1940-10-08 — Page 21

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH NO- October 8, 1940.

450 Machines In Raids On Britain

27 NAZI PLANES BROUGHT DOWN

CREDIT BAN NOT TO LAST Johnson Act Open

To Repeal

PHILADELPHIA, October 7

(Reuter).-President Roosevelt

may be counted upon to support the repeal of the Johnson Act

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Oct. 7 (UP).-At 8 o'clock to-night, the Air Ministry announced that 27 German planes were

brought down to-day and that 13 British planes were

shot down but six pilots are safe.

HARVARD CHINESE

Professor Drowned At Kunming

to enable credits to be extended KUNMING, Oct. 4 (Central News),

Two high explosives struck a one of group of buildings in London's famous intersectiona shortly after an air raid alarm. No one was injured and traffic | continued imperturbably through the rubble and debris. At 8

p.m. a group of four bombs fell

A

in another residential aren, whistling sharply. Apparently, they were dropped by lone raider who was out of range of to Britain if the war should be-Professor Ting Chi, of the Souththe searchlights. prolonged to a point at which West Associated University,

was At 7.50 p.m., a shower of incendiary while swimming in Britain's present cash resources drowned

the bombs came down in a small radius end, declares the Washington Tien Chih, a lake in the Kunming in central London. The effects of nil

suburbs, inst Friday. His body has the incendiaries seemed to be broughty correspondent of the Philadel- not yet been recovered.

under control in a very brief time. phin "Inquirer."

The correspondent adds that according to informed circles in Washington, the Administra- tion's lack of interest in Senator King's Bill for repeal of the Act

Professor was a native of Foochow

Other Parts Raided

and head of the Department of Com-

In addition to London, where the merce of the University, Hic was

raiders drove in from several direc- concurrently

П Professor of The Nankal Economic Research Institute, tions above the range of searchlights and concentrated on the centre of and Editor-in-Chief of

Landon more than GA any night West Industrial News."

terently, raiders were also reported National in west England, the midlands and Harvard southeast Scotland. It in a starry

night.

He graduated from the

the "South

is due to the fact that Britain is Tsing Hua University and

not immediately in need of Ame-University.

rican credits.

LADY CRAIGIE

The casualties in to-day's raids included intalities when a bomb teli

ITALIAN LOSSES almost directly on a public shelter

哼 (Central SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

CHUNGKING Oct.

News)-Lady Robert Cralgie, wife of

the British Ambassador

ROME, Ort. 7 (UP)-It has been Japan, offctally announced that 57

alian

who arrived in Shanghai from Tokyo | sailors were kilied during September. on October 1 an private business, left in addition 116 are missing and five to return to Japan by boat last night. Inative sailors were also killed,

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Air Raid Distress

LONDON, Oct. 7 (Bri- tish Wireless),~-~~-~The Lord Mayor of London's Air Raid Distress Fund has reached the total of EI,- 030,000 as the result of contributions from #cas which include a fur. ther £60,000 fram the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, and £10,000 from the Maharaja of Rewa,

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wall of an adjacent church and school atop the shelter. Tenement housea were alshit. Meanwhile, planes were reported to be over northwest England.

Attacks on London

The Air and Hume Ministries report: "Flye attacks have been attempted on London to-day totalling Rome 450 enemy aircraft. Large forces of our fighters engaged, the Jenemy formations which were broken up and dispersed. Twice the enemy penetrated the London area but very few bumbs were dropped.

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"Reports up to 5 p.m., show that several houses were demolished in suuth and cast London. The casual- ties are not likely to be heavy blthough

There were fatui. was minor dommage at Eastbourne, and other lowns in Kent but casualties were reported.

"There were two attacks on south- west England this afternoon."

few

Five Attacks LONDON, Oct. 7 (Reuter).Five attacks were attempted on Londen to-day, totalling in all some 450 enemy aircraft, says an Air Ministry communique.

Dealing with the day's ruids, the communique adds that large forces of our fighters engaged the enemy formations which were broken up and dispersed.

In only two of these attacks did enemy aircraft succeed in penetrat- ing to the London area and very few bombs were dropped,

Reports received up to 3 p.m. show that while several houses have been demolished in south and east London, casualties are not likely to be heavy though they include some fatalities.

During these attacks minor damage was also done at Eastbourne, Dover

SAYRE WARNS CONSULS IN P.I.

Special to the "Telegraph”

MANILA, Oct. 8 (UP).----Mr. Francis B. Sayre, United States High Commissioner to the Philippines, recently re- vealed he had warned two Consuls"in Manila against disseminating propaganda in the Philippines.

“As long as i am High Commissioner I intend to see that Consuls do not act as propaganda agents?" he said.

Mr. Sayre declined to identify the Consuls he had re- primanded.?

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Gifts

Reach Immense Total

.

LONDON, Oct. 7 (Reuter), ---Gifts reaching the immense total of £6,097,000 have been received by the Minister for Air- craft Production (Lord Beaverbrook) for the purchase of air- craft,

The Ministry for Aircraft

figure, says that the huge con- tribution made by the colonies amounts to £4,000,000 while £1,000,000 came from the Dominions and £1,000,000 from the British public at home.

Production, in announcing this

Donation are continuing and fur- ther contributions are coming in every day.

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TIENTSIN, Oct, B - (Reuter),~ | SPECIALISTS American fur exporters have cabled to Washinghon urging every possible nssistance to be afforded as regards the new Japanese restrictions, "which, amount to a virtual embargo,

The exporters allege that the Japanese are refusing even to Inspect merchandise ready for shipment and The Ministry adds that as far as according to Japanese regulations,

the people of Britain are concerned, enemy air attacks have but Increased the amounts received.

and that they are insisting that goodi be sold to the Japanese below cost price, amounting to virtual conflsen- tion.

What Is Happening In Rumania?

Axis Infiltration Steadily Goes Ahead

- All For Oil|

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LONDON, Oct. 7 (Reuter).—German troops have arrived in Rumania in large numbers, according to neutral news reports from Bucharest.

German motorised troops are said to have established them- selves in oil fields between the centre of Rumania and the main Danube port of Giurgu (Giurgevo), from which oil is shipped.

Bucharest is between two German | expeditionary forces said to have been sent there to establish contact with the Rumanian General Staff, The number of troops is reported to be slightly less than one division but another division of 15,000 troops in experted almost immediately.

Conflicting Reports

In Bucharest both German and Rumanian diplomatic circles deny that German troops are arriving.

German of Belals in Berlin ödmit that it is possible. An authoritative Berlin source has told an Americun news agency that Germans have en- Rumenia пя a precautionary

measure.

The Rumanian Legation in Berlin says that German troops have gene to help in the training of the Ruman YES ian Army and that they are motorised bernuse the Rumantan Government wishes the army to be instructed In the latest methods,

Rome Indignant The Legation says that some Italian

This is in ops will also be sent. dignantly dented in Rome.

A hotel in said to have been cleared to receive German officers at Manila, the Black Sea port near Constanza, where German officers will go

base and a wide road. supervise the construction of a naval

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Night Raids

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CHUNGKING, Oct. A (Central News)-Mr. Han-sen Sha, staff mem. ber of the Chinese Legation, In Brazil, arrived in Shanghai by *

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