HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
THE FIGHT IS STILL FAR. FROM FINISHED FOR THE GALLANT GREEKS
WITHDRAWAL
OF FORCES
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available good port of Piraeus in Athens, and consequently the re- embarkation had to take place
CABLE
CYRIL LAKIN
MANY ANXIOUS HEARTS
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1941. —PAGE 71
More 'Homes' Needed To
RELIEVED BY OFFICIAL Solve Beggar Problem
NEWS OF EVACUATION
"Thousands of anxious hearts in Australia and New Zealand will tinual enemy pressure on land be relieved by the official news that 48,000 Imperial troops in Greece and heavy repeated attacks from have been already evacuated,” said MR. CYRIL LAKIN, BBC, com-
mentator when he broadcast from London yesterday. the air.
In such circumstances, the with- Mr. Lakin said that the total of! drawal of large numbers of troops 60,000 sent to Greece
.
WES - MOTO
"To the Germans the Swastika fiying on the Acro- polis will soon become" a symbol of their unwanted intru- sion in a land which did not want them and which des-from open beaches agaicst con- pised them," said M. STAVREDI, well-known authority on the Balkans, when he broadcast from London yesterday.
"The physical struggle for fight even without help from their the mainland.. of : Greece allies.
FORCED TO GIVE UP draws to a close and the
The story of the German at- could be effected only at the cost than was originally thought and "MOBILISATION”
and the casualties, 3,000 killed, and country will have to accept tack, the arrival of the British of heavy losses of vehicles the humiliation of a puppet Imperial troops in Greece and the equipment while the rear-guards wounded, much less than it was covered the withdrawal feared. Worldwide sympathy would government set up by the stubborn defence of the Greeks is which German masters, while Italy too fresh in our minds to need may have to sacrifice themselves be expressed for the bereaved,
repetition. The Greek army into secure the re-embarkation of and Bulgaria sit around wait-
Albania, after withdrawal from others, ing for morsels to be thrown positions which it had fought so at them," began M. Stavredi. | hard to win, was forced to give up
NO REASON FOR SHAME! the fight. M. Stavredi said that the Greeks had no reason to be ashamed of their
fought defeat They had against troops who were increas- ingly superior in numbers.
"It is hard to think of these soldiers having to give up, one by one, towris in the capture of which they had made mili-
to -tary history. It is hard
think of the Imperial troops fighting their way through the mountains with, Herr Hitler's mechanised army.
A
and
COLOSSAL ODDS
OF RED ARMY »
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Though Malaya is well-known as a land of plenty, visitors to these shores are often struck by the numerous beggars that swarm in the streets. The visitors are usualy followed at every turn by beggars of all castes, creeds and description, and their first impressions are disillusioning.
They are made to feel that Ma- | lava is after all a land where
poverty is rife, or, on the other KINHWA BOMBED
BY JAPANESE
hand. It is a land of plenty where) begging is easily made the mode of living by those afraid of hard work, or any work at all.
Fortunately, however, the be- RAIDER DOWNED BY
gars in Singapore are on the de- crease and this is because the public have been made to feel that their alms giving is misdirected
.t
A.A. FIRE The men who volunteered for street demonstrations are banned
KINHWA, May (Central) - service in the Greek campaign, in German-occupied Brussels,
Chinese military authorities an- said Mr. Lakin, knew that they The festival in Erazii include charity. Yet it is still a problema would be up against colossal odds, the laying of the foundation stone this city and court prosecutions qunced that during a raid over Kinhwa by nine Japanese planes Mr. Lakin reminded his listeners of a monument given by labourers for begging have in no way re-
on April 23 one enemy machine that in the last war the retreat of Brazly in honour of President medied the evil.
was hit by Chinese anti-aircraft. A plan to tackle it could be fire and crashed in the northern from Gallipoll and the Somme was Vargas and the establishment of followed by victories in 1918 na labour mediation board designed modelled on that being undertaken suburbs of Lank on the Tun Yang France and Palestine.
for the protection of workers in by the Shanghai Rotary Club,
This Club has evolved a scheme nws. The machine was totally Klang (river), northwest of. Kia- all disputes with employers.
to stop by force, if necessary, wrecked and the Japanese airment:" President Vargas presiding over public patronage of beggars in the celebrations will stress the Shanghai,
were all killed. Importance of labour in a speech to the nation.
COLOSSAL LOSSES MELBOURNE, May 1 (Reuter) Advices received show Germany's colossal losses in men and ma- chines in Greece, according to a joint statemans by Mr. A. W. Tad den, Arting Prime Minister Mr. Foll, Minister of the Interior. "It was on October 28 that Italy
Operations were conducted with
Any retreat operation was diff "attacked Greece, when an ultima-'
lower British losses than might cult especially when there was con tum was handed to General
have been expected for the millstant attack from the air without Metaxas," said M. Stavredi. "There
tary results obtained.
the power to hit back. was not a moment of hesitation "The Greeks became short of
TURKISH DEFENCES
Mr. Lakin explained that it was through the whole country. Poll- ammunition, short of lorries and
LONDON, May 1 (Router)-The not because the RAF was weak tical squabbles and jealousies were short of planes. But their hearts
dispositions defensive
the in Greece, but owing to the lack put aside and the whole nation were still stout for freedom and rose in arms to defend its civilisa-so in their extreme need they ask-Turks have been greatly modified of airfields. and long-range bomb- ed, the Imperial troops to preserve by the German occupation of cerers cannot operate without the themselves from the danger that tain Aegean Islands, cables the protection of fighters.
tion.
They were undismayed and then followed those first and- ous days. The Italians were on the soll of Greece. How long could the Greeks hold out? Could the army be mo- bilised in time? Yes, it could
and in one glorious sweep it drove the Italians back." ...
M. Stavredi described how the Greek army had pushed on and on in triumphant progress, gradu- ally closing in on the Italian com- munications: Then came the win- ter when planes could not see to fy, the artillery could not see to are and the soldiers could hardly see to fight.
ONE AIM
"
of
would come to them. They asked Istanbul correspondent of the In- them to leave Greece to the Ger-dependent French Agency.
Turkish, attention is now con- mans. They sacrificed their last chance for the cause of the free-centrated on the Smyrna region dom of the world.
where President Ironu is believed to be making a tour of inspection, German intention, continues th:
THEIR REWARD "Their reward is that out of some 60,000 men who came to help them, at least 45,000 got away to carry on the fight for freedom. Só the physical
struggle for the mainland ends.
"But for Greece the fight is far
It is the intention to enforce the
Five Japanese aircraft made an- stricture if necessary and the force other attack on Kinhwa yesterday. They dropped morg will be directed against the donors afternoon MIKADO'S MESSAGE
than rather than the beggars.
40 bomba, and machine- TOKYO, May 1 (Reuter)-THE Highly-placed residents in Singa- gunned the streets. EMPEROR today cabled a message pore, including a police officer, in- Last Monday seven Japanese of felicitations to the chancellors terviewed on the subject, did not planes bombed Tanglu on the west of Herr Hitler on the occasion of think however that such a scheme bank of the Tung River which. Germany's Labour holiday.
the could be effectively worked in cos-forms the upper reaches of mopolitan Singapore.
Chlentang River. About 10 per- sons were killed and wounded and
LOCAL OBSERVANCE
International Labour Day was
the day.
100 houses demolished..
MEI LAN-FANG INVITED TO ACT IN CHUNGKING
GREAT SKILL Mr. Lakin paid tribute to the great skill and devotion of the
OWN MONEY. three fighting Services in the eva
"It is just tantamount to telling cuation which he described as mai- vellous, but which Mr. Churchill observed by all Chinese labour the public what they can and the Premier, in his wish to under-unions in HONGKONG yesterday, what they cannot do with their correspondent, appears to be a junction with the Italians in the estimate good news, had described when all factories were closed for own money," remarked the police officer. "And it just won't work Dodecanese with the object of as remarkable."
Referring to the Greek note to Isolating Turkey and extending
A mass meeting, organised by here," he added. the Axis tentacles towards Syria the British Government, Mr. Lakin the Hongkong-Kowloon Labourers Most of the beggars one meets
Dr. Mel Lan-fang, famous: Chi- while avoiding the necessity of a said that history recalled no better Relief Association, held last even- in Singapore are either children,
against Tur- act of consideration for an ally..
nese female Impersonator who has from Anished. Those Greeks who difficult campaign
ing was attended by representa-women, or men of advanced age. WAS WORTHWHILE
It was emphasised that the Gov-retired from the stage and than remain under German domination key.
tives of other organisations in the. will have to give up the physical
Ferment should follow other coun-been staying in Hongkong has By sidetracking the Dardanelles, The campaign had been worth- Colony.
tries and build homes" for these been invited to act in Chungking fight, but the mental fight is still Germany avoids the danger of while, as Herr Hitler. had been
The Labour Section of the Chi-people, and thereby save them from to raise war relief funds. before them. Germany will not provoking Russia and will still be forced to dissipate his forces and
It is learned that Dr. Mei is now "But still the Greeks went on, be content to allow people in her able to benefit from the Soviet had suffered tremendous losses inese Y. W. C. A held an oratorial becoming human derelicts.
contest on "The duties of Labour- The prevalence of begging in considering the matter and, I he always with one aim to destroy power to remain proud and in-economic hep while she pursues a men and material. When France ers during the present War of Re- Malaya points to lack of social accepts the nvitation, will leave the Italian army," said M. Stav-dividualistic. So the spirit of the drive towards the Near East... collapsed, Herr Hitler thought he
sistance". This was followed by a amenities by either the Govern-for the wartime capital in the redi. "At times they advanced | Greeks will have to be attacked." The correspondent belleves that had won the war. Britain, he
patriotic play.
ment and or public bodies.
near future (Central). hand-in-hand so as not to lose M. Stavredi said that already a large part of the German mer- thought, was dead, but she would
Recently, the Straits Settlements each other in the snow-storms. Macedonia and Thrace had been chant deet in the Black Sea, con- not le down.
(Singapore) · Association addressed Peak after peak, one position after put under. Italian and Bulgarian sisting of eight large steamers, With Increasing ald from another fell to their assaults. The soldiers. There was the Swastika will shortly be sent to the Aegean America, the war would not be al
CHUNGKING, May 1 (Reuter)the Government on the matter of strain of those six months was on Mount Olympus which the to maintain supplies in the occu-lowed to drag on indefinitely.
Day was observed providing a "home" for the infirm
ON GIBRALTAR and aged who were arrested by both physical and mental.
Greeks would never forget.
pled islands.
There was no indication of the throughout the country today.
the Police on charges of begging or VICHY, May 1, (Reuter)-Troop- "Then came the spring and "It is spring now in Greece,"
ITALIAN CLAIM
purpose of the landing of 12,000) All the Chungking, newspapers. with the spring came Signor went on M. Stavredi. "What will
LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)-The German troops in Finland, but it carried special supplements this grancy. The 8.8. (S) A pointed stupe escorted by two destroyers at Gibraltar and sailed Mussolini and the so-called smash- this spring mean to the Teuton talian News Agency claims that would be watched with interest, morning while the streets were be. /out that it was unfair to send such arrived
people to prison.
(again, according to an Algeciras the Greek battalion that has been concluded Mr. Lakin,
Government's reply was that the (despatch, holding out in the interior of Cor-
time was inopportune for such a A sham air attack was made on venture as suggested.
Gibraltar on Tuesday night when..... Another pubile body, the Straits planes dropped sandbags repre Chinese British Association, has senting bombs. plans ready to build a "Boys'
Last night long-range firing Home" to take care of child beg-practice was being carried out on. gars and unwanted progeny, and the northern front rock. when this plan is fulfilled one so-
ing Italian counter-offensive was Germans? It will make them feel launched. But instead of sweep- | lonely ard outcaste-pariahs to -Ing everything before it, the those who know them. To the smashing counter-offensive smash-Germans the Swastika dying on ed itself against the Greek re- the Acropolis will soon become a sistance. The Italian soldiers gave their lives in vain to satisfy the vanity of one' man.
"And then a new danger that was obtrusively present all the time, began to show its head. In the face of increasing German irritation, the Greeks decided to
symbol of their unwanted Intru- | sion in a land which did not want them and which despised them.
"The spirit of Greece lives on-unconquerable. Greece will survive to be reborn to that courage and to the unconquer- able love of freedom.”
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT WAR APPROPRIATION
During the present session of the Dominion's parliament war finance is the dominant theme: A government resolution has been submitted providing a war appropriation of -$1,300,000,000 during the fiscal year 1941-42. Although this is the largest ap- propriation in Canadian history, total war costs for the year are expected to exceed this figure by a considerable amount.."
In addition to this there will be $2,700,000,000 is over 50 per cent, of $400,000,000 for repatriation of the national income, or the income securities, $433,000,000 for non-war of individuals, which is estimated Dominion governments, making a at $5,300,000,000,
the
fu has been overpowered.
}
YUGOSLAV· NAVY LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)--The Yugoslav Navy is actively particl pating in the work of the British Navy and one Yugoslav submarine and two Yugoslav motor-torpedo boats have safely arrived at a Bri- tish port.
FIRST MEETING
IN CHUNGKING
The LabouLT
flagged.
Comments By The Press
MANCHESTER GUARDIAN
THE KOKUMIN SHIMBUN
in
LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)The TOKYO, May 1 (Reuter)-The MANCHESTER GUARDIAN in a nationalist KÖKUMIN SHIMBUN, leader yesterday sald: "Japan is referring to the "eminently favour OF NEW S.P.C.
committed to southward expan-able" international position SHANGHAI, May 1 (Reutersion. She means to dominate the which Japan today finds herself, Writing a new chapter in Shang-Western Pacific forcing the coun- declares in a front page editorial hal's fast-moving history, the new tries therein to submit to her 'new that "it is absolutely necessary to Provisional Council
order" and as vassal states, to stop ala to Chiang Kal-shek by Britain, the United States and Shanghai's International Settle-build up her economic strength.
other third Powers in order to ment held its first meeting this "The Japanese are dubious about afternoon."
to
govern
NO INTENTION
cial problem will have been re-
SHAM AIR ATTACK
duced to a minimum, and there ACKNOWLEDGMENT will also be a considerable drop in Juvenile crime.
NO
INDUSTRIAL UNREST
གང་མ་མར མ་ཉིད་ཐམ
H.K. Refugee & Social Welfare Conncil
The Hongkong Refugee and So-
cial Welfare Council "gratefully. „ acknowledges the following dona-. tions for the month of April, |1941)
Mr. Peter Putts $10; Mrs. Y. H.
Reports A Libel On Poon 23.50; Mrs. L. W. H. Poon 20; Australian Labour Heywood 30; Mr. King Tai Guan
Mr. F. V. Jensen 30;: Mr. G. Bu Pa
the Moscow Pact. They see M. settle the China hostilities." The Council unanimously elected Stalin means to go on weakening The paper, claiming that victory MELBOURNE, May 1 (Reuter-40; Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Campbell British, aged 41, as Chairman and the neck in Mr. J. F. Liddell, China-born them until he sees them up to for the Axis is pratically assured. There is no industrial unrest in 20: Mrs. Hughes 6; Anonymous 20;
war with someone asserts: Therefore the situation Australia, according to a Mr. I. Okamoto, Vice-Chairman. else; they suspect, doubtless with demands expansion of the drive from the Australian Trades Union Cunningham 10: Miss A. K. Mor
cable Nethersole Hospital Amahs 2; Mra...... One of only two pro-Chungking reason, that he will turn North against the old order elements in Council to Mr. Citrine, Secretary gan 15.73; St. Johns Hall, Music total of $2,700,000,000 which Domi- Throughout the year the Domi- Chinese given seats on the Council, China 'Red' as far as he can with Japan and collaboration with Ger- General of the British Trades Club 250; Foreign Auxiliary to the nion, provincial and murilcipal | nion will spend
was kidnapped by Wang Ching-a view to future profit.” approximately
many and Italy to establish the Union Council,
National Red Gross - Bodlety of governments together will have to $20,000,000 on additional airdrome et elements and then released
Behind other obstacles to new order in East Asia."
The cable assures British Trade China 50; Messrs. Butterned anu- raise from Canadian people during construction. Upon the recom-just in time to attend the meet: Japan's southward expansion pro-
Unionists that reports suggesting Swire Chinese Staff as a token of fiscal year. This total of mendation of the United Statesing. He is Mr. L. T. Yuan.
gramme. says the paper, in Cadeda
there are serious Industrlat, dis-appreciation to Mr. Mok Hing- Rumours are that he was forced Joint Defence Board,
an editorial, is the standing It continues: "Japan is now turbances are untrue and a libel cheong 85; Mr. Peter Potts 10: $9,000,000 of this amount will be to go over the Wang side.
¡fear that the United States simply trying to effect a complete on Australian workers who are Sympathiser's five weekly donations spent on building a chain of air-
would not allow her to make a solution of the China hostilities determined to destroy the forces 50; A Friend 5: Staff or St. dromes linking Edmonton with TOKYO, May 1 (Reuter)-Three triumphant war in the western and has no intention of taking of oppression.
Stephen's Girls Colæge St. Alaska. The balance of $11,000,000 months after he had shot at Mr. Paclic. crushing the Dutch East advantage of the security of the "There is no industrial turmoil
GIFTS IN KIND is to be spent on home defence W. J. Keswick, then Chairman of Indies and attack the British post-north resulting from the Boviet here, adds the cable. airfields.
the Shanghai Municipal Council, tion from the Far East to the Red Japanese Neutrality Pact to drive
200 pcs of firewood, Sandakan The message supports an earlier Chamber of Commerce Freightage STRICT ECONOMY
and Mr. Okamoto, at a special ¦ Sea.
southward, by force. force. Strict economy is being practis-ratepayers meeting on Jan. 23,
statement by Mr. Holt, Minister on arewood, Jardine Matheson Co., ed in non-war expenditures with Tukichi Hayashi was brought up
Tthe United States, Britain of Labour and National Service, 200 pcs. of firewood, Sandakan the results that the main Domi- for trial in the Nagasaki District
or any other Fower continues to who cabled Mr. R. G. Mendes in Chamber of Commerce; Freightage Hence, a Japanese writer's sug-aid Chungking, unmindful of the London describing as utterly on Brewood Jardine Matheson Co. nion estimates for 1941-42, total- Court today when the public pro-gestion that Mr. Matsuoka should situation, there will be no other false enemy propaganda alleging 200 bags clothes and 2 boxes rice ling $433,131,000 for non-war pur-secutor asked for sentence of two now fly to see President Roosevelt course for Japan than to plunge unrest in Australia. poses, show a reduction of $18,120,- years imprisonment. 000 when compared with the cur-
BRITISH G.H.Q. COMMUNIQUE
SOKOTA CAPTURED
continuing.
A
HAYASHI CASE
...
SEE ROOSEVELT
Recalling Mr. Cordell Hull's into words on January 16, that "Japan achieve our objectives.
a firm and Anal step to
CHUNGKING, May 1. (Reuter) has been actuated from, the start
~will of the
sticks, Chinese Chamber of Com
merce.
BY SUDAN UNITS
CAIRO, May 1 (Reuter) British G.E.Q. communique an- nounced:
"Greece: The withdrawal of our
rent fiscal year. Due to the large troops is continuing satisfactorily.
orders on war work, and the en- "Libya and Tobruk: No change listment of thousands of men, un-Foo-hsing and the Too-hus Trad- establishing herself in a dominat obstract the carrying out of
-It is reliably reported that the by broad and ambitious plans for "If there are any who would Australian Move For Two dead bodies were picked up in the situation,
In the harbour by police launches employment is practically non- "Sollum: Patrol activities are existant in the Dominion, and con- ing Corporations under the Foring position in the entire region Japan's Immovable policy, National Government terday. The body of a 55-year-
Commission eign Tradé tributions by the Dominion Goy shortly be amalgamated into one should be manifest to every per gardless of domestic and foreign western Pacific.. It should strike a powerful blow re-
old man, partly decomposed, was "Abyssinia Units of the Sudan ernment to 'direct reliet 1s to be corporation "In order to increase son that such a programme for obstacles and proceed with the A move for a National Government Vil Yard cand another body, that MELBOURNE, May 1 (Reuter-picked up near the Hongkong Na Defence captured Sokota on Bun-discontinued from March 31 day last, inflicting many casualties į Another important item in pay-
subjugation and ruthless exploita-completion of our objectives," on the enemy. A further 515 prling was the fact that for the first
tion by one country of nearly one soners were taken, of whom 400 co-time since 1927, Canadian National TOKYO, May 1 (Reuter)A rehalf of the population of the lonial troops immediately volun- Railways are earning enough to gular falson conference between world, is a matter of intense signi teered to enter the Emperor's ser- pay operating expenses and inter- the Government and the High ficance, importance and concern LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)—The Curtin, and make a formal offer to Dati by agreement pas eat charges on debt. The UNE Command Défence Service which to every other nation, wherever death is announced of Major the Labour Party of portfollos in a out discussion the Army In all other areas, activities appropriation of $13.000,000 which is scheduled to be held today is located the paper comments General Sir Dudley Howard National Ministry,
£8,383,550 for the year of our own troops and patriot for- was voted for, in the 1840-41, es- postponed on account of the For- "Yes, yes, it would be a good thing|Ridout RB, E., C. B., C. M. G.,Ỗ NG reply is expected before the The amount for 1938-10 thứ 1*** ces continue to clear the country tloxates consequently will not beeign Minister, « Mr. Matsuoka's after all if Mr. Matsuoka saw the G. G. C. Straits Settlements, from Labour Party caucus has consider- army vote made in times of peace of isolated detachments.”.
required in 1941-42,-,
illness.
President.
1915 to 1921,
ed the proposal.
vice.
working efficiency". "
was taken yesterday when Mr. A. of a man, about 50, near the Yau- W. Fadden, the Australian Acting mat Old Ferry Pier Prime Minister, decided to confer
with the Labour Leader, Mr. John "DUBLIN, May 1 (Reater)
was £81,072,025,
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