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SOLDIER FOUND BRITISH STAYING POWER

GUILTY OF WILL BE VITAL FACTOR

RAPE IN WAR. SAYS LABOUR M. P.

Jury Retires For

Over Hour

Following a retirement of 95 minutes the jury at the Criminal Sessions yesterday returned a 6-1 verdict of Guilty against PTE. FRANK KENNETH JACOBS, of the

Assistant

"This war is a war of staying power-the staying power of free Britain and a free Commonwealth against the staying power of the dictatorships and their slaves," said the RIGHT HONOURABLE H. B. LEES-SMITH, M.P., Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party, when he broadcast" from London yesterday on why he thought de- mocracy would triumph over the dictatorships.

to all the rest of mankind and,

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 8th MARCH, 1941, 9.30 AM.

The public, are reminded that it is a breach, of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend. ed for persons other than the addressee.

The Printed Matter Bervice to the following places in China is temporarily suspended:-

Yunnan

Szechuen Kwelchow

Human

Fuklen (except Amoy and Kulangsu) Kwangs!

North and East of Evanstung.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended. INWARD MAILS

"It is a war between de-country and Europe would be if Royal Army Medical Corps, who mocracy which treats men as during the next vital months Bri- was charged before the Chief Jus-men and dictatorships which Let me remind you of the Nazi tish staying power broke down, tice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, with treat men as sheep," went on doctrine and metheds with which rape and indecent assault on an Mr. Lees-Smith. "Because they compel the conquered people 18-year-old girl, MAN MUI-KWAL, we treat men as men they can to obey that doctrine. The doc- allias Man Shu-ying, at King's stand the shocks of war, trine is that the Nazis are superior Park, on Jan. 16.

Murphy, Mr. J. P.

dictatorships therefore, that the rest must be whereas the Crown Solicitor, assisted by Det-have no. Staying power be removed to make room for the Sgt. N. B. Fraser, prosecuted, white cause they have not learned master_race."" the accused was defended by Mr. to stay on their own feet. If Here Mr. Lees-Smith described George She, Instructed by Mr. C. in the tests of endurance that Naal methods in Poland, which A. Sutherton Russ.

confront us we prove our con- their doctrine

was the first country in which United-Kingdom and Manila, The jury comprised Messrs. G..tention, as we shall, this will described how Polish workers were USA., and Mana(San Francisco date, 8th Feb.).

was applied. He Canton Harrington (Foreman), Lui In-tso, C. Goldin, Ma Yue-man, Lee' Gwok.be our war, ying, Chan Kam-shing and Tan Poh-keng.

ITALY'S FAILURE. "This is the British democratic

From

rounded up and sent off to Ger-Straits and Air Mail by "British Overseas many and not heard of again.

Service" by Sea from Singapore.................

Airways

The horrible manner in which Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Ser- At the continued hearing yester-point of view and we have already trucks and sent on an 18 days Canton

they were herded into cattle- vice" San Francisco date, 4th March day, Mr. Murphy, in the absence or put one of the dictators to the journey; so much so that when U. S. A. and Honolulu (San Francisco the jury, submitted that having test. When Signor Mussolini came the doors of these cattle-tricks. regard to the allegations made op into power some people came back were opened, many of them were Sandakan, accused, he felt the jury might with ideas of how well Italy's plans found to be dead.. have doubts about the girl's story were running and how much bet- about the two nights she spent with

Pte. J. Walton.

Hls Lordship said he had consi- dered the point and would direct the jury that there was no evi- dence to show that the prosecutrix was not a perfectly virtuous giri.

GOOD CHARACTER Lt. Col. H. P. Rudulf, R.AM.C.,. sald that accused had a very good character..

In his submiss.on, M. She point ed out that the medical "evidence was more consistent with a VOIUS tary, act than of violence" having been used.

Mr. Murphy argued that accused refuted his statement to Dormer because he realised that that was a damning piece of evidence against hlm.

Summing up, his Lordship said that it was one of the most, un- pleasant cases that came before the Court for many years and re- minded the jury that, at all costs, racial difference must not be taken into consideration.

of war.

"Polish girls

February).

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date 21st

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Calcutta and Straits. ter this seemed to get things done. and sent off to brothels in Ger- Sandakan

were also seized Canton "We had to take them at their many for German soldiers and Calcutta and Straits. own estimate and their bombastic never heard of again." continued Rangoon speeches. Now at last we have Mr. Lees-Smith. discovered that it is a mixture of incompetence, of servililty and of stones cry out and I have told

"Against such deeds the very Air Mall by "Pan-American Airways Direct Ser- cowardice, and that it led to one them to you because the foul acts Australia and Manila.

vice"-San Francisco date, 15th March. of the most ignominous routs in by the Nazis and the freedom of Java and Manila, the history years of dictatorship and a few only one power-the staying power Nineteen Europe and the world there stands reverses-and the Italian army 13 of the people of this small Island. proved to have no staying power

Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than at all.

BRITISH SPIRIT

the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where maile ara "Never have I been so proud of advertised to close at or before 9 am registered and parcel mails this country than when I consider mocratic system emerge from this when others thought we

"Meanwhile, how does our de- how we have fought this fight are closed at 5 p.m. au the previous day. When mails are adver- tised to close after 5 pm. Registered and Parcel "mails are closed test? The Libyan campaign has follow the fate of France. It is a

at 5 pm not been only a test for our fight-privilege to realise that we are ing men and the men from over-living in that period when the seas, but a test for everyone of us people of the Commonwealth are at home. The Italian army at carrying heavier responsibilities Haiphong Benghazi was captured when our for the future of mankind than Saigon troops stood up to those storms any other generations in our his- and sand in the desert. They de- tory." pended on their own endurance

BRITISH EFFICIENCY

would

For

SATURDAY

Date and Time

Sat. 8th

10.30 AM

2.30 FM

E.P.O.

Reg

4.00 FK

Ord.

4.30 PM

G.P.O.

4.00 PM

Ord.

4.30 PM

5.30 PM

Sun. 9th

0.00 PM

Yes it is staying power. The certainly, but also upon the com- men of the armed forces have pletely reliable workmanship of proved that they have it. But Air Mall by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg. the tanks on which their lives de- they are no different from the pended-tanks made British rest of us.

in

They are the spirit of workshops by British workers. Returning the verdict the fore-

Britain and the Commonwealth. "These tanks did not let them. Their spirit beats strongly in the man added the jury felt that as down and the workers who made hearts of their fathers, mothers. Canton the accused was led to a certain them extent by the prosecutrix they men in Libya. They have reached That is why we shall win this sweethearts and wives. strongly recommended leniency.

of efficiency war."

3re among the victorious sisters.

Eu practical level

His Lordship postponed sentence which they have achieved. until the next Sessions.

MANUFACTURES LIFE REPORT

Satisfactory Results In Year's Working

in

"We have put the quality of one dictator to the test and now the time approaches for our supreme trial of strength, "with the other. There is al- ready convincing evidence that the quality of today's product of Nazlism is well behind the quality of the British and even behind the quality of the Ger- man of the last war. Men who fought in the last war and those who have fought in this tell us that if you take the German of today out of his machine he is not as good as he was in 1914.

Had Forged Immigration Certificate

"This is a very serious crime you are found guilty of. I do not think you can be surprised at the verdict," said the Chief Justice.

"British Overseas Airways.” Straits.

SUNDAY

MONDAY

21

Mon, 10th

EP.O. Par. 8th 6.00 PM Reg. 8th 5.00 PM

Ord. 10th 8.30 AM,

G.P.O.

Par. 8th 6,00 PM

Rey, 8th 6.00 PM

Straits and Parcels only for United-Kingdom.

day Island.

TUESDAY

Ord. 10th 8.30 AM

K.P.O.

Parcel 4.00 PM Rog 5.00 M Ord.

5.30 r

GP.O.

Parcela

Ord.

4.00 PM 5.00 PM 7.00 FX

OPO. & KP.0.

Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Chi- Manlia, Australia and New Zea and via Thurs- Reg. mini Sessions yesterday when Fan Liu, 40, was found guilty on counts of uttering a forged certi- ficate, purporting to be a certif-

tral and South America via San Francisco,

Tue, 11th

Reg. 10th 6.00 PM

Ord. 11th 8:30 AM

The 54th Annual Report of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company shows Insurance Force of £124,227,092 New In- surance amounted to £10,340,033.

COMING TEST

cate of entry into the Federated Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U. 8. A., Canada, Cen Income from all sources was £7,-. "In this war, at the Battle of Malay States, possession of a forg- 223,140 and Assets increased by the River Plate, the German sal- jed seal, purporting to be the seal £2,519,120 to £39,055,141 After lors did not show the same "fight of the Assistant Immigration Off- making provision for all liabili Ing spirit as they did in the Battle cer, and possession of 18 forged ties, £215,741 was added to the of Jutland. In the air,, in this war

certicates. surplus accounts, the contingency the British pilot has fought three Mr. U. P. Murphy, Assistant Air Mail by Sen to Singapore to connect with the Reg. Reserve and Surplus amounted to Germans. The young men of the Crown

"British Overseas Airways" Solleitor, prosecuted, as £1,799,835.

Commonwealth have a genius for Elsted by Insp. G. W. Moreton, et The favourable mortality ex- the air as we here have a genius the B.C.A. The following com-

Straits and Calcutta.

Letters

K.P.O.

Reg.

10.30 AM

Ord.

11.00 AM

GP.O.

10.30 AM

Ord.

11.00 AM

Parcela 11,00 AM-

Noon

Noon

ΚΡΟ

Reg.

5.00PM

Ord. 5.30 PM

&

OPO.

Europe via "Pan. American Airways · and Trans- Atlantic ServicesTM Canton

Reg 5.00 FM

Ord.

7.00 FK

7.00 PM

WEDNESDAY

perience of recent years continued for the sea. When the day comes prised the jury:-Messrs B. C. Ceylon, India, East and South Africa.

in 1940, Death claims paid totall-when we are equal to the Nazis in Randall (Foreman), Yu Chik-yin,

ed £884,007, dividends to polley tanks, guns and equipment, we T H. Hutchison, Chan Fung-yin, holders amounted to £430.299 and will meet them on equal terms. O'Sullivan, J. A. de Soares and sir Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U. S. A., total payments

to policyholders the product of democracy against Leung Pik-hung,

were £3,180,210.

the product of the dictatorships. Mr. T. Huggins, Assistant Xmmi The Chief Office for South Chlia "When will that day be?' In my gration Officer, Singapore, testifi- is under the management of Mr. view Herr Hitler has a time limited that the seal and all the cer- E. J. R. Mitchell, who is ably sup- within which must conquer this tificates were forgeries. ported by a number of represen- country of perish. That time limit Accused, from the dock, denied tatives who, are, well' qualified to is set by two factors-the arrival that he knew the certificates were advise on all forms of Life In-of our equipment from the United forged.

OPIUM SUPPRESSION

surance, Annuities, Educational States and the strangulation of Sentence of 15 months' hard la Policles, and modern Life In-the German resources for war by bour was imposed, surance generally.

the British blockade. "The Rongkong Representatives are Messrs. H. A. Lammert, J. J. Guterres and Tang Yee Kan, Messrs, Grenham and Baskete having been called up to serve in the HK.N.V.F. and the HK,V.D.C. | respectively.

"The aid to Britain bill which the United States Sen- ato is debating seems certain to be passed. Equipment from the United States will soon become a flow and will finally become a flood within the arsti half of next year, which will give us superiority over Ger-. many and which will enable us to take the initiative, "During about the same period,

Wed 12th K.P.O.

Reg 5,00 PM p.30 PM

Air Manila for Gram, Honolulu, U, "8 A.,

and Ord Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans Atlantic Service”—(To connect with the P‚‚A. | Beg. Plane leaving from Manila on the 18th March) | Ord.

THURSDAY

G.P.O.

5.00 PM 7.00

"No. 18th

8.30 AM KP.OM Reg. 2.00M Ord." 2.30 PM

Complete extirpation от the Manila, Batavia and Bourabaya. ...gan opium evil by more rigorous en- forcement of the oplum supprea- sion measures, restriction on the right of provincial governments to float bonds and issue banknotes, Ale Mail by sea to Singapore to connect with Reg. the "British Overseas Airways.” ............................ | Ord.

establishment of overeas Chinese

normal schools in Kwangtung and Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa. Fuklet, development of coal mines

in Kansu and other northwest

FRIDAY

2000 Canton Representatives, with office in Hongkong is Mr. V. E. Ferrier, and the Company is re- presented in Macao by Mr. F. J. Noronha, and· in Swatow by Messrs. Carr, Ramsey and Bon, the power of the British blockade Provinces, and more appropriationa

Ltd,

G.P.O.

2.00 PM

2.30 PM

3.30 PM

Fri, 14th

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Reg.

4,00 PM

Ord

4.30 PM

G.P.O.

Canton

4.00PM *4:30 PM 7.00PM

The resolutions have been refer-

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will have a decisive effect on the of funds, for the relief of war re German war effort. Hert Hitler's fugees in Hupeh were urged in a time limit is,, therefore, set for series of resolutions adopted at somewhere round a year hence, the meeting of the first session of Air Mail by Air to Bangoon to connect with the Reg. Canadian plants are now produc-The future of Europe Is now hang-the 2nd People's Political Council. *British Overseas Airways” .....................................aviaciari... Ord.

ing 14 types of guns and two anti-ing upon the staying powers of aircraft guns of the most modern Britain.' type the world knows, states a London messge (Special)