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Anglo-Greek Government Relations

LONDON, May 18 (Reuter-In their anxiety to discredit Britain in the eyes of the world, particularly in Greece, it is stated authoritatively London, the Germans have invent- cd D story which their "Trans-Ocean" news service has given to the world. The fabrication says thất Sir Michael Palniret, the British Minis- formerly in Athens, was going and bad said that all to Palestine and future communications between the British and Greek Governments the rough

ter To

would

uld be transacted Greek Legation in London.

Authoritative quarters in Legdon нау that there is no word of truth in this report. The normal diplomatie' relations are being maintained be- iween the British Government and her ally, the Greek Governræent.

De

Gaullists At Vichy To Die

BERNE, May 18 (Router).— The most savage penalties yet enforced against the followers of General de Gaulle are report-j ed in a message from Vichy,

The War Tribunal nt Clermont- Ferrand, it reports, has condemned Urge non-commissioned officers to centh and has imposed sentences of imprisonment ranging from life to 10 years on 17 non-commissioned

ficers and others for alleged partiel-| pation in the de Gaulle movement.

Greek Ministers Machine-Gunned

LONDON, May 18 (Reuter).—A twin-engined Italian plane machine- gunned a 300-ton boat on which the! Greek Ministers Cotxias (Finance) and Apostolideo (Justice) were mak- ing their way from Turkey to Pules- line, reports the Jerusalem corres- pondent of the Independent French) news agency.

No one was injured in the attack! and the two Ministers have arrived: at Haifu and are continuing their Journey to "somewhere in the Middle Eng."

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

AMBASSADORS MEET

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Hongkong is honoured by the presence two distinguished diplomatic personages, Bir Nelson T, Johnson (left), the retiring United States Ambassador to China, and his successor, Mr Clarence E. Gauss, who arrived on Saturday. This plature was taken at the Peak residence of the Acting U. 8. Consul-General, where they een- ferred during the week-end. Photo: Ming Yuen).

American

있다.

Sold

Home

Army's Air Mail To Join Royal Air Force

Service

Stirred by the valour of our airmen in the battle for LONDON, May 10 (Reuter).The Britain, Americans are flocking to join the R.A.F. aircraft letter service from Churchillian phrase, they "just keep rolling along."

new

troops in the Middle East to Britain

our air force.

In the

eral Sir John Dill, Chief of the Im-recruits landed in Britain - States volunteers.

These are typical of the United

With them Dro

- was inaugurated by General Sir Ar- One of them, among a con-¡ment and he hopes to get it with chibald Wavell in a message to Gen-tingent of Empire air training.

perial General Staff, beginning "My Dear Jack" and signed Yours ever,cently, assured pressmen that many more U.S. airmen are on their way over, and many more; are ready to follow.

Archie Wavell."

General Wavell says that the ser- vice will mean a lot lo a great many people and hopes that it will be pos- sible to keep it up regularly,

Numbers of them have come great personal sacrifice.

at

Empire members of the contingent from Australia, New Canada and every one of them.

Zealand, Britain-ighting A,

May 19, 1941 brary, Bupren

Yaumati Ferry Company

•

Feels War Conditions

Although traffe continued to In-| My Chan Wing-cheung seconded crease and receipts were higher than the adoption of the report and it was those of 1939, a considerable drop In carried unanimously. the net earnings was reported at the Mr L1 Sing-kue proposed that Messrs 17th annual ordinary meeting of the T. A. Martin and Co., and Mr Li Tung shareholders of the Hongkong & bo re-elected Auditors. Seconded by Yaumati

Company, Ltd, held Mr Cheng Kok-on, the proposal was In the Offices at the carried. Jordan Road pler on Saturday,

reduction in carnings was attributed to ave factors, including increased cost of coal, increased taxation and wartime regulations and Directors of the Hongkong and You- Tho following were re-elected restrictions.

The

YAUMATI FERRIES

Mr Lau Tak-pox Managing Direc- mati Ferry Co., at the General. Meet- tor, presided at the meeting and ing held on Saturday morning-Dr Directors present were Dr Kwan Kwan Sum-yin, Hon. Mr T. N. Chau, Sum-yin (Chairman) Mr El Sings Mr Li Sing-kuc, Mr Kwok.Chuen, Mr kut. Mr Cheng Kwok-on, Mr Young dart, Mr Cheng Kwok-on, Mr Wong

Choy Wal-hung, Mr Young

T'sun- Tsu-dart, the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau Kwok-shuen, and Mr Chan Kam- Mr Wong Kwok-shuen, Mr Choy

-hung, and Mr Wong Chol-hoo, yung.

also was Mr F. H, Loseby Director, and Mr Wong Chol-hoo, be- Mr Lau Tak-po, the Managing and some 60 shareholders.

Presenting the report Mr

and although the

Lnu said: to increase were higher

Ing permanent Directors were not subject to re-election.

Dividend warrants will be issued

The tropics year

1839 at the Head Office at Jubilee Street

than those of the

the nett earnings were down by over Ferry Pler to-dny.

$202,000, the principal reasona for

this being (a) Increased cost of

(b) increased. taxation; (c)

Moning of the vehicle ferry!

Man Yeung; (d) wartime re- gulations and restrictions; and (e) higher cost of metals, timber, stores and foodstuffs.

In 1932, when we submitted our tender to the Government for the Ferry Franchise, we were paying about $10.80 for a ton of coal. After the outbreak of hostilities between Japan and China the price begun to increase, but up to the outbreak of War with Germany the price of coal was only $18 per ton.

In the cont

of

rose part of 1040`the price

is now quoted at over $80 and Dutch Coal at over $75 per ton. No one at the time of tender could have

foreseen this abnormal rise,

Cause For Increase

Captured

Quislings Problem

The capture of ten Norwegian Quislings in the raid on the Lofoten Islands raises a legal problem which is to be dis- cussed by British and Norwe- gian lawyers.

Are they to be treated as or- | ¦ dinary prisoners of war, or as ́ traitors to their country? If as traitors, should they be dealt with under British or Norwe- gian Huw?

The Norwegian Government is sovereign powers, but it is doubtful established in London, and hos whether these go so far as to give the right to deal with traitors,

The rise in the price of coal to such abnormal rates is entirely due to the shortage of available shipping. Very nearly all the British merchant shipping has been requisitioned; and British shipping now available is said to be plying for the benefit of Government. As a Public Ulity Company, even though we pay to Government Bums three or four times distributed among our shareholders, we must still carry on as we can and trust that Government will tackle this dimcult

Norwegian low as it stands has question as

no death penalty for civil crimes. soon as possible.

coal position The

It is almost certain the men will Is made worse by the fact that the be regarded as ordinary prisoners vehicle

ferry "Man Yeung" which is of war and kept in internment.

amount

a diesel engined ship has been re- thus further increasing quisitioned the coal bill, and depriving us of the benent

of our capital and one of our most economical

ships. Fortunately we have in hand very considerable stocks which were pur- chased at

at much lower prices, but in

time

these stocks will be exhausted. During 1940 we paid the Govern

Bride Found Deadment over $900,000 in rents und

In Her Bath

I am happy to state that steps are

As the Quislings arc not British citizens, and their acts were carried out in a foreign country, it is considered they are unlikely to be tried for treachery under British law, which carries the death penalty.

Java Buys In Britain

Sea Power Factor

Mackintosh's

NEW STOCKS of REGIMENTAL, CLUB and OLD BOYS TIES.

including R.A..

R.E.

R.F.C.

R.A.F.

R.A.M.C.

R.N.V.R..

H.K.V.D.C.

ROYAL SCOTS

SEVEN SEAS

MERCHANT SERVICE.

ECONOMIZE

ON

COAL

BY USING

GAS

FOR

COOKING

AND

obtain our coal supplies at a much order for 10,000,000 yards of HOT WATER

The confidence of Britain's royalties but we shall be unable to Dutch allies in her ability to Sold His Planes BULGARIAN

buy coal at present prices and pay deliver cargoes in East AsiaTM Paty Ward, pilel owner of an air

such large surns to Government. line in Tennessee, sold his acroplanes

despite the present uneasiness MOBILISATION

and business, lock, stock and barrel, Mrs Mary Emma Parkin, 19, who

just being taken to enable us to in the Pacific is shown by the LONDON, May 16 (Reuter-The crussed the border to Canada anu was found dead in a bath at her flat Bulgarian War Minister, General joined the R.A.F. at the age of 30. in Meadowbank-gardens, Cranford, lower rates.

cambrics which has been placed Daskaloff, has left by air for Berlin.

John Coen, an Illinois school Middlesex, 12 days after her mar- The imposition of new taxation, in Manchester on behalf of according to an Istanbul dispatch to teacher, who was once a U.S.-air riage, was stated at the inquest at including $25 per ton on fuel oil and the Independent French news agency. force pilot, is another star recruit. Hounslow to have apparently been 10 cents per gallon on lubrication of Java.

General Daskaloff

novel discuss gave up his position to join in reading a

"Found has also increased our operation costs. This is the second big order from with the Germans n

Britain's air battle.

motor vehicle ferry "Man the Dutch East Indles since bilisation in Bulgaria of allinen ̄up

verdict of accidental Yeung to the age of 50, says the report. Alaska, has patrolled thousands of

Authorities in July, 1940, but the first, for 22,000,000 yards, was given Germans nre withdrawing miles over the mountainous snow- Broadbridge, said that it appeared rate of hire pald for the use last autumn. troops from Greece and want to ex-covered ranges, probably one of the that Mrs Parkin had been reading, of the Vessel will not

The new contract was negotiated pay the was ride unconscious by carbon for ordinary, his vessel upsel our teen closely watching trade deve-

depreciation.

The through, the Cotton Board, who have loss of use of vehicle service and caused bod

Java during recent

The

general

010-

by Eden Philipotts.

The

the

-Bill-Hall,-e-"bush!”—pilot-fromnath, the deputy coroner, Mr H. Gas-requisitioned by the Netherlands entered_the_war_The

tend the zone occupied by Bulgarian most difficult air patrols in

troops.

world. Yet he wants more excite-tonexide, and fell back.

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THE MICROSCOPE TEST

See what the mÁLSKIKODE

shes: The Tinandes and" hee

lenda shaver than it really is

How look at the endwery cincking berkup. Meses the granmmend ride which apich

The light and hang a bund

bury he whing

1

Pure Silk Stockings

$3.75 and up.

"Nylon Stockings

$6.50 pair

The WING ON

Calm

con-

ir

COOKERS and GEYSERS

on monthly hire from

$1.10

WRITE, CALL OR PHONE

Central Showroom-Gloucester Bidg., (Corner of East Arcade). Tel. 24704. Kowloon Showroom-248 Nathan Rd., (Corner of Jordan Rd.). Tel. 57341.

gestion of traffic--which an months. As a result of this observa- HONG KONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, LTD. effects on our vehicular traction British suppliers have captured receipts, On the 15th instant the a considerable volume of trade from Authorities

have informed us that Japan. the "Man Young" will temporarily be returned to us and that the hire will be paid at an increased rate. It gives pleasure to state that the vehicle ferry service will return to normal as from to-day.

Black-out Drawbacks

Raider Joined

Our Convoy

That the raider which attack- The frequent black-out exercises ed a British convoy in the have also affected our receipts. The Atlantic recently was a vessel

New Territories Ferry Service have

been seriously impeded by the war- of mercantile type and not a

ime regulations and

tons. warship is suggested by sur- rest been vivors' stories from Madeira. Although the receipts have maintained the various restrictions mposed on shipping russels and convoy, steamed

These slate that the raider, flying the the British flag, actually joined the unployment of two extra

with it for four hours and then, suddenly Increasing begin firing on the utlier

After a few moments of surprise

loubled

the

mileage of some of the and correspondingly

services

of fuel consumed..

the spls.

heavy increase in the price of

rice

and firewood brought con- the convoy ships returned the fire. siderable hardship to the members of and scored at least one hit.

our staff and it was decided to give

a general allowance of $2 per month

10

$30 employees. Our stores are niss

Goering Stopped From Hunting

Increasing In cost and our repairs cost

much

more on account of the high cost of steel and timber.

Your Directors are giving the above

LONDON, May 18 (Router).- matters their very serious

ous and careful Hitler has banned his associates from attention and are approaching the travelling even for private purpoɛce, Government on some of the problems, with the result that Marshal Goering

During 1940 the new

new ferry vessel has had to abandon the hunting trip the Man Tai was added

to our flect

which he had planned. and two of the older vessels, the old This is one of the consequences of Man Tai and Man Kuen, were sold Hess' fight, says the Stockholm cor- at prices

well above their book value

respondent ot the Independent as you will see from the accounts.

French. Agency, reporting the ban. In February and April this year we have taken delivery of two new

"WAR PERIOD” .:

DEFINED

40.

or

}

Victory Year

Hence Seen

TO-MORROW

AT THE

Mr Lees-Smith, Leader of the KING'S

Opposition, forecast in a broad-

war will be in sight about a year cast recently that the end of the

hence.

or

The future of Europe now hung on British staying power, he said. Hitler had a time limit within which he must conquer this country perish. That time limit was set by two factors the 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, "hos hitherto been a trickle. It will soon become a flow and it will finally become a flood, within the first half of next year."

M.P. Critics Of

THRILL TO THEIR

INTRIGUE - LADEN ADVENTURES!

Ten days packed with dramalan nights filled with romance!

Oxford Group Rex Harrison

The Oxford Group' is the subject of a motion in the names of more than 50 MPS. 19

our

The expression "war period" terry vessels the Man Ka and Man defined in the text of a Parliamentary

Kagement new vessels are a great improvement Bill issued recently. It is interpreted on the older type of boats. It is then the period beginning with the policy of the Board to replace the Second Day of September, 1939, "and older and smaller class of vessels ending with the date on which the with new and more economical ships. Emergency Powers (Defence) Act.

Your Board have recommended an 1990, expires." increase in the minimum

In

+

GOEBBELS AND EDEN STORY

fro

Day- ablo on commercial vehicle to $1.50. This rate is still 25 per cent. below the authorized charges. They do not propose, however, to apply for any At the opening of the Czech increase in the passengers and private Institute in London Mt Anthony car fares,

Eden, Foreign Minister, blinded by recommending tho some lights and flashlights, pleaded to dividend as for 1939 namely $2.40 for photograchers, "Please, don't shoot," Ordinary Share and $2.80 on Dr Goebbels hos seized on thin. each Preferential Share your Direc-flashed to America by newspapermen. tors, have provided for the carrying meaning that "An attemnt was made over-of-5211.884.64-into next year's on the life of Mr. Eden, English War account, which I trust will meet with Minister, when he was opening the Your: approval

Crech Institute in London 945

exch

The President

of the Board |

of

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

Complaint is made that they have not publicly condemned Hitler or other aggressors and that Dr Buch mon's activities have beon'› hermful to the British causo in many coun= tries and are occupying in the United States young British subjects....... who might be better employed heregte

MISSING TEN DAYS

KAREN VERN

SOAN MANIOI

Screen play by John Muahan, Joand)

• Jones Curtius: Direct- ed by TIM WHELAN. AN IRVINO ATHER PRODUCTION

thought, this too ambitious, especially na there were a number of Italians STRANGE GIFT in the district, and surely enough only 180 Was collected. But, dies When the town of Amsterdam, abpointment was cuti short, by the near New York, decided to raise arrival of a cheque for 280% with

240 as a gift to the Greeks in their best wishes to the war against Italy, many is people, failing communli z

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