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By Directors,
of
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أن
Friday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Navy And Air Force Pound Away
ITALIAN PLANS
FOR OFFENSIVE ARE DISRUPTED
CAIRO, Aug. 29 (Reuter).The harrying tactics of the British land forces in the western desert during the first weeks of the war with Italy in order to keep the enemy inside Libya now appear to have had a more far- reaching effect than was first anticipated.
The British Army's tactics Intely have been adopted by the Navy with success that the Italian plans for an offensive, Indicated by troop concentrations in the Bardin region, have been seriously disrupted.
to pound enemy depols and harbours. The apparent alternatives in North Africa are:
(1) To take everything on on attack on the Nile Delta in an effort to release Abyssinia from the British stranglehold;
(2) Continue the present attitude with a view to maintaining large British forces in the western desert;
(3) Nurs their-wą material with The only protection for these con- centrations from the guns of British A view to being able eventually to warships Bes in dispersal since the bargain for a satisfactory armistice. habitable const belt in very narrow
The second courac seems the most and the Italians cannot move south-likely but it remains to be seen how word into the desert without enorin for the enemy is able to bear the strain of constant naval and aerial ous cost and lung preparation.
bombardments.
Three Alternatives Whereas the Italian air raids on Alexandria and in the western desert are diminishing, the R.A.F, continuca
APPEAL TO POPE
-Chungking Terror CHENGTU, Aug. 30
the
August 30, 1940.
Sisters of Mercy Embroider Tricolor for Troops at Suez
CAIRO, Aug. 26. (Router) —A silken, tricolor embrol- dorod by the French Sistors of Mercy In Cairo was presented recently with an imposing ceremony to the newly formed. contingent of French troops at their headquarters Suoz Canal..
The
presentation was. made by the president of the committee of free Frenchmen in Egypt, in the . presence of the British am- bassador, Sir Miles Lampson, Lieut. Gen. Sir Archibald, Wavell, commander In chief of the British forces In the Middle East, and Maj. Gen, Wilson, general officer commanding the British troops in Egypt.
The French contingent is boing
the equipped by British, and when their training is completed they will serve with the Middle East army under General Wavell. They are choory and keen for action.
Japanese To Cut Adrift From The West New Christian Church
FUSHIMI MARU
HELD UP
By Naviçert System
TOKYO, Aug. 30 (Reu- ter).---The Japanese liner Fushimi Maru, 18,936 tons, bound for Europe, is unable to sall from Bombay because the British navicert system prevents her from taking on water, states the "Domel” agency.
The agency adds that the matter has been taken up with the authorities in Simla and London.
GERMANS UPROOTED
Proposed For Japan BY REDS
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Bangkok Batavia Bombay Calcutta
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Itosia
Karachi
Klang
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Shanghai
Singapore
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Bourabaya Talping Tientsin TongkahTM
(huket) Tsingtao
Agencies:
Kobe
Clive Street Fairife Pince
Kunim
Centon
Kuching
Cawnpore:
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Colombo
alphong
New York Palping
Hamburg
(Poking)
Hankow
Penang
Delhi
Medan
Yokohama
Genera).
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and danking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened MIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year ir shorter periods in Local or Other Cur rencies at rates which will be quoted on
PAVINGS ACCOUNTS miso opened to Local Currency and Sterling with interest linwed at rates obtainable on application. The Bank's Head Omes in London undertakes Executar & Trusten businém. and claims recovery of British Inoomse fax overpaid, on terms-which may, be scertained at any of its Agencies 400/ Branches.
R. A. CAMIDOE,
Manager.
BERLIN SUFFERS
FROM PAGE ONE
streets of a south-west town. They
-115,000 To Go also dropped bombs.
It is officially announced that the Special to the "Telegraph" long raid on London and other town" mei).The Sovict
BERLIN, Aug. 29 (Do-on Wednesday night caused little Union damage because of the height at
which the raiders flew.
An Air Ministry official, speaking unofficially,
bas
accused the Ger- mans of indiscriminate bombing in- tended to terrorise the population.
Four Firea in City
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TOKYO, Aug. 30 (Domei).—Organisation of (Central).--(n behalf of Orthodox Christian Church of Japan" will be proposed the millions of Chinese at a conference of all Protestant Christian organisations and Germany have signed Catholics,
Szechuan and educational institutions convening in Tokyo on inclusive) during which period ao Catholics Anti-Japan Ser- September 29.
an agreement for transfer of shares can be regis-vice Corps yesterday
settlement of 115,000 Ger- The new Church will seek to Over 40 persons, including the re- despatched a telegram to establish a nationalistic Chris presentatives of the Holy Catholic mans living in Bessarabia
Church of Japan (Epirrupa!), the
and North Bucovina, Pope Pius XII urging him tianity discontinuing all financial Japane
Intense searclilight activity allied Chrislinn Church, the to expose to the Culothic dependence upon Occidental | Japonese Methodist Church, the Con- Informed quarters dis-with some haze prevented several ther pilots, who attacked about this Baptist
Evangelical closed that the resettlement time, from observing the results, World Japan's recent ruth-organisations and effect a com-gregational
United Brethren, and the Methodist plete withdrawal of foreign Protestant less bombings of Chungking, missionaries from Japan,
thewill commence in the middle night another airerait dropped high But when some minutes after mid- Church met ul Chengtu and other open
YMCA for the second Ume in three of September and be com-explosive and incendiary bombs, the It will send out Japanese days. | cities in China.
evangelists to China and Man-
pleted on December 15. The telegram stated that many chukuo.
The property left by Chinese Catholics had been kill- According to the proponents, its when an all Japan Christian confer-departing Germans will be com-
the will be
Itoly ed and Catholic Churches des-gospel
Aoyanu Gakuin in pensated Bible, ence meets at
later through "devoid of foreign interpretations," Tokyo in observance of the 2,000th troyed during the Japanese raids
exchange of goods between th The decision to launch
anniversary of the founding of the
The re-settled Germans in turn, of the recognition as an authorized 0
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Hongkong, 1st August, 1940.
Pro-
G.
Latest Move By Nazis LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter). -Following the recent act of incorporation into the Reich of the "Government - General İza Warsaw," the German authori- ties immediately inaugurated an Intensive Germanisation paign, according to reliable in- formation reaching London, says "Router's" diplomatie correr- pondent.
CAM-
One of their first enactments WON an order that all main public squares
Agents.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of September, 1840, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of ļ His Excellency the Governor of
one Eat of Crown Land at Island
Read, in the Colony of Hong Kung, for a term of 21 years.
Intending hidders are advised
that immediately after the dispo-
and thoroughfares in the incorporatedal of the lot the Purchaser (1 territory should be renamed after Hitler.
Squares and streets of lesser im- portance would be renamed after Goering, Hess and lesser Nazi lights.
In this way, the German Invaders
fit
not the applicant; will be required to deposit with authorised officer who will be present at the
hope to obliterate the Polish character nude, the sum of two hundred of the orcupled territory.
At the same time, a special Ger. dollars, ($200) in cash.
This sum
manisation institution known pa will be refunded on payment of "Outland." has been established at Poznan to encourage the settlement the Purchase prico,
of Germans upon the incorporated
territories of Poland,
MY
GOODNESS,
MY GUINNESS
Stout Rises on Stock Exchange
LONDON, Aug, 25 (Houter)-On the Stock Exchane to-day the out-
standing feature was the sharp
rise.
of Guinness from 678, 3d, to 72s. 6d.
on a dividend for the year of 25 per
cent., which is above expectations.
Last year's dividend was 26 ccnt,
per
Textiles were encouraged by satis- factory trade Algures.
Shipbuilding shares also attracted attention. Otherwise the market waa
quiet and price movements important,
Wall Street was steady,
un-
CAN'T TAKE IT "Murderous Terror," Berlin Says of Air Force Reprisals LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter). The German official agency says that the R.A.F. raid on Berlin last night was, the main topic of conversation 'in the German capital to-day.
news
The Press violently denounces Bri-
Murder," A Shameful and
Cowardly Act" and "A Systematic Churchill Manoeuvre to Flagg, the German Population Under a Murder- oua Terror are among the headlines in the evening papers.
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The new Church is expected to be formally
17 established on October
and asked the Pope to prevail unifled Church Embracing all Japanese Empire and in celebration Gormany and Russia.
| upon Catholics in various denominations, was reached At
four
haze had cleared sufflelently to reveal fires in the south and central the part of the target. A1 2 am
following yet another an salvo across the buildings, theto was a violent explosion and a large fire,. which Was burning Bercely 15 minutes after attack.
countries to give positive aid to Protestant Church on Thursday after-terms of the Religious Organizations former property in Germany.
meeting of the representatives of religion of Christianity under the will receive equivalents to their
China in her present strugule.
noon.
Act.
WAR FUND FACTS
Over the period ending August 24, 1940, 2154 receipts had been issued. Of these, 226 were given to Public Companies, Firms, Clubs, Associa- tions, Messes, Schools and other organisations. Private (individual) donations total 1928. 172 subscribers have given sums varying, from $1,000 to $100,000. Of these, there were:-
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Donations of $100,000 each
11
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$ 50,000
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11
$ 25,000
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$ 20,000
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$ 16,000
14
2
$ 15,000
10
$ 10,000
2
$ 7,500
12
and 3
-$ 5,000
£1,000-0-0
Between them, the 172 subscribers donated $1,059,737
When the Fund was opened 5,000 Receipts forms were printed. Help us to use them by sending in YOUR donation, however modest and thus swell the Fund
to buy
Bombers For Britain
Choques should be made out - "WAR FUND, South China MORNING POST, LTD."
Subscription to 29-8-40. $1,311,636.79 and £8.
Remitted to LONDON.
£81,389.19.6d.
ITALIAN RAID ON CANAL
FROM PAGE ONE
One raider bombed the works near Tegel See, one of Berlin's lakes.. Later another pliot observed a fire at these worics.
A.A. Shoots Down Own Plane A Wing Commander said that on the way out he saw a German plane. shot down by the enemy's own de- fences.
Another pilot described how he had a sort of rectangular run all round Berlin. This was the bomber from which the crew had seen a fire burn-
as well as the port of Bognor Regis on Ing on a works 50 miles away on the the south coast of England,
homeward Journey. This pilot said:
In a widespread nitack on the "At one time, on a closer look, the British industrial centres, Nazl planes works seemed to be half-a-mile long attacked during the night. Liverpool, of white fire."
Cardif Bristol, Middlesborough, They dived from 12,000 to 3,000 Chutham, and Themeshaven as well feel to attack a power-station. An- as the munitions plants at Sheffield, other objective was attacked at In- Norwich, and Coventry.
tervals from 11.35 6.m. until after
buret
In the course of air battles, 30|1 a.m. British planes were shot down while One of the Arst raiders saw bombs we lost 12.
In the target and a fairly large British craft carried out systematic fire was burning us he left. attacks on Berlin's residential quar- ters injuring and killing numerous civilians and burning a number of houses.
R.A.F.: Targets in
Berlin Bombed Several important targets in the Berlin area were heavily bombed last night
British bombers carried out ex- tensive ralds on military objectives in Germany, Holland and France, in- cluding the airplane factory.at Leipzig and the Junkers Works at Desseau, the oll plants at Dortmund and Nor denham and several airdromes.
A large vessel lying in the canal near Rathenew, 25 miles west of Berlin, sustained a direct hit and ex- ploded.
All the British planes returned al- though two made forced landings without casualties,
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Further Donations To
S. C. M. Post War Fund
Another pilat saw his heavy bombs atraddle the tarpot.
Some raiders made a special attack on one objective only four miles from the centre of the city.
A total of $1,311,336.79 and": £8.0.01 was: roached yesterday by the War Fund je inaugurated by the B. C. M. Post, Lid.
Latest contributions aro Anonymous pers
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Mise 2. Sharp-pakanka Proceeds from "Bnowball"
(per Mia Robinson). Mia Winifred Robinson. Anonymous Haiphong
$100
100 100-
10
teak:
10'
10 £0.0.04.
· VISAS FOR BALTIC
Chungking. Aug. 20, The Savict Embassy announced to- day that following the incorporation of Lithuania, Latvia and Esthonta Into the Soviet, people in China from August 7. desiring; passage to or through these countries, must obtain viêng from the · Soviet Embassy In Chungking-Reuter.
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Fifty Die in Simla Disorder
SIMLA, Aug. 20 (UP)—Fifty people were killed and n-con- siderable number were wounded among hostile tribesmen when British forces retaliated and inflicted heavy casualties in the Daur country villages.org
The British casualties were three killed and twenty wounded.
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