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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1941.
HESS REMOVED FROM
HOSPITAL
TO SECRET RETREAT: EXAMINED AND FOUND SANE AND HEALTHY: FLIGHT TO BRITAIN WAS ESCAPE
HERR RUDOLF HESS, DEPUTY FUEHRER OF GERMANY, PARTY LEADER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIALISTS AND THIRD MAN IN THE NAZI HEIRARCHY, WHOSE FLIGHT FROM GERMANY ON SATURDAY AND LANDING BY PARACHUTE IN SCOTLAND ELECTRIFIED THE WHOLE WORLD, IS NOW IN A SECRET RE- TREAT WHERE NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO SEE HIM.
Herr Hess was removed to this unspecified destination from the hospital in Glasgow to where he had been taken suffering from a broken leg, states a Reuter message.
THE DEPUTY NAZI FUEHRER," WHO THE GERMAN WIRELESS CLAIMED WAS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER, WAS EXAMINED BY BRITISH DOCTORS YESTERDAY AND FOUND TO BE SANE AND HEALTHY.
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Herr Hess will be treated as a prisoner of war.
QUESTION IN
COMMONS
LONDON, May 13 (Reuter)
MR.
WINSTON CHURCHILL, the Premier, was asked in the House of Commons today whe- ther he could make a further. statement on Herr Hess's arrival in Britain,
The Prime Minister said he had nothing to add at present to the official statement issued
by the Government yesterday. further He declared that a statement would be made with regard to the flight to this. country of this high and im- portant Nazi leader.
COOPER ON GOOD NEWS
LONDON, May 13 (Reuter) Asked at a London meeting today. If he would say why Herr .Hess came to Britain, the Minister of Information, Mr. A. Duff-Cooper said: It is suggested that I should tell you something about the rather unexpected arrival of a guest who, whatever its qualities may be, 1s by ng means welcome. *I am afraid I am not in a posl- on to give information but only say his arrival here shows a first. breach in the Nart Party since Herr Hitler murdered a huge bloc
His flight was an escape.
He did not bring" with him any peace overtures or any message and came in defiance of the Nazi authority.
Herr Hess was seen by MR. IVONE KIRKPATRICK who was at the British Embassy in Berlin from 1933 to 1938.
Authoritative circles state that Herr Hesa knew if he had gone to a neutral country he would have been in imminent peril of being assassinated by some of the Nazi representatives in those places,
Mr. Kirkpatrick, who during a part of his period in Berlin was Counsellor of the British Embassy, was closely acquainted with Herr Hess and had no difficulty at ali
HERR RUDOLF HESS
SUCCESSOR NAMED
BERLIN, May 13 (Reuter)— HERR MARTIN BORMANN, who has been chlef on the staff of Herr Hess since 1933. has been appointed by Herr Hitler 35 successor to Herr Hess,
Herr Hitler's special decree making this appointment adda that Herr Bormann will not assume the title of Herr Hitler's deputy, as that title has been abolished.
CORE OF GERMANY ROTTEN
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MEASURES BEING TAKEN BY
BRITAIN IN BATTLE OF THE
ATLANTIC PROVE EFFECTIVE
LONDON, May 13 (British Wireless)-The fact that losses of merchant shipping due to enemy action in the period of just over four weeks in the month of April- excluding those incurred in the Greek evacuation, totalled 301,070 tons and was the lowest figure for the eleven months is regarded authoritatively as an indication that THE MEASURES BEING TAKEN BY BRITAIN IN THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC ARE PROVING EFFECTIVE.
There is no sign that the efforts the enemy is making, will enable him to obtain the quick victory for which he is seeking.
SITUATION IN IRAQ
It must be remembered· however, that March figures were the highest for the eleven months excluding June, which contained the Dunkirk losses — and ́ also. (Reuter) that, although it is fair to
omit the losses in the. Greek
VICHY. May 13 communique from Rashla All's headquarters states that on the Western front; the situation re-campaign when studying the mains unchanged, according to a course of the battle of the the Vichy Atlantic, the tonnage lost Baghdad dispatch · to News Agency,
then had reduced carrying On the Southern front, Rashid capacity as much as if it had All's troops were "harassed by been lost elsewhere.
Increasing Strength In Air Will Turn Tide
INTERVIEW WITH VICEROY SIMLA, May 13 (Reuter) Fizul Huq, Bengal's Prime Minister, ar- rived this morning and, after in- terviewing the Viceroy, left for Calcutta in the afternoon.
The total losses from May 1 last Prime Minister Huq revealed that Several British planes, says
year to April 30, are 4,734,407 tons he placed before the Viceroy cer- Rashi All's air communique, drop-Including Dunkirk and Greece-Once the battle of the Atlantic tain proposal for ending the con- ped bombs early on | stitutional' deadlock.
morning en troop concentrations.
the enemy."
Monday
Fire-Fighting Services To Be Reorganised
"According to the opinion of experts the resolute and efficient way in which the fire-fighting services acted on Saturday have still leeway to make up to produce maximum efficiency," said MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY, B. B, C. news commentator, when he broadcast from London last night.
Maj. Murray added that Mr. less)-As to what considerations Herbert Morrison, the Minister for lea Herr Hess to flee his country, Home Security, was planning the there is at present no definite in- reorganisation of the fire brigade formation, but presumably his services into a national organisa- decision was' taken owing to dis- tion much the same as other de- agreement with members of the fence services." Party.
The whole episode is symp- tomatic. It makes it clear that the core of Germany is rotten.
"One of the things that emerged from Saturday night's rald is that the week-end is a particularly dangerous time," he said.
BRITISH FORCE REACH MAÌCU
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LORD HALIFAX ON ATLANTIC BATTLE KANSAS CITY, May 13 (Router)
with a monthly average of 394,534 is won, the steadily increasing tons while excluding Dunkirk and strength in the ab which the Greece, they are 4,430,087 tons with United States is providing “will a monthly average of 360,172 tons. turn the tide", said LOED HALI- FAX, British Ambassador, address- During the war, the British have
ing the Mid-Central War Resources lost.923 ships with a total tonnage
Board. of 3,896,242 tons comprising of 118 of 424,305 tons in 1939, 555 of 2,382,221 tons in 1940 and 250 of 1.089,716 tons in 1941.
"1 have no doubt when the time" comes, the joint strength of sea,
power and air power, based on the
combined industrial power of your country and mine, will be deci- sive."
COMBINED LOSSES Total combined losses of the British, Allied and neutral ship
"We judge we are fighting for ping are 211 ships, of 741,814 tons, nothing less than to prevent 1940 and 369, of 1,817,359 tons, in civilisation from being killed by 1941, making a grand total of 1,508 tyranny which would make the dark ages, by comparison, seem ships, of 6,127,673 tons.
In 1939,-929, of 3,768,700 tons, in
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GREAT GRAVITY
A substantial part of the neutral humane. tonnage sunk by the enemy was "In this struggle there is no never chartered by Britain and possibility for compromise". LONDON, May 13 (Reuter)Less was not trading with her while
Lord Halifax declared that the. than 20 miles now separate our the figures include approximately
forces The Indians and 50,000 tons of Italian and Japanese war's issues were of "great gravity” · South Africans-operating around shipping sunk by the Germans be for the United States. Amba Alagi in Abyssinia.
fore Italy entered the war.
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It is learned in Lordon that the Southern force has reached Maicu
Incidentally It is presumed that
"Many firms have responded. so and that progress continues. in shaping his course to Scotland, the fire prevention order but there In Southern Abyssinia our troops Herr Hess had regard to the opera- are others which have done continue to advance.
tions of the luftwaffe over Britain
of his own followers on June 30, in identifying him when he saw on that night-the night of the
1934.
the prisoner.
It is recalled that Herc. Hess piloted alone the aeroplane for a distance of about 880 miles and apparently baled out from the single-seat machine when running short of petrol, Until recently, Herr Hess played
"Here is a mari who was so close to him, a man so obviously in possession of his confidence since he was able to accomplish the fight successfully, а man who. with the advantages he must have been enjoying in Germany-and we all know what the advantages a prominent part in German life was one of the principal are of the tyrant's strength-yef and prefers to leave that unhappy and speakers at Herr Hitler's birthday miserable country and fly, at celebrations on Apr. 20. tremendous risk to himself, in or- der to land on what is still a coun- try, of the free..
** That is good news and it comes at a good time."
Darlan Has
Interview
BERLIN, May 12 (Reuter)—It is reported that Admiral, Darian had ..
an interview with Heir Hitler in
the presence of Herr von Ribben- trop.
FEELING EMBARRASSED "The German Government must be feeling a bit embar- rassed about Herr Rudolf Hess," said MAJOR "ALLEN" MURRAY, B.B.C, commentator, when be broadcast from Lod don last night.
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nothing with the result that many fires which occurred on Saturday could have been saved,
heavy attack on London,
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuter)
have been promised a The fight of Herr Hess has "We Broused inter.se speculation in Government statement and the diplomatic circles, regarding the Ministry of Home Security wil no possibility of a split in the Nasi doubt embody the knowledge they hierarchy. It is considered that have gained in their future plans
hatever the facts may be, It is bound to be a severe shock to the German people.
The suggestion is made in some quarters that Herr Hess has sought to escape the purge, similar. to that of June 30, 1934.
The head of the Federal Govern-
134 NAZI PLANES DESTROYED
PATROL ACTIVITY "In Libya the fighting on land has died down to no more than action by patrols." stated MAJ, “ALLEN MURRAY, BBC, commen- tator, when he broadcast from London last night.
**This is due to the great heat
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Issue Of One-cent Coupons Under Urgent Consideration
"The question of Issuing one-cent coupons is receiving the serious and urgent consideration of the Financial Secretary and myself," said ME. E. W. PUDNEY, Accountant-General, in an interview with the Hongkong Dally Press yesterday in connexion with the acute shortage of copper cents in the Colony.
"When the shortage began to be ernment is not taking any action felt" said Mr. Pudney, "I thought as it serves to alleviate the situa- that it may be the effect of the re- tion. vised scale of Entertainment Tax,
which makes operations by tanks "In a densely populated area no impossible. Fine work was done on
When asked whether be could.. fire-bomb must be left unspotted." Saturday night by the Royal Navy
when they shelled Berghazi har. On Investigation, however, I found not, under-the Emergency: Regula- bour at point blank range without that it had very little effect on the tions, issue tokens or coupons, Mr. any damage or loss to themselves. demand for these copper cents."- Pudriey said that this matter is be-- "Attacks like this one will cause Asked as to what he attributeding carefully considered by the LONDON, May 13 (BWS)-Theat of worry to the Germans the shortage, the Accountant-Hon. Mr. R. R. Todd and himself.
Furthermore we are better able General stated that he was at a ment's and the Principal of the destruction of one enemy aircraft now to watch the Sicilian Chan-loss to understand the reason for
LAHORE, May 13 (Reuter)—In Institute for the Insane stated in last night, when activity over Brinel than during the Greek cam; these coina being hoarded.
giving judgment today in the case an interview that while it is pos-tain was on a very small scale, paign and the activity of our ships EXPORT PROHIBITED
of 116 Khakaars who were arrested sible that Herr Hess, got the brings the month's total to 134
may show a marked effect on-sup-
Replying to the question as to last summer for disobeying prohl- plies coming to Libya from Italy." whether it might be due to their bitory orders, the Additional Bes
IMPROVEMENT AT, TOBBUK being purchased on behalf of an sions judge reduced 'the sentences.. SYDNEY, May 19 (Reuter)-A Interested party for export, Mr. zubstantial improvement in the Pudney reminded the Pressman conditions in Libya, particularly in that the export of copper coins is Tobruk, in the last few days was strictly prohibited!' reported by Mr. P. C Spender, As to the use of stamps and tram Australian Army Minister, from coupons, by retailers, as currency,
General 2 Swimming
Golf; despatches notes;
from
Sir Mr. Pudney stated that while they Thomas Blamey Army tennis and chess re-
are, strictly speaking. illegal, Gov- sults; Crossword puzzle,
Jitters he did a cool sane job of calculation and he was sane Lenough to pilot an aeroplane.
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Today's News Summary
RUDOLF HES8. Hitler's Deputy, who made a parachute landing.
in Scotland on Baturday after sying from Germany, was examined
by British doctors yesterday and was found to be sane and healthy. The place of the meeting and He is now a prisoner of war at an unspecified destination and no the subject under discussion have body is allowed to see him. Mr. Churchill, in the House of Commona "not been revealed.
yesterday, said that a statement would be issued later with regard
It is recalled that, after last to the flight to Britain of this, "high and Important Nazi official.” Wednesday's negotiations, the con- MR. DUFF-COOPER, Minister of Informatiori, stated that the clusion of an agreement between night of Hess was the first breach in the Nazi Party since the purge Vichy and Berlin was announced. of 1994. -
in which certain restrictions of
MEASURES BEING taken by Britain in the battle of the Atlan- the frontier between occupied and unoccupied France were lifted and tie are proving effective. This is indicated by the fact that the the payment by France to Ger- losses of merchant shipping due to enemy action in a period of just many for the support of the Ger- over four weeks in April was the lowest figure for 11 months. man, forces. In occupied France was MANNHEIM WAS THE main target of RAF attacks on Ger- reduced.
many on Monday night while the docks at Ostend and Dunkirk were What Germany is getting in re- also attacked. There was very little enemy activity over Britain. turn is, not known.
Total Luftwaffe losses for the first 12 nights. In May are 134.
-On Other- Pages
Fage
3 Radle programmes; Coming
events.
4 Hess crashes in Scotland; Iraqi usurper criticised; Navaf shelling of Benghazi; Parliament will carry" on: British successes.
15 Bank of Canton ained; Rice petition; Annual meeting of -Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., Ltd.: Jockey Club donations.. 6. Leading article: Rudolph
* Hess State lottery
Hongkong,
for
8 Round the Police Courta;
Fatal traffic mishap..
China-Australia Missions
CHUNGKING, May 13 (Reuter)The Chinese Foreign Office today issued the following communique regarding the exchange of diploma- ́ tle missions between China and Australia:—
"""THE" CHINESE GOVERNMENT end the Australian Government have decided to accredit diplomatic representatives to each other. The Chinese Government will soon send a Minister-Peipotentiary to Canberra, while the Australian Government will appoint a similar envoy to reside in Chungking.
“FOR GEOGRAPHICAL AND Economic reasons, China and ́Aus tralia should have long ago eptered into diplomatic relations" and, in view of the present situation in the Pacific, it is imperative for the two countries to exchange diplomatie missions.
Stabbing Fatality
A Chinese man was killed and a woman was injured yesterday to a stabbing incident in the Wanchsi district, i
According to a report, the woman was walking along Hennessy Road towards Canal Road about 3.30 pm. when a Chinese came up from Behind and stabbed her with a pair of scissors,
The husband was alleged to have snatched the instrument from the alleged assailant, and
| stabbed him to death.
The woman was taken to the Queen Mary Hospital, while her
ATT IS CONFIDENTLY believed that henceforth, friendly rela-husband, Ho Tak-wan, has been de- tions between China and Australia will be greatly strengthened," tained by the Police: