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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

TERRIFIC AERIAL

CABLE

BATTLE Word "Defeat"

OVER THE CHANNEL

British Fighters Break

Shoot

Attack,

Down Four Nazi Bombers

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter)-There was a terrific aerial battle, miles above the Channel, south-east England yesterday afternoon.

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off

opened åre. Then British When enemy raiders approached the coast, anti-aircraft runs fighters roarded into action. The sky was filled with white blobs from bursting shells and the rat- tle of machine-guns mingled with the roar of the planes' engines. So far one Nazi plane is believed to have been shot down,'

.shore.

Should Be Expunged

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter)-In a presidential address at the an- nual conference of the Mine- workers Federation, Mr. W. Law ther urged that the word "defeat" be expunged from our language.

We

must either Conquer the force of Fascism or go down to a level of abject slavery..

The British Government must

the exercise

same measures against quislings as is employed against the enemies abroad.

.We are resolved to see the struggle through to the end and Four German bombers are now various objectives in north-west there can be no compromise with believed to have been shot down Germany. Two of our bembers the assassins of liberty."

"Eye-Witness" states the battle began when German dive-bombers attacked a convoy off the

We Shall Not by British fighters which broke failed to return

Falter

up

the attack and drove the Last night bombers continued raiders back across the Channel. the attacks. The objectives, In- One German bomber was seen cluded the docks at Hamburg.

dive towards the sea. to

with Bremen. Wilhemshaven and. Em- smoke pouring from it. The plot den, aircraft factories at Bremen the Baled out at a height of about and Deichshausen, all refineries in re-1,000 feet and parachuted down to Monheim and Hamburg. supply factories at Grevenbroich, Gelsen- United the sea..

Eden,

kirchen and Hamburg and goods- yards at Hamm, Osmabruck and Soest.

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter) In a message welcoming. Polish and Czech troops, who cently arrived in the Kingdom Mr. Anthony sald:

The battle ended with a' Spitfire chasing two bombers out to the "From the high seas and from sen. It is believed that it brought

base the air, and from every

of down one of the bombers and operations within the Britlab then went in pursuit of the other.

resolved, with are Empire, we your valuable aid; to attack

the forces overwhelm

and

all

AERODROMES BOMBED Fourteen "enemy aerodromes in Holland and Germany were alsc attacked.

WELCOMED BY AMERICANS

Chur-

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuter) Americans throughout the country Hstened to Mr. Winston chill's broadcast with anxious in- terest and welcomed the ringing confidence which be showed that be and the British nation felt with regard to the outcome of the

war,

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His assurance that Britain was "in good health and heart" and One of our bombers, on the way unlikely to be smitten from, within home, shot down an enemy aght use France carried a welcome er, and all our aircraft returned conviction here, while his Agures · safely. Last night Coastal Comfor the Army and Navy, and his mand aircraft attacked ammuni- indications with regard to sir tion dumps in Harlingen, on the force successes were carefully and Datch coast, and concentrations gratefully noted by Americans of barges in the vicinity of Bruges. Hits were obtained, causing ex- plosions and fires.

One of our aircraft is missing.

GERMAN LOSSES 4 TO 1 Later reports show that three of our British fighters were altogether

fur lost in repelling the enemy at common enemy, and we are

our shipping and the ther resolved never to relinquish tacks on that sacred cause unill your be- coast yesterday, in the course of 12 enemy aircraft were loved country, for which you had which bled, and suffered for so long. has destroyed and another damaged.

An Air Ministry communi- been restored once and for

que states that enemy aircraft, to her own sons and daughters "

which were attacking shipping In the Straits of Dover early yesterday evening, were inter- cepted and five of them-one fighter and four bombers. were shot down into the sea by our fighters. In addition, an enemy bomber was shot down by anti-aircraft fire." One of our fighters was lost. An Air Ministry bulletin states that more barge concentrations at IF THEY INVADE Bruges and St. Pierre, a few miles No indication is given as to north of Bruges, were destroyed where they have been landed. yesterday when Blenheim bombers of the Coastal Command renewed the attack.

CANADIANS GET THERE LONDON, July 15 (Reuter)-The Canadian Department of Defence that the announces in Ottawa Fusiliers Nontroyal (a Montreal infantry regiment) and the Came-. roon Highlanders 1. mounted machine-gun regiment) have at rived safely overseas.

Benes Thanks WAREHOUSES BOMBED

Royal Navy

Nazis Will Be Wiped Out

BRITAIN...

LONDON. July 15 (Reuter)— Measures to wipe out Germina forces trying to invade Britain were referred to in a broadcast talk on Saturday night by Mr. A. V. Al- exander, First Lord of the Ad-

miralty.

REBUTTAL OF CLAIMS

TRADE AN

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SHANGHAI COURT GRANTS WOMAN'S APPLICATION

TELEPHONE NOS, 20075 & 30644.

15-DAYS-OLD BABY, FIRST HONGKONG EVACUEE

Centre of attraction in a Binga- pore hotel recently was 15-days-

THE SEVENTH DESTROYED

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter) The Alr Ministry now" states thist It is confirmed that "a second enemy fighter was shot down in last evening's engagement (over- the Straits of Dover.

This is the seventh enemy: · atr- craft destroyed in this particular engagement.

for five months only when she was asked to evacuate.

Mr. Churchill's facts concerning shipping and food are regarded here as a complete rebuttal of Germany's recent staggering claims of U-boat successes,

action Coming after the

at Oran, Mr. Churchill's expressed

On the application of Mre old Lindal Abbott, who arrived determination to defend London Audrey McKelvey Mallett, repre- with her mother from Hongkong. wicker basket, street by street if necessary is sented by Mr. K. E. Newman, Assia- Lying. snug in a taken at its face value. "

tant Judge P. Grant Jones in. Lindal is the first baby to reach from Hongkong since His whole address has put most M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, on Singapore thinking Americans in better July 8, made an order for her has the evacuation, heart than at any time' since the band, Mr. Frederick Charles Mal- MIA. T. K. Abbott, wife of Dr. "The people are calm, but very French disaster.

lett, to pay her $200 monthly main-Abbott, a health officer in Hong- annoyed about this business of tenance for herself and their child, kang, is on her way to Australia. evacuation, was her only com- INTEREST IN TURKEY ISTANBUL, July 15 (Reuter Mr. Mallett appeared in person. He she had been living in Hongkongment to me. Intense Interest is aroused in was also ordered to pay $100 tʊ- Turkey by Mr. Churchill's broad-wards her legal costs and $67 court rast, which is seen as typical of costs.

forthrightness clarity and which has always appealed to the Turkish people.

his

Mr. Churchill's fearlessness and they

The Blenheims dropped many incendiary boribs and scored direct hits on the barges, and started many fires on the canal

Naval dispositions were such, he LONDON, July 15 (Reuter) In a message to Mr. A. V. Alexander, bank. One pilot, picked up by a

searchlights, said, that they ensured the warm of First Lord of the Admiralty, concentration thanking the British Navy for its bombed that too, his bombs burst-est reception for any seaborne inability to present facts services in evacuating the Czechoing in the middle of a ring of trading forces. slovak Army from France, Dr. Elight. A gunner of another Blen- Benes' says, "The link of gratitude heim fired down the beam of a thus forged between the Czecho-searchlight and extinguished" It."

Much damage was done by a ..slovak Army and the British Navy

gether in the common endeavour." Command during last night when not be sustained.

Mr. Alexander replying. said the pilot bombed the Dutch har- "We know now that by this joint bour at Harlingen. His heavy resistance against the onslaught bombs exploded in the warehouses of the enemy the ties of cominon adjoining and the quay, interest between our two aghting forces have been made unbreak- able."

"

·SPECIFIC_PERFORMANCE Counsel explained that the ap- plication was one for specific per-

formance of a separation agree- ment made between the parties, It are, while at the same time ap was agreed he said, that Mr. Mal- The RAF. will give dimple warn-pealing to the courage and im lett should review the monthly pay- ing of any such expedition.

agination of his hearers, together | ments to Mrs Mallett after six German attempts at blockade by with the clarity of his policy are months. The original payment was making intensified attack on ship- regarded here as exactly the $125, which later was increased to

country to victory as Kemal Mr. Newman told the court that Ataturk did in Turkey.

his client was applying to increase British prestige extremely the payments to $200 or about a high in Turkey at present. Every third of Mr. Mallett's income of British success in the war and sea on the ground that his income every outstanding British, speech was smaller at the time he agree- is prominently displayed in the ment of separation was made. newspapers and eagerly discussed clause in the agreement stipulated in the streets.

|that he would review the payments [periodically....·

draws our two peoples closer to Hudson aircraft of the Coastal ping are only temporary and will qualities necessary to lead the $150 and more recently to $175,

BRITISH SHIPPING Britain is sil handling 2,250,000

tons of shipping each week at her ports. Successful attacks.on ships As he turned away he could see in British convoys are still only at explosion after explosion in the the ratio of one in 631. warehouses which was already in flames.

The blaze was still visible when the aircraft was well out at sea.

The British Isles are still the main stage of our war effort and from the base from which we seek out and destroy the enemy. GERMANY ATTACKED

Although in the last extremity LONDON, July 15" (Reuter)-An we will fight from the Dominions, CAIRO, July 15 (Reuter)-A Air Ministry Communique states the time required for final victory

SMALL POST TAKEN BY ENEMY

British communique states that in that on Saturday evening aircraft will be much shorter if we continue

the northern frontler district our of the Bomber Command attacked to hold this island,."-

garrison is still holding out at

Moyale in the neighbourhood of which severe Aghting continues between Italian and British inforcement...

re

In Somaliland a small frontier post at Abdul Ghadir was attack- ed and captured by the enemy in 'considerable strength,

In the Western Desert casualties 'were again caused to Italian motor transport columns attempting to supply the fort at. Capuzzo.

Mersa Matruh was ineffectively

· bombed.

SHAI BOUNDARY

4

2,000 Exiles

A

At Alexandra anything." She was earning $110

Palace

Mrs. Mallett was called to prove the agreement. She told the court that she was living with her parents and was not paying them

a month the said.

APPLICATION OPPOSED Mr. Mallett, in opposing the ap In the vast central hall of Alex-plication, said he had never refused andra Palace, London, yesterday. I to give his wife more than the or- saw 2,000 victims of

iginal amount mentioned in the German tyranny from the Low Countries, agreement and explained that his CAIRO, July 15 (Reuter) An RAF. communique trying to settle down on their first income of $630 also included high

day of compulsory exile, writes a

cost of living, and was not fixed, Daily Sketch reporter.

herice the reason for his opposition to the application

R.A.F. BOMBERS RAID STORES IN ERITREA

states:

"A formation of our bombers raided stores and bar- racks south of Assab, in Eritrea. Fires were started which could be seen for 30 miles.

"Shipping in Tobruk har- bour was again attacked by our bombers. Full results are

:

WHOLE FAMILIES

Counsel "suggested an order for Whole families of Dutch and defendant to pay his wife a third Belgians, including children in of his income which he said would arms, sat on camp beds; bicycles, obviate the necessity of further re- RAIDING ON perambulators and go-carts were views to the payments under the being trundled in from the recep agreement Mr. Mallett objected, HIS OWN

tion room by police and badged declaring that it would leave him not yet known, but a column

LONDON July 15 (Reuter)-Fe helpers; little vehicles bore loads an insufficient amount to live on of black smoke was observed on the shore after one attack. bomb were dropped in south-east of personal and household belong-e was then ordered to pay $200 BARRIERS DOWN

England last night by a lone raiderings which were all that had been a month and costs of the applica "All our aircraft returned safe:

nying at a great height. Men

saved

tion, subject to an undertaling on Further proof of Shanghal's rely

Buildings were shaken by the ex-I say M, Tamalle, whose father the #mae enemy attempted "two

part of counsel to review the turn to normal was given on July

plosions but apparently there was 18 Director-General of the Baldan payments should there be a de. 10 when the barrier between the night raids and one yesterday

no damage,

State Railways and who arrived International Settlement and Cha-morning on Malta. None of the During a raid by about five in England with a "family"" of eight

crease in his income in the future, raids were successful and there pel was opened at 10 am ̧··

planes today heavy bombs exploded people. A

The Minister of Education, Mr. The barrier." at the corner or were no casualties or damage,

"It is now confirmed that after in a south-east district. The only They comprise himself, wife and North Honan and Boundary Roads

the enemy attack on Wajit on July damage was the shattering of come 8-year-old boy, his "in-laws and Chen Li-fu, and members of his since August 1937, will remain open 11, one enemy fighter was shot. Windows in isolated buldings. Guy Poncelet, aged 14 who was party who are studying adminis daily from 5 am to 10 pm.

wandering around Liege last Fri-trative conditions in the Northwest The agreement for the opening of down by A.A. Dre, the machine There were no casualties.

day while the Germans were ruth provinces, left Lanchow by plané crashing at Derkall this barrier came after lengthy "In the same engagement, an-

MAM Chapelain, Postal lessly bombing the streets,

for Ninghsia province on July 4. The party will return to Lanchow conversations between the Imperial other fighter, after being: attacked Director of Shanghai, was due to

before setting out for Tsinghai Japanese Naval Landing Party and by two Eghters of the Bouth leave Chungking on his return trip

(Kokonor) province to continue the British military authorities and African Air Force, made off with to Shanghal yesterday. Mr. Chape the Shanghal Municipal Council

lain travelled to Chungking to re- Mr. Robert Craf one engine moking badly.AN

"Palestine had its first air port on postal conditions in Cen-Robert Cra

tral China.

dor to ralds yesterday morning, when bombs ware dropped in the

LONDON, July 15 CRenter)-The with neighbourhood of Haifa. ⠀

States Amba

tofn adrid for

The American Consulate Gener-

al at Shanghai will appreciate the receipt of information as to the present whereabouts of Elmer

No details are yet available but United (Alias Almer, alias Hymel) ánder- it is reported that there was some France, Mr. Bullitt, son and James C. Noble

damsge and a few casualties."

Bir their tour of inspection

The engagement in Shanghai Mr. Mark D. Lety of Kobe som Mr. D. M. Levy, of Manchester Ethel-Mansfield (re daughter of Madame Marcel

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DЯ.100 HUMORESKE, Op, 16, No. 7

(Dvorak)

CAPRICE VIENNOIS

DY.SÅ HUNGARIAN, EMAPSODY, 50.7

(List) Part 1.

Friis Kraleler, Piano

(krüdule?)

accomp. Cari Tamson

Igukce Jan Paderewski

Pianoforte Solo

Leopold Stoke ERCİ

HUNGARIAN 2SAPSODY, No. 2- (Last) Part 3.

DR. HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY, NO. I

HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY, No.

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INVITATION TO THE WALTZ (Wabor) Miisa Korjts witR

... VOICES OF SPRING WALTZ (hitranas) Drehastra

JEALOUSY, TANGO TZIGANE

(Jacob. Gade)A

ENTRY OF THE BOYARDS (Halvorson) March

DAVE ONE X189–“Thu Xéw Moon**

LAVRE, COKE HADK. TU ME- "The New Moen?"

DA.100 IO RITA -“Ho Elta”

ONLY A ROSE! Eze. Vagabond King

DA.299 THE SONG OF SONGS (Nom)

AHI BWZET MYSTERY OF LIFE- "Naughty Maristia

Boston Promenadig Dyskertra

Jessie MagDonald' -with robertes

Alabard Crooks, Tenor

Bichard Crocks, Tinor

DA.1828 CASTLES IN THE AIR-Frau Lona" Richard. Croske, WALIZ BONG¬ts. Walta DreamTM«. Taner

Soprano

DA.1104 BOLBR(Les Filles de Cadia (Deliina) Amalite Galil-aurel

SONG OF BILA!! Bakke? HUMORESQUE

AR PARKING (Lemare)

DA: 744. ALOHA OR (Farewell to three)

Prix Erelaler, Violin with Plano

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·DA. 148 BOUVENIK (Didis)

CHANSON BAND TABOLES Op. 1o.

DA.1377" GUITARE, On, No.2

71

Fritz Kreidler, Violin with Plane

ALT WIEN Heifets, Piano accomp, by Arpad Šundov DA. 172 CHANSON ABABB-/Babeherazada

CHANSOS HINDOUE-(Sadko)

DA 975 SOUVENIE (Drdha)

....ULD YOLKS AT HOME

Friis Erdster, Violla with elano

Friss Krolfer, Violin with Piano

́DA,170 „ESTRELLITA (STAZ OP LOVE) "Melody of Touth “

„HOBA' STATAGO “dody of Teath"

and

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GP Dorothy Lamour with Orcbeeben

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