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TEMPLE SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIES

RANDOLPH

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MARGARIT

SCOTT LOCKWOOD MARTIN GOOD RIDER- & FÀRNELL MaxDONALD MAURICE MOSCOVICH - MORDNI OLSEN VKTOR JORY-LESTER MATTHEVIS

Diedad by William A. Seiter

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Tuesday,

HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH

MORE NEW MINISTERS

FIGHTING ON. DUTCH SOIL

FROM PAGE ONE

United Press) claim to have repulsed the defenders, by overwhelming air co-operation,

May 14, 1940:

COMPANY REPORT

Morcantile Bank Pays

Malcolm MacDonald As Minister For Health.

LONDON, May 13 (Reuter), The following additional appoint-and his staff were taken prisoner year

DNB claims that a Dutch General |ments have been announced:

near Tilburg.

Mr. L. 8. Amery to be Secretary for Indila:

Mr. Malcolm 'MacDonald to be Ainister for Health

Gorman Communique

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI GERMAN

Twelve Per Cont.

The annual report of the Mer- cantile Bank of India, Ltd., for the ending December 31, 1939,

states:

The balance of Profit and Loss, Account for the year amounts to £105,808 139. 10d. and the amount FIELD HEADQUAR-available after adding £177,770 0s. TERS, May 13 (UP)-The following 11d. brought forward from last ac- aflelal communique has been issued com has to be deducted £03,000, is £373,038 145. Od. From by the German High Command: Service;

this sum "The Gerinan armies attacked with being the intern dividend of 0 per good wide progress on May 12.

cent, less Income Tax, on the "A" In "B" and "C" shures paid in Septem-

ber last.

Mr. Ernest Bevin to be Minister for Labour and National

Lord Woalton to retail his post un Minister of Food;

Bavin's Influence

LONDON, May 13 (Reuter).- Chief interest in to-night's mini- terial appointments centres in that of Mr. Ernest Bevin, who is on influential member of the Council of the Trade: Union Congress.

An. Minister of Labour and National Service, bis work will be closely re- lated to the Important question of supply, of which Ministry his Labour colleague, Dr. Herbert Morrison, is head.

This will be a strong combination and should go far, says "Reuter's" lobby, correspondent, to co-ordiante the supply efforts of branches.

Me. Malcolm McDonald's appoint- in ment as Minister of Health is clearly of the Prime Minister's a mark recognition of the valuable work Mir. MacDonald has done in his earlier ministerial appointments.

He has beert marked out for the control

tong of one of the principal departments and his appointment will be extreme- ly popular.

"Our troops are advancing Holland west of the Suhr-Wellim Canal. They have established con- tact with cur troops which landed Rotterdam from seroplanes, forced over the King Albert Canal "Belgium a passage has been north-west of Hassell."

Dutch Communique Radio-Hilversum has

broadcast the following offelal Dutch (01)

unique: "Gennan, armoured cars have cap- jured Logstraal.

"A small detachment of heavily armed German parachute troops are still operating in south Rotterdam. They are not equipped with artillery and are now being successfully attacked by our forces"

་

Dutch Withdrawal

Dutch High Command communique, LONDON, May 131 (Reuter).--A

to the Officers' Pension Fund, written The Directors have added £13,000

mises, and made an additional allocs- £25,000 of Freehold Banking Pre-

tion of £30,000 to Contingencies Account. They now, recommend u Anal dividend on the "A," "B" and "C" Shares of 0 per cent, less· In- come Tax (making 12 per cent. for: the year), leaving a balonce of £170,638 14s, Id. to be carried for- ward.

An agency of the Bank has been opened at Jaffna, Ceylon.

The following Directors retire by rotation under Articles 116 and 117 of the Articles of Association, but, į being eligible, offer themselves for re-election: Sir Charles A. Innes, Mr. P. R. Chalmers,

It wit lo necessary to appoint Broadcast from Hilversum this after-auditors. Messrs. Couper Brothers noon, stated that the Gerntuh troops and Co., and Messrs W. A. Browne which crossed the Yssel River were and Co., the retiring auditors, offer

contact with the Dutch in West themselves for re-election. Gelderland,

"At the Yssel Lake," continues the commur.ique, “the Dutch have with drawn with slight losser.

"In the region south of Rotterdam

HIGH STAKES FOR there are still some Germans, but

QUICK VICTORY

FROM PAGE ONE

they are without artillery.

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"Dutch aviation Is pulting brave defence against a much larger

nemy air force.

outer fortresses are still resisting constituting a serions disadvantage to | FLAVOR the Gemnan

The report was submitted to share- holders at the annual meeting held in London last month,

LATE NEWS

The Berlin official news agency an- comced to-day that the German Foreign Omee hud presented A

memorandum to the governments in (Continued from Page 1) London, Brussels, Parks and The Hague, through neutral representa to accused, the Commissioner The French are entrenched on the tives, stating the military position of

of Police has decided to cancel western bank of the Ourthe River in the German parachute pilots

sunet

driving licence." most violeni southern Belgium (hear the Luxe-threatening

counter- Mr. Leo D'Ahmada (for accused): measures on bourg frontier) and are resisting! #il

prisoners if Inter-I would like to inform Your Honour German altemps to effect a crossing. national Law is violated in

thethat if the sentence should be some treatment of German Parachute

upon the movement of troops.

the Captain of his ship has

his willingness to

Several hundred German prisoners have been taken south of Saarbruce- ken and south-east of Zweibruecken.

Belgian Communique

The following official Belgian com- munique was fanual to-day:

"Belgian Troeps are maintaining their positions.

The German High Command states

that far, every German parachutist aty that

the restriction

his

accept

shot ten French prisoners will be shot, carried out. The ship la away from

Brighter News AMSTERDAM, May 13 (Reuter), While the situation between Rotter dan and The Hague is still uncertain there is an encouraging sign in the fuel that the Rotterdam authorities

They are fighting in close liatson have called on carpenters, brick layers with the French and British.

and building workers to start repair work.

"German motorised troops and tanks with infantry, aided by the air force, are making constant efforts to prevent a liaison with the Allied troops but their efforts are so far unsuccessful.

|Hongkong at the moment.

The Chief Justice addressed Bruce as follows:

"huve given your case very long and careful consideration 'over the week-end.

"I know that you have been through a great ordent which mum have made a great und lasting im pression on you.

"I was very happy indeed at whni in the Captain of your ship had been

able to say about you.

and

forbidden the people to gather

Earlier the Dutch authorities hud streets in groups of three or more All must have their passes identity cards ready to show. Dis- obedience may mean instant death.

The Amsterdam-Radio has told the People not to accept cigarettes chocolates from strangers.

or

of

"There are quite a number things I could do, such us, for in. ns suggested by your counsel, stance, imposing restrictions on you

"But I am not going to do this, as

"Important Allied reinforcements are continually arriving in Beigium. Combats at the frontier____zone_ are)--^-bright note is provided-by Hudio-the interest of justice has been served

described as being of terrible inten- sity."

Nazis Noat Waremme

Amsterdam, which, announced at 1.40 um. (8.40 am. H.K.T.) that French motorised units had intercepted and LONDON, May 13 (Reuter).-Ae-held the Germun advance west cording to Information available Tongres.

here, the most serious situation is nt the moment in the region south of the Albert Conai.

The Germans crossed the Canal at Manstricht on Saturday and since then German mechanised units have pressed on over one bridge.

They were last reported as far as 20 miles from Maastricht, near the main railway line from Brussels und Liege, near Waremine.

The Gernian High Command elains that German troops have en- tered Liege and have captured the main citadel.

However, the Germans admit that some of the forts are still holding clit.

DUTCH GOVT. IN BRITAIN

FROM PAGE ONE

of

gees are expected to arrive in Britain shortly.

Many of them took refuge in Eng- and in 1914. Most of them will eventually stay in private homes.

However, at the moment temporary quarters are being provided in public halls and buildings and the Empire sports building at Wembley. This may be one of the many pre-

France is expecting some 800,000 of mature German claims to which we women and children. They are now! have grown se accustomed.

arriving in Paris by train from The Germans are making great Belgium. They are being distributed efforts to capture the town. The throughout the country, ground in front of Liege is strewn with German corpses,

Reports from Paris this morning said that only one fort had been, laken.

Stiff Task Ahoad

It is fully realised here that the Germaru are ready to use very strong forces,

In Belgium, refugees are pouring through Brussels and Flanders their way from eastern provinces,

Scones Of 25 Years

Ago Reposted '' LONDON, May 13 (Reuter).-Ne- fugees, including women and children. | arrived at an east coast port from Holland to-night by a cargo sicamer Although it is too early as yet. Besides Dutch women and children, to make an accurate estimate, they included English, French responsible circles see a silft task Poles. Alicaci

Military circles in Paris say that the fighting so tar has bean between advance guards and light mechanised units.

The forces for the great battle have not yet joined.

Belgian Communique--- BRUSSELS, May 13 (Reuter)-A Belgians cordmunique, states:

"Our troops were engaged in hard | fighting all day.

"Everywhere they offered Aereo resistarfee to the enemy. A village which had fallen into the hands of the. enemy was reoccupied following counterattacks led by Belgian unlis and supported by. Aliled tanks,

And

Temporary Centres LONDON, May 13 (Reuter),—Ar- rangements have been made by the authorities for the reception and ac- commodation of refugees from Hol-

and and Belgium,

They will be received temporarily at centres in London, Lancashire, West Riding. Yorkuhire, Glasgow, Helfast and Isle of Man.

From these centres they will In due course be dispersed to more permanent accommodation.

It is hoped to accommodate a large

proportion of the refugees, in private houses.

BRUSSELS, May 13 (Reuter)-In

U.S. Embassy To Stay

no drcumstances will the United

States Embassy leave Brussels, it is understood here.

It is recalled

that during the whole of the Inst war, when Brussels was int

In the course of the operations in the lost tow tinys, certain infantry, cyclist, frontier and Chausseurs Ardinals units particularly dia- tinguished themselves and.

fulfilled tiels Lask with courage and great German hands, the United States fbravery, OMONGAN

Embassy remained and the American Minister rendered his services,10 op-

The crew, of a Belgian aeroplano

brought down on enemy occupied pressed Belgians and, Allled subjects, territory succeeded in rejoining our Find made, strenupuj být unavailing position by making their way through efforts to secure the reprieve of the German #nes,”?

Nurse Cavell.

by your conviction, which, I think should serve as a warning to others.

"It would de me no good, and do Justice no good, were I to send you to prison. You are doing work of great national importance and I am going to allow you to carry on that work.

#Having regard to what Mr. Murphy. Esaid regarding your driving licence, I am going to fine you $500 and will give you six months in which to pay. "I am putting you on your honour to pay that Ane as speedily as 'you

ean.

"Beyond that, there will be no other punishment Imposed. You may go."

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