The Archive

Monday, 2 September 1940

  1. The North-China Daily NewsHaiphong Position BetterWhile shipping business between Shanghai and Chekiang is going from bad to worse, with third party shipping firms trying desperately to find Chekiang ports mot blockaded to maintain navigation, the Shing Sheng News Agenc…
  2. The North-China Daily NewsMany Meetings Held in"Free China" Yesterday was Chinese Newspapermen's Day and in celebration of the occasion meetings were held in the interior of "free China," but owing to the changed situation no meetings were held by Chinese newspaperme…
  3. The North-China Daily NewsVienna Award Seen by Axis As Replacing League RuleRome, Sept. 1. The conference in Vienna, which ended in the Rumanian-Hungarian accord, was seen in Rome last night to have resulted in the establishment of a new Axis system of arbitration with which it is hoped to repla…
  4. The North-China Daily NewsImportant Targets HitThe Air Ministry said the raid lasted. between two and three hours with direct hits scored on "important military targets, which included petrol installations, aircraft factories and aerodromes. "Fifteen tons of high exp…
  5. The North-China Daily NewsMany Fires Started"One attack caused fires visible for 10 minutes and another increased the strength of a number of fir An observer reported seeing the blaze from a distance of 45 miles. Three further firs broke out as the next raider lef…
  6. The North-China Daily NewsRetaliatory Raids ContinuedLondon, Sept. 1. The Royal Air Force struck back at Germany again Friday night by heavily bombing the Berlin area, the A Ministry announced here yesterday. The Air Ministry said British pilot reported carrying out severa…
  7. The North-China Daily NewsAncient Church HitThe third daylight air-raid warn-ug was sounded at lunch-time today and lasted 45 minutes. One of the oldest churches in the country was practically destroyed when incendiary bombs were dropped at a village near a south-…
  8. The North-China Daily NewsRaids Begin EarlyThe first of six earlier air-raid warnings in the London area was sounded at 827 a.m. yesterday, when a large number of German planes crossed the coast at different places and sped towards the capital, only to be met wit…
  9. From Reuters · North-China Daily NewsGerman Tactics Puzzle ExpertsWashington, Sept. 1. The tactics of the Germans are incomprehensible to military writers. The temporary abandonment of mass for night attacks by un-seems to point to lack ola plan, declares the Republican "Boston Herald,…
  10. The North-China Daily NewsRumanian Submission To Axis Demands Declared Made Under Threat Of WarDeep Gloom Prevails in Bucharest as Disgust At Axis Treachery Sweeps Through Country Bucharest, Sept. 1 Rumania's decision in the dispute with Hungary was taken under threat of war with her neighbours, the Rumanian News …
  11. From United Press · North-China Daily NewsPart of Axis ProgrammeThe Vienna settlement was also seen Albanian claims upon Gree which have already received the ssu port of the Italian press, are again mentioned as likely to come to the forefront soon, specially since they are related w…
  12. The North-China Daily NewsInventor of Chinese Shorthand Gets Patent System Used by Court RecorderIt was learned that Mr. George S. C. Chao, of the recording office of the legal department of the Municipal Council has taken out a patent with the Chungking Government for Chao's Chinese shorthand system. Mr. Chao took …
  13. The North-China Daily NewsWhen Hitler TurnedAs for the Anti was "a smoke-screen by which Japan could carry on her aggression without intervention by European powers." And in turn it enabled Hitler to "threaten the British Empire at both ends of the 8,000-mile ocea…
  14. From United Press · North-China Daily NewsFighters Inactive at Nightaircraft batteries German objective has been to anni-col d only throw y-time combat. Chancellor Adolf Hitler had no apparent success in this effort and therefore the' Germans are now greater number of planes, are neverth…
  15. The North-China Daily NewsFrom Hankow to MadridOne of Mr. Tiltman's best chapters is that on Spain. Here again the connection with the Far East is suggested by such phrases as "a frontier e from Hankow to Madrid." There a dramatic tribute to the Spanish Republicans a…
  16. The North-China Daily NewsBritish Colony's Kindness"The British colony were kindness itself and we were always somewhere every afternoon and evening. We were there" until. the Sunday night when we/entrained for Lisbon. We got there' on Monday morning and finally boarded …
  17. From United Press · North-China Daily NewsIntense Fire EncounteredThe Air Ministry said German antiaircraft gunfire was intense and accurate. "Some of our aircraft were holed the English coast. Three of the crew baled out and the other two men succeeded in bringing the bomber close to …
  18. The North-China Daily NewsRules for Matches During Air Raids; North and South Regional CompetitionsLondon, Sept. 1 The opening games of English wartime football, which will be divided into north and south regional com petitions this season, were watched by many crowds in sweltering weather yesterday. Conditions of pla…
  19. The North-China Daily NewsBirds of PreyTrue birds-of-prey seldom appear in or over my garden. Occasionally, when watching from my roof-garden, I máy see a kite or a falcon.or one of the Smaller hawks fly by, and once or twice I have seen a sparrow hawk swoop …
  20. From United Press · North-China Daily NewsNational Defence PreparednessNew York. Sept. 1. A summary of last week's defence developments shows that the United Corporation to build 17,000 Navy airplane engines—the largest order of its kind ever made in the United States is moving with fair sp…
  21. From Reuters · North-China Daily NewsBearing On Berlin's Main StreetLondon, Sept. 1. How: the pilot of one of the Royal Air Force bombers over Berlin on Friday night picked out Unter den Linden, the capital's main street, and flying' high above it used it pointes to reach his target, is …
  22. From Domei · North-China Daily NewsAt a Japanese NavalAir Base, Sept. 1. fighters after a series of engagements during which bombs were dropped at several places, causing a small number of casualties. No reports of any serious damage Kiangsi railway were bombed by statement…
  23. The North-China Daily NewsTokyo Citizens Have Air Raid DrillsTen Days Exercises in Capital Begun Tokyo, Sept. 1. Announcing the beginning of ten-day air-raid drills, sirens were sounded and whistles blown throughout the Tokyo area at 6 p.m. today. Members of the specific defence c…
  24. From United Press · North-China Daily NewsEarnings or Deficits1937 1938 1939 Yield on basis price in German Prisoners Escape in Ontario Toronto, Sept. 1. Four escaped German prisoners of war were at liberty somewhere in Ontario the centre of Canadian industrial region, yesterday. F…
  25. From Reuters · North-China Daily NewsValue of Move StressedStockholm, Sept. 1 French Equatorial Africa and.the Cameroons, which have renounced their allegiance to Marshal Petain, are not rich colonies, but have a vital strategic position in relation to Italy's Colonies, declares…
  26. The North-China Daily NewsImportance of Minorities A chapter on Drang Nach SudOsten takes the reader nearer to the climax of Mr. Tiltman's book. There are interesting interviews with, King Carol of Rumania and with others. "Rumania is willing and anxious to trade with anyone who will buy our in or…
  27. From Reuters · North-China Daily NewsEmpire XI F. R. Brown Put Up GreatPerformance Sount Bournemouth 3, Aldershot 4 Brentford 2, Clapton Orient 2 Bristol City 1, Swansea 1 ce 6, Chelsea 3 Leicester 1 London, Sept Playing at Lords yesterday the Buccaneers. drew their cricket fixture with a B…
  28. From United Press · North-China Daily NewsItaly Renews Ancient Battles with Greece Days of Thermopylae Are Gone, Rome AssertsRome, sept. 1. Sig. Virginia Gayda, Premier Benito *Mussolini's spokesman, assailed the Greek press yesterday for being enti-Mahan and warned the newspapers of Athens not to brag about the glories of Ancient Greece as co…
  29. From United Press · North-China Daily NewsUnion With Axis AffirmedM. Manoilescu announced that the demobilization of the Rumanian Army would begin next week in accordance with the terms of the Vienna Award. When Premier Gigurtu and I went to Salzburg and to Rome we talked of an exchang…
  30. The North-China Daily NewsMore Aware of UnityLondon, Sept. 17 has set a better example to utch people of courage and ble will power than declared Princess Juliana in a in the BBC. Dutch dram a record made by trans-atlantic tele- "Just because the joy with which we …
  31. The North-China Daily NewsRevolt in French West. Africa SeenVichy, Sept. 1 A rebellion against the present French Government has broken out in French West Africa under the leadership of General Georges Cat-roux, former Governor-General of French Indo-China, the Petain Government …
  32. The North-China Daily NewsLight Train MailVia NS.R. 10 a.m. and 1030 p.m Kiangpei offices "north and west of Jukao 10 am. and 1030 pin. Via SHNR. L30 pin.; for Sungkiang Hangchow 130 pin. and 10.30 Pap. North' Pinghan and Lunghai Line (Chenghsien and east thereo…
  33. The North-China Daily NewsDomestic Air MailNanking per Shanghai-Nanking Air Line at 1 p.m. and 1030 p.m. at Yuhang Road Sub-Office daily at 1230 p.m. and 10 pin. Hwaining Kiukiang and Hankow per Shanghai-Hankow Air Line daily at 1030 p.m. Ningsia, Shensi, Szechue…
  34. The North-China Daily NewsMing Yuen RoadGINGER sewing machines, slightly used, at moderate prices. 138 Hamilton House, (COLOURED crochet turbans, $160; handkerchiefs, 65 cents; embroidered dressing-gowns, $23. Lace & Linen Syndicate, 114 Peking Road. toma COMP…
  35. The North-China Daily NewsPost Office Notices(See top right) The following times apply to the Head Post office "Szechuen Road Bridge, Earlier posting at Sutb-Offices is needed. MONDAY, September Reg. Ord. Tsingtao and Dairen *1900 715 Aust. N.Z. S. Ceylon India and…

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