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Damaged Fackages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Con- signees, and the Company's surveyarı. Messrs, Goddard & Dovelas, at 10 a... on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.
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Stubborn Resistance
OPTIMISM IS
EVIDENT IN- ALLIED CIRCLES
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BRUSSELS, May 18 (Renter)--A.
night in Allied circles.
Change In Fighting Renders feeling of optimism is evident to-
Reorganisation Necessary
PARIS, May 16. (Reuter)—The` Battle, of Mense, from Namur" to Sedan, has been raging furiously all day. A French War Of-. ce spokesman last night described it as a “great hurricana.” The enemy is hurling formidable forces into the battle and is at- tacking" the whole front, more on the lines of the Polish Cain- - paign than those of 1914..
The Germans. are using rela tively ittle artillery, but pushing
It is authoritative'y stated that the entire Belgian Government is remaining in the' capital.
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HELD IN CHECK PARIS, May
(Renter)--A military spokesman sald this morning
that · all German attempts .. to debouch trom Sedan yesterday were repulsed and the Germans are being held check there, while the enemy at-
Demonstrators forward at great speed with ar-tacks north of Namur have been
At Yugoslav Frontier
BELGRADE, May 16 (Reuter) Demonstrators at Fiume yesterday approached the. Yugoslavia front ter at Susak, shouting cries against! the Allies adding, "Down with Yu- goslavia."
Stones were also thrown, break- ing windows on the Yugoslav side of the frontier. It is stated that the Italian police did not inter- fere."
Yugoslav newspapers have been ordered not to mention the cries against Yugoslavia.
SWITZERLAND CAUTIONS
moured and motorised columns. repulsed and there is little to re- also employing an enormous mass port concerning the altuation east of planes which are bombing and ¦ of Sedan. machine-gunning the French in- fantry who, said the spokesman, resisted admirably. Faced at, cer- tain points with an overwhelming mass of tanks, they had to give was
During the day enemy tank columns broke through the French lines at three points in South Seda on the left bank of the Meuse.
FURIOUS FIGHTING
Concerning the front between Namur and Sedan the spokesman said today's communique enjoined the watchword of silence of the whole nation and added that the situation in this area was confused and serious but there is no need for anxiety.
OPEN WARFARE A communique 1squed today states that from the region of Namur to that of Sedan the battle has taken on the unaracteristics Lot open warfare with participation on both sides of motorised units and aviation.
The tanks, which broke through, spread out Uke a fan in all direc- tions, causing a general melee which lasted all day. As the French tank's counter-attacked, The higher interests of the cor the French Infantry, after the duct of the operations compel us German armoured columns had not to give, at the present mo" passed, closed in on the support. ment, any precise informaation is ing enemy troops. In the ensuing to actions which are now taking struggle there, was furicus hand-place, adds the communique. to-hand Aghting.
BERNE, May 16 (Retter)The University of Berne has been pro-
The German attack changed the visionally closed for a fortnight war of position behind the for and students who have not been tiled lines into a war of move- mobilised are asked to put them-ment Enemy attacks now take the selves at the disposal of the auxi- form of a spearhead drive of the llary services of the Army.
The Swiss public have been an- xiously watching every phase of the campaign in Holland and Bel- gium and newspapers warn the public against premature conclu- sions from the capitulation or
Holland.
PREPARATIONS COMPLETED
com-
(Reuter) BERNE, May 16 Mobilisation here has been pleted by all troops occupying the positions assigned to them.
The positions on the are strongly held.
frontiers
forces In the interior large are ready to maintain the securt- ty of Switzerland.
Nazi troop movements have been reported from Freiburg along the north-east border of Switzerland.
"Passenger train services from Germany via Basle have been sus- pended in both directions except for those with diplomatic pass- ports.
The Swiss radio dentes rumours spread by certain sinister sources expressing doubts about Switzer- land's heutrality.
MOBILISATION
tank corps which try to penetrate the lines with infantry following. This change in the character of It was announced in Paris last night, has involved the
the war,
organisation of the French dis-
positions which the. High Com- mand has now carried out,
JAPAN'S ONE CONCERN
TOKYO, May 16 (Reuter)- "Japan's only concern 19 whether
..these assurances will be kept faithfully,"
Nayal replied
spokes- man at the press conference Joday when a correspondent pointed out that Britain.. France and the United States had given assurances of their desire to maintain the status que of the Netherlands East Indies and asked why Japan continued to show great con- tern in the matter.
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U.S. Baseball Results
TOUGH FIGHTING LONDON, May 16 (Reuter) Reuter's Special Correspondent with the B. E. F, somewhere in Belgium, reports that the position, so far as the British force in con- cerned, is that, while tough fight- ing has occurred in the Louvain district, a big effort is at present being made by the Germans fur- ther south on the Namur-Sedan
where
many of their front most formidable.. forces have been buried against the French.
The German method of at- tack is first by moderate artil- lery preparation then a sudden mass onslaught by tanks aid- ed
aircraft
by low-flying
which bomb and machine-gun the defending troops.
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 17th MAY, 1948, 9.30 4.1
Small Packet Post to all countries ia suspended.
INWARD MAILS
Haiphong
Haiphong Canton
Straits and Mantis.
Shanghai and Amoy
Air Mail by "Imperial" Airways Direct Service"
London date, 11th May Shanghai. Japan
Shanghai and Amoy Amoy. Manila
Haiphong and Holhowiekowe kee Manila
Due
From
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"
London date 8th May.
17th May
17th May
17th May
17th May
17th May!
18th May
0.8.A., Honolulu and Japan (8an-Francisbo date,
23rd April), Shanghai
18th May
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date, 15th May,
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Japan and Manfia.
Manila
USA, Honolulu and Japan (San Francisco date.
18th April.
Australia and Manila.................. Japan and Shanghai. Calcutta and Straits Japan.
OUTWARD MAILS.
Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 9am registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm, on the previous day. When malls are advertised to close after 5 pm, Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 pm.
Infantry is bound to recoll Halphong
For
FRIDAY
"before this until they can be Parcels only, for Tientsin,
strengthened sufficiently to coun- Bangkok ter-attack This counter-attack- | Shanghai
ing has been, and probably still is being, carried on now in the case of three German penetrations across the Meuse.
MANSLAUGHTER
ALLEGED./
Committal proceedings on charge
of manslaughter were continued before M. Q. A. A. Mac- fadyen at Kowloon Court yester- day against Fung Mun, 28, sea- man of cargo boat No. 440V, 'who, it is alleged, was one of several men and women," boat people, who had beaten up a man named Chong Kwai, 43. near the Wo Shing Wharf, Yaumati Typhoon H. E. Shelter, in the early hours of
4 April 18. Elliott
NEW YORK. May 18 (Reuter) IN The following were the results of League baseball matches played yesterday
HUNGARY BUDAPEST, May 16 (Reuter The mobilisation of two Hun- garian Army Corps was announc- ed yesterday. It is oficially stated that this cannot be re- garded as any threat to peace.
The mobilisation 13 for the purpose of training men from the territories recently incorporated in Hungary who have not yet done service in the Hungarian Army. A few motorised and cavalry bri- gades have also been mobilised for the same reason.
BELGIUM CANNOT
NATIONAL
(Werber homered) Brooklyn St. Louis
Li Tan, 40, nightsoil coole.
Amoy.
Canton Shanghai.
SATURDAY
Dairen and Parcels only for Tientsin
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AMERICAN
There were no matches in the American League owing to cold.
BE DEFEATED BRUSSELS, May 16 (Reuter-A Government proclamation says GENERAL STERN the "defeat of our northern neighbours will not discourage us.
IN SHANGHAI Our army is supported by our SHANGHAI. May 18 (Reuter) British and French Allles,. and Reports are circulating here that stubbornly resisting. Belgium General Grigory Stern, former cannot be defeated."
Divisional Commander of the Far The announcer stated the Gov- Eastern Red Army, who is believed ernment had not left the capital to have directed the Russian troops where the Allied Embassies also during the later stages of the
remalu.
Soviet-Finnish, hostilities, has re- turned to the Far East to assume an important post.
CHESS TITLE
It will be recalled that General There were no surprises in last Stern, who was successor to Gen. aight's Colony Chess Champion Bluecher. commanded the Soviet ship Tournament matches. The forces at Nomonhan last year. results were;. Sir E. B. Pollock The Japanese press here com- beat ́A, Y. Biriukoff. D. E de Carments that Gen. Stern's return is valho beat A. Kurrik, K. M. A. Baran indication that Russla is streng~ nett beat V. V. Kolatchoff, and K. thening her military power in the
Far East. Wels beat L.. Blair.
LONDON, May 16 Reuter). A film of his recent journey Circles in London who are in close across America and to England on touch with the Vaticari state that Home leave was shown by Mr. E. the recent measures by the Fascist F. Fincher at St. Andrew's Church Party has rendered the distribu Hall last night to an interested, tion of the Vatican "Osservatore" Ludience. One of the reels, show- Impossible. These measures, coining the Changing of the Guard at cided with the Pope's messages to Buckingham Palace, the Kew Gar- the sovereigns of Belgium. Luxem- dens and London Fight Lights burg and Holland,
was in colours.
FELL INTO TRAP
Sentence of two months hard labour was passed by Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon Court yesterday on Chan Hing, 30, con victed of having demanded with menaces a sum of $2 from" a cyclist, Wong Chung.
Ag Wong was pedalling along Boundary Street on Tuesday night about 11 o'clock, it was related in Court, he was stopped by de- fendant who shone a light at him and demanded to know where he was going without a light."
Shanghai.
Halphong
Canton
Amoy.
Fort Bayard, and Hothow,
TUESDAY
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Defendant explained that he Air Mall for "Imperiai Airways' was a policeman and that Wong was likely to be fined $5. Wong asked that he be treated lightly," and suggested that defendant accept $2. Defendant agreed to this, and Wong said further then that he had not $2 on him would defendant meet him in a teashop the following day where he would hand over the money?
on, the day following, Wong was accompanied by his master to the teashop where they de tained defendant. It was reveal- ed in Court that defendant was formerly employed by the Fire, Brigade and had been discharged.
The executive committee of the British Women's Association in Shanghat announce that Mrs. V. Arnold Jones has beeh elected, chairman of the association for the ensuing year, and Mrs. Adam Black vice-chairman.
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