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HONGKONG, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1940.

GERMAN FIGHTER BROUGHT DOWN IN ENGLAND

FIRST AIR RAID LONDON. Sept. 2 (Reuter)-- The Isle of Man had its first air raid on Saturday, when, a bomber approached the island. It is be- lleved to have been shot down into the sea by two Spitdres.

Air Ministry officials examining the wreckage of the German fighter shot down after it had crossed the South-East Coast.

FATSHAN, DETAINED AT CANTON

SINCE AUGUST 1. ARRIVES WITH

PARTITION

OF INDIA

BOMBAY, Sept. 2 (Reuter)... The Working Committee of the All-India Muslim League has pass ned, a resolution generally welcom-

ing the Viceroy's statement of Aug

1,

250 PASSENGERS

"There Was No Story

Of Any Kind"

Bringing the first boatloads of passengers direct from

8 and Mr. L.S. Amery's speech, in Canton to Hongkong since, the Fatshan incident on Aug. 1, the House of Commons, on Aug-14, the Butterfield and Swire vessel Fatshan and the Canton reiterating its adherence to the de-Inland Shipping Association vessel Siragone Maru berthed mand for the partition of India within half-an-hour of each other at the Praya yesterday

evening.

into independent states and chat- acterising the offer regarding the

Muslim participation in an ex- It was announced on Saturday by the Hongkong office panded Executive Council of the of Butterfield and Swire that the Fatshan would sail from. Governor-General 'and a War Ad-Canton yesterday. visory Council as unsatisfactory.

No details were given of any settlement of the ques- The resolution also requests the tion, though it was learned from the Captain of the Jap- Viceroy to reconsider the matter Lanese vessel "that the incident had been amicably settled and authorises Mr. Jinnah to seek and without any prejudice.”

further information and clarifica. tion.

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CANADIAN DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST

NAVY HAS

125 SHIPS

NEW YORK 2 (Reuter) Canada's. Navy w numbers 125 Fressels and Hair and naval bases are large nough "to share with the United States, according *la = report of the American-Cana- dian Joint Derece Commission, says the NEW YORK TIMES in a despatch from. Opława.

The report also includes the fol- lowing finding The Canadian Defence "System started before the war has been greatly extended und is now virknly completed.

CANADA'S WAR EXPENDITURE

The Canadian Minister of Munitions has announced that of Canada's total war expenditures since September 3, 1939, which cxceed $550,000,000; expenditure and commitments for erection or enlargement of war industrial plants amount to $165,000,000, says British Wireless.

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CESSION OF TRANSYLVANIA

TERRITORY CONTINUING

Picture Of Hitler Smashed

In

German Consulate

BUCHAREST, SEPT. 2 (REUTER)-ARMOURED CARS AND POLICE WITH TOMMY-GUNS QUELLED DEMONSTRATIONS-AGAINST THE CESSION OF TRAN- SYLVANIA. The demonstrators were dispersed with hoses but the demonstrations are gathering strength and continue.

Ten thousand Transylvanian Rumanians gathered in the public square of Brasiv and solemnly swore on their knees that they would not" yield an inch of ground to Hungary.

Shortly afterwards Herr Neubacher, Chief of the German Economic delegation and another official were surrounded by a hostile crowd which tore off the swastika flag, before the way was cleared by the police for their car.

DECKS AND MASTS BLASTED AWAY. LONDON, Sept. 2 (Reuter) Three German bombers attacked the Irish sailing vessel, Loch Ryan. and raked the vessel with machine

The office of the German Tourist Association was wrecked and the German Consulate entered.

The picture DI Hitler WDS smashed.

These protests are causing great anxiety in political circles in Bucharest where it is feared that Germany may use these incidents as an excuse for the occupation of

The Barbados Legislature has placed all investments, tree of in-guns and bombs. terest, at the disposal of the BM- tish

Governments says British after the decks and masts had Transylvania and even Rumania Wireless.

The Loch Ryan reached port

been blasted away.

Cause Of Human Freedom

Owes Much To The Faith,

Vision Of Gen. Smuts

LONDON, Sept. 2 (EWS)-In the Union of South Africa Parliament, General Hertzog's resolution in favour of immediate peace with Germany and Italy was defeated on Saturday by 83 votes to 85:--

The DAILY TELEGRAPH saya the division shows the majority which supported General Smuts in September, 1939, on the question of continuing co-operation with the British Commonwealth-80 to 67-remains stable after a year of

Not all successful aggressions..

war.

The Fatshan brought 250 The Stragone Maru brought 400 passengers, including eight passengers, though there was place for 200 more. Both vessels will HAIFA HAS FOURTH Europeans. She can carry a

be sailing again for Canton, the total of 1,404. passengers, but Japanese RAID OF WAR

ship today and the it was explained that the Fatshan tomorrow. LONDON, Sept. 2 (Reuter)-

Little could be learned of the Haifa had its fourth air raid since short notice given of the the war began.

ship's sailing must have con-detention of the Fatshan-from a A number of bombs were drop-siderably affected the possible visit to the Officers' quarters. The not even the collapse of France ped but the population remained number of passengers that master is Capt. J. D. Whyte. It have served to weaken it. That is was pointed out that "there was a very signal fact and constitutes would have booked by the no story of any kind" and that The raid failed to disturb the vessel for the voyage to Hong-"everything was normal." unch hour in Halfa and shops,

kong. restaurants and many businesses "stayed open.

calm.

Ceneralissimo Calang Kai-shek visited the Chungking bombing victims at the various refugee

Cont'd on Page 12, Col. 3

IS HONGKONG DOING

camps in Chungking yesterday ALL IN ITS POWER TO

morning He instructed the au- thorities there to educate the re-

fuges children and give particular FURTHER WAR EFFORT?

attention to the sick, says Central News

On Other Pages

PAGE 2-LR.C. annual meet- ing Car smash; Weddings; "Sporting fixtures; Crossword

puzzle

PAGE -Radio programmes; Coming events; Cinema [notes..

PAGE 4 — Air communiques and news; French Africa be- hind de Gaulle: Hitler's secret weapon.

PAGE. 5-Destruction of two lighters by ̈mine; Airport news; Round the Police Courts: Funerals. PAGE 6 Leading article:"

Twelve months of war. PAGE 8-Women doctors; 35:

educators commended..

PAGES 9 and, 10-Finance and.

commerce.

FAGE 11-America's debt to

Hitler; Japanese, renew mili tary operations on border of Indo-China.

Can it be truthfully said that Hongkong at the moment Is doing all in its power to further the war effort, and if not, what are the reasons for its lethargy and inaction?

This pointed question is asked in an article appearing in the current issue of The Andrian, monthly magazine of St. Andrew's Church.

The article continues

a great tribute to the influence of ¦ Gen: Smuts with the people of the Union...

"It would not be easy to overestimate how much; not only South Africa, but the cause of "human freedom owes to the staunchness, faith and vision of Gen.' Smuts', whose confidence in peace with vic tory remains indlmned--a confidence- sustained by the gallantry and efficiency of the South African Air Force now serving in Kenya

"It is not merely a nice calcula- tion of chances which provides justification for Gen. Smuts' policy. It is a clear perception of

GENERAL SMUTS

itself.

AGAINST AWARD TERMS. ORADEA MARE, Sept. 2 (Reuter) The Transylvanian evacuation by the Rumanian Army of the terris pest z ceded to Hungary by the Vienna award began yesterday" while, at the same time, lorries, re- moving administrative archieves, alled the streets.

The Hungarian delegation to a Mixed Commission, arrived last Levening · during the demonstration by several thousand people against the terms of the Axis award.

Other demonstrations have occurred at Temisvar, the "second city of Rumania, where crowds assembled before the German, Consulate.

It is now revealed that there was

GEEKING: BORIS

SOUTHERN DOBRUJA ISSUE

SOFTA, Sept. 2 (Reuter)

a demonstration by 30.000 peasants Unless the Rumanians accept at Cluj, the administrative capital the final Bulgarian proposals of Transylvania, on Friday night, regarding the future of Sou- Windows of the German and thern. Dobruja during the Italian Consulates were broken and next day or two, there is like- peasants unsuccessfully attempted to wreck the Italian building. See also Page 4. Col. 4.

NEW EUROPE MAP WON'T BE REDRAWN BY HITLER'S MAILED FIST

LONDON, Sept. 2 (Renter) -THE TIMES says that

events in the past 12 months have shattered some bad, as well as good, things.

Perhaps a new map of Europe won't be painted in quite so many contrasting and clashing of colours and perhaps the frontier lines need not be so heavily marked but the map won't be redrawn by Hitler's mailed fist,

"Even during the months in which Hitler's successes were dazzling » Europe, some revela- tion of the Beltish power and.

The task of relief and re-against him at least the fulf the consequences of making peace construction, which victory strength of the British Common- with Germany. He sees that such will bring with it, must be wealth. peace would inevitably mean the undertaken by Britain and linking up of Bouth Africa with her Dominions and by other Germany and thereby submitting helpers across the ocean, in to Nazi dominance,

"Gen, Smuts declares he would co-operation with the peoples rather a thousand times be with in Europe liberated from Nazi England than with Germany and terror: How many names of Chinese such choice should need little re- Many reasonas leap to the mind, donors appeared on the list of commendation to any people nur- one of which, as far as the remain-those who subscribed to the “8: 0.tured in freedom." ing British population is concern M. Post" Fund? There were a few,

Betting aside all legitimate re- have done nothing whatever to ligious, and moral scruples which help the Empire that gives them are held by some, why is it that sanctuary in the hour of its great- the full strength of a Colony of est need? Let us be frank. upwards of two million people can- not be. used more effectively?

VERY FEW

„Some

idea of the strength which a nation would put forth when organised and led with conviction, was provided BRITAIN UNDAUNTED

in the successey of the Navy Twelve months ago, Great Bri-and the impressive promise of tain entered the war.

our Air Force. After a year of fast moving

"The strength of the British

ed. is the dissatisfaction caused by mit, very few, and when we re- WORST RAID ON events kaleidoscope and pantura beople is the strength of a nation

the evacuation, but they are not member the money and service conclusive....

given by British people here to

The fact is, that all those who China In the last three years, in Live in a British Colons in war- this a fitting expression of China's time and enjoy British protection gratitude? Further, our criticam should show far more desire than applies to other neutrals...

DISTRICT IN WALES

LONDON, Sept. 2 (Reuter) ----- A district in Wales had what is

mie, mostly tragle in their that has long traditions and character but with some merely habits of freedom. The war is a calamitous, "Greet Britain stands people's war engaging to the full unconquered and undaunted and strength its passion for freedom shemming in Hitler conquests and Its hatred of cruelty led by a with the trom ring of blockade and man who can touch and inspire thing de to help the Empire la 1's Many have helped a good deal, described as its worst aid raid durs ectory, which will wrest European why there is no dis time of need. We know there are, but seeing that in a war like this ing last night's few attacks by from Hitler's grasp," says The may or despair today. However many notable exceptions, but what against the forces of evil one enemy machines

Times, and a formidable a picture that Burope

This calm assurance of final presents to friends of freedom”. all" nationalities here who eam at being a citizen of a neutral

The Mayor and his wife were victory is voiced by the British The DAILY TELEGRAPH writes their living in a British protected country at all, can we not right among the camialties of a raid on Press on the whole

that in contrast between the

ཏི་པ Colony and enjoy the undoubted fully expect that, at least while a south-eastern town of which The MANCHESTER GUARDIAN crashing blows at the keystones of

none were fatal

of the vast numbers of people of should hang, one's head in shame The Nazis had no reception

privileges of this place, who so far | Cont'd Page 7, Col 6.

Cont'd Page 7, Col 3.

ly to be a breakdown in the negotiations.

There has been some un- easiness following reports that the Bumanians are delaying decisions.

Yesterday King Boris received the Foreign Minister, M. Popoff, and there was a special conference of Ministers as a result of which it is expected that the final stages of the negotiations are being speeded up.

The Bulgarian delegates are now waiting at the frontier town of

Vidin for the last sessions.

September 3, 1939

“We can only do what is right for un➡KING GEORGE in broadcast to Empire,

“All I have worked for and hoped for has been mashed in ruins."-- MR. CHAMBER LAIN (Premier) in the House of Commons.

New British War Cabinet announced.

London had first air raid warning at 11.30 am.

*

All Dominions rally against aggression.

Turkey faithful to Allies.

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Japan stays neutral.

-Empire air mail suspended,

Lamma Channels closed to all shipping.

Loyalty of Hongkong Chi-

Local Germans under arrest nese pledged to the Governor.