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LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter)-Continuing his statement in the House of Commons yesterday, the Prime Minister indlested that arrangements for air raid warnings required very consider able change.
He added. amidst loud laughter. "There is really no use and no good sense in having these prolonged banshee howlings of sirens two or three times daily over wide areas simply because hoselle aircraft are lying to and from some target which no one can possibly know or even guess.
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"NEW YORK, Bept...6 (Reuter)— The NEW YORK TIMES learns from Buenos Aires that Uruguay La negotiating for the acquisition DEFENCE SECTOR [of United States destroyers. |IN SHANGHAI
DEFENCE SECTOR
It is reported that the Ministér of Defence has asked on what TOKYO, Sept. 8 (Reuter) Re- terms Uruguay could acquire three ferring to Mr. Cordell Hull's state-to six destroyers of the same class ment that the defence sector Bas those sold to Britain.
of the International Settlement in The New York Times adds that Shanghai should be patrolled by some diplomatie sources think the American marines, & Japanese there is a possibility at the Foreign Office spokesman said that United States may offer them in he was not replying to the statement, exchange for a naval base. and was not in a position to dia- "I therefore, am asking the "Our preparation for home de- close all the aspects of the ques- | various departments concerned to fence. have been going forward on❘tion which was" "becoming a very review the whole position as a gigantic scale. We have not important issue between Japan and matter of urgency."
hesitated to send a continuous the United States in view of the Mr. Churchill also indicated system or convoys of reinforce great Interest taken by the United. that investigations were proceed-ments to the Middle East.
States." ing into the matter of street
FLEET DOUBLED
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Ughting and the responsible de- "A few days ago we found it partments were meeting together possible almost to double the
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they could make effective strength to our fleet in lighter and more cheery the win-the Eastern Mediterranean by ter months
sending some of our most power- Referring to the general post-ful modern vessels. tion, Mr. Churchill said: "No one must suppose that the danger of Invasion has passed. The Secre- tary of State for War was right In enjoining the strictest vigilance upon the great and growing armies now in this country.
MENACE STILL THERE, "I do not agree with those who assume that after Sep- tember 15 or whatever is Hitler's latest date that we shall be free from the menace of a deadly attack from over-
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"Winter, with its storms,
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The spokesman, added that he hoped the Japanese and American authorities on the spot would be able to find a practical solution,
HAMLIN BLANKS PHILADELPHIA
"U.S. BASEBALL
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although...... plainly visible to the Italians, was not molested by them. Some of our great ships touch- ed Malta on their way and carried a few things needed by those valiant islanders who carrying on under their remarkable-and-resolute-goyThe following are the results of games played in the American Baseball Leagues yesterday.
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'We must expert heavy fighting
In the Middle East before long
NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (Reuter)-
and we have every intention of Brooklyn IDES maintaining our position there Philadelphia and darkness, may alter the con-with the utmost strength and in- ditions, but there must not for one creasing seapower and control mement be relaxation.
which follows trom Seapower throughout the Mediterranean not only in the eastern ban but in the western basin,
"I will not be giving away any military secrets if I say that we are very much better off than few months ago, and if the pro- blem of invading Britain was a difficult
"In this way. both at home and abroad, we shall persevere along one in June, it has benar course however the winds may come a far more difficult and blow."
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Enemy raids are now be coming much more frequent and bomber formations are increasing in numbers,
PLAINLY SEEN LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter)—An al battle high over the London area was plainly seen this morn- Ing.
There were rattles of machine- guns and several planes left white
trails from their exhausts.
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WOMAN RECEIVĖS
CUT ON ARM
A daring daylight robbery occur~- red yesterday when Liu Lin-fong. married woman, principal tenant of No. 41 Waterloo Road, second floor, was robbed of $300 worth ol property by four armed intruders.
She received a cut on her right arm when she attempted to strug- gle with the robbers. No arrest was made.
WICKHAM STEED Continued from Page 1
"I am told," continued Mr. Steed, "that when the British Com- mander of the camp heard about this incident, he sent for the Austrian officer and thanked him for what he had done and, later on this officer was released,”
RECENT SPEECH
Mr. Steed next referred to Herr Hitler's recent speech and said:
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The wives of two Hongkong Police officers were on board ship that was bombed and sunk by Nazi aircraft while on her way to Australla."
They were Mrs. Smith, wife of 3 "I bis threat still leave us Chief Inspector A. W. Smith, and -cold, they have as little effect upon Mrs. O'Connor, wife of Inspector
our nerves as his ralders on our T. O'Connor, who were being eva defences and on our power to hit cuated from England to Australia. him back.
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JAPANESE PLANE WHICH CRASHED IN FANLING WAS COMMERCIAL ONE
THE JAPANESE PLANE WHICH CRASHED ON THE KWANTI RACE-COURSE at Fanling on Thursday afternoon was a commer- cfal machine owned by the Nippon Airways". Company,
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en route to Canton from Talhoku, Formosa, when it crashed. It left Taihoka at 10.30 am. on Thursday and landed at
agi for a few minutes, taking off again at 1.30 p.m. Shortly afterwards the machine ran into bad weather and flew blind down the South China coast, receiving directional signals by radio from Kai Tak,
As it neared Shataukok one of Travelling with the two ladies the engines failed and the pilot. 1 "There is a reason for the were Billy Carr, son of Mr. T. W. was forced to make a quick deci-
steadiness of our nervex Since Carr, of the Public Works Depart slön to land. 1938 we have lived to expect that, ment. Denny Hooper, son of Chief in the event of war, we shall Sanitary Inspector J. Hooper. suffer very severely indeed.
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The passengers of the vessel 2 were never told that our air raid reached Aberdeen safely.
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LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter) Detroit A big air battle raged over a Another British alr attack on district in South-East England. Turin last night was revealed by Twelve German bombers flying injan an arrowhead
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MILITARY STATEMENT
The following statement on the crash was issued yesterday by a military spokesman:
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MURDER TRIAL CONTINUED
Indian Policemen Testify
gave
Four Indian constables evidence before Mr. Q. A. A. Mac-
A Japanese civil aircraft crash-fadyen at Kowloon Court yester
Mr. Cordell Hull has al- ed when making a forced landing day in connexion with the shoot-
оп Fanling racecourse on the ing incident at Yaumati Police. "The Germans, on the other ready, given. Japan a broad bint hand, were told that they would on the question of her ultimatum afternoon of September 5. It was Station on August 6 in the Indian flying to Canton from Formosa constables' room when Nazar be safe from any attack by air to Indo-China. Mr. Hull's hint has and came down owing to engine Singh, a constable, was killed. and had nothing to fear. The strengthened the tendency of the failure.
Committal proceedings were consequence has been that while administration in. French Indo-
The machine was considerably continued against another con-
we are agreeably surprised by the China to sympathise with those damaged owing to striking a group stable, Man Singh, who is charg-. strength of our defence, the other parts of the French Empire of trees shortly after landing. The ed with murder.
"All reports from Gerinany show 2 that we have been able to hit the Germans very much harder than they thought possible,
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1 Germans have been disagreeably which have resolved to continue port wing and edgine were torn off
Assa Singh, P.C.B688, stated that" surprised by the poriding they the struggle against Nazi Germany.and caught fire, but this did not he heard two or three shots fired have received,
"That tendency, is now growing spread to the rest of the machine, in quick succession and went at more and more marked. Geogra-which, however, was sufficiently once to the deceased's room where phically, it may be a long way damaged to make repair unlikely he looked in, from Indo-China to Morocco but, to be worth while.
He saw Man Singh with a revol as far as the moral effect of that The crew of 3 were the only over in his hand standing rear the sympathy is concerned, the dus cupants; one of them received a doorway, witness said. On: seeing tance is much-shorter.--.
major head Injury and the others, the defendant-holding the revol- minor cuts, and were attended to ver in a firing position, he mock- Medical Officer on the spot.ed the cylinder out of the weapon Police then conveyed the rendering it useless. He then took Hospital and the other two were detained for interrogation.
A preliminary examination re-
Mr. Steed declared that Herr Hitler's speech showed a deal of confusion and it was preposterous for the Nazi Fuehrer to have
BALKAN EVENTS
Referring to the events in the Balkana, Mr. Steed said that it was
Itallar
which New York-......-8. communique were says that the machines came from Washington challenged by British fighters. the direction of Switzerland and One Spitfire salled into the did a certain amount of damage formation and two German bom-to private houses at San Paulo, "Colonies which have joined the
There a quarter of Turin, and several Free French Empire will be eff. stated that he had waited for too early yet to comment on the Seriously injured man to Kowloon the defendanɛ to the Charge Room,
abdication of King Carol as frallway cars were set afire while ciently defended. Al measures three months to give Britain a
other bombs fell harmlessly in have been taken to assure this," chance to stop her nightly raids Rumania in favour of his son open country.
says a communique Issued from and that henceforth he would have ince Michael and added that be knew something of General British planes again bombed As-. the headquarters of the Free to wipe out all British towns.
Antonescu. sab and inflicted casualties. French forces."
General Antonescu upon
bers were seen to crash. was heavy anti-aircraft fre the enemy flew southward.
NURSES KILLED
Fart of a hospital near a south- east coast town was demolished and several patients and nurses were believed to have been killed, when walls collapsed like a pack of cards, hurling women patients to the ground floor where they were trapped in the debris.
Doctors, nurses and A.R.P. workers worked heroically for Hours by torchlight, saving many lives from the wreck- age.
One rescuer, stated to be a nursing sister, crawled in and out of the wreckage giving Infections of morphia to the trapped women who were very marvellous. There was never a whimper. When they got them out, they asked for a drink of water.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
Hull, Lothian Confer
On Japanese Demands On French Indo-China
WASHINGTON, Sept 6"(Reater)—The U.S. Secretary of State. MR. CORDELL HULL, the British Ambassador, LORD LOTHIAN, and “ MR. R. G. CASEY, Australian Minister, conferred at the State De- partment following Mr. Hull's expressed opposition to the new Jap- anese demands regarding French Indo-China.
"Has he forgotten," asked Mr. Steed, "that Dr. Goebbels had told the Germans that London is al- ready in ruing?"
ав the most
vealed no military stores, and the crew were all members of a Jap ariese civil air line. wag looked
When it was satisfactorily es- competent tablished that they were civilians,
soldier in the Rumanian Army, the uninjured men were taken to
were
'We are now at the end of the Those who knew him
not a Japanese hotel in Hongkong, first month of the Battle of Bri- surprised that he should have and the injured man to a Japan tain, continued Mr. Steed. "Mr. come into conflict with the clique ese, hospital.
Anthony Eden has warned tla that the battle is by no means over and that we will have to
that surrounded King Carol in Rumania.
Mr. Steed sald that he did not
arand auch harder blows than know what General Antonescu FOUR WEDDINGS
LAST NOT HEARD
one
AT REGISTRY
Mr. J. Reynolda, Crown Counsel, is prosecuting.
Proceedings will be continued on Monday afternoon,
NEW GOVERNOR
OF MACAO
It is learned that Commander Teiseira has been appointed Governor, at Macao in succession to the late Dr. Artur Tamagnini de Souza, Barbosa.
relations with the Iron Guard were Hitler has hithertą, struck. must strike us now or be broken." now, but the General did not be-
Commander. Teiseira is at pre- Mr, Steed next referred to the long to it and had no Nazi or
sent holding the position of Har- “Tascis,” “leanings, new..Anglo-American Agreement
The following weddings took bour Master at Angola, in Por and declared that the unpleasant
He may have to bow to cir-place at the Supreme Court yes-tuguese Africa, and is expected to cumstances for the time being," terday feelings Herr Hitler was beginning
take up his new appointment in "Mr. Full told a Press conference "Tokyo authorities, however, to have regarding the progress of his sald Mr. Steed," but his
Mr. Ho Kin-hung, officer of the the near future. here that there was a general ex-
afraids could not have been lessen thought will be how to promote Chinese Maritime Customs, resid- - werd
the also opposed to change of Information but there ultimatum which was, there ed by the news of the transfer of the welfare of his country.
ing at No. 405, Chatham Road, and fore. withdrawn.”
fifty American destroyers to the A large number of incendiaries were no suggestions and no dett-
Mr. Steed went on to discuss the Ching Feng Street.
Miss Chan Kong-tan, of No. 9, IVANHOE WAS IN Blony.
Meanwhile a.. dispatch from] British Navy. were dropped in one north-eastern
TIME LIBIT
NARVIK BATTLE Kunming
aspirations of Hungary in relation states that General.: · PSYCHOLOGICAL SIDE
Mr. Young Kel-wing, merchant, |-- area. About 1,000 people taking
to what was happening in the residing at No. 8, Lincoln Road, CHUNGKING, Sept."B (Reuter) | Lung Yun has tightened measures
LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter) a shelter in London The TAKUNGPAO states: "Though for the maintenance of peace and refuge in
"There is not only a naval and Balkans and expressed the opinion and Miss Ho Wal-in, of Messrs. An Admiralty communique states miraculously escaped when a bomb the Vichy Government has agreed order in Yunnan province. Wire military side to this arrangement, that the last had not been heard Hoi Ming Co., of Tai Kok Tsui Rd; that the destroyers Ivanhoe (Cent- made a direct hit on the struc-
of events in South-East Europe. Kowloom.de in principle to the Japanese for less and telephone service between but a psychological side as well,"
mmander P. H. Hadow) and. Esk ture, injuring only two.
the passage of troops through Kunming and Hanol are expected Dr. Goebbels have paid constant nghting which Mr. Churchill felting at No. 407, Queen's Road West, have been sunk by enemy tor-
sald Mr. Steed. "Herr Hiller, and
"They may come in the heavier Mr. Ng Ting-fu, merchant, resin (Lieut. Commdr. F. J. H. Couch) Indo-China, it is understood that to be resumed today.. the Indo-China authorities have The Kunming Chamber of Com- attention to United States opinion might develop in and around the and Miss Cheung Wan-yin, of the pedoes or raines. insisted on strict specification of merce. yesterday summoned a They must now suspect that the Mediterranean" concluded Mr. same addresa, mleka the area for the passage of troops meeting of merchants who have United States would not have ca Steed, "but it will all turn on the Mr. Ko` Chi-ngan, student, of No, and also a time limit for such a goods stored in Indo-China.
tered into this Anglo-American results of the Battle of Britain. 44, Hillwood: Road, and Miss Ho passage.
ORDERLY NEGOTIATIONS, Fact unless they are convinced "We know it: Herr Hitler knows King-shut, student, residing at The Japanese have demanded TOKYO, Sept. Ü (Reuter)-A that the British Commonwealth it, and Mussolini knows it. And No. 23 Luard Road the removal of certain restrictions | Foreign Office spokesman said and her allies are not going to as we know what the result of which, however, were rejected by that negotiations regarding French be beaten.
that battle will be, we can face the Indo-China authorities, there-Indo-China are continuing on a "Nor will Herr Hitler be al-it with a confidence, that nothing by leading to the Japanese ultima-peaceful and orderly procedure. on together blind to the effect of the can weaken, and nohing can shake
the spot.
Anglo-American Agreement on the 113.**
The all-clear was sounded in the London area after a ward- ing of seven-and-a-half hours, which is the longest of the
war in this area.
A half-hour later another warn- ing Was sounded which lasted about half-an-hour.
ALL-CLEAR
© LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter)--ne all-clear was sounded at 12.58 pm. (GMT).
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residing at No. 45 Bat
Yee Street, and Miss Lo Sze-sing, of No. 69, Queen's Road West.
Mr. Ng Hin, merchant, of No.. The forthcoming marriages were 328, Hennessy Road, and Miss announced -
Celine Leung, residing at No. 15, Mr. Chan Sun-kin, merchant, Leighton Hill Road,
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