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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH May 16, 1941.
Mr Bevin Describes Deputy Fuehrer Hess as Murderer
والقلمي .
LONDON, May 15 (Reuter)-The Minister of Labour. Mr Ernest Bevin speaking in London to-day, said: "From my point of view, Hess is a murderer. You can understand my feelings about Hess when I tell you that he was the man who collected every index card of every Trade Union leader in Germany and social democrats, and when the time came they were either sent to concentration, camps or were murdered.
"I do not believe that Hitler did not know that Hess was coming to England. For a good many years, I have had to deal with these totalitarian gentle. men and Communists, and I have seen this kind of atunt over and over again. I am not going to be deceived by any of them. Ifess is not a man I would over negotiate with." - "
Duke of Hamilton
LONDON, May 16 (Reuter) The Duke of Hamilton saw Rudolf Hess within 48 hours of his parachute de .cent in Scotland, was revealed to
day.
The
Duke
was on duty at an RAF aerodrome when, on official Instruc-
Hitler's Possible Summer Programme
("Reuter's" Military Commentator)
LONDON, May 16 (Reuter).The flight of Rudolf Hess to Britain is undoubtedly an event of the first importance and will have definitely favourable reactions on Britain's war effort, but whatever may be the real cause of his flight, It will have no effect on events which are immoditely impending.
Hitler's plans for the coming campaign will not be altered or
tion, he flew to Glasgow and met delayed; on the contrary, the SECRET
SUPPLIES SESSION
Hess in the presence of representa-flight of Hess is likely to tives of both the Intelligence Service hasten their execution for and the Foreign Office. Afterwards Hitler. may well feel the the Duke returned to his duties.
Hess is stated to be in an isolated necessity of giving Germany room with an officer in attendance something else to think about His condition and to achieve a fresh triumph and guards nearby.
LONDON, May 15 (Reuter). is said to be improving rapidly. to hearten them.
Plane On Show
Within a month, as I see the situa-The House of Commons will LONDON, May 15 (Reuter)tion, Hiller will invade Spain, with shortly hold a secret session to is to be on show or without France's consent, besiege discuss the Ministry of Supply. Rudolf Hess' plane in Trafalgar Square as part of Lon- Gibraltar and attempt to seize the
The Back Bench Labour member, don's "War Weapons Week." during Atlantic ports of Spain and Portugal. Mr Aneurin Bevan, in the House this which hoped least
There be an attack on afternoon asserted that walf of the total subscribed by ati coupled with an attack on Crete, and much pubile ensity on the matter probably en invasion by air into of supply and asked whether this provincial towns.
To-morrow night, it will be housed Syria. There will be a threat, with would be allayed by a private ses in one of London's most historic perhaps 30 Divisions which are stand-sion. buildings and on Saturday morning ing, Hitler can possibly do it. his Government would have welcomed a Mr Churchill declared that the it will head a procession of National Savings cars and mobile cinezna vans torces in Libya will be reinforced public session. He did not agree that on "Constitution Hill."
and the attack on Egypt pressed there was so much anxiety and he while the work on Turkey and hoped to show that great progress Syria are under way.
was being mude, but anything more foolish than to give facts and figures in details in public, which would go could not imagine,
Later it will be taken to Trafalgar Square where members of the public will be able to view the plane, S. African Comment JOHANNESBURG, May 15 (Reu- ter).-South African newspapers generally agree that the
of might Hesa shows a crack In the Nuzi facade.
The "Cape Times" asks why itler has not published the documents that Hess is suld to inve left behind. The "Rand Daily Mail" states that the fact that Hess chose to be a prisoner of war in Britain rather than go to America via Portugal shows that the flight was a protest as well escape.
ready, on Russia. --
Focus On Vichy
Breach Of Promise Case Judgment
ht
Declaring that he had no hesitation in saying that he did not belleve either: Plaintiff or her witness on the main question involved, namely, whether a promise to marry within a reason=" able time was ever made, the Fuiane Judge, Mr Justice P. E. F. Creasall, in the Summary Court this morning, gave judgment for Defendant with costs in a claim for damages for an alleged breach of promise.
however, certain inferences which it Plaintiff was a Shanglial Chinese is permissible to draw from the con- cabaret-girl, Cheung L1-iam, of duct of a woman to the advances of Min Fat Street, first floor, Wongriel- la man, more especially when chong, and she claimed damages of happens to be a comparative stronger, $1,000 from Chan Ah-ng, merchant, and I feel constrained to say that of 128 Wing Lok Street, first floor. Plaintiff, in asking me to believe that In her statement of claim, Plaintiff woman would allow a strange man alleged that on or about August,
to aleep with her for many nights on , she and Defensant verbally end without permitting intimacy on agreed to marry one another within a quid pro quo basis, has credited me a reasonable time. Relying on this with a lack of intelligence and know- Plainila, ox about edge of the world which I can assure September, 1940, allowed. Defendant her is not justified. to seduce her whereby she became
Judged Demeanour pregnu
I have had ample opportunity to In February, 1941, the statement Judge her demeanour and that of her continued, Defendant, by letter from witness in Court, and, as a result, his solicitor, repudiated and deter- have no hesitation in saying that I anined the said agreement оп his do not belleve either of them on the part and absolutely refused 19 be main question involved, namely, any longer bound thereby.
whether a promise to marry within The defence was a denial there had ever been a promiso marriage.
in
that
of
Mr M, A, da Silva was solicitor for Plaintir, and Mr C. A. Sutherton ituss appeared for Defendant.
Judgment
to
I
no
a reasonable time was ever made,
The case, if I may say so, is a sordid one which does little or credit to either party, and I think the real truth of the matter is whatever Defendant might have said thot Plaintiff during the period of their Mr Justice Cressall said:
so-called friendship, it was for the This is an action claiming the sum sole purpose of entering into an illicit of $1,000, as damages for a breach of relationship with the woman,
which, a promise to marry.
incidentally, she appears to in cases of this nature the cause have been amply rewarded. of action is rule in the law of contract which tiff has failed to make out her claim based on the general For these reasons I hold that Plain-
made
deli-entered for Defendant,
manifestly impossible, agreement, not and judgment with costs will
persons
berately and seriously by capable of contracting and having a ground or reason which is not immoral or forbidden he law, may may have been no eishti be enforced by action, although there the sense of English Law (Rood V. Wallach (1904), T. S. 187-S.AF.)
In order to
to succeed, however, a Plaintiff must show that, not only did the Defendant promise to marry but that she promised to marry him; for
for
BRITISH WAR LOSSES
be
-Official
LONDON, May 15 (Router).
It will be seen how much thes to Lisbon and then to Germany, he, to in this, as in all other caseAuthentic figures of British
An a war.
"We really must leave some work for the German Intelligence," he added amid laughter.
plans centre round Vichy to an even greater extent than they do round Russin. This fact will force brave decisions on the British War Counc and equally on General de Cauile.
Mr. Churchill displayet some re STOCK EXCHANGE sentiment in a debate recently when charges of fighting a kid-glove war Investment Buying were made. Now he must give proof:
LONDON, May 15 (Reuter). The that Britain is not going to fight auch Stock Exchange to-day continued to bu cheerful, Industrials were firm, Meanwhile, British strategy should pro-War Afrikaan's paper be directed to meeting the Nazispecially breweries on fair invest-
ment buying. "Suiderstem" spys that the flight is threats not on the Continent of the beginning of an exodus of Nazi Europe, ns has been the case to date, at the start but closed steady.
Glit-edged stocks declined silghtly leaders who fear the wrath of the where the Germans can bring In Oils tended to be caster. Coppers misguided German people as their overwhelming numbers, but in Africa and tins were firmly held. hour of reckoning approaches,
and in Asia where the British Em-
Foreign bonds were firm. Egyptian at 75, and Czech 8 per cent, were three up at 37.
Wall Street was hesitant.
No Hitler Statement pire can redress the balance of num-four per cent, were a pound higher BERLIN, May 15 (UP).- -Informa-bers and even swing it to the Allied tion made available to the foreign side. press to-day stated that Hitler dots not intend to make, a public state- ment regarding Rudolf Hess at the present, but it is admitted that the affair is a topic of greatest interest 'and discussion to the "man in the street,"
"Nobody doubts that Hess was overcome due to Ideallstic reasona by a fixed Idea that
could bring about peace after convincing England that a continuation of the war was senseless," was the official announce- ment,
American Comment
Rescued From
Desert Crash
TIN COMMITTEE LONDON, May 10 (Reuter). The International Tin Committee did not |issue a communique after its meet-
a contract must be mutual. There is,
of course, no necessity to prove the casualties on the Western Front actual promise in words for the other and in Norway were given to- party's acceptance of the offer may day by a Government spokes-
inferred from
rom surrounding
circumstances, as for example, the
fact that the woman made no objec- tion at the time of the offer, and that she permitted Defendant to visit her in the capacity of a sultor.
Corroboration
man in the House of Commons.
The total troops sent to France up to June, 1940, were 437,000.
Altogether 384,000 were brought away and 40,000 It is also necessary for the eviden. were left as prisoners of war.
The corresponding figures for ce, in support of the promise, to be corroborated by some other material Norway were 23,800 sent; evidence. This corroboration by it-22,600 brought away; and 950 self need not go to the length of Proving the promise; it will be left as prisoners of war. evidence in respect of the sumelent it it
it supports plaintiff's
BRITAIN'S NEEDS
in
so as to make it appear reason probable that her testimony that the promise was given is true; and it NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuter) need
be not necessarily of facts sub-Mr James V. Forrestal, the United sequent to the engagement, but may States Under-Secretary for the Navy, consist of facts prior to it (Wilcox V. has given President Roosevelt a list Godfrey (1872 20 L.T. 481).
of Britain's most urgent requirements These briefly are the
the considerations
wor materials, declares. the which must be applied to the eviden- Washington parties, and in my appreciation of the position there, is only one ques- tion to be answered, namely, was a promise to marry ever made by the Defendant?
ing yesterday, but it is understood which has been adduced by the "New Yoricorrespondent of
that it drafted an agreement cover- Incident of Desert Warfare ing the proposed next restriction perlod beginning January, 1942, for LONDON, May 15 (Reuter). presentation to the signatory govern- -Beside a wrecked plane stood ments,
The space for standard tonnage in
a solitary figure while intensive the draft has been left blank as the fire from the fort of Rutbah and governments have not yet decided from an insurgent nest in the about the matter of tonnages which sand dunes, swept across the the Committee recommended some
NEW YORK, May 15 (Router) The "New York Times" yesterday declared: "Hess is good news for Englard. He is at that the enemy is more vulnerable than he desert. appears on the battlefeld. It is a This was the scene that confronted sign that the formidable monster that a young Flying Officer who was terrorises Europe is still abnormal | making a lone bombing attack on and preposterous and morked for the desert fort held for days by leuqi self-destruction. The escape of Hess rebels, says a report from R.A.F. worries Hitler and must spread and headquarters in the Middle East to deeper the doubts that cat into secret the Air Ministry. Germany."
caster, said: “Hesă filed because of the very fundamental split between the Nazi leaders. Hess always struck me as the most normal man in the whole Naxt Party. If he was not, why would he be allowed to make a publle speech 'ns late as May 17"
weeks ago.
ce
Relationship of `Parties
It is clear from the evidence that an illicit relationship existed be- tween Plaintiff and Defendant be
September,
1940,
but intimacy be- tween a man and his mistress (as
tween the months of July and
the
in
Mr Forrestal was recently London. It is understood that he told President Roosevelt that Britain particularly needed heavy bombers, heavier tanks and ships.
MALTA RAID DAMAGE
MALTA, May 15 (Reuter)-Con-
Exports To Russia Punti undoubtedly was) is no siderable damage to civilian pro-
Resumed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGR«PH" WASHINGTON, May 15 (UP)-It
is learned here to-day that the
0
William Shirer, the C.B.S. broad- his plane as close to the wreck as United States has resumed the ex- he actual promise itself? Accord or R.A.F. property was damaged and
The Flying Officer at once landed
possible.
Then he recommised the gure standing near it as his Com manding Officer.
ta
STOCK MARKET REPORT
evidence at all from which the court Perly was caused and some people would be entitled to draw the con-were killed in Wednesday night's
out by clusion that the relationship of en-raid which was carried guged
smaller formation of enemy planes persons existed.
than usual. What, therefore, is the evidence of
Bombs were dropped. No naval ports of machinery to Russia and it ing to Plaintiff, Defendant, having
service casualties, is belleved that the talks between the made violent love to her in her bed-here were no Secretary of State, Mr Cordell Hull room late one night remarked, "I love states an official communique. and the Soviet
Ambassador, M. you very much and if you have no Oumansky opened the way for the objection I shall marry
you!" resumption of talks regarding Russo- which she replied to the effect that American trade between M. she did not trust himi as she did not Oumansky and Mr Sumner Welles, pelieve he would marry a mere danc- Under Secretary of State.
ing girl. Then, apparently, the de- An R.A.F. armoured car, com-
endant pulled her into an adjoining anded by another Squadron Leader, LONDON, May 15 (British Wire ropin where he asked a Mr Yinr Pong then drove up and positioned itself less) The United States are send-
whether he (Defendant) had a wife. between the aircraft and the fort ing to Britain a committee of Ameri- On being answered in the negative, und returned the insurgents' fire. can medical men to try and find out
Defendant and his concubine return- The Squadron Leader was the only why the people have come throughed to the bedroom where the follow- a naval auxillary vessel, made the urvivor of the wrecked frcraft and
he was seriously wounded,
health than in the years of peace.
Nine junk masters were fined $15 or 14 days' hard labour at the Marine Court this morning for au- choring their junks in Tytam Boy, a prohibited, area. Lieut Brown on
arresis,
Effective Cross-Fire
The cross-fire from the rebels was Intensive and the rescue aircraft was hit several times,
do
the winter's ordeals with better aken pince.
conversation is alleged to have
pince. Delendam"Yes"
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ainly marry you."
A Conversation
Mr Yim Fong who was called by Plaintly has stated that when De-
to marry this
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o which the witness replied "No."
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145 with an amateur prostituta"-- whitover that expression may mean, ties will be handed over shortly.
The paper adds that other proper
declares that who paid for his
ploantre and that he knew nothing
as allegation" of a promise to
marry until he received a letter from
her sollaltor in February 1941
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