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"Hongkong Dally Press," May 16, 1941.

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MR. CHURCHILL DID NOT BELIEVE LAMBETH PALACE, THE SALVATION

HALL, OLD BAILEY, BEAUTIFUL

NEWS OF DEPUTY NAZI FUEHRER: ARMY HEADQUARTERS, QUEEN'S OUTCOME OF TALKS BETWEEN HESS AND KIRKPATRICK NOT REVEALED

Question Of Why Duff-Cooper Did Not Forestall Announcement On Insanity

"I DID NOT BELIEVE THE NEWS MYSELF WHEN I WAS TOLD IT IN THE COURSE OF SUNDAY THINK IT WAS, BUT I IMMEDIATELY SENT AN OFFICER, WHO KNEW THE DEPUTY FUEHRER WELL, AND WHO WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH HIM IN FLUENT GERMAN," said MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL," the Prime Minister, in the HOUSE OF COMMONS, yesterday afternoon, according to a Reuter message, Contrary to expectations, the Premier did not make a statement on the outcome of conversations between HERR RUDOLF HESS and MR. IVONE KIRKPATRICK, Director of the Foreign Division of the Ministry of Informa- tion and formerly of the British Embassy in Berlin.

Herr Hess, who is progressing satisfactorily in a military hospital, is reported to have asserted that "HARDSHIPS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED IN, GERMANY AND THAT GREAT DISTRESS PREVAILS AMONG THE "PEOPLE:"

HESS HAD ENOUGH

OF WAR

Strong Reinforcements For For Singapore

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuter)-It is officially announced that "The news about Herr Hess has large numbers of troops from Britain have arrived yesterday after- not taken us very much further.noon, consisting of British Army, Air Force and Naval reinforce- Conjecture would be right as it ments.

should be in such a sensational The reinforcements, the official announcement, adds, sre army units development until the Prime Min-which comprise the bulk of the forces and Include all arms in the ister gives his statement," said service, infantry, artillery and the AS.C. MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY, B.B.C.

"In spite of the long voyage troops in Malaya: British, Indian. news commentator, when ho

from England, the troops are all Australian and Malayan, yet all broadcast from London last night in good spirits and health This are working in the closest co-

"But there are one Or two movement is part of the policy of operation. things that strike us. Herr Hess steadily increasing the defence During a tour of the Northern told the Scottish ploughman that forces in Malaya, which had been area. the mission spent a consider- he had enough of the war and going on for some time."

able time with the Indian and while at there was great distress in Ger-

The embarkation took place in Australian forces and

Bennett.

many owing to the British raids.” Keppel harbour, one of the busiest Kuala Lumpur discussed matters Maj. Murray added, that the sections in the Singapore water of mutual interest with the Aus story that Herr Hess was trying front, where American freighters trallan GO.C. Gen. E. Gordon to get in touch with the Duke of could be seen discharging some of Hamilton was ridiculous and it the new material which has come Was unfortunate that suspicion from the United States under the should fall on the Duke whom the Lease and Lend Act. speaker knew personally."

It was rather rough luck on the

Duke that Herr Hess should have

REMARKABLY FIT The troops all looked remarkably landed on his estate. Herr Hess fit despite the close connement met the Duke at the Olympic in the troopship. First to disem- Games in Berlin in 1938.

bark, were a naval draft, followed

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The Chinese military mission is led by General Shang Chen, who has with him a number of high Chinese military, naraj and air force officers.

CONCILIATION COMMITTEES

WREN CHURCH DAMAGED IN RAIDS

LONDON, May 15 (British Wireless)-Among the famous London-buildings dam- aged in recent air raids are LAMBETH PALACE, which is the residence of the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, ST. CLEMENTS, Dane church designed by Wren and historic for its connexion with the traditional nursery rhyme, the SALVATION ARMY HEADQUAR- TERS and ST. JAMES'S PALACE, formal origin of all British diplomacy.

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QUEEN'S HALL, well-known for promenade concerts, and the OLD BAILEY, head- quarters of British criminal justice, are also on the growing list of buildings which have fallen victim to Nazi vandalism.

"The bomb damage to the actual fabric of Westminster Abbey was grievous, but cer- tainly not irreparable, but whole happening has the been horrible and the only way to describe it is as obscene," declared the Dean of Westminster broadcasting on Thursday on the bombing, says Reuter.

Highly Successful Attack

MERCHANT SHIP HIT

CAIRO, May 15 (Reuter)-Ar

BATTLES IN CHEKIANG AND HUPEH

CHUNGKING, May 15 (Central) Fighting south of Chuki on the Cheklang-Kiangsi Railway increas- e'd in violence yesterday, according to field dispatches from the Che- klang front.

The Salvation Army headquar- ters is today the scene of utter de- solation. It is feared that all craft of the Fleet Air Arm made It is reported that AIR valuable records of the Army since a highly successful attack on

About 3,000 Japanese ELD

troops," COMMODORE THE DUKE its inception had gone.

enemy convoy, south-bound in the taking a thrust toward Hengshan-.. OF HAMILTON, who is ser-

during The Salvation Army headquar. Mediterranean

Monday shih, to the east of the railway ving with the Royal Air Force ters were opened by William Booth, night, announces the R.A.F Head-were held in check by the Chinese to the northwest of the town. An- in 1881. Some records in the quarters here. and is the youngest holder of

| strong room may be intact, that rank, had a private con-

Hits were made on a 8,000-ton other 3.000 Japanese troops driving The gilded Agure of Justice st merchant ship and a destroyer.

down the railway from Paitowchen versation with the Nazi De-stands watch over Britain's cri- The merchant vessel blew up in a were heavily engaged by the Chi- puty Euehrerender escort of minal courts of Justice, but she violent explosion and was destroy-nese at Busan, a station south,

down upon yet further damed. It was last seen with clouds After being halted for two days, age to that already performed by of smoke pouring from it and the the Japanese, driving southward two previous pilots confirm that this was not a from Tanotal to the west of the raids.

smokescreen. The latest "damage is to No. 2 Court, the scene of many famous trials, which completely in rains,

SEPARATE PEACE bombs in WITH SCOTLAND!

In the House of Commons yesterday, with reference" ko the flight of Herr Hess, MR. ARTHUR WOODBURN (La- bour) asked:

"Is there any truth in the inference suggested by the German wireless that the intelligence department. has created the impression lo Germany that Scotland was ready to "make a separate peace with Germany," (Laugh- ter)..

The PRIME MINISTER re- plied: Whatever delusions may exist, that is not "among them."

the military authorities, after which Herr Hess was taken) SIMLA, May 15 (Reuter)—A re- presentative meeting of Hindus to the hospital where he is! and Muslims held in Patna today now staying. expressed concern at the unsatis- factory state of the communal!

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The beautiful Church of St. Cie. ments was gütted by fire.

STILL ACTIVE

railway called to reinforcements yesterday and advanced to Wang- shassu. The Chinese retired to Fu-

they are holding out."

GRIM BATTLES.

On the east bank of the han River in Hupeh the Chinese and

The South African Air Force is chol, south of Wangshassu, where. atin active together with the RAF. in Abyssinia, where, On Monday, Fort Amba Alagi and the Nearly every musician of note enemy positions around it

were has appeared on the Queenshall bombed and machine-gunned. platform. It WES there that Three French aircraft success Japanese are still locked in grim Richard Strauss, one of the fore- fully bombed and machine-gunned battles. On the morning of May most living composera introduced the aerodrome at Gondar. * himself to London audiences and

Two R.A...machines are missing Toscanini made his bow In 1930,

from these widespread operations, but the pilot of one is safe,

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French Give Germans

Use Of Syrian Aerodromes

12 a Japanese unit sallying forth from Fenglobo, about 30 miles of Chungstang, was repulsed. Laun- ching a counter attack from Slen- chy and Wangchistashan, the Chi- nese wrested back Changshoutien," southeast of Fengloho.

Chinese troops were sent in pur- sult of the Japanese pushing south- ward from the Slangyang-Huayuan highway On May 11 and 12 ther evicted the Japanese who had en- tered Tangchlatien, Tapeltien and Tsingtam. The Japanese retreated to Huantamchen, northwest of Bul- hsten, where the Chinese are clos jing in.

VICEROY'S "WAR FUND

by raffers who arrived to augment the already greatly thereased air strength in this part of the

Last to disembark, were the

The Duke of Hamilton made the It is learned authoritatively that the French authorities in Syria army units which formed the bulk

acquaintance of Herr Hess" at the jare allowing the Germans to use Syrian aerodromes as "stepping." of the contingent. In view of the situation in the country and ap- Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936. stones" for flights to Iraq, says Renter. "How sad it is to think of

The British Government, has consequently given full authority Greece in the foul grip of the large numbers, these were unable i pealed for the restoration of 200 Herr. Hess landed on the Duke's

come ashore until Thursday relations.

estate in Scotland; on Saturday for action to be taken against the" German aircraft on the Syrian Gestapo when six months ago the

The formation of conciliation

(Bee full report on Page 4).

aerodromes.

SIMLA, May 15 (Reuter)-The Greeks had driven the Italians

Members of the. Chinese Military committees throughout the pro-

Connell of the Mining Geological half-way

Herr Hess, it is further reported, Albania," sald across

Asked in the House of Commons Hitler the rise to use Syria as a and Metallurgical Institute of In- MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY, B.B.C. mission, which is at present visit- vince of Bihar is suggested. In

ing Malaya, witnessed the disem- Karachi, the new mayor aroposes is stated to have talked freely yesterday whether it was not a fact military and air base for an attack dia at Calcutta, subcribed £750 to

the that the French mandate commentator, when he broadcast barkation and later inspected the to call a meeting of Hindu, and about his adventure and

over on Iraq and that looks very mus- the Viceroy's Wár Purposes Fund. from London yesterday..

Muslim leaders to consider the events leading up to it,

Syria no longer existed, as Vichs pietaus. troopsluip.

The money has been allocated to With the advent of the Ger- During their visit in Malaya, the question of security of Bind.

Cont'd Page 7, Col. 3 was not a member of the League The question is how far does the purchase of amentities for the mans, the people were facing

of Nations, Mr. Eden, Foreign 8e- the Vichy Government expect the troops. cretary, agreed that that was 50 French people to help their oppres The Municipal Board of Muzaf- and said that there was certainly soms and thus prolong the war and farnagar in the United Province.

delay the day of liberation.“

Chinese military

mission were

starvation and the country was taken on an extensive tour of the stripped of food for the Germans.

whole peninsula from the Thai- The people of Greece. were land border ta 'the Singapore facing their ordeal with solemn

island. -determination but with their chins

up.

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CHINESE IMPRESSED

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SOLOMON CAVES FORA.R.P.

LONDON, May 15 (Reuter)-The caves, bullt by King Solomon, have been placed at the disposal of the Jerusalem ARP authorities, anys a dispatch to the Independent French

"They show their feelings by They stated that they have been singing their National Anthem most impressed by the strength of with very special emphasis on the the Malayan defences, particularly News Agency. word liberty," concluded Major anti-aircraft. They were also im- Bix thousand persons could shel-

pressed by the large variety of ter in these 3,000-years-old caves.

Murray.

Kowloon Bus Collision

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A YOUNG CHINESE WOMAN ia lying in the Kowloon Hospital

in a critical condition, with serious injuries to the forehead, as the

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Radio programmes; Coming

MOBILE HOSPITAL events; Cinema notes,

DURBAN, May 15 (Reuter)-The Američan shipping firm, the Robin Line, has presented the.. Bouth African Army with a mobile hos-

résult of a traffic mishap in Kowloon last night shortly after 11pital of four vehicles for use in

o'clock.

THE ACCIDENT which occurred in Nathan Road, near, Nelson Street, in the Mongkok district, was the result of a collision between private car No; 6314 and motorbus No. 840.

THE WOMAN'S NAME was given as Teow Sul-wan, aged 21 years. She was in the car and another passenger, a European, was also in- jured.

THE MISHAP Decurred in the vicinity of the Kowloon Skating Rink

the Middle East.

The hospital, which cost £8,000, is equipped with an operating theatre. X-ray room and a sterfis- ing room.

SYDNEY, May 15 (Reuter)—The Commonwealth Parliament baş been summoned to meet on May 28.

4 Hess claimg, has valuable information; Turkish specu- lation on "German concen- armed tration Enemy cruiser sunk; More Italians' captured,

some force in the suggestion.

Herr Hitler" is believed to-have. offered to hand back Paris to France in return for closer colla- boration according to the DAILY MAIL correspondent on the French frontier.

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FELT VERY SOON- "Collaboration between France and Germany has gone a step further and we are told that the negotiations which bave taken place will make themselves felt very soon." re- marked MAJ. ALLEN MURRAY,

in B.B.C. commentator. broadcast from London last dight. "The terms of the agreement as issued by Vichy try to make out that it was clearly of an economic character and this makes it ap parent that some agreement of a B Round the Police Courts: military nature is behind it.

Boy'a bravery,

5 Amaha allege P. C. drew gun: Claim fails; Indian P. G. accused of wounding: Funeral"

Leading article: Venal Vichy.

"There is almost jertainly one condition announced which gives

contributed £375 to the Fund.

Today's News Summary

IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS yesterday, the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill," "admitted that when he was first told of the news of the landing in Scotland. by parachute of Herr Hess, Deputy Nazi Fuehrer, he did not believe it. Mr. Churchill, contrary to expÈt- tations, did not reveal the outcome of conversations between Herr Hess and Mr. Ivone Kirkpatrick, of the Ministry of Information, who had been deputed to interview the injured Nazi official in a bos pital.

TO THE GROWING LIST of famous buildings that have fallen victim to Nazi vandalism are added Lambeth Palace, residence of. the Archbishop of Canterbury, St. James's Palace, Queen's Hall, the Salvation Army Headquarters and the Old Bailey, where No. 2 Court. scene of many famous trials, was completely ruined.

IT IS REPORTED THAT the French authorities in Syria have given permission to the Germans to use bases in Byria. These wil be stepping stones" for attacks on Iraq. The British Government. have taken appropriate measures to attack the aerodromes in Syria. MORE NAVAL, MELITARY and alt reinforcements have arrived at, Singapore, it is officially annouriced.