Gayda Excuses Italian Cold Feet In Desert
ROME, Oct. 25 (Reuter),—The "enormous difficulty" of the task facing the Italian forces in Egypt in view of the "gigantic British preparations" is emphasised by Signor Gayda in the "Gornale d'italia."
He declares that the British forces in Egypt total 250,000 men and adds, “Even so, the British Command is not satisfied and is going to send yet more reinforcements. Over 30,000-men are on their way to Egypi and Australia is equipping three divisions aleo for Egypt.
#This fact will not stop the now offensive which will be launched by Marshal Grazlanı despite all attempts at desperate resistance offered by the British Navy and Air Force."
Kamala Sortie
CAIRO, Oct 25 (Reuter),--A Br!- tish patrol agnin successfully engaged
Plea By Mrs. Kennedy-Skipton
·FROM PAGE ONE
a party of the enemy outside Kassala on October 23 and casualties to the whole community. For some and the family, after all, is one of
"This war
|dividual within the State, Men are
Saturday,
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October 26, 1940.
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Mexico Takes Position Behind Democracies
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 25 (Reuter).—Mexico is now right in the open with her policy that nothing which may be used for war purposes shall reach the totalitarian Powers.
This policy has culminated in official decree ordering the suspension of shipments of oll or its derivatives to Japun, coupled with cancellation of the concession to extract petroleum on the const of the Gulf of Mexico held by the Compania Vera Cruzana, which is a subsidiary of the Japanese Masubishi, in- terests.
There was already a ban on ship British Pilots Smash
ments to Japan of mercury, mangan- ese, antimony, scrap iron and other Hutton-articles.
James Thomas
Acting Lieutenant Hugh Craig Mecke, from Oct. 1, 1940, To be Acting Lieutenanta;--
Sub-Lieut. Jack Yuan Brown, Sub-Lieut. Arthur St. George Walton, Sub-Lieut. Robert Ruther- ford, Sub-Lieut. Frank Cecil Manning (all from Oct. 1); Sub-Lieut. Henry Preston Bailey, Sub.Lieut. John Mur-
Purvis, Sub-Lieut. Lawrence
Baxter Colle, Sub-Lieut. Archibald Willlars Wagstaff, Sub-Lieut. Jolin Pollock, Act. Sub-Licut, Philip Cecil Fairbairn, Act. Sub-Lieut. Harry Maughan
were inflicted on the enemy before this will be the end of a home life at Merry, Sub-Licut. Donald he withdrew.
Quiet conditions reigned on other the Institutions that every race has fronts, states a communique from found necessary. G.H.Q.
is being fought for democracy and the liberty of the in- free when "the rules under which they live leave them without a sense of frustration in realms they deem significant." Being forced at a time of crisis to leave responsibility and Issued To-day duties behind is not a British atitude, It is notified for general informa-There are wonen in the Colony of all
New Car Park Regulations
tion that the Commissioner of Police, who are giving freely of their time to nationalities some paid, some unpaid, the Hon. Mr. C. G. Perdue, has in essential social services. Hongkong exercise of the powers conferred un him under the Vehicles and Traffic can afford to lose their work or Regulation Ordinance, 1912, made the it is they who are creating better the presence of even a few of them. following rules for car parks:
races tind No person shall loiter in any ear understanding between park unless he is the owner, or the pallona, servant or inviter of the owner, of a vehicle parked there.
In a car mirk, every vehicle driver! shall obey the frame directions any police officer in uniform.
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Every vehicle parked in a cat park shall be so placed that no part of the vehicle projects beyond the white lines, if any, indicating the parking space for one vehicle.
Are They Hindrance?
Cockle, Act. Sub-Licut. Patrick Cardinal Mason Sedgwick, Ael. Sub-Lieut. Gerald John Probyn Carey, Act. Sub-Lieut. Robert John Minnitt, Act. Sub.Lleut. John Moodle, Act. Sub-Lieut, William Alan John- son (nil from Oct. 2),
To be Sub-Lieutenants:—
Brewer, Aci.
Act. Sub-Licut. Herbert Ernest Elliott Young (both from Oct. 2).
Sub-Lieut. Patrick
To.be Acting Sub-
Lieutenants:
Cadet William Wyllie Clark She- wan, Cadet Alistair Macdonald Mack (both from Oct. 1). To be Acting Sub-
Lieutenant (E):—
The Chairman has said: "The whole object of the evacuation was for, the
Probationary Cadet Joseph Fraser, defence of the Colony. Docs Benn, Probationary Cadet John Jacob | Probationary Cadel Lewin Arthur maintain that British European women are more of a hindrance to Forster tail from Oct. 1),
he
defence of the Colony than women of other races?
Minewatching Branch We have To be Acting Lieutenants:- And a distinguished The control of the car parks set out!
representative
Sub-Licut. Ernest Wilde Fielding, of British Women In the Schedule hereto shall be
with is, whose purpose we understand, in coming to Act. Sub-Lieut. Arthur Robert Brown turried out by the Hongkong Automo- the Far East is to bile Association (hereinafter called women of the work of their sisters To be Acting Sub-
tell British both from Oct. 1). the Association) and its employees.
When directed by an employee in
England and
Lieutchants: their magnificen! uniform of the Association to park in danger.
courage and morate in the face of any particular space, vehicle, drivers. when in purks in the Schedule, shall park that space.
No vehicle shall be washed
Parks Affected
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Sub-Lieutenant
Warwick
Warrant Officer Duncan Boag Izati, Warrant Olcer Thomas John The Chalemin has also said "You Price, Warrant Oficer Frederick Wil- must remember that you and your Ham Ambrose, Warrant Oficer Archi- child are a nuisance in an emer- bald Nissim (all from Oct. 13, polished in a car park in the Schedule European woman is more of a
ule gency". May we know why a British To be Acting Lieutenant (E)- except by employees of
the ance than a Chinese, an Indian or a Morley (from Oct. 1).
Denys Association.
Portuguese? (Even food for three To be Acting Sub- thousand is negligible compared to The car parks affected Art
the amount required for the hundreds, follows:
of thousands left). In what way can! Cier Park, old City Hall site, east other races contribute to the defence of the Bongkong and Shanghai Bank of the Colony more than British Commught Road Central, centre of European women? roadway east of Sta. Ferry and east,
not myself of British race. I Special Branch of taxienk stand. Connaught Road
Therefore freely pay tribute to To be Acting Lieutenant:--- Central, rentre of adway between British women. Thang all the ages Jackson Road and Murray Road and rem Houicen. Elizabeth Fry, Flor-
Sub-Lieutenant Denis Henry Hazell centre of roadway between Statue Cher Nightingal, Mr. Smith and from Od, 1).
Statue, Ates. Jones to the present Queen with
east of taxicab stand. Chater Road,
Lieutenant (E):~~ Warrant Ofçer Walter Norman
Adams Smalley, Warrant
Oftheer Percival Edward Nettle (both from
Oct. 1).
Appointments
Squire and be H Street Chater her two daughters. they have been To be Acting Sub Road, south ade and centre of road willing to take Seir Shade in the dans- way between Jackson Road and Mur willing to take
Lieutenant-
ray Road, Jackson Roark, east side: Bets and struggles of life. They have Cadet Adam Gray Dalziel (from
not been nuisances nor have they Oct. 1). between Des Voeux Road Central and M Connaught Road Central. Wardley been evacuated. Street, between Des
To be Acting Sub-Licutenants. Voeux Road In its statement issued in the prezs Central and Connaught Road Central, on Saturday, October 12 the Govern-
Charles Franels Knox (from Oel.
lee House Street, east side between me
ment stater: Women and children 3); William Simpson Ross (from Oct. Des Voeux Road Central-and-Cop-of American or European nationali-3) Jack Leste Youngnam (from naught Itand Central. Connaught the other than British will he allow Oct. 4). Road Central, centre of roadway beed to remain in the Colony for the
tween Pedder Street and the western tisne being.“ I am an American.
end of the stand for rickshan at Con-
naught Road Central, centre of read, west of Star Ferry Club
Street
west side. St. John's Place, Gardeni
Application Refused
The Chairman (Mr. Justice E. H.
Road, Connaught Roud, centre of Williams) said he was sorry he could not find any exceptional elteum-
Bowls Singles Final Date
Next Saturday Fixed
It is understood that several Japan- cac steamers en route to Mexico have now been ordered to change their destinations while the loading of others in Pacific ports has been held up.
"In future, the export of materials convertible to war purposes will be allowed only after a declaration that they are not for countries of the three-Power pact.
The situation is significant as in-
dicating that Mexico is solidly behind the war policy of the United States.
Another Dr. Struck Off
Up Berlin's Centres
· FROM PAGE ONE
all areas hampered detalled observa- tion of the results.
At the last cargo of high explosives and incendiary bombs were unloaded, the clocks struck 1.45 am.
Berlin's 23rd raid had Insled nearly three hours.
Hamburg Shipyards
The famous Blohm and Voss ship- yards of Hamburg were repeatedly bombed for two and a half hours during Thursday night's ralds.
These yards had been extensively damaged in a previous rald and many fires were started there.
The dockside oil refinery at Ham-" burg with an annual output capacity of 400,000 metric tons was attacked
the
and
Hongkong Inquiry by a separate raiding force. Tons of Another local doctor has been heavy bombs and nearly 1,000 in- struck off the medical register for cendiaries were rained
upon slaning blank Inoculation and vac-plant, scorlug repeated hits cination forms.
starting great Arés in many parts of the target area.
Plant Crippled
first floor, Kowloon,
har
At an inquiry held by the Medical Board on August 15, a resolution was passed that It had been proved to the LONDON, Oct, 25 (Reuter).-Over satisfaction of the Board that Dr. 90 per cent, of Germany's synthetic So Ping-lun, of 520 Nathan Road,
Dad, all capacity has been bombed and 80 permitted per cent. of her refining capacity for unqualified assistants employed by treating crude petroleum has been him to give inoculations for cholen damaged, said Mr.
Dingle and vaccination to persons attending at his consulting rooms, and had per-
of Economic Warfare. mitted such assistants to furnish such
He was addressing the University persons with certificate already sign Liberal Club. He told, the audience ed by him certifying that he had he had reason to belleve that British Inoculated and vaccinated such per-hombers had substantially
the number of new_aircraft coming
sons,
Secretary
Fool.
to
the
reduced
In fact he had not seen such per- forward to replace German losses in
nor had he performed such the Battle of Britain.
Surprise For Berlin Inoculations for cholem and vaccina-
certificates of inoculation for cholera
tion; and further that he had signed STOCKHOLM, Oct. 25 (Reuter),—— and vaccination in blanks and had The Berlin correspondent of the permitted the sald assistants to deal "Afton Bladet, says that the R.A.F. with the same as they saw At; and heightened by the clouds, appeared in many fires and great glares,
A MENN starfed
that, in relation to the facts
proved to thesisfaction of the Board, the said Dr. So Ping-lun has been guilty of infamous conduct in professional respect.
The Board direcled the name of Dr. So Pint-lum be struck off the register of Medical and Surgical Practitioners qualified to practise medicine and surgery in this Colony,
the sky over Berlin learning the wisdom of latting shelter says that Berliners are now when British planes arrive. The fact that hitherto no British rolds have bven made on Berlin on Thursday nights has led the people to believe that Berlin raid specialists among the British allots enjoy a night's leave an that night of the week.
Black-Out Directions For Two-Day Exercise
The Director of Air Raid Precautions announces that black- out exercises will take place on the nights of October 29-30, and 30.31.
2-In these exercises, the blackout will automatically com. mence at sunset on October 29 and remain in force until sun- rise on the morning of October 30.
roadway between Pedder Street and stances in the statement made by Mrs. Pottinger Street (owner drivers) Chater Road, centre of roadway be- Kennedy-Skipton, and refused the
3. The Government Blackout Or-on the pier both at Kowloon and tween Ice House Street and Des Voeux application.
It was announced this morning by der, of 1040 will be strictly enforced Hongkong, provided that such light Road (owner drivers). Pedder Street
from sunset onwards, and the general is placed so that it cannot be seen Two other applications were heard Mr. R. P. Phillips, Hon. Secretary of centre of roadway between Des Voeux by Miss M. Dibden for Miss R. Littleton, that the final of the Open Sing-points.
hy the Committer, One was brought the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Associn- publie should observe the following from above, and that it does not
throw any light on to the water. Rond and Queen's Road (owner
5. Air Raid Alarms, drivers).
to enter the Colony on the ground les will be played on the Club de Salisbury Road, opposite Kowious that she needed her help to run the Recreio green on Saturday, November Fire Station.
Fanling Baby Homic, and the other 2, starting at 4 p.m. by Mrs. L. M. Fieth for permission to remain in the Colony until Novem-
The first was
refused antl (second was adjourned for one week
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From sunset (5.48 p.m.) on October 20 and 30, to sunrise (0.26 m.) on
October 31:
(a) External lights of every descrip- tion, bolli on land and in ships, must not be lit, except the navigation lights referred to in paragraph 4 (b) below. (b) All internal lights must be screened by shutters, dark blinds,
until the
During the blackout; air raid alarm signals will be sounded, and all road traffic must stop and pull into the side of the road, extinguish all lights, and remain thus
signal has been "Raiders Passed" sounded, when they may resume their Journeys, provided that their lights Government Blackout Order of 1940. Pedestrians Discouraged
to enable Mrs. Firth to give definite Sunday, November 3, on a green to thark curtains or otherwise, so that are obscured in accordance with the
information when she would Heaving
be
Italian Airmen Take] Part In London Raid
FROM PAGE ONE
Messerschrailt into the sep similar chase.
after a
Big Scale Raids SPECIAL TO THE "TELEONAPH" LONDON, Oct. 25 (UP). Follow-
London
Herriot Held
LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter) —M.
no light, direct or indirect, is visible from above or from any other direc- tion.
6. General:
Herriot, former President of the woven cloth or paint. The use of cut the period of the blackout ein-
01
French Chamber Rrud Mayor Lyons, is in protective custody a secret place, says a German Agency quelin reports from Vichy vla Genevu.
Petrol Prohibition Order
Ing up the "rush hour raid" this An order published in the Govern- morning with another thrust at the ment Gazette issued to-day grants Mr. area this afternoon, the W. Hamilton, Controller of Trade, Germans reverted to their Arst big power to prohibit the issue of petrol from fuel service pump into any re- October 15, using 50, 30, 70 and 60 planes in ceptuele other thun the tank of the motor vehicle, under regulation 39 of The first wave caught thousands the Defence Regulations, 1040.
acule day rald since
four waves.
who were going to work and there
hit
were many casualties when bombs A.D.C. 1940-41 Season
cars, buses and buslaess bultd- ings, but the effects were consider- Plans have been formulated by ably less than the earlier mass raids The Hongkong Amateur. Dramatic because, apparently, all planes in- Club to present three productions for volved were fighter bombers suering the 1940-41 Season, the first of which ing load for speed.
will be two one-act plays from "To- Few Get Through
Night at 8.30" by Noel Coward. This LONDON. Oct. 23 (Reuter)-An will be given during December. "Wind and Rain," comedy by
Hodge, will follow
and Inter on. Stephen
Air Ministry communique confirms that with British Aghters and pnti-
in
aircraft runs constantly in action, Powy's ise To-morrow" will fill most of the enemy formations heuding the bill. The decision to carry on in the direction of London to lay during the war will be greatly ap were split up and dispersed..
A few aircraft succeeded in reach-preciated by residents of the Colony,
the London
Arda
and bombs were dropped at number of widely News has been received in Hong- separated points there, and in south-kong of the death of Mr. Peter east England,
Simon, the 20-year-old son of the Some houses were hit and a small late Mr. Myron Simon, a former number of people killed, while others manager of Swan, Culbertson & were injured.
Fritz in the Colony,
(c) Lights on all types of rand transport must be cbscured with two thicknesses of ordinary blue close-
headlights on motor vehicles is pro not exceed 7 watts in power hibited; in other lamps the bulk must (d) Torches and naked lights are prohibited, unless screened with two thicknesses of ordinary blue close woven cloth or paint.
Ferry Service Restricted 4. Shipping:
(a) Movements of traffle through- ployed by the Naval, Military, Air Force, A..P. and Essential Services, of the Government Blackout Order will be permitted, but the provisions must be compiled with.
(b) Pedestrians should remain in their houses and thereby avoid GX- posing themselves to the grave risks of personal injury which are in- herent during a blackout, and also (a) The harbour will be closed to necustom themselves to conditions to the ingress and egress of shipping, which would be enforced in war and no movements of shipping or time, other craft inside the harbour will be (e) should be particularly not- permitted, except that e restricted ed that as far as the general public terry service may be maintained by is concerned, blackout conditions the Star Ferry between Hongkong must be observed throughout and Kowloon, but all lights must be whole period of the exercise, and extinguished or obscured and naviga-must not be relaxed even if the tion lights aboard the ferry must not "Raiders Passed" signal is sounded. be ill.
(7). Termination of the Exercise. (b) Light-houses and certain alds -The exercise will automatically to navigation will not be it, but to terminato at sunrise (0.20 nm.).
salat in the safe navigation of the October 31, 1040, when normal light- terry mentioned in para 4 (a) above, ing. land and sen traffle movements a navigation light may be displayed may bo resumed.
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In Germany the targets included the docks at Kiel and Wilhelmshafon, the transformer station at Kelsterback, near Prankfurt, tho
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