ONLY FOOD IN FULL STORY OF
VICHY SHIPS Convoy Incident
GREATEST FIGHT
"FROM PAGE ONE
Enemy Losses
Over Britain
HONGKONG TELEGRA
LONDON, Mar 31 (Router) ILA.Fighter pilots and anti-aircraft defences destroyed enemy aircraft, at an average rate, of 50 a month since January 1 over and around Britain The total "bag" for, the first quarter the of 1941 was 150,
Fighter Command tosses for the first quarter of the year were 41 aircraft, state the Air Ministry,
LONDON, Mar. 31 (Reuter)-report sent in on Thursday. It stated A Vichy communique denies that that an enemy force was steaming any materials other than food-astward near Cape Passaro, the
southernmost tip of Stelly, --- stuffs were aboard the convoy With tiramaile· 'Budderness, which figured in the incident, British Fleet sailed to contact with British units off the enemy. Algerinn coast.
of
Forces Sighted
the
Berlin Belgrade. Tension Mounts
➡> FROM PAGE” ONE
vich, to-day issued an order urging the people, not to evacuate thel homes, and to disregard alarmist be ports of foreign agents, sprend for the purpose of causing confusion; There has been a sudden rush of many Boigrudo realdents into the interior
Tourists" "Leave
of
1194
Death Of Strathroy At Valley Stables
One of the best-known Australi- Van ponies in the Colony, Strathroy, :collapsed in his gfalfiom. “Sunday
night and had to be destroyed,
1.
Strathroy, come" tu: Hongkong axi n sub-rinn 1930, and", during his racing career he held the following
3. Quiat Nightie BV BROADrecords: Five furlong carrying, "105
over
the
The communique says that the On Friday morning, one battleship of the Littorio Class and a forco Ol
Ibs, -1.02.4: one mile carrying, 105 3bs, cargoes consisted of 15,000 tons of
LONDON, Mar. 31 (Reuter)
1444; from... the two-mile 'post' once rice and sugar, being sent from enemy cruisers were conflicted by our
BELGRADE, Mor, 31
Reuter)The round and in carrying 105 lbs, 1,63.6; Madagascar and Indo-Ching for Al-light forces to the south of the western London had no air warning to-night,
mile and a quartor carrying 167° lbs, CLITY- geria and Marseilles for next month's end of Crete while further air recon- This is the eleventh quiet night German oxodus, from Belgrade con-
2.10.0: mile and three-quarters hig 160 lbs, 3.11.0, rations; 1,500 tons of vegetables and aissances reported a second force, running though over and around tinues. The German Minister, Herr seeds from Morocco for the non-comprising two battleships, cruisers Britain. to-night there was again Victor von Heeren; saw off 1,100
slight activity, and destroyers, further north,
German civiliana na they left here by vecupled zone; and 7,000 tons
- special Danube steamer last night. barley from Morocco,
procco, intended for
immediately attacked the former,
passengers included 100 of the Be native population of
of Algeria.
eriously damaging the Littorio class
notorious tourists. These left mes- Lattleship, reducing her speed con-
sugea with thoir? Kundlords saying: "We shall be back in a month.". Most siderably while several hits were niso registered
the cruisers and
are keeping on the tenancy of their destroyern.
Nazi-paid apartments.
German Pressure (BY "AKUTEN'S" DIPLOMATIC
CORRESPONDENT)
The Ficol Air Arm and RAF.north-east cones mainly.
The Raiders were reported over several other areas but up to a late hour no Incidents were reported, after
...A
nts were rep Channel LONDON, Mur, 91 (Router)An LONDON, Mar. 31-The Germans
enemy Aghter which ventured over are playing up the ineldent of the
While aircraft and light forces thus the Channel to-day was destroyed by Algerian coast between the French maintained contact with the enemy, R.A.F. fighters, it was officially an- At the request of the British convoy of four merchantmen and who endeavoured to scatter and renounced.
Minister, Mr. Ronild Campbell, near- British units. The British have ex-turn to his base, the battleships
ellent reasons for belleving that the followed up. They were able to nir activity by the enemy which the night for Istanbul. A special train This is the only item of daylightly all British women here left last ships were faden with contraband, make contact only as darkness fell, Air Ministry has to report.
to-aight is taking the remaining Ger- chicily a big consignment of rubber, the chase towards the Italian shore
mans to Vienna, ¡ The incident is unfortunate us the having lasted about 12 hours and
under covered some 200 miles. Vichy Government are acting under the Inspiration. It put pressure, of the Germans. The rights of the British urce blockade are undisputed in international law and it was only only by the excrelse of great self-restraint that the British did not employ the power which was in their hands of using coercion against the blockude runners but the higher considerations of humanity prevalled despite added provocation of hell-fire from the the shore batteries and attacks from the air.
to enforce
ور
Warspite's Shattering Fire
The leading chip of the British battle fleet was the Warspite which opened
fire with her 15-inch pins from a distanec of just under two miles.
Successes Impress peared.
FROM PAGE ONE'
The Italians have already disap-
Troops On Border...
The
responseENU
the
It is interesting to note that in the Canberra Ilondieap (from the two- mile pust once round and on Octo- ber, 1937, Strathroy, carrying 165 Ibs, rau'n cland-heat. with. Gypsy Love, carrying 150 lbs, in 1,54,2, which was only 1.1/5 secs. more than Sopper's record line of 1.53 extablished" "inst Saturday." The only record which Strathroy har jost at the old weights His his mile record of 1,44,4; carrying. 105 94, which was beaten by Supper, carrying 183 lbs, in the Whitiún Hindi. cap on May 11 last. Sapper then es- tablished the record ut 1,420,000.0
In all his triumphs. Strathroy was ridden by Mr Donald Black, the champion Jockey-di beatable combination,
Strathroy was owned by Mr J. F. Macgregor.
Yaumati School Annual Sports Meeting
The Yaumail Government School annual sports were held yesterday on the Central British School Ground, There were 123 compillfors.
Precise reports in regard to Ger- man troops on the Yugo-Slav frontier The effect of the Warspite's fire was joined the Nigerian forces, many
are very difficult to confirm, but it is devastating. The enemy cruiser members from which are at present Well-known that there art Fiume it up the surrounding set by serving in the East African campaign, frontier and it is easy to send fur- some mechanised units on
Austrian a violent burst of red flame extending: The Gold Coast is similarly doing gun turret. from the foremost funnel to the offer its utmost and the capital, Accra, ther concentrations from Western
recently had its own
of One observer said that the after when pamphlets fluttered down into alway
"lenfiel rala" Rumania while the large number
radiating southwords Lurei itself was blown clean over the the town inviting recruits to join the from Budapest would enable the No Wish To Quarrel
zide
Gold Coast regiment:
Germans
to mais troops very quickly Britain has obviously no wish While the ship was thus blazing was good.
to
along the long Hai Yugo-Slav frontier. quarrel with Vichy or interfere with the Warspite poured in further
In the event of aggression,
oth the the legitimate trafle between non-broadistic, causing a fresh outburst town is at a harbour of Froc-o-Slaviny must
is naturally playing a most im
be expected vecupled France and her colonies, but of flains. Ly now the entire baille portant role in the present ereum-Immediately to take up mountain it is clear that Germany cannot be feet was in action, the whole scene stances. allowed to take advantage of British being lit up by gunfire, blazing ships Leone have already been overhauled
The defences of Sierra strong as the fint frontier will be ideally aulted to the German alt and generosity and forbearance.
and searchlights.
completely under the Inspiration of Before the cucing had any chance the iner und men of a famous!
No Black-Out and vigorous Major Gen- # second cruiser, Zarn, was erat reply, burning fiercely when she received a English county regiment now ccm deftantly at night despite the fact that The lights of Belgrado still blaze repeated to Vichy in unmistakable broadside from the Warspite. Afortably housed in the barracks where
4 ft. 5 la, lew minutes" the city is merely, o with by the other British battleships, Despite the reputation of the whole action taking a matter of Africa being "white man's grave," base in Rumanin. seconds.
British troops on the whole have Besides the Warspite, the battle been very fit, thanks largely to the Belgrade since the crisis. Bucharest There has been no black-out In ships Bacham and Vallant; and the ruthless drive made by army experts meanwhite, cowers under black-out sertlepeted intock and Greyhound against mosquitoes. participated in the action.
It is therefore to be expected
Britain's
that
and
attitude in
this
will
be
questions cognate
to
Pellion of
remove the chances of third cruiser, Pola, was likewise dealt before stood only tropical vegetest fight from the nearest German air
to
of such
incidents. The British Governinent have known for some time that French vessels have been carrying goods destined fur Germany. The most revealing was the programme for French rushwa transport drawn up by the Germans recently, covering January 15 to March 1, which fell into British hands.
"Well Done"
conditions. This is typical of the All three West African colonies now difference of outlook of the two cities. have British officers spreading in- formation regarding the British cause among the Africans. Lagos broad- costs include news bulletins in "simple
Irresponsible Actions BELGRADE, Mur. 31 (Reuter)
In his "Well Done" signal to the warships on their return to port, Admiral Cunningham said: "I am must grateful to all in the Fleet for English" as spoken by the local InThe departure from Yugo-Slavia of their support on this as on all other habitants and despite their lack of orn number German citizens is pro- occasions. The operations
Just cluded lave given us hoiable success todoxy they have proved exceeding bably the result of some regrettable and supremacy. The skilful handling of our cruisers and the untiring efforts of the Fleet Ale Arm kept me
weil
ly popular and effective.
me for same 200,000 tens of nitrate informed of the enemy movements U.S. LABOUR IS
whlet
от
Incidents due to irresponsible persons
The senior championship resulted in atle between Chan Yiu-kal and Wong Wal-sun with 11 points, and Au Yeung- chuen, with 16. won the junior cham- pionshifo.
Mr II. S. Mok presented the prizes. 2tgh Jump (Senior), Ng Tit-sang" 2. Chan Yu-kal; 3. Wong Wal-san: Height 5. Il. Juniori, Poon Che-wo;. 2. Lam Kwok-wah; 3. Aŭ Yeung-churn sight
100 Yards (Small Boys).—-1, Yung Bhau- Joan; 2, Loung Ping-kwan; J. Loung Kim- wal. Time 13 7-19. Bentor-1, Wong Wai sun; 3, Chan Yiu-kal; 3. Trui Ying-kwan. Time 11 2-5. Junior-1, Au Yeung-chuen; 2. Lam Kwok-wah; 3, Chan Wai-hong
Time 11 2-
Three-legged Race (Small Boys),—i, Yung Shou-lung, Na Chung-daw; 2. Lati Man-ching, Kung Kan-loj.
Long Jump (Senior),-). Chan Yin-kal; 2 Leung Fo-man; 3, Tsul Ying-kwan. Distance 18 11, 2, 1-2 Ini Juniorem), AL Yeung-chuen; 2, Lam Kwok-wah: 3. Poon
Chee-wo. Distance 15 ft. 11 ins
Apoon and Eer Race (Small Koya).—1, Yung Shau-kung; 2, Ng Tat-sing; 2, Lanà Man-ching,
440 Yards (Bentor),-1, Wong
in Cheesten! 5. hauling kwan Tine 31-2 Juntor-Au Young-chuen;
on the occaalon of patriotic. demon-Lam Kwok-wah; 3, Chan Wai-bong. strations of March 27 and 28."-
the READY TO HELP In this was issued here to-day, add-
Ore And Rubber. According to this programme, some 30,000 tona of bauxite, 10,000 tons of aluminium and thousands of tons of rubber were to be transferred from Unoccupied France to Germany, Absolute priority over other ship- ments was provided in the program-
A semi-omcial statement announc- and the well pressed home attacks of arrived had
In Unoccupied France from Chile,
torpedo-bomber aircraft
ing. These Incidents were deeply The
Free
Littorio so reduced the speed of the French
newspaper,
"The United States Labour Government and public opinion gen- deplored and condemned both by the published
writes: enemy fleet that we were able to gain in London, "Frenchmen will realise, despite the
contact during the night and inflict Movement is appreciative of our crally. efforts of the Vichy radio that Ad-heavy damage.
position, and is willing to co- miral Darian is playing the Germans game. He is pushing collaboration with the Reich to as extreme limits an Lavel would have done. It Dar- lan is tied to Berlin, the French nation repudiates this outrageous attitude and remains falthful to the alliance with Britain, who in Aghting for victory over the common enemy,"
Civil Service Teams
"The devastating results of the
"With regard to them, the Cavern-
battleships gunfire are ample reward operate fully, although naturally ment calls on the population to re- for months of patient training. This desirous of safeguarding its main calm in all circumstances and work Wus completed by the standards." destroyers in, the admirable
Way
pay no altention to alarmist rumours. Sir Walter Citrine, general it is doing oll in its power to dispel we have come to expert of them," secretary of the T.U.C., gave any suspicion regarding its desire to
Vittorio Venċto Damaged ALEXANDRIA, Mar 31 (Reuter) American Labour leaders.
this impression of his talks with maintain good relations with its
neighbours." The enemy battleship damaged in
Ministerial Activity The Mediterranean battle was the He has been attending the recent 35,000-ton Vittorio Veneto, of the convention of the American Federa- VICHY, Mar 31 (Reuter)-The Littorio class, states the captain of tion of Labour in New Orleans. Yuro-Slav Minister in Berlin. Dr. the sunk Italian cruiser Polo.
"Everyone I met was proud of the Amtrlich, has gone to Belgrade to The following will represent Civil
Cruiser Surrenders struggle that Britain is waging and inform his government of the "effect Service C.C. in League Cricket matches ALEXANDRIA, Mar. 31 (Reuter).]
desirous of helping," he declared. which events in Yugo-Slavia, have on Saturday
int XI V. Kowloon C.C. (away). 2.The Hallon cruiser Pola surrender- "The purpose of my visit was to produced in Germany." It was on- Richardan (Capt),
share with K. J. Altwell. F ed to the destroyer Jervis after she
United States Labour nounced in “La Suisse.” Baker, W. II. Colledge. T. V. N. Fortescue, had been disabled by a torpedo lenders the experience of British;
trade unions in the war-time emer- the engine room.
Pudney, N. Whitley, A. BL. J. Wright and
1. M. Wood.
The Yugo-Slav Minister In Moscow,
B. C. K. Ifawkink A. E. Terry, F. W. bomber which scored a direct hit ingency in the hope that such know- M. Gabrilovich, has gone to Ankara,
2nd XI v. Kowloon, C.C, -(home)—II,
5. Strange (Copt), G. Almalle, V. C. Bend,
J. F. MacCawan. J. Mitchell. II. Parrott, N, L. Smith and A. Watson,
The Captain, 2 omcers and 238 ledge would be useful to the Ameri- according to the Budapest "Maynap," ratings were taken aboard the Jervis eans in solving their own problems. The newspaper adds, "M. Gabrilo- "I am in no way trying to Instruct vich in carrying on very Important
J. Davidson, F. E. Lawrence. T. Lockhart which then sank the Pola with a american.labour-I am simply tying conversations with the Turkish For
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torpedo.
to inform them of our experiences." gn Minister, M. Sarnfoglu. There is
Nanking Envoy With
no doubt that he is personally best informed of the views of the Kremlin
Order of Day
and Ankora."
Italian Admission ROME, Mar. 31 (UP)-To-day's war communique admitted that three) cruisers and two destroyers were lost in the Mediterrancan on March 28; however, it is claimed that the British lost heavily, although the
CHUNGKING, Mar.. 30 (Central BELGRADE, Mar. 31 (Reuter),- exact nature of the lossen cannot be News) The Chinese Government has General Simovitch, the Yugo-Slav ascertained.
KING'S COUSIN TO
MARRY OFFICER
Vichy Govt
lodged
a protest with the Vichy Prime Minister, has issued an Order Government, following receipt of of the Day, which was broadcast to reports that Lin Chia-min, represen- the nation to-day. tative of the Wang
regime there, had Issued
I notifications fondly with the Japanese authorities to the
Lady Iris Mountbatten, a cousin of Chinese residents asking them
The manifesto declared: "The in- terests of the country and, nation demand that the people shall guard 10 their own houses and if necessary
the King and only child of the Mar- attend a memorial service to be held even defend them at the cost of their quis and Marchioness of Carlsbrooke, to-day for the late Tseng Chung Ilves for the sake of the Fatherland, is to marry Capt. Hamilton O'Malley,
of the Irish Guards. The engageming, formerly Wang Ching-wel's the King and the nation. Our Army, ment has the King's consent. She is close follower, who was assassinated Air Force and Navy are prepared to
in Hanoi on March 21, 1938.
do their duty."
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