Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 27, 1941.
SOVIETS DISPLAY OBSTINATE,
RESISTANCE, SAYS BERLIN K
Special to the "Telegraph'
BUCHAREST, CAPITAL OF RUMANIA, IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BOMBED BY SOVIET PLANES. AXIS SOURCES DECLARE THAT 2,000 RUSSIAN PARACHUTE TROOPS LANDED AT THE PLOESTI OIL FIELDS IN RUMANIA ON TUESDAY.
THE GERMANS ADMIT BITTER AND OBSTINATE RESISTANCE BY THE RED ARMY ON THE EASTERN FRONT. These are the principal features of the latest news concerning the
conflict between Russia and Gormany and Rumania as received to-day in American C-in-C Returns
"United Press" dispatches.
The National Broadcasting Company in New York picked up a Berlin broadcast which stated that Bucharest had been twice bombed by Soviet planes. Twenty five bombs fell near the Orthodox Patriarch Church, causing civilian casualties,
Axis sources in Ankara have circulated an unconfirmed report that 2,000 Russian parachutists landed at the Plocsti oil fields this week..
A Berlin message says that according to all reports reaching that city, Nazi panzer troops continue to penetrate into the heart of the Soviet Union in the of bitter and obstinate resistance.
face
However, it is significant that despite the expectation offered by German authorised circles that details of the German advance would be revealed yesterday, the High Command in a communique issued more than two hours later than usual, once again restricted itself to forecasting "cperative successes on a great scale."
Supplementing this terse sen- | tence, the official news agency stated that "operations on the eastern front are continuing according to plan, although the Soviet troops are constantly at- tempting to offer obstinate re- sistance to the weight of the German offensive.
"The course of the operations to date can best be described follows: on the ground there fs. a
constant thrusting back of the Soviet
troops and a thrusting forward of German rapid troops at points, followed by artillery, deep into enemy country.".
H.K. Tramways Ltd. Articles of Association
An extraordinary general meeting of the Hongkong Tram- ways Ltd was held at the offices of Messrs Jardine Matheson and Co., Ltd, this morning, when a resolution was proposed
changing some of the Articles of Association of the Company.
The Hon. Mr J.
Paterson
Seaman
Went On
The Booze
To Hawaiian Station
Special to the "Telegraph"
....... HONOLULU, Juno 26 (UP).—At a press conference to-day: apon his return from Washington, Admiral Edward Kimmel, | Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet, asserted that the statenient which ho made in San Diego on June 23, that America was near "a state of war," is "what every intelligent Amèrican knows is true," and urged that greater defence efforts be made now because that would give a "greater chance to avoid war."
He emphatically denied the reports
of extensive subversive activity in the that there is subversive activity but
Neet personnel, "I do not doubt
it is having no great success," he declared.
He said that he had investigated. the rumours regarding a riot aboard the battleship Pennsylvania about a year ago and found that it was a "lie
ade
of wholecloth." The spirit aboard the Pennsylvania which has since become his flagship is "superb," he asserted.
He was of the opinion that the Navy Department's request to hold all enlisted personnel as long as national
Interests arc Imperiiled meets with the heartiest opproval of the feet command because "trained
men should stay in the service where they are most needed."
Finland's
Position
In Baltic Line-Up
LONDON, June 26 (Reuter). The statement by the Finnish Government handed in by the Finnish Minister last night Air Co-Ordination stating that the Finns were now His recent trip to Washington was defending themselves against "merely to see the people I the Russians is being carefully working with." He spoke frankly considered by tho British regarding the new co-ordination be- tween the Army and Navy air forces. Government, and the whole posi- "Both air forces are new in a very tion regarding Finland is now high state of co-ordination in the Hawail area due to the intelligent receiving, urgent consideration, "Reuter's" Diplomatic Corres- uť Lieut-General Writer G. Short,
General of the pondent learns. Commanding Hawaiian Department and Rear Ad- Another matter which is receiving miral Claude C, Bloch, Commandant urgent consideration is the official of the 14th Naval District who have statement by the Swedish Govern- worked out a system of joint comment that they are allowing German troops to pass through their country mand through frequent exercises."
Dilution of Personnel
into Finland WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuter); called
Regarding Finland, it will be re-
that The United States Navy has asked
when the Germans for authority to hold enlisted mea launched their attack on Russia they (ratings) in the service beyond their asserted, in a
oficial statement, clures that the national interests are at their side. imperilled, Rear Admirul C. W. Nimitz, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, stated to-day when he testified before the Senate Naval Committee.
Nazi Bluff
(Chairman), presided, and was sup- ported by the following the Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, the Hon. Mr M. Raids on Leningrad K. Lo, the lon, Mr T. E. Pearce, Mir The same agency declares that the L. C. F. Bellamy, Mr A. H. Compton Simmons German air force in the last few (Directors), Mr daya has carried out "extraordinary (Secretary and Assistant Manager), heavy air raids on Leningrad against und Messrs P. S. Cassidy, H. Gittlos, Industrial objectives, including large G. A. Pentreath and H, W. Ham- metal works, shipyards and Russia's mond (shareholders), largest acroplane factory, as well as The Secretory read the resolution numerous explosive and other fac-which was proposed us 2 Special
George Kilgour, 56,, able scoman, tories which make Leningrad one at Resolution. the leading centres of Soviet indus- The Chairman said: The notice was ordered to forfeit out of his try"
Incorporates the full terms of the wages a sum equal to 12 days' pay The Berlin correspondent of the Special Resolution and has been in after he had pleaded guilty to a Stockholm newspaper "Allelundas" the hands of all Shareholders for the charge of absenting himself from his states that it is entirely unconfirmed-past 21 days. It is, therefore, un-ship on June 23 before Cmdr J. Jolly ly reported that German forces have necessary for me to dent at length at the Marine Court this morning. with the detail of these proposuis.
He was further warned that if he occupied Vilna and Riga.
It is officially stated in Stockholm The purpose of the alteration to should absent himself from the ship that Sweden has seceded to the Article No. 90 contained in para-while it was in port, the matter Sovlet request for her to represent (graph (g) of the resolution is to would be treated much more zerl present enlistment if Congress de- that the Finnish Army was marching | Russian interests in Germany and enable the members of the Company ously. Hungary.
assembled in. General Meeting to Revolts Reported
alter the remuneration of Directors Mr L, S. Evans, first mate of the The Berlin correspondent of the should they, at some future time, ship, said that the Captain of the Tidningena says that popular re-desire to do so-without resort to the ship did not treat the incident as oue volt movements against the Soviets lengthy process of again amending of desertion. Defendant left the ship
the Articles of Association.
at 7 a.m. on Monday, and had not have now spread to White Russis,
been back since, and a serious uprising is reported to have occurred at Minsk and saveral Annual General Meeting held. Inst Set Mackenzie said that the Polles places along the Neimen River, where February certain shareholders re were informed on Wednesday after fighting is going on between the Red commended that an increase of fees, noon, and Defendant was located at army and the insurgents,
specified by Article No. 90 as the an- the Sailors' Home and Seamen's In- Turku Bombed
nuni remuneration of Directors,titute yesterday afternoon. Delen- LONDON, June 20. (Router)-The should be considered. Your Board, dant had been absent from duty for Russian air force attacked the port however, has decided not to ask you 81 hours.. of-Turku-(Anbo) in-southwest Ein- to give effect to that suggestion, the land to-day, according to a Helsinki Directors preferring the question besked if he had anything to say,When a member of the Committee Finnish soll and the Germans had
Defendant said: "I really connot protested that the keeping dispatch to the official German news certainties as it mes consting." say much. I had been for a booze, volunteers beyond the regular six gravely
of thus placed themselves in a position of the
to compromise Flanish fund then got drinking.” Raid Denied
Technical Nature
years enlistment period would involve neutrality. Cmdr Jolly: It is not qulie the la breach of contract, Rear-Admiral Russian Measures MOSCOW, June 20 (UP). — The The amendments to present Ar- right spirit in these difficult times, Nimitz replied, "We feel that the newspaper "Izvestia" reported to-day ticles contained in paragraphs (a) it? That is very true,
situation is sufficiently acute and that Just as the British Government has that there had been an air raid alarm | (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (h) (i) and (1) Mr Evans said that Defendant had we ought to disregard even a solemn reserved the right to attack the Ger- In Leningrad but there was no rald. of the Resolution are mainly of a a fair record on board the ship, but contract if it is to the interest of the mans wherever they may be found,
Alpine Division'
technical nature which it has been the Captain was taking a. serious
maintenance of this government," 50 it
it must be assumed that the Rus- slany feel it necessary to take. all Before ordering Defendant to Scandinavian sources reported to-
measures to prevent the Germans day that a German Alpine division the Articles as a whole into line with forfeit 12 days pay from out of his
from, further establishing themselves of 7,500 men has already crossed changes in Company Law enacted wages Cmdr Jolly pointed out to him
la Finland. Sweden en route to Finland from since the present Company was th-that the particular section under Narvik.
corporated in Hongkong in the year which he was charged provided up
to ten weeks' imprisonment.
agency.
It will be remembered that at the
LONDON, June 20 (UP)-Reliable with present practice and to bring
thought fi to adopt in accordance view of the case.
Pope Speaks
To Catholics In America
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" ST. PAUL, Minn, June 20 (UP) Eighty thousand Catholics marched
eight abreast for four hours in n
With regard to the alteration of Article No. 124 contained in para- graphs (1) and (k) it is considered a convenient Improvement that the Board should have the power of ap- pointment of any Alternate Director
In the place of a Director on long leave rather than that it be left the matter of a per-
at
the
Fine On Ozorio
la
who
соли
He urged the speedy approval at legislation enabling enlisted men to be retained in the service.
Finnish
WOR
a fait
This was an endeavour by tho Germans to present the world with a fact that was not a fact and to focee the Finnish hand by stating that!
belligerency in accompli. The attempt was not al- the time by official statements by the together successful as was shown at Finns that they were determined to preserve their neutrality.
Nevertheless the fact remains that the Germans had established them- selves in considerable numbers
The United States Navy, he said, was "suffering from a tremendous dilution of personnel in ships" be-inn cause of the rapid expansion of the United States fleet.
Acute Situation
Next Colony Black-Out
тажи
on
It will be noticed that in yester- Russians day's air attacks, the specifically sought out milltary ob- Jectives and areas where Germans
.
A plan for a large scale black-out might be expected to be found. exercise for the Colony has been
Thin End of Wedge submitted to the Government for ap- proval and should sanction be ab. It was the thin end of the wedge lained, the exercise will commence for Finland when she gave the Ger- at the end of July, sinted Wing-mans permission to allow forces to Comdr AHS. Steele-Perkins, Direc- pass through Finland from-Norther tor of Air Raid Precautions, at his Norway, for the Germans immediate weekly press conference this morn-ly explolled the original concessions until German concentrations assumed
inhe decision by the Government proportions of an
an alarming character.
was
The British Govemment had full
ronal nomination, as is the position Fraudulent Conversion under the old Articles. Resolution the resolution set out in I now beg to propose as a Special
Case Ends
Fernando Antonio Ozorto, 23, ac-
will be available. in the course of two mile procession of the Blessed the notice convening this meeting and Sacrament, closing the ninth National which, also, has been duly read to you countant of the Central Meat Supply next week when the date of the knowledge of what was going on and Eucharistie Congress here to-day.
black-out, if the plan is approved, it is understood that Mr Eden in- commencement of proceedings. Co., Windsor. House,
WRB
will be announcedraled that a com- information on this subject a week formed M. Malsky of the Brilish Cardinal
do shall be glad if one of you will charged with the fraudulent Denis Dougherty Jivered the closing benediction as an kindly second that Resolution; ques-version of $800.07 to his own use,
estimated 300,000
knelt tion concerning
It may
then be was fined $500 or in default three munications exercise for the purpose before the Germans Inunched their persons Earlier, those attending heard the raised.
months hard labour by Mr G..T. of testing the efficiency and co-ordi attack on Russia, special broadcast given by His Holl-
The Resolution was
Swedish Concession seconded by Lowry at Central Magistracy thin aution of all services of the Depart
Iment will be held on July 18. War- ness the Pope.
Mr Cassidy, and unanimously passed.
The Swedes gave the Germans a Mr W. A. Mackinlay, with the dens will compota in sending mes- The meeting concluded after the Chairman had announced
that the Police, represented by Det-Inspectores to the Battle Headquarters similar concession regarding the pas VATICAN CITY, June 20 (UP)Solicitors of the Company would. O'Donovan, prosecuted, and Mr during the exercise.
sage of troops through to Northern Narway and the present agreement is a further extension of this. The original concession by the Swedes was greatly deprecated by the Bri- tish Government as further conces slon was likely to be
Ja well-informed
From Vatican
morning.
The Pope began addressing the St now be instructed to ale the ResoluM, A. da Silva appeared for Defen- Paul Eucharistic Congress at
pantion with the Registrar of Com-dant.
He said, in part, "We send out our panics.
voice to join your prayers of thanks-
giving. There is a current of black paganism to-day which is
It WAR stated pr
previously that De- fendant WOR entrusted with the money to settle with the · Kau Kee Meat Stero, Central Market, on June
Thief Caught
2 by By Mr P. Braga
than the current of the Mississippi Fakir Of Ipi
undermining Christian
through the press. Only heroic men
and women will escape from this flood.
On Rampage
the Central Ment Co., by whom De fendant was employed.
Pressed By Creditor
Snatching Incident
n
in London,
It in considered that the bagle fact remalna that the Finnish people, as An unemployed man with four pre- whole, are most reluctant to parti- vious convictions was sentenced to cipate in the war and are only dalsig "There is a great need to-day to CINT
SIMLA, June 20 (Reuter) The At the last hearing, Mr Sliva strates of the cape by Mr. D. J. N. necessity. seven months' : hard' labour and 12 under spread God's words through pets. Fakir of Ipi, the notorious frontier pleaded guilty on behalf of Defen Anderson at Kowloon Magistracy this the Swedish decision to permit a pressure and geographical How.con Wo fall to
love all men for trouble-mutter, is active again and is dont and stated that Defendont was
The Finnish attitude, coupled with whom Christ died on the
on the cross? Your reported to be at Kharre endeavour forced to commit the offence owing mitted inveeny of a handbag, and shows clearly that the line-up re-
morning, when chiet enemy is within you-selling to collect native levies for mak to the fact that he was pressed by
Kwong Sing, 24, ad-
German division through Sweden, sacrifice must defeat
him,"
breach of n creditor for the payment of a debt.
f. a Deportation Order, The address was completed at 8.151 attacks.
German-Russlan p.m. after His Holiness had Imparted ment at a press conference to-day, came from a decent and respectable Ribeiro, of No. 222 Nathan Road, was
Sgt-P. H. Loughin said that about sulting from the This was disclosed by the Govern
Mr Silva had added that his client
11.13
a.m. yesterday, Mrs C. M. C. War is based on Power politics rather an Apostolla benediction
than on ideology, In an encounter between tribes- family, and he was the sole supporter walking near Gilman's Garage, Kow participants of the Congress and all men and scouts near Datta Khel of an aged father and numerous loon, Defendant came up, snatched Catholics In the United States.
three weeks ago, at least 12 tribes-[rointives. * men were killed and eight wounded.
her handbag and ran away in the direction of Kimberley Road, Thel snatching was seen
Broga Mr Paul | by the
Garage, who chased
on the
Mrs A. E. Gerondal of 2, Tregunter Young Girl Killed
To-Night's Billiards Exhibition a Wo are advised that all $2 tickets Path; Central district,, reported to White crossing Sal Kung Road, Defendant, sed and caught for to-night's Billards atid Snooker the Police yesterday that she lost, a Kowloon City G-your old girl, Sentencing Defendant, his Worship Exhibition at the Club de Recreio pleasant jewelled diamond brooch Chan Mo-nu was knocked dowed by commended Mr Braga for his pubiles have been cold out. This Exhibition with a plausum pin in, the Central a railway earth truck She was milled at which resulted in the ap is in ala or the Brillah War. Orgent district yesterday. The brooch is rushed to hospital, but died shortly prehension and conviction of the sallon-Funders wallet
patikanaan gestorid valued at:$178?"
kirkara yang jerk after admission.
thief,
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Sugar Rations Increased
," LONDON, June 20 (Reuter).- Sudar for Jam is the welcome news for British housewives-to-day ev
The Ministry of Food announced that for four weeks during July, the sugar ration of half a pound will be doubled for preserving stone fruit.
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