1940-10-14 — Page 15

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 14 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

NANCY

THAT'S A NICE BIRD HOUSE YOU BUILT FOR

ME, GUS/

I WONDER IF ANY OF THE

LI'L CRITTERS

HAVE MOVED

IN YET.

NOPE -*- THERE

„AINIT. NARY

A ONE IN

HERE!

BURNS PHILP LINE

Passenger & Freight Service To

AUSTRALIA

RAID ON BERLIN DESCRIBED

City Lit Up By Fires

LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter).~Many fires were started when the R.A.F. dropped tons of high explosive bombs and hundreds of fire bombs on Berlin on Saturday night.

For over an hour, the R.A.F. attacked a number of military objectives in the heart of the German capital and although in- tervening clouds obscured the full results of the bombing, a num ber of large fires were started, one of which was visible for beyond the city boundaries.

The vanguard of the raiding party, states the Air Ministry news servier, renched Berlin shortly before 10 p.m. and wha mrt with heavy apposition from many powerful gun batteries, supported by an outer ring| of searchlighis, which encircled the capits).

Used Clouds

Making good use of prevailing cloud ¦ layers, the British raidera converged un the city's centre from different directions, located their targris through breaks in the blond sinch attacked at short intervals and at varying heights.

The centrat electric power station in the Moabit district received special attention and here too Ares were started by incendiary bombs,

Cherbourg Havoc

BRITISH PATROLS ACTIVE

Contant Raids On Coast Of Norway

Trondheim on Saturday.

of

LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter}, Blenheim bombers of the Constal | Command bombed and set fire to LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter)-Ana German supply ship near Admiralty and Air Force communique ya: "Alr reconnaissance has been carried out over Cherbourg which was heavily bombarded by the Royal Navy with the co-operation of the Air Force on Thursday night.

"Although it is not possible to give details of all the information obtained by reconnaissance, It can be stated that there was considerable reduction of shipping and much damage done, Docks Hit Petite Rade, torpedo boats

"in

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand London T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore

T.T. Japan TT. India

T.T. U.S.A

T.T. Manila

1/2% 1/2

380

.6273 .105 0214

22

45/

T.T. Batavia

42

T.T. Bangkok

1494

T.T. Saigon

DB

T.T. France

Nom.

T.T. Switzerland

.00!

T.T. Australia

.1/6

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

.1/8

4 19/8 D/P London

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

4 m/s Franve

30 d/s India

.1/3% 23% Nom.

.84%

US, Cross rale in London 4.02 US. Cross rate in N.Y

England's Next Queen Broadcasts A Message

LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter).-Princess Elizabeth especially addressed herself to children who have been evacuated to coun- try districts or overseas during her first broadcast which was made during the B.B.C. children's hour to-day.

"Thousands of you have had

to leave your homes and be separated from your fathers and mothers." she said. "My sister, Margaret Rose, and 1 feel so much for you, as we know from experience what it means to be away from those we love mast of all.

To you living in new surround- Ings, we send a message of truc sympathy and at the same time we should like to thank the kind people who have welcomed you to their homes in the country.

Blockade Will Rouse

All Europe

Fight For Food

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (Reu- ter)-A "British plan" to de- "All of us children who are still at feat Germany by bombing and home, think continually of our friends starving her into revolution is and relations who have gone oversens, described by the London corres- thousands of miles, to find o wartime

home and a kindly welcome in pondent of the "New York

Peru-Ecuador Canada, New Zealand, South Africa Times."

War Reports Denied

The

and the United States of America. German-controlled Europe, he says, My sister and I feel that we know is not self-sufficient, Her Imports quite a lot about these countries.

Parental Talks

must include 4,000,000 tons of wheat and rice, over 5,000,000 tons of onts, barley and malze, over 1,000,000 tons of fats and 327,000 tons of sugar.

This year's harvest was not good.

Ultimate Result

The real and ultimately decisive effect of the blockade he describes an

th "gradual infection

the most obedient people in Europe with a blind contagious anger against con- stituted authority."

"Our father and mother have so often talked to us of their visits in different parts of the world: so it is LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter). The not difficult for us to pleture the sort Patrolling the const

Peruvian Legation in London has of life you are all leading and to Issued an emptatie denial that Peru think of all the new sights you must

adventure northern Norway, the pilots saw

you ling concentrated

the be seeing and the troops on two supply ships of between southern Ecuadorian border in pre-must be having.

"I want, on behalf of alt children, 2,000 and 3,000 tons which bore poration for an invasion.

The Legation describes reports to to send our love and best wishes to Swastika markings and hnd crales piled on decks,

this effect as "funtastic" and adds you and your kind hosts,

"Before I finish, I can truthfully The correspondent adds that ex- enpitni It in The Birnhelms, taking one ship that in the Peruvian

stated that absolute say to you all that we children at perts do not believe that the present each, dived low and bombed and authoritatively

home are full of cheerfulness and rationing standard can be maintained quietness reigns on the frontier. machine-gunned the vessels.

courage. We are trying to do all we and that the bread ration must be states that a Legation

can to help our gallant sailors, reduced by 10 per cent, before winter. An hour later on their return -appear to have been damaged journey, the pilots again saw the communique has been issued by the soldiers and airmen, and we are

Green Speaks Out Bassin Charles now only contains a 1ships. A cloud of dense frey smoke Erundorion Covernment which stales trying too, to bear our own share

LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter)."It IS few small vessels. Dry-docks and was issuing from one of them.

that the reports, after being duly in-

asking too much of Britain in her repair slips in Bassin Napoleon have

The Blenhelms found a third sup-vestigated, have proved to be without of the danger and sadness of war. bem damaged.

hour of deep distress to ask her to ply ship near the Norwegian coast,

lift the blockade and thus assist the “A vessel moored niongalde Gare(but as they had no bombs left, one

totalitarian nations," says a telegram Maritime was still burning at thelpilot machine-gunned the

from Mr. William Green, President time of the recounaissance and a fire which made for the shore at full

of the American Federation was still burning in the entrepot on speed.

"When peace comes, remember that Labour, to Mr. Herbert Hoover who It will be for us, the children of los organising European relief., day, to make the world a better and The telegram continues: "I am a happier place,

"My sister is at my side and we opposed to extending aid to Hiter tion...which might enable them fo Come on, Margaret."- e both going to say good-night to and Mussolini and creating a situa- Princess Margaret then said good-secure food for their armies." night and Princess Elizabeth, "Good- night and good luck to you all."

the cust side, The Inner Harbour

appears to have been severely

the slightest foundation.

Vessel

damaged. The main seaplane base at venienced by the dislocation caused Chantereyno Бая been hit and

by severe R.A.F. attacks on Forlously damaged.”

nes of communication..

main

Main Lines Scrocred

The recent departure of high Nazi LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter)-Ber-Party officials on "autumn holidays"

have been

liners

WHERE THERE'S PEP THERE'S

IRON

BOSCO Milk Ampijer

British Confidence In Victory

LONDON,

of

Mr. A. V. Alexander

Oct. 13 (Reuter). Complete confidence in a British victory was expressed by Mr. A. V.

Lord First Alexander, grently incon-in Upper Bavaria has not encourag- Admiralty, at Shefeld to-day.

the ed the less important Berliners.

Mr. Alexander said that we had According to recent reports Berbeen in tight places but we had seen iners now consider that they have the situation gradually improve. been badly let down by Coering's There had been mistakes but the repeated assurances that no foreign amazing thing was that in so short a aircraft could penetrate German de-time, as well as re-equipping the British Expeditionary Force we had armed new additions to the forces and Home Guards and had more than

YES... IRON IS ESSENTIAL for growing youngsters (and for grown- ups, woo) to help build good,

fences.

Swede's Evidence

All Will Be Well "We know, everyone of us, that in the end all will be well for God will care for us and give us victory and peace.

you.

British Ship Seeks Refuge In Cadiz

Madrid, Oct 14 (Router)The British merchant ship Starling 1,300 bombed by an unknown plane outside

An Interview with a Swedish sea-maintained our number of planes in tons, has entered Cadiz after being man is published by the Swedish pito of losses. newspaper, "Hidiksvall Nyheter."

said:

In times like the present, Mr. Spanish waters. Four of the crew were killed and seven were wounded. The seaman, who recently returned Churchill was an inspiration.

"We are going to win not only the The plane dived suddenly from from Lulea in on ore ship, "My impression of Bremen is one of military fight but the social one too," cloud bank on to the ship which was

he concluded

not armed. continual bombardment. The night before we arrived, an immense ware. house on the harbour was practically levelled.

Damage to the city of Bremen itself is

is not as noticeable as in Bremerhaven, where the great naval base with its wharves and warehouses have received many hits.

healthy, red blood. BOSCO adds to "The damage inflicted is obvious

PEIPING AMERICANS

GET READY TO

EVACUATE

Japanese Rake City Of Kunming

of

KUNMING, Oct. 14 (Reuter).- When Japanese aiman mercilessly. dive-bombed Kunming this after- noon, windows of the British and shattered German Consulates were

and those of the US. Consulate re- ceived slight damage.,

Flying daringly low, the sircraft systematically raked the city from north to south.

An immense pall of smoke hung over the city after the bombardment

PEIPING, Oct. 13 (Reuter).—The United States Navy De: | which seemed to have destroyed the milk iron that is lacking in many and it is here that danger lurks every partment has ordered the withdrawal from Peiping of depen- | entire city. foods. And children' drink more night during these intense raids. dants of the American Embassy Guard, numbering 10 women

unable to get one wink of sleep be-and children.

milk with chocolate-flavored BOSCO For seven days and nights we were

IRON: Relative available amounts in cause of air raids.

Costs so little, too.

SPINACH-

.RAISINS

BOSCO

V

Of the remaining 540 Ameri- "According to a neutral source two large ships were sunk during one can civilians here, 70 have re- evacuation at the raid on Lorient. Both ships carried quested troops and it is claimed that over earliest possible date, while 100 3,000 soldiers perlahed:" -

others want to leave if the situa tion worsens.

Krupps Blasted Again

Easy to mix. BOSCO. is concentrated liquid, Stir⚫ one teaspoonful of chocolate-flavored BOSCO into a glass of whole milk (hot or cold) and it's ready.

The rest of the civilians are Years of patient experimenting by

LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuter)The desirous of departing only if a grave Dr. Max Wallerstein, noted food Krupps works at Essen were bombed crisis is precipitated.

for nearly two hours on Saturday

chemists, preceded his invention night and direct hits were scored.

Several Embassy, families, includ-

of BOSCO. These experiments with the heaviest callbre high ex- ing Mrs. Nelson T. Johnson, wife of were followed by further re-plosive: bombs yet carried Into Ger- the Ambassador, and her two searches to demonstrate its nutri- many by the RAFAAAA

hildren, are sailing by the steam- tional properties, conducted at raiders to light up the vast target.

Parachute fares were used by the ship President Coolidge from Shang-

hal on November 7 the Food Research Laboratories. "Describing the raid, the navigator Naw York, under the direction of let one dircraft said the factory scem- Dr. Philip B. Hawked to be working at full pressure

The Effect of the 'Addition of BOSCO OR the Iron and'..

Copper Content of Milk

-

when: they arrived, and by the light

Tokyo Evacuees SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH",

13 TOKYO, ⠀ Oct.

(UP).The

of flares, they got the impression that malies of sheds of all sizes and huge American Consulate has informed the factory, chimneys, were belching State Department that between fifty

Iron Copper Columns of smoke.

„Paris Parts j

perper

million million

C. Shop

and a hundred Americans are plan- ning to go to the United States from Tokyo,

Whole Milk

The navigator said that as near as The majority of these planned their 2.4 0.10 they could tell their bombs fell either departure before the State Depart- BOSCO

775100 0.24 BOSCO-IP-Milk (1 tearint on top of a machine shop or ment auggested the evacuation, but

spoonful per gliss) 5.9 0.44 quite close to the shop

the suggestion decided those who Increase due to BOSCO (147% 194 The coplain of another machine, were wavering between going and, BOSCO-in-Milk (2 tea-1) who spent 15 minutes cruising round staying agrāk

spoonfuls per glass) 9.0 -10.70 th of the town station, the There are about 800 American re-

the factory arca locating the exact Increase due to BOSCO 275% 366% saw our bombs hit their master and sidents in the Tokyo and Yokohama start a number of fres. We were districta. Missionaries are at present atill admiring them when another remaining awaiting hurther clarid

ame along 2 and to dve the calor of the Japanese' attitude

wards Missions;

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