HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
FIRST AIR ATTACK ON LONDON IN 11 WEEKS
LONDON, July 28 (Reuter)-Three enemy aircraft are now known to have been destroyed in raids on this country on Sunday night whez there was considerable activity over South-east England and the London area.
IT WAS THE FIRST ATTACK ON LONDON FOR 11 WEEKS
· EXCEPT FOR THE FEW ROMBS ON THE OUTSKIRTS EARLY IN JUNE.
The enemy planes were not, height of 50 feet are among the numerous although the attack was list of R.A.F. awards just lasued. sharp
Bombers flow through the bal- loon barrage and in face of heavy ground fire, attacked the centre of the town.
Bombs were dropped in several districts and a number of people were killed and injured in a rest- dential area.
CABLE
Japan To Follow Example Of United States
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The 10ca1 Japanese Consul count of Japanese subjects with General announced the control of out special permits from the transaction involving Japanese and Director of Economic Affairs. Americans in Shanghal, including Thereby all money and goods Rights regarding immovable pro-, traffle with Japan is dependable perty;
on speclar licences. It is not the Enterprises, bualnesses and funds intention to hinder the interior usable in business;
activity of Japanese enterprises in Securities valued more than 20 the N. E L
yen;
Foreign and domestic exchange:
and
Acquirement ur transfer of
AUSTRALIA ACTS MELBOURNE, July 28 (Reuter) -Japanese balancea in Australia Japanese military notes or equiva-ing exchange control regulations, have been frozen under the exist-
lent in Chinese currency amount
Mr. R. G. Menzles. Prime Minister. ing to more than Y500 monthly.
announced today.
Australian banks
IN LINE WITH TOKYO The Korean Government, Consul-notified. General In Shanghai and Japanese Consular officials in North China
have been
A pilot officer and four sergeants Six are feared to be missing in a who participated in this exploit house which received a direct hit. are included among the awards.
RAF night fighters were active Three sergeants were wounded and a heavy and well-directed bar-but remained at their posts. rage was put up which seemed to Several successful night fighters keep away all but a few of the are also included in the list. raidera.
400 SORTIES
CANADIANS ALSO LONDON, July
TOKYO, July 28 (Renter)-The squadron of American built Tomo-announced the transactions beGovernment has extended control hawk nghting planes of the Royal tween the Japanese and Americans regulation, to Canadians in Japan Australian Air Force made nearly wil hereafter be strictly controll- 400 sorties in the five-week Syrian ed in line with Tokyo's action in
freezing American assets.
BAD WEATHER
28 Reuter)-A
LONDON, July 28 (Reuter Bad weather restricted the activi tles of the R. A F. last night, but a small force of bombers was sent to Dunkirk to deal with docks: campaign and lost only one ma- there.
"chine. It was revealed yesterday Mines were lald extensively in by the Air Correspondent of the enemy waters by aircraft of Bomber British Press Association.
and Coastal Commands.
MUST CUT OFF SINGAPORE, July 28 (Reuter The democracies must eut off all trading relations with Japan as
Aircraft 0! Fighter Command | LONDON RAID ALERTcompletely as with Germany, says
hitacked enemy aerodromes In Northern France during the night,
LONDON, July 28 Reuter)-The alert waa sounded in One aircraft of Bomber Comair raid
of
JAPANESE PERTURBED SINGAPORE, July 28 Central› --Local Japanese circles were surprised and perturbed by the rapidity with which Britain ful- lowed America in issuing the
tretzing order
The Japanese Consul-General the STRAITS TIMES, warning Mr. Ken Tsurumi admitted that that vested interests who would not give up valuable market with
Litware.!
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mand is missing from these opera. London early this morning which out a struggle should be watched Malaya, adding that the Japanese
Was followed by the !gunfire.
tions
LATEST AWARDS LONDON. July 28 Router).. Bomber crews who carried out a daylight raid on Bremen from a
CHUNGKING HAS LONGEST RAID ON RECORD
CHUNGKING, July 28 (Reuter -The city had the longest raid on record by more than 100 planes from 0.30 1.1 for nearly nine hours.
Thirty-four planes uftacked Chungking while the others raided Luchow, Tselluching. Hochwan and Pelpai
There was a big battle over the city as a new fast type of Chinese Aghters engaged the ralders
LOYANG HAID
sound
U.S. Pacific Fleet For S'pore?
WASHINGTON, July 28 (Cen- tral-Consulerable interest has been aroused here by a report from London disclosing that the United States Fleet is mov- ing westward from Hawaii pre- sumably towards Singapore and the Dutch East Indies.
Official confirmation of the report is not obtainable from the US Navy circles while ather official quarters also re- mained silent.
Observers here explain that even if the report was correct the U.S. Navy would not con- LOYANG. July 28 (Central)-
Airw I since ship movements Japanese plane from
are thetr
kept secret during emergency.
Six
base in Anhwe! came to raid Loyang On Saturday morning. dropping bombs inside and outside the city. Afterwards they flew
21
very closely if Japan is not to people in Singapore remain quiet find herself in a position in a few and personally he has not yet months to laugh at the freezing received any instructions from orders.
Tokyo.
The present gesture does more harm than good if proves to be an empty one. The paper is of the opinion that
Managers of the Japanese banks here conferred with the acting! Controller of Foreign Exchange this morning.
If Japan is reduced to a condition An official of the Yokohama in which she is forced to take Specie Bank pointed out that desperate measures such as seek business between Malaya and Ing relief and armed force. the Japan has been practically at a struggle would not be a very long standst!) for some time and con- one,
sequently Japanese assets In Malaya affected by the order are BATAVIA, July 26 (Reuter, likely to be small.
N. E. 1. SUSPENSION
An announcement VAS made at Ships of the O. 5. K. and N. Y. K. the People's Council by the Direc- continue to can at Singapore, tor of Economic Affairs as pending instructions from their follows-
head offices.
Firstly, starting from today, ENFORCEMENT MODIFIED provisionally, foreign exchanges TOKYO, July 28 (Reuter)- between the N. E. I. and Japan The Finance Ministry modified the are suspended;
enforcement of the regulations for Secondly, all export to the Jap- the control of transaction by for- anese Empire, Manchukuo, China eigners which went into effect | and Indo-China are
llable to this morning by stipulating that special licences;
permission why not be required? Thirdly, the banks are forbidden for clearance of bills or accounts to pay and receive values on ac-received by the banks before July
CHEMICALS RESTRICTED SHANGHAL, July 28 (Reuter) —
28.
over Mengtsin and Kunghsien, MENTAL BACKGROUND PROBLEM The Japanese controlled Customs
town east of Loyang ou the sout bank of the Yellow River.
AGREEMENT RATIFIED
Continued from Page 1 Mberty of action by the two sover- eign States cannot be questioned If America deems herself justified
IN BRITISH BROADCAST TO
THE ITALIAN PEOPLE
"If we can engage in a kind of discussion which the Italian people have for many years not been able to enjoy, we pretty sure of securing sympathetic listeners there," said COL. STEVENS, who broadcasts to the Italian people regularly from the B.B.C.. when he broadcast from London yesterday,
Col. Stevens was maiding a plea
have imposed restrictions on cer- tain imports from Shanghai, In- cluding machinery, provisions, cot- ton yarn and chemicals, according to Chinese reports.
can be
OIL
Every method was employed by for what he termed broadcasts to the Italian Government for in- the Italian people in simple, culcating
propaganda favouring
in freezing Jay's assets because straight-forward language in the the Fascist regime, of Japan's joint defence measures with France in Indo-China then future, which he declared had a organisation
beller chance of going down weil
that would justify this Empire in with the Italian people. freezing American assets, because
MANY OBSTACLES of United States joint defence
Col Stevens remarked that with Canada, South America and the freezing of assets in countries speaking in a foreign tongue had
OBJECTIVES BOMBED
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I was this force of the Soviets is not des- which prevented troyed. everyone in Italy from listening to broadcasts from enemy and neu- tral countries.
The law which compelled people to do this in Italy was not a dead letter and it was well known that the number of cases that had been brought before the Itailan courts for listening in to the B.B.C. had
increased steadily.
MAIN DIFFICULTY ·
DISCUSSING PROGRAMMES
F. W. Ogilvie, Director General of the BBC, discussing pro- -grainmes.....lor e overseas transmissions with 7 A. Bok- hart the BBC's Indian__Pro- gramme Organiser. Mr. Bok- hart is wearing the uniform of the British Home Guard, with an Indian military turban.
LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL
LONDON, July 28 (BWS)--After 16 years of unremitting labour, the new" und "old" sections of the Liverpool Cathedral were used again together yesterday for the first time.
REMARKABLE FACTS MOSCOW, July 28 (Reuter)-M Lozovsky, at 2 Press conference,
Removal of the dividing wall re- states that remarkable facts have been revealed confirming the great veals the choir in as proper rea which America is jointly defended to discuss something with a its obstacles. When one attempt-
part by Russian guerilla units be- tive position.
The most centra space now. ing.
hind the Gerrpan lines in terri- man of foreign nationality, mis-
visible in its entirety has an area TO INFORM VICHY
understandings might easily arise
tory occupied by the Germans.
New examples occur dally of the Just over 15,000 square feet which TOKYO, July 28 (Reuter)-The despite the fact that both could
valour which render the occupa- is approximately the same as a Governament has Instructed the understand each other.
tion of numerous places, nominal-similar feature of St. Peters at 'Japanese Ambassador to France to The conditions under which inform the Vichy Government re- broadcasts to the Italian people "That is a sign that is encourag- in the hands of the invaders, Rome,
most precarious.
Another noteworthy feature is garding the formal ratification of were made were not simple. The ing," said Col. Stevens, "and I
the under-tower the Pact
British Empire and Italy were at would like to refer to this subject with the regular Red Army units vault which at 176 feet 18 74 feet
Guerillas were often in contact the height of It is understood Japan and war and hence all Italian citizens again at a later date. We must,
to watch convoys and petrol going higher than have the Westminster France du riot expect to hold the had to be regarded as enemies, therefore, produce something for customary ceremonies for the ex-These people to whom the British which the Italians will be prepar- to the front and organise their Abbey itself, the highest
England. Interception. change of the ratification paper,
news bulletins and broadcasts were ed to run the risks of listening in. Among clever guerilla tricks Instead the Pact will become effce-addressed had already been well Our job is thus to turn out some which cause pante among the Ger- tive
countries supplied with false reports and nourishment which can be readily mans and which are widely prac- as soon AS the noilfy each other of the ratifica-
tised everywhere are wires stretch- tion.
Col. Stevens said that one of the ed across the roads at night to main difficulties was what could be described as the mental back- bara spiked across the roads to|-|
knock of motor-cyclists and fron ground. In Britain and through-
puncture the tyres.
LONDON, July 28 (Reuter)-The out the British Empire and in the
The German Command is in- latest General Headquarters com- United States they had a world furlated by thase activities, M. munique from Cairo says that the wide background for information Lozovsky added, and captured Australian patrol" from
JAPANESE SOLDIERS COMMIT SUICIDE The corpses of four Japanese soldiers were found in a park in Sunwul on July 16. They are be- loved to have committed suicide.
More than 20; Japanese officers
comments about Britain and her assimilated." people.
10 THOUSAND ITALIANS SURROUNDED
and soldiers at Fatshan are re- LONDON; July 28 (Router) The ported to have also committed last remaining Italian forces, con- suicide because of war-weariness, Blating of 10,000 white and native
(Central News),
HUNAN PEASANTS
troops, are completely surrounded and cut off from any kind of sup plies.
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on day to day events which they guerillas are killed with horrible which captured an enemy position FOOD BONDS TO KWANGSI REPEALS
tried to guther.
"For
the
tortures,
Nevertheless, they
and
more determined than ever.
on Friday remained in possession
Was
average Italian Batener." continued Col. Ste-populations-supporting them are it withdrew, after having indicted the of it until Saturday night, when vens, this simply does not exist. For sixteen years the Itilan people have had no in- formation to go upon excopt what the Fascists will let them have and that 19 only present- ed in a form and manner best sulted to the Fascist regime." Col Btevens declared that for-
BE ISSUED
· PROHIBITION Prohintion on brewing In Kwangal, enforced on April 1 due further casualties on the enemy. As one of the measures for the to the shortage of foodstuffs, wil RUSSIAN GUERILLAS. A rather futile effort at reprisal solution of the food problem in be cancelled as from Aug 1) it le LONDON, July 28 (Reuter) mini
made when three strong Free Chins, 85.000,000 pionis worth announced. Russia's continued firm resistance enemy patrols approached the To of food bonds will be led on Duties on wine, however, have. bruk defences, The defenders Sept. 16, 9 been revised to read as follows: to the German attacks is em2 Information reaching authorita-
phasised in editorials dealing with drove them off with rifle fire alone
The bonde will be proportionately 30% duty plus 30% provincial SHOT
tive quartors in: London stated that
the war situation.
and sustained no casualties.subscribed by the various food surbex (Central News), this last Italian, force of any Convicted on the charge of strength
The parallel beoween the de- still holding
producing provinces, with rech out Intunately the Italians were endowed fence by Russian guorillas and violation of the anti-oplum law by Abyssinia is at Wolchent in the with a keen imagination, so that similar work that might be done penetrative power of the Nasi mo Meanwhile, is has been decided wan leading with 12,000,000 picule, secretly engaging in poppy cultiva- į Gondar. arba,
If the outline was sketeched out by the British Home Guards is bile divisions. Der SMAN tion, Tu Ping-cheng and Tan Chih, The impression is that the Bri- to them, they could easily fill in emphasised by the YORKSHIRE There are solid grounds for be conference on Aug 19, under the
to convene a Bechwan food peasants of the Chuping village in tigh will not make a direct attack the details. That meant that POST which are the Russian lieving that in the Home Guard direction of Mr. Jis Kan the 2nd forwarded thven Tuanlin, were sxecuted by order on this force but hold it up until broadcasts to them had to be dampalen has shown what deter Britain has found a similar sturdy newly appointed Minister of Food of the Tuanling" District GovernIts compelled to aurronder by given in simple and straight mined guerilis defence on do over reply to the menace of an air contrat NAWAY, ment (Central Kewi),
lack of supplies
forward. languARO,
familiar ground, by countering the borne invasioni
3
tion, organised by a group of peo
The Klangat Refugees Associe-
inent sit in the province. Has bought 950,000 quinine
the
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