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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 18, 1940

PLIGHT OF THE FRENCH

ARMIES

LONDON, TO-DAY.

A DELAYED DESPATCH FROM REUTER'S SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT WITH THE B.E.F. SPEAKS OF THE STRAITS TO WHICH THE FRENCH ARMY WAS REDUCED A DAY OR TWO AGO. ·

The correspondent, with a number of colleagues, fell into a German ambush but by swiftly reversing: their cars and stepping on the accelerators they were able to escape and later to warn French supply columns of the danger.

The correspondent next encountered a column of French horse-drawn artillery two miles long.

Evidence of Fifth Column activity was given by the fact that a corporal among them said he and his company were withdrawing to rest because a 48 hours armistice had been declared.

This was completely untrue.

The correspondent passed over

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100,000 refugees of all ages and con- ON BORDER

ditions, streaming pathetically away from the German advance. Even more pathetic treating troops from the front line- near Bernay and Lisieux:

were the re-

Almost an entire French division streamed down the road from Bernay to Alencon. Many still marched their units and bore themselves. erect but others were entirely dispirited.

Better Armament ·

OF EGYPT

London, To-day.

It is rellably reported that 11 Italian army tanks, three guns, one senior in

officer and one senior air force officer were captured by the British during Sunday's encounter south-east of Sollum, telegraphs Reuter's corres- pondent somewhere in the Egyptian western desert.

By contrast, a long stream of horse artillery with fine bearing dragged their 75's behind businesslike looking horses and limbers, but the bulk of the division were unfit for further sustained fighting and were insuf- ficiently armed against the Germans equipped with tommy guns and port- able mortars and machineguns plen- tifully aided by tanks and bombers.

"I saw thousands of French troops in retreat whọ, given better armament, could doubtless have held their own against the best German troops.

"In number they were probably, a match for the enemy but in mechani- cal fighting power they were totally- inferior."-Reuter.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS

At the Criminal Sessions this morn- ing, His Honour the Puisne Judge, Mr. E. H. Williams, dealt with a number of breach of Deportation Ordinance cases.

Luk-Shi and Wong. Lin were each sentenced to 18 months'. hard labour. Lam Yau, Wong Yeung and Lau Chuen received sentences of two years' imprisonment, while Leung Hung, who had a bad record, was sentenced to three years.

Arms Case

Lam Chol was this morning sen- tenced to 15 months' hard labour by Mr. E. H. Williams at the Criminal Sessions when he pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of arms and ammunition.

During the night the enemy moved forward 28 tanks In the vicinity of our lines. We sent against them some of our own tanks which dis- persed the enemy with the above re- sults. There is no Indication regard- Ing any British casualties.

Reuter.

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE CHARGE

Chan-Ping-tong, 36, motor me- chanic, was charged before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, this morning, with the theft of a quantity of motor-car ac- cessories from his employer.

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Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared

W. M. the prosecution, while Mr. Brown was for the defence.

It was alleged that defendant stole five tyres, motor-car tools, a horn, a gasoline tank-cap, # wind-screen wiper, and a battery from different cars in his employer's garage..

Hearing was fixed for June 25, at 2.30 p.m. Defendant was released on bail of $100.

$1,050 INVOLVED

Before Mr. E Himsworth at Kow- loon this morning, Leung Kam-shing, 18, shop foki, was charged with giving false information, and with conspiring. to defraud his master of $1,050.

Accused reported to Det.-Sgt. Mor-

Man Sing-cheung and Chan Wo were sentenced to 18 months impri-rison that this pocket, containing the sonment for similar offences,

money, was picked outside the Bank, of Canton, but he later confessed it is alleged, that he had conspired to defraud his employer, Mr. Chau

Mr. Alfred Y. Hon will appear for the prosecution.

Forged Pawn Ticket Chan Fong was

ntenced to two Fung-hing, of No. 13, Liberty Avenue. years imprisonment by Mr. E. H. Williams at the Criminal Sessions this marning for forging a pawn ticket, uttering the pawn ticket with intent to defraud, and with possession of forged pawn tickets.

Crowd Disappointed Hundreds of Chinese mainly Women, filled the Supreme Court this

The case was fixed for hearing at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday,

morning and were disappointed when the case in which Kwan Lai-chun is charged with murder at West Point did not come up for hearing.

FACTORIES IN TURIN RAZED

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Berne, To`day.

Séveral factories in the suburbs of Turin have been virtually raz- ed to the ground by Allied bomb- era, according to neutral observ- era arriving here from the Ita- Ilan city..

Five officials in Turin respon- sible for civilian defence were shot as the result of the effective. ness of the Allied attack.--Havas.

ALLEGED THEFT FROM EMPLOYER

Chan Ki, 45, was remanded for a week by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, when charged with rob- bery with violence in Wanchai.

BRITAIN SPEEDING UP ENLISTMENT

London, To-day.

Three more classes are ex- pected to register for mili- tary service in July, accord- ing to a statement by the La- bour Ministry, which says men are beng called up at a rapidly increasing rate.

Medical examinations have been speeded up aid the accelerated intake into the army will continue at what- ever'.

pare is necessary to meet the needs of the situation.

It has already arranged for a fur- ther group to be called for registra- tion on June 22. Three registrations

in July would affect men aged 30, 31, and 33.

With the 29's registered on June 22, the total number hitherto registered approximated 2,800,000.-Reuter.

of a diamond ring and a gold wrist watch on the staircase of No. 2, Luard Road last night.

It was alleged that 'defendant rob- Detective Sub-Inspector W. N. Dar- bed a Chinese woman, Mak Fung-ha, "kin is in charge of the case.

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