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FOUNDED 1681 四拜禮 號七十月十英港香 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1940. 日七十月九
No. 16283
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MR. CASEY AT
Special to the "Telegraph"
WASHINGTON, OCT. 16 (UP). HIGH NAVAL OFFICIALS DECLARED TO-DAY THAT THE UNITED STATES FLEET CANNOT OPERATE EFFECTIVELY IN FAR EASTERN WATERS UNDER EMER- Special to the "Telegraph" |GENCY CONDITIONS UNLESS IT IS ASSURED OF THE USE OF THE
WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UF). The Australian Inter to Washington wan In conferencD with President Roosevelt to-day, presumably in omection with the Far East situation and in- creased co-operation between the United Staics and Australia,
After the conference Mr. Casey declined to my whether they had discussed the possible use of the Bingapore naval base by the United States navy.
"It is best not to be specific In such matters,” he said.
The Australian Minister was also in conference with Mr. Cordell Hall to-day,
SINGAPORE BASE.
They stated that diplomacy contains the key to the situation since a purely naval calculation cannot take into consideration the diplomatic factors contained in obtaining use of the Singapore Baso.
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cept India and Burma) under ex- tension of an arrangement announced
It was pointed out that without Singapore at its dis- by the Treasuryt posal the United States Fleet would be a severe dis. ******TTS
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Hundrade have been daily attending the exhibition of prize-winning and other selected photographs in the "Telegraph" photograph contest. The exhibition is in the Morning Post Building and closes this evening.
Hongkong To Lift Ban On Arms To = Chungking
advantage, while with it the U.S. sea power could be Worst Storm Ever Hits Bombay Exhibition
effectively manoeuvred in any conceivable Far East crisis and could scal the approaches into the China Sca
RAID ON LONDON THIS MORNING
City Awake Most of Night
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, Oct. 17, (UP).-German raiders are still over- head early this morning hut low clouds are apparently making bombing dimeult.
The raiders have been overhead most of the night, but few bombs have been dropped, and the anti-aircraft barrages have been intermittent. The raids have been much less severe than on Tuesday night presumably because of the weather.
Nazi Plane Attacks
Goods Train
Air Raid Casualties
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**
LONDON, Oct. 16 (UP).— The Air Ministry and the Minis- try of Home Security in a joint communique states that a num- ber of persons were killed in the air ruida on London last night.
A freight train and a gang of plate layers in a west midlands district were machine-gunned this morning
A number of districts had been bombed up to 11 p.m. yes- terday, but they were very few and have not yet been specified. Bombs fell near a mental hospital in
from the southwest.
Experts aver that Singapore dominates all the great oil re- sources of Malaya; hence, fuel would not constitute a problem for the fleet stationed there.
The base in sufflelently large to handle Be entire United States Fleet, even to a greater extent than Pearl Harbour.
Abundant food suppiles could be sent to Singapore from Aus- tralia, while munitions and other supplies could very easily be shipped from the United States via the Cape. of Good Hope rather than across the Pacific
BOMBAY, Oct. 16 (Reuter).-The worst storm within living memory struck Bombay in the early houre of this morning.
At 3. p.m. local time, streets were comparatively deserted and many of the most important streets were closed to traffic.
Dwellings facing the sea were blown flat. Much wreckage has been washed ashore and it is feared that loss of life in coastal craft is heavy.
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The gale has now been blowing for ten hours. number of trees have been uprooted and hurled across the roads, disturbing traffic.
Falling trees and collapsing walls killed one person and injured about 60.
NO EXTRA MONEY FOR OUR
TROOPS
Soviets Deny Border
the
Concentrations
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BUCHAREST, Oct. 16 (UP).|
Soviet-Rumanian frontier
EVACUEES
Govt. Plan Announced
Attracts 2,000
Last Day To See Colony's
Best Photographs
Nearly 2,000 people have visited the "Telegraph" photo graphic competition exhibition jat the Morning Post Bullding during the past three days, and this constitutes a new record in the history of the annual exhibition.
Students and other young people have been prominent among the enthusiastic viewers. Without exception the public has sung the praises of the exhibited photographs and agreed that in quality of work and artistry of ex- pression the photographs are capable of challenging any other exhibition of its type in the world.
To-day is the last opportunity the public will have of seeing the ex-
Go'clock this evening.
Visitors
Post Buliding to the top door,
Arrangements whereby all Hongkong evacuees in the southeast of England but no-"The reports that we have Australia will be able to secure fixed sums of money hibition. It will remain open until ensualties were reported and the only|
concentrated twelve divisions on weekly for their maintenance are announced to-day by should take the lift at the Morning damage was broken windows.
At one o'clock this morning it was are entirely unfounded," a high the Government in an official notification. reported that a German raider had official of the Soviet Legation Unaccompanied women will receive 50/Australian currency been brought down by anti-aircraft told the "United Press" to-day, a week, a woman with one child under 18 will receive 65/- and "It is true that we have a with two children 75/-. Five shillings for each additional child
Raider Doguned
ilce over a southeast town.
There were, casualties, some of them
fatal, when a bomb scored a direct limited and normal number of hit on a surface shelter in Liverpool] frontier guards, but there is no early in last night's raid. High ex-concentration of troops at any of houses in the same district where frontier," the official added, plosive bombs demolished the backs point on the Soviet-Rumanian more people are believed to been killed.
have
It has also been learned from People in another shelter were un-another Soviet source that several harmed although the houses opposite Soviet units have been employed re- were
vere demolished.
cently on "defensive fortifications.
by a German plans which dived down High explosives were dropped on a to within 50 feet of the ground. | town" in the Midlands where There were no casualties,
Berlin Story BERLIN, Oct. 18 (UP)-Well in- formed circles said that dames in the region between the Thames loop and TURN to Pago 2, Column Two
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the
damage was slight and only three casualties reported. A garage and some houses were demolished. An- other night raider is reported to have been brought down in North Wales.
Nazi Crew Killed
Roosevelts Conscripted For Army
RAIDS ON GERMANY
Nazi Attempt To Harass British Planes Fail
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
will be paid.
Official Statement
VIOLENT RAIDS
ON GIBRALTAR
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ALGECIRAS, Oct. 10 (Domel) Gibraltar underwent two violent air raids this afternoon.
The
The omelat statement follows: It must be emphasized that these
attack was most intensive arrangements do not apply in the case since the retaliatory French attack of women and children who, have an September 14.
However, the nationality and num evacuated to places other than Aus-ber of the raiders have not been re- trulla or who are not officially recog- vealed. nized as belig included in the Government scheme.
Official Statement
Hongkong is to revert to the -position which existed before the Burma Road agreement as for as the movement of arms and other forms of munitions concerned, it was learned this morning from the Colonial Secre- tary, Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith.
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There are certain restrictions on such exports apart from the Burma Road agreement, but the most important recent regulation was passed shortly after that agreement prohibiting the pre sence of munitions and other tabulated war material on the frontiers of the Colony without special licence.
This regulation may or may not be rescinded," said Mr. Smith. "Wo revert to the old position before we undertook not to send arta and munitions over the frontier, Wo stopped gasoline and such things going over the froniter unili the Burma Road agrectaent,”
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Japanese Reaction
Mr. Smith gave this information in explanation of a "Domet" message from Tokyo which anya that "Japan to the re- reacted sharply to-day ported intention of tro British Government to lift the embargo on the shipment of arms and ammuni tion and other from Hongkong."
other supplies to Chungking
The "Asahl" stated that Mr. Kat suo Okazaki, the Japanese Consul General In Hongkong, recently drew the attention of the Hongkong au- thorities to
to the standpoint of his Government but was given to under- stand that the British Government regarded the reopening of the Burma that the route as signifying also Hongkong route would be reopened,
Govern-
According to the paper, Mr. Oka- zaki is asking for a reconsideration by the British authorities. "Should Hongkong become a base of supplies for the Chiang Kai-slick regime after October 18, the Japanese ment is expected to adopt effective not ignore such and appropriate measures as it can- a situation," the Asahi stated.
Consul's Statement. Questioned over the telephone this morning Mr. Okazaki said the inter- view was substantially correct though he was acting merely as an inter- mediary and he understood that a settlement of the issues would be between. Tokyo, and London,, -
He said the objection of the Japan- ese was to the export of arms and munitions from Hongkong to Chinese territory but when asked whether there was objection also to indirect TURN to Page 2, Column Ono,
Open 12.01 a.m.
On Friday
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Cammel Laird Head Furma Rd. To As the welfare, happiness and self Killed In Nazi Raid LONDON, Oct. (UP)—Giving respect of the evacuees is a para- details of last night's raids over decided each unaccompanied woman w. L. Hichens, Chairman of the great mount consideration It has been LONDON, Oct. 16 (Reuter)-Mr. Germany the Air Ministry re-shall receive 50/-per week (Austra shipping Arm, Mesars, Cammel Laird, vealed that German fighting an currency Bay Hong Kong $32 Director of the London Midland A third twin engined German night||
approx.). woman with one child Scottish Railway; and other largo bomber was shot down by anti- NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (Reuter) planes are now patrolling Dutch under 18 years 65/ say Hong Kong industrial concerns, and a member aircraft fire at Bishops Stortford, the Throughout the country to-day, coastal waters in an effort to $42 approx, woman with two children of the Carnegle New York Trust, has crew being killed in the blazing Young America registered at the harass the British bombers under 18 years 75/- say Hong Kong been killed in a Landon air raid. He wreckage. within 70 minutes of the first alarm. possible service"
This plane was shot down rate of over 1,000,000 an hour for attacking Flushing and Torneu- TURN to Page 2, Column Six was aged 80. MORE REVENUE For the second time within 24 Stutes' first peace-time draft for thei zen. hours townsfolk have seen a night army. IS SOUGHT raider over London destroyed.
"Every effort to harass our Park Avenue millionaires joined Raiders are now reported by Bowery tramps in New York a bombers was unsuccessful. Tho Moving a resolution to revise the Liverpool and one town in the north- men between the ages of 21 and 36 Messerschmidts were either duties on tobaccos in Hongkong, Mr. west. At least ten high explosive queued up to obey the conscription driven off by machine gun fire .H. R. Butters, Financial Treasury, bombs were dropped on a residential Law,
stated at the Legislative Council: town in the southeast by raiders fly-
or avoided action. Our bombing The object of the revised duties on ing. low towards London. The John and Franklin D. Roosevelt, or was carried out with the utmost tobacco is to secure revenue, and TURN to Pago 2, Column Five signed on.
effect," the Air Ministry stated. Oil Plante Hit
while they should not bear heavily on
the individual smoker it is anticipat- ed that in the aggregate they will bring in from a million and a half Lo two million dollars per annum extra..
As Honourable Members are aware, Increased expenditure, chiefly on defence, hus recently had 10. bo in- curred for which no provision fo made in the printed Estimates or in the original allocation of war r venue ordin
Hospital
with the United
Two of President Roosevelt's sons,
Hit in New
Raid on Chungking
Special to the "Telegraph" "Although · ordinary revenue has
CHUNGKING, Oct. 16, (UP)-Three Japanese planes raid- come in well, being in excess of the Galimate to the extent of same three ed Chungking at twilight tonight. Detonations were heard at and a half million dollars in respectį 6.25 pin.
of the first seven months of the year, Two localities of the modern suburbs were bombed but the total expenditure has exceeded total revenue inclusive of war revenue and damage was slight. The air raid alarm was sounded at 15.23 was in fact greator/than that of the P., and the all clear at 7.15 p.m.-. corresponding period of last year by
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The communique further stated that other bombers attacked - cil plants at Gelsenkirchen, Madgeburg and Salzbergen and also hit two oll depots near Kiel
U.S. Embargo Against Japan in Operation
Special to the "Telegraph"
BOSTON, Oct. 16 (UP).—The United States economic cm- bargoes against Japan have come into effectims 2-
The Greek steamer Olg Embircos prepared to sail to-day with the last cargo of scrap Iron allowed to leave the United States for Japan,
The embargo prohibits further
In August, 1030, according to figures issued by the Department of Com merce to-day wor
Exports for the Arzt eight months proximately 1,000 8147,407,000, ap
$12,000,000 over tho comparable period last year.
Burma Road will officially re- LASHIO, Oct.:18 (UP)-The
open at 12.01 a.m. Friday, and the British customs office at Lashio will start business "at 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon with the examination of catego ries of goods which have been forbidden transportation during the past three months,
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The reopening ceremony will be quiet one, but officials of the British Customs and the South- west Transportation Administra tion which have been cordially conferring on technical matters in connection with the reopening "A number of industrial targets,
of the road, have promised each munition factories, aircraft factories,
other cocktail parties as a re- and power stations were ralded by
ward for the excessive work other aircraft which, owing to had shipments.
entailed during the
present weather, did not reach their primary objectives. The offensive against the The sailing of the ship was
months ago Channel ports and gun emplacements delayed when 15 sailors demand
No Restrictions HD at Cape Gris Nez continued. All our ed their pay, saying that the
The transportation of arms" "wond aircraft returned safely," stated the communique.
trip was too long for them. This No More Lead For Japan |
OTTAWA, Oct. 17 (Reuter) —It is munitions is not expected immediates necessitated securing replace- improbable that any more permits 3; however. At the moment the - Interception Fails: ments from Now York and for the export, of lead to Japan Chinese are busy overhauling, and olling 2,000 FAmerican trucha which LONDON, Oct 16 (UP)The Air Canada.
PANAMA, Iwill be issued by Canada, it. In learn will go to Kunming ka” the, comme tried to intercept Britials bombers as WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. (Reuter) minster, B.C., declared that he would customs anclato
Mayor F. J. Hume, of New they made preliminary funs over American exports to Japan were do all he could their targets but every attempt falled, more than doubled during the month authorised shipment of bar lead au cOLY
prevent the last pons)! Thishing and Terneuzen. Tock gates of August with values amounting to thorised some weeks ago from leave un TURN: to Paga 2. Column Two $25,188,000 or $18,000,000 more than ing New Westminster:
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six and a half million dollar blog! The Syracuse Hospital was hit later. There were no foreign Ministry' said German fighting planes Paje Pre-Embargo Orders led from authoritative quart west the fret week. Pollard
In the circumstances further taxa- by a bomb and the dining hall casualties,
tion oppears essential and the increas, was wrecked, One Chinese dock
It is officially reported that over ed tobacco dulles will bring in a for and six typhold patients were dozen bombs were droppe, Injuring aubstantial amount without additional
out of collection or Iter subraitted, buried under the debris but all two persons and Wrecking Briardaning to the public.
except one patient was dug out housed onyes