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U.S. AMBASSADOR ON THE DEFENCE OF FREEDOM'S FRONTIER

MR. JOHN WINANT, U.S. Ambassador to Britain, speaking at the Pilgrims' Society luncheon in London yesterday, stressed that the policies upon which to-day the peoples of the United States and Britain were being drawn together in face of the common peril were policies to which the American people as a whole had solemnly committed them-

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Freedom was not the cause of | might seek to dominate them any one nation or group of na- blinded men to their true inter- tons. It was the cause of allests and, taking counsel from men everywhere,

they history fear and not from courage, Its

to was the history of civilisation to sought Arst dominate their which all nations--not excepting neighbours. those HOW enthralled by the j Inctators had made their notable

contributions in the past.

Every Tenet

But never in any struggle be- tween barbarism and civilisation had

much SO

been at stake. Nazisin bad called into question every tenet in the faith of civilis. ed man. The world had known tyranny before but never tyranny more cruel and absolute or as relentlessly organised.

For Nazism had stolen run amok with great inventions of free and inquiring minds and had set about using them not to liberate but to enslave the hu- man spirit.

Dictators and demagogues ex- ploited those fears, not to give freedom but to enslave. Such fears could be overcome only in the cooperation of free nations.

New Spirit Abroad

He ended: "The road ahead is

hard. Lost years are gone. A new spirit is abroad, Free peoples are again cooperating to win free world and no tyranny i

frustrate their hopes.

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Messages from neutral source Rome quote German pilots sight-seeing in the Italian capital as having said that they will take Malta with- in two weeks.

They admit heavy losses, however, in their efforts in the Mediterranean and their two best dive-bombing pilots are dead.

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UNREGISTERED

DOCTOR FINED

Wong Yuet-wan, 35, described as a woman doctor, of room No. Tung Building, Queen's 11, Ho Road Central, was fined $500, or two months' simple imprisonment, by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Magistracy this morn- for practicing medicine or surgery when not being a regis- tered medical practitioner.

A charge of "unlawful posses- of poison was withdrawn owing to lack of evidence.

Those who now suffer and die

ing, and in this effort do so for the com- mon good of the free peoples of the earth who shall follow after them and who, with the help of God, shall build from these sacri- fices a ritadel of freedom so strong that force may never again seek its destruction."-British Wireless.

In the struggle against the Nazis the people of Britain beld the front line but it did not stand alone. The Dominions and Co. lonies were mustering their for- ces. America, as President Roose- velt said last Saturday night, "has gone into action."

It was mobilising with ever. growing speed Its tremendous resources to make available the sinews of war.

On every continent and in every country, wherever there were men and women who valu- ed freedom, Britain had friends and allies.

Britain's Victory

FURTHER

POSTAL CASES

THIRTEEN SHOP MASTERS, AND MANAGERS WERE SUM- MONED BEFORE MR. H. G. SHELDON, K.C.. AT THE CEN- TRAL MAGISTRACY THIS Even to-day throughout MORNING, FOR ATTEMPTING Europe there were legions who TO SEND LETTERS OUT OF yearned for Britain's victory THE COLONY OTHER THAN which meant freedom for them THROUGH THE POST OFFICE. as well.

The accused were

sion

It was stated that a Chinese woman was sent to accused's of- fice

on March 3. Accused ex- amined her and gave her Chinese medicine and an injection in the hip, the charge "for which was $10. Accused told the woman to return the next day for another injection. The following day, the Police accompanied the woinan, and arrested accused,

Defendant told the Court that she was registered in Canton, and that she did not know the regulations of the Colony.

BURGLAR

SENTENCED

Chau Chi, 26, unemployed, was charged before Mr. G. T. Lowry, at the Central Magistracy this morning, with attempting to com-

The great mass of common Messrs. Hung On-to, of 73, Jer-mit burglary at No. 7, Lee Yuen men the world over, Mr. Winant vois Street; Li Yam-nam, of No. Street East, first floor, early yes- declared, were not deceived by 74, Jervois Street; wok Chak terday morning; with possession the Nazis' talk of a new order.wah, of 45 Bonhamn Strand East; of a house breaking instrument; They realised there was no or-Lam Kee-tak, of 15, Bonham and with being in possession of der or security in tyranny.

Strand West; Lai Ming-tong, of 8 stolen property. Detective Ser-

They wanted what the British Hillyer-Street, Tung Chung-waigeant J. R. Sykes told the people wanted. They wanted of 11, Bonham Strand; who Wai- Court that when defendant what the American people want-pul, of 33, Jervois Street; Wong was arrested he had in his ed. They wanted friendly civi-Wing-kam, 19, Jervols Street;

possession, a cheque for $300, Used world of free peoples,

Leung Cho, of No. 225, Wing Lok and the bit of a drill. Defendant They knew that the peoples Street; Hu Keng-yan, of 225, Wing admitted that he stole the cheque of the world were never and Lok Street, first floor; Hon Shum from a house in Pak Kong Vil- were not now destined for kwong, of 68, Bonham Strand „subjugation to the witt of West; Pun Kwai-ping, of 269, Des lage, Nam Hoi District, Canton, others and that there was no Vouex Road Central; and Ip. Pul of during the. Japanese invasion on

February 18. people or race charged with 6, New Market Street. responsibility or endowed with Mr. C. D'Almada is appearing ability to dominate the world, for all defendants. They had not lost faith in indi · Hearing was fixed for March vidual liberty and the democratic 25, at 11 am.

way of life.

Mr. D. W. Fitches, of the Gen-

They were not content to be de-eral Post Office, is in charge of prived of those freedoms which the prosecution,

they knew to be essential to thei

welfare of mun and they knew those freedoms could be won only by a British victory,

Fear The Cause

BLACKOUT CASE

Sentence of four months' hard

labour was imposed.

THEFT FROM A WIDOW

Three months' hard labour wag imposed on 'Yeung Kwan láu, 19, unemployed, by Mr. G. T. Lowry, at the Central Magistracy this morning, for stealing $1,300 Chin- Commenting on the fact that the

Mr. F. C. Herridge, secretaryese currency), and $800 (Kong growing interdependence of na- of Loxley and Company, York Kong money), from a 41-year- tions, which should have led to Building, Chater Road, was fined old widow, Leung Hol, at No. 10, cooperation and harmony, instead $25 by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., Kwai Wah Lane, second floor; on how witnessed civilisation at the at the Central Magistracy this February 21.

the 'Detective Sergeant Willison edge of catastrophe, the Ambas- morjung, for a breach of sador analysed fear as the cause, Black Out Regulations on Febru- told the Court that on February ·

In an "interdependent world ary 27: SONY FA men must cooperate or. domin-

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MAY 21,` defendant i went "into «!com=" Detective Sergeant H. B. Dewar plainant's room and stole the ato or perish. Cooperation call said that a light was unscreened money, which was in a box. <ed :for hourage,

in the company's godown In Fear that their neighboura | Duddell Street.

Defendant told the Court that

he spent the money in brothels.