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STERN OBJECTIVE UNDERLIES ROTARIANS LISTEN TO EACH REPORT OF OPERATIONS

BY BRITISH PLANES

DETERMINED BID TO COUNTER GATHERING TIDE OF NAZI FORCES

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LONDON, July 9 (Reuter)-Waves of bombers crossing the North Sea Channel day and night are making a determined bid to counter the gathering tide of German forces which could be used for invasion of Britain.

"This stern objective clearly underlies each report of opera- tions by Bomber and Coastal Command aircraft and by planes of the Fleet Air Arm in the past week." writes Reuter's air cor- respondent.

"Particularly noticeable among | Messerschmitts

before

KING'S MESSAGE TO PEOPLE OF CHANNEL IS.

LONDON, July 9 (Router)-It is learned here that the King has sent the following message to the Bailiffs of Jersey and Guernsey on | the withdrawal from the Channel

Islands:

"For strategic reasons. It has been found necessary to withdraw the armed forces of the Crown

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TALK ON WAR TACTICS Hitler's Dwindling Supplies

Will Turn The Scales

Continuing his 'a'ddress on Sun Tzu's principles of war at yester=" day's luncheon meeting of the Hongkong Rotary Club, Mr. Henry Peterson who gave the first part of his talk a few weeks ago, fur- ther compared the methods pursued by Hitler with those advocated“ by the ancient Chinese military experts.

There was a large gathering of members and frienus present in- cluding Messrs. G. A Haynes of Shanghai, L. O. Davis, E. w. Davies. and W. J. Knight of Hongkong." Visiting Rotarians present were Mr. George Fitch of Chungking, Mr. J. Paradise of Calro and Mr. R. G. Agnew of Chengto, who conveyed the greetings of their respective clubs.

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The chairman, D. annur Woo, announced that the Clab had re- the Rotary Club of Liverpool.

NATIONAL STRENGTH

Sunday's from the Channel Islands. I deep the targets selected, as the danger engagement was. on July 3, whenly regret this necessity and will ceived a flag and greetings from Strength, the gigantic new factor of combined 'ses and air invasion the RAF bombed troop-carrying assure my people in the Islands,

TACTICAL MOVES Increases, in ratio to the state of and other aircraft aground on the that, in taking this decision, my

Commencing his address, Mr. tides and favourable dying wea-airfields in Holland and Belgium Government has not been un- mindful of their position, and it ther, have been naval and air "Other significant targets, since is in their interests, that the step Peterson said that the difficulty of bases. Shattering attacks

have marshalling yards and similar tar should be taken in the present tactical manoeuvring consists in been launched despite recent gets fell from former high impor-circumstances.

turning the devious into the direct breaks of the weather, and pressed tance, have been oll tanks. re- "Long association, of the Islands and misfortune into gain The home In the face of ferce anti-fineries, aircraft factories,

ses with the Crown and the loyal ser-natural formation of the coun. aircraft opposition.

plane bases, docks, river and canal vice your people have rendered try 13 the soldier's best ally; but "Encouraging, to say the least, traffic. and enemy patrol vessels. my ancestors and myself, are

the power of estimating the ad- has been the record of British Tons of high explosives and guarantees that the link between versary, of controlling the forces losses which the Air Ministry bul-cendiary barbs were unloaded

us will remain unbroken, and I of victory, and of shrewdly cal- letins have shown a bare total of and have, I understand, caused a know the people in the Islands culating difficulties, dangers and 14 aircraft from July 2 to the substantial amount of damage and will look forward, with the same distances, constitutes the test of week-end, although action was disorder to the Naal war machine, confidence as 1,do today, when the a great general.

where it is least easily replenish resolute fortitude with which we ed, although only the future will face our present difficulties, will show how serious this has been.

reap the reward of victory."

continuous.

NAZI SHYNESS "The Nazi Air Force shyness in "At Home, the Fighter Com- regard to aerial combat, even in mand is shouldering similar heavy defence over their own or occupied responsibility in countering the territory, was illustrated by the enemy's exploratory raids-now almost complete absence of enemy reinforced by fighter protection-- fighter opposition, either by day prior to the expected blitzkrieg, or by night. The last. recorded with success as the mounting to- action between our raiders, and tal of the raiders are shot down."

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Hitler's Dream Is To Be Big Industrial Power

(Cont'd From Page 1)

Admiral Sir Barry Domville

LONDON, July 9 (Reuter)—Ad-

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So, finally, we come to Nation)

of victory today, in fact, its decid- ing factor. which might be illus trated in this way: or two nations at war, the one that cannot main- tain an equal power against the enemy through poorer natural and economic resources or man power. will lose the war, other factors be- ing equal

There is no doubt on which side lles National Strength, yet can Hitler Blitzkrieg ... Britain before Britain's National Strength and his own dwindl- ing supply of oil and other vital materials tip the balance dis- astrously against him? Germany's basic strength is that Yet for Hitler is one of these. seven years he had only timid poli- ticians to oppose him, but at last he has met another 'amateur sol- dier as ruthless and gifted with vision as himself-Winston Chur- chill.

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On the attack by fire, Sun Tzu writes words that me indeed our- ing todayjust substitute bomb for flaming arrows. There are five ways of attacking with fire. The first is to burn soldiers in their cump, the second is to burn stores, the third is to burn baggage-trains, the fourth is to burn arsenals and magazines and the fifth is to hurl

Sun Tzu says that the acme of dropping fire amongst the enemy."

excellence is not to see victory only THE SPY SYSTEM The last chapter casted The when it is under one's nose. "Let miral Sir Barry Domville, former Use of Spies, of whom there are us look into the future. By the chairman of "The Link" an or- five classes: The Local spies em- spring, the British-tum-American ranisation formed in 1933 to pre-ploying the services of the inhabi-Air Force will wipe the Axis Air mote Anglo-German friendship, tants of a district; the inward Force from the sky. and Lady Domville have been in- spies making use of officials of termed under the Defence Regula the enemy; converted sples-get- ting hold of the enemy's sples and using them for our own purposes; doomed spies doing certain things openly for purposes of deception and surviving sples-those who bring back news of the enemy's camp. Spies are a most important element in war, because on them depends an army's ability to move,

Every one of Hitler's methods

tions."

Admiral Domville has been in the Royal Navy for over 40 years,

rapid changer imposed by new in-been able to prevail against the ventions, and which has suddenly tireless enterprise and ghting and was the eldest son of Admiral been subjected to the searching efficiency of its British adversary." Sir Compton Domville. test of a war on a titantic scale...

FIVE CUPS ADAYA. During the last wär he served "Two ounces of ter a week in H.M. ships Miranda, Tipperary, sounds little, but it is enough," Lightfect. Arethusa, Carysfort and They states the Daily Mail, referring to Centaur. Promoted Captain in

the tea' rationing.

Like the Royal Navy, the tasks of the Air Force are manifold and

of the greatest diversity. spread into .continents and they have to be carried out in condict with not one, but two of the most powerful air forces in the world. "It is no little thing that, in such a contest, the R.AF. has more than held its own. The Germans vaunted them- selves of possessing an invin- cible air power-invincible both "in magnitude and in quality.

"That claim has already been discredited as to quality and its superiority in numbers has not,

1916 he was first in the Curacoa "It means about five cups a day and then in the Plans Division of which should be sufficient for any-the Naval Staff. He became Chief body. The new rationis announced of Staff of the Mediterranean: yesterday' are reasonable necessary. They will hardship."

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and Fleet in 1922. and retired in 1936 cause, noi with the rank of Admiral, He

wrote the preface to a book "The Case for Germany" which British publishers refused to issue and

CONSTITUTION OF FRENCH STATE... · BERLIN, July 9 (Reuter) The following resolution is to be sub mitted by M, Laval at today's meeting of the French National stitusion of the French State.

which was subsequently published In Germany for distribution in

Assembly, according to an "official"

The constitution will safeguard

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is here; he is merely reviving a technique "as old as corded warfare. itself, while the Allied Governments may be in- terested to know how the an- cient Chinese dealt with Fifth. Columnists-they bolled them

alive.

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· THEN BRITAIN'S SUPER. MECHANISED ARMY, WING- ED WITH 30,000 UNMOLESTED FLANES, WILL MARCH TO BERLIN, EVEN IF THE RUS- SIANS DO GET THERE FIRST, AND HAVING HAD PERHAPS TO RACE THE AMERICAN” ARMY THERE.

SHANGHAI MURDER MISTAKE

CHUNGKING. July 9 (Central) -Tung Shun-piao, a well-known accountant, was shot and killed in

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(Continued from Page 1) A meeting of the Kowloon AT SUPREME COURT Union Church Club will be held today in the Church Hall at 8 pm. Never in the history of the Supreme Court, perhaps, had so Mr. F. J. Brand, of Shanghai, many members of the fair sex was an arrival in Hongkong yes flocked to the precincts of the terday from the South.

of the Courts of Justice as yester-

day when many hundreds called

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Mr. J. A. McKinney, of the

to register under the notification Shanghai Power Co., was a pas published on Monday.

senger through Hongkong yester-

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"Altogether a total of over 1,500 day on his way to the South.. called in the course of the day, the figure being made up of men (over 55 years) women and chil- dren, British subjects, other than of the Chinese, race,

Registration will be continued today when another rush is ex- pected..

'CHINESE AND PORTUGUESE

At While the workers

the

The Bible Conference of the Bethel Mission, which opened on Monday, was continued yesterday and will be resumed today and to- morrow at 10.30 am. on each day.

No Food, No Vichy despatch to the German the rights of labour, of family and has proved himself Baster chin, secretary of the chinese and at the offices of the Shum-kong yesterday, accompanied by

Materials

FINE PROSPECT FACES NAZIS. LONDON, July 9 (Beuter)-With reference to Germany's domination of France, neither France nor

and of the Fatherland.

of Deception.

The Rev. J. L Wilson, Dean of St. John's Cathedral, will address the Hongkong Rotary Club at ita FIVE PRONGS Deception, said the speaker, has Rue Lafayette, French Concession. Supreme Court were busy coping next meeting on Tuesday, July 15, England. He is a personal friend five prongs: Surprise, speed, attack in Shanghai yesterday, according with the rush, registration was on "The Emith of Smith's." of Hitler.

at selected points and time; phyto a Shanghai report.

also going on in full swing in two

Mr. M. St. J. Walsh, director, sical as well as merul camouflage

It is believed that the killing other centres, at the Portuguese and confusion of the eteiny. Hit was a mistake, as the assassin Consulate where members of that Yee Tsoung Tobacco Distributors, ler has had that for a Blitzkrieg took Mr. Tung for Mr. Tao La community recorded their names, Ltd., Shanghai, arrived in Hang-

official News Agency:"

Rate-payers Association of the Inchun Rural Welfare Centre where Mrs. Walsh. The National Assembly confera The constitution shall be rated

whose members of the Chinese com- In fact, up to the conquest of ternational Settlement. on the Government of the Re-by the Assembly, the news agency France, Hitler had every one of name is in the "black 1st" recent-munity destring evacuation regis- Mr. J. E. M. Omund, of the Les Iter School and Institute of Tech public, signature of co-authority, claims that the French Assembly Sun Tzu's seven factors of victory ly published by the Wang Ching- tered. with Marhsal Petain for the pur adopted a bill for a reform of the on his side--the Moral Law, Gen. wel regime. Tung and Tao lived

The figures were were approxi-nical Education, Shanghai, passed pose of drawing up a new con- constitution' by 385 votes to three.eralship, the Geometrical Element, in the same house,

mately 600 and 150 at these two through Hongkong yesterday, ac- assassin Discipline, Armed Strength, Train- The

companied by Mrs. Omund - and Wei Kao-ming centres respectively

infant ing and Reward and Punishment, was wounded by policemen and But how well can these seven subsequently arrested. He confes- many, supported by Italy, and sed that he was instructed by the

Due factors stand between Ger- bogus regime to carry out the as- the British Empire, backed by

sassination. America and supported by the French Colonial Empire?

JAPAN NOT SATISFIED

Europe is self-sufficient in food WITH BRITISH REPLY

and raw materials for agriculture. Moreover, the harvest has been reduced by the 'severe winter, the withdrawal of manpower and the destruction caused by Invasion, and the food problem next winter is very serious,"

France produces only two-thirda

Army Will Insist On A Renovation Of Policy

TOKYO, July 9 (Reuter) The Hachi Shimbun de of the requirements of coal and clares that the interview between Mr. Arita, the Japanese

At once the whole strategical as- pect is changed by the new Geote- trical Mement, involving water.

----Yet first. what is the Axis" piro”. blem? The conquest of Britain by.. the autumn For even by Novem

remforcement of American" and Canadian aircraft will give her air equality, for ME

Germany must supply 25,000,000 Foreign Minister and Sir Robert Craigle, the British Amber, with Britain unconquered, the tons annually and except bauxite, bassador to Japan, clarified that Britain refuses to accept France does not produce the non- the Japanese demands in toto. ferrous and steel-alloy metals that

lacks. The textile in- It asserts, "should Britain continue to refuse the Jap- COLOSSAL TASK AHEAD German let thout an anese demands, Japse will attain her objective by, taking effective measures literally. It is understood that she is already determined on this course of action, and concrete measures are now being seriously discussed by the Navy and the Foreign Office authorities,"

materials,"

NOT COMPULSORY

to the war, and to the late As some misunderstanding weer arrival of papers, the Local Com- to have arisen in regard to the mercial Examinations, conducted Tung, a native of Ninggo, was recent amendment to the Registra by the Faculty of Secretaries, concurrently manager of the Tation of Persons Ordinance, the Institute of Commerce and Facul- Li Exchange Shop.

Turning Off The Heat

authorities issued a communique ty Teachers in Commerce, London;

are now postponed to July 15,

resterday which reads: appeared are now

"Cominent which has appeared

In the Press regarding the recent The loss of a leather handbag amendment to the Registration of containing an American Express Persons Ordinance has led to some Travellers Cheque for U8.550 was misunderstanding, dan Pe

reported to the police by Mies

"The principal object of the Fairfax Cholmeley of Robinson MERCURY DROPS measure is to obtain information Road. It was stated to have been on which plans for the evacuation lost between the 11 mile beach 11 POINTS

of women and children can be and the Peninsula Hotel on Buh- In to notice bombing alone.

People who were complaining of based; but the opportunity has day. M cannot conquer Britain. To achieve

Held every Tuesday, the seventh OIL, THE WEAKNESS

this Hiller, and Mussolini must do the "tropical heat" early yester-also been taken to obtain a com- The chief weakness is ofl. Nor

three things by November. First day morning welcomed the "res- plete register of British subjects, to wipe Britain's air power from pite" brought about by the heavy including men over 56 years of age, service of intercession at St. An- mally the European countries, for

the sky, and then sink three-quar. rains that felt in the afternoon, "There is no suggestion of the drew's Church took place yester which the Nazis are directly or in-

Stressing that at the time when army's insistence on the renovaters of Britian Fleet together with for between the hours of 10 am, compulsory evacuation of men, and day at 6.00 p.m., with Rev. R directly responsible, consume an the fate of Britain and Europe was tion of Japan's foreign policy, on nually 27,000,000 tons which can-

shipping, or be will be unable to 11 degrees in the temperature. cluding those registered as nurses, charge of the service. There was not be reduced to below 18,000,000 very precarious, the British Gov- the basis of the present "golden at least 15.000.000 tons of Allied and 4 pm there was a drop of a certain number of women in Higgs, Vicar of St. Andrew's in

ernment had adopted a "positive" opportunity."

land and maintain a sufficient Although to the ordinary man will be given exemption, either no sermen, but special prayers in

connexion with the without crippling industry and attitude towards Japan the Ko-, BERLIN TALKS

Europe were said by Ray Higgs, *** trade.

kumin Shimbun, organ of the TOKYO, July 9 (Reuter) In-force and be sure of meumicient in the street this drop may sound permanent or or temporary!

resistance.

something like a phenomenon, Europe, apart from Rusala, te army, says that the entire Japan-terest has been aroused by the

Against Britain in a straight officials at the Royal Observatory unable to produce this quantify ese nation has a feeling of in-interview yesterday afternoon of Rumania producing 6,000,000 tons dignation, because Britain's pro- the chief of the Japanese Econo fight only discipline is in Hitler's regarded it as "nothing unusual greater than Germany, output and Chiang Kai-shek activities have nic Mission, to Italy and former favour. But he must break down for this sort of weather. all the other sources cannot ex-been enhanced and it is likely that Foreign Minister, Mr. Safo, and the highly specialised British Fleet, It was further explained that teed 5,000,000.

this indignation will reach the the Japanese Ambassador to Ger- and as regards generalship while the maximum recording of 88 de- France, Albanis Hungary and ignition point,"

many, Mr. Kurusu, with Herr von strategically he has the initiative, grees F. was just ordinary, July Estonia can produce about 300,000 "GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY". Ribbentrop, German Foreign Min- that is counter-balanced by both weather and the big fall was tons each but even if the whole The newspaper assails Mr. Arita, ister, reports the Nicht Nicht from the strategical and tactical skin of mainly caused by the cooling ef-

3. British seamanship

fects of the rains, of the Rumanian entput is retain because his diplomacy always Berlin ed in Europe, Germany has only concentrated on avoidance of The effect of the new European As regards morale, while fanatt-In this com about 12,000,000 tons which is infriction with Britain and the situation on the Far East, future clams and the tush or victors have plained that y in the German downpour at sumcient to deploy the whole mit United States, and now threatens co-operation between Japan and raised harn

im-forces to the highest pitch, deter Monday the tary strength agains; Britain or to to develop a serious domestic Germany and many other

fofo the six points” in The War Minister will portant issues were said to have mina mamtain sit Indeunitely on the issue,

minutes -shortly-convey to the Premier, the been present level,

The Relena May

open to members in from Mondays to

MINEFIELD EXTENDED

am. to 12.30 pm. days from 9am, CRISTOBAL July 9 (4 The live minefield sowed by the Mondays, Wed United States at both terminals of days, the Libe the Panama Canal Zone is report in the

5:45 pm Was ex- ed to have been extended

heavy The Canal Zon anthorities are Fridays

on now said to be

Fary precautions for

merchant shipping