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WORKERS' GALLANTRY
Mr. Herbert Morrison. Prosents Awards
TEXT OF
PREAMBLE
Continued From Page
Saturday,
WAR FUND MOUNTING
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH...
FROM PAGE ONE
Bir. C. Poyntz following preamble to the armistice Mr. D. G. Baker
LONDON, June 21 (Reuter).conditions:
Trusting to the assurance given -Three British industrial
to the German Reich, by President workers have been awarded for Wilson and confirmed by the Allied bravery and gallantry in con-powers, the German defence forces in nection with a lire at their plant. November 1018 Inid down their arms.
army,
"Thus ended a war which the Mr. Hugh McClelland has been German people and Its Government given the o..., a young chemiat Mr. did not want and in which, despite J. Asquith has been awarded the vastly superior forces, the enemy did M.D.E., while an .D., has been award- ed posthumously to
John not succed in defeating the Mr. MacCabe who lost his life in the fire. By or air force.
Mr. McClelland and Mr. MacCabe were working at a factory in the south-west of Scotland.
When the re broke out they stayed
at their posts.
Mr. Asquith joined them and took charge,
*Blown Up
When they realised they would be unable to stop the fire, they tried to save the equipment.
Mr. Asquith warfed the other men to cscape while he and Mr. McClelland worked on the equipment outside the shed, "Mr. MacCabe was busy inside.
Suddenly the plant blew up.. Mr. MucCabe was killed on the spat. Mr. Asquith was blown up on-, to a mound of earth separating that section of the works from the rest. When he regained consciousness, he resumed control.
Mr. McClelland was blown for some distance and was severely injured.
Pays High Tribute
Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Supply, paid high tribute to their
when he courage
Mr. presented McClelland with his award to-day.
They were many thousands like them, he said, on the front line of the industrial army. They were running risk just like the soldiers in the field.
1 think they are the salt of the carth," he continued. "To-day, with the battle on their doorstep, they are making the greatest effort in "history of the men on the home front on whom the whole nation relies."
More Men For The Volunteers
"Gazette" Notifies Re-Assignments
The following re-assignments from the Key Post Group of the Hongkong Defence Force are notified in to-day's "Gazeite."
Messrs. W. V. Ahern, J. Davidson, H. V.
V. Pearse, A, L. Powcil and E. D. Labrousse have been re-assigned from the General Group for Essen- tial Services to the Combatant Group in the Hongkong Defence Reserve.
·Messrs. Q. A. A. MacFadyen, J. L. Adams, J. W. Alabaster, A. S. Allson,
"At the moment of the arrival of the German armistice, a Commission there began a breach of promise solemnly given on November 11, 1918.
"There began in this very train a period of suffering for the German people.
The Same Old Wail "Whatever could be done to the nation in the way of dishonour, humiliation
humor und
material suffering began at this point.
Broken promises and perjury were used against a nation which, lufter four years of herole resistance, had shown only one weakness, namely that of believing the promises democratic statesmen,
Mr. A. Sommerfelt
Mr. & Mrs. J. Sutellite monthly) Mr. & Mr. P. B. Duke (2 Mr. & Mr. E. 8. C. Droekes
donation)
A. Z.
Mr. E. E. Osmund
Mr. Mr. Geaffrey Newhouse Mr. & Mr. Q. A.V. Hall
MI. V. L. Witchell...
Mr. & Mrs. J. Drakin Capt. & Airs. II. C. Blaquiore A. G. Botelho & Co. Mrs.
G. M. Belater Mr. E. Belwyn Jones Mr. & Mrs. A., Kinros
M. E. Purvis
Mm. M. A. Johnson
Am. A. J. Skinn
Mts, Nora Paremore & Dudley
Mr. Mr. J. C. Taylor,
Mr. D. L. Newbigging
Mr. & Mrs. F. D. 11. Tuckett ergens
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A. P. Xavier
On September 3, 1938, 25 years. Yvanovich after the outbreak of the World War,
A. 1. Tavarea C. F. Runs Britain and France declared war on M. 'Alminds Germany without any reason.
Barios .. Now the war has been decided a 3. Hodrigues
As Souza y arins.
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France 18 defeated and the French Government has asked: the Grumman Government to make known the German condition for armistice.
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these terms.
The historie Forest of Compiegne
This has been done heen husen for the handing over erder that this act of atoning Justice will wipe out once and for all the memory which for France was not a glorious one in its history. and which was felt by the German nation us the deepest shame of all times.
After herois resistance, France has been defcated in a single bloody battle and has collapsed.
No Shameful Terms Promised
*Germany does not, therefore, In- tend to give armistice negotiatlons of a shameful character to such a brave
purpose of the German de- manda is firstly to prevent the re- sumption of the fight, secondly to give the Germany all safeguards for continuation ΟΙ the war
against Britain, which has been forced upon her, as well as to create preliminaries for the construction of a new peace, the essential contents of which will be the restoration of wrong done with violence to the German nation."
100
DEVASTATING R.A.F. RAIDS
FROM PAGE, ONE
craft set two of them on fire and 100 doubtless severely damaged the
100
others.
Twin-engined aircraft dispersed so round the edge of the aerodrome were also hit and other bombs fell directly on hangers which the enemy are speedily completing.
210
60
200
40
34
100
Attack Lasts Four Minutos
the
A few hours after this raid, another 300 #quadron of bombers attacked
50 Schipol Aerodromo at Amsterdam,
from where enemy bombers are de 100 feved to have operated against Eng-
25 land. 109
June 22, 1940,
NEUTRAL COMMENT
British Ready To
Defend Island
LONDON, June 21 (Reater). "Ulus", an Ankara newspaper, states that the Premier is sure Germany will try to invade Britain, but undoubtedly the British will defend their island with confidence based on several factors.
These factors are that they have an army 1,250,000 men and reinforce- ments are due from the Dominions; The attack lasted only four minutes. their Fleet is intact; their Air Force, 1 The
If smaller than the German Air ground defences were surprised and more than 80 bombs had bured and will be further strengthened
Force, is
being progressively increas- among the aircraft, on the runwaya
500
250
Raptis
Mira, A. O'D. G.
15
Mr. A. L. Gadd
30
Li Judah
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Ito Wing
100
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Maxter Marines"
100
near a hungar before the anti-by America; and 1,250,000 men aro aircraft guns were able to put up an mounting guard on Britain.
At Dunkirk, the British destroyed effective barrage.
three enemy aircraft to every that was destroyed by the Germans, the Germans attack Britain itself the This fact is a promise that when
one
An enemy-occupied nerodrome at Haamstede on the Dutch island of Schouven was bombed despite op position from heavy batteries in "Royal Air Force will do better yet. nearby village.
A formation of heavy bombers at ១. midnight attacked an aerodrome Paderborn, between Casset and Munster, and dropped nearly 200 in cendiary bombs besides high 4x= plosive bombs on the hangars and sheds housing aircraft equipment.
Several direct hits on the hangars
explosions were followed by Ares,
and
Salvocs of bombs burst along the edges of the nerodrome where air- craft are usually dispersed.
Raids On Germany
By his speech, Mr. Churchill prov- ed that the resolve of Britain to continue the war is unshakeable.
No
words do not attempt to conecal anything." sistes the "Handels Tidning" of Goteborg.
"Britain's Prime Minister-that is still the proudest title in the world -speaks as a descendant of warriors and statesmen should speak.
"There are no threats in his speeches and no bragging but there is strength and clarity.
"Mr. Chuncoalment
The Munster aerodrome, already
"M. Reynaud spoke in a similar 100 damaged in a series of recent raids, manner and it was a misfortune for M. Reynaud was was again attacked and at another Europe when atrodrome bombs burst near big manoeuvred from the helm of his rheds, many of which were set alight. country.
Other bombers raided rallway "The difference between the Eng- 125 junctions and goods yards in nerttish and the French parliamentarian
west Germany,
is that Mr. Churchill is supported but
$500
100
Dalty
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Mr. & Mr. R. P. Mo
Morris The Staff. Central Meat
Supply Co.
. "Klangeliowy" Oncers, Denia 15, Hazell & Mr. &
Barbera Mies Hita A. C. Edwarda "Sinjin" Mr. & Mr. L. J. Cave
Doreen Cave
Hacker, 50 miles south-east M. Reynaud was overthrown when
large works protected by light anti-aircraft guns on the roof
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100
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Mr. E. Winkler M.B.C
Peak Tramways Co. Ltd.
H. S. Kathour & Co.
Sun Flashlight Factory
Mr. & Mrs. G. T. Anderson John Anderson
Mary Anderson
Mir. Chan on un
ng Wah Metal Works Mr & Mrs. A. E. Bone
was bombed and was soon hidden by clouds of smoke.
Eight hits were registered on marshalling yard at Ludwigshafen, and at Osterfeld u large military storehouse WOR bombed and col- 1,000 Inpsed.
250
2:00
A marshalling yard in the some area was bombed and oil trucks, were 10sel on fire.
80
10
100
100
150
Dr. & Mr. Barwell
100
Mr. & Mrs. LA. R. Dunenn
100
1,000
Mr. & Mrs. S. Gray
30
Q.M. S. & Mrs. E. Sima,KE. "Jewish Youth"
Mr. . A. Camidge
Miss Jean Gray
air. & Mrs. 6. D. Gerzo
David Fantham Eltrivy Fantham "pennút Brittle".
The official German News Agency concludes by stating that after the G. M. Morrison Leading of the preamble, the Fuehre: Mr. M. B. King..... left the scene of the negotiations to the strains of the German National Anthem.
Rer arrived at 3.15 p.m. and was received by Herr von Ribbentrop, Herr Hess, General von Brautisch, Admiral Raeder und Gèneral Keltel.
The French delegation appeared at 3.30 p.m. Each delegate was greeted
F. L. Bull, E. J. Beck, F. H. Bowrey,by Hitler with an upraised hand. W. Buchanan, A, Crawford, W. Cun- ningham, D. Drake, J. H. Elias, Fleming, G. Gerrard, C. P. Grant, T. E. Grimes, A. J. Hall, A.
A. W MF Key, FR. Lamb, E. Lansdowne J. Linnker, A. N. Mackenzie, W. R
After General Kellel read the J.preamble and the offiefal Interprefer
od translated it, they all stood up,
Hitler left the dining car, Ingram,
companied by his suite, at-3.42-p.m.
C-
Trotman & Co. Ltd. (1st donation) Mr. & Mrs. II. Giltins Capt. J. Lossius
Mr. & Mrs. R. A Rodgers Mies Marion Potter
Mr. & Mr. M. W. Gitting Henry Corra
P. D Getla
I. R. A. PLOT UNCOVERED
Continued From Page
That
force
10 obtaining on behalf of 20 $20,000. 100 Mr. McCarthy, KC, who is pro- 50secuting in the case, described the 30 charges as of very great gravity "in 100 view of the epoch-making events 100 which are taking place outside Eire."
Evidence In Camora
20
Ca.
100
Dr. & Mrs. R. G. Shantua
100
Miles E.. M. R. Buckland
100
Mr. Sykes
+5
Williamson & Co.
320,000.
Mr. S. T. Williamson Douglas S. S. Co. Lid. British-American Tobacco
(China) Lid,...... British Cigarette Co. Ltd. Colonial Dispensary Lieut. Cut. & Mrs. E. D. Mai Mr. D. De Cel
&
Mr. J. C. McDotall
Matthewo
Mansfeld, A. E. Moir, D. Munro, W. PLANES FLY ALPS Mrs. G. A. Hudsen & Little
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J. Pendergast, A. R. H.
H. Phillips, N. L., Railton, R. Robertson, S, 11. Ross, A. Rowan R. R. Roxburgh, Searle, W. P. Seath, A. Stalker, W. H. Strong, P. 11. Suckling, C. H. Sum- mers,
Sally
Mr. & Mr. Alex Campbell...
Mrs. D. U. Richards
ITALY'Sbers of the French Com-
munity (per Consul-General)..
He said that there were a number
of documents which the prosecution
inisfortune came.".
Better Trade Expected
Conditions Normal
In Tientsin
REIPING, June 21 (Reuter)--The removal of barricades round the for- elga concessions in Tientsin after 372 days, which was carried out yester- day with special ceremony, is expect. ed to bring a considerable improve- ment to the trade of the port.
Foreigners arriving from Tientsin this evening confirm that conditions have already returned to normal and that there is an unhindered passage of persons and cargo as formerly.
Observers believe that the regula tions permitting Japanese to reside again in the foreign concessions In- dicate that there is no likelihood of a re-introduction of the blockade which was equally harmful Japanese business Interests.
to
contended would show, the existence FURTHER IMPORT
20,000, of a code at Held's house.
20.000.
.10,000.
10.000.
200,
60.
30
He submitted that the evidence about the code would have to be heard in camera.
He added that a wireless trans- mission set and a passport, indicating
30. that Held had visited Belgium in 50. April of this year, were among the
articles found In Held's house.
50.
500.
TO BOMB
100.
50%.
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The Shore & Floating Staffs of
Hongkong, Canton "&
Macab
S.B., Co. Ltd wa
123.
Mr. & Mrs. A. Bolton
50.
0.
80
50.
G. & F. Thompson, J. Wald, G. G. N. Tod, C. Tinson, son, D. C. Weir, J.
Triggs, M. M. Watson,
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the city, on the main fine nearby and Whyte, A. C. Wilcox, R. H. Wild, P. Younghusband have been re-assigned on a marshalling yard crowded with
the stationary goods waggons.
from the Key Posts Group to
in
ร
C.R..
Bombs dropped at Genoa on the
were
General Group for Essential Services northern end of the Ansaldo Works the Hongkong Defence Reserve. were followed by a. series at heavy Messrs, T. C. Barclay, C. H. Blake, explosions which broke out afresh H. Brokenshire, A. Bornw, L.
after the aircraft, had left the target. Brown,
C. Gi.
Burnelt.
Breda Factory Attacked Chalmers, A. B. Clemo, R. Cloake,
R. J.
the main In a second offensive A. Drummond, W. D. Fisher, S. A.
Sobjective was the extensive Breda' Gray, F.. Groves, B. Hailstone, S.
factory at Fefta-fan- Hope,
D. W. Hume, H. C. Hunt, N. E. air-frame
lvanni, five miles north-cast of Hunter, W. J. Keates, R. M. Keown,
Milan, and in the course of the raids W. R. Lambert J.
J. R. Luke E. S. Lyen. D. M. McAdam,
lasting an hour, incendiary and high L. H. McCabe.
bombs
droppal, W. W.
McCombe, A: MacIndoe, E. H. explosive
causing fires and a birge explosion. A. C. Meredith, MacNider,
A Morrison, D. L. Newbigging, W. Turin was also attacked.
The important Caproni Factory nt
Though heavy clouds made obser- A. W. Ramsey. E. J. J. Spradbery, vation difficult, several attacking air C. R. Wing. N. Stockton, E. craft located the target and at least Warden,
C. L. Williams, H. J. Yappr two salvots of bombs were seen to have been re-assigned from the Key Posts Group to the Combatant Group course of the night's operations were in the Hongkong Defence Reserve. naval shipbuilding yards at Seftr
Mr. P. T. Raymond has been per-Fonente and the iron
and mitted to quit the Hongkong Defence foundry at Genon.
Raids In Abyssinia
R.
O'Neill, N. Penson, G G. H. Piercy, J.
Prentice, E. G. Price, A.
E.
Reserve.
Messrs. K. Agaturoff and W. E. F.
burst on the target.
Other
stincked In targets
the
steel
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Mr. & Mr. A. E. Pearson Mr. & Mrs. John Meïceivie Mr. & Mrs. F. McCutcheon Mr. & Mrs. J. S, Joyce
Mr. M. C. Yaiskin
2. G. Ablong
Miss M. Kirkwood Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Shea Master Guy Shea Anonymous
É. S. Harris Birk, M. McCow Anonymous (In memory of the late Mr. J. C. Brown)....... Mary Edmondston
Mr. & Mrs, P. C. Mansfield & Ann Mr. & Mrs. It. J. Minnitt ........ Major & Mrs. C. E. S. Dobbs Nigel Pearson Anthony.......
Mr. McCarthy further stated that Held had said he knew nothing about the transmitting set.
When asked to account for the parachute he said he did not know what was war.
Funds For New Building
Mr. McCarthy said that the safe in
30. Held's house contained $18,500.
20.
He added that Hell had made a statement describing the arrival at 23hls nouse of
stranger, Heinrich 100. Brandy, who said his father was
10. formerly the Dublin agent for 300. Cologne orm,
200.
1
30. Held put him up. Held also stated that last October, some men, repro- senting themselves as being of the
50.
15.
10.
109.
Üz
*21:0.0.
200. old I.RA, association, had asked him 20. to become custodian of funds for a new building. They told him the Government recognised the associa tion. 5.0.0. *031.
449.0, dates,
Dr. & Mrs. P. 8. Selwyn-Clarke
A.-F. Horden (2nd donation), Mins Elizabeth Gittins Mr. & Mrs. C. I. I. Oxlade ... Mr. II. Kauthal
3.10.0. Corrections: $50 acknowledged a from
Mrs, E. 3. Alsnis, should have read-Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ainsile,
ITALIAN FORCES ROUTED
FROM PAGE ONE
Hitebin have been enrolled in the CAIRO, June 21 (Reuter-An the native infantry under them fled Combatant Group of the Hongkong RAF communique states that two into the neighbouring woods. Defence Reserve. ·
bombing raids were carried out yes. Messrs. W. F. Gilbert, J. Gray and terday on Diredawa, Abyssinta, T. V. Harmon have been enrolled in the Key-Posts Group of the Hong-allway kong Defence Reserve.
RESTRICTIONS
Will Affect Trade --With-Macao
Import restrictions on additional articles from Macao are notified in to-day's "Gazette."
Without a licence issued by the Superintendent of Imports and Ex- ports, no person shall import into the Colony from Macao ony of following:
the
other description and paint of every Aniline dyes and dyes of every
description
Drugs, medicines and chemicals of every
description, constructional steel bars.
Toilet requisites, cloth, gluss and
Photographic apparatus and equlp- ment, medical and surgical apparatus, and instruments of every description. Electrical apparatus and equipment
description. of every.
Machinery of every description. Clocks, watches and jewellery of every description.
They gave him $31,000 on different WANT WOODRING
DRAMATIC EYE-WITNESS
TO EXPLAIN
WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuter). -Senator Gerald Nye stated in the Senate to-day that if the retiring Secretary for war, Mr. Harry wood- ring, and his staff were questioned by the Military Affairs Committee, he would be surprised if proper ques- tioning failed to disclose that Mr. Woodring had been asked to "sur- render National Defence secret No.
Direct hits were registered on a graphs in Egyptian papers show enn' known. Circumstances are such that ring should
CANADIAN. UNIT RETURNS INTACT All
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the
FROM PAGE ONE.
of the cerning the actual state negotiations now proceeding for un armistice.
Senator Nye spoke after Senator "We must wait patiently for the
Arthur Vandenburg (Republican), result. Some time must obviously who had demanded that Mr. Wood- 600 Italian Prisondra CAIRO, June 21 (Reuter)-Photo-
clapse before the new details can be
be called before
station and
workshops Italian troops taken prisoner in the against falze reports.
on guard Senate Committee to explain his re- must be put the public
signation from the Cabinet, German
an Reaction aerodrome was also attacked recent fighting in Africa.
"The Minister of the Interior and fires were started.
June 21 '(UP), Striking British Succossos
BERLIN, stressed this to-day in an appeal to Enemy fighters attempted to inter- LONDON, June 21 (Reuter) The the population, in which he warned Authorised quarters here to-day re- comment on PresidenÅ cept the bombing aircraft, but both striking success of four British an them against the evil consequences used to
the raids were carried through success-moured care was told by "Reuter's" which might result from tendentious Roosevelt's cabinet changes domestle
our altcraft returned correspondent who has been touring news and unfounded rumours. The grounds that it is purely a
the western desert.
French people will be kept informed affair, LONDON, June 21 (Reuter), The An Italian three-engined bomber
For most of the time the windows by its Government," First Canadian Division, which has was brought down in our lines in the of his car had to be kept shut while returned from France without having western desert and the crew of six he wore his gas-mask, not because of
gus attacks but because of the sand fire and killed one of the two had an opportunity to really get to made prisoners, grips with the enemy, is now once
Elgubbi ant - Elodem (bath in
ac- Four armoured cars had been decupants, a captain The other more intact,
Libya) vero again visited by R.A.F. |stroying Aulian telegraph poles, cupant, a general surrendered, The division is short of only a few men
Most of those missing are now were' registered on both targets but waited.
Italian engineers who came up to believed to have reached English the extent of the damage is not yet About 40 Italian forries, most of repair the destroyed telegraph poles.
them, containing soldiers, came along. ports.
The total bag whs about 40 lorries, The first two armoured cars let them three staff cars and three civilian cara go by, and then the British cum out destroyed: one Italian offices and 20 of their ambush and attacked the cons men killed; 20 Italian officers, includ- Staff Car Captured ing a general, 01 Italian troops and 17
native soldiers_captured. An Italian Stuft car which came up The armoured cars returned to their turned tall and fled, bully purated by base without sustaining a single
British armoured car which 'opened casualty.
Any loss of equipment
made good rapidly...
envo will not even comment on the fact that one of the two now op- pointees represents a shade of ouin- lon direction against Japan," they .oc-said.
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