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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 23, 1940.

ECONOMIC Increasing TREACHERY

PLIGHTU.S. Navy

Hitler Can't Face Another Winter LONDON, May 22 (Reuter). The policy of economic war fare is having a marked effect In Germany, In some respects to a greater degree, than was thought possible.

According to Information reaching London, it is fairly certain that Hitler'e immense gamble on the Western Front has been launched because he see his way through cannot another winter.

21.

Bad Harvest Prospects. The harvest prospects for Ger- many, Russia and the Balkans are bad as a result of the severe winter and flooding.

The grain crop in Denmark is pretty poor and it is expected that nearly 20 per cent, of the Danish caitle will have to be killed owing to

shortage of feeding stocks.

the

Agricultural Industry in Denmark Is facing wreckage,

Foot and mouth disease is rife throughout Germany and vaccines for its treatment are not obtainable. Hugo Petrol Consumption The labour shortage and mechani- sallon of Industry are causing trouble to German agriculture.

The Germans are thought to be consuming petrol at twice the rate of supply and are drawing on their

reserves.

Huge Expenditure Approved

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Router)

BILL

Provisions Explained.

To Commons ·

LONDON, May 22 (Reuter).

The Senate Naval AppropriationsSir John Anderson moyed the Sub-Committee has approved of second reading of the Treachery addition of 1478,000,000 to the Navy Supply Bill to provide for the in-Bill in the House of Commons crease of 25,000 men in the Navy's to-day

The main provátón "öf'i tho · 'Bill' enlisted strength

The Sub-Committee acted with the provides the death penalty in ceríala telephoned approval. of President mayo cases of engloutre or sabotage Roosevelt.

performed with Intent to help the

g Action Approved

The total funds being made avail- Sir John explained that the Bill able to the Navy under the expanded was designed to regularise, the legal Defence Programine are now $1,404,-position and to fill some possible 000,000 compared with $1,023,000,000 inopholes in the existing emergency for the array:

legislation.

One important point was that - It

The full commlites later approved the sellon

of the sub-committee. was thought desirable to make The Navy Department spokesman provision to enable enemy allens to be told "Reuter that the Navy's en-tried in suitable cases by court listed strength would be raised from martials. 245,000 170,000. FAT..

Trial By Jury

FAT Any British subject or neutral jalien, however, would retain the

right to trial by jury,

G. Gario-Jones Interposed

Tendentious with a question about enemy aliens

Rumours

Warning Issued To

French Public

who possibly arrive in uniform.

Sir John

ohn Anderson said that if the country were invaded and the ordin- lory processes of law ceased to func- Ilon in treas of active milllary operations there should be available the power Jor dealing effectively with cases of treachery as covered by, the present Bin.

PARIS, May 22 (Reuter).A warning against tendentious jed to meet such a situation. rumours about conditions in

The measure, he said, was design-

The Rt. Hon. Mr. J. R. Clynes France has been given by an (Labour) and Mr. G. Le M. Mander

(Liberal) supported the Bill authorised French source.

They are withdrawing tank wagons for use on the from Rumania

It is declared that contrary to Western Front and are thus reducing | reports. of seditious

the capacity to Impart from the risings and the alleged abandonment BELGIAN GOVT.

Balkaus.

The blockade of all German accu- pied countries has been increased and The Germans are obtaining no petrol from Belgium as a result of the inva

none and practically

from Holland.

•20NY TO-DAY • TO-MORROW,

BRITAIN DEFENDS ITSELF !

+

Men and women with their oyes toward the clouds watching, waiting to givo',the warning that will protect millions.

·BETWEEN ́ THE HEADLINES WARS ARE

ALEXANDER KORDA ---

THE

LION

HAS WINGS

ALEXANDER KORDA

PTEKTE

A MERLE OBERON RALPH RICHARDSON

SUNK DUPREE. ROBERT DORCLAS ANTBORY BISEKELA » DERREX DOKAZELY

· Sury by Leo Babynała StatÜ

WAGED!

50 MEN IN A SECRET ROOM...

condcol Ringe safety of a nation.......gearing to action soday's new`mirada' devices for defanen)

BEHIND THE BLACK-OUTS...

...thou

ands of exports lay the death traps for enemy plaves in the night!

UP 60 NEW BALLOON BARRAGES »ltowing their invisible astonglements of wêre before the air path of the attadres!

-

LIGHT BEAMS FIND THE ENEMY-

cross the sky, searchlights make him visible

to the deadly efficiency of ontf-circraft guns)

"ANTI-AIRCRAFT CREWS von

their target with fatal precision, on fire fille the night to foep England safe!”.

COUNTER-ATTACKING BOMBERS

vine into the sky to bring the invaders down – is fhommes of force their retreat!:

THE HISTORIC ATTACK ON KIEL

svetaocily as li bappened from films taken on thespolas British shells sand Nazi battleships to the bottom of wo!

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LONDON, May 22 (Reuter)--Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minis

normal

of Paris by the Government, public services are in operation.

Impartial observers in Paris-and

REMAINS

the provinces bear testimony to the LONDON, May 22 (Router)-The sangfrold and patriotic resolution Belgian Embassy in London states with which the nation has received that contrary to the news published the influx of refugees from the north. by German sources, the Belgian Government is. In Belgium where it remains in close touch with King Leopold and the army.

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Attack of submarine on milno layer nga Submarino V

One man alone running the blockade to death airplanos onal submarine loaded with T.N.T. and 1,000 others !

immediate measures to deal, with A SPECTACULAR FILM SHOWING THE HORRORS OF MODERN PARIS, May 22 (Reuter)-Back retugees and calling to the colours all WARFARE! Mado Possible Only Through the Co-operation of ter, accompanied by inilitary, naval from a low of inspection of the war Belgian men between the ages of 17 the United States Navy! Doomed submarino at bottom of ocean and air advisers, pald a short visit to zone in Belglurn and northern France, and 35 who are not already mobiilsed. France to-day to consult with M.

General Weygand. has expressed hi Reynaud, the French Premier, and

219 NAMES IN satisfaction with the morale aud General Weygand, the Commander-material equipment of the troops. in-Chief of the Allied armies.

He found their fighting spirit un-

CASUALTY LIST AN ENTIRELY NEW PRINT OF THE MOST TIMELY RE-ISSUE He returned to

the Impaired London In

by the

the hard struggle of the evenlag

past two weeks.

Milltary dreies in close touch with LONDON, May 22 (UP)--The Air the Generalissimo emphasise that the Ministry's 31st casualty list, issued grave. However, to-day, is the largest during the war, situation is stil they point out that the main bodies It contains 219 names, of whom 15 of German troops have not consoli- were killed in action, aine are missing, dated the gains made by the motoris-believed to have been killed in action, ed. columns.

jand. 133 ore missing.

Norwegian Recruits

Consul Awaiting Orders

From London

The Norweglan Consul, Mr. D. F. A W. Wesman, aiated yesterday that tre had not yet been directly instruct- ed concerning the registering and enlistment of overseas Norwegians and had no knowledge of the order other than the-week-end-Press-mes-. sage. He said he had cabled London for information and was awaiting p reply.

that

Mr. Wesraan added, however,

message publication of the Press had brought an immediate response from the Norwegian community. He had been immediately besieged by Norweglans wishing to many of them over milltary age, and the number of Inquiries increased as seamen and other Norwegians arrived In the Colony.

enllat,

AUXILIARY NURSES

The following members of the Au- xillary Nursing Service satisfied: the examiners at the recent First Aid examination, and will receive their St. John Ambulance Association cer- tificates in due course.--Florence Pacy, Dorothy Plerey, Margaret Par- sons, Gertrude Chos, Esme Prentis, Helen Ho, Gwyneth Lloyd-Jones, Elizabeth Paton, Gladys Saunders. Versi Silcocks, Shellason, Marle Clarke, Dorothy Mary Goodban, Anna Sim

Simpson,

son, Jessic Pearson, Dorothy Shilston, Helen

Lade, Mary Wilson," Josephine Châu Bousfeld, Etholan Feltham, Edith |

Elaine Davis, Gillian,

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rangements can be made.

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