1940-06-14 — Page 17

Why Italy Will Lose In The Air

Our Pilots & Planes

Are Superior LONDON, June 13 (Reuter). The strength and capabilities of the Italian air force formed the subject of a short talk from Daventry to-night by Mr. Oliver Stuart.

One thing above all which must be kopt in mind in trying to weigh up the air situation, he began, was the Importance of not under-estimating the enemy's strength. He proposed to work on the lines that it was very great and then see what we would do about 14.

The R.A.F. was already striliing at the tailans at pelnis over agrest Eritrea to area, stretching from Switzerland, including Libya and Northern Italy. It was important to note that R.A.F, planes based u England had bombed military objec tives at Turin.

The South African air force was also playing its part.

Free To Act

Before Ilaly came into the war, a large number of R.A.F. planes were Immobilised by the threat of Inlim Intervention. They could not be used on the Western Front because at any moment they might be wasted further

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VIVID STORY OF RETREAT

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 14, 1940.

Exchange AtQUEEN HELPS LORD MAYOR'S FUND

A Glance

FROM PAGE ONE

Utmost Resistanco PARIS, June 13 (Reuter).It is understood that the French Cabine! held a meeting to-night at which they decided to continue their resistance to the utmost.

"Reuters" special correspondent who is with the R.A.F. somewhere in France writes that driving against a human current for 50 miles he wit- nessed the great civilian retreat from Paris and other parts of northern France to-day.

"The endless procession continues all day and hour after hour and night," he says.

WAS no

Inexhaustible Patience "The patience of the endless crowds was inexhaustible. There bickering in the queues which formed) 100 yards long at the petrol-pumpy which are fast running dry.

"There were ready hands to push and repair stranded cars.

"Empty petrol tanks were how always refilled."

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According to Reuter's correspon- dent, the signs of "No more room" outside hotels and inna were accepted with a shrug of the shoulders.

Restaurants and shops were drain- ed of food and drink.

Fow Tears

and Ured Eyes that were heavy were rarely lear-stained. The child- buried amid ren, who were almost trunks and parcels, pushed out their ny arms giving a "thumbs up" sign. This showed their cheerful acceptance travel and of the hardship of long little food.

pure

carts atike-mat-

SELLING

T.T. London

1/2%

Demand London T.T. Shanghai TT, Singapore T.T.

Japan India U.S.A. FUT Manila Pr. Butavio

1/2%

300

,825

.94

.02

.234

.42%

.349

108%2

.10.85

...90

1/02

4 m/s L/G London

4 m/s D/P London

1/3% 1/3%

4 m/s L/C USA.

24

4 m/s France

.11.00 .84%

Bangkok T.T. Saigon T.T. France T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia

BUYING

30 d/s India..

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.021 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y.

...3.71

CHUNGKING RAIDS

ANGER U.S.

Cordell Hull's Plain.

Hint To Japan Italy's decision to come into the

WASHINGTON, June 13 war had now released them and they . could now take effective action.

(Reuter).If Japan desires bet- The old slept the sleep of With what aircraft Italy will try in

ter relations with the United reply Italy has a great variety of exhaustion. machines of different types, some of

Their faces, lined and stern, show. States, she is travelling on the ruthless them very

well developed indeed, ed determination even in repose. wrong road by the But although there are some

Two articles were strapped to smartbombings of Chungking, it was standing performances, the planes fears and humble

The one was made plain at the State Depart- the mala body appear to be of stresses and bicycles. inferior technical quality to that for sleep, if no other bed was avall-ment to-day. the Allies.

able, and the other was to continue At a Press conference, Mr. Cordell the trek if the engine or the animal Bull, the Secretary of State, spoke failed.

with emphasis and feeling when re- France Defiant

lating his previous sland, strong con- and opposition the demnation SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

bombing of civilians from the air, and this was followed by descriptions of in whleh the raids on Chungking

оп their strong emphask was laid indiscriminate and ruthless nature.

Significant Silence

Savol

The Hallans are reported to be using the Flat biplane as one of the main fighter lyges. Their bombing

to chiefly planes seem Marchettis, which are really obsole- PARIS, June 13. (UP)-A joint scent. They have a few very admeeting of the British and French vanced planes which were built for High Commands and Governments record-breaking purposes.

was held to-day.

It has been learned from reliable Their skill for thèse is aw-quarters that Great Britain promised ledged. But between record-break-immediate and massive support for ing planes production and production France. of quantity for air force use, there

Schneider Cup History

Is a wide gulf.

Resistance To Continue SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

the

How about pllols and mechanics? TOURS, June 13 (UF). Two He went to Venke in 1927 to see the meetings of

Supreme War Sebelder Trophy race and was very Council were held yesterday. They impressed by the daring of the were followed by a meeting of the Italian pilots, who accepted cu-French Cabinet. siderable risks,

The Cabinet decided to formally The British team acknowledjad declare Paris

destruction. this darlag. But daring alone does to save it from Open City in order The Allies have agreed that even not win races or wars. The Italians were defeated then and again at Calif Paris fulls, resistance will continue

in France with increased energy. shott in 1925 and 1931.

British Aid

but

Our own pilots are equal to accept risks with equal cheerfulness behind this was a backing of sound technical training. Al the

same lime, the Italians have had consider able

both experience Abyssinia and Spain.

Concluding, Mr. Stuart sak he spoke

with great caution, as one must

war

In

at the present phase, but he thought that the indications were fairly salls- factory and tial in all probability the R.A.F. would be able eventually to -deal-satisfactorily with the Italian

air-force..

Canadian Defence Minister Named

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, June 13 (UP)-Great Britain is despatching all available troops and materials to France.

MAY DEMAND CAPITULATION

FROM PAGE ONE

"forces"or"breakthrough the continu="

ous French line.

Exhausting Effort "The German effort must soon be spent.

"They may capture Parks but capital Wey- OTTAWA, June 13 (Reuter)-Col...behind the former

gand's lines are completely intact, the Hon. J. L Ralston, Canadian Minister of Finance, has

feady to launch the great counter, offensive ax

Germany's 5000 pointed us Muster of National De-

effort weakens." fence in succession to the late Mr.

who

Norman McLeod Rogers,

killed in an alerash.

Colonel Ralston is

been lip-

Wha

his present position, however, mill

the Budget is presented next week.

Natives In South Africa To Fight

(Reuter-

Meanwhile, "United Press" quotes affteial French communiquer which

their

to

He said he preferred to say more at present when asked if an embargo on machine tools and scrap metal was underline kely to be imposed to American abhorrence.

He contented himself with a slate- ment that the embargo provision In the May Bill did not conillet with the policy of reciprocal trade treaties because the embargo provision was

fence supplies. for the protection of strategle and de- He thus leaves the path clear for Bill be- possible action when the comes law.

Opposes "Deal"

A writer on foreign affairs of the Scripps Howard newspapers to-day strongly urgued against any United States "deal" with Japan, declaring that if it suited her, she would pay no more heed to a pledge than she had paid to treaty obligations when. she took Monchukuo, and fortified the mandated islands,

Such a deal, he said, would be as fatul to the United States as it was to the Allies. for il would be a tip-off that a third great democracy was "on the run

U.S. Aid For Allies

Ambassador Sees :

Lord Halifax

Here she is shown in London, where

EVERY DAY the Queen plays her important part on the Home Front in the fight against the Nazis. attending Christies famous auction rooms articles were sold on behalf of the Lord Mayor's Fund for the Red Cross and St. John Ambulance.

MAGIC OF DALMATIA

(Continued from Page 6.)

New Barons Created

King's Birthday Announcement

sume limestone, to which the has given a pale inge like China ten. And with clumps of purple flowered enper (it is the unexpanded bud we use in eaper sauce) growing out of

LONDON, June 13 (Reuter). the wall around his head, the patron saint of Dubrovnik still stares from-His Majesty the King has

baronies

upon Sir his niche over the blue and silver conferred

Colonel Charles Barrie, Lieut. of the Adriatic.

Charles Kerr and Colonel Harry A learned book on Dalmatia, by Louis Nathan.

that this Svetl way, declares

who was Sir Charles Barrie, viaho (or St. Bloise) is also patron created u K.BE. In 1021, is a direc- Bradford. tor of the London and North Eastern saint-guess where?-of

the

One can hardly doubt where Sveti Railway, Cables and Wireless, Lid., Vlaho feels more at home.

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and many other public companies.

He served in an advisory capacity In the last war at the Transport Depart- ment of the Admiralty and latterly in Suuth

the of Dubrovnik

coast the Ministry of Shipping. He is a richer still. The olive or-Imember grows

of the Supreme · Economic chards and rypresses climb higher on Counell, Chairman

Disposal the mountain, and even-on-the-hol Board and a member of the Advisory test day a small evening wind rustles Council to the General Post Office. down

cools the pension visitors He has been representing Southamp- and their dinner under the vines. ton in Parliament since 1931. There are exquisite villages, Mini,

nt

the

Labour M.P. Honoured

Lt. Col. Charles Kerr, D.S.O., M.C., has been Comptroller of H.M. House-

with a giant plane tree throwing its shade on the beach, as well as the loveliest of waterfalls, "Robinson's," where a German Crusoe dispenses hold since 1930. He has been M.P. the best wine and salam under his Nat.) for Montrose Burghs since lonely poplars; exquisite valleys, the 1852.

Col. Harry Louis Nathan has been Zupa valley, and the Konavle valley,

M.P. (Lab.) for Central Wandsworth famous for the exquisite beauty o since 1937. He Is Hon. Col. of the

weenen, and

exquisite

Anti-Aircraft Pancras) (UP) charm of their embroidered costumes: 33rd (St.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, June 18

their

The

сап you

continuing in state that the battle for Puris is now Mr. Joseph Kennedy, the US. Jexquisite towns, Cavtat, with its haitalion. R.E., T.A., Hon. Air Com-

raging with increased violence.

West of the elty, the German forces Ambassador, was in conference capped by the mausoleum designed modore No. 906 (County of Middle- who have crossed the Seine River, with Lord Halifax to-day. by the Yugoslav sculptor Mestrovic, sex) Balloon Squadron, A.AF. One are attacking south of Rouen wid

It is believed they discussed the in which great angels carry souls in of the original officers of the Terri- motorised Panzer units are now question of further U.S. assistance to

the shape of babies up to heaven; terial Force, he served with the

in Regiment buy London

Gallipoll, bridgeheada ot pouring over the

Hercegnovi, where the Allies.

and

Egypt and France. He is the repre- Louvlere, Les Andelys and Vernon, America continues to be the source post-cards among the palms

Russian sentative of the LCC. on the County Immediate objectives being

frum exiled

of London Territorial Army and Pacy and Evreux. on the Eure River of France's grentes hopes, states oleanders

A German High Command com- despatch from Ralph Heinzen in Paris. Counts, and perhaps see the young Auxiliary Air Force Association.

Franco's Big Hopos

King of Yugoslavia and his brothers munique claims that

The French are convinced that it and his widowed mother on sum-

mer

hullday from Belgrade. And guards have entered Chalons, on the Marne River. Chalons is the seal the United States increases--or even

then. to cap Dalmatin, comes the flow of materials great bay of Kotor, winding into the of the Marne Provincial Government maintains the

Ailles can German across the Atlantic, the

mountains under Montenegro, and conscrip- and was last occupied by

forces In September, 1914.

sull drive off their enemies after too beautiful by far for all the dock- Hitler's first effort has

been wholly

yards and batracks which transform spent.

much of it" Into Yugoslav, naval The official French reaction сол- tinues to be resolutely optimistic with buse.

LONDON, June 13 "Reuter" learns that the formation of regiments at nalive soldiers for service in South Africa is among the new measures declded by the Gor- ernment of Southern Rhodesia.

Another measure is the tion of all European males between the ages of 18 and 55. Other mea- sures include the mobilisation of the country's women-power.

REICH-TURKEY AGREEMENT

BERLIN, June 13 (Reuter).—The amelal_news agency announced_to- night that in agreemnet has been reached for an exchange of goods with Turkey to the value of 21,000,000 Turkich pounds.

It is added that the agreement will be signed within the next few days.

German van-

Naval Appointment

New Superintendent Of Dockyard Police

the general theme that "there lo stil plenty of room in France to fight in."

dore A. M. Peters, D.Ac., in Hong-mier, In a broadcast to-day, kang, has been appointed Superinten-

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Restrictions Lifted

Frenchmen Exempted From Curfew

It has been announced in Washing- From Kotor, at the head of the ton that President Roosevelt pro-bay, the greal military road built by LONDON, June 13 (Reuter).—Ât- mised full material aid to the Allies the Austrians (wists up the mountain tention was drawn during question- before receiving M. Reynaud's cabled into what was once Montenegro. time in the House of Commons fo request for American aid.

Cetinje, the capital, has some recom- day regarding the Indignation among Reynaud's_last_Appoal pense for its lost royal glories in Frenchmen in Britain who were re- NEW YORK, Jana 13 (Reuter)boing the administrative centre on cently subjected to the recently Lieut. Cmdr. S. J. Horswell, who, addressed to-day s new and lust ap- which even Dubrovnik (to Dubrave issued restrictions which applied to

Mo.. aliens. since the outbreak of hostilities, has peal to President floosevelt declared nik's disgust) has to depend

I have been told-who Sir John Anderson said that orders been serving on the star of Commo- M. Paul Reynaud, the French Pre-torists-so

wish- to tako out their learner's

been issued exempting licence now have to present them had now selves, car had all, at Cetinje, after enchmen from the curfew and the and fold-glasses. These new orderi If you get there you are a good äriver, and desqrve your licence; it exempted them from residence

In restricted arens. you don't. A

Immediate consideration was also LONDON, June 13 '(Reuter) ——-As And south of Kotor there to sti being given to the position of French- NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuter)-Itand, incidentally, is the first officer to a result of Italy's entry into the war, the

Montenegrin coast to explore, men in relation to the Civil Defence is reported that France has ordered attain this, appointment,

the Board of Trade hos made an still magical inall cities, Budva, Bar, Services, from which allens are ex- 10,000 lorries costing between 115,-

Lieut. Cmdr. Horawell has served cineses of goods to Bulgaria, Greece, primitive than the cities of Dalma-

order whereunder the export of all icing, less known and a little more cluded. 000,000 and $20,000,000 from the the major part of his Naval career in Chrysler Corporation.

and the Yugoslavia comes to an end on the Britain la enquiring for another Establishments, and throughout the Black Sea ports of the U.S.S.R. has less civil shore of Squipnin (other- Great War served with the Grand been prohibited except under licence. wise but, may be, less appropriately

France Purchases 10,000 Lorries

Officer H.M. Naval angive Defence PROHIBITION OF the tearsome passage of the hnitpias, use of bicycles, motor-curs, cumeras,

Yards, Hongkong, Kowloon and attached establishments.

He will assume duties on July 1,

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WHY ITALY WENT TO WAR

wich. Rome, June 13.

The Duke of Aosta, Viceroy of Abyssinia, has addressed a pro- clamation to the population in Addis Abeba announcing that lialy had entered the war for the triumph of Justice' and Überly-Reister, ..

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Ranchers Gift To British Soldiers

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REPATRIATION FROM ITALY

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LONDON, June 13 (Reuter)—în the liouso of Commona to-day, Mr. RA. Butler, Under-Secretary State, said that ample facilities were Revenue Officer H. Millington was being arranged for the return of instrumental in saving a woman, Ma Belilah nationals from Italy Fung, 23, after she had allegedly Britain and her Dominions, Colonies "jumped" "Into the Harbour off the fand protectorates, manden getemper

He added that financial assistance was ment to Queen Mary Hospital. will be provided where necessary.

A native of the West Country, Lieut. Cmdr. Horswell is the founder LONDON, June 18 (Reuler) of the newly-formed West Country Argentine ranchers are sending a gift Society of Hongkong. For the past of beef for the we of the soldiers two-years he has been President of or Englared:* the FLN, And.R.M. Football Associa Already 2,000 animals have been Praya on Wednesday. The woman ilon Referee Committee.

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