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"Hongkong Dally Press," Aug. 1. "1940.

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Nature as is desirable are] Sir William Crooken", letament,

Something to offset the harmful glare is necessary but you don' have to have the whole landsón pe "darkened like a rainy day to do that. Wear Crookes and know what' real era-comfort means.

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Price pth: 3.00

Duchess inspects W. A. A. F. depot. The Duchess of Glou- cester leaving the Recruiting Depot at Victory House after her inspection.

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ITALIAN INVASION OF KENYA UNLIKELY Strong Self-Contained S. African Army Arrive

-STRONG ITALIAN : LONDON, JULY 31 (REUTER) FORCES ARE OFFICIALLY REPORTED TO BE ASSEM- BLED IN THE MOYALE AREA.

Reuter's military correspondent writes, however, that it is very unlikely that the Italians intend to invade Ken- ya, using Moyale as a base.

Exchange Of Populations

BEST SOLUTION OF DISPUTES

BUCHAREST, July 31 (Reuter)

The place is only one of the many frontier posts on the

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1940.

FOUR BRITONS RELEASED: MANAGING DIRECTOR OF

PETROLEUM RM HELD

Distinguished Gathering At

Funeral Of Mr M. J. Cox

THE ARREST IN THE LAST FEW DAYS OF BRITISH SUBJECTS IN JAPAN ON THE PRETEXT OF SUSPECTED ESPIONAGE TOOK A FRESH TURN YESTERDAY. when four of the Britons, one of whom was ta en into custody in Kobe on Tuesday, were released.

Yet another Briton, MR. T. G. ELY, Managing Director of the Rising Sun Petroleum Company Ltd., Yokohama, was arrested yesterday, making a total of nine nine now in custody for police examination

EARLY RETURN TO ENGLAND

BRITISH SUBJECTS

IN FRANCE LONDON, July. 31 (Reuter)-In the House of Commons, Mr. R. A Butler, the Foreign Under-Secre- tary, stated the His Majesty's Gov. ernment were doing everything, possible to arrange for an early re- turn of the British subjects still in unoccupied France, who wished to return to England.

The Vichy Government are however, unlikely to respond to the request for the return to this coun- the try of the refugees attached to.

French units," Mr. Butler added.

tish side.. Communications can only be maintained across

supply difficult country, where. convoys would be exposed to air.

attack, and, moreover, the present Lone Raider

Press on the results of his visit to captured. Germany and Italy.

seem

more probable Drops Bombs

On Coast Town

LONDON, July 31 (Reuter)

The men released are.. MR. R. THOLDER, Chairman of the British Association of Japan (Kobe branch), local Manager of Imperial Chemical Industries;

MR. F. M. JONAS, a British resident of long. standing in Kobe,

MR. E. G. PRICE, of Kobe;

MR. H. M. MAC- NAUGHTEN, an Osaka businessman and Honor- ary Consul for Gr

Those still under arrest are: Capt. C. H

Messrs. E W. JERES Drummond, L. T.

F. James, Vanzie

G. Binger, D. E

T. "G.. Ely.

ferd ing

*FUNERAL OF MR. COX

NO RIGHT OF INSPECTION

JAPANESE "AND BURMA ROAD LONDON, July 31., (Reuter)--The recent agreement on the Burma Road did not give the right of ins pection to the Japanese authorities In Burma, declared Mr. R. A. Butler, the Foreign Under-Secretary, in answer to a question.

Yet another change at the Galmasho, Mr. Matsuoka (right) takes over the Foreign Ministry from Mr. Arits,

UNITY IN PRESERVATION

OF INTEGRITY

Mr. Cordell Hull Praises American Nations

· HAVANA, JULY 31 (REUTER) MR. CORDELL HULL, U. S. SECRETARY OF STATE, before leaving Havana, praised the American nations for the decision to unite In order to preserve integrity.

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Mr. Hull told pressmen that the American Govern ments demonstrated to the world their unalterable deter mination to preserve and strenghten the spirit and sys- tem of continental unity and solidarity.

There was no Japanese diploma- the star in Burma, and the oni He emphasised very strong the surplus products to their Japanese Consulate was situated my that in no time had any of mutual benent.

The res tion on economic co Rangoor.

the American nations the

Supera

designed to meet slightest thought of taking roth these stu advantage of the European gramme sadation or the pu

mable Air Reconnaissance grabbing territory.

The funeral of Mr. Melville Over Tobruk

James Cox, late. chief correspon«""

viceable conditon as a result of the ruíd ̋over that aerodrome.

Their uppermost thought had been to protect the peace and safety of the American continent Mr. Hull, referring to subversive

of diplomatic and consular mis sions have been increased beyond all proportion to the requirements for legitimate functions for such missions.

Is a rainy season.

It would that the Italians are perturbed. by

dent for Reuter in Japan, who, it CAIRO, July 31 (Reuter)-A com- was reported, met his death by munique says that the B.A.F. car-activities, said that the personnel The Foreign Minister, M, Manol- the arrival in Kenya of a large South African

Jumping from the window of the ried out valuable reconnaissance lescu, offered the exchange of po- self-contained pulations as the best solution of army, which has, already entirely

Hungary and altered the strategic situation as A lone raider dropped a number of second Boor of the Tokyo Gendar-over Tobruk and Deras,

merle Headquarters where he was Eleven enemy aircraft at Derna the disputes with Bulgaria, in a statement to the It existed when the Moyale was bombs on a north-western coas being examined, took place yester-I were observed to be in a not ser- town during the, night and slight Early in July. 3.000 italian na- damage was done, but there were day, states a Reuter message.

The service was held in St. All-

R.A.F, bombers attacked an am- He reiterated Rumania's desire to tive troops attacked a small body no casualties.

One bomb fell on the golf Links drew's Church and about 200 for-

eigners, including many Japanese munttion dump and other military live in peace and friendship with of Sudanese and King's African

friends, thronged the small build-objectives in Massawa and, despite export surpluses. "In addition, "her neighbours. He referred to the Rifles near Kassala and though a few yards from the clubhouse.

SHIPPING ATTACKED "manifest sympathy" which Hitler the Italians claimed a great suc-

Enemy aircraft attacked shipping and Mussolinl had shown to Ru-cess, the actual facts were that mania and said this constitutes the Sudanese and Riflemen, with a off the south-west coast this morn source of all future actions to as loss of only five men, accounteding.

Bombs were dropped and the ex- sure Rumania a peaceful and pros-for 500 of the enemy with armour-

plosions were clearly heard inland. perous life within the politica ed vehicles and camels,

Since then operations were dis- British fighters drove off the framework now being created in

fcontinued owing to rain, Eastern Europe.

Whole-hearted

raiders.

ing.

The British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, and the Ameri- can Ambassador, Mr. Joseph

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LIFE AND

heavy A. A. fire, the raid was press- led home successfully.

Enemy" aghters "intercepted our machines but they all returned safely.

Bombers attacked the Italian naval barrack in Assab and han- gars in Macasta.

other American Republies can prepared to trade with any nation. willing to meet them on a plane of frank and fair dealing.

Under this system, the Americas will also be fully equipped to pro- tect themselves against any other kind of trading."

H.K. Harbour Facilities

Speaking of the economie situa- tion in the Western Hemisphere, be said that America is seriously concerned at the accumulation of SIR DAVID OWEN

TO INVESTIGATE we must envisage the possibility.

Sir David Owen has ac- that after the termination of hos- titles. Important European marcepted an invitation from rets may be controlled by the the Government of Hong. Government which regards inter- national commerce as an instru-kong to visit the Colony for ment of domination, rather than the purpose of advising on

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Co-operation By DEATH OF SEVERE NATURE OF FIGHTING

Merchant Fleet In Conduct Of War:

Epic Part

-On Other- Pages

PAGE 2Lawn bowls; Soccer season starts Sept, 21; East- ern's football tour: U. S. base- ball.

PAGE 4Japanese gasoline depot goes up in smoke; P-A conference; De Gaulle hits out; New line of attack; Day- light raids on Germany; Poal- tion in Syria. "PAGE

sum-

5 Maintenance mons: Shortest route to Mel- bourne; First woman hanged in many years; Round the police courts;

PAGE 6-Leading article: More Japanese Pin-Pricking: As American editors see it; Amah's allegations-appeast- ment of spirit. PAGE 7-Airport news. PAGE 8-British Unity; Woman claims share in million dollar estate, Big drive to increase auxiliary police

Played At Dunkirk

THE EPIC PART PLAYED BY THE MERCHANT NAVY AT DUNKIRK AND ALSO IN THE EVACUATION OF THE BRITISH

· EXPEDITIONARY PORCE FROM FRANCE, in addition, to the whole-hearted co-operation which was being given by the Mer chant fleet to the conduct of the war formed the theme of a broadcast" talk from Daventry last night by Mr. Ronald H.

Cross, Minister of Shipping.IN

"We

now have the greatest was a typical British action and Merchant Navy" the world has it went a long way towards bring- ever seen," said ing this struggle to a victorious Mr. Cross, "The finish."

United Kingdom providest he

of

STOOD ALONE Mr. Cross opened his talk by largest number declaring that the British Empire

ships and had always been based on its sea men for this power and shipping and that fact service, but the had been brought home to them contribution with added force now that Great from the Do-Britain stood alone ip the defence minions and of freedom There were no con- Colonies are in-tinental countries to join them in valuable to the work the Merchant their fight and. Britain had now id depend for help and assistance Navy is carrying out."!"

When the history of this war from her possessions overseas and 18 Witten" continued Mr. Cross, from North and South America.

Britain, therefore, had to rely "one thing that will stand out above everything else will be the an her merchant ships to fetch They this material assistance. manner in which hundreds of ships of all types, manned by gai- could no longer obtain the sup lant men, who went out to fetch alles they needed from Scandina back our lads from the bomb via, the Low Countries, the Baltic ridden beaches of Dunkirk, That

and France, upd

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A POLICY

NEW YORK, July 31 Reuter) The NEW YORK TIMES inan editorial, "Life and death. of a policy, comments upon the "sudden drop- ping a fortnight, after the initiation on June 6 of the policy by which the United States navy and. army material, including planes and torpedo-boats, were to be traded for new ones and the old shipped to Europe.

WE STILL TALK of help for Britain, but the help at present, merely. consists in being willing to have our private manu- facturers sell to the British. whatever the British can pay for and carry in their own ships. -1

THAT IS ALL we mean by full help, we should say so candidly, it we mean more, we should decide quickly how much more we do mean.

IN NORWEGIAN CAMPAIGN: BAR TO D.S.O. FOR TWO COLONELS

LONDON, JULY 31 (REUTER)-DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL ACTS OF GALLAN- TRY are published in the first list of awards for the Norwegian campaign, which Illustrate the severe nature of the fighting.

CHARLES

A bar to the D.S.O. is awarded to COLONEL (temporary Brigadier) GEORGE PHILLIPS, late of the West Yorkshires, for outstanding qualities throughout the operations, particularly in conducting the skilful withdrawal from Verdal and Steinkjer, and to LT-COL, EDWARD ERNSHAW EDEN CASS, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

LT-COL HUGH BROWNLOW.| Major (brevet Lt-Colonely Colin HIBBERT, King's Own Yorkshire McVian Gubbins M C., Royal Light Infantry, is awarded the Artillery:

DS.O. for leadership and coolness Major Gocal L-Colonel): Hugh when his battalion was under in-Charles Stockwell, Royal Welch tense fire from German land and Fusiliers; naval forces and also aerial bom- Lt. (temporary Captain) Basil bardment. Col. Hibbert never Oscar Paul Eugsten, M. C., Trish theless ceded no ground until he Guards

was ordered to do so. "In the subsequent withdrawal, he was very able, reformed and led his command over the mountain roads deep in snow, marching. 58 miles in 42 hours, mostly in blizzard:

"His personal example of courage, ability and leader ship were responsible for the successful conduct, of the sc tion of the withdrawal of the ~nalt."

A

Fine Soldier

& Gentleman

ARMY V C. WAS FORMERLY IN H.K CAPTAIN HAROLD MARCUS Lt... (temporary Captain), Jöhm. Hume Prendergast, M. C. 15th ERVINE-ANDREWS, THE FIRST

ARMY OFFICER TO BE AWARD Punjab Regiment

Other awards include aix M-ED THE VICTORIA CROSS IN tary Crosses, Ave Distinguished THE PRESENT WAR, is well re Conduct Medals and four Military membered by many Hongkong - sidents during the three years be was stationed in the Colony as a Lleukensat in the East Lancashire Begiment

Medals:

CITIZEN FORCES CANBERRA, July 31 (Reuter) proclamation calle up an Australian

males who have reached the ages

HERE MANY FRIENDS

Captain Ervine Andrews counted

of 20, 22, 23 and 24 in the year end-a large circle of friends in Hou

Other recipients of the DS.O. ed June 30 last for compulsory ser- kong and was Hony

vice as citizen forces,

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