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WALLACE Beaverbrook ROYAL AIR FORCE MACHINES OVER

CONDEMNS Sends Thanks

HITLER

ROOSEVELT PUTS

MAN FIRST

DESMOINE, Aug. 29. (Reuter) — Mr. Henry_Wallace. Secretary at Agriculture, in a speech accepting nomination of the Vice-Presidency, repeatedly condemned Hitler. Nazis and Totalitarianism,

To Shanghai

FREEDOM CAUSE STRENGTHENED SHANGHAI, Aug 29 (Reuter)- The following cabled message has [been received by the British Con- sulate from Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production, expressing thanks to Shanghai He declared that Germany and for the recent generous contribu-- tion to the Royal ---Air- Force, sha-through a voluntary war contribu

tion fund:

the United States were both ken to their depths in the 1932 crista Germany met the crisis with the dictatorship of Hitler, the United States with the democracy of Roosevelt,

Hitler believed in reducing work- ers to seris and Roosevelt believed In 'putting man first.

Dealing with the .national Hart, Mr. Wallace said that we must not only construct a giant air force, but protect the Panama

"The magnificent gift which you serid us from the British com- munities in China fills us with the most profound gratitude.

"Will you please convey our thanks to the numerous con- tributors for" their demonstra- tion of loyalty, and devation which stirs our people in this hour of periḥ, –

"In Terabling us to bring Canal and the Monroe Doctrine powerful reinforcement :: to the with increased navy alr bases and Royal Air Force which guards by co-operation with Canada and Britain's citadel, they have the rest of the Americas.

STANDARD OIL MAN HELD BY JAPANESE ·

strengthened the cause of free- dom in every continent".

CHINESE SHIPS SUNK

TRIED TO RUN BLOCKADE

GERMAN CAPITAL FOR NEARLY THREE HOURS: FIRE IN

LORD BEAVEBROOK"

MISSION IN CHINA DAMAGED

THE CENTRE OF BERLIN

BY NEW YORK, AUG. 29 (REUTER)—A GREAT GLOW IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN SKY IS BELIEVED TO BE COMING FROM A FIRE CAUSED BY THE R.A.F. AND WHICH COULD BE SEEN FROM THE CENTRE OF BERLIN AFTER THE AIR RAID EARLY TODAY, ACCORDING TO NEWSPAPER REPORTS.

IT IS STATED THAT RAF, MACHINES WERE OVER BERLIN FOR "NEARLY THREE HOURS.

When the engines' drone were heard overhead, the capital's anti-aircraft guns there remained silent, while those in the suburbs blazed away,

The planes seemed to keep at a great height.

LONDON RAID LASTED OVER SEVEN HOURS: 2 CHURCHES DAMAGED

LONDON, AUG. 29 (REUTER)—THE RAID ON LON- DON LASTER SEVEN HOURS AND TEN MINUTES.

The Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security com-

BY BOMBS. munique states that enemy attacks over Britain last night

CHUNGKING, Aug. 29. (Reuter) -The China Inland Mission in Kian, Klangsi province, was dam- aged by Japanese bombing on Ang, 3 and 4, according to a re- SHANGHAI, Aug 29 (Reuter)-port received by Chinese Air Force Mr. G. O, Holland, of the Standard Several Chinese ships attempting Headquarters here today. Oll Company, in Yokohama and to run the blockade of central

SHANGHAI, Aug. 29 (Beuter)———-

began about 8 p.m. and continued until shortly before dawn.

A considerable number of enemy aircraft operating singly and in small groups flew over many parts of Eng-

land and over the Scilly Isles.

Single enemy aircraft flew Three bombs, the report says over the Eaton-area from

Sofia Ziler, German China opet share sunt befanded on Aug 3 in the compound time to time and some drop Mr. Churchill

dent of Yokohama, are being held Japanese patrol warships in the of the mission, destroying the by Kanagawa Prefectural Police past few days, it is reported here. small chapel in the girls' school ped bombs at random. Some

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build-

Fires which resulted were under control

Some brought casualties were caused, including a small number of fatalities.

One medium-sized vessel was and a row of residence attached damage was done to houses, on the charge of violating the

sunk by Japanese patrols on the to it.

shops and other buildings Exchange Law,

The next day, the report added, including a church. They were alleged to have pur-southern shore of Hangchow Bay

dollars off Chinhal in the Cheklang pro- tour bombs demolished a greater chased yen 20,000 with which they remitted to the Navince on Sunday, while several part of the main church and the tional City Bank at Shanghai for were badly damaged off the south editorium of the mission

Cheklang coastline on the ing. illegal importing into Japan be-era tween February and the middle of same day, it is learned.

claim Japanese sources

that July of this year.

They were also alleged to have three Chinese vessels were sunk made illegal transactions in doi- yesterday off Haimen in Chekiang lars and travellers cheques in and three others sent to the bot It is further stated that the tom while trying to run the block-Union Jack was prominently dis- The total transaction is es-jade near Slangshan Fort in Che-played on the roof of the Mission

klang.

Yokohama.

timated to be 20,000 yen

DISMEMBERMENT

Roof of residences of foreign members of the mission caved in, while all the windows were smashed.

Church.

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PLAN

OF RUMANIA: AXIS CONSIDERING SAME AS IN 1938 CZECH ARBITRATION

LOANS WITHOUT THE

INTEREST

INVITATION BY SIR KINGSLEY WOOD

LONDON, AUG. 29 (REUTER)—COMMENTING ON AND RUMANIAN MEETING IN HUNGARIAN VIENNA, authoritative quarters in London recall a very similar meeting in 1938, when Germany and Italy were concerned in the arbitrary award on Hungary's claims on Czechoslovakia, says Reuter's Diplomatic correspondent.

Czechoslovakia was forced planes have flown several times

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Eye-Witness

Of Phase In Air Battle

GERMAN ACCOUNTS

Single Copy: 10 cents,

Price Per Month: 23.00.

Centenary Celebrations Postponed

SPECIAL ISSUE OF STAMPS

THE CENTENARY OF THE COLONY occurs in January, "1941, and tentative plans to celebrate the occasion have been in consideration for some time.

In view of present circumstances. An Europe,~~~~however, and the necessity for all parts of the 'Em- pire to devote every resource to the successful prosecution of the war against Germany, it has now been. decided to postpone the pre- parations for the centenary cele- brations until peace has been restored.

LONDON, Aug. 29. (Reuter)--The A special issue of stamps may. German Radio account of the Bri-however be issued, in the course of tish air raid on Berlin last night 1941.

confirms the Rome version men- · The Government feels confident tioned earlier and adds that sever-that this decision accords with al ares were caused in the centre the wishes of the people of Hong of the city but were quickly put kong. out by ARP.. workers.

The alarm lasted from 12.24 a.m. to 3 am

The German Radio states that several British acroplanes flew Berlin at short intervals, dropping incendiary and high ex-

over

plosive bombs on residential quar- ters. No military objectives were hit and only insignificant damage was done.

It is pointed out in London that in order to convince net- bral Journalists that British-- raids on Berlin are not direct--- ed; at military objectives, journalists were taken on a tour of the district where a bomb apparently damaged. a residential district but they were not allowed to visit north and north-west of the city where the greatest activity occurred.

Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime In a south-western town, the

It is recalled that a similar tour water supply was interrupted as Minister, was an eye-witness of

phase in Wednesday's air was arranged when the R.A.Fal the result of damage to a number of dwelling houses and industrial battle when he paid a visit to the most obliterated vital targets in property where there was a nam-South-east coast to inspect de-the Sylt rald, but the tour also

avoided the damaged area. ber of casualties some of which fences, were fatal.

Bombs were also dropped in a

Accompanied by the. Mayor of distinguished Dover and some

the

Refugees To Be Evacuated

GOVT. PREPARING

A SCHEME

IT WAS REVEALED BY THE HON. ME, N. J. SMITH, COLONIAL: SECRETARY, when he presided at the Finance Committee meeting of the Legislative Council yester- day afternoon, that an officer of the Government was now putting the finishing touches to a schenze for the evacuation of refugees in: the Colony, and that the fall plan would be made known in a tow weeks time.

This was disclosed when a vote

for $238.000 for the relief of re- fugees (under heading "Charitable BERLIN COMMUNIQUE Services"") Was being considered BERLIN, Aug. 29 (Reuter)-A consequent on the increased con-

number of towns in the north-east Americans, Mr. Churchill watched High Command communique says: tract rates for food and stores and north-west, where Industrial property houses and other build-a dogfight between a Nazi and "During the night. British aircraft and the larger number of refugees

Spitfire which resulted in

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Cont'd Page 6, Col. 7 ings were damaged. Casualties reported from all these towns German machine crashing in the were not numerous and only some fields just outside Dover were fatal

The Prime Minister had the advantage of a“ day on which visibility was 80 good that the lighthouse of Cape Gries Nez was plainly seen and enemy boats could be identi- ned cruising round shipping

FELL IN COUNTRY Reports at present received, in- dicate that many. Incendiary and some high explosive bomba were dropped elsewhere, the majority of which fell in country districts and did no damage, but some fell in urban areas and damaged bulld-. ings and causing small fres..

So far as is known, the total from these

to cede territory despite the over Hungarian territory and at-casualties resulting The following notice regarding fact that the arbitration was tempted to force Hungarian planes, bombs are small although some in the Ambleteuse roads.. loans without Interest has been

while out practising. to fly over were fatal.

Mr. Churchill later visited Rams- Rumanian territory.

A raider dropped six bombs in a gate making a tour of the streets north-east coast town destroying which had recently suffered two churches, damaging houses severely from an air raid. and shops.

A woman was killed and other people injured.

Bombs were dropped in a num

FORCED DOWN It is very possible that Germany

Issued in the United Kingdom: requested by both Hungary

"Sir Kingsley Wood Invites au and Czechoslovakia. who are able to do so to send direct to him at the Treasury such and Italy is considering the same money as they are willing to ad- sort of plan in favour of Hungary vance without mterest for the regarding the dismemberment at duration of the war. In return Rumania:

they will receive certificates entiti-

BUCHAREST, Aug. 29 (Reuter) General Staff announcement states that a Hungarian plane al tegedly dropped--ala-bombe on a

While he was there a warning was sounded and the Prime Minister paid a short visit to the

It added that the Rumanians Rumanian aerodrome and was bez of areas in outer London. The town's tunnel shelters which give ing them to repayment three delude themselves, if they think forced down by Rumanian ma-raid was the longest London had refuge to over 30,000 people.- months after the conclusion of that by such award they will be chines. The crew were arrested experienced.

left in peace" and independence.

52.

peace.

"An alternative procedure," sug- BUDAPEST'S VERSION gested, especially

smaller for

Budapest's version of the fron- amounts, is that they should better incidents was issued by the deposited in a Post Office Savings semi-official Hungarian News Bank with instructions that the agency last night which states that interest on them is to be surren-all violations of the frontier by air dered to the Exchequer. Indivi have been provoked by Rumanian duals and companies who are only aviation and instances the fact able to make boats for a shorter that on Aug. 28 Rumanian ma- period are invited to write to the chines attacked a Hungarian re- Treasury."

connaissance plane carrying quta

The Hongkong Government will practice fight in Bergigasz and be glad to forward to H. M. frea forced it down on Rumanian ter sury any loan which any Hong-ritory. kong resident desires to make..

In this connexion it will be re- colected that some time ago. Siz Robert Ho Tung lent to R. M Government in the United King- dom the sum of £10,000, free of interest, for two years.

(British Wireless).

APPEAL TO CHINESE NOT TO HOARD FOREIGN CURRENCIES

CHUNGKING, Aug. 29 (Beater) Commenting on the British Government's order prohibiting the import of Bank of England notes, the CENTRAL DAILY NEWS, offelal organ of the Chinese Government, in a special artiole this morning, declares that the measure is purely Britain's inter- national policy. Therefore, others, are not in a position to criticise.

However, the Chinese daily points out that the time limit is too short as the announcement ap peared in the Chinese newspapers on Aug. 24. The following day, Aug. 25 was Sunday while "Aug." 27, being Confucius' birthday was another bank holiday.men

There is little time for Chinese, that there must be Chinese hold-time limit in China was extended holders to present these notes to ere who other have no time to to Aug. 29, today). the Bank of China, whfa is off present the notes or are at places

The paper concludes with an. cially designated as the forward- where there are no branches of ing agent and which does not have the Bank of China. (Apparently appeal to the Chinese public not branches in all parts of China. the article was prepared before to hoard foreign currencies in knowledge of the later British order to avoid unnecessary, and NO BRANCHES

The Hungarian plane was carrying bombs and was ob liged to drop them before landing to prevent the machine from: being blown up. The statement also alleged that during recent weeks, Rumaniam The paper expresses the opinion Embassy's announcement that the unforeseen losses.

"WE MUST MAINTAIN THE PEOPLES' DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS AND FREEDOM"

SYDNEY, Aug. 29 (Reuter)-Labour stands inflexible in support of the British cause, declared Mr. Curtin, the Labour Party leader, in his Federal elections policy speech at Perth.

Mr. Curtin declared that "we must win the war and we must maintain the peoples' democratic rights and freedom."

·On Other Pages

PAGE 2-Local rugby fixtures: Chung Shing gala; US base- hall results

PAGE 8 Radio programmes;

Coming events....

PAGE 4-King, Queen in alr raid; 24 Nazi raiders downed; Canadian army for England; Nazi economic life disrupted. PAGE 5Kept marine stores: without licence; Birth of Queen Wilhelmina; the police courts. PAGE 6 Leading

Round-

article:- America's New Policy: What America thinks: Questions on Stubbs Road.

FAGE False pretences alleg

ed: War taxation rules: Burma Road blocked by foods: Warm garmenta cam- Dalgn

FAGES 6-10 Finance and Com

merce.

He added that the productive" and financial resources of Australia must be utilised as a common pool and the old order of pront-making for personal interest must be aub- ordinated to the country's-security,

Labour is believed to be Austra ja's defence and must be con- stracted on the basis of maximum supply of aircraft with mechanised land strength and make provision for the reinforcement of the Im perial force. A

Labour rejected all dictatorships and recognised the peoples right, to decide how they should be governed, as inalienable.

TRANSOCEAN NEWS SERVICE BOOKS NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (Reuter) The Dies Committee on un- American activities has subpoened all books and records of the Ger man Transocean News Service. much of whose correspondence found at "offices, ended with the words, hell Hitler,