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"Hongkong Daily Press June 3, 1940.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1940.

EVACUATION OF ALLIED TROOPS FROM DUNKIRK CARRIED OUT IN WEEK-END DESPITE INTENSE NAZI Heroic Stand "WE SHALL MEET AERIAL ATTACKS

By British Detachment

Special To HK. Dally Press PARIS, June 3 (Havas)A Bri. tish detachmènt is making a heroled stand in the Calais old fortress which for more than a week has been resisting "very fierce enemy attacks, it was revealed here today.

No detalls are available.

SUCCESSFUL WITHDRAWAL

THEM AGAIN"

LONDON, June 2 (Reuler)--- Someone who saw Lord Gort's arrival yesterday recorded in a broadcast last night that the Commander-in-Chief said: “It is not my arrival that matters but the arrival of my army,”

Shortly afterwards he de- clared; "We shall meet them again. Next time victory will be with us.”

IMPORTANT CHANGES IN

BY NORWEGIANS POLICY OF

LONDON, June 2 (Reuter) —A message from somewhere in Nor- way states that the withdrawal of Norwegian troops in the south dis-) trict of Haalogaland was success

RUMANIA

Special to HK. Daily Press BUCHAREST. June 2 Havas)-

changes Very important

took

Great Co-operation

Feat Near Completion

WHAT IS DESCRIBED as the greatest feat of co-operation between all the arms on land, on sea and in the air, is nearly com- pleted."

All day and night on Saturday and yes- terday morning the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk was continued despite intense fire from long range German artil-" lery and heavy air attacks, according to a

fully carried out despite energetic place today in Humania's policy Reuter message from London.

* German pressure, according to a when M. Jan Glgurtu, Rumania's

High Command communique.

greatest industrialist and Field-

The return of GENERAL LORD GORT, V.C., G.C.B.,

Marshal' Goering's Dersonal Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, signifies that the great majority of the British troops are safely home or are on the way.

friend, traded his Communica- tlons portfolio against that of Foreign Affairs left vacant by the

AMAZING EXAMPLES resignation of M. Gafencä.

OF NAZI LOSSES

LONDON, June 2 (Reuter)—It_18 múthoritatively estimated that the majority of the German para chutists dropped in Holland, were killed.

M. Gatencu resigned probably "to carry out an important dip Homatic mission to Turkey."

- Official circles declare that the Ministerial change does not affect Rumania's policy which is de- finitely set and fumania wre main neutral in the present con- flict.

Shortly after M. Gafenca's re- Evidence of prisoner's now insignation was announced, rumours England supports the view that were spread concerning imminent]

sweeping changes in "the Ruma-

losses incurred by parachute troops nian Cabinet but no confirmation

and airborne infantry were dispor- tionately heavy.

Amazing examples of losses are given.

For instance, of sixteen infan- trymen in one plane one prisoner was the only survivor. Of ten, in i another machine, three were killed in the air and four more shot on landing, of eight from a further plane only two were alive half-an- hour later.

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was available.

Improvements In Chungking A.R.P. Made

11 Improvements in air raid pre-

In perfect discipline, tired men, straight from the fighting line, waited their turn on the beaches to embark and many buried themselves up to the neck in/sand while waiting.

Statement On

Naval men assisting them worked incessantly and many were so exhausted when they reached England that they'

Progress Ofell asleep on the pavements.

The War

The Prime Minister will make a

The returning soldiers were re- ceived with the same warm wei- come from the population and gifts of fruit drinks... cigarettes, etc..

statement in the House of Com-were pressed or the men.

mons tomorrow on the progress of the war.

Several companies of French troops marched ashore with mll-

It is hoped, says Reuter's Lobbytary precision and with flags at Correspondent, that he will then

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PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY GATHER THANKSGIVING SERVICE. IN THE ROMANCATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

Role Of Religion In The

History Of Portugal

A thanksgiving service in connexion with the 800th anniversary of the foundation of Portugal was held at the Roman Catholic Cathedral yesterday afternoon.

-Owing to the political situation in Europe, the Portu- guese Minister in London expressed the wish that no off- cial celebrations should be held in this Colony, and yester- day's Te Deum was the only observance planned to com- memorate the occasion.

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be able to give a full account of "The splendid work of the Navy the withdrawal of Allled forces was backed up by the assistance of of sea-faring

The service was conducted Jnr., Mr. J. P. Braga, O.B.E, Mr. from Flanders and he may also several hundreds say something about the meeting men who made trip after trip in by the Vicar-Apostolic, the C. M. Correa, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Right Rev. E. Valtorta, who Leitao, Dr. and Mrs. B. de Souza, of the Supreme War Council held their own boats. last Friday.

Among them was a 15-year-old was assisted by the Very Rev. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Noronha and boy who, with his father,, made Fr. G. M. Spada and other Mr. E. J. de Figuereldo. continuous trips for three days on members of the clergy. The their craft, which was unarmed.

service was entirely in Portu- Another was a 70-year-old pen-guese, the sermon being

Other prisoners related that cautions have been decided on by GREAT TASK

large numbers of planes were lost and one Dutch airfield was a mass of blazing German planes.

RECRUITING RESPONSE

the

in

authorities says a Reuter report.

Chuacking.

NEARLY OVER

A central office established at the Air Raid Rellef Headquarters great task of evacuating the Allied in successive journeys until it was Teixeira, of Macao. is to supervise all air rald relle forces from "Northern France Bunk by the wash of two destroyers.

Factivities.

All Government offices have been instructed to prohibit their It was learned on enquiry at the motorcars speeding out of city War Office that the result of re-limits before an urgent alarm be- cruiting for men, between 18 and cause such action involves the 19 years of age has been most risk of running over people-rush- encouraging, A large number of ing for dugouts and causes.. waste men responded to the call, says of petrol if the raiders fall to Reuter.

reach the city.

On Other -

Pages

PAGE 2--US, and local base- "ball results; Lawn bowls led- que and Open Pairs tourney: Water-polo: League tengis fixtures.

PAGE 3-Rádio, programmes: Coming events; Crossword puzzle. : PAGE 4 Awards to Royal Navy: Germany's big secrED: Plans for evacuation of school children; "Fourteen Nazi planes shot down. PAGE Chinese wedding:

Volunteer orders. PAGE

Leading article: More Wang Wangling. PAGE 8-Gen. Lord Gort in

England; Cable news brief. PAGE 9-Overcrowding in Chi- nese hospitals; Base for. fly- ing boats in Ceylon; Balance decrease in Colony. PAGE 10-Commercial news, PAGE 11-Marine Court cases;

May weather report

As a reward for persons putting out res the authorities announce that $30 will be given to any per- son putting out a fire caused by an Incendiary bomb...

OPIUM SUPPRESSION CONFERENCE IN CHUNG KING

Officials in charge of optim. sup. pression in various provinces and municipalities are arriving in Chungking to attend the oplum suppresalon conference summoned by the Ministry of Interior to open today, which marks the expiration of China'a six-year oplum supures- ston plan.

The progress of oplum suppres- sion in the past six years will be examined and further measures for oplum suppression will be dis cussed at the conference. says Central News.

PARIS, June 2 (Reuter)-Du- ing the last few days Czech air- men have brought down 41 more German planes on the northern front, according to the Czechoslovak agency. The pilots concerned be- longed to three French squadrons,

LONDON GAZETTE Newspapers In London have discontinued publishing the London Gazette. As a result, it wi not be possible to publish appointments, etc., in these columns as has been tione in the past.

The latest list of Naval Awards, "as gazetted in London on May 9, appears on Page 4 of this issue.

Areas North Of Tsaoyang Cleared Of Japanese

ROLE OF RELIGION Speaking on the role of religion the history of Portugal, the LONDON, June '2 (Reuter)Thesioner who used his own motorboat preached by the Rev. Fr. Rev. Fr. Teixeira said that the first Chinese troops in north Hupch

FANCHENG, June 2 (Centraİ)--- - King of Portugal, Alfonso Enriques. continue to exert pressure upon Mr. F. F. de Vasconcellos Boares, had included the Cross in the flag the Japanese at Tsaoyang and the Acting Portuguese Consul-General, of the nation, together with the Tahung mountain range. was present with Mrs. Soares, and five wounds of the Saviour, Alfonso other prominent Portuguese

Area north of Tsaoyang. have re-Enriques was more efficient in been cleared of Japanese troops. sidents present were Mr. Leo D'Al-driving the Moors from Europe About 1,000 Japanese were sur

nearing completion, it was stated yesterday afternoon, and the rate of departure is being speeded up today.

BATTLESHIP

Fortunately all the occupants were rescued.

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LAUNCHED

AT WASHINGTON

Nine 16-Inch Guns And

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Four Aircraft Carried

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuter)-The U.S. battleship Washington, the first battleship to be built in the United States since 1921, was launched yesterday.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

aircrafts.

mada e Castro, Sur.. the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Leo D'Almada e Castro,

All Electric Lights Will

Be Banned

1 space of

30 square metres.

than the Crusaders.

rounded yesterday by the Chinese Every King of Portugal since at Binyangten in. the Tahung had been associated with the de-mountain range, Hand-to-hand fence and propagation of the Christian religion, and it was with nese made a daring charge.

fighting took place when the Chi-

the Cross in one hand that the

More than thirty truckloads of arms of Portugal had been. vic-Japanese dead ang wounded were

torious.

It was with the inspiration of the Cross that Portugal.sent ships across the Atlantic and discovered Brazil and round the Cape of Good Hope to India.

sent to Chungslang on the Han | River."

LIVELY FIGHTING Field dispatches report that there is lively fighting to the west of Leunghow, northeast of Tsung- fa,

Colonisation and missionary work Japanese reinforcements are were followed successfully by Por-pouring northward. from Shen- tuguese in the lands they dis-kong and Taipingchong, respective covered and conquered.

ly eight and thirteen miles south of Taungta. About 12,000 men are said to have arrived at the front. After strengthening their de fences, the Japanese made a counterattack northwest · of · Leunghow on · Saturday, The Chinese 'put vý stubborn TO-

BRIGANZA DYNASTY Fr. Teixeira dwelt particularly

Macao. During the Spanish “do-

sistance repulsing wave after

Beginning on June 5, the au- thorities in Chungking will "en- force 3. programme of power economy, according to Reuter.

Regulations promulgated by the With a displacement of 35,-ton was laid down in 1938 as Municipal Government state that 000 tons, the U.S.S. Washing- part of the 1936 building pro- all electric lights will be banned, will be al | and each shop The Washington, gramme.

lowed only one door lamp and whose estimated, cost is £16.- not more than two lamps within on Macao and the Portuguese" in 000,000 is designed to carry nine 16-inch guns and four Bulbs will not be allowed to ex- |mination (1560-1840), Macao never ceed 30 watts. while in residences raised the Spanish flag, and when Senator Walsh, chairman of the only one lamp will be allowed in the Brigunza dynasty was founded Senate Naval Committee in a the space of 30 square metres,

with the accession of John XI, the speech at the launching ceremony!

city of Macao was honoured with All electric applicances inside the title of "Most Loyal City, and hing, the Chinese around Bamshut."--

According to a report from shiu. sald, "an adequate Navy is capable shops will be prohibited, of defeating the enemy navy at

the Senate to this day was still on the West River in Kwangtung sea and is the only sure way of

called the Loyal Senate."

made a surprise, attack at Sainam. bringing the war to a stop."

Since 1640, continued Fr. Teixeira, on the Canton-Samshui Rallway Portugal had gone on spreading only three miles east of 'Samshui, culture. The country met with on the night of May 29. (Reuter)--A dark days.but they were now past Taken unawares, the, Japanese follow the European War." Another Spanish military mission consist with the rise of Salezar, who had suffered heavily, Their clubhouse battleship will be launched this ing of 30 high" officers, visited placed the country on a solid basis and barracks were wrecked.” The sons to answer this particu-month and six others are under Genoa and Milan yesterday. They where she calls for the respect of Chinese safely withdrew at day- lar appeal.".

Construction."

We have been requested to, publish the following:

With reference to the "Call for Volunteers” which was issued to the press on June 1, it is proposed to commence the training of British Subjects of Euro- - pean descent immediately and för the time being it Is not necessary for other per-

"The American people are de-

SPANISH MISSION

termined at all costs to prepare IN GENOA

for any eventuality that might ROME.

June 3

are leaving for Germany today, nations.

wave of the enemy.

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