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TWO PERSONS KILLED
IN LANDSLIDE
Public Dispensary Building At West Point Collapses
At least two persona." an 18-year-old Chinem girl and a young boy, were killed as the result. of landslides, yesterday caused by the heavy rain.
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An entire family of four, living in a hat at Shek-klp-mei Village, Shamshinipo, were buried by earth which came down from the hillside about 7 am, yesterday......
Rescuers extricated a 62-year- old Chinese and his wife and their.
Aquatics At The "Y"
AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION
The Australian Naval Reservisia were last night seen in a number of swimming events at the Euro- pean YMC.A. “Although there were no out.. standing performances, all the
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events were keenly contested, par- Bangkok and Saigon, ticularly in the 300 yards relay (Shangha: and Swatow, (free style) which was won by the "Y" after a close race,
11-year-old son, but the daughter. HID IN CELLARS cluded with a water pole match
aged 18, was suffocated to death. Her name was Yim Wan-tat,'
Other landslides have been re- ported in various parts of the Colony. Customs Pass Road is blocked, and no trafic is allowed to pass beyond Port Shelter Road, which is about two or three miles from Clear Water Bay.
MAGAZINE GAP.
FOR TWO
WEEKS
French Children Arrive From Dunkirk
The evening's programmé con-
between the Australians and the """ resulting in the latter win-
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ning by 6-0 after leading-by-3-0 Canton
In the first half.
THE RESULTS
50 Yards Free Style:-1, 0. T. May: ("Y") 2. F. A. Weller ("Y"): 3. A. B. Dixon Time: 26 seconds:
Canada, USA, Japan and Shanghai -- (Vancouver
B. C., date, 18th May).
shanghai.
25 Yards Back f ke:-1, B. 8. Wilson (); 2 .. Wils ("Y") | Shanghai and Amoy
Straits. Shanghai.
3. A. B. Crowie Time: 15 seconds; | Japan and Shanghai.
75 Yards Medley Relay (Back, Bri-Breast and Free Style)-1, YM. ...
5 LONDON, June (Reuter) A large quantity of earth on the
children were hillside along Magazine Gap Road Several French became loosened yesterday and among those who landed in blocked the road for some time. tain yesterday from Dunkirk. The debris was cleared and the For the past two weeks, these road was re-opened to traffic yes-children have
hiding in terday evening. Another landslide cellars and have only ventured occurred in Harlech Road about out into the wrecked streets for
food. the same time, "
COLLAPSED The public dispensary in Third Street collapsed yesterday morning, but there were no casualties.
Part of a wall in a Chinese house In Staunton Street also collapsed yesterday morning. Bricks struck a fire alarm and sent the signal ringing at the Fire Brigade Station. The appliance sent found no fire, but the men set about clearing the road.
Adrift In The North Sea
been
They have no idea what has happened to their parenta.
C.A. 2. Australians. Time: 45 secs; Diving1. R. Goldman ("Y") 51 points; 2. A, B. Nicholson 48 pts: 3. Mid. McFarlane 4+ pts.
200 Yards relay (Free Style)-1. Y.M.C.A. 2. Australians. Time: 1 min. 46 seconds.
TODAY'S GAME The following will represent the French officers and pollus were
RAS.C. 17 а water-polo" match also amang those who were
rainst the European YMCA, brought to England this morning.
They reported that the Germans "B" at 6.30 p.m. this evening at Fare: Andrews; Theaker. Richards were at the outskirts of the town the "Y" pool-Reld: Thomas and and that there had been heavy and Marti fighting as the Allied infantry and artillery covered the retreat,
A French officer reported that they they were heavily shelled as 'left.
SHELLS AHEAD".
At one time, the shells were dropping into the sea ahead of them just of the quay.
The range was then shortened LONDON, June 5 (Reuter)-and the shells fell behind them. Sixty French soldiers arrived in They were then caught between England today after being in the two fires. Nearly all the party. North Sea for 24 hours.
however, got away safely.
Parts of Dunkirk are still blas They left Dunkirk beaches in a motor boat which ran out of petruling and the town is nothing but a and water. Although they knew shambles, be reported. nothing about navigation they took to the boat rather than remain in Flanders to be made prisoners of
war.
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SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
Water Polo Games
Displaying all round superiority, twe strong
European YM.CA Water-Polo teams convincingly de- feated two Army teams-Royal Army Medical Corps and Royal Engineers, at the former's pool last
night.
In the first encounter the "Y" B won easily by 7-0 against the RAMC., while in the senior game the Engineers were trounced by 4-
QUICK GOALS
Both matches were uninteresting
or in all phases of the game.
In the junior match the "X" ran
A War Office communique states in that the "Y" were much super- that the evacuation of the Allied They were sighted by a lifeboat forces from the Dunkirk area has which has been rescuing troops now been successfully completed, from Dunkirk and, although the the last troops being withdrawn lifeboat was also without provision during the night of June 3-4. and water, it took the motorboat
The outstanding success of the
in tow and landed the French sal-operation, which must rank as one of the most difficult operations of diers at a British port.
war ever undertaken, has been due to the magnificent fighting quali, tles of the Allled troops, to their calmness and discipline in the worst of conditions, to the devotion of duty of the Allied navies, and to the gallantry and exertions of the Royal Air Force,
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riot to score five goals in the first Straits
half whilst in the second half they practically did what they Uked. outstanding in the "y" team were May, Hunt and Coex.
SENIOR GAME
The senior game was as much a one-sided affair as the junior match Although the Engineers put up a better fight they could not stave off defeat.
After being led 3-0 in the first half the Engineers improved in the second half to "allow only one As a result, although our losses more goal to be added against
TOKYO, June 5 (Reuter)-The have been considerable they are them. campaign for dissolution of all small in comparison to those which
Goldman, for the "Y" was ore- existing political parties in favour a few days ago seemed inevitable.minent with two excellent zoals South of the Somme, our troops whilst May and Chater also play of formation of a powerful single national party received further are now operating in conjunctioned wet impetus yesterday when 16 Diet with the French. members belonging to the Unionist,
a neutral faction of the Selyukal
GERMAN CLAIMS BERLIN, June 5 (Reuter) The Party, unanimously adopted a German High Command claims solution favouring the movement.
"Y". "B": Berry; Willis and Benn: May: Moss Hunt and Cor- neck,
Howe; Lyall. Milne, Nicholls and MEDICALS: Ross; Anderson and
Count Arima and others class the capture of 40,000 prisoners and McDonald
to Prince Konoye, President of the Privy Council. reported to nim yeş- It is generally believed terday. that Prince Konoye will head the
new National Party.
Mr. Chuji Machida, President of the Minselto Party, is expected to call on Prince Konoye soon to seek his, views regarding the movement.
BRITISH ENVOY'S
booty, after fierce fighting off Dunkirk.
It also says that the whole Bel-
"A": Eardley: "Chater and Benn; May; Hunt, Goldman and
gian-French Channel coast, up to Berry.
ENGINEERS; Wilkinson; Renni-
the Somme, is now occupied by son and Saxby; Rivett; Wilcox.
German troops.
Bowling and Waught.
CHINESE PUSH SOUTH, EAST FROM TSAOYANG
HOLIDAY CHUNGKING, June 5 (Reuter}-- Despite press reports that the Brl. tish and American Ambassadors
A Chinese unit overtook a part of the fleeing Japanese 21 are leaving Chung-ag within the Hanglungisi yesterday and inflicted heavy casualties upon them. week to spend the summer at Pel-
The Japanese retreating east-| Japanese adviser and more than talho, it is learned that no definite ward by the Slangyang-Hwahsien twenty Japanese and puppet of- date has been fixed for the depar-highway were encircled by the cers.and men were taken prisoner ture of the British Envoy.
FANCHENG, June 5 (Centra I)-The Chinese, who recaptured Tsaoyang, in north" Hupeh, are pushing in south and east direc- tions in parsuit of the Japanese,
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break through the Chinese ringed. without success. Other Chinese In the Tsungia sector the Chin- units have reached the south of ese recaptured Kilungkong Tues- The British Aupassador Buthsien and are driving towardsday morning. China, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, is the city.
Prior to their withdrawal from shortly leavings Chungking Hongkong on his way North for Taaoyang, the Japanese started his rummer vacation, according to many fire in the town which were Information from the Chinese however brought under control by capital. Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, the Chinese, Farmers are now re- the United States Ambassador is turning to the suburban felda to also shortly proceeding to Peltalno poythe the ripe wheat. on vacation. ·
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LONDON, June 5 (Reater)~~Ab of Tsaoyang came as a blow to the Associated Press report from Rome, Japanese who crossed the Han states that a priest has been arAir Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolula and U.S.A., Reg. River between Siangyang'- andreated for preaching an anti-na- cheng. The Chinese are exerting tionalist sermon and that the increasing pressure upon them,
Catholic Weekly has been suppres- RECAPTURE MUKCHOW sed for reporting the deaths of Chinese troops recaptured Muk-Italians who are fighting for the chow, Sunwul, last Monday. A French Army.
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