FRENCH EMPIRE ANALYSED
Vast, But Has No
Dominions
LONDON, June 26 (Reuter). -The fate of the French Em-
CARELESS DRIVING
Nominal Fine Is Imposed
Summoned for driving with- out due care and caution at
Nathan Road near Soy Street on June 5, Sham Kal, of Fuk Wing Street appeared before Mr. pire is a matter of close concern. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kow- to all, but many do not knowloon Magistracy this morning, very much about it, said a Pro- fessor of Imperial History of Ox- ford University in a broadenst to-day.
Complainant in the case was Mr. J. M. L. Gutterres of Sun Sun Hotel, Kowloon.
Mr. Gutterres alleged that about 6.15 pin on June 5, while he was Do we realise that, like the British Empire, it is a great world-wide poll-passing Soy Street on his way to the Majestic Theatre, he heard shouls tical and economie structure? That and immediately afterwards felt the French flag flies beside the Brl- fish in Asia, Africa, America and in bump against the back of his car. all the continents except Australasia? He stopped the car and foumi that That the same complex of races in defendant's car had collided into the
quartern of the earth ove allegi- rear off-side of ble car, ance to the French Republic na they
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do to the British Crown?
The French Empire covers 4.250,- 000 square miles and contains nearly 65,000,000 people, he went on.
No Commonwealth
In one respect, It is different from the British Empire. Frenchmen have always been more stay-at-home folk than
Englishmen, Scotsmen and Welshmen. Except for the colony of the St. Lawrence, which for many years past now has been happily In- the Dominion of corporated in Canada, there are no lurge French communities oversen.
There commonwealth
are no dominions and no
nt
nations. The
nearest approach to a dominion is Algeria, which was occupied 100 years ago. About 1,000,000 French- live there, beside some 6,000,- men 000 Araba,
Algeria has a Governor-General and л Consultative Council, but it is not independent like the British Dominions,
On the contrary, just as its life and physical characteristics are very
much the same as those of southern
France, so it is treated politically os
from Parls. Its representatives sit
Mongkok Police Station to report the Complainant then went to the
accident.
Curroborative evidence was given by Mrs. Gutterres.· ́
Defendant's Assertion Defendant claimed that complain- ant had passed him in front of Say Street and had swerved to the left and collided with his left front mud- guard.
Suming up the rase, Mr. Mac- fadyen sald: "1 alu satisfied that the collision was dite to your careless mess. good record, I shall only fine you $16.
However, in view of your
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By the end of next month it will be possible for Hongkong
part of France, The Government residents to fly right around the it, or was until recently, controlled Pacific Ocean on the longest in the French Parliament, three in grand-circle air route in the the Senate and 10 in the Chamber of world. Deputies.
are
By the inauguration of the Pan American Service from Honolulu to New Zealand, every major point on the Pacifle except North China and Japan comes into direct air com- munication with the
Colony.
Mediterranean Possessions France has three other territories on, the Mediterranean--Tunisin, be- tween Algeria and Hallan Libya, with a European population of over 220,000, of whom over half
Pan American services to Honolulu Frendi; Deserta, where a naval base Vin Manila will connect with Clip- has been, bullt; and French Morocco. pers flying from Ionaluld to Canton Tunisia and Morocte are not an-mhed, Netry a Rider oath Al Khant nexed like Algeria but are protector- Australia-New Zealand flying ates, and their life is that of the Arab boat service, which began last month, world.
gives bi-weekly contact with the Imperial route from Sydney to Sin- gapore and Bangkok.
At the eastern end of the Mediter- ranean пле Syria and Lebanon, which, like Palestine, are mandated territory. A treaty was drufted to make them independent states in al- liance with France, but with the out- break of war, it has not been rall-
fled,
Indo-China
Out in the Far East is Indo-China, running from the south Chinese Bor- der along the China Sea and which includes Cochin-China and the pro- tectorates of Cambodia, Annam, Tonkin and Laos.
This country has an area of nearly 300,000 square miles-and-a popuis tion of over 24,000,000.
20,000-Mile Route
Thursday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Italy Short Of Small Money
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ROME, June 28.(UP), - irannounced that five centime postage stamps 'will be wrapped in cello- phane for use as bus or street-car fares in a num. ber of cities in Italy, in- cluding Milan.
*
This is understood to be further step towards adding to Italy's metal reserves, as it follows a Treasury Department an. nouncement that all one and two lire coins will be substituted by.
money.
paper
SHIPS IN COLLISION
Civil Court Action
Continues
That the Yarraville was by no means blameless was admitted by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada Jnr., at the Supreme Court this morning, when he opened the defence in the claim for damages (unstipulated) by the Glen Line, Ltd. against the Socony-Vacuum
Oil Co.
11
PRESS COMMENT.
RAID ON ENEMY
COASTLINE
June 27, 1940.
DOLEFUL PITTMAN
Says Britain Can't Be Defended
WASHINGTON, June 26
LONDON, June 27 (Reuter) (Reuter).-Senator Key Pitt- The Times." commenting on the raid man, Chairman of the United
Cheny
constiines says: "The States Senate Foreign Relations polut ls that this incident shows an offensive spirit which is exnelly what Committee, has suggested, in a the public wants.
statement to the Press here, that the most effective way to stop Hitler's drive would be to con
the New tinue the fight from World instead of defending Britain to the last ditch.
It shows that we neither need nor desire merely to wait attack, but are ready and able to strike at enemy- occupied territory whenever oppor- tunity offers or can be made."
Our pen power, says the "Times" is not the valueless Instrument which the enemy asserts. "No extravan- gant clalins are made in the com munique and none should be made elsewhere, but at least this operation could not have been devised or, car- rled out by a nation suffering from nay sense of moral or material in feriority"
Acid Comment
"Totally Unprepared”. He added that it was no secret ilust Britain was totally unprepared for defence and that whatever help the United States could give would do no more than delay the result,
Congress will not authorise interven¬
"It is conclusively evident that
tion in the European wor," he con- cluded.
Britain Disagreos
In a leader headed "France De- spoiled," the "Times" considera
LONDON, June 26 (Reuter),— Italy's completion of the spoilation Considerable surprise is aroused in and remarks acidly: "According to Britain by the statement of Senator the first clause of the Franco-Italian Key Pituman lo the Press on the Bri-
tish defence
measures.
there is complete disagreement withs A London comment to-night is that his view that Britain is totally un- prepared for defence, as also with his ble to contribute cannot is able the result.
Since that what the United
armistice the Itailans aro 'to stand on their advanced Bnes In all theatres of operation'. They have done little else since their war began. Seldom indeed in history can a conqueror have won so large a prize so cheaply and meanly." colonial possessions, the paper re
connection with France's
affect in marks: It is true that these fer- On the contrary, the warmest up- ritories have not been demanded in preciation is shown here of the the terms of the armistice, But the magnificent effort now being made in demilitarisation of their strong points States to help Great Britain in the factories and workshops in the United
mens either that France is prie coming struggle which she is facing pared to lose them later, or that she confidently
fs confident a British victory will see her re-instated there.
The cluini aruse nut of a collision While the fale of the British people in the Yellow Sea on June 15, 1937 is sill uncertain, says the "Times" between the Fintshire, owned by the [it can chant marine
be believed that the Glen Line, Ltd., and the tanker French
will obey Yarraville, which was chartered to the orders of the German and Italian the Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. at the governments, and make a surrender time. The point where the accident which the Norwegim and Belglans occurred was about Lat. 33.27 deg. N. refused to contemplate. and
Long. 122.42 deg. E. Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor The case is being hened, by the
Lieut.-Comdr. K. W. Kirby,
as assessor.
Air Warfare
entitled "Air War On", states: More The "Daily Telegraph" in a leader
rigorously than every other form of conflict of
D'Alnadu is instructed by fighting, air warfare is Wilkinson and Grist for the defence, while the Glen Line, Ltd. are repre- sented by Mr. Eldon Foiter, K.C., and Mr. H. C. Macnamara, Instructed by Juhinson, Stokes and Master.
Continuing his submissions from the previous hearing. Mr. Patter said of the allegations by the defence before the collision, the Flintshire that the Flintshire was entitled to
peoples, Victory can only be won by morale, by endurance, energy, will-power, and experiences of many long and dangerous elruggles. The breaking points of Germany in 1918 assures us that the British will not fail."
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Was
was going half ahead. He contended
so because at that time the Yarraville
had intimated she was dend on the
water.
Case For Defendants
the offensive.
The "Telegraph" remlads that "no one should think of air war series of raids on Britain. Our sir takes, day by day and night by night, The "News-Chronicle", comment- ing on the raids on enemy territory, states:
"We
fight now with brass knuckles The Daily
The length of this grand-circle
recalls in course around the Pacific is roughly
Mr. D'Almada opened his case by
connection with our landing the 20,000 miles and would take between referring to the suggestion made at story of Leonidas of Thermopylac two and three weeks to complete. the previous hearing by Mr. Potter when, with the Persian hordes ap- All but the Hongkong-Bangkok stage that the explanation given by the de-proaching, his soldiers sald: would be flown in luxury flying involved are not yet certain what incredible. Such boats.
Local offices of the alrines of certain important documents was replied: "And we are getting nearer fence regarding the non-production enemy are getting near us", and he
a suggestion, he
The the enemy." fares would be for such a trip nere
was unwarranted and 50 far how connections would operate.
front being incredible, it had been made abundantly documents were in fact accidentally
clear that
those
lost.
The new service will permit air mail letters to be carried to the big French Island of New Caledonia and interzislund sea, services from there, will give rapid air-sea communica To the south-east in the Pacifiction with the Solomon Islands, the there are French Islands as well as New Hebrides And other Pacific
Westla
And so neress to Africa again, and here the largest part of the French Empire is to be found, for no less
the
11-Lordship sald he accepted In fuil the contents of the amdavits re- lating to these documents, and would carry on with the case without them.
Not Blameless
British in the South Seas, and News not expected that sirmall for
Mr. D'Almada remarked there was Calidonia is the most important:
Across the Pacifle in the Americas, New Zealand will be sent from the no doubt it was a matter of regret we again have the French Bag beside Colony by the new American link, that the documents were not avail- the British in the little islands of The existing service through Austra~ able, but their absence should not be Newfoundland, the French
is more direct, more rapid and held against defendants in view of Indids and French. Guiana,
has more services a month. But the clear explanation given. African Empiro
mall will be carried for philatelists who are prepared to endorse their letters via Pán American and
pay considerably heavier mail charges.
Services than one-third of the African contin-
Air France ent belongs to France. Besides the It is expected that since all French Mediterraneau territories already planes, military and civil, are mentioned, there are two grent groups grounded by the Franco-German of Colonies French West Africa, peace treaty, Air France may have which stretches across the Sahara and difculty in carrying on its services to the plains from the Atlantic to the Hanol and Hongkong Ometals of Angin Egyptian Sudan; and French the Hongkong office however have Equatoriat Africa, which es not received any information indle- those areas down to the River
Except for four British colonies
of services.
Referring to the case itself, Mr. D'Almada said:
Theft From Soldier
Laundry Coolie Takes Money From Clothes
Poor Gosture
It is felt that it would be a poor gesture of thanks to America, after the aid she has given, if the British people, with their 45,000,000 popula- tion, were calmly to lay down their arms without a fight.
In any case. Great Britain has not the slightest Intention of doing so and is determined to carry the struggle, through to u victorious end.
Britons And Italians
Repatriated
LISBON, June 20 (Reuter).-The liner Conte Rosso, with the British Ambassador in Rome and. the Embassy Staft, mowhers of the mouth, African Legation with their familles
200
numbering 14 in all, the Indian Trade Commissioner in Milan and his
assistants, and some Indian British subjects from Italy arrived here shortly after the Monarch of Bermuda, which is bringing a corres- ponding Italian party from Britain. The passengers include 128 women and children.
by the Italian authorities was exem- The treatment of the whole parly plary throughout.
TURKEY &
- י
SYRIA
"SPECIAL-TO`THE^""TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, June 26 (UP).— Although Turkey has restated her determination to persist in a policy of non-bolligerency regard- ing the European war, "Ex- So Yeuk-siu, laundry coolle, was change Telegraph" reports that sentenced to a week's hard labour Turkey is said to have agreed on by Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central the defence of Syria and Iraq in Magistracy this morning for the theft
26.
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THE STEAM "We do not surgest surred at Victoria Barracks on June reached after conversations between the Iraq Minister for Foreign Affairs complainant left some clothing on his Ankara to-day
Det-St. John Bentley sald that and the Turkish Foreign Minister at
bed and Inter remembered that he
by any means that the Yarraville is not to blame at all. We admit that some blame should be attached to her, but our submissions are that the Flintshire is also very far from being free of all blame and part of the
ability for this collision is hers."
Continuing, Counsel said one of the points raised on behalf of plain- tiffa
was that the Flintshire was mis-
ad' $5.10 in one of ered pockets.
When he hurried back he found the money had gone,
Trick That Failed Defendant, who Was the ating & Airwave
only person present, dented that he had und one or two Spanish colonies, We are informed that the last air-led by the two-blasts signal given by taken the money and even produced the Yarraville. His submission a purse, the side pockets of which practically the whole north-western mail posted from Hongkong for Eur-regard to this was that if in fact this he exposed for complainant's inspec quarter of the African continent thus ope by Imperial Airways to reach signal was blown by the Yarraville
Lion. Hidden in a middle dap of the belongs to
to France.
home by air all the way Was that There is also a small colony on the which left on
when she
was the missing still June 2, and which
bod way on her, purse, however, cast coast-French Somaliland, be reached England on June 9.
nevertheless it did not mislead the $5.10.
The Police officer added that the] Flintshire and could not be said to tween British Somaliland and Italian
defendant had every opportunity to Eritrea. French Somaliland contains
have contributed to the collision.
return the money but he did not do the important port of Djibouti.
The master of the Fiintshire, he Further, south are Madagascar, to-
contended, had given the half-speed gether with the Reunion and Comoro
order before hearing the two-blasts
was entitled signal, it must have become per- fectly clear to him some ime later it the Yarraville was not dead on the water.
CRAIGIE GIVEN
Islands in the Indian Ocean. Mada JAPANESE NOTE td to do so, signal or no
gascar is nearly miles long Is the third largest island in the world.
World Empire The French Empire is thus a world empire like that of Britain and, like the British Empire, its resources in manpower and raw materials are
enormous.
LONDON, June 20 (Reuter). The Japanese Government's request to Britain to take effective measures to stop all supplies of war materials to China through Burma and Hongkong was received in London from Sir Robert Craigle, the British Amboss- dor to Japan. says "Realer's" diplomatic correspondent.
This request is being carefully
Yarravillo's Speed
30,
HOUR OF SHAME
AND ANGUISH
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDOŇ, Juno 27_(UP).—"In these hours of shame and anguish for France, one voice must answer you. That voice will be mine.
The case for the plaintifs, went on Counsel, was that so far from being
These words were addressed to dead or the water, the Yarraville Marshal Petain last night by General was doing 3-4 knots at the Ume of
of de Gaulle,
who broadcast from collision. His submission was London. that the Yarraville, if not dead on France has been struck down, not the water was very nearly so, when by the number of German effectives, the blew the two-blasts signat about
our not by the superior courage of the
POPE'S PLEA TO considered by His Majesty's Govern- the collisi
NEWLY-WEDS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH""
Speaking to hundreds of newly-wed
ment.
VATICAN CITY, June 20 (UP)~ THREE JAPANESE
BOMBERS DOWN
couples gathered in the Clementine
Hall to-day, Pope Plus strongly con-
alx minutes before the accident. It Germans, but solely by the enemy's was impossible for the Yarraville to mechanised force," the General de- have been going at 3-4 knola in view clared.
of the nature of the damage and the "If France has not got this fact that the two ships did not be-mechanised force, whose fault is 177 come locked together.
ho naked Petain.
De Gaulle Blames Marshal Petain
demned divorce, and warned the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHE faithful that there will be no pence
Mr. D'A CHUNGKING, June, 27 (UP),—.
D'Almada went on lo submit in the world unless men return to Three Japanese bombers were shot that it was the duty of the Flintshin the evangelie spirit of charity and down during yesterday's ralds on to navigate with great caution after agree to sacrifice their own aspira- Chungking.
she he
had failed to ascertain the 'post- tions for the welfare of collective: It is believed that Chinese fighters tion of the Yarraville, The officers humanity
"which" "Intercepted the raiders so
of the Flintshire had stated that at The Pope, fiddled that the present seriously damaged or bly are postion of the Yarraville to be on the General de Gaulle, last night broad-
they ascertained the LONDON, June 27 (Reuter). necessitates the rebuild-machines that they probably were ing of society on a more solid basis, unable to return to their buses. starboard side, but it must have be- cast a reply to Marshal Pelain de- Including Christlän morality.
come, clear to thein later on that the claring that Fetain, as the highest "Society 13 not formed by In-
PHILADELPHIA, June 20 (UP) | Iatter was moving, in some other military authority, generalissimo dividuals, but by collectivity," de- The Republican, Party's platform hus | direction.
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