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A Look Through The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
June 26, 1000. To-day is Coronation Day. The war vessels of which our readers are part awners duly banged away at noon to Business did not nality the pnniversary, stop worth a cent, though.
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arid the tween the American, Petut, Englislunan, Saunders, took place in Dublin on May 36. The match was won by Petill. When play was resumed the scores were tie, each having won four Bets out of the total 13. Petill won three,
Saunders one. Peitit is now declared champion of the world. The first set was won by Petiit, # to 3. the second 8 to 1. Saunders won the third by t to 4. Peilit won the fourth by to
General Brine, the Channel balloonist. I dead.
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Zola has Enished the last of his great series of novel and in future will devote himself to play writing. The only play he ever wrote was at mi severly con demned and then rapturously applauded.
M. de Lesseps, who had a fainting At on the street the other day, will con tinues to give anxiety to his friends. It appears that he suffers from a nervous mandy which requires, constant atten- dance on the part of his medical ad- місто.
25 YEARS AGO
June 28, 1915.
Defall received in Paris of the capture of the Alsatian village of Metzeral show it as one of the most heroic of French feats of arms.
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On Friday we printed a quaint letter which spoke with an amusing, air of con- Adence, or to the prESENT War's being what foretold by the Prophets which is to usher in the thousand years of peace. It-i-nimost-refreshimnin ChemI-- FJIN= terialistle days, to find anyone with so much simpla falth Inft. The wrlier seems | to have fixed on the year 11 for the battle of Armageddon- fnet of less in- terest to us and our traders than the date nt which pitang will cane and end this present war. The most interesting point in this letter is that which deals with "a inysterious clout which Inter. posed itself between the British and Ger- iman armies and in the midst of the cloust aunt of shining gures.
This recitu to have driven the enemy back, a fact which makes one wonder why it hnd nat timed its appearanés a little earlier ond have saved many valuable itves,
10 YEARS AGO
-June-28-1930-~-
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K. 8. Dulcepsinhil, the well known Sub- nex batsman, achieved the highest distinc tion in a cricketer's, career to-day when le compiled the highest individual score in an Anglo-Australian Test match Lord's. He also emulated his famous unele. Ranjitmihji, in scoring century in his tint Test match, England batted all day to-day and when stumps were drawn at 6.30 pm. ning wickets had fallen for 405 rúna. The detailed score is given below:
England First Innings
J. B. Hobbs c Oldfield, Fairfax
Woolley, e Wait, b Fairfax
W. it. Hammond, b Grimmett
E. Hendren, e McCabe, b Fairfax
A. P. F. Chapman, e OldRetd. b Wall
G. O, B. Allen, Fairfax
AL W. Tate, & McCabe, a Wali
J. C. White, not
G. Duckworth, not bui
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Total nino wickels)
400
The text is published of mersages exchanged between King George and the Emperor of Japan on the occë sion of the visit to London of Prince Takamatsu, second brother of the Em- peror, and Princess Takamatsu. King George, in a message to the Emperor der patched yesterday nalid: "The Queen and have this afternoon welcomed as our guests with feelings of delight Prince and Princess Takamatsu and wo are glad to see them both in the beal of health. It gives me the greatest pleasure to inform Your Imperial Brajesty that I have fo- day promoted you to rank of Field Mar- abat to my Army. I have entrusted the baton to your brother to hand to Your Imperial, Majesty on his return home when hope he will carry with him the renewed aurance of lasting friendship between our two countries.
5 YEARS AGO
Ordinance, the exchange banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Monday, the 1st July, 1940. (The First Week Day in July).
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Burma, Excellency, the Governor, of one The Foreign Office in still carefully Lot of Crown Land at Kowloon examining the Japanese representa
tions. Tani, in the Colony of Hong
It is understood adds Domel," Kong, for a term of 75 years, that the British Government will commencing from 1st July, 1898, shortly send instructions .with the option of renewal at a British authorities in Burma ing the stoppage of goods to Chiang regime.
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FROM PAGE ONE!
rumours that Germany
June 28,
1940.
WILLKIE NOMINATED
Continued From Page 1
several ballots will be required before
Expert Dutch Observers Say BRITAIN IS NOT SO VULNERABLE
the candidate is finally chosen. TO PARACHUTISTS
The first ballot will be held at 4.30 p.m. and voting will continue through- out the night until the nomince is
chosen.
Willie's sensational bid for nomi- nation appears to have lost ground. the Mr. Thomas Dowey may lead on the and first ballet but the tide is expected the ballot,
Hongkong in the near futura regard
Japan's
's Attitude
to turn against him on the second No Majority Yot PHILADELPHIA, June 27 (Reu- Brishter). The first ballot failed to pro- Кп the meantime, the
duce the necessary majority for any Government
bo reported to seriously concerned over Japan's a candidate. For this 300 votes are
necessary. titude toward the European war, says
Mr. Thomas Dowey received 36BD, "Domol"
Senator Taft 180 and Mr. Wendell Wilikle 100. So
Netherlands observers in London are of the opinion that Britain is not so vulnerable to parachutists and attacks by air borne troops as Holland was, according to a report received by
D. G. E, Middelburg. the Acting Consul General for the Netherlands in Hongkong Mr. The report which contains A New Foreign summary of the battle in Hol-1 land was issued by the Depart ment
Policy Affairs, of Economic Batavia.
The observers point out that Eng- land has nothing corresponding to the Moerdijic bridges as a weak point: In the second ballot, Mr. Dewey The detachment guarding the bridges had 333, Senator Taft 203 and Mr.south of Rotterdam was surprised by parachutists aided by Afth columnists and was not blown up,
Some reports assert that Mr. Sato, Japan's special envoy in Europe has been instructed by the Japanese Foreign Office to conduct negolin-Wilde 171. tions with Hitler for the promotion of political and economic relations Republicans' 10 Candidatos between Japan and Germany.
Kwangsi Fighting Fighting in Kwungal near the Indo-China border is reported by "Domel," which says that Japanese PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. forces yesterday afternoon complete- ly captured the walled city of Ning- and are now advancing all mer.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 27 (Reu- candidates have been ter), Ten nominated for the U.S. Presidency by the Republican Party National Convention, including Mr. Wendell Willkle, Senator Robert A. Taft and Senator Arthur Vandenberg.
two The
first-named favourites. Abliter fight is ex- pected.
are
Japan's Changed Attitude
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, June 28, (Domel) |--- Informed quarters believe that Britain's Precautions the Foreign Minister, Mr. H. Britain, they point out, has taken Arita, will stress the following precautions and is busy organising the points in his forthcoming state- population against attack. There arc also many war veterans in the popu- ment on Japan's foreign policy:
1-Japan will refuse to acquiesce lation who have mere experience and in any change in the status quo in training than the Netherlands. popi East Asia tending to prejudice the lation, as Holland had not been en- gaged
in war for more than 100 years. successful outcome of the war will
China; is "The British ground defence
2 Japati will express" grave' con- beiter than oars, and last but not
by The cern over possible attempts trast, they have the R.A.F. Netherlands Air Force WAS
only Britain, the United States. Germany small," iey gald.
or Italy to change the status quo! the 3. Japan will reiterate her polley The observers point out that Germans may have more surprises, of strict neutrality in the European but on the other hand it has been War and will oppose any attempts to learnt that their calculations are not spread the conflict to Aalas
Newspaper Forecasts
infallible,
General Count von Spaneel cai- "Nichi Nichi Shimbun" forecasts.
Another Japanese detachment, it claimed, has cut off the retreat of The final balloting begins to-night. hose Chinese troops defeated at Party v. Popular Sentiment Ningming, and is now dealing them
PHILADELPHIA, June 27 (Reu-") a fatal blow.
ter).It is becoming increasingly Another "Domei" report from clear at the Republican Party National Shumchun says that Japanese forces Convention that the reat fight is be which are pucrating along the Hong-tween Senator Robert A. Taft, the kong frontier, yesterday morning Party candidate, and Mr. Wendell captured Lungkong.
Willkie, the popular candidate.
Mr. Willkie, a public utilities mag-culated to reach the Hague in one that Mr. Arita will emphasise that nate, appears to be more sympathetic day and actually sent his horse by Japan's destiny is regulated by events
However, the in East Asia." towards President Roosevelt's policy plane of "all ald for the Allies short of General was shot down in his own
In the plane. war" than the declaration
which is Party's official platform, generally believed to be framed by the Party's bosses in order to militate against Mr. Wilkie's chances.
The Convention is one of the most open ones for many years, chiefly cause of the manner in which Willkle's vivid personality and caught vious competence have imagination of delegates.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, June 27 (Domel)-It is reliably reported that the British Government will probably accede to the Japanese reuest for the closure of the Chinese supply route through
Burma.
Mr.
In the course of an interview to-day between Mr. R. A. Buller and Shigemitsu, the Japanese Ambassador stressed the validity of the Japanese request for stopping the supply of war materials to Chinn through Burma and other routes in light of a settle
careful
beforehand.
"Yomiuri Shimbun" says 'that the Foreign Minister will stress the com- Wanted Royal Family mon destiny of Japan, Chine, the It has been revealed that the Netherlands East Indies, French Indo- Germans in Holland constructed a China, the western Pacific and "other subterranean tunnel from the German places in which Japan will not permit
Netherlands General Staff. The be-egation buildings to the office of the any interference by Third Powers." Mr.Tunnel had not been completed, how ob-ever, before war broke out.
the
doubt The Taft-Wilkie Oght no will be bitter. Observers feel that if the Party machine fails to get a better grip on the delegates, Mr. Wilkie has an excellent chance to be nominated on an enormous wave of popular sentiment.
It was quite clear that the
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Germans wished to capture the Queen and the Royal family as the Royal Palace was continually bomb ed. Prince Bernhardt took up a
A line of Lands was placed at $30 position with a machine gun on the followed by a further transaction in Palace square and he is reported to them at $29%. Telephones changed bave said that he would stake his hands at $20, Cements at $13, ice- fe if necessary to protect the tries at $564 and Providents at $3. Palace.
Hongkong Stock Exchange official Summary issued yesterday says:
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ment of the China Affair. to be held on Tuesday, the 2nd Recalling, the French Government's day of July, 1910, at 3 p.m., at nereptance of the Japanese claims in
connection,
the
Ambassador the Offices of the Public Works this
the British Government to com- urged Department, by Order of His
ply with the Japanese request. Excellency the Governor of one Replying, Mr. Bulier la said to have
Candidates Named Lot of Crown Land near Tai Lam pointed out that the British Govern-
PHILADELPHIA, June 27 (Reu- The large wide arterial roads in Chung, in the Colony of Hong ment is paying the most
attention to the Japanese representa- Kong, for a term of 75 years, tons on the busis of advices sub-cr)-In addition to Senator Robert Holland proved a great danger
Taft, Mr. Wendell Willkic and German planes, currying troops, could
on them. The commencing from 1st July, 1898, mitted by the British Ambassador to Senator Arthur Vandenberg, the other land with the option of renewal at a Tokyo, Sir Robert Craigle.
seven Republicans nominated for the blocked with empty trucks and huge U.S. Presidency are Thomas Dewey, concrete drainpipes filled with cement, Crown Rent to be fixed by the
Bridges,
Heroic Warship Governor James, Senator McNarcy,
Netherlands warship Van Senator. Bushfeld and Hanford Galen, which arrived from Java' on McNider.
May 8 played a herole part. When steaming up the const the com- mander saw a great number of Ger- army in the centre part of Holland man planes discharging
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27 June LONDON,
340. aliens last, Since September have been released from internment, Sir John Anderson (Home Secretary) revealed to-day.
These were mostly young people at fram 16 to 17 years of age, nuns! (who have been allowed to return to and technicians their convents)
needed for work of national import- ance.
About 750 British citizens are at present being detained in this coun- try.
FIVE DEMANDS
FROM PAGE ONE
3. Constanza, Rumania's chief outlet fe the Black Sca, to become a Russian naval base, with com- plete Russian Jurisdiction;
4. The naval base at Tulcea, on the north bank of the Danube, to be ceded;
5. The Danubian Glurgiu,
of port 40 miles south of
Bucharest, to be ceded.
Frank Gannett, Senator
Mr. Herbert Hoover, the former president, has not yet been nominated but he stated that he is willing to stand.
Bucharest-Radio nunounced at 8.30 p.m. (2.30 am. H.K.T.) that the Council has de- Rumanian Crown cided to discuss the cessation-of Bessarabia and northern Bukovinn.
A Rumanian delegation is
Soviet pared to meet the
re presentatives at a time and place to be nominated by Russia.
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of
beach. The, warship, opened on the must be ascribed to the destruction
fre and of the air force, the activities
parachutists olded by nith column- many Nazl planes were destroyed."
With one exception all the bridges ists, and Anally to the accupation by
of the two bridges across the Meuse and the Yset in the
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Was
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Eastern part of Holland were blow Magres, south of Rotterdam, which un by the Netherlands army, one-of consequently-could-not-be-blown up
while a German armoured accupation train was cressing it. In order to parachutists, troops arriving in flying repair the damage the Germans boats and hidden in river vessels, brought with them spare parts which and enabled the Germans to pene- exactly fitted the particular bridges, trate into the fortress Holland, at-
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How Nazis Succeeded
tacking the defenders from the rear. Jins sometimes seemed in- The German High Command also explleable how the Germans were threatened the total destruction of able to accupy certain nerodromes, the city of Utrecht (100,000 inhabi- The method adopted was to try and fants) which it had occupied. destroy the defences from the air, at; the same time attacking the defend-
Frightful Losses
That the Dutch defence otherwise ing troops in the back by parachu-has been sold is proven by the fact tists. As soon
of the Netherlands. 18 the attackers that one quarter
rest army was wiped out, whilst the u great occupied the nerodromes number of troops carrying enemy whole air force went down fighting.
The parachutists The
The Queen's Grenadier Guards suf- planes landed. were often dressed in Netherlands fered 80 per cent. casualties in re-
only
taking an aerodrome near the Hague. uniforms, which military caused considerable confusion
It took the Germans three days to but often enabled the attackers to re- cover the distance of 50 miles be- quisition motor cars, which greatly tween the nearest point border to the "Water line," increased their freedom of wetlon.
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iccrtala peace proposals through Secretary announced that so far 750
June 20, 1935. General Franco,
A National Defance Loan "enabling us
British and French subjects have
to pull up to our proper position In the Hitler may, however, make an been interned under the Defence Re- world and put ourselves abreast of dur important statement in his speech gulations. great responsibilities was advocated by to-morrow, the anniversary of the
It was Mr. Winston Churchill In a. speseh"at a
also revealed that the dinner of the Nineteen Lundred Club, conclusion of the Treaty of Versailles police for the last few days have Official London Donlal
been rounding up Class "C" Germans
a Conservativo organisation in London
10-night. Mr. Churchill kald that if the
mons.
Government persevered in the courso LONDON, June 27 (Domel)-The and Austrians throughout the coun- they would have the unswerving support British Government has ofelally try who have heretofore been exempt of the nation and the flouse of Comdenied the report, that Germany has from all restrictions, In London was astonished to find in the lat made peace proposals to Great Bel- alone 500 have been detained in.o of 2015 Majesty's stilps participating in the tuin. It is atressed that the Govern- npecial Internment camp. Royal Boview at Spllhead the names of those which I was fighting in the cetime ment had. changed Britain's terms
not
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No signs are to be seen of any
eneiny allens have been at large.
Up to the present 04,009 Class "C"
ates, to rebuild a quarter of a century for peace with Germany. ‚ago," wald Bir. Churchill,
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Bail to-night. The fink) flaures showed
over. 11,000,000 votes" werd cast in Layour
of Britain remaining a member of the
"League of "Nations: Only=350,000 voted :
against membership at Geneva estive and 65.000 In the negative. But only: 0.780,000 votes, in favour of military
question whether economic, non-military measures sanctions were found need- sanctions should be appiled to REXIC ATY, and 2,351,000 against. zor mátion, +20,000,000 ↑ Voted in the mahir
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and man forces at the moment of capitu-. with the crowds, spending lation. The war only lasted Your· nights in the houses of their Ger- days, but there is evidence that the Germans counted on, being able to
man friends.
women,
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automatie
overrun Holland in one day only.
Voluntary Levy
Local Hollanders have put a levy
and some of whom had never even upon their salaries to raise funds for ficwn. The majority, however, was the Netherlands Relief Fund. This equipped with
rifles, levy will contribute $2,100 a month.
$14,280. blcycles and wireless transmitters, The total amount raised in
In old of the fund the Olymple Trench mortars, motorcycles and munitions were lowered by special Circus is giving benefit perforin- parachutes...
ance to-morrow at Mongkok, which Posed As Dutch Soldiers will be attended by HE, the Ofcer Some parachutists, dressed Nether-Administrating the Government, the lands army uniforms, joined up with Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, and ather Bulch army detachments whom they Government officials.
opproached The circus manager suddenly attacked, inflicting frightful.
for the losses. Others grabbed women, or the acting Consul-General children playing in the streets, whom Netherlands as the circus has often they used as shields in their ad played in Java pntl ane used to be, vance.
under Netherlands Consular protec- The capitatation of the Netherlands) tion.
ILLEGAL EXPORTATION
OF RICE ALLEGED
The first prosecutions under the new regulations banning the export of rice from the Colony were commenced to-day be fore Mr. Cruttwell in the Southern Court. ́.
Six Junk masters arrested in afchau, 40, (T39021); Lam Shu-sang, police rald on boats In Cheung Chau 25, (T4043,11); Wong Shing-tai, 30, Harbour. were, cach, remunded until (T4044H); Loung Ynu-ice, to-morrow, on charges of having had (T4020K); LandKi-fuk, 61, (T300IH); quantities of rice on board their Ching Ka-hon, 35, (T427511), The funks with intent to export it with firat ve defendants come from out permisilon, of the Controller of Kwonghol, the last from Yeung Kong. Trade
The quajililies at rien:alleged to have. been found on board the Junkce ranges The defendants were Lam Bin={from 180° to 250 bags.