CROSLEY
American Baby.cam In three Smart Modeli Convertible Sedan Parkway Delivery Station Wagon
on display
FAR EAST MOTORS
PHONE 59101
DELIVER
The SECOND EDITION TALCOM
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881 二拜禮 號三月六英港香
TUESDAY JUNE 3, 1941.
日九初月五
BINGLE COFY 18'CENTME
- $38.00 PER ANNUM-
No. 10470
POWDER
'GARDENIA!! Monster
CUSS
POPULAR
FLOWERS – 85c
NTRIGUE**;
WHITEAWAY'S
WHY DICTATORS MET: INVASION OF BRITAIN OR NEAR EAST THRUST
Special to the “Telegraph”
WHETHER THE AXIS WILL ATTACK THE BRITISH ISLES THIS SUMMER OR PUSH EASTWARD Across the MEDITERRANEAN TOWARDS THE SUEZ CANAL IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN DECIDED AT THE MUSSOLINI-HITLER “MYSTERY MEETING” YESTERDAY, DECLARES A DESPATCH FROM REYNOLDS PACKARD, “UNITED PRESS” STAFF CORRES- PONDENT IN ROME,
Talk of possible landings against Britain which coased some time ago has been revived as a result of the success of the Crete operation. Some observers suggest that Crete might have been the "guinea pig" test for an invasion of England.
200 Nazis Seized
1
by Dutch Warship
French Ship Intercepted
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, June 2 (UP).The Netherlands Navy went into action to-day when, according to an official communique, the Dutch warship, Van Kinsbergen, inter- cepted the French ship Winnipeg while she was in West Indies water, bound from Dakar to Martinique, ***~More than 200 Germans were aboard,
"The reason for the presence of these Germans is not "at" all clear, and they are now undergoing examination," stated the communique,
No dotails were released as, to the fate of the Winnipeg, The Van Kinsbergen is a ship of 1,760 tons, carries a com- plement of 190 men, and is capable of a speed in excess of 25 knots,
SYRIA
TAKES ALARM
French. Declare State
· Of Siege
LONDON, June 2 Reuter) General Denz, High Commis- sioner of Syria, has proclaimed a state of Siege in Eastern Syria, sintes the Paris Radio.
The Radio adds that several aerodromes in Syria have been bombed, including the aerodrome near Aloppo.
•
Weygand Reports VICHY, June 2 (UP)-General Weygand arrived from Algiers by plane to-day to report to Marshal Petain regarding the situation lu Africa.
The General is also considered to be best acquainted with the situation In Syria.
Wires Cut
CAIRO, June 2 (Reuter),-Tele- graphic and telephonic communica- tions between here and Syria have
LUFTWAFFE FURYON MANCHESTER
Heavy Whitsun Raid
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“
The Italians press openly boasts that the Axis will "pursue the British fleet castward."
Greater secrecy surrounded the latest meeting of the dictators than at any previous conferences in the past. Observers point out that this meeting follows shortly after President Roosevelt's speech which the Axis press generally regarded as indicating that the United States will be actively intervening in the war very soon.
Air Invasion of Cyprus? SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAFK" BERLIN, June 2 (UP),~~Hinting at Cyprus or a frontal attack on the a possible nir borne Invasion of British Isles, Air Marshal Goering, the swift conquest of Crete, declaring
In nn order of the day, boasted of
that it "proves that there is no un- conquerable island for the Luftwaffe. I know my deathly courageous mir Lorte
in battle, knows only He concluded, "Forward In spirit, victors of Crete. Long live the Fuehrer."
Victory Proved
Rome Suggestion
German
Warplanes In Syria
Reported To Be 200
ROME, June 2 (UP).—Pite meeting LONDON, June 2 (Reuter),- between Hitler and Mussolini is con- The passage of German war- sidered natural following the Axis victory at Crete which the Italian planes castward to Syria from press generally declares las prepared the Nazis' newly-occupied the way for another thrust in the Aegean bases has been augment- Mediterranean area shortly. The ed greatly during the past five majority of observers believe that such future action was the subject days, according to reports from of to-day's meeting, and that plans Turkey's southern frontier, were drawn up.
states the Columbia Broadenst- ing System's, representative in
Some estimates place the planes at 200.
The meeting began at 10.20 a.m. Land ended at 3.30 pm. A short time-Ankara
was taken out for a "frugal lunch" which was vegetarian and non- alcoholic. The meeting occurred on the Italian side of the Brenner Pass. Both Mussolini and Hitler arrived by private train, cach equipped with anti-aircraft batteries. Mussolini ar- rived at 10 o'clock his train heiting on the tallon side of the Pass. Hitler arrived at 10.15.
their
LONDON, June 2 (UP),——— Waves of German bombers, for Italy The Stooge several hours early this morning, day's meeting between Hitler and LONDON, June 2 (Reuter).-To- circled Manchester almost in- Mussolini
with cessantly
attendant amidst continuous Foreign Ministers in the Brenner anti-aircraft gun fire. They Pass, is significant as showing the dropped thousands of incendiary necessity for further co-ordination bombs on many towns as well as TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 high explosives.
Reports so far indicate that the death toll will not be particu-| larly heavy. At least two raiders were shot down.
hit but the damage to two was con- Three hospitals in Manchester were fined to roof fires. In the third, elght nurses were trapped and rescuers re- covered the bodies of five and are digging feverishly for others, two of whom are still able to talk through the debris.
Activity Elsewhere! LONDON, June 2 (UP)-A joint
been suspended by order of the communiqué Issued by the Air
TURN to Back Page, Column 3 TURN to Back Page, Column 5
Taking
Up Positions
For Grim
Grim Struggle
(By “Reuters” Military Commentator)
LONDON, June 2-It seems an unfortunate mistake not to have occupied many of the Dodecanese and Greek Islands in the Aegean Sea months ago and to have built aerodromes on them. whorever possible.
very heavy and It remains to be seen
TRANS JORDANIA FIGHTING
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" noon newspaper "La Tribuna" under
ROME, June 2 (UP)-The after a Vichy date line, declares that Transjordania violent fighting is underway In commanded by Fauzi Kaukji and between tribesmen Britsh troops en route to Iraq.
going on for the last 20 days.
It adds that the fighting has been
LATEST
|
All available information from Syrin itself, adds the commenta- tor, indicates that the French Command and Colonial troops are rapidly digging in for a fight. On the Palestine frontier, they have mined all roads, blown up all bridges und erected anti-tank barricades in preparation for the worst.
The French authorities are granting no passport visas either to Palestine e: Iraq.
How The
OUR NEW BOMB -IN ACTION!
HERE is the picture wa hane all been waiting to see!" One of Britain's new type of bomba bursting on the target in the R.A.F. raid on Emden,
The Air Force is now using a new bomb with an explosive more, powerful than any- thing used in the world before,
Britain proved the can "take it." Now Britain is "handing it outwith compound
This picture, taken from one of our night bombers right on the job, shows the import- ant seaport of Emden receiving a battering in a night raid, Docks, railways, factories, ships were blasted,
inforest.
The white patch of light towards the top of the picture is the actual flash as the
·bomb explodes. The flash is so big that it lights up the target. In the foreground you see flames and amoke from fires already started.
Product of months of experiment and research, the new British bomb is proof Britain's striking power, which grows daily,
British Navy Saved Heavy Raid On
15,000 War-Battered Soldiers
By RICHARD MACMILLAN Special to the "Telegraph"
The
Chungking
CHUNGKING, June 2 (Reuter),
British Embassy was badly, damaged and the French Consulate was demolished when 27 Japanese aircraft.ralded Chungking to-day.
There were no
the Embassy staff.
Mallies among
A bomb-landed Immediately Echind
e
Kerr,
* "but dia⋅ not
Methodist Hospital
CAIRO, June 2 (UP)-Bloodstained and ragged, their wounds covered with dirty bandages and many without shoes, Britain's Imperial Army has returned from Crete from where it had been evacuated from the open beaches by British warships was damaged by two bombs.
The American Methodis which faced unrestricted dive bombing to rescue the men who were sheltered in ea by the Junkmen along the river Very heavy casualties were suffer- caves on the beaches.
TURN to Back Page, Column 5
The figure of 15,000' saved gives an inadequate iden of the
Hard Labour job the navy carried out because,
For Chattey
owing the herde ou trout: How Mechanised Units
to lack of harbours, once Suda Bay had fallen, the
rescue work was carried out by
Captain Walter. Harold Powiceland destroyers which nosed. their Covered British Rear
Chattey of the Middlesex Regiment
was sentenced to two years hard way to the beaches during the fabour by the Chief Justice... this | night.
K
23
Tactically, it seems as if the If these losos are not crippling. defences of the aerodromes in Tho defence of our naval base, at Crete were inadequate and the next problem. In this defence,
Alexandria and the Buez Canal- miscalculation was made in the the island
· of. Cyprus will be of the strangth of the garrison re utmost importance and there are quired for the whole island, but adequate, steps to ensure our,!
our, hold when these criticisms are made, The question of als "power herd. the defence of Crete remains again will be the decisive factor. The criorious episodo,
d de energy will not be lis só favourable e kyne” vandam" bavo received heavy | nosition: fa, deploy, their air forces Bunishment." Their losses. In highly. against Cyprus saʼagalnat. Crete, un- trained, men and alreraft/Ave been TURN to Back Page Column 3.
morning, on proven charge of com- One young officer stated, "You LONDON, June 2 (Reuter)How three British tanks
(By "Reuter's Special Correspondent milling an unnatural
Sit Atholl mesurerot, sald that in would hardly recognize Crete and three Australian Bron-gun carriers fought in rear-guard the Interests of justies, he had to pass to-day. It is either a heap of action over the White Mountains of Crete and-held the od a sentence which would not as dust and rubble in the villages vancing Germans at bay while British troops retired to the em- feterrent, and the lemas he could give was two years hard labour. The of covered with decaying barkation beaches, was told Router by a wounded British
Astence world start ss from the first corpses over the valleys, hilla tank captain. day of
criminal sessions and flolds. Canca was wiped off
swooping almost to the level of our turrets trying to put us out of detion, guilty on May the map in the first few days "We began our retreat, from the but by the time we were deep into added a rider when they smashed Suda Bay west of Canon under the most the mountains, the Luftwaffe the rel recommending that the Accused be with great ferocity. Many came concentrated dive-bombing and off and left us alone, and we took up given an opportunity to retrieve his and died like files and still more of us had ever soon," He said on in the vicinity of a deserted vil.
munchine-gunning from the ale any position in a haucer shaped depres honour an officer of the armed came flowing in
phased through Canca where; not a age, commanding the air! single house seemed to be left stand which we wilted for the Germans Twenty-alk letters written by John ing; the entire town being reduced 75 appear Wesley to the master of the fesley heaps of rubble by the Luftwafe School at Bath between 2778 and we fought ourway along the road 1750 were sold at Sotheby recently through Athall (of bullets from some,
times as many; agï23. dives bomber: TURN TO B
Parsin
the Ch
Pacing Sentence
bentence on this. Accuse