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"Hongkong Daily Presa"-July 9, 1940.
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G. BRITAIN BRITAIN'S REPLY CAUSES SOME DISSATISFACTION IN TOKYO AND
RELATIONS NOT ANTI-AIRCRAFT AND FIGHTER RECONSIDERATION IS REQUESTED
BROKEN OFF
LONDON, July. 8 (Reu- ter)-Reuter's diplomatic correspondent learns from official French circles in London that the French. Embassy this morning has still not received any Information from their Government regarding the breaking off of di-
plomatic relations be- tween France and Great Britain.
The correspondent adds that it is difficult to un- derstand this as the delay in telegraphic communi- cation does not average more than 24 hours.
IN OLD MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, July 8 (Reuter)---- The Anal count of the election casualties was given at a total of -47 dead throughout the "country.
President Cardenas personally intervened to stop a fight in a main avenue after six persons were killed and 17 wounded by machine- gun, fire,
STRENGTH IS PROVED
GERMAN FORMATIONS BROKEN AS with the reply and urged the British Government to reconsider the matter.
ers.
PLANES CHASED OUT TO SEA
LONDON, JULY 8" (BRITISH WIRELESS)-THE STRENGTH" OF BRITAIN'S FIGHTER AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES WAS AGAIN DEMONSTRATED LAST NIGHT WHEN ENEMY RAIDERS IN THE NORTH-EAST OF ENGLAND WERE DRIVEN OFF AND WHEN, AS ANNOUNCED IN AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE ISSUED EARLY THIS MORNING, THREE GERMAN FIGHTERS WERE SHOT DOWN OFF. THE SOUTH-EAST COAST OF ENGLAND WITH THE LOSS OF ONLY ONE RAF. MACHINE.
According to press reports describing the aerial battlepers intercepted the enemy and off the south-east coast, RAF. fighters encountered and shot down ones of their aircraft. attacked a number of German bombers supported by fight-Nine civilians were killed and one
wounded. Many bombs were dropped but, from the land, It ap- ** On the previous might the peared that they all fell into the sea.
enemy carried out another rald. The fight began over the coast and was then continued bat only slight damage was done over land. The raiders also met with fierce AA gun fire, and one civilian was injured. One AS THE RAF. FIGHTERS WENT INTO THE FRAT enemy aircraft reported to have THE GERMAN FORMATION OF BOMBERS AND FIGHT-been brought down by AA fire. ERS WAS BROKEN UP AND THE PLANES CAME TO GRIPS AT A HEIGHT OF SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET. THE ENGAGEMENT LASTED FOR SOME TIME BEFORE TH GERMAN PLANES WERE ALL DRIVEN OFF.
According to these reports four, derous Are. No bombs were drop- bombs were dropped in open coun- ped.
try by a lone raider which appear- An Air Ministry communique ed over the north-eastern area of says: "RAF. "aircraft carried out England last night. There were no extensive daylight reconnaissances casualties. RA.F. fighters went up over Germany on Sunday. and chased the German bomber
He reached the leaders of the factions through rushing the fee-out to sea.
ing crowds and finally calmed
them.
TERRIFIC FIRE
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"THE ENEMY AERODROME AT ESCHWEGE, IN CENTRAL GERMANY, WAS SUCCESSFUL- LY ATTACKED. TWO OF OUR AIRCRAFT ARE MISSING."
MALTA RAIDED"
TOKYO, July 8 (Reuter)-Bir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador to Tokyo, this afternoon communicated to Mr. Arita, Japanese Foreign Minister, the British reply to the Japanese representations on the transport of materials through Burma and Hong- kong.
According to a Foreign Office spokesman, Mr, Arita expressed deep dissatisfaction
Regarding the question of transportation of military
REPLY EXPECTED materials through Hongkong, the British reply stated that the Hongkong Government had strenuously prohibited TOKYO, July 8 (Reuter)-- such export, therefore the British Government belleved Sir Robert Craigie, Britti they were meeting the Japanese demands.
Ambassador, has informed the for
The reply stated that the question of prohibiting the Japanese Vice-Minister transportation of military supplies had been considered Foreign Affairs that he ex- but since Burmese and Indian products were found among pected that the British reply such goods, it was naturally difficult to prohibit legal trade. to the Japanese request for the suspension of transportă- Moreover, judging from last year's record, the rainy tion of war materials season began at the end of June and consequently the China via the Burma route amount of goods transported until September through that would arrive in Tokyo early territory would not reach even a tenth of the normal this week. quantity.
Now
LITTLE ACTIVITY Chinese Nationals
Begin To Register
LONDON, July 8 (Reuter)-The
Air Ministry states there was little enethy activity over our coast last night.
Bombs were dropped only at two points on the north-east coast j where some houses were damaged. There were a few casualties, none of which weresujous,
Enemy aircraft, which approach- ed, another north-east area, were The United States liner Washing- also driven off by the terrific anti- ton left Galway for New York with aircraft gun fire from ground bat- are going teries. The German planes were 1,700 Americans who home from Great Britain, says picked up in the beams of search-Cairo says: "During the raid on
lights and were subjected to a.mur-Malta yesterday morning our fight-morning. One shop and two houses
Reuter.
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An R.A.F. communique issued in
PROMPTED BY THE NAZIS!
LONDON, July 8 (Reuter)-The Admiralty officially denies the re-
allegations ported French
Three of ouughters.failed; te return from pat. It is confirmed 3 third enemy bother was shot, down yesterday, making seven air- craft destroyed yesterday. In ad- dition at least one other enemy fighter was probably destroyed.
Several persons, are believed to have been killed in a daylight raid on a south-west England town this were demolished and several other shops badly shattered.
About 100 incendiary bombs were dropped on a north-east England town this morning many of which fell in the fields.
Just To Ascertain How Many Want To Go
Registra
to
Sir Robert called "on the Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, in the afternoon and discuss-" ed pending. Anglo-Japanese issues, notably the stoppage of the transmission of war materials to Chungking vis Hongkong · and Burma, and also the withdrawal of the British forces in Shanghai.
It is understood that the British Ambassador has wide discretion in dealing with the very delicate issues involved.
Ging accordance with the plan: Up to the present he has. annåunced last week emamented yesterday afternoon at the office not indicated whether # solu- the Shumchan Bural Welfare Centre.
tion has been reached.
The purpose of the registration is to ascertain the number of Chinese who wish to be evacuated to parts of Free' China should compulsory evacuation be ordered by the Hongkong authorities.
A constant stream of people fled | up the three nights of stars lead- ing to the registration cfice yes- terday, where the work was done by volunteer workers. Registration will continue today and tomorrow between 4 and 6 pm.
The address of the Centre is Room 329 Prince's Building, third floor. Access is from the Des DAYLIGHT FLIGHTS LONDON, July 8 (Reuter)-An Voeux Road entrance.
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- PORTUGUESE ACTION that Air Ministry communique states
Three Years Of War
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SITUATION IS REVIEWED CHUNGKING, July 8 (Reater)
CHUNGKING BOMBED AGAIN
CHUNGKING," July 3 (Reuter)~~a. Over 100 Japanese aircraft, in four western groups. bombed the suburbs of Chungking this after- noon.
SPEEDING UP COLONY'S WAR CONTRIBUTION
The first and second groups. bombed the section of the western. British forces machine-gunned that carried out ex- The Up to May this year Japanese suburbs immediately outside the Meeting Held In Hotel To
In Hotel To French sailors, either on the deck tensive daylight reconnaissances yesterd Acting Consul for Portugal casualties totalled 1,608,000 killed West Gate, below Consular Lane Discuss Ways And Means
A special sub-committee appointed to co-operate with representatives of the various communities, National or- ganisations and similar bodies in the Colony in efforts to raise money and in other ways aid the Empire at war was announced yesterday by the Hongkong War Effort Committee.
The announcement came in the course of a speech by Major C. M. Manners, chairman, before a meeting of the Committee held yesterday evening in the Jacobean Room of the Hongkong Hotel.
The members of the special sub-committee which will seek to establish liaison with all organisations interested in the work of the Hongkong War Effort Committee are the Rev. J. R. Higgs, Mr. Lam Ming-san and Mrs. R. Langley.
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The third group bombed the Sec- of the Dunkerque or when they were over Germany yesterday.
Portuguese women and children to and wounded while 83 per cent of trying to abandon ship." The Ad- An enemy aerodrome in central register their names should com- Japan's able-bodied men have al-tion further west along the south
ready been conscripted.
bank of the Chialing River, while miralty declares the French allega Germany was successfully attack-pulsory evacuation be enforced.
This statement appears in the the fourth group laid bombs along tions were clearly dictated to the ed. Two of our aircraft are miss-
Arrangements for such evacua- French Government by the Gering.
tion have been made by the Concourse of an exhaustive and detail- the north bank of the Yangtze, man Propaganda Ministry,
sulate. For the time being. Por-ed resume of important battles in many of the bombs landing in the Machine-guns were not ased by
tugese women and children in the Sino-Japanese war in the past river. any British aircraft at Oran nor
possession of cedulas are requested three years by Gen. Ho Ting-ching Chinese anti-aircraft batteries J remained silent, leaving the sky during the second attack against
to attend at the Consulate. Bank Chinese War Minister.
The Japanese, according to Gen. free for Chinese figuers, who ate the Dunkerque by the Fleet Air
of East Asia Building, before noon
Bo, used 25 divisions at the be- tacked the raidem every time they Arm.
LONDON, July 8 (Reuter)-One on Thursday for registration.
ginning of the war which was later appeared over Chungking. " Spitfire pilot of the RAF Fighter
increased to 29, divisions and then Command shot down two Mes-
to 33 divisions. serschmitt 109's over the English Channel last night, made attacks
When Nazis Tell Stories
SPITFIRE'S SUCCESS
THEY EXAGGERATE!
El test
A fellow pilot of the same
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BORDER SITUATION IS QUIET
On the other hand, he continues China had 2,000,000 soldiers at the beginning of the war but the totaj has now been increased to 5,000,000
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on three more before returning The situation along the border unscathed to his base, states an was yesterday stated to be quiet. Air Ministry bulletin.
It is unofficially learned that a and several more millions are now He first attacked and complete-section" of the Japanese force on under training.
Up to May this year, Gen. Ho LONDON, July 8^. (Reuter)—A seven enemy fighters. The first owing to flooded conditions of the adds, Chinese troops captured 750 In his speech, Major Man- circular letter to the various or-
į field guns, 3,300 machine guns and ners referred to the evacua-ganisations would shortly be sent German communique issued today three broke away, but the pilot country.
On the other hand, the force at 69,000 rifles. tion of women and children seeking the nomination by these stated that the total of British air followed one of the other almost
** GREATLY AUGMENTED from the Colony during the organisations for members to serve losses yesterday were 14 planes, down to sea level and after three Shataukok is understood to have
including ten Splifires fighters, in short bursts this Messerschmitt been reinforced, and now there are. When the Sino-Japanese war past week and said that this on such a committet.
broke out three years ago China had thrown out of gear the sald
The Chairman, in his speech, the fight over the Channel
fell on its side and crashed into about 100 Japanese in the town. Authoritative comment in Lon-the ses
had not quite 209 divisions, in- many schemes the Committee Ladies and Gentlenes, as you don was that the German account
LETTERS TO cluding the provincial troops, but LEFT FORMATION
now the number has been greatly. had commenced work upon. know, this Hongkong War, Effort of yesterday's dog aght over the
EVACUEES
augmented, declared. Gen. Pai Major Manners read also four committee was elected to support Channel is another case of “Nazi letters received by the Committee the S.C.MP. Fund for the purchase multiplication by ten. The battle squadron saw another Messersch Letters to Hongkong evacuees Sung-hel, Director of military in answer to communications to of War Materials, and this meeting occurred within sight of the Eng- mitt leave the formation and dive now in Manila may be addressed training of the National Military
Counell His Excellency the Omeer Ad- has been called to initiate and co-lish coast and was watched by toward the sea He followed, Arto them as follows: ministering the Government, to ordinate methods of raising these thousands of spectators.
ing bursts and he saw it hit the
"Today mobile, units alone total HE. the Commander-in-Chief, to funds.
over 1,090,000 men. China bas a Against the German losses of sea.
reserve force of 4,000,000 men. H.E. the General Commanding and
At the first meeting of the Exe three fighters and one, bomber, Another squadron chased
There are over 50,000,000 men of to the Chairman of the British.
right over the cutive Committee B number of the British losses were one Aght Messerschmitt
military age of which 30,000,000 Legion in respect of establishing sub-committees were appointed; er the second fighter lost in the French coast, scoring repeated
Present at the meeting were re-the sub-committee appointed to defence of Britain since the war hits and sent the twin-engined Kive at the moment," said the have already received preliminary German fighter plunging into the Postmaster General, Mr. R. A training. The majority of the Ist-
Forrest, to pressmen yesterday. Įter are available now. presentatives of benevolent and co-operate with representatives of began.
the various communities. National For the loss of these two, the se
Preparations for the erection of In the new demand for officers other associations, representing several nationalities. In the course organisations and similar bodies in British bag of German attacking Shortly before this the last ma-sandbag barricades at various rub-new schools have been opened, in- machines for the same period is shite had shot down a British ic buildings were begun by the an-cluding a transport and supply of the meeting a suggestion was the Colony consisted of:-
112
machines certain, plus 25 Hurricane.
thorities yesterday, A
school, a mechanised units school, damaged which may well have It is authoritatively stated in At the Colonial Secretariat, Bu-a cavalry school, an infantry falled to reach homé.
Calzo that in yesterday's air raid preme Court, Post Office and school and eight branches of the on Alexandris, enemy raiders Volunteer Headquarters large num- Central Military Academy (the were driven of, thanks to the roodbers of workmen were engaged in West Point of China). Ten thou- sand graduates from the two co-operation of the Anglo-Egyp-Failing sandbags, taip anti-aircraft defence, it be it is understood that sandbag zuerilia staff training institutes added that the bombe dropped barricades will be erected in due have been sent to dinèrent
arcasă caused no damage or CHP
Course, In other areas
such Baison. "
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THE REV. J. R. HIGOS, DAMR. LAM MING FAN,
MRSE, LANGLEY.
The Evacuation of Women and Children from the Colony during
put forward by Rev.. Higgs. for the formation of a Central Committée, fully representatives of all com- munities and organisations in the Colony, to assist in Hongkong's war effort
the past week has thrown some are not going to allow this to slow CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH of our proposed schemes out of up the work we have undertaken; ~~~Replying to this auggestion, gear, but lots of things have bees new methods of procedure wir
Major Manners said that a second thrown out of gear intery and we (Cont'd Page 1, Cols.
In
Mrs/Miss
British Evacuee,
c/o, Post Office, Manila. This is the best advice I can
Fighting was especially. Devere when the fourth group of raiders were over the city.
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PAGE 2-Volunteer Orders; Po Leung Kuk Committees; "Ad-. ditional Registration of Per Bons; Crossword puzzle: US, Baseball Results: Fanling Golf, wh PAGE 3-Diary of Coming Events; Radio Programmer: Korda Plans More Filma Cinema Newa... PAGE 4-Wergand Plan Too
Late: China War Anniver sary: Fifth Column France; Dog-fight Over. Channel
PAGE 5-Man tells of Destre To Attack Round the Police Courts: HK. Tension Reflect ed in Shangbal: BWO. Fund Statement.
PAGE 6Leading Article, Far Eastern Dramatics: Political Training. In China, Corre pondence.
PAGE 7—Cable News from Parts of the World, wa PAGE 8 Eingapore Blac
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