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R.A.F. Attack 8 Centres Over Wook-End

GERMANY'S OIL DEPOTS RAIDED

LONDON, Aug. 4 (Reuter)-Some of the most Important sources of Germany's synthetic oil supply were attacked last night by Air Force bombers, states the Air Ministry news service, At Monheim, the part of the works set on fire in earlier ‘attacks, served as a beacon which guided the Inter raiders to

their objectives.

Over Bottrop, other raiders naw some of their bombs hit an oil plant.

Since the first attack on Germany's | oll supply, the enemy has been forced greatly - to strengthen his ground diefenċer.

Last night, besides fring at the raiders, many shells were nimed at six parachute farcs that were dropped to illuminate the targets, The rulders were missed but some flares were shot down.

Kiel Docks Hit Docks at Kiel were located by other aircraft despite poor visibility. Some bombs net fire to naval buildings.

EVACUEES RETURN

Over 80 Womon And

Children Aro Back

More than 80 women and children evacuees, including a large number of Eurasians, returned to Hongkong from Manila by a British steamer yesterday, Their ages ranged from a baby of two months, to 62 years. At Husum, west of Kiel, buildings

It is understood that the return on an aerodrome were damaged and passages of Eurasian evacuces were anti-aircraft fire stopped abruptly paid by Government, after the rear gunner had replied with 200 rounds.

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

HONGKONG 1,000-Mile

ARREST

Japanese Morchant in La Salle College THE Special Branch of the

Fighting Line!

Task Facing African, Sudanese Troops

August 5, 1940.

Peak Road

Closed

Section Subsides Near Magazine Gap

noon on Satur-

· Hongkong Police on Saturday

One of the major landslides of the arrested Mr. Goturo Yamaguchi, LONDON, Aug. 4 (Router).-week-end occurred on the road up to Japanese merchant, and in- British and Sudanese troops in the Peak above Magazine Gap, thus cutting off trafle by road and leaving terned him in La Salle College. Africa are up against the pro- only the Peak Tramway as a means The arrest, which was made at 3blem of manning one of the of access. The heavy rain appears p.m. at Mr. Yamaguchi's home in longest front lines known into have undermined part of the road- Kennedy Road, Whe under the

military history, says Richard day a considerable portion subsided,

way, und shortly

after Emergency Defence Regulations.

Although he had been a resident of Dimblebcy, the B.B.C. observer, the foundations evidently being Hongkong for about a

Beriously affected. It is estimated that known of Mr. Yamancar, little in a despatch from Khartoum.

in Hong-

at least a month will be required to Kong. He is

proprietor of

make the road again safe for traffic, Yamaguchi & Co a company which

and if the rainy weather continues was formerly in Foochow but which

repair work may even occupy moved to Hongkong and Canton

several months. Though pedestrian after the Sino-Japanera hostilities.

passage is pesalble, all vehicular Mr. Yamaguchit had divided his

traffle was prohibited from 12.30 p.m. time in making trips between the

A precautionary on Saturday as Hongkong and Canton branches of

measure, and subsequent examina- his arm.

tion has disclosed the seriousness of Strong Protest

the position.

London, Aug. 3.

According to Japanese officials, the Japanese Ambossudor, Mr. Shigemitsu, made strong represen tations to Lord Halifax at the Foreign

to-day. It is understood

The line covers 1,000 miles of difficult country from Eritren via Abyssinia and Kenya,

At this point, East African troops take over the guarding of the line along the Italian Somaliland coast.

Problem Hits Enemy It is not a fighting line' along the whole distance of course, but there are severni danger spots. The great. length of the line in just as big a problem to the enemy as it is to uprises about 100 yards along Stubbs The portion of road affected com- Furthermore the Itollans have many troops poorly trained and in Road and the No. 2 Traffic Post, The Road just above 1 `agazine Gop some cases of dubious loyalty,

Our

portion on the side of the embank- have the highest opinion of

officers, on the other hand,

ment has subsided at least six inches, An example of this is given and bamboo props have been erected to prevent further sections of the embankment wall from collapsing.

Yesterday workmen were engaged in reinforcing gas-pipes to prevent

men.

their

Large goodsyards in the northern steamer yesterday:-Mrs. M. Braga. Once at 3.30 p.m. What Mr. Shige-by a British officer who has just re-

Daylight Raids

on Saturday, In daylight raitis aerodromes at Schipul and Hamsteds were again attacked.

At Abbeville one of our bombers, in the following half an hour after Marie

m itsu told Lord Halifax that the turned from Kassala. arrests were "untimely" especially When we retreated from that town, veenuse of the signs of an Improve- two of the Sudanese troops discovered ment in Anglo-Japanese rekiiions, that they had left something behind.. and added that sures of the British authorities do not seem to be helpful." It understood that Lord Halifax said he shared the eagerness to see norinal relations restored,

the sudden mea- They went back for it. The Italjana fusakage should the road collapse

the initial attack, bombed a stores Daniel Shell O'Conner, Makihara and Tanabe were arrested, I

park and machine-gunned troops and Bartha

Edmund

a convoy of lorries from only 50 feet.

Between Gravelines and Dunkirk, Derck un armoured train was attacked and Edith

barges in a canel near Gravelines Rosalie were struck with salvøes of bombs.

Aerodromes Harassed

Osborne

arrived. Instead of trying to make their escape, the two men gave fight to the enemy. When they were anally killed the little post of two men had accounted for 30 of the other

Costly Victory

For the benefit of motorists, a notice was posted up at the Star Ferry Wharves yesterday stating that Stubbs Road abovo Magazine Gap Rond was closed,

2 Donald Osborne, was under the jurisdiction of the but their casualites put the action south side of the Taipe Tunnel,

The Halians bombarded the town for some time with artillery and then attacked with 3,000 troops, supported by aircraft tanks, armoured cars and cavalry.

We had 100 Sudanese officers and But whereas the Italians lost 500 men to carry out the withdrawal.

dead, eight tanks and 20 vehicles derelict, our losses were only half a dozen men and no vehicles.

Garrison Isolated

other

Train Service Affected

early on Saturday morning on the Another landslide which occurred

resulted in passengers by railway between Kowloon and Lowu being forced to make part of the journey on foot.

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The following arrived by the

part of Cologne were hit with high | Mst. M. Braga, Miss G. Brago, Mrs. explosive and incendiary bombu by B. Price, and three sons and duugh- an aircraft which cruised above Itster, Miss E. Da Silva, Mrs. M. Roe objectives for about an hour, and son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. seaplane bases were also attacked. R. S. Pigott, Mrs. Ayesha Elms, Dawn Elms, Lorraine Elms, Garrick Elms, Kathleen Eline, Sheila 'Elms, Irene Drewery, Marcus Drewery, Girriomar Drewery, Pauline Hill, Eileen Domitillo Gardiner, Agnes Gardiner, Rita Gardiner, Ma Morganstern, Majuna Blakeney, Valentine

It is also understood that when Mr. | side. Alan O'Conner, Shigemitsu nsked Lord Halifax why Alfred Osborne, the latter answered that the affaired by the Italians as a great victory The Kassala action has been claim-

Robert

Osborne, Home Omer, and he hoped that it in quite another light. Patrick Osborne,

not Injure Anglo-Japanese Osborne,

Halia Wilam

Dudman, Roy Roy

Is believed The Japanese Michael Dudman, David Dudman, Embass

Embassy was in touch with the Anthony Dudman, Evelyn Smirke, British authorities throughout the

The line was buried under several Joyce Smirke, Albert Smirke, Derrick evening. Some neutral quarters be- LONDON, Aug. 4 (Reuter)-The Smirke,"

feet of earth and rock. Owing to Carmelita Gardiner, Jane Heved that Tokyo Air Ministry announces that yester-Stephens, Janet Stephens, Barbara, Makthara's Immediate release, fall-

side above the fine it is understood would request

the dangerous condition of the hill- day Air Force bombers continued to Stephens, Dolly Ward, John Ward, ng which a crisis in Anglo-Japanese harass aerodromes occupied by the Menken. Ward, Maurice Ward, Louis relations might develop.

that clearing work cannot be carried enemy in Holland und France, in- Cross, Victor Cruss, Maria Connolly,

out while rain continues. cluding Schipol, Hamsteds and Eileen

An official of the Japanese Em-

The area affecter is

to the close Simpson, Teresa Abbeville.

Elizabeth Aslett,

Teresa Simpson, bassy said, "We were flabbergasted

entrance of the No, 5 tunnel, and During the night of tanks at Elizabeth Thirwell, Elleen Thirwell, everything

Clotilde Thirwell, by the action, but naturally we hope The Italians have now found it although about 100 coolies have been Rotterdam, Gelsenkfehen und Mon-Milly Thirwell, John Thirwell. Bobbyfactorily.

be settled satis-necessary to consolidate their posi-working strenuously removing the SINGLE helm were attacked,

Thirwell, Mavis Thirwell, Veronica

tion. Reinforcements have brought large amount of clay and other debr Other targets were aerodromes in Wiley, Barbara Willey, Brian Willey, very pro-British

"The two gentlemen arrested are the garrison's strength up to 100,000. it is

is not expected that the through Holland

and western Germany and tris Prew, Michael Prew, Mary Nick pathetic with

and very

They have also torn up the railway train service will resume until Wed- railway

conmunications in West-In, Dione Scott-Gordon,

Britain. We cannot on both sides of the town to isolate nesday, There are eight trains phulia, the Ruhr and the Rhineland. Scott-Gorden.

Ronald possibly imagine anything on their themselves end hove ringed Kassala normally in service every day, but part to invite suspicion or to give with barbed wire and other defences. the collopso has resulted in the the Impression they have infringed Despite this, three days ago a small | cancelling of two of these. A shuttl regulations of this country. I know group of British armoured cars got service is being carried out with ibo both men well. They have been within half a mile of the town in others. more British-minded than the aver-daylight and machine-gummed .It leisurely, chleby for the beneût of n It is understood that 'Mr. Shunsuke newsreel cameraman. Tanabe married a British woman.

There were Important consultations at the Japanese Embassy attended by the Embassy's Counsellor. Doctor Okamoto, the First Secretary, Mr. Kamimura, the Military and Naval Attaches, General Tatsumi and Cap- tain Kendo,

and four Japanese businessmen among which were re- presentatives of the Mitsubishi Shell

A heavy attack was also made on

⚫the naval base at Kiel.

From all these operations, three of our aircraft failed to return.

MISS WOO TO WED

Engagement Announced To Dr. F. L. Fung

GOVT. KEEPS MANILA IN DARK ge Britons.""

FROM PAGE ONE

them weeping, some of them laugh- Ing and singing boarded the Dutch liner on Wednesday evening.

on

Although scheduled to leave Wednesday night, the liner remained in port with the evacuees aboard oard unii noon on Thursday, says newspaper.

can

Successful Libya Raids

Cairo, Aug. 4. An RAF, communique issued to day stated. Three successor the At a delightful reception and tea

were carried out yesterday on the According to unofficial sources, harbour and aerodrome at Derna In dance yesterday afternoon at the There were about 400 women and Scotland Yard to-day arrested a third Libya. A large formation of Blen- Roof Garders of the Hongkong Hotel, children in this group, the second Japanese in "coincidence" with the heim bombers first ralded, the har- Mr. Fung Man-ahui, announced the to leave Manila. The first group, Japanese arrests of the Britons in bour and registered a direct hit on engagement of his son, Dr. F. L. composed of about 585 evacuees, left Fung, to Miss Mabel Woo, daughter Sunday evening on a Nederland Mail that the arrested Japanese are lodged

Japan and Korea. It is understood a large ship. of the late Mr. Woo Hay-tong. The liner. The third group, composed date of the wedding has not yet been about 1,000 women and children,rixton Zool. arranged.

of

were scheduled to leave on the de- In the presence of three hundred layed Awatea, and the fourth and guests, Mr. Fung formally announced Afth groups on a Rotterdam Lloyd the engagement of the young couple. Uner Slamat and a Nederland Mail' Shortly thereafter Dr. S. W. Tso, the ner well-known solicitor, uncle of the About 217 evacuees from Baguio future bridegroom, extended his arrived by train and were picked up greetings and congratulations to Dr.by buses of the Manila Railroad

Company which took them to Fung and Miss Woo.

the Manila Club, where they stayed until Miss Woo, who resides at 15

7 p.m., when the buses took them to Kennedy

Road, appeared at her an the pier. Manila Electric Company nouncement reception in a delicately

light lavendar dress set off by from Manlio and transported them to buses picked up about 180 evacuees silver slippers and a double-strand the pier. pearl bracelet. The bride-to-be is the niece of Mr. H. K. Woo,

Arrive Singing Dr. Fung studied medicine in

The evacuees began to arrive at Innd, later specialising in London, fler shortly after 7 pun, many

solicitor. Scot-

were arrested.

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THE WAR FUND--

"During the next raid, also by a large formation_of_bombers._direct hits were registered on a jetty and two ships. In the third rald bomb-

A total of $1,301,024.18 was rench- era attacked the aerodrome as welled on Saturday by the War Fund in- as the harbour, dropping bombs on augurated by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd.

aircraft dispersed on the ground and hangars, while the large ship attack ed during the first raid was ogoln bombed. The harbour quay

was niso bombed.

Sir John Anderson, Home Secre- tary and Minister of Home Security, was empowered to deport or detain nllens by Japanese an Order under which the Expect Repercussions Japanese quarters here to-day ex- pressed the opinion that the arrests of Japanese in London will have the

"All our aircraft returned safely. following repercussions:

"French pilots and crews operat- 1. To expedite Japan's closering with the RAF. carried out fur- understanding with Germany and ter veable reconnaissance Italy.

the Diredown areu."Reuter Bul- 2. To increase the tendency of tetin. Japan to take · advantage of the Soviet Foreign Minister's reserved Overtures seeking a reconciliation between Russia and Japan, although

Manchukuo

and returning to Hongkong late last of them singing Show, Me the Way wel regime will strongly op-

English hymns and

crying as i pose such a move. go. All evacuees from

3. It is believed

year. He resides at 91 Caine Road

to Go Home, with his father, who is Compradore songs. Several were

loath to with the Birm & Co.

of

The Middle East

Cairo, Aug. 3. Bombers from the Royal Air Force it is admitted that the Japanese Command in the Middle East to-day and the Wang attacked fuel oil installation at Zula

in Italian Eritrea.

Heavy bomb bursts were seen near possible, with the targets, and one direct hit caused

It is also

British claimed that bombers bombed Accio aerodrome and Asmara in Eritrea, where x- plosions were caused.

All the RAF, planes' returned safely-United Press,

Harry Wicking Balo expressed their gratitude for the Japanese army already complete. great clouds of dense emoke.

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Prisoner Cheerful

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY The following telegram from the Acting Governor, Hongkong, to the Secretory of State for the Colonies, London, was sent on Saturday:

the Пле treatment given them, ty dominating Hongkong's hinterland, although they regretted rains spoiled the Japanese may blockade the some of their fun. They said not one

British Colony. small unpleasant incident marred Although nothing their

is known of stay and that they would have Wednesday's secret foreign affairs preferred to stay here instead of going debate in the House of Commons,

Australia.

Mr. Winston Churchill heretofore One of the women, holding her indicated that Anglo-Japanese re- small daughter in hand, said that relations would play an important "we shall never forget your kind treatment." She

role in the debate. Several well- stated that her known members departure made, her feel very sed,

of the House of Commons were known

to be in as she felt that she was "being completely separated from my hus-Japan-Valled Press.

favour of a Britsh atand against band in Hongkong." She feared it would be a long time before she could return to her husband. Then she inquired what was the use of the "terrifle expense and terrific work" entailed by the evacuation first to Mantin and now to Australla,

by a lawyer, held a 15-minute inter-prison. They were not to talk with view with Mr. Satoru Makihara, Open Admiration

Manoger Other women

of the company, at the each other, expressed similar | prison at Brixton to-day. sentiments, most of them openly After the interview, Mr. Emori nothing to worry about since he had expressing their admiration for the sold that Mr. Makihara was quite done nothing to be ashamed of.- country and its people and their cheerful. All taller at the interview preference to stay here rather than were to be conducted in English, to go farther away to Australia-uching on the detention.

while they

were prohibited from Many Inquired if there were

Business indications they could return soon talks were to be conducted by letter. to their homes in Hongkong. Their The Interview was to be confined to separation from their husbands and personal affairs. The interview was parents In Hongkong made the permitted once a week for a quarter evacuees long for home and feel of an hour, defected at leaving a place only

"Request that you will convey to Her Majesty the Queen on the oc- caslon of her birthday the good wish- es and loyal and hearty congratula- London, Aug. 3. Mr. Emori, an official of the tions of all sections of the community Mitsubishi Shoji Kotsha, accompanied | in Hongkong,"

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Mr. Makihara said that there was

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Two Othors Held

London, Aug. 4. It has now been disclosed that Mr. Takayuki Eguchi, a member of the London branch of the Bank of Tal- wan, was arrested, on July 30 and Mr. Yosh, German-born wife of a Japanese artist, on July 13,

A strong protest regarding the de- tention of Messrs. Makihara and

Ja-

Two policemen attended the meet- two days away from Hongkong by ing. Mr. Makihara was keeping Tanabe was lodged on Saturday with steamer.:

by himself. He could get Lord Halifax by Mr. Shigemitau. room things from outside, whilẹ hp was

Mr. Okamoto, Counsellor of permitted, to read newspapera. He panese Embassy, called on Me, Ben- was also permitted to take a con-nett, of the Foreign Office, who is in Official recognition of the appoint-stitutional for an hour in the morn-charge of. Far Eastern Affairs, and ment of Sister Francoise Marie de and in the afternoon everyday. made an inquiry bout the "elreum- St, Jacques as the Mother Superior While he was taking ‘a walk on stances surrounding the » détention. In Hongkong of the Society of the Saturday morning. he อนน Mr. Mr. Bonneft intimated, that other Petites Soeurs des Pauvres, St. Pern, Tanabe of the Mitsul Shoß Kalsha Japanese residents might be arrested. Bretagne, fa gazetted,

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