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"Hongkong Dally Press" Oct. 23, 1940.

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SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN FAR EAST

RUMANIA

"THIS FREEDOM'..

SHAKEN BY ENGLAND'S HOLD ON

'QUAKE

Worst Ever Experienced

AFFECTIONS OF

THE BRITISH PEOPLE

What is the secret of Britain's hold on the English

people?

In answering this question, MR. WILLIAM HOLT, a Yorkshireman, who described himself as a Jack of All Trades," compared England to a garden when he broadcast Rumania was shaken by an from Daventry last night in the Overseas Service of the earthquake yesterday morning, in

B.B.C. addition to all her other troubles, stated a news bulletin from Da- "ventry" last night. A certain amount of damage was done at Bucharest.

There were three shocks and it

"Our freedom in England is very much like a garden," said Mr. Holt. "Our institü- tions are grown on the basis is stated that they were the worst of allowing as much room for Our plots ever experienced in the country. others as we can.

A report from Istanbul, quoted may not be quite straight, but In a broadcast from Saigon, stated there is less treading on the that the view is expressed there lives of others. In Britain I that the struggle which is deve feel the very breath of free- loping between the Axis Powers and

BRITISH SUBJECTS ADVISED

LEAVE JAPAN SOON AS POSSIBLE: UNCERTAINTY OF CONDITIONS

SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FAR EAST SITUATION was the announcement from Daventry last night that British subjects had been advised to evacuate. :

message from Tokyo, quoted by the Daventry news bulletin, stated that DAYLIGHT the British Embassy there had advised British subjects in Japan to leave the coun-

soon as possible.

ATTACK ON "BOULOGNE

Damage Done

the Balkans will reach & dom. I cannot keep England, climax within the next

months:

two out of my blood-I always To Wharves

come back."

Axis penetration in Bulgaria M. Holt who had many-colour continues, according to the report ful descriptions to offer of his and the Turkish Prime Minister travels round the world and of "is expected to make an important the various occupations in which

declaration shortly.

he was engaged in, from lumber jack, salesman, war correspondent and goodness knows what, started

ELEVEN MORE

SHAI BRITONS declared work to live she

JOIN FORCES

SHANGHAI, Oct. 22 (Reuter)- Eleven more Britons who bad join- ed the forces comprising the third contingent to leave in the past te days, are sailing from Shanghai of Opt. 23 for Malaya, India and Bri- tain, three joining the R.A.F.

like all the countries. I visited im mensely. It is easier to love them perhaps, because I am not kind of a traveller who insists on having an English breakfast every day and that made it easier for me to live with all these people and to Work with them.

LONDON, Oct 22 (British Wire- less)-An Air Ministry communique issued at 1.10 p.m. B. S. T. states:

Yesterday, four bomber car ried out daylight attacks on the ports of Boulogne and Gravelines. At Boulogne, a merchant ship was hit and damage was done to

try

It was stated that the order was given owing to the uncertainty of condi tions

the Far East and the difficult living conditions in Japan. It was added. however, that there was no question of compulsion being involved.

THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN TOKYO IS COMPLETING

A REGISTER OF ALL BRITISH SUBJECTS IN JAPAN,

STATES A DAVENTRY NEWS BULLETIN.

A message from Shanghai, also quoted by the Daven- try news bulletin, reported that the British Consulate- General In Shanghai had advised British subjects to leave în China under Japanese occupation if they have special or urgent reasons for remaining.

A broadcast announcement has delayed the departure from stated that Hankow of American evacuees

to Lave the Yangtse city,

Custleaving China and was hit and disabled.

might End themselves in the "Last night, adverse weather reduced the scale of our bomber peculiar position of having to offensive. Nevertheless, a heavy travel on Japanese ships, as naval the Japanese shipping com- attack was made on the dockyard at Hamburg where many panies were making strong res and explosions resulted from bids to take evacuees from. the bombing. Other targets in the Far East!" ""You" would think that after cluded the synthetic oil plant at

In the meantime, the plans The next group is scheduled to all these travels, I should be a Relsholz, Dusseldorf goods yards made by the United States Go

But I am and various objectives and aero-ernment for the evacuation leave by the end of November and very contented man.

American subjects from the Far the total Shanghai volunteers are not and this reminds me of the drome at Stade..

Cont'd. Page 12,

Col. 3 "One of our aircraft is missing." East are going forward steadily. now nearly 100.

Admiral Thomas C. Hart, who commands the United States Asiatic Flest, announ- ced yesterday that wives and dependents of U.S., naval units are to be removed from Asia and the Philippines.

BAD WEATHER REDUCES SCALE OF GERMAN RAIDS ON

Attacks Principally Directed Against Midlands, Merseyside

following

LONDON

THAI DETERMINED TO REGAIN LOST

-TERRITORY

425 U.S. CITIZENS

of

A REUTER MESSAGE FROM TOKYO STATES THAT THE liner Monterey is arri-ing at Yokohama on Oct. 29 and is tak- ing aboard 425 American citizens The Prime Minister of Thailand wishing to evacuate as well as Bald last evening that his Gov- their allen wives and ernment was demanding a fair children, the U.S. Consul-General delimitation of the Thai-Indo-announces. China frontier and that the coun-

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minor

The vessel is proceeding to LONDON, Oct. 22 (Reuter)-Bad weather reduced the try was determined to regain her Shanghai where she is due on scale of German raids on London and other parts of Bri-lost territory, even if it meant go-Nov. 1 to embark more passengers. before tain during the night as it did the R.A.F. offensive on ing to war to obtain it, according The ship will then sail for Aus-

to a news bulletin from Daventrytralla and New Zealand Germany.

returning to the United States. last night.

The in Mariposa is due in Shanghai on Nov. 11 and will pro- bably proceed to Chinwangtao to embark Americans from North China and Korea and then to

evacuees Kobe for additional from Japan: She has an accom- modation for 1,100 passengers.

The R.A.F. action was announced in the terms this morning:

directed

"Although operations by our bombers last night were considerably hampered by adverse weather, con- tinuous attacks were made on objectives in Germany.”

GERMAN CLAIMS" Most of the German at-

BERLIN, Oct. 22 (Reuter)-In tacks, principally

connexion with Monday after- against the Midlands, London noon's raids on Britain, the official and the Merseyside, had end-German News Ageney now claims ed by the early hours of this that several aircraft were destroy- morning, announces an Aired in a south eastern aerodrome, while at another bombs fell among Ministry communique.

aircraft on the ground.

In the Midlands the main attack

Stations and railway tracks were was concéntrated on one. town said to have been bombed, while it Fires broke out, but they were is claimed that violent fires follow- quickly brought under control_by the splendid work of the fire ser- vices...

4.

In the London area, damage was

ed an attack on a harbour."

THREE DOWNED

LONDON, Oct. 22 (Reuter)-The

done to houses and business and Air Ministry announced that an- industrial premises: Some people were killed and injured.

In a Merseyside town; damage was caused mainly to houses. Fires were soon put out or brought un- der control There were a few person's killed.

other enemy bomber was brought down on Monday making the night's total three..

TIMBER FOR AIRCRAFT SYDNEY, Oct. 22 (Reuter) The New South Wales Forestry Com- mission officers are working in A large number of dwelling double shifts to test the suitability houses were damaged and some of local timber for aircraft con- people Injured in a north-east struction, according to the Sydney

town.

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China's Need For Heavy Artillery

QUESTION TIME

INCREASING MEASURE

OF SUPPORT FOR GEN. DE GAULLE

» LONDON, OʻL 22 (Benter)—The fact that Gen, de Gaulle's cause is making headway, and the Dominions are achieving remarkable and progressive efforts” in multions production were the out- stand'ng points elicited at question sine in the House of Commons,

Mr. R. A. Butler, Foreign Under- but declined details for reasons. Becretary, said that Gen, de Gaulle of public security and added that 1s receiving an increasing measure United States assistance is en-·· of support from prominent French couragement to us all in the supply men in all parts of the world and of anished munitions and aircraft and in the development of our own every effort is being made to en RANGOON Oct. 22 (Reuter)-sure the French National Com-production by making available China's pressing need for heavy mittees overseas were fully repre raw materials and machinery. artillery, anti-aircraft guns and sentative of all tree Frenchmen-in where they are planes was emphasised, to Reuter's the countries correspondent by Mr. T. H. Tseng, established. Chinese Vice-Minister for Foreign Col. J. C. Wedgwood (Indepen- Affairs, who arrived here today dent) sought detailed information from Chungking.

EDEN NOT GOING TO ISTANBUL

about the Dominions war pro LONDON, Oct. 22 (BWB)—There He said that most of China's war duction in land, sex and air and is no truth in the report that Mr. necessities are obtained from the whether any difficulty could be Anthony Eden, War Secretary, in- United States but Britain, never- alleviated by the United States tends to travel to Istanbul for the theless, though engaged in a major co-operation.

purpose of conferring with Bir. war, was helping China as far as Lord Cranborne, Dominions Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, Brie possible.

Secretary, gave general assurance .tish Ambassador at-Ankara

Anti-German Feeling Growing In France: Pro-British Cinema

Cinema News

Anti-German feelings are growing in France, according to a news bulletin broad- cast from Daventry last night

The pro-British sentiment has been increased by Mr. Churchill's speech, which is described in the American Press as that, of a leader who feels justified in offering en- 'couragement to those who are less fortunate.

Evidence of this anti-German feeling in France is seen in the fact that week after week cinemas in the country continue to show pro-British news reels depicting Anglo-German aerial fighting.

Awriter in a Swiss paper confirms this and adds that Saigon the anti-British feeling in A news bulletin from last night said that there was France which followed the 3 Coming events; Radio pro-considerable indignation among

grammes: Treat for ZBW Kateners Crossword puzzle, 4 Berlin district blazing in

ferno; Severe Japanese casualties; Anglo-That re- lations; Tribute to Britons.

5 Blackburn trial; Rotary

American subjects in Shanghai at collapse of the country is now the high fares being demanded disappearing and that there by shipping firms from those who is a daily growing sympathy are seeking to leave following the as British resistance con- advice for the evacuation of tinues." Americans from the Far East..

A broadcast announcement

This writer says: "For a long time, Frenchmen were unable to understand why the country's ens missaries, bearing & white flag at and freight ships the City of Dakar were fired on Now they

talk on Chungking Health from New York last night declar figures: Volunteer Intered that three American passenger Unit regattam Po

6 Leading article: Under the Newport News, the City of San know that the orders to open fire

Nazi Heel

Francisco and the City of Balti came from the Germans."

7 Broadcast to French people more are to be transferred to

by Mr. Churchill

the United States Navy for de-.

CHECKED BY LAVAL

8 Evacuation Advisory Com-rensive purposes The City of An increasing number of French mittee altting; Registry Baltimore le to be taken ever, as people now listen in to the B.B.C. weddings; Police Courts;

soon, as she arrives in San Fran- service every evening and while Mine, Inspector charged..

Marshal Fetain himself would pre- cisco," 9-10 Finance, commerce and

fer to support this anti-German DEPARTURE DELAYED E! generál,

HANKOW Oct. 22 (Reuter)feeling, he is checked by M. Lavai The renewal of a large scale, and M. Badouin.

Cont'd. Page 12, Col. 5 military action by the Japanese

11 Weather report: Firing

práctice.

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TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

THE LATEST SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT in wie situation in the Far East is the news broadcast from London last night to the effect that the British Embassy in Tokyo has advised all British sub- Jeets to leave Japan as soon as possible though no question of com- pulsion is involved.

THE SCALE OF RAIDS ON LONDON and other parts of Eng- land was reduced: on Monday night as was the RAF offensive against Germany, owing to bad weather. The air activity over the British capital ended, in the early hours yesterday An-Important: of target in Central Germany was attacked,

ANAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE SOUTHERN part of the Red Bea between British and Italian forces is described in an Italian High Command communique which claims that six British ships were sunk and others damaged.

QUESTION TIME IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS revealed that General de Gaulle's cause is making headway and the Dominions were making progressive efforts in munitions production. Britain's agricultural position was reviewed by Mr. Hudson in the Commans.

THE FORMER AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO TRANCE spoks with some authority in Chicago when he said the United States does not intend to appease the dictators.****