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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THRILLING MINIMU M | CATHEDRAL

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How R.A.F. Has Gained

Superiority:

WAGES

SERVICE

May 27, 1940.

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Ordinance Drafted To Day Of National Prayor green tracer bullets and dropped u

Meet Colony's Needs

For Allied Cause

In 1832 the Hongkong Government A quotation from Hitler's book LONDON, May 26 (Reuter).

passed a minimum Wage Ordinance | "Mein Kampf" was taken by the -The superiority of the R.A.F.

fixing minimum wages in certain Right Roverend R. O, Hall, Bishop in fighting quality in indisput-tendes. This has never been invoked, of Hongkong, as part of his sermon able and there is evidence of this and Trade Boards are now to be which was delivered to a large con-

gregation at St. John's in the growing total of the established to fix minimum wages

Cathedral yesterday. The day was observed as German losаCB.

one of prayer and intercession for the Allied Chute in all the Churches in accordance with the King's

Very Rev, J. L. Wilson, Dean of St. The Bishop was assisted by the John's Cathedral, and the Assistant Chaplain, the Rev. A. Rose.

On Saturday, 25 German bombers * were brought down at the cost of one

British pilot's ille.

One pilot came down with one engine out of action. His fuselage was riddled and his controls almost shot away. He was a member of a aquadron which had accounted for 18 Nazi planes and 11 others in one Aght.

One Saturday they shot down six while it is probable that they also accounted for two more Messera- chmitts,

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The 1932 Ordinance was short and simple. It does not appear to envisage the fixing of any wage other than a minimum time rate, and contains no reference to plece rates or hours of employment, Neither is any machinery provided for entere- ing the payment of any minimum wage fixed under the Ordinance.

wages

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In the NIBIL

A Trade Boards Ordinance has now

The Bishop sald, in part: We are been drafted which follows closely met at the request of H.M. the King certain provisions of the Boards Acts of 1000 and 1918. In this time of great danger.

Trade to pray to Almighty God for his help Power to fix minimum

"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God mains with the Governor in Council, and his righteousness and all these but a Trade Board on which em-things shall be added unto you." ployers and employees shall be That is our faith, that our first action equally represented, together with is to seek the righteousness of God, members of the public is substituted knowing then that all these things for a Board of Commissioners as the which we have need of, and pray for, machinery for inquiry and report in God will grant to us.

Romarkable Exporiances While attacking the enemy, Flight-Lieutenant found his Splifire was shaking. Jie had flown through anti-aircraft fire without knowing it.

Another pilot was given up as lost.ench case. Suddenly his comrades heard his volco coming over the radio announc- ing that he had been shot down by two German planes.

A squadron of Hurricanes which encountered a group of 50 Junkers 87a shot down six definitely and probably two more.

In one fight Hurricane pilot found he was nearly crashing into a Henschel He-fired-al-it-point-blank The German plane went down in James.

Was He Mortified! LONDON, May 20 (Reuter)."Ital found a fat old Junkers shooting ut me, What do you think of that? A fat old Junkers" said on B.A.F. pilot in an interview with British corres-

pondent.

Encouraging Trado Unions

stated.

But

Stemmed

Paris, May 20,

"The noise was deafening. “Wo "The German onruth is practically saw large bits of the carriages and stemmed everywhere," writes Charles trucks Bying in all directions." Mories in Le Petit Parisien. “We are Railway junctions at Jomelle, still far from recovery, but since last Libramont and Recouns were at | Wednesday a real change has come

about." lacked.

A large explosion followed the

Writing in Le Populaire, M.- Leon ammunition bombing of an

dump Blum, former French Premier, says and a petrol depot.

that the Allies have massed powerful armies on the enemy flanker-one in- tact and the other fresh and ready for battle. To-day they hold in their hands every possibility of victory-

A train was bombed on a viaduct near Namut. A direct hit caused half of the train to disappear.

Many other convoys were bombed and machine-gunned,

Railway Junction Afire The railway junction st Louvain was set on fire. The railway. Junction at San Quentin was heavily bombed. were also Attacks

mode on marshalling yards and aerodromes in Germany

on

One pilot, who successfully bombed aerodrome in north-east Dortmund, reported on his rotum that he had seen a blazing fire on the Ruhr This showed that another raider had found his target.

Saturday's Activitios On Saturday, the RAF. hit hard

series of daylight raids. The raids took place over a wide area and they also bombed pontoon and road bridges, along the Belgian Two hundred bombs were dropped

front.

were

In strong contrast this Gospel of Jesus in which we trust, is the gospel of the leader of our enemies, In pursuance of the pulley of en-State frontiers are made by men and couraging the organisation of res- changed by men. The mere fact that ponsible trade unions it la considered the excessive acquisition of territory desirable and feasible that sentatives of workers should function particuation is successful creates no upon a long column of supply forries

duty of permanent re-near Boulogne. as members of these Trado Boards cognition of the fact. It demon- Then the attackers dived to 90 and to learn in practice the advan- strates at most the strength of the tages of conciliation and arbitration. conquerers and the weakness of

of the feet and scattered smaller bombs.

the The main road and bridge over Lys Provision in the new Ordinance is sufferers. And it is in this strength were demolished and two pontoon made for the fixing of time-rates, alone that right resides,"

(Hitler,

attacked. One was and overtime rates. Pay- Melh Kampf). We can at least be ridiced and piece-rates

the other was badly ment by plece rates is common in glad that the creed of our enemy, damaged. The approaches to the

Indutrics. Following

the Home Acts, adequate stat might is right" is so clearly bridges were blocked.

Large bodies of German troops provision is made for the enforcement

at this time we are not simply which were massing to the rear of of approved minimum rates, but the to comfort ourselves because we are the battlefield in Labour Officer's consent for prosecu- on God's side but to make sure that heavily bombed in the afternoon.

Belgium were Lion is required.

we are going to count on God's side.

Air Ministry Report The draft Ordinance has been pre-Two friends spoke to me about the pared by the Labour Ofler, Mr. H. war: one said: "Britain cannot lose

LONDON, May 26 (Reuter)-Tho Bullers,

that is impossible," the other sald: Air Ministry announces that heavy Among other provisions, the bill"We are in the hands of God." And bombers of the Royal Air Force car

rled out further extensive operations states women shall be eligible to so is our enemy. We may have a serve on Trade Boards as well as ground of confidence that they have guinst the enemy throughout last

The Chairman of a Trade not got in that we are seeking God's night men, Board shall be the Labour Omeer or reign and God's righteousness and the

successfully attacked in such public officer as the Governor they are not. But let us beware of junctions, sidings and marshalling Included rallway may appoint.

making too many assertions, and cen- All members shall be appointed by centrate our efforts on throwing nyar the Governor, but the employers and our energies and ourselves on God's enemy's lines of communications were Many important objectives on the workers may nominate representatives side.

appointment, subject to the Gover-

also bombed.

Dumps were exploded and supply. approval,

*LA representative

depots set on fire.

Two of our bombers were lost in Recommendations

these operations. Every Trade Board shall,recom-) mend a minimum rule of wages for merely time-work in their trade, and may also recommend for their trade:

The pilot, who is from Toronto, Canada, said that he got lost in his "old Hurricane" somewhere be hind the German lines. He dew on. to the weat.

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"After a while, I decided I must be getting back

Our side. The blitzkrieg does not move that fast."

and “So he came down to look suddenly found machine-gun bullets "I lookod spattering; around him. around and It was just

a fal old Junkers shooting at me. I went up and shot him down.

A fat old Junkers. What do you think of that?" exclaimed the piloti In tones of disgust.

New Nazi Lie Denounced

́ ́Cairo_Paper Reveals... What Happened LONDON, May 26 (Reuter). One of the leading news papers in Cairo, the "Al Wafd Al Masri," denounces lies broadcast from Berlin.

In the broadcast, cays the paper it was declared that Hitler had ex-

Yehla

nor's members.

A minimum raic of wages forplece work; a minimum time rate, which shall not be higher than the general minimum

mum time-rate, to apply to work- ers employed on piece work for the purpose of securing to such workers a minimum rate of remuneration on

the

We have three times traced sign of the Cross on our national flag, and in that we were in the past not content to live paised for war, with everything else

sacrificed for Interest, the suffer ings which our soldiers and the French have recently endured, are part of the Cross of Christ. But we are for from the immediate struggle into which we should like to throw our weight. What can we do to share this cross?

Ways Of Helping

Targets

Rhineland

Medium bombers operating from south Britain and France again made successful attacks by day and night munition dumps and artillery. on enemy armoured vehicles, am-

Four of these alrcraft are missing.

Severe German Lasses Fighter activity was less intense yesterday owing to the weather con- ditions, but some 20 enemy aircraft In time work basis; a minimum rate, We can help in three ways: by our were shot down with the loss of four

whether Ume-rate or piece-rate, to prayer, by living a normal life, and British fighters.

To-day apply. In substitution for the minimum by controlling our Imaginations,

over 40 enemy aircraft rate which would otherwise be ap- In some way God is able to use have been destroyed or seriously plicable, in respect of hours worked in our prayera And because Jesus damaged while seven of our fighters any week or on any day in excess sought God in prayer we do the are missing. of the number of hours considered by same. In what way God's righteous- Four of our fighters reported miss-

ness needs our prayers we Co the Trade Board to be the not understand, but we think that they safely to their aerodromes in France. noting on Thursday have since returned number of day. This is referred to

of hours per week or for that

as an are as necessary to this as the boy's Reconnaissance aircraft of the "overtime rate."

loaves and. Ashes were to Jesus Coastal Command found oil tanks in

wages

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accordance with

the

changed friendly fellers with Imam Penalties are fixed for not paying not be ashamed of turning to God after the recent bombing attack.

when he fed the multitude. Let us Rotterdam still burning this morning The truth is quite opposite." con- minimum rate which has been made only in time of trouble. The pro- They took the opportunity to bomb tinues the paper. "Imam Yehin sent obligatory. The offender is liable to digal did not turn to his father until several more and set them on fire,

in all was spent. The thing to summary conviction and a fine terminate the war and to preserve each case not exceeding $250, and to ashamed of in to forget God when the world from the butchery by which a fine not exceeding $50 for each day our prayers are answered and our the Germans were shedding innocent on which the offence. continued after troubles over. blood.

a message to Hitler asking him to

***Typical Nazi Manoeuvre

"Such was the real message. We are in a position to afirm that Hitler has not answered Imam Yehia's letter.

"This example gives some idea of the manoeuvres by which the Nazis try to make the people believe that they are supported by the Arabs.

The "Basler Nächṛlchten" to-day discusses the character of English-

men.

"It is the peculiarly of the English character" says the paper, "that it only develops its full power In moments of great danger.

The spirit

which "parvades the English people in all crisca was well expressed by Lord Roseberry who sald 'At the time of the greatest Napoleonic peril none thought of

ing for peace.'

"Can it be that this spirit is any different to-day?"!

conviction.

ok

be

Secondly, we can live a normal Another clause provides that where life. Not an extravagant, thought- a worker in any trade, being a person less and uneasy life, but one which to whom a minimum rate of wages to normal, full of quiet confidence, applies, is an apprentice or learner, it controlled and considerate the shall not be lawful for his employer needs of others. to receive directly, or indirectly from him, or or his behalf, any payment by way of premitam,

Massacre Of Refugees

Barbarous Action By German Planes

|

Reuter.

All Noxi Attacks Fail

Paris, May 26, A communique delivered to-day statca:

"The enemy delivered several at- tacks on our northern front but they all failed. The local action which we undertook on the Somme front turned to our advantage and wo seized new crossing points on the river. Along the Alsne and the Meuse there has been lively artillery activity on both sides.” A Plong enemy attack was repulsed in the region of Montmedy. Reuter,

Fighting at Boulogne

Paris, May 20

It was stated this morning that all the German attacks in the re-

gion of Courtrai had been repaired. The French are si fghting in Boulogne and Calais has not been attack-Rester.

More Gorman Claims

Berlin, May 28.

A High Command communique tat

"German forces in Flanders and Artols are continuing their concen- tric attack against the hemmed in enemy armies and have succeeded in narrowing down their fighting space. On many points the enemy is offer- ing tough resistance. The German air force is being employed in order to break this reristance. In Ostend

aerodromes in the

an ammunition dump and

and naval de- pot were set on fire,

One trans was. badly

damaged. During night our air force successfully bombed numerous cast and south-east of England. Two in furo srealler vessels and big merchantmen of 3,000 tons warship were hit off Calais. Our aircraft

attacks Ingainst

artilleryn M 25 the enemy and troop concentrations. On

Jost 50 aeroplanes. Eleven German planes are missing. One warship and a cruiser were bit by

German bombs in, the area of Narvik, More German Alpine troops landed yesterday by parachute to reinforce the troops at Narvik Reuter.

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Paris, May 28.

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that while the operations show very slight caiming down in the combat zone between Valenciennes, Cambral and Arras, interest is now centred in the north-west of the north region. At Coutral and south of Courtra the French and Belgians have re- pulsed the German attacks in force and counter-attacks have been car-

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North-west of Arras the Germans motorised elements without however reinforced their armoured car and

showing very great selvity,

On the coast not only have the Germans not occupied Calais but they -are-still-far-from-it-to-the-south where very lively fighting is proceed- ing, causing very large German loses, notably in "aviation.

This morning the French troops were still in Boulogne.

On the Somme to the east of Amiens the French operations are progressing along the length of the river,

ALLIES HOLD UP INVADERS

In the cast very violent French artillery fire has been launched to FROM PAGE. ONE

the Upper Argonne, apparently Thirdly we

German losses, causing enormous imagination. Jesus said: "Sumcleni 40 reserve divisions were formed and whilo attempts by the Germans to unto the day is the evil thereof." | last September ..40 Landwehr cross the river Chinres in the We must determine to control anxi-divisions were

created by general Montmedy region were also repulsed ous thoughts and nervous imagin mobilisation and 60 training divisions with material losses-Reuter.

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Nazi Reinforcements

depot

The official French Wor Omce

ings, which by dwelling on the evils were set that the morrow any bring under-divisions and for the instruction of mine the strength with which we conscripts. can face the evil that is upon us to- day. Then take no anxious thought for the morrow," for we have placed our first trust in God. To approach

ach analyst reported to-night-that the the future through Christ and see German High Command had with-

divisions from the the hope and the good that it will drawn

Swiss bring, may not give us the happiness frontier and from the Siegfried Line of the child,

"TELEGRAPH'S" WAR MAP

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As a correspondent has kindly pointed out, the full page map of the Western Front reproduced on the "Telegraph" on Saturday has in- PARIS, May 26 (Router).-

who notices every tseni

itself to throw into the Battle of correct boundaries, inasmuch yielding or of the possibility of nik- A correspondent reports that morning he wakes up how happy he Flanders in an effort to prevent the Alsace and Lorraine are shown inside Germany instead of being French hundreds of refugees in Bou-, but it will give us quiet con- Allies closing the gap at Artois. territory.

Adence to meet what the day may The arrival of these fresh troops logne were bombed and machine-bring. It is those who are on God's to reinforce the very tired Germans, tons, was based on a large-scale map The map, with certain modifica- gunned by Nazi planes without side who have no need to worry who have been in continuous action of the ghung zones in the World

about the future.

for 17 days without a break and with

Alsace and War, before

Lorraino The service. concluded with the only tinned food and almost no sleep, reverted to their Motherland. Our hymn, "Oh God our help

felt chiedy along the northem processing department omitted to ages was past."

edge of the pocket - along the Lys make the necessary modification in and Escaut rivers.

his sector. that the It was there

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PARACHUTISTS OBLITERATED

LONDON, May 20 (Router)—A wounded soldier who has just re- furned from the Front tolls how his unit turned Bren machine-guns on German parachutisia as they floated down.

A score of them were dead before they hit the ground!

"I-saw a dozen in women's clothes," he said. "We got them all."

British Destroyer Sunk In Air Raid

mercy.

Many, must have been killed and hundreds wounded.

Three destroyers came into the harbour and opened fre on German gun emplacements on a hill. The guns were put out of action,

While this was going on, women, children and wounded soldiers were being embarked on the destroyers.

Successful Rome Visit

Sir Wilfred Greene

Due To Return

Kowloon Union Church Special anniversary services and special collections for the Church hammered the Allies most of to-day copies as published on Saturday, or funds were held at Kowloon Union, and, yesterday. Church yesterday.

MALTA, May 26 (Reuter)-The The Rov, Frank Short Wig the

Consul to-day strongly preacher morning and evening advised Americans to leave Mialia for

American worship, which attended by the United States at the earliest large congregations, including Church's Sunday School

possible moment. All members are invited anniversary supper in the Church Hallat_8_p.m. on Tuesday.

Was

the

to the

Readers who are retaining the

those who intend to purchase additional att paper copies (which are on sale at 10 cents each) are re- quested to note this discrepancy. At the same time the "Telegraph" many French friends. apologises to

ROTARY CLUB To-morrow afternoon's meeting of the Hongkong Rotary Club will be.a Ladies' Day function, when Mr. Owen

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Lady Help of Christians, the Patro nesa of the Solecian Congregation: Catholic Observanco

Many Masses were celebrated, and

F. Johnson will show two coloured Catholics all over Hongkong yes these culminated with Solemn High

flims, which he will describė, entitled terday celebrated the Solemnity of Mass at 9.30. The Church was "Overnight to Hawall" and "Tren- "Corpus Christ," and throughout packed at every Mass. the day many people went to the LONDON, May 28 (Router) —The LONDON, May, 20 (Reuter)-The Roman Catholic Cathedral where concourse of the faithful. for

In the afternoon there was a great auro Isles of the Pacific".

the Admiralty announces that the des- Ministry of Economic Warfare an- there Was an Exposition of the recitation of the Rosury, after which troyer. Wessex has been lost A a nounces that the Master of Rolls, Sir Blessed Sacrament.

a Procession was held in the school result of damago done by enemy alr

Wilfred Greene, is due to return from There was Solemn Fontifical Mass grounds. The school-band, under attacks.

Rome this morning. The Wessex was engaged with

at the Cathedral at 8 am, and at the direction of Bro. Bonnici, played Sir Wilfred Greene has been 5 p.m. there were Vespers with during the Procession. other naval units off the French coast attending a meeting in Rome of the Solemn Procession Inside the Cathe Afterwards a sermon was preach- when the damage occurred.

Anglo-Italian Joint Standing Com-dral owing to the rain. People from ed in English by the Rev. Father Six railogs were killed and 15mittee on matters relating to contra- all parts of the Colony attended both suppo, S.C. of the Salesian Mission- were wounded,.

band control.

services, Following the Procession, Jary. House, Shaukiwan, and The proposals made by the Itallare there was Benediction with a homily, ceremonies terminated with Solemn ALEXANDRIA, May 26 (Router). authorliles in this connection are re- All services in the Catholle Benediction of the Blessed Sacra- The authorities Hive-orderstgarded by bim as affording a wary Churches were pers

the occasion for ment zistmeldekstraroughout the courtry be satisfactory Uhals for burcomont “spreciał~iziter

tween 8 p.m. and 5 am. Up to now British and Italian representatives | the black-out has only been imposed along the sea-front.

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