1940-08-19 — Page 13

Monday,

Mr. Herbert Morrison Says We Are BOMBED READY FOR WORLD VILLAGE'S

OFFENSIVE

LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter)."We are preparing for a world offensive when the time comes," declared the Minister of Supply, Mr. Herbert Morrison. in a speech to-day.

ago,"

"Three months

hej ***

observed, "the situation wan

grave but my mind is filled Incessant

with thankfulness at the trans- taken formation which has place. Although the position is not yet satisfactory, we have) put into the hands of the Army weapons sufficient to enable it to carry out the immediate task Kuccessfully even if the call should come to-night.

Can Face Any Eventuality "Behind the shield of the British Navy, helped by the vast resources of the Empire and the United States and other neutral countries, and our Absolute refusal to admit the thought of defeat, we have reached in a few short weeks a position where we can face any eventuality with reasonable confidence.

"Once the immediate peril is past, we shall be able to look forward to a steadily mounting tally of armed might and striking power."

Stocks Of Raw Materials After giving figures of the immense annual turn-over of raw material dealt with by the Ministry, Mr. recent that within Morrison said mantlis this total had been swelled by very substantial purchases of finished steel from America, and he describ

ed as fantastically untrue the German statement that Britain was starved

Raids On

Chungking

CHUNGKING, Aur 19 (Reuter).—Japanese air- subjecting

craft

are

Chungking. to

GESTURE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

100 People Subscribe

To Buy Spitfire LONDON, Aug. 18 (British Wirelcas).The following let- ter has been received by Loril Beaverbrook from Mr. H. H. Merrett:

"On Sunday last we received the tragle news that my son, Flying Omcer Norinan Merrett, had lost his

e somewhere in Britain white serving with the RAF On Monday morning we woke up to find that as the result of a raid, Ive of our store

und cattle had been killed

others badly maimed,

We Are Unconquerable

"The village in which we live is one of 1,000 acres and has a popula- tion incessant

of 100

100 people. These tragic clr- cumstances have served only to day and night raids in an

strengthen the determination of this attempt

break to

the

little community to prove

to the Chinese resistance.

despicable enemy that we nre une Between mid-day Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday, 10 planes flew over Szechuan Province in eight batches, causing big fires in the heart of the capital.

conquerable and that we have set our

on

on

LETTERS

Evacuees' Complaints

of material for steel as she had great To the Editor, Fources of iron ore supply in the Empire and foreign countries.

The "Hongkong Telegraph." Manila Hot read in Discussing post-war reconstruction,

great many the Manila and Hongkon! Press com- Mr. Morrison, suid weaknesses of pre-war Britain were plaints of certain British women who the result of inck of proper planning were among the first to be evacuated from Hongkong to Manila and I feel of gronomy and control.

We want to see inequalities re-that, in fairness to the Filipino people moved, the insecurity threat taken and the American Red Cross and the away from the people and oppor- U.S. Army authorities, they call for tunities given to all for a fuller, freer a rejoinder, and more creative national life-the best of what the war has taught us," Mr. Morrison concluded.

DICTATORS' BLOCKADE WARNING

Being at present on a visit to the Philippines, where, I can assure you, I have found a warm welcome and Courtesy on all sides and having made a few inquirles into the conditions under which evacuces have been

say

living, feel bound to that the

complaints appear to be unjustißed and entirely uncalled-for.

One realises how difficult

cult was the

hearts to rise to the greatest possible heights in assisting you and your col- leogues in the admirable efforts you are making it defence and feed the people of the most sacred spot on God's earth.

accept

He Was Only Son

from the

Nazis Are Trying To Trick Eire

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN. Aug, 18 (Domel)- Negotiations between Germany and Eire regarding the latter's overseas trade have been brought to a satisfactory conclusion, ae- cording to the Director of the Trade Bureau of the Reich For- eign Office, Dr. Karl Ritter.

According to Rliter, Eire has received assurances that Ger- many will guarantee Elre's Im- port trade.

to be a catch. "There appears Eire ships, to receive this pro- tection, must submit to "escort" by German warships and aero- planes!

American's Tribute

Canada, I Salute You,"

Broadcast

"My hope for my own country is that the United States may draw its sword for freedom and humanity."

August 19, 1940. BOMBS ON OUTSKIRTS

OF LONDON

People Machine-Gunned

In One Suburb

LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter). -An air raid warning waa sounded in the London area this evening for the second time to- day,

Heavy explosions were heard in the outskirts of the city.

Seventeen bombs fell on a subur- ban golf course.

Bombs were dropped on a number of districts this evening. Two bomb feil on the main shopping centre of a London suburb. It is reported that some persons, were machine- gunned as they ran for sheller.

The Air Ruid Warden of another town said the planes were only 80 feet up when they passed over the lown.

Plane Hits Chimney

four Some miles away, three or German planes, apparently in dif- village culties, New so low over a

chimney street that one struck the

pots of cottages and the impact dis- lodged a bomb.

This bomb fell on a cottage and the whole row of adjoining" shops!

wrecked.

A 90-year-old woman was too stout to enter the Anderson shelter and was killed when a bomb de- molished her house.

Some bombs fell in a church yurdi in another town, shattering tomb-

stones.

British fighters have been playing havoc with the enemy raiders, many of which crashed in fields ar vil-

number Inges. A

of pilots were burned to death, while others were

OTTAWA, Aug. 18 (Router).were "Canada, I salute you. You have cast out doubt. and fear," "I cannol provide you with another declared Colonel Henry Brecken- gallant son. The one that has gone ridge, Assistant Secretary of was my only Fo But I want you War in President Woodrow

of village 10 Michaelston-Le-Pit the enclosed che-Wilson's cabinet. que for £6,000 to purchase a spitfire so that one of the ever-growing num ber of inds from Britain and the Dominions so anxious to defend us in the air may be equipped with an Instrument which, combined with that Indomitable spirit, courage and as his fearlessness, will enable colleagues are now doing, to take a severe teil of these inferior machines attempting with increasing fallure to demolish the murale of our people Every member of this community is subscribing towards

Colonel Breckenridge made this statement in the course of a nation-speedily enptured, wide broadcast at the invitation of the Director of Public Information.

Should Follow Example He said that self-interest, intelll- gence and courage all directed that nations of the Western Hemisphere should follow Canada's example and give Britain unstinted afd." this Spitüre.

It is not a personal gift but some thing to commemorate the passing of my son."

Italian Raid On Fleet

Nine Enemy Aircraft Driven Off

Job undertaken by the American Red Cross and the US Army authorities and one ch well sympathise with LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter)-All them when

they suddenly find them- Ger- news bulletins broadcast frum

selves the target of attack by those contained at whom they had extended a hand CAIRO, Aug. 18 (Reuter).- many and Italy have

"total of friendship. Of course, human navigational warning that blockade of Britain having been pro-nature is a funny thing and man (or Details of the R.A.F. part in claimed, every ship in the military woman) never satisfied. It would warding off enemy air attacks on zone round Britain will be attacked be most surprising If, among the the British Fleet bombarding several thousand evacuees brought to Bardia yesterday announced and destroyed.

"Any ship's master entering the Manile, thero were not a few dis-

gruntled ones, and it is but natural here show that nine enemy air- area does so at his own peril."

The war zone was described as an

should be complaints. craft were destroyed and two area comprising roughly a line drawn These, however, have caused a pain-more probably lost. from about 50 inlies north of Sogneful impression all round, especially It is stated that "our fighters, who Flord, Norway, passing near the among the Filipino people, who were escorting the feet while battle- Faroe Islands, sweeping out some though innocent parties, feel that ships bombarded

Bordin

nd Fort distance into the Atlantic and then

they have been unjustly assalled, Capuzzo, first encountered an Italian

Would it be fair to assume that dying-bunt shadowing

naval in a semi-circle to well below the south of England, then turns east into nest of the women who have com- force. it was shot down in flames. the Bay of Biscay.

plained were thong who had expected,

Attack On Fleet

The route which the American

How Will Sho Do It? SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH BERLIN, Aug.

18.(UP)

Ger-

that there

DXLI

"I America sleeps and Britain falls, America will wake up to its doon. Tile world cannot survive, half slave and half free. Hitler knows that and has relentlessly pur- sued his ravaging in a race to destroy the last eltadels of freedom." Colonel Breckenridge.

sald

Hikers and plenic parties in some cases saw thrilling fights or came upon wrecked and smouldering enemy planes in the flelds.

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Admiralty Message Of Appreciation

Ambassador to France, urged Americans to telegraph their Con- UNIQUE gressman and write to newspapers demanding

for the conscription United States and the despatch of old-age United States destroyers to

Britain.

"Agents of the dictators are al- ready here preparing a way for their LONDON, Aug. 18 (British armies in the same way as they pre- in France," said Mr. Wireless). The following mes pared a way sage has been sent to the Minis-Bullitt.

**Paints Grim Pictura ter of Marine at Lisbon by the

He painted a grim picture of the First Lord of the Admiralty:

future of the United States of Amerien "If the British Navy goes under." He declared that all Europe, including Britain and Eire,

would become one economie unit controlled from Berlin with the result that many countries of Latin America would come under a degree of Nazi control.

"The fighting line and the way for

"On behalf of the Board of the Admiralty, and officers and men of the Royal Navy. I wish to express warm apprcelation of the chivalrous netion of the Portuguese destroyer Dao in making repented and success- ful searches for survivors of the British Fome,"

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Legion is taking runs through the rival in Mani, donoseShortly afterwards,-the-feet-was-The-British-Fame, outward-bound aid in the form of amans, house-boys, attacked by a formation of 79'6, in ballast and sailing Independently, northern part of this zone.

coolles and cooles as in Hongkong which our fighters Intercepted and was torpedoed without warning off Coupled with the desire of the women dispersed. Two enemy planes were the Azores on the morning of August to return to their husmands, the fact shot down into the sea.

12. The Portuguese destroyer Dao that they were compelled to do their Then large formations of 70's carried out an extensive search for AMERICANS SAIL stretch from the Atlantic coast of wh washing may have caused them attacked the feet. Two were sent survivors but the first search failed to to express their dissatisfaction over down in flames and a third was chaset wint I have been informed were ex- by a fighter until it broke up la mid- cellent arrangements. dissatisfaction

many's "blockade of Englund will

France around the British Isles to the coast of Belgium,

Germany does not make it quite clear how she intends to enforce the "blockade."

The exact area, as announced to- dny from the mouth of the River Loire, on the French Atlantic coast, around the British Isles north of Scotland and down the cast const, reaching the continent again at a point on the Belgian coast.

Eire Included

Eire and northern Ireland are in eluded in the area to be blockaded.

13

Negotiations are in progress with Eire regarding the exclusion of that country, which is neutral, from the

to be blockaded. at seems

to Bint the most con- venient method would be for the Elrean government to notify us of the time ships

aro salling under the Eircon flog," a Nazi spokesman said. When correspondents pointed out that the Irish merchant fleet extremely small and could scarcely carry all the goods needed by Eire, the spokesman said: "Ireland will just have to acquire more chips and register them under the Irish flug."

in which they are not joined by the majority.

WALTER HANMING CHEN, Editor, Far Eastern Journal, Former Editor, HK, Dally Press.

Milenge To Melbourne Str.-In your issue of August 10 your reporter with the evacuees tells of the completion of the 48,000 mile" voyage from Hongkong to Melbourne. As a Mercantile Marine Omeer. R.N.R. who has visited all Australian ports from Canada via Hongkong, may I be permitted to quote, out of Lloyd's Calendar, "Inman's Nautten! Miles":

Hongkong to Manila.....636 miles Hongkong to Brisbane..3,615 miles Hongkong to Sydney...4,130 miles Hongkong to Melbourne.4,700 miles The distance from Manila to Mel- wasbourne is only 4.004 miles.

1914-1918

Harmless Dynamite On Railway Track

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH GODENSBURG, Aug. 18 (UP)-

F. B. I. investigators revealed to-day

orter erred. What, per

Our reporter'

Bir

Our Losses Nil

Alteraft of the Fleet Air Arm necounted for another "5" 79 which crushed into the sea in flares. An- other is belleved to have been destroyed,

locate the boats.

Later one lifebout containing 15 men from the British Fame arrived at the Azores. They reported that the Captain had been taken prisoner by a U-boat and that three men had been killed by the explosion of the torgado. The remaining 30 members of the crew had been scen in two

A fürther encounter by our fighters | 11feboats. with the enemy resulted in another The Portuguese destroyer Dao Italian bomber being shot down, the thereupon carried out further shooting down of one more being un-search, tocated and rescued the 30

missing men from the British Fame.

confrmed.

Finally another "S" 79 was com- peiled to make a forced landing in the western desert, the aircraft being

The crew captured intact. made prisoner.

were

We suffered no aircraft losses. One pilot was slightly wounded but was able to bring back his aircraft safely to the base,

When patrolling over the Kamaran Island in the Red Sea, our aircraft met an enemy S81 bomber, which was shot down in flames.

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Forced Landing

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"Mercy Ship" Proposal

Evacuating Japanese From Britain

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Auk. 10 · (Domel).— of the aircraft which Japanese residents haps, she meant to convey was that raided Alexandria on Friday night Jingdeze radne in the United the ship followed an Admiralty was compelled by our defences to ing dimeulty in evacuating. course which took it far off the make a forced landing in the western to the fact that Jannating due usual track-Ed.

ese vessels.

FROM PETSAMO

LONDON, Aug..18 (Reuter).--The U.S. liner American Legion, which has sailed from Petrame for America, has about 000 passengers on board, mast of them Americans returning from the Baltic countries.

A German radio announcer to-day referred to what he called "this won- ton voyage curried out despite Ger- that man warnings," and sald

this for

"wanton responsibility voyage" resis with the U.S. Govern- ment.

ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION MEETS Splendid Propaganda Work Being Accomplished

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosia Association was held last Friday.

On Saturday night, the U.S. State

Members present were: Hon. Mr. of the questionnaire had been printed. Department said that it would hold M. K. Lo (Chairman), Hon. Dr. P. S. and all hospitals, sanatorio, clinics, all belligerents to their previous as-Selwyn-Clarke (President), Hon. Dr. etc., had been asked for permission surances that they would not attack Li Shu-fan, Miss R. Mow Fung. Dr. F. to supply them with these forms.

The Sub-Committee had also writ the, ship.

SOMALILAND'S FATE, BOAST

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEORAPH** *

to-day,

Aug. 18 (UP)-Signor

son

1. Tscung, Dr. N. C. MacLeod, Dr. T.P. Wu, Messrs. M. F. Key and B. Wylie, ten to various charitable institutions Apologies for absence were received in the Colony asking permission for for any information from Sir Robert Kotewall, Sir Shou- its members

Chow, Rev. J. E. Sandbach, which might be relevant to its work. The Scientine Sub-Committee re- Messrs. C. G. Sollis, Wn, Yinson Lee,

ported that it had discussed the Dr. Bensen and Ho Kom-tong.

The Chairman reported that a total following matters:

(2) The most economical and use- 2,000 of the second Anti-

ful varicly of foods for protect- ing the body against tuber- culosis.

Gayda, writing in the "Vere d'Italia" Tuberculosis pictorial posteen had claims that the fate of been distributed to schools, Chinese British Somaliland is already sealed. hospitals, health centres and public desert. The machine is intact and

He claims that the main body of places. Two thousand Anti-Spitting no longer col"'ng at English ports. the crew captured.

Lisbon has now been made the the British troops are already em- notices had been distributed to publie places, 1,000 more had been made for Various raids, the object of which last post of call in Europe for Japane barking for Aden.

distribution in schools and 900 had Simultaneously, 'Ituly's leading is to harass enemy troop movements

been stencilled in other quarters. in Somaliland, were carried out

Doctors' Gosture Jupan is now considering a plan political commentators have launch- yesterday. Direct hils were regis-

to send a "mercy ship" to Englanded an apparently inspired attack

A clerk had been appointed to against the civil and military com- tered on buildings at Hargeisa. TO FIGHT ON

in order to evacuate the remaining manders of French Somaliland, claim collect tuberculosis notification fees. One of our aircraft was compelled Japanese.

However, some 800 Japanese have ing. they assisted Britain in British Twelve doctors in the Colony had to land in the sea but the crew were saved.

steadfastly declined to leave England, Somaliland after the signing of the signified their willingness to dohale

their fees to the Association. saying that they will share whatever fate is in store for the British people.

FREE BELGIANS

LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter),The

that fifteen sticks of dynamite were "hard work" of all Belgian refugees discovered by troops along the permanent way in which the Presi- in England is being offered to help dential train, with President Roose-to win the war.

all velt aboard, travelled on Saturday.

at This determination

free

The sticks of dynamite contained Belgians to put their entire military no fuses and were therefore harm-economic and moral resources at the disposal of Great Britain is expressed

lesz.

It is believed they were left behind in a statement issued by a number of ex-Ministers and Parliamentarians by some railway employees.

now in England.

Von Papen Makes

No Impression

British Consul Is Expelled, Report

LONDON, Aug. 18 (Router),~~- According to the Belgrade correspon-

RUMANIA AND BULGARIA

LONDON, Aug 18, (Reuter)-The The statement says that the Bel-dent of the Italian news agency, Mr. Rumanian Government has issued the glan representatives will do every-Ralph Parker, described as British following statement on the negotin- thing in their power to put on Bri- Consul at Skoplje (Yugo-Slavia), Mr. tions with Bulgaria opening to-mor

at Craiova, according to a Terence Atherton, correspondent of row tain's side the resources of the Congo, the "Daily Mail" in Belgrade, and a Bucharest lelogram to the German rnobilisation of Belgian public and

Rudolph Singer, aro news agency: Swiss Journ ANKARA, Aug 18 (Reuter)-lt rivate assets, and all available

Yugo-Slavla for The Rumanian Government ins expelled stated here that the interview Herr Belgian soldiers, ships and seamen,

"spreading news regarding Albania decided to open conversations' with Franz von Papen had with President |

calculated to disturb relations be- Bulgaria in a desire to find a peace Ineun on Thursday does not appear

tween Rome and Belgrade."!

ful settlement to questions that. "Reutor's" diplomatic correspon- might divide Rumania from her dent learns in authoritative quarters neighbours and in the hope of estab

is no confirmation in lishing in this part of the world a that there London at the expititalon of Mr. political order based on the peaceful Ralph Parker from Yugo-Slavia. cooperation of all nations."

to have entalled the slightest funda- mental change in Turkey's, attitude,

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuter).

The Nazis appear to be concentrat H.M.S. Royal Sovereign, the 20,000 ing for the moment on urging the ton British battleship, has anchored the Turks to increase trade with off Berbera, says the "Stefan" news

Ingreney; #s: Germany,

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A report from the doctor in charge

was

(2) The screening or filming of suspected cases of TB. (The Committee agreed that illming was preferabio).

(3) Consideration of the number of beds required in hospitsida and sanatoria for Infectious cases and cases likely to bencht by treatment.

(4) Open air schools.

(5) Types of spittoons.

A report was also submitted by the

Good Finances

of the Kowloon City Anti-Tubercu-Publicity Sub-Commitice. losis Chinese Publie Dispensary Clinic the read and remitted to Publicity Sub-Committee.

The Financial Statement of the It was also reported that other two Association revealed that receipts had Anti-Tuberculosis Clinics had been amounted to $4,970.21 and Expendi opened at the Tsimtsatsul Health (ure $1.156.00 leaving a balance of

the Centre and af

Shamshulpa $9,833.62, eash In-hand,g Chinese Public Dispensary,

The meeting discussed the desir- It was also intimated that an Anti-ability of increasing the Membership shown at of the Association and it was decided Tuberculosis Film had been

75 schools in the Colony,

Questionnaire

tho

A report was also submitted by invite members of the Chamber to Sub-Committee become members of the Association. Sociological which had, since its opening meet Dr. Ll Shu-fan submitted for the Committee ing in June, occupied itself mainly consideration with the drawing up of a questionaire various types of spittoons, ond of designed to be filled in by tubercular which was adopted as

to write to the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce asking it to

af

the

a standard,

casca

showing particulars of their and tentative arrangements were living conditions, financial status, made as to its manufacture in the occupation, etc. Five thousand copies Colony,