ONLY FOOD IN VICHY SHIPS Convoy Incident
LONDON, Mar. 31 (Reuter).—
off
(OY "REUTEN'S" DIPLOMATIC
CORRESPONDENT)
Testimony At Public Inquiry
he had,
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next witness called was Mr J. M. dn Rockin of Messen J, M. da Itochu & Co., who said:
I Hican Honorary Consul for Costa
Ilongkong:
On January
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
How Italian Ships Were Led Into Trap
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Berlin-Belgrade Tension Mounts
April 1941
Death Of Strathroy At Valley Stables
One of the best-known
an pontes in the Colony,,Strathroy, collapsed in his stall on Sunday night and had to be festroyed.
came to 11ongkong as u Strathroy innny
sub-grimin In 1936, and during his racing career he held the following records: Five furlongs carrying 184 1bs, 1.03.4..one mila carrying 165 lbs, 1.44.4; from the two-mile post oneo round and. in carrying 105 lbs, 1.65.0; mile and a quartor carrying 157 lbs,; 2.10.0 mile and three-quarters carry- Ing 156 lbs, 3.11.6.
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was that a simultaneous examination ship's bucks were burning beneath vich, to-day issued un ørder, urging A Vichy communique denies that could have been held,
the after gun turret.
the people not to. evacuate theft Mr Forrest staled that it was his any materials other than food-
A gangplank was thrown acrusshornes, and to dlaregard alarmist re- stuffs were aboard the convoy instructions that passports were to between the quarterdecks of the Pola ports of foreign agents, spread for the which figured in the incidents examined arst, and that if a and the Jervis and the surrendering purpose of causing confusion, There
simultaneous examination was held Italians clambered aboard, Means been a sudden rush of with British units the he would require a greater staff than while as the Pola was surrendering Belgrade residents into the interior Algerian coast.
the remalang. British
destroyers of Serbia. The The communique says that the
were cruising round pleking up sur- MAM“Tourists” Leava cargoes consisted of 15,000 tons of
vivers. The prisoners included an rice and sugar, being sent from
official naval war correspondent who BELGRADE, Mar. 31 Router) —The Madagascar and Indo-China for Al-
artist. He said he had al- German nxodus from Belgrade con- geria and Marseilies for next month's
is also an ready prepared a pleture of British tinues. The Gerrian Minister, Herr rutions: 1,600 tons of vegetables and
last wrote to ships sinking but he tore it up when Victor von Heeren, saw off 1,100 seeds from Morocco for the non- the Immigration Officer submitting he found that it was Italian and not German civilions as they left here by occupied zone; and 7,000 tons of five applications for entry permits British ships that were being sunk.a special Danube steamer last night.
Optical Instruments barley from Morocco, Intended for with my guarantee of the applicants"
The passengers Included 100 of the On bona fides. the native population of Algeria,
the 10th January
These left ines- An Interesting point with regard to notorious "tourists." German Pressure
received the officlul receipt for the this netion is that the British were sages with their landlords saying: applications. On
January 20 not able to pick out the Itailans in the "We shall be back in a month." Most having heard anything from the darkness before they themselves were of them left their furniture here and LONDON, Mar. 31. The Germans Immigration Officer I went there and seen. A large menaure of the Fuc-are keeping on the tenancy of their
saw Mr Weill FLPI Assistant im- ceas are playing up the incident tinigration Officer and presented the superiority of British optical instru-
credited must be
the Nazi-paid apartments, Algerian cong between the French
After about
request of the British convoy of four merchantmen and receipt.
hour's
ments
the German instruments Minister, Mr Ronald Campbell, near- British units. The British have ex-search he informed me that he could used by the Italians. cellent reasons for believing that the not trace the applications, there
The ceaseless practice of the Bri-ly all British women here left last upon sent in my
visiting Yard tish flees in night fighting also une night for Istanbul. A special train ships, were laden with contrarlo Mr Forrest and was then brought|doubtedly contributed to, the signal to-night is taking the remaining Ger- chiefly a big consignment of
The incident is unfortunate as the to its offee. He asked me whether victory. It seems probable that the mans to Vienn Vichy Government are acting under was Consul tau carriero" and I fallons pul to sea in en attempt to the Inspiration, If not pressure, of the replied that I was Honorary Consul;
intercept British convoys. Germans. The rights of the British for Coat Rica. I then told him the to enforce blockade are undisputed in facts and he asked me to make fresh international law and it was only applications and to cancel his receipt by the exercise of great self-restraint for the original ones.
He further that the British did not employ the asked me in future to hand all power which was in their hands of applications to him personally.
A few days later I handed fresh) using coercion against the blockade
the runners but the higher considerations applications
Immigration of humanly prevalled despite the Olleer in person. He Instructed a added provocation of hell-fire from clerk to stamp them "urgent and the shore batteries and attacks from told me to call for them the following the air.
day. I did so and received the Ave entry permits.
nud
ко
to
to
Asked whether he thought the Ital- lans put to sen under German control, Admiral Cunningham was of the opinion that they probably put to sea
under German instigation."
Af the
The Italians have already disap- peared.
Troops On Border
Precise reports in regard to Ger- man troops on the Yugo-Stav frontier are very difficult to confirm, but it is well-known that there are some the Austrian frontier and is easy to send für→ ther concentrations from Western
In the event of
of aggression, the Yugo-Slay Army must be expected immediately to take up mountain positions as the flat frontier will be ideally suited to the German air and tank "blitz."
No Black-Out
It is interesting to note that in the Canberra Inndicap (from the two- milo post ance round and in) on Octo- ber 9, 1937, Strathroy, enrrying 165 bs, ran a dead-hent with Gypsy Lave, carrying 100 lbs, in 104.2, which was only 1.1 secs. more than Sapper'aj
Inst record time of 1.53, established Saturday, The only record which Strathroy has lost at the old weights ls his mile record of 1.44.4, carrying 105 lbs, which, was benten by Happer. carrying 103 lbs, in the Whitsun Hasti cap on May 11 last. Sapper then es tablished the record at 142.0.
In all his triumphs, Birathroy was ridden by Mr Donald Black, the champlon Jockey--an bentablo combination.
un-
Strathroy was award by Mr J. F. Mucgregor.
Yaumati School Annual Sports Meeting
The Yaumat! Government School annual sports were held yesterday on the Central British School Ground. There were 123 comptiliora.
The senior championship resulted in tle between Chan Ylu-kal and Wong Wal-sun with 11 points, and Au Young- chuen, with 15, won the junior cham- plonship.
Mrs H S. Mok presented the prizes High Jump (Senior). Ng Tit-sang 2. Chan Yiu-kal; J, Wong Wal-sun. Height 5 ft. Junior.-1. Poon Chee-wo; 2, Lom Kwok-walt 3, Au Yeung-chuen Height 4 ft 5 in.
'U.S. LABOUR IS mechanized units on READY TO HELP'Rumania while the large number of "The United States Labour railway lines radiating southwards would enable the from Budapest "No Wish To Quarrel
Movement is appreciative of our Germans to mass troops very quickly. Britain has obviously no wish to On the February 18 t went to the position, and is willing to co-along the long flat-Yugu-Slav frontier. quarred with Vichy or interfere with Immigration Office to obtain a visa operate fully, although naturally the legitimate traffle hetween non- for my wife's passport as she wished pecupled France and her colonies, but to go urgently to Kulangsu on M. V desirous of safeguarding its it is clear that Germany cannot be "Cremer" which was selling on the standards."
Sir Walter Citrine, general allowed to take advantage of British 22nd February. In addition I wished generosity and forbearance.
to obtain an entry permit for her secretary of the T.U.C., gave is therefore to
are to be
Chinese nurse who was to accompany this impression of his talks with expected
this her. The matter was urgent is the American Labour leaders. attitude in Britain's that
questions cognate
wil! be object of the visit was to visit a
He has been attending the recent repented to Vichy In unmistakable nephew Mr Nichael Dully who was
convention of the American Federa- Innguage to remove the chances of dangerously ill in Amoy Hospital, repelition of such incidents.
of Labour in New Orleans, "Everyone I met was proud of the I saw Mr M. W. Lo go into Mr struggle that Britain is waging and
of helping," he declared. There has been most revealing was not marked "private" and in fact The
black-out United States Labour meanwhile, cowers under programme for French railway there are a number of clerks working ahure with
leaders the experience
ence of British conditions. This is typical of the transport drawn up by the Germans there but on seeing me the
Man-ching, Kung Kan-lol, togation Officer without enquiring the trade unions In. the war-time emer-difference of outlook of the two cities. recently, covering January 25 March 1, which fell into British purpose of 102, and to see the ledge would be useful to the Ameri-I
of my visit, told me very Henry in the hope that such know- hands
roughly to "get Chinese clerk.
cans in solving their own problems, Accordingly I went to
"I am in no way trying to instruct A Chinese clerk in the General Office, and al-American labour-I am simply trying though
told him that my applicato inform them of our experiences, tion was urgent and informed him of Germany led
the fact I was a Consul he in- oiler ship-
The
British Government have known for some time that French vessels have
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the
Told To Get Out
Don
The lights of Belgrade still blaze defuntly at night despite the fact that the city is merely a few minutes' light from the nearest German air base in Rununla.
Germany goods destined for Forrest's office--the door of which is urpose of my visit was, to Belgrade since the crists. Bucurest
The
Ore And Rubber
provided in the program-1 I had on proof of the urgency ans
1
Fatal Accident
A man and his wife were knocked!
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black-out' in
Irresponsible Actions
BELGRADE, Mnr. 31 (Reuter).— The departure from Yugo-Slavis of a number of German citizens is pro- bably the result of some regrettable incidents due to irresponsible persons on the occasion of patriotle demon-,, strations of March 27 and 28."
According to this programme, some 30,000 tons of bauxite, 10,000 tons of aluminiun and thousands of tona of rubber were to be transferred from Unoccupied France to Absolute priority over
to produce a letter showing that ments was me for some 200,000 tons of nitrate the circumstances I had related above!
A semi-official statement announc- which had arrived in Unoccupied were facts. He then stated that he down on the Cast Peak road lasting this was issued here to-day, add- France from Chile.
would treat the matter as urgent and is sully injured. They dieding: These incidents were deeply Free French newspaper,
thai If I returned, the next day the carly this morning at the Kowloon published in London, writes: visa for my wife's passport would hospital after sustaining serious in-deplored and condeinned both by the Government and publie opinion gen- "Frenchmen will realise, despite the ready, but that with regard to the
crally. According to efforts of the Vichy radio that Ad-nurse's entry permit, I must go
police report, Wong to Put a bus driver was driving his bus see the "General Agent" at 3 along the Castle Peak road in the ment calls on the population to re- miral Darian is playing the Germans se
"With regard to them, the Govern- tion Wyndham Street to whom he wrote Shanshulpo district, when Chan Yau main calm in all circumstances and game: He is pushing collaboration with the Reich to as extreme mits memorandum as to the urgency of (66) and his wife. Ho Par (68), who pay no attention to alarmist rumours. as Laval would have done. If Dars the matter. lan is tied to Berlin, the French
down. They were taken to the Kowany suspleton regarding its desire to were crossing the road, were knacks |
It is doing all in its power to dispel nation repudiates this outrageous
oor Hospital. attitude and remains fulthful to the
maintain Hood relations with alliance with Britain, who is drhting
neighbours." for victory
Over
the common enemy"
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1 then left and sent my clerk to see the General Arent; he was informed at the Agent's ofice that he would have to pay a fee of 52 (being the statutory fee) and in addition $1 for hir, the General Agent's services_in "connection with the matter, and that he was to return the next day.
Refused To Pay
KING'S COUSIN TO
MARRY OFFICER Lady Irls Mountbatten, a cousin of the King and only child of the Mar- quis and Marchioness of Carisbrooke, is to marry Capt. Hamilton O'Malley On the February 19 my clerk re-(of the Irish Guards, The fumed to Wyndham Street where he ment has the King's consent. She is was told that the permit would not 21.
be available for at least seven days
engage-
B. C. K. Hawkins, A. E. Perry Wand accordingly, on my Instructions, dition, although no services had been Pudney, N. Whitley, A. M. J. Wright and
R. M. Wood.
2nd XI v. Kowloon C.C. (home), the application.
F. Strange (Capt), G. Almalle, V. C. Dond,
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my asked for ppd received back rendered by the Agent,
I then went to the Inmigration
Ofice and saw the
Priority Not Expected
ils
Ministerial Activity "VICHY, Mar. 31, (Reuter)=Tho Amtrilch, has gone to Belgrade to Yugo-Slav Minister in Berlin, Dr. inform his government of the "effect which events in Yugo-Slavia produced in Germany," it was on- nounced in "La Sulasc."
have
Mr. Gabrilovich, has gone to Ankara, The Yugo-Slav Minister in Moscow,
according to. the Budapest "Maynap.
The newspaper adds, "M. Gabrilo-
In cross-examination by Mr For- vich is carrying on very important chief clerk, to rest, Mr da Rocha denied that the conversations with the Turkish For- whom related what had happened Immigration Officer had, on the oe-ign Minister, M. Sarajoglu. There is and he then marked the application casion of his visit to the latter's no doubt that he is personally best form "urgent" and said I could have office, used the words, "Please stay informed of the views of the Kremlin the permit that afternoon.
outside.
| and Ankara,
Order of Day
In the afternoon I went back to the.
ascent
You told me to get out," said Mr Immigration Offer and after 1 hud da Rocha. waited for over an hour the clerk Mr Forrest stated that it was a BELGRADE, Mar. 31 (Router), produced the turn of permit from a fact that he could not see a person General Simovitch, the Yugo-Slav Bundle where it had been lying ap-distinctly as far as the door of his Prime. Minister, has issued an Order parently completed all the time. Beomee if he did not have his glasses of the Day, which was broadcast to
me for a ice of $2 which I re-on, but Mr da Rocha said he did not the nation to-day. fused to pay, showing him the notice if Mr Forrest had his glasses General Agent's receipt, but as he on or not.
The manifesto declared: "The in- insisted, I paid under protest and the Answering further questions, Mr terests of the country and nation clerk then threw the permit on the da Rocha said that he expected con-demand that the people shall guard counter in front of me.
sideration, not priority, in his post their own houses and if necessary
On the following day my cierk tion as a consul, and in the urgency even defend them at the cost of their went to the General Agent's Omee of the case referred to he expected Ives for the sake of the Fatherland, and recovered the $2 which he had the immigration clerk to take his the King and the nation. Our Army, paid as a statutory fee, but he was word for it. refused refund of the $1 ́pald In ad- The inquiry is proceeding.
Insist on
Air Force and Navy are prepared to do their duty,"
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