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Invasion of England, Speculation NAZIS MAY USE LONG-RANGE AND GLIDERS

GUNS

LONDON, Aug. 5 (Reuter).—The possibility of a German invasion continues to be a subject of discussion.

It is learned in authoritative circles with regard to stories emanating from the German Propaganda Ministry regarding the setting up of long-range guns, that there seems to be no doubt that such guns are being erected on the northern coast of France.

May Repeat Plan

It is recalled that the Nazis

trained their soldiers for the To Fly Planes

Norwegian

invasion on the

onstern part of the German From Canada

Baltic coast line and the samo plan may be adopted for the 188Hull on Britain.

In any case, there is every reason to believe that the Air Force will be able to give due warning of any invasion.

Feasibility Admitted

IL st reported that it is the Inten- tion of the Germans to

towed gliders. This, as the Air Force have proved for themselves, is feasible, but it in thought that these gliders are much more likely to be used for transporting supplies for parachutists thun for carrying troops.

Daring Work By Padre

To Britain

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (Reuter). The organisa- tion of an aviation unit in Montreal to fly bombing planes from Canada to Britain in announced by Captain Bennett, who is now en route from Canada to California for liaison with the aircraft plants.

It is declared that only Canadian pilots are want- ed owing to American neutrality laws.

MURDER CHARGE

Ex-Soldier Appears Before Court

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 6, 1940.

SCOTTISH INFANTRY IN EGYPT'S DESERT

A BREN GUN crew clambering aboard their vehicles in readiness for a journey to

observation posts in the Egyptian desert.

Merchant Is Oil

Fined $200

Court Sequel To False Pretences Case

Judgment was delivered by Mr. (2. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning in the case against Mak. Shu, 10, master of the Morrison Store, Tin Luk Lane, who was charged with receiving goods obtained by a salesman, Anthony Bartholomew Yup, by false pretences.

Plant Po Leung Kuk

Girl Caught

Goes Up

In Flames

Escaped From Home

Two Months Ago

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After two months of liberty, Lau Stu-hing, 18-year-old girl, was ar rested by the Police in Youmunti last R.A.F. Score Signal

night. She was charged before Mr. Succoss

11. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central i Magistracy this morning with Itay-.

without LONDON, Aug. 5 (Reuter).-ng the Po Leung Kul

for Chinese Affairs, Det. Sut. N. B. Fraser prosecuted The Air Ministry announces that written order from the Secretarial

night R.A.F. bombers! while Mak was defended by Mr. F. last

attacke

oll az

plant at Sterkrade in the Ruhr.

Conderable damage was done to the target which was left in dames.

Remarkable Story From Shansi CHUNGKING, Aur in th ter).The story of a Belgian | doctor, Father Vincent de Paul- Martin, serving with the Chinese į army in the wild Hungianshani Mountains in Southern Shansi Committal proceedings against has been brought back to Chung-Yui Fai, an ex-soldier, started

Magistrate's Judgment king.

at the Kowloon Magistracy this

Finding accused gulity, Mr. Mar- A graduate of Louvain University,morning, when he was charged

fadyen this 28-year-old native of Namur before Mr. E. Himsworth with ment, tad in the course of his Jud-

it Was

not necessary that engaged in missionary work in Nan-

should know the churg, Szecheun Province, four years the murder of Wong Kai-yan athe (defendant) shou

He had served in the Belgian the Argyle Street Internment exael false pretences used by Yap. furthermore, on the subsequent Camp on May 30.

occasions when defendant had TC-

Ago. Army'.

Leads Medical Corps In November, 1930, he left for the north-west and in February last year he was officially appointed teader uf the Medical Corps in AL Chine division, with which he has remained! since.

Saw

Zimmern,

An attack was aho made on the Kiefelde Aerodrome, where a hangar Was hit and fres were started among the aerodrome bulldings.

Lons

Mr. G. W. Moreton, of the S.C.A., said recently a woman was senteerd for assisting two girls to escape from the Po Leung Kuk, and Lau was one

girls,

of the

On June 26, Lau was placed in ward of the Po Leung Kuk, with the other two women. Between 12.30 a.m. and 5.30 ans. on July 11, the three escaped from the ward by breaking an iron grill and letting themselves down to the grounds by tying bed-sheets together

Suicide Pact

Mr. Moreton said Lau was placed in the Institution when she was res- cued from a suicide poet with a 19- year-old boy. She would not be re-

Into the mountains, carried luck and Wong chased by accused who was brands of beer which differentoll flowing from the shattered storage admitted,

Captain,

AB

All our aircraft returned safely. Mr. J. Reynolds, Crown Council,ceived beer, consigued by Loxley &

Drop 14 Tons Of Bombs assisted by Det. Inspector A. E. Carey Co., and Jardino Matheson

CO prosecuted.

Ltd, to a Mr. Charlie Lam and the

The Air Ministry news service adds Crown Case Outlined'

"Hongkong Cycling Sports," nelther that from before midnight until the Outlining the facts, Mr. Reynolds of which descriptions fitted Yap or early hours of to-day, the raiders his family, he was satisfied, quite were over Sterkrade Works, dropped sold, about 5.45 am, on May 30, Lu

apart from the conversation which | 14

and of high explosive The Belgian doctor once in June Yee, an eye-witness, was awakened Yap said he had with defendant, as incendiary bombs, and set alight the

from Wong. He last year, during the Japanese drive by a shout

to the relative desirability of

said he tanks. saved the wives of 09 wounded holding a knife. Lo got out of bed could "obtain," that defendant knew One pilot said the fire was still Chinese soldiers in one single night, and also gave chore, catching hold of these beers were not legitimately of binzing as he flew home.

He is known among the Chinese accused and holding him from betained. Finally, Mr. Macfadyen said soldiers as "Yang Tani," or Foreip bind. Wong was then bleeding from he was satisfied that defendant was, his right side. Two other internees without investigation, paying for all The Belgian Follier has already op- who came in at the ilme helped to the whisky and beer which he re- plied formally for Chinese citizenship.disarm the accused,

celved, prices which he knew to be Meanwhile, Wong had collapsed in

grossly under their value. the middle of hut and was bleeding

Further, Sgt. Fraser

slated that,

to the

offeer-in-charge, L/Sergt. Store with a search warrant, he told

ta. the

hospital where he was operal-rant for beers and whiskies sold to NEW YORK, Aug 5 (Reuter).—

first at Upwards of 100,000 regular troops, ce on but died later that day.

As a result, defendant was charged denied possession and then after National Guardsmen and organised with the murder of Wong on June 5 delay, took the Sergeant out of the reservists have begun the greatest A blanket found on Wong's bunk,shop proper into the living quarters Hence time manoeuvres in the United was discovered to have ten knife behind, and there disclosed the spirits Slates in a spirit of the greatest) seriousness despite the fact that thesis On folding the blanket it was and beer. On the Sergeant's asking Inck of equipment will be fell. found that the slits corresponded on

A big sham battle will be fought each side of the blanket.

Army Manoeuvres profusely. Accused was handed over when, on arrival at the Morrison In United States A. E. Haynes, and Wong was taken defendant that he had a search war-

in which the ability of the Air Force

to defend and attack will be the major test.

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SENSATIONAL HISTORY- IN-THE-MAKING!

Romantic drama of the world-

wide wor

on enemy espionage!

With the star of "Wuthering Heights”.

Laurence

OLIVIER

Clouds 3 Over Europe

RALPH RICHARDSON

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COLUMBIA PICTURE

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Cause Of Death

him by

by Yap, but defendant

Spain's Big War Debt To Italy

Mr. Sheldon.What are you-going to do with her. Turn her out into the streets?

The prosecuting officer said that Lau had absented herself for about two months, and since yesterday he Ис had gone into that question. would get in touch with the Salva- tion Army.

Lau was remanded for 48 hours in Kaol custody.

New Clipper Due To-day

newest

To Be Paid During Next 25 Years MADRID. Aug. 5 (UP),~¤ The American Clipper, him if he had any more, the defen- official bulletin says that Spain's addition to the trans-Pacifte air flect dant again said he had not, and only debt to Italy as the result of the of Pan American Airways, hoped off after a further 10 minutes delay, sald he had

[ing_at 9 o'clock. some more beer stowed at 23 civil war has been consolidated from Manila for Hongkong this morn Dr. E. L. Gosimo of the Kowloon Gap Road.

at 5,000,000,000 Jirà.

The huge flying boat, veteran of Hospital, sald the operation revcated

Disbelieved Explanation

Debt To Germany

trans-Atlantic service, has alx ma

months four perforations in the stomach.

Concluding, the Magistrate said he The operation was considered sucdid not believe defendant's explana- during

It is stated that German supplies been transferred to the trans-Pacific the civil war have been service to make possible the necessary cessful but deceased died that even-

tion that he thought the sergeant largely paid by exports of Spanish increase in equipment to enable Pan originally only asked him if he had products. The outstanding balance American Airways to operate their A post-mortem revealed that whisky for sale, and that later he will be the subject of negotiations to new South-Paciic service between cause of death was multiple incised told the Sergeant he had no more, determine the amount and method, San Francisco and Auckland, New wounds with shock and haemorrhage, as he (defendant) did not want to but the debt to Germany is stated to Zealand.

The case is proceeding.

The American Clipper will alter- disturb his mother at Gap Rosd. be considerably less than that

nate her runs between San Fran- "Therefore," concluded Mr. Mac-inly. fadyen, "I am satisfied on the evid- From the outbreak of the civil war cisco and Hongkong and San Fran- BRITISH CONSULnce as a whole that the prosecution to the end of 1930, Spain had a deficit cisco and Auckland. The Clipper is lave conclusively proved the remain-of expenditure over revenue of near-expected to arrive in Hongkong from ing charges against the defendant." ly £300,000,000.

Defendant who was on bail of a $100, wns Aned $200 and ordered to pay $100 amends each to the com- panies Involved.

ing

RETURNS то FREE FRANCE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 5 (UP)For the Arst time since the severance of rela- tions between Britain and France, a British ofclnl is now in Free France, where he has resumed his diplomatic duties,

Consul at Nice.

не

He is Major James Dodd, British He has returned to his post 10 assist several hundred Britons, stranded in that area, to return to England. Many of the Britons in Nice are soldiers, some of whom are wounded, permitting Major Dold to Before return, it is understood from reliable sources that the Petain Government made clear that the move should not be interpreted na a restoration of diplomatic relations between Britain and France.

Independence Of India

TRIVANDRUM, Aug. 5 (Reuter). -Str C. P. Ramaswami Alyer, the Travancore, Dewan (Premier) of addressing the Travancore Legis Jative Assembly, referred to the Congress demand for independence. FTC sald that to ask that an un-

NASTY SHOCK

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FOR NAZIS

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CLOUDBURST WRECKS. SCOTTISH TOWN

LONDON, Aug. 5 (Reuter).-It was revealed in London to- day that a cloudburst, causing thousands of pounds of damage, STOCKHOLM, Aug. 5 (Reuter).— According to dispatches from the occurred at Cromarty, Scotland, about ten days ago. Danish port of Helsingborg. great The couldburst lasted two hours activity by German minesweepers and hardly a house or street escaped was observed to-day of the Danish dumage. Four houses in one street shore of the Sound, following an ex-were demolished. plosion which damaged ,ព crowded

Flowers and vegetables were up- passenger steamer near the entrance rooled and carried down to the sea to Copenhagen Harbour yesterday.

to join the furniture which was swept In this explosion one person was out of the houses.

The Manse of the Church was injured.

As a result, the Copenhagen-Malmo Rooded and the seats of the church steamship service has been

were under four feet of water. pended.

RUS-

It la supposed here that the ex- plosion was due to a mine lald by British alreraft.

Internment Camps Census To Be Made

Alcantara Leaves Rio De Janeiro

armed merchant cruiser, which had

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 5 (Reu- ter)H.M.S. Alennlara, the British in brush with a German raider, in the LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuter) South Atlantle last week, left here fo Internment camps in Britain to-day day. went under the metal control of the

The Alcantara put into port a few Home Office.

days aga for repairs to her engine Up to now they have been under room, which was damaged in the eng-.

agement... the War Omeo.

A special census is being. conducted

armed India should discard Domin- of the internees to And out just who fon Status and British protection is who

The release of those known to be was to pursue a mirage and cling to the illusion that a doctrine of "non-pro-British is being considered in violence could be carried into effect tccordance with the recent White in a world full of violence,

Puper.

LONDON, Aug. 5. (Reuter)The German Radio announced to-day that lifler had returned to Berlin and conferred with Ribbentrop, Marshal, Goering and General von Brauchlisch,

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