1941-05-19 — Page 21

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 19, 1941.

Library, Supreme

ITALIAN RESISTANCE

ENDING:

DUKE OF AOSTA

OUR

IN ETHIOPIA

LATEST

KHARTUM, May 18 (Reuter).-Despite heavy mists and clouds surrounding the towering

TRIUMPH

heights of Amba Alagi, South African and patriot VEILED THREAT

forces from the south and British troops from the north have succeeded in completely surrounding the main onomy fortifications.

Splendid work has been done by British artillery and also by the South African and Rhodesian air forces and the R.A.F., all of which played an important part in the success of our land forces.

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Gondar Still Stands

With the fall of Dessle and the im-

At 8.10 a.m. on Friday, a re- 1 It is not yet known here what presentative of section of transpired after the case irc. junior Italian officers asked to be allowed to discuss terms of surrender. We agreed to talk with him provided that he was speaking for the Duke of Aosta.

An order to cease fire was arranged at & p.m. and if the terms were not accepted, fire would be recommenced

at 9.15 p.ni.

Croatia Becomes An

Italian Kingdom

formation reaching Croat circles In the Middle East.

He made this declaration at a Croat delegates Juncheon to

Dispatch of 55,000 Jabourers following the Duke of Spoleto's Germany was part of the nomiantion as King of Croatia. plan, It is asserted.

gets

minent fall of Ambs Alegi, the one remaining point of Italian resistance! will be Gondar, against whieh our pressure will be increased by the release of troops from elsewhere

Should the Duke of Aosta submit to the terms of surrender, it would have a demoralising effect on other Italian commanders still hold-

inst out,

the

In any ense, it is only a question uf short time before all the Italians will be rounded up in Abysalnia, leaving only smail scattered bands of Italian colonials and deserters room ing the countryside as bandits.

Two Other Centres

FROM SYRIA

LONDON, May 18 (Reuter).-"The Army of the Orient, whose appreme commander is Marshal Pelain, and which enjoys the sympathy of the whole population, is ready to meet force with force," declared General Contz, the Vichy Governor and Commander-in-Chief in Syria, in an announcement broadcast

from Beirut.

Robbers Plead

For Leniency

At Sessions

General Dentz sald that Britain had decided to oppose by force the German planes which landed in Syria. Marshal Petain had already declared that France had no enmity towards England or her Empire.

the

"Yesterday's incidents do not mean occupation of the country or in its affairs. They

Several plans for leniency by interference

those ndmitting robbery charges reault purely from the application of

were lodged with His Honour the the Arinlatice terms. This is the Chlef Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, whole truth. #V the Criminal Sessions this morning.

HJ

me

"France, Syria and Lebanon, which ask Your Lordship to deal with are bound together to-day more thun me lentently so as to give

ever in brotherly understanding, will not endanger their just cause chance to be a good .man after carrying out aggressive activity, the cause by serving the sentence. This Is the result of which will be sacrifice of first time 1 Anve committed an innocent people here or elsewhere. LONDON, May 18 (Reuter)-The offence," declared Kwok Sik-tim, 23, have been entrusted with the duty of Duke of Aosta's move to seek terms who, together with Ho Tim. 33, ad- defending this country and I shall of surrender does not necessarily mitted they had robbed To Fal and carry out my duty to the best of my

force.

British Attacks

LONDON, May 18 (Reuter).—The new kingdom of Croatia mean that the whole Abyssinian Mak Chau of 208 tins of kerosene ablilty.”

n General Dentz concluded with a is to be developed into a state of "Roman strength," Mussolinipalgn will be ended immediately, and a quantity of clothing from announced in Rome to-day. thurities, according to reliable in- ccording to the view in London, suys junk near the Tung Ku Lighthouse declaration about meeting foree with

"Reuter's" Military Corespondent. on March 22.

While the Duke doubtless sees Ho. Tim made a similar plea for that further

in resistance

Amba leniency. Alagi is useless, no mention is matie Defendants were euch sentenced to barter of the other two centres of Italian 15 months' hard labour.

resistance, namely, Gondar dis- ersatztrict southwest of Amba Alagi and the Lakes district which is about 200 It is also stated that capital miles south of Addis Ababa. punishment has been Introduced in It is thought probable that following for a light sentence gave the Croalla for printing and spreading ing Hitler's instructions to continue reason that he had wanted to re-charge of robbery committed at Yiu "seditious" leaflets, ecoucanle sabol-resistance as long as possible in turn to the country Lo xec nge and strikes,

Abyssinia in order to keep a portion mother.

the

1 Duce described

Croatian Oustachi Torrorist) Organisation as

the "armed guard of the Croat

that

Revolution" and paid a warm tribute to Pavelitch 救箱 inuder organisation.

Terms of Treaty ROME, May 18 (Reuter)--Follow- lag the announcement of the nomina- tion of the Duke of Spoleto to the throne of Croatia, the Cront delera- tion attended at the Palazzo Venezia for the signature of the military and frontier agreements with Italy.

Croatia In return, goods.

BULGARIAN MOBILISATION

Minister,

LONDON, May 10 (Reuter).The Before signing. Mussolini and Dr Bulgarian War Pavelitch (the Croation "Quisling" Daskaloff, has left by air for Berlin, Berlin, appeared four times an the balcony according to an Istanbul dispatch to to be cheered by the crowd after the Independent French news agency. which Mussolini insisted that the General

Daskaloff will discuss Croats should appear a fifth time by with the Germans general mo – themselves. The agreements were bilisation in Bulgaria of all men up en signed in the presence of Clano to the age of 60, says the report. and the Cront delegation includin

withdrawing the secretary of the Oustachi troops from Greece and want to ex- (Terrorist) Organisation.

tend the zone occupied by Bulgarian troops.

The documents comprised a trenty defining the frontiers between Italy and Croatia, military agreement re- garding the Mediterranean coastal zone, a treaty of guarantee and colin- boration, a final protocol and an ex- change of letters betweer, the heads of the two governments.

Under the frontler agreement the port of Surak near Flume is to be Italy's though it lies in Croatin, The next port down the coast. Kraljevica, is to be included in Croatia. The const of Croatia will include the port of Sebenten in Dalmatia.

The

Germans

are

Greek Ministers Machine-Gunned

the

Wanted To See Mother .Lal Kwong admitted that he had committed a robbery on a hillside near Shatin on April 8 and in ask-

of the British Imperial forces_divert- Lai was also ed from their real object—Libyn—| months' hard labour. the Duke will not call off resistance

In the Gondar and the Lakes areas,

Strength of Enemy

sentenced to

One of A Gong

"I want to be good mun

LONDON, May 18 (Reuter).---- British attacks on Syrlan nerodromes continued on Saturday morning, ac→ cording to an Ankara dispatch to the German news agency, quoting Beirut,

Kui Lane, oft Sutherland Street, West, on April 3. Wong was on a 15 further charge of robbery in relation to another incident and he admitted this also.

of

Wong was sentenced to two terms imprisonment of 15 months hard It is not known what the exact more so 1 ask Your Lordship to puss currently and was also ordered to be once labour each, the terms to run con- strength of the Italian forces in on me a tight sentence to enable me was estimated that there about 33,000 Abyssinia Is. About a week ago it to do so," said Tang Shing who ad-given 12 strokes of the cane.

Chiu, who was said to have been Italian and 36,000, antive troops, but mitted a charge of robbery by two a minor actor in the incident he was there has been no official information or mure,

concerned in, was sentenced to nine Defendant admitted that he in regard to their disposition.

robbed "Chan Sik-yung of a quantity months hard labour. If the vast goed in de madry and been el of potatoes aboard a Junk in British

Amba Alag area, it is waters on April 25. likely that the surrender of the Italian forces there will result in the operations being brought to a close quickly in the other districts,

Army's Air Mail Service

hod

one of a gang of armed men.

Defendant admitted that he was He was sentenced to 18 months' hard labour.

Tsun Wan Robbery

Sentence of cight months' hard labour was imposed on Lam Kwan for a robbery committed ut Tsun Wan on April 15 and during which the victim was robbed of a ponjce Wong Hung and Chlu Chu, both jacket. The incident occurred at Ha unemployed, pleaded guilty to a Kwal Chung Village.

Cane For One

Kowloon Maternity Ward Concession Obtained

LONDON, May 18 (Reuter),--A twin-engined Italian plane machine- LONDON, May 10 (Reuter).-The| gunned a 300-ton bont on which the new aircraft letter service from Greek Ministers Cotzias (Finance) troops in the Middle East to Britain and Apostolides (Justice) were mak-was inaugurated by General Sir Ar- ing their way from Turkey to Pales-chibald Wavell in a message to Gen- tine, reports the Jerusalem corres-eral Sir John Dill, Chief of the Im- The representations made by the Kowloon Residents' As- pondent of the Independent French perial General Staff, beginning "MY sociation-regarding-the-closing-of-the-greater-portion-of-the- “Agreement With Nazis news agency.

Dear Jack" and signed "Yours ever, JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuter).— No one was Injured in the attack Archie Wavell.”

private maternity wards in the Kowloon Hospital, have been Materials in exchange for com-and the two Ministers have arrived General Wavell says that the ser- partly acceded to by the Hon. Director of Medical Services. pulsory labour service this was the ut Hrifa and are continuing their vice will mean a lot to a great many This was disclosed at the May meeting of the General Com- bargain struck between Pavelitch. Journey to "sonicwhere in the Middle people and hopes that it will be pos-mittee of the Association held in the St Andrew's Church Hall the Croat leader with the Nazi au- Encl."

sible to keep it up regularly.

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The

Those present at were: Mr D. W. Munton, President: the earnest effort which the Hon. Lt-Col E. D. Matthews, Vicc- Director of Medical Services made to President; Mr F. C. Mow Fung, Hon. meet the views of the Association, Secretary: Mr R. H. Wong, Hon. and the Hon. Secretary was directed Treasurer; Mr L. R. Ildefonso, Dr S. to express the Committee's thanks to G. Kirkby-Gomes, Mr Lam Ming- him for his patient consideration of fan, Major C. M. Manners, Mrier.dered to their delegate during the the question and for the courtesy Feston), the Rev. 1. D. Rosenthall, discussion. Mr R. J. Shrigley, Mr D. O. Sliver,! Dr J. T. Smalley, Mr J. N. Sweeney, Rev. H. A. Wittenbach, and Mr B. Two tramc matters were discussed, Wylte.

one being the danger of serious Apologies for absence were re-nccidents occurring at the Vehicular erived from Mr H. Braga, Hon. Mr Ferry Wharf on the Kowloon side. Leo D'Almada e Castro, Miss E. M. when the third class possongers are Gibbins, Mrs H. F. Phillips and Dr leaving the exit upon the arrival of A. M. Rodrigues.

a fèrry. majority of these pas- The Hon. Treasurer in presenting sengers, too impatient to wait until he financial statement for the past all the vehicles have passed from the two months, reported a gratifying ramp, persist in clambering through two-bar fence and rambling increase in the membership, there the

across the car park, while the cars being fifty-nine new enrolments so for this year,

and trucks are coming out. It was of the The matter

that the opinion of the Committee temporary he closing of most of the maternity the addition of expanded metai or wards in M2 Block of the Kowloon wire-netting fen

fencing of about 5% Hospital received considerable atten- feet high to the existing two-bar tion, Correspondence on the subject piping fence around the West side think

distance ni passed between the Associa of the car park for a had tion and the Medical Department not about 120 feet, would probably result having proved effective towards a in most of the third class passengers solution of the

Services had harbour side to Jordan Road, as was courteously suggested that a repre- originally intended and which 1%

The sentative be appointed to discuss the question fully and frankly with him, matter attended to was the diversion and Mr B. Wylie had been delegated of No. 3 Bus route, complaints 16 carry out this duty.

having been received that the altered terminus in Jordan Road is Mr Wylie in the course of his re-

very inconvenient for the majority port or the discussion, stated that he of the residents who use this bus hud happily been able to obtain from the Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke

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hot

Concession Obtained

route.

Electricity Charges

me concession in the matter. The Among other questions brought up Hon. Director of Medical Services for discussion, the recent increase in

stressed the fact that the the charges for electricity by the

utilisation

Light Power Company arrangement for the better ulusly of mentioned. Several members of the a temporary character, and when Association had complained that the conditions demand the occupation of cost

ut cost of living was

already high these beds for maternity cases, he is enough, and that the increased elec prepared to restore them all to their tricity charges would adu A further former use. In the meantime, in strain on a large section of Kowloon

rder to meet, at least in

residents. While everyohe deplored wishes of the Association in this con-uny addition to the already high level nection, he is alat prépared to give of living expenses, it was generally structions to the Senior Medical recognised that the producing of Officer, Kowloon Hospital, to

accept electricity is almost entirely depen- primipare and, of course, all emer-dent upon imported materials, parti- goncy maternity casda. The Hon.

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Victory Year Hence Seen

Mr Lees-Smith, Leader of the

Opposition, forecast in a broad- cast recently that the end of the war will be in sight about a year hence.

The future of Europe now hung on British staying power, he said. Hitler had a time limit within which he must corquer this country or perish. That time limit was set by iwo factors-ihe arrival of equip- ment from the United States and the strangulation of Germany's resources for war by the blockade.

"Equipment from the United States," said Mr Lees-Smith, "has hitherto been a trickle. It will soon become a flow and it will fically become a flood, within the first halt of next year." -

M.P. Critics Of Oxford Group

The Oxford Group is the subject. of a motion in the names of more than 50 MP.S.

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Ten days packed with dramal Ten nights filled with romancel

Rex Harrison

The President of the Board Trade is urged to revoke the licence granted under the Companies Act to Dr Frank Buchman, leader of the organization, and his associates.

Complaint is made that they have not publicly condemned Hitler or other aggressors and that Dr Buch- men's activities have bean harmful to the Britisht cause in'

* many coun tries and are occupying in the United States young Brilish subjects: whô mang t might be better employed hate.

STRANGE GIFT

the town-of-

milled to the non-maternity warda ndence that they will be good, enough hear Nawk Ya of M2 Block, so all to prevent!

Wally to furnish the Association with an reasonable pom burts Not intacions - Fadequate explanation or the situation

MISSING TEN DAYS

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{thought, this too ambitiqui,"

'nk there were a number of

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Jans

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