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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 13, 1941.

YELLOW TAXI COMPANY AWARDED

JUDGMENT

JUDGMENT FOR THE Yellow Taxicab Com- pany against the Central Taxi Company for $150 and costs was given by Mr. Justice Cressall this

| morning, in an action arising out of a traffic acci-

dent.

Mr. W. A. Mackinlay was for the plaintiffs and Mr. F. H. Lose- by for the defendant company.

Giving judgment, Mr. Justice Cressall said that the two issues

were:

(a) Was the defendants' chauffeur negligent in the way he drove the defendants' faxi cab

(b) and

plaintiffs What damuge

did the suffer as a result of the collision.

With regard to (a) I am satis- fed that the driver drove his car and without that degree of care skill which is demanded of driv- public ers of motor vehicles on highways. It is obvious that had he done so he could not possibly

have skidded across the whole

GREEK

HEROISM

IN CRETE

In a message to King

width of Queen's Road West and George of Greece, thank-

come to rest against a pillar ing the Greek people "on

the

opposite side.

He

par

UNCENSORED

LETTER

The Nazi censor let this through from a prisoner of war in Germany to the wife of a British airman:

"Tell Bill that his pals are doing fine over here."

But none of Bill's pals are "over there"

-as prisoners.

pains in the witness box to explain all and each individually" Invasion

that the skid was caused by the for the heroic stand in sudden application of bis brakes

going at 18 Greece and Crete, King

But he hus

when the car was miles

hour. an obviously not told the truth, for

it is

common

slew

George VI, while saying Ports

а

We

Shaken

1

knowledge that the loss of Crete was sudden pressure on wheels mov-"bitter blow," adds: ing at speed tends to make the

"We share vehicles

thereby

your grief but round, bringing the rear of the vehicle also share your hopes.

"NEWS REACHES THIS forward. The position of his car

DAILY TO PROVE after the so-called skid was just COUNTRY

THE TRAGEDY OF the opposite however and this THAT

R.A.F. 'planes were GREECE HAS LEFT UN- makes it clear to my mind that

BROKEN THE SPIRIT OF active over the Channel he has not told the truth about

YOUR GALLANT PEOPLE, the accident.

Correct Version

I accept the story told by the plaintiffs' chauffeur as being the correct version of what happened

WHO HAVE SHOWN AND CON yesterday afternoon at- TINUE TO SHOW HEROISM tacking shipping off the AND DISREGARD FOR ODDS French coast and possibly the invasion ports. Loud

UNSURPASSED IN HISTORY."

and I am satisfied that had the overwhelmed but the spirit of the explosions shook towns

"Your country has indeed been

remains high and

defendants' driver exercised rea-Greek people

on

"This

sonable care and attention he the fame of their resistance will on the south-east coast of could have avoided running into outlast the transitory conquests England. the plaintiffs' car, which, be it of the enemy.

An Air Ministry communique, noted.

stationary was

the "Fortified by the Greek exam-issued last night, stated: opposite side of the road.

ple we shall continue the strug-afternoon aircraft of the Bomber

our side Command escorted With regard to the damage suf-gle, proud to have at

by fighters Fleet which made а successful attack ΟΠ fered I am not prepared to accept those units of your the estimates of cost of repairs survived the battle, the nucleus of enemy shipping in the Channel. since I do not consider that all a new Hellenic air force and cen- "Hits were claimed on a ship of the items enumerated were essen- tres of a new army.

about 1,400 tons which was left

tial.

"Meanwhile my Government sinking. of learns that Hellenic communities "One enemy

shot

In my opinion an amount

fighter was by one of our escorting $105 is amp'e to cover the dam- overseas are expressing determin-down age caused and the sum of $45ution to pursue the struggle for fighters. None of our aircraft is

best missing." representing $9 a day (as agreed victory and are asking how

THERE WAS VERY LITTLE on by the parties) for five days is they can help. sufficient to cover the loss in the "I-greet through Your Majesty | ENEMY AIR ACTIVITY OVER the valiant BRITAIN YESTERDAY, AND UP earning capacity of the car white all who fought in undergoing repairs.

Hellenic armies on the mainland, TO 6 P.M. THERE WAS NO RE- and PORT OF ANY BOMBS DROP- those who fought in Crete.

the the particularly

and PED. REUTER. injured

There will therefore be judg- ment for the plaintiffs for sum of $150 with costs.

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night that the British

bereaved."

SEXTON CHARGED

Yeung Chuert, 52,

Remarking that the spirit of the Greek people remains high. the message concludes: "We do not A sexton of the Sanitary De- forget that great soldier-states- partment, man, John Metaxas, who said to charged before Mr. G. T. Lowry the Italians 'You shall not pass,' at the Central Magistracy nor his

successor, Alexander morning with accepting a Koritsis, who said: 'No' to a yet of $7, was remanded until more powerful foe."Reuter.

LUCE

Thursday.

this

bribe

next

IMPRESSED

TRIP

BY CHINA

INTERVIEWED IN HIS spacious office in New

warships Terror and Lady- York, yesterday, Mr. Henry Luce, publisher and bird have been lost.

editor of "Time," "Life and Fortune," describ- The Admiralty announcemented his trip to Free China as "the greatest trip I have

states. that next of kin now hav-

ing been informed, the Board ever made in my life.”

that H.M. ships Terror (Com-

of Admiralty regrets to announce Declaring it was most vital to America and mander H. J. Haynes (D.S.C., China to keep the routes to China open and to see R.N.) and Ladybird (Commander war supplies safely delivered, Mr. Luce predicted J. F. Blackburn, R.N.) have been lost as a result of enemy action that China could hold out against the Japanese during operations off the Libyan indefinitely.

coast.-Reuter.

Both Terror and Ladybird were sent to Africa from the Far East where they had served many monitor) in years, Terror' (a Singapore, and Lindybird! as river gunboat on the Yangtše, .. Terror was one of seven moni tors built during the last war for bombarding the German-occupied

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He expressed deep gratification Turning, to the Burma Road, at the reports that arrangements Mr. Luce said it has now "become have been made for American a pretty good' test of Chinese fliers to proceed to China to assist efficiency"

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the Chinese air force and express- He believed the Burma Road ed the hope that further planes could carry, five times more cargo and supplies will be delivered in than it was carrying at present. the very near future.

It was vital that American sup-

armies;

Belgian coast. Almost torpedo- Mr. Luce said he was deeply plies should move more rapidly to proof, she was of 7,200 tons and impressed by the morale of the the war areas,

Since his return to America, had two 15-inch guns of great mass of the Chinese people. He range besides eight 4-inch and a also spoke highly of the Chinese Mr. Luce has paid a hurried visit to Washington where he held number of A.A. guns.

Asked his Impressions of the lengthy discussions with Dr. Generalisalmo, Mr, Luce said. Lauchlin Currie, and Mr. Jesse She poured nearly 600 tons of "General' Chiang Kai-shek is a Jones, Chairman of the Recon- shells into Bardia and over 100 magnificent leader" He was struction and Finance Corpora

gratified at having the opportunity tion. tons into Tobruk when the Bri- of meeting many Chinese officials In the course of this week,

Heavy Poundings

LTD.tish captured these two ports. in Chungking and elsewhere in he will: confer with Col

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Ladybird was a river gunboat Free China,

of 625 tons. She also took part

in the bombardment" of Tobruk

and had a peace-time' adventure in the Yangise.

In: Chinese" waters" during"Japan= Terror's" normal crew was

lese attacks on merchant shipping officers and men-Reuter,

Frank

Knox the Secretary of the Navy, Mt. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State ML' Henry Mongenthau, Secretary of the Treasurylyndi 300 Col. Henry Stímabn, Secretary

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