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TURNABOUT"
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JOHN PAYNE
JANE WYMAN ✩
WALTER CATLETT
ED BROPHY
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Screen Play by Chaules gelden and Raymond Schrack frame Story by Les Kata
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BORIS KARLOFF in
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
By Woman
Drama In English Country Lane
NOT TO FIGHT FRANCE
Exemption For Gen.
August 8, 1940. Bad Weather Hampers
But R.A.F. Score Hits
On Nazi Factorics LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter).- An Air Ministry communique
states that last night R.A.F. bombers, hampered by low cloud De Gaulle's Army
and poor visibility, were forced abandon many of their LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter)-io A memorandum of the agree-primary objectives.
between the British. In spite of this, an oil plant st ment
Homburg, a supply depot at Scherte, Government and General Charles an anti-aircraft battery at Humborn de Gaulle
states that the And
LONDON, Aug. 7 (Neuter).— A German airman, who ts thought to have landed by parachute and who had been at large for about 11 days, was captured to-day in the Bristol French force assisting Britain w factory at Mors were attacked,
aren. He surrendered to a woman motorist who noticed his unusual appearance.
It is thought that he may have baled out after his machine was hit.
Walks Out Of Wood
will never be required to take up arms against France.
The memorandum was issued 10)
night with the letters exchanged be tween Air. Winston Churchill andi General de Gaulle.
other alreraft bumbed aerodromes. in Holland and Northern Germany, causing damage to hangars and many fires,
One of our aircraft is missing.
TRADE PACT WITH captured by Lady Buckland, widow secure full restoration of French jude- SOVIET, LATEST
It later transpired that he was
The
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In his letter, Mr. Churchill ex-1 presses Britain's determination to
of Lord Buckland.
airman pendence and greatness when victory
LONDON, Aug. 7 (British Wire-. less)-Mr. R. A. Butler, in the House emerged from u wood looking very is gained. dishevelled and could only spenk a The agreement, which dates from af Commans to-day, replied to few words of English.
July 1, 1940 states that the French He indicated by a dumb show how force of volunteers being raised by number of questions relating to the
Sugreement with Kussia. he had baled out of his plane and that General de Gaulle as far as possible progress of negotiations for a tende He said: "Lord Halifax recently will retain the character of a French force in respect of personnel-partient Instructions to the British Am- regards discipline, Jan-bassador at Moscow to seek a further gunge, promotion and duties. Interview with the People's Com- As Hoon as practicable, the British missar for Foreign Trade, who had Government is to supply the French undertaken at his tast interview to force with equipment which may be acquaint His Majesty's Government essential to place its units on a scale as soon as possible with the view of equivalent to that of sunitar British the Soviet Government.
"It has always been and still is the units.
negotiations Weapons, planes, anununition, etc. wish of I.M.G. that
rapid progress brought with them by the French should make as force will be allocated in priority to possible. them to help with their equipment.
he was afraid to surrender because he expected to be killed immediately.
transpired that - It
the authorities have also arrested two other airmen who had bnted out of a plane, and had been searching for this man for the past nine days.
H.K. Stock Market
The
Following
quotations
were
Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- kes this morning.
HANKS
cularly as
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rangements have bees aade for their U.S. SHIPS FOR
allocation. While the French will as they warships H.1. Bank S...d. 1.185 n.
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British control and Chartered £.
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EVACUEES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (Reuter).
Where possible, ships under British-The flouse of Representatives has entral will include a proportion of passed and sent to the Senate the French ulcers and men in their legislation authorising United States ships to enter belligerent waters to complement.
evacuate child. refugees. General de Gaulle and the British Admiralty will kiep in close touch!
The House accepted the amend- ments intended to assure that chil-
and decide the allocation of ships. dren should not become publle The use of French merchant ships charges and to forbid nurses who are crews-tor military operations not American citizens entering the
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Under the agreement, General de
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Vice-Presidents
MOSCOW, Aug. 7 (Reuler).-Olto Gentral de Gaulle, when necessary. Kuusinen, who hended th
govern-
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18-n. Jorce to British officers.
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the Soviet invasion, has been appointed Vice-President of the. Soviet Union
When Peace Comes When peace comes. Britain under-representing the new Karelo-Fimish lakes a help the French volunteers Ferral Repablie. 3.16 s.to regain Ueir rights and national|
The number of vice-presidents has
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WITH PORTUGAL
LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter)-AC-
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acrce ment has been signed between the Vatican
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Meno Electries (old) $. 17. LONDON. Aug. (Router),-in be legal without the additional civil Macan Electries (new) $....18 n. The House of Communs to-day, Bir, ceremony hitherto required by the.
for state. 11. Butler the Under-Secretary .2242 .Foreign Affairs, was asked for in-
nformation on the present whereabout:
and altitude at the Belgian Govern-
Mr. Butler told the House that Lardi .1 Halfox was awaiting certain
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Quake. Reported In Iran
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TEHERAN, Aug. 7 (Doniel)-te- Iperts trickling from Tucbati and sand OTTAWA, Aug. 7 (Reuler).The Haidar northeastern Iran
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No loss of lives was reported.
NAZIS TO BLAME IF THERE IS A FAMINE
LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuler).—While
authoritative London circles malutain their previous standpoint that acute local food shortages distinct possibility, they assert in Europe this winter may become a that if such famine should occur, it inevitably will be in direct con- the supplies of fuodatusty sequence of the Nazi inability to distribute which they themselves have always claimed to hold in reserve and that culy Nazi rapacity and Inability to inafutain proper commnuuleations can be blamed.
Oncial Nazi slutements have re-,
LOSSES ABOARD peatedly emphasised the huge food grain, which hier invasion of the ad-
reserves held by Germany and Italy jacent countries since is estimated to I have increased to nearly 10,000,000
TWO TRAWLERS the areas under their control.
The vicial German wireless on tons.
Thus should famine occur in Bel-
LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter).It is June 27 stated that while the Hoover, olically announced that casualties plan for the relief of Belgium, giun or other occupied territories, In the trawler Marsonu were one France
the Netherlands is this in solely due to the Inb9ity of and offlçer kiled, one offeer and ten doubtless "worthy of commendation," the Nazi machine to cope with a
making. ratings missing, presumed killed, and the German authorities themselves situation of their own six ratings wounded.
have already taken all the necessary Though a few food ships from the Casunities in the trawler Cape steps to ensure feeding these peoples. United States to Marseilles, which Finistere wore one Omcer wounded,
"Limitloss"
had left the part of departure before Supplies one rating killed and eight ratings
Among many other instances of the collapse of France, have been wounded.
general Anglo- this assertion, Hitler in his Reichstag allowed to pass the British Contra- speech on July 19 raid that Nazi rup band Control, no
of piles
mitless." American conversations with regard Germany entored the war with a re- to relief supplies have been conduct- serve supply of 7,000,000 tons of ed nor in prospect.
The loss of both vessels has already been nunounced,
865 JAPANESE
IN ENGLAND LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuter)-The number of Japanese registered with the Police In England is 805, of whom 702 are males, stated Capt. O. Peake,
BRITISH INTELLIGENCE" Under-Secretary of the Hoine Onec
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