+
The Legation describes reports to this effect as "fantastic" and adds that in the Peruvian capital it is authoritatively stated that absolute quietness reigns on the frontier...
The Legation also states that a communique has been issued by the 'Ecuadorian Government which states
OUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
EXHIBITION OPENS
The Exhibition which opened this morning, of a selected
that the reports, after being duly in-number of entries in this year's Photographic Competition, vestigated, have proved to be without makes an exceptionally fine showing, and is a tribute to the the slightest foundation.
high standard achieved by the Colony in the photographic art. From nearly seven hundred entries, approximately two hundred JEWS IN FRANCE are on view, and the choosing of these was no easy task.
‚fra" contemplate from
that while the Government secs no |need for special legislation, coltan, growers are advised in their own interests to limit their acreage for next year because of the' "possibility' of difculties in the disposal of the crop.
GANDHI'S PLAN APPROVED
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WARDHA, Oct. (Reuter) Gandhi's plan For, individual civil die- obedience) which he has confined to a limited num- ber, of persons, has been approved by the Congress Working Committee.'
It is understood that Gandhi proposes that in the first instance, only two persons should court ar
rest.
One of them will be an out and out non-violent re- sister and the second pro- bably will be Jawaharlal Nehru
The Congress Working Committee dispersed after inuing a statement en- dorsing Gandhi's plan of 'campaign"
Japanese Rake City Of Kunming
Et is interesting to note that during paro numbered, and display in -sec- the past few years, photographe Lions. Each Judge works Indepen which have made their first public dently, and writes.down the numbers appearance at the Hongkong Exhibi- of the pictures selected: The num- tons, have later been accepted at bera are then called over, and the lending Exhibitions in Europe and pictures arranged for final considera the United States, and there appear tion. The fact that the numbers of which will be universally accepted found in each judge's list speaks well to be a number of entries this year, the winning entries are invariably elsewhere a masterpieces
for the system. It is then a matter KUNMING, Oct.¥14 (Hauter).
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FIRST PICTURES OF INDO-CHINA TROUBLE
Here are two of the first pictures received in Hongkong from Indo-China taken when the French authorities at Dongdang and other points for 24 hours resisted the Japanese advance to the northern border. ' Picture immediately below shows the bridge at Dongdang. which was blown up by the French forces, and lower photograph depicts French Foreign. Legionnaires resting beside a roadside while on their way to meet the advancing Japaness forces.
England's Next Queen Broadcasts A Message
LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter).—Princess Elizabeth especially addressed herself to children who have been evacuated to coun-' |try districts or overseas during her first broadcast which was
made during the B.B.C. children's hour to-day.
All Will Be Well
"Thousands of you have had trying too, to bear our own, share to leave your homes and be of the danger and sadness of war. separated from your fathers and
"We know, everyone of us, that in mothers," she said. “My sister,
the end all will be well for God will Margaret Rose, and I feel so care for us and give us victory and much for you, as we know from experience what it means to be away from those we love most of all..
To you living in new surround- ings, we send a message of true sympathy and at the same time we should like to thank the kind people who have welcomed you to their homes in the country.
"All of us children who are stat home, think continually of our friends and relations who have gone, overseas, thousands of miles; to find a wartime
peace.
"When peace cames, remember that it will be for us, the children of to- day, to make the world a better, and a happler place,
"My sister is at my side and we are both going to say good-night to you. Come on, Margaret."
Princess Margaret then said good- night and Princess Elizabeth, "Good- night and good luck to you all.
Aden Undamaged
ADEN," Oct. 13 (Reuter) Alone
home and a kindly welcome in Italian plane this morning carried out Canada, New Zealand, South Africa the 18th raid on Aden since the war and the United States of America. started. There were neither casual My slater and I feel that we knowles nor damage.
quite a
a lot about these countries,
Parental Talks yu
PEIPING father and mother havo..., so
American Clipper Damaged In Crash
Pacific Service Held Up
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", MANILA, Oct. 13 (UP);--The Trans-Pacific service of the Pan American Airways: System ́has been delayed as the result of the American Clipper hitting a "coral" reef at Guam last Wednesday when she tore a 6-Inch ́gash' in? her hull.
-The Philippino Clipper on the eastward run has been held-up/ at Manila, and the China Clipper on the westward run is held up at Wake Island, due to the. Insufficiency of facilities, at Guam to handle two Clippers simultaneously.
When the American Clipper has been repaired, she will pro- ceed to Wake Island on Monday.
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AMERICANS EVACUATE
GET READY TO
Na Racial Laws, Says Vichy Minister LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter). There are to be no Jewish racial laws in France, according to M. Alibert, the French Minister of Justice, states the German" nows agency!"*"
Only measures for public security
often talked to um of their visits in different parts of the world; so it is Jews are to holding hide offices in politics, Preas These competitions; which were in- of elimination, for is here that each When Japanese: airman mercilessly not dificult for us to picture the sort and the economic life of the country. augurated by the Hongkong Telegraph picture is carefully scrutinised prid dive bombed. Kuruming this after of life you are all leading and to
PEIPING, Oct. 13. (Reuter)The United States Navy De Joe: Local Administration - ten years ago, have gained a world-criticised. noon windows of the British and think of all the new, aights you must be seeing and the adventure you LONDON Oct 13 (Reuter)
wide reputation, and] this was
Messrs. Iford, Ltd., of London, German Consulates were ahattered
dants of the American Embassy Guard; numbering 40 women Local government bodies, and French especially evident this year by the who for some years have donated the and those of the US Consulate res must be having apartment has ordered the withdrawal front Peiping of depen-,
ceived slight damage
TALENTY I want on behalf of all children, departments have been superseded receipt of applications to enter from two trophies for the best and secondary to send our love and best wishes to and children.
The rest of the civilians are Vichy' des WaterPlikinre, however and ORI KEKAL the Eastman Kodak Cotipany, who
Various parts of the world. The best pictures in the competition, and Flying daringly low the aircraft you and your kind hosts
Of the remaining 540 Ameri-desirous of departing only If a trave of these!
strictly confined to the
erinis is prac Colopy
Before I finish might be occasion for Thanks are due to the Judges, who cups sa sest "prizes.in=-
I can truthfully can civilians here, 70 have re- Several aks this year rave four hundrome aliver systematically raked the city. from
marth to
any to you all that we children aquested evacuation Sing future! they f by prefects, assist-spent four hours over most discull are also thanked for their rederous Ani immense pall of smoke hung home are full of beerfulness and earliest possible. istrative commssions tank. Competitors will doubtless be co-operation. The Exhibillion will over the elly after the bombardment courage. We are trying to do all we
will be purely con interested to learn of the procedure remain open for four days, and is an which seemed to have destroyed the can to help our gallant sailors, others want to leave
poldiers and airmen, and we are tion worsens. wal adopted in the judging. The entries event which should not be mined....
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