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Monday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 28, 1941
Axis Start Drive On British Fireman's Troubles
Suez & Alexandria
·FROM PAGE ONE
enemy columns are active south of the Sollum escarpment but. It is Im- probable that they are over 10 miles from the sea. It is Impossible to say at present whether the enemy move- | ment may develop into a big attack.
Axis Threat to Egypt. CAIRO, Apr. 27 (Reuter)The crossing of the Egyption frontler by Axis forces was made by two motor- ised columns, believed largely com posed of Italians, They advanced ard south of the escarpment which runs to the sea at Sollum.
The advance is believed in usually well-informed circles licte, to extend no more than 16 to 20 miles from the sea and there is no indication of a sweep to the south.
castward
Activities on this front hitherto have been confined to the Capuzzo- Sollum area.
The situation is said to be roughly the
same as that of last September when the Italians reached Sidl Bar- rani.
It is believed, however, that the enemy dispose of considerably less than the four or five divisions which the Italians used for their push to Sid Barrant Inst year.
Harrying Tactics
This new enemy advance has not been effected without some losses of material, as the resuit of successful harrying tactles by British armoured
vehicles.
There are maintaining contact with and acting as a brake the enemy upon his progress.
The possibility of an enemy push agalasi Sidi Barrant is not ruled out In usually well-informed circles here. But even if the enemy reaches this port
it is stated that the situa- tion would be less favourable to him that last year since his forces are not so strong. Moreover, the British are solidly entrenched at Tobruk, threatening his flank.
So far there is little sign of enemy air activity.
OCCUPATION
OF ATHENS
>>FROM PAGE ONE
zo and Solium were defeated ani thrown back to the mouth by country-
with attacks in co-operation
the Luftwaffe. Attempts to break out of Tobrukt failed.
"German U-boats in the Atlantic sank Ave enemy merchantmen total- ling 38,145 tons. German bombers in the area off England destroyert
a 5,000 ton morelantman and two merchantmen as well as a destroyer from low level attack.
"German bombers last night again effectively bombed the supply and shipyards at Liverpool as well as other harbours along the British south and cast coast.
The enemy last night. dropped explosives and incendiary bombs at various places in the occupied terri-
"the tory and the north German coastal aren the majority of which were on the residentini districts of Hamburg. No economic or military damage was done. Several elvilions were killed and injured. Two enemy bombers were shot down."
BULLITT AND-
CHINA AID
FROM PAGE ONE
attacked
On Board Greek Steamer
Accused added that it was a Greck
"It is not a very pleasant duty for me to find a case like this I can assure you. I fine your $25 or, in default, 14 days hard Inbour,” said Comdr J. Jolly at the Marine Court this morn- ing to Richard Donovan, 35, of Liverpool, England, and late fire- man on a Greek steamer. and April 207-I have told you why
The Magistrate added: "If you I did not report to the Police. decide to serve the sentence, there was no use to report that mat
Dld you see anybody?-I know when you finish it you will find ter to anybody. I had reported that the Follce, especially the previously and no one had helped Water Police and Sub-Inspector me, Olivier, will be only too willing ship and he had been told that he to help you. You can get in could be placed back aboard the ship touch afterwards with the Mer-but that there were no rights" to cantile Marine Office and see look into the matters of the ship.
Comdr Jolly: When you left the whether employment could be ship on the afternoon of April 22 found for you on board a British did you not know that she would be ship."
sailing? Donovan was charged with (a) Accused: I did not know. I was breach of merchant chipping dis- not sure. Nobody was
Bure, No- cipline on April 23 by wilfully or body knew exactly. negligently remaining in the Colony Money to Go Ashore after the departure of üis vessel and Sub-Inspector Ollivier then sald (b) being found, on April 20, that he was aboard the ship Saturday destitute and likely to become a week and the Captain was paying charge upon public funds by reasons the crew money. The Captain had of insufficient means of support.
asked whether it woul
would be alright Defendant pleaded not guilty
to the to give Accused money to go ashore, first charge and admitted the second The Sub-Inspector had pointed out that he had brought the Accused aboard and now it was intended to Sub-Inspector Olivier explained give him money to go ashore.
Accused: The ship Was under that the Actused left his ship on Wednesday or Thursday morning and sailing orders and yet he gave his after missing the ship he gave himself crew money for them to go ashore.
It is insanity. i un
After considering the evidence Ing. On April 10, the Accused had appeared before the Court for being Comdr Jolly declared: I can't help absent from the ship and had been thinking that you wilfully remained certain the ordered to be talten aboard the vessel. ashore until you were
Comdr Jelly: Do you admit that ship had sailed.
Comdr Jolly adjourned the case for on April 10 you appeared before the
fuller consideration before nil- Marine Court for disabrying a com
nouncing his decision, mand of the master of the ship?
which Comdr Jolly said he had no authority to deal with.
to the Police on Saturday morn-
Escorted to Ship Accused: I was escorted back to the ship.
Giving evidence on oath, Sub- Inspector Olivier said that the ship on which the Accused was employed hand cleared port on Wednesday and Defendant gave himself up on Saturday.
the
Jews Herded
In Ghetto
More ncts of repression
Testifying on his own being this against the peoples of Nazi-
After leaving
occupied countries are reported: Court
last Saturday week I was escorted back to the ship by the The Berlin correspondent of Police. On arrival aboard the ship I the Swiss paper "Basler Nach- met the Caplain and the Chief Officer. richten" states that the German They invited me ashore to the Lidu authorities in Holland have set
Dance Hall with the rest of the crew.
all.
It was said that it was a Greek up a ghetto in Amsterdam. holiday. I was there attacked by The reason given is "serious in- seven or eight of the crew of Greeks.cidents caused by Jewish provoca→ I reported the matter to the Police! tians which took place when Dutch but they did not take any action at Nazis marched through the Jewish
district of the city." ***
Quisling Threatened From Oslo comes
a report that Quisling is
dozens receiving threatening lellers and people not to belonging to his organisation are not allowed to approach him. He is guarded
rded day and night.
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Sub-Inspector Olivier: I do not know anything about that.
Comdr Jolly: I don't think
that this is netually relevant.
Accused: It is all leading up why I am not aboard the ship.
Locked Up
Was
Continuing, the Accused sald: On Sunday, April 20, I was locked up again and I was escorted back to the ship on Tuesday morning. I again ordered ashore by the Captain for a cholera injection. The certi- ficate is dated April 22. This proves that I was on the vessel and that I came ashore to be inoculated. returned to the ship in the afternoon and was pushed ashore. I was push- ed down the gang plank by five or six of the Greeks. They did not want me on the ship.
Comdr Jolly: Did you not report -the-matter-to-the-Police:
No Use Reporting Accused: 1 already reported to the Police before on two occasions but they did not protect me.
Comdr Jolly: If you had gone to the Police I feel certain that they would have assisted you and would United States will not be
have seen that you got back aboard. are visionary. We have not yet been did not report the matter to the attacked by Germany, Italy or Japan | Police because I had done so before is for one reason only that they have not been able to get at us."
The British have kept Italy and Germany occupied in Europe while the Chinese have similarly stalled Japan. "By draining the energy of Japan, the Chinese have rendered and are rendering a far greater ser vier to the people of the United States and Britain than we, here, have over rendered to them. The Chinese, no less than the British, are fighting battles which are the make ing of our security.
COMMENT ON ROOSEVELT VISIT
"The National Times says that the visit of President Roosevell's son to China following closely that of Dr Laughlin Currie, is comparable to the visit of Mr Wendell Wilikle to England offer that of Mr Harry Hopkins.
the
Mr Willkie's visit indicated American people's concern over Britain at war. Captain Roosevelt's coming to China showed the same American feeling toward this country.
The paper wishes Captain RoosC- velt happiness during his sojourn in China and expresses the hope that he will, on his return, report to the
American people the excellent
morale of the Chinese despite almost four years of hardships and misery and their firm determination to win final victory and complete nailonal reconstruction.
RUST ON KULTURĮ
LONDON, Apr. 27. (Reuter) -----"The stamp of Kultur and the true German Order has been Imposed by Hitler on these Eastern German territories," declared Herr Rust, German Minister of Education, opening the now Ger- man university of Poznan (Poland) founded by Hitler,
Herr Rust added: "The district of Warta must be the granary of the Relch,"
and they had not helped me.
In this particular case where you are vitally concerned you failed to report to the Police?—I did not take any action at all. I just reported myself to the Registration. people— the Passport Office. That was on Saturday, April 26.
I would like to know why you did not do anything between April 22
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