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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1941.

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AMONG FOUR NEW PEERS IN THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST: EMINENT K.C. KNIGHTED: LAMPSON Girl Badly

PRIVY COUNCILLOR

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FOUR NEW LORDS ARE ADDED TO BRITAIN'S PEERAGE IN THE KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST WHILE TWO CABINET MINİSTERS, SIR ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AIR, AND MR. "A. V. ALEXANDER, FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY, RECEIVE THE DISTINCTIONS OF KNIGHT OF THE THISTLE AND COMPANION OF HONOUR, RESPECTIVELY, SAYS REUTËR,

The former Prime Minister of Canada, MR. RICHARD B. BENNETT, K.C. becomes Viscount and PROFESSOR FREDERICK LINDEMAN, Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, is one of the three new barons.

The other barons are:--

SIR WILFRID GREENE, Master of the Rolls since April, 1937, and SIR ROBERT VANSITTÁRT, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., M.V.O... Chie! Diplomatic Adviser to the British Gov- ernment, who is shortly retiring.

American Strikers Agree To Ask For Jobs Back

LOS ANGELES, June 11 (Renter)-THE STRIKE IN THE NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION FACTORY WAS PRACTICALLY ENDED YES- TERDAY AFTERNOON when the strikers agreed, the troops were withdrawn from the factory in a body, to ask for their jobs back providing there is no discrimination against individuals, they allowed to retain union activity, negotiate immediate original demands in wage increases and 100 per cent, unionism between employees.

Middle East Situation In True Light

that

It was earlier reported Colonet Branshaw, Charge Militars, had said that 4,875 of the 7.000 workers had returned, the morale was good and the full production of 10 planes a day would soon be reached.

The present output, he said, is jabout 75 per cent.

The clear statement by Mr. A settlement of the strike in the Churchill, the Prime Minister, In Cleveland factory of the Aluminium the debate in the House of Com-Company of America is announced mons on the defence of Crete, has by the Defence Mediation Board. helped us all to see the situation

in the Middle East in its true light,

GALLUP SURVEY -..

NEW YORK, June 11 (Reuter)—.

commented MAJOR ALLEN MUR- The question on "Should Govern- RAY when be broadcast from ment forbid strikes in industries London last night,

manufacturing materials for the national defence progrmme,

If the decision not to defend Crete had at all been made, he should the workers of those Indus- said, then the anal outcome of Cries continue to have the right the war might have been more to strike" has been put in a gallop dangerous to us than the loss of

the Island,

There had been attempts to sti: up dissension between the three fighting services and, the debate had. Maj. Murray hoped, put a stop to this.

nationwide survey.

The result shows..that 75 per cent. of the replies favour forbid- ding strikes while 20 per cent. are against the prohibition.

JUMPED INTO HARBOUR

Hurt By Iron Weight

SOUTH OF DAMASCUS: CROSS LITANI

LITANI RIVER

LONDON, June 11 (Reuter)-The British and Allied forces are advancing on the Syrian front and have reached the neighbourhood of Kiswa, 15 miles south of Damascus, of which it forms part of the defences, while on the coastal front the Australians have crossed the Litani River and advariced five miles towards Beirut.

Allied, troops which landed

On the East, it was learned that by sea in Syria were met with the Indians had taken Derri, - ad- pretty stiff" opposition. In vancing to Damascus .by the the Metulla sector, the enemy in hand.

coastal route. The situation is well

The Ministry of Economic Warfare stated yesterday that food will be sent to any part in Syria that needs it as soon as the country has been clear- ed of Germans.

Two men fighting in the street is still resisting and con- resulted in the serious wounds tinues to hold out in spite of of a passer-by, a young girl strong British artillery ac-

According to a Poute report, the tivity." men were fighting at Bowrington

Reuter's Special correspondenc Canal East, Causeway Bay, yester with the British Imperial forces day afternoon, during which it in Syrla, writing On Monday, was alleged, stones and weights of stated that the forces were unl Chinese scales were used by both formly successful in all thrusts to throw at each other at some with the exception of the Metulla distance apart.

sector, the position of which was Berlin still static when left at dawn.

One of the iron weights was de- flected and landed squarely on the The pianist, MYRA HESS, head of the girl, Shek So, aged 16, C.B.E., who has played all of No. 44. Ewo Street, second floor over"Europe, is made a Dame She was rendered unconscious and of the Order of the British bled profusely. “ She WES ad- Empire.

mitted to Queen Mary Hospital.

-The two men escaped.

ANOTHER FIGHT

The Vichy Cabinet met yeater- day to consider the Syrian situa- tion.

MUST ACT ALONE BASLE, June 11 (Reuter)~The correspondent of the BASLER NACHRICHTEN reports

Valley, crossed the swollen Jordan Germany can give France only They drove down the Hula that the Wilhelmstrasse states on to the Damascus Road.

political sympathy in the Syrian confilet, and that France must act

FORCED TO FIGHT

I interviewed French soldiers, alone. non-commissioned Senegalese, who

tioned

officers and The armistice conditions have FOR THE FIRST TIME

were prisoners been altered to allow France to THE LIST CONSISTS OF

and they admitted no hostile at defend her colonies but the nature CIVILIAN HONOURS ONLY

During fight between two titude to Britain but were forced of the alterations is not men- AS THE MILITARY HON- Coolles over a debt, one of them to fight by the officers. OURS WILL BE PUBLISHED ed three cornered fle and wound- was "alleged to have used a point-

LATER.

ed the other in Wilment Street, SIR ESMOND OVEY, British western" district,” bat Raju yes- Ambassador to the Argenti, Isterday. appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.). He was formerly Ambassador at Moscow and at Brussels..

The HON, VINCENT MASSEY. High Commissioner of Canada in London, is one of two new Privy Councillors appointed. He

VISCOUNT BENNETT

has

had a long and distinguished place in the fe of the Dominion.

The wounded man, Tam Tsai, was sent to Queen Mary Hospital

8. fairly serious condition. The alleged assailant escaped.

MOSCOW, June 11 (Reuter)- Jose Scott American correspon- dent of the News-Chronicle in Moscow, who was ordered by the Soviet authorities to leave the country owing to some articles he wrote for his newspaper. has left for Vladivostok on his way to the United States.

Tokyo Press Campaign Against N.E.I. Unabated

TOKYO, Jane 11 (Reuter)-THE JAPANESE PRESS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE N.E.I. CONTINUED UNABATED TODAY with virtual-

AUSSIES

COL, STIMSON ON ISSUES

Speaking at the Miltary Academy, West Point, yester

day, Col. Henry Stimson, Sécro- tary for. War, said that it had been demonstrated that the Axis system was doomed to total failure.

The issue now was between right and wrong, freedom slavery" and "kindnes cruelty.

The world today was divided into two camps and the issues between them were trreconcil- able,

INDIAN GUARD KILLED

Keshar Singh succumbed last

ly all leading papers agreeing that a further stay of Mr. Yoshizawa, night to the wound he received as Chief of the Japanese delegation to the Batavia barleys, in the NE.Ja result of the shooting affray

would have no meaning in view of the nature of the N.E.I. reply to Japanese proposals.

"was

NO LIGHTS FOR 20 MINUTES

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yesterday morning in which he was involved with another Indian, The incident occurred opposite the Central Market at about 9 2.1.

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The other Indian was arrested and disarmed by Shantung constable.

The guards were employed by

The KOKUMIN SHIMBUN ob- General Sir H. R. Pownall, served that vigorous opinion pre- K.C.B. D.S.O., M.C., is now a mem-valled in both Government and ber of the Army Council. He was private circles for taking practical Chief of Staff with the R.EF. "In and effective measures to cope France.

with the situation arising from theį Business

standstall N.E.L's. "insincere". reply.

and picture houses stopped screen.. Air Commodore J. H Alblac, That the difficulty could not be ing for approximately 20 minutes DSO RAF has been promoted overcome by the continuance of yesterday evening, when the lights the Cheong Koc exchange shop, to femporary rank of Alr Vice- mere technical negotiation with in the Mongkok district suddenly No. 114 Queen's Road Central, and Marshal. He is 47 and has been the NEI, which depended

on went off.

the Wing Hing exchange shop,at" soldier, sailor marine as well as Anglo-American assistance,

According to the Mongkok Police No. 117. airman.

the opinion of the Asahi Shimbun. Station the incident was attribut- A Chinese pedestrian Was

WILL NOT MODIFY: cd to a breakdown about 7.30 p.m." wounded in the leg. A bar to the DF.C. has been However, it adds, "Japan has no der F. Fitzgerald Webster and the construction of awarded to Acting Squadron Lea- intention to modify its plan for

DFC. to Pilot Officer D. A. Jack-sphere In East Asia by acquiescing to the NEL's obstinate attitude." A formula to be adopted by Japan in order to deal with the situation is analysed by the Nicht Nichi Shimbun which stated that the Japanese delegation should be withdrawn from Batavia and mea- sures taken for dealing with what might come later.

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PRINCE EUGEN BELIEVED According to a Police report SHELTERING AT BREST

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Mr. Churchill bad said that there was only one answer to defeat and that was vistory. There was not. one mind in a million in the Em- pire that did not say that that Was the answer, Mal. Murray 28-year-old married woman, Wo concluded.

Kami, was alleged to have attempt- Referring briefly to Syria, Majed suicide by jumping off the Murray said that Hifler must see Praya at Connaught Road West that he was not likely to score last evening. She was saved by auch an easy success in that boatmen nearby and admitted to country.

Queen Mary Hospital.

Today's News Summary

MR. R. B. BENNET, former Prime Minister of Canada, is among four new peers created in the 'Birthday Honours List, while the eminent lawyer. Mr. Norman Burkett, K.C., is knighted. Two Ga- binet Ministers, Bir Archibald Sinclair, and Mr. A. V. Alexander, re- ceive distinctions while honoura are also conferred on several mem- 'bers of the Prime Minister's personal staff. gir Miles -Lampson. former British Minister to China, and Mr. Vincent Massey are made Privy Councillors,

THE ADVANCE IN Byria is continuing and British and Allied forces are now fifteen miles south of Damascus. Australian troopa have crossed the Litan! River and are moving towards Beirut.

THE CRUISER PRINCE Eugen, which was with the Bismarck when she was sunk by the BritishFleet in the Atlantic, is believed to be sheltering at Breat which was heavily raided on Tuesday night. THE JAPANESE PRESS Campaign against the Netherlands East Indles continues unabated.

THE STRIKE AT THE North American Aircraft Factory has vir- tually ended.

LONDON, June 11 (Reuter)The enemy port of BREST was heavily attacked by a strong formation of Bomber Command alrcraft last night.

Large numbers of bombs were dropped on the docks and an- chorage, where a lipper class cruiser, believed to be the PRINCE EUGEN, together with the battle-Cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneiseren are lying.

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The Prince Eugen was with the battleship Bismarck when the sea engagement took place some time ago, in which the "Bismarck was sunk.

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British planes continued search for and attack shipping off the enemy coast.

St. Nazaire and Stavanger were i also raided and a 2,000-ton ship was hit. 13

From all the operations one air- craft of the Coastal Command is missing.

SMALL SCALE German activity over Britain on Monday night was on a small scale. Bombs were dropped on Bouth Wales and at one point near the coast in South-West England.

Some damage was done in South Wales and there was a small num- ber of casualties, including some killed:

-On Other- Pages

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2-Baseball; V.R.C. heats; League Tennis results; HKFA Council meeting. 3-Radio programmes; Cota- ing events; Crossword puz- zlc. 4-Prime Minister's confident reply to debate; Japart's final attitude to, Batavia 5-Peak Tramways. annual meeting; Round the Police, Courts. 6-Leading article: His Ma-

jesty the King... 10-Finance and commerce.

a co-prosperity DAYLIGHT SAVING FOR

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COLONY FROM SUNDAY

In order to save fuel in the summer and to facilitate military. training in the winter and, as a contribution to the war effort, HONGKONG IS TO HAVE DAYLIGHT SAVING.

It is hoped to bring the measure into force on June 15, 1941, and this will mean setting forward the clocks in the Colony one hour.

Regulations approved by the

"Hongkong Winter time,** on In face of the "N.E.I's insolent Governor-in-Council, regarding any date between the first day reply," the Nichi Nichi asserted, Daylight Saving, are as follows: of October and the thirty-first day the Government is taking time In In exercise of the powers con- of March, both inclusive, means carefully formulating a firm policy, ferred by the Emergency Powera exactly eight and one half hours to deal with the situation which (Defence) Acts; 1939 and 1940, as

in advance of Greenwich mean would arise from the withdrawni applied to this Colony by the time, that is to say one half-hour of the Japanese delegation from Emergency Powers (Colonial De-in advance of the mean time of Batavia, because the mere with- tence) Order in Council, 1939, and the 120th meridian east of Green- drawal of the delegation served no the Emergency Powers (Colonial wich and one half hour in advance purpose unless it was accompanied Defence) (Amendment) Order in of standard time. by definite steps to cape with the Counell, 1940, His Excellency the new situation...

Governor makes the following re-, gulations:

THE HONGKONG DAYLIGHT

SAVING REGULATIONS, 1941 ́·

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 28 of the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, (Ordinance No. 31 of 1911) when- ever any expression of time occurs in any enactment or in any legal

FAINT HOPE BATAVIA, June 11 (Reuter)-A faint glimmer of hope that the Japanese-N.EI. negotiations would 1. These Regulations may be document, the time referred to, not collapse was entirely gleaned cited as the Hongkong Daylight-unless the contrary intention ap from reports from Mr. Yoshizawa. Saving Regulations, 1941.

pears, shall be held," according to accompanied by the Japanese 2. In these regulations.

the date thereof, to be either Consul-General, Mr. Ishizawa, who "Hongkong Summer time," on Hongkong Summer time of Hong- called on Mr. Vanmock, director any date between the first day of kong Winter time, as such date of the Economic, Affairs Depart April and the thirtieth day of ment, and Mr. Van Hoogstraten, September, both inclusive, means

may. require. Chief of the Commerce Depart-exactly nine hours in advance of

4. These regulations shall come ment yesterday evening. I Greenwich mean time, that to ato force on the 15th day of June.

Japanese officials are reported to say one hour in advance of the have sought explanations regard mean time of the 120th meridian Published by H. Excellency's ing the point which is not clear east of Greenwich and one hour Command. in the N.EL.. reply.

18th June, 1941..

in advance of standard time...

1941.