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五拜砖 號九十月七英港香

FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1940.

H五十月六

Further R. A. F.

R.A. 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

More Suffering For Europe-

Hitler Is Going To Speak!

BLITZ PRELUDE

WAR OF WORDS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN, July 18 (Domei).-Hitler will possibly

· convene a session of the Reichstag to-morrow in order

to reiterate his attitude towards Britain.

The German onslaughts against Britain are expected to

begin soon afterwards.

Informed Nazi quarters be-

lieve that Hitler's speech will FRENCH

constitute a virtual ultimatum

to Great Britain.

It is believed that Ilitter will order LINER

the relentless bombing of London It Britain continues the fight.

ITALIAN RAIDERS

MAKE MISTAKE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

barren rock south of the island of

MISSING

Refugee Ship's Four Days Silence

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

barge concentrations in Holland and Belgium.

"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 and shot it down,

"Last night. aircraft of the Bomber Command attacked an aerodrome ut

Merville and alse that at Hertogen- bosch in south Holland,

Ruhr Bambod

"An oli installation at Gelsen- kirchen in the Huhr was also bomb- ed while Coastal Command aircraft fearried out a raid on an oil depot at Ghent. Hits were made on tanks Jand fires were started at both objec-

tives.

"Bad weather is the target areas curtafled our night bombing opera- tions and several aircraft returned with their bombs, having falled to Jacate their objectives.

"All our afternit returned safely. "This morning an enemy bomber wes shot down off the south epast. "One of our fighters is missing." Pilots Get Award

NEW YORK, July 18 (UP)----| LONDON. July 18 (Reuter)-- ATHENS, July 18 (UP). The Five hundred Spanish LoyalistsAwards to Britich airmen announced yesterday included two pilot nir- Cephalonia, which was subjected to und 1,500 German Jews, Czechs, craftsmen for service in the Middle Italion squadrons mistook i for Poles and Austrians are refugees East. intenso bombing after high-flytog aboard the French liner Cuba The D.SO. was awarded to Fight British cruiser, has been re-christen- which has not been reported for Lieut. George Burgess, who has shot ed "Hood Rock" by the natives in the the last four days, after leaving down three Italian planes and dam vicinity.

aged three others so seriously that it The Greek naval auxiliars vessel Fort de France at Martinique.

19 unlikely they ever got home, Prion, last Saturday off the Island of Elforts to communicate with the The D.F.M. has been awarded to was mistakes fur British Cubs have proved fruitless and it is Aircraftsmen. Albert Alfred Meadows Vester and bombed, creating a pamle believed, she may be en roule to who acted as gunner in a recent raid. aboard. Calm returned only after 60 Verneruz or another Mexican port, or when the pilot was wounded and the bombs had been dropped and it was possibly trying to slip through the observer killed, he took control and discovered that the ship had not British blockade and return to brought the plane back to its base. been bit.

France.

Fled From Bordeaux

Crete

IL

DEATH FOR TREACHERY

The refugees aboard fled from Bor- deaux before France surrendered, The vessel was chartered by the Spanish Republican Evacuation Ser- vice to carry anti-Franco and other refugees to the Americus,

The ship remained off Santo LONDON, July 18 (Reuter).In Domingo for live days but efforts to the House of Commons to-day, the chatasin permission to land the passen- Home Secretary announced that it gers were unsuccessful. would be an offence against the Treachery Act of 1940 fer a re- sident in Britain to assist a German

invading this country by air or by} sea and would therefore be punish- able by death,

LATEST

Bag-Snatcher Repulsed

Mourned In

Two Cities

Many Tributes To Late Mrs. Emma Soares

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $38.00 PER ANNUM

THINK OF ALL THE

FUN

ALL SUMMER LONG WITH A GUARANTEED. USED CAR

FROM

Gilman's

NAZI BOMBS WRECK BUILDINGS IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE, VILLAGE

U.S. AND

Pope To Stay THE BURMA In Rome For

HIGHWAY Duration

Official Comment

Withheld

on

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON, July 18, (UP).—Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, declined to comment speech, but most correspondents

. Mr. Churchill's

obtained the distinct impression that United States officials, generally,-are-disappointed-over Britain's action.

Mr. Hull said he was unable to discuss Mr. Churchill's state- ment until he had seen the ofll- cial version. Observers inter- pret this as a technical means of avoiding direct, comment,

The fact that Britain linked the closure with the possibilities of n Sino-Japanese peace has made Bitle Impression in official circles here al- though oficials likewise decline to comment on this part of Mr. Chur- chill's speech,

Impartial observers have the in- pression that the US Government

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VATICAN CITY, July 18. (UP).—The "Osserva- tore Romano" reveals that His Holiness the Pope plans to remain in Rome for the duration of the

war.

His Holiness forwarded demarches to the British and French Government, asking them to abstain from bombing Rome bc. cause of the city's holy character.

Answers were received. These, said the Vatican organ, cannot be publish. cd.

EVACUEES BROADCAST

Deeply esteemed by every believes that a just and equitable KZRM To Permit

Ladies To Speak

CAMBRIDGESHIRE is one of the counties ralded by German aircraft during their recent large-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":

been

many

There have rumours in circulation through- order created by elements of out the Colony of possible dis-

the Chinese population. Most, if not all of these rumours, are without foundation.

"A story about knives and choppers į fs pure invention,

"The Police have received no re- ports concerning mystle signs alleged 10 have been seen at one or more

to the Colony.

MORE H.K. PEOPLE TO LEAVE

New Evacuation Arrangements

Two more important facts on "It is quite untrue that groups of the subject of Evacuation have Chinese armed with weapons have been learned by the "Hongkong been arrested during the past few Telegraph."

nights in Kowloon.

"During the past week Police duties One is that a further mass.ovacila- In the Colony have been revised tention will take place about the end of porarily and adapted to deal with any the month, when a chip already being indication of riot or disorder.

"I would take the opportunity of held here will take most of the re- expressing my high appreciation and maining British women and children from the Colony. It is believed that commendation of the

in manner

Wong Yin, 17, unemployed, charged husband in connection with the wel-will demonstrate her ability to resist suggestion was referred to him, Passengers From

with the attempted. Jarceny at a fare of the Colony. handbag.

The second fact is that a tribunal is to be set us, or has already been

scetion of the Hongkong Portu-pence would be very difficult to ob- guese community for her kind-tain at present owing to the consider. ness, her charitable deeds and able vitality left in China's resistance.

which the Community, and I refer this ship will proceed direct from her sympathy and thoughtful-

Not Important

particularly to the Chinese Coin Hongkong la Australia. Soine unoMelal circles close to the

The suggestion made by a munity, has carried on during the past ness for those less fortunate in Unsuccessful Attempt life, the death of Mrs. Emma the importance of the closure of the graph" that Government arrange that it hardly merits noter, hission

Government are inclined to minimise reader of the "Hongkong Tele-three weeks.

The suggestion is so far fetched set up, to consider the many ap. At Robbery Soures on Wednesday has come Burns road on the grounds that it to. temporarily re-open radio- quite untrue that the Commissioner

19 plications for exemptions. Mrs. E. Figueiredo of 65 Waterloo las a shock to a great many will only be effective for three

Previously such exemptions have Road was the complainant in a bag-people in Hongkong and Macan. menths of the rainy season during telephonic communication be- of Police made any representations to snatching incident revealed before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kow-F, P. de V. Soares, Acting Consul for greatly reduced.

Mrs. Sonres was the wife of Mr. which the utility,

Ye-of

the road is tween Hongkong and Manila has Government regarding inability to been allowed only by His Excellency guarantee the lives of any section of the Acting Covernor. The tribunal been abandoned. loon Magistracy this morning.

wlli take over atlier work besides the Community." Secondly, they believe that Britain The defendant in the case

Portugal, and has often unobstrusive-

exemptions in connection with the WRS by linked herself with the work of her is confident that these three months

evacuation, Yesterday morning, when the| any German assault and she will the Colonial Secretary told the thus be in ton: Thief Resisted

better

position for bargaining when the question of the Telegraph" that the question Divisional Inspector A. Wright said

of the Mrs. Figueiredo was walking niongeeath was known, Mr. Soares re-

road nrises.

would be investigated and, if Waterloo Road near Peace Avenue, celved

Among the passengers who dis- Services personnel--will probably re- condolences

then, will accompanied by two other ladles, source including Macao. Expressions

reduced Hitler to a would be re-opened in order to embarked at Hongkong from a British embark for Australia before the end every stalemate

ultimate defeat in CHICAGO, July 19 (UP). when defendant came up from behind of sympathy have been forwarded by Europe, and Japan would then be permit Hongkong residents to steamer, which arrived from Canton of this month. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT and tried to snatch the bag from her all Consular bodies in the Colony and less likely to attempt to coerce the speak to their wives and child-

Effort is being made, it is learned, Mrs. Hilda Selwyn Clarke, wife of to arrange sultable shipping to re- HAS

ACCEPTED RE-NO-

Mrs, Figueiredo held on to her bag have been tendered.

in many cases personal expressions British In Asia,

rên in Manila before they re-the Director of Medical Services at embark the remainder of the evacucca MINATION FOR THE PRE- and raised an alarm.

Even these circles, however, admit embarked for Australia. After a short

Hongkong, Dr. P. S. Selwyn Clarke, from Manila at an early date. The funeral of Mrs. Soores was

that the closure of the road might SIDENCY AND WILL STAND chusc, defendant was arrested by

accompanied by her three-year-old held yesterday and the respect and be a psychological blow to some Last night, a further communica-daughter, Mary: Police Reservist. FOR A THIRD TERM.

None of the above reports could be Mrs. Elion esteem in which she was held was Chinese, particularly if any of the tion was received from the Colonial S S. Longworth, wife of

confirmed R.

by Government this hard clearly evidenced by the large num leaders are already discouraged. Secretary, stating that he had M. Congul-General *in

morning, as no information could be Canton, released Mrs, Mabel May, Mr. Cyril Walls, Mr. Secretary,

except by the Colonial The difficulties which stand in the Walter V. Curtis, Mr. Donald P. overburdened with work to see the who 19 already .100.

ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS

No, other President in the history of the United States has sought election for a third term.

Sco Back Poga For Further Lato Nows

left bund.

A sentence of two months' labour was imposed.

Ministers To Sleep At Their Offices

LONDON, July 18-

Expressions Of Estcom

It

As soon as the late Mrs. Soares e cole that Britain, by possible, the radiophone service!

from

ber of mourners present. Altending too, was Cmdr. Sanches De Miranda, the A.D.C. to the Acting Governor of Macao, Capt. J. Moutinho,

A Requiem Mass will be held at the Catholic Cathedrat and St Teresa's Church on Tuesday 23.

investigated the matter.

Canton

were:

Manila Ro-Embarkation

The "Telegraph" also learns that the first batch of evacuees to reach Manila-the wives and families of

Young Craftsmen way are so great that nothing will be Sailnger, Dr. and Mrs, Arthur Knipp. Press.

To Enlist

The broadcast, which will be from Smoke Concert To

Aid War Fund

gained by pursuing he question Mr. Cilnion N. Laird, Mr, William A further at the present time," the Staley, Mr. R. G. Davis, the Rev. The "Telegraph" learns that several Colonial Secretary added. LONDON, July 16 (Reuter)—|

N. V. Halward, Miss Esther Moy. Toy, questions regarding the Evacuation This disappointment has been Young tradesmen of Britain are to somewhat tempered by an announce Mr. Takasi Yamagata and Mr. Nur will be asked by Unomcials

in Mohammad.

Legislative Council next week; .. Iave their chance of doing their bit ment that KZRM, Manila, will broad- THREE KILLED IN in the unny.

cast messages to Hongkong from the The War Office is opening enllat»; evacuees al 9.30 o'clock to-night.

the House of Commons to-day, Mr.

(Reuter) GIBRALTAR RAIDent for youths from 18" to 191⁄2

years of age for training as craftsmen KZRM's' studio atop the Insular Life Winston Churchill announced thatj LONDON, July 18 (Router) in the engineering and electrical building, will be relayed by ZBW he had asked Ministers whose Three were idlled early this morning trades,

Hongkong Ladies in Manila will be duties are intimately connected with when a hostile aeroplane raided theTheir first period of enlistment will permitted to speak for one minute to There will be a Smoking Concert the conduct of the war to arrange, as fortress of Gibraltar and dropped n be in the infantry. After months of Hongkong. soon as possible, to sleep in their number of high-explosive bombs.

for Members of the Kowloon Bowling] mliltary training they will embark In announcing this unique arrange Green Club and their friends at offices at the centre of Government." Little material damage was done, upon technical training and will then ment. Inst » night,

ZBW warned p.m. to-morrow evening, The reasons for this are sufficiently: tobvious, ndded the Prime Minister, kind experienced here.

The casualties are the first of their be ready to all vacancies in any listeners to await further announce The whole of the proceeds will be

specialised trade.

Turn to Pago 2, Fourth Column given to the S.C.M.P. war fund.

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SECRET FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Caldecote, Secretary of State for the LONDON, July 18 (UP) Lord Dominions, said the foreign affairs.

debate to be held next, Wednesday

will be held in secret,