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FIFTEEN ITALIAN PLANES SHOT DOWN

RICKSHAW

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CHINA MAIL

FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

No. 31,915

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1940

Price: 10 Cts.

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INSIST ON

Daisy Brand

Australia's Choicest

BUTTER

Interpretable As An Appeasement Gesture WASHINGTON AND BRITISH DECISION

GIB.

AWAITS ATTACK

U.S. Marines

To Stay On In ARMS FACTORY TO H.K.

ITALIAN ADDITION

Shanghai

WHILE RECOGNISING THAT SOME OF THE BRITISH TROOPS IN CHINA, NOTABLY AT PEIPING, PERFORM NO USEFUL PUR- As the war in the Medi-POSE, UNOFFICIAL CIRCLES IN WASHING- ferranean gathers

TON FEEL THE BRITISH mo-

WITHDRAWAL mentum, the fortress of FROM_SHANGHAI PLACES A SOMEWHAT Gibraltar stands ready for UNFAIR BURDEN ON THE AMERICAN MAR- INES IN MAINTAINING PEACE AND ORDER any eventuality from land, sea and air.

IN THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT. ·

2

Italian raiders have already had

It is pointed out that British interests pre-

taste of Gibraltar's mettle. dominate in the Settlement. Hitherto they have been able to cross the Rock only three times,

dropping bombs which caused neg-

From the viewpoint of general policy,

DISASTER

The German news agency stated yester day that according to latest reports from Rome 39 were killed and 500 injured in an explosion in a muni- tions factory at Piacenza. The build ing was completely destroyed-Reuter.

ligible damage-none at Washington circles contend that anything NEVER

capable of being interpreted as an appease-

military objectives.

With the evacuation of, thou~;

sands of civilians the Rock is ment gesture is ill-advised at the present time. TOLD

daily assuming more of a pure- ly military aspect.

Activity is intense as innumer- able men labour in the great heat to make Gibraltar even stronger.. All the troops are, in the highest spirits. Reuter.

H.K. STAMP DUTY EXEMPTION

Receipts for donations to char- ity are exempted from the pay-j ment of stamp duty under amendment gazetted to-day.

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The exemption applies to any receipt for a gift to any fund or organisation which the Collector is satisfied was established and is applied or maintained solely for purposes of charity or public wel- fare, and which holds a valid cer- tificate in writing from the Col- lector to that effect.

MONSTER TANKS

An initial order for a number of monster tanks, weighing 70 tons and mounting 75-millimetre cannon, for the United States Army has been placed with the Bethlehem Locomotive

. Co. Reuter.

SOMALILAND NOT

THE TALE

Mr. Sumner Welles, Under- Secretary of State; at his press) conference yesterday, said the United States was advised in ad- vance of Britain's decision but it! would have no effect whatever on

AIR MINISTRY AND the position of the United States THE MINISTRY OF HOME SE- in that area.

CURITY STATE IN A COM-

THE

He added whether the British MUNIQUE THAT SHORTLY action would result in a wider BEFORE MIDDAY YESTERDAY distribution of American forces A SINGLE ENEMY AIRCRAFT row in China was a matter for CROSSED THE NORTH-EAST. the local military authorities to COAST OF ENGLAND AND decide.

DROPPED A NUMBER OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE BOMBS,

Tight-Lipped

There were a number of casual- ties one only of which was fatal.

A.A. guns and R.A.F. fighters

GARRISON

British troops in Shang- hai are to be transferred to Hong Kong within a week from to-day, accord- ing to the Shanghai cor- respondent of the "Ta

Pao," Kung

quoting "authoritative sources."

Manggan

It is added that the British De- fence sector will be taken over by. the American authorities.

No

on the

official statement subject could be obtained in Hong Kong this morning, but it is pointed out that the terms of the official announcement indicat- ed that the withdrawal from... North China had been decided "to improve the strategic position of the British forces in the Far East as a whole."

This is taken

to mean that the troops would not be trans- ferred beyond Hong Kong or Singapore, and as Singapore can readily be reinforced in an emergency from India andi elsewhere. while Hong Kona would possibly have to rely on Its garrison, military quarters (unofficially) believe that Hong. Kong will profit, from 'the de- cision.

At least one

of the battalions,

In Ottawa yesterday, the with- drawal of British troops was re-engaged the enemy bomber_and gorded as indication that

the shot it down into the sea.-Reu-maybe both, can be expected to Japanese are preparing to apply ter. pressure while Britain is occupied elsewhere and that Britain is forestalling such a move by con-

centrating her forces in China in

a strategic position.

Canadians are slightly be- wildered by the complicated Asia- tic situation while Government circles remain tight-lipped on the subject. Reuter.

TO BE ABANDONED WHAT HITLER

WITH REFERENCE to German and Italian claims on the effect of the Italian advance into Bri- tish Somaliland, Reuter's diplomatic correspondent says authoritative circles in London point out that even if the Italians succeed in occupying the whole of the Protectorate it would not imperil in any way the Suez Canal or the route to India, as the Italians have not got command of the seas.

TOLD HIS ARMY

DENT OF

THE BERNE CORRESPON- "ECLAIREUR THE

THE NEWSPAPER DE NICE" RE- PORTS THAT THE DELAY OF OFFENSIVE AGAINST BRITAIN IS UPSETTING GER MAN MORALE AND THE PROB-j PECT OF CONTINUED BRITISH

It is added that as long as Bri-stated in military circles that BOMBING 18 CAUSING AN- tain maintains command of the there is no intention of abandon-XIETY INSIDE GERMANY. Red Sen, the Italians in Somali-Ing British Somaliland.-Reuter. Land will still be isolated from Italy and cut off from supplies

by the British blockade.

The capture of Berbera would

neither threaten Aden nor close

the Red Sea....

The Navy.la capable of con

tinuing the blockade of thei

SON BORN TO PRINCESS MARIA

PRINCESS MARIA OF SAVOY. Italians in Ąbyssinia, and, the YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF Protectorate even if the latter THE KING OF ITALY, GAVE Ja: -over-run by the Italian BIRTH: TO A SON YESTERDAY, forces

SAYS A ROME TELEGRAM.

Quite apart from this, it is REUTER.

The correspondent adds it will, apparently be the first time that Hitler has not kept his word, for it is known he told the troops the war would be over by, September 1-Router.

AIR MAIL POSTAL

RATE TO N.Z..

The rate of postage by air mail

to Auckland, New Zealand, from Hong Kong has been fixed $1.50 per halt ounce.

join the Hong Kong garrison.......

HAVE AN H.B.-

HOR

AND THEN TRY!