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WAS STOPPED BY U-BOAT

American Liner With Refugees

LONDON, June 13 (Renter)— An official of the German wireless yesterday admitted that it was a German U-boat which stopped the American refugee laer Wash- lustou, off the north-west coast of Portugal, on Wednesday.

The announcer, explaining the Incident, said that the German U-boat nighted a steamer proceed-. ing northwards and the U-boat Commander, being under the im- pression that she was a Greek

ABLE ADMINISTRATION

OF SIR F. MAZE

Chinese Customs Resist Foreign Interference

LONDON, June 13 (Keuter) -- In the House of Commons yesterday, Major-General Sir A. W. F. Knox, K.G.B, CMG., asked the position of the Chinese Customs Administration and whe- . ther it had been able to resist foreign interference.

Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re- piled that he waj glad to say that despite obvious dimculties, in the past three years this intëmational service had been able to continue to function under the able administration of Sir Fre- derick' Maze. Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs.

The lighthouse and harbour 'de- partments which have an impor-

vessel, therefore signalled her to tant bearing on foreign shipper WEATHER REPORT were under the techincal control

stop.

When, during the exchange of of a coast inspector who was at signals which followed it appear-present an American appointed by

Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am. June 13.

ed that she was an American, the Str Frederick Maze and under S Barometer (at sea level), 29.69 ins.

U-boat Captain allowed her to pass freely.

Frederick's administrative control.

Temperature, 85 F. NO EFFECTIVE CONTROL Humidity, 84 F. The announcer denied that the

Wind Direction, 8.W... The Under-Secretary added that Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. German Government had been in-the International Bankers Com-Temperature: maximum yesterday. formed that the Washington "had mission ceased many years ago to left.

exercise effective control of the Temperature: minimum last night.

TWO AMAZING DEVELOPMENTS

LONDON, June 13 (Reuter)— There have been two amazing developments as the result of the stopping of the American refugee liner Washington by a submarine off Portugal on Monday.

Customs revenue,

Sir AWF Knox: Does the Under-Secretary realise that this organisation is the only founda- tion on which trade, "shipping and

85 F.

80 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

today. 0.15 Ins. " Total rainfall since January 1st

46.40 ina.

"

finance rests in China and Against an average of, 29.40 Ins. any other Powers get hold of it sunset tonight, 7.08 p.m." British Interests would irretriev- Sunrise tomorrow, 5,38 a.m. ably be destroyed?

Mr. Butler replied that the or-

4 pm, June 13. ganisation's importance and inter- Barometer (at sea level), 29 63 ins national character were fully ap-Temperature, 85 F.

Wind Direction, SW.

It is officially admitted in Ber-preciated. General Knox had Humidity, 83 per cent. lin that the submarine way adone a service by drawing atten- German U-boat and explainingtion to its importance.

that the German Government had not been told that the Washington was calling at Gelway (to whicht

she was proceeding from

when stopped).

Lishon

This statement has been supple- mented by the German radio.

FLOOD FEARS IN HOPEI

Wind Force (Beaufort), 3 Maximum temperature, 89 F. Minimum temperature, 80 F Rainfall, nil ..

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 14 to 20 June 1940.

HIGH WATEL

CHUNGKING, June 13 (Central) which states that the U-boat-There is fear of the recurrence Commander thought at first that of the disastrous flood which swept, the ship was British, and states Hopef last year, according to Mr. that it was incorrect to say that Wang Pao-chen, member of the the D. 5, Government had notified People's Political Council, who re- al: the Governments concerned (cently returned here from a relief that the ship was returning home, mission to the province.

He expressed the hope that the The German Government ata Government should devise, mea-Fri. act learn until yesterday after-sures to close the dyke breaches as noon that the ship was calling at quickly as possible in order an Irish port, In addition to Bor- avert another catastrophe. deaux, and Lisbon, said the Ger-

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It is pointed out in London that nave been taken to Manchuria by at 11.15 p.m. (B. 3. T.) on June 7the Japanese while many destitute the Hamburg radio stated that the young men have been pressed into Thur. 20 Washington will call at an Irish military service. port.

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At 6 am. on Monday, the offi cial German radio also said that the Washington was calling at an Irish port,

But yesterday afternoon the German radio, with anparal- leled impudence, was asking the world to believe that the German government" did not know what the rest of the world knew for days, what its own radio stations had also known for days.

TURIN BOMBED BY UNKNOWN PLANE

LONDON, June 13 (Reuter)- An Agency message states that an Allied plane, belleved to be Brl- tish, flew over Turin at about 1 a, yesterday and dropped several bombs on the outskirts of, the city. Anti-aircraft guns went into action for about two hours. but no plane was brought down.

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