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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
NAZI OFFENSIVE R.A.F. BOMBERS CREATE HAVOC
FROM PAGE ONE
ardent offensive
craft displayed on spirit.
FROM PAGE ONE
NOTICE is hereby given that
A certain number of planes, sent of this storage plant appeared to be The Eighteenth Ordinary Yearly
to attack roads and points in the ablaze and burning strongly when Meeting of Shareholders will be Peronne region, succeeded despite the last attackers drew away, Oil Storage Exploder held at Exchange Building, Hong particularly violent fichter netivities in penetrating the barrago and dropp Kong, on SATURDAY, 8th June,ing 15 tons of bombs on the allotted der, returning from another mission, Half an hour later, a British, ral- 1940, AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK A.M. points.
communich-ssed close to the target and the The Transfer Boom of the Com-tion, the attackers put out of action crew saw a violent explosion, follow- pany will be closed from 28th an anti-aircraft battery and inflicted en fresh eruptions of flame and Direct hits were also registered on MAY to 8th JUNE, 1940, both heavy losses on a motorised column. smoke.
un extensive oil storage plant near days inclusive.
Mannheim. Flames broke out and spread rapidly.
cutting Apart from
Great outbreaks of
were Ате abserved all over the battle field.
A very large number of enemy By Order of the Board of planes were brought down but it is us Directora.
yet impossible to give the number. Gormans Claim Break Through
A. W. BROWN,
Manager. Hongkong, 23rd May, 1940.
DAYLIGHT SAVING
In Chungking
Chungking, June 5,
the Beginning from, yesterday
вте omers Chinese Government observing summer hours, remaining
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Shorter Hours for Banks
THE
Over Colony.
CAMERA"
Second
Edition.
of the 80 excellent views
Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Lid., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, Bouth China Morning Post, Lid,
Wyndham Street.
METROPOLE open from 6.30 am to 12 a.m. and
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CHOTEL
Due to the air raids around noon the banks changed their office hours CENTRAL CLEAN
from 3 p.m. to 0 p.m, not opening for COMFORTABLE FIREPROOF business before noon-Reuter.
The
Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual Amateur Photographic
Competition
June-September, 1940.
Two Silver Trophies Awarded
by ILFORD
LTD.
For the best and second-best entries.
Four Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO.
First Prizes in oach of the four Sections.
$250 CASH PRIZES $250
SECTION ONE
General Pictorial: Land and Seascapes: :
Architecture: Street Scenes, etc.
1st Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd: $20. 4th. $12.50.
SECTION TWO
Portraits: Informal Close-ups: Human Studies.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH BERLIN, June 6 (UP). The Ger- man High Command in a special com- munique said the German troops at- tacking the French armies on a broad front, crossed the Somme river and broke through the "Weygand Line."
the
The following aircraft were guided to their objectives by the raging fires anit completed the destruction of the plant.
An isolated group of tanks were neen to explode alter
his by salvos of heavy bombs. The streaming oll. Ignited by incendiary bombs, become a mass of raging flomes visible to aircraft flying more than 100 miles away.
June 6, 1940,
They Liked Our English Tea! FRENCH POILUS FIND
PEACE IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Juno 5 (Reuter).—Thousands of French troops have been brought to England.
talk given over
Mr. Colin Wells described them In a B.B.C. last night,
He reported that he had visit- ed an English town which was filled with French khaki-eind troops.
Tired And Bewildered The troops, who
made every
the
ITALY MINES HER COASTS
·FROM· PAGE ONE continuing between President Roosevelt and Signor Mussolini. Both White House and State Department decline to make any official revelation of the con- tents of the correspondence, or indicate how far America 'would
Controlling be prepared to go in proventing
Man-Power
New Order Issued By Ministry of Labour
the spreading of the war to the Mediterranean.
Washington Hoper
The Inel that the meeting of the result in any precipi-
Fascist Grand Council in Rome ci- terday did
did not
táto Italian action is regarded hore na an indication that there is still a possibility that Italy will not become involved in the war.
passed through a grim time, were vously battle clained and tired. They look- ed around with almost bewildered eyes at the blue sky which contained no bombers and at the town from
LONDON, June 6 (Reuter) bomb which they could hear nothing but Mr. C. R. Attlee, the Lord Privy
Meanwhile, there are various" and the sound of laughter and a few Seal, announced in the House of
extravagant incorroborated versions words of laborious French.
Commons to-day that the Minis- of the Roosevelt-Mussolini exchanges. They were taken off in double- decker m
try of Labour had made an order Although these lack confirmation, it Reynaud Is Hopeful
buses which
as they are not regulating the engagement of la conceded that the President pro- PARIS, June 6 (Reuter)-Infor Other voluable, vil stocks
near French g sundlaugl
to them. Every
chance for workers in engineering and bably reviewed the historical rela- mation about the German offensive Dortmund, and Dusseldorf were set Used which was launched at dawn was alight and extensive
damage was laughing was welcome,
building industries, and of male tions between Italy and the United
States. When they arrived at their billets workers in agriculture and coal! given this afternoon by M. Puui done to milway tracks and rolling
Bank Balances Transforred they found the townsfolis busily de-
mining. Reynaud, the Premier, when address stories over a wide
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" termined to Commission of
return that kindness ing the Army
The object of the order is to enable LONDON, June 5 (UP)-London which has been shown by two genera- Chamber of Deputies.
Marshalling Yards Bombed
stato that talion tions of French people. This is the labour resources to be directed to baulding circles official communique says that
Important marshalling yards t
Arst time In modern history that points where the needs are most balances have been transferred to the M. Heynaud "gave rensons for hop-
Essen, Dusseldorf and Wesel
United States or Switzerland during favourable ing for a
outcome
French troops have been on English urgent. while heavily bombed,
ut soll.
the last fortnight, leaving only battle."
M. Reynaud paid tribute to the Cologne 70 bomba burst over a rail-
irreducible minimum necessary Eager Volunteers yard crowded with loaded i
day-to-day transactions. heroism of the French troops and the Way
Volunteer workers are on duty. LONDON, June 8 (Reuter).The
Italians Warned high morale of the whole nation waggons.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" One British calder flying over Ger- The men laid fires and brought up order issued by the Ministry of which was "resolved more than ever
Labour under the Emergency Pow-
6. of the supplices..
ROME, June (UP).-House- to fight to the end with the Allies In the early hours.
The women boiled water which the ers Regulation gives effect, us from holders throughout Italy have been morning found Oldelek nerodrome i for the liberty of the world."
June
10, to the regulations mentioned illuminated and night-flying in pro-poilus used for washing and shuving.
Others bolled water for tea which by Mr. C. R. Atlee this afternoon warned that all preparations for the pollas drank and valiantly re-for controlling manpower in coal-nation-wide blockouts inust be com- ported that they liked it,
mining, agriculture, civil engineer- pleted,
No internal illuminations must be Clean
Ing and contracting,
The order makes it an offence for visible from the outside and all veizicles must be equipped with an employer to engage a man other
bincic-out headlamps. wise then through the employment exchange or through an approved Trade Union arrangement, to engage a man normally employed in any of those trades for work in other
of
French Communique PARIS, June 5 (Reuter-To-1 day's French communique says;
The battle which began this! morning has become more intense in the
of Amiens, Peruana and repion Ailetle
"The enemy has brought into e- purticularly tion important forces. tanks and aircraft.
"On the whole, these attacks have been held. Our troops, even when passed by tanks, resist energetically at points of support occupied by them, surd maintain their positions.
"There was great activity of our mircraft in the past 24 hours.
Bombers Support Troops "Our bomber aircraft attacked, during the night, Important factorles at Munich, Lunwigshafen as well as n railway station at Mannheim.
"Big res were observed these
eve operations,
during
were
gress.
the
All lights were extinguished by the Dist alve of bombs that fell across sundary of the landing ground, In the second attack, bombs drop- ped acruss one end of the aerodrome, and the buildings were undoubtedly damaged.
All But Ono Return Intense oppositjou from pun bat- teries and searchlight was encoun- of Germany tered in many parts throughout the night, and several British aircraft suffered minor dara- age.
All but one, however, returned to their bases,
Munich Again Raided LONDON, June 5 (Reuter)—An American correspondent at Munich reports that the town was ngnin roid- ed on Tuesday night.
It is believed that the planes were French.
"Several other railway stations und nerodromes were also attacked.
This is the second successive at "Exploiting the information sup-tack on Munich. piled by our
During the raid on Tuesday, three reconnaissances, our bombers and nighters have given were killed at the Bavarian motor powerful support to our land forces works which manufacture engines since the beginning of the afternoon for German aircraft,
Favourable First Day
PARIS, June 5 (Reuler)-French military circles consider that the first day of what may well be the biggest battle of all time has developed favourably for the Allies.
is emphasised that the success It altained by the German urmoured divisions in the previous fighting had -depended largely on ..surprise--un
element which is now absent.
Allied alreraft are reported to have intervened energetically in to-dny's operations.
British Troops In Action LONDON, June 5 (Beater) was learned in authoritative circles participating with the French troops in the battle which opened to-day on the Somme,
here to-day ihat British troops are
Certain armoured vehicles appeared on both sides of Amiens but at pre-
1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50. sent there is nothing to suggest that
SECTION THREE
Still Life and Table Top Studies.
1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50
SECTION FOUR (Craftsmen's Section)
The whole of the work entailed in the production of every entry must have been done by the competitors who Each will be required to make a declaration to this effect. entry must have pasted on the back a special entry form obtainable on application from The Hongkong Telegraph or from the Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Photographic Society. Subjects at the discretion of competitors.
there will be a great armoured attack. Information received here with re- gard to the battle in Flanders sug- gests that the Germans used about 10 divisions on the front.
Activity Ovor Reich Ministry communique states that the PARIS, June 5 (Reuter)-An Air air force has been particularly active to-day.
Our bomber
sons attacked military objectives, at Mannheim, Ulm. Fudwigshafen and Munich.
The Badischel aniline factory was set on Bre. The
which at-
· talked-a ̈mreal height were enrly
At
visible from the French frontier.
The Bavarian
aero-engine factory Munich was bombed.
again Our night bombers, also violently attacked objectives of great import- ance in the region of St. Quentin, Peronne and Cambrai.
were
railway station and several.con- bombed and communications were voys were wiped out, roads
entirely destroyed.
MONROE DOCTRINE
FROM PAGE ONE
Of these, 10 divisions were nu-: oured and five motorised. They were heavily engaged during the battle and are believed to have suffered heavy formulated by President Monroe on losses.
December 2, 1823, affirms that no Armoured Diva. Lose Heavily European Power can seize territory It is calculated that the armourç.1 | or set up a Government on the divisions Jost probably between American continents. It was recent- one-half of their strength. But the broadened by President Roosevelt maintenance arrangements and or-to include the whole of the Western ganization of the Germans are Hemisphere, a presidential act that
now been confirmed by slated to have been extremely good.as They probably have a large number Foreign Relations Committees
both Houses. of reserve tanks, It has been suggested that tho German tanks would not last very
the
of
CANBERRA, June 5 (Router).
1st, Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50. long and would soon be immobilised. The Minister of Health hos proposed
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:------
1-The Competition is confined ex- Amateur photo-
clusively graphers.
to
2-No employee or member of any firm in the photographia trade is permitted to compoté, 3-The prites will be awarded to tho competitors ending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graph in each Bertion. Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be pubilshed during the period or the Com position, and which must pasted on back of entry.
be
Thỏ tight, to publish any or all of the "entrlen "is reserved - to the Hongkong Telegraph,
D-All photographa entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible -No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery, ot, loss of, or clamage to entries.
7-All entries to be either black,
kento ar toned.pictures and must.... be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are Ineligible.
a-Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white. -No picture to entered in more
than one section.
10-Mounts to be only white or cream. inust be of one of the following size:-10X12, 16x20.
11. No correspondence will be entered into in connection with the Com- petition,
12. Members of the Staffs of the Hongkong Telegraph and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete.
13-The declaton of the Judges shall
bo flost,
16- thin canchtaion at the Com- petition, entries will be returned to competitor eu application at the Telegraph onlees within seven daya.
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FORM
SECTION
NAME
ADDRESS
Please use block letters and paste this on' back', of, each Entry -in Sections 1, 2 and 3.
But
sick and
it is pointed out that they could that Australia should establish on last probably several thousand kilo-organisation to care for metres and the distances covered wounded Allled soldiers in order to during the Flander's battle were not relleve British hospitals. very great. The distances then were
between 250 miles to 300 miles.
Nazis' Efficiency.
pioneers, a large number of whom
A feature of the battle was the appear to have been very much in the efficiency and the number of German-front of the battle,
HELP FOR GASTRITIS
VICTIMS
The great problem in gastrils and other digestive disturbances in how to rest the sick stomach and still nourish the exhausted body..
And
Solid food is out of the question. Even many liquid foods irritate the stomach fluing and cauze palns and vomiting. There is n food, however, which actually southes the inflamed stomach. It is Horlicks. Doctors re commend it in all cases of sovere digestive trouble because it so enlly assimilated
30 highly nutritious,
Horlicks is a complete food in itself It soon rabullds the wasted tissues, rostores the laat appetite, pours atrength and vitality into the impover ished bloodstream. Your uual stora zali Horlicks.: Get a supply to-day.
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As soon us the river was renched, they seem to have crossed in small tubber boats and to have established bridge-herds and pontoon bridges.
The enzualties among the pioneers were also very high.
The efficiency of the Germans has been regarded as surprising in bring- Ing up the stores and arens required. But it is pointed out that this was greatly helped by the utter ruthless. ness and brutality of the Germans in carrying out these operations.
H there was n block on the road and anyone was in the way, they shot him and, necessary, ron over him.
Nazis Up Against It PARIS, June 5 (Reuter) —The Germans are for the first time encountering the new French ant tank defences, which consist of suc- cessive points of support, solidly. held and deeply spaced.
• These depend on Improved - naturol Jobstacles, such as water-lines, rows of pits, abandoned villages which have been specially fortifed, and thick woods briitling with anti-tank guns. Hetween these support points, it Ja doubtless possible for tanics to penetrate, but any, such. Infiltration serves little purpose if German In- fantry, as well' ne vital... supplies for the tanks themselves are unable to follow..
shirts, socks and underwear had been collected and the clothes of the battle-stained men were given to volunteer laundresses.
In a short time, the Army post office was busy receiving letters for home.
Most of the meu, however, Just wanted to le down and look at the penceful blue sky above them.
13 INS. OF RAIN IN SIX DAYS
trades.
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or
Fullest Support Promised
the
the for
Violation of the regulations renders householder liable to three months imprisonment and a fine of Italian Allegations 2,000 lire.
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" ROME June 5 (UP). The official Stefani News Agency, under
Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Minister of Brussels date-ne, alleges that the Labour, announced that he has re ceived the support on the new and employers in issuing order.
He hopes in a few days to an- nounce the creation at an industrial board to advise him upon, problems arising from the big transfer of population which may be involved.
Thirteen inches of rain have fallen in Hongkong during the last six days
A further 9i points of rain were recorded during the 24 hours ending 10 o'clock this morning, bringing the year's rainfall to 42 inches, which is 18 inches above the average.
LONDON, June 5 (British Wire- More rain is promised by the Royal Observatory, whose weather forecast less)The War Office announces the
short-term leave to issued this morning read: southeast grant of or variable winds: light to moderate; B.E.F. personnel recently returned,
from France. cloudy generally, rain,
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French military authorities executed shortly before the German occupation Italians at Vieux Compinaire
of Belgium.
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The message alleges that Italians were executed on charges of espionage following a drum hond trial,
This is not the only crime the. French have committed against the Italians in Belgium," says the Stefont.
message,
St. Louis Browns Humble Boston Red Sox
NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuter).-— Boston Red Sox lost dicir slight lead in the American Baseball League to-day when they suffered another defeat. St. Louis Browns hambled the Red Box by 4-3 in a fourteen in- ings' game.
The complete scores were:
I
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R.
II.
E.
St. Louis
4
12
Boston
3 12
2
(Fourteen innings were played).
Chicago
New York
12
0
(Silvestri homered for the White Sox, and Selkirk for the Yankees).
1 4
10
for
C the
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia
2
t
1
J ↑
1
Cleveland
Washington
(Bloodworth homered Senators),
Chicago
(Berger homered for the Phillies).
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