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Dramatic Espionage Case Ends

Wednesday,

Nazi Claims

PRISON SENTENCE In France

FOR WOMAN SPY

LONDON, July 2 (Router) —Mra. Marie Louisa Augusta Ingram, 42 years of age, sald to be the wife of an R.A.F. Sergeant, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to-day to ten years' penal servitude..

She was found guilty of cons piring to contravene the Defence Regulations and doing an aet; calculated to assist the enemy. She was found not guilty of conspiring to obtain blue prints.

Stiff Sentence

William Swift, 57, was sentenced

Nazis Meet Opposition

Unrest Growing In Holland

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Death Of General Speck Admitted

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN July 2 (UP)~The German High Command, assert ing that there remains now "but one enemy England" to-day reviewed what is described as an

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SHIPPING LOSSES

Many Vessels Sunk Off French Ports

London, July 2.

The Admiralty announces that the total British mercantile lossen due to enemy action for the week ended of this figure, however, 30,440 tons midnight of June 24 were 88,259 tons. were lost during the combined opera- tions off. French ports and were Similarly, of 69,770 tons Allied therefore not mercanille Josses in the

July 3, 1940,

FRONTIER INCIDENT

Bulgarian Soldiers Fired At By Rumanians.

Boda, July 2

An Incident reported to have; oc- curred on the Bulgaro-Rumanian frontler last night is explained by the which says enquiry by the Bulgarian Bulgarian semi-ometal news agency, military authorities established that having observed something unusual, Bulgarian poldiers sent up a Verey light.

not

"A fow ahots were then fired from were lost in the Rumanian side,

which Bulgarian frontier guards did the morning Rumanian soldiers were toply. The night was calm but in seen returning to their post, proving they had abandoned it during the night.

like circumstances. In all 27 ships 129,445 tone. Of these eight were were lost with a total tonnage of British representing 57,813 fons, eight Alled of 30,750 tons, and 11 neutrals amounting to 34,002 tons.

"unparalleled victory in lication which, the official publication said, had provoked world ad-shipping, 33,020 tons mimtion, amazement or fright." "The greatest campaign of all ume has ended after, six weeks, with the grentest

victory for the German Forces." It added. to 14 years' penat servitude for cons- LONDON, July 2 (Reuter). This announcement was made in a piracy: communicating with Mrs. Reperts have been received from special communique claiming that Ingram; inelting a mon named Holland showing that the Germans Germany started the western offen- Rnshleigh to join the local Defence are coming up against the indepen-felve with fewer divisions than the Volunteers in order to obtain arms for dent spirit of the Dutch in their enemy possessed. the protection of enemy invaders, and persistent attempts to win over the with endeavouring to cause disaffec-|population to the German side, tion in the King's services,

It is learned that the Germans A third accused, Archibald Watts, have found it necessary to relieve 40, was found not guilty on all counts, the Burgomaster of The Hague of At the furat hearing in May it was office and they have suspended two stated that Mrs, Ingram was believed Dulch newspapers for two weeks, to have been born in Germany of No reason is given for the dismissal German parents and to have express of the Burgemaster but the official ed her hatred of Britain. She was explanation for the suspension of said to be a sister-in-law of a Staff the newspapers anys: "The news- Officer serving with the German High papers systematically maintained Command. She was alleged to havejan unfriendly attitude towards the tried to obtain information about German occupiers and have been tanka and men.

unable to cease their one-sided pro- paganda in favour of their friends"

Evacuation

Of Children

Detailed Statement Given In Commons

LETTERS

The Right Spirit

To The Editor,

The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir-Please accept my small con- would gladly give more, were I able ribution of $2 to the War Fund. I

LONDON, July 2 (Reuter)-Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Under-Secret- to do so. ary for the Dominions, Iniilated a discussion on the work of the newly-rolling, for such a good

Thanking you for setting the ball Inaugurated Children's

and just Overseas cause. It has set many minds in Reception Board in the House of motion. Others should gladly help. Commons to-day.

I went through the last war, and Mr. Shakespeare said the difficult I know who the enemy is. We were problem was, which children would fools to have been so easy with them, not be sent to the Dominions. "They at the end of the last war. If Ger- have asked for a cross section of many had won where normal.fit children and we shall send British Empire, France, or any other would the them according to that plan," he said. country be by now,

Approved Quotas

This small contribution, means o "Seventy-five per

lot to me. But it is to show, my children in England and Wales will heart and spirit, that 1 give it.

G. W. L. B,

cent of the

come from grant-aided schools and the remainder from other sourceH.

In Scotland 49 of each 50 will come from what is called local education authority schools and one from other schools.

"These quotas fellow roughly the proportions of children existing in the respective kinds of schools.

There is no ground for the con-

stant reiteration by German propa-|

MALAYA SUBSCRIBES 14

FROM PAGE ONE

ог

ganda that benefits of the scheme go tibuted, approximately £322,000, but exclusively to the rich. We have every effort will be made to see that received hitherto applications in every Malayan bomber pilot

gunner will be able to raid the enemy in his own "Malayan" plane.

England and Wales in respect of over 40,000 children,

Offers For 20,000

More And Mord Pilon LONDON,' July 2 (Router).—In the "I am in touch with the American House of Commons to-day, Sir Ambassador on the application of Archibald Sinclair, the Air Minister, the scheme to America but I am not announced that number of steps yet in a position to

would have the an were taken announcement.

effect of speeding up very consider- "We have received-from-the ably-the-output-or- pilots and other

make

which

The High Command said that the German casualties were alight com- pared with those of the Great War and placed the total number of casualties killed, missing and wounded-since May 10 at 150,492 Among those killed is. General Ritter von Speck,

tonnage were admittedly, heavy, a Although the, losses of British comparison of the four weeks ended June 24 with the sunflar period dur- ing April 1017, when our losses were the greatest during the last war, show that we were then losing nearly three times as many merchant ships and twice as much tonnage per week.

It is emphasised in authoritative quarters that while the sinkings are a The communique claims the follow-good deal heavier than the previous ing losses:

wecks, we succeeded In taking our Prisoners: 1,000,000.

toll of U-boats. Our losses in the Airplanes destroyed 792,

Mediterranean were not very many! any Naval and merchant shipping lost: whereas it has already been stated nearly 800,000 tons.

we sank nine Italian submarines, that we The main reasons for the faerense are the rise in the number of U-boats operating, but this is not to an alarm ing extent.

In addition, Franco's entire stock of heavy artillery has been captured.

MASS RAID ON KIEL

FROM PAGE ONE

We definitely scored Floating Dock Hit

second time. hits."

A few minutes later, the floating dock was again hit by a salvo of bombs and the pilot of this aircraft saw five large fires break out. The crew closely following the Gir- craft which claimed hits on the dock reported that these fires so lit up the target that they could see distinctly the superstructure and gun turrets of the Scharnhorst.

Meanwhile other aircraft were at- tacking naval buildings and storehouses on either side of the canal. A lurge building to the north of the docks was struck and set on fire, and another big shed was so completely suited that the steel gird

ers of its fraiiowork were plainly

visible among the mass of flames to the raiders overhead.

Raging Informo

Large fires were also started in other parts of the dockyard and the pilot of the last aircraft to leave thei aren described them as "a solid mass of flame

Bulgarian side nobody, crossed the The statement adds that on the frontier and no shots were fired Reuter,

Swing Toward Nazism

Bucharest, July 2 Intercal is now centred in the marked and crucial change in Rumanian foreign policy.

All rellable evidence avaliable here indicates that the parallel polley which Germany and Russia so far have followed is now at an end. Henceforth Rumanian policy is ex- pected to move quickly and com- pistely into the German orbit. N brewing was given in a secret stereo- First public hint of what WAS typed manifesto distributed in the

streets of Bucharest,

Tho manifesto declared the Our arrangements also for escort-Russian demands were made at the ing vessels were upset first of all by instigation of the British and the the French armistice and by

ships

Jews who were seeking to bring usually engaged on escort duties about war between Russia and Ger-

many.Heuler, having to be diverted in order to | evacuate not only our troops but also French ports along the coast stretch- Poland and others from some France,

ing from Breat to St. Jean de Luz.

Bucharest, July 2 Besleged on three sides, Rumania The German U-boats have been to-night renounced all her Allies and operating mainly in the western ap-threw herself into the arms of Hitler. proaches of the Bay of Biseny 'pro- bably from French ports.

The view taken by experts is that the Channel Islands will not be of very great value from a strategical point of already possesses Sylt and operations view to Germany. She the Channel Islands of a naval

character will not be easy.

In spite of these heavy losses it is pointed out by the Admiralty that out actual tonnago position is better at the present time than it was 10 months ago. The losses due to enemy action have been made good

by reconstruction, captured enemy ships and transfers from other fings. In addition there have been placed at our disposal considerable tonnage belanging of Allied/countries.

The German mercantile losses up to June 30

Italian to approximately

a bla aerodrome # as much space as tons andunted to about 857,000

The pilot added: "I have never seen anything like it. Three other Quayalde fires, which would nor mally look quite big, appeared almost insignificant beside the great Inferno,"

Why Ford Won't Build Engines

LONDON, July 2 (Reuter)-In

229,000 tons.

A total of 2,365 British, Allied and neutral ships have been escorted in British convoys with a loss of 97 Reuter.

ADMIRAL'S OPINIONS

Washington, July-2---| Rear-Admiral Yates Stirling, who

Dominions offers in respect of 20,000/flying personnel during the next few reply to a question in the House of

He had also decided that all de¡ Commons to-day, the Under-Secre-19.on the retired' list, holds that it is select ond. send that number over of the Air Ministry con- tary for Air, Captofn H.H. Balfour, ¡ becoming more and

children and we shall proceed to

seas as quickly as possible.

with training should be placed Including the American under the direction of a new member scheme, the total offers of homes for of the Air Council to be called air

"Even

for the

said that the sole reason breakdown in negotiations for the manufacture of Holls-Royce sero- engines in America was that Mr.

factory would make acro-engines only for the Government of the United States.

evident

children in the Dominions or United Member 10th 5* be charged not Henry Ford and stipulated that his The Indications are that Japan's con-}

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very

States must apply to only small proportion of our children,"

Countering Nazi Propaganda

This offer

only with the responsibility of ensur ing that the training organisation was at all times adequate to meet the re- quirements of the service and in

keeping pace with the increased flow

of production, but would also have the special responsibility of all matters concerned with the Empire LONDON, July 2 (Router)-In Training Scheme. the House of Commons to-day a The officer selected for this work suggestion was made that to count-was Air Vice-Marshal A.G.R. Garrod.

Colonies Give Fighter Planes LONDON, July

British

Bombs Kill

91 Say Italians

act enemy propaganda in France, aerial distribution throughout that country of appropriate Iraficts should

2 (Nouter)nouncement. be undertaken, assuring the French Ceylon has sent a third contribution

of British aympathy and determina of £7,500 to buy Gghter planes. tion to fight for their freedom.

The Legislative Council of the Mr. Harold Nicolson, Parliamentary Falkland Islands is transferring 250 Secretary to the Ministry of Informa-000 worth of Imperial stock to the tlon, sold the suggestion was under Imperial Government for the consideration but he was not in a purchase of war planes. Although position to make n statement on the subject at present.

the Falkland Islands have only a population of 2,400 they are already paying for their own defence.

These planes will be added to the

Spitfires which has been made ayali- Jable to Britain through contributions

from the Empire.

WAR SITUATION Colonial Acet of 40 bombers and 160

STATEMENT

LONDON, July 1 (Reuter).—Mr. - Hongkong War Fund Clement Atuce, Lord Privy Seal, in Steady support of the War Fund the House of Commons to-day, saldof the S. C. M. Post, Ltd, continues, the Prime Minister would make and a large number of subscriptions statement on the war situation as were received yesterday and this scon as possible, but he was not in morning. At 4 pan the Fund had a position to indicate the likely date reached totals of $1,203,280.15 and

Mr. Churchill was most anxious to £2.753.15.0d. The latest. give all information at the earliest subscribers le as follows: lime, but the House would realise M. M. Hau and Strauss per that he must be the judge of when it French Consul General ..... was in the public interest to make Bercoviich

& public statement.

PALESTINIANS JOIN COLOURS

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ILA.O.C. (i instalment)

"A Quiet Evening"!

| ML. A. J. Kivy

Tomray Toys" G. W. L 1 Mr. Aan Chan "Talphon

JERUSALEM, July 2 (Reuter), Palestinians and other residents, in- cluding nationals of Allied belligerent European & Chinese Officers, Powers are responding in large num - Mongkok Police Station bere to the Army and R.A.F, recruit-French War Veteran Ing_campaign.ZA.

C. B. P. ATKĀJAS Per Central Police. Canteens, Crowds of: Arabs and Jews, after Casiman reading the street posters printed in 3. Allen Engilah, Arabic and Hebrew, are NB, King

Cochran queueing up at the recruiting offices, where it is anticipated that enrol M. Macdonald

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LONDON, July 2 (Reuter)-- | Ninety-one civilians were killed and 392 wounded as the result of enemy action between June 11 and June 30, according to an official Italian an-

the or dead 77 are stated to have been killed by bombs, four by anti- aircraft shell splinters, eight during enemy naval operations, and two by enemy artillery,

Enemy bombs were responsible for wounding 959 people,

Building Societies

Funds Controlled

LONDON, July 2 (Reuter).The Treasury announces that a defence regulation had been made authorising building.cocieties to requiro six months notes for withdrawals of shares and deposits.

diversity of rules on this point among At present, there is a considerable the societies and the object of the regulation is to secure uniformity in

the socielles' powers.

AMERICAN SHIPPING

Republics To Consider

Many Problems⠀⠀

Washington, July 2.

mora that the interests of the United States and Britain lle in reaching a friendly understanding with Japan if possible. belligerency may be discarded for Axis collaboration. The question in not one of appeasing the Japanese but it is a matter of looking facts-in the face.

The immediate problem is more

serious for the British and Frencla than us," he says. The problem as I see it is to prevent Japan adopting co-operation. This can only be Axis done by convincing Tokyo that the long range interests of Japan He in co-operating with the United States and Britain.

believe that is where they do lie economically, culturally and strategically.

negotiations on a new basic treaty to The United States should begin try and generally normalise relations. face the threat from Europe if Ger- We need all our naval strength to

many succeeds against Britain. It would seem wise to assure the safety of the Pacifc Bank if it can be done with honour."United Press.

NEW G.O.C. FOR

WEST AFRICA

LONDON, 'July 2 (Router)—-Lleut; Commanding British Forces fa Pales General G. J. Giffard, General Officer tine and Trans-Jordan; ls appointed General Omeer Commanding. West

This new appointment and months.

Africa.

Com-

LITHUANIAN SCHEME Farmers Must Cultivate Or Lose Land

Kovno, July 2

The Government will, confisente all

It is learned that the American land not cultivated by the owner

Republics are calling a shipping con- without compensation, according to ference for the purpose of solving official sources,"

major difficulties facing inter-Amerl-

can

All estates exceeding 100 acres and

commerce and defence plans in in exceptional cases 180 acres, and

the hemisphere. The Inter-Ameri- all real estates.owned by churches

can Advisory Committee on Econ-

amic and Finance has issued, invita-

or cloisters will be also confiscated:

- Tho confiscated land and ostatës

The meeting is expected to be held will be distributed among farm la about the middle of August. The bourers and tenants and particularly agenda la not; yet completed.-United those who were hitherto political pri Press,

The PA soners-United Press.

Guarantee From Germany

Minister

Terminating feverish diplomatic activities, the Rumenian Prime

announced over of the Anglo-French guarantee the throwing and thereby, it is believed, secured a German suarantee against further military inconde.

Within the past 24 hours diplomatic circles belleve that Berlin began to doubt the Soviet ibtentions, despite the fact that official denials were given out both in Moscow and Berlin regarding Russia and Germany United Press.

any Triction between

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Oficial | Summary issued yesterday says:

There were dealings in Lands at $20, Trams at $14, Old China Lights at $5.00 and a small lot of New Chino Lights at $3. H.K. Banks were sought after at $1,000, but beyond a salo of 2 shares, holders are not dis- posed to trade. These remarks also apply to Unions are Electrics and to a lesser extent Ferries, Providents and Hotels.

Bales H.K. Banks $1,000 HK. Lands $29

Trams $14

China Lights (Old) $5.80 China Lights_(New) $3. Electrics (Old) - $37

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