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BLACK-OUT WAS IN BERLIN AT THE

EXERCISE

Continued from Page 1 vantage, and it is understood that the exercise was a success in every way.

14 The warning sirens Word tested about 10 o'clock yester day morning when the public were Incidentally given gentle reminder of the ap- proaching black-out cxercise that night

NIGHT LIFE

OUTBREAK OF WAR

Germany Cannot Succeed, Says

American Commentator

SHANGHAL, Aug. 27 (Beuter)-"Germany cannot succeed," declared John McCutcheons Raleigh, American newspaperman and radio commentator for the Columbia Broadcasting System, who was in Berlin at the outbreak "of the present European conflict and

most of the fighting in Poland and the Low Countries, in an interview this morning following his ar- rival here from Manita.

The Colony's night life was by no means all dead as several of

"Warsaw was a ghastly sight,” the leading hotels, cabarets, res- Raleigh said, describing the cam- taurants and cafes, continued to palgh in Poland. "More than half{ cater to customers, even during the ļof the city was wiped out, period of complete black-out.

"Then the 8.5,. Himmler's 'pri-

U.S. RED CROSS GIFT

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 18th AUGUST, 1940, 9.30 4.3.

The arrivals and departures of mails from and to neighbouring countries and coast ports, of which there is a frequency of more than one service a week will not in future be advertised.

This decision has been arrived at after careful consideration, and the public are requested to co-operate to the extent of forbearing to inquire by telephone the dates of such malls, as answering such inquiries makes heavy inroads on the time of the postal staff.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended. INWARD MAILS

From

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Service"

Die

28th Aug.

29th Aug.

29th Aug.

(Vancou

20th Aug.

29th Aug. 28th- Aug. 30th Aug.

30th Aug. lat Sept.

7th Sept:

date, 14th

8th Sept

9th Sept. 16th Sept.

The efficiency of the black-out vate" army, continued with the in Central district can perhaps be regular field day. They forced the The American Red Cross has vice," San Francisco data, 20th August.

CHUNGKING, Aug. 27 (Reuter)air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct. Ser- best summed up by a remark over- Jews into houses, which they pro-presented US$10,000 to Mr. Wa London and Manila heard by cur reporter that it was ceeded to burn, and shot down Kuo cheng, Mayor of Chungking. Canada, USA., Japan, and Shanghai "dark as pitch."

scores of Jews everywhere."

for the reller of civilians left des- Looking from a high building In Germany had the coldest win-titulte as a result of the bombingsu. S. A. Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai - (San

ver B .C. date: 10th August). the centre of the town our report-ter in 11 years during the past of August 19 and 20. er could not see a glimmer of light winter, the newspaperman sald. The Councillor of the United Java and Magjia, .......................

Francisco date, 3rd August), as soon as the first dren. sounded,

NÓ TEATING

States Embassy yesterday forward-air Mall by "Imperial Airways Service"... the quick response to which must In Berlin, residents went with-ed the money with a letter ex-USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San have been a source of satisfaction out any heating in their homes, pressing American sympathy- to the authorities concerned. for hot water. Food was scarce, A Foreign Committee will "as-Sandakan.

Francisco date, 9th August) PEOPLE WANDERING particularly in Berlin, for the sist Mr. Wu in distributing relief Calcutta, Straits and Saigon. However, the old problem of too period preceding the outbreak of and making reports on expendi-USA, and Manila-(San Francisco many people wandering about in war. The Germans were, subject- tares. the-streets-was-again-very-appared to using ersatz-food which

August ent last night. Lighted cigarettes contained little nutritive value.

London and Straits and relatives of those who were Australia and Manila....................................... were mostly used by the people to There is real tragedy to be killed in action receive only a and the way Torches, however, found in a German home, these briet note, Your son will not re- were not used so excessively as on days," said the American, "Apart!turn. Hell Hitler,' and that's

the last occasion.

of

As soon as the siren sounded, a large crowd, estimated to be al several hundreds, gathered along the waterfront--some them actually bringing paper lo sit on the ground-and -watched the searchlight practice. In near. ly all cases every person was carry- ing a lighted. cigarette which. taken collectively, must have look- ed from the air a long dotted line of fire.

The black-out in the Central district last night was the most effective since the Colony started these practices, the moonless night making it the more effective.

FROM KOWLOON As viewed from Kowloon, the

black-out in Hongkong appeared to be quite satisfactory. A few dim lights could be seen, stealing through carelessly covered win-

from ordinary hardships, parents all.","

HITLER CANNOT WIN WITH AIR FORCE win the war with aviators alone; ALONE, SAYS EXPERT

writes J. W. T、 Mason, United Press Military Expert, in Manila Bulletin, of Aug. 22.

the

If the German" raids

are not followed by an invasion and do

.........

OUTWARD MAILS

Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at er before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are

closed at 5 pm, on the previous day. When malla are advertised to close after 5 p.m. Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.

For

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Date and Time

Wed. 28th GP.O&EPO.

Ord 2.30 PM

THE Wh

Evidence representative of the not revert to concentrated attacks Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thurs- Reg. 1.45 PM damage done by the present Ger. on Britain supply ships. "It is -day Island man bombings of Britain, is be- difficult to understand how the coming known as well as the, pos. German high command can have sible maximum effort that the formulated any realistic plan for Germans can put forth serially, a decisive outcome under present Calcutta: Neither indicates that Hitler can conditions..

| Uniły by annihilating the HM- tish Air Force could a possirle

LABOUR SAVING result favourable to Germany be Honolulu, U. S. A., Central and South America,

IN BAKERIES

Parcels 11.00 AM Letters Noon

K.P.O.

Parcels

4.00 PM

Reg. Ord.

5.00 PM

5.30 PM

- GP.O...

de-

Canada and United Kingdom via · San Fran- Parcels. 400 r cisco (No.. Parcels for Canada and United

Kingdom).

Reg.

5.00 PM

Ord.

77.00 PM K.POJM

Reg.

5.00 PM

Ord

5,30 PM

G.P.O.

5.00 PM

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U. §. A., &

Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans-Reg. Atlantic Service"

FRIDAY

obtamed. There has been no Tet- up in the British defenders' coin. bat power. Indeed, Berlin LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter)clared Friday night that

tile dows, biat-these-were-the-exception From yesterday. English house enemy aviators were showing in rather than the rule.

wives can only buy four kinds of creased competence. The waterfront from the Post loaf and Scottish house-wives five

• DAMAGE SLIGHT Office to the Sailors' and Soldiers kinds. This will cause little or The British again allowed 101- Home, Wanchal, was very well no inconvenience, as all the com- eign correspondents to inspect blacked-out.

mon types are stl being made, ports that the Germans claimed There was not à good response but it will save waste and un- to have heavily damaged. Fort- to the black-out regulations in the necessary work in bakeries,"

land was repeatedly "bombed, but Sandakan. period preceding the first warning British house-wives who re- the correspondents' inspection signal, but there was a definite im-member the last wer say that res-showed that the damage was slight provement in the response follow-trictions are less extensive and and no warships were harmed. ** ing the siren: í

Inconvenient than those of 1917, In Southampton, another per Along the Wanchai waterfront when the U-boat campaign

Wassistent German target. shipping Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central & South and along the whole of the water its height. The Food Control-was passing in and out without America, Canada and, United-Kingdom front from the Post Office to the appeal to eat less food, particular-ermans claimed mastery of the ler in that year Issued an urgent molestation. In Dover, where the

San Francisco Western Market, there were count-

ly bread. less lights that could be seen from

Today,

air, the shops were open for busi there is Kowloon even up to nightfall.

plenty of

ness as usual, evidence to show how far less ef- 1

→ 2,000 "SORTIES" fective is the blockade of 1940 of

Germans do not admit

SUDDEN CHANGE

'The

power can be put into speculative

Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Zealand

Brisbane

Ord. 7.00 PM.

FIL. 30th

8.30 AM G.P.O.&KP.O. Par. 20th 3,00 PM

via

Reg. 29th 5.00 PM

Ord. 30th 8.30 AM

G.P.O.&KP.O.

via

Reg. 29th 5.00 FM

Ord. 30th 8:30AM

GP.O.&KPO

Par 29th 4.00 PM

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa. Reg. 30th 9.45 AM

and United Kingdom.

SATURDAY

Ord.30th10.30 AM

Hat. 318 G.F.D., & KPO,

G.P.O.&K.P.O.

When the siren sounded at 8.30 which the Nazis are talking so that the air blitzkrieg has yet p.m. there was a sudden change much. and the whole of the waterfront

been unloosed. That is doubtless Air Mall for "Imperial Airways-Service" to Durban Reg. 5.00 PM became enveloped in darkness. It

true, but the maximum German and thence by Sea Service to Tilted Kingdom Ord. 5,30 PM came to life again after the "all but he was the only one, our re.

porter saw in a walk of the whole form which would probably be Air Mall for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Aus-Reg. clear" at 10 pp.

Lighting and traffic was not length of Nathan Road from the not far wrong..."

tralla by the "Imperial Airways Service." permitted for a period of half- Police Training School to

waterfront, an-hour after the black-out, and this rule was observed also in the harbour.

The last Star Ferry to Kow Joon before the black-out left at 1.05 pm, and the service was not resumed till 10.30. p.m.

- IN WANCHAI

the

Where there were open spaces, there crowds were con- gregated. On the open lot of ground outside the entrance to the Mongkok Fire Brigade Station there were assembled, on the most conservative of estimates, "about 400 og 500 people.

British authorities said that on Friday, 2.000 "sorties," meaning

sídividual small or large forma. Hothow

tion enemy fights, were estimat-

MONDAY

TUESDAY

ea to have occurred. The Get-Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya.

mans can probably not make Saigon Sandakan, Salamana Rabaul and Tulagi. much more than 8.000 sorties daily.

#

Friday's engagements fasted bo

tween 7 and 8 hours. Daylight in

Brital in August laats" about 15 Air Mail for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Aus-Reg. They were being successfully hours. Attacking during the

tralia by the "Imperial Airways Bervice.”

Ord.

5,00 PM 6.30 PM

Mon, Sept., 2nd

8.30 AM

Tue. 3rd

8.30 M

8:30 AM E.PO,

Reg. 5.00PM Ord.5.80 PBC).

G.P.O.

6.00 PM

Ord.

*7,00 FM

KPO

Reg.

8,00 PM

Ord.

5.30 FM

GPO

5,00 PM

and thence by Sen Service to United - Kingdom Ord. : 7.00 Fr

WEDNESDAY

Wed. 4th

O.PO,&KFO. U. 8. A Central and South America and United Par. 3/9 5.00

Kingdom Via San Francisco (No Parcela for Reg. 4/0 9.45 AM Canada).

THURSDAY

Ord 4/9 10 30 AM THE KHI

Bwatow

1.00 PM

PRIDAY:

Residents in Wanchai district screened lights well on the whole, but there were several instances kept off the street and out of the whole daylight period, with double of careless covering in Hennessy way of the are appliances were the number of planes used Friday Road and Johnston Road, N these suddenly to be rushed out of would give the Germans twice the | As in previous exercises, there the station, But a crowd of 500 time and twice the plane,power. was occasional dashing of torches. within 50 yards of an important It may be calculated that their Mail for "Imperial Airways Service" to Durban Reg.

Vehicle headlamps

web fire station must surely constitute German were

covered.”

PEDESTRIAN

PROBLEM

maximum can exceed

a very undesirable state of affairs, not much more than twice, FTI Large crowds gathered in various NEAR PERFECT":" day's intensite, continued twier streets, particularly 4 Gloucester The regular police and reservists as long. Road, and as if enjoying a large were instructed to summon house

PROBLEMATICAL- scale military tattoo: were thrilled holders who disregarded the black- It is problematical just how by the searchlights looking for out regulations without previous many continuous days Germ "enemy" raiders.

caution or warning. A police aviation could continue under such officer who made a tour of the a strain, but it would seem that residential district in Tsimshatsu the period would be short. An shortly before 8 p.m., however, re- serial blitzkrieg lasting å fört-

Fri, 6th |ported the black-out to be very night might well be unendurable Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U. 8. A, Central and Mass

nearly perfect, and this was indeed for the Nazi aviatora, especially Bouth America and United Kingdom via Van- G.PO,&KPO. quite true Continued from Page 1

|12 Britain's estimate that 17 per couver B C Parcels for Canada only), ..... Par. 8/9 6.00-M There appeared to be zome miscent of enemy aircraft was shot Note: All Mail for United-Kingdom will be for- Air raid wardens, out for the understanding about the lighting down on Friday is accurate,

warded with or without superscription. first time in their snappy uniforms regulations covering the period The loss of aviators has the of alive green, bustled about, a very between laundown and nightfall, most telling effect. The Kier few pay any attention to the mil and a good many householders mans have little time left for Ung crowds and the smokers, turned on the electric light for an clear flying weather. The morn

One warden in Mongkok district early dinner about 7 o'clock, ing miats Friday delayed the at- was busily ushering pedestrians Bome waited on their neighbours tack at the start. It would seem from the street on to the pavement, to see what they were doing, and a superhuman task to smash and warning smokers to throw it was quite an amusing sight to Britain into a surrender before away the cigarettes they held in watch adjoining flats lighting up the weather intervenes, according their hand. He was doing a very, and plunging back into darkness to all present available informa good job of work in this respect In a follow-the-leader fashion.

Reg. 8/9 9.15 AM

Ord. 8/9.10.00 AM PEPO.

Parcels 4.00 PM

Reg. 5.00 PM Ord [5,30TH

OP

(500)

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U. B. A, Canada, Cen- Parcels tral and South America and United Kingdom Beg Via San Francisco (No Parcela for Canada)

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