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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 18, 1041.

AMERICAN VIEW OF HONG KONG'S POSITION

WITH JAPANESE warcraft and troops based at Camranh Bay, Indo-China, 600 miles away, the preparations for the deferice of strategic Hong Kong became a matter of major import to the British Empire's position in the Far East.

Hong Kong, the "Island of Fragant Streams," is one of the most heavily populated centres in the world.

that of

Roads snaking through the hills colony-would resemble are being Improved to enable the England in relation to the Europ- swift movement of troops and can Continent.

materials,

Defence works are

The island giving the colony its being strengthened, greater sup- plies of food conserved, air raid name, Hong Kong, is 32 square tunnels burrowed deeper into miles in area. It is the second numerous other largest in the archipelago which, the bills, and

emergency measures taken.

3,000 Fire-Watchers

being

A new Air Raid Precaution sec- tion consisting of 3,000 fire-wat- while formed, chers is

are being special street guards

and enrolled to check subotage other "Afth column" activity the event of war.

in

Ioresce Colony residents

ap. devastation if bombs palling should fall in the densely popul- ated tenement sections" of Hong Kong. Some of these areas con- tain

more

a

together with the mainland ter ritory, gives the colony a total area of 391 square miles.

A land attack on Hong Kong

would have to come from the Japanese occupied

the new territories

area beyond

into which

a.

WOP 'PLANE,

HUN BOMBS, RUM CREW

Moscow, radio told of

'plane

bomber brought down on the Bessarabian front:

It was found to be of Italian manufac- ture, equipped with German bombs, and carrying a Rumanian

crew.

PRIVATE'S NEW BOMB "BASKET"

R.

Private Robert

of Macdill

the Japanese would be able to macs all the troops they might Stubbs

consider necessary. Well-sown Field Florida, U.S.A.,

mine fields and big fortress guns

are expected to keep any enemy has received public com-

warships at a respectable dis- tance.

Among the main problems

in

and

mendation from his com- 'manding officer for his

inhabitants to the the defence of Hong Kong would invention of a bomb de- square mile than any other part be feeding the huge population, 'vice which Private Stubbs of the world. In many cases, vulnerability to air attacks.

share whole families

single the possibility of "fifth column" described as an improve-

ment of

"Molotov the room, and many thousands of activity.

Bread Basket," which people sleep in the streets.

is com- The colony's garrison posed principally of British regu-scatters bombs as it falls.

Indian native troops,

Brig. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker. lars and

of the field. supplemented by a sizable body former commander

and Col of volunteers, mostly British with praised the invention,

present com- a good sprinkling of Portuguese Harry H. Young, and Chinese.-Associated Press.

mander, wrote a letter of com- mendation to Private Stubbs which was read before his com-

the 44th pany,

Bombardment Group.

Whole blocks of buildings are highly inflammable, and authori- tica foresee a serious problem of internal security if more home loss thousands should be left wandering about the streets.

Although building of air raid tunnels and other shelters is pro- !

eeeding apace, only a fraction of THEY GOT

the colony's population-at most 109,000 out of an estimated 1,600,- 000 inhabitants-could be accom - modated just now,

nir

systent To test the ventilation

raid in a newly completed tunnel, A.R.P. authorities devised a practical method by hiring 3,000 coolies to spend three hours in- A little side. They were paid less than four cents a man.

D.F.C. AND

TWO ME.S

It was also announced at the beet: fleld that the device has favourably indorsed by high rank- ing officials of the War Depart- ment following tests at the Aber- deen, Md., proving grounds.

conceived his He said he first invention about three years ago. He has assigned all his rights in Two of 20 German the invention, he said, to the War

Department. fighters destroyed during

of

life

Private Stubbs, a native of the an R.A.F. bombing raid Charlotte, NC., and a construction

superintendent in civilian One unexpected effect tunneling near Government House on Northern France were arst tried bis invention by drop- -Hong Kong's "White House"--

Loff a seven-storey building. has been the damage to the build- shot down by two pilots ping a harmless, miniature model

appeared ing. Cracks have

in who were celebrating the worked, and he then made a for- the walls and beams have installed to prop up the 80-year- award of the D.F.C. ear-mal drawing for the War Depart-

lier in the day.

old structure.

been

Strict Immigration Rule Eight of our fighters are miss- ing, but the pilot of one of them Strict immigration rules are is safe. being enforced and news which might be of value

to an enemy Main object of the sweep was!

is censored. Not a single Eng-the power station near Beihune. Ushwoman may enter the colony Many direct hits were scored with. without official approval; and heavy bombs on, this plant. evasions of the ban against the

return of women

removed last

Nazis fighters tried to intercept

year to Australia have been made our Bombers, but they were relent- well nigh impossible.

lessly driven off.

But most Britons In the what thair colony, realising mother country is going through, consider themselves lucky-at least for the present.

Almost the most serious in- conveniences are special but very

Five of the enemy machines were Bent crashing by one @quadron of our fighter escort. Another was brought down by one of our bombers, all of which raturned home.

A British pilot who baled out of moderate wartime taxation; ris- his falling plane was seen to go ing prices which are beginning to into the Channel. reach an ever-widening section of

the public, and shortages in cer- The R.A.F. Sea. Rescue Service tain classes of luxury goods, was in action at once. Fighters Most observers agree that circled the spot to protect the pilot Britain has two alternatives if and launches. Hong Kong should be threatened. One would be to surrender the Two Spitfires were pounced on colony without a fight but with a by six ME. 109s. They turned blow to British prestige; the other to the attack. One pilot would be to fight against heavy destroyed one of the ME.s which burst into flames and dived into odds, trying to keep sea com- munications with Singapore open the sea..

across the waters threatened by: Japan from the Indo-China coast others got on our pilot's tall. Ho Just as it hit the water two Hong Kong's avowed policy, evaded them and, as they overs as emphasised by Britain's Bar shot, he fired. He saw bits flying Eastern defence chief, Air Chief from both of thema. Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Pop-

ham, is to make every man and They made off for France, and woman play a part in safeguard-the pilot, who saw that the pilot ing the colony..

Food Major Problem

below had been picked out of the water, went back to his base.

The squadron which shot down

In some ways, the position of live merely reported:". "We came Hong Kong Island-as related to back with the bombers and came the other islands and the main- across various 109s. Several dog- land territory comprising the fights ensued:"!

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