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MOTORISTS Our Merchant

CHARGED

Careless Driving Leads

To Court Fine

Leo Schnieder of Waterloo Road was yesterday Aned $15 by Mr. Q. A. Machdren at Kowloon Magistracy for driving a car in Canton Road in a manner dangerous to the pubile.

Chief Inspector W. R. Cheater Woods said that at 5.30 p.m., on April 20 he was driving his ear down Con- ton fload towards the Star onl

Road,

Navy's Spirit

Higher Than Ever

Says Minister

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter). The spirit. of the Merchant Navy has never been better, said Mr. Roland Cross, the Minister of Shipping, at the annual con- gress of the National Union of Seamen to-day.

nient.

Telegrams were sent pledging their and was nearing Peking lie saw a car coming from the op- loyal support to the Prime Minister poslit direction with a signal out and Labour members of the Govern preparatory to turning to the right.

At the beginning of the war, said At the same time he saw a small car coming out from Peking Road, mak-Mr. Cross, the Merchant Navy was ing right hand turn. No signal or subjected to violent and ruthless warning was given by the driver of attacks by the enemy.. this car and no horn was sounded.

Mr. Chester-Woods sold that on ho saw

this

making no attempt to pull out he himself had to sharply, The other car on the opposite side of the road also stopped. The small car then completed the crossing.

car

Schnieder said he was driving down Peking Road and intended to turn to the right at the corner. When he fa car come to this corner he saw coming from the Star Ferry through Canton Road on the wrong side of the read, le gave a algnal to draw the attention of the driver and the man In turn gave him algns to proceed. He looked through the arcades in Canton Road and did not ste a car coming from the other direction.

Schnieder anld that if he had not

Squaro Deal, Promiss

never In spite of this there has

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Mine-Layer Sunk: 33 Missing

LONDON, May 21 (Reu- ter) The Admiralty an- nounces that the mine- Victorin layer. Princess (Captain J. B. E. Hall) was sunk by an enemy mine.

The Commanding Officer, two officers and 31 ratings "are missing, and it is feared that they have lost their lives. ******* League Tennis

been any difficulty about getting Craigengower

shups to sal

They could not have a healthy industry without proper conditions nnd pay for the men.

He would endeavour to see that the Merchant Navy, as a whole, got a square deal.

DRIVE ON CHANNEL

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victorious

Other Claims

turned the corner there was a posal- :1. stinguished part in the bility that the car which was on the | advance.” wrong side of the road would have smashed into his. He had sounded his horn and had given an electric arm signal.

To Mr. Chester-Woods, Schnieder said- the other cur_was_not_in the middle, but on the right side of the road.

A

The communique also claims that the Geentans destroyed French tanker, Niger, a French merchant- mon, Pavon, and two other French merchantmen were seriously damaged during reconnaissance nights over

the French coast.

It adds that on May 20 six trans- ports and tankers aggregating 43,000 the Straits of tons were sink in Dover.

Mr. MacFadyen said he was satis- fled that even if the car from the Stor Ferry was in the wrong, which had not been proved to his satisfaction, defendant's actions in

approaching the corner were also careless. Adamaged.

collision, fcaring careful driver,

Four more ships. were seriously The communique declares that the would have been in a position to total enemy air losses yesterday were stop before the corner. Mr. Maç- Fadyen said he was niso satisfied that 47 planes while 15 German aircraft defendant was paying insufficient are missing.

attention to possible traffic from the right, which traffic he endangered by { · proceeding on across the crossing.

Parking Summons

Baba Guttierrez was fined $3 by Mr. Macfadyen for having left his car unattended-in Pakhol Street_near_ Nathan Road from 2.15 p.m., to 3.15 p.m., on April 27. Gutierrez said there had been no other space available and he was left with no other alter- native than to park the car where he did. No obstruction was caused.

Sergeant McDermott said he had pointed out to Guttierrez that the Gascoigne Road car park was prae-

fleally empty.

Natives To Stay At Their Posts

Statement In House Of Commons

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

consider Government would supplementing British man-power by recruiting coloured fighting inen from the Colonies and Protectorates.

He was also asked how far these men could be equipped and trained In each Colony before being sent to France,

"The voluptary' enlistment of men In the Colonies and Protectorates," sald Mr. Eden, "has been proceeding. It is expected the majority will, for the present, be required for mill- tary duties in their own territories.

Thus they will discharge an im- portant function which would other wise have to be performed by Bri- tish troops.

"The men are receiving training and equipment locally,"

LATEST BRITISH CASUALTY LIST

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter),—A total of 724 names-68 officers and 628 other ranks-appear

ini War Omes Casualty List No. 4.

Terrible Nazi Lossos

PARIB, May 21 (Reuter)-Tite French military spokesman who a day or two ago said that the railo of German and Allied losses were three to one in our favour, said to- day that he would have to revise Ila estimate.

The German losses, he said, have been even more considerable than at first fought.

(Reuter)-De-

Easily Beat Kowloon

results

of

the

Following were the matches in the B. division of tennis league, yesterday.

Calycrower bent Kowloon 6.1.

and

J. W. Leonard and "W. Lee" beat N. A. E. Mackay and I. T. Broadbridge 0-2; beat .. 8. Capeli, and G. A. While 6-0; beat D. lung and B. Lee 6-0.

a. Lal and H. H. Wang beat Mackay

Broadbridge 0-2: beat Capell Britet tung, and Les da.

W. J. toward and A. Kitchell best Mackay and Broadbridge 6-4; lost to Capell and Witte 6-7; beri Hung and Lee 03.

RECHEIO v. ARMY Recrola beri Almy 3-4.

A. M. Rodrigues and C. A. Horren bad Smith and Hyde 7-1; beat Newman end Loch 6-3; best Webb and Megson 8.2.

May 22, 1940.

Determined CHINESE

Nation

Eager Response To Mr. Morrison's Call

RED CROSS

Bishop Y. Y. Tsu Relates Personal Experiences

An address an his experiences LONDON, May 21 (Reuter). with Red Cross units in China was The call of Mr. Herbert Elven by Bishop Y, Y. Tsu, newly of Morrison, Minister of Supply, to secrated Assistant Bishop

Hongkong, at the Chinese Merchants' the nation to put its last ounce Club yesterday, before friends and of strength into the production supporters of reliet werk in China. of arms and the nation's response pices of the Hongkong International Tho, talic was given 'under the aus- has formed the theme of many Medical Rellex Society. editorials to-day In, the British press.

In the past few days, says the "News Chronicle", there has been an upward surge of determination.

Everyone feels that the now government is getting right down to the job of fighting the war with the last ounce of strength.

Will To Win

Hon. Sie Henry Pollock took the chale.

Bishop Tau said before the China War ho was teaching in St. John's University, but by the summer of

110 he was in Hankow, the then

war-time capital. When Canton was occupied, the capital fell back to Changsha.. After the great fire he visited one of the so-called hospitals which took care of about 2,000 sol- The will to win is striking. dlers. The building was the Temple Workers believe that they will get of Confucius, and there were no beds fair deal. There has never been or equipment. such solidarity as in Drliala to-day. This hospital, was under the care The Labour "Dally Herald" says of the China Inland Mission, where that the Cabinet will hear the views German doctors and nursca did of its Labour members and the everything they could for the sol- Labour M.P.'e must Interpret this to dieri. A large number of the sol- the nation. notion.

diers were operated on. One of the patients was a 21-year-old Shantung soldier who walked into the operat Ing room with his left hand blasted about two weeks before. In action Three

were Ongers When he saw him the following day, amputated. a soldier next to him, said he could not eat. This was due to lock-jaw, be- cause his body was poisoned during his 14 days' walk from the

front lines to the hospital. The soldier

The "Daily Mall" calls for a 24

war Industries. hour day for

One shift systern in armament factories must be abolished.

The vested interesis of capital or labour must not be allowed to ham per the war effort in the rapidly approaching situation in which the whole life of the country may have to be conscripted.

The "Manchester Guardian" says the must

the mobillans Inadequacy has been died of starvation.

of man power.

Mr. Bevin, the new Labour Minis- ter, can do much to secure the co- operation of the Unions and to hasten a-and-WA-Iteed-lost-to-the co-ordination of all branches of M. Ayde 10: lost to Newman and national service. Smith and

Loch 3-6; beat Webb and Mcgson 0-3.

B. T. Conano and A. E. Xavier lost to Smith and Hyde 3-6; Jost to Newman and Lockt 4-6; best Webb and Megson 6-4.

MATCH POSTPONED Owing to the condition of the ground, the match belween Cricket Club and the Indians was postponed. Miniature Football

Inter-Departmental League Final

INCREDIBLE. MISTAKES

> FROM PAGE ONE

The infiltration of the Meuse is easy for mobile troops.".

Response To Appeal

to walk for days from the battle- Bishop Tsu said the soldiers had

felds to the rear for medical_treat- ment. Medical provisions were in- adequate but when he wrote to friends in Shanghai for support they responded magnificently. Madame Chiang

Kai-shek helped the move- ment by giving. an amount equivalent to the BUMI donated.

Many organisations stepped for- word to help the Government by supplying medical provisions

and elvillons joined units in the field. There was body of 600 college students and teachers at the fronts. and hospitals doing confort service

and distributing food.

Bishop

Army's Disorganisation.

-Tsu said he saw many THE FINAL MATCH to decide the The Premier spoke of "disorganisa-Y.W.C.A. women engaged in laundry General work, washing undean garments champions of the Inter-departmental tion of the Army under

from the hospitals. When the cam- Miniature Football League, run by Corap.

When he mentioned the name of paign of Friends of the Wounded the War Department Chinese Staff Recreation Club, will be played off Marshal Pétain, however, the Senate started it was thought that several between teams representing the called out "at last." They rose from thousands of dollars would be rais- D.C.R.E. and R.A.O.C. “C” on the their seats and applauded the victored, but at the close of the campaign a sum of over a million and a half Two Battles Raging

P.W.D. Recreation ground, Causeway of Bay, to-day, at 4 p.m. sharp,

M. Reynaud said that was PARIS, May 21

he paid testimony to Coneissal Players represent D.C.R.E. are having made a breach, the enemy's caring a Generalissimo Weygand Young Pui-sum, ip Yau, Chan Kal- motorised division went through the achievements of the Chinese Red know on the battlefield and talding at Charan, Ol-theung, Ip So, Lam The German advance, he said, had Cross Society, as when the Govern all necessary decisions, the oficial Tak-po, Ip Pak-wah Wong Tak- continued and since this morning ment was hard pressed, they came oc-forward to take the largest share of milltary spokesman said that the out-

cheung, Wong Tal and Li Cheung. Arras and Amiens had been come must be awaited, and it ear While those for R‡A.O.C. "C" are cupled,

work. He mentioned that help the work. be awaited with confidence, despite

Tak-chung,

Gur traditional-conception-of-how-from-overseas Chince was great. ng, Wong Chun-Look, the. exceptional note of gravity in the

Sir Henry said he was struck by Ho Ping-kee,

war is waged had been thrown down Leung situation,

Chu Wing-kuen,

for a new one motorised raids in two points in the cloquent address, He added that the battle was now

Leung C

Koon-

the fighting spirit of sons of farmers depth and parachutists. Joined between the British and Ger- kam-chen Cheung

He then reminded, the House of doing their utmost to defend their sang. Larn and Lai Kong-ll. man forces, while another battle is

Several players of the D.C.R.E.

1914 and said, "We ended by gain country, and the part the women had sul taging at Cambral where, des-

the upper hand after our first done in the defence of their country In either

The South China senior pite the enemy's continued attacks or juntor-teams,

and -every in nursing and caring for the wound- those -while-

reverses. Every man among- to-day, Alled troops resisted magni- playing for the R.A.0.C. "C" team

woman must understand the greated." fluently.

ness of the hour in which we are are representatives of the Interport Hongkong Mininture Football Asso

Hving. May certain people not understand it too late, ciation team. A keen struggle is anticipated.

Light Elements Break Through

Gerinan elements which succeeded in Altering through the bottom of the

pocket" are only light elements.

Amiens and Arcus are occupied by only a few thousand men and not by an army.

On the remainder of the front the French are installed in positions chosen by the High Command.

A few memy attacks west of Re- thel and on Rethel met with no suc- cess.

Position Graver

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter).- French official circles in London stated to-night that the position on

are

NO CAUSE FOR ALARM

FROM PAGE ONE

ns a tonic to the nation. I And wherever I go a calm spirit of in- flexible determination.

this

the Western Front was "in a way afternoon was a very different as- still graver ihan it was yesterday.”

The offelal added that the German claims of having occupied Arras and Amiens referred to motorised units only.

A Different Commons "The House of Commons

was before sembly from what it

of the Whitsun. It reminded me

of Macaulay:

"Then none words was for a Party, and all were for the "But there will be a French reply which have often been so bitter, in state." Our old party differences, and we must walt for this," he de- the past, and may be so in the future, clored.

GIBRALTAR

EVACUATION

had been laid aside as playthings

"Two men who had the right to placed rest on their laurels have themselves at the service of the country-General Weygand and Mar- shal Petuin.

"General Weygand is Marshal

Unbreakable Alliance

New York Times" On

Britain & France

Foch's man who stopped the Ger- in 1918. He is to-day on Army man the battlefield,

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter). "Between Marshal Petain, General Weygand and I there is an absoluteThe "New York Times," understanding.

"Germany "No weakness is to be tolerated. an editorial, says:

dilatory is trying to divide France from procedure with regard to traitors, Britain physically as German

There must be no more

Baboteurs and cowards,

us have confidence in

our

grea

in

Allies

1 have told you the truth. Let diplomacy has previously sought

to separate the two leader and in our soldiers. Our spiritually.

"Of one thing we may be certain: aviators are covering themselves.

France and with glory.I thank the L.A.F." the alliance between (Here the Senators stood up and Britain is unbreakable. Both people cheered loudly),

have a stubborn loyalty, both have "They Cannot Die"! 4 courage which is never "These two great people," he con-magnificently displayed-Dian in the

more

mind of all united Commons,wolni? Is the moral value of our the ability of the German Army to

Women & Children For clase.

French Morocco

ing

for which we had no longer any use. Unued, "and these two great Empires hour of great trial, both are clear- Something of so much greater im- cannot be beaten. They cannot die." eyed enough to see that they would portance had taken their

ploce

After his reference to the loss of be next inevitable victims of the There was only one sentiment in the Art and Amiens, M. Reynaud, German fury if either of them could arked, "How have we got to this be isolated and then defeated through united na perhaps it had never been

throw full strength in one for the danger is so great and so Army in doubt? Not at all.

"The fighting which occurred in diretion or other.

Too Solid To Be Broken. Mr. Duff Copper concluded by say Betglum during the first days proved

"In a union too solid to be broken "We here behind the line must it.

as those The truth is our classic conception either by terror of total war or the GIBRALTAR, May 21 play our part on worthily

of the conduct of war has come up offer of a treacherous peace, the two. who are keeping watch to-night

nations battle for democracy and (Reuter)-Women and children the front line, or those who may against a new conception,

being evacuated

the attack spring to

at down to-

"That conception includes not only freedom."

The "Gothenburg Goteborgsposten" the massive use of heavy armoured ΠΟΥΤΟΥ,

know "Let them feel and

that divisions or co-operation between says: "The situation changes to the behind their steady lines there exists them and aeroplanes but also the Allles' advantage in the same degree the vast reserve of a colm, and creation of disarder by parachutists. faithfully united people."

Immediate Decision FIGHTING AT NARVIK Lost British Detachment Reaches Sweden

The largest number under the various classifications appear under

namely 41fare.

Gibraltar.

the fronding, "Died," officers and 625 men.

The Hot Includes five women whol died on service.

from

The first batches are leaving to-day and to-morrow for French Morocco.

TREACHERY BILL It is omeially announced that the

TO BE PASSED

་ ་

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter),-The

Instructions

Governor has received from-the-War-Cabinel-to-the-effect

tint. owing to the International situation, the evacuation of women children from Gibraltar would

and

Prime Minister in the House of be compulsory forthwith at the

Cominons kaki the Treachery

will pass all stages to-morrow.

BGovernor's discretion.

....

+

that the German armoured divisions spread. Then it not before, the

chance. comes. General "I won't speak of false news and Allies' telephoned orders to civil authori-Weygand certainly knows when to ties with the object, for example, grasp the chance."

of causing hurried ovactiations.

· (Reuter) *** "We must think of a new type of LONDON, May 21 warfare and take an immediate de-General Maxime Weygand, with the clsion.

all-embracing title of Commander- London, May 21...

Thir

'surprise'ls not 'the first we In-Chief of All Allied Armies in all Viscount Caltlecote, in the House of that there is no need

have suffered and overcome in aur Thontres of War, has superseded A separate announcement stat:s

An omolal Norwegian communique, for anxiety Lords stated that it will

∙states that 'ceiscles fighting is in pro-

history and ended is the masters of General Gamelin, whose previous pass all regarding the intentions of

Spain,

post has been suppressed. gress in the region between Norvik the situations. stages there on May 23.

which has reiterated her

strict and Trondheim,

"It will be the same to-day if we neutrality.

Sixly British soldiers, who had been all will it--if every soldier under- cut off from detachment near stand the Immerse role he plays, Littlehammer and ran out of om- each workman now working 12 hours after having marched through 150 more Intensa energy, They are be The journey took three weeks is a question of themelues

they not understand too late." -Reuter,

ANTI-SABOTEURS

GO ON DUTY Duke Of Gloucester

On "Urgent Duty"

ia

New GAUZE union have arrived in Sweden a day bends over the machinery with

Kind of miles, sometimes, waist deep in know. ginning to understand abroad that it

May

LONDON, May 21 (Reuter)The Chatham division, of the Local de- fence prententions, whichthys been LONDON, May 21 (Router) — formed in Britain to deal with part-Major Omerat the Duke of GloucesY'S MEN'S MEETING – chullits and other aaboleurs, went on fer arrived: in London on Tuesday

Miss Lai Po-kan, former lecturer LONDON, May 21 (Retter)-The active duty last night after being. In-night from Franco on 'urgent duty." apected by General Brownrigg, their He visited the War Office early this in Engilis at the Hongkong Univer- Minister of Health is arranging a reż Fringe Bethliard of the Netherlands) of Oxfordist the min. of the Xvices.. that they can be sent to any decided to set up a similar organian also arrived from France on Tues Men's Club at the St. Francis Hotel part of the country where the need

arises. day evening.

Finils Channel Islands.YOUTt morning, NOVA PRANAVEN AW ally, wil speak on "My Impression ́elprocal pool of civilian nursing, ser- -

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