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"HITLERISM WILL

TO ITS WATERLOO"

The British Fight Best With Backs To The Wall

LONDON, June 18 (Reuter)—The characteristic of the Briton who fights better when he has his back to the wall is emphasised in a leading article in the Dally Telegraph which bears the inspiring heading, "On" To Victory.".

After a sympathetic reference to the French army's difficulties, the paper, the views of which are echoed by the entire press, writes:-

“Britain and the Dominions and the whole Empire find nothing in the changed situation which weakens their resolution to continue the struggle. They are confident in their cause, in their fighting power, and the resources which support them.

hours this summer, there is no reason to fear a deadly blow it all do their duty.” "

"WE SHALL WIN AGAIN

"The old wars discovered that the ranks of the British Infantry-were-never-so-stub- born, their spirit never, so high, as in the last hours of a fierce battle. That is the great and instant perfi but we The Times says that "we stand temper of the soul which has have stood in a like peril before built up the strength of our and have fought on to Victory. We country and the British Com-are back in something like the monwealth of Nations.

situation after the battles of Aus- "Its natural force has not abated terlitz and Jena, when a continent but the Government must imbue united under the military domina- every man in the country with the tion of an autocrat confronted this conviction that he, in his own per-island. son, is responsible for the conduct "Conditions have been modifed and result of the war.."

against us by the advent of a new air weapon. On the other hand we possess not only the strong co- operation of an Empire grown to manhood, but the promise of full assistance from the boundless

COMPLETE DEFENCES "We have to expect that in the coming weeks and months all the terrors which Nazidom has em- ployed against other countries will

be launched against our shores.

The German use of the air arm

•

resources of the United States of

America,

New Bombers For Britain

The Allied Purchasing Com mission » has agreed to buy na many bombing planes as the Glen Martin Company, of Balti- more, can turn out in the next 18

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 19th JUNE, 1940, 8.30

"

In

Air mall letters will be accepted for transmission to Europe by Pan-American Service to New York and onward thence by sex, a months.

$2.80 per half-ounce for the air transport, plus 15 cents per ounce "Detalls of the new bomber are to British possessions and 25 cents per ounce to foreign countries a closely guarded secret but the respect, of sea transport. president of the company said re- An experimental air service for Europe via United States of cently: "In my opinion, this plane America and Trans-Atlantic Bervice has also been introduced, the is the most formidable, for its pur-charge being $5 per half ounce for letters and postcards $2.50 pose anywhere in the warld.” each. An approximate estimate of the time occupied in this trans

He added that the plane could mission is twelve days from the date of departure of the Clipper be mass-produced and had been from Hong Kong, designed mainly by Allied aircraft The postage rates via the revised Imperial "Airways Service are Experts; schooled in the latest unchanged. technique of air warfare. It is belleved that it will have armour protection, self-sealing tanks arid heavy, automatic weapons.

SPEEDING UP

The Minister of Aircraft Pro- duction (Lard Beaverbrook has

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Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD MAILS

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announced that an emergency Air Mail by "Air France Airways Service” committee has been appointed to Japan. deal with the immediate position Straits. of alloy steels required for the Shanghal aircraft and alr engine industry. Europe and Straits (London date. lat May) thority to deal with all questions Shanghal.

The committee has full au-Balphong, Hofhow & For Bayard... relating to the supply and dis- Bandakan. position of these steels.

Calcutta and Straits

· Lord Beaverbrook has also an [U] 8. A," Honolulu, · Japan and Shanghal (San nounced that an emergency com. Francisco date, 24th May), mittee, with full authority, has Straits, been appointed to deal with frame production.

air- Formosa, Amoy and Swatow, Calcutta, Straits and Saigon Japan and Shanghai, Canton

European YMCA will be en Manila tertaining an aquatic squad from Shanghaj and Amoy the Australian Naval Reservists, London and Straits

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for the third timë, at 9.15 p.m. Japan, Shanghaj and Formosa ..... tonight. An Interesting pro-Shanghai.

"In this island an immediate has been largely directed to the future of hardship, desolation and shattering of morale. Our OWNL loss is inescapable. When these civilian morale is protected by air things have been endured it is no which will be followed by an in-Japan and Shanghai." defences both on the ground and less certain that Hitlerism will come formal Dance to which all mem-U. 8. A, and Manila (Ban Francisco date, 29th

May).

ramme has been drawn up and a Europe and Straits-Londen date, 19th May), good night's sport is assured. Canton

in the fighter squadrons, much

more complete than any which the Germans have yet encountered.

"When we recall the striding

to its Waterloo,"

successes of our planes and pilots GALLANT

against the German "bombers in

France, we have the strongest AT ST.

reason to believe that British fighters. operating close by their own bases, will take a heavy per- centage of the German strength if large raids are attempted..

NEVER SO PREPARED

"The effects of "a" counter-offen- sive against German aerodromes, fuel tanks and factories will also wear down the striking power of the enemy. The possibilities of an invasion were never so numerous aa today. We are not unprepared for them.

had Never have we such masses of men under arms, so much artillery and mechanical transport ready to overwhelm any invasion.

"Armies, planned and equipped for warfare on a continental scale, are standing by for home defence. It is unlikely that an invading force of any large size would slip through the watch, and ward off the navy and the air force.

"A fair survey of the danger of attacks on our island leads, therefore, to the conclusion that though we may have grim

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reu-

ber have been invited,

BRITISH

STAND

| Air "Mail · by "Imperial Airways Service"

Canton

Haiphong

Air Mail by" "Pan American Airways Direct See-

vice."---San Francisco date, 18th Juna. Shanghai.

VELERY EN CAUX Australia and Manila....

LONDON, June 18. (Reuter)---The story of a gallant last stand by British troops at St. Velery en Caux between Dieppe, and Le Havre, was told by a French liaison officer.

Fighting magnificently in retreat, he said, they reached St. Valary, which was being shelled and bombed from the air.

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But there were hundreas of re- Sandakan. tugees without passports so heU, S. A, and Manfia-(San Francisco date 11th gave them the benefit of the June).

2nd July

3rd July

doubt. It hearly broke Corporal Canada, USA, Japan and Shanghat --- (Vancouver Hanley's heart when he had to E.C. 15th June.)

4th July

When the Germans came in to the town, the British troope charged up the streets with fixed bayonets.

The British were magnificent, he said. They manned the barricades in the streets and anng songs as they took cover from shells.

miles

The nearest boats some away off the beach were swept by machine-gun fire:

The officer finally managed to swim out to one.

NEVER GAVE IN The men were still making their way from the town to the beach, he said, but what happened to them. "I don't know. I only know that your British troops fought and fought and never gave in," he concluded.

NEARLY BROKE HIS HEART

throw a £1 note away before they were examined.

They got to the coast Just in

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Service” - Haiphong

OUTWARD MAILS

time to see three British bompers Registered and Farcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than destroy the German headquarters. the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are They tried to find a boat. Two advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel malls are French girls told them where they closed at. 5 pm on the previous day. When mails are advertised to Corporal Hanley, of a certain could find a boat. They helped close, after 5 p.m.. Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 6 p.m. British regiment, tells of another the Britons to drag it down to the gallant atory which began when water

a short

he and two others were taken pri-4 Just as they were about to pat sorier: at Boulogne.

| off, they beato ter-As a result of the new in-under an armed guard.

They were locked up in a church |thought that the game was up,

But it was only two French terpretation of the Neutrality Act, drafted by the Treasury, American led to overpower the sentry and

On the eighth day, they manag. soldiers who joined them.

One of them had a compass but planes for the Allies may now be get into a wood. They hid there no one knew anything about safl- flown across the border. Theore for four, days without food. tically, the new ruling permits the planes to ay direct from the United States to Europe.

LONDON, June 18 (Repter)

them and gave them food,

Then a French Farmer found

ing.

They rowed hard to get clear of the coast by daylight. Then they continued rowing unti huge blis ters caine up on their hands - A Bel-British ship later round them and took them safely to England

For

WEDNESDAY

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THUESDAYANAMA

UNION SELLERS That night they met some The Admiralty announces that Kian refugees who helped to dis- broadcasts in English, Dutch, Po-guise them as onion sellers." lish and Norwegian will be made For days they wandered around at the earliest opportunity to warn trying to get in touch with either STUDYING ALL all Dutch, Polish and Norwegian the British or French Army, i ships bound for French ports to Then they found that they had

QUESTIONS proceed directly to a British port. gone in a complete sirele back to WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuter)

Boulogne agama

The State Department is closely LONDON, June 18 (Reuter)-By this time they had been studying all questions arising from Women members of the staff of 10mned by another Tommy. Be the latest development in Europe, Canton the Japanese Embassy in London had been locked up in another but lacks any word regarding the will leave Britain towards the end prison and had picked the lock French request for an armistice. Straits and Calcutta of the month. It is stated at the and get away on a bicycle, qu Mr Cordell Hull stated at the Fort Bayard Japanese Embassy that this step In a village near Boulogne they Press conference yesterday

Shanghal. was decided some time ago and were stopped by a German sailor

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Bouth America and Canada via Ban

and "Europa via San Francis

He added that the future of the Haiphong,

that it is not being taken because and taken, betőre a naval officer French possessions in the Western

the present situation.

Mr. Menzies

Cannot

who asked for their passporta,

Says Britain Be Conquered

MELBOURNE, June 18 (Reuter)The defeat of France has brought Naldom to very doorway of every American declared

the Prime Minister, Mr. B. G. Menile

This will not end the wİ ginning of the most bitter and Britain, la unconquered the wor

That Britain can be con fought magnificently and she will of the world must: "et together, and win eventually

Hemisphere was among the ques-Balgon, Straits, tions being studied,

Africa

He said the State Department Amoy and Skidri had not considered any change in Fort Edyard the status of the US Ambassador in Paris or the French Ambassador:

| in Washington,

Mr. Pio Pineda, swing leader of

the Cathay Ballroom Orchestra, re-

Bandakan.

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