NANCY
HEY!.. PRIVATE NANCY!-- WHAT'S DEM STRIPES DOIN' ON YOUR
ARM?
OH, I DECIDED
NIX--- YOU
A SERGEANT!, 'DAT!
TO MAKE MYSELF CAN'T DO
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
October 28, 1940,
By Ernie Bushmiller
NOW MAY I
ASK YOU A
QUESTION?
NO!
MAY I ASK WHAT YOU DID TO
WHY NOT?
DESERVE IT?
NOTHING!
DANUBE MEETING
Control Over All
British Ships
The Rumanian
Sofa, Oct. 27. Government
has
guined control over all British owned
und British chartered vessels
Rumanian territorial waters by a new
decree issued by the
under Nazi Inspiration.
Government
The deeree declares that no charter under of inaritime or river vessels forelga flugn with a Rumanian porl of registry may be made without the authority of the Rumanian Ministry of Marine.
All chatters must be submitted by the end of October, when the Ministry will decide whether the charter can be constituted or whether the Ministry will take over the vessels.
British owned vessels affected com- prise 14 grain lighters, four tugs and two oll tankera which have been held by Rumanin for some months at Brain and Sallu
the
The decree also affects a further 65 ships under the British flag, which have been requisitioned by authorities for military purposes, These vessels have been used Ex- clusively by Rumanis, but it is feared that they will also como under German control.
The decree declares that any at- tempt by foreign Powers to with- draw vessels registered under the Rumanian flug will be regarded sabotage and treuted with severe penalties.
03
A further breach of international law by Rumania concerns the former
French feet the Danube, consist-
OFS
FIGHTING IN AFRICA-Battlefield scano in western desert along Libyan bordor, in North Africa, showing Italian equipment destroyed by. British armored cars. Great campaign against Egypt by Italian forces in Libya has begun.
British Tanks Proved They Were
Better Than “Panzer Divisions
BRITISH tanks are superior to those of the Germans. They stand
ing of 44 von Dacor up to German anti-tank guns, whereas our two-pounder anti-tank gun
barges, 12 tugs and four tankers.
An agreement was issued between French and British interests on June
12 for the purchase and transfer of
this feet to the British fing.
French Collapro Effect The French collapse came before the transfer was completed and the
Rumanians arbitrarily refused to
allow the British ag to be hoisted on the vessels, put arined guards on them, and towed them from Braila upstrennt
An offelal German delegation re-i cently went to inspect these vessels, and Inter they were towed back to Braila by German lugs, hence there seems little doubt into whose hands they will fall.
penetrate the armour of any German tank.
SEPT-12
Czech Anniversary
Independence Day Recalled
To-day, October 28, is the National Independence day of the Czechoslovak Republle, and is celebrated by all Czechoslovaks regardless of whether they are living in free countries or int territories under Gerinan "protec tion".
The following brief description of events in 1039 is condensed from the original document known as tho Czechoslovak Blue Book, published in Paris last April,
by
some
On October 20, 1939, the anniver- sary of National independence, there were manifestations in all towns in the Protectorate, especially in Prague: University students played a very active part in the processions formed, in spite of Von Neurath's prohibition. People were killed and
and wounded, and nearly 4,000 persons were arrested
The German
Police, and Hundred were transported to the Petchek Palace in the basement of which are the Gestapo chambers of torture. Few of those came out un- Injured. Fifteen days after these events, the family of Jean Opletal, a medical student, was merely informed that the young man had died. As a natter of fact he succumbed to the wounds and blows received at the hands of the Gestapo.
On November 10, 1930,
le
obsequies of Jean Opletal were held cancer of the Bullet
These facts are revealed in the history of a series of operations which show that when the time comes to strike Germany with land forces our tanks will be problem for the Germans.
The operations described in the official history occurred when part of the Division of the First Tank Brigade were sent to attack south of Arras.
NOTICE TO
MARINERS
As the tanks advanced they;
shot up German transport and
a big
50th
the Institute of Pathology, The
Protectorate Authorities to obtain
killed-many-men. A-battalion Puppet Troops Turn with much brutality, and a number
of the Durham Light Infantry
followed the advance, mopped Against Japanese
Arst forbidden any kind of ceremony", but the students desirous of paying last respects to their comrade went the permission. The funeral itself went forward with dignity and without a disturbing incident. Students bed naturally assembled in very large numbers. At the close of the cere mony, when they were preparing to part, they were deliberately pro- into unrest, which spread all over the city. The Nazis retallated of-executions-were-carried out in the course of the next few days.
The Germans were obliged to admit CHUNGKING, Oct. 28 (Central up the arca round Dainville and took many prisoners, News)-Large units of Japanese-oficially that there had been twelve
that avo juftitioner that the Lighting Restriction
organised Chinese troops stationed executions. However it was proved mander, who was commanding from between Nanking and Changchow on a light tank, was killed when it re- the Nanking-Shanghai Railway have 34 students had been kuled, and the For The Blackout celved a direct hit from w field gan, matinied in the past week, according next day a further 27 abared the same
rate number
AB far as can be ascertained to and This was the left column of a two- to a Shanghal message quoting a
date,
students intellectuals executed Is 150, is contrary to international law, be- The following notice to mariners point thrust. The right, also con- foreigner who has just arrived in
of tanks, followed by Shanghai from Nanking.
Young
number imprisoned 4,000. cause the vessels were registered at regarding the blackout exercises to sisting
The foreigner $3W through
wrecked and the locomotive and several wagens lying The total number of dead is in- extraterritoriul rights.
20-30 and 30-31, has been issued by Dulsans, where they
a thousand, for the three weeks from Comdr. G. F. Hele, Harbour Master. Infantry and transport.
derailment caused by Forces Too Small
the October 28 to November 20, It is estimated that there are at least 70,000 Czechs in prison or in German con- centration camps.
have owned
they
and chartered vessels, because were registered in Rumanian ports, The British contend that the decree
At this time the battalion com-
*
of
the British consular offices, enjoying take place on the nights of October D.L.I. battalion, proceed up enemy beside the railway track as a result linitely farger, and certainly exceeds
Greek Interests
aro
of
mutineers.
Cairo Communique
Greek interests are also threaten-
In these exercises, the blackout will Heavy casualties had been inflicted ed, as there are is tugs and 24 grain automatically commence at sunset on the enemy with only amall losses ightera also under charter to Greek (1748 Hours) on October 20, 1949, on our side. A withdrawal was sug- companies operating on the Danube.
and remain in foree until sunrise gested as the positions were very ex- ́e Greeks have vigorously protested
CAIRO, Oct. 27 (Reuter)—"There the morning of
posed.
the inst the new decree. It is pointed (0026 Hours) on
dust storms in severe Had we had more troops Imate- were that the Germans only October 31, 1940, when normal light-
diately available to support the western desert throughout Saturday, ing desperately needed extra ing and sea traffic will be resumed.
G.H.Q. communique, small forces which had penetrated reports External lighst of every description: when the granary in south- Europe is too depleted to make on board vessels are prohibited, and exports. Moreover though all internal lights must either be ex- any of the vessels can be con- tinguished or obscured so that no verted for transport of crude oil, light is visible either from above or transport can only be effected untli from any other direction. freezing of the Danube renders navigation impossible.Reuter.
Nevertheless Czechs and Slovaks are determined to continue to fight for the liberation of their country, German atrocities being unable to NO deeply, it would have been an- "In the Sudan and Kenya, British stop the great struggle for Indepen- other matter.
fighting patrols were again netive: denice undertaken in Czechoslovakla South of Arras, to support a French From Palestine there is nothing to and outside wherever Czechoslovaks
live. counter-attack from the south, the report." 60th Division was ordered to hold a "tank-proof" locally at Beauraines Note: Torches may be meet any special circumstance, but and another at Dulsons.
The enemy launched heavy dive- they must be screened with two bombing attacks
Beauraines, thicknesses of ordinary blue close where the infantry battalion were Germany's bid to control tho woven cloth or paint.
forming a tank-proof locality, and Danube Highway lies behind the in- The following lights in the long-also on the main body of the right ternational conference to open at kong area will be extinguished dur-column, nene Warlus. Buchintest navigation rights in the upper and the period of the blackout:
Germany Faces Russia
Sola, Oct. 27,
to to-morrow
discuss
used to
Waglan
Point, Island, Tatkong lower maritime Danube. The Soviet Cape Collinson, South Lyemun, North intends, with the newly acquired
Channel Rocks, Cust Rock, Lyemun, Bessarabian interests
in the Danube North Fairway Buoy, Centrul Falt mouth, to obtain representation for way Buoy, South Fairway Buoy the first time on the Danublon Com-Green Island, Cheung Chau Island mission.
Passage.
As the other representatives from Normal lighting will be resumed! the Balkans and Italy are only pawns on the night of October 31-November)
in the game it is Russla and Germany 1, 1940.
who are now manoeuvring for an advantage. Russla, who was left out
Pori To Be Closed
оп
These attacks were delivered by over a hundred planes and lasted for twenty minutes. This
was eastly the most Intensive alr bombardment which our troops hæð yet encountered, and the troops were already much exhausted.
Forced to Withdraw
The Infantry were forced to ex- tricate themselves from Beauraines and were then attacked by consider- able numbers of inuks in the open.
atem
the
of the earlier discussions singed by The Port will be closed to all in The tank battalion, though greatly Berlin, highly suspicious of the ward and outward shipping at sunset outnumbered, helped to German moves for the establishment on October 29 to sunrise on October de, but the column was forced to of naval bases in the Black Sea and 30, and from sunset on October 30 to withdraw to Achicourt. Littoral.
sunrise on the October 31, during On the right flank, air bombard- In the Balkans the Danube issue is which periods no movements of ves-ment was followed by heavy tank regarded as one of the first signs of sels, etc. will be permitted Inside (attacks. Anti-tank guns were quick- fundamental conillet of German and the
ly in action and were highly auc- Port. Soviet interesta In South-eastern Notes:-(1) A restricted ferry ser-cessful. Europe-Reuter,
the vice will be maintained by the Stor
Conclusions reached from Forry
between Hongkong and Kow- British attack were that our in- loon subject to the provisions
fantry tanks showed definite WARSHIPS AT SWATOW paragraph 2 (1) which includes superiority over the enemy tanks.
Chaochow, Oct. 27. navigation lights, and in this
It is stated in a report that a fleet nection the prescribed pler
of
of cloven Japanese warships steam at Hongkong and Kowloon will be
Their armour resisted direct hits from the enemy anti-tank guns easily and the burst of shella final no effect on the crews.
Our two-pounder anti-tank gun
ed Into Swatow on October 17, and permitted provided that such lights were followed by six more warships cannot be seen from, above and do and one aircraft-carrier next morn- not throw any light on to the water. perietrated all types of enemy tank ing. The feet is reported to have (4) Should
come from Amoy: and was en routeļing" Sigrist bio "Ale Tintel Warn- and the tracer often set the tanks]
given while the ferry on fire.
to the Pearl River and Hainan, under way, she must proceed to If a larger number of tanks ́had Twelve aircraft landed on the 'ale- the nearest safe anchorage or pier been available supported by stronger:
SISAL field on Namao Island, from the air until such time as the "Rolders mobile columna a craft-carrier Wah Kiu Yat Po. :.. Passed", Bignal has been, sounded. might have been achieved
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