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LESS-ENEMY ACTIVITY

OVER LONDON

LONDON, Oct. 28 (Reuter)-There was less enemy ac- tivity over Britain generally on Sunday night than on the previous night and much less over, London, states an Air

Kinistry Communique,

cover sume future offensive here or elsewhere and gives the enemy time to re- organise for what they are plan- ning. At the same time it also The main attacks, which were made in the earlier gives us the same chance of mak- | hours of darkness, were directed on north-west England ing our preparations to meet any and the Midlands. Bombs were also dropped at a large such move and these preparations number of points in other parts of England and South are going forward more swiftly

Wales. than before. With Sir Charles

Portal as Chief of the Air Staff, Some damage, and a num- | the Royal Air Force is getting ber of fires were caused at ready for taking the biggest offen-Merseyside, and in one Mid- sive the world has ever knowlands town but-the-casualties |

The men of the RAF bave in these areas were not more experience and while we are standing up to these raids, we are progressively improving our post. tion and getting ready to meet anything that may come.

MOST SATISFACTORY

numerous.

In other parts of the country damage. which was limited mainly to houses, was small and casual- ties were almost entirely con fined to one town in north-west

PASSENGERS

DEPARTURES FOR

THE NORTH Travelling to Shanghat, where the show will open shortly, mem bers of the Chats Theatrical Com- pany, among them the Claire sis-

"That does not mean that we England where some people were ters, were transit passengers from

Last

are not attacking now. The raida carried out on Germany have been most satisfactory and they bear to our strategical schemes for the future the same relations that the German under-cover attacks bear to their preparations to their! strategical schemes for the future. The only difference is that our bombing is more accurate. Thursday, the taxi driver who was taking me to my office made the perfect criticism of the German bombing from a military point of view. When I asked him why he did not take a certain road, he said: They have dropped a blink- ing great crater there. Bir!"

"Holes in the ground do not seri- ously reduce our war effort. Of

course, these bombs do a lot of damage "by killing and wounding our people, but a great deal of this bombing has miscarried and it continues to be less and less effec- tive, as these raiders are forced to keep under cover and Ay very high,

"These machines are hard to in-

killed and others injured.

The latest reports show that in Sunday's sir battles 10 enemy aircraft were destroyed and 10.British:_fighters were. lost but six plots are safe.

Manila by the American President.) liner, the President Pierce, that left for the North late last night.

The Chang Theatrical Company, who had also a successful Hong kong engagement. have Just. com-. pleted a long run at the Metropoli- Oil targets in Central and Nor-[tan Theatre, Manila. thern Germany; communications

Passengers embarking at

OIL TARGETS ATTACKED

vasion ports

were

an Air Ministry

Hong-

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, 29th OCTOBER, 1840, 8.30 AM.

The General Post Quice will be closed at 5.30 pim, on Tuesday, 29th and Wednesday 30th October 1940.

Parcel post service to Canton is temporarlly auspended,

The Imperial Airways Service between Hongkong and Bangkör is temporarily suspended. Air mail correspondence will be accepted at the existing rates of postage and will be forwarded by the first opportunity by steamer to Singapore to connect with the east and

west bound air services, *.

An air mail service providing a connection with British Over- |seas-Airways-at-Rangoon will be available during the period of suspension of the Hongkong-Bankok Service. The postage rates for all destinations will be $1.50 per 03.

for letters and $075 each for postcards. Mall for this service should be superscribed

Via Rangoon" and bear the usual blue air mall label.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

London and Straits. London and Straits.

INWARD MAILS

From

Air Mall by “Pan American Airways Direct -vice," San Francisco date 18th October,

Die

30th Oct. 30th Oct..

Ser-

31st Oct 31st Oct. 1st

Nov.

1st" Nov.

End Nov.

$nd Nov.

Ind Nov.

2nd Nov.

3rd Nov.

7th Nov.

8th

Nov.

1'

Bth

Nov.

10th Nov.

11th Nov.

in Western Germany and two in-kolig included Mr. and Mrs. E. London and Straits.......

attacked, on Sunday night by R.A.F. bombers, sister Maria de Ponha and Sister Australia and Manila...

Hull and Miss D. V. Hill, for Kobe, U. S. A., and Manila-(Seattle date, 30th Sept.). states

com-Marie Burlenne, Mr. Yip Tuk-kum, Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Ser- munique.

Mr. A. B. Kopier, Mr. J. C. Sover.!

vice"-San Francisco date, 28th October ...... Jaya and Manila. Mr. Ang Kong-song and Mr. Ang Un-tok for. Shanghai,

London and Straits. Swatow London and Straits Australia and Manila.

CAIRO ALARM

CAIRO, Oct. 28 (Reuter)-Calro had its first daylight air raid

alarm on Sunday afternoon but no Incident was reported.

Passengers embarking here for Los Angeles were Mrs. Mary C. Muckley.

and Mr. J. W. Fisher. Passengers for

San Francisco were Mrs. F. A. Ho- London and Straits ward, Misses Shella and Ann E. Ho-U. S. A. Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai — (San

Francisco date 18th October), Sandakan Calcutta and Straits

ward. Mrs. J. C. Davis and family,

A communique issued by the Egyptian Ministry of National Defence states: "At 3 p.m. on Miss Lititia Whitworth, Mrs. Ger Sunday, a small enemy aircraft trude P. Petrie, Mr. and Mrs J. J. dropped several boobs an the Van Hino, Miss Esther Van Hino. Mr. Eastern Desert all of which fell P. A. Hill, Mrs. Amos Burg. Mr. Wong on the sand."

"Toy-bick, Miss Moo May-wong and Show Moy Wong, Dr. and Mrs. Heu Chien-liang and Mstr Wel

MALTA ENGAGEMENT... tercept as they fly at over 30,000 enemy planes are believed to have,

MALTA,' Oct. 28 (Reuter)-Two cheun feet. That means that our planes been damaged when British figh-

BY DUTCH LINER have got to make a longer climb ters engaged an enemy formation liner whilch left here yesterday were Passengers for Amoy" by a Dutch and after. 12,000 feet the rate of which new over the island at a Miss L. Armentrout, Miss A. M. Ca climbing is slower, as air gets great height yesterday morning. thinner and

penter, Mr. Takashi Inatsugu, Miss G. wings do not get The official.communique states M. Rupert, Miss A. H. Schaefer, Mr. good grip. Fighting at a great that no bombs were dropped. height, therefore, is, 2

dificult

bu.iness and aircraft which are up there frst start with a big advan- tage.

QUICKER CLIMBING

Anglo-Czech Alliance

KING,

PRESIDENT

OUTWARD MAILS

Registered and Parcel Mail, are closed 18 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malig-are- advertised to close at or before 9 am registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day When malls are advertised to lose after 5 pm.. Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.

J. P. Snyder. - Mr. Tomikichi Tanaka

and Miss R. D. Westro.

TUESDAY

Passengers for Shanghai by the Sandakan........ zame vessel were Mr. M. T. Greene,

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Date and Time

The

29th

8.30 AM. G.P.O. & K.P.O.

10.30 AM

Mr. J. H, Howie, Mr. H. R. Huysson Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Rag... van Kattendijke, Mr. J. J. Klenhüizo "British Overseas Airways"

Arrivals yesterday by the NYK. Stralis and Calcutta.

were Mr. P. J.: Billmoria, Miss Olive

Ord. 11.00 AM

Parcels 11.00 AM Letters Noon

K.PO, Reg." 1.45 PM

and Mr. T. Muta.

Haer. Horuna Maru from Shanghal

L. Heskes Mr. Jíki Kawai, Mr. Hitosl Wada, Mr. Raizi' Kozaki, Mr. Koki

"But I believe that we are go.ng to cope with this sort of daylight raider. We are going to use faster, and quicker climbing machines and these are coming forward already. Their engines have been boasted up to give them more power, put

A transit passenger by the vessel Manila, Austrana and New Zealand via Thursday Reg. power is not the only thing, they

LONDON, Oct. -28 (BWS)—On was Mr. Ghola Mohammed Khan, an have got. They have been im- the occasion of the recent signa. Afghan diplomat, proceeding from

ture of the military agreement Kobe to Bombay. between their two countries the

proved in armour and armaments, As for the night.. bombers, we shall soon be able to defeat them too and I do expect a steady im provement in our results. We are putting forward many new

ma-

EXCHANGE CABLES

and Mr. Gango Yamcebstn.

The following passengers arrived King and President Bents ex-in Hongkong yesterday.-- changed the following telegrams; Mr. William A. Bowers, Mr. Chan

A.

Island..

WEDNESDAY

Saigon,

THURSDAY

Ord.

2.30 PM

G.P.O.2

1.45 PM

Ord. 9.30 PM

Wed, 30th

3.30 PM

Thu. Sist Q.P.O, & K.FO.

Ord.

0.00 LM 9.30 AM 10,30 AM

12.30 FM

KPO

Parcels

400 'Pa

Beg

5.1X3 PM

Ord.

5,30 PM

GP.O.

couver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only).""

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and Parcels : 4.00 PM

vla Van-Reg." South America and United-Kingdom

Ord.

15:00 PM

7.00 PM

Note: All Malls for United-Kingdom will be for-

warded with or without superscription.

K.P.O

Heg

Ord.

1,00, PM 5.00 р

Air Mail for Manila. Guam, Honolulu, U. S. A. & GPO,

Europe via "Pan American Airways and Traus Atlantic Services,""

Reg

5.00 PM

Ord

7.00 PM

FRIDAY

Fri. Nov. 1st

LIO.

Reg 4.00 2M

Ord.

4,30 PM

GP.O.

the Reg

4.00 PM

Od

4.30 FM

"On the occasion of the signa- Hoi, Mr. Chun Prabhavi-vadhana, Mr. Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg. ture of the military agreement Merie D; Cooper, Mr. J. B Harrison "British Overseas Airways" between the British Government Mr. J. K. Hemrajani, Mr. A. E. Straits. enines. like the Defiant, for this and the Provisional Czechoslovak Hughes, Mr. N. D. Kishnani, Mr. J.C. Bangkok, Madang. Salamaus, Rabaul and Tulagi work with a fore-gun mounted in Government I welcome the oppor-Mr. R. Nawalrai, Mr. EW. Nelson, Kuri, Mr. Lam Tong. Mr. Lu Yuen, the power-operated turret behind the plot, which will enable it to sincere thanks for this new proof Mr. Tsupee Pel, Mr. Tung Ah Kist

tunity to express to Your Majesty M. Carmen Nunce, Mr. Tsang Ku, shoot

at the energy from any of the active sympathies of Br direction ..

INTRANSIT tain. This further act of Allied "This is a sign, that a specialised co-operation will meet with glad z. Krosnowski, Mr. I. W. Snyder, Mr. Mr. Hamner Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. form of night fighter will come satisfaction in my sorely afflicted Arthur P. Lazarus, Mr. O, D. May, into existence. It need not have country whose people it will en sister Josephine Millet, Lt. John E. quite the top speed of the day courage to redouble the opposition Nardini, "USN, "Mr. Engene fighter, but it will have power to to German tyranny. Czechoslovak Richards, Mr. Tan Sai Kem Bister engage the enemy from all lines of soldiers and airmen will be proud Simone Pressey, Mr. CD. Ruggles.

Mrs. P. E. Butler, Matr. Walter to be, as result of this agreement,

Deaham, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunn, "In the meantime, the officers more closely associated with their Mr. and Mrs. Gunnar Pritsche, Mr. and men of the Royal Air Force British brothers-in-arms whose Gordon Gonzalves, Mrs. H. J. Reesch, are looking to operating the new dauntless exploits today arouse Mat Henry Heesch, Jr., Matr. Theo- Amer.can machines, like the Brews- the admiration of the civilised dore Heesch Miss Betsy Heesch, Rev. ter Buffalo, the Douglas Boston, world” the Curtis 340, the Air Cobra, and the twin-engined Lockheed 328. I feel sure that these machines will be able to out-perform the latest German machines.

"There is one

flight.

KING'S REPLY

Fr. Joseph G. Doherty. BJ. Mr. Mary Karstadt, Miss Dorothy Karstadt, Mr. and Mrs, Edward Kin- His Majesty replied: "I much yon, Mstr. Robert Kinyon, Mr. Reese appreciate Your Excellency's mes- Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. McDair-

Excellenc sage,

mant, Mstr. Charles McDairment, Lt.

Miss Mary Karstadt, 'Mr. Juan J. Pablo, Miss Pat Marland, Miss Jean

“British Overseas Airways"

SATURDAY

I and my peoples have watched Baron Mullaney, USN. Mrs, M. E. Air Malf by Air to Rangoon to connect with other type of with "admiration the stubborn re- O'Malley, Miss Anne O'Malley. plane which I must mention. This sistance offered by the Czech and is the very large bomber. Most Slovak peoples to German oppress Scholl, Dr. R.. R. Powell, Dr. and Mrs. countries, and certainly the United lon and we are proud to have 8. Simpson, Mstr. John Simpson, States, have been playing about your brave soldiers and airmen at afias Gail Simpson, Mr. Paul Stiebel. with very large bombers. Obvious- our side in the defence of this Mr. and Mrs. John Tyler Lt. P. I ly, the striking power is dependant country and the cause of liberty WeintrubUBN, Mr. P. L. Wein- on the weight a machine can carry, in Czechoslovakia and throughout traub, Matr, Faul Weintraub III. Mr. so that a bigger machine will have Europa"

Eric J. Sheldon. Mra Trinidad: A. Summers, Mrs. J. H Taylor, Miss Elizabeth Taylor."

a greater fighting power.

WORK UNDER COVER

Today, most of the daylight bomber would be different and it bombing over this country is be might be able to work in the day- ing done. by fighters acting as bombers, while the medium-sized bomber has been forced to work

light and enhance the striking power of the air force.

'Behind the present German

always under cover. The bla position and our own in connexion bomber of the future will also be with the raids we are making, there forced to work under cover, so I

Sak. Zud

*KPO

Parcels 400 FM

Reg

5.00

Ord

Q.P.O.

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U. 8. A. Canada, Cen- Parcels 4.00 PM

tral and South America and “United Kingdom Beg, 6,00 PM via San Francisco (No Párcela for Canada)... Ord.-5.30 PM

KPO, A

Reg. Ord

1,00 PM 5.302

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, „U.S.A. and GRO

Europe via “Pan American Airways and Trans- Reg Atlantic Services."!

Ord.

6.00 PM. -0.30 PM

Turkey yesterday celebrated the

BUNDAY Mantis, Batavia, and Mauritius.

MONDAY

Sun, 3rd #

9.00 AM

STEADFASTNESS OF TURKISH PEOPLE

Mon, 4th

look upon it as a night nyer. In always preparation for the air 19th anniversary of the republic, these, as in all forms of atr war-ampaign of 1941 Devices for states a message from London. Shanghat, Japan, Honolulu, U, 8.A., Canada, Cen- GPO&KPO.

countering the night and cloud tare, changes happen frequently bomber are being worked upon The Prime Minister, in a speech,tral and South America and United Kingdom Reg. 2/11 500 and it is possible to put a bomber The aft War is going to mount in said that the steadfastness of the up very high, it might be possible intensity, and we believe that we people was realised today and in to use it by day. That is the post are gaming technical and numeri

the past. tion of the big bomber,

cal strength. We are now str

"If one side can gain air supreer in the air than at any previous macy, the position of the big moment in the war.

We have faith and we will not hesitate to defend our indepen- dence.

via San Francisco: ....................................a cara Ord. 4/11.8.30 AM

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