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"Hongkong Daily Press," July 29, 1940.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1940.

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KOWLOON VICAR ON NUNNERY BLENHEIMS RAID GERMAN

DISCRIMINATION

“WILL TAKE LONG TIME BEFORE

COLONY LIVES THIS DOWN”

Discrimination in the evacuation of women and chil- dren from Hongkong found comment from the pulpit yes- terday morning in a service broadcast from St. Andrew's "Church, Kowloon.

Speaking on the sea of racial prejudice, the Vicar, the Rev. J. R. Higgs, said that we had heard a good deal of this in the last week:

ON THE CHARGES OF DISCRIMINATION, HE SAID, "IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME BEFORE THE COLONY LIVES THIS DOWN."

REGIONAL CURFEW

ROBBERY

REPORT

OVER $1,600 OF JEWELERY

--Money and jewellery, to a total

of $1,626; was stolen early yester- day morning when robbers raided the Tam. Yu Sai nunnery, at Ngong Ping, in the New Terri- tories. The money taken amount- ed to $1,400.

A report of the robbery was made to the police by Wang Sing- chuen, 18, resident at the nunners. she stated there were five men in the gang, and they were armed with a chopper, iron. bar and a length of rope.

To the people concerned, the Vicar said, "Let it burn "Itself into your mind that

MR. MALCOLM MACDONALD from God's point of view

LONDON, July 28 (Reuter)---Mr. there is no racial discrimina-

An attempted robbery, possibly Malcolm MacDonald, Minister for tion. The barriers were broken

warned parents with by minbers of the same gang, Health, on Calvary 2,000 years ago." has been reported to the police by evacuated children, not to allow Racial discrimination, he con Lu Shing-fook, 42, also of Ngong their children to return home for of tinued, was man made. He told Ping village, Lan Tau, who said the summer, holidays, as August

the people not to be bitter; the future was with God, despite what that there had been three men may be a dangerous month, and

less in the country. man could do. To all Christian Involved They were armed with the chances of injury are much people he asked them to cross the la chopper and an iron bar.

LONDON, July 28 (Reuter)-- The Regional Commissioner the Eastern Region announces that a curfew

will be imposed from the hour after sunset to the hour before sunrise on the coastal fringe of the eastern defence area trom The Wash to Southend-on- Sea to a depth of approximately said: five miles.

The confines of towns, villages, hamlets and vehicular traffic on the main toads are exempt from the restriction.

sea of racial prejudice. "We need

They attempted to stage the

the grace and wisdom of God," he robbery about 12.30 nm. but dis

persed when an alarm was given. Referring to the seas of t-The robbery at the nunnery took security and uncertainty, the Vicar place at 1 am said, "Everybody listening in must be troubled by those two demons,"

Most British people in the

A further direction prohibits Colony had enjoyed a large mea- access to the beaches on the same sure of security, but the war had coast except to the extent per-changed all that. Nobody was mitted from time to time by the secure day. Money, saved over a local military commandants.

number of years, might tomorrow mean nothing. Plans made might. have to be scrapped tomorrow,

Restriction Of Pleasure Travelling

OTTAWA," July 28 Reuter)-It

The police are investigating.

JAPANESE ATTACKED

ON PLAYING FIELDS IN PUTNEY

OIL

STORES AT CHERBOURG: SYSTEMATIC BOMBING

+"

FOR OVER AN HOUR

Direct

Hits On Important Electric Power Station

LONDON, JULY 28 (REUTER)~HEAVY EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES BROKE OUT AFTER COASTAL COMMAND BLENHEIMS RAIDED "GERMAN OIL STORES AT CHER- BOURG, läst night states the Air Ministry news service. Despite bad weather the

Blenheims dropped many salvoes of heavy and incendiary bombs.

OIL STORES IN GERMAN HANDS. WERE ALSO HEAVILY DAMAGED WHEN STRONG FORCES OF THE BOMBER COMMAND ATTACKED OL REFINERIES AND STORAGE DEPOTS IN THE ESTUARY OF THE LOIRE.

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THE CHIEF OBJECTIVES were five refineries and de-] damage was negligible, the bombe pots at Nantes and three separate installations in St. falling mostly in the fields. Nazaire with a total storage capacity of 142,000 tons.

SMALL SCALE- BOTH OBJECTIVES 'WERE) were seen to burst in the centre of An Air Ministry bulletin states: located shortly after mid- the yards. Nearby, the rafway Enemy operations over this night and were bombed sys-junction was straddled by a row of country during the night_were on tematically for over an hour heavy bombs and direct hits were a small scale and" were mainly re- an important electric stricted to the areas of Wales, and by separate striking forces. power station.

south-west England.

Tons of high explosive bombs and several hundred small in- cendiary bombs were dropped on the two targets despite considerable opposition from ground defences.

LONDON, July 28 (Reuter) Britain is determined that, if

IN TARGET AREA necessary, the threatened battle

At Nantes a salvo, OIT Leavy for its existence shall be won on bombs was seen bursting in many the playing fields in Putney.

All clubs affiliated to the Club parts of the target area. The ofl storage depot was straddled and Cricket Conference-which means

issuing from the centre of one re- finery.

made

KID

POWER STATION BOMBED

An Air Ministry communique states that yesterday our bombers made daylight raids on the Dort aerodromes at Schipel and Waal-

mund power station and Dutch

"A few bombs were dropped, but only slight damage was caused and there were no casualties.

"Earl this morning, an enemy. bomber was shot down by RAJ. and a second, enery bomber was fighters, of the south-west coast,

Forenght down to the south-east of

England."

major cricket sides" in the great clouds of smoke were seentions were chiefly confined to at-The German attacks on Britain

ex-

In the attack on St. Nazaire oll depot repeated hits on the target were followed by plosions and clouds of black simoke Other bombers renewed attacks on the railway yard where bombs

In peace-time we spent most of our time trying to be secure.

TOKYO, July 28 (Reuter)-An We sought the most remuntra- official dispatch is awaited by the country-ere being advised to get

into communication with the ap

Many of the ares started were tive occupations, saved money Foreign Office from the Japanese

propriate authorities to ascertam still burning strongly when the and worked for pensions. Life Consul-General at Batavia regard-the works required by the Mill-last bomber left for home. was not like that and it often

ing the incident, at Magelang, in tary authorities to protect sport took a war, unfortunately, to

Central Java, in which a 'Japanese grounds against landings by teach us a 'lesson..

retailer, Kajio Akiyama, was enemy aircraft. - Speaking of the sea of separa-alleged to have been attacked by was officially explained yesterday tion, the Vicar asked: Where was that the restriction of pleasure the comfort? There was none ex-six drunken Dutch soldiers on July

DIFFERENCES OF travelling by Canadians in the cept in the realm of the spirit. 22 states a Japanese report.

OPINION IN United States will mean that There was no separation in the On receipt of full information It $75,000,000 or more will be diverted realm of love and everyone knew is" understood the Foreign Office INDIA CONGREES this year for more important uses, that to be true with any real ex-will lodge a vigorous protest with

POONA, July 28 (Reuter)--The such As the purchase of war perience in e.

the Dutch Minister, MJ.C. Pabst. All-India Congress Committee, The sermon was based on the

Qualified observers point out which began a two-day session that the anti-Japanese incident here yesterday, ratified by 91 votes closely followed two others in the to 83, the decision of the Working Dutch East Indles-alleged insult Committee to abandon the creed ing of Japanese residents and an of non-violence as far as meeting attack on a Japanese fishing boat external aggression and internal

disorder are concerned. by a Dutch naval plane.

materials:

The Canadian expenditure on text, "There was no more sea" travel has amounted annually to from the Book of the Revelations, about $125,000,000.

The only travel now allowed is that which is absolutely necessary for business or other such pur- chases.

The Vicar. at the outset, sent greetings to the evacuees in the Philippines "from Hong- kong and from St. Andrew's Church."

Right Of Self-Determination

Of

All Territories In The Western

Five of the 15 members of the

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All our aircraft returned safely. Last night, owing to adverse

-LITTLE DAMAGE NEW YORK," July 28*(Reuter)— weather conditions, bomber opera- tacks on oll depots at Cherbourg, are doing surprisingly little dam- St. Nazaire and Nantes. One of age according to neutral observers, our aircraft is missing..

declares the radio commentator. Yesterday aircraft of the Gram Swing, in a broadcast Constal Command successfully He said that neutral observers bombed an enemy,supply ship off state that not a single British the Norwegian coast. The crew factory, dockyard, aerodrome or was seen to abandon ship.

other milltary objective of vital Two Spitfires shot down a Nazi importance had been knocked out seaplane off the south-east coast and only one factory was damaged of England yesterday, Bombs were badly enough to cheek production dropped in the south-west but for 24 hours.

JAPANESE LANDING AT SWABUE REPULSED: CHINESE RECAPTURE SEVERAL STRATEGICAL POINTS

CHUNGKING, July 28 (Reuter) -- Nine Japanese war-

Congress Working Committee, in-ships off the coast of Swabue, eastern Kwangtung coastal It is reported from Anhwet that

cluding ex-President Rajendrap- pasad, voted against the ratica- tion, thus confrming earlier re- ports that there was a fundamen- tal difference of opinion inside the Committee.

Hemisphere: Complete Agreement ANGLO-U.S. BARTER

HAVANA, JULY 28 (REUTER) — COMPLETE AGREE- |MENT WAS REACHED by the Sub-Committee of Five"În

TRADITIONAL & regard to the trusteeship of non-American possessions in

FRIENDLY

the Western Hemisphere.

The Sub-Committee consists of representatives of the United States, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil and Panama. They were drafting the text of an agreement to be submitted

vation of Peace.

The

ARRANGEMENT WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuter) -The Government is trying to | make a barter arrangement with |Britain whereby raisins and prunes would be exchanged for tin, accord- Gearhart Ing to Congressman About 7,000 tons of raisins and s similar quantity of prunes are said to be involved.

20 AGE GROUP REGISTERED

Bulgarian Ministers yesterday afternoon to the full Commission for the Preser- Confer With Hitler

agreement reasserts]posal for a trusteeship plan and BERLIN, July-28 (Reuter)-The the right of self-determina- includes the Argentine demand Bulgarian Ministers were Hitler's tion of all territories in the that the peoples of the colonies guests at tea and then left for Salz-Western Hemisphere and pro- in question shall be consulted be burg by car, accompanied by Herr claims the rights

LONDON. July 28 (Reuter)—-A of the fore any action is taken. von Ribbentrop and the German Americans to protect them-

total of $40,340 men belonging to IMMEDIATE ACTION

the 1906 class, or who have reached

·Minister Ir Sofia

selves against.

also embodies the proposals the age of 20 since Jury 22, regu- They are returning to Bulgaria transfer of the sovereignty

il and Cuba in the estab- tered yesterday for National Ber by train this evening..

such territories.

khment of machinery permitting Fice under the Military Forces Act, The Official German News

It is understood that an affee- immediate action in the event of bringing the total registered to well Agey learns that the talk was ment is now being drafted which a threatened transfer of any of over 4,000,000. conducted in the traditional and

also includes a convention estab- the colonies.

Testerday's total included only friendly spirit that remained unal-lishing the machinery to make The convention will have to be 52 per cent of conscientious ob tered since the two countries were

this "Declaration of Havana" ratified by the Parifaments of cer- jectore united as comrades in armas during effective, and a resolution provid-tain Governments in accordance

ing for the creation of an emer- with their Constitutions

the World War."

TWO-HOUR TALK

geney committee to deal with any The Falkland Islands, not being STOP PRESS

BERLIN, July 28 (Reuter)-Hir situation which may arise, pend ler's talk with the Bulgarian Prime ing the establishment of perma Mtrilstar and Foreign Minister end- | nent machinery

ed at having lasted over. The draft principally takes into two hours.

account the United States pro-

recognised as having the status of

a colony will not be subject to the collective trusteeship provided for in the case of other colonies.

Cont'd Pare, Col. 14

Na 5 typhoon signal was lowered *€25% this morning:

town, fald a barrage early yesterday morning to cover the Wuwel, on the northern bank of landing of marines in a number of steam boats, according the Yangtse River, in Anhwel, was to a message from Walyoung. Other Japanese marines lost to the Japanese on July 17 However, Chinese troops launched a made a-simultaneous attempt to land at Makung, west of counter-attack on the ment of Jury Swabue.

·On Other

Pages

PAGE 2—LAST. Bowls League. Baseball: New tennis fix- tures.

PAGE 3 Crosswura puzte; Diary of coming events; Radio programmes. PAGE 4-Economi, survey of French Indo-China; Scrap- metal control in Americs: Imogen sinking; Protection against bullets; - Germanís speak from their own experi ence. ¡ PAGE 5-Evacuation" scheme defended: Stump in Colony retall trade; All night black out; BW.OF. supplies des- patched; City refuse disposal, PAGE 6 Leading article; Herr

Hitler in Quandary. PAGE 7 Typhoon Dean's statement... PAGE 8-School Certificato Examination results; PosSESS

don of Mills: Somb.

22 and broke into the city the fol At both places the Chinese lowing morning. Street fighting defenders directed concen- took place in the city m trated fire against the Japan- In central Hupeh Japanese ese when they approached troops pushing northward from shore, inflicting heavy casual-Kingmen were driven back by the ties upon them..

Chinese. Japanese troops occupy- Fighting continued until the in- ing Chuklapu and Kunglingu are. yaders were driven off about 3 surrounded and subjected to anni- hilating attacks. -In a raid at

p.m...

A report from Yingtak confirms Chientupo the Chinese captured that Tai Wo Ling, and several other Chen Chin-hauan, so-called chair strategic points, were recaptured by man of the peace maintenance the Chinese on July 25 when the committee and several other, pup- Chinese made an attack ut ubstaù= |peta.

rok, about six miles from British,

FIERCE ATTACKS. waters in Bias Bay. Japanese re- inforcements were later rushed up In north Honan, the Chinese and fighting mcreased in severity. have made a fierce attack at Tain- yang. Chinese artillery bothbarded

DARING RAID

In a daring raid on July 22 Chi-the town damaging the Japar nese troope smashed into Bainam military headquarters and on the Canton-Samshut Railway depota

only three miles east of Bamatul Further reports of the revolt and 25 miles west of Canton, kill Japanese-sponsored troops storying many Japanese and destroying have been received in Chung/

the iron railway bridge there. According to a report from Traffic on the Cinton-Bamshui Klangat, the troops of the so-cal Railway has since been disrupted, "Peace and National Reconstru

According to military advices Army stationed near Ye

PAGE Brigade that saved from the south Kwangsi front, Chi-the north bank of the Ya

the BEF

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tionsAVEN

PAGE 11 British seize Ru- manian vessals, Weather re-

nese "mopping up operations have River opposite Chinkiang, been successfully carried out in the 58 miles north-east of Nar area to the southwest of Nanning, tinled a few days ago. Japanese troops at Lungtowhu, a quantity of arms and. Yangmel, Leokochu and Shihfow- tion and surrendered to the

side. hu were dispersed