1940-04-25 — Page 29

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Shots Fired STEAMBOAT COMPANY

At Escaping Internee

escape

A daring attempt at from the Internment Camp in Argylo Bireek was, mudo" "by a Chinese soldier, Leung Ting-chun, about 4 pm, yesterday.

Ho ollimbed the barbed wire at the west side of the camp, and when challenged by two sentèles." Ignored the order, to stop." Two' shots were fired, bus both missed.

After ́ ́ negotiating.. the wire fence, Leung ran on, but Wan Intercepted. by Mr. J. James of the P.W.D, who was passing by. Leung was brought back to the camp, and later handed over to the Police,

BESIEGED NAZI FORCE SURRENDERS TO ALLIES

(Continued from Page 7.)

Is about the clearest of the

reports received from frontier gions.

man

HAS BAD YEAR

The report presented when the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company Ltd, held its 120th ordinary annual meeting at the offices of the Company in Queen's Ballding at noon to-day disclosed that the Company had been hard hit by the troubled conditions in the Far East. A loss for the year of $173,985,04 was disclosed.

The annual report, read by | ********* the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Chair- man of Directors, stated:

NANCY

has gono astray in "the American mails.

In concluding my speech at the annual general meeting held last year I remarked:-"I feel that I should again convey to you a note of warh- concerning prospects in the im- mediate future. We have benefited from the abnormal conditions which | sssssss**: prevailed most of last year.

For th we must be

wo

Sho will resume adventures next week.

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April 25, 1940.

NEW RA.F. RAID ON SYLT: NAZI BASES DESTROYED

(Continued from Fago, 7.) havoc with the already crater-pitted aerodrome surface:

One raider making a dive bombing attack at low level roleased a heavy anlvo which was seen to burat near the side of the main runway.

A strongly burning fire was report- ed by one of the returning raiders.

Rolders 011 Chriationsand cons

competition it was possible to travel centrated on the runways and to Macas for about H.K.$0.00, my aerodrome buildings and evaded point will be readily understood. At barrago put up by ground defences. long last a combine of the river They registered many hits.

Of the large force of aircraft shipping companies has been mooted, and if such a'combino should materi-employed on:list night's widespread alise, as the directors hope it will, operations two failed to return.

Fornebu then at all events come "of the ill

aerodrome WOR also effects of the suicidal competition can heavily bombed. be eliminated,

One aircraft which won detailed

tinandclip te prospects aro, noj objective mit sighted two enemy

thankful But he must Amongst these was the closing of the that can only say that, in my view, to atlack Fornebu did not reach its

moans

ut a bald person who, without an Cap Si Mun Pass to river steamers, bright, and that we should not deceive ships steaming north near the head utter disregard the portent of the The new passage via the Lamma ourselves with any false hopes. The of Oslo Fjord. It dropped two salvos dark clouds gathering ahead of him, Channel

a of bombs' which burst close to the struggle ahead will no doubt be longer much view the immediate journey for the steamers, and ex-Company is in a position to face the within 150 feet of the water and

very severe one, but, happily, would durc

the leading vessel and then descended to future, with any degree of com-posure to inclement weather.

future with reasonably equimity, machine-gunried the feuding ship as placency or with optimism."

It is with sincero regret By concentrating our efforts on con- It made for the shore. Worse Than Expected

cord here to-day the death in Decem- It is with keen regret that I have ber last year of the late Mr. Walter serving our resources as far as pos- sible until the clouds have cleared, we many to confess that the result of

last lung, the Manager of Company can only hope for the dawn of 11 re-year's trading was even worse than

Chinese Department. Mr. Hung had.

better day. succeeded his father, the late Mr. Dee Taze-yce, has been in the

Namsos where the Allied troops have

Janded.

Yesterday the Nazis claimed to have captured Steinkjner but the Allies have once or twice been re- ported below this town.

progress.

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For the first time no enemy aircraft the was of

seen on the aerodrome but

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On Tuesday night, the War Ofice to expect, accounting for a loss for Company's service for seven. yeurs, 2loomy I am happy to be able to There was a cloudless sky and a full said that this resulted from a Ger- the year, after providing for depre-served the Company with abureter to a point with

counter-attack. The Germongation of steamers at the usual rate,

and devotion.

I whole-hearted co-operation themselves say that the engagement repairs, etc., of $173,983.04, This lasted for two hours,

has been transferred

The Con to Profit and

Company's Tulshan has just staff of the Company, both ashore and powerful ground defences were alert Operations In this acctor seems to Lasy Account, thus reducing

the been be along the road and railway from fredlt of that account to the sum of the replaced by the Chungshan in toat, during a period of anxiety and and the ralders were met by a bar. Macno Line service. The cost of exceptional dimeulty. The directors rage of fire over the target area and $31,739.59, which your directors re-operation has advanced to the stage wish to record their grateful ap- the persistent allentions of a ring of

the searchlights just outside commend be carried

account.

advisable to keep the Taishan In With these Apart from a short period during conunission, though they hope that

High level bombing attacks were September, when the Company's the lay-up of the steamer will only pose that the

presented bo pol

made and many hils were observed steamers carried full mumbers of be temporary.

Subsidised Compotition on the aerodrome, Sock Control Of Road

passengers from Hongkong to Macao,

As you will have seen from the

Seconding the mution, Mr. W. E.

The rald on Westerland aerodrome Frontier reports say that fighting the Company has had to face adverse directors' report an invitation to join Kirby, Secretary of the China Coast at Sylt was carried out by a large for control of the road is still in trading conditions through the year. the Board was, in June last year; Officers Guild, acknowledged the force of long range bombers. One extended to Mr. L. B. Wood. I need Chairman's kindly reference to the hangar was hit several times and hardly say that the Board was much The Germans are trying to strike

that, another is belleved to be badly On the Canton line negotiations gratified at Mr. Wood's acceptance of floating staff and declared north through two vas running with the Authorities concerned re- the invitation, and I feel sure that where the company had had difficulty damaged. The runways were Juce parallel from the Oala plains.

their obtaining ranks, he thought he had cessfully bombed and fires started on A third

Gudbranstal sulted in the Kinshan being permitted

aerodrome. valley.

service between

The first bomber met only a seems to be completely In Allied passenger

perts,

Subsequently, in pleasure and gratification by their always been able to obtain suitable the hands within a few miles of Hamar. with the China Navigation Co. Ltd.,ady confirmation of his appoint Mr. Kirby continued: "You re-moderate fire but as the attack deve-

tment as director.

ferred to an agreement with other loped pom-poms placed round the Fatatan took over the run, thus

Although the inatter does not re-river steamers. Can I infer that the aerodrome maintained a steady bar- the Kinshan to resune un- late to the period under review, owners of two certain river

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boats rage of fire. I service on the Mucao line,

fcel sure that you will be glad to trading to Magno were came to the assistance of the Nor-

parties to 1 to weglans at Lillehammer.

preciation of this Company 10 H.B.M. Nazis Making Progress

in Canton Cana

for in Canon

hising occurred on the Board, an Invitation to join the Directorate was Further West

another valuable through

in connection with also yalley the German troops are trying the negotiations above referred to to reach a beleaguered garrison at

With Canton virtually closed, the Trondhelm.

Company's activities had to be res tricted to the Hongkong-Macuo run. At best this line offers but little in- ducement to tonnage larger than that of the smaller type of river steamers. Before the occupation of Kongmoon, which replaced Canton us the trading

your,

Here the Allies are reported to be sending a steady stream of re-

the

the two

men.

inforcement advance guarde whord the grateful ap know that Just month, a'vacancy that agreement?

The Nazis seem to be making some progress.

The Norwegiuns are stoully.

resisting

It is expected that the Allied troops moving aerous the country will attack

also extended to Mr. D. L. Newbig #ing, and that you will be as much gra gratified as were the directors at Mr. Newbigging's neceptance.

River Shipping Combing? ›

Ap-1 ventured

to remark to you

The Chairman: Yes.

Mr. Kirby: And would it also bol correct to assume that these vessels are supported by heavy subsidies which are very competitive by reason of their being outside the limits of legitimate trading?

The Chairman: Yes. last year, "unless is generally re-

Mr. Kirby: Is there no hope that commised oppreciated that adven-this position may be eliminated? turing in the river trade can prove selves cut off from Trondheim by the the of the Kwangtung Province i to be costly, I fear that we must}

the German troops,

The Germans may still find them- Allied troops advancing from Storen, which is immediately south of besieged port.

of the

The Chairman: No. The Chairman added that

War's Greatest Air Armada

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY LONDON, April 24 (UP).--The British ralds on Sylt, Denmark and Norway to-day were carried out by what was probably the greatest armada of warplanes over to take to the sky for actual bombing opera- tions.

It is unomelnlly estimated that at least 100 British machines partici- thepated in the rald on Sylt alone.

The Air Ministry admits that the rid on the Westerland base was carried out by a large force of long- range bombers.

One hangar in the aerodrome was hi several times and another is be-

8:lieved to have been badly damaged by a bomb which fell between it and the runway,

continue to expect the worst." and some con beginning of

I am Company was grateful for the helpful of the surrounding districts, returns happy to say that from various in-attitude of Mr. Kirby at all times.

dications it would seem that the The motion was carried. the by Company's steamers were more trttism that cut-throat competition,

Messrs. M. K. Lo and J. P. Bruge, less satisfactory. Kongmoon fell in

re-elected. Gorman Counter Attack

March, thus severing the remaining by resorting to reducing fares to retiring directors, were

absolutely uneconomic levels, cun do The auditors, Messrs. Linstead & link between

Communication no good to anyone, is now more Davis and Messrs. Lowe, Bingham LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter).-A terior Hongkong and the in-

was generally recognised. When I men- Matthews, were also re-elected. War Office communique says that in with the surrounding districts the Trondheim arca the counter-thien maintained by small boats tion that at the worst period of such attack referred to in yesterday's through shallow creeks. Later the communique was delivered by a con-situation Improved,

With

business. apprehensive siderable number of German troops: landed from ships within Trondheim community in the interior, and with Fjord,

communication facilities being sub- After some sharp fighting, our jeeted to intermittent, interruptions, troops succeeded in re-establishing competition for the meagre offerings

continued

until June, when Chinese currency began to depreciate, Freight returns reflected the un- certainty of the moment, and with the enforced cholera restrictions being

the situation.

There is nothing further to report about operations elsewhere.

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the

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Norwegians Hold Ridge STOCKHOLM, Apr. 24 (Reuter).- A correspondent of the "Afton in the Colony, river shipping com Bladet" at Tryssil, north east of panies were faced with insuperable Oslo, says that the Norwegians are difficulties. The Company's Tathan holding a ridge near the Swedish was taken off the fine for about two

weeks as a result: frontier.

Their

resistance surprised the River, Agreement Broken Germans, who expected slight resist- In September an effort was made ance. One energetic volunteer affeer to remedy what appeared to be a inspired the men.

desperate

competition among Germans have been killed in this shipping companies. An sector since yesterday.

The correspondent, says that 200 sensalexa situation, and to end thei

Nazis Advancing

that

river agreement

but I am sorry to say within of its

Further

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was broken

inception.

STOCKHOLM, Apr., 24 (Reuter), comments seem superiluous. Latest newspaper reports state that

During the year exports

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the German centre to the north of Hongkong consisted mostly of rice Oslo has reached the neighbourhood of Koppang, 50 miles to the north of Bran,

(mainly for relict purposes), flour, salt and cement, Imports varied te from vegetables, fruits Elverum.

The Allies are rushing troops to and fresh water fah.. meet this advance.

Won't Surrander

After protracted negotiations the Sui Tal was sold to Yangice interests in July. The shie

The sale was not unproft- In fact, the Sui Tai had out- lived her usefulness to the Company.

In June the directors decided proceed with the reconditioning the Lee Hong, purchased in 1938, as reported to you in my speech last

STOCKHOLM. Apr. 24 (UP)able. Although they are apparently reduced to dire straits as a result of the sur- render of their battalion at Gratangen, the Germans in Narvik itself. still show no nigns of surrender.

The fighting at Narvik is continu-year, and to rename her Chungshan. ing without any special vigour on the The job was entrusted to the Hong- part of the Allies, whose forces are kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd. concentrated at Fulgarness and on Your directors have, as usual, been the slopes of Falgarness Mountain.

unremitting in their efforts towards The British forces wish to spare the economical running of Narvik the horror of bombardment, steamers. The cost of coal and and appear content to wait until the stares, unfortunately, was again Germans are starved out.

Ong Battalion Surronders

your

higher than in the preceding year. In October, warned of the possibility German of higher prices and shortage of sup- baltalion in Gratangen is the first plies, they decided to lay in a stock

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The surrender of

the

victory achieved by the Norwegians of coal suflelent to cover the Com-

in this sector.

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pany's needs for part of the current

pay was again higher, but I am glad

The strategy leading to the capitulo-year, The price which they had to tion was entirely Norwegian,

The Norwegian troops formed a trup into which they lured the Nazis and then cut off their retreat.

The Germans were reduced to such a state of weakness that they had no choice but to surrender,

Mountainoors Fight Nazis

SPECIAL TO THE "ELEGRAPH”

to say that it is very much cheaper than the current rate.

It is proposed that the amount of $23,107.40 should be written off the value of your steamers, which re- presents the usual five per cent, of their book value. It is also proposed that the amount of $0.540.00 should

in accordance with the policy decided upon Inst year.

STOCKHOLM Apr 24 (UP)be written off the Hongkong wharves, Picked Tyrol Inountaineers, Nor- wegian alpinists, and Canadians from the snow lands are opposing the German forces the now-eind helghts, of Rombak.

Allies Near Trondheim" SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH PARIS, Apt. 24 (UP)-Military sources admit that the Germans are counter-attacking the Allied forces in the Trondheim area,

Or the amount of $70.774.80 which i is charged to repairs. steamers' over hnuls absorbed the better part of that sim, the Kinshan in particular re- quiring a special outlay for the re- newal of her rudder stock and innis top plates.

Wartime Regulations”.

In October, after the outbreak of war in Europe, certain regulations n, concerning the movements of steam- ers were put in force by Government.

The British and French forces are now landing In Trondheim Fjord, few miles from the elty itself,

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Judgment for the full amount claimed $1,000 each and costs, was awarded to the plaintiff's by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell in the Summary Court this morning, when an important case dealing with the Evictions Ordinance was concluded.

The southwest corner of the tri- angle of runways was also pack- marked with bomb craters,

Incendiary. Bombs

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Fires were started in various in- cendiary bombs.

bugs in the aerodrome by i

When the attack started night being operations were apparently carried out by the enemy, because one of the R.A.F. pilots reported lights in the hangars and flares around the boundary of the aerodrome.

These were extingushed as

machines neared their objec- Bri tive,

Britai

the

Westerland was approached from various directions. There is no doubt but that this method of attack took the enemy by surprise, for the first bomber to reach its objective en- countered only moderate AA. fire.

Opposition Increases

Mr. S. Ng Quinn, who had pre- viously appeared for defendant, Lau Fong-cho, landlord of No. 137 Woo Sung Street, Kowloon, informed the

The opposition Increased in inten- Court that he had had no further instructions, and asked for permis-sity, however, as the attack develop- around the slon to withdraw. Defendant falled ed, and pom-pom gunu

aerodrome were soon maintaining a Ilo appear in Court,

constant burrnge.

Alleged Breach Of Contract Mr. F. 11. Loseby appeared for plaintifs, lo Yun-wa, Cheung Kam, and Tam Kum-lee, tenants of No. 137 Woo Sung Street, The action was brought against the owner the house for breach of contract,

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One of the planes patrolling in the Hellgoland Bay was fired on by two German naval auxiliaries.

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It was stated at the previous hear- ing that the landlord had got the tenants out of the premises until a Diving from a height of 4,000 feet certain date in order to reconstruct down to 1,500 feet in the face of in- the premises. An agreement was tense A.A. fire, the British plane made that the tenants should re-bombed one of the ships.

The enter when reconstruction was made, but the Inndlord denied the agreeabruptly and, according to the report ment. The tenants returned later, of the pilot, the ship disappeared.

Another plane but were forcibly turned out by the

came under landlord's family.

After Mr. Loseby had proved his fire from two large motor-boats. The case for plaintiffs, he addressed the plane immediately made a low-level Court on the question of damages, bombing, attack, dropping six bombs and asked for exemplary damages,

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to observe the re Turning Continuing, Mr. Loseby sald the Court had judicial knowledge of the sults of his action, the R.A.F. pilot present housing shortage. The pinin- could see only one bout in the water. tiffs had in each case, been deprived

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