1940-06-18 — Page 33

Tuesday,

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

TOODLE-OO!

June 18, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

KEH HEH --= I KNEW YOU'D

GRAB ME

DUO-BRIDGE

(British Made)

The Board for Two Players

YAMAIALER

MAY

RECAPTURE Stole Plants

OF ICHANG CLAIMED

Counter-Offensive

By Chinese

From Playground

Thief Ordered To Be Banished

WE FOUGHT WAR AGAINST ITALY GALLANTLY FINE WORK

Stories Of British Heroism In France

LONDON, June 17 (Reuter). The story of a gallant last

BY R.A.F. Successful Raids- Carried Out

NO FRENCH ARMS FOR

CHINA

Emphatic Denial By Consul-General

Two Bridge players can usc the DUO-BRIDGE Board anywhere and at any time; there is no need to go out to the Club on these black nights.

You will enjoy it in any situation, because it is the very best Bridge game for two people yet invented.

The Chinese now claim to have! Planted in the Southern Play-stand by British troops at St.

difficulties which cannot be overcome. ground, Wasichal, only about a week Velery en Caux between Dieppe

Funk.

32. WAN

from the air.

recaptured Ichang, the treatyo some hamboo plants were pulled and Le Havre, was told by port on the Yangtse River, which out by a man who was arrested. French liaison officer. fell into Japanese hands on June This moradors. Li

Fighting magnificently in retreat, 13.

charged before Mr. II. G. Sheldon at he said, they reached St. “A "Central News" report from the Central Magistrory with theft of which was hing shelled and bombed

the bamboo and was sentenced to n Chungking states that a message mouth's imprisonment

and recom had been received from Ichanged for banishment. claiming that Chinese forces Mr 1. P. Tamworth. Assistant yesterday morning recaptured Superintendent of the Botanical and

that in the city as the result of a generali Forestry Department, anid

the early counter-offensive in the triangu. fendant was arrested in

morning. The

Dofences Crumble

hough of yelerday lar area between Jehang, Shasi bato plants had been pulled up and Kingmen.

from the Southern Playground, and planted about a week ago after 21 considerable nmount trouble to get the proper bamboos.

Defendant admitted two previous convictions.

Tree Wood Cases

R.A.F. bombed a concentration of

NAIROBI, Juno 17 (Reuter). The allegation of the Japanese This morning's communique Army in Canton regarding the states that "on the whole front transit of urms from Indo-China to China was denied by the there le little ground activity.

"Reconnaissance Velery.

fights by the French Consul-General at Hong- Southern Rhodesian contingent of the kong, M. Louis Reynaud, in on enemy troops and armoured cars and interview with a "Telegraph” lorries, near the Abyssinia-Kenya representative this morning. frontier

on Sunday with most "I am sure we are not carrying any excellent results.

arms for China over our railways. Twn armoured cars and one lorry We had an agreement with the Chi- were destroyed. The troops were nese Government for the building of scattered.

rallways and American and some Freneli motor trucks have been sent. "The Japanese cannot class railway terials," he pointed out. materials and trucks is war ma

Bayonet Charge In Streets When the Germans came into the town, the British troops charged up the streets with fixed bayonets.

The British were magnificent, he sald, They manned the barriendes

in the streets and sang songs as they took cover from shells.

on the beach were swept by machine

The poorest boats.come miles away

gun fire.

It is added that the Japanese de- fences erunhler at 10 pro, on June 18

out to one.

The oflicer finally managed to swim after they had suffered heavy losses, The Chinese then broke into the city

The men were still making their and "mupped up" all the remnati Japanese in the early hours of the

Some tree wood cases were also way from the town to the beach, he said. but what happened to them, following morning.

ideall with by Mr. Sheldon. For un don't know. 1 only know that Clungshoutien and Fengloho, on lawful possession of 52 entties of: the cast bank of the Han River, are wood. Pang Walt, 19, was expelled your British troops fought and fought reported to have also been recaptured from Hongkong as a destilule. Hand never gave in," he concluded.

by the Chinese,

Bessarabia In Danger

Soviet Starts Move

In Balkans

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

was arrested In Stubbs Road.

Shum

three

was fined $10 от imprisonment, for possession of 35 eatties of wood. Mr. Tamworth said that fairly big free branches had been sawn of. The defendant was arrested In Queen's Road east near the Wanchal

market.

.

Acrodromes Raided "Successful air attacks were carried Air Force on the aerodromes at frut on Sunday by the South African

Neghelli and Yavello,

East will be settled finally with the "However, the situation in the For outcome of the European situation,"

Indo-China's Position "At the same time an entrenchment

Discussing the Japanese threat that camp at Mega in Abyssinia was also steps would be taken to wean Indo- faltacked and direct hits were oblain-China from her hostility to Japan, M. 011 the wireless station and Reynaud said that conditions in the ed barracks.

Far East at present depended upon "Meanwhile reconnaissance flights America. were made over Bardera. Seeing the wireless mast was still standing they blew it out of the ground,

"The aircraft engaged were from the South African Air Force.

"Further detalls of the Neghelli and Yavello ralds are still to come.

"All our machines returned safely." as he has spent 35 years in China.

Italian Tanks Captured SOMEWHERE ON THE EGYPT- On the eighth day, they managed IAN WESTERN DESERT, June 17 overpower the sentry and get into (Reuter).--It is reliably reported that

Dramatic Escape Gorporal Hanley, of a certain Bri- tish regiment, tells of another gal- lant story which began when he and two others were taken prisoner at Boulogne.

They were locked up in a church under an armed guard.

a wood. They hid there for four11 Italian tanks, three guns, one

them

Hui

to Hol was also expelled from Hongkong us destitute. He was caught with 15 cattles of tree wood days without food. behind the Tung Wah Hospital. BUCHAREST, June 17, (UP); Nin, Tam Yuct and Kong Hap, also Sui Kan, and three women Hung Following the extension of

Sheldon. Sui before Mr. appeared Russian power in the Baltic, who had a previous conviction A an Rumanian official quarters are offence committed 18 days ago was apprehensively awaiting clarifi-sentenced to six weeks hard labour. The women were ench fined $10 They

farmer

senior Army officer and one senior found Air Force officer were captured by

he added.

The French Consul-General has

wide experience of Fur Eastern affairs

Butter, But No Guns

the British during yesterday's en-UIT

Then

Frerich il

refugees who helped to disguise them

and gave thein food. That night they met some Belgian counter south-east of Sallum,

During the night, the enemy moved {forward with 28 tanks in the vicinity as onlon sellers. trying to get in touch with either

For days they wandered around of our lines.

We sent against them some of our the British or French Army. jown tanks which dispersed the enemy Why French Armies cation of the Russian claims on or three weeks' hard labour.

Then they found that they had with the above results. There is no

Were Beaten Bessarabia.

Rumanin will go to war before she Hang Road yesterday.

gone in a complete circle back to indication regarding any and ul were jarrested above Tal

Boulogne again.

LONDON, June 17 Diplomatic Settlement relinquishes the province, oilleiala

By this time they had been joined here declare,

by another Tommy. He had been CAIRO, June 17 (Reuter).—Reply- (Reuter).-A delayed locked up in another prison and hading to journalists' questions about picked the lock and got away on alevents on the Egypt-Libyan frontier, despatch from "Reuter's" bicycle.

in which Egyptian casualties occur- special correspondent with red, Mr Aly Maher, the Prime Minis-the B.E.F. speaks of the ter said:

It has been revealed in Moscow that the Russian demands on the Baltic States included the resignationsį of their governments and their re- placement with governments "which could live up to the treaty of friend-; ship with the Soviet Union."

The collapse of France has caused general depression in Rumania, which now wonders whether Hungary, as well as Russia, may not be embolden-

Air Raid On Mirs Bay

Japanese Demolish Saiyuchung

A HEAVY Japanese air raid

Examined" By ̈Nazis

casualties.

British

The Premier recalled similar incl- straits to which the French dents between Switzerland and the Army was reduced a day or belligerents and cited incidents in the

two ago.

In a village near Boulogne they were stopped by a German sailor and taken before a naval officer who asked for their passports.

But there were hundreds of re- Sino-Japanese wor. fugees without passports so he gave

ed into pressing her claims against was carried out on the Mirs Bay nearly broke Corporal Hanley's heart Italians and (2) requesting Italians to umber of colleagues, fell into a

Rumania,

Moscow's Injunction SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, June 17 (Domel)-It is reported in Rome that the Soviet Government has ordered Rumania to send delegates to Moscow to discuss the question abin; ·

Soviet troops

the entry

seaport of Saiyuchung yesterday morning.

According to some reports, the town

has been completely gutted.

The milltary governor has issued them the benefit of the doubt. it orders, (1) prohibiting trade with when he had to throw a £1 note, register with the Police.

Air Activity vay before they were examined.- to see three British bombers destroy Italian planes were again active in

They got to the coast just in time

CAIRO, June 17 (UP)-British and the German headquarters.

SPECIAL TO THE "Telegraph"

The correspondent, with fi

German ambush, but by swiftly reversing their cars and stepping on the accelerators, they were French supply columns of the able to escape and later to warn

Let us admit at once that there are certain technical We are well aware of them--but they do not affect the character of the game in any way. Neither player sees more than his own hand while bidding and only his own hand and Dummy during play. It is obvious that peculiar bidding, psychics and wild jump-overbids are no use in such a game, indeed the hands have been very carefully selected

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ANOTHER RAID-

ON CHUNGKING

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH CHUNGKING, June 18 (UP).--| For the fifth time in eight days, Chungking was blasted in another air

raid last night.

Four squadrons of Japanese bomb- era attacked the war-time capital.

Both the city and suburbs were bombed by high explosive and in- cendiary missiles.

HITLER

A large number of refugees fled They tried to find a boat. Two the Middle East 10-day, to Hangkong yesterday.

French girls told them where they' Italian planes bombed Salum, Sid-dunger. The buildings of Salyuchung are in could find a boat.

The correspondent next encountered LIP SERVICE FOR They helped the barrani und Mersanatruth, killing Kwangtung while is wharves are in Britons to drag it down to the water. four Egyptian soldiers and wounding a column of French horse-drawn the British waters of Mirs Bay.

Picked Up In Channel six. Three Royal Engineer workmen artillery two miles long. is stated that a large number of they heard a shout and thought that

Just as they were about to put off were also wounded.

Merganatruth was again bombed Japanese planes participated, using the game was "up,

the afternoon. mostly incendiary bombs.

But it was only two French soldiers who joined them.

in now

into Latviu at 1.80 p.m.

Riga. the capital, is Russian hands, and a Soviet fleet has

entered the harbour

The Latvian broadcasting stations are now under Russian control.

COST OF LIVING

IS HIGHER

LONDON, June 17 (British Wire- less)The index figure for the cost of food was one point lower on June) 1 than on May 1, while the general cost of living figure, was one, point higher.

The Ministry of Labour states that

Detalls of the rald are lacking but

THREAT TO

INDO-CHINA Apprehension Felt In Shanghai

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, June 18, (UP). -The latest events in France

the increase in the general figure 18 have increased anxiety among

dus to the increase in the price of authoritative quarters in Shang-

coal and clothing.

WHEN CHILDREN

OUTGROW THEIR

STRENGTH

With rapidly growing children, nou- rishment must keep pace with growth. When it doesn't the child gets thin, pale, weedy, with no energy or incli- zation for food.

Tor extra nourishment, doctors and nurses my there is nothing better then Horlicks. It builds up fësh, bone and muscle by providing the essential food elements. In an easily digestible form. It replaces all the energy children expend on work and play Through a delicious favour Horlicks stimulates the appetite so that children get, more good out of all their food.

hai, where it is feared that the Japanese may now take action against French Indo China and the Dutch East Indies.

in

Fifth Column Activity Evidence of Fifth Column äctivity SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" was riven by the fact that a corporal BUDAPEST, June 17 (UP).The Royal Air Force planes bombed the among them said that he and his Hungarian Prime Minister, Count Italian naval base at Tobrouc, causing company were withdrawing to rest Teleld, bas' congratulated Hitler in af extensive damage to ammunition and because a 48-hours armistice had speech in the Hungarian Diet,

dumps. petrol

been declared. This was completely "Since our

he saidi Italion bases nit Elanen and untrue.

Germany has

"The Germans now stand before the castle of Versailles and the Pavil Ilon Trianon where Hungarians were compelled to sign, under iniquitious, humiliating conditions, a cruel and inhuman peace,"

The correspondent passed

over into Paria.

One of them had a compass but no | one knew anything about saljing,

They rowed hard to get clear of the coast by daylight. Then they Ergubnel were also attacked. continued rowing until huge blisters A hangar and one tri-motored 100,000 refugees of all ages and con- came up on their hands. A British Italian bomber were set afire in the dillons, streaming pathetically away ship later found them and took them course of a raid on the aerodrome at safely to England.

Slept While On Duty

Police Constable

Fined $20

Police Constable Li Kan, 20, was

Diredawa.

from the German advance.

Even more pathetic were retreating Italion pursuit planes took to the troops from the front line near air for the first time to give combat Barnay and Lisieux. An almost en- to the R.AF, raiders and one of the tire French division streamed down enemy aircraft was shot down in the road from Bernay to Alencon. flames,

Many still marched in their units and bore themselves creet but others were entirely dispirited.

·

Anglo-Thailand

Pact Terms

By contrast, a long stream of horse artillery with fine bearing dragged their 75's behind businesslike look-

armed

•

Britain To Buy Up French Supplies

NEW YORK, Juno 17 (Router).-- ing horses, but the bulk of the It is reliably stated in Wall Street LONDON, June. 17 (Reuter).-The division were unfit for further sus- that the British Government intends Diplomatie quartera

to take over "ali war supplies con- are making charged before Mr. E. Himsworth at text of the Anglo-Thailand (Slam) tained fighting. efforts to

tracted for in the United States by confirm rumours that the Kowloon Magistracy this morning non-aggression pact has just been Insufficiently Armed

They 100,000 Japanese troops are concen-with misconducting himself as a published.

were insufficiently

France' and will buy as much as the |trated on Hainan Island.

States can produce. Police officer by sleeping while on

the Germans, It shows that in addition to mutual against

who

United were

Over $400,000,000 worth The Japanese Press continued its duty at the, Water Pollet Detention respect for each others integrity, the equipped with tommy guns, portable

of

campaign for further Japanese mllí-Cells on June 13.

two parties agree not tive assist-mortars and machine-guns as well as materials, mainly planes, have been tary penetration to the south.

Defendant was found sleeping (ance, direct or indirect, to any being plentifully aided by tanks and ordered by the Anglo-French Fur

chasing Commission. Business circles here bellove that about 5 nm, on June 13 when he was joggressor upon the other. the Japanese Cabinet will resign detailed to watch three suspects con- If one of the arties commits an "I saw thousands of French troops

or aggression against in unless Admiral Yonel, the Premier, neeted with a murder and robbery. act of war

retreat who,

better given accedes to pressure for action in the Mr. F. E. E. Booker, Asalatont third Power, the other will have the armament, could doubtless have held STOCK MARKET south.

Superintendent of Police sald defen- right to terminate the treaty without dant had had some trouble with the notice. Police before. He had served about

A fine of $20 was imposed.

ASSAULT LEADS six years with the force.

TO PRISON Sentence of 10 months' hard labour FATAL ACCIDENT

was imposed by Mr. Justice E. H.

.

bombers.

their own against the best German troops. In number, they wero -pro- bably ‘A majch for the enemy, but in mechanica; Gghting power they were

NEW ADMIRALTY totally in inferior" says the corres-

ORDER

pondent.

War Risk Rate Suspended

LONDON, June 17 (Reuter)--The Willions at the. Criminal. Sesalons IN QUEEN'S RD. once in evors British this morning on Chon Cheung, who

ing the presence picaded guilly to a charge of assault- Sub-Lieut. Smith, of the Royal ship in 'a United Kingdom port of a ing May Chau, en 10-year-old girl Navy, report, that while driving a suficient number of members of the stuck with intent to rob her. car along Queen's Road East yerler, crew to man defensive equipment and and "al""gimes to the extra strength '{ MAR incident hoppened-near Peace day, he knocked down a small Chin fire-fighting appliances.

The Avenue, Kowloon, on June 1, and it ese boy. Suffering from head In-

scamen από warned that and vitality supplied by Horlicks. Get Horlicks to-day at your tamual store. - was stated that during the struggle juries, the boy was taken to the absence without leave is now punish-French possessions.

(4) Miss Chau received a slight wound Queen Mary Hospital where he died able with severo penalties under the

on the left arm.

Defence Regulations. several hours after admission.

Many boys and girls at the difficult ako own their quocess in schoolwork

SPECIAL TO THE “TELECONAPH" LONDON, June 17 (UP)-Lloyds have suspended all war risk Insur- anco to find from French ports or

A new schedule will be announced fo-morrow.

REPORT

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H.K. Society for tho Protection of Children.

WE ARE AT WAR OUR ammunition

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DOLLARS AND CENTS It is running low. Please send a new supplies.

PRISON FOR FORGERY

Stated to have been A school- teacher, Chan Fong was sentenced to

Hongkong Stock Exchange Omdial|| Summary issued yesterday says:

A slightly better turnover was re- tvd years' hard labour by Mr. Justico ported, H. K. Banks at $1,320, Unions E. H. Williams at the Criminal Sca at $430, Landa at $32, Trams at slons this morning, when he pleaded $15.00, China Light "Old" at $0.50 guilty to charges of having forged and China Providents at $3.60,

and ultered and had in his possession, Baler

pawn tickets purporting to be of the Kwan On Pawnshop, Hollywood Kond.

H.K. Banka $1,320 Union Ins $430

Providenta 13.00;

Lands $32

Trams $10.00

Chinn Lights "Old" $0.50

Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown Solicitor, said Chan forged the tickets I for the purpose of selling them.