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"Britain will fight on-even if Germany overruns the British Isles-until CIVILISATION...By Adolf Hitler

the New World comes to the rescue of the old.

"Britain and the French Republic will defend to the death their native

soil. We will defend our Island alone if necessary. We shall never sur- render."-Mr. Winston Churchill.

PREMIER'S GRAVE WORDS TO HOUSE

DUNKIRK: FINAL CURTAIN

Defenders Embark:

Port Unusable PARIS, June 4 (Reuter).} -A French Admiralty com- munique issued to-day an- nounces that the last land! and naval forces, which were defending Dunkirk, re-embarked during

were

the night.

The port has now been render-

ed unusable.

French Navy Lossos

The Admiralty communique

adds that throughout the opera-

tions at Dunkirk, the French

Ironside

ENORMOUS LOSS

Organising OF MATERIALS Model Army IN FLANDERS

LONDON, June 4 (Reu- ter).The War Office an- nounces that General Sir Edmund Ironside is organis- Ing for home defence small bodies of highly mobile and strongly armed troops who will be called "Ironsides."

There be many hundreds of these formed from the regular Army.

AFTER THE BATTLE SCENES

Vivid Description

Navy lost seven destroyers and By Correspondent

one supply ship. ·.

Most of the crews were saved. Three hundred French warships and merchant ships of various sizes) with 200 sinaller boats as well as numerous formations of the Naval

By RICHARD HOTTELET UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT

WITH

THE GERMAN

"What Happened in France and Belgium was Military Disaster” INVASION THREATS

LONDON, June 4 (Reuter).—Continuing his speech in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Winston Churchill said:

"When we consider how much greater would be 'our | advántage in defending the air above this island against) an oversea attack, I must say I find in these facts a sure basis upon which a practical and reassuring thought may rest, and I pay my tribute to these

young airmen (Cheers),

YOUTH'S GREAT OPPORTUNITY

"There has never been, I suppose, in all history of

Air Arm took part in the Dunkirk ARMIES. June 1 (UP)-Fol-war such an opportunity for youth. The Knights of the operation.

lowing a few miles behind the Round Table, the Crusaders, all fall back into a past not Other than those mentioned were German forces as they advanced damaged, but some of them had Into Dunkirk to-day I saw the only distant but prosaic.

already put to sea again,

The communique says the final embarkation took place in good order,

It is stated that Admiral Aural was the-last-to-love-Ho-loft the port at 7 a.m. to-day..

remnants of the Allied northern

"These young men are going forth every morning to guard armies in the field-the men who their native land, to guard all that we stand for; these young could not be evacuated.

men are going forward holding in their hands those instru- I drove 300 miles-through-thements of colossal and shattering power, for whom it-may-be- northern battlefields along roads said that every morning has brought forth 1 noble 'chance. which in some places were lined These young men deserve our gratitude and deserve to rank

wrecked LONDON, June (Reuter).A with burnt-out and

among the highest of all brave men who, in so many ways and War Once communique states that French vehicles, the evacuation of the Allled forces A party of five newspaper-men on so many occasions, are ready and will continue to be ready to from the Dunkirk area has now been rode through all Belgian and the

Evacuation Completed

4

successfully completed, the Its troops

being withdrawn during the night or main battlefields excepting the

June 3-4.

give life and all to their native land.

OUR LOSSES EXCEED 30,000

Sedan, aren-which was verboten The outstanding success of the-yesterday and to-day.

"I return to the Army. Inthe long series of very fierce operation, which must rank as one of We drove along roads which were the most dieult operations of war intact except of

few points where battles, now on this front and now on that, fighting on three ever undertaken, has been due to the the French had blown them up.

fronts at once, battles fought by two or three divisions against magnificent Oghting qualities of the Masses Of War Material. Jan equal or somewhat larger number of the enemy and fought Allied troops, to their calmness and Along some of the stretches, lying very fiercely on the old ground that so many of us knew so well,

discipline in the worst of conditions."

to the devotion of duty of the Allied at intervals of a few hundred yards, our losses in men have exceeded 30,000 killed, wounded and navies, and to the gallantry, and were parts of camouflaged tanks and exertions of the Royal Air Force.

caterpillar munition trucks, troop missing.

As a result although our losses transports, artillery pieces, even staff huve considerable they are small cars.

been

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doors torn off.

who have come back safely to this

THIS PHOTOGRAPH, just received from London-by-air-mail-was-taken-in-Belgium a fortnight ago. In the background are the remains of an open town-unfortified and undefended. Cer. In the ruins lle man: bombers flew over and soon nothing remained but debris and smoke.

many buried women and children. In the foreground are four pathetic survivors.

Heavy Rains Block Hongkong Roads:

BOY BURIED ALIVE

IN LANDSLIDE

HONGKONG'S recent heavy rainfall has played havoc with secondary roads in the Colony although, according to authorita "I take occasion to express the country. There may be very many

tive sources this morning, all main highways are undamaged. sympathy of the House with all reported missing who will come back

some day.

The first victim from landslides was a 2-year old boy who in comparison to those which a few At one point a car lay in a ditch as

Enormous Losser In Material

was buried alive in Conduit days ago seemed inevitable.

if left there by the swing of a giant who have suffered bereavement South of the Somme, our troops are hand--its wheels in the air and its jor are still anxious.

Board of "The President of the

"In this way or another in the Road carly this morning.

Landslides have been 80 Over these roads, as the German Trade is not here to-day. His son confusion of this fight, it is inevitable

that many should be fpft in condi-general on the Customs Pass army trucks rolled southwards, came is killed.

require no further a stream of khaki-clad prisoners.

Many In the House have felt a tions which

Rond that the authorities have The Germans claim that they have private affiction in the sharpest form. resistance from them. taken 400,000 prisoners, not including would any this about the missing.

"Against this log of over 30,000 closed portion of the road and no PLEASE Turn To Page 2. We have a large number of wounded men, we may set the far heavier loss traffic is permitted to proceed be- certainly inflicted upon the enemy. yond Port Shelter Road, which "Our losses in material were enor-is about two or three miles from

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Low British

Casualties

Exports Give Three -Likely Reasons

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, June 4 (UP).- Military authorities, comment- ing on Mr. Winston Churchill's |

H.K. SCRAP IRON

GOES TO JAPAN

OFFICIAL FIGURES_published by the Statistical Office of the Imports and Exports Department reveal that Hongkong has

announcement, said the number become one of the principal Japanese markets for scrap iron.

of casualties seemed low as com- pared with the World War.

They emphaalsed the following points:-

and steel.

Experts to Japan of scrap iron and steel have increased enormously in the past two

|fivo-eights of the total exports and in In 1938 our total exports were 157,- February more than three-quarters,

In February,

1750 (19.

"We have, perhaps, tost one third

Clearwater Bay.

Dispensary Collapses

of the men wo test in the opening days of the batilo of March 21, 1918. But we have lost nearly 25 Many The publle dispensary In Third guns-carly 1.000 runs, and our transport and all armoured vehicles that were with fhèarmy in the north.'

Armaments Expansion Lags

"This loss will impose a further delay

FUND FOR GIRL STOWAWAY

Vivacious American In Police Custody this morning but HONEY-HAIRED Paula Rich- Street collapsed

ards, the 22-year-old Arizonian there were no casualties.

Four people were buried alive in torch singer against whom the collapse behind Conduit Road, the earth completely covering the hut in expulsion order was made yes terday for entering the Colony which they lived.

The Fire Brigade appeared on the as a stowaway, is now languish-

an

Paula will be detained in Hong- kong until the American, com. munity raises funds for her pas-" mage back to Manila.. A committee has been formed for this purpose. Yesterday, however, Paula told a

the expansion of our scene within a few minutes and treeing in police custody. military strength. That expansion of the people were extricated alive. had not been preceeding as we had They were Lat Li, his wife Lai Tỉ, hoped. The best of all we had to and son Lal Kan. The second son, Lal Sun, was dead when his body was give had gone to the B.E.F.

people who (1) The Allies were fighting on the years.

"Although they had not the num-recovered. The three defensivo in which exaualties:

were rescued are now in hospital. 696 plculs, valued at 5012,493.. Of Total exports of scrap iron and bers of tanks and some articles of are usually less than this Japan took 41,090 piculz, valued steel in January were 10,000 plcuis, equipment that were desirable, they ཟླ་- Reservoirs Overflowing |"Telegraph" reporter that after the offensive.

valued at $43,011. Of this Japan were a very well and a finely- Following the recent heavy rains, treatment by the Manila authorities (2) Mr. Churchill gave only the at $152,368.

British lomncs, The British | In 1930 the total exports had de-took 8,889 piculs, valued at $34,148. equipped army. They had the first all the reservoirs on the island are he did not want to go back to the than the French who suffered) $441,530, but exports to Japan jump-piculs, value exports totalled 3,057 Fruits that our industry had to give. ; overflowing, according to Mr. Philippines. were in a less exposed position creased to 110,777 picuis, valued at

at $16,887, of which "That has gone and how here is this Forbes, of the Water Authority's ed 70,980 piculs, valued at 203,062. 2,020 piculs, valued at $10,000, went further delay. How long will it last ofice, this morning. more.

lo Japan,

depends on the exertions which we The Jubilee Reservoir at Shing Mun No Now Figures Published (2) According to this returning

Toors were in her eyes as she told has not yet reached its capacity the Since February UL troops the Clerman Infantry be-

If this rate is maintained, exports moke in these islands,

"They wanted "An affort, the like of which have storage, however, The exact figures the reporter: haved like "dragged men. Statistical Office has ceased publishing of scrap metals to Japan this year never been seen in air records, is were not available this morning, bul PLEASE Tum To Page 2. Thay” did - zunë 'attack tika the figures of exports to and imperis from will exceed previous records. Cermane in the last war. Also countries and there is no indication Most of the scrap Iron said to Japan now being made, Work la proceeding Mr. Forbes told the "Telegraph that 11 ta tadlom tog, thai. In recent of what portion of the total exports la collected in Hongkong (self, in everywhere night and day, on Sun days the femine are not using of the Arat four months of the year ports to the Colony from other cen- patan masalan ailedepquipment 20,920 picule valued at $140,011– tres being on a relatively small scale which many have been trans-bas gone to Japan,

Japon uses the scrap mutat for mili- ferron disewhere,

*Ea: January; however: -Japan took tury purposes, it is believed,

year

day and boukhave cast aside

Capital and Labour

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254 WERE KILLED

Paris Raid Casualties Are Rectified

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ PARIS, June 4. (UP).—-——Thev, office of the Premier has rectified the figures of the [Yesterday?ánir raid on the Jubilee Reservoir ul had

quite a bit to go before overflowing. Beginning of the year this ensures Theros et

Binco is completion, the Jubilee, that in spite of the Colony's swollen Reservoir has never been full.

population there will be no shortage whom 264 were killed and 652 The abundance of rain since the of water for some time to come,