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HONGKONG, Juke 7. 1940.

AIR SUPERIORITY THE STEADY ascendancy

which the Allied Air Force is gaining over Germany's air strength has become more convincing during the last few days. Starting with the ener- getic and co-ordinated attacks which were made against the Germans when the units of the Royal Air Force played herole part in the evacuation of the British and

such a

every occasion,

effect of

of State for the Colonies and his reply is awaited.

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Detalls will be announced soon as the wishes of His Majesty's Government have been ascertained regarding the form which the con- tribution should take.

CYCLE MEET: NO PERMISSION

EDITORIAL

A Chinese village in the Tsinpu ares, 15 miles west of Shanghai after it had been razed by the Japanese in their endeavour to counter activities by Chinese guerilla troops who have been harass-

ing them in the vicinity of Shanghai.

HARD-PRESSED JAPANESE IN SHANGHAI SECTOR

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FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1940.

DAYLIGHT A.R.P. NEXT NAZI ATTACK:

EXERCISE

"The Director of Air Radio Pre- cautions announces that the Air Raid Warning syren on the Glon- cester Hotel will sound at 8.30 am. on June 9, 1940, to indicate the commencement of an. A.R.P. Exer- 'cise in Central Police District "B", Hongkong. It will sound again at 930 a.m. to indicate the termina tion of the exercist,

It should be noted, however that the duration of the signal has been limited to one minute and the syren will not be sounded over three the regulation period of minutes,

During the period of the 'exer- cise. certain of the minor streets wil be closed to traffic, except for A.R.F. and Essently services

to

NOT SPECTACULAR

The exercise will not be specta- cular, and is being staged in order ascertain any defects which exist in the A.R.P. organization

The general public is requested to remain away from the streets and from the scenes. of the inci- dents, in order that. the ARP, and Essential Services can proceed with their work without being impeded by sightseers, etc.

Residents of the District are in- vited to give their whole-hearted co-operation, especialy those who possess telephones, and to permit almost never the use of their telephones by any Pitched battles occur, Their numbers are small, Air Raid Warden who may desire and such positional warfare, even to do so. of a minute character. is rare. But the They can't afford such.

than Japanese are much more annoyed at their incessant nib- bling tactics.

This activity by both sides-the These qualities are necessary sniping of isolated Japanese units. they want to stay alive. They are sabotage of unprotected Japanese like shadows whose substance-

Victory, with- works: the burning of villages, lightning, attack. the killing of peasants who pre- drawal at a dozen different points the sumably might possibly be gueril--is rarely seen but always felt

las-is more or less continuous. well-informed observers declared.

The Editor. Hongkong Dally Press Str. With reference to a sports news item which has appeared in the local press to the effect that the second annual All-Hongkong Cycle Meeting in ald of "Friends of Finland Fund" would be held on the track of the South China AA. 1 am directed to state that this is" Incorrect as no per- mission has been granted for the we of our track for this purpose. My Committee would be grateful if, you will kindly make public this statement.

Yours faithfully

WALTER HANMING CHAN. Hon, General Secretary.

South China A.A. Hongkong, June 6.

WEDDING AT

REGISTRY

The wedding took place at the Supreme Court Registry yesterday of Mr. Oh Bak-chua, student, of May Hall, Hongkong University, and Miss Alice Hsu, of No. 3 Lin coln Road. Kowloon Tong.

Mr. J. Reynolds, Deputy Regis trar, officiated at the ceremony.

ANNOUNCEMENT

The forthcoming marriage is an- nounced of Mr. James Ormiston, residing at the Hongkong Club. and Miss Ida Muriel Nelson, of No. 34 Humphrey's Building.

Immediately after the last Japanese purge, three weeks were of Bring ago, sounds heard by residents of Hung-

Indicating

small that jao, pitched patiles were probably being staged within the sha dow of Shanghal's gates.

PRIME IMPORTANCE This last

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fact is of itself prime importance. The Japanese Armed forces around Shanghai

NIBBLING TACTICS

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ALLIED FORCES

AT SILDVIK STOCKHOLM. June 5 (Reuter)-

But 2 short time ago, when questioned on reports of renewed A new advance of nearly ten miles Japanese efforts to stamp out the along the iron ore railway from towards Sweden has guerillas. the Japanese Army Narvik

PARIS AS NEXT GERMAN OBJECTIVE

What Are The Chances Of

Its Success?

IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE, & military correspon- dent reviews the fighting on the Western Front and dis- cusses the chances against the next German attack, which. he thinks, will be against Paris, meeting with the same success that Nazis secured in their break through the Low countries on May 10.

Hongkong, June 5. A REVIEW of the military situation on the Western Front indicates that" the chances of the Allied forces holding the next German onslaught are far" greater than those on May 10, when the Germans forced their Luxembourg, way through crossed the River Meuse and broke through the Allied line.

The German Plan:

"by the German infantry. This form of surprise attack has worked The once-Will it work again? Allies now know what to expect and should counter for it accord- ingly and this most assuredly they have already started doing. Many Changes:

Since May 10 many changes have taken place. There has been a re- shuffle of the Aled High Com- mand, while the Allied Air Arm AFTER BREAKING through in a especially the Royal Air Force, has mass attack, the Germans went for shown tremendous superiority in the Channel port of Abbeville, the air, Admitted that the Ger- turned north, in order to gain the man Air Force may be more num- mastery of all the Channel ports, erous than that of the Allies, the superiority in fighting and incidentally to surround the latter's British Expeditionary Force and qualities has now been definitely the French Army operating in the established and the moral effect of north-west of France and Belgium.; this will be considerable. An ex«

This was the unfortunate part of ample of this is furnished by a re- the plan for the Germans and that mark made by a British pilut of a the latter part of it failed was: Defant machine; who, after a largely due to the splendid co- battle against German planes, des- operation of the Royal Air Force cribed it as being like knocking. and the Allied Navies at Dunkirk, apples off a tree! What happened there and the gallantry and heroism displayed by all units is now common knowledge. And Hitler's Mistake:

FUTURE EVENTS may still show that this part of the German cam-

historic mistake. Many experts are of the opinion that, having broken

are strong and heavily equipped, spokesman in Sharighal asserted brought the Allied forces to Sildvik paign will prove to be Herr Hitler's

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is supposedly area quered at the very beginning of and "a the hostilities. some two half years ago. Yet practically alongside of big aerodromes. huge barracks," mechanized armaments.) tiny bands of guerillas plaguing the Japanese that,, spe- elal forces must be sent out to

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drive them

and the away. methods of widespread terrorism used here as elsewhere in China indicate that the Japanese feel helpless to cope with the problem..

that such activities by the Nippon Army "were of such a minor na- ture" as not to merit official re- ports and explanation.

It was a sore point. The Japanese scratched it, hoping to banish it. Result was that the sore festered, “became an open wound, and defled all methods of healing. Moreover, the wound is in an open part of the body, "exposed to the gaze of outsiders. The Jap- anese in Shanghai are Irritat- ed..

where the retreating Germons re In strongly entrenched positions. says the "Aftonbladet" correspon dent on the Lapland border.

The railway is being bombarded by naval and field artillery from positions on the heights of Narvik,

The Allled forces are closing in un Bloenfell, and the final assault ut this position seems imminent.

GENERALISSIMO

CONGRATULATED

Instead of balting the few

The future actions of the CHUNGKING, June 6 (Central) isolated guerillas who first bexan

guerillas around Shanghal seem-Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Harassing them, the Japanese

Commerce provoked the heretofore peaceful, clear. They will continue their has received a telegram from the

swift silent attacks. which of Chinese Chamber of themselves Bre of little Im-at Tongking, French Indo-China, portance. but represent in their congratulating him on the recent entirety a major threat to Jap Chinese victory in Honan and

Hupeh. anese domination.

If not friendly, villagers inta open combat

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JAPANESE ADMISSION After American and

British

the knowledge or consent of the

asked the Japanese Army spokes- Japanese, by the way they duly

man in Shanghai for an explana- tion of the latest drive.

were

NEWSETTES

Mr. P. J. Hamilton, of the Audit Mr. H. H. Dye, of. Dye & Co., Shanghai, was a passenger from Office, was a passenger to Australia Hongkong to the North yesterday from Hongkong yesterday.

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French troops-a development which was forced on them after the Belgian King had capitulated to the enemy "the Allied air units have gone on from strength to strength and from daring Initiative

to #courageous success in their encounters with the Germans. Apart from the now proved superior quality of the British augurated in that country. machines themselves; those The comments made by the newsmen visited one of the razed exploits are undoubtedly a Singapore paper apply with areas, in the Tsinpu region. 15 demonstration of the high equal force to the state of miles west of Shanghal-without standard of skill and training affairs prevailing in Hongkong of the British airmen as com- pared with the Nazis who out-on the same subject and it is greatly to be regretted that numbered them. on nearly such an invaluable means of passing on instruction to the AND THUS, as a military young should be neglected. correspondent who reviews The answer will, of course, be the war situation states today the question of cost of spon- scheme för In another part of this issue, soring such a the moral

the educational purposes, but if it achievements secured under is possible for this Colony to such drastic conditions will prove invaluable when the fighting forces of the Allies come into conflict with the German onslaught, whien even now is beginning to take

Mr. C. H. J. Chancellor, of Reu- shape as Herr Hitler turns his

"No women and children were ters Ltd., was a passenger, from eyes on Paris. This battle

Mr. E. A..Kelly, of the Depart may well be the most decisive

killed," said the spokesman. The Hongkong to Shanghai yesterday.

ment of Eriglish at the Lingnan coffins of three saw interest, newsmen of the present war and the

women, two boys, and talked with Mr. J. Jackson, of the China University. left Hongkong yester- Allies have no illusions about health and other socia, pro-an eight-year-old girl who had Printing Co., Pontung, who was in day. the ferocity which they will blems."

been bayonetted In the arm. Hongkong. left yesterday for San have to

expect from the A SIMILAR scheme to the Those who were killed, were Francisco. enemy. The horrors of war one suggested above has been those whose actions tended to which they have already ex-working very well in Ceylon disturb, the peace and order." said Mr. W. N. Wells-Henderson, of perienced and the horrible under the auspices of the the spokesman. A category won- Dunbar & Co., Shanghai, was scenes which they have wit- Education Department, which derfully -defined, when one has passenger nessed of ruthlessness and has shouldered the whole res the right to say what is "peace" Hongkong yesterday. terror which follow close on ponsibility, even to the extent and "order" and what is not.

Mr. A. J. Avramow, director. the heels of the German war of installing receiving sets in WANTON SLAUGHTER

Thomas de la Rue & Co., Ltd.. machine, have aroused the nearly every Government and

Another noteworthy point la Hongkong. left the Colony yester- fighting ardour of every man grant-in-aid educational in- the story of guerilla activities at day on a trip to Shanghai. who has taken his place today stitution, to ensure that the present in the Shanghaj "area is

part with over three-quarter

Mr. W. H. Lock, of Butterfield & Swire, lett Hongkong yesterday for San Francisco.

He admitted the drive, bai said that it was for the pur- pose of "eradicating the com- munist elements," who hiding in the villages. Only one village was set afire, and this was an accident!" This in spite of the tact, that of a million dollars as an in- the neutral newsmen visited the,. dulgence to the Air Raids Pressites of some 12 different razed Mr. N. G: Beale, of the Public by the Works Department, left Hongkong cautions Department, surely a villages, and were told part of this sum might be peasants that hundreds of homes yesterday for Shanghai. diverted for the purpose of in the area had been demolished i starting a scheme by which in a systematic pincer movement. school-children might be in- structed in a series of talks on of world matters

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Mr. C. M. Gee, manager, Nation- ai Aniling and Chemical Co., Hong- kong, left for San Francisco yes- terday.

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Mr. C. N. 5. Burns, of the Kow- loon Dispensary, left Hongkong for Australia yesterday, accompanied" by Mrs. Burns.

through the Allied line, the Ger- man Fuehrer should have made Paris, the French capital, his next immediate objective.

An eminent critic in the New York Times expresses the opinion that the withdrawal of 355,000 Alled troops from Dun- kirk was only made possible be- cause of the vast superiority in quality of British Bighting air- craft, which were able to ac- count for four German ma- chines in losing one British plane. How decisive a factor this will prove in the future fighting will assuredly be proved in the next few weeks.

In the last three weeks the Allied long-distance bombers have been actively engaged nightly in attacks behind the Ger- German. lines far into many, where they have sug+ cessfully bombed railway inar- shaling yards, · road bridges, ammunition

dumps, petrol suppies, troops objected on the march, etc.

Lesson of 1918:

At first sight, the value of these- may not be fully realised, but the lesson of the British Corps in front of Azas in March 1918 must always be remembered. It was.. about a fortnight before March 21, 1918, and aerial photographs taken

by reconnaissance planes began to show certain signs--such. as the increasing size of the ammunition and supply dumps, etc, Without hesitation, the Bri- tish brought up extra train loads: of ammunition opposite all likely points of an attack originating. while aircraft bombed and shelled Allied Superiority:

all suspicious spots, with the HERR HITLER admittedly how result that many dres and has most of the Channel porta un plosions were caused in the Ger- der German occupation, but it is man lines. So, effective, indeed, extremely doubtful whether he will was this plan. that by zero-hour be able to gain any immediate ad-on March 21 the British in front vantage in his present position. In of Arras only withdrew a mile or Napoleon's day such an occupation two to their pre-arranged battle

was

ส very unpleasant matter. positions, but today, with the marked Allied! superiority, at least in quality, the question of keeping the Channel ports under constant observation is by no means a difficult, problem, with aircraft, attaining speeds of 400 milles an hour and with only twenty miles of sea across the! straits of Dover.

As far as one is able to judge from reports received, Herr Hitler's next objective appears to be Paris. It must, of course, be reasonable to assume that he will undertake this operation "before the British Expedition- ary Force has had time to be re-equipped and sent over to France again. This shows how vital the factor of time is to. Herr Hitler. Element Of Surprise:

ex-

In the present operations all these attacks and raids on the back areas by Alled bombers will prove of in-" valuable help and will certain... iy take a good deal of the 'sting out of the next Geman attack

It is probably true that the whole of the British Expeditionary Force might not be back in France in time to participate in meeting the German attack, but It is certain that some part of it will be there. It must also be rememberëa that the German army has received a pretty useful mauling and will be obliged to mate replacements of those divi- son's which participated in the onslaught on May 10, At present, the Allied line behind the River There is no doubt from what has Somme is intact and all British transpired now that the Allied bases are in Alled hands... High Command was certainly noti wide awake in meeting the German- attack of May 10. A staff reporter of the American magazine "Time," MACAO FORTS writing from Luxembourg on April

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CHÚNGSHAN, June 5 int'l)-- The Cathedral Women's Fellow German border to Luxembourg and shelling of the Macao forts by ship held a special Devotional Ser-Belgium were packed with troops, puppet batteries in Wantsal on. vice in the Lady Chapel,, at St. tanks and dumps and that all the Lappa Island brought about a re-

"Mr. R. 8. Brown, of the Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.. left Hongkong yesterday for Bydney accompanied by Mrs. Brown.

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yesterday.

Mrs. D. Hole was the guest speaker at the Y's Men's Club Mr. J. Stern, proprietor, Oversea weekly luncheon held at the St. Trading Co.. Yokohama, who was Francis Hotel yesterday, in the Colony, left Hongkong yes- terday for Shanghal.

for an immediate offensive were planes which. dropped several present. The Allies, who must have grenades on the puppet-stronghold known of these preparations, ap- Several pupper soldiersere pear to have done little or nothing wounded. to meet it, apparently putting it down once again to Herr Hitler's penchant for bluffing.

in the Allied fighting forces. Fullest use is made of the talks that they take place under the Mr. C. I. Barr, general agent, i John's Cathedral, yesterday, at 3.30 | well-known signs of preparations prisal by two Portuguese Däval With the magnificent example which are broadcast to the noses of two puppet governments, of the members of the Royal pupils. The ignorance of the one city. the other national." Canadian National Rallways, Hong-m. Air Force before them and the average schoolboy and school- which do not dare attempt any kong, was a passenger to Shanghai knowledge that co-operation girl in Hongkong on matters intervention. from the air is now assured, on which they should receive their spirit, far from being such instruction is deplorable demoralised by what they and talks and lessons given by have been through in Flanders members of the Education recently, is even more deter- Department in place of the "mined to overcome what Hes ludicrous Children's Hour before them, however formid- which is put over the air, will able that task' may be.

prove more valuable in help- ing the growing generation to

RADIO EDUCATION get a truer and more realistic A SINGAPORE contempor-conception of what is taking ary, in a leading article re- place in and around us and in

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The hundreds of villagers wantonly slaughtered are sup posedly under the "jurisdic- tion of these regimes, yet no breath of protest

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massacre

uttered by either the Shanghai "City Government" of "Mayor" Fu Slab-en or the Nanking re- gime of Wang Ching-wel Their silence almost indicates tacit approval.. The guerillas in this

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Mrs. R. Sanger, wife of Mr. R. Sanger, manager (8. C. Proper

Miss L. M. Francis, of the Ameri-Territory) Standard-Vacuum 011 can Consulate-General, Shanghai, Co., left for Hongkong for Ban who was on a visit to the Colony. Francisco yesterday, accompanied left Hongkong yesterday for the by Miss E. Sanger. north,..

The lement of surprise. when the attack came, there- fore, was complete and the on- slaught was launched on May. 10. with, as it must now be ads. mitted, considerable success for the German forces.

The clash arose over attempts of the Chinese troops to prevent a Portuguese registered boat from proceeding to Macao with a cargo of ducks and geese. The craft, Ignored the warnig shots and was escorted by, armed launch to a point of safety.

Being folled in intercepting the Mrs. E. J. T. Warren, wife of Mr.

The Allies were also apparently vessel, the pre-Japanese soldiers Dr. B. L. Mewshaw, of the Kwel-E. J T Warren, manager, Co- area in Baptist Hospital, Kweilin, was Operative Bandalwood Co. (South taken by surprise with the form of red their one-pounders on the cently, criticises the Malayan assisting them to mould their operating next to the heart of the passenger from Hongkong to San Australia) Ltd., was a passenger attack employed by the Germans Macao forts and inflicted over ten Government for having failed views and ideas to take their enemy power, are terrifically han-Francisco yesterday, accompanied from Hongkong to Melbourne yes- close co-ordination by low-fying casualties, The forts did not reply. to sponsor education by radio place as future citizens in this dicapped and show remarkable by Mrs. Mewshaw and the Misses terday, accompanied

persistence,

daughter. Ingenuity. M. H. and D. R. Mewshaw. since broadcasting was in- Colony.

bravery.

by Her bombers to pave the way for their but the retaliation was carried by-

tanks, which were closely followed naval planes.

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