Inspiring Words To Indians
Patiala Company PATIALA, May 15 (Router). "I expect each one of you to uphold the glorious traditions bequeathed to us and to lay down your lives, if need be, in defence of the British Empire. which is at present fighting for the preservation of human liberty and civilisation."
With these words, the Maharajah of Patiala bude farewell to the officers and men of the Motor Transport Company raised in the state of Patiala on the eve of their departure for active service with the British forces,
The Maharajah added that to all brave people the call to duty such as the present one should prove. a. source of Inspiration and Jubilation, and he hoped that his soldiers would at lease live up to if not improve upon the high standard of loyalty and sacrifice set up by their ancestors.
He assured the men that his Gov- ernment would take every possible cure of their famlilos in their absence.
Fell 35 Feet From Ship
American To Be X-Rayed
Mr Herman Lalger, the American | who was admitted to the Kowloon
Hospital st night following an ae- cident at the Kowloon Wharf, was this morning reparted to be doing too well." It is understood that he win he X-rayed This! morning.
Mr Laigar was reported to have fallen from a height of 35-t and struck his hend on the railway lines on the wharf. He was taken to the Hospital shortly after midnight. Hel fell from the President Tyler.
STOCK EXCHANGE
Investment Buying LONDON, May 15 (Reuter).The
Stock Exchange to-day continued to
be cheerful. Industrials were firm, especially breweries on fair invest
ment buying.
Gilt-edged Blocks declined slightly at the start but closed steady.
Oils lended to be caster. Coppers
and tins were firmly held.
Foreign bonds were firm. Egyptian four per cent. were a pound higher at 75, and Czech 8 per cent. were
three up at 37,
Wall Street was hesitant.
Convoy Showdown Postponed
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UP)—, The Senate showdown on the use of convoys was definitely postponed to- day when Senator Charles Tobey un--
Friday
The Rev. Vernon Blones and his bride, the former Miss Dorothy Ann While, nursing sister, of Bradford. Yorkshire, who were married at the Methodist Church, yesterday.-Ming Yuen.
Sold Pro-Nazi Paper: Filipinos Arrested
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Charged with spreading subversive principles Inimical to the Philippine Government, three persons were arrested in Munila
May 16, 1941.
Middle East Aerial Activity, Summary
LONDON May 15 (Reuter).-A. British Middle East com- munique issued to-day states:
"Cirenalen-On the night of May 12-13, bombers over Benghazi registered direct hits on the railway, the military headquarters, government buildings and the base of the Cathe- drat mole. Fires were started but detailed observation difficult. Numerous reconnaissance patrols were carried out yesterday.
Dodecanese
"Dodecanese.On the pre- vious night, aérodromes at! Maritza and Calato were bombed. Fires were started and there. were hita near dispersed, air- craft.
Iraq
Abyssinia
at
Was
Mistaken For Fifth Columnist
Mistaken for a Fifth Column-
"Iraq. There have been continuous aerial attacks on rebel positions and objectives such as aerodromer-all-ist during night exercises. n ways and motor transport. Amara, sergeant received Rashid, Mosul and the rallway
a bayonet Baghdad were all raided.
wound, and died in hospital,
At the inquest at Winch- "Abyssinia Direct hits were ob-combe, Gloucestershire. on the tained on Fort Mendi in Central sergeant, William Nolan (33), Abyssinia, and machine gun posts verdict was recorded of "Death and troops were attacked at Selasclamanna and Glabbassire by by misadventure, with negli units of the South African Air gence, by Private Arthur Rath," Force.
whose bayonet causéd The wound.
Malta "Malta Enemy aircraft raided
The Jury added a rider that there Malta on the night of May 13-14, was negligence by Colour Sergt. causing slight damage to R.A.F. William Power, for permitting one property, but no casualties, civilian of his men to carry a fixed bayonet.
military. There wns another small raid yesterday, British fighters intercepted end drove of!
planes.
these
"Impaled"
A private told the coroner that he heard someone shout: "Stop those
"Frem all these operations, two men. They are Fifth Columnists!"
Private 'Rath said he was told to take
aircraft
were lost but the pilot of
one of them escaped safely by para-forc a man under arrest. He there-
chute."
Chaplin Sued By Writer
Konrad Bercovici, novelist, who claims he originated Charlie Chaplin's film, "The Great Dictator," is suing Chaplin for
last week for selling what police said was a subversive newspa-£1,562,500, says a New York per, "Kalakal," and for displaying placards on bicycles contain- Ing pro-Nazi statements.
They were riding on bicycles
carrying placards which contain AUTOGRAPH
ed vernacular statements that $300,000,000 would be spent to spread Nazism all over the world, extending to the Philippines, police said.
According to police findings, says the "Manila Bulletin," the "Kalakal" is a subversive newspaper carrying articles which constitute a menace to the Philippine Government,
PLEASED COURT
A motorist who was fined £1 at Calne (Wilts) recently for speeding also provided three court officials with his autograph:
The man wrote three letters to the court explaining why he had driven through the town at 48 m.p.
Supt. Sadler, who received one of the letters, carefully cut out the
Several copies of the newspaper; were confiscated by the police to- į signature.
sether with the placards displayed ed sult. He handed the autograph
on the bicycles and will be used as
evidence.
Japanese
nounced that he would not In Champion Retires
his unll-convoy resolution S an
to the pending foreign
aming bill.
ship
Senator Tobey indicated that be will probably await President Roo- sevelt's Areside chat on May 27 before taking further action.
From Wrestling
The clerk watched him and follow- in the magistrates.
The clerk cut out the signature to the third letter and kept it himself. The motorist whose autograph was
so eagerly collected was Jack Payne.
Five Hours Afloat On Plane Wing
Tokyo, May 15. After bombing a military barracks, "Sumo" Grand Champlon Minano- convoy of lorries and a parade of gawa, whose gigantie 6 feet 3 inches goose-stepping Germans, a Coastal
318 lb. frame makes him the Command largest of Japan's wrestlera-and-co-bound from Norway, had to make a flying-boat, homeward holder, with handsome, Invincible
and
Exports To Russia Fabriyama, of the ranking of Grand forced landing on the sea.
Resumed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, May 15 (UP)—It
is learned here to-day that
the
United States has resu d the ex-
Champion (Yokozuna), yesterday an- A wing-tip was damaged and the nounced his withdrawal from netive Dying-bost began to heel dangerous- wrestling.
ly.
(out of Ave.
The reason for the startling an- To provide compensating weight, nouncement is a bad case of Sciatica, members of the crow climbed out of which was the direct cause of poor the machine and lay on the other showing in the current Sumo tourna-wing for five hours while the pilot ports of machinery to Russia and 1/ment, in which he lost three matches taxled in a choppy sea iowards the is believed that the talks between the Whether or not the retirement will British shore. Secretary of State, Mr Cordell Hull be permanent, Minanagawa is not cer- and the Soviet Ambassador, M. tain, but at any rate he will rest for Oumansky opened the way for the some time with a view to suitably im resumption of talks regarding Russo- proving his mind and catching up the American trade between M. complicated state of world affairs by Oumansky and Mr Sumner Welles, attending lectures at the famous Under Secretary of State,
Waseda University,-Domel.
Wants To Aid Eire
WASHINGTON; May 15 (UP),—
A bill was introduced in the Senate
to-day requesting. President Roose-
"Y" Beat Signals At Water-polo
velt to allow Eire to borrow or lease | A fast water-polo game took place armaments under the terms of the in the Anny pool yesterday when Lend and Lease Bill, and to employ European Y.M.C.A. bent Signals 4-0 "every means
delivery after a 1-0 lend at the interval. A. F. Insure
May (2), R. Goldman and W. B. Ure thereof."
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fixed his bayonet, and was marching the man away when Nolan sprang at them. He did not thrust the bayonet at Nolan, who must have impaled himself on it as he sprang forward..
He was a cook and was. not ac- customed to ordinary duties, he said.
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Runs Short
Of Whisky
(New
Bercovici says that Chaplin, on Jan. 5, 1937; agreed to work with him on a series of films.
Bercoviei claims he submitted one den which resembled the theme of
Not one Auckland 1938, Chaplin told him Zealand) hotelkeeper will now that for political and other reasons, sell a bottle of whisky over the the film could not be made.
But, unknown to him, Chaplin bar counter, nor a half-bottle, went on with the
Bercovici nor a small flask, The roblicans alleges.
have not got them to sell.
Even nips, sold in bara for
Sarajevo Tablet Given To Hitler
Konrad Bercovici, born In Rumania 9 years ago, went to New York in consumption on the premises, 1918.
are limited to certain brands.
Wholesale wine and spirit mer. chants are in the same plight. Semu are still able to give old customers are bottle with a monthly order, but the majority have none at all A German officer has carried of tined for New Zealand have been
Hundreds of cases of whisky Bes vis) commemorating the assassinn-ink by enemy action, the tablet at Sarajevo (in Yugosla-
and until tion of Archduke Francis Ferdinand further cargoes arrive the drought of Austria on June 20, 1914.
will continue. The officer presented the tablet to
New Drink Fashions Hitler, who will hand it to the Ger- Gir supplies are nearly as short. man War Museum.
It is almost
Impossible to buy a bottle of gin retail.
Aucklanders are rapidly adop- new fashions in drinks. Beer is largely replacing spirits. and sherry parties are replacing cocktail parties. There is
plenty of good quality Australian sherry available.
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were shot dead while they were driving in an open carriage through the streets of Sarajevo.
war,
The assassination led to the 1914-18
The assessing were Bosnians, of Serbian origin.
Baby's Cry Scares
Off Burglar
Two-year-old Elizabeth, daughter of Wing Commander J. M. Bliker- ton, should have been asleep in her cot her heme at Denham (Bucks). P} :hnrimen, She was white awake. Too wide awake for a bár- room window, switched on the lights glar who climbed through her bed-
and began searching in some drawers. The burglar did not see Elizabeth, when he heard her cry "Mummy." 50 he was disagreeably surprised He fled. Out of the window and down a ladder he had placed there.
Japanese In US. Training
American sailors from the visiting noval squadron vainly sought to buy whisky when in Auckland.
They had to be content with runs t various doubtful breeds, which they took away I small finsks to private parties at which they enter tained.
ISOLATIONISTS DEFEATED
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuter). The Senate to-day defeated on Isolationist effort to veto, the transfer another despite arguments that such of shipping from one belligerent to transfer would be "needless provoca- tive acts of war.",
It will be recalled that the House of Representatives defeated a simliar amendment on May 7.
Battleship Commissioned
Young Americans of Japanese ancestry are being selected for mill- tary training in United States Ariny camps up and down the Pacific Coast.
PHILADELPHIA, May 15 (UP).- Names among those chosen to be The 35,000 ton battleship Washington come American soldiers are typical which cost $80,000,000 to build was of what might well be taken from formally commissioned here to-day. the roster of troops in Japan, as She carries nine 18-inch guns, has a Yoshio Fujita, Kazu Sera, Masaru speed of 30 knots and a cruising Nakamoto, Makato Tsuchiyama, range of 5,000 miles. Tomo Goto, Kazami Kawafuchi, Masaki Yoshino, and Nobuo Mat- sumoto.
Quisling Men Beat Boys
A fresh example of Quislingite violence towards Norwegian school- children is reported by the Swedish newspaper "Socialemokraten."
Export Bill Passed
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UP),— The Senate to-day unanimously passed the, Philippine export con- tral bill which now goes to the House.
Prisoners Of War Lose Free Smokes LONDON, May 15 (Reuter).---
A detachment of Quisling's storm- Information having been received troopers forced their way into a that the German Government have school at Skien and took away four discontinued the free 1ssue ok boys who, they alleged, had "mal-cigarettes to British prisoners of a member of the Quialing war, the British War Office has con- treated" a Youth Guard.
sequently taken parallel action where The boys were stripped nakett and German prisoners of war ard con- beaten with leather straps.
corned, it is authoritatively stated.
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