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"Hongkong Daily Frosa” Ang.. 19, 1940,

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OK Hongkong Daily Press.

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Post Offics in the United Kingdom.

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報西 ESTABLISHED 1857 f 刺仔

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1940.

No. 25572 ·税弍拾號佰伍仟伍离式第

15-79 Marina House, Queen's Road Central."

-G.P.O. Box No 1

ENEMY LOST AVERAGE OF 61 AIRCRAFT

AND OVER 100

THE BRITISH-GAMECOCK-Cartoon by Illingworth from the

London Daily Mail

PILOTS DAILY SINCE THE FIRST BLITZKRIEG SHOCK

LONDON, AUG. 18, (REUTERY —— GERMANY'S AVERAGE DAILY LOSS IN AIR- CRAFT FROM AUGUST 8, WHEN SHE TOOK HER FIRST BLITZKRIEG SHOCK, UN- TIL HER LUFTWAFFE PAUSE YESTERDAY) WAS 51 AND IN AIRMEN OVER 100, STATES REUTER'S AIR CORRESPONDENT

Other enemy aircraft were written off a damaged on the ground in R.A:F. night raids and a few were brought down by offerive British patrols over the European coastline.

THE RAF. LOST AN AVERAGE OF 15 FIGHTERS DAILY IN THE DEFENCE OF BRITAIN. Three was the average of bombers lost in attacks on Germany and Northern Italy". Less than 20 men daily were killed, wounded or captured.

V.C. FOR PILOT ALMOST BLINDED

LONDON, Aug, 18 (Renter) -The Air Ministry announced

The full and officially revised table of German and British losses, from Anr. 8 to 16, in- clusive, in the car war over Britain shows tint Germany has lost 552 aircraft and Bri- tain 131 fighters, The RAF. also lost some 33 bombers on its own raids

Up to Aug. 14 the German losses were approximately 160 bombers and dire-bombers, Aghters and other aircraft.

It is estimated from detailed

ENGLISH CHANNEL WATERS MINED

日政拾月洲年拾麻佰玖桥费英

LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter) The Admiralty notify that

WE WILL BE REALLY VERY that His Majesty the King examination of the types that this the following areas are dan-

DISAPPOINTED IF HITLER DOES NOT TURN UP

LONDON, AUG. 18 (REUTER)" WE SHOULD NOT HAVE LIKED HITLER TO COME BEFORE WE WERE READY TO RECEIVE HIM, but we are quite ready to re celve him now, and we will be really very disappointed. if he does not turn up," declared Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, Minis- ter of Information, broadcasting last night...

Another H.K. Submarine Overdue

LONDON Aug. 18 (Reuter) An Admiralty communique states:-:

had conferred the Victoria represented a loss in personnel of gerous to shipping :---- Cross on Acting Flight-Lient nearly 550 men, Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd.

**:

Classification of the losses of the “record”, days, Ang. 15, - and 18 are not completa bat it will probably be shown that in the whole nine/Germany'

lost

The waters of the English Channel to the east of a liné drawn from Bishop's Rock As First Pilot of a Hampden

Light, latitude 49 deg. 52 aircraft Fl.-Lieut. Learoyd

minutes N., long. 6 deg. 27 had repeatedly shown the

minutes W. to the Chaussee highest conception of his

de Sein and Lat. 48 deg. 3.4 duty and complete Indiffer- The British losses in personnel minutes N.; long 5 deg. 5 ence to personal danger in for the whole nine days totalled minutes W., approximately: making attacks at the lowest about 175. Forty-eight dghter All waters in the Bay of Biscay altitudes regardless of the troyed, were saved.

pilots, whose aircraft were des-lying eastward of a line drawn from Chaussce de Sein to: La Socoa opposition.

Cont'd Page 7, Col. 5.

He said, "We can assure him that he will meet with that welcome on our shores

On the night of August 12 he which an invader never miss-was detailed to attack a special | éd. This was to have been a objective on the Dortmund-Ems week of German victory, but Canal. He had attacked this "ob- it has been a week of British was well aware of the risks en- Jective on previous occasions and

victory Instead.

talled.

INTENSE. FIRE.

August 15 was to have been

To achieve success it was neces- the day on which Hitler would dictate peace terms. Instead it sary to approach from a direction. "The Secretary of the Ad- was a day on which, more German well known to the enemy through miralty regrets to announce aircraft came crashing down on a line of specially disposed anti- that the submarine M.S.| English earth, or the English aircraft defences and in the face Orpheus (Lieut.-Comdr. J. A. Channel, than has ever before!

Wise, R.N.) is considerably overdue and must be presum ed lost.

was

history of aerial warfare.

fallen on any one day in the whole

This week-end we were told by the German boasters and bullies WAS IN COLONY NA

that it was to be a week-end of The Orpheus

formerly terror in Britain. I am speaking stationed in Hongkong with the towards the close of Saturday. 4th Submarine Flotilla and was evening in the middle of the week- commanded by Lieut. Commander end which has hitherto been sin- C. J. Blake. Other officers includ-gularly quiet and peaceful. There ed Lent 18 Huddart Went Thi yeterson-in-Beltein-todayiyama E. Barlow, Sub-Lieut. P. F. Fawkes |

Cont'd on Page 7, Col. 4 and Wt. Engineer A. T. Wilkinson. Of 1476 tons she carried one 4-inch gun and was commissioned

at Dalmuir on April 2, 1930. ODIN LOST **..

If will be recalled that another Hongkong submarine, H.M:6,-Odin, was reported last week to be con- viderably overdue and presumed

On Other Pages

PAGE 2 New sports season; Home cricket; University i swimmer, "impress; Death of hockey player; Football clube practice. PAGE 3-Radio programmes: Coming events; Crossword puzle,

PAGE 4-Mediterranean Fleet in action, Greek destroyers attacked: Continental raids by RA. F PAGE

5Maintenancă Atama - mong Judgment; H, K, Com-

mercial Institute; Police Couste

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PAGE: 5-Leading article.. Eri-

tain's Far East Position

Christ Church wed-

ent exer tloner Auxiliary Nut

·FATSHAN CASE SETTLEMENT UNTRUE

Cont'd Page 7, Col. 7

craft, but about 1,000 airmen

£3 MILLION FOR AIRCRAFT

LONDON, ADg.. 18 (Reater) Lord. · Beaverbrook, Minister for Aircraft Production, an- nounced that he had now rem ceived £3,052,841 from the public for the purchase of air- craft

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Berlin Announces

Announces Total Blockade

Of England In Lengthy Statement

BERLIN, ANG, 18 (REUTER)-A TOTAL BLOCKADE OF OF ENGLAND WAS ANNOUNCED IN A LONG OFFICIAL STATEMENT PUBLISHED BY THE GERMAN” NEWS AGENCY which states that owing to England "breaking all international rules of sea warfare" the German High Command. Will henceforth use all means. at 14. UNDUKKI, XO: "Listorting "1" "pomgrete blocking or the Britisy Estes

THERE CAN NO LONGER BE ANY QUESTION OF ANY FREE SHIPPING IN THE SEAS AROUND BRITAIN, the statement inaista, adding that neutral ships still sailing for England are subject to all dangers of warfare and, in the circumstances, they are being misused, "directly or in- directly, as auxiliary services for England" (#54

Germany had sent a new Note:

to neutral countries requesting them to forbid their ships to enter the war zone.

CANTON, Aug 18 (Reuter)“It "Every ship which sails for Bri is the first thing I have heard ofish waters in future exposes it ta British Consular official here self to the danger of destruction. remarked to Reuter when ques-The whole area is infested with tioned concerning the report that mines. Planes will attack every the dispute over the B and a ship."

steamer Fatahan had been settled The statement declares: "While and the vessel would leave for some countries like the United Hongkong on Monday.

States and Argentine, have for

And Britain's Reply

LONDON, AUG, 18 (REUTER)--A REPLY TO THE GERMAN HIGH CÓMIAND COMMUNIQUE ON THE BLOCKADE WAS ISSUED BY THE MINISTET OF INFORMATIOND TESTERDAY: EVENINGAR K

Thecusation that England has violated inter- nationa les of sea warfare comes singularly and inappro priately rom Germany, who has herself already violated all those rules in unsuccessful attempts to blockade the British

· SHANGHAI, Aug. 18 (Reuter)-The attitude of the French Indo-China authorities to the Japanese demands for military bases and other concessions has stiffened in the past 48 hours, according to Chinese reports.

It is stated that arrangements have been made for closer Franco-Chinese co-operation in the event of aggres- sion against Indo-China.

French and Chinese officials are reported to be meeting in

Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, to discuss joint

fence measures;

de-

Japan's Four Demands To Thailand

POWERS WARNED CHUNGKING, Aug. 18 (Reuter); -A warning to Britain, the United States, Germany and Italy con cerung Japanese intentione Ter) —— ACCDnting connexion with French Indo-

CHUNGKING Ang 18 (Te

China was given by General Han reports Japan has presented Pel-keng in a special article pub four demands to Thailand ished in yesterday morning's om. (Slam). cial Central Dally News

General Hsu was former head of the Chinese air force and Chinese military spokesman at Hankow. and is now chief staff officer to General Ho Ying-ching, the War #ASKIRTAL...

The demands are said to be:

right to establish military, air and naval bases in Thailand,

permission to use the "rall-

conclusion of a mutual aksis” tance pact; and

#close-co-operation etween, the military and naval forces of Japan and Thailand An important.

|_ STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE

Commenting on the strategic importance of French Indo-China, General Hsu declares that to the north Indo-China controls the said to have left "In the course of these attempts now in the service of the Allies, southern sea routes of China, to Japan to discuss the demands. -The B...and 6, xgënt said, “T

a considerable period declared the Germany has for some time past including 82 per cent of the Northe east it offers a strong base for seas around England to be war been exerting her full powers of weslan, 90 per cent of the Dutch, operations against the Philippines, know there is no truth in the report.AKA

planes and citizens to enter these

controls the South Seas, Slam and Comments made in connexion danger zones, sifth measures have which 738,162 tons have been sunk per cent of the Danish mercan

Bothe Malay Feninsula, and to the nce the outbreak of war, but tile marine. since with the reports were published in not been taken by other neutralis had not deterred neutral REITERATION OF THREATS

Beste ad west, Indo-Unina encircles Blam. the Hongkong Telegraph yester-states"

vessels from seeking the safety of some reason must, therefore, day stating that it was learnt. Germany, the statement asserts,

British conYOYS. from "authoritative sources the is acting in the interests of all It therefore, aremos most im- be sought for this elaborate off dispute had been settled.

Europe.

The newspaper stated that both

zones and forbidden their ships attack against neutral shipping of 83 per cent of the Belgian and 60 to the south-east and south it Propaganda

REPORT ISSUED

probable that Germany's words of cial reiteration of threats which has been German propaganda oh warning will succeed now where the Shirogane Maru. a Japanese After the announcement the violent deeds have signally fated attering for many montre vessel, and the Fatshan would German news agency sought to re Moreover, the bulk of what only be assumed that Germ leave Canton for Hongkong on inforce it by issuing a report that was formerly neutral tonnage is

hopes by renewed Monday,

three large steamers had struck The British authorities retused mines off the Isle of Man yester

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DUTCH NAVY

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Netherland wa Nazi Invasion, wer dondon this [orning:

other direct the

Britain is fally prepared for: any eventuality concludes the

Offensive In Turkey

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