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BRITAIN SUBJECTED TO FOUR-HOUR RAID'

Over Hundred Planes Take Part: Bombers Downed

LONDON, June 20 (Reuter)-About 100 German planes took part in a four hour raid over Britain carly yesterday......

At least seven boinbers were destroyed. It is thought likely. that more came down in the sea although the final figures are i not yet known.

Twelve civilians were killed and many morg were injured. Most of the casualties were in a town. In Cambridgeshire. Eight houses in a row in this town were flattened by two bombs. In one raid 40 planes came over in relays of about 15 natem

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They were immediately met by

two hours.

TIENTSIN

CURFEW

LIFTED

EXAMINATION SHEDS TO BE

REMOVED

TIENTSIN, June 20 (Reuter)-- Trafic restrictions imposed in the British

and French Concessions will be removed at 6 pm. today.. said the commander of the Jap- anese garrison in a proclamation this morning.

A Japanese military spokesmanı said that the curfew will be lifted and that the examination sheds at

CABLE

FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1940-PAGE 1

BRITAIN'S CHILDREN TO AN AMERICAN SAYS-----

BE SENT OVERSEAS "THIS WAR CANNOT, WILL NOT, BE LOST": BATTLE IS FOR IDEALS OF DEMOCRACY

War Cabinet Approves Of Plan: Many For Canada

LONDON, June 20 (Reuter-Replying to questions in the House of Commone yesterday about evacuating children to the Dominions, Mr. C. R, Attlee said, that an inter-department com- mmittee had been set up to consider offers from the Dominions. the United States and elsewhere for the reception of children overseas.

The committee had made its report and the Government had adopted it as a basis of approach to the Dominions' Gay- ernments.

The reports would be published.

The Children's Overseas Recep- An executive body, to be called

FURTHER RAIDS heavy anti-aircraft fire lasung for the barricades will be gradually tion Board" will be immediately

· ON · ENGLAND

THREE ENEMIES --

SHOT DOWN LONDON, June 20 (Reuter) The Air Ministry and the Ministry for "Home Security issued a com- munique which states that during last night enemy aircraft carried out further attacks in this coun- try.

Altogether ten or veleven cour-. ties were affected.

HOUSES SHATTERED Broken timber and rubble are all that is left of the eight houses in the Cambridgeshire town where nine lives were lost.

The houses were completely shattered by bombs, one of which made a direct hit. The windows, chimneys and roots for some dis- tance around were smashed.

Que couple, who were dug out A number of bombs were drop-of the debris, were still in their "ped in the north-east coast and bed clothes"

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some damage was done in three Another couple estaped but their towris. The fires caused by the missiles, however, were all brought under control. --

little daughter was killed. The husband said that he, his wife and his daughter went downstairs Other bombs fell at scattered and stayed there for quarter of points in Lincolnshire, in South an hour. They went back to bed England and South Wales. Six fortunately, for later the room was civilians are known to have been completely wrecked. killed and some 80 injured.

DAUGHTER KILLED

removed

Sentries at the barricades, he added, will be removed immediate

ly after 6 p.m., but the soldiers would remain at the barriers for about a week to ascertain the ve lume of traffic but not to control

It.

established with a secretarial staff to administer the scheme in this country.

The Chairman of the Board "will

be the Under Secretary for the Dominions, Mr. Geoffrey Shake- speare. He will answer all ques- tions in Parliament in connection The British Consul-General, Mr.with the operation of the scheme. Oswald White, received the press this morning and read an official British statement regarding the Tientsin settlement

Single Party Movement In Japan Stated At Standstill

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Everything For Free

People Is Defended

By British

Local radio fans, listening-in to Daventry last night, were entertained to a very interesting talk by an American who had enlisted in the Canadian Scottish, and who is now serving in Britain.

"Yes, I am an American, but I have joined the Allied forces," said the speaker. "It is quite a jump from a news commentator in New York to a private in the Cana- dian Army, but here I am and if you will let me I will tell you how it happened."

BROADCAST TALK Continued from Page 1

"People may say that this war is no business of mine," he said, "but let me say it is. As the situation in Europe patrols will no doubt take heavy grew more tense my feelings toll of the German Air Force. grew in sympathy and when

FULL FORCE Britain declared war against | Air Marshal Joubert mentioned Germany I felt it was in-the fact that after the German evitable Canada would do the large scale attack in France they will need a few days to reorganize" but after that the full force of the Nazl bomber strength will be let loose against Britain.

same.

"WRAPPED IN KILTS" "One fine morning," he con- tinued, "I found myself in Canada and before I knew it I was wrap said, "has already made vast pre- "The British Government," he ped up in kilta. I had enlisted in parations to meet this attack and the Canadian Scottisht"

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that

Scotland, the Board of Education presentatives today. The Bill is ideal that they could not allow to their best weapon against this at-

connes

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Continuing.

the speaker sald

They knew

tack was calm and determination

for the free people of this world is all he knew of the English was extent, to push on to victory.

country relled, to a very large

AN ADVISORY COUNCIL He will be assisted by an Ad

when the time comes Britain's The speaker went on to explain nghting forces will not be found visory Council composed of persons

that Canadians and Americans. of experience in the problems in

saw things in the same light and)

wanting." volved.

CANBERRA, June 20 (Reuter) they all felt they wanted to do important was that the people of Another factor that was very Lord Snell will act as Chairman Mr. R. G. Mensles, the Australian their bit towards fighting for de-Britain had brought themselves to of the Advisory Council, The Premier, presented the Emergency mocracy which was more than the realisation that they must face Parliamentary. Secretaries for Powers Bill in the House of Re-mere state of mind. It was an this attack. the Ministry of Health and the similar to that passed in the House be crushed. Ministry of » Pensions have also of Commons. agreed to serve on the Advisory

Mr. Menzies said: "Everything that before he arrived in England and that it was upon this that the DEEPLY GRATEFUL being defended by the British pea- what he saw of tourists so that Special to H.K, Dally Press Mr. Attlee said that the British pla

when he arrived in England he when the Germans, carited...; out Air Marshal Joubert added that TOKYO. June

20 XHavas) Government was deeply grateful,

We believe Britain will save not had made up his mind to dislike their attacks in Belgium, France, He and his wife got into bed prince Fumimaro Konoye, Pres for the generous ofters received only herself but Europe. She has anything British, with the child's cot beside them.

dent of the Privy Council and from the Dominions and elsewhere done It before in circumstances

Holland and the other areas or Suddenly there was

HIS MIND CHANGED a whistle.

former Premier, intends to resign to

war, they depended upon the noise" maintain and and a boom and the

educate the which, in difficulty. approached

"But before you throw anything made by the bombs to shatter the wrecked around them. He pro-peror Pu Yi ot" "Manchukuo" con-war,

house was his present post as soon as Em-children during the period of the the circumstances of today.

at me let me say that I have nerves of the civilian population. Air Ministry states that yesterday tected his wife as best he could cludes his visit to 'Japan.

"It cannot be done with words (changed my mind. At least This done it was half the, battle The Government considered the and plous sentiments, but only by the British people have changed for them but the speaker said, he afternoon and evening successful and calmed ber down They attacks were carried out by Royal waited till they heard voices, an active role in the single party machinery for the operation of the

Prince Kooye wishes to take establishment of the necessary marshalling every resource we have it

for me," he continued. felt sure the British would not be Air Force bombers on enemy air-When they were dug out, he and movement which at present ap- scheme to be a matter of the ut craft on the ground at an aero- his wife were

only scratch but pears to be at a standstill owing most urgency. drome near Amiens and Rouen. their little girl was killed.

to the delay of Prince Konoye's The hangars were also set on fire.

resignation. Throughout last night military objectives and communications in Ruhr, the Rhineland and West Germany were heavily bombed, One British aircraft was lost.

The anti-aircraft defences went into action and fighter aircraft went up.

At least three of the enemy planes were shot down.»

AERODROME BOMBED

Thu

another communiqué,

AUSTRALIANS ARRIVE

the

Continued from Page 1 port holes, perched on derricks and climbed on to deck houses to catch a first sight of the old Country' and cheered,

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German planes flew over town on the Thames estuary.

For several houre a hospital there had its first test of working while bombs were dropping in the vicinity."

Without exception everyone was magnificent,

Preliminary discussions have al- ready taken place with representa- The efforts of Mr. "Fusanosuke tives of the Government's Domi- Kuhara, President of the Selyukat nions and we have every con- faction, to push his single party fidence in the consent of those campaign seem to have met with Governments and their complete little saccess to date. :

co-operation will be forthcoming at an early"date"

The nurses and doctors and the OVER - CROWDING

whole hospital staff kept calm.

Some of the nurses went round the various wards calming the patients some of whom were seriously

FIGHTERS GO UP... WAR VETERANS

LONDON. June 20 (Reuter)— Hundreds of men

and many The Air Ministry announces that officers are veterans of the last at midnight enemy aircraft crossed the coast at numerous points Mr. G. H. Shakespeare, Under- along the whole line of the East Secretary for the Dominions, wel-Coast," "coming the men in the name of

wart

Warnings were given at a score the United Kingdom Government of points as well as in an area on and all the people of Great Bri- the coast of Scotland; tain, said:

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There will be thrill in every heart and in every home in this country when it is learnt that this magnificent contingent has safely reached our shores,

were sent up,

PÉTAIN GIVES REASONS

IN COLONY

INVESTIGATION ORDERED

issued by the Colonial Secretariat The following communique was

yesterday:-

time on account of the overcrowd

"Anxiety has been felt for some

SINK POLITICAL DIFFERENCESTM

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DEVELOPMENTS

IN

EUROPE

in every part of the British, world" "It was their calm determination intimidated in a similar manner. that did it. They are resolved that

HEAVY TOLL · this is the one war that they can- The speaker said that he beltered not lose and that is exactly how I that the story of the German raids feel."

on Britain would be first con- This American member of the siderable casualties to life and pro- Continued from Page 1′′ Canadian Scottish continued that perty and then the heavy toll, that Referring to the Japanese the British people did not go to would undoubtedly be taken of the bombing of Chungking, he paid war this time for any material invaders, would have its effecti high tribute to the Chinese Air reasons

The German pilots," he said, had "This is one of ideals," he said. already had a sample of the stern Force which engaged the Japanese bombers at odds of often one to "To me this war is not a new one, stuff that our pilots were made of five and. In many cases, fighting it is a continuation of the last and this will cause the fall of continuously from three to six one."

murale in the German forces and hours in the air without respite. It is a good augury for the future that would be the beginning of the

99 BULLETS BREA that everybody is doing something end. Two-thirds of every Chinese-in the British Isles, in the Do-

*If we are going to win this war squadron of nighters were hit by minions and the Colonies.

we will have to stick it out," be Japanese machine-gun fre. At HEART-WARMING SPIRIT

said. "We are in good fettle. The one time a fighter plane, "flown by

"Such a spirit is not only in-will give up before we do and we Germans are, underfed and they Pilot Chow Chi-kai, was hit by 98 fectious it is heart-warming should see that they do. machine-gun bullets.

he added...

d.

ANOTHER APPEAL BY VICEROY SIMILA June 20 (Reuter)-- "It is almost unbelievable," de- For this reason, he said, it was heart and we must, and we wis

"We should endure with "high" last night, the Viceroy. Lord Lin- though cur aircraft suffered some Broadcasting to the people of Indiaclared the Generalissimo, that a relief to be in the Allled Army.

"The real "zatisfaction is that

win through.” *- losses in May and during the last you are doing your bit, no matter

lithgow, said:

or occupying insanitary hovels of war until the safety of all those Japanese bombers raided Chung-

bringing down six bombers." squadron engaged the raiders,

available housing accommodation ed condition of the Colony. All is occupied and large numbers of of India wil whole-heartedly en-Chinese plat was seriously injured will not be lost, for to lose it will the end of a world worth lying I am confident that the people fortnight of this month, not one how small, for this war cannot and is genuine and honest, it will meas -Search-lights have been sweep

people are sleeping in the streets'

dorse the determination of the Bri- and all Chinese aircraft returned mean the end of everything that in." tish Government to prosecute the

safely to their bases. ing the sky and fighter planes the billside.

"One hundred-and-twenty-one With the advent of hot weather the danger of serious things for which we are figntingding recently and a small Chinese epidemics is increasing. Moreover

is secured. owing to the interruption of com-

"No effort will be spared to bring municatione due to the present abour defence arrangements to the normal conditions the importation highest pitch, of certain essential commodities apch as arewood, vegetables and Men from every part of Aus- was

fish has been greatly restricted. tralia and New Zealand are in the

"In the circumstances it is felt the contingent. Some" Australians Today misfortunes have. come.

that steps should be taken with from Port Darwin, in the North I was with you in the glorious out delay to reduce the excess ern Territory are the first men days. As head of the Government population of the Colony and to firm the Reever to take part in an expeditionary force,

"France today is sorely wound- ed, but the fight for freecom will go on."

Thèse men New 3,000 miles across the continent to join the ecnvoy..

Continued from Page 1. given; they have wanted to spare themselves the effort.

I will remain with you in the dark days..

"Stand by me. The fight still goes on. It is for France, the soli of her soll.

Petrol Tanks Set Alight And Hangars Destroyed During Daylight Attacks

LONDON, JUNE 20 (BEUTER)-THE AIR MINISTRY ANNOUN». CES THAT AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND WERE DESTROYED, petrol tanks set alight and bangers wrecked during daylight attacks on two enemy aerodromes in France yesterday by B. A. F. medium. banabera.

At Rouen, 25 enemy aircraft were dispersed round the sero- drome.

The attackers, bombing from sortie which was quickly followed

The Generalissimo revealed that "Let me again appeal for the office was demolished by the Jap- the Chinese National Government temporary sinking of political dif- anese bombing. We held a meet ferences in this time of trial and ing at the National Government for a "united effort in which all office today and even if the Jap- parties, can join for the common anese bombers levelled the entire good."

city of Chungking to the ground our National Government office control immigration. His Excel-

will continue to hold meetings lency the Officer Administering

bere," the Government has accordingly

JAPANESE HOPE appointed a committee under the

Referring to Japanese pamphlets CAIRO, June 20 (Reuter)---The chairmanship of the Attorney Gen-Prime Minister: announced that erailisimo stated that it was the dropped over Chungking, the. Gen- eral to investigate the problem and Egyptian troops have been with-Japanese hope to compel the Chi- the report of this committee is ex-drawn from the Egyptian-Libyan nese to surrender. pected shortly.

ITALIAN ENVOY'S.

DEPARTURE DELAYED

EGYPTIAN TROOPS

WITHDRAWN.

trontier in order not to involve the "There can be no peace, but country in a state of war before surrender, if the Chinese negotiat the Government and Parliament ed for peace now," he declared. had had the opportunity to decide "We must continue to resist even what is in the best interest of the if we are compelled to withdraw country.

Into one province, or one city, CAIRO, June 20 (Reuter)The

However, the Government has where we can still breathe the air departure of Count Mazzalini, not ordered the Egyptian armed of freedom. Our determination Italian Ambassador to Egypt, and forces not to defend themselves, as and unity cannot be shaken," he "other - Italians was unexpectedly self-defence is natural. Ma concluded. .delayed.

It is understood that he has not

yet received final instructions from

Rome to leave Egypt.

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SPANISH POLICE FIND

various heights and in rapid suc- by a still heavier attack in which VAN ZEELAND ON BOMBS IN SWOOP ON

cession, scored numerous direct 12 aircraft on the ground were

hite on the hangars and, tarmac destroyed by high explosive bomba.

and scattered" aircraft..

aircraft burst into" fames...

Beveral Many others were damaged, and

WAY TO LISBON Special To B.K. Daily Press Elts were also scored on two re- MADRID, June 20 (Havas) The In the late evening - another maining hangers and a sudden children of King Leopold, socom- song forces of Blenheim bombers outbreak of fre, which spread panied by 25 Belgian personalities, attacked an enemy-occupied aero- rapidly among the buildings, mig passed through Irun by cez on drome near Amiens,

their way to Lisbon.

HEAVIER ATTACK

SECRET ORGANISATION

MADRID, JUNE - 20 - (REUTER)-BOMBS WERE AMONG THE ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES FOUND BY THE SPANISH POLICE their swoop on members of a marer organisation of a "foreign type" | gested that a petrol dump had

the existence of which, was disclosed last night when a mappe Zan been struck and fuel set alight. Among the well-known Belgians The chiet centres of the or-It is amelally stated that this

Intense anti-aircraft fire from in the party were M. Franzvazigantaationa were

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which is at

One of the three main hangars, heavy calibre batteries all round Cauwelaert, former Minister or da, and Barcelona, and also Madrid the service of foreigners, is now in and large aircraft standing Amiens was experienced but all Public Works and M. Paul van Zee- The organisation Alstarbuted nearby, were set alight in the drst our aircraft returned safety stand former Premier.

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