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"APOLOGY
Oh the 12th of June, 1940, we published a report dealing with the closure of Italian businesses in Hongkong, at the conclusion of which we stated as follows:-
"The other business firms ruu by Italians such as
..and Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., are also being watched and closed by the Authorities."
Canadians March Through London
Bombing Drives Refugees Hysterical
BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
We hereby admit and agres that Marconl's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd., reglstered in England, and its nubsidiaries, Marconi (China) Lid.. registered in Hongkong, and Marconi International Marine Communication Co. Ltd., register. ed in England, are British com- panics entirely managed and controlled by British subjects and are not in any way whatsoever Italian businesses or managed or controlled by Italians. We also admit that there is no truth whatsoever in the statement that these companies are being watch- ed and closed by the Authorities,
On my way back to England from! We hereby tender our deep Zeebrugge, I spent two days and a apologies to these Companies for night in the Gare Maritime, Bou- these false and damaging state-lome, where thousands of men, ments and unreservedly withdraw women and children were waiting, in moursting hysteria, to get out of the such statements.
vity.
We also deeply regret that any suck. atatement should have appeared in our papers.
KUNG SHEUNG YAT PO,
WAH KIU YAT PO,
TSUN WAN YAT PO,
TỈA KHONG FO.
On the 11th June, 1940, we also published a report dealing with
GOERING'S shining Nazi war-t There must have been many killed. planes transformed the sunny cily--I do not know how many. "I know of Boulogne into a death trap for there were hundreds wounded. hundreds of Belgian refugees who I arrived in the city after driving had hoped to escape the horrors of
Hitler's "total war."
I saw it happen.
L
from Zeebrugge. The streets were |black with people. It took me two hours to fight my way through the crowd to the station.
The Gare Maritime was 'jammed with fugitives from miles round.
Boulogne was particularly crowded because the capture of Abbeville cul off the ronds to the South.
The refugees were thus trapped, unable to move back muninst the surge We were bombed and machine of others coming down from the
North. gunned without merey. We were without wafer. There sanitary facilities,
Trapped
were
The Nazi planes come at dusk, no They strafed the station and the town: will heavy bumbs and low, raking; machine-gun åre.
When I left the city fighting was still in progress.'
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June 18. Japan, Shanghai and Formosa
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June 10. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hat (San Francisco date, sist May
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vice-Paris date, 12h June. Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. which has announced the closure
Italy's entry into the war and the ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) ano position of Italian businesses in 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
June 12. June 19, Calculia and Straits ....June 19, Europe and Stenlts (London dute, 1st
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Fed By Troops
At duwn Beltish and French des- troyers moored alongside the jetty.
The Nazis continued to, altack the station all day, without heavy damage or a great number of casualties.
The British soldiers gave us focd. But there was no water, and the women were by that time hysterical. They screamed when bombs drop- ped. No one tried to stop them.
I watched on aerial dog nght out-
enemy planes fell into the sep in dames.
Hongkong, at the conclusion of Fourth of "Toast" Series, side the harbour during which two which we stated as follows:
"There have been many Italians doing business in Hongkong. One
́of ̈ita-burlness,”
We
desire now
to associate without ourselves
qualification with the admissions, apologies and regrets expressed above.
SING TAO MAN PAO.
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On Naval Occasions
Brazdcast by Z. B. W. on a Fre-
Wave from 1-2.15 pm, and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's, per second,
12.15 pm. Short Service of Inter-
cession,
12.30 Brahms-Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108,
Joseph Szigeti (Violin) and Egon Petri (Piano).
12.55 Brahms Walizes,
Symphony Orchestra conducted
Walter Gochr..
by
Destroyers In Action
At 7 o'clock three destroyers along-
Badger
side the jetty opened fire on the Ger- Attacks
the
women,
man gun emplacements on the hill,
They put the German guns out of action, and many buildings on the sea frent were shelled.
During
shelling, children and wounded soldiers were being embarked on the destroyers.
Many were caught by спету machine-gun fire as they were run- troyers about 50 yards.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea-ng from the platform to the dex-
ther Report.
1.03 Dance Music by Roy Fox and His Orchestra.
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce-
ments.
1.45 Variety with Turner Layton, Murgatroyd and Winierbolton, Elsla Carlisle and Charlie Kunz.
2.15 Close Down
6.00 Bizet's "Carmen" Ael I.
7.00 Miliza Korjus (Soprano) and Marek Weber and ills Orchestra,
7.30 London Relay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.32
Way
Film
To Beat
Women
Sky Men IT WAS A PET
FED BY HAND
A FILM showing how to deal A BADGER, one of two kept
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pets, attacked
two
with parachute (roops may soon be circulated throughout women yesterday at the home, Britain,
of Captain Oliver. G. Pike, an authority on bird and animal life, at Leighton Buzzard, Bed-
The film division of the Ministry of Information is busy work- ing out the scheme with the fordshire.
War Office and the Ministry to be stitched by a doctor.
Both received wounds which had for Home Security...
8.03 A Light Orchestral Concert.
The Band of His Majesty's_ Royal Marines, Plymouth Division.
8.45
Studio The "Toast" Series on Naval Occasions No. 4.
A Variety Programme. 8.57 Orchestra-Bal
Masque-Valse (Fletcher), Mantovan) and His Cr- chestra: Fox-Trots-Yodel In Swing, In the Mood, The Six Swingers; Vocal -You've Done Something to My Heart (from Lights Up'), Let The People Sing (from Lights Up'), Evelyn Laye (Soprano) with Orches tra and Chorus; Organ-Finch Favourites No, 0, Intro: It's a lovely "The unarmed citizen would be given precise and graphic instructions on day to-morrow; I hear
how to deal with this menace,"
dream Sato
The two women, Mrs. Neal, of Thrift.
Mr. Sidney L Bernstein, chairman of road, Heath, and her daughter. Mrs.
the Granada Theatres Ltd., said:
Graham, also of Thrift-road, work at "With proper organisation and drive Captain Piko's house.
the right kind of film could be shown in 4,000 cinemas within a weck.
In my heart, Horace Finch.
D.15 London Relay-News Summstein also thinks that un- olher Am should be made for local defener volunteers.
mary,
Mrs. Neal heard the badgers making a noise and went to find the catuse.
One of the animals bli her leg and then seized her hand when she tried to
ct away,
She called her daughter, but the badger turned on her, biting her tog
very
Mrs, Neat had a wound which required nine alitches, and Mrs. Graham's fool
9.30 London Relay-"Cards on theThis, could be shown," he said, also had to be stitched.
Tablo,"
0.45 Dance Music.
"when the cinemas are not open to the public.
10.30 Musical Comedy Selections"All the studios would pool their re-
11.00 Close Down.
Parachutists Paid With Their Lives Figures were issued in London re- cently Indicating the heavy losses Incurred by parachute and air land- Ing troops in Holland.
It is estimated that the majority of the German parachutists dropped
were killed,
Of 10 infantrymen in one machine, one prisoner was the only survivor, - Twenty---parnohüllata--in - another
machine were all surrounded”' end | taken prisoner on landing.
At one airfeld where 15 to 20 planes landed all were destroyed and thele landing troops Rilled...
sources so the films could be pro- Butcher And Customer
duced in the minimum time."
The first of a series of film showing
how to deal with the Fifth Column
Both Fined
menseo is now ready for showing Mra. Lilian Odoni, of Crickewood at nearly 300 cinemas.
Lane, was fined £2 and one guinea
It forms part of the plan of Mr. costs on each of two summonses at Oscar Deutsch, head of the Odeon Hendon for obtaining meat in excess
circuit, to get OVETT
cinema
cinema-goer in the country doing of her ration,
his bit.
Mr. Deutsch told the "Daily Herald" three summonses against the butcher,
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CUSTOMERS'
OWN JEWELLERY RE-MOUNTED
BY EXPERTS
REPAIRS
OF ALL KINDS
EXECUTED BY SKILLED WORKMEN
AT
MODERATE CHARGES
Sennet Freres
Pedder St.
Arising out of the two cases were
Road, two of them for selling meat in
Gloucester Bldg.,
am trying to get other cinema Thomas Throup of Golders Green proprietors to join in my campaign,
and I have no doubt they will
"We shall follow with other alma excess of xation and the third for talling the public how they should-weiling--without-coupons.HeW/26 keep their eyes and ears-open fined £20 and £2 2s, costa on each ker anything and anyone suspicious summons.
and report to the police at once.
"Some of these films will be short
Mr. Throup is chairman of the
local butchers Allocation Committee.
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