1940-05-22 — Page 17

5,000,000

NAZI TROOPS Refugees

In Distress BOMBED Shattering R.A.F. Attacks

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter). The Air Ministry announces that yesterday morning Blen. helm aircraft made a successful attack on armoured vehicles in the Arras and Combral area.

In the afternoon, heavy.bomb- ing attacks were made in the Arras and Bapaume arca.

All our aircraft returned. During the night, a large force of R.A.F. bombers nitacked troop con- centrations in the Cambrai, Le Catena and St. Quentin area,

Continuous Engagements

In the forest of Nouvion, north of the Aisne, a successful attack was

made on enemy troops and several

large fires were started.

From these operations five of our aircraft failed to return.

To-day, our bomber

aircraft

ond

fighter

were continuously engaged

in operations over confused Bight-

ing front in Belgium and northern

France.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, May 21. (UP),—The Director of American Red Cross acil- vities in Europe has cabled Washington headquarters, stating that five million French and Befotoh re- fugees are making tre- mendous inroads on France's food supplies.

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"It is impossible to Ex- aggerate the refugee pro blom," he cabled.

"The impact on all food. supplies is staggering.

"The plight of large num-' bers of refugee children who have been lost or orphaned Is indescribably polgnant.”

DRIVE ON CHANNEL

FROM PAGE ONE

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 22, 1940.

Red Sox Beat Tigers By 11-8

NEW YORK,' May 21 (UP)---Bos- ton Ited Box consolidated their post- tion at the head of the American Baseball League table to-day with a by victory over the Detroit Tiger 11-8. Cloveland Indians, their nearest [ rivals, were swamped by the Now

York Yankees 10-2.

Complete scores were:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

R

Boston Detroit

-11

11

0 10

Now York Cleveland

Washington

19 13

2

11

+

10

KON N Nam

Chicago ..................

The Philadelphia-St. Louis match was postponed on account of rain,

NATIONAL LEAGUE

0.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand London T.T, Shanghai TT, Singapore

Japan India India TITUS.A.

TT. Mania

T.T. Bongkok

T.T. Salgon

TT. France TT, Switzerland

TT. Australia

BUYING

.1/2.87/32 .1/2.27/32

.62%

.82

104

8234

30%

140

10832

10.88

.85/

1/07

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4 m/s D/P London

.1/3.5/32 .1/3.0/32

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

.2034

4 m/s France

.11.43

30 d/s India

1.043%

U.S. Cross rate in London 4,02%

US. Cross rate in N,Y.

.3.17

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Chicago Brooklyn

The St. Louis-New York, Cincin- nati-Bosion, and Pittsburgh-Phila- delphin games were postponed on ne- count of the weather. League Tennis

Repeated Attacks success after the Individual factical Craigengower

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter)-successes. German

the troops moving over

"The Ninth French Army, which battlefield of Arras, Bapaume. St. was to effect

com- and maintain Quentin and Cambrai were subjected munication of the Meuse from Sedan to repeated attacks by R.A.F. aircraft to Namur between strong enemy through Monday night, states the Airforces operating in Belgium and the Maginot Line, has been defeated and Ministry Air Service.

Tanks, armoured cars, troop trans-scattered. ports and other reinforcements were vigorously

attacked.

One aircraft, becoming

"The General Staff and the former. commander of the Seventh French

Easily Beat

Kowloon

Craigengower beat Kowloon 8-1,

of

Following were the results A section of Blenheim bombers Army, General Giraud, who had taken tohes in the. B. division of the located

attacked a mile-long pro-over command of the Ninth Armytennis league, yesterday, and cession

have been taken prisoner. of motor

"German divisions are pouring into aware of movement of troops in the forest of the breaches made by the German At their head, the tank corps Nouvion dropped a number of bombs attack.

and motorised troops have a few minutes a raging Arras, Amiens and Abbeville. and within a fire spread over

over a

a wide area,

Near Le Cateau, a convoy of heavy lorries were bombed at the head and in the centre, and the acene of disorder was added to by sweeping the convoy with machine gun Are.

Outalde Le Cateau two hils made on a train.

: U.S. AIR

AIMS

were

10,000 Planes And

16,000 Pilots

taken

and

J. W. Leonard and 11. W. Lee beat N. A. E. Mackay and 11. T. Broadbridge 0-2

eat it. S, Capell and G. A. White G-07

Leo G-6. beat D. Hung and

G. Lal and H. N, Wong beat Mackay and Dreadbridge 6-2; beat Capell and White 6-3; beat Hung and Lee 6-3.

W. J. Howard and A. Kitchell beat Broadbridge 6-4; lost to Capell and White 6-7; beat Hung and Lee

RECREIO V. ARMY Recrolo beat Army 6-4. A. M. Rodrigues and C. A. Barretto beat "In Belgium, our troops are tacting the enemy, who had gather-Smith And Hyde 7-5: beat Newman and

Loch 6-3; beat Webb and Megaon 6-2.

Driven Back To Coast

Mackay and "All enemy, French, British Belglan, armies north of the Somme have thus been driven back on to thy

Channel const.

al

at.

to counter-attack, east of Ghent and to the south of the Scheldt.

"Enemy attempts to find a way out of Valenciennes have falle

taken

On

the southern flank of our at tacks, German troops have Laon as already announced and have pressed beyond Chenindes and Dame: us far as the Aisne-Olse Canal,

"In a French counter-attack here, countless

numbers of their tanks have been destroyed.

"Rethel, in which some of the WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuter).enemy were still resisting, has been That the naval air strength be not taken.

The German air force played B Jess than 10,000 planes and 16,000 pilots is proposed in the legislation 3stinguished part in the victorious introduced by the Chairman of the advance." Naval Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

This action was taken after a con-

with President. ference and ranking admirals.

Other Claims

0.5,

M. A. Oliveira and W. A. Reed lost to Smalth and Hyde 4-8; lost to Newman and Loch J.; beat Webb and Megson, 6-3,

B. T. dosano and A. E. Xavier lost to Smith and Hyde 3-6; lost to Newman and Loch 4-6; beat Webb and Megson 0-4.

MATCH POSTPONED.

Owing to the condition of the ground. the match between Cricket Club and the Indians was postponed.

Miniature Football

Inter-Departmental League Final

the Causeway

British Coast Towns

Shaken By Noise

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".

LONDON, May 22 (UP).- Anti-aircraft guns barked furlously last night, apparently

BRITISH FIGHTING "LIKE HELL"

They Still Go Singing

21

Into Battle

LONDON, May (From Reuter's Special Correspondent with the B.E.F. Somewhere in France)-There is little light to be thrown on the multitude of flerco encounters which are occurring in various places.

These places are scattered lóver an area of about 1,000 square miles, some. near the frontier, and some near the British zone, where one evacuat- ed town was the scene of street fighting yesterday.

But it is still impossible to refer to a Front,

In the words of an officer who is in a position to know, the Britinta were everywhero "fighting Ilka hell," Spirit Remains High The spirit of the British soldiers remains apparently as high as ever.

I saw one lorry load on its way to reinforce one area of the battle, Alled with singing men.

Air action continues on the same scale. Last night I saw street casualties inflicted by German bombs, and no one can count on a | night's rest now.

in the Channel south of the Princesses

Dover Straits.

that

The firing was. so. Intence everything shook and trembled in the coastal towns.

"People ran into the street to watch the brilliant display of bursting shrapnel in the sky.

The cannoancading followed the activity of German planes over the English Channel from midnight to dawn.

May Go To Canada

Protection Against Parachutists

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

21 MONTREAL, May (UP)- According to rumours prevalent in Canadian Government circles Canada

Anti-aircraft guns were also fired from French coastal towns.

A:A. Guns Roar In Channel

21 LONDON, May (Reuter) Intense anti-aircraft gunfire occurred twice this afternoon off the south-will shortly become a haven for cast coast.

the Royal children of Britain, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Before and after firing the drone of aircraft engines were heard high overhead.

The sound seemed to

come from the Channel and south of the Straits of Dover,

It appeared that anti-aircraft. guns. at that point had been in action.

ITALY WILL NOT WAIT

---> FROM PAGE ONE

against Britain and France.

Allegations of British repressive measures the "Messagero" and "Tevere"

Authoritative sources state they have no information, but admit that, in any case, such a move would bo kept secret until the children arrived. "Closely Guarded Meanwhile, a report

London from atates that Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose are being closely guarded by the police in view of the donger from German parachutists.

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Three fully-armed police detectives now prow! through the grounds of the Royal Lodge_nt_Windsor day and night,

Nover, before in their lives have the Princesses been guarded by the

two police, although

plain clothes 314 "delectives always accompany” the

King and Queen.

The Belgrade correspondent of Natives To

"Popolo di Roma describes heighten- Ing tension in Yuga-Siavia and states that Yugo-Slav_troops_are_concen

President proposed to use $100,000,000 ports and tankers aggregoling 43,000yers to represent D.C.R.E. are / trating in the Hungarian sector of the

for naval aviation facilities and perons were sunk in

sonnel;

Dover.

the

"THE FINAL MATCH to decide the champions of the Inter-departmental Miniature Football League, run by The communique also claims that the War Department Chinese Staff the Germans destroyed Д French Recreation Club, will be played off

merchant- Roosevelt tanker, Niger, a French

between teams representing the man, Pavon, and two other French D.C.R.E and I.A.O.C. "C" on $225,0

merchantmen were seriously damaged P.WD Recreation ground, Ca ,000,000 Expendituro-

flights In ujoint statement, the Chair- during reconnaissance

over Bay, lo-day, at 4 p.sh, sharp.

frontler man, Senator Walsh, and Representa- the French coast.

It adds that on May 20 six trans- tive Carl Vinson, declared that the

Pul-sum, Ip You, Chan Kai-

War Fever Mounts Ching Oi-cheung, Ip So, Lam Jai, Straits of

(Reuter).-The ROME, May 21 Pak-wah Wong Tak- Tak-po, Ip seriously cheung, Wong Tai and Li Cheung. cumulative effect of "Now or Never were Four more ships

While those for RA.O.C. "C" are propaganda is preparing the man in Legislation is also to be introduced requesting on additional $125,000,000 damaged.-

The communique declares that the Yon Tak-chung, Wong Chun-foole, the street for what many regard aa an inevitable decision-for many now Ho Ping-kee, for the establishment and develop-utal enemy air losses yesterday were Leung

Chu Wing-kuer, belleve that Italy's entry into the war ment of naval aviation basea.

Is only a question of days. Koon- Chong Kam-chuen. Cheung

atmosphere has The war

been Sang

Lam Kee and Lai Kong-li.

the increased the D.CRE. heightened by Soveral players of are in either the South China senior activity in all principal centres.

Troops in field kit were marching or junior teams, while among those playing for the R.A.0.C. " team through Rome to-day. are representatives, of the Interport Hongkong Miniature Football Asso- ciation team. A keen struggle anticlpaled.

Both committees struck at Fifth Column activities - particularly, op- proving measures to diamiss suspect- ed workers and soldiers.

GIBRALTAR EVACUATION

Women & Children For

Fronch Morocco

47 planes while 15 German aircraft Leung Ching-wh

are missing.

Terriblo Nazi Losos

PARIS, May 21 (Reuter)-The French military spokesman who day or two are said that the railo of vere German and Allied losses three to one in our favour, mid to- day that he would have to revise this estimate.

The German losses, he said, have been over maro considerable than at first thought.

Two Battles Raging PARIS, May 21 (Router)--De- GIBRALTAR, May 21 (claring that Generalissimo Weygand are being ovacuated from all necessary decisions, the official Gibraltar.

military spokesman said that the out-

(Reuter)-Women and children is now on the battlefield and inking

More Medical Men Needed

The first batches are leaving be awaited with confidence, despite

come must be awaited, and it can Tragic French Scenes to-day and to-morrow for French the exceptional note of gravity in the

Described situation

Morocco.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!!

is

nir

Stay At Their Posts

Statement In House

Of Commons

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter).—Mr. asked in the Anthony Eden was House of Commons to-day whether the

consider. Government would supplementing British man-power by recruiting coloured fighting men from the Colonics, and Protectorates.

He was also asked how far these men could be equipped and trained

MURDEROUS WAR o cach Colony before being sent to

FROM PAGE ONE

that the United States wna pretty well united in the current situation. from The faster the news came Europe the more united the American people beca

became. The President added that 5,000,000 women and children were fleeing southward in France along a 200-mile front using ever

every available road, It is omelally) announced that the He added that the battle was now

PARIS, May 22 (UP)~~The | mostly afoot or in carts, with many Governor has feceived instructions joined between the British and Ger-

Volunteer Ambulance enemy planes gunning them. from the War Colinet to the effect man forces, while another battle is American

President Rooseveli made a very that owing to the international still raging at Cambrai where, des- Corps has issued an appeal stating situation, the evacuation of women pite the enemy's continued attacks that it is urgently in need of more deep impression even on the hard- boiled Pressmen with his quiet but and children from Gibraltar would to-day, Allfed tropps resisted magni- men and material. be compulsory forthwith

The appeal adds: "A tragic per-obviously heart-felt denunciation of Governor's discretion.

Light Eloments Broak Through centage of the casualties remain un- the German machine-gunning of flee A separate, announcement states Gorman elements which succeeded attended and the roads are uttered ing French women, children and old. that there is no need for anxiety in filtering through the bottom of the with thousands of refugees trying to men,

And shelter and nourishment."

Two American ambulances are a badly total loss

and others domaged.

Four American ambulance drivers On the remainder of the front the and one inspector are missing. They French

are installed in

positions

have been either killed or captured chosen by the High Command.

tow enemy attacks west of Re-by the Germans.

at

the fcently.

regarding the intentions of Spain, which has reiterated her strict neutrality.

Schoolboy Suffers

Concussion_

"pocket" are only light elements,

Amiens and Arras are sccupied by only a few thousand men and not by an_army.

Abdul Gader, 'n 14-year-old school-thel and on Rethel met with no suc-

boy residing at No. 17 Peking Road,cess. was admitted to Kowloon Hospital; yesterday afternoon suffering from .concussion, the result of a fall off a wall in Ashley Road, while playing with some companions.

Position Graver

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter) French official circles in London

stated to-night that the position an

are

Foreign Envoys Received

SPECIAL TO, THE "TELEGRAPH

A

YESTERDAY'S ACCIDENTS

France.

"The voluntary enlistment of men In the Colonies and Protectorates," said Mr. Eden, "has been proceeding. It is expected the majority will for the present, be required for milf- tary dulles in their own teritories.

Thus they will discharge an Im portant function which would other- wise have to be performed by Bri-

ish troops.

"The men are receiving training and equipment locally,"

KING'S BROTHER

UNDER FIRE Duke Of Gloucester's Three-Day Ordeal

*

LONDON, May 21 (Router)It is learned in London that the Duke of Gloucester was for three, successive nights in the areas which were suf- heavily bombed, and that he fering from scratches, caused by bomb-splintera

Both his hands are badly bruived, The Duke and Duchess visited. Mansion House yesterday to hear the progress of the Red Cross Fund and stayed to ten with the Lord

-Soveral trame accidents were re ported to the Police yesterday-Leung Hee, of 60 Yu Chow Street reports that at 12.45 p.m. yesterday while driv ing a lorry in Des Voeux Road, West, a Chinese male, Wong Chiu, aged 41, ran across his path and was knocked down, sustaining Injuries to his left Mayer. leg for which he was treated at the Queen Mary Hospital,

Li Chow, aged 48, was the victims

the Western Front was "In a way PARIS. May 22 (UP). M. AIR MAIL LEAVES al added that the German Dale Premier received the of a hit and run accident, suffering still graver than it was yesterday. Daladier, the French Foreign Minis- claims of having occupied Arras and American, British and Turkish Arm THIS MORNING Amiens referred to motorized units

baktadors, to-day. only.

Captain A. R. Williamson, Jardine But there will be a French reply Matheson's Marine Superintendent in P

a passenger for and we must wait for this," he de Shanghal, wa London by Imperial Airways Dells, clared.

which left this morning.' He is going

ger for London:

Admiralty Denial

injuries to the right hand as a result of being knocked down by known lorry or motorcar in Hennessy Road yesterday morning,

Mr. B. Buhup, of the Green Island Cement Co. reports that while driving LONDON, May 21 (Router)On a car at 0.30 p.m. yesterday on the on-long-leave. Mr. D. Fraser wa Harvey, carried-674-be-man Lequity at the Admiralty regarding Castle Peak Road towards Hongkong,

Pan America's Clipper did not, the German claims that the Naal and when hearing the Taun Ware Co Luang Prams of the take off from Mania, of the usual had sunk British transports and trolled area, an unknown Chinese boy Navy, left for Bangkostume this morning, but it is still porno Brilish transport or tankers were and struck the near aldo of the car

tankers,

"Router was informed that a bicycle swerved in front of her Schedule blo that she will come to any,

material The plane which was piloted by The wookly Air France machine is mink last night in the Straits of which mustained litus

Keel Dover by the Germans."

damege-Nobody was injured.. Captain A. B. Dykes and First Officer, due this afternoon.

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