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LESSON AT·· GALLIPOLI

Special To H.K. Dally Press LONDON, Apr. 28 Havas)--"The Govemment must make grave de- cisions, and I appeal to it to re member the lesson at Gallipoli. where it falled, for lack of a bold policy, and other expeditions on the Belgian coast, where boldness was rewarded with success," as- serted Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rogar Keyes, Bart., G.C.B., KC. V.O., CMG., D.S.O., M.P., who was Chief of Staff commanding the Al- lled Fleet at Gallipoli in 1915.

Threat To Wuhu

JAPANESE BASE OF OPERATIONS

Working Overtime

Weak Accusations Against

R.A.F. Scoffed At

AMSTERDAMI. Apr. 28 (Reuter)-It is learned that the German propaganda authorities have this week-end ordered newspapers to Intensify the campaign against the alleged British bombing attacks on open towns in Norway and Germany,

Pablic opinion is being prepared so that the German air force can initaite "reprisals" against Britain at any moment that may be deemed advisable.

Today's Voelkischer " Boebachter,

in huge headines., declared "Bri- tain Again Bombs the Open Town of Oslo" in reference to the R.A.F raid on the German aerodrome outside the town'

NAZI, THREAT

प

War Revenue

Tax Dept.

TWO CEYLONESE APPOINTED

The newspaper repeats the ul- legations in regard to the British bombing attacks over Schles-

A Government Gazette notifica- wighostein and elsewhere. and

tion announces the following ap- adds: "Should the 'British con-pointments under the War Revenue tinue with their attacks on non-Ordinance 1940: military objectives, they will have: Mr. Thomas Black to be Com- a rude awakening one of these days missioner, with effect from April 1, and bombs will be answered with, bombs,”

1940.

MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, MONDAY, 29th APRIL, 1940, 9.30 AM

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD MAILS

Amoy.

Japan and Shanghai:

Calcutta and Straits ...

From

Haiphong. Hothow & Fort Bayard,

Japan.

Air Mail by "Imperia Airways Direct Service"

Londen date 24th April.

Due

29th Apr.

29th Apr.

29th Apra

"29th Apr.

29th Apr,

Haiphong

30th Apr.

Shanghai.

-30th Apr

Shanghai.

Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

vice."-San Francisco date, 23rd April,

'30th Apr.

30th Apr.

Japan.

30th Apr.

Straits.

30th Apr.

1st May

1st May

lat

May

2nd May

2nd May

2nd May

And May

2nd May

2nd May

.. 3rd May

4th May

Wuhu, Japanese base of opera- tions in south Anhwel, is threaten ed. Chinese troops have forced their way to the southeast and southwest of the city, cutting off the retreat of the Japanese

Messrs. Cyril van Langenberg columns driving in different direc

OLD LIE RE-TOLD:

and Hans Lourensz to be Examin- tions, says Central New's.

„LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reuter)-It 19 ers, with effect from April 2, 1940.. "Several Japanese transport corps stated in authoritative quarters Messrs. Cyril van Langenberg were latercepted near Wuhu by that the German Wireless has been and Hans Lourensz were attached the Chinese who captured quanti reiterating the old lle that British to the Income Tax Department in tles of arms and ammunition. planes have been bombing non-Ceylon from the inception of the

Chinese troops re-entered Nan-military objectives.

tax in that Colony. ling. on the south bank of the It is added that the German Inquiries made by the Hongkong) Yangtse River in Anhwei. 32 miles technique is now so well know Daily Press not so very long ago southwest of Wuhu, on April 26.

that the only conclusion to be as to the probability of these ap- They started an attack in the drawn from this is that the Ger-pointments being made for service outskirts at dawn, After overcom- mans themselves are preparing to in Hongkong elicited the reply that take the step of which they falsely no imformation was available on

the subject. »

ing Japanese resistance. they broke Into the city by scaling the walls' and cleaned up the enemy. Jap- anese casualties were 830:

REINFORCEMENTS RUSHED

"Japanese rer.forcements were

rushed from Fanchang. 16 miles northwest of Nanking, in the after- 21001. Chinese troops in the city

accuse the RAF.

It is reiterated that no bombing

of open towns or other non-mill- Sir Victor Sassoon is due to ar- tary objectives in Germany by rive in Shanghai on April 28, British planes has taken place lizom America.

came out to engage them at Lung- CHINESE GANGSTERS BOMB

S'HAI NEWSPAPER PLANT

chuanshan and Meishantsun, northwest of Nanling.

Japanese units driving south- ward from Tungling and Kwelchih on the Yangtze River above Fan- chang, were intercepted and suf- fered many casualties On April 25 "after being reinforced they pushed toward Tsingyang. 22 miles east of Kwelchin. Chinese troops are en- circling them

DRIVE ENDS IN DISASTER

SHANGHAI, April 28 (Reuter-The cold-blooded killing of an Annamite constable of the French Concession police and a Chinese civilian and the wounding of six Chinese were the re- sults achieved by a party of armed gangsters who raided the printing plant of the Evening Post and Mercury in the early hours today.

The outrage, which had a poll- gangsters at the entrance drew. tical motive, was carried out by pistols and shot the Annamite in

The drive by about 1,000 Jap-four bandits who had been calling cold blood killing him with two anese troops on Szean, west of at the plant as newspaper boys shots through the brain.

All four men entered the car Changhing, in north. Cheklang, for the past Tortnight to collect has been repulsed, according to

copies of the Ta Mel Po, the and drove off at furious speed. feld dispatches.

morning. Chinese edition of the Post and Mercury,

Taking advantage ht their favourable position, the Chinese launched a forceful flanking attack and routed the Japanese,

About 460 Japanese were killed in action while the remnant troops retreat- ed in disorder to Changhing.

LAWN BOWL'S LEAGUE

OPENING DAY MATCHES

The following are the fixtures for the opening of the Lawn Bowls League for next Saturday:

FIRST DIVISION

Club de Recreio.“A” v, Craigengower Kowloon B. G. C. v, Kowloon C. C. Civil Service v. Indian R. O. Club de Recrelo "B" v, H. K. F. C.

.. SECOND DIVISION Cralgengower v. Taikoo Club " Kowloon Tong v. Kowloon B. G. C. Police R. C. v, Kowloon F. C. H. K. C. C. v. Club de Recreio Kowloon C. C. v. Civil Bervice

THIRD DIVISION Indian R. C. v, Kowloon F. C; H. K. Electrle v. H K C. C. „Prison Officers v. H, K_F, C.

Kowloon B. G. C. v. Craigengower

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TYPICAL NAZI WAR METHODS STOCKHOLM, Apr. 28 (Reuter) -According to reports appearing

in the newspapers on Saturday, the German force which apparent ly reached Rocros on Thursday consisted of 200 men with tanks and armoured cars. is

TRAFFIC MAN JUMPS

1

A Russian constable opened fire It was this disguise which en- with

sub-machine-gun, ap- without hitting the abled them to enter the plant this parently morning without being challenged. gangsters' car but slightly wound-

While two

ostensible ing three pedestrains. of the newsboyɛ engaged the Annamie

POLICEMAN'S ESCAPE constable in the pill-box at the The pace of the car caused a entrance to the plant in friendly Chinese traffic constable to signal talk, the other two men walked it to stop. The bandits pointed mto the pressroom and threw pistols a: him and he skipped to several bombs.

one side drawing his gun, but the car was quickly out of range.

THREE INJURED Three members of the printing staff were injured by the explo-

In the getaway the ear knocked down and killed a pedestraln

The bombs caused little damage As the bomb-throwers were and the paper are being published making

sion

their cscape. the two as usual

RELATIONS NOW

COOLING OFF

AMSTERDAM, Apr. 28 (Reuter) Signs

that relations between

Four female members of Hong- Germany and Russia are cooling kong-registered shing junk No.

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service" — Paris

dale, 24th April,

Shanghai,"

USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San

Francisco date, 11th April). Shanghai.

Shanghai. Canton Japan.

Europe via Suez and Straits (London date, 10th "March Bandakan.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"

London date, 27th April Shanghai. Shanghai.

U. 3. A. & Manila (San Francisco date, 13th April) Shanghai and Amoy Java and Manila, Strals and Manila Japan. shanghal

Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai

B. C., date 20th April). Calcutta and Straits.

Japan and Shanghai. .......

4th May

4th

May

5th May

5th May

7th May

7th

May

7th

May

8th May

(Vancouver

9th

May

10th May

11th May

OUTWARD MAILS

Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m, registered and parcel malls are closed at 5 pm, on the previous" day. When mails are advertised to close after 5 p.m.. Registered and Earcel malla are closed at 5 p.m.

For

MONDAY

Fort Bayard; and Holbow,

Scrasta. Haiphong Straits, Saigon

Air Mail for "Imperial "Airways Direct

due London, 8th May.

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Date and Time

Mon, 29th

8.30 AM

10.30

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7.00 PM

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Tues. 30th

10.30 AM.

by "Im Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Australia

peria Airways Direct Service" due Sydney 6th | Reg. May.

12.30 PM

Shanghai. Canton

TUESDAY

Batavia and Sourabaya

Amoy. Halphong Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beira..

Marques, East and South Africa....

2.00 PM

Lourenco-

2.30 PM

K.P.O.

Bex.

5.00 PM

Ord.

6.30 PM

G.P.O.

Service" Reg.

5.00 PM

Urd.

7.00 PM

K.P.O.

Reg. 5.00 РМ

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5.30 PM

O.P.O.

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Ord.

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XP.O.

iteg- 5.00 PM

Ord. 5.30 PM

FOUR WOMEN DROWNED

Air Mail for Maniis, Guam, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan. American Airways Direct Service"- due San Francisco, 7th May.

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WEDNESDAY

Wed. May, 1st

12.30 PM

Shanghai.

K.P.O.

Reg.

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Airmail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris/Ord

Provinces only) by the "Ale and Northern France Airways Direct Service -dne Paris 9th Reg. Ord May,

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THURSDAY

Thu, 2nd

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Shanghal."

12.30 PM

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2.30 PK 7.00 PM

Fri. 3rd

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Parcels

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off are noted in the German press. 3722H0 were drowned when the

Nazi newspapers recently have craft capsized in a squall while Manila, Australia and New Zealand Via Thursday „given up expressing hopes that the' at. anchor in Nim Wan Bay on Island-due Thursday Island, 13th May.

Soviet Union will take further Apr. 25. The bodies were re- Japan. steps to aid Hitler.

covered and buried."

The Koelnische Zeitung and; A report was made to the Water

other papers spoke of the difficul-

Police by Cheng Kam-cheung. ties Russia is facing in working the Ural oilfields, for which brillant aged 28, master of the junk, prospects were prophesied.

The impression is said to prevail in their Ruhr that Russia has been unwilling to take German techini- cians who, it was hoped, were to reorganise Russian production and transportation.

MAN OF 70 IS CALLED UP LONDON, April 16 (By Air Mail) Ald. James Ray. who is 70, and

one of the senior members of Parcels only for Tentsin.

One of the oldest officers of the Oxford City Council, has been swatow and Shanghai imperial Russian Army in Shang-called up for military service. He Manila, Salgón, Bangkok, Mauritius, Reunion, Ma- nai, General G. P. Jookoff dled stated yesterday that when the

dagascar, Lourenco-Marques and South Africa

recently in Shanghal. The deceased calling-up papers frs; arrived he Manila was born in the Orenburg province.allowed them to "lle on the table." They are sold to have seized in his youth he decided on a Then the authorities at Oxford three of the chief town officials military career and with high notified him that he must report, and announced the place would be honours finished the "Neplueff and he rang up to ask for a bath- destroyed if a single German was Cadet Corps and the Alexander chair. After he had explained that

| Military School..

lled.

The Norwegian force thereuport withdrew some miles northwards towards Stoeren, "and the remain- der towards the Swedish 'frontier where 400 crossed the border and were interned,

he was born too soon it was sug-

gested that he should destroy the

FRIDAY

papers. He has decided to frame Straits. Ceylon, India East and South Africa, Farcels 3.00 PM

Egypt and Europe via Suez and London Parcels Reg. -due London. 14th June.

In Elgin, Ore., a high wind sent Leo Carlson's privy thumbling to the ground. In i was Leo Carlson Sald the home-town paper: "He There was a large and re- There are reports of Norwegian found that the only mode of escape presentative attendance of mem- bers of the Russian Community soldiers crossing into Sweden at was through a porthole" other points: and the Norwegian.

presen; on April 20 at the funeral authorities are stated to have Two windows of the Cheung services held for the late Mr. Issued instructions to frontier off- Chau Island police station were Vasili Mihailovich Shouin, who

at the cials preventing able-bodied Nor- shattered when a mine exploded passed away

General wegians from crossing the hound 600 yards away on Baturday at 10 Hospital Shanghai, on April 18 at

a.m. according to a police report the age of 75 years.

Kry.

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Manila, Rabaui, Australia, and New Zealand vis Reg. 4th 8.46 AM

Ord, 4th 9.30 AM-|| Brisbane-due Brisbane, 21st May. Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin....... Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong Daily Press, Ltd., at Marina House, third floor, 15-19, Queen's Road Central Hongkong London Omce: 53 Fleet Street E.CA