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Young Woman Counter-Attacks Hongkong
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Indian and a Chinese
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By French
Photographic Society
Annual Meeting And Dinner
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>>FROM PAGE ONE Alarmed at belt sont to prison, French planes ore hammering the while she was on ball, u 20-year-old Free French and British rear lines. married woman, Wan Slu-hung It is omcially announced that a
The Annual General Meeting and created a great commotion at Kow-French destroyer was sunic off Sidon loon Magistracy this morning,
and that seven members of the crew Dinner of the Photographic Society The woman, refusing to go down to the cells, held tight to the rail of were drowned during the aeria of Hongkong, held last evening at The destroyer was the Peacock Lounge, Cafe Wiseman, naval battle.
a most successful function, the dock and screamed or rather is sunk during the course of the French was
ond
guests were Sidon at dawn than go to prison." After struggling attack off Beirut
Some fifty members for more than five minutes with an on Afonday against a British squa- prezent. During the business woman was dragged unstable, the dron of two cruisers and four des line evening, the following Oficers
down to the troyers,
and following: Sunday's are elected for the ensuing year: aerial-naval battle in which the President: Mr Walter C. Clark, Am. The Incident occurred at Kowloon French claimed that they dispersed P. Vice-President and Secretary: Magistracy this morning when the the British
squadron which was Mr R. A. Bates; Hon. Salon Secret- woman was sentenced to 14 days' shelling the Lebanese coast,
ary: Mr H. A. McKay; Hon. Treasur hard labour by Mr II. C. Macnamara
er: Mr H Brailsford; Members of for assaulting an eight-year-old
Vichy Communique
Council: Messrs. Francis Wu, child, Pon Ha-tau at No. 157 Kwellin Street.
LONDON, June 17 (Reuter). WJ. Richards and Dr A. V. Great co
The retiring
President, Dr A. V. Child Assaulted
Vichy communique on the Syrian
Greaves, presided at the function. the operations, broadenst by the Lyons The walls of the Peacock Lounge Inspector H. W. Fraser, of S.C.A. stated that £1 woman, Ho radio to-night, read:
situated between were decorated with about 80 photo- Lue Ching-ain, went to the Shamshulpo
fraphs fully representative of Police Station on June 14 and com- Jebel Druse and Mount Hermon as work of the Society, making a really. plained that a child had icon assault-well as in the mountainous part of excellent show of photographic skill.
South Lebanon, ed by Defendant on June 12.
counter-offensivo
the prize-winning In addition to Enquirien showed that the child operations continue. wan Defendant's adopted son, while "On the coast, Brilish forces, de-pictures out of the 286 prints ex- hibited throughout the year at the
meetings, monthly the informant was her common-law-prived of the support of the Fleet Society's
which withdrew on the morning of The child was taken to hospital June 10, have developed only slight members' entries for June were shown, as well as the entries for the where bruises were found on his legs activity.
air force continued yesterday, June "Special Subject," which was and body.
"Handa."
Some most striking and Defendant admitted that she had to attack with bombs the rear of the assaulted the child for walking too enemy despite very active anti-air- skilful compositions were on ylow in slowly on the street,
wifc.
On hearing the remark made by Mr Machumarn that she had to be sent to prison, Defendant walked calmly into the dock. However, once in the dock she was alarmed and erented a great commotion,
Defendatit was on $40 bail,
Invisible Contact Lenses For Eyes
An interesting lecture ότι and demonstration of invisible contact Jenses, In vogue in America and Europe in recent years, but some. thing entirely new to Hongkong and the Orient, was given by Dr Renald Ching, eye specialist, before the Chinese Medical Association, Hong- kong Branch, at the Chinese Mer chants'
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Photography which the Society is #ponsoring to be held in (BY "REUTEN'B" CHIEF
Enquiries for year. der this CORRESPONDENT IN CAIRO)
forms have already been CAIRO, June 17-Resistance by ceived from all over the world, and
13
every promise that the Salon Vichy troups in Syrin, which it was there
photo- hoped could be avoided, has now will provide an exhibition of developed and General Deniz's forces graphic skili well worth seeing. have struck a blow in the centre After dinner the assembled com- pany was entertained to a lecture which has led to Bghting.
and show of lantern skies (in both by Pro- colour and monochrome)
mond The latest dispatches reveived here fessor Robertson, which was obvious.
that Mer) Ayoumly very much appreciated. to-day report claimed to have been taken by Vicly troops still in Allied hands.
It has, however, inade no material change.
The Allies are now on the hill overlooking Damascus Plain and are making their way slowly down to wards the city.
Uhe
The Photographic Society of Hong- ong is a flourishing body, which has The situation there is well in hand just weathered a dimcult year with flying colours. It la a contributor to and Allied reserves are available.
In mera Craft the Camera Overlooking Damascus
competitions at the latest count, On the count, the Alles have made America and According to the speaker, to-day there are thousands of people wear-little progress beyond Sidon and the headed the "Advanced" Section for there seems reasonably small clubs with 16 points to the ing contact lenses. It is said that position
nekt best 5 sufficiently large lead the US. Nuvy requires its officers secure. who have to have their sight aided, There is st Bghting south of to make the Club's chance of winning
well-within trophy to wear them,
and German parachute Damascus, where certain Vichy post- this year's
tions have been captured.
of possibility. hounds troops are using them.
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Passing around a specimen of the contact lens, Dr Ching explained
Geoffry Northcote, K.C.M.C., has just that they are made of transparent
honoured the Society by becoming
Patron, wh
which is an indication plastic, 60 per cent lighter than glass, and non-breakable.
both of His Excellency's interest in The whole
the Socity's activities as well as of ite 13 vitality, Another successful
Year confidently expected under the Pre- VICHY, Juric 17 (UP). The sidency of Mr Clark, who will be, os British offensive has been slowed always, most ably and efficiently down. All along the south coast the assisted by this year's Vice-President Australians Have been deprived of the and Secretary, Mr. Robert Bates, one prtillery support by a costly of its keenest and most hard-working unible to.
to. advance from Sidon! where they are under heavy shelling by French artillery.
The loss of
Advance Slowed Down
Syrians and Druses are generally lens can be easily inserted or re-friendly to the Allies. moved by oneself," he said. "It presence is hardly felt, it causes no irritation, and it is invisible. Eighty five per cent of people wearing spectacles can wear them comfort-
وارات
Dr Ching was wearing the in-ray perial-naval operations and members.
visible lenses during his talk.
Nazis Attempting To Wriggle Out Of It
AERIAL ACTIVITY down the Australians' advance be- IN SYRIA, LIBYA
Ayoun chuw
use it is necessary for the column advancing up the Litant valley to keep pace with the Australians along the coast to prevent the French from
> FROM PAGE ONE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, June ́ 17 ́ (UP)—Au; thorised quarters to-day announced that the German reply has been des- recent protest regarding the bombing British rightfully attach considerable tons in Syria and to maintain pat- of Dublin, which stated that a care-importance to the capture of Jezzine reis over the supportung units. Our cltadel on the bombers carried out a successful rold ful investigation failed in any way which is virtually
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Rightist Plot In Argentine
Buenos Aires, June 18 (Reuter),- The discovery of a Rightist plot was alleged by the Buenos Airea evening paper "Critica" on Tuesday.
Police investigations, the paper declared, have revealed that leading military persons und
and reactionary and Rightist intellectuals are involved.
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is serious. The
The paper points to the recent increase in the number of Nazi and pro-Nazi publications which, under the guise of neutrality are frustrating Argentine friendship with Britain and support of Ameri- ca's policy.
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