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January 3, 1941.
German Bombs Again People In Eire
Kill
DUBLIN, Jan. 2 (Reuter).—More bombs were dropped on Eire territory curly this morning. -
High explosive and incendiary.bombs dropped Inat night kill- ed and seriously wounded a number of British people. One of the incendiary bomba picked up was identifled na German. Other bomba have been collected and are being examined by experts.
A statement by the Eire Govern-| ment Information Bureaut reporting these bombings, lets six areas in the eastern counties of Elre where bombsi were dropped and recorded the death| of three women, two persons serlous- ly injured and a number Injured.
"On the Curragh race course," saysĮ the official sintement, "three high explosive bombs were dropped und a large number of incendiary bomba fell in this area. An incendiary bomb plcked up near Curragh was identi- fed as German,
• The statement adds that the Arst bomb fell near Drogheda,
Ave #t
Duleek and threa at Julianstown.} There were no casualties.
Houses Demolished
INDIAN ANTI-NAZI FRONT Positive Help To Britain
CALCUTTA, Jan. 2 (Reuter). The formation of a non-Party organisation definitely pledged
At 6,10 am. 10-day, two bombs to support the anti-Nazi front were dropped at Rathdown Park and to assist the war effort, was Terenure, Dublin. Two houses were demolished and several houses were recommended by the All-India damaged.
Conference in Calcutta, presided Seven persons were trapped in the over by Mr M. N. Roy, a former demolished houses but were Interprominent Communist and now rescued.
Several people were Jured.
in-lender of the Radical Democratic Two other bombs dropped in Fort-ĮPeople's Party.
field Rond and the Laverba aren of The conference considered that the sune district. Some houses were there must be rapid development of damaged but there were no casual-the war resources of the country and ties.
to that end, emergency ministries At Knockroe, near Borris County should be set up in the provinces. Chclaw, bombs were les dropped. It was decided to formulate a pro- Three women were killed and two gramine for consideration by the All- men were seriously injured.
India Convention to be called En-Delhi,
Bombs were also dropped In niskerry Kilmacanogue (County Wicklow) district. Some of these have been collected and are being] examined by experts.
County Wexford
LONDON, Jan. 2 (Reuter).-Elre was bombed to-night (Thursday) for the second successive night.
Three bombs fell near Ennicorthy, County Wexford. There WAN damage and nobody was injured.
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EVENTS, AT MACAO ON
JANUARY 19
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Magnetic Minea Dropped The following in the programine DUBLIN, Jan. 2 (Reuter)The for the January meeting of fact that magnette mines were drop-Mação Jockey Club, to be held on the ped off the coast of Ireland was re-Arela Preta on Sunday. January 19, vealed to-night by the Eirean Gov-at 2.30 p.m.:
of
this season
ernment Information Burenu on be- Race No. 1, 2.43 p.) The Shalaukok half of the Department of Defence Hurdle Race.1 miles for China penies.
Winner of hurdle race the
State.
harred, Weight 100 lbs.
The La Wa Handicap. (Second See- lonk. A flat rece of & furlongs for China pontes classified "E" class. at
The announcement says: "Magnetic Léa mines dropped by parachute from an aircraft this morn ag Glen Cormack and Endiskerry will be destroyed by army engineers to morrow."
It warns occupants of houses with In the danger radius to take precau tions ngunit explosion.
Momentous Session
Congress Meets To-day
SPECIAL To the "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UP).
Note: Ona entry only will be made for The La Wu Handicap taces 2 and 0). Entries will be divided into two sections at the stiscretion of the Handicapper,
The Queensland Handicap. A steeple- chase of 14 miles for Australian pontes. of 1 mile for Australian pontics classified The wanti Cup A bandicap fat race
"D" clas
The Ban Wai Handicap A flat-race ni |1, mile far Chino ponies closaled "D"
clos
The La Wa Handicap (First Section). Itares Nos. 1, 4, 5 and G are open to Member of the Hongkong Jockey Club, Owners entering for these racës, anti
Jockeys who are not members of the Fanling Hunt and Race Club, will enjoy the privileges of the Club for the day.
Entries close to the Secretaries, Messrs.
on Tuesday.
mson and Company, Hongkong and
Shanghai Bank Dulding. January 21, at noon.
-The 77th Congress which con Programme For February
venes Friday noon will be confronted with the momentous question of augmenting material aid_to_Britain_and_expediting|
Meet At Fanling
The following is the programme for the national defence programme. the February meeting of the Fanling President Roosevelt's annual ad- Hunt and Race Club to be held on the dress will be delivered personally next Kwanti Course on Sunday, February Monday Joint session of the 2: House and Senate,
On Tuesday the Administration will deliver the budget to Congress which is expected to total between $17,000, 000,000 and $18,000,000,000.
Race No. 1-3 p.L. The Szechyen pontex classified by ilangkung Jockey Club Handicap. (First Section) for China
"F" Clan. Six furlongs, Nale-One entry only will be made for
Szechtuen landicap (Races 1, 2 and
NAZI SUPPLY · SHIP BOMBED
AN official photograph of The bombing of 13 German supply ship by the Firet Air Arm, The ship- one of about 2,500 tanı-WIL lying at Haugesund when allacked. More than ont direct hit was registered.
New Pact Wanted By Swiss
CHINA FINANCES
BETTERED
Goods From British Empire
Reviewing China's' financial position, said to have been much strengthened by loans granted by various friendly Powers, a Chinese news agency report appearing in leading Chinese dailies in Shanghai hails the impending £10,000,000 British credit for China being negotiated at London, asserting that China has al- ready won the economic war in her struggle with Japan. The outlook of the war situation is very much in favour of China, it is stated.
Quoting financial circles, the report states that the British} ce
A Swiss trade delegation, credit to be obtained by China Posthumous”
headed by M. Keller, a well-this time will benefit China in known Swiss economist, recently an all-round manner. arrived in London to negotiate
V.C. Alive
Capt. Eric Wilson
LA (Actg Capt.) Eric Charles
It is pointed out that in the past British loans were used for stabilis- a new trade agreement,
Completely surrounded by ter-ng the Chinese dollar and that the Japanese have derived some advan- ritory under Axis control, Swit-tage from the arrangement, through Twelves Wilson, East Surrey zerland now fears that a rigor purchasing foreign exchanges
The new loan, it ous application of the blockade
snid, is to be Regt, the V.C. who was reported will cut off the supplies of food-and furthermore China will be en-bestowed "posthumously," is used for purchasing British material killed and whose decoration was stuff and other commodities on fabled to obtain the needed material which-she-depends
from-British-possessions
Sterling Bloc Open-
alive-and-a-prisoner-of-war----- Until the collapse of France, im-
The news has been conveyed ports to Switzerland permitted to The latter arrangement is said to by the War Office to his parents, pass through the blockade went be all the more important because the Rev. Cyril C. C. and Mrs through that country.
China has not yet used up all the Wilson, of Hunsdon Rectory, Now that the blockade is being British loans granted to her former- applied against France, too, Switzer-ly, in view of difficulties in iruns- near Ware, Hertfordshire. land's position has become much portation caused by submarine war- Capt. Wilson, who was attached to more difficult.
fare. China has experienced dif- the Somaliland Camel Corps, was Temptation To Axis ficulties in transporting British ma- awarded the VC. for his bravery, in These difficulties are freely appre-terial to the Far East but this time spite of wounds and malaria, in cinted here, but it is hard to see what she can obtain material from places keeping a key machine-gun post in can be done to help Switzerland with bound by the sterling
Is Somaliland In action for four days. bloc." stated. 4 pm The Szechuen Handicap (Third out risking a leak in the blockade,
Never Gave Up Hope Any Imports passing through Hereafter, she can obtain goods Mrs Wilson stated that she never
Australia enemy occupied territory must be a from Burma, India and
gave up hope. the advantage of the templation to Germany and Italy to not only to
"It is wonderful news," she said, supplement their diminishing Chinese government but also to is "I feel now that prayer helps every- supplies.
people, without the enemy's Inter-thing because nobody can have
prayed harder. Night and day
The Treasury Department is ex-recond and tisird sections at the discretion 3). Entries will be divided into first, pected to ask Congress, very soon, to the Handicapper. elevate the statutory limit of the
-The Brecliuen Handicap national debt to $65,000,000,000 com-
(Second Section). pared to the $45,000,000,000 limit Section). established early in 1940.
4.30 --The Yunnan Handlenp. For The new Congress will see eight Chiun
clasified by Hongkong trinies more Democrats in the House of Re-Jockey Club as "D" Class at date of
Entry, int mile,
presentatives where the total is 208: 5 pm-The Chung Hwa Handicap. For meanwhile, the Senate Democrats will "Y": "Cina China ponies that have started be only 05 compared to 69 previously.
ntener inceling of the Club during 1910. One mile. The House automatically adjourned sine die to-day but the Senate re-China panles
530 p.m.-The Consolation Slakes. For cinssified by Hongkong convenes for one hour to-morrow thus Jockey Club "E" Clain that have setting a record of 307 days-one full at this Meeting and have not been leap year plus one day,
placed. Half mile.
ITALIAN SABOTAGE
Week-End Cricket XI's
The following wift represent Club de Recreio in cricket matches Saturday.
on
LONDON, Jan. 2 (Reuter).-GOND (Cont.), WA. Reed, A. M. Senior team v. K.C.C. (away) E. L
Barracks occupied by an Italian digues 11. L. Ozorin, L. G. Gesang, G. N. Gorane, E. M. L. Soares, N. A.
siderably.
מקוס
Four-fiths of Switzerland's total imports passed through the British
blockade.
Since the war began imports of vention. foodstuffs and staple commodities Since the hostilities, the United have prayed unceasingly and hoped Into Switzerland have increased con- Stutes, Soviet Russia and Great all the time. Even when I heard Britain are said to have extended Eric was killed I still absolutely credits to China amounting to US hoped."
uns in foreign currencies. Former and hoped it would not be long be $400,000,000, excluding domestic She said she had written to him louns ly, cacti American loan amounted to fore she and his father heard from only U.S.$25,000,000
white
euch him direct, British credit totalled £2.500.000 as
The ocial account of Capt. Wil- new U.S.$100,- son's efforts to stem the enemy ad- 000,000 Amerlean loun already
vance, told how he fought to the last and the granted
new £10,000,000 and was killed. British loan being negotinted ot An allegation that nugistrates had London, the report points out. decided an application in private Instead of in open court was made at Maidenhead
Solicitor Asks For cumpared with the
New Bench
Capt. Wilson is the second "post- humous" V.C. to have been reported alive. The other was L.-Cpl Harry Nicholls, Grenadier Guards, whose
from the King on Aug. 0,
garrison at the frontier town of Betsas, A. P. Pereira, Jar, J. Fonseca and Stuchbery recently by Mr T. Alan {PROTEST AGAINST"widow" received the Victoria Cross :
a solicitor. The Mayor A. M. Prala,
(Mr C. T. Kitley) refuted the allega- Junior team v. Civil Service Ction and refused an application that Yugo-away)- A. I Alver (Capt), P. M, N.
the bench be reconstituted.
SILK STOCKING SALE BAN
Stern Australian
Postumia (on the road from Trieste to Ljubllana. Slavia) have been set afire, da Silva, Jnr. 1. A. Barros, A. J. M. Prata,
1. Carvalho, A. & Noronha, B. T Mr Stuchbery said that the appli Four civilians have been arrested. Gosano, J. A. Bearex, F. 3. Remedios. Mention was for a reduction In the The Nailonal Joint Industrial Judgment On Spies suspected of sabotage und the entire mada Hernedios, and A. H. D'Almada
Remedios.
contribution made by the Union for the hosiery industry, meeting at garrison is under strict observation.
CANBERRA, Jan. 2 (Reuter).- CIVIL SERVICE C.C.
Cinema Co. under the Sunday Enter Leicester recently, strongly con-Traitors or sples will earn the death Civil Service Juniors will be represented fainments Act. 1932, in respect of demned the Government by 11. E. Birange (Capt), IT. F. Harper, Sunday opening of cinemas. It first action in banning the sale of silkclared Mr W. M. Hughes, Die At- for its penalty It caught in Australia, de- Gasholder Canard Lawrence, J. MacGowan, 3. Mit-
G. Ainalle, J. Barrow. 11. P. Cunningham, came before the bench on Sept. 9.stockings and other silk hosiery.
and was adjourned for certain figures It was pointed out that it would on interview to-day.
torney-General and Navy Minister, in to be submitted,
take months to adapt the machinery Aldermen's Information to other production, causing serious believes that a term of imprisonment Mr Hughes added: "It any trallor unemployment and loss both to em-will follow his detection, he is very nloyers and employees.
Of Nazis
chell, N. Smith, C. Stone, A. Watson, Reserve, H. Parroit. Umpire, D. Intidge. Scorer, J. T. Lacey.
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British Type ls Safe
"It was with considerable astonish LONDON, Jan. 2 (Reuter)In a
ment," said Mr Stuchbery, "that I
Protest is to be made to the Presi-uch mistaken." recent communique the Nazis claimed)
learned that this application had been dent of the Board of Trade at the that during a raid on Britain a gas-meet Club to-morrow in thele Quad Ife said his information came from had been imposed, without consultn
The Army first Rugby Afteen to denit with by the Bench in private." "precipitant way" in which the Order holder exploded. The type of garangular Tournament fixture on the two aldermen who attended the meet-tion with the Joint Industrial Council. holder used in Britain does not Club ground at 4 p.m. explodie. The
worst that could
Ing.
It is significant that the Arst play The team is happen is that the excaping gas could
The Mayor: I must strongly pro-
to be produced in Lonton since the 1/epl Picton (NE); L/8g( Richards (R. test. Junite.
A: Capt. Hook. (H.A.) (Capt): Capt. Peached a decision.
The magistrates have not
Gale Capsizes Boating of the billig is by may be obtained from: On the other hand many of the gas (R. Scols.): Pte Medenald R.A.
Well That Ends German gasholders are of the water-Wedderburn Combe (RAM) 2/14 M Stub attended that meet Noakhali (Bengal) 18 lives were lost The play has not been given in the Mr Stuchbery asked that all the BOMBAY, Jan. 2 (Reuter)-At Well" at the Vaudeville Theatre. Jess type in whisk pressure la main- Scot: 2/4 Ford R, Scots, 3/4 Heming should not adjudiente.
ained by a piston inside the holder, pa AJ; 2/L: Beath (RA); 2/LA Millar
The as the result of the sinking of a boat West End for 70 years, and the Damage to the casing or piston of a Capt. Duke (It, Scota); Cpl Gillam Unix. ing that he strongly deplered the and Sandwip Island.
(R. Scata 2/Li Pinkerton ill. Scair.): Mayor refused the application, add-in the channel between Chittagons according to the critic of the
unally. German gasholder might land to air tex.).
Mail," could not have been action of any magistrate in divulg. The boat, which was carrying 22 better. The cast includes Mr Jerry mixing with the gos will the post-Etien (A. Capt. Barclay A. Ing what transpired in the magis-passengers, was caught in a gale and Verno, Mr Fame Percy and bility of a real disaster.
Mr trates' room,
copalzed in midstream.
Ernest Milton.
Reserves-L/cpi Foley (B.E.); Pia Berry (M.C.), L/Bgi Magali (R.A.).
Mr. McKellar, C.A..
c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.,
P. & O. Building, Mr. Kwok Chan,
c/o The Banque de L'Indo-China,
Hong Kong. Hon. Treasurers.
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