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RESPITE

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IN AIR ACTIVITY:

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DOWNED WANG CHING - WEI

Swift Retribution For On Lightship

Attack On

LONDON, Aug. 15 (Renter)-An Alr Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states that enemy activity has been much less pronounced yesterday though an attack was. nade on the morning on barrage balloons, at Dover' and a lightship was bombed.

An unsuccessful attack was also made on an aerodrome in Kent, where two enemy dive-bombers were shot down by anti- aircraft guns. Air Force fighters also engaged. the enemy at several points and inflicted casualties.

Time-Table Fails

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Scattered attacks were made on several districts in the south-east and south-west At Southampton bigh explosive bombs caused slight damage to ก stationary

ASSASSINATION RUMOUR IN SHANGHAI

In reply to enquiries in Shanghal, by the North China Daily News about reports of the "assassination." of Mr. Wang Ching-wel, Mr. Ken Tranad utated. on Aug. 9. that, as far as had been ascertained from investigations so far, the rumour way entire- ly without foundation.

He was firmly convinced that it had been spread by speculators aut for their gain, or by people who are hostile to the Nanking Government.

train and injured several people. CHIANG

At Hustings a house was demo- lished by high explosive bombs The MANCHESTER QUARDIAN, and a number of people were in- dealing with

the same

theme, jured, several fatally.

notes the Berlin announcement

CONSTANT ACTION

stantly in action."

INSPECTS

TUNNEL

CABLE

U.S. WATCHING INDIA'S

LIFE

FATEFUL BATTLE

Domestic Issues In

Background

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reu- ter-Domestic issues are taking a back seat as Washington watches. the fateful battle of the English Channel, for it is widely realised that its results may de fateful also for America.

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On every hand, the hope is ex pressed that the R.A.F. may con- tinue to prove its mettle,

The Washington Post declares that the stakes in the battle are of incalculable magnitude, but if Britain triumphs, the blight which for years has been spreading over the world, will be arrested.

ISSUE AT STAKE

The newspaper's political cor lespondent says that on the battle depenas not only the fate of the British Empire but the fate of all free peoples.

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He deplores the fact that.. while the last two months have given that the attack on this island has Air Force Aghters were COL-

Britain an opportunity to improve become a general action develop-

CHUNGKING, Aug. 15 (Reuter her defences, they have also been ing according to a well laid plan. According to reports so far re-Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (of value to Germany in the United What that plan may be, adds the colved, 15 enemy aircraft have personally inspected the under-States. where those who

destroyed by paper, "we shall see a little more been

Air Force ground tunnel in Chungking today spoke of "phoney" war'now' talk clearly by the end of this month. fighters during the day.

at noon, accompanied by Mayor of "phoney" tears. It can hardly include of the set Four of our Aghters are missing K. C. Wu and others, and gave ins- The result is that American purpose loss of 78 German aircraft, It is also stated that enemy airtructions for, the improvement of eagerness to help Britain is "be bombers and fighters in Tuesday's uctivity during the night was the ventilation and lighting, ginning to "wilt under the wind fighting alorie.. The German High slight though ralders were re

The Generalissimo walked of irresolution. Command does not hesitate to ported over north-west England through a good part of the tunnel

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emerging in mud- ankle-deep.

The Inspection was due to the tragic incident on Aug. 12 when 40 persons died of suffocation when seeking shelter in the tun-

nel during Japanese bombing of

sacrifice life and material but the and north-east and south-west fosses of the past few days are not | Scotland. producing the effect of an aerial No reports of casualties break-through though they are darnage were received. formidable in the extreme.

LIGHTSHIP ATTACKED ""Losses of 66 as against our 28 LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuter)A on Sunday, of 32 to our 13 on later message referring to the Monday, and of 78 to 13 on Tues-German air attack on a lightship the city. day-at that rate the supposed in the Channel says that each output from German factories of raider dropped two bombs, one of 1,800 machines monthly would be which struck the lightship astern, more than disposed of day by day. killing two of the crew and wounding others who escaped in

DIFFICULT TO REPLACE "Crews are still more difficult to a boat" before the ship sunk. „ replace and the increasing ratio A flight of Hurricanes streaked of bombers destroyed with loss of across the sky and one overtook į four or five trained men at a time and pounced on the tall of a 13 an encouraging development | bomber which went spinning into when it tends also to indicate the the sea riddld with machine-gun fighters' lack of ability to protect bullets. Others escaped over the slower and heavier bombers. France,

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 1940 -PAGE 7

COMPLEX N NATIONAL DEBATED IN COMMONS

Mr. and Mrs. Jul Cheung- hing after their wedding. The bride was formerly Miss Wong Yin-ol—(King's Studio)."

SOLUTION SOUGHT FOR POLITICAL DEADLOCK

LONDON, ALE. 15 (Reuter)-Initiating the debate on India in the House of Commons yesterday Mr. L S. Amery, Secretary for India and Burma, spoke on the background of the political con- troversy In India and the deadlock which had led up to the recent statement by the Viceroy.

He said the Government of India Act represented a remarkable feat of constructive statesmanship on the part of Parliament. So far as the provincial part of the Act was concerned, it came into opera- tion and was still being worked successfully" in four out of the 11 provinces of India.

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It was temporarily suspended in the others even through purely ex~ tranecus causes. Delays had afforded occasion for development of adverse criticism and opposition, in the face of which, the exforce- ment could no longer serve the purpose for which they were origi- nally intended.

This opposition Came from {differen; quarter, in India and was

based on opposite reasons.

The constitutional deadlock in

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Czechs Look

India was not one between His To Future

En Route To Majesty's Government and con-

Canada

centrated Indian opinion. Els Majesty's Government was only one of the parties concerned ̧"

The immediate öffer contained in.. the Viceroy's statement was that lof an extension of his council so as to include the leading members

With Terror

GETTING AS MUCH CHINESE BOXER

AS CAN STAND SCHOLARS

LONDON, Aug)+, 15 (Reuter) CHUNGKING, Aug. 15 (Reuter) of all political parties as well as The following letter by Valfrid -The seventh group of British the establishment of a wider War Spaanberg, Swedish editor," was Boxer Fund scholarship students Advisory Council on an All-Indian published in the provincial for higher studies following of the war representatives of In- are at present en route to Canada basis, associating on the conduct Press: temporary change of plans due to dian states and representatives of the German yoke is lighter than

the regarding

War conditions

It is a grave mistake to imaginė

FRIGHTFUL CLIMAX The Baltimore Sun says that clearly the war is moving to some new frightful climax and adds that Germany je preparing some new main stroke, the fate of which sending of Chinese students to national life in India as a whole. the Russian and to believe that will not be known until it "en-England.

The Viceroy's immediate offer concessions are more satisfactory counters the determined resistance

than resistance. ** The group, numbering 34, left was the paving of the way towards of a rescrute people.".

The China on Aug. 8 for Canada. They speedler attainment of the goal of

Austrians and the With the mounting anxiety were scheduled to leave China for Dominions Status. It was not, as

Czechs can testify to the lat- caused by the opening of

ter, as well as the Danes, who, the England last September but the was so often suggested, an inferior butzkrieg. suhe circles here outbreak of war in Europe inter- of dependent status.

though only at the beginning, think that Fresident Roosevelt fered with their plans.

are getting as much as they may shortly take action concez-

can Many independent nations were The Board of Trustees

stand and look to the future with terror. ing the sale of destroyers to Eur-istering the British Boxer Fund not free, to live their lives as they land.

originally planned to postpone Soundings on the subject are re-the departure of these students Replying ΤΟΚΥΟ,

ported to have already been made until the close of the European Aug. 15 Thousands of villagers in Centralia Congress on his behalf.

war but, as no early peace was in China were drowned, according to

sight, it decided to send the stu dents to Canadian universities. Including Montreal. Toronto and

Thousands Of Villagers Drowned

(Reuter)

"Part of that well laid plan, of The lightship survivors were a Domel News Agency despatch

which Berlin: speaks, would have rescued: to consist in explaining away these losses to the German public but for the fact that the German public is still in the darkness about their extent.

from Kaifeng, when breaches oc- curred in several places of the Yel- low River.

The whole area between the Lunghal railway and the old Tel- low. River was flooded,

McGill Universities.

admin-

During last year these students continued research work in Chi- nese universities.

U-Boat Sinks McG

Auxiliary Cruiser

told to his own people Hitler is too deeply committed to them. He must do something with what re- mains of the summer and that "Overing's luftwaffe, true to something we must be prepared to

Several hundred feet of embark- plan, is now undoubtedly. recognis-meet in whatever form his neces- ment collapsed opposite Chung- ed as well laid and divides its sity may drive him. to attempt.

mow and food waters were pour-"LONDON, August 15 Reuter)~~~ "own' losses by three or four and "For the present, the valour, ing through in eight places near It is officially announced that

ingates ours by .even a higher sacrifices and ability of the RAF., Wulipu. formula. Some Germans

VLOOD IN SOUTH SHANTUNG 186 quxulary cruiser Troy, mind may both in defence and in attack. wonder how such an extremely have served us magnificently and harassed force can nevertheless cannot be too gratefully saluted." LOYANG, "Aug. 15 (Central)-Assunk in the Atlantic last night by continue with Its nightly raids on The

a result of the onrush of moun-ja U-boat. NEWS-CHRONICLE says

Three hundred survivors were the Rhineland and simultaneous "The next time the Nazis seek to tain freshets caused by days of { attacks on German bases all the win a battle in a war of nerves by torrential rain, several rivers in landed in a Western County port way from Jutland to the Bay of prophesying woe for Britain to south Shantung bave overflowed and 30 are still missing, Biscay.

schedule let us remember what did their banks to flood wide areas not happen by August 15."

The DAILY MAIL says: "What ever may come of Hitler's talk of invasion we have, won the Brst round of the battle of Britain.

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GREEK SHIP TORPEDOED GERMANY'S DISADVANTAGE

there, according to arrivals from ATHENS, Aug 15 (Router)--It "If the aim of the well laid plan

Tainan..

is officially announced that the is attrition it is so far working to

Along the Eze River alone, more Greek cruiser Helle, 2,000 tors Germany's disadvantage both at

than 10 districts have been inun-was torpedoed at 8.30 am. today home and in the air. But we can

dated, the hardest hit being Tze-by an unknown submarine, while not expect that the attacks will Our sens are strewn with, the yang (Yenchow), on the Tientsin-lying at anchor, half a mile from slacken. By sheer necessity of wreckage of Nazi planes and Nazi Pukow Railway about 98 miles the mole of the Greek island" in war and by tales that have been hopes."

south of Tsinan.

the Agean Sea.

The cruiser was dressed "all

wanted.

to

Flans are already being inade the debate, Mr. to remodel Denmark on German Amery said that he believed that lines.

Previously.comfortable both Britain and India would con- people are now starving and tribute to the joint efforts in order everything in Denmark has been that there might emerge some taken and replaced by substitutes thing of which both Britons and that are worth very de Indians alike could be proud for! generatons to come."

SEE PAGE 9, COL. 3

The whole of Europe is to pro- vide supplies for the German Army, without any, recompensa- tion.

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BRITISH CLAIMS OF GERMAN AIR LOSSES RELIABLE: STATISTICIAN TELLS OF STRICTEST SCRUTINY

Hurried Reports Satisfy Goebbels

LONDON, AUG.. 15 (REUTER)—AN EXAMINATION OF THE METHODS EM- PLOYED IN CHECKING UP JUSTIFIES THE ASSURANCE THAT BRITISH CLAIMS of German air losses are not only 100 per cent. rellable, but are, if anything, an under statement of the actual Nazi losses.

In the compilation of statistics, a claim is never put forward of the loss of a Ger- man machine unless evidence, as far as is humanly possible, is utterly conclusive.

over" in honour of the festival of Commander On New

dumption.

"REAL WAR WILL BEGIN WHEN WE the

FREE FRENCH SAILORS

Many Assisting In Allied Cause

LONDON, Aug. 15 (Reuter)- Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, was asked in the House of Commons yesterday what steps were being taken to enable French refugee sailors of the Mercantile Marine and fisher- men, who, were now in this coun

assist in the Alled cause,

TAKE OFFENSIVE” – EDEN

Ultimate Victory Assured By Superior Sea Might

LONDON, Aug. 15 (Reuter)—"For us, the real war will be- gin when we take the offerisive and strike home at the enemy. That is the way. Wars are won and that is what we mean to do,” said Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary of War, in a broadcast last night:

*German propaganda had said that the summer of 1940 would see the end of the war. We think otherwise. For us, the real war in which the British Empire will put forward the whole of its strength has hardly begun."

The submarine submerged when the torpedo was fired.

The were 31. căsuaļties,

DEFEATISM SPIRIT AMONG ITALIANS

Feeling In R.A.F.

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An official who has spent nine Thus, in July, the total Italian months assisting to compile these aircraft claimed to have been des- statistics, told Reuter today that troyed by the RAF. was 18 and it would almost be easier for a confirmed. Of these, a number of the camel to pass through the eye of them were destroyed on LONDON, Aug. 15 (Beater) needle than for a German plane, ground without their pilots.

The Italian casualty Ests of July, Only three cases of engine trouble which is not destroyed, to creep in two years is the proud record into the official cruix of enemy admit the loss of 78 pilots killed

and missing. losses. of one squadron of Spitfires, its

"Goebbels," he said, "may be Between June 11 and Aŭg. 8, the commander reveals. The 'planes are very reliable, the Squadron- satisfied with the hurried reports RAF, claimed to have destroyed CAIRO, August 15 Reuter) --

Commander says, and new pilots from his various commands and 156 aircraft, including many on the Despite the fact that a large-scale take to them like ducks to water. ash across the world fantastic ground.

claims of havoc wrought among

L088 - OF. 146 clash in Somaliland is imminent, During an engagement at Dun the British Air Force but that The Italian casualty lists up to the situation on the Libyan fron-kizic, they sailed into a forma method would never satisfy the Air Aug. 8, which probably did not in- tler remains remarkably quiet. tion of 80 Nazi planes and shot Ministry.

clude the recent casualties, ad- It appears there has been a down 18 of them, without one

"Every claim made by amitted the loss of 146 pilots Lilled setback in Italy's plans for an Spitfire sustaining, a single, bullet

and missing pilot has to be thoroughly sub- invasion of Egypt which 10 days.

hole!

stantiated. I have known the ago' appeared to be imminent, From Dunkirk, the squadron

department to sit up half the This may be due to the destruc- turned its attention to the defence tion wrought by the RAF on of Britain.

"FIGHT LIKE DEUCE"

Every man, the commander went:

British clatins on German-losses are made exactly on the same basis On the other hand, the Germans and are actually conservatiyeza

who issue no casualty lists, habf=" tually content their own losses, and In the earlier stages of the war,make the wildest claims of the

night to check the figures merely because there was doubt about one plane,”

Mr. Eden said that it had been;" We are standing alone against the Nazi and Italian air forces. try, to secure a livelihood and to proved before and would be the greatest tyranny in history to The deadliness of the R.A.Fin

proved again that sea-power is a win the kind of peace we believe the Channel combats caused ag-on feels something stirring inside a pilot, who claimed he had damage inuicted by the German stronger wespon than, land in for ourselves and others and tonishment here and praise for when he sees bombs being dropped brought down an enemy machine, Air Force

on Britain, and this makes him had to obtain corroboration and fight like the very deuce" to pre-evidence from a brother pilot be- vent it

fore it would be accepted.

Mr Butler said that ar rangemente

for were made those French sailors who were willing to continue to serve in their own ships to do so, sall- ing under the British and French flags, "receiving same pay and working in the mme conditions AS British wemmen,

power,"

The Germans knew this well, Mr. Exten added that our re- but they hoped in this war, to overcome the difficulty by mas tery of the air; but a vastly 'superior" sea-power with „A rapidly

the British airmen's prowesa,"

ITALIAN MISGIVINGS- RAF. destruction wreaked on the Italian air force created an ¦ enormous 'impression and it is

"There is a new sort of feel- Wing here since the first Dover

battle,” he continued."

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BRITISH CLAIMS CONSERVATIVEL

we mean to have it.”

serves of men and material were mounting daily. He mentioned that, the Home Guard is now over 1,500,000 strong and concluded, by the

growing air-power was a much expressing his confidence in a reported that there is a feeling Describing what happens when watching his prey, If is impossible that on Tuesday the Nazis lost 71)

ability not merely to hold out but to strikeout.

more likely means

That was our position and that was one of the reasons why Chan- Many had accepted those connel victories were more in our ditions though others had wanted favour than Germany's.

Now, with hundreds of planes in the air at one time, and every pilot watching his enemy, like a hawk to obtain such information

PUT ON HONOUR -

LONDON, August 18 (Reut a more complete check-up shows

Axis Co-operation In Field Of News!

Bouthampton

of misgiving among the Italians the squadron receives Instructions in Libya who listen to Cairo as to where the enemy 18, he

planes for certalin. | broadcasts:

said that they flew off at ar great

planes,... but ten pilots The moral effect of many plots, height until they located the But the pilot is put on his hon-Seven of them not returning

from

encounters enemy and then shot down to our never to advance à claim un- injured. to return to France and were The superior sea-power We

with the RAF is considerable about 4,000 feet, pouncing on the less he can swear be actually saw. Some of the now awaiting repatriation.

possessed, and the superior air... 1

The knowledge that companions, bombers and fighters the enemy break up in the air so were Every effort had been made to power which we were determined LONDON, August If (Reuter)- regarded as fine pilots, were shot His own impression org dog- down on fre, or crash. - enable the French fishermen now to reach, combined, with an ever- Germany and Italy have appar- down so rapidly that five were fight is that one suddenly hears The Ministry of Infor Hon coast Boma in this country to go to sea and increasing army, would secure our ently decided they had better descending by parachute at one the noise of what seems to be a states a striking confirma on dropped fish from their own vessels, thus victory,

we tell the same story in their com- time in a i encounter ~ls. typewriter. This means that a the conservati

Bri-but contributing to the nation's sup Referring to the future Mr. muniques and other "news" an- stated to be causing a feeling. Messerschmidt is, firing on you tish claims is given by the oficial destroy phies of food, f

Eden said:

nouncements

bordering on

from behind.

Italian carualty lists.

Junkers