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WE PAY high prices for all gold and silver articles, diamonds, Jade and Jewels. Apply China Gold Redning Co. Room 6, Pedder Building, 2nd

floor.

On the 12th of June, 1910, wo published a report dealing with the closure of Italian businesses in Hongkong, at the conclusion of which we atated as follows:-

"The other business firms run by Italians such na

..and Marconi's Wireless

Telegraph Co., are also being watched and cloned by the 'Authorities,"

WE OFFER highest prices to any amount of gold articles, jades, jewels, diamonds, cic. Apply Eurnala. Gold Refining Co. 7th floor, China Bulid-Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. ing. Tel. 30727. No holidays.

We hereby admit and agree that

Ltd., registered in England, and FOR SALE.

its subsidiaries, Marconi (China) Ltd., registered in Hongkong, and "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Marcon International Marine

CAMERA" Second Edition, 80 excellent views of the Communication Co. Ltd., register Obtainable at ed in England, are British com & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong | panlea entirely managed and Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, controlled by British subjects and South China Morning Port, Ltd

are not in any way whatsoever Wyndham Street.

Itailan businesses or managed or controlled by Italiang.

THE Over Colony. Price $1.50. Kolly

Why Italy Will. Lose In The Air

Our Pilots & Planos

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 kept in mind In trying to weigh up the air kituation, 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 it.

The R.A.F. was already striking at the Italians at points over a great Eritren to area, stretching from

and Switzerland, including Libya Northern Italy. It was important to at note that R.A.F. planes bused England hu bombed military objec tives of Turin.

The South African air force also playing its part.

Free To Act

was

Before faly came into the war, a large number of R.A.F. planes were inmobilised by the threat of Italian intervention. They could not be used on the Western Front because at any moment they might be wanted further cast,

the

Italy's decision to come Into war lind now released then and they could now take effective action.

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

C. BOR.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 17th day of June, 1940, ot 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at To Kwa Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 78 yanra, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Hla Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

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INITIATIVE BY ALLIES

FROM PAGE ONE

Ethiopian War. They scored direct up with a terrific explosion. hits on a munition dump, which blew.

Italy's effort on the war on both sides of the Mediterranean have so far been peurile.

The Allies are obviously attempting to draw Italy Into operations as far ns possible from the European theatre.

Italians Isolated

Italy's most vulnerabio possessions are along they Red Sea and Indian Ocean, and the first operations have begun in Somaliland, and not Eritrea.

The Hallans in Ellilopia can_com-

by molor road to Eritrea.

municate with the outside world only

The French railway to Addis Ababa Intending bidders are advised has been cut and the coaling port of that immediately after the dlapo-Djiboult (terminus of the railway)

has been isolated. sal of the lot the Purchaser (f noi the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum dollars, ($200) in cash. This aum will be refunded on payment of We also the Purchase price. admit that there is no truth whatsoever in the statement that PARTICULARS

these companies are being watch- ed and closed by the Authorities. We hereby tender 'our deep pologies to these Companies for these false and damaging slate- ments and unreservedly withdraw such statements.

linvo

We also deeply regret that any such stalement phould "ppeared in our papers.

KUNG SHEUNG YAT PO,

WAII KIU YAT PO,

TSUN WAN YAT PO,

TIN KHONG 10.

MACAO

READERS

Please note that a

UNITED PRESS Special Bulletin News

Service for

Private Subscribers Is now available in Macao For particulars please enquire

MR. M. B. CHAO, c/a Journal Wah Kui Po, Telephone 2201, Macao

NOTICE

unflattering

To avoid any With what aircraft Italy will try to reply Italy has a great variety of. machines of different types, some of confusion or misunderstanding them very well developed indeed. it is hereby notified that the firm But although there are some out-

standing performances, the planes of of the main body appear to be or an inferior technical quality to that of

the Allies.

RAOUL BIGAZZI

The Italians are reported to be dealing in marbles, bronzes and -using-the-Flat-biplane-an.one of the

muin figuer types. Their bombing other artistic works is entirely a planes seem to be chiefly Savola- Marchetti which are really absole- British Concern as the sole owner scent. They have a few very ad-is Raoul. Bigazzi, 器

subject.

vanced planes which were built for

record-breaking purposes.

Schneider Cup History,

these is acknow-

Their skill. In

ledged. But between record-break- ing planes production and production of quantity for air force use, there is ʼn wide gulf.

How about pilots and mechanics? He went to Venice in 1927 to see the Schneider Trophy race and was very impressed by the daring of Italian pilots, who necepted siderable risks.

the

con-

The British team acknowledged this daring. But daring alone does not win races or wars. The Italians were defented then and again at Col- shott In 1920 and 1931.

Our own pilots are equal to accept risks with equal cheerfulness but behind this was backing of sound technical training. At the same time, the Italians have had consider- able

experience war

both in Abyssinia and Spain.

Concluding, Mr. Stuart anid he spoke with great caution, as one must at the present phase, but he thought that the indications were fairly satis- factory and that in all probability the RAF. would be able eventually to deal satisfactorily with, the Itallan air force.

British

RAOUL BIGAZZI.

G. 2

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 17th day of June, 1940, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commenting from 1st July, 1808, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the

Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof,

Locality

Kowloon Inland Lot

Adjoining Kowloon Inland Lot No. 3324, Ha Krung Road,

To Kwa Wan.

No. of Sale.

Rexistry No.

G.

of two hundred

OF THE LOT.

Boundary Measurements

IN. 8. I. W.

as per sale

plan.

Upset Price

sq. feet

Ann. Bent.

3,720

$68

R.

034'2$

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS. of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 17th day of June, 1919, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Publly Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Repulse Bay, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 76 years, with the option of renewal at A Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required · to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the safe, the sum of two hundred dolinrs, (5200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

Eat African Communique SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" NAIROBI, June 13 (UP),--The following is the text of, the East African Allied command:

"Three enemy aircraft at 6.30 nm.

in on Wednesdny

the and again evening ralded British Moyale.

"They dropped nine boribs in the first rald but no damage was enused and one African soldier was slightly Avounded. No damage was reported from the second rud,

"Three enemy alrcraft bombed Thursday.

Wajir at 6.30 1.m. on Details of damage have not yet been reported. Two. R.A.F. personnel

were slightly wounded and one Bri- tish machine was damaged.

"On the night of Tuesday and Wednesday

June 14, 1940,

Abbeville

AMIENS

"Paix

Beauvais

Arra

GERMANS START NEW OFFENSIVE

[Clermont

ampiègne

REIMS

Sentia

Château Thierry

SDenis/Meaux

FARIS

Charleroi

"Mézières

Chalons

Yo, Mame

Beştegne

Diekirch

Saar

SAAB

·METZ

THE MAP ABOVE illustrates the area of the new German offensive, which is believed to be The Germans are reported to be pushing in aimed at compromising the true Maginot Line. two directions between the Mame and Aisne Rivers towards the Meuse, apparently in the direction of Verdun and Metz, where they hope to fetch up in the rear of the impregnable

French fortifications. (See Story on Page 11

NANKING'S REQUEST

POLICE SERGEANT'S WIFE CONVICTED

chemy aircraft were Wants Foreign Warships Raid On House Reveals Big

heard and the air raid aların was]

sounded at Nairobi.

10.20 "The warning Insted from p.m. to 12.30 a.m. but it was a false alarm.

"Otherwise in the northern frontier. district and in the coastal area our machines were active carrying out reconnaissance flights on Wednesday

There has been no untoward land activity so far and all was quiet on the front this morning."

To Leave China

Gambling Den

SHANGHAI, June 14 (Reu- ter).-Voluntary withdrawal of French and Italian

Two Chinese women, one of them the wife of a European British, troops and warships from China police-sergeant, were charged before Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the is requested by the Nanking Central Magistracy this morning with keeping the ground floor Government in the form of a of No: 230 Wanchal Rond as a common gaming house. Defen- statement issued by the Ministry dants were Mrs. J. E. Jessop, alias Chan Yuet-ho, 33, and of Foreign Affairs, states a Leung Sing. 40, widow, They were defended by Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ, who pleaded not guilty in respect of Mrs. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" report from Nanking.

Jessop, and guilty for Leung, A request is made "to LONDON, June 14 (Domel)- R.A.F. bornbers on Wednesday blew peace and order and also protect the up the military goods storagers and lives and property of the Chinese in barracks of the Italian forces at Arab areas where troops and warships of in Eritrea, Italian territory, and the belligerents are stationed." magazines in the vicinity of Adown in Ethiopia, according to an Air Ministry communique issued to-day.

R.A.F. Raids

Italians Raid Aden SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

maintain

Opening the prosecution, Mr. F. W. Shattain. Assistant Director of Criminal Intelligence (Crime), said about 5.30 p.m. on June 5, Del. Sub- Insp. Darkin, himself and a party It is stressed that the withdrawal is of Police went to No. 230 Wanchal The house was urged to prevent "unexpected even-Road, ground floor. tualities?

and his

Unoxpected Eventualities"

- belli-

Informer Opens Door.

N. Y. K.'s New

Europe Route

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

14 TOKYO, June hause

(Domei). The N.Y.K. Line has decided to alter its route to Europe in view of the spreading of the European conflict to the Mediterranean.

and he received a The declaration is approved by occupied by Sgt. Jessop ADEN, June 13 (Domei)-Italian Wang Ching-we! and other Nanking allowance of 5110 from the Govern

ment. He had lived there for the aircraft at 9.30 o'clock on Wednesday leaders.

The statement also announced that past two years. evening and agata before daybreak and ut

0.30 o'clock on Thursday the Nanking Government would not morning raided Aden, but except that recognise die transfer by a

On June 9, the door was opened or gerent power of rights and interests to admit an informer, who had been six Arobs were kille five

further damage is re-in China to the government of any a frequent visitor to the house. As wounded, no

nation other ported.

One of the Italian raiders was shot "It is declared that the "Nationul on as the door opened, the Police: government will take effective mea-arrived at the psychological moment down.

en the door, a sures to annul such transfers, which cars, and while one constable held

detective ореп

for- went would be an insult to the sovereignty ward through the passage to a square of Chino and liable to cause conflicts."

NAZI HIGH COMMAND

201

FROM PAGE ONE

it-impossible-to-malotaina__con

out tinuous front and to carry orderly retreat to the south, says a PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. "United Press" message.

Ralph Heinzen, "United Press" war correspondent with the French forees General points out, however, that Weygand's slow retreat across north- ern France has been one of the most masterly retreats in the face of over whelming odds in history.

"Nowhere," says Heinzen special despatch, as Germany been French able to encircle Important forces or break through the continu- ous French line..

No. of Sale,

Registry No.

Rural Building

ot No. 434.

Adjoining Garden

Locality

South Bay Road.

Esoundary Measurementa

..

[feet|fast Pant|lae!!

As per salo

plan.

sq. feet

Acous

Rental.

Upset Price]

$114

$2,500

Reduction Of Capital

Exhausting Effort

In 1

U.S. Aid For Allies

Ambassador Sees Lord Halifax

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, June 13 (UP).- Mr. Joseph Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador, was in conference with Lord Halifax to-day.

Company's Application pouring the bridgeheads at request for American afd.

over Allowed By Court

Vernon,

NEW

fress.

opening, where gambling was in pro- There were two rooms for- ward of this opening and another beyond it, and the house was so con- structed that it was impossible for yone standing in the open door and looking down the passage not to be able to see what was going on there.

Mrs. Jessop was standing by tablo.where more than 20 people were gambling and between her there were Leung two bowls containing money. was in the act of shaking the dice, which was the game in progress. On the table and in bowls was a total of

Arms Enclosed Money $184, which was seized by the Police.

In evidence, Detective Yu Chu- wing

sald he saw Mrs. Jessop at the table with her arms enclosing two bowls of money.

the

As from June 19 all N.Y.K. ships will proceed to London and Liverpool via the Cape, with Aden, Karachi and Bombay, Aden as ports of call.

If Aden is endangered it will be omitted.

Ships may proceed at their own discretion via the Cape or the Panama Canal on the return “voyage.

The NY.K; round-the- world service will now and at New York.

Malta Is Not Evacuated

It is believed they discussed the question of further U.S. assistance la

Cross-examined by Mr. Russ, he the Allies.

America continues to be the source said her attitude was that of one in of France's greatest hopes, states & chorge of the money.

LONDON, June 13 (Reuter).-It is despatch from Ralph Heinzen in Paris.

sald ho Sub-Insa. W. N. Darkin

learned here that some misconception followed Yu into the house, and saw has followed the announcement of Franco's Big Hopes "The German effort, must soon be

The French are convinced that if the first accused leave the table and the arrival in the United Kingdom of spent,

Paris but the United States increases or even walk into the passage. It was im- the

women and children from. "They may capture

flow Wey-maintains-the

of materials possible for anyone living in the Malta. ..behind the former capital

canhouse not to know gambling was in It has been reported for example gand's lines are completely intact, across the Atlantic, the Allies

after progress, he said.

that there are no women lett in ready to launch the great counter- still drive off their enemies

Testifying, Mrs. Jessop sald sheolta. offensivo as soon as Germany's Hitler's first effort has been wholly

spent.

occupied the front sitting-room, and It is officially stated that these effort weakens."

The official French reaction con-bedroom with her husband and reports are without foundation. Meanwhile, "United Press" quotes

which tinues to be resolutely optimistic with family, and sublet the rear portion, The wives and familics of the naval official French communiques

square opening, to and military personnel, who are not sinte that the battle for Paris is now the general theme that "there is still including the

plenty of room in France to fight in." Leung for $180, Including board and themselves resident in Malta, have raging with increased violence,

It has been announced in Washing-lodging. She had resided in the Hat been sent to this country. West of the city, the German forces

prosince April. At the time the Police But there has been to generat River, ton that President Roosevelt who have crossed the Seine

andmised full material aid to the Allies arrived, Sgt. Jessop was home, Helovacuation of women and children. are attacking south of Rouen

now before receiving M. Reynaud's cabled had just come in before the Police whether Engilsh or Maltese from the molorised Panzer units are

arrived, and was in bedroom, Colony. No

cuch evacuation 16: d's Last Appeal Reynaud's

where he was preparing to write a contemplated. Louviere, Les Andelys and

Immediate objectives being their

YORK, June 13 (Reuter)."I letter. She denied she was assisting An application for confirmation of Pacy and Evreux, on the Eure River. addressed to-day a new and last op- in the gambling or that she had her

Leung said she was a sub-tenant of A German High Command com- peal to President Roosevelt," declared arms around the bowls.

House Rent Of $200 Mrs. Jessop, and declared Mrs. Intending bidders are advised reduction of capital from $2,000,000 unique claims that German van- M. Paul Reynaud. the French Pr-

to $1,600,000 by cancelling 4,000 pre-

Cross-examined by Mr. Shafinin, Jessop did not have her arms around' Chalons is the sent Mare River. that immediately after the depo-ference shares was brought by the uards have entered Chalons, on the mier, in a broadcast to-day.

Now

defendant admitted the Government the bowls when the Police arrived, Measure Proposed nal_of_the_lot the Purchaser (if Hongkong Estates, Ltd., before the of the Marne Provincial Government

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" gave them a house allowance of $110) To Mr. Shaftain, who asked how not the applicant) will be required at the Supreme Court this morning forces in September, 1914

Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, and was last occupied by German WASHINGTON, June 13 (UP)-A-4-month Her house rent-was-$200 she could-supervise-alone-21-persons conference of the joint leaders of the a month. Second defendant was her gambling, defendant said only seven to deposit with an

For the Company, Mr. H. C.

Mac- What

Senate and House of Representatives sub-tenant. Defendant soft she did were gambling and the rest officer who will be present at the namars, instructed by Mr. R. M. M.

June 14 (Reuter) has unanimously agreed to a Bill not use the room where gambling was watching. She was not assisted by

going on. of State has issued with the following provisions:

She had her meals in the first accused. WASHINGTON,, June 13 (Reuter). sale, the sum of two hundred King, bald the reduction was slightlyTho

To grant the President authority kitchen, and when the Sergeant was Mr. Russ submitted that the only It was stated at the White House dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum unusual in that immediately after the text of the message, transmitted to-day that President Roosevelt's will be refunded on payment of money through the cancellation by Mr. William C. Bullitt, the Ameri- to trade in surplus military equlp-home, he had his meals in the sitting-direct evidence against Mrs. Jessop was that of the Chinese detective, speech given at Charlottesville on the Purchase price.

the preference shares, had been can Ambassador to France, to Berlin ment, thus making it available to the room.. handed to the holder, the Asia Life, upon the request of the French Allies;

Mr. Shultain: Do you know that and that evidence, was contradicted June 10 is considered a complete ans-

It was lent bacle to the firm by means authorities.

2To remove the limit authorised Government servants are not in fact by the first and second accused. He

was that there were a certain num-Army that Paris is an open city and pilots;

they receive a house allowance? detective was unreasonable and un- |ber of ordinary shares and preference the military forces are being with-

Aeliable. To authorise, the President to don't know thut. shares.

drawn.

lasue an embargo on the supply of Do you know whether your hus. Mr. Sheldon sald he had no doubt was Sole Holder

The message also says that Mr. war materials and machine tools by and over reported to Government whatever that first accused

that he had sublet the house?

marating in the game of dice, and Bullitt would remain in Paris "to be the United States to any “country;

con The Asia Life was the sole holder of any assistance possible and seeing Acceptange of the report by. Both

Mr. Russ queried the question, and vidled her,** of 5,000 of the latter for which un to it that the transfer of the govern-Houses of Congress is considered čer. his Wärship also asked Mr. Shaftain

Mother Of Six Interest of five per cent, had to be ment of the city inkes place without |tainz.

what was the relevancy of it.

Mr. Shiffain: With regards jo, the pald, and so long as this was done loss of human life."

Mr. Shaftain replied ho was only not defendant I hra not haking tor trying to bring out the fact that the heavy pénally because, «ak“. Your premises were in fact not sublet. If worship realises, the case does not Sgt. Jostop had sublet the flat and had had here:", Second defendint "har D hot informed: Government, he would record of two previous convictions. have been dismissed. However, he first accused is the mother of six ld not wish to labour the question children, and there may possibly be

Defendant's Donials

benvy penalties to follow, Questioned further, Mrs. Jezaop Mrs. Jetsop was fined $20, and to the Company and the 'remaining Latest casualty lists, received by of a ship at Kowloon Docks yester- 1,000 be reduced to the slotus pfalt-mail mabinepected at the day, Mr. Jensen, the ship's engineer, denied she was taking an important Leung was fined $350,The run ordinary shares. were payable until 1988, Hongkong Telegraph office, Second He will containing "HK$10 and part in the gambling und declared 204-06-selsed-was-conscaled-for-the-

doranted.

Floor. They include on Admiralty USG$85 allen from his pocket. The that what the Chinese detective had Poor Box, and the ambling gear

war ordered to be conflicáted. list of 607 names. The application was

ROOSEVELT S RESPONSE

authorised

the

WASHING Told Naxis

were

wer to M. Paul Reynaud's request for PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. of debentures. The reason for this The messago.notifies the German for the number of 'Army planes and allowed to sublet promisea for which muggested that the evidence of the

assistance by the United States,

It is added that M. Reynaud's cable

was not delivered until after

aldent

coincidence that

the

President's

Pre- Roosevelt's return from Charlottesville. It was only by n speech was so completely to the point, d

Doing Everything Possible "SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, June 13 (UP),--- President Roosevelt has replied to M. Reynaud's oppool.

The United States, he declared in ¡his reply, is doing everything possible to place its material resources at the disposal of the Allies.

Mr. Stephen Early, the President's Secretary, authorised the following statement tonight. The text of Ma Raynaud's statement has been re- ceived. Everything possible is being done to forward supplies to France,

"Ny= Kowloon

Begistry

-Los No. 2018.

Nunesson of Shan

Locality

1.9

Boundary Measurementa

Be per sale

plan.

About

Ann. Rant

99t

Upton "Price

the Company could not pay any divis

'dend on ordinary shares,

As a result, an agreement was ar

rived at between the Company and WAR CASUALTY

the Asia Life, whereby 4,000 of the

preference shares were to be con-

verted into debentures to be lent back

The debentures,

LISTS

Robbed On Ship's Gangway

While walking down the gangway

loss was reported to thờiPpilet." sald was falso.