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FOUNDED 1881, ●拜禮 號十三月六英涉香 MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1941.
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TYPHOON MAY HIT COLONY Typhoon Waves Breaking Over
AT 11 O'CLOCK
TO-NIGHT
Central Praya
Buses and taxis on the mainland were being, halted when this picture was taken on Hongkong side to-day of a typical wave breaking on the waterfront throwing a column of spray completely across the roadway into the doorways: opposite. Pedestrinns who ventured out were quickly soaked. The suc tion of these waves would be enough to drag a man into the harbour.
Disturbance Starts Moving Towards H.K. is the real
THE UNMOVABLE TYPHOON WHICH HAS BEEN THREATENING THE COLONY FOR THE PAST 48 HOURS IS AT LAST ON THE MOVE! ACCORDING TO THE ROYAL OBSER- VATORY AT 4 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON, THE DISTURBANCE WAS EAST OF GAP ROCK, MOVING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND WOULD COME VERY CLOSE TO THE COLONY. IT WAS STATED THAT. IT WAS EXPECTED THE TYPHOON WOULD PASS VERY CLOSE TO HONGKONG ABOUT 11 O'CLOCK TO-NIGHT. IT IS SAID TO BE MOVING AT ABOUT FIVE MILES AN HOUR, BUT THAT ITS SPEED MIGHT INCREASE. IN THE MEANTIME THE BAROMETER CONTINUES TO FALL: AT 3 P.M. IT REGISTERED 28.936 AS COMPARED WITH 28.958 AT 1' P.M., WHILE AT 4 P.M. THE GLASS HAD FALLEN TO 28.918.
RAINFALL FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS UP TO 3 P.M. WAS 3.475 INCHESS
Although several heavy gusts of wind have been registered during damage
Gigantic Tank Battles Inn
paistively,
are
slight to date. Two known to have been lost and
Progress in Lutsk Sector other people injured. Trees
Special to the "Telegraph"
have been uprooted, in some cases roofs blown off, while shipping has not escaped.
morn-
wus
ROUND-UP OF Six Vichy
SUSPECT SPIES
MOSCOW, June 29. (UP).—The main German thrust is continuing in the Minsk, unscathed. Lutsk, and Baranovich areas where only advance tank formations broke through and Latest report issued by the the Soviet troops by battling stubbornly succeeded in preventing their union with Water Police is that the Tai Lee, a river steamer which German infantry. ` It is indicated that gigantic tank battles, with the co-ordination of broke her Gooring this the aviation, are going on in the Lutsk sector. The Russians claim that the German ing, has broken up on the rocks at Stonecriters.' She asked for losses are very heavy in all sectors.**
assistance, but the Police were MOSCOW, did not report on unable to give this. However, the activity in the Vilna or the naval authorities were in Schnule sectors, nor gave any formed and ja patrol bout detail regarding the action of sent to the scene. It is under-{ the air fleet.
stood that the crew have been Hostilities on the Finnish front saved. are still limited to land and air In the meantime, another river scouting and patrolling, in ad-steamer, the Tung On is said to have dition to artillery duels, but the landed on the rocks, but again the
The swoop was announced to- Russians are holding the border, An auxiliary naval patrol, believed as they are the entire front to be manned by the H.K.N.V.D.F. day by Mr J. Edgar Hoover, south from Lutsk to the Black had an experience when the vessel head of the Federal Bureau of Sea.
drifted around' Stonecutters island. Investigation, who said that all Aside from the sinking of a Ger. However, she is believed to have the arrested persons would be Also slightly injured were man submarine in the Gulf of Riga reached the lee side of the Island and charged with conspiracy to en- Mr W. D. Allen, Third Secretary an June 27, official reports of naval is now anchored.
gage in espionage. to the Embassy and Mrs Allen engagements are not available, al
Federal agerits neted swiftly his four though the press curried general ac-
states, All the arrests were made in
British Diplomat Injured In Raid On Chungking
Special to the "Telegraph"
CHUNGKING, June 29 (UP).-Japanese bombers to-day scored a direct hit on the house occupied by Sir Arthur D. Blackburn, Counsellor of the British Embassy, fracturing Sir Arthur's jaw and cutting his face.
AMERICAN MARINES TORPEDOED Washington Report
an
crew has been rescued.
Blown Of Roof" A coolie was blown off the roof of
NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuter).—G-men have arrested 29 persons in the biggest round-up of spy suspects in the United States since the Espionage Act was passed 24 years ago.
Twenty-two of them were born in Germany.
as well as the Ambassador's counts of the Black Sen and Baltic Peak Mansions about 11.30 a.m. and the last 24 hours. Eighteen of the Mr Bur New York goyne who were sheltering in a dug-out.
The three main Embassy buildings were damaged.
Stood Near Entrance Heavy bombs demolished tho Blackburns' House which had sur-
NANKING TEA CO. FOR H.K.
City and others in New Jersey, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Gen. Dentz Residence Bombed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BEIRUT, June 20 (UP).-
Planes Shot Down
SPECIAL TO THE !
AGE TELEGR
CAIRO, June: 29 (UP),-AC- cording to to-day's R.A.F.. communique, an Australian squadron, flying American-built | fighters, yesterday shot down in flames aix Vichy Glenniation planes which were attacking British troops in the vicinity of Palmyra. No British fighters were lost...
"R.A.F. bombers successfully at- tacked stores dumps near Palmyra, the railway line and other military objectives.
"In Libya, R.A.F. bombers heavily
Road. The
man, who was employed at the Peak Mantlors, has been identified The suspects include three wonen. as Wong Thng, 50, who normally Mr Hoover said that the majority The private residence of General nccupied a space on the roof of the were employed in national defence Dentz, the High Commissioner, ralded Benghazi and Tripoll on the Peak Martslous. He was employed Industries. One worked for, the has been bombed and damaged, night of June 27/28. Many hits to look after the piece. The body Trans-Atlantic Air Line. has been sent to the Lortuary.
Chatham Road in Kowloon suffered
The
In
The Complaint
while five people were killed and were made on the moles at both
Out of 15 bombs, one
vants.
penetrated
Ollier bombs fell in the driveway through the garden.
ing."
Japan's Role In Far East-
WASHINGTON, June 29 vived four hits in the past two years.
severely from the gale, which swept The complaint lodged against them six wounded. The General was places. None of our aircraft is miss (Reuter). A ship with ten Blackburn, the Aliens und Burgoyne were injured because they stood near
In unabated for several hours from alleged that they had plotted to absent at the front and Madame United States marines on the entrance which led directly from
SHANGHAI, June 30 (Inter-Lyemun. Trees were uprooted and violate the provisions of the Espion-Dentz was not injured.
the roofs of the Marsmon godowns age Act of 1917; unlawfully trans- the house's deep cellar. Part of the national).The Nanking regime were ripped off. The iron railings of mitting information affecting national through two doors and killed the their way to England has building was blown into this been torpedoed and sunk in trance.
is planning to establish a large the Kowloon Football Club were laid TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 adjutant, telephonist and some ser- Two Chinese employees of the senle tea company in Hongkong fat, although the stand has so far the Atlantic, according to
Embassy were killed near the en in order to share in the export survived.
shelter and authoritative source trance to the
cleven trade. The
children's
playground concern will be Chathan Road was hard hit and one here.
Chinese employees were injured.
known as the "China Ten Ex or two structures obliterated.
One remarkable sight was that of One American marine is miss-The shelter itself was not crushed.
Sir Arthur has been taken to the port Company," and already
on the 200,000 boxes of tea are ready hands and knees along the sea wall dozens of Chinese crawling on their ing and it is presumed that the Canadian Mission Hospital
south bank of the river, others were rescued,
for shipment to the southern In Chatham Itond collecting debris in The house was hil at 12.20 p.m. port. - The ship is said to be the
[the face of a terrific wind and heavy Maarsden, former Dutch and Sir Arthur arrived in hospital
China tea has a good demand in squalls, all being threatened momen- an hour later. The Chinese surgeon vessel now serving with Britain, said that he may require opera- Saviet Russlu, the United States and tarily with disaster.
The Navy Department states tion though not a serious one. that there is no immediate con- firmation of the report.
For Embassy Use WASHINGTON, June 29 (Router). The Navy Department announced yesterday that a small detachment of marines had left for London to facilitate communications between the various United States omees located, there."
dotachment consisted of three officers and sixty men.
"Due lo the great expansion of the work of the Embassy and tho_cstab- lishment of separate offices there, this service has been needed for some time.". The marines would also help as firewatchers and, thus "serve to relleve the already overburdened em. bussy stuff,"
WEATHER
Other Damaged
In addition to the direct hit which demolished Arthur's house, an
TURN to Back Pago, Column 3
LATE
"BLITZ" FAILS SAYS MOSCOW-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” MOSCOW, June 29 (UP)-In a communique summarising the first eight days of the Russo-German war, a High Command claims that the HOLDS German hope of achieving a blitz victory have utterly
The communique gam
UP RAIDS
that tho
„SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"" tanks, 1,500 planci and
Germans have lost more than 2,500 30,000 men whereas the USSR
LONDON, June 20 (UP)-It is be- made prisons, 900 tanks and 15,000 Heved that R.A.F, activity last night lost 050 planes, was very light possibly due to the men missing. believed to have been weather on the Continent, thus made prisoner.
breaking the series of nightly heavy It was added that land, and air ralda on Germany: and the occupied ones have halted further the Ger- territories. The last attack was on man advance-In the Minsk sector.
Friday night, this being the 17th con- ̈socutive: rald:
South Afrles. Exports from Free China go in part via the Burma Road
Unusual Typhoon ....
British Success In Syria
LONDON, June 29 (Reuter). "The efforts of the British to!
sources of supplies are still available, refuses to move for several hours bren eller resistance remain
Bambery in formations of four formed Japanese diplomat to-day
SOFIA, June 29 (UP) --A well in-. arrived at 5.40 p.m.
stated that tho German campaign The residence is isolated on against Russia is "only a prelude" large walled estate but nearby win- to greater developments in the Near dows were shattered. Madame Deniz left a few moments before the would be that of an
and For Enst in which. Japan's role bombings,
Dut
onlooker
· ex-
Reports from the fronts Indicate cept for keeping the United States
of the conflicts.. that nothing of Importance has oc-
He expressed the hope that Ger- curred.
many would recognise the Japariese Government in China after Rusalo's fall.
$5,000 For The Bomber Fund
Provocative
to Rangoon. It in doubtful, however, The typhoon has so far proved one whether the markets will buy tea of the most unusual in the meteoro- from this new concern when existing records Hongkong,
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, June 29 (UP)— now,
the disturbance has remained,
states General
The Bomber Fund was in- lal in an article in the New China The chief liaison omeer, Chow Wen- to all intents and purposes, stationary unsuccessful," about 40 miles south of the Colony. Dentz's communique from Syria, creased this morning by Daily News' to-day urged the whole Another remarkable feature has been according to the Paris radio. generous donation of $5,000 nation to start a general counter that for 48 hours its wind direction He adds, "In the mountainous from the Hon. Mr A. L. Shields, vaders onto Japan starts to push offensive against the Japanese frum has been northeast. This normally region of south Lobanon we evacuat-this being Mr Shields" second north against the Soviet Union which Indicated that the typhoon is moving ed some advance posts protected by contribution to the Fund,
NEWS
to the south, but for the time being our artillery, which caused heavy
It is remaining where
it i
bul enemy th
losses. TURN to Back Page, Column 4 "In southern Syria the British
in have contacted our troops region of Nebec while
the
FINNS FIGHTING (elements which had infiltrated into
RUSSIANS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
STOCKHOLM, June 29 (UP). The "Afton Bladet's" Helsinki correspondent roports that the Finnish army has begun attacks on himost all fronts against Russia.
Alexandria Raid
CAIRO, June 29 (Reuter)-Enemy Hireraft again raided Alexandria last night but it is announced that the damage was 'negligible.
The alert ended at dawn."
our positions northwest of Damascus were repelled with heavy losses,
"At Palmyra the garrison was Air saverely raided by the Royal Force on the morning of June 28 but continued its herole resistance and effected local counter-attacks
"Enemy aircraft bombed Deir ez Zor causing casualties among the civilian population.
Nazi
he sald, was "a great possibility,
Fighters Out-Moded By Four R.A.F. Types
LONDON, June 20 (Reuter)Britain appears to have won declaively the first round in the new battle with Germany-to produce the fastest and best all-round fighter, writes an air ext- Ipert.
This still leaves the RAF, with A couple of cards, in hand in the The success of the RAF offensive Tornado and Typhoon, which should VICHY, June 20 (Router)The sweeps over the Channel during the be well in advance of even the latest capture by the allies of Nebec, 30 past fortnight revealed the amazing Splitres and Hurricanes. miles northeast of Damascus admitted here.
i
Capture Admitted
appe Italians Flee
superiority of the new Hurricanes THE means that unless German and Spitfires over, the much-boosted | designers have struck something or naw Messerschmitt 1098; which the successfully, revolutionary charit Germans claimed to be the fastest Naxi fighters, are likely to saveurs Italian refugees from Syria are con-machine in the world, capable of at vor lean fline when the Typh Unuing to pour Into Istanbul and are taining higher Bititudes than any and Tornado do enter ^una being sent on in omnibuses to Sofia. other alreraft.
LONDON, June 20. (Reuter)