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Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown ..3 p.m. Solleitor, is for the prosecution, and pm. Chun is deferuled by Mr. H. W. Lee, .5.30 p.m. instructed by Mears. Woo and Woo. Jury members are Messrs. S. F. 3 p.m. Chubb (Foreman), R. F. Lederhofer, 8pm.. Spence, F. N., D. G. G. Allen, Abdulhussain-and-G.-V. Reme- 7pm. dios.

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Parcels Reg. Ord. Canton Shanghal

7 p.m. Story Of Alleged Crime

May 27, 1940.

|NAZI BLITZKRIEG NAZI REPORTS

>> FROM PAGE ONE

coast, the Germans have launched ferocious attacks on, the northern Bectori.

to

The Nazis are attempting to ca- tablish a continuous Lno from Arras the Channel in order to pen the entire armies of the north in a small pocket between Calais and Gheat

So far, it should be emphasised, the German line from Arras to the sea

is not continuotis.

Bouth

Domination In

THRILLING

DEEDS

Air Objective How R.A.F. His Gained

German Boasts Of

Britain's "Fate"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Superiority

LONDON, May 28 (Reuter).: The superiority of the R.A.F.

ly.

more

3

Messers

Whilerkablo Experiences

attacking the enemy Filght-Lieutenant, found his Spitfire was shaking. He had flown through. anti-aircraft fire without knowing it. Another pilot was given up as lost.

BERLIN, May 27 (UP)—in fighting quality is Indisput- "The final reckoning is at hand able and there is evidence of this. for Britain, with German planes in the growing total of the ready to swarm upon them in German losses.

On Baturday, 25 Gɛman bombers Powerful Resistanco devastating waves."

were brought down at the cost of one 'xt This was part of an official

a-British pilot's life. The Allles have organised a very nouncement to-day in Berlin- when One pilot came down with one powerful entre of resistance at St. the capture of Calais was claimed.. Omer, where General Reichenau's

DNB reports that Lens and Bethunengine out of action. His fuselage riddled and his.controls almost was main mechanised column has been have been captured, and claims that shot away. He was a member of a halled.

this event has blocked the return sund

squadron

which had accounted for 18 Calala and Dunkirk are solidly held

Nazi planes and it others in one A High Command communique aght. by the French and British and, with age of the BEF to England, St. Omer holding out, there is no states that, following the capture of One Saturday, they thot down six Calais, German mechanised units are while it is probable that they also direct menace to these ports

The official French analyst to advancing on Gravelines. The report accounted for two night confirmed the London reports adds that the Germans now hold 78

chmitts. the Germans had fought their of the coast between Abbeville way Info part of Boulogne, the main and Dunkirk port for Anglo-French communien-

Air Brees On Coast Mr. Murphy said Ng lived with his

tions and the port of call in peace- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” Sourabaya mother, Chau Lan and

timo for many ships on the

BERLIN, May 27 (UP)-DND, a younger 8.30 asister in an unnumbered hut at Sam Atlantic run, but insists that the looking somewhat optimistically to

Citadel is still held by the French.

the future, says to-day that "after 11.00a.m. cutter and lived in a matshed nearby.

All Channel and North Sea ports the fall of Calais and the establish- Suddenly his comrades heard his

volco

coming over the radio announc...? Noon. Shortly after midnight on

are all In Allied hands, the analyst ment Decem

of sirong German air 3.30 p.m. ber 1, Chau was in bed with

with her claimed,

along the coast", German attacks in that he had been shot down by

Two German planes, "Imperial Airways |

"It is true that the Germans have will become severo. when she was disturbed by

A squadron of Hurricanes which. force new blinded somebody moving about in the hut. continued to

Germany will attempt to gain com- encountered a group of 50 Junkers. K.P.O.

and. She also felt someone

cone moving the columns through the Artois pocket plete domination in the air blanket which

covering her bu south of Bapaume and have headed England in order to make the way 87's shot down six dednitely

In one fight Hurricane pllot thinking this was done by one of her towards the north-east," the analyst safe for the transport of German probably two more.

troops.

found he was nearly crashing into a went to sleep again. afterwards

Official German reports of yester-

•had occa she

day's Aghting states that German Henschel. He fired at it point blank. to get up but just as she had

planes bombed the ports of Zee-The German plane went down in

Games, put one foot on the ground someone

"As these columns head towards brugge, Ostend and Dunkirk, where seized bold of her by

Was He Mortified! the neck and the Channel they are attemping to they get fire to powder magazines."

(Reuter),"1 down. her

LONDON, May 26 pressed

At the same time throw their right wing behind the The report adds that 50 Allied she received a blow on the head. 6.30 p.m. She struggled violently and managed the north.

front held by the Allied armies of planes were shot down on Saturday found a fat old Junkers shooting at

clalma that only 11 and

German me. What do you think of that? A to the door of the hut, where. to get to the

fat old Junkers" sokan R.A.F. plot The major question just now is machines were last. Reg.

pad her assallant struck her again on the to determine the exact quantity and

In an interview with a British corres- Ord.

7 p.m. head

with Air Mall for Malaya, Jaya and Au moment she saw there were two men

a chopper. At

pondent. this importance of these German ele

through which have passed ments tralia by "Imperial Akways Direct.

in the hut, ond she would say that Artols. Service."

Chan was one of them. She would

"A serious revision of tho 'carlier also testify that Chan scized ter

estimates now lends us to conclude purse and took $20 from it:

that we exaggerated the number of these forces.

......Da.m. Wat. Lantao. Chan Wi

was a grass-

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and

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she

Was

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Numbers Exaggerated

six times us many "There are German soldiers lined up along the walls of the 'pocket' as those who got through, and the majority of the latter never got beyond Admum

Artas

"I can be said

bases

over

New Nazi Lie Denounced

The plot, who is from Toronto, Canada, said that he got lost in his "old Hurricane" somewhere. be- hind the German lacs. He few on to the west..

After a while, I decided I must be our side. The blitzkrieg does not move that fast."

So he came down to look and suddenly found machine-gun bullets One of the leading news around and LONDON, May 26 (Reuter).spattering around him. I looked It was just a fat old. I went up

Cairo Paper Reveals.gotting Back on

What Happened

..May 28, 6 p.m. would say that she saw Chan strike unlis have forced their way through papers in Cairo, the "Al Wafd Al Junkers 'shooting it me.

H.K. Stock

of its gravity. The Germans are changed friendly letters with Imam

now simultaneously attacking the Yenia.

Trapeze Artiste Injured

Children Go For Help Whilst the struggle was going on she called out to her children to go for help. The children did co, calling out "save life as they were running away from the hut. Chan other men followed them, and Chau of certainty that nothing but blinded May 28, 3.30 p.m. her son with a chopper. It was a

"A fat old Junkers What do you G.P.0,

the gap towards the cost. This ex- Masri," denounces lies broadcast and shot him down.

think of that?" exclaimed the pilot. May 28, 6 pm. clear night and when she saw the in-plains the form the Aliled operations from Berlin.

cident she was about 30 feet away. are now laking.

In the broadcast, says the paper, in tones of disgust. ...May 28,7 P. However, the story of the daughter, "True, the situation has lost none it was declared that Hitler had ex-

..7.00 pm who was also cut, varied somewhat, for she said it was the other man and not Chan who struct her brother Whichever version was correct, Mr. Murphy submitted, Chen was guilty of murder so long as he was there.

Continuing,

Mr. Murphy said that after he had received the blow, the boy ran to a fisherman's hut where he dled soon afterested that same "On the other hand, to-night's HK Banke 21,345 b.

and when formally charged morning

re-examination of the situation fully H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) £822 n. he replied he had nothing to tay H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) £84 m. During the preliminary trial before permits feeling of confidence rince

yesterday." Chartered £.

the Magistrate he denied having ****truck Ng with a chopper alleging Mercantile, A & B £30% n.

Li Tak and his son Mercantile, C. £

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Up Smash, Grab Crimes

Big Kowloon Thefts Recalled

Kowloon

THREE DARING smash and run robberies have been cleared up as a result of investigations by the Yaumati

late this afternoon.

The first robbery occurred

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

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CONSIGNEES NOTICE.

N. Y. K. LINE

(NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA.)

From EUROPE and STRAITS

a

Consignees of Cargo per Company's steamer are hereby informed that

C.I.D.. the "Telegraph" learns their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong eight and Kowloon Wharf and Godawn months ago at the Blue Bell Store, Company's Godowns at Kowloon, the robber mashing the show win-whence delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 3rd June, 1940, will be subject to rent.

Damaged, packages must be left in

dows and seizing watches and other

articles to the

of value $180.

This store was also the victim of a

similar robbery three months later, the Godowns for examination by the when the some tactics

were em- Consignee's and the Co's representa- ployed. On the second occasion, tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays however, the proprietor was on the at alert and only two or three watches at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage

period. For

of the examination damaged dutiable goods, the con The third victim was the Windsor sighces raust arrange for a Revenue Bros, jewellery establishment, which Omeer to be lost watches and, other jewellery

be present. valued at a large sum.

were taken.

#1

All claims must be presented with- in ten days of the steamer's arrival

It stated that the thief was ap here, after which date they cannot

prehended this afternoon by a Euro be recognized.

pean

detective and confersed to all

three crimes The Telegraph"

No claims will be admitted after

told that practically the entire pro-the goods have left the Godowns.

cocds of the three watches are now

being recovered from pawn shops.

The prevalence of robberies in cer-

tain areas In Kowloon it is stated,

No fire insurance has been effected.

·NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA. Hongkong, 27th May, 1940.

has resulted in some Insurance com- charge of mobilisation and the Chief] panies refusing to accept certain Air Raid Precautions Officer.

rlaku.

HOUR NEARING

EDITOR SAYS

FROM PAGE ONE

her part considers the trade negotin- tions n'allure, an

Ile niso saw the heads of armament factories regarding faster and more extensive production,

the

Mussolini And His Generals BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH ROME, May 20 (UP)-In. prosence of his Chief of Staff, General Grozioni, Signor Mussolini to-day re

Guzzoni, ceived generals Grossi, Bergin and Ross,

Lieutenant Colatiel Placentino of the Mobilisation Department of the War Ministry was also present.

The conferees discussed military questions.

Egypt's Procautions,

Week-End Speculation In Roma ROME,May 20 (Router) The question of peace or war for Italy r ALEXANDRIA May 20 (Reuter). mains, the paramount pre-occupationThe authorities have ordered a of everyone in

In Rome.

blackout throughout the country be«, Signor Giovanni Ansaldo, editor of tween Bp., and 5 am. Up to now Claun newspaper,ele the black-out has only been unposed concluded his weedy broad-along the een-fromk

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MINING

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Chan-was

were

to that, Chan had told two .218 n. Police officers that while he did not 455 sa attack Ng he had a share in stealing ..80 cts. n. some money.

170-n

Medical Evidence-

flank and front of our armies in the The truth is quite opposite," con- north and, at the same time, they tinues the paper. "Imam Yehia sent are throwing more tanks into the a message le Hitler asking him to terminate the war and to preservej mad rush for the Channel ports.

Serge Popoff, 36-year-old trapeze admilled to Kowloon a gap the world from the butchery by which artiste was "This is possible because still exists

between the Germans were shedding innocent Hospital last nigh! suffering from in our liacs Bapaume and Peronne. Otherwise, blood. our front is continuicus.

Dublin Raids On Fifth Columnists

Typical Nazi-Manoouvre-~-

abrasions to the body received whilst performing-at-the-cirus in Mongkok. "Such-was-the-real-message. We His condition is described as fair.

It is learnt that Popoff, fel from are in n posliion to affirm that Hitler

matinee performanes yesterday. has not answered Imam Ychia's a height of seven feet during the "Tig_example_gives some idea of The injured man was standing on.

letter.

men.

the manoeuvres by which the Nazis a rope in mid-air and was on the try to make the people believe that point of beginning his act-when-one- they are supported by the Arabs, of the supporting fron blocks gave

The "Basler Nachrichten" to-day way and the rope bosened. discusses the character of English- He fell face downwards and re- nose and ceived injuries on the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

"It is the peculiarity of the English mouth. DUBLIN, May 27 (UP)-Poilce character," says the paper, "that it Dr. E. L. Gosano, of the Kowloon carried out further raids on th only develops its full power" in

Napoleonic per one thought of moments of great danger. .120 m. Hospital, said Chan had several In-columnists in Dublin on Sunday. ..11 ncised wounds which

"The spirit which pervades the yielding or of the possibility of ask- werc fairly A large number of people have

English people in all crises was well jing for peace. 100 m. severe. She remained in hospital for

been arrested.

"Can it be that this spirit is any .80 n. over three months. The daughter

expressed by Lord Roseberry who sald At the time of the greatest different to-day?** .81/4 n. also had a cut on the right shoulder. ,0.00, n. Mr. C. S. P. Heywood, of the Royal Observatory, sold that on the night .100 n. in question the probability was that

.20 n. it did not become very dark .18 n.midnight.

until

"Witness acreed with Mr. Lee that 4.05 n. darkness increased after midnight. ,294 n. Dr. H. H. Tal, of the Kowloon Public Mortuary, sald Ng died from 18/0 n. two deep wounds on the head, and .9.85 n. haemorrhage. There was also Gels, n. number of bruises and abrasions on

the body.

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