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WINSTON CHURCHILL'S

REVIEW OF THE WAR

(Continued from Page 3.) ....

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 21, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

BIG NAZI AIR FAILURE OF NAZI

RAIDS EXPECTED

FROM PAGE ONE

the

Jurid accounts, trumpeted round the the north African shore. We gounted world, of the frightful damage he has on the French feet. infleted, of the vast numbers of our "Even though metropolitan France Belgium invaded and beaten down, air force he has shot down-so he is over-run temporarily, there is no our fine Expeditionary Force estop Bays with so little loss to himself, reason why the French navy, sub-ing, as it secined only by a miracle. after tales of panle-stricken British, stantial parts of the French army and "Our Aly, France, is out. Italy is crouched in their holes, cursing the the French Empire overseas should against us. All France is in the bureaucratic government which led not have continued the struggle on power of the enemy and all fa them to such a plight (Laughter)-If our side,

arsenals are convertable ta his whole onslaught were forced "Shielded by an overwhelming sea enemy's use. A puppet

Government tamely to peter out, the Fuehrer's powe possessed of invaluable is set up at Vichy which may at any reputation for veracity of statement

lighter)

might have remained one of from the North Cape to the Spanish greatest combatants in the strug frontier is in German har

hands. "We may be sure, therefore, that gle. By doing so France would have "Few could believe we could sur- he will continue, as long as he has preserved the continuity of her life, vive, none would have belleved that the strength to do so, and as long and the French Empire might have|we 'should to-day not only feel as any preoccupation he may have in advanced with the British Empire to stronger be actually stronger than

ever been before, allow him to do

to do so.

Integrity of the French motherlond. Franco Robuked

seriously impusmed (Lou?

bases and ample funds, moment become our foc.

AIR BLITZKRIEG

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter).—In an editorial entitled “The

Royal Air Force," the "New York Times" to-day declares:

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"The extraordinary feature of this titrinic air battle is that it failed to demonstrate the overwhelming superiority of the Luftwaffe that everybody took for granted.

"Although the Axis officials con- tinue to minimise the effects of the letters from the Ruhr district to be sent to other parts of Germany strongly suggest that grave damage may have been inflicted in that great industrial valley, the forge of the Nazi war machine.

"During these crucial days the ten in a great legend, this time not on earth or water but in the sky."

TIFFINS Europe British ralds, the order forbidding EXPANDING OUR $1

EXPORT TRADE":

respect of the Russian nir force will the rescue of the Independence and we have have seemed incredible quality of the RA.F. has been writ- the holding of stocks in

"On the other hand, the conditions on the course of the fight have so far) been favourable to us. I told the House two months ago that whereas in France our fighter aircraft were wont to inflict a loss of two or three to one upon the Germans and, in the nghting at Dunicirk, which was a kind of No Man's Land, about three or four to one, we expected that tr

•

"It would

In May that we should now stand creet, sure of ourselves, masters of "In our own case, if we had been our fate and with the conviction of put in the terrible position of France, final victory burning unquenchable

a contingency which is now happly in our hearts. impossible, although i would, of

"We

will

face whatever is coming course, have been the duty of all war to us. We are sure of ourselves and leaders to fight on here to the end, our cause, Britain can night оп it would also have been their duty as alone, if necessary, for years.

indicated in

"We have re-armed and rebulit our*** my speech on June 4

1s

In

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Router)-In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. G. A. Isaacs asked whether special steps were being taken to facilitate South Amèrica with the view to expanding export trade to those South American Nazis' Uncertainty

countries from which Britain was The New York "Herald-Tribune" Sir Andrew Duncan, President of

drawing essential Bupplies. commenting on the week's air battle of intensive pounding Brush cables Export Council have the matter under says: "It is allicing that after a week the Board of Trade, replied: "Yes, the

all speaking are

a tone of con-close consideration and steps are be- fidence and even

while there taken to enable large stocks of and

markets." achieve a larger ratio. That has the novel security of Canada and our at home. More than 2,000,000 deter-Nazis which might possibly imply un- febrile propaganda given out by the certainly come true (Cheers).

Dominions, and make sure they had mined men have rifles und bayongis "It must also be remembered that the means to carry on the struggle in their hands to-night. We have certainly over what to do next all enemy machines and pilots which

beyond the oceans.

never had armies like this in Our were shot down over our island or the Most of the other countries which and a times of the whole seas which surround it.

are either

her have been over-run by Germany for island bristles against invaders from destroyed or 'captured, whereas the time

being have persevered the sen or from the air." -considerable

of proportion

our valiantly-Czechs, l'oles, Norwegians, machines, and also our pilots, are

Dutch and Belgian-are still in thei safe and will soon be ready again to field, sword in hand. They were re- come into action again.

cognised by Britain and the United Salvaged Planos

States as the sole representative au- thority and lawful governments of their respective States. ensures the "That France alone lies' prostrate speediest return to the fighting line at this moment is a crime, not of a of damaged machines and also the great and noble nation but of what most provident and speedy use of all are called the Men of Vichy and we spare parts and materials. At the have profound sympathy with the affected British bases elsewhere than same time the splendid, nay, astound French people, and our old comrade ing, increase in the output and repair ship with France is not dand.

on attack on this island we would) to provide as much as possible for armies. The whole British army is CBKgrallon confusion in the British goods to be carried late theso

"The vast and admirable system of salvage directed by the Ministry of Aircraft Production

2

RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA

Lord

FROM PAGE ONE

in the Atlantic, like Singapore.

Halifax sald that the arrangements were confined to the Atlantic, West Indies. and New- foundland. Discussion of details had not yet begun though agreement had

been reac

reached In principle and he was

"Between the two sets of statistics

to.

STOCK· MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued yesterday says:

as to plane losses it is

It is impossible not feel mucks

greater confidence In the

British claims if only because the Germans

claiming are obviously too much. For n defender on his own ground to suffer and five times the casualties sustained by the offen-generous scele and embraced a better sive planes is against all reason.

week of war has

duced no lightning results, says the paper. "Hiüer's war machine has run, for the first time, into opposition that is touch and strong. A citadel which is not to he taken by treacery. which cannot be overrun by tanks

and which can trade blow for blow In the pir is something new to Hitler."

Italian Bases Again Bombed

Trading to-day was on a more

spread.

R. AF. Keeps It Up

communique issued to-day CAIRO, Aug. 20 (Reuter).— shipping situn

Buyers Union Insurances $365 HK Fire Insurances $138 Docks (Old) $15.25 Providents $3.00 Holois $3.45

Trams $15.10

Youmati Ferries $21.25 China Lights (Old) $0.40 China Lights (New) $3.25 Telephones (Old) $21.75 Cements $14.90 Dairy Farms $17.50 Watsons $8.30

Sellers

Lands $31

Cementa $15.50

Sales Union Insurances $307.60 Hotels $3.50 Lands $91/30,00 Humphreys $0.75

of British aircraft and engines, which "In General de Gaulle and, his Lord Beaverbrook has achieved by gallant band that comradeship takes his genius for organisation' and effective form. drive

which looks

like magic Tribute To "Free" Frenchmen (Cheers), has given us overflowing

·reserves of every type of aircraft and

These free Frenchmen have been satisded that no great difficulty would an ever-mounting stream in produc- condemned to death by Vichy, but arise in the discussion of det

details. tion in both quantity and quality.

the day will come as surely as the Referring to Hitler's declaration of Our Air Strength | sun will rise' to-morrow when their blockade of

of Britain, Lord Halifax "The enemy of course is far more names will be held in honour and said that the declaration adds nothing numerous than we are, but our new graven in slone in the streets and tion. Ships will still enter and A

new to the production already, I am advised. villages of a Franco restored in exceeds-his-largely, and-American libera

liberated-Europe to its full freedom production is only just beginning to and

thousands since the begin flow in. It is a fact, as I see from ancient fame (cheers); but this and our ports or they have entered states that during the night of/-Trams $15.30-

conviction which I feel of the future ning of the war. The amount of dally returns, that our bomber cannot affect the immediate problems shipping arriving and leaving is still and fighter strength now, after all which confront us to the Mediter at the level of the month's immediately

Aighting, are lorger than they ican and Africa"

proceeding the recent intensification have ever been (Cheers).

We hope and believe that we from Somaliland of the British troops Halifax.

touching on the withdrawal of attacks upon shipping," said Lord shall be able to continue the air for action elsewhere, Mr. Churchill strargle indefinitely and as long as continued: "For larger operations no

After

left

in

August 18-19, attacked Derns.

our

bombers

A salvo of bombs was seen to fall near the harbour jetty and shipping. Bombs were dropped on a carap and a pétroleum dump at Bir el Gobbi (in Libya).

At el Gobbi a satellite aerodrome was also attacked (el Gobbi is the

enemy pleases, and the longer i doubt impend in the Middle Eastern SHANGHAI aerodrome et Tobruit).

to prophesy their

probable

continues the more rapid will be our | theatre, and I shall certainly not approach, first towards party, then towards superiority in the air which, in a large measure, the decl- sion of the war depends.”

on course. We have large armies there and many means of reinforcing them, We have complete sen command in the eastern Mediterranean. We in- tend to do our best to give a account of ourselves to discharge, and discharge faithfully and resolutely,

The Prime Minister spoke of R.A.F. fighter pilots but asked his audience not to forget the work of the bomber squadrons, which night after night and month after month, bombed all our obligations and duties in all

He added: "We quarters of the world.

"More than that I don't think the

enemy object the results of the

INCIDENT

British Officer's Driver Runs Into Japanese

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Donations to the War Fund Of the S. C. M. Post, Ltd.

bombing of military targets in Ger- House, me" "e to say at the authorities are discussing an incident/the ś, C. M. Port. Ltd.

are able to

many not only by reports which reach present us through many sources, but also by photography.

Shanghai, Aug., 20. The British and Japanese military in which the chauffeur driving the After referring to a demand for a car of Major J. E. Marsh, a British fuller statement on Britain's wat soldiers on a motorcycle and injured

officer,

collided with two Japanese Promise To Nazia

aims and the kind of post-war peace them. The mishap occurred when "I have no hesitation in saying that they wished to make, and pointing this process of bombing military out that he did not think it wise the chauffeur was returning to Shang industries, communications, German whi

while the battle raged and while the hai alone after leaving Major Marsh air bases, and clorngo depots will war, perhaps, was still in its earlier at the Hungoo golf links. continue upon an aver-increasing stages to embark upon elaborate When the accident occurred the scale until the end of the war. It speculations on this matter, the Prime chauffeur jumped from the car and may in another year attalu dimen- Minister went on: "there is, however, ded and is still missing. slons hitherto undreamed of and one direction in which we can see It is understood that an amicable afford of the most certain, if not a utile more clearly ahead. We have settlement will be reached soon the shortest, of all roads to victory, to think not for ourselves but for a United Press.

"Even if the Nazi legions stood lasting security for the cause and

at home.

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A total of $1,300,447.50 was reached yes- terday by the War Fund inaugurated by

Latest subscription: Cheung Chau Residents and Visitors $557

(part proceeds of Table Tennis Exhibition 23.7.40)

3.W.O.P. ACCOUNTS · The British War Organisation Fund. and

Hun... St. Andrew's Club

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China Lights (Old) $8.50 Electrics (Old) $37 Electries (New) $35.75 Cements $15/15.10

REBELLION IN ALBANIA

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 20 (UP)-In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. R. A. Butler, the Under-Secretary of State for Fereign Affairs, said the Govern- ment had received reports of a uprising on a "considerable scale"

Albania in early August.

He sold, "fighting was reported re- Italians sulting in casualties to the and Albanians."

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Hongkong, kas tested its receipts GOES QUICK

payments account for the month of Juv.

1940, as follows:

donations

and subscriptions New Scientific Remedy endorsed by Doctors, Nurses and Public

120,000 Brought forward July 1, 1940. July 100 and 12,24030 seira, stamps 3. Central Hospital Supply Service Badges 2 altogether; making a toini of_receipts of $138,658.05, ཋཱནྟ་

Payments-Remiitance to London.

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(Cost of realtaanco, for £0.000', sent. to British Red Cross Boelety, and Order of St. John War Organisation, 85,000 @ 1/2 triumphant on the Black Sea or principles for which we are fighting ourselves in very close harmony with 15/16 phu stamps, and 100 deration in tierling). 104,816.28;, - purchases of flan- indeed upon the Casplan, even 1, and the long future of the Briush the Government of Canada. 99 Years Loaso

pelette and gauze dressings $4,009; pack. Hitler was at the gates of India, it Commonwealth of nations.

ing, transport and fnsurance $1,063.15: Bases For United States ' would proat him nothing if at the

Mr. Churchill concluded that there office expenses --Balaries und wages $332, wàs no question of any transference | stationery and printing 18.35, stampe Mid same time the entire economie and

postages .. $0,81, - postal · labole. Istampa) "Somo" months ago we came to the of sovereignty in the facilities, but 100, telephone, ard. quarter, 132.35, telo- scientiae

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conclusion that the Interests of the for its part kills Majesty's Government | grama 16:00, storage, wool, kiri, typer bower lay

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United States and the British Empire) was entirely willing to afford defence writer repairs 11125, allerations to gar- The fact that invasion of this both required that the United States facilities on 99-years leaschold, mente made up 35, travelling 25 cents. petties $249,- altogether 3485350; making expenditure for July, 1940, 8100,205.01./2 inland upon a large scale has become should have the facilities for naval basis.

and air defence in the western "We feel sure that our interests, Kalanen, monies In: hand, on July - 31. a for more difficult operation with hemisphere against attack from a no less than the Interests of the 1940 current account Hongkong& Byery week that passed since we Nazi power which might have ac- colonies themselves, and Canada and 38 205.04.

$38.207.30

and $27.65), saved our army at Dunkirk, and our quired temporary but lengthy control Newfoundland, will be sorved

great preponderance of sea

enables us to turn our eyes over a large part of

of western Europe (Cheers), eyes and its resources,

"Undoubtedly this process means Increasingly tin' our strength

therefore decided spon- that these grent organisations of the Lovard and against the other enemy taneously, without being naked or English-speaking democracles, the (cheers) who, without the slightest

offered any inducement, to inform British Empire and the United States, provocation, coldly and deliberately, for greed and gain, stabbed France in

the United States Government that have to be somewhat mixed, up

DonKora Višide-up your houất m mados rug simą Ba we should be glad to plaot such together in some of their affairs for NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Reuter) and those minor from whic the back in the moment of her agony,

and general defence facilities at their disposal mutual

The Washington correspondent of the MATE THUMANKA, Majić 19h babies vight away=thera's tat alkaar, sich as gberturas of, breath Wharnieria, now marching against us and: who

working like it so get rid of ugly taking to VNLOA by learios, suitable slies in our (Cheers). The Middle East

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chupted niso upon the use of the islands in the Paclio which had be- Mr. Churchill sat down amid loud Purchasing Commission recently ob nch naval and air baser la the come important as air-fueling points, cheers from all parts of the House tained from the American Defence ranean and particularly upon **In all lines of thought we found Lofter speaking for 68 minutes.. Commission "the cost of such a plan:)

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