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LONDON, June 15 (eutor) --A British night fighter had a whole series of duels with German falders over Britain during Friday night's raids

Bo had just destroyed a Heinkel III type barber when he was subjected to a surprise attack by another German raider whose pilot saw him first hy a fraction of a second.

CABLE NEWS

IN BRIEF

Macao Cash Sweeps

TICKET NO. 12967

WINS $9,732.82

day are as follows:-

MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, MONDAY, 18th JUNE, 1941.

Airmail Service by British Overseas Airways Cor-

Cash sweeps at the Macao poration to East & South Africa, United Kingdom and The German fired at-once but Jockey Club meeting yester-beyond is temporarily suspended. the British night fighter swung out of the line of fire. By the time he had recovered attacking position the German bomber had dived out of sight,

The night fighter continued his patrol and within a few minutes bo encountered another Heinkel.

DIRECT HITS

LONDON, June 15 (Reuter) The new Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Command, Sir Philip Joubert, who took charge yester- day of aerial operations in the The British and German pilots Battle of the Atlantic, has been opened tire simultaneously but promoted to the rank of Tem-the Gerinan missed and the Br porary Air Chier Marshal, says ar Lish pilot scored direct hits official announcement

He saw pieces two way from the raider which dived towards

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ORANGE FLASH It exploded

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FOOCHOW, June 15 (Reuter) the clouds Bishop, Francisco Aguirre, of the Some minutes later the Spanish Dominican Mission, Vicarfighter Was again engaged i Apostolic of the Vicariate of Foo-combat This time he got within i chow, died in that city on Thats

fire. range, opened

and almost day evening after a

liness immediately long

the SAW

German The Bishop, who was 78 years of bomber

diving steeply out *f age, arrived in Poochow 54 years control ago in 1877.

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LONDON, June 15 (Reuter)

In view of the Improved position Of seven German aircraft known in Iraq, the restrictions on sterling to have been destroyed during the payments by residents in Krag wil night, two were shot down by be withdrawn from Monday, the pilots who only learnt for certain Treasury announced yesterday Re- of their success after they had sidents will be free to make ster-landed because when they zaw ing payments anywhere In the their victims going down in trou- sterling area.

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WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reu-

ble they immediately broke off the engagements in order to chase $11.40 each. other raiders.

ter The US, War Department

The destruction of one of these. has asked Mr. William Knudsen victims Wak confirmed by the to make a further cut of 30 to Royal Observer Corps and another 40 per cent in motorcar produc-by Coastguards who Saw tion. This will release personnel bomber crash at the time and

and materials for arms output

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SYDNEY

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June 15 (Reuter)- The Minister of Transport has banned the National Union of Railwaymen of Australia.

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LONDON, June 15 (Reuter-The

HARVARD WIN REGATTA

the

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position reported by night fighters when they landed after the night's ; adventures.

LONDON,

Connecticut,

NEW

June 16 (Reuter)- Harvard made

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD AIR MAILS

OUTWARD AIR MAILS

MONDAY

For

a clean sweep of the 79th Inter-Air Mail by Air le Rangoon to connect Varsity Regatta on the Thames

JAPANESE WARSHIPS River here

STEAMING SOUTH

on Saturday, beating Yale in all three events.

Havard have now won 40 re- CHUNGKING. June 15 (Reuter) gattas and Talo 38. combing of Gibraltar on the night It is reported that over 100 Ja- of June 12 was claimed in an panese warships are off the Che-in Italian communique. No detais king coast and some are steaming Harvard. were given.

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LONDON, June 15 (Reuter-Mr. Howe. Canadian Munitions Minis ter, declared yesterday that Ca nada is now building long-range paval vessels. In size, he said, they were something between a crutaer and a destroyer.

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southwards.

The senior 4-mile race resulted

"British Overseas Airways."

TUESDAY

Date and Time

Mon. 16th June

K.P.O.

Reg. Ord.

4.00 PM

4.30 PM

Q.P.O.

with

the Reg 4,00 PM

Ord.

4.30 PM

Tue, 17th June

3. three lengths victory for Air Mail for Mania, Guam, Honotala, U.S.A" and |

Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans-Rag. 5.00 PM Atlantic Services"

TUESDAY

K.P.O.

Beg. 6.00 I'M

Ord. 5.30 PM

G.P.O.

Previously. the Harvard fresh- men's crew had won their race by four lengths and the junior crew

Ord.

7,00 PM

Tue. 1st July.

K.P.O.

Reg.

Noon

Ord.

Noon

REXIST BARRISTER SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and G.P.O.

Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans- Reg. Atlantic Services"

Noon

Ord.

6.00 PM

ENDANGERS by half-a-length.

PEACE

OF INDIA

LONDON, June 15

LAHORE, June 15 (Reuter)-The The Iraq! Foreign

Office an hope that America and Britain nounces it has received a message would not allow Japan to take

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LONDON, June 15 (Reuter) Roosevelt Orders Freezing Of

from Mr. Anthony Eden assuring military action against the N. E. I. Rexist (Fascist) barrister named Iraq that Britain will respect her was expressed by SHAHBAZ, lead- PeveNASSE

has been suspended independence

Ing Muslim dally of Northern India. from practising for six months by commenting on the breakdown of the Cheerleaol Bar Association for BATAVIA. June 15 (Reuter)-A the trade negotiations

between assaulting another barrister with Netherlands destroyer has Inter-Japan and the N. E. I

a riding whip, according to the cepted а 4,000-ton Hungarian The paper says the propaganda Free Belgian Agency. steamer in Netherlands East In-or the Japanese Press in threaten-

Perenasse was wearing the dles waters, it was announced yes-ing the N. E. I. Government with Rexist uniform when he was ac- terday.

The ship was trying to reach sanese demands are not accepted, one

serious consequences if the Jap-costed by two other barristers in of the halls of Palais de neutral harbour with a consign-

worsened the situation of ment of flour owned by British

the Justice, who reproached him for Pacific.

his unpatriotic conduct. firms.

The war front in the Far East: Pevenasse struck one of the endangers the

peace of India barristers in the face.

Other barristers intervened and policemen restored order.

The Hungarian vessel has been taken to Sourabaya where it will be dealt with by the newly-con-concludes the paper, stituted Prize Court there.

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ROCHESTER, New York, June 15 MEN UNDER 40 TO

(Reuter)-Mr. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain, is to be

BE DISMISSED FIRST

MELBOURNE, June 15 (Reuter)

awarded the degree of Doctor of Civil Law by the Rochester Uni--Employers who are forced to re-i versity. Mr. Churchill will accept duce their staffs owing to Govern-

SOVIET ENVOY TO LEAVE RUMANIA

All Axis Assets In U.S.

WASHINGTON, June 15 (Renter) -- President Roosevelt yester- day issued an executive order for the immediate freezing of all Ger- man and Italian assets in the United States. At the same time, he ordered the freezing of the assets of all invaded and occupied coun- tries not covered by the previous orders.

The new order states that that action has been taken lu view of, the ualimited national emergency recently declared by the Presi- dent.

Control measures are to be ad-

ministered by the Treasury whose machinery 16 "already in motion" siates White House.

GREEK TROOPS IN CRETE

The freezing of German; an and other assets in the United States are "in effect to bring all The Greek Prime Minister has financial transactions in which stated that Greek forces which German and Italian interests are took part in the Battle of Crete involved under

the_control of totaled 15,000, 11,000 from the

ROME, June 15 (Reuter)-The Government. Heavy criminal penal- army and more than 3,000 armed It and a talk to Americans is to ment's plan to curtati non-essen-Bucharest evening papers reported ties are laid down for persons who police.

The enemy fall to comply with them."

suffered heavy be broadcast.

tial industries will be asked to dia- 'yesterday

M. Lavrentive.

casualties in the "terrible and miss first men under 40 years of Boviet Minister to Rumania, 18 SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES

bloody struggle at Canes." leaving for Moscow in a few days' {'

that

The President's order la intend-

GREEK CAMPAIGN

LONDON June 15 (Reuter) age, Over and around Britain, 14 enemy

The object is to release the men time, according to the official news ed, among other purposes, to pre-IMPERIAL FORCES IN aircraft were destroyed during the for the fighting forces and for the agency. week ending at dawn yesterday, manufacture of munitions.

A Charge d'Affaires, M. Kocos- vent the use of financial facilities In the United States In ways During the same period only one The Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. cov, is stated to have arrived in

harmful to American national de- British plane was lost over this Menzies, is expected to announce Bucharest from Moscow,

fence, to prevent liquidation in country.

this in a broadcast on June 17.

the United States of assets looted by duress and conquest, and to help curb subversive activities in the United States.

Disney Presents Drawing To Generalissimo

Walt Disney, the world famouss, animated cartoonist; has presynt- ed to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek a beautiful drawing in colour done on a sheet of oehlold, showing six йvely mushroom figures eircling around, a smaller dånding mushroom.

PRINCE GEORGE

LONDON, June 15 (Reuter)

To assist in implementing con- Prince George of Yugoslavis has trol of Axis assets, the order la returned to Belgrade after an ab- extended to all other countries of sence of 18 years

LONDON, June 18 (Reuter)The War Office last night stated that in addition to Dominion forces the following were the United King- dom and Colonial units which took part in recent operations In Greece

Royal Armoured Corns-bota

Continental Europe but provision stars and the Royal Tank Re- The elder brother of King Alex-is made to exempt, through the ment, the Royal Horse Artillery, ander, who was assassinated at medium of general licences, of the Royal Artillery, the Royal En- Marsellles on October 10, 1934, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, gineers, the Rangers (KRRO) and

the Cypriot and Palestine units; Prince George has been under Soviet Russia and Switzerland.

medical care at Nish since 1023. This exemption will be cozidl-

He renounced his rights of suc- tional on receipt of adequate ma- cession to the throne some years surances from the Governments of previously

length all-colour cartoon "Fanta- "R.A.A.F. RECRUITS

The picture, captioned "From The gift was sent from Hollywood Fantasia" carries the words "To to Chungking by air express. Chiang Kai-shek-In Admiration,”

"The Dance of the "Tushrooms" and the signature of Walt Disney. represents Disney's, creation of a

novel art form. His now full; AUSTRALIAN - ENVOY TO CHINA

ela"! 1s something imprecedented lis

BYDNEY, June 'is (Router)— motien ploturos, The picture nims SYDNEY, June. 15 (Router) | at, and mioceeds là, interpreting The minimum age for air, "recruits The name of Australia's new symphonic murid by prezenting 1) is to be reduced from 20 to 19. Minister to China will be an through a new system of "sound The Royal Australian Air Fores nounced after the Fedoral Pazlip», projection called the anthonlistments-

more than ment meets next week.

sound,(Centrai, Nawa),

trebled hat month.

...

ALL SUPPORT BATAVIA, June 16 (Reuter)--At these six countries that general a meeting of Chinese altímény in licences will not be used by them Padang (Sumatra), it was decided purposes of the order. or their nationals to evade the to offer the Netherland, Govern-

mont als auppart in case of war."

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