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六拜禮 號九十月十英港香 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1940.

JAPANESE START TO BOMB THE BURMA ROAD ON DAY OF REOPENING

Special to the "Telegraph"

TOKYO, OCT. 19, (UP)-IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE JAPANESE AIR FORCE HAS STARTED TO BOMB THE BURMA ROAD.

THE JAPANESE NAVAL COMMAND IN SOUTH CHINA ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING THAT NAVAL PLANES WERE RAIDING THE INTERIOR OF YUNNAN PROVINCE. “THEY HEAVILY BOMBED KEY BRIDGES OVER THE YUNNAN-BURMA ROUTE", IT WAS CLAIMED.

It is reported that the Japanese also bombed bridges over the Lantsang River near the Burma bordor.

Reopening Of Road Described

*

(By "Reuter's" Far Eastern Editor and Former

Editor Of The "N.C.D. New").

LONDON, Oct. 18.-Seven minutes after midnight the first of 4,000 motor lorries waiting at Lashio for the re-opening of the Burma Road, started, the perilous journey to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan.

INVASION

ATTEMPT IS STILL

The drivers, who were entertained to a farewell banquet and

ASSASSINATION

IN SHANGHAI

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". SHANGHAI, Oct., 18" (UP),—A Chinese gunman to-day "shot and killed Mr. Lee Kung-lin, manager of the Dollar Hotel.

日九十月九

• SINGLE COPY 13 CENTS $30.00 PER ANNUM.

onsig

t of

Felt Hats

Just

arrived.

Priced from $9.50 each

WHITEAWAY'S

HIS BLITZKRIEG DAYS ARE OVER

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Mr. Lee was known, to have been involved in politics for many years,

This young German pilot, hobbling along on two`sticks, find his blitzkrieg days are but it is not believed that he was over. He and his plane were forced to land in England, the pilot badly wounded. He was recently connected with any political immediately captured and in this picture he is seen on his way to an internment camp un-

der armed escort.

groups.

promised wine and a feast on their arrival at Kunming, stoutty Hitler's Attempted Invasion SEPTEMBER TOLL

declared that they were not afraid of savage Japanese threats

America &

POSSIBLE Philippine

Britain Cautious Resources

Washington Talks

to bomb them out of existence. The lorries, painted a dirty green, will travel mostly at night time, while army coolies are spread along the road to repair jany damage.

Since the road was closed three months ago, the Chinese, confident. that it would be re-opened, have accumulated in the mountains war and other materials besides petrol at the Burma end. It is estimated that 100,000 tons of cargo are ready at Lashio and another 500,000 tons, at Rangoon,

Only Sea Road

LONDON, Oct. 18 (Reuter),—It is now established from reliable neutral quarters that Hitler had chosen September-16 For his invasion of England, when he had the harvest full moon and the highest tides of the year in his favour. The air force was lined up and an enormour Reet of barges and other vessels was loaded with troops

The air advance guard consisting of colossal mass formations was then launched.

*The RA.R's reply to all this, however, was to bring down at least 185 planes and then open its own “blitz”, on the Channel hide-outs of the would-be invaders.

Zero hour found the Germans 'in confusion and the": orders to advance were at "first suspended and then, under continued R.A.F. battering, were called off,

OF RAIDS

7,000 Killed; Half Wounded

..

LONDON, Oct. 18 (Reuter)-The grim truth of the asser- tion that British women are in the front-line equally with the men is forthcoming in the official air raid casually list for Sep- tember..

Of nearly 7,000 killed throughout the United Kingdom, well

over half were women...

Planes

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Oct. 18 (UP). While there are increasing in- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" dications that the Axis intend to WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UP)-It

their divert

drive

is learned that Sr. Joagulm Elizalde, castward

Hesident Commissioner, has been owing to the waning of the summoned to

Since Indo-China Is Irrevocably confer with defence "Invasion season" in the west. joffelals concerning the stores of closed to the Chinese by Vichy's sur responsible British circles still strategic materials in the Philippines, render of the colony to the Japanese, refuse to discount the possibility that the meeting is scheduled to be means of access to the sea and is particularly hemp. It is understood the Burma Road is China's only of a feint against England and held next

doubly valuable both for imports and Ireland to distract attention Coine Tuesday and Wednesday.

Senors Elizalde and as a channel for exporting silk, wool, from the Mediterraneun on the Jose Yulo, Speaker of the Philippine tea, hides, wolfram and the much-

Assembly, have secured-on- eve of thrusts into Egypt or the ment with Colonel Henry Stimson, produces.

prized_wood_oll:which_China_along -appoint- south-eastern Balkan States.

The road may be justly regarded Secretary of War, next Tuesday to New reports of concentrations discuss general plans of Phil-Ameri- as one of the wonders of the world. is put on the naval action "In the Bristol Channel," reported by

of Norway can defence cooperation.

Its total length is 772 miles, of which the German High Command, by information issued in London |124 miles had already been construct- defence commissioners who have lent some colour to the are at present making a survey of ed by the Burma Government from here it is stated authoritatively that no naval action occurred idea, to which is added the fact United States stores have asked Sr. Lashio to the frontier, while the 281 near the Bristol Channel; it adds that the German version of the that the Royal Air Force recent-Elizalde to canvas the resources of miles westwards from Kunming, built "brush" which happened elsewhere, are "wildly inaccurate."

two years before, was part of the ly concentrated on the invaalon check pines and to complete, ure Chinese Government's nation-wide that yesterday morning four German destroyers were sighted A joint Admiralty, and Air Ministry communique states up on available and future road-buliding scheme. ports of Cherbourg, Brest and suppiles.

TURN to Page 6, Column Six by the Coastal Command aircraft steaming west off. Brest, Lorient, all of which would be

Complete Canvass more adaptable for a sortie It is understood that the planners

In low visibility British light forces against Ireland rather than are mainly interested in Manlin hemp for which the United States 'depends England.

Nazi Warships Flee Torpedoed From R. N. Into Brest

on the west coast

The

The interception of £1 German pon the Philippines exclusively, but flotilla by a British scouting force they also want a canvass of chrome, which was announced to-day is Iron and manganese deposits which indicative of the close watch the might be available. British are keeping on the French Philippine sources denied emphati- cally that it is expected to discuss a

Philippine possible

embargo abaen and hemp shipments to Japan, but Americans believe that the de- fence commission might quiz Sr.

const.

The R.A.F.

Devastate Germany

Terrific Pounding |

on

↓

The remain-

Evacuating Shanghai

American Families

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Oct. 19 (UP).--t

Elizalde on possible co-operation in Three hundred additional women

exports to Japani

ralds.

LONDON, Oct. 18 (Reuter)-A quite different complexion

More Areas Declared Protected

Seamen

Australian Fliers LONDON, Oct. 18 (Reuter).—

A dramatic rescue of 21 sur- vivors of a torpedoed ship has

The actual figures were 6,954 elviliansTM· · Elled, and 10,615 · seriously injured. Adult males killed numbered. 3,077 and Adult seriously Injured 5,409, females killed numbered 3,188 and, seriously injured 4,581.

In all,: 094 children under 10 were. killed and 675 injured..

- Lull Over Britain LONDON, Oct. 18 - (Router).- Another full in the 'air, war" over. TURN to Pago 6, Column. Sevan

been performed by a Sunderland China Service

Medal

For U.S. Sailors & Marines SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UP)—

flyingboat manned by members of an Australlan Air Force squadron attached to the Coas |tal Command.

The flyingboat landed on the! proceeded at high speed to intercept Atlantic nearly 200 miles from The Navy Department has authorised and endeavour to bring the enemy to the nearest point of land, and a special medal for officers and men action.

During the afternoon, visibility took on board 21 survivors who of the Astatic Flect and the Magine cleared and soon after midday, one had been in a lifeboat for three during the Sino-Japanese war.

Corps who served in the Far East British cruiser engaged the enemy at

extreme range. In a position about and a half days.

100 miles south-west of Land's End.

The

men

had

The Sunderland flew back to enemy destroyers retired preci- pitately when engaged. Our forces its base while the gave chase but in the falling fight the breakfast on board. Germans escaped into Brest.

The whole area of the Colony During the pursuit, enemy aircraft with two

exceptions has twice attacked the British ships but obtained no hits.

those

RAF, bombers altacked the enemy.

атев.

Channel Guns

controlling the flow of Philippine and children applied for evacua-been declared a protected place tion reservations aboard Ameri-

under the Defence Regulations. A bomb was seen to fall near the LONDON, Oct. 18' (Reuter).-Soon can President liners yesterday

A special clause exempis travellers bow of an enemy destroyer but the after daybreak 10-day, British guns LONDON, Oct. 18 (Reuter)-The bringing the total throughout

on the Star and Yaumati Ferries' results of the attack were not Bred at intervals through a blanketį remote possibility of air attacks over the Orient to 3,600,

direct services.

ascertainable in the gathering gloom. of mist over the sea. Sydney has not been overlooked, saya The Joen! press, surveying the The exempted · areâs are

Replying specifically to German German guns across the Channel the Sydney radio. Plans are already position has concluded that there has within the following bourids:

claims to have torpedoed a British opened fire shortly before noon on made for the provision of public been no panic and no. excitement.

Shelling was re- The north shore from HI! Road warship, the communique states "No the Dover area. shelters and the removal of children The survey indicated that practically to the eastern end of Tung La Wan damage was sustained by any of our sumed three times later on the same to inland shelters in the event of no American children will be remain Road, Causeway Bay; Tung Lo Wan ships."

|ing'in Shanghal by Recember.

Road from its eastern end to its junc- ton with Tud Hang Road; Tai Hang Road; Bowen Road; Garden Road between Bowen and Robinson Roads; the eastern end of Robinson Road -tó Park Road; Park Road; Bonham from its juncilon with Road

Park Rand

to Hill Rond; Hill Road; The shore line from Cheung Wah Street, Cheung Sha Wan, to Black- head Point, Tsim Sha Tsui Castle Peak Road from Cheung Wan Street

were used in London Londay Vichy Determined To

LONDON, Oct. 18 (Reuter). -Reports from reliable neutrál sources about the devastating effect of Royal Air Force raids received to-day, One such report saya that five ships were sunk in Hamburg harbour..in one recent attack. Out of 75 cranes, only seven were working. Most of the handling of the cargo WOB

Negotiate

With Thai

Special to the “Telegraph",

carried out slowly and laborious. BANGKOK, Oct. 18 (UP)—Thai Foreign Office officials ly by derricks.

salu they are negotiating now to ascertain, the extent of the In Berila,: BOYB another report, French Mission's authority. They said that as far as is known some of the main been badly damaged. Factories pro- ducing vital war materials have been

to Tm Po fond; Tai Po Road

Kowloon-Canton gas works have the Commission will arrive between October 20 and 25.00 puta, e

damage has been done to railways.

Axis Will Oil Itself At

Rumania's Expense

There

LONDON, Oct. 18 (Reuter)—"Reuter's" correspondent in Rumpala says that Germany's immediate and urgent notice is Castle Peak Road to Boundary focussed on the exploitation of Rumania's oil. Street; Boundary Street from Tal Po

"Reutor's" correspondent says that Road to the Kowloon-Canton Rail- Oil production has dropped to way bridge: eastern side of the 1,200 wagons a day, mainly the number of German troops In Itumania at the moment is little over from Rallway

owing to transport difficulties, 10,000, but preparations are being Houndary Street to Cornwall Street: territorial changes, mobilisation made to receive many more. Cornwall Street; Waterloo Road

from The French Minister was at the arresting Thai nationals who are partly wrecked and Corable Foreign Omeo yesterday and again arriving in Indo-China on business. Cornwall Street to Boundary. Street; and demobilisation of Rumanian are reports that more troops are on

their way through Hungary. claimed 10-day and it is understood that he It is

that the French Boundary Street from Waterloo Road troops.

Full' dress air raid exercises are Transportation, too, is suffering discussed the Commission question. Mokhong steamers are refusing to 10

Arual production is down some being held in the centre of the oll traveller bound for the Rhineland

It is officially stated that the [ carry. Thai: pallonals to Indo-China. Carpenter Road; Grampian Hond;]

Road from Grampian Road 4,000,000 tons as compared with a fields. found that it took three days, to do

to Kak Hang Teun Rond; Kak Hang the journey which normally takes 12overnment · has decided to renew.It is said that a company of fully Tsun Road; Prince Edward Ron normal of 8,000,009 tops. Production| hours, while other travellers say that their requests and are "determined armed Annamite soldiers had crossed from Kak Hang Trun Road to Tam Because the reserv restrictedve

the reservoirs are "over- they have to change their train six The Premier is planning a tour of their services to the That authorities, Tau Wel Rood fears Tam Kung Road already taking its fuil load. If the

to continue the negotiations.

the Mekhong at Ubel and Uffered Kung Road; Tom Kung Rood; Ma flowing, the transpport system is times in what is normally a straight the northeastern frontler provinces but the soldiers have been disarmed to

next. week and will broadcast to the and detained. Annamitos LONDON, Oct 18 (Router)-Herr problem will become work alan to Chatham Road: Chatham Road. Danube freezes as hard this winter

it did the last, AN nation at 7 pm on Sunday...

the transport One big aluminium plant has been Many Arrèsta

it is found that the closed for several weeks while a STURN to Page 6, Column, SipThe Bureau of Publicity, announced good falib, they will receive Rust, the Nazi Minister: of Education, not surprising that a Rumanian LONDON, Oct. 18: (Reuter)R¢-] Thai who is now in Bulgaria, has been re- mission, is being, sent to Berlin to ports that Bir Reginald : Hoare, the

|ceived by King, Boris,

review the whole position.

{ETURN ‚fo Page 6,,Column). Six

run..

La Plant Closed Down

eatre.

same treatment; d'ar to-day that the French Kre daily evacuess, the report concluded:

Hoare Still In Rumania

The

medal will be known as The China Service Medal and will be

given

to all afficers and men serving between July 7, 1037 and a dale that

is yet

to be determined.

Admiral Harry Yarnell, retired, re- commended the medal because of the "difficult operations imposed on ves- sels and shore units."

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