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February 19, 1941.
U.S. Harbours Closed Gem-Cutter Australians Land
To Foreign Ships
FROM PAGE ONE
may enter without the authority of the Secretary of the United States Navy,
The order becomes effective in 00 days from last Friday,
It will extend the naval
control
of ship and aircraft movements be- yond the harbours which have been previously declared closed,
The New Areas
The newly affected areas extend three nautical miles out to sea around Cilebra Island, cast of Puerto Rico; Hawaii; Kiska and Kaneohe Hay. Unalisku Islands, off Aluska; and the Pacific Islands of Patoyra, Johnson, Midway, Wake, Kingman, Reef, Ruse, Tutulla and Guam.
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The forbidden harbours include the greal harbour of Culebra; Guantana- Bay; Cuba; Pearl Harbour, Howall; Guam Harbour; Suble Bay, Philippines; Kiska Harbour and the fleet anchorage in the Long Beach San Pedro aren off the Californian coast.
Fate Of Bulgaria
Continued From Pag
before the signature of the Turkish- Bulgarian decioration of non-aggres- sion, the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mr Sarajoglu, received the British Ambassador, Sir Hughe Knatchbull- Hugessen and the Greek Ambassa- dor, Mr Raphael, and had a toy and friendly talk with both of them.
A
Sues For Salary
Sinhalese Kem-cutter Was warned by Mr Justice E. H. Williams at the Summary Court this morning not to incriminate himself after he had admitted, during the hearing of an action for salary, that he had letter from his employer's safe and kept it.
laken
In Singapore:
FROM PAGE ONE
they hoped "there is a real job of: work in Malaya, the same as in the Middle East.”
They declared that for 14 days, naval vessels escorted them and that the voyage was uneventful.
Accompanied By Nurses
A splash of colour amid the pre- cominant drab khaki was provided by the uniformed girls of the Aus- tration
Army Nursing Service, a few of when expressed disappointntoni at not joining their colleagues in the Middle East.
mer
The seemingly endless streams of aled to the rail aldings where a number of trains are transporting them to various undisclosed destina- tions in Malaya, where they will be met by parties of British troops, who will act as guides until the Aussies are nocustomed to their new condi- lions.
Landing Scenes
Here are some of the highlights of the arrival scenes:
The raucous Aussies tossed hun- dreds of souvenir pennies at Malay naval units at the entrance to the Straits.
Azeez Abdul Wadood brought a claim for $080.50. Anlary and paa sage, against Abdul and Co., of 14 Peting Road, Kowloon, and A. M. Khabeel, the managing partner. The defendants brought a counter- claim for the return of a dinmond being loss of one month's services. ring valued at $1-40, and $10 damages Mr M. A. da Silva appeared for plaintif, and
D'Almada Mr J. M. Remedios was for defendants,
Mr Silva said that the claim was for salary from April, 1939 to January, 1941 at the rate of 40 rupees a monili, as well as deck passage back to Cey- ion. The defence was that plaintiff was earning $10 a month, plus free board and lodging, and a denial of the claim. for pazaage on the ground that Wadood was employed locally.
In Ceylon Evidence would be called, went on Mr Silva, to establish that plaintiff was engaged in Ceylon by a partner of defendant company, through whom he obtained a visa to come to Hoag-amongst the staff at the dockyard as kong
the transport drew alongside, some special Plaintiff told the Court that he was of them falling in front of the first engaged as a diamond craftsman reception commitice, including Sir and gen-cutter by defendants in 1938 Thomas and Lady Shenton, Lieut- through Mr Atxiut, who was his General Bond and Rear-Admiral brother-in-law and a partner of the Drew, who laughingly pocketed them. was asaniled to Hongkong in came firni. He
When I got aboard October the same year but returned with eager questions such as "What's to Ceylon in May, 1937 because of ill-doing here?" and "When's the balloon going up?" while the perspiring health,
troops filed their way ashore to the transport trains.
Engaged
of
The cheers from thousands
band on the throats drowned the quayside which greeted the Austral- in soldiers with "Roll out the
Pennies
again thrown Barrel.
were
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Greck Comment ATHENS, Feb. 14 (Reuter) Greek opinion has received the Turko-Bulgarian Pact favourably, Judging from the comments in this
In March, 1939, while he was in morning's newspapers which point out that is emphasised in the Ceylon Mr Abdul asked him to take declaration that the agreement is up his old peat with the firm in
SINGAPORE, Feb. 10 (Reuter).— "without prejudice to the contracted Hongkong at a salary of 40 rupees a
other month and free passage back at the It is officially announced that thou- s with regard to
termination of his employment, which sands of Australian troops arrived in The declaration, it
was for three years. le is added, is
accepted. Singapore on Tuesday evening, and by 2 spirit of
"good and on arriving in Hongkong, he told after disembarking from transports, us the Khabeel of the terms, at the same entrained for destinations in Malaya. 10 put them in The troops come from every State Turkish Foreign Minister stated, it time asking him
and the Commonwealth is enpable of further drawing the writing Khabeel became angry at in Balkans away
fron
undesirable this saying that it was not necessary equipped to the last detall. complications.
to put the terms in writing. Hungary-Bulgaria LONDON, Feb. 18 (Reuter).-A eultural agreement between un- Bry and Bulgaria was signed to-day according to the Budapest radio.
Kaverly" relations and
BOMBERS DOWN OVER ENGLAND
Continued From Pre 1
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bombers were destroyed in Britain during the night.
No Activity LONDON, Feb. 10 (UP).-No n activity has been reported through out Britain up to an early hour this morning, presumably owing to the weather on the Continent and the; dense for and rain enveloping the Straits of Dover,
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No Regular Salary
ате
He did not press the matter further Senator's "No Need
For Further Aid”
> FROM PAGE ONE
and continued with his work until time 'in December, 1940, some Daring his employment he did not draw a regular *salary but took ad- gances from time to time, the amounts to be made up at the end of his services. He took altogether $350.5
50.50; that the oppositionists would night On December 17, 1040. a diamond ring was sold for $110 and he asked for the adoption of the Ellender Khabeel for the money as he wanted amendments as well as other changes. to send it back to Ceylon. Khabeel agreed and asked him to enter the account in the book.
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ed that the Bill, with authority to ile terminated his employment as repair British ships in United StatesTO-MORROW
"invite
Axis the result of a letter which he found yanls would In
defendants
letter Powers to send submarines into New safe. That
York harbour and aeroplanes was from Mr Abdul and it asked New York city," pointing out as an Klubeel to close the business and re-New turn to Ceylon.
example that HM.S. Renown might be repaired in the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
Took A Letter" His Lordship: You took that letter und kept it?
Platntif: I only read it. His Lordship: You must have kept it otherwise how could you pro- duce it now,
Mr Remedios. It is larceny,
over
по
asserted: "Unless we conclude to go openly into the war; unless all thought of staying out of the war has been abandoned I can conceive more provocative aetion on our part. It seems better openly go to war at His Lordship then warned plaintiff once and give ourselves the prolec- not fo
to mention the letter any further-tion-resultant from vigliance dan deliberately to osk for belligerent because he might incriminate him-
attacks. criminal charge which self in any might follow.
Mr Remedios: It is certainly like- ly to follow.
Plaintiff then went on to say that after reading the fetter he asked Khabrel, for his salary. Khabeel clid. agreed to pay him but never On January 13, he again asked for his salary and Khabeel then told him that he had already drawn his ac- count as his salary was only $10
month.
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No. 1 Power Politician "The Bill would make the President the No. I power-politician. in the Democracy world. The American might not survive the transfer of its vast resources to the sole bounty of the President, to roam the war-torn world and reward whatever allen nation he may please."
He said it would give President the than Roosevelt more power dictators in Rome, Berlin
and Moscow, and added: "I simply cannot accept the novel theory that our safely, pence and happiness require. that we shall make, our White House
Cross-examined by Mr Remedios, plaintif
Mr denied that Abdul brought him to Hongkong simply to learn the trade of a Jeweller. He also denied that he was employed as the war capital of half the earth,"
an office boy at $10 a month.
Habring was adjourned to 11.15
am, on March 15.
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A further remand of one week was ordered by Mr H. C. Macnamara this at the Kowloon Magistracy
un- morning, when Fan Liu, 10 employed, appeared on charges ran- cerned
with the use of alleged forged certificates for entry into the Feder- ated Malay Sla
FROM PAGE ONE
from where to combat the British transfer of troops to Greece.
Greek War Reports ATHENS, Feb. 18 (UP).-The Government spokesman said to-day that the Itailans have falled to regnin "even one inch of their Fan was charged with ultering a territory," though this renewed their the entire forged
along certificate purporting to be counter-attacks
Slates
territ
ann for entry into the Federated front, the heaviest being on the Non Chong north front, supported by Concen- January 11trated artillery Bre
147 States at
Arst floor, on casion of
forged seal
to
of 180 men,
purport- He, asserted that Italian prisoners ing be that of the Assistant Im confirmed that the Italian losses have migration Officer, Kuantan, Federal- been very heavy recently, alating cd Malay.
possession of thint from a company States; and
only 26 survived. 10 forged certificates purporting to be
admission, into, the In an unspecified sector the Greeks have captured two very important
ότι a 1,000 metre-high positions mountain range, taking 100 Alpini troops prisoner.
cderated Malay States,
Inspector G. W. Moreton, alinched to the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, asked for the remand and said that an official of the Singapore Immigra
tion Office was being sent to Hong
kong to give testimony on Dentes.
Removal Of Rice
Charge
Chan Kan-shul, 33, owner of a trad- Ing junk, was charged bblore Mr. A. N. Macfadyen at Central Magistracy this morning with moving 67 bags of rice on February 17, without first obtaining a permit from the Con troller of Trade.
On bait of $500, defendant was re- manded 24 hours. Sgt W. L. Kinloch prosecuted.
H'kong To Defend If Attacked
FROM PAGE ONE
would be forthcoming, he referred to the statement made by the Air Chlef Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Commander-in-Chief, British Forces, Far East, in a Pros Interview, during his recent visit to the Colony. In the Interview Sir Rebert pointed out that the whole of the Far East com~
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