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"Mongkong Daily Press”—March 8, 1940,

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INCREASING NAZI AIR ATTACKS BLACK-OUT WAS DISAPPOINTING: ON DUTCH MERCHANTMEN AROUSES BUT CENTRAL DISTRICT VERY BAD

CONSTERNATION IN HOLLAND: NEW PHASE IN ANTI-NEUTRAL SHIPPING

BREAK IN WEATHER MAY HELP THE FINNS

STOCKHOLM, Liar. 5 (Renter)

A break in the weather may help the Finna Thick clouds were today over the Baltic and in many places storms are raging,

Finnish mines on three roads leading into Viborg have inflicted heavy casualties upon the Rus- sians.

The newspaper Dagens Nyheter says that the Russian attempts to outflank the Mannerheim de- fences by crossing the ice to the mainland, west of Viborg, have extended 40 miles along the coast

Finnish coastal batteries have been the main, defence against these attacks all of which have been repulsed,

North of Lake Ladoga, the Finns claim the recapture" of Uomaa, thas establishing contact with the battery on the Island of Mants! whose garrisons had been isolated, for

many weeks.

ALL NECESSARY

STEPS WILL BE Identity Of Planes Is

TAKEN

LONDON, Mar, 3 (Reater)— Authoritative quarters at the Hague stated that all neces- sary steps to protect Dutab shipping from air attack will be taken by the Government as soon as it has received authentic details of the recent bombing of Dutch vessels in the North Ses.

They added that hitherto no official reports of the in- cidents had reached the Gov- ernment

Roosevelt Is

Silent About

Not Doubted

AMSTERDAM, MAR. 5 (REUTER)—THE GROWING NUMBER OF GERMAN AIR ATTACKS ON DUTCH MER- CHANTSHIPS IS AROUSING. CONSTERNATION IN HOL- LAND. IT IS BELIEVED THAT A NEW AND YET MORE SERIOUS PHASE OF GERMAN PROCEDURE AGAINST NEUTRAL SHIPPING HAS NOW SET IN.

Dutch shipping circles state that the simple fact of sailing the seas is apparently regarded as a crime which justified an attack. This seems to be the meaning of the broadcast warning given by Admiral Raeder last Sunday that no real protection will be afforded to neutral shipping in the war zones "so long as England sticks to her pre- sent methods."

This morning's papers heretion and is a fagrant violation of are full of fresh details of the rights of Beutral shipping. attacks on Dutch shipping. About the identify of the planes

The tragedy of the small there can be no doubt. Dutch coaster izlena, which was sunk after being bombed,

Third Term and machine-gunned her

"German war communiques "of the last week have made so "much fuss about the activity of the German Air Force over Special To HK. Dally Press captain and engineer, being

the North Sea, while no British WASHINGTON, Mar. 5 (Havas) killed--is the main story in -The Seventh Anniversary of all Dutch papers today..

attack on neutral shipping has President Roosevelt's accession to The Rotterdamsche Courant,

ever been reported, that all doubt is excluded the Presidency of the United States which ofter reflects the views of ***It may be spected that the was marked by a Democratic the Dutch Government, takes a Dutch Government will definitely Party banquet held at the most unusual step in writing a establish the identity of the at- HELSINGFORS, Max. 5 Reuter) Wast tngton Hotel yesterday where leading article, about this new tacking planes as soon as possible Boviet aircraft have been busy Mr. Roosevelt was the guest of phase of Germany's warfare. (In and then make a serious protest in Finland and not less thari 700

honour.

Holland leading articles are nearly to the proper quarters and demand Soviet machines are said to have the President would make a state are the main editions).

Although some had hoped that always in evening papers which satisfaction. participated

raids

"Our Government can be assur Saturday and Sunday. There were ment on the momentous question

SOVIET AIR RAIDS

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GOOD RESPONSE BY HARBOUR

COASTAL SHIPS

THREE DUTCH Too Many Torches Flashed

By People In Streets

ATTACKED

Special To HLK. Daily Press AMSTERDAM, Mar. 5 (Havas)-Three small Dutch coastal Vessels. wers machine- gunned by German aircraft in the North Sea yesterday. The damage is not yet known.

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The same machine attacked * British freighter.

It is furthermore reported that nine other Dutch traw- lors and freighters were either bombed or machine-gunned by German planes in the North Sea yesterday,

One of these vessels WILS sunk while two seamen were killed and a large number wounded.

COALITION GOVT. FOR

THE COMPULSORY BLACK-OUT- EXERCISE LAST NIGHT, THE COLONY'S FIRST SUCH EXERCISE THIS YEAR, found a good number of people slow in responding" to the warning syren and the exercise on the whole was "very disappointing in comparison with the success of the

black-out last September 22.

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THE EXERCISE. WAS' HELD' PRIMARILY TO TEST THE READINESS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONGKONG TO BLACK- OUT COMPLETELY AND IMMEDIATELY SHOULD THE EMER- GENCY ARISE, AND THE RESULT WAS VERY DISAPPOINT- ING. THE DIRECTOR OF AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS, WING- COMMANDER A H 8. STEELE-PERKINS, OBE, TOLD THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS LAST NIGHT.

In one respect the exercise was

a success, and that was in the

IN THE CITY

splendid response to the first The black-out--was warning syren of the ships in har- bour. The black-out in the bar bour was very good, Wing-Com- mander Steele-Perkins said.

In Central district, however, the black-out was very bad. Many lights did not go out for several minutes after the syren had sounded, and some lights were not

in

many

ways not as successful in the city areas as it might have been. Although lights were very prompt. ly extinguished almost as soon as the siren went off at 8 pm careless blacking-out arrangements were evident throughout the next half-hour.

"A leading hotel in the centre

AUSTRALIA extinguished for the duration of of the town was a great offender

the black-out

in this respect, though the same LONDON, Mar, 5 (Reuter)-The "There were too many people establishment had perfect arrange- Sydney Wireless announced that flashing torches who would have ments on the last occasion. Some M. R. G. Menzier Prime Minister given the Colony away. I hope little time spent in the afternoon of Australia, is to discuss with the Air Raid Wardens have taken inspecting curtains and shades leaders of the Country Party on the names at these people, the would have prevented light from coalition Government. Thursday on posibility of a Director of ARP, said in reply to showing through into the street... a question about the ufurally Several sbor sill had unshaded large number of people in the lampe burning 15 minutes after streets who were carrying torches the warning dgnal; and ARE with them and shining these wardens were observed at least one about in an indiscriminate man place pursuing inquiries.

NOTHING TO REPORT

PARIS, Mar, 5 (Reuter)--To-

there was nothing to report.

ner.

The paper says: This method of ed of the approval and support of day's War communique says that WELLES PASSES

raids over Helsingfors, north of of a third term, he remained ut-war arouses the deepest indigna- the whole of our people." the capital and on the small open terly silent on the subject, merely towns and civilians in the inpointing out in his speech the

tertor.

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For their part, Finnish aero- planes have been busy-bombing Soviet railway lines, supply co- lumns and trains bringing up re-

serves.

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COPENHAGEN, Mar 5 (Reuter)

Twenty-five

progress realised by, the New Deal since the economic crisis of 1933.

THROUGH

British Shipping Losses Since War SIEGFRIED LINE

TRAIN FALLS 75 Began: Favourable Comparison With

FT. INTO RIVER TOKYO, Mar. 6 (Reuter)-A| serious railway accident occurred

in the Yamagata district when a DOMALA ATTACK

thousand Danish train fell 75 feet into the river bed

families have agreed to take in

35,000 Finnish evacuated children.

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when the bridge, over which it WAS SHOCKING

was crossing, was destroyed by an avalanche.

AFFAIR

LONDON, "Mar, 5 (BWS)-The News-Chronicle describes the at- tack on the British India, liner Domala as a shocking affair,

Naz airman made dead set at the

U-Boat Campaign In 1917

LONDON, Mar. 5 (Reuter)-An analysis of British ship- ping losses during the first six months of the war com pares most favourably with the six months of 1917 when the German U-boat campaign was at its peak..

WARDENS ALERT: Wardeng and police were every-

where alere during the black-out period, and many a bicycle and rickshaw was made to halt as re- quired....

Sheer tomfoolery seemed to be the cause of other instances of imperfect blacking-out. More NEXT CALL WILL than one window bling was seen

BE PARIS

to be raised up and down. The Lights or a soda fountain were LONDON, Mar. 5 (Reuter)-The turned full on for half a minute train, carrying Mr. Sumner Welles during the to Switzerland

prohibited period, from Germany, while a few. shop'signa, also filcker- passed through the Siegfried and [eg now and again. Maginot Lines along the Rhine. Berlin, Mr. Welles unexpectedly many badly-shaded hand torches, The darkness in the streets was During his three days' stay in spoiled, by the flashing of too saw Dr. Schacht, former President while groups

of people with cigarettes and" cigars alight did call will be not help matters.

of the Reichsbank.

Mr. Welles next

U.S. COMMENT

Losses by enemy action total approximately 620,000 tons of which two-thirds have already been replaced by Paris. new constructions and captures from the enemy, leaving

a net loss of less than one-third of the total as compared NEW YORK, Mar. 6 (Renter to ten times the amount in 1917:

The probability The German losses from amounted to 18,500 tons, including Summer Welles visit is unfor

that anything. momentous will come from Mr.

Altogether, black-out in- *structions seemed to have been, on the whole, better followed captures, sinkings and scut-the Arukas carrying a valuable tunately not great, says the Boston

in the Chinese section of the city than the so-called things total 271,000 tons, in-cargo of mercury.

foreign business quarters. cluding 22 ships captured and

Kerald.

Several restaurants and cafes, Of the six German ships, which 25 scuttled.

slipped out of Vigo a fortnight 880.peated in editorial

This belief is very generally re-remembering the last black-out

Allied navies, one was scuttled, one three have been captured by the throughout the United States,

comment and anticipating the same pro- wrecked and only one got home to it ever was that--the mission of were open after the all-clear were longed restriction, closed early, The Washington Post says: "Ir between 7 and 8 pm. Those that Mr. Sumner Welles-is-nished."swarmed with hungry people,

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JAPANESE COUNTER-DRIVE AT TENGHAI IS REPULSED: Having bombed the ship, the SOUTH KWANGSI FIGHTING pants many of whom were not even seamen Lifeboats were HINGNING, MẠI. 5 (Central)-A Japanese counter-machine-gunned and so was the attack at Tenghal, 12 miles north-east of Swatow, on the

Dutch ship' which came to the Han. River, in Eastern Kwangtung, which was recently re-

rescue.. Nazt policy is clear to do captured by the Chinese has ended in failure.

as much damage as possible to

During the week anding Mar. 3. everything anoat and to kill the only two British ships were lost greatest people. Anything is the target-neutral vessels were sunk.

possible number or while France' lost one, and ave the Iner, Hghtship, raft or even

After massing several thousand troops, the Japanese commenced an attack from three sides. They succeeded in reaching the west gate on March 1, but were finally driven back.

Since then the British liner

FOUR NAZI : SHIPS

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Germang.

EXHIBITS MOSCOW," Mar, 3 (Central) Several cultural organisations in Moscow are sending a number of books, paintings, maps and charts and art photos to China for ex- hibition purposes.

With the exception of the art photographs, which are on their way to Tihwa, all the exhibits, in- cluding 347 children's books, and 300 all paintings and photos of carved works, have been sent direct to Chungking.

the person swimming for his life. Pacific Reliance, of 6.700 tons, was SOVIET CULTURAL Japanese troops landing the West River and abandonment "Let us beware of getting so sunk off the West Coast. -east of Ampow, north of of farms by the Chinese, there used to the murderous actions Swatow, on March 2 suffered is considerable distress. This has that we almost condone them In British tonnage. lost during the heavy losses when they were resulted in a steady increase In our minds as being common form.week totalled only 2,000 whereas attacked by the Chinese. the price of rice, and in some "Only the Nazis behave like this the German losses in four ships

Chinese attacks have been places the cost has risen to $60 as sea. made at Sunkat, on the Can-ple, the highest price in his "Only

the Nazis have tory. ton-Hankow Railway, 17 miles

this Brigandage has also broken out which comes out in their methods brutal and lawless attitude to life "north of Canton. The rail-in a number of places, and re-or warfare, in their concentration way between

Bunkat and tugees are drifting into Macao... Canton has been damaged. - ¡.

camps and in their treatment of * JAPANESE DEFEATED Conquered peoples JAPANESE ACTIVITY

KWEILIN, Mar 5 (Central)-A MACAO, Mar 5 (Reuter) part of the Japanese troops: dethroned in Germany, that we aTE "It is this attitude, now en- Japanese aeroplanes are once teated at Shangsze, South Kwang-fighting to destroy. Each new more seen frequently over Chung si town förty miles north-west of burst of savagery should streng Bhan district, and reports from Fengshing, near the Kwangtung then our resolution to Anish the districts close by Sun Wut and border, are reported to be concen-ob." Shun Tak - indicate that Jap trated at Bahu and Ng Chuen be anese troops and gunboats are tween Shangsze and Nanning. *again very active in those places. There is no new development In some parts of the West River either on the Nanning-Pinyang Delta, Japanese units are de-highway or the Nanning-Wuming manding heavy tolls from Chi-highway. The contending forces nese cargo bosts and there are pitted against each other at some dislocation in food supplies Santang and Kaofeng coming to Macao.

Reporting his tour to recently

SEE FAGE

SIR S. CRIPPS

The Hon Sir Stafford Cripps, K KC JP, MP, and Mr. G. Wilson, were expected to arrive at sterday.

As a result of the Japanese recovered Pinyang at the weekly Government House Occupation of several points in

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They will stay until tomorrow,

University sports: Boccer review in Tennis at HK.C.C Chess tournament Coming erents Radio programmes Crossword puzzle Amazing trek. Annual Hower, "show Legislative Comett Rotary tin... Leading article Death of Dr, Thai Yuan Criminal Sessions Finance commerce

PACO

$10 THOUSAND REWARD

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Fukien Bishop's Pacifist

Son Resigns

Curacy

THE REV. J. Q. C. HIND; son of the Rt. Rev. John Hind, Bishop of Fukien, has resigned the Curacy of Bury St. Ed- munds, West Suffolk, because it is in the best interests of the parish there should be no divisions."

A Reuter message from London, states that Mr. Hind, who is a Pacifist, has been at Bury for three years.

POLISH LABOURERS EIN GERMANY BERLIN, Mar, 5 (Renter) Government spokesman declared In the last issue of the parish that 140,000 Pollan agricultural

In his letter of resignation he 8878, "I am sorry to have been the cause of this trouble."

SHANGHAL Mar. 3 (Renter)-magazine, the Vicar referred to the labourers had come to work in $10,000 reward has been offered special problem of Pacifism facing Germany, since the beginning of the parish," and today, referring the war and 100,000 more were for Information leading to the discovery of the jewels of Mrs. His sentiments do him credit. It He emphasised that they came

to Mr. Hind's resignation, he said: to follow Denbigh, who was robbed of is grievous to find the parish has purely voluntarily.” Jewellery to the value of $200,000 not been able to tolerate, but re-

on the evening of Mar. 2.

jesta, a man of sincere convictions, In addition he said that 300,000 *The stolen jewels are said to be leading a Christian life and from Pulish prisoners of war were being

not Insured.

whose opinions they differ,

used for land work

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