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The Berlin Raid
LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter)-A plcture of Berlin, aflame
In moonlight so bright that streets and crossings could be seen from the air was given by crews of British bombers which attacked the German capital, I last night.
One pilot described how ho saw bomba burst in the middle of the city and start fires. "There were flashes all round,"
Man-Power In
proceeds to swell the Bomber Fund. he said, "and buildings were lit Armed Forces
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According to the Air Ministry, crews coming in from the west sow Arst the chain of lakca bright in the moonlight and then the River Spree and the streets of Berlin, "You could see tho streets and street crossings," said a gunner. could easily identify the bigger the armed forces has not yet been discussed by the Cabinet. The possi- buildings. It was so bright that you uliity of such an extension to meet could even make out traffle moving the growing needs of the armed along some of the streeta. I expect
sight of and forces has not been fost most of
of them were Arc-engines. the whole position ફેસ
Constant "Soon raging fires made, even bet- under review.
The most urgent ter landmarks as the bombers came need of the moment in for people In thick and fast. Buildings and who can act in a supervisory capacity streets away from the fires were in the servicing of aeroplanes and
the light of the in glowing red in
consequence more people
taken out of industry to meet Battle With Fighter'
Aircraft Experts LONDON. Sept. 0 (Reuter)-Thai question of the extension of the you present limits of call up of men for
being this need.
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Variety of Unmanifested Discovered On Fuk On
A large-scale attempt to ex port gunny sacks from Hongkong Reserve Liability of Proprietors $3,000,000 without permits was discovered by the Police yesterday when Det. Sergeant J. Johnston and his detectives boarded the s.8. Fuk On, due to sail for Macao, with a warrant.
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At present this action only affects the air force, following the recent re- port of the Beveridge Committee on this subject. This Committee is now examining the needs of both the army and the navy for skilled men.
The position of trainees from India Brutality Of S. S. Men maybe
examination. has also been under
ANKARA, Sept: 8 (Reuter)—A of frustration In growing As far as shipping circumstances
Bensc permit there will be more trainees Germany is reported by travellers from India in this country and train-arriving here who tell how the peo- what ing time may be extended.
ple are openly asking, "For are we fighting? Why is the Rus- alan war not finished?"
A rear-gunner told of a battle be-; tween a twin-engined British bomber and a German fighter. "We spotted the bomber caught in searchlights," he said. "It was on its way back. saw the Aghter and its Then we tracer bullets going into the cone of searchilghts from the darkness out- side. Then the fighter dived down in flames,
We saw it hit the ground The Inst we saw of and blow up. the bomber it was going on with one engine on fire flying straight and level.
I hope the crew made it." The question which Government has to face to-day is that of supply- Intense Barrage "We flew right over the city," said in both the needs of industry and There is the observer. "The flak was intense the armed forces, but we have been shot at worse in problem too, of dividing specific other places. One of the new high pieces of work into very small parts explosive bombs went off us we were so as 10 enable most of the work
be done by either going in and another
we 15
I
were
to
Skilled Labour
These
·
Rources stress,
however,
General recrimination, over the
coming out. Both of them went offlar unskiller fourtially trained Marshal Goering and Marshal List
Won't you help the work tó extend? | own new bomb went off. "everything between 10 and 12 per cent. and it
RADIO
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Sir St Clair Thomson On Lord Lister
Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.c.'s and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 and 8.30-11.15 p.m. on 8.52 m.c.'s per second.
II. K. T
6.00 Indian Programme. 0.43 Closing Local Stock Quota-
Eighteen months ago the propor with a terrifle red flash which seemed
tion of skilled labour employed on to hang in the air for a few seconds."
sald
such work was between 36 and 38 his such A navigator that when
now been reduced to per
cent It has that we came out After went up.
Nobody is hoped even lower standards can and calmly peacefully, усту
be achieved without in any way look any notice of us at all."
Many crews asked whether the diminishing but rather increasing Itusslams were over Berlin us well. effelency of output. "We should like to meet them there," said one pilot. "I went in from the
the Germans may
have Cast, so thought
was Russian, I I
hope, they did. Anyway Berlin was under such a heavy fire that the Germans muy well have thought that there were two air forces going for them."
Alexander Platz
INCOME OF JAPAN
The Sergeant discovered gunny sacks hidden under the. The Sergeant stated that the door. mattress of a bed in a first class of the cabin was locked and Defend Lant was scnt, for and he produced cabin and in the pantry and he the key. It was true that mother also found other unmanifested man occupied the room and the bags cargo concealed in the paint were found under this man's bed. locker and in the ship's ice box. However, this man could not be
found. Sequel to the raid was the appear- The charge was dropped and a ance of six Chinese men before Mr confiscation order was asked for. G. T. Lowry at "Central Magistracy
Defendant was discharged. to-day charged with attempting to export unmanifested cargo.
In the case of Leung Kwan, the Sergeant stated that he discovered
20
sicks and eight other, bags gunny. arranged between the mattress of bed and these were valued at $17.50%
In 'all the cases, confiscation orders were made..
Gunny Sacks Unclaimed De Sergeant Johnston then made an application for confiscation Funny sacks order regarding 343 The Sergeant pointed out that he fallhd on the Fuk On, Unmianifested
claimant. had five
other similar cases, Involv- and without
The Sergeant stated that he found ing a quantity of gunny bags and ho thought they were a consignment of the sacks concealed in various parts sacks spread among the members of of the ship, in feboats and behind the crow for export to Macao and by the cargo. He made inquiries as to this method they were escaping the who owned the bags but no persons
They were, not on the " export control. There were no per- claimed it. mits to export these bags,
--slup's manifest. Saying that he would impose The confiscation order was grant heavy fino in this case and that if ed. there were further cases he would impose the maximum fine, Mr Lowry. fined Leung $500 or three months hard labour.
3
Yuen
Britain's Larder Well Stocked
EDINBURGH, Sept. 8 (Reuter},
Other Defendants The next Defendant was Of its
Wan and the Sergeant stated that 20 bags and two ingats of Iron, worth Lord Woolton, Minister of Food, M$14 and $20 respectively, ware found speaking here to-day, said: "As we
In the pantry.
entor the third year of war, stocks of wero 12 Yuen was also fined $500 or three food are better than they months hard labour.
months
ago despite heavy calls we on have made on our shipping resources A similar Ane was imposed Tong Wong. The Sergeant stated for war purposes during that period. that
gunny bags, valued at $21,
NOTICE
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
be The
will following rates
China and Macao
10 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign 25. cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph China and Macao 10 cents per copy British and Foreign 20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays.
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"At the end of the second year of
on shipping than any other food, is. The charge of attempting to export available in plenty. We are the only unmanifested eargo against Chan nation in Europe eating more brend Siu-yee related to nails. The Ser-than before the war" geant stated that, perhaps, this case: Record For Century
was not so serious as the others but LONDON, Sept. 8 (Router)....... here
too, there was no permit.
mit. Despite the weather, it is safe to say There were three sacks of new nails that the final weight of crops grown and each contained, about 100 cwt this year will easily create record
that morale is in no way near break-charged for malling single copies of were found hidden in the ship's ice war, bread which is more dependent ing point.
the following newspapers abroad:box.
South China Morning Post Soviet war has led to a feud between the Areny and the Nazi Party demanding more power at the ex-
uf pense
the Party,
met have strenuous opposition from Himmler who has since been backed up by Hitler.
Himmler's Victory Himenler's victory was immediate- ly reflected in the dispatch of more S.S. men to the front where they are very unpopular with the Army.
Belloving Political Commissars to be the backbone of the Red Army: the S.S.
Ili-treat cap- mercilessly
Army tured Commissars. The protested to Berlin several fearing Russian reprisnis, but Berlin supported the SS.
Financial Instability
has
times,
Norden Bomber
Sight Betrayed
or
of nails. The nails were worth $50 for the century, said Mr R. S.
Chan
was fined $200 two Hudson, Minister months' hard Inbour,
Bales Of Leather
A similar charge against Chan Sze related to leather, Chan stated that
an exclusive
for Agriculture,
ja
to "Reuter's"
Politicut Corremondento-day
This bumper harvest has been gathered in difficult
weather con- have been
he was given the leather to be taken ditions and could only
to Macao and that he would be given money when he returned.
which was
The Sergeant stated that there with tho
enormous
by all sections of were three bales of leather, euch (munity,
addition over 100 cwt. It was hid- In
and
To Nazis In 1938 den in a paint locker of which De-workers
CO-
so splendidly of the comTM
to
farm regular the women's Land fendant had charge. There was no Army, there has been constant work SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
It is now reported that the Army
Trial of Spies in U.S.
export permit,
by schoolboys and girls. TOKYO, Sept. 0 (Domel) The is telling captured Commissars to
$250 or two Reports from many other stations
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (Reuter) Defendant was fined
CHUNGKING, Sept. 8 (Central give a more general picture of the total Treasury Income at the end of discard their Insignia in order not to
The case of Chol Yuen referred to News) The Chinese Goodwill-Me- success of the attack. There was an July this year amounted to Yen expose themselves to the brutality-Germany has had the secret months' hard labour. Immense. Are near Alexander Platz. [557,111,000, Increasing Yen 138,364 of the SS.
The Gravelle's were much struck of the Norden bomb-sight since gunny sacks and he maintained that sion to Burma, headed by Dr. Moniin smoke from which stretched for miles 1000 over the same period of last year, to the cant. Bombs were seen-to hit Finance Ministry figures showed by the complete lack of confidence 1938, according to United States he and another man occupied the Chiang, returned to Chungking this
totalled en the financiul in
Blability of the attorney Harold Kennedy, who same cabin. He did not know that evening by plane after a visit of 11
dnys. Buildings, factories, warehouses nnd The regular incorne
yards. One crew reported 450,4
or- 450,493,000 showing an increase of Reich and point out that the the supplementary income reached and clothes, prefers to
⚫ spend
tion Debroy Somers Band and Pat groups of 50 small fires sending up af Yen 87,452,000 over last year while dinary German, unable to buy food / opened the prosecution of 16 the sucks were in the room,
Kirkwood (Vocal).
Gerry Moore at the Plano,
C
30 Fortuguese Programme.
8.00 Landon Relay-The News.
his
alleged spies in the Federal - column of smoke several thousand en 100,018,000 registering a gain of | money in cafes and restaurants rather | Court to-day. feet high.
Another crew reported three large Yen 50,001,000 over the previous than invest in the banks. fires which they saw for 25 minutes year.
8.15 London Relay-War Com-after leaving the elty and even then montary.
they were only lost sight of because 8.25
of cloud.
London Relay Listening
of Points In Dally Propaganda. -0.30-Programme Summary.
A Billy Programme. 9.00 Local Time Signal and An- nouncements,
1.32
Водно
9.02 Coleridge-Taylor--Four Char- asteristic Valsey,
0.15 Studio "I Know A Man- Lord Lister."
A Recorded Talk by Sir St Clair Thomson with Introduction from the Studio,
936 Dukas-"L'Apprenti Sereler." Leopold Stokowski and The Phi- ladelphia Orchestra.
8.45-10.00 News in French (On Short Wave Only).
0.45 Violin Botos.
10.00 London Relay The News and News Commentary.
10.15 Schumann-Carnaval-Ballet Music.
The London Ballet Orchestra con- ducted by Walter Goehr.
10.25 Puccini's “Madam Butterfly"- Act I.
11.15 Close Down,
There were Ares in all parts of the elty in the industrial suburbs as well as in the centre. Some idea of the defences of. Berlin and what some British crews had to face is given by the story of a Manchester, whose crew avoided five enemy fighters on the way to Berlin.
Received A Hit
Reds Remove
The man in the street is openly admitting that Berlin is unable to the stand ruids like London while new, British bombs have created un- easiness throughout the country.
Their Germans Capt. Scriven's
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MOSCOW,
Sept. B (UP)—A
decree issued by the Supreme Soviet Struggle With
Intruder
to-day ordered the re-settlement of all Volga Germans now in the "Then we were hit by flak," said Novosibirsk. most ot the Altai the pilot. "But I went on and districts and the Kazakstan Republic. bombed. I found that the port en The order affects 600,000 descendants
settled colonists who gine was rapidly getting hotter and of the
Trailed Him With Dog
In The story of an early. morning
with an intruder in struggle
to prevent it seizing 1 stopped the Russin during the reign of Catherine engine. There seemed little chance the Great in 1702.
of making the long journey home, The motive for the measure was but we set course and hoped for the the discovery of tens of thousands of best. Over much of the enemy coun- spies and wreckers in the Volga try we were flying at about 3,000 region. feet and bad to pass through a large
belt of searchlights. Later we had| down even lower," conic
to
Eventually tisoned
after the crew had Jet- the everything possible, bomber landed at the first aerodrome after crossing the English coast-- with very iRtle petrol to sparo.
pierced with
The bomber was
AERODROMES
Unfolding the ramifications of an alleged spy ring which, he said, covered the entire Western Hemis phere, Mr Kennedy declared that one of the defendants, Hermann Lang, who was employed as a final inspector of bomb-sights, took detalls to Ger- mony In 1938.
Seventeen other defendants have pleaded guilty and now await_sen- tence at the conclusion of this trial, which is expected to last three weeks,
Fewer Cars To Be
Made In Canada
Production In 1940 was approxi- motely 9,300 cars..
The Order reserves to Govern- ment the right to restrict or entirely prohibit motor car production.
U.S. To Produce Synthetic Rubber
OTTAWA, Sept. 8 (Reuter)--The his production of passenger motor cars residenco nt No. 177 Boundary for sale in Canada in 1942 is to be Street, Kowloon City, was told by curtailed to approximately 44 per Captain R. Seriven, L.M.S., to Mr A cent of that in 1940, according to an N. Macfadyen at Kowloon Mngis- Order in Couneli, announced by the iracy this m rning when Chan Fai, Minister- of Munitions, Mr Č. D. 30, was charged with unlawfully Howe. entering a dwelling house at night.
Defendant was additionally charge order ed with breach of expulsion and of personal bond. OF MALAYA
Captain Scriven in evidence stated that about 4 am. on September 2 Indians' New Duties
he was sleeping on the verandah of he was SIMLA, Sept. 8 (Reuter).-Prac- the above address when shrapnel holes and the dinghy was tically all RAF. aerodromes in awakened by the barking of his dog. Malaya are guarded by detachments Getting up he heard a struggle be Wellington Bomber
of the Indian Expeditionary Force. tween the dog and a man inside his The observer of a Wellington Some units defending the aerodromes room and later saw Defendant com- bomber, who has been on 42 raids belong to the Indian Army while ing out to the verandah through the had a very different story to tell, others are infantry battalions raised window.
Kicked On Chest Inspector A. L. Hopkins of the describing It as "one of the best in Indian states and placed at the Hongkong Police Force and residing nights I
have ever had." He
disposal of His Majesty by their He attempted to arrest Defendant but was kicked on the chest and nt 100 Caine Road reported to the "You could see everything try rulers. Police yesterday the loss from his and we had no trouble with nighters. All the men know the markings of forced on the ground. After over- home of five sliver medals and two We went straight in, found what we United States, German, Italian, powering witness. Defendant jumped silver tooth pick stands, valued at were looking for and came straight Thai, Japanese and Dutch aircraft. down to the rond 16 feet below.
in Carefully keeping Defendant out. You could not ask for anything They have been given instructions in Mr G. M. Davreux of 10 Hemuntin better than that."
wht, the Captain took his dog and regard to dealing with dive-bombers,
sight, Hull, Kowloon,, reported to the Another Wellington came home parachutists, etc. Experience gained trailed him. He caught up with De- Police yesterday the loss of a camern with 12 holes In the fuselage and, in
Greece and Grete is being fendant about 60 to 70 yards away valued at $175, between August 15 wings. The rear turret controls were
kim. from the house and tackled and: September 7;
Losses and Thefts
$27
Dr. Lo Chi-fal, of No. 957 Nathan Road, first floor, Kowloon has report- ed to the Police that, between 11 p.m. yesterday and 4- Diti. this morning some person broke into his residence and stole $105 in money, a wrist watch and other valuables to the total value of $117,
Getting Britons Out Of Japan
TOKYO, Sept/B \{Reuter),
(Delayed By Local Censors) A Bri- tish evacuation ship is scheduled to Arrive in Japan, on September 23
shot away.
income. cut by flak, one furret door was shot Recently a realistle demonstration Defendant was overpowered and off and the rear-gunner'a parachute showed the thoroughness and for- arrest
arrested. harness, iffe-saving suit, tunic and sightedness with which preparations short were torn by shell splinters.nre being made in this regard.
CHINESE SEAMEN
UNEMPLOYED HERE
Some 10,000 Chinese seamen who formerly worked on Bri- tish, American, Dutch and Danish ships plying between Amerl ca and the Far East are now out of jobs and in dire need of help, They are unable to return to China, elther because they lack funds or because their home towns are under Japanese occupation,
change course after the outbreak of
Threo
of
Defendant, pleading not rulity. denied that he had ever entered the house. He alleged that the Captain threw a stone at his leg and assault- ed him without any reason.
Defendant was fined $15 or a month's hard labour on the first charge, a further six weeks hard labour on the second count and $20. or a further month on the Inst... *** Det.-Sergeant C.: Dowman was in
charge of tho case,
AUSTRALIAN'S CALL ON QUO
CHUNGKING, - Sept. 8. (Central A delegation of these scamen, the European War and therefore no although there may be a few days it is learned, will shortly call on American labour restrictions have bald Clark Kerr the Brush Am
longer required their services. News) Accompanied by Sir Archi- lolay ·It: is understood. Mr Liu Welch, Minister of also been responsible for
for their The
· vessel is to be than
Jess Overseas Affairs now visiting in employmusand and five hundred
Chúa hoa si K Secretary of the Aus 4,000 fond Britons and Indians Hongkong, to ask. for measures
China who ar Aand-Britons are expected to embark which would for their relief. Meanwhile, played on British ships, 74,000 on Foreign
these seamen were formerly om- rived
called on the Tal-chli seem, jo preclude the possibility of registration of them will be held
Minister American ships, 500 on Dutch ships, this afternoon and had The supplearying Americans or preliminary step to appeal and over 300 en Danish ships. They versation with him
to be to the proper authorities for aid are mostly natives, of Walyoung and MaryWaller said that dir Brederic
“seamen were mostly aforeed Pp On.. Kwangtung.
Eggleston, the Australian Minister to ployment at many Britian, deanwhile Chinese semen serving China, had arrived in Singapore and
anlah:ships formerly.com on forsim shige or Far Eastern runs, was expected to come to Chún
Zunaffected shortly
varp:
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
·MAUGATUCK, Conn. Sept. (UP)-Near small slop where Charles Goodrich discovered the vul canizing process 102 years ago, the | United States Rubber Company to- day broke ground for a plant costing $275,000-four times larger than ori ginally planned-to produce syn- thetic rubber.
Supper Carnival
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19
at
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Quarry Bay. MIDGET GOLF.
SKATING DANCING SWIMMING
In aid of the Society for the Protection of Children.
ickett: $5¿Single
$9 Double
at the Hongkon
aninsula Hotels
GENTLEMEN'S GENTLEMEN KNOW WHAT'S WHAT
"Morning, Mr. Hawkins, I see | his ablutions," our gentlemen were at the mid- night of last night.” "Yes, Mr. Higgs, they had me on my feet till four, mixing them drinks. I trust your gentleman got home safe."
"What! Never wakes up with a thick hend?" "Thick head? Most emphatic ally no. Not since he took to Rose's Lime Juice. Swears there's something about Rose's that kills "Quite safe, thank you, Mi. a hangover stons dead." Hawkins. But what's your "Rose's Lime Juice, you said? gentleman been giving him? I'll see my gentleman ardefs a Birdseed? He got up at eight crate. I'm much obliged to you, andstarted singing inhisbath!". | Mr. Hawlsins."
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