1941-05-27 — Page 24

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 27, 1941.

Nazis Admit They Sent Smart Work

KITS Complicity The Dean By Chinese QUEENS THEATRE

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LAIRD CREGAR - JOHN SUTTON VIRGINIA FIELD – - VINCENT PRICE NIGEL DRUCK

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Alan Canada Pavara

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In Iraq

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The commentator stated that German spokesman told him that trouble in Iraq was not expected to develop until the Germans had taken Crete

and Cyprus.

100 Fakes

The Very Rev. Edgar Rogers, Dean of Bocking, Essex, has the love of old coins in his blood

Constable

Dock Rivets Stolen

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LONDON, May 27 (Reuter). German circles in Ankara admit that Raschid Ali upset their time-table when he decided to fight the British

Found in a lorry which contained at the beginning of May, according ancestor of his was a 1,400 catties of riveis, Wong Kun, 35, to the Columbla rudlo commentary Master of the Mint in Queen unemployed, was convicted on broadcast from Ankara carly to-day Elizabeth's reign.

charge of unlawful possession by Mr

went to a meeting of the Duke to one month's hard labour.

Fifteen months ago, the dean. N. Macfadyen at Central Magis

this

morning and was sentenced of Gloucester's Red Cross and Sergeant Kinloch said that about St John Fund. "Why not raise 8.36 am. o Morry travelling along 24, Chinese con- money by asking people to give stable saw their old coins?" he suggested.

King's Routi, Shaukiwon, Causeway

uty Bay.

He saw a number

of sacks on the lorry and suspected that they contained stolen property. The constable gave chase in private car and stopped the lorry in Causeway Bay near the tram terminus. The lorry driver was questioned and he told the constable that the load was the property of Defendant who was on the lorry.

The Germans, however, do not feel that all is lost but suggest that Ruschid All may operate at Mosul and concentrate on guerilla warfare to prevent the British massing troops on the eastern Syrlun frontier.

Arab. Army In Syria The commentator declared that the Arab army organised by Gennar agents in Syria was expected to play a major role.

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The whole German aim is to keep the British out of Mosul and the oil lands until the Germans have es- tablished themselves firmly in Syria.

The commentator added that Tur- key has decided to pay interesi an principal on her munitions debt to Czecho-Slovakin, that is to the Skoda Works, which are in German hands.

Trade Follows Nippon Army

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"* TOKYO; May 20 (Doinei)....

Japanese department stores will be

opened in Bangkok, capital of Thal- land, and Hanoi or Saigon in French Indo-China, a

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in Tokyo to-day. held

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and

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The Mitsukoshi,

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America To Safe- Guard Battleships

FROM PAGE ONE

vessel and therefore, the plans for the

United States cruisers were drawn to correct these flaws.

new

More than a million coltis and medal-three tons of them, All- Ing 120 mallbags-have been the

answer.

When his uppeal was made coins began to roll into the deanery.

Found Gold

A sorting depot was opened In London. und the denn went up to town every few days, took of his coat and sorted hundredweight after hundredweight of dusty coins.

He has detected 100 clever for- geries of anetent colns. A parcet of Sunday-school medals, worth- less except as scrap, contained a valuable Spanish gold coin.

A rare Persion gold coln was con- ecated in a boxful of Belgian cen- times worth only a few pence.

The gems of the collection were be sold under the hammer at Sotheby's,

to

Washington Tensely Awaits Big Speech

FROM PAGE ONE

to Britain and China including war if necessary? That is what every diplomat here is anxiously ucking."

What Willkie Wants NEW YORK, May 26 (UP).—Mr Wendell Willkie to-day urged that President Roosevelt in his fireside chat on Tuesday night serve notice on totalitarian rulers everywhere that America intends to help halt the agressor Powers and totalitarians.

Referring to the sinking of the Hood during his speech at the fer- mination of the parade climaxing the United China Kellet Campaign, Mr Willkle stated: "I doubt if any Ameri- can citizen to-day, after reading the news of what happened yesterday, can doubt that America is facing the greatest crisis in all its history,"

Chased From

A Tram Student Lost Money

Chan Man, 23, unemployed, was sentenced to six months' hard labour by Mr G. T. Lowry at Central Magistracy this morning for larceny of $95 from Tagi Kuk-lam, medical student.

said thut

They drew attention to the Battle of Jutland in which it was learned that battle-cruisers, when they sacrifice armour for speed and heavy guns, invite destruction when they

Sergeant MucDonald engage heavily armoured battleships carrying equal armament. The 21 about 1 p.m. on May 25, just as year-old Hood was no match for the Complainant was boarding a tram two-year-old Bismarck which is be-ea

near the Sincere Company, he felt a lieved to be able to fire heavy de-

tug at his left jacket pocket, He did layed action shells with her font on the tram he discovered that his not suspect anything at the time but range guns.

Full Protection

money was missing.

Naval authorities declared

He saw Defendant pass a number that of dollar bills to another man und the new ships for the United States then alight from the tram. Suspect- navy are still in process of drafting: ing him. Complainant followed "De- however, they would be fully pro-fendant out of the tram and gave -tected against-a-direct hit in the chase.

Two other men on the trum, magazine, which was the doom of who Complainant alleges were De- the Hood.

Observers sald that the fendant's accomplices, Blocked his United States has always insisted way and tried to prevent him from glving chase. Complainant shouted that the great need for shipbuilders giv and designers was to provide the for help at the same time pointing to utmost protection vulnerable Camera

towards

car

Looking For Buyer Defendant was questioned and sald that he collected the rivets for sale. In Court Defendant enld he” was not taking the rivets to any particular destination but was merely looking for FL buyer.

Sergeant Kinloch salt that in- vestigations revealed that the rivets were the property of the Talkoo Dockyard, and asked that on order be made for the return of the rivets to the Dockyard. The order granted.

WDS

Albert Gold Medal For Mr Roosevelt

LONDON, May 20 (British Wire- less).The Council of the Royal Society of Arts, with the approval of their President, the Duke of Con- naught, have decided to confer President Roosevelt the Albert Gold Medal of the Society "in recognition of his

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humanity as a fearless and resolute champion of the ideals of national freedom and individual Eberty."

The Albert Medal of the R.S.A. was struck in 1801 to commernorate. the Presidency of the Society, which was held by Prince Albert from 1843 to 1861.

It is awarded for "distinguished merit promoting the arts, manu- factures and commerce."

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Among previous reelpients are Queen Victoria, King Edward VI, King George V. Thomas Edison, Orville Wright, Louis Pasteur, Gugulelmo Marconi,

Madame Curle."

and

Anti-Sabotage Prosecution

Refused To Open Parcel At Watchman's Request

Charged with a breach of discipline against the Anti-Sabotage Regula- tions by wilfully disobeying a lawful command to open a parcel brought on board the ship, three members of the crew of a British ship in the harbour appeared

Cmdr J. before Jolly in the Marine Court this mom- ing, when the case was adjourned until to-morrow for the Captain of the ship to appear In Court.

Defendunts, Chang Net-chen, 51. tallyman, Chang Sih-ching, 34,

for the vital, Defendant. A Chinese constable assistant compradore, and Woo Ping- parts--magazines, gun then chased and arrested Defendant. Hang, 36, the compradore's watch- turrets and conlog lowers-and Defendant pleaded guilly to the man, are alleged to have refused to therefore the US, probably leads the charge. world in that field.

Naval experts stated that modern selence, plus the experience gained in the Hood-Bismarck encounter will be used advantageously when the keets of the new battle cruisers are Inld.

Although they lacked oficial de- tails, the experts believed that an extra heavy projectile, possibly a delayed second shell, flashed through a previously battered gun turret aboard the Hood, which was

pro- bably protecte

protected against the shell but not the weight.

It is believed that modern gun barrel and compression chamber in- ventions played a large part in the success of the German warships.

Republican's Warning Representative Melvin Mans, rank- ing Republican on the House Naval Affairs Committee to-day warned that if the United States Navy hoped to achieve world supremaey, the de signers must always be ahead of foreign experts. ile declared

only in

building this

faster and more

powerful

ex-

and added that the United States building programme is at pre- sent meeting

the

requirements cept as regards Japan, who is report- to be building ships larger than any heretofore contemplated; how- ever, he asserted, "We are able to build more than she can."

Passionate Plea

By Menzies

FROM PAGE ONE

I passionately beg you to follow the example of Britain."

Bombing of Britain

Spea ing of the bombing of Bri- Lain, Mr Menzies sold that no ac count he had ever read of bombing before going to England could pos- sibly do justice to the magnificent people of the Mother Country. The wer was producing a new order of chivalry whose knights were found In the back streets and Janes Britain.

of

"In these people burns the finest fame of courage the world has over seen, I returned a burning en- thusiast-on-the-subject-of-what wo- men are doing for Great Briipin,”a

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STOCK MARKET guilty to the charge.

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Oficial Summary, issued yesterday, is

Buyers.

Bank of East Asia $71 H.K. Fire Ins. $170 Indo-China (Pref) $80 Docks $14.80 Ifotels $2.85 Lands $31

Realties $2.70 Trams $16.75

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Captain. Not Present

Mr E. Cox-Walker, Preventive Officer for Messrs Jardine, Motheson and Company, Ltd, said that the anti- sabotage watchman on the ship had been told to examine any suspicious parcel coming on board. The Cap- tain was not present as the ship had since been shifted to a buoy in the harbour.

in adjourning the case, Cmdr Jolly said that he would like to hear what the Captain had to say on the maller. Defendants are on bail of $25 each.

Japan's Navy

Prepares

Minister's Hint

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TOKYO, May 27 (UP).-The ver- nocular newspapers to-day give pro- ninence to the statement made by the Navy Minister, Admiral Oikawa, in conucction with the 30th Navy Day, or the anniversary of the

LATE NEWS Japan with Russin.

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Looks To U.S.: In Chungking

the asserted that

to the exist Ing unprecedentedly serious interna- tional situation, was "strengthening more thoroughly the means for an armed solution of the China affair, while on the other hand it was en-ing to the United States as the last citadel of civilisation," Mr gaged in training day and night in Lin Son, Chairman of the Chinese National Government here, nrder to res, and to the call for any told Mr Clarence Gauss, the new United States Ambassador to energency. We must remind Qur selves that one can only depend on; our own Power."

CHUNGKING, May 26 (Router).-"The world is now look-

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China.

greal smenul for those peoples who Presenting his credentials, Mr were defending their liberty, freedom Gauss expressed his firm conviction and independence, that the principles for which the peoples of China

the and

Mr Cross Welcome Sales atand for-freedom and liberty Unlied

To Australians

would Anally prevail.

Faith In China's Desting' Recalling that he had been 301 years in China, be stressed his great"

He added that the long-standing faith in the Chinese people and his LONDON, May 26 (Reuter)-Mr American friendship for China had confidence in China's destiny. S. M. Bruce, Australian High Com-been enhanced by their admiration missioner, speaking at a luncheon in of the Chincar determination to dethe appreciation and gratitude of the Mr Lin Sen, replying, expressed London to-day, welcomed the ap-fend their freedom. - pointment of Mr Ronald Cross as

United Kingdom High Commissioner

Chinese people for the assistance they

Referring to Americon assistance had received and undoubtedly would to Australia and referred to the close to China, Mr Gauss

Bald that the continue to receive from the United and successful co-operation now pos- United States was now becoming, a States, xiblo between Britain and the

Dominion Governments.

Mr Ronald Cross paid tribute to the Printed and Published for the Proprietora by FREDERICE PERCY FRANKLIN nghting qualities of the Australians. at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria. Hongkong.