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“ASSAULT

$50 Compensation To

Chinese Woman

L/Cpl. George Downie, of "g" Second Battalion Company, Royal Scots, was found guilty before Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central Magistracy this morning on a charge of assaulting To Ng a deaf and dumb Chinese woman, at 90, Gloucester Road on May 27. The charge of theft of a clock was dismissed.

The Fifth Column

To The Editor,

The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir-As some of your readers may have chanced on the weekly clu- sions by your contributor, Mr. John Blunt, it has now become necessary attitude to protest. for those who do not accept

June 3,

WAR TAXATION

1940.

OFFICIAL ANALYSES METHODS

What Exemptions Are Permitted

LIVE CAT IS DIPPED INTO BOILING WATER

Cold-Blooded

and cruel

treatment towards an animal was described nt the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when Chung Yau-sing, 61, unemploy ed, was charged before Mr. Q A. A. Macfadyen with cruelty towarda cat.

WILB

It is difficult to recollect precisely what Mr. Blunt has hud to say

The confusion existing in the the past, but his articles have left at least on one reader an impression of insufficient thought and immodera-minds of some of those who re- tion of language.

Chung ceived forms from the War

seen by Indian constable in Soy Street Thus, on one or two occasions, he Taxation Department last Satur- has used the somewhat specious day regarding actual payments.

dipping a live cat into bolling plea of watchfulness against Fifth

under and exemptions

the Downie was ordered to pay $50 as Column activity to impute, to some compensation for the assault in de-of the most bitter enemies of Hitler- Salaries Tax was cleared up by fault of one month.

Isni, and even to British subjects, an official of the Department, He also had to sign a bond for $100 treason to our common cause, with when seen by the representative to be of good behaviour for one year; no shadow of prodi,, had any of the "Hongkong Telegraph"

Defendant's Witnen When Downlo appeared before Mr.

Sheldon on Saturday, morning, requested that one of his witnesses should be called.

he

of

with no little of

this morning.

The ometal sald

Hix of

personis

water.

A sentence of ten days hard 'Inbour was imposed,

Latest Donations To B.W.OF.

evidence. If Mr. Blunt proper justification for his fears,

that the only might

be expected to municate them to the proper quat-exemptions are the official emolu municate

Excellency the tera. But it is not with reason and menta to reason that the argues, It is with Governor; the official emoluments of

to Subscriptions This witness, Private G, Bain,

the Hongkong the Royal Scots, appeared this morn-emotion and to emotion that he ap- Consuls, Vice-Consuls and

pells against everything vaguely employed on the staff of any Consu Branch of the British War Organisa ing and said that he met Downte at foreign to his ken, the very method late provided they are subjects or tion Fund reached the total of $539,- the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at 10.40 pm, on May 27. They went to which we are in arms,

against citizens of the States which they re- 640 last night as a result of further argument of the Nazis

present: those whose income does not donations. the "Black Dog" at 10.45 p.m.

They and one beer and lett at 11.05 p.m. He left Downie in Lockhart Hoad.

Evidence of character was given by Second Lieutenant C. R. Jenes, of the Second Battalion, Royal Scots. Excellent Charactor

of

Three-Day Voyage Lasts Nine Months

Naval Auxiliary Returns To H.K.

A three-day voyage from: Singapore to Hongkong begun just before the outbreak of war. nine months ago, has just ended for the officers and crew of a British coastal steamer which arrived in port early, this morni- ing.

The steamer was commandeered by- the naval authorities in the last week. of August, a few hours after it left. Singapore for Hongkong. G

It returned to Singapoaircraft gun

where.an

anti-submarine and

and shortly afterwards Was work as a naval auxiliary. began

Before

being returned to

the owners, the ship called across the Indian Ocean to Africa, where it remained for nearly six months.

After overhaul in Hongkong, the ship will resume the coastal service which was interrupted nino montlis ago.

ed the $50 before their departure.

Tho recently-formed Chinese-

is $50 Australian Association has donated.

I should like to give Mr. Blunt full exceed $4,800 per annum; and the in-

Heading the latest list, which con- credit for labouring to do his bit, come of persons on which tax stains donations ranging from $1, was but, surely, to instil in the publie been paid in any other part of the the Fanling Hunt and Race Club,

naval and

which has given $1,000 towards the mind unnecessary suspicion, and an British Empire, such as uneasiness which may result in a gen- mlutary officers,

Fund. eral spy scare; is playing Goebbels'

Rate Of Taxation

An interesting donation The rate of taxation is four per from the Fijian crew of the locally- $100.

"Sixty-seven nomer, including many. cent, on the Brat $5,000 und ten per built steamer Vill. These Fijiana cent, on the remainder, after deduct arrived in Hongkong recently to take anonymous donors, are included in Ing the allowance to which a person the vessel down to Suva and collect the latest list. is entitled. For example, if bache- lor, who is entitled to an allowance per abject

$50,000 annum, be is

four per cent.

WALLACE HARPER & CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that Mr.

Yerelved publication-under-the-signa- A. GASCON is no longer con-He-aid-that-Downie-had-been--Iname and might, in preference, have

the Regiment for six years and during ture of John Blimp. that time he had borne a must excel- nected with the above Company.

1st June, 1940,

fent character. He had been Com- pany Accountant and had carried out his duties to the satisfaction of his superiors

NOTICE

The R.A.F. Sergeants Mess,

BOMBERS ATTACK Kai Tak, are not responsible for

IN 3 WAVES

FROM PAGE ONE

their

debts incurred through Compradore LAU KAM TONG.

CRISIS

THOUGHT

AT HAND

FROM PAGE ONE

ing the probable next phase in the operations on the Western Front, forecast to-day that the next German Onslaught would be along the Somme and Aisne rivers along a front ex- tending from Abbeville to Montmedy.

Envisaging also a possible German by the mutual ald pact operating advance directly through the Magi-inst all enemies except Russia. not Line cast of Montmedy, the paper SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" states that the success of such on scrlous operation would have psychological effect on the French prople, who are confident that the real Maginot Line defences are Im- pregnable.

A

Spain Determined To Keep Out

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS; June 2 (Domel)-Spanish authorities declared Government last night that Spain will remain

non-belligerent even if Italy enters

the war.

Turkey Watches Closely

ISTANBUL, June 2 (UP), The Turkish Government is keeping very close watch un all Helian moves. While a certain tension is notice- able,

the outlook on the whole can be said to be transitional.

In dismissing the charge of the theft of a clock, Mr. Sheldoni said

BRITISH SUBJECT.

BAY,

to

п

Public Meeting Sirin response to a number of of $3,000, appeals. I am arranging for a public taxation on the first $5,000 of als that the only per cent. on the re-

She said she had Hall, Kowloon on Friday of this week,ining $42,000. ---------

by the woman, seen a man run downstairs with the clock.

This charge was dismissed owing to Insuficient evidence.

Referring to the charge of assault,

Mr. Sheldon said, "I do not know why a man of your character should do this."

Britain To Grow Own

at 6 p.m. to discuss ways and means,

tlon Fund.

The scule of taxation is the same of helping the British War Organisa- in the case of a

of a married man, with or without children, though there is proportionate Increase in the allow-

I hope the meeting will be a fully representative one and that a large

number of people will attend.

Opportunity will also be given for constructive criticism of the present

war effort in this Colony.

which is: $5,000 for ឆ married nee, man with no children; $8,000 with one children; $7,000 with two child- ren; $8,000 with three children; and

with $1,000 J. R. HIGGS,

four children. The allowance of $9,000 is the limit, even Answers To Correspondents

person has, inore than four Y.K.C. (Kowloon). The number of pages in the "Hongkong Telegraph" were, in common with other daily newspapers published in the Colony, reduced on the outbreak of war Ed.

if a

children.

Married Women In the case of married woman with income exceeding $4,800 a year, her position is the same as that of a married man, and she has to make tier returns separately from her

Foodstuffs 4/5THS RESCUED husband's

Drastic Proposals

Outlined

FROM PAGE ONE

Over 3,000 forms "Have been sent, sald the oficial. This is the number which the Department thinks are linble, but should there be others The country is quietly rushing pre-

subject to the tax and who have not parations for national defence, and a

isolated Allied armies would have received the formu, they have to give Budget of over 150,000,000 (Tur- kish) for the coming year was voted

fought their way through the bottle-notice.

On return of the forms, the De- last week without discusion.

LONDON, June 2 (British neck to the coust. It is the spirit of

partment will calculaic the tax of the B.E.F. that has won through. Countless other measures have Wireless).The Minister

"These men have marched a hund-ilable, and those subjected will be been taken to keep the country on Agriculture, in a broadcast to-red miles. They have fought count notified. war footing.

that Dividends from War Loan or other There is nothing to intimate to the day, outlined many of the drastic less actions with the

the enemy man-in-the-street, however, that proposals the Govern nent in-hemmed then in and pressed upon Government stocks are not charge.

able under this head.. tends to put into practice for them from three sides.

No deductions on account of in- "The German Command proudly

Provident ar Pension Funds are They have lought their way out." grown

the German

allowable from income from employ- Only One Course Invasion of 'Scandinavia and the in- After describing the sequence of ment.

In the words of the official, only creased necessity to conserve shipping

of the Belgians, the B.E.F. advanced gross salarles are taxed. space for the import of war materials, events since, at the call of the King the amount of available feeding stuffs, into Belgium and took up its position said Mr. X. S. Hudson, for which the

on the River Dylt, and telling the United Kingdom largely depends upon story of the rearguard actions by imports, would be reduced.

which the Dalry herds would have first con- sideration next to livestock, white supplies of feeding stuffs for plgs and poultry would be very limited indeed. Breeding and hatching would have to be immediately curialled.

Ambassador Returns SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, June 2 (UP)-Mr. Turkey is on the verge of war. Alexander Weddel, United States For the most part, Ilfe is proceed- Ambassador to Spain, hins curtailed ing as usual, despite the increased increasing the nation's home-luannounced that they were surounded. surance premia or payments to a

his visit to the United States and taxes which have been imposed to left to-day for Madrid aboard a Pan-ncet national defence needs. American Airways Clipper.

French Government Extends Martial Law.

an-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, June 2

(Damri)-The French Government to-day nounced extension of the area under Martial Law to Central and Western France, with a view to dealing with the next German attack.

been

Martial Law has hitherto Imited to Parls and its neighbour- hood.

1,500 PLANES IN CHANNEL?

Italian Liner On Way SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MANILA, June 3 (UP)-A Lloyd Triestino passenger finer salled or schedule to-day for Hongkong and Stunghai.

The

said: captain rumours, my orders are to keep the regular schedule."

"Desplt

Air Services Suspended SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, June 3 (UP)-British air circles have been advised fromh

and

The Fascist

foodstuffs.

from

Resulting

FROM PAGE ONE

occupied the town of West Furnes and Ghyvele, east of Dunkirk.

The 'lost men of Dunkirk will face the alternative of being pushed into.

The fateful decision may then be Mr. Hudson concluded with an the sea by tanks and Infantry seeking to penetrate the curtain of taken, although, some observers be-account of the various measures he is bombs the German air force is drop-lieve that Mussolini may merely in- proposing to take for a direct ex- pansion of home-grown agricultural ping between them and the chalk form, his Fascist collaborators of

decision already taken.

produce, cliffs of Dover.

ог

"The Allies no longer have in cm- barkation harbour as a result of our terrifle bombardment. The fall of Dunkirk is expected very soon.

force fell back on the

A MAZING

EPISODE

FROM PAGE ONE

ports, Mr. Eden said:

"From the moment of the collapse" of the Beiglan Army, there was only one course left to the Allied armies... to hold the 'ine round Dunkirk, the only port that remained, and to em- that the troops would have to be bark as many men as possible before taken off. from moles and benches. their rearguards were overwhelmed. Furthermore it was certair, that the

Thanks

magnificent, Germans could bring artillery to the untiring co-operation of the Allled bear on the scene. navies and all forces, we have been

than

"We

to

The

Hongkong Telegraph

Annual Tenth

Amateur Photographic Competition

June-September, 1940.

Two Silver Trophies Awarded

by ILFORD LTD.

For the best and second-best entries.

Four Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK Co.

First Prizes in each of the four Sections.

$250 CASH PRIZES $250

SECTION ONE

General Pictorial: Land and Seascapes: Architecture: Street Scenes, etc. 1st. Silver Cup.-2nd- $30.-3rd.- $20-4th. $12.50.. SECTION TWO.

Portraits: Informal Close-ups: Human Studies. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30, 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.

SECTION THREE

-Still-Life and Table_Top_Studies. Silver Cup: 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.

SECTION FOUR (Craftsmen's Section)

The whole of the work entalled in the production of every entry must have been done by the competitors who Each will be required to make a declaration to this effect. entry must have pasted on the back a special entry form obtainable on application from The Hongkong Telegraph or from the Hon. Secretary. Hongkong-Photographic Society, Subjects at the discretion of competitors.

70,000 Men Lost Rome that the Littors commercial As regards labour, agriculture had planes have suspended all services | losi 70,000 men, said Mr. Husoir, and between the island of Rhodes, in the employers in other industries were eastern Mediterranean, und Basro. being forbidden henceforth from

He defied anyone to have anti-1st. Fascist Party Glamour

taking men at present in agriculture.

able to embark and to save more cipated what has actually happened. But it was only fair to bring

that four-fifths of

B.E.F. ROME, June

(UP). The 2

It was brought about by the perfect which agricultural wages more into line

the National Council of the Fuselst Party with those obtainable in

industry,

Germans claimed to co-ordination of all arms. have surrounded. last night summoned Mussolini to Accordingly the new minimum wage

The Navy and Army have often achieve "Italy's independence upon of 48 shillings was being proposed. Navy, Merchant Navy and Royal Air of the Navy alone would not have "The Armies debt to the Royal co-ordinated but this time the help the seas."

But this

wage increase would re-

beca enough. The Italian Cabinet convenes on quire that agricultural prices should Force can never be forgotten. Tuesday

Nazi Objective Fails

The R.A.F. was needed and it res- Grand rise and, Mr. Hudson sald, together Council will hold another session on with the Minister of Food, he was

have been compelled to ponded to the call by driving off the Tuesday morning.

now working at the new prices. destroy much valuable material. Welbombers and weakening the force of have suffered casualties. Once again the German drive by bombing com- our ally has to near an invasion onmunications.

The manner in which a fighting the sacred soll of France.

"But the Germans in spite of the retreat is conducted is nearly always huge losses we know to have suffer- the same. ed have failed in their main object

Poor Night-Fighters

hold While the rear-guards surround and annihilate the Allied armies in the north,

enemy off the others have taken "The B.E.F. still exists, not as a fresh positions behind them. handful of fugitives but as a body At dusk the rear-guard is thinned of seasoned veterans. We have had out to the smallest possible number great losses of equipment. But our and then it follows boek probably men have gained immeasurably into erect defences behind the other experience of warfare and self-con-line,

We had one thing in our favour. The

vital weapon of any army is The German is a great soldier but its spirit. Ours has been tried and night operallons are not his strong

It has not point. tempered In the furnace. PARIS, June 2 (Router)-A been found wanting Signor Gloval Ansaldo, Count

This refusan}] When the British were retreating Ciano's spokesman in the "Telegrafo," third

Bomber Was to accept defeat that is the guar- from Mons in 1914, they more than once heard the coolthouse bugles said in an editorial to-day that Italy brought down by Swiss fighters intee of final victory."

sound and knew that they were safe Was mobilising."

to-day.

for a while. We must enter the war to keep

Two brought down on

Valley.

Regardless of time or method. observers generally belleve that Italy's entry into the war will not be by formal declaration, but by a sudden Italian blow at the Alfled The armada of British warships,

life-lines in the Mediterranean. and troop bonts used

transports, Ashing boats

- The

newspapers in Rome give In

the motor

rescuing British Expeditionary Force has dis- prominence to-day to despatches im- appeared. Remnants of the British plying

that Spain and possibly

Swiss Shoot

Down Planes

Costly Nazi Raids On Rhone Valloy

flience. Rumunia are ready to cast in their Italy Mobilizing

the lot with the axls.

Expeditionary Force have taken up positions on the west bank of overflowing canal from Furnes to a point south of Dunkirk for their last stand on the coast.

"The overflow of the canal Was of the caused by the destruction

British Yser locks, affording the

Expeditionary Force a great defen-

sive advantage."

149 Shot Down

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” PARIS, June 2 (UP)-To-day's official French Air Ministry com munique states that 149 German

Friday and 73 on Saturday.

An Ale Ministry communique Issued in London states: "The Royal Air Force is protecting the last Allles withdrawals from Dunkirk.

i-

German

abreast of the changing Umes," le Saturdayers were brylato whom

declared.

"Observers are convinced that they]

Later this particular formation was will see Italy on the side of Germany attacked by the French, who brought at the opening of the week."

Meanwhile, It has been reliably down four or possibly five more.

sinted that the Japanese Commercial

+

the

up

Breach Of Defence The French are good of night work

Laws Alleged

Bail of $2,500 was fixed by Mr.

It is now learned that at least 50 | n. Edwards at the Central Magls-

jor else those troops of

Prioux would never havo, mnde their way to Dunkirk.

planes were shot down over Dunkirk and Friendship Mission now in Romney's raids in the Rhone Valin Satur-trney to-day when Chow Sow-ying DRUNKENNESS ON

27, was charged will breach of the on Friday and Saturday by French discussed with the Hallan Govern-day's Valley.

ment last week a plan under which Marseilles where the harbour was Communications).

Four planes were brought down at Colonial Defence Regulations (Postul BATHING BEACH planes.

Japan w would

assist Italy to maintain Seventy-six were shot down on Ellitupia economically if Italy enters bombed. A British ship was hit. Chow was alleged to have had in

On their way back, the Germans is

Knut Rils, 22, of No. 4B Hankow possession

letters on a four the war against the Allles.

Informed quarters believe that an encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire vessel which was in. the Quarantine Road, appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Anchorage on May 31, for the pur Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis understanding to this effect has ulat Alnaco,

pose of sending or conveying them trney this morning, charged with bo- ready been reached."

post

orderly manner al Lai Chil-kok beach It was said that additional charges on Saturday afternoon. might be preferred against the de-}, It was sald defendant use abuzive fendant.

language towards some of the swim- (Reuter)-A Miss P. Harrop of the Secretariat, mera. He also get into Sult Torper telegram from Piraeus states that the fur Chinese Affairs, was in Court tor Nolloth's car and refused to Greck steamer, Percalels 1. Cambanis, in connection with the case. My leave,

Defendant was remanded for 40 Fus.pleaded gulity and was bound hours.

over in $20 for six months."

"A furlier aix enemy planes were destroyed to-day.

The ILA.F. has lost 24 plane sixteen on Saturday and eight 4 fő- day,"

Gorman Claim

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” "BERLIN, June 2 ̈(UP),—The Ger. man High Command claims that 581

The Mission in returning to Japan GREEK STEAMER from Hongkong otherwise than by ing drunk, and behaving in a dis

from Venice - without again visiting Rome because, Informed circles state, "its mission is alreally com- pleted,"

British and French 'planes' wore shot down on Saturday.

Fifteen German planes are missing, the communique odds.

IS SUNK

BERLIN, June 2

of 3,184 tons, was sunk

The crew were rescued,

1st. Silver Cup, 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.

RULES

The following Hules will govern the Competition:

1-The Competition is condned ex-.

clusively to amateur photo- graphers,

1-No employee or member of any Ara-fo the photographic trade is permitted to compete.

3The prizes will be awarded to the compellars sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo

Each graphe in each Bection. entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com- petition, and which must be pasted on back of entry. 4-The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.

have

5-All photograph entered must Have been taken in the Colony. of 10 Photographs which Already entered in other Competitions aro. ineligible 6-No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of. loss of, or damage to entries.

SECTION

NAME

ADDRESS

ll entries to be either black, sepin, or toned pictures, and must mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are Inalizibio.

bo

D.-Pictures 'submilled in sepia tonos should be accompanied - by. « smaller print in black and white. -No picture to entered in inore

than one Eection. 10-Mounts to be only white or creáin, must be of one of the following BIZON-IDX12, 10×20.

11 No correspondence whit de entered Into in connection with the Com- petition.

11---Members of tha Atafie, of

Hongkong Teleproph

and

the

the

South China Morning Post are not permitted lo compe

12-The decision of the Judges shall

bo Anal.

14-At the conclusion of the Com- potion, entries will be returned lo competitors on application at tha Tetepmph offices within seven days.

ENTRY FORM

Please use 'block letters and paste this on back of each · Entry ini Sections 1, 2 and 37