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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1940.

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BRITISH CONVOY RUNS GAUNTLET OF TERRIFIC CANNONADE.

FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE

OF NORTH AMERICAN HEMISPHERE: POSITION

OF NEWFOUNDLAND

ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, A¤g. 22 (Reuter)—The conference on common defence between the representatives of Canada and Newfoundland closed here last night.

It was announced that general agreement was reached on all points involved.

The question of the defence sibility for defending Newfound- of Newfoundland was given land and the Newfoundland au- full consideration with special thorities agreed.

Newfoundlanders were most" in- reference to her position as terested in the British announce the first line of defence of the North American hemisphere.

The Canadian members of the conference emphasised that question involving in any way the doubt that the inhabitants would sovereignty or independence or cordially welcome them.

ment about the offer of defence

bases to the United States..

Should American, troops ever, be

here there no sent

appears little

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Heavy Bombardment From The French Coast: Ammunition

Wasted: Ships Reach Port

GERMAN GUNS MOUNTED ON THE FRENCH COAST shelled a convoy passing through the Straits of Dover yes- terday, states a Reuter message from London.

It was the first time since the war began that coastal batteries "had been used against British shipping in the Eng- lish Channel.

Watchers on the English shore saw flashes of guns which were fired in batteries of four. Guns along the French coast, all the way from Calais to Boulogne, appeared to be taking has undertaken complete respon (Reuter)-American help and good part in the bombardment.

Newfoundland was being raised and it is understood that Canada

JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE-

̈ ̈ ̈TOKYO, Aug. 22 (Reuter)——

GOOD FEELING ***-* KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Aug. 22

feeling will be further assured by the leasing to the United States of certain bases in the West Indies, says the Jamaica Gleaner com- menting on the proposal to lease British territory to America for alr and naval bases.

The Foreign Minister, Mr. PARLIAMENT

Matsuoka, has sent telegrams

to 40 diplomatic representa-

tives abroad ordering them to

return to Tokyo.

This action foreshad, ws a whole" sale reshuffle of appointments as

LIFE ENDS ON NOV. 14

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter)

a preliminary to the new "diploma---Mr. C. R. Attlee, Lord Privy tic offensive," states the Domel Seal, in replying to a question News Agency..

in the House of Commons,

Five Ambassadors. 17 Ministers said that he was not in a and several Consuls-General are position to make any state- among those recalled.

The Ambassadors recalled are Mrment about legislation to pro-. Horinouchi (Washington); Mlong the life of the present Toshihiko Taketomi (Ankara); Mr. Parliament.

Masaakl Hetta (Ambassador-at- Sir Percy Harris (Liberal): Is it Large, now in China); Mr. -Kazue not a fact that this Parliament Kuwashima (Rio de Janeiro). Mr. will automatically come to an end Renzo Sawada (Vicby).

on November 14 and, if no legisla- Ministers have been recalled from [tion is passed. there will have to Spain, Canada, Iran, South Africa, be an election in the middle of Peru, Hungary, Argentina, Finland, October?

Rumania. Chile, Columbla, Vene- Mr. Attlee Yes. Therefore ac- zuela, Latvia, Egypt, Panama; Bul- tion will have to be taken before garia and Iraq.

then:

Chinese-Philippine

EGYPT ARMY AT HIGHEST PEAK OF ITS EFFICIENCY CAIRO, Aug. 22 (enter)

It is revealed that the Prime Minister declared at a secret session of the Chamber· last.

night that Egypt would de- clare war on Italy "U Italian troops invade Egypt.

He added that the Egyptian Army is now at its highest peak of efficiency and is able to support the British troops: with man-power and the latest weapons, Including a well- trained air force.

The Prime Minister's state-" ment has been warmly wel- comed by the Press here which states that Egypt is peaceful but must resist aggression, not only for self-preservation, but, also preservation of honour in respect of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty.

Relations

Will

Be Further Enhanced Under The Leadership Of President Quezon

WHATEVER DIFFICULTIES SHE MAY BE FACING "CHINA IS DETERMINED NOT TO LAY DOWN HER ARMS UNTIL HER WAR AIMS ARE REALISED, declared Gen. Wu Te-chen, China's Overseas Minister, in a broadcast address to the Philippines on Aug. 18, says Central News.

COMPULSORY TRAINING

In his speech, made on the occasion of President Quezon's 62nd birthday, Gen. Wu touched on the cultural, political and economic relations between the two countries and the factors which have drawn the two peoples closer together in recent years,

"I'consider myself fortunate in our forefathers and your fore- having this opportunity to broad- fathers fifteen hundred years ago, cast my greetings to the "Philip-and Sino-Philippine trade was. pines, particularly on the 62nd carried on many years before birthday of my old triend, Prest that arrival of the Spaniards. dent Manuel Quezon," he com- Therefore; Chinese culture has menced. "E

exerted a profound influence upon "Your leader earns the respect the islands long before the impact and admiration of the Chinese of Western civilisation," added people for his life-long devotion Gep Wa... to the cause of the Filippino peo-

POSITION OF NON - EUROPEAN SUBJECTS

COMMON HERITAGE,

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN Ple, especially since we realise how told the Hongkong Daily Press-yes hard the Father of the Chinese "Owing to the common cultural terday that he knew of no scheme Republic, the late Dr. Sun Yat heritage of our two peoples, we being drafted whereby all Govern- sen, struggled for the sake of both think in terms of democracy, ment servants, including Govern bringing about the rebirth of a or in other words, a government ment servants of races other than New China. In fact, Fresident of the people, for the people, and European, would be compelled to Quezon really enjoys in your coun- by the people. Our present poli- undergo compulsory training in at the same status as George tical system is based on Dr. Sun group of the Hongkong Defence Washington in America and Dr. Yat-sen's Three Principles of Na-

Sun Yat-sen in my country.

Forces

ALL LIABLE

The people of the Philip- pines and China have so many All British subjects, and there- things In common culturally, fore all Government servants,⠀⠀⠀ politically and economically." were liable, under the Compulsory "Historical records, say that re- Cont'd on Page 12, Col. 5 ations were established between

tionalism, Democracy and Livell- hood for the People. This last principle stands for the ImpFOVE- ment of the hard lot of the masses, and the National Government has been conscientiously carrying this Cont'd Page, Col. 1

THE CONVOY CONSISTED OF SHIPS WITH "THEIR ESCORT. VESSELS.

Just before 10 p.m., when the leading ship was nearing a Channel port, there was Ba terrifying roar of gunfire from the French coast and four great columns of water leapt up from the sex.

Water

The thunder of guns shook towns on the English side of the Channel. Flashes appear- ed in rows through a haze over the sea and the air was shattered by the din

Reuter's reporter standing on a clift overlooking the : Convoy counted about a minute between gun flashes and the appearance of shells hitting the sea near the convoy. Thin spirals of smoke colled up into the air from the guns after each kalvo,

The bombardment continued in intensity and the guns continued Aring at half-minute, intervals.

Beater's man in London who received this message by tele- phone heard.. the thunder of guns as they were fired from the French coast.

As the convoy passed near the harbour, German heavy batteries, between Calais and Boulogne, in- tensified ther furious bombard- ment. Shells were coming from a distance of about 20 miles' from the French coast.

SMOKE SCREENS

Escorting vessels raced round the convoy, throwing smoke screens. An ear-shattering roar coast and the scream of shells of guns echoed down the Channel

could be distinctly heard.

After the first half-hour of the bombardment, the firing appeared Cont'd on Page 12, Col. 3

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PAGE 2-Lawn bowls rinks; Air- port news; US baseball; T.B." clinic,

PAGE 3 Radio programmes: Coming events; Crossword puzzle.

PAGE 4-How Britain computes air successes; Move against By: artillery pound chi nese positions: Deadlock in India PAGE 5 Guimaraes trial; Po-

lice Courts:

PAGE 6—Leading article: Bri-

tish Bases for America. PAGE 8--Peak Church annual meeting: British Press re- leases ›PAGE 9—Canadian agriculture;

~ HK Block Exchange. PAGE 10 Commercial news. PAGE 11-Passengers, Weather

report

NAZIS REACH LIMIT WHICH

NAPOLEON

REACHED

599 RAIDS ON GERMANY

SINCE MAY: 1,072

NAZI PLANES DESTROYED IN AIR WAR OVER BRITAIN

ACCORDING TO A BRITISH WIRELESS MESSAGE, since May 10 the RAF have made 599 raids on Germany and German-occupied countries-178 to places within the enemy country and 206 on occupied territory.

- ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY FEWER RAIDS have taken place on Germany itself, it is now revealed that out of approximately 158,000 bombs, 100,000 have been dropped there.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT BRITISH BOMBERS have flown more than 3,000,000 miles over the country where Marshal Goering boasted that no British aeroplane could penetrate.

REUTER REPORTS THAT ALTOGETHER 1,072 Nazi planes are estimated to have been destroyed in or near Britain since the war began nearly 1,000 of which-998 to be exact-were brought down since the air war over Britain was intensified on June 16.

Hudson Pilot 20 Acre Dump

In Fight Off Denmark

NEW YORK, Ang 20 (Ren-LONDON AG (Renters

ter)-Major

Fielding Elliot,

military, commentator of the NEW YORK HERALD-TRI- BUNE, writes" that from the German's point of view the results of the past week," must be discouraging.

The outlook for the future' Is perhaps darker than at any moment since, the invasion of Norway began. They have reached the limit which Napo- leon had reached-the beaches of the Continent.

"They must sweep away the stronghold of Britain's sea- power or that sea-power. In the end will strangle them.

Their chief reliance tor this purpose must be on their air power and their air power is not so far showing. Itself equal to that task.

It has shown no signs of be- ing able to overcome British air power.

BRITISH

talls, of a combat between a Coast

Of Wrecked Enemy Planes

LONDONATE. 2 treuteron

al Command Hudson aircraft and newspapers Bave prominence to a seven enemy, ghters were given photograph of a 20-acre dump of by the Air Ministry news service Wrecked Nazi planes, brought down which show that the fight took by the Air Force over Britain, and place of Denmark and lasted 35 which will be used to make wea minutes.

pons for Britai

The pilot of a Hudson skimmed

They had been" collected and the surface of the sea during most dumped in an area in South Eng-

of the fight manoeuvring his air- craft so that all its guns were brought into action in turn as Messerschmitts attacked him.

Continued barsts of fire weze registered on each... German fighter and at least one enemy plane was shot down into the sta.

land.

This large heap of scrap tells an "eloquent and impres- sive story of the heavy losses suffered by the enemy,

The pictures show some of the planes riddled with bullets "and"

The Hudson was repeatedly hit part of swatikas painted on the by machine-gun fire and cannon body. Another picture shows men shells and two members of the breaking the machines into small- crew. were wounded

er pieces for experts to sort out when the hydraulic landing gear got jam- the metala which will be used for med, but after firing 250 miles building bombers. back to the base, the pilot man-

aged to land safely.

These will be returned to Ger- many with interest

SHIP HAS EVENTFUL

VOYAGE TO HONGKONG

Free-For

Malaya's

Fight Among Magnificent War Efforts

Deck Passengers

Special to the Hongkong Daily Press

A BRITISH SHIP, A FREQUENT CALLER AT HỌNG KONG, steamed Into harbour recently after one of the most eventful voyages in its long period of service between India and Japan,

TIN MINES WORK 24-HOUR DAY

Special to the H.K. Daily Press "As a result of the impetus

Leaving Singapore on Thurs- sticks and carving knives were the day last week with a full com- wespons seized for use by some of given by the war in Europe, plement of passengers, the the more hot-headed participants tin mines in Malaya are work- captain looked approvingly at tion of the captain and two indian estates, too, are being tapped Fortunately, the timely intervening 24 hours a day. Rubber the calm sea and favourable army officers, who happened to be current which carried the on board, prevented what would to capacity and extensive vessel safely through the otherwise have developed into a construction work is in pro Straits of Malacca, the ideal very bloody affair.

gress throughout the com weather conditions and the deck passenger, bound for Shang Foreman of Works, attached The next morning an aged Chinese try," said Mr. F. K. Nabi, glowing tropical sunset giving hat was found dead in his cot. no indication of the exciting The cause of death was heart to Messrs Gammon Malaya events that lay ahead. failure and had nothing to do Ltd., when he described war- with the excitement of the pre-time conditions in the FMS. The quietude of what might vious day. After a thorough to a representative of the otherwise have been a dull and examination by the doctor the body Hongkong Daily Press, on his monotonous voyage was broken was wrapped in a canvas a arrival in Hongkong yester-

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about noon on the second day out weighted with lead and uncere- (Friday) when a tree-for-all broke moniously slipped over board, but day. out between Chinese, and Indian An amusing, if unfortunate, deck passengers. The cause of the aspect of this incident was the quarrel is not clear, but hockey Cont'd Page 7, Col. 3

Mr. Nabi has returned to the Colony after an absence of two Cont'd on Page 12, Col. 1