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DAYLIGHT RAIDS ON GERMANY

Factories And Oil Refineries Bombed

LONDON, June 27 · (Reuter). -An Air Ministry communíquo issued to-day states that yester- day the R.A.F. bombers made daylight raida into Germany.

Despite enemy Aghter attacks, an oll plant at Gersenkirchen and rail- way sldings at Sebt were bombed,

One of our aircraft is missing.

Night Operations

During lost night, further bomb- ing operations were carried out..

Our aircraft attacked sooplane bases at Texel and Helder and aero. dromes at Schipol Wallhaven and Dekooy In Holland.

The

aerodrom. at Dortmund, Bonn, Hancorf, near Munster, and Langehagen, near Hanover, were also bombed.

Altacks were made on an, öll re- finery at Cologne and exposed fas- tories at Ludwigshafen, near Mann- heim.

Marshalling yaris mid rallway Junctions at. Omsbruck, Bherdt, Hamen, and Boest were hit.

Other bombers attacked the docks, lock-gates and bridges at Willem- soord and Gnemuiden in Holland.

Two of our bombers are missing.

Daylight Raids

To-day our bombers again rolded Germany, in the daylight.

You May Not Know-

That

Bessarabia.

ruled by

· Ruesta for 100 years, was recog=" nised as part of Rumania in the Treaty of Paris (1920), signed by Rumania and the principal Aliles, but not by Russia.

As Russia never recognised the "annexation," the province has been in a state of military occupation more or less ever since with Soviet pickets on the left bank of the Dniester, which and separates it from Rusia, Rumanian pickels on the right. Originally inhabited by Clin- meriana, Bessarabla WAN In- vaded in turns by Seythians, Goths, Vandals, Slavs, Huns, Bulgars and Tartars, and WRE given its name in 1550 by the Turks after the Ruman Basarab dynasty.

Present inhabitants (popola- tion 2,957,000) aro Moldavians

50 per cent.),

(20 Ukrainians per cent.), with many · Jews." Russians, Bulgarları Germans.

And

Bessarabia les between the Pruth and Dniester rivers and extends from the South of Poland to the Black Sea. Its soil is fertile and agriculture is the main occupation. 'Roads are bad and muddy in winter, and the defences are not impressive.

ASSAULTED POLICEMAN

An oil refinery at Misburg, near $200 Fine Imposed

Hanover, was hit and fires were started.

Other bombers attacked oil re- fineries at Bremen and a factory at Salzbergen.

over

France attacked two enemy air-

On Salesman

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

7 RAIDS

"ON MALTA

23 Killed: Bus Is

Blown To Bits

MALTA, June 27. (Realer)— Malta this morning had Ita seventh air raid in 28 hours.

The sound of heavy firing was heard. Alarms sounded at 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

Twenty-three civilians were killed | and several wounded yesterday even- ing in the most severe of five air raida yesterday, during which about 70 bombs were dropped.,

One bomb hit a bus full of passen- gers, most of whom were killed.

Property Damaged

There was some damage to private property.

The bombers were driven off by British Aghters and A.A. Ore.

Most of the bombs dropped during the other raids yesterday fell into the sea and on uninhabited and non- military areas.

Kenya Raids

-

NAIROBI, June 27 (Heuter)-An official communique issued to-day slated that three aircraft yesterday attacked the British af Moyale on the borders of Kenya and Abyssinia,

Fifteen bombs were dropped but there was no damage or casualties,

Two planes were attacked at Wajir to-day when again 15 bemba were dropped without damage or casual- ties.

WAR FUND

Even Berlin Denies This One

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

BERLIN, June 28 (UP). -Berlin-Radio denies that it broadcast a report stal- ing that Britain was seek- ing to approach Germany ・ on the subject of an armis-

tico.

Even in Berlin it is realised that Britain in-

continue tends to

the fight, and the Germans deny the reported ap- proach as a "worthless canard."

It is interesting to note that the report first gained currency, in Rome news- papersist

June 28,

1940.

FRENCH

COLONIES REMAIN

No Occupation By Foreign Forces

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” BORDEAUX, June 25 (De- {layed), (UP).-~~Foreign Minister to the Petain 'Government, M. Paul Baudouin, to-day issued -a statement saying that none of the French colonies will be sub- |jected to foreign occupation.

"incompre- He deplored the hensible and unfriendly" attitude of Britain and said the French capitulation was inevitable account of the

on

enormous men

superiority of Germany'a

and armaments:

́ ́ He crllmated that à million French | soldiers have,been taken prisoner but said it is impossible to estimate the Þer | extent of French casualüles.

FRANCE'S GOLD

Naxis Big Surpriso German's motorised divisions, he sold, were a "great surprise."

"I saw one complete motorised

column advancing at 40 miles per hour, including their field kitchens," be declared:

Bulk Believed To sident Roosevelt who, he said, had

Be In America

M. Baudouin paid tribute to Pre-

done his utmost to assist France.

He added that the colonial question is being reserved for the peace treaty SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

and added: "we have succeeded in FARIS, June 27.(UP).-Con-preventing the French air force from has been folling into the hands of Germany, American planes will not be handed over to Germany."

Rope Company Sends siderable interest

$5,000 Cheque

Sums

A cheque for $5,000 from the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co. For assaulting Sgt. V. Morri-Lid, headed this morning's donations All our aircraft returned safely. son at Li Tung Street on June to the War Fund. This morning our fighter patrols 13, Li Man-tung, a paint sales-

A substantial amount was received craft. One of the enemy planes was man, was fined $200, or in de yesterday and at 4 p.m. the totals had destroyed.

fault two months' hard labour, d $1,133,072,50 and £2,742.48. $2,000 each were sent Four members of the crew of a by Mr. H.G. Sheldon at Centrai by Thoresen and Co. and the Menam Heinkel bomber, that participated in Magistracy this morning. He River Towage and Lighter Co., and roids on Great Britain last night,

from the Chinese Chamber of were landed at an east coast port to was cautioned on the charge of case subscriptions included $1,000 behaving in a disorderly manner Commerce and the Tai Hang Rubber enemy while under the influence of Factory, and a similar sum from Mr. Foo Kam. The many smaller sub- totalled a substantial scriptions amount, and it can again be emphasised that every dollar counts, As H, E. the Acting Governor sold in his broadcast appeal, nobody need be deterred by being unable to send a large amount.

This confrms that three bombers were destroyed in these drink. operations. The fourth is known to have been seriously damaged:

Sgt. Morrison said he received

telephone call at 11,30 p.m. on June Pictures Tell Story

13 to the effect that there was # LONDON, June 37 (Router)-Some drunken man in Lee Tung Street. Indication of the work done by the He went there, and saw defendant R.AF, was given by photographs | being assisted by two of his friends. which appeared in the British press Defendant was very violent and wes to-day.

bleeding from a wound in the hand

Bitten On Hand

One plcture shows 10 bombs drop- and mouth, ping on oil tanks at Mulheim, near Cologne. A second picture shows three bombs dropping on marshalling On trying to assist getting defen- yards at the important railway junc-dant into a taxi home, he was bitten tion at Ham

fell

on the hand. A

B

passer-by then gave by hand, and on sending for an am- A third pleture was taken young Canadian pilot of the Fleet balance, defendant was tied to the taken to the No, 2 Air Arm. It shows a German gun stretcher and emplacement near Calais, Clouds of Police station und later to the Queen

bomb smoke show where one

Mary hospital. between the emplacement and the Defendant said he could not re- cliffs. The second bomb hit the guh.collect what had happened as his Even the Germans admit that the head had been broken. He had never R.A.F. are doing a lot of work. An been drunk before, and was very nnnouncement from Berlin stated sorry for it. that 371 bombs were dropped

on

"Getting drunk is your own affair,"

German territory in one night alone. sald Mr. Sheldon, "but I will not have people assaulting the Police. Being drunk-is-no.excuse at all."..

The fine of $200 was paid.

Axis Trade Offensive

SPECIAL TO THE "TELIGRAPH"

(Do-

RED INFLUENCE

The latest list of subscriptions is

as follows:

Mr. W. M. Drown

Messrs. Philbean & Co. The Tal Ilang Rubber Factory Nr. Yau Kiam Fo Inme You A

Co.

Mr. & Mrs. T. V. N. Fortescue Miss K. E. Garcon Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Kirby

The N.A.A.FI, Married Famles

"Cent Box (Stanley

Mr. Mrs. A. L. Patter

Mr. & Mrs. W. F. Hast Anon per B.

Mr. A. J. M. Rodrigues, Snr., Mr. Y. T. Kong

Mr. C. Y. Chan

Bar

lougkong Hope Manufacturing

Co. Ltd.,

Staff. A. S. Watson & Co. Lid.. Messrs. Harrisons, King & Irwin

Ltd.,

Mr. 4. J. Perrin

Mr. & Mrs. B. 11. Jordan

| Kr. T. Ramsay

Brian Camp

E. L. Baker

10%

100%

1,000.

GOC.

aroused regarding the fate of France's gold reserves.

Despite earlier Berlin reports, it seems clear that the bulk of the gold, If not all, was removed before the Germans entered the capital.

A huge part of France's gold was sent to the United States several Vaults Flooded months ago,

No Peace Negotiations M. Boudouin said no peace negotia- tiens can be started now.

Peace will be the subject of new negotiations eventually and no one can predict now the sacrifices the con- cluston of peace will definitely impose on our country," he said..

He expressed the hope that the difference between the French and Italian people will end even before "a defl

one document adjusts the ques-

He also said that during the trying days which have just passed the Spaniali Government "hus fent us pre-

It is understood in Paris that the Dank of France flooded its under- ground vaults before the Germans a special system which enables the entered. This was carried out through waters of the River Seine to be diverted to the vaults.

Authorised quarters Ip Berlin cious ald which we will not forget" conceded this morning that the and that the terms of the armistlec French Government had removed virtually isolated France by suppress- practically the entire gold reserves ing all radio broadcasts, including and securities to the south of France.news items.

He said he anticipated that a modus vivendi will be negotiated to allow press reports to continue to

COOK-BOY'Sansmitted.

MISDEMEANOUR

Chan Kwong, 31, cook-boy em- Boeployed by Mr. B. de Castro Basto at

200103 Waterbo Hoad, pleaded guilty

$7.17.

BRITAIN IS THE LAST BULWARK

be

100 before Mr. E. Himsworth ot the

NEW YORK, June 27 (Router).—— Kowloon Magistracy this morning to "We will have no more choice be- a charge of fraudulent conversion of tween pence and war than had Not-

Det-Sgt. C. Dowman' said that de Britain be decisively beaten,"

way, Belgiumi or Holland should fendant was given the money to buy clared Mr. Herbert Lehman, the 100. goods and absconded after leaving it Governor of New York, in a speech

on gambling.

60.

10.

3,000.

one

to-day.

de

Defendant was fined $30 or

"The only reason we have been 300.30 year's hard labour, and ordered to safe in the past is because we had pay the complainant $7.17 or serve the protection of the great fleet of democrusy,

BRITONS LEAVE-

LISBON LISBON, June 28 (Reuter)The

our friendly sister in Great Britain."

REDS ARRESTED IN MANCHUKUO

500.

100,

two weeks,

100.

$,000,

H. Philatelie Society," Proc

of Stamp Auction

200.

Mr. Geo. Costello

200.

Mr. & Mrs. A. K. Chan

100.

100.

100,

DO.

200.

MIN M. G. Clark

200.

Staff. China Light & Power Co. Ltd.:-

Mr. D. W. Munton

Mr. I, N. Murray

250.

Miss M. G. Alves

10.

Miss H. Bercovitch

were arrested at Chunwn on June the liner, Monurch of Bermuda. 250.

Bermuda The Monarch of

had 20. It was revealed to-day, brought the Italian Ambassador and Since April ning

Soviet

agents

Аполутона

A. Larey

IN LITHUANIA L

RPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" KOVNO, June 27 (UP)-The In-

BUENOS AIRES, June 28 mel)-Germany and Italy are re-fluence of Soviet Russia in Lithuania ported to have opened a strong trade is becoming increasingly evident. offensive in South America with

the Lithuanian Com- view to swinging Argentina, Uruguay munist Party's official organ, de-

that

Communism 1ទ

from the United States.

and

"Tiesa,"

clares to-day

and other Latin American countries now the country's only legal Party.

Large numbers of German

There is no longer room, says the Italian commercial agents have al paper, for the Catholic Party and the ready contacted several South Ameri- goal of all Lithuanians must be to can countries in efforts to negotiate transform the country into a Soviet ælgunile barter deals or of renewing Republic. the older barler agreements which collapsed with the European war.

Lithuania is now under the "pro- tection" of Soviet Russin.

French Naval Units To Continue War with Nazis

C. AL G...............

Mian M. J. Russell

Miss L. Dunn

Miss Z. Borros Mr. N. A. Halfter Mr. A. Reed

Mr. A. R. M. BAIDY Mr. G. II. V. Ribeiro Mr. W. Chot

Mr. L. V. de Bouza

Mr. A. Y. Lee

Mr. A. Smith

Mr. J. F. C. Mackay

Mr. P. E. d'Abmeldā Mr. F. 13. Alves

Mr. W. Tillery

Mr. 1. J. Barcombe

Draughtsmen

Mr. A. E. Noronha

ME. Y. II. Pha

ML D. Euntzen

Mr. J. V. Draga Mr. C. M. da Silva

Mr. 3. A. Alvares

Mr. Chan Fook Chor Miss Alice Remedios Miss Mary Smith

Mr. Wong Ki To

Mr. Fung Ju Kee

Mr. Cheung You

Mr. Cheng Tín Ph

Mr. Cheng Kau Mr. H. P. Marton Mr. G. A White

· GIBRALTAR, June 27 (UP),—Refugees crossing the Straits of Gibraltar from Casablanca confirm that a large part of the French Fleet is now riding at anchor at NEM Casablanca, the French naval base on the Atlantic sea-

board of French Morocco.

At least twenty submarines,

and several warships are in the harbour. Three squadrons of warplanes which, flew across the Mediterranean as soon as France capitulated are also in Casa- blanca.

It is thought that many unita of

DOUBLE. CRIME BY CHINESE

False Pretences And Theft

How a Chinese who visited a house

the French Navy and Air Force are on the pretext of collecting sub-

at other points in French colonial scriptions for the Pak Tai Temple possessions.

took the opportunity to steal a wrist

Mr. G. 11. Mackay (2nd donation)

Mr. Took Kee joog

Mr. Wing Maw Sang. Keo

Mr. & Mrs. 13. Hall ....... Ladies' Club, Stanley Barracks Anonymous

Mr. T. H. Hutchinson

Mr. & Mrs. 3. T. Bagram

Dr. & Mrs. D. K. Samy

Quartermaster pu

#10.00

20.

50,

50.

British Ambassador in Rome, Sir

Percy Lorraine, with the Embassy

Staff and 280 British subjects from:

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI HUNGCHUN, June 28 (Domel).———

Italy, left for England to-day aboard Two Soviet secret service agents

000 other Italians from England. have been arrested in Manchukuo.

The Coolest Thief In Hongkong

STOLE BRASS NOBS FROM

PRISONER'S

DOCK

Lau Ming is Hongkong's coolest mid-summer thief.

He was arrested yesterday after a theft at 349 Reclamation Street, from where two pieces of clothing were taken.

Lau was brought to the Mongkok Police Station and placed in the pri- Boners' decks while the charge was entered against him.

He appeared at Kowloon Magis- tracy this morning.

The case was interrupted half way through while a hurried whispered Conversation took place between Mr. Hinsworth. the Magistrate, and a

300. police officer from the Mongkok Sta- 100. tion.

10, You might search the prisoner," 20. said Mr. Himsworth, after the con- 2,000, versation.

800.

20.

Mr. & Mrs. E. J. Spra

L. Lourenco

Dr. C. Wong

100.

M. B, C.

80,

Mr. & Mrs. I. q. tunt

20.

200.

100.

25.

30,

Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Davis

D. V. L

Atlas Elma Kalloy

Mr. & Mrs. W. Sharp Anonymous

Shaukiwan Health District Office Engineer Officers

*Wing Baby"

All refugees agree that the French watch was related by Det.-Sgt. C. naval and air force units have in Dowman at the Kowloon Magistrary C. E. M.

before Mr. E. Himsworth this morn-

of

Another French

Minister Resigns

Out came two bra khobe from Lan's pockets.

The charge against him was sinend-

ed to stealing two pieces of cloth from 849 Reclamation and tho-theft of two brass knobs' from 'the railing of the prisoners' dock at Mongkok Police Station.

"Don't try to steal anything from this Court, Mr. Himsworth warned:

20. severely as

10. default, four weeks hard labour.

OPECIAL TO: THE "TELEGRAPH”,

BELGRADE, June 28 (UP)—The

Contravened New Regulations.

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