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· NAZI REPORTS

REFUTED LONDON, Mar. 25 (Reuter)-The Air Ministry announces that the Plaim now made by the officiat Ger- hun news agency to the effect that a considerable number of British afr craft were lost in the attack on Syll are wholly false.

As already announced, only one the Tiritish aircraft engaged in operation failed to return to its base. It is learned from the Air Ministry obtained on that direct tits were

hangar, Jetty, light railway

other parts of the base.

and

Oll storage tanks and barracks were

set on fire.

The reconnaissance flight on March

20 confirmed the success of the opern- tium.

Another Air Ministry bulletin de clares that there is no wuth in the

with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1939.

The Share Register and Trans- for Books will be closed from the 21st March to the 4th April, 1940, 1 both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

General Managers, · The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Hongkong, 14th March, 1940.

EUROPEAN

Y. M. C. A.,

(KOWLOON)

reports published abroad that one er Amateur Dramatic Club more R.A.F. aircraft violated Danish neutrality and fired on civilians.

Belgian A.A. Fire

Mar.

presents

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NOTTINGHAM

March 26, 1940,

Entire Coastline Is Now Guarded

GAS-BAGS BALLOON GUARD FOR

A private car and a bus, both using cool gas stored in balloons as a substitute for petrol, passing in a Notting. ham street. "

BRUSSELS, Bar, 25 Cetar)"HOUSEMASTER" Secret Of

Anti-aircraft batteries

an aeroplane of unknown nationality

flying at a great height, abril a mile (A Comedy of Youth by Ian Hay)

and half south of the city.

NEW LIGHTSHIP EVOLVED

LONDON, Mar, 25 (Reuter).—As a result of Naz! plane attacks on de- fenceless lightships round the British const a new type of vessel has been built. They are now on view at Great Yarmouth harbour.

Only half the size of the usual vessel, its lights when it can operate without attention for two months.

The vessels will be taken over by various lightship stations and left there. It will not be necessary for the crew to remain on board.

The fact that the vessel is only half the normal size will make it a dificult mark for the Germans trying to put it out of action.

Mary Hopes To Get

£5 Reward

· LONDON, Mar. 25 (Reuter).—Mary Thompson, of Bridlington, has found a new type of torpedo. It is now be bug examined by the Admiralty.

She hopes to be the first to claim the £5 reward recently announced by the Admiralty for discoveries of this kind.

March 28th, 29th & 30th

at 9 p.m.

War

COAST OF ENGLAND

The Day Before Is Revealed

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries- | is suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 10 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise- stated, and where mails are advertis- jed to close at or before 9 năm. rés

A "BALLOON. NAVY,"gistered and parcel malls are closed. at 5 pm, an the previous day. When seagoing adaptation of the malls are advertised to close after

ero closed at 5 p.m.

INWARD MAILS

curious "balloon barrage" pm. Registered and Parcel mails which dots the skies over London, has been extended Haiphong, Heihow and Fort Bayard. to virtually the entire British coastline.

The balloon barrage is designed to keep attacking planes high enough reduce

efficiency.

Japun ...... Shanghai

Mar 20, .Mar. 20.

Mar. 20.. Air Mail by Air France Direct Ber-

vice-Paris date, 20th March.

Mar. 27. Bangkok and Tourano

.Mar.

to Canton

their bombing Haiphong

Java and Manila

Japan and Shanghai Manila

Mobilo marine balloons, trail-Shanghai

ing entangling cables, are being Straits and Palembang extended to protect strategic coastal points.

27.

37.

Mar. 27.

Mar, 27 .Mar. 27. .Mar. 27. .Mur. 27.

, Mar. 27.

OUTWARD MAILS Tuesday, Mar. 26

12.30 pan. ...30 p.m.

Bangkok These balloons are attached by Formosa cables to barges and other ships which Air Mail for "Imperial Airway fell into two classes: one designed to Direct Service" due London, 3rd

le at anchor in key positions, and the other, larger and more seaworthy, able to proceed quickly to any posi-

tlon,

Barbed Wire Fenco

Meanwhile on the Western Front a barbed wire fence zeven feet high was being erected along the German- Netherlands border to-day by Ger man soldiers.

They said the barrier was designed to stop "undesirables" from crossing the frontier and to prevent smuggling -presumably of money from Ger many into the Netherlands,

Barbed wire was strung along the southern part of the Limberg Provin-

the Germans apparently are intending to close the entire frontier.

Customs gates are situated at la-

NEWSPAPERS are now permitted after six months to reveal clal border early in the war, but now that on September 2, the day before the outbreak of war, a former Ger- man bombing pilot, who for several years had been one of the chief scientists employed in a famous British airplane factory, was taken from IN AID OF THE BRITISH WAR his London home on the instructions of Scotland-Yard and is now in an

Admission $3, $2.20 G $1.10

ORGANIZATION FUND

Booking at ANDERSON'S, Hongkong

and

Y.M.C.A.. Kowloon

Mauretania Nears

Panama Canal

internment camp.

He is Dr. Gustav Victor Lachmann, generally considered to be one of the greatest acronautical engineers in the world.

He was consulting engineer to the Handley Page Company, at their laboratory at Edgware, and as such had been engaged on building secret bombers for the British Government.

In 1934 he was responsible for, Japan, while travelling on behalf of a bomber which for a consider the Handley Page Company, he met an English widow whom he married. able time was on the secret list

"He Worked Well" of the R.A.F. The machine em-

bodied many new ideas, and only the most trusted of men were allowed to go near it.

At first they lived in a villa in Mit Hill, Middlesex, but later rented a large detached house in Canons~ drive, Edgware. Until the outbreak After extensive tests the plane of war they lived quietly, mixing was adopted by the R.A.F., and Dr.ttle in local society. Lachmann received the congratula- to-lons of high officials of the

Ministry for his brilliant work.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PANAMA, Mar. 25 (UP)-It is reliably stated that the Mauretania is due to arrive at Christobal night.

She will pass through the Panama Canal on her way to Australia.

-RADIO-

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) A Relay From London Of 8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Re-

"Cards on the Table"

8.63 Compositions of Dvorak

port and Announcements.

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He went to England about years ago at the Invitation of Mr. Handley Page, who had read a lecture Dr. Lachmann had given in Germany on the advantages which the "slotted wing" gave to an sliplane.

At that time, Mr. Handley Page was himself working on a design for

Although locally he was regard-

ed as something of a mystery man, in British aviallon circles he was recognised as a man of exceptional brillance, always ready to assist others. interested in his work. At. the Handley Page works he was extremely popular with executives of the firm and the workpeople.

On September 2, in the afternoon, police car stopped outside his house.

a slotted wing. After reading Dr. Two Scotland-yard officers rang the Lachmann's lecture he asked him to front-door bell. The doctor had just co-operate in developing the device, finished his lunch. A few minutes and Dr. Lachmann consented.

later he accompanied the detectives Airplane production in Germany In the cor, waving goodbye to his was then seriously hampered by the wife. Treaty of Versailles, but England

Radio Programme Broadcast by Pavonie Dance No. 16 in A Fiat Dr. Lachmann was able to develop windows are closed. Carpets and

Czech

Mr.

almost E

is

His house is now deserted. The

cond. by Vaclav Talich; Songs My Handicy Page, and their slatted wins uncut, the flower beds untended.

furniture have gone. The lawn on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and Mother Taught Me, Op. 55, No. 4 device has since become 8--11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per second Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano) with standard Biting.

Mrs. Lachmann and her three daugh- 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-Plano; Quartet in E Flat Major, Op.

ters have left the district and are cession.

Dr. Lochmann is a man of about living in the country. 51, Loner String Quartet, 18.30 Musical Comedy Selections

8.45 A Light Orchestral Concert forty-five years of age, tall, and of 12.47 Gershwin Rhapsody in Bide. with Richard Tauber (Tenor)-Bal striking appearance. On the side of Boston Orchestra conducted by Masque, Light Symphony Orchestra; one check is a scar, a relic of univer-case with

Richard Tauber sity days in Germany, when he fought said: "There was no more loyal man to this country than Dr. Lachmann. (Tenor) with

That is my view..

at the Plano.

1:03 Harry Roy and His Orchestra

In Dance Music.

1.18 Rajo, da Costa at the Plano,

Mr. Handley Page, discussing the Home, a reporter at

Arthur Fielder with J. M. Sanroma Indian Love Cat Symphony Or-¡in a duel.

1,0 Local Time Signal and Weather chestra; Mon Reve, Light Symphony During the war he served as an Report.

Orchestra; O O Rose Marie, I Love You, officer in a dragoon regiment of the "Had it not been for the war, he Tauber (Tenor) with Grand German Army. Later he transferred would by this time have been a Brl- Babylonian to the air service and qualified as a tish subject. He was doing a very In The Sudan, Alfred Van

Van Inight bombing pilot.

good job of work for England, 1.80 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wea- Dam and His Gaumont State Orch.; ther Forecast and Announcements. Somewhere A

Is Calling, He did not take part in any rald: 1.15 Variety with Clapham and Richard Tauber (Tenor) with Orch; on London, most of his bombing be- Dwyer, Blanlo Hale,

Ronald Parade of the Imps, George Grohrocking over France. Murgatroyd, and Others Music for Ferrari and His Orchestra. Ramance, Mine Alone, Binnie Halo 9.15 London Relay News Buni with Organ Accomp; I Want To

Snappy-Medley, Sidney Torch; 9.30

Volce

After the War he took.... the Degree of Doctor of Engineering, Hema London Relay-"Cards on the

specialising in Acronautics. Then ho had a bad crash in a plane be Clapham and Dwyer on Photography, | Table.”

was testing. I was that crash Clapham and Dwyer: Love, Forever 9.45 Blaet-The Fair Maid of Perib-

which gave him the idea of the I Adore You, In Your Arms To tight, Salle Sir Thomas Beecham Ronald

slotted wing. nald Murgatroyd (Tenor) with ducting the London Philharmonic Violin and Piano; Lulu's Back In Orchestra.

When Dr. Lachmann arrived Town,

In A Little Gipsy Tea Room,

Wos unmarried. 10.02 BBC. Recording-"Poor Old England ho George Scott-Wood with Instrumental Snell.

A Sketch

Decomp

2.15 Close down.

4,0 An hour of Dance Music.

con-

10.15 Selections from. Gilbert and

"I know that now even to man- tion that a man is a German is to create suspicion regarding him and bla work, but I can say this, Dr, Lachmann was far from being a *Nazl."

Hia case has since been dealt with by the Special Advisory Committee on Allens set up to assist Sir John Anderson, the Home Secretary, and In will now be further considered by In him.

Sullivan's "The Gondollers.” 200 Basque Children Hand

7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations. 10.40 Mozart-Symphony In D 7.02. StudioA talk on The West Major ("Paris"). Sir Thomas Country illustrated by muito of the Beecham conducting the London Counties.

Philharmonic Orch. 11.0 Close down.,

7.30 London Kelay-The Nown

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In Their Gasmasks As They Embark For Spain

A HUNDRED Basque refugee either dead or in prison or refugees children left Victoria Station in France.

The youngest of the children who recently on their way from war left Victoria were Carmen, aged timo Britain to peace-time Spain. four, and Juan, aged five. They mothers were

cre bables when their Another 100 travelled to the same parted with them three years ago to port direct from towns in the South save them from bombs over Bilbao, of England. When they got there the

Of the 500 who remain in Britain and will children's gas masks were collected

are now over 10 for return to the Government.

be self-supporting The trade unions This is the first of three expeditions have been most helpful in finding which, will have conducted 680 of the them Jobs," said an official of the 1,080 now England back, to their Basque Committee. The others have homes. The remaining 500 cannot be all been placed in private families sent home because their parents are and may, in time, be adopted.

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tervals along the barrier, and legat As further means of control, two countries is being routed throu

passage is permitted at these points.

virtually all train traße Between the

one point-Bentheim, Germany.

THEY FIND THIS WARM!

TWO HUNDRED bachelors landed in England recently—and they took off their overcoats because they felt too warm.

The hardy lads were Newfoundland fishermen, first of 625 volunteers who are going mine-sweeping. Among them were four brothers, who expect a fifth to arrive in the next ship.

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