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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 7, 1940.
TWO TRAWLERS LETTERS LINDBERGH
SUNK
LONDON. Aug." 0. (Reuter)—An Admiralty communique announces that
Manila's View On
The Evacuation
and the trawlers Drummer Oswaldian have been sunk by enemy ¡To the Editor, minex.
Chairman of Australian'
Lors
ACCUSED
Editor Calls Him A "Fifth Columnist"
The "Hongkong Telograpli," Sir-1 am taking the liberty of
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" A Bomber A Day enclosing a clipping from to-day's
issue of the Philippines Herald. NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (UP).— Manite daily, which is self-explana-The entire front page of the From Australia LONDON,Aug. 0 (Reuter),-The This letter is being written in the tabloid newspaper "New York Post" was devoted to a11 Aircraft spirit of one newspaperman to Production sald to-day that by the other and not necessarily for editorial, signed by Ralph In- middle of next year, the Common-publication, unless in your opinion gersoll, the publisher, denounc wealth will be producing one Bristol, its publication, In full or in parting Lindbergh.
will help to assure husturals In The editorial was prefixed by the Hongicong that their families have banner headline “Denouncing Charles not really been treated in Manila us A. Lindbergh.” badly as some of them painted it in their letters home.
Beaufort bomber a day.
The project will require 10,000
workers.
LATE NEWS
Japanese Atrocities Alleged
The article refers to Lindbergh's
Before proceeding, muy point out radio broadcast, in which he advised the detrimental effects the publics-co-operation with Germany.
Spokesman No. ง
say very simply that Col. Liid-
tion of the letters (or excerpts of them) in the Hongkong papers will cause in Manila. Up to this point bergh, in his speech at Chiengo on ern- Sunday, identified himself as Spokes. Philippine govern- Manila, including d Cross. United man No. 1 for the Fifth Colum," the ment officials, the States
and Philippine Army autho:1-cditorial anys. ties, and hundreds of civilian men
Finess
"His were Fifth Column statements,
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Suez Canal UEENS THEATRE
and women, have had nothing but naked and unukamed-things Fifth the deepest sympathy and friend- Columnists, friends of their country's
the several
thousand eunits, have been saying for years women and children who were forced in Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, Norway to leave their homes in Ilongkong and France."
The paper alleges that Lindbergh by the emergency in the crown
compiling colony. They have co-operated and was "obviously helped in laboured day and night to give the his speech." evacuees the best possible treatment permitted by the circumstances at- fending their coming. At this moment, these as nuthorities are SHANGHAI, Aug. 7 (Reuter) co-operating in sending the women Mariy refunres from Tsungming and children off to their new destina- Island are arriving here daily and tons in Australia with the least pus
discomfort tell stories of wholesale destruction sible
much and in a of houses by fire and the reassacre of better frune of mind than when they
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afraid, however, civilians by the Japanese military us arrived. a retaBation for the attacks nindo by the publication of the letters sent Chinese
back to Hongkong will make a tra Buerillas.
mendous difference in the way these authorities and volunteer will feel towneds the eyacuces,
The refugers say that hundreds of civilians have been ruthlessly slaugh- tered, many being burned to death in their bousON.
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Safe. From Seizure By The Nazis
LONDON, Aug. 0 (Reuter).-In the House of Cummons to-day, Sir Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the
10
the
I write this letter as one who has Exchequer, stated that the assets and reserves of the Suez Canal Company is alleged that in one instance had intimate knowledge of the pre-held in Paris were in French francs.
parations made for the reception of and could not, therefore, adi the Japanese summoned ever male civilians to a temple saying that the evacuees and of the manner
speech was to be delivered by the plans were carried out for the hous-enemy's external resources,
A great part of the Company's the women and commander. When the "audience ing and, feeding
assets and reserves were, however, In connection with my held in the United Kingdom and the had gathered, however, they
children. were mowed down by machine guns, those
work as city editor of this paper, United States and
were, therefore, tu killed by nct
the bullets being
was drafted
handle
press blocked under general measures relations work for the Red Cross taken by the British and United bayunetted to death.
fund drive in July and, as such, t States Governments, found it necessary to handle
press rc. He understood that the question of lations work for the Red Cross neurient fees was being left in abry- connection with the handling of the unce so far as the British directors evacuees. I was, therefore, fully in-
were concerned, formed on everything that was done for the evacuees, from the time world was first received here that they were coming.
Formosan Deported From Singapore
SINGAPORE, Aur. 7 (Domel)- Government authorities continued to tighten military, precautions, while all movements of aliens were being strictly watched.
The Government has ordered the deportation of a Formosan employee of the Japanese-managed South Seas Warehouse Company who will have here on Friday.
Nanking Customs
1.
"I would be the last person to deny that there were flaws and cases of efficiency in the execution of the plans for the evacupes, but these cases were the exception rather than the rule and were to be expected, the brief time given for
consons and the number
housed.
of
BERLIN'S CRUDE PROPAGANDA Noutral Correspondent Gives The Lic
LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter),~~Ber- lin has been making much of An evacuees who had to be received alleged story that the "Associated red ind, in many instances.Press" correspondent in England was Men Take Over
refused permission to visit British In the matter of accommodations, port, whereas the Berlin correspon
of "A.P." was allowed to visit SHANGHAI, Aug 7 (Reater) perhaps many of the houses were nat
Hamburg. Customs officials appointed by the to the standard that the women
Unfortunately for the Nužis, the Nanking Government have taken and children had been accustomed
the London
"Associated Press" corres- over the administration of the Custo in Hongkong, especially in
matter of tos College here.
barracks at Fort McKinley. But it must be remembered
that early this summer on
when a hundred women and children the Chungking Government.re housed in buildings not originally It is not known yet whether the designed to accommodate that mony, Naubing officials will re-open the there cannot be perfect arrangements College fater.
in the way of bedrooms, bathrooms,
The College has been closed since! 1889 Army, as in the case otpondent is beyond reach and is able?
frutn
instructions
elc.
AMBASSADOR IN The chief concern of the authori
SHANGHAI
to tell the truth. This morning he issued the following statement;
Car And A Guide
"This correspondent, who request- ed permission to tour one of the pretpat ports, not only received authorisation, but was supplied by the authorities with a
Car
and ・guide⋅
for
ant -extended-four:---
"This correspondent made a survey which the Germans claimed to have of over a dozen British ports-ports damaged."
Lies was the matter of sonitation and food and, in my opinion, despite what some of the women wrote back home, SHANGHAI, Aur. 7 (Reuter) their temporary homes were kept The British Ambassador al Lady compuratively clean and sanitary and
London quarters suggest that Kerr arrived in Shanghai last night the food served them was wholesome
esome "A.." reports of the lack of serious from Weihaiwel.
and plentiful. I personally Went damage probably inspired the Ger around the various houses where man allegation. evacuees were accommodated and in-
quired into their complaints and
grievances. The general
was that the total complaint STOCK EXCHANGE
served.
cold when
This we promptly remedied BUSINESS SMALL
by installing additional stoves. On numerous occasions when the women num
LONDON, Aug. 0 (Reuler).-On
complained that their supper was not the Stock Exchange to-day, business up to standard, the caterer promptly was too small to provide a real test sent over legs of ham and bread so of prices. Consequently, the trend that they may have late snack in most sections appeared to before going to bed. Tea was served
at all hours of the day the evacuees demanded it.
slightly caster.
Gill-edged advanced at first but D reaction, subsequently there was partially on lack of support.
Some women wrute back about
Egyptian holdings advanced but accommodation in the Walled their City (old Spanish section) which other foreign shares were quiet.
Industrial hokings were irregular some of thera called 'filthy" worse than Wanchai. The Walled and oils were occasionally better.
Wall Street was steady. City is the oldest section of Manila and the houses are
closer together
and
than they are in the newer sections, to compare it with Wanchni
but in
I think that was going a bit too far!
I personally drove many of the children and their mothers around in my car,
car, so that they may see the different sections of the city on sunny mornings, and their common com- ment was that Manila looked greener, healthier, much cleaner than Hong- kong.
Perhaps allowance should be made for the highly nervous condition of some of the women which, undoubt- edly, WOR responsible for their writing back morbid letters about their treatment in Manila. The best reply to these criticisms is the voluminous nie of cables and letters trom Hongkong authorities well as individual citizens thanking the Red Cross and Manila officials for the kindness and excellent care given the evacuces. This same file contains hundreds of letters written by women to the Red Cross expressing their satisfaction over, the arrangements made for them here.
NOEL COWARD'S
MISSION TO U.S.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". LONDON, Aug. 0. (UP),-Nocl Coward's mission to the United States has been greeted suspiciously by the
Commons. House of
Mr. Harold Nicholson, Parlamen- tary Secretary to the Ministry of Information, wus greeted with a number of questions to-day.
Ho
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LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter),--Britain's defences have been made so formidable that a Nazi attempt at an Invasian by sea or air will be extremely costly, the Australian, Minister of Ex- ternal Affairs told the House of Represenative at Canberra.
Hitler's speech on July 18, he went: An Australian representative will on, did not provide a genuine basis be sont to the capital of New Caledo- for peace. There was an unbridge- nia. able gap between German and British.
"Mr. Coward possesses contacts among certain sections of American opinion which it is diffuult to reach through ordinary channels," he said. Mr. Granville (Lib.) nåked that Mr. Coward be recalled.
"People who are appealing defiocracy in America do not re- present democracy here," he declared, cases in Bagulo in which a number This, however, is secondary. The of women had to be sent down to main point I wanted to bring out in Manila for palpable misbehaviour this letter is the danger of spoiling with residents there and members of the kindly feeling which Manila has the Army garrison. These problems alms. had for the evacuees which may were met firmly and quietly and no bring as an evacuation center for publicity was given to them.
Trusting that, this letter will give crown colony residents.
Perhaps, it may be well to say, you a better understanding of the before
I close, that we have had our situation here.
A. H. ESCOBA. problems with individual evacuees
"Manila Bulletin”, which, however, we have kept to ourselves and out of the papers. For
MANILA your own Information I may mention
August 5.
LONDON, Aug. B (Router).—The He also announced that Australia has reached an agreement with the Dominion Colonial Offices announce.
contingent of Southern local authorities of the French colony that a of New Caledonia for the main Rhodesian airmen have arrived in
Great Britain. tenance of trade.
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