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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 17, 1941.

Britain's Night Defences Records Broken And

Make Raiders Pause

("Reuter's", Air Correspondent)

LONDON, Mar. 16.—The Nazi “black-out" of their moonlight air losses over Britain until to-day emphasises the shock which the record of British fighters, anti- aircraft guns and "other devices" has given to the German High Command.

After admitting on Thursday the failure of six aircraft to return the previous night, the German communique gave up the tally of their own losses.

To-day's communique counter-

ed the British claim that 27 Ger- man bombers were destroyed while the moon was up from Wednesday night onwards with the admission that 21 were lost in that period.

For two days the German publie had been kept in ignorance whether their bombers hnd "returned

safely"

or not and had to be content with an exaggerated tale of British losses.

President Roosevelt's Speech, Reactions

closing of last night's rail to-day. early

due to a Germani

SYDNEY, Mar. 16 (Reuter),—“President Roosevelt's ins- piring words will put fresh heart into all lovers of freedom," declared Mr A. W. Fadden, Acting Prime Minister of Australia, The

The "Nacional" sald, "Co-operation on Britain was not due

no "There could be desire to avoid the moon which rese

more with the anti-Axis countries is to shortly before the attack ended. A magnificent tonic for the British continue until victory is won."

The "Popular” calls it a “sensation- fog which threatened to blanket cut peoples and those of other al address." The papers contrastingly the continental bases limited use democracies than the calm re-played down the fact that Sunday is length and scale of the raid.

losses assuring tones in which he the third anniversary of the ex- The proportionate Certaan

ceat pledged American help on a appropriation decrees.

scale which would have been beyond the wildest dreams a few}' months ago."

last week were under 10 per and not at least until that percentage is reached is it likely that the night operations of the Luftwaffe will be seriously affected.

Daylight Attack

Nazi operations by daylight have taken on a different emphasis.

Air Ministry communiques which have "nothing to report underline the inability of the Nazi planes to penetrate far inland over Britain with ilte. R.A.F. in "mastery of the day light nir" overland.

Daylight attacks on shipping with which the night hammering of ports is linked against the background of the battle of the Atlantic, may be expected to increase as the weather improves.

In the absence of particulars in the weekly Admiralty releases of tonnage sunk, it will not be easy to follow and measure their success,

Counterblows

Berlin Silence

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Mar, 10 (UP).—No com- ment has yet been made regarding Willkie's View

President Roosevelt's speech. WASHINGTON, Mar. 16 (Reuter).

Italian Reaction President Roosevelt's speech is des

ROME, Mar. 16 (UP).—Reliable an "enunciation of the quarters state that President Roo- cribed as

by Mr sevelt's speech brings added signkle- aspirations of America"

Willkle, who, however,

ance to Mr Matsuoka's visit and to Wendell suggested that President Roosevelt's a Jolut tripartite stand against the

he delegated authority to the real spring offensive.

would abjectives be better attainable ! United

States

in connection with the

considered Vie quarters Defence Commission,

"Appropriations alone will not do speech a virtual declaration of war the job. We all pray that he meets and provocative but predicted that the opportunity to become the great the Axis Powers would not react statesman of his generation, for he violently to it. must do so If democracy is to be saved."

Athens Comment LONDON, Mar. 16 (Reuter)"A political act of the first magnitude" how the Athens radio to-night Roosevelt's President

Counterblown against enemy ship-described ping by the Constal Command speech, adding that by it President bombers are also Increasing and the Roosevelt has officially and irrevoc defensive arm of the command is ably signed the death warrant of being lengthened and thickened. Hitler's new order.

The Beaughter, the Royal Air Force's newest night hawk, is also

to be used for long rang, operations, the Air Ministry revealed.

-

Some

Equalled At Varsity Athletic Meeting

TWO RECORDS (women's) were broken and the 10-year-old 100 yards record for the men were equalled during the running of the Hongkong University's annual sports at Pokfulam on Saturday. The track was in good condition, considering the recent weather, and proved" BRACKEN

quite fast.

Miss Hajara Curreem, this year's women's individual cham- pion, won three of the four events for which she entered, and in two of them-the 50 yards and the long jump--| established new records.

To W. S. Gegg (Lugard), how ever, went the outstanding per- formance of the Meet, and that was in equalling the 100 yards' record of 10 seconds set up be Lee Hah-liong (now Doctor) in 1981.

Miss Curreem's new Bgures are 6.0 sees for 50 yards, and 13 ft 6.5 ina for the long jump.

Hall's runners, the Morrison inter-hestei champions of last year, were swept off the board by Lugard's fino athletes of 1941. Lugard Hall won the Meet with 113 points, Ellot Hall was second with 46, Rice Hall third with 41. Morrison fourth with 38; and May and St John's one point each. 4. Mazuza, Lugard Hall, took men's individual honours with 28 points,

he took

one only

Arst though

* T. throughout the afternoon. Chin,

with four firsts, was runner- up.

Lugard's lead from the earlier events was soon increased to one of 40 points at the tea interval, and it was then a certainty that that Hostel would win the Spurls.

Featured In Spain

One of the more thrilling events MADRID, Mar. 10 (Reuter),-Pre- was the Girls' Inter-School_relay, aldent Roosevelt's speech L given Diocesan Girl's School and French great prominence in the Spanish Convent dead-heated for the first newspapers. No editorial comment

time of running, and in the second is published,

the French Convent won by half

While Spanish correspondents in Berlin and Rome are minimising the importance ut American ald Britain, the interest of the Spanish people is reflected in the prominence Turks Draw Conclusions which the newspapers give to news LONDON, Mar. 16 (Reuter)-Pre- from the United States. sident Roosevelt's

nsurance that To-day, for example, the news- United States aid to the democracies paper "Ya," gives heavy type head-

being manufactured by the Curtis-Wright Corporation for Bri-

W. England Town Raided will be "not partial but total" sinca to reports that new bombers LONDON, Mar. 16 (Reuter) particularly welcomed in Turkey, ne-are German ralders dropped many cording to the Ankara radio, hundreds of incendiary bombs on a "With particular clarity." said the tain. west of England town this evening announcer, "President Roosevelt an- but few fires resulted.

Inounces that the Nazi desire to re- write the history of the world nc- cording to the Nazi wish and whim is once and for all burned to wire sphere of plausibility."

High explosive bombs were also London had a brief alert during tho evening but so far no incidents are reported.

The Air Ministry announced that there is nothing to report concern ing the daylight hours to-day.

"United Press" from Istanbul says: President Roosevelt's speech shows that the Democracies have seized the Initiative in the springtime activities. Regarding Mr Matsuoka's, visit, the Turks assert that Japan desires Hit- Jer to nsaist in persuading the

Bomber la Safe · LONDON, Mar. 16 (Reuter)It is now known that the alreraft pre- -viously-reported-missing-from-last Russians to make a non-aggression

Vichy Climbs Down

night's operations by the Bomber act to protect Japan's fear if the No War With UK. Command has landed safely but not moves against the United States.

at its base.

Fanling Captain's Cup Final

T. Megarry (9) beat F. A. Howard 7 and 6 in the flual of the R.1.K.C.C. Captain's Cup final yesterday.

To-morrow

THEY WERE MEANT FOR EACH OTHER...JUST LIKE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING!

JOHN

ANN

GARFIELD SHERIDAN

PAT

Mexican Plaudits

MEXICO CITY, Mar. 16 (UP)...

VICHY, Mar. 16 (Reuter).— SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" A statement that there was no All six of the Capital's morning question of declaring war on newspapers splashed President Roo-Britain was made by Comte de sevelt's speech, the banner head of Brinon, the Vichy Ambassador the Universal" saying, "Dictator to Occupied France, to-day when ships shall not win, the United States he concluded

a tour of the will not give up; 130,000,000 people

occupied regions. support that hovering decision."

"There is no question of de- claring war on Britain," he said, but, putting into practice the policy of collaboration (with Germany), the country must take stringent measures to effect recovery and profit from the. hard lessons we have had to learn."!

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Talks With Hull

VICHY, Mar. 18 (Reuter)-Mr Henry Haye, the Vichy Ambassador to Washington, had an hour's con- versation with the State Secretary, Mr Corde!) Hull, on the subject of food for France.

A message from 'Washington la the Vichy news agency announcing this suys that Me Hull told Mr Haye that he is in contnet' with the British blockade authorities, on the question. Mr Haye also said the interview that the Vichy Government would certainly agree to American control of the distribution of food which might be sent to Unoccupied France.

U.S. Squadron Visits

New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Mar 18 (Reuter)- Two United States cruisers and four lestroyers will arrive at Auckland on Monday in the course of a training

rulse.

Announcing this, the Prime Minis- ter, Mr Peter Fraser, sald that the warships will leave again on Thurs- day.

CASTLE HUDSON

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Countess Ciano On Torpedoed Ship?

Rome, Mar, 10. Countess Eddn Clano, wife of the Foreign Minister and daughter of Mussolini,

on board Whe

a ship which was torpedoed by the British off the Albanian coost, according to

the official Italian newsagency.

The agency alleges the vessel was a hospital ship and that the Countess was neting as a volunteer aboard.

nurso

The ship sank rapidly and there were some denths, but no dotalis pro given of the Countess's--escape.- Heuter.

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Mr. K. S. Oh, President of the University Athlelle Association, call- ad on Mrs J. E. Frid, wife of Pro- fessor Fald, to distribute the prizes. Results

Results were:

100 Yards-, W. S. Gear (Lugard); 2. J. C. Fenlon Liang (Rice). Time; 14

(Morrison); 3. E. Mazuz (Lugard); 4. S. Beca. (equal record).

50 Yards Women Undergraduates-1. Miss Hajara Currem: 3, Miss Beatrice Greaves; 3. Miss Ada Sumad, Tima: 40 Becs, (record).

Shot Put, D. Terkach (Lugordi; 2. Fred Kwal (Nieci); 3, N, Singh (Laugard}; 4. E. Mazuza. Distance 39 ft. 1 in.

Shot Put (Women)-1, Muss Ellen Hunt; 2. Miss It. Curreem; 3. Mis Ada Sufliad. Distance: 20 t. 3.5 Ins.

220 Yards, W. S. Gede (Lugard): 2. S. Liang Rieci): 3, E. Mazuza (Lugard): 4. J. C. Fenton (Morrison), Time: 240

BCCT.

Inter-School Relay-1, La Salle (A. 1. Silva, A MacKechnie, N. Castro and J.

3 Xavier); 2. King's; 3. Wah Yan, Timo mun. 10.4 0.

120 Yard High Hurdled-1. T. T. Chin (Elot): 2. R. M. Au Morrison); 3. 8, Liang (Tucci); 4. Y. S. Lam (Morrison. Time: 18 secs.

LoJump-(Women)-1,-Micu-11-Cup- reem; 2, Miss Fentrice Greaves; 3. Mil Ada Sund. Distance: 13 21. 8.5 ins. (Record).

440 Yards.--1. S. Bingh (Luzard); · 2, N. Singh (Lugard): 3, P. Vangadassalum (Logaru): 4 Chair Kum-swer (Eliot).

Time: 38.8 x

Past Students' Race.-1, D. J. N. An-

Berson; 2. Stephen Lo.

Girls Schools' Relay). French CATEL Anderson uer vent (Conale Law, Jeannette Yolle. J. and Y. Yolle): 2, Diocesan

CREITO, Giris'

Vivierno wonk. Eva Churn and Vivienne Churn),

Colony Half-Mille, Pte Manson; 2 N. Castro. Time; 2 mins, 14.4 secs.

100 Yards (Women), Miss IL Cur-

reem; 2. Mins Ada Sumad: 3, Miss Mea-

trien Greaves. Time: 134 sets..

High Jump K. M. Au (Morrison): 2. Chi Thlam-tslew (Ellot): 3. Y. H. Lam

Morrison). Height 5 ft. 4% ins wong Kak-ree (El) 3, Y. 5. Lam (Bior rean R. K. Teheng (Lugard). Height:

Pole Vault-1, G, Amann (Lugard); 2,

9 L. 8.5 Fr.

Italf Mile-1. E. Mazuza (Lugard); Z.

Singh (Lugard); 3, Tan Mhlang-khoo Ekoll: 4, P. Vangadasalum (Luzard). Time: 2 mins, 20 Bres

Tug-of-War (Women)-1, Seniors fl- Han Lo. Zoza Suffiad, 11. Currorm, P, Ablong Daris Hool, Sophila Patuslunsky, Iida Chan and Mary Sumad).

Tug-of-War.-1, Rice (E. Chao, P. D. Ong. ft. Singh, Fred Kwol, F. S. Tra. ont dump, T. T. Chin (to): 2. Tony Souza, D. Barnes and P. T. Yu). E. Mazuza (Lugerd): 3. 9. Mahmood (Lugard1: 4. K. M. Au (Morrison). D tanes; ID ft. 11 ins

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