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LONDON, June 11 (Reuter). --Sir Andrew Caldecott, former Governor of Hongkong and now Governor of Ceylon, is among the recipients in the King's Birthday Honours List.
He has been awarded the Grand. Cross of St. Michael and St George.
Mr Willum Stark Toller, British Consul-General at Canton, has been made a Companion' of the Order of St. Michael and St George.
Major Kenneth Morrison Bourne, Commissioner of Police in Shanghai, I made a Commander of the Order ut the British Empire.
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四拜禮 號二十月六英港香 THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1941. 日八十月五
ONDERFUL RESULTS
OF LEND AND LEASE
PROGRAMME REVEALED
By CARROLL KENWORTHY
Special to the "Telegraph'
WASHINGTON, JUNE 11 (UP).—PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN A LETTER TO CON- GRESS PRESENTING HIS FIRST REPORT REGARDING THE OPERATIONS OF THE LEND AND LEASE PROGRAMME, REVEALED THAT $75,000,000 WORTH OF WAR MATERIALS HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED TO BRITAIN AND THE OTHER FIGHTING DEMOCRACIES, AND THAT $4,275,000,000 HAD BEEN ALLOCATED FOR FURTHER AID FROM THE SEVEN BILLION
DOLLAR LEND AND LEASE FUND.
ADVANCING ON ALEPPO
British Forces Converging
LONDON, June 11 (Reuter).-In Eastern Syria, a British armoured column advancing from Abu Kamal hus occupied the important and modern airfield at Deir Ez Zor, states the
Ankara radio to-night.
Many German planes had flown there from Iraq, said the
BOMBING RAIDS
Haifa Defences Score Again
announcer.
President Roosevelt's letter stated, "We will supply planes, guns, ammunition and other de- fence articles in ever increasing quantities to Britain, China and other democracies who are resisting aggression. Wars are not won by guns alone but wars are not won without guns. We all know this, full well.
TO OUTSTRIP AXIS
"Beginning with the outbreak of the war, the American public began to realise that it was in our own national interests and security to help Britain, China and ether democratic nations. With our natural resources, To the north of Deir Ez Zor, another British armoured column has our productive capacity and the genius of our people bora operating parallel to Syrian-Turkish frontier and has for mass production, we will help Britain outstrip the passed to the south of Ras el Ain,
Axis Powers in munitions of war and see that these advancing towards Akche Kale.
munitions get to the places where they can be effectively used to weaken and defeat the aggressors.
These two columns may converge
and continue their advance towards
HAIFA, June 11 (Reuter)-Aleppo in force. A single hostile plane which caused an air raid alert here on Tuesday night promptly
WAS
shot down by the ground de-
fences in a few minutes.
It was the third enemy plane to meet this fate since Monday night's
CONSULTATION WITH blitz
Transports in Libya FOREIGN MINISTER
CAIRO, June 11 (Reuter)-About LONDON, June 11 (Reuter)The 30 motor transport vehicles, mostly urrival in England of the British large tankers, have been destroyed Ambassador to Soviet Russia, Sir by R.A.F. fighters in Libya. Stafford Cripps, who recently tore Moscow by alr via Sweden, was om- clully announced in London to-night. The Foreign Office published the following statement:
"Sir Stafford Cripps, His Majesty's Ambassador in Moscow, who has re-
11
"Slight Advanco". LONDON, June 11 (Reuter),--A "light" advance by the Imperial and
Free French forces along the court Syria: 10.30 a.m. Report Syria is recorded in a Vichy com
unique broadenst by the
road north of the Litani River in
radio to-night.
Lyons STORY OF
The communique also announces the withdrawal of the French forces defending Meri Ayoun to positions ten mlien north of the town level with Hasbeya."
оп a
BRITISH ADVANCE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Hint of French Retreat Rhodes Blitzed
LONDON, June 11 (Reuter), — A CAIRO, June (Reuter)-A hint of a retreat in the Mer] Ayoum
LONDON; June 11 (UP).- heavy two-night blitz on aerodromes aren is made in a communique issuca In Rhodes has been carried out by by General Dentz's headquarters and,
pushing read over the Beirut wireless An Allied column the R.A.F.
northward along the coast night.
Syria despite "considerable op- position, and it is reliably
Few Over Britain
turned to England for consultation, LONDON, June 11 (Reuter)-A mel on arrival by Mr R. A. small number of bombs were drop- Butler, Parliamentary Under-Seere- tary of State
of State for Foreign Affairs, and pet by German raiders in southwest
England this evening. Mr Avor Mallet, representing the Foreign Secretary."
by
It was earlier announced that Sir Stafford was coming to London ni Mr Anthony Eden's requesi and after a few days in London he will be returning to Moscow,
NAZI GENERAL KILLED
No detalls are yet received.
is
The President presented 'only- round figures of the shipments and allocations, saying that he
was not disclosing any military Recrets; but he stressed the fact that the $75,000,000 worth of shipments was merely the first small instalment of the large volume of aid-because the materials were on "hand when the lend and lense legislation was enacted.
The President also
stressed the many sided nature of the programme, saying that "ships are necessary to carry
munitions and food, We are of
immediately.
making available
tons of cargo Britain 2,000,000 re-ships and oil tankers."
The materials already shipped in-
to
It also claims to have held an Allied atteck east of Kiswe, south- east of Damascus.
The communique states: "Accora ported that it is nearing Sidon, clude ammunition and explosives, }
the day, the
On the whole enemy activity over tack east of,nemy launched an at eastward and closing in
Raiders In South Atlantic
which was held Damascus.
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ENEMY SHIPPING BLITZED
Zeebrugge Attacked By R.A.F.
LONDON, June 11 (Reuter). — Continuing the daylight cffensive against German coast ol targets and enemy shipping, begun on March 12 and carried on since whenever weather conditions permitted, British aircraft to-day bombed the mole at Zeebrugge and docks at Ymiuden.
JAPAN- N. E. I. DECISION
Delegation To Withdraw
British aircraft also bombed
a small vessel off the Dutch cons! and shot down one enemy float plane into the sea.
The planes which attacked Zec- brugge dived out of a thick bank of cloud on to the target through heavy anti-aircraft fire and zoomed away.
They plastered the area where a 3,000 Lons ship was tied up by the nole und hnd Ume to see the ship sunk in the middle
and harbour, analher alongside the mole Noting heavily from the blows siruck In earlier R.A.F. attacks.
wero
on cellaneous,
Tanker In Straits TOKYO, June 11 (Router).- $20,000,000; aircraft, $4,000,000 and vehicles $3,500,000.
LONDON, Júne Japan's final instructions to the
11 (Reuter)- day has been by our forces.
The report did not specify the chief delegate in
Seven direct hita Nothing is known in London about
scored by the Batavia Britain during the
British bombers in an attack, lasting slight, stoles the Air Ministry,
"In the Mer). Ayoum region, our fourth column which, according to amounts of materials sent to China,
minute, оп advance units have organised them foreign reports, is pushing up the Greece, Yugo-Slavin or other demo- talks are reported to have been not anore than one
I decided on in this afternoon's 5,000-ton 300-mile cracies.
German tanker in the selves in new positions.
Euphrates Valley "Along the coast, our troops con-thrust
towards Aleppo.
Constant Purpose special liaison conference ba. Dover Straits late this afternoon.
The tanker was left on fire with tinuo
to resist the British push which Damascus and Beirut are the nerve)
"Reuter" reports that President [tween Government represents her decks awash and listing heavily, centres of Syria and Lobanon, where- is supported by the British Ficet.
"Facts and tives and the High Command. "Nothing to report in other sectors. fore the Allies are not likely to en- Roosevelt also said,
Battleships Bombed fighter and bomber forma-counter any stiffer resistance else figures are being given to an extent The nature of the instructions will to the two advisable without disclosing military be revented after their receipt by the
LONDON, June 11 (UP)—An Ajr tions have been extremely active, where than en route
capitals. Consequently once the secrets to benefit the Axis Powers. Japanese delegation.
Ministry cornmunique stales: “Laat bombing and machine-gunning many
Allies have occupied the capitals
There facts describe the past and objectives and disperaing many cohere is a possibility they will face portray the present status of our aid recent meetings between the Governme
It is believed that, in view of the night a sirong unit of the bomber allacked the docks at centrations."
dwindling resistance as they push up those nations so gallantly fighting ment, Army and Navy officials, the Brest where the Hipper-class cruiser, BOSTON, June 11 (Reuter).
Duel With French Shipa: the coast to Tripolis and Latakia on
the aggressora. They do not repre- instructions amount to an order for believed to be the Prince Eugen, Is witz und Gaffron was killed on April-Nazi surface raiders and at
and Turkish frontier
from LONDON, June 11 (UP) des- the
sent the most important fact of all-Mr Yoshizawa, the chief delegate, to taking refuge with the battleships 10 while performing reconnaissance least one Nazi submarine have patch to the "Exchange Telegraph" Damascus and Beirut to Homs and the strong will of our people to see withdraw from Batavia,
Scharnhorsi. and Gneisenau. Lorge- to it that these forces of aggression Japanese report.
weight bombs were dropped on the near Tobruk
dacks and anchorages.", The communique also announced Atlantic area where the Robin French cruiser and a destroyer bom- Aleppo which are described as one rhall not rule the world.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, June 11 (UP).—A special communique issued to-day revealed
that Lieutenant-General von Pritt-
day.
500 yards last Tues-
says 1
AUSTRALIA
GETTING TANKS
duty at the front with his troops been very active in the South from Jerusalem 10-day stated that the flat regions between Homs and
"We have before us a constant
All Ministries Concur that Iltier has named Admiral Otto Moor is reported to have been barded Brilish positions in Syrin vast potertial aerodrome, Vichy: Report
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** Schneiwind to be Fleet Commander, torpedoed, stated members of a range
From
According to a Vichy report, the purpose--not of present safety alone
but equally of future survival."
TOKYO, June 11 (Domel)-Tn- succeeding the late Admiral Luetjens
"We have started in motion a vast day's special conference. British artillery which had been British have advanced along the
between who was lost with the bailleship the crew of the United States
Command Bismarck,
freighter, Illinois, which docked preparing the ground for a British shore of Lebanon to within artillery supply programme essential to the Government and High
Beirut. They forced a defeat of the Axis Powers," the Pre- leaders commenced at 2 p.m. in the here from Calcutta and Cape advance returned the fire. The land range of BERLIN. June
"To be effective, afternoon at the Premier's, oficial 11 (UP).The Town.
and sea duel lasted four and one passage across the Litani river where rident went on. official news agency reports from
half hours when British warshipan single French battalion, taking the ld rendered by us must be residence and lasted four hours until
More Aircraft terrifie losses and fighting flercely, many-sided. Munich that. Ribbentrop received Officers said that they passed in the appeared and the French ships fled
"Ships ure necessary to carry Informed quarters understood that
MELBOURNE, June 11 (Reu- General Antonescu, Rumanian Pre- vicinity of the area, where the Robin behind smoke screens. The exact held back a motorised column until
and food. We are Im-Japan's final attitude and the Inter).-A large number of cruiser, mier at 0 pm on Wednesday, and Moor was sunk, six days later, but locale of the duel was not mentioned. warships came up and concentrated munition
making heavy fire on the French troops mediately
available to structions to be sent to Mr Kenkleh tanks of considerable fighting that they had a long and cordial saw
ilfe-bants or
holding open feld positioninforced
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wreckage.
The British considerably
power have been ordered from America by the Australian Government; said the Army
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trace
of
Birthday Honours For Hongkong Residents
Two prominent Hongkong residents appear in the King's Birthday Honours. The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, J.P., and Dr G. II. 'Thomas, J.F., are appointed C.B.E, and M.B.E. (Civil Division) respectively.
Identified himself with their In- In addition, in the name of terests and is especially well known charitable His Majesty, His Excellency the for his association with
bas been an Governor Has been pleased to activilles. Mr Lo award Certificates of Honour to
Queen Visits St Paul's
the spearheads of three attacks in the sout
Routh overnight. At dawn they sent a strong tank column across the Lilani while naval guns shattered LONDON, June 11 (Reuter) Thio | French resistance. As soon as the Queen pald un informal and unex- tanks crossed the shallow river they pected visit to St Paul's Cathedral widened the bridges of the advance and continued north towards Saldo, yesterday.
She was shown the damage dono by a high explosive bomb which smashed the roof over the north transept and penetrated to the crypt.
Hundreds walted outslife to see her leave after stay of an hour.
Future Poland
noffelal member of the Legislative LONDON, June 11 (Reuter)—A Council since 1935,
Sikorski giving
F Polish Cabinet meeting in London Mr Ho Wing, J.P., and Mr. M. L.. In the field of-pori Mr. Lo has this afternoon approved the declara- Wong, J.P., in recognition of always figured prominently, and in tion by General their loyal and valuable services addition to holding presidentini omees equal rights in future Poland for all to the Government of Hongkong. In many sporting clubs and Inalilu- [eltizens irrespective of nationally, The Hon. Mr M, K. Lo, is a leading tons, he has actively taken part in race or religion, and regarding the representative of the Chiness com Colony, tennis, being both a former conduct of any ant-Semitle polley munllydie has long prominently TURN to Back Page, Column 3
na harmful.
LATEST
8 p.m.
4,000 Troops in King's luister, Mr P. C., Spender, to-
Birthday Parade
Governor, Sir
day
Meanwhile Australla is pressing on with her own production, he added. The Air Minister, Mr K. McEwen, anid that the Australian Air Force
Never before in the history of the Colony has such an squadrons, composed of fighters and array of troops paraded on the occasion of King's Birthday, reinforcing the Austrailan Imparial co-operation aircraft, were "heavily which was observed in traditional style in Hennessy Road, Foree and that more were being Wanchai, this morning, when His Excellency Major-General A. tormed. E. Grasott, deputising for His Excellency the
Alrmen under the Empire. Scheme Geoffry Northcote, who was unable to attend, took the salute would soon fly Hurricanes and the Jatest American fighters in the Middle from detachments of the Royal Navy, the Army, and the East, he said, and air crews, wore Hongkong Defence Corps, comprising about 4,000 meri.
coming for the bombors. Two fifo and drum bands, ono | Playground, facing Hennessy a de British and one Indian, and two Road, where also was pipe bands, one Scottish and one tachment of the Royal Scots Indian, word assembled in front under the command of Major H. C.
Harland. of the dale, which wascon On the pavement between the dals strusted on the Southorn | TURN to Back Pago, Column 4
"Loss, To Boy Scouts
NEW YORK, June 11: (Hautor), ---- The death is announced of Mr Daniel Beard, author, artist and National: Commander of the Boy Scouts of America'