1940-03-04 — Page 27

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

First Pictures of Dramatic "Hell-Ship" Rescues

H.M.S. Cossack received a great welcome on her arrival at a Scottish port with between 300 and 400 British soamon whom she had rescued from the Nazi ̧ "hell-ship” Altmark, The

H.M.S. Cossack, her decks crowded with the Britons whom she had rescued from the Altmark, arriving at a Scottish port.

Britons were mado prisoners by the Admiral Graf Spee and, when intercopted by the British dos- troyer, the Altmark was trying to take them to Gormany for imprisonment.—Photos through Domei Agency.

·March 4, 1940.

MALAYAʼSI

WAR GIFT

Entails Increased

Income Tax

SINGAPORE, Mar, 3 (Rev- ter).The need for more income. tax was stressed by Sir Shenton Thomas, the Governor-General of Malaya, in a broadcast speech in which he announced that the Government had accepted the re- commendations of the special committee which discussed ways and means by which Malaya could make a full contribution towards the cost of war.

The Committee's recommendations, he sald, provided for the raising of 310,000,000 (Straits currency) a year by the Federated Malay States and $5,000,000 (Straits currency) by the Colony.

Industries Accept

This would impose some sacrifices on certain industries whose represen- tatives were consulted and had cepted the proposals,

ac-

-Bir Shenton asked the people of Malaya to agree to pay more income tax, without which it would not bo possible for Malaya to make thele proper contribution towards the war cost,

The minimum revenue which could be expected in the first year from this source would also be $10,000,000,

West Front Raid And Ambush

PARIS, Mar. 3 (Reuter)-A rom- munique Issued to-day says that in the course of a rak west of the Vosges, the enemy took a few pri-

soners.

On our side, in the region of Lau- feur, we lald an ambush which suc- ceeded.

There was marked netivity of aerial forces on both sides.

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Some of the Britons grew beards during their imprisonment aboard the Altmark. They are seen above landing at a Scottish port.

Kowloon Horticultural Show Exhibits Ruined By Sudden Fall: Remarkable Scenes

Freak 6 a.m. Hailstorm Blankets Urban District

A RARE phenomenon in Hongkong meteorological history accompanied the electrical storm which swept the Colony at 6.30 a.m. to-day.

Hailstones-many as large as pigeon-eggs-fell on the mainland and in the city for the first time in two

years.

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GRINNING and cheering happily as they arrive at a Scottish port: some of the rescued Britons photographed on the deck of H.M.S. Cossack.

PROTEST WILL BE REJECTED

Italy Resents Ban On Nazi Coal Shipments

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Mar. 3 (UP).- Britain is expected to reject the Italian protest regarding the stoppage of shipments of Ger- R. E. Hoare, of Cosmopolitan Dock, who was to man coal to Italy, although at have been one of the main Kowloon the moment official comment on exhibitors, sald, "I have never seen such havoc wrought in a garden, the protest is not forthcoming.

to-morrow's The printed meteorological intended to exhibit at

Horticultural Show could not save returns do not give any data on their flowers from destruction. hailstorms, probably because of their infrequency in Hongkong, but it is believed that the storm this morning was the severest experienced in the Colony for many years.

The storm is yet another contribu- Uon to the freakish weather that has been experienced in Hongkong during the past twelve months-a meteoro- logical season which has Included new records for maximum temperatures, lengthy periods without rainfall, and n non-seasonal. typhoon.

Over Wide Area

The ballstones fell over a wide area on the mainland, the harbour and in the city, but were not recorded in Hoppy Valley or the Peak area,

Within five minutes the entire urban area on the mainland was covered in a blanket uf lee, which

You would think someone had ruthlessly cut down every flower in the garden.

BURIAL OF JAPAN'S DEAD

KWEILIN, March 4 (Central). ~~The Kwangtung Provincial Government has circularised all district governments in the south Kwangel war zone to Lako prompt steps to bury the large numbers of Japanese

soldiers killed in action during their re- cent retreat.

War

With the advent of weather, hundreds of bodies are decomposing, constituting

threat

to health, the cr- STAVO cular points out.

At the same time, all districts are to start, health and sanitation campaigns to acquaint the people with the dangers of exposed dend bodies.

However, it is understood that the British attitude is that.Italy has al- Iready been given ample time-three "Most of my roses are damaged months to make other arrangements [+♦♦

alternative com- for obtaining coal from and my African daisies aro

pletely spoiled. The heads of many sources, such as Britain, Belgium and PACIFISTS

of the flowers were completely cat the United States,

off.

Not A Reprisal

The hailstones even cut holes in It is also believed that Britain will deny the suggestion that the exten- some of the big leaves.

"The torrential rain that followed sion of the conusband control to removed a great part of the earth and German coal destined for Italy, is

repriest against Italy for refusing to has damaged the young shoots.

"It is very disappointing in view of [nell Britain, armas in exchange for to open of the Flower Show to-coal. morrow. I hope to scrape up a few The Government is expected to maintain that a temporary suspension flowers."

Big As Walnuts

ARRESTED

FALSE OPTIMISM

Goebbels Still Says

Nazis Can Win BERLIN, March 3 (Reuter). Speaking on the ove of the Leipzig

Fair, Dr. Gochbels declared, that the scales of success were slowly but surely inclining in favour of Germany. "The Fuchrer cannot conceive of the possibility that we should be defeated in a decisive struggle. We are a match for our enemics also in the economic field. But let us re- member also that in 1918 we did not succumb because our enemies were then economically superior to us,

They Lost Their Norve "We

lost because, we nerve," he said,

Goebbels then declared that Ger- many compared favourably with her enemies with regard to political leaders.

lost

our

This is why the German nation is Police Take Action In condent of victory and the Ucstruc

tion of her enemies who want the Hyde Park

annihilation of our national freedom and who are threatening our life," he added.

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 3 (UP),— of the regotiations for an Anglo- Polico took. action against

the A resident of King's Terrace sald: Italian trade pact, corning at

destroyed gardens, shattered one or "They were the biggest hailstones I've same time as the enforcement of the British pacifists in Hyde Park LABOUR VICTORY two windows and caused early bus seen. I picked up several which were ban on Nazi cont shipments, is pure- to-day, when seven

IN AUSTRALIA and motor trame in Nuthun Houd to as large as walnuts and have kept ly coincidental. proceed at a snail's

absolutely ban would be to discriminate against organisation founded by the late Party Leader On "This

Rev, Dick Sheppard-were ar-

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three women members of the them in my refrigerator to confound It is

is pointed out that to delay any Pence Pledge Union-the pacifist further the enforcement of such Nathan Road presented an extra- any sceptics.

"My garden was ordinary spectacle this morning as a result of the storm's effect on its ruined." famous avenue of trees.

men and

From the controlled area to the waterfront, the street was blanketed In green leaves, stripped from the trees by the hallstones

The storm appeared to be most severe in the Kowloon Tong area, where several vegetable and flower gardens were ruined.

The hailstorm bas in fact, proved disastrous to many Kowloon Amateur gardeners.

**** Exhibita Ruined Several Kowloon residents who had

other neutrals in favour of Italy.

In the meantime, informal discus-rested while selling newspapers.

the slons for an Anglo-Italian agreement the ore continuing.

Won't Affect Show

Пакталь Mr. J. T.

fold Horticultural Society "Telegraph" this afternoon that the bailstorm In Kowloon affected only Va very low exhibitors.

"The majority of the exbibits come from the Island and the New Territories and are already in," he said.

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Significant Decision"

Police charged that they were

MELBOURNE, Mar. 3 (Reuter).— causing an obstruction.

The final figures of the Corlo by- Another man

for was arrested

election are not yet available. They making an inflammatory speech in

Rothermere Giving Hyde Parks regarding the National are still being counted.

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