1940-08-13 — Page 5

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CAROLINA Dr. Operates OBITUARY KENT, SUSSEX,

TEMPEST Heavy Damage Done By Terrific Storm

ONLY

During Raid

Wonderful Courage Shown By Civilians

Manila Resident Dies

On Holiday Visit

The death occurred at Kolonn Hospital after a short illness yester day of Mr. Jeronimo, Lugusto da Silva, a resident of Manila. Aged 94, he came here for a holiday about

shortly after his arrival.

New York, Aug. 12. LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter), NLY radio connects Charleston-To-day's air raids produced a

with the outside world to-crop of remarkable examples of weeks ago but was taker il night and a number of small com- 'poolness and couragė, munities are entirely isolated as For instance, a surgeon had just a result of a tropical hurricane, started a critical mastoid operation which struck 100 miles of the on a woman patient in the operating coast between Savannah (Georgia) theatre of a hospital in south-cast

town when a bomb crashed nearby, and Charleston. Hundreds are homeless and frightful damage has been done;

been verified but six are said to have been drowned.

The storm reached its belight at Hoon yesterday with peak velocities of abart 100 miles an hour and blew itself out faland, but early to-iny- tremendous tiles began roting

cifles and towns were inundated.

Mr. da Silva leaves a brother, four song and a daughter in Manila and a brother and a sister in Hongkong. Mr. A. da Silva and Mrs. M. Reed.

The date and time of the funeral will be announced «ister,

Mr. A. 1. Richardson

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HANTS & DORSET

FROM PAGE ONE

August 13, 1940.

TO ESCAPE TRAINING

Young Americans light althought several cases of fatal Rushing Into Marriage injuries have been reported.

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to

. The enemy has teen heavily:

New York, Aug. 12. The Burke-Wadsworth Dit com- engaged at all points by our defences Jesses with few casualties to them-sequel in a sharp increase in mar- which have again inflicted severe pulsory military training is having its neives,

riages throughout the United States. Trawler's Success

cturing The number of marriages

to LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter) the past fortnight shown three

oficially announced that His Ave times as much as the average in Majesty's trawler, Edwardian, yester past years as young men are sue- day shot down an enemy dive bomber cessfully

kirt persuading their fand so damaged another that it is friends to rush nuptial procedures in The surgeon and his staff of ove

milicely to have reached its base. an attempt to avoid being drafted courageously carried on with their Mr. A. J. Richardson died in his The trailer suffered a few casunlites, under the forthcoming law.-Doinei.

Nasi "Apology". Lusk for over half an hour until the office suddenly last week, after walk-

Mr. Wilkle's Warning LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuter),

Colorado Springs, Aug. 12. So far anly one death report hasan was successfully concluded in from the Shanghat Club, and Similar calm and courage was dis-Shanghai thereby losi eng of its best-

Among the German visuns regarding

Mr. Wendell Wilkie to-day sald played by townspeople generally, known citizens.

to-day's attacks are a claim that 4the Democratic plans to sell adver- though many people taking cover in The late Mr. Richardson had a long bombers, acevinpanied by fighters tisements in their campaign books is the Anderson shelters, could hear career in ilongkeng. Japon and raided Portsmouth and "were able tela violation of the Hatch Act which

Born 85 years Ei tinglus}. destruction reining on their homes.

drop their burals pencefully without an

he will "relentlessly prosecute" if he Ecclerechan, House Demolished

Dumfrieshire, ut

Interference from British Aghters is elected President. He also warn- shipping and One house was utterly demolished, early age he entered the

extremely inaccurate anti-ed all corporations against buying The backs of two others were ripped profession with Messrs. Langlants &

1. It is also asserted that "the English the advertising space and said they,

as well and Georgia and South Carolina clean away. The corner of a fourth Son, Glasgow. Hh Arst visit to the graft fire,"

the advertisement sollel- Hardly a window Orient was in employment of Meters, fighters kept their distance and when was blown off.

tars, would be equally open Jardine, Mathesoni & Co., Ltd.. Hong-the Ciermans closed, they fled." remained

prosecution.-United Press. C. S. Zeigler, Charleston radio anywhere near

the roads, ng, in 1895. He arrived in Shang It is further claimed that 23 amateur, sent a message that part of Tiles and sites littered

later, still with British were shot down. "The fact} the waterfront was flooded and the Doors hung drunkenly on the hinges, and three years streets were littered with debris but Yet in a short time the A.R.P. services Mesas durdine, after which he con- that British, pirmen

that m .in the

engagements necounts for the small otherwise the difficulties were minor.prang into action and cleared the inued with

Yokohama office.

number," is the "apology" advanced Serious looting, however, was taking debris away.

He returned to Shanghai and by Berlin. In the air batile over the soullirast place in the flooded srellens of the

police coast, over 100 machines were in the resigned to inke up n post with the

Berlin Admission ely where the military and

LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter).—The air. A.A. fire erippled several planes New Engineering and Shipbuilding were on patrol.

Anxiety is proging for the safety while fighters brought down at least Works, Ltd. About 35 years ago, he Berlin news agency admits that 17

severed his connections and set bin- of the people at Renufort and Caris live over the sea.

jdny's air balles "over Portsmouth Island naval station

The pilot of one machine parachut-self up in business actioncern plants are missing after 10- from

continued

and other parts of the Channel." nothing has been heard since yester-ed into the Chaumet and was dead and coal merebant, and

six mites away, with his own firm until his death. day t

afternuon. Rondis leading to the when pleked

He was a member of long standing towns are flooded and blocked and Another machine was badly hit by

A.A. re and the pilot tried to land with St. Andrew's Society. the takelione lines are down.

alup-sided fashion The hurricane troke thousands of his machine windows, uprooted trees, wrecked but a bombardir rushed out of its motorcars and scatterrst signs and hedge with a Lewis gun and pep

pered the machine. shingles all over the city.

According to a message from the A British Oghter squadron signalled} Charleston Red Cross 400 people in him to get out of the way, but hej are homeless and help is tuck to his tark and finished off the the

elty

sent from the Red Cross at machine. been sent Washington.

Zeigler's mostaste stated that

where

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Tar bodies were found in

Intact.

SPAIN DENIES

A REPORT

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuter).-A In the appearing atosen report

arc avolding Athens Denies

THE R.A.F. KEEP UP FINE WORK

Assassination Allegation

ATHENS, Aug. 32 (Reuter)>-An ufcial denial was issued here.to-day of the Italian report that Daut Hoggla was assassinated by Greek agents.

The Italian news agency.yesterday alleged that Daut Hoggia, a great Albanian patriol," was assasinated by Greek ngents near the Greek- Albanian border,

the ta

The report added that the Greek FROM PAGE ONE

authorities placed a price on his head several years ago na the result of his plantat agitation for the cession nf Foreign Press has brought the fol- Klockner Wintershall of

burning

of rexion Clamuria briskly, frontier the towing dental from the Spanish Gov-Castrop-Rauxel the plane. Che is believed to be a 24-ernment through its embassy in Lon-while another section of culders in Albanin.

don

the early hours to-day severely only telephone in operation was the year-old German count.

Rumours in the foreign aress to the damaged the Krupp Triebstoffewerke ffect that Spanish ships at present in oil plant. Wanne Bickel causing foreign ports have received instruc-widespread fires, repeated explosions, tions not to sall are false and fantas-and dense clouds of thick de and are entirely devoid of founda- | smoke.

one

between the Police hendquarter.

and the danced powerhouse where

ls apparates was installed.

When

the storm cut the power and lauded the transmitter, he sail, a motorear emergency was used to provide an

generator for his radio, on which he sent messages asking for directions as to how to repair the power house- United Press.

Riom Guilt Hearing

British And Swiss Press Criticise Trial

Berne, Aug. 12. The Stair trial at Rtom is criticis ed by the Press of all shades. The Tancacht declares.The Court will hardly be able to settle the question of who are guilty and the only result will be a series of mock trinis, ATV- ing the internal demagogie interests of right. The haste in searching for a scapegoat is only intelligible in the excrcised light of pressure being from Berlin. The French through all these manoeuvres and are convinced that the levelling process too crudely and being effected clumsily to be permanently success-

ul.Renter.

is

masses

To Please Conquerors

Rec

Successful Flight

Trans-Atlantic Feat Is Praised

LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reates) —Dur- ing the week-end, the giant British flying boat Cline returned to Britals from Canada and the United States. completing her first round trip.

She carried six bassengers and mail including; a message from Mayor | La Gaurdia of

York to the Lord Mayor of Londo

of London. The Daily Telegraph" stresses the| Importance the flight

as a sym- bolie gesture. It is good to restane with America at K the air link moment when the neroplane is a instrument par excellence for the military destruction of nations,

It reminds is that inn has not wholly forgotten the civilised uses fe Funfels he ran out has mastery of the

elements.

Bomb Falls Un A Cricket Ground

LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter)-The other day four Nazi bombs tell on a cricket ground somewhere in south- jcast England.

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"War Guilt" Trial Opens To-day

Such on order, says the embassy, bombs and many incendiaries were gons Radio states that the Supreme

has not been issued. Spanish ships will continue to carry on with their

normal trade.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued yesterday says:

The Trading Board indicates that enquiries may broaden during the next few days.

Buyers

HK. Banks $1,150 X.D. Union Ins: $345

Hotels $3.20

Lands $30.25

Trams $15.40

Watsons $8.15

H.K. Govt: 45% Loan 99.50

Sales

Providents $3.50 China Lights (New) $3.45 Telephones (Old) 522 Coments $14.50/14.75 H.K. Govt. 45% Loon Par

What French-Did- To Nazi Planes

LONDON, Aug. 12. (Reuter}-In

LONDON, Aug, 12 (Reuter)—The

Court is

is sitting at Rom on Tuesday: to hear the prosecutor, Chassagneau, open the case in the "war guilt" trial.

General

At Gelsenkirchen, over 50 heavy dropped on the Gielsenberg Benzine Company's cil plant and her too fites and explosions were caused.

The pilot of an aircraft which

The Lyons Radio also states that Dortmund electricity power station near Herceke saw four the demobilisation of France's armed bombs hit the buildings and a vivid forces in the unoccupied zone is ex- pected to be completed within three biae flash follow.

days.

Power Station Bombed Another

electric power

station

Newspaper Comment LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter),—The was bombed at Hattingen, where war gullt trial at Hom was another three Ares were started.

the British Accurate bombing! from high subject of comment by altitudes was the feature of yester-Press to-day.

The Daily Express" suggests that day's daylight raids by medium the trials may have unc benent.

bombers,

They may set a precedent for the The Guernsey airport was bombed real trials to prove war guilt when for the third day running.

An aerodrome and seaplane base

caused at

iller is beaten.

The "Manchester Guardian says

at Brest were successfully bombed,

Dinard that there are good reasons why one Fires were serodrome, and at Caen aerodrome a day France should investigate pre- building was hit with high explosives, war and post-war policies. These

AIR DUEL OVER TOWN. ·

FROM PAGE ONE

trials are merely instruments of sup- port of private ambitions which will help Hitler and Mussolini deceive their people.

THE WAR FUND

A total of $1,305.14855 Was rendised - yesterday by the War Fund Inaugurated by the S. C. M. Puni 203.

Latest mulicriptiona; Jardine's Shipping and Friends

11. Instalinen)

an interview with American Press the town wobbling ond, losing height. The pilot was found The following notice now appears correspondents, the French Under-1 came down in n cabbage field be- Found at Stanley

Secretary for Air at Vichy states that hind the town. London, Aug. 12.

at the gates:

the French Air Force from the start wounded. Commenting on the French trials "The local cricketers are as pleased of the invasion of the Low Countries: which open at Roin 10-day, the

Each peardrop which falls 115 you.

on Alay 10 up to June 6 brought down Guardian says. "The Manchester

of aos on this ground saves lives and pro-982 Nazi planes at a lous has put itselfperty. We shall carry on. Nothing Pelain Government into a false position. It is impossible which falls from the skies will deter French aircraft. for the nation to reorganise itself and

us cxcept cain."

to reform its institutions under the shadow of foreign occupation.

"A nation at the mercy of the con

Itsell queror may try to organise underground for ultimate.

of the purpose resistance. The Petain

Government appears to be attent Ing to reorganise France for just the oppusite purpose that of dattering and pleasing her conquerer.

Mr. Chamberlain

Convalescent

French planes, he said, had numerical inferiority of Ave to one.

CONSULATES TO CLOSE DOWN

R

LONDON, August 12 (Reuter).— MOSCOW, Aug. 12 (Reuter). The

Almost immediately another burst) of firing followed and a second enemy plane was seen to dive. The pilot buted out Machine and pilot both fell into the sea and the pilat was later picked up by a life-boat.

Soviets Abolish A Political Office

LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter).--The

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Ridiculed In Egypt

Allegations Of Rebellion In Hadramaut

Catro, Aug. 12. Axis allegations of troubles in

Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Lord Pre-Foreign Affairs Commissariat has office of the Political Commissar in Hadramaut have brought biting sar- sident of the Council, left his nursing sent a note to Foreign Embassies and the Red Army and Navy is abolished casm from a citizen of this region, Legations using them to arrange by a decree of the Presidium of the now resident in Egypt, who writes

This abolition home to-day.

is in Al Masri.-"Do not the Germans He has been convalescing following to close all diplomatic and consular Supreme Soviet. "The only hope for France is tu

establishments in the Baltic

States aimed at "strengthening the authority and Italians fear that the inhabitants endure until Hitler is beaten and the his recent operation.

of the Communding Officers," says of Hadramaut and Aden may have 11 Downing by August 25: After lunching at

les themselves, to these Justened Unfortunately, every- is free again.

of Moscow-Radio. Mrs. This follows the incorporation left London with Government Street, he thing that the Petaln

The deeree states that the measure knowing better than anyone what is dues postpones the day of deliver- Chamberlain for a short rest in the Lithuanin, Latvia and Estonia in the

Soviet Union,

was initen because "Political Com- happening in their country? Do they country.

missara have fulfilled their essential not fear that these inhabitants will ance."-Pritish Wireless,

tasks while the commanding endres finally be convinced from these false- have been considerably strengthened hoods that everything the Axis on-

nounces about other In recent years."

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They are wearing full service kit and will be given intensive training en route, including training against dive-bombing attacks carried out by the Royal Australian Air Force.

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TIBER HYDROPLANE BASE

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Work, which was started shortly before Italy entered the war, is expected to be completed before the end of the year.-United Press.

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