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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 15, 1941..
Hess Knows All: No Deluded
Messiah
Of Peace
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"HESS KNOWS ALL HITLER'S PLANS AND THE GERMAN CAPACITY AND IS WRITING AND TALKING FREELY,” IS THE PHRASE THAT TEN TIMES A DAY IS BEING DRILLED INTO THE GERMANS FROM AUG- MENTED GERMAN TRANSMISSIONS BY THE B.B.C., AND "IS CERTAIN TO MAKE THE GERMANS NERVOUS," ACCORDING TO A LONDON SPOKESMAN YESTERDAY.
Ridiculing the German suggestion that Hess is "a deluded Messiah of peace," the
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prisoner of war in Britain than to stay in Ger- many and wait for the day of reckoning.”
The BBC, implied that Hess is gaving information voluntarily, and authoritative quarters em- phasise that nothing Hess has dis- closed will swerve British deter-
nination to win a military victory rather than a diplomatic compro-
BBC.
PREMIER'S
-DAUGHTER
BETROTHED
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
The engagement of Mary
Churchill, daughter of the Prime Minister, to the 28- year-old Earl of Dun- cannon, is expected to be announced in London.
Interna- tional News Service.
STIFF FINES UNITY
Pleading guilty through their solicitor, Mr. H. L. Kwan, tu n The Press Association In breach of the Defence Regulations. London confirms that Hesa de. by attempting to export petrol finitely fled with the hope of without a permit from the Con- contacting the Duke of Hamil-troller of Trade, Lo Kun-yau, 46. ton, the amateur boxer whom steersman
AFTER WAR
Mr. W. J. Brown, general secret- ary of the Civil Service Clericul Association, broadcasting. saict of lighter No. 1939V. that any attempt to solve the pro-
39.
steers-
he met at the Berlin Olympics. and Cheung Kuu, It is not indicated what Hess man uf lighter No. 2705V, hoped to arrange had he met the were fined $400 and $750, respec-peace on party lines Duke. (According to the German tively, by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson version, Hess wanted the Duke of at Kowloon this morning. Hamilton to lead a peace move- ment "against the Churchil clique"},
Duke's Position
Some 2,000 tins of petrol were found on board first accused's lighter when it was stopped by a Water Police patrol
in the Sul- phur Channel at 6.30 a.m. yester- day, and 4,000 tins were found on
There is not the slightest sug-second accused's lighter in the gestion from either side that the Fast Lamma Channel at 8.45 a.m Duke, who is an ardent patriot, the same day, bad any plans to collaborate with Hess.
THE DUKE, BETTER KNOWN AS THE MARQUESS OF CLYDESDALE, IS A FAMOUS AIRMAN AND ALPINIST AND AT PRESENT IS ON ACTIVE SERVICE AS AIR COMMODORE IN THE RAF
His estate in Scotland is now а convalescent home for war
wounded.
Meanwhile, though the contents
Both accused
told the
police that they were bound for Cheung Chau Island.
BOY IN THIEF PARTNERSHIP
Before Mr. H. C. Macnamara at of Hess's letter to the Duke of Kowloon this morning, Leung Hamilton, written some months Ming, 25, and a 13-year-old boy ago have not been disclosed, the missive must have been some sort of proposal worthy of the atten- tion of the British Intelligence, to whom the Duke handed it. International News Service.
UNUSUAL FARE
blems of transition from war to would be fatal.
"Mr. Churchill, in his aside in the House of Commons a week or so ago," he said. "made it plain that he and the Government real- işe this. He contemplates the con- tinuance of National Government for a defined period after the wor, and a nutional approach to the problems of the transition period.
"There is, I think, ground for reasonable hope that, when this
war ends, we shall not slip back into the old ways, and that the prine p'e of economic security, will find its plure in the world which We are rebuilding when war is done,
"Peace, economic security, fel- lowship-it may be that only out .. of the crucible of such ordeals us we are now experiencing the golden inetul of these things could
come.
MURDER CHARGE
were charged with snatching $3.60 from a woman. Leung Sze, in Reclamation Street yesterday
Sergeant Whitcroft stated that the woman was purchasing veget- ables from a hawker when the boy struck her hand, causing the money to fall. First accused picked it up and started to run.
Ho Sau-chun, alius Ho Tat-wan, Both accused were chased and cook boy, was charged before Mr. 26. described as an unemployed arrested by passers-by.
First accused was sentenced to tral Magistracy this morning, with H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Cen- three months' hard labour, while murder. the case of the lad was transferred
to the Juvenile Court for sentence Iponsible for
CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCE
Chu Sau-fung, 30, was charged Lowry this
NAPOLEON'S AXIOM THAT AN ARMY TRAVELS ON ITS STOMACH WAS ILLUSTRATED IN A NEW WAY BY A SOLDIER EN ROUTE FROM LONDON TO MANCHESTER TELLING A TICKET COLLECTOR ON THE TRAIN THAT HE HAD MIS- TAKENLY SWALLOWED THE RETURN HALF OF HIS TICKET.
Refusing at first to swallow the before Mr. G. T. story, the ticket collector was morning, with obtaining money finally convinced by the soldier's by false pretences, on March 10, offer either to be X-rayed on ar-
from Yim Siu-mau, of 234, Third rival at Manchester or there and Street. then to drink a stiff glass of salt It was alleged that accused and water and make himself sick. obtained $200, on pretending that Neither the X-ray nor, the sug-it was to pay for a share in a gested "return of the swallow" certain business. was however, accepted, and the soldier was then allowed to digest his unusual fare without being asked for more fare,
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SONG
It was alleged that Ho was res- the death of Lam Ching-chuen, who was fatally stabbed outside No. 426, Lockhart Rond, at about 4.30 p.m. on Tues- duy.
At the request of Detective Inspector L. R. Whant, accused WBX formally remanded for 2 week.
AMAH
SENTENCED
Two months' hard labour was hours for further enquiries. Bail at Kowloon this morning, on Wong Accused was remanded for 48 imposed by Mry H. C3Macnamara, of $300 was allowed.
Shun, 23, ..amah, who was con- victed of stealing a $500 nòte from her employer, Lo Slu-san, 25, engineer, óf No, 48, Cheungshá- wan Road.
Detective Sergeant J. R. Sykes is in charge of the case.
A
ANTI CHOLERA PRECAUTIONS
'DYNAMITE THEFT man who wrote “Waltzing Charged with stealing dynamite- Matilda," the poem set to music from the No. 18 A, R..P. Tunnel which has become the battle song site in Shing Ping Strect yester- of the Australian forces, has died day, Chen Siu, 24, and Chan Chỉ, In Sydney aged seventy-six. He 23, were each fined $100, or two was A. B. (Banjo), Paterson, Aus- months' 'hard labour, by "Mr. H, fined $10 by Mr H, C. Macnamara, tralia's best known poet.
G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning. at Kowloon this morning, for fall- Detective Sergeant V. Morrisoning to wash dishes, chopsticks said the dynamite was found in and bowls with "bolling" "water their possession when they left (before and after serving custom- the tunnel last night.
ors
"Waltzing Matilda" was the song the Australian soldiers sang as they marched into Bardia and Benghazi.
Eight food stall-keepers
were