1941-09-30 — Page 8

The LATEST

IN AUTOMOBILE

ATTIRE

10182

When you dress your car, do a complota Job.

'Don't

stop with polishing or waxing the body and cleaning the windowa ... dress the tirea also with WHIZ WHITE TIRE COATING.

Give your car that sought after, smart appearance finished look that only white sidewall tires can give you use WHIZ WHITE TIRE COATING/

White sidewall tiren by WHIZ for the latest in car Attire

ORTAINABLE AT

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

BRITAIN

STUBBS ROAD,

DELIVERS

WHERE

The

DASR

BARCLAY'S BBER

Stoff

DIET

MRCLAYS

that

To Give He TROOPS

NEED

A

NEW

HAT?

Sole Agents: GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Just about this time, a lot of men' find the hat they got last Autumn a bit the worse for wear.

You'll probably be glad to replace yours with one of these good looking, correctly styled WARDS" Or “LOMBARDS "

Various shades to choose from

YEE SANG FAT

CO., LTD.

King's Theatre Bldg.

Tel: 21355

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 30, 1941

Three Czech

Generals

Shot

THE SIX CZECHS WHO WERE EXECUT- ED IN PRAGUE ON SUNDAY, FOLLOWING THE ARRIVAL OF HEYDRICH, THE GES- TAPO'S MOST NOTORIOUS KILLER, AS "PROTECTOR," INCLUDED TWO FORMER GENERALS OF THE CZECH ARMY.

One was General Josef Bily, formerly military commander of Bohemia, and Divi- sional General · Hugo Vojti, who was deputy commander of the Seventh Army Corps in Bratislava.

EAGLE PILOTS THRILL

According to news received by Czechoslovak Headquarters in

London yesterday, they were ar:

rested Or- der on Saturday, tried and sen-. tenced on Sunday, and presum- ably executed before nightfall, or early yesterday morning.

L

The allegations. against -them were either sabotage or illegal possession of arms.

420,000

HARDSHIP CLAIMS

The Ministry Pensions has, so far, dealt with 420,000 cases in connection with hardship.. grants for men serving in the Forces.

1000000000080000000

WAR IN RUSSIA

CLOSELY WATCHED IN WASHINGTON

Premier's Arrest Two American Eagle News has also been received in pilots on an

London that General Elias,""Who | offensive

was Premier of the puppet goy- patrol inside France a few ernment of Bohemia and Moravia,

who was days ago had to fight orders of Heydrich, is already on indicating that the struggle there also arrested on the News from "the" Russian: front every inch of the way his way to Berlin where it is has reached a critical phase is home. They

believed, he will be tried by the being closely watched in Washing- destroyed

so-called "People's Court.” two pursuers and damag-

ton, the correspondent of the New York "Sun" reported. ed another.

is the German allegation that Elias and others have been in'

Early in the Soviet campaign, official quarters had expressed Eagle Squadron, who has now been serving the interests of Dr. fears of a speedy German victory, destroyed five enemy aircraft, was Benes. This is strenuously denied but the desperate resistance put on patrol with a comrade. On the by Czech headquarters

in Lon-up by the Russians alleviated way out of France, he saw an don.

these fears. These quarters then. ME109 taking off, but before. he

believed that the front would be got within range he saw another

stabilised west of the Leningrad, one behind it. He fired at this but did not see the result as he

Moscow, Kiev line, and that the mobilised during the winter. German : armies would be. im- swept-overhead.

The youngest member of the contact with. London and have

His comrade, flying, behind, bad seen four others taking off, and

shot at one of these.

to

Twenty More

Later.

It is now learned that twenty

more Czechs were sentenced to death in Prague yesterday, and the sentences- carried

|

This opinion has been shattered to-day. Observers consider that. out by events in Russia cannot but strengthen the determination of

The two American pilots were shooting later.. towards the end of their patrol and had not sufficient petrol

The victims of Heydrich include the United States to intensity its start a dogfight with opponents Frantisek Horacke, and the lead-

the retired

aid to Great Britain, Brigadier General' who had been freshly fuelled.

On the whole, the capital city is They

The events in Russia.seem to be weakening the isolationist faction, owing to the increasing threat against Britain and the United States:

decided to leave welling Communists, Frantisek Wunresolved to bring its tasks to a suc- alone and return to their "base. nsch, baker, of Prague, Jan Pestesshd conclusion, whether the They flew out, one at 500. feet, tups, editor, of Pragne, Jaroslav Soviet army collapses, reaists, or the other at 1,000 feet.

Sedlacek, cabinet-maker, of Pretreats, in good order behind the

Ural mountains. :- Several ME 109 dived on the gue, and Dusan Subrt, clerk, t Spitfires half-way

across the Prague Channel

"Two attacked my comrade," Heydrich, the new "Protector, said the young Eagle pilot, des- has decreed that in all the areas cribing his experience "and four of the Protectorate in which the fastened on to me. One of the State of Emergency has been enemy aircraft, on my tail, open-proclaimed, there shall be a police ed fire and I was flanked on both curfew in catering establishments, sides.

I gave

one a five-second hotels, cinemas and all kinds of: .burst with cannon and machine- amusement houses at 10 p.m. gun.

It ehuddered violently, flick ed on its back and dived into, the sea.

· Meetings Banned- Railway restaurants may remain

The enemy on my starboard open as hitherto provided they side made a beam attack on me, are used only by the travelling.

TRIBUTE TO LATE MR. HARROP

during this action and blew my public. The curfew does not ap- At the weekly meeting hood off. I turned after him as ply to German theatres and con-held this morning of the He passed, behind me and gave certs. him all I'd got,

J

Food and Firewood Board,

All kinds of meetings, theatre the chairman, Brigadier Czech cultural or sporting events performances, concerts and other A. Peffers said: are prohibited:"

"Before we proceed to the wish me to refer to the passing business of the meeting, you will of one of the most valued mem bers of our staff.

"Large pieces, flew off him and I turned for the English coast.

"But one of the ME109F pilots, probably seeking revenge, pursu- ed me all way to the cliffs of Dover, firing all the time. I used

This ruling does not apply to all the evasive tactics I knew but shareholders meetings, nor meet the enemy aircraft was flown by aings of the executives or cominit very experienced pilot who often tees of economic corporations, You know him better than I regained his position on my tall, but all such meetings must be do, so I need not describe to you Even in that hectic chose, how-announced to the competent au- Mr. Harrop's outstanding qualities ever, I had time to see one thing thority beforehand. All houses as an individual and as a member that gave me a kick another must be locked at 11 pm: unless of the Food Control Board, ME109 go into the sea shot down-by-an-earlier hour is decided th my comrade.";

British Wireless.ndividual municipalities-Reutoro follow and a very difficult man He will be a very hard man

TALK HINT TO TROOPS

Septogenarian

to replace. I think this Board should record an expression of its

General Josef Bily was a sep-Food Control Board and also of appreciation of his services to the tugenarian. During the last war sympathy of condolence with his he had served on the Austrian | family." General Staff.

After 1918, he commanded varl-

ous Czechoslavaks units in Prague MYRON TAYLOR AT and Brno and 1029 vas appointed commanding officer of the Bohe- mian Command-one of the four. Czechoslovak Commands,

FOREIGN OFFICE

The Army is keeping up its war on careless talk.

| Mr Myron Taylor, special: U:S, Commanding officer hove Five years later, he retired in envoy to the Vatican, who is ou been told to impresa, on mẹn view of age......., m

a brief visit to London, saw Mr. tho vitalnoçossity of allance-Flugo Vojta was an artillery Eden, Foreign: Secretary, about troop movements specialist. Ho succeedled in escap- day,British Wireless.

It isalised that great harding from the Austrian Armiles to ship would be caused if troops the Russians during the last wor Avere moved without warning!! when he was appointed Commande Buys the Wur Office, #3

der of the First Czech Artillery. NO DAY RAIDERS But it must - bez remembered. Regiment. He took part in the that the country at this time of entire Russian campaign fought Nothing to report is the official crisis cannot afford: to lose, value) by the Catch Legions and return-summary of yesterday's enevy. able lives and ships through ed to his country via Siberin and hir activity over Britain-British avoidable indiscretions.””

| Japtin-British Wireless.