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FOUNDED 1001

No. 10211

四拜的,號五廿月七英港香

THURSDAY, JULY 25,

1940. 月一廿月六

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

Don't Neglect

your Garden!

NEW SHIPMENT OF

BEE'S SEEDS Flowers & Vegetables

10c., 30%. & 50s. per pkt.

WHITEAWAY'S

GERMAN NAVAL PATROL

Meets INTERCEPTED

Hongkong's first Prize Court

of this war met this morning when goods seized from three British steamers and belonging For destined to enemy

Concerna

were ordered to be condemned by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, as droits and

per-

quisites of the Crown.

The goods concerned were 12 drums from the . 8.

of Coblac, seizcil

Penrith Castle: 10 cases of rolled brass from the s, s. Pyrris; and one case of woolien piece goods from the Jis Viceroy of India,

Enemy Property

Mr. T, J. Gould, Marshal in Prize, said at the time of their seizure the goods on the Penrith Castle were the property of the enemy. According to the amdavit Med by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, no sitip's papers were found at the time of the scizure but subsequently a bill of lading wu linnded to him, on

of the liquidators

concerned, of the firm Melchtra and Co. The bill of lading stated that the cargo was shipped by

o

New York Orm to Melchers and Co.

Du notice. added Mr. Geuld, had been given, the period required boing six months. That time had long elapsed and no elabm of any sort lund been made.

Shipped By Sander & Co. Referring to the goods on the Pyrrhus, kl. Gould said the affidavit about ship's paper vas in similar form to that concerning the Penrithi Custic. There was a bill of jacing say- ing that the cargo was shipped og A, Sander und Co, of famining, 10 their own order und in lies of the long- kong and Shanghai Bank. in fact the bill of lading was endorsed to the Bank,

The unidavit of Mr. Ritchie, of Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, stated that the intended purchasers of the goods were Sander, Wieler and Co. an enemy concern und of which the Hongkang and Shanghai Bank had been appointed liquidators. The "ship's documents" reuched Hongkong after the outbreak of war while the cargo arrived in October, 1930, when It was detained and seized as prize by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports.

From Czechoslovakia The case of woollen plece goods seized from the Viceroy of India, went on Mr. Gould, came from Czechoslovakia, an enemy occupied country. They were consigned to Turn to Pago 8, Fifth Column

HAVANA · CONFERENCE

Evacuation On Other Side Of World

OTHER PARTS of this war-torn world have their. vacuation problems too. This photograph was taken in London and shows a crowd of children preparing to leave for

safer zone,

Britain's Growing Air Power

CONFERENCE Encouraging Announcement

By Lord Beaverbrook

Support For Mr. Hull

Ambitious Economic

Programme

LONDON, July. 24. (Reuter) was announced by Lord Benverbrook, Minister for Aircraft Production, in a broadcast,

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.

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Twelve German planes were shot down to-day. At U.S. Entry

13 p.m., one German fighter crashed into some cottages in

a south-east coast town 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 2. patrol Hitler Hears

carried out in

the English

Channel in the early hours of

this morning, one of our torpedo His Own

motorboats sighted and engaged

six enemy torpedo bants,

"The enemy made off at high speed One

and escaped In the darkness, enemy boat hnd its géarchlight put out of action and it is - Ühought casualties were Infleled on another. "Our torpedo boat received no damage or casualties," an Adiniralty announcement said.

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

In the early hours of this morning, for- finis force was attacked with

pedocs by Swordfish alreraft of the Fleet Air Arm.

One nan naval unit, an escort

Swan Song

LONDON, July 24 (Reuter)-Listeners all over the world chuckled to-day when Daventry news announcers finished reading the news by say. ing: "Oh lant night Hitler attended a perform- ance of Wagner's opera, "Twilight of the Gods". That's the end of the пеша.

Into War A Certainty"

Mr. Hearst Expresses His Opinion

NEW YORK, July 24 (Reu~ ter).Mr. William R. Hearst, the well-known American news- paper proprietor, writing in his chain of papers to-day, said:

"The entry of the United States)

Into the war may be considered more

Ihan a probability. In fact, it may

be set down as a certainty.

MAJ, GEN, E. F. NORTON (RIGHT)

Governor Arriving Shortly

The "Hongkong. Tele- graph" understands from reliable sources that the new Administrator of Hong- kong, Major General ·E. F. towards England is entirely analogous Norton, will arrive in the to that of Italy towards. Germany Colony shortly.

- The Análogy

"The attlude of the United States)

before Italy entered the war.

"At the present time, the United

It is believed that Major States can give more effective aid to General Nortón will arrive England by staying out of the war

than by entering, but within a year here by a P. & O. liner on she will be in a position to join the August 8, although this

British Empire in efective warfare and will doubtless do so."

cannot be confirmed official- lly.

*********** Lancashire graph" state that the new Ad-

vessel of the Koningin-Luise type TSINGTAO

Was

hit by a torpedo.

All our aircraft returned.

A second Admiralty communique states-that-

our

states that in the course-of-patrol-in the English Channel in the early hours of this morning, one of motor torpedo boats sighted and en-

RİX gaged

enemy motor torpedo boats. The enemy made off at high speed and escaped in the darkness.

One enemy boat had its searchlight put out of action. It is thought that

BRAWL

Official U.S. Naval Version

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TSINGTAO (Via U.S. Naval

Wins Big Order

Private advices to the "Tele-

ministrator arrived in Bangkok from Karachi yesterday.

A Government spokesman told the "Telegraph" this morning:

"We have no oment advice regard ing the arrival of Major General Norton, but have been informed that

22,000,000 Sq. Yds. Of he arrived in Bangkok yesterday.

Cambrics For D.I. LONDON, July 24 (Reuter). casualties were inflicted in another. Radio), July 24 (UP).The The Board of Trade announces Our motor bont received no damage jofficial American version of the that under the guidance of the or casualties.

in Taingtao incident which Cotton Board established by the! Gorman Claims

American seamen and Japanese Board of Trade, the Lancashire LONDON, July 24 (Reuter).-A

two Cotton Mills have secured orders German High Command communique were involved. is that claims that o convey of Ave mer-American navy enlisted men, from the consortium of buyers chant ships, totalling 17,000 tons, has land a petty oflicer of a Japanese in the Dutch Indies for cambrica been sunk by German fighters and merchant ship, all of whom had totalling 22,000,000 square another, of 4,000 tons, was set afire. been drinking, left the cafe with-yards.

Heavy Nazi Losses

that since the Ministry for Aircraft Production was formed It femed so far.ommuniques during Japanese Jolned in the attack.

has purchased in America 12,115 aeroplane engines.

Most of the aircraft frames NEW YORK, July 24 (Reu- would be built in Britain and the ter).There is strong support American engines would be emerging for Mr. Cordell Hull's fitted hore.

economic programme of raising

the world's living standards Instead of surrendering to Nazi

Powerful Engines

The types of engines we bought

barter methods, says the Havana ed in many long journeys across the correspondent of the "Christian American Continent.

| are powerful, modern, tried and test-

Sclence Monitor.”

An immense suppy of engines from The Mexican delegation slands America will fortify the resistance squarely behind Mr. Cordell Hull. und strengthen the endurance of those;

DALADIER DETAINED

Although it is believed the now O.A.G. will travel from Singapore to Hongkong by ship there is no defalle

alr.

Indication that he is not arriving by

Bangkok at 4 p.m. to-day,

The R. M. A. Delia arrives from

U.S. Exports To Britain

LONDON, July 24 (Reuter), Figures issued in Washington to-day LONDON, July 24 (Reuter) The out settling their bills, over

Delivery will begin shortly and show to what extent United States destruction of eight enemy aircraft which a dispute had arisen as to the mills concerned will be engaged exports to Great Britain bave grown. on this order up to the end of the In June the United States sent to the course of to-day's air battles whom should pay. over Britain's coasts is officially con- | The Japanese then kicked one of your

Britain explosives, fire arms and the sallors, whereupon a number of It is believed that the total value of ammunition to a total value of $23,- A series of

the business amounts to more than 080,000 or 78 times the value of those. the

day confirm that enemy bombers By the time the Japanese Consular £500,000, representing one of the sent the month before. were shot down on the south-east police and an American Naval shore largest single transactions put through Exports of war material for the coast of Scotland, off the Welsh coast police arrived, on unruly crowd of by Lancashire flems.

whole month totalled over £875,000 and the

near north-west coast during Japanese and Chinese had joined in Success Of New System

or more than those of the five pre- night and car

this morning. carly

the fray.

months put together. Of this The announcement adds that it is war materia!, £60,000 was

ceding Late

sent to ate this rernoon the Air Minis-

Patrol Attacked

felt that the industry's achievement in Australia; £808,000 to Canada and try confirmed that five more aircraft

Thio American shore parol, in their recuring the present order augura £47,000 to had been shot down.

South Africa, mostly were set on by the crowd which was of export syndicates which the Cotton efforts to protect the two sailors, well for the success of the new system aircraft.

the

The ninth victim, so for not of

Virtual Prisonerly confirmed, is reported to have being Inclted by the Japanese peity Board cnnounced recently.

In Marseilles

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

officer.

been shot down into the sea off the

The principle underlying south-cast coast of England this

The Japanese Consular police made the syndicates is that spinners, morning during an unsuccessful at- no attempt to place the Japanese wenvers, finishers and, merchants Jack ori a convoy.

petty officer under arrest,

concerned with particular types of During the confusion, altercations cloth should jointly make the efforts!

".

Watched Air Battle

ttated.

This RAF, recruit saw; a German One of the American patrolman, in LADIES RETURN

FROM MANILA

Colombla and Central American children of the Empire-men and NEW YORK, July 24 (UP), LONDON, July 24 (Reuter)-Air between the Consular police and the necesory id ensure quality, delivery countries, Brazil and others which women of aircraft factories. But our Earlier reports that M. Daladier battles off the south-east coast were short patrol apparently occurred, but and other petitions essential to sell heavily to the United States spoke real source of supply depends, In general support, though many de- always, on Home production. Here, the former French Premier be witnessed by a young man just ac- the details have not been substan-success in the export markels. talls remain to be worked out. we are doing better every day as fore the capitulation of France cepted for service in the R.A.F.

He said: "I wish I had been up.”

Patrolman Injured Commenting on the Conference, compared with last year. The week! to Germany, had escaped, now the correspondent adds that viewed lust out was a record one for pro- appear to have been premature. Aghter, from which the pilot had trying to make his way through the in a world setting, Hovana holds an duction, and for the month of July An intercepted British Radio mes- baled out, dive and crash.

crowd, had his uniform torn, and advanced outpost of liberal economies the output of aircraft und engines sage to-day declared that M. Daladier He continued: "So thrilling was was seriously injured. and finance capitalism...

was more than double the output of had arrived DL Marselties womit that the watchers forgat, their own Negotiations for a settement sre July last year.

A number of Hongkong women The Alternative

Morocco and that he has been order- danger from dying bullets and stood proceeding. "But don't

and children who were in Manila re- Imagine

that we

are ed not to leave the city.

peering up into the sky, watching the

Another, but unofficial version is turned to the Colony by a Norwegian satisfled. -For from, it. It is Our purpose, by every means we can

No Chance Of Escaping

planes rushing in and out of the that the cafe where the brawl oc- steamer this morning. clouds..

curred, is owned by Carl Myers, They included. Mrs. H. J. Foarch, "There were

deadliness

wife, Lucy was slapped in the face. Works. sure turned into so much sand by better advantages when we come to had a chance of escaping since they of their fire, when they got within kicked on the ankle and scratched Non or dies revolutiontity renuncia grips with the enemy," he said.

1 left BULGAR

seen in fan, the hand. the steamship Mas-ne of the enemy was pets which it is also sinted that the ente's The Tribute To Churchill

Petain Government ht

at all times was riddled with bullet holes."

MinisTM manters to disembark at Gibraltar.

The United States, holding mast of the world's gold, faces the prospect

of either restoring the $19,000,000,-

covelope and every device we can Reports from Vichy state that M.

000 value or seeing the buried tren, adopt to give our nir force bigger and Daladler and his companions never fighters taking part. The RA.F. formerly of Salt Lake City, whose wife of the Acting Director of Public

of the existing world economie

which is already

Sted

silla

of

Haly dis Lord. Beaverbrook pald a glowing the Parently obeyed the orders of fall in à street. Its smashed fuselage | windows were broken.

It is not too much to say that tribute to Mr. Winston Churchill us and forbade the fleeing French

is making every effort for the leader of a great race,"

the restoration of liberal trading methods of indomitable spirit and throughout the world "The western courage and devotion to duty Lord Olbraltar the British desired to com- hamusphere la trying to build at loast Beaverbrook also paid a tribute to muniente, with: BL. Daladier, i hutang

high During Mr. Duft-Cooper's visit to House Of Lords In

the French would take drostle action.

one.. Impregnabion-ayatera; for the aircraft workers and the skill and General Nogue's secretary warnou in Secret Session eventual restoration of liberal trade genlus of the men who designed the that if such an attempt were made LONDON, July 24 (Reuter) When at a moment, when harrow aularchy British planes. *****

"If we are put to tria! by Are, we Several French Ministers are now the House of Lords me, this after-2 Turn to Paga 8, Fourth Column Vichy decides to try them

discussed the Government's foreign

Is attempting to impose Itself on sli

riations,

okuder A

More Survivors Landed

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”:

Other passengers aboard the ship were:

Mrs. J. S. Howell and son, Mrs. R. K. Valentino and son and Mrs. W. Wright and son.

The Telegraph" Interviewed Mrs. Howell shortly after her arrival. She sold:

"Mrs. Valentine, Mrs. Wright and myself are leaving for Los Angeles BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS, July prefer to say nothing about

to-morrow. (UP)Seventeen survivors of a conditions in Manila," British", merchantship sunk by a

The Telegraph" understands that

Ap the correspondent con- think we con' demonstrate that: they being held until the government" at/ noon; it went into a secret session and | German raider were landed to-day at Mr. Pearen is leaving for Australia

f policy.m

||St÷Kitta.

*by a passenger liner next week.........

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