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Hongkong Telegraph

No. 14206

FOUNDED 1091 五拜殿 號九十月七英港香

FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1940.

H五十月六

Further R.A. F.

Aerial

Activity

Over Nazi Areas

LONDON, July 18 (Reuter).—An Air Ministry communique to-night stated:

"Yesterday afternoon R.A.F. bombers made further attacks on

barge concentrations in

ITALY'S TASK IN Holland and Belgium.

MEDITERRANEAN

LONDON, July 18 (Reuter).-Naval operations in the Mediterranean and Italian methods were discussed by an expert in a London broadcast to-night.

These operations, he said, were very different from those in the North Sea. The Italians have to protect lines of communica. tion between southern Italy and the Italian colonies such as Libyn, whereas the Germans have no such task as they have no colonial armies dependent on them for stores, supplies and reinforcements by sea.

The Italian navy has had to construct special 1,000 to 1,500 ton ships to carry fresh water to the waterless islands and colonics.

These water boats tnust be con- veyed. Hence we may expect in Hee more naval activity and counters in the southern wafers

han in the North Sea.

R.N. Very Active

cn-

RAIDS ON BRITAIN

Bombs In Scotland

Cause Casualties

"An aircraft of the Coastal Command was lost on reconnaissance in the Channel.

"Other aircraft which went in search of the missing aircraft encountered an enemy bomber jand shot it down.

"Last night aircraft of the Bomber Command attacked an aerodrome ut Merville and also that at Hertogen- bosch in south foiland,

Ruhr Bombed

An of installation at Gelsen- kirchen in the Ruhr was also bomb- jed while Coastal Command aircraft enrried out a raid on an of depot at Ghent. Hits were made on tanks and fires were started at both objce-

ad weather in the target areas curtalled our night bombing opera- tons und several aircraft returned with their bombs, having failed to locate their objectives.

"All our aircraft returned safely. "This morning an enemy bomber. LONDON, July 18 (Reuter).was shot down off the south const. -A Ministry of Home Security "One of our fighters is missing." The Indian general staff's plan has i been to make these waters dangerous communique states: "Enemy air- in hostile ships; but British naval craft crossed the north-east units have proved, to be very active coast of Scotland this morning in there waters and to be able to and bombs were dropped near carry out their work despite r

attacks.

Indeed, our nával hall-direraft fre

by

the const.

"Some casuallies were caused, one of which was fatal.

|

Pilots Get Award LONDON, July 18 (Reuter).-- yesterday included two pilot alr- Awards to British airmen announced

craftsmen for service in the Middle

East.

· Alreraftsmen Albert Alfred Meadows

BINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $30.00 PER ANNUM

FUN

ALL SUMMER LONG WITH A GUARANTEED USED CAR

FROM

Gilman's

NAZI BOMBS WRECK BUILDINGS IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE VILLAGE

DESERT WAR

SELASSIE READY TO LEAD ARMY

Abyssinian Emperor In the Sudan

LONDON, July 18 (Reuter). has so far inflicted more damage than

The D.S.O. was awarded to Flight-Reuter's diplomatic corres- has ever been achieved by this means.

Lleut. George Burgess, who has shot The Italians have been badly "Some bombs were also dropped ut down three Italien planes and dam- pondent learns from authorita- misled by their advisers, who told one point in south Wales but nobody aged three others so seriously that it tive quarters in London that it them that seu

was dead, was seriously Injured."

is unlikely they ever got home. power

Is now confirmed that. the Em- Convoys will have to be protected

The D.F.M. has been awarded to warships, because planes alone are

Four Children Hurt

peror of Abyssinia is in the not sufficient. The Italian navy is

Sudan: who acted as gunner in a recent raki. ...Only....tour-schoolchildren—were,When the-plat-was-wounded-and-the- -built for speeds for sudden--woops

and quick, retirements; but a convoy treated for cuts of first aid shelters observer killed, he took control and does not move fast; generally around during bombing

Wales brought the plane back to its base. seven to nine knots, and therefore to-day. the speed of the warships is largely wasted.

raids on

Four very heavy bombs fell in the front and back garden of a group of Speed is all very well in escaping, houses round a school. A part of the but that means abandoning the supply front room of the school house caved ships to the enemy. The only good in and a big hole was ripped in the advantage is that speed enables war roof. slips to advance and meet on proaching enemy and to head it off

np-

Before, the explosion, the children!

from the convoy. But that is ron had been taken to shelter in an inner trary to the fictical position of the room and apart from the shock were Italian navy, and it will be interest-unijured, ing to see how the Italian naval staff copes with the problem.

LATEST

540 Back Page For "Further Lato. Nowa

They all behaved splendidly,

un

WOMAN'S BRAVERY

Saved Pilot's Life:

Wins Award

►

LONDON, July 18 (Reuter). Nazi Aircraft Damaged A Corporal in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, who saved LONDON, July 18 (Reuter),-Two chemy planes are thought to have a pilot's life by pulling him from been lost in raids southeast burning aircraft and then England to-day-one shot down throwing herself on top of him during un unsuccessful attack on when one of the bombs on board small steamer off the coast, and the other was so damaged over another exploded, is recommended for town as to appear Incapable reaching home.

----Capuzzo Fighting-

CAIRO, July 18 (Reuter)—The following communique was issued by the British G.H.Q. lö-day:

"In the Capuzzo arch of the western desert on July 17; a small raiding purly of our light mechanised forces captured and destroyed some guns and one lorry,

DESTROYER LOST

18

LONDON,

July (Reuter).—It is officially announced that the Bri- tish destroyer, Imogen has 'been lost as a result of a

collision in dense fog.

One Officer and ten 'rat- inga

injured, of which one has since died, Seventeen other ratings are missing, feared lost."

were

The Imogen was launch- ed in December, 1936 and completed the following June. She had a dis- placement fonnage of 1,370 and a normal com- plement of 145. She carried four 4-in. guns, zeven smaller ones, and ten '21-in. torpedo tubes. She cost £320,000.

"A transport column, escorted by | ***** the tanks in the neighbourhood of Fort Capuzzo was shelled with the jess of eleven lorries, some contain- ing ment

"Mersa Matrub and Sidi Barrani)

EVACUEES'

were again bombed without effect BROADCAST

"An Intensive air attack was curried out on Wajir in Kenya.i

was no damage There,

and 110 casualties,

"Elsewhere there is nothing to report. On border all is quiet,"

KZRM To Permit Ladies To Speak the Sudan-Somaliland

Evacuation of Moyale

CAMBRIDGESHIRE is one of the counties raided by German alrcraft during their recent forge-scale operations, This photo. graph gives a striking view of the demolished cottages in a Cambridgeshire town.

Police

Commissioner

And Those Rumours

Following an interview yesterday, the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Commissioner of Police, issued the following statement to the “Hongkong Telegraph":

There

have been

many

U.S. PRESIDENCY

rumours in circulation through- ROOSEVELT

out the Colony of possible dis- order_created by clements of the Chinese population. Most, if not all of these rumours, art without foundation.

"A story about knives and choppers is pure invention.

The Pollee have received no re- ports concerning mystic signs alleged | to have been seen at one or more points in the Colony.

ACCEPTANCE SAID SURE

Wallace Nominated For Vice-Presidency

CHICAGO, July 18 (Reuter),

"It quite. untrue that groups of Chinese armed with weapons have-President Roosevelt has chosen been arrested during the past few Mr. Henry Wallace, Secreturs nights in Kowloon,

of: Agriculture, to run for the Vice-Presidency.

*During the week Police duties

past

In the Colony have been revised tem-

Mr. Wallace's nomination will porarily and adapted to deal with any indication of riot or disorder.

attract the support of the all- would lake the opportunity of important farm belt and has expressing my high appreciation and been widely predicted.. commendation of

manner in

Mr. James A. Farley, the Post- which the Community, and I refer particularly to the Chinese Com-master General and Chairman of the The suggestion made by amanity, has carried on during the past Mrs, Roosevelt will appear before the Democratie Party, announced that reader of the "Hongkong Tele- three weeks.

Democratle Convention to-night

the

The suggestion is so far fetched

vention.

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LONDON, July 18 (Reuter)-After graph" that Government arrange that it hardly merits notice, but it is "after the President's speech," there- of the Medal (Military Division) beating off attacks by superlor Italian to temporarily re-open, radio- quite untrue that the Commissioner by indicating that President Roosevelt

telephonic communication be- of Poilee made any representations to is definitely to broadcast to the Con

London Interest tween Hongkong and Manila has Government regarding Inability to been abandoned.

guarantee the lives of any section of

(Reuter) LONDON, July 18 the Community,"

Interest in the American presidential election has been greatly increased by the nomination of President Roosevelt as the Democratie condi-. ¡date.

Britain

Bombs Fall in Fields

LONDON, July 18 (Reuter).—A]·· solitary plane this afternoon dropped two bombs in telds hear the re- sidential quarter of south-west

U

were some

FORSAKING

casunities, including a man in a field says that her prompt and courageous lost men and much moral. Un two would be Investigated and, if ROOSEVELT

who was killed instantly.

of the Order of the British Em-forces for two weeks, the King's pire in the latest R.A.F. list of Africon Rides garrison at Moyale hud awards for gallantry.

to withdraw when thele water supply became exhausted. Courageous Action

They passed through the Italian

Yesterday morning, when the lines without being seen and are now She is Corporal (now Assistant helping to hold a high ridge in the suggestion was referred to him, England town. Several houses were Section Officer) Joan Daphne Mary south.

the Colonial Secretary 'told the damaged and there

Pearson, of St. Ives, Cornwall.

The Italians have made many "Telegraph" that the question The official account of her bravery

attempts capture-Moyale, but they action undoubtedly saved the life of occasions, British reinforcements possible, the radiophone service Other awards were for gallantry in tried to get through to Moyale. The would be re-opened in order to first, after being heavily attacked on permit Hongkong residents to July 5, were surrounded. The second speak to their wives and child- captured a ridge overlooking Moyale, but, owing to the strength of the ren in Manila before they re-

The "Star", for instance, says that Italians, were unable to make contact, fembarked for Australia.

18 President Roosevelt by his political On July 14 the Moyale gorrison Last night, a further communica- (Router),Senator Burke, of career, and Mr. Wilkie by his rise in withdrew and joined them,

tion was received from the Colonial N braska, announced that he is industry, show their qualities as lea- Secretary, stating that he had withdrawing his support from totalitarian obsession, that the demo- ders. They give the lle. to the Investigated the matter.

A few people were seriously. In- the pilot. jured,

connection with the attacks on the

A number of enttle were also killed. Turn to Page 5, Fourth Column

Why

German battleship, Scharnhorst, and bombing raids on Libya.

4 Civilian Casualties

Are Not Published

LONDON, July 18. (Reuter),—Asked by private notice if he could make any statement about announcements of air raid casualties in this country, Mr. Winston Churchill said:

"I am sorry to say that the Mbin-

more

Would Aid Enemy

NO PRESSURE

ON CHINA

Democrat Goes Over To Other Side

·WASHINGTON, July

"The difficulties which stand in the the Democratic Party and would way are so great that nothing will be support Mr. Wendel Wilkie, the dained by pursuing the question Republican nominee, for the further at the present time, the presidency. Colonial Secretary, added,

This evening the press of called it an event the widest im- portance, and commented on the fact that both President Roosevelt ; and Mr. Wendell Willkle, his Republican rival, are with Britain in her fight against aggressors.

cracles cannot produce such men.

Britain can view the altuation with great encouragement for both men will see that she gets all the help the United States can give.

Farley's Successor? CHICAGO, July 18 (Reuter);

LONDON, July 18 (Reuter).-In This disappointment has been Senator Burke, who has frequently the House of Commons to-day, Mr. somewhat tempered by an announce criticised the present administration, D. J. 1. Joel (Conservative) asked ment that KZRM, Manita, will broad- has written to Mr. Willide, saying: Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs cast messages to Hongkong from the "As one who feels deeply that in the President Roosevelt is reliably re-

tes of Information has been criticised! This information, when examined whether in any negotiations with evacuees at 3.30 o'clock to-night. light of the present world conditions ported by close friends to have for imposing this restriclion, ne by the German Air Force, would Japan he would avoid either giving The broadcast, which will be from It is essential for our country to main-1 selected Frank C. Walker, from New as the new Chairman of the inth is that I am primarily to blame enable them to lay their plans with the impression that we wished to KZRM's studio atop the Insular Life tain a two-term limitation on the York,

matter,

the Chinese building, will be relayed ZBW

by exactness than they have exercise pressure on

tenure of office of President, I shall Democratic Party National, Com- Government or on Nanking.

mittee in succession to Mr. James work for your victory." "As Minister of Defence, I do not hitherto shown, and by comparing

Hongkong Ladies in Manila will be Mr. R. A Butler, in a written re-permitted to speak for one minute to He added that he was certain that Farley, who is expected to retire in consider daily publication desirable. them with the reports of their

a host of Democrats would follow suit. order to become affiliated with the First, we do not receive from the bombers, to ascertain to some extent ply, said: "His Majesty's Govern- Hongkong.

In announcing this unique 'arrange-

Man New York Yankees Baseball Club; ~ enemy any similar information about which attacks are fruitful and whichment have no Intention of exercising

pressure on the: Chinese Goverment ment last night, ZBW warned BANGALORE, July 18 (Reuler) -- The selection la ́ ́ reported to the effects of our attacks upon them are wide of the mark.

"Secondly, this country is now onment of Wang Ching-welat

and they do not recognise the govern- isteners to aivalt further announce-Twenty thousand employees of the used on the assumption that and Isco no need to present them

Nanments, which would be made at 1.30 Kolar goldfields near here have gone Farley will refine, to accept a thi tabulated reports of their raids, (Turn to Pagò 5, Second Column

king."

p.m. and at 7.30 p.m. to-day,

¡on strike.

Fierm of once.