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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DALADIER Clash Between M.T.B.'s. in English Channel

DETAINED

Virtual Prisoner In Marseilles

SPECIAL TO THE" "TELEGRAPH"," NEW YORK, July 24 (UP) — Earlier reports that M. Daladier the former French Premier bo- fore the capitulation of France to Germany, had escaped, now appear to have been premature.")

An intercepted British Radio'mer-

had arrived ni Murædlites from Могосса

and that he has been order- ed not to leave the elty,

sage to-day declared that M. Dalade

No Chance. Of Elcaping. Reports from Vichy state that M. Duladler and his companions never had a chance of escaping since they Jett Bordeaux,

The captain of the steamship Mas- silla apparently, obeyed the orders of

the Petal Government of all ilmes and forbade the feeing French Minis- ters to disembark at Gibraltar.

During Mr. Duft-Cooper's visit to Gibraltar the British desired to com- municate with M. Daladier, but General Nogue's secretary warned that if such an attempt were made

the French would take drastic action. Several French Ministers are now being held until the government al Vichy decides to try them.

FEWER FORTUNES FOR GOVT.

revenue

GERMAN NAVAL PATROL INTERCEPTED AT SEA

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, July 24 (UP),--The Admiralty reports that German motor-torpedo boats approached the coast and were repulsed by the British patrol yesterday.

Twelve German planes were shot down to-day. At 3 p.m., one German fighter crashed into some cottages in a south-east coast and another landed in a corn field.

The pilot of a fighter plane which crashed on a road, bailed out but his parachute broke away and he crashed on a school playing field and was killed. The pilot of the other fighter plane was wounded and taken to hospital.

To-day, for the first time, German boats were known to have approached the

British coast, possibly on a Scouting expedition..

"In the course of a patrol out in the English carried Channel In the early hours of this morning, one of our torpedo motorboats sighted and engaged six enemy torpedo boats.

"The enemy made off at high speed One and escaped in the darkness. enemy boat had its searchlight put out of action and It is thought casualties were inflleted on another.

"Our torpedo bout received no damage or casualties," an Admiralty

nouncement said,

Located In N. Sea LONDON, July 24 (Reuter).-An Admiralty communique states that German auxillary vessel with a naval escort was located in the eastern part of the North Sea last night.

Britain's Growing Air Power

Encouraging Announcement By Lord Beaverbrook

LONDON, July 24. (Reuter)-It was announced by Lord Beaverbrook, Minister for Aircraft Production, in a broadcast, that since the Ministry for Aircraft Production was formed It has purchased in America 12,115 acroplane engines.

Most of the aircraft frames In the early hours of this morning, would be built in Britain and the

tor-American this force was attacked with

bel engines would Swordfish aircraft of the fitted here. pedues by Fleet Air Arm.

One German navel unit, on escort vessel of the Koningin-Lulse type, was all by na torpedo.

All our aircraft returned.

A second Admiralty communique states that in the course of patrol in.

Powerful Engines

The types of engines we bought are powerful, modern, tried and test- ed in many long journeys across the American Continent.

Japan And Indo-China

Last Year's Decline In Estate Duty Hongkong's

from Estate Duty stumped heavily last year, according to the Report of the Superintendent

An Immense suppy of engines from of Inland Revenue, tabled in the English Channel in the early America will fortify the resistance Legislative Council this after-hours of this morning, one of our and strengthen the endurance of those

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” motor torpedo boats sighted and en-children of the Empire-men and

six enemy motor torpedo women of aircraft factories. But our HANOI, July 24 - (UP).— Toful receipts were $721,527, com-aged

boats. The enemy aude off at high, real source of supply depends, as Governor-General Decoux held pared with $1,220,854 in the preced-speed and escaped in the darkness. always, on Home production, fiere, his first conference with General Jere were fewer estates

One enemy boat had its searchlight we are doing better every day

noon.

year.

over

Mission Operating Effectively

Commissioner being $4,201,024, com-casualties were inflicted in another. just out was a record one for pro- ese mission to control exports to

Our motor hont received no damage duction,

and for the month of July China via Indo-China, to-day as pared with $7,252,216 in the previous year, Most of last year's large es- tates were in the form of immovable property which was valued RL $2,552,010,

One such estate included a Insurance policy for $5,000.

Jeft

Life

its

July 25, 1940.

TSINGTAO

BRAWL

Official U.S. Naval Version

-SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”,

TSINGTAO (Vin. U.S. Naval Radio), July 24 (UP)—The oficial American version of the Int which Tsingtao incident American seamen and Japanese 'were involved, is that two

American navy enlisted men, A NEW and a petty officer of a Japanese merchant ship, all of whom had out settling their bills, over been drinking, left the cafe with LEISURE which a dispute had arisen as to SHIRT

whom should pay.

The Japanese then 'kicked one of

the allora, whereupon a number of Japanese joined in the attack,

By the time the Japanese Consular police and an American Naval shore 'police arrived, an unruly crowd of Japanese and Chinese had joined in the fray.

Patrol Attacked."

The American shore parol, In their efforts to protect the two sailors, were set on by-the crowd which was being incited by the Japanese petty officer.

The Japanese Consulor police inade do faltempt to place the Japanese pelty officer under arrest.

During the confusion, altercations between the 'Consular police and the short patrol apparently occurred, but the details have not been substan-| tlated,

Patrolman Injured

One of the American patrolman, in trying to make his way through the erowd, had his uniform torn anci was seriously injured.

Negotiations for a settement are proceeding.

-Another, but unofficial version is that the cafe where the brawi oc- curred, is owned by Carl Myers, formerly of Salt Lake City, whose wife, Lucy was slapped in the face, kicked on the ankle, arid scratched) on the hand.

It is also, stated that, the gate's windows were broken..

COLONY'S

Remarkable Returns During 1939

The Financial Report for 1939 was tabled in Legislative Coun- cil this afternoon,

An outstanding feature of the 1930 Anancial year, it discloses, was the largo increase in revenue.

Deficit Becomes Surplus The Estimates provided for a de- Actual revenue

$200,000, the total assessed by the were another.compared with last year, The week nie mission to corte the data ENORMOUS

the output of aircraft und engines he undertook the delicate task of REVENUE or casualties.

Gorman Claims

was more than double the output of appeasing the Japanese demands, LONDON, July 24 (Reuter-A July last year. German High Command communique "But don't imagine that we are and at the same time to protect claims that a convey of five mer-satisfied. Far from it. It is our French autonomy. chant ships, totalling 17,000. tons, has purpose, by every means We can

The French pre counting heavily. been sunk by Gennaa fighters and envelope and every device we can on the outcome of the Indo-China Bank Deposits Docrease another, of 4,000 tons, was ret ure. adopt to give our air force bigger and mission, which is at present in the Money out on Mortgage of land

Heavy Nazi Losses

better advantages when we come to United States, to pave the way for in this class of estale totalled only

LONDON, July 24 (Reuter)The grips with the enemy." he said.

greater commercial and financial re- $39,118, compared with $1,032,942 in

Tribute To Churchill lations between Indo-China and the the previous year.

destruction of eight enemy alreraft Bank deposits

Lord Beaverbrook paid a glowing United States. in the course of to-day's air battles decreased from $421,165 to $184,182. over Britain's coasts is officially contribute to Mr. Winston Churchill as Tour of Inspection

Britons who died leaving cotates firmed so far.

"the leader of a grout race,” a man

General Nishihara has completed of under $200,000 left a total of

A series of communiques during of indomitable aplrit

and

high his inspection of the border points $2,208,500, which was alightly the day confirm that enemy bombers courage and devotion to duty. Lord at which Indo-China has stopped all excess of the total in 1930. They

were shot down on the south-east Beaverbrook also paid a tribute to insurance valued at $87,151, shares and near the north-west coast during gentus of the men who designed the minotion of what supplies shall be exceeded the estimates by $5,380,727,

property valued at $101,036, He coast of Scotland, oft the Welsh coast aircraft workers and the skill and shipments to China, pending deter- fcit of $1,650,80%

permitted, to go across the frontier. and the surplus at the end of the quoted on the stock exchange valued the night and early this morning. (British planes.

Even supplies to the United States year brought the Colony's credit nt $1,000,595 and bank deposits

the record total of Late this afternoon the Air Minis- valued at $189,749.

"If we are put to trial by fire, we 3 in Chungking have been balance to try confirmed that five more aircraft think we can demonstrate that the

$17,091,170. Chinese estates

up temporarily. warkers of the aircraft industry will It is

Higher duties were imposed in estimated that $8,000,000 were valued at $3,700,450,-tho-major had been shot down. partion of which was in Immovable Relativ confered, is reported to have stay. At our duty we will stand..At/worth of American trucks elc. are origin and on light oils but apart

The ninth victimso-far--not-of-not-fail-you-At-our-posts-we will

October...on liquors of non-Empire The Chinese been shot down into the sea off the our benches we will meet and defeat lying at present on the docksides

from this the increase in revenue destined for China. estates carried life insurance to the south-cust coast of England uils the enemy who dares drive liberty at Halphong

was almost wholly due to the special As a result of the sloppage of value of $104,000,

morning during an unsuccessful at from a land of freedom." tack on a convoy.

Lord Beaverbrook disclosed that traffic to Kunming. American sales conditions arising out of the Sino- a in Hanol have been replaced by

Jepanese hostilities. Watched Air Battle

Mr. Henry Morgenthau, United men

Special

Trado

Activity LONDON, July 24 (Reuter)-Air States Secretary of the Treasury, had nearly 60 members of the Japanese

mnde its head- The special setivity in trade, due battles off the south-east coast were informed the Canadian Aircraft in-mission which has witnessed by a young man just ac-dustry that the United States would quarters in an Indo-China Govern- to the diversion of a much increased proportion of China's trade to Hong- cupted for service in the R.A.F. produce 3,000 planes a month for Bri- ment

ment building.

French quarters indicated that kong, continued throughout the year He said: "I wish I had been up."tain in addition to our present orders they have already generously com- and the increase of the Colony's

U.S. Assistance This I.A.F. recruit saw a German

plied with the Japanese demands for population owing to the influx of fighter, from which the pilot hud Lord Beaverbrook's announcement

with regard to American production mands, such as the expulsion of the baled out, dive and crash.

which reason further possible de- refugees was maintained.

Most of the principal sources' of He continued: "So thrilling was was as follows: "I have just rChungking Government's represen- revenue,

showed substarzlla] in- danger from flying, bullets and stood Morris Wilson, agent of the Aircraft

property (2,148,347).

Another

Hitler

under

Lie Nailed

$200,000

Conditions In Dutch Internment Camps

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BANDOENG, July 24 (UP), By permission of the Dutch authorities I visited the largest internment camp in the Dutch East Indies this week.

At this camp, 600 Germans are living in an old fortress. It is situat- ed in the heart of Java, and is sur-

that the watchers forget their own ceived a telephone message from Mr. tatives in Hanoi, and permission for ercases. peering up into the sky, watching the Ministry in the United States and in the transport of Japanese troops

The number of vacant tenements through Hniphong to Yunnan will be was practically nil and pwing to an anes rushing in and out of the Canada, who is authorised to alate

increase in the number of buildings jours,

that Mr. Henry Morgenthau will refused.

and higher rents the receipta from There were squadrons of R.A.F. approve plans to put into immediate

rates were considerably higher than in 1938.

fighters taking part. The deadliness production aeroplanes for our ac- Lancashire

of their fire, when they got within count up to a total output of 3,000 a range of the enemy, was seen in the month, and these plans will be deve- wreckage of a German fighter which loped without delay. This is in our present American fell in a street. Its smashed fuselage addition to was riddled with bullet holes,"

programme.

"This is great indeed."

rounded by luxuriant tropical - UNPASTEURISED

sides and capes extending into 11 lake.

provides

the

The countryside internees with plenty of room for biking and other exercise.

I saw internees participating in ball games. The internees are well supplied with non-alcoholic drinks, cigarettes and good quantity and quality food;

The daily menu for each person

of bread, 175 Is 500 granimes grammes of meat, 250 grammes of (rice and butter, cheese, tea, coffee, The health conditions are excel-

sugar, vegetables and meat.

Jent,

The Internees express gratification at the freedom and latitude allowed them and from my own

personal observation I believe that the treat- ment in the N.E.I. camps bears con- parison with any in the world.

•Ifitter yesterday threatened *treprisala cassat Dutch people because of the ill-treatment" of

interaces in the NEI.

ITALIAN CAPT: DIES OF WOUNDS

MILK SOLD

Court Action Against Chinese Dealer

news for you

Lord Beaverbrook sald he to-day J10

was

meri-

1

Wins Big Order

22,000,000 Sq. Yds. Of

Cambrics For D.I.

0

Liquar, tobacco and light oil duties show large Increases and many other Items, such as optum sales, stamp duties and royalties payable by

which companies, by the magnitude of the population, rose correspondingly.

continued demand for build- Ing sites for housing and industrial projects was reflected in very high receipts from land sales.

LONDON, July 24 (Reuter). U.S. Exports

examined Messerschlmett brought down in battle almost un- damaged. 11

a ne machine] with two engines of excellent work- manship. As far as the finish went, this machine was in a class with the Hawker Hurricane and the Super---The Board of Trade announces murine Spitfire, but was not so handy that under the guidance of the Two prosecutions for infringing as the Hurricane nor so swift as the Cotton Board established by the

Spitfire, Lord Beaverbrook the Urban Council regulations re-toned a "very curious" fact, namely Board of Trade, the Lancashire garding dairies were brought Roure that although the petrol tank of this Cotton Mills have secured orders Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kow- Messerschmitt was protected and the from the consortium of buyers loon Magistracy this morning.

Cattle Shed, Diamond Hill, Kow-was not bullet-proof and there was Tsang Wing-fuk, 36, owner of No. lank armor, finne an in the Dutch Indies for cambrics 22,000,000 squaro loon City, was charged with selling no armour whatever to protect the totalling unpasteurised milk at his premises pilot. Yet this was a brand new yards.

Delivery will begin shortly and on July 23.

Sanitary Inspector H: L. Lockhart] Asking "why was it wanting in the mills concerned will be engaged Lord Beaverbrook sug on this order up to the end of the said that no milk could be sold un-armour," less it has been pasteurised, and Eested perhaps that the enemy had year.

It is believed that the total value of defendant admitted that he had sold got a bottleneck in their armour

plating.

the business amounts to more that unpasteurised milk to two parties.

£600,000 representing one of the largest single transactions put through by Lancashire firms.

Succoss Of Now System The announcement adds that it is

A fine of $50 was imposed.

In the other case Lee Shu-loung

p.m.

machine.

Tribute To R.A.F. Paying a tribute to the Royal Air

To Britain

LONDON, July 24 (Reuter).— show. to what extent United States Figures issued in Washington to-day experts to Great Britain have grown,

In June the United States sent to Britain explosives, firearms and ammunition to a total value of $23,- 400,000 or 70 times the value of those sent the month before.

Exports of war material for the whole month totalled over £475,000 or more than those of the five pre ceding months put together. Of this war material, £65,000 was sent to Australla, £800,000 to Canada and £47,000 to South Africa, mostly aircraft,

ANGLO-POLISH AGREEMENT

33, master of the Yuen Yuen Dairy, Force Lord Beaverbrook Bald, b 108 Prince Edward Road, was charge will bring us victory, which will be ed with selling ar exposing for sale followed by years of splendour and unpasteurised milk. Hearing of the triumph and we will join with them felt that the industry's achievement in case was fixed for July 29 at 2.30 in a day of rejoicing; For the British | recuring the present order nogurs always were a free people and our well for the success of the new system freedom will be maintained as it was of export syndicates which the Cotton purchased by vallant courage. We Board announced recently,

Tho principle underlying wounded captain of the Italian

air in such condition that they have, the syndicates is, thot spinners. cruiser, Bartolomeo Colleoni, sunk a

no match in the world either for weavers, finishers and merchants concerned with particular types of few days ago (by H.M.A.S. Sydney, has died on board a British hospital Miss Gardner, of Cameron Road,

is the part we play. That cloth should jointly make the efforts ship at Alexandria.

reports that some one stole her silver is our portion in the task and that is necessary to ensure quality, delivery rosary, valued at $4, from a table our post of duty in the battle. Give id other cnditions essential to in her bedroom last night. Admite us more strength. Give strengin and success in the export markels the struggle for final victory, and tance was gained by removing a courage, drive and devotion to all the workshops of builders of aircraft pane of glass from a window the men and women who do duty in in the cause of freedom and liberty."

LONDON, Jaly 24 (Reuter) The ROSARY STOLEN send "alips" to the warriors of the

FROM BEDROOM armour or fring power,

He has been buried with full hon our in the British military cemetery, British naval offecra" and" ratings

being present,

LONDON, July 24 (Reuter),—an agreement initialled between the British and Polish Governments, ro affirms Anglo-Polish political and military co-operation on a new basis, The agreement reaffirms (the alliance, and the necessity to continue

the

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establishment of a Polish army in Britain.

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