1941-05-30 — Page 13

MANCHUKUO Mid-West

Japanese Create

New Province

SPECIAL TO THE ASTELEGRAPHTM HBINKING, May 20 (Domel), The Government has decided to create a new administrative province in the district of Sxepingital between Hainking me Mukden in south-

vince will be

Mr Hau

Chio-ban,

Wants Action

Isolation A Myth

Friday

HONGKONG TEL

LIFE IN REICH

More Restrictions

ZURICH, MAY 29 (Reuler)The

Berlin correspondent of the "Neue'

May 30–1941 —–—–

South Shansi Debacle For China, Say Invaders

Special to the "Telegraph" *____*

Zuercher Zeitung" anys that the last the gigantic campaign in southern Shans! is nearing completion SOUTH SHANSI, May 29 (Domei):-The second phase of thing the Germans wish is prolongas the Japanese forces have already succeeded in destroying the

subject of conversation and, despite of the Tein River in Southeastern Shansi Province. the omelal explanations, has shaken many.

Major-General PI-Mel-halen, com- mandant of the Sixth Column, who

western Manchuria. The new pro General Pehrson Allen writes: "Pre-ha Hess case; fe still a "frequent greater part of 45,000 Chinese troops trapped in the upper valley

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuter)on of the war be called Szepingsheng aldent Roosevelt has just had n Director of the private poll inken of mid-Western

sentiment ori Affairs Board, has appointed vention,

on the question Inter- first Governor of the new province, while Mr Kiyotaka Noda, Counsellor of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has. been named Deputy Governor,

Statistics Mureau General

Immigration

Just returned from Illinois, Iowa, personal representative has Nebraska, South Dakota, Nevada. Colorado and Utah, where he Listened to farmers, editors, business men, and gas station operators. His report says in effect that mid-Weat

The Government also revealed that the plan for promoting the settlo iment of immigrants in the new coun-isolation is largely a myth. try also showed favourable progress as compared with the original pro- gramme, Japanese immigrants totall- ing 05 per cent. of the projected number, Koreans 65 per cent., young volunteer immigrants 85 per cent.

"On the question of convoys, he found hard-headed farmers saying that they wanted to see American farm products delivered safely to the other side and not sunk. 1

"Roadside sentiment seemed to be: At present there are in Manchou-What are We waiting for? This kuo 30,000 Japanese Immigrant thing's got to be settled. Why not families, 24,000 Korean familles, and now?" 20,000, armed, colonist. famílies,..

"Black Tom'

Sabotage Compensation

PHILADELPHIA, May 29 (Reu- ter) report fled in the Court here on Thursday disclosed that German interests had paid Lehigh Vailey Railway the sum of $10,010,033 for damage caused to property in the sensational "Black Tom" explosion in Jersey City during the Inst war.

The explosion occurred in one of the largest United States' munition factories on the eastern coast, about 00 miles from New York City. Many people were killed, and It was the worst such disaster during the war.

KING & QUEEN VISIT THE TROOPS

TURKS PONDER ROOSEVELT SPEECH

.

ANKARA, May 20 (Reuter) Considerable difference of opinion still exists among the Turks on low to interpret President Roosevelt's speech.

The younger confess that they are disappointed as elementa frankly they expected the speech to be "less vague and that the President would take a definite stand United States position regards the More mature observers among the denote of the opinion that Frest-

Roosevelt has gone as

far as possible and say that they must wait to see whether the United States' further measures to help Britain will meet with German resistance, in which case they believe that the United States will enter the war.

Turks

R.A.F. TO TRAIN IN AMERICA Programme Announced WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuter).

LONDON, May 29 (Reuter)-TheThe War Secretary, Colonel Henry Queen rode in a Bren-gun carrier to day when she visited the south coast and inspected the headquarters of a company of the London Scottish Regiment, of which she is Colonel- in-Chief.

She rode in the carrier over the country for ten minutes, and during the journey through well-known const village, she saw something of the defences, including heavy tanks on the move,

Visiting Brighton, she carried through several engagements, and after lunching with the officers, visited other coastal defences.

H.M.S. Alfred

The King, to-day, visited the "ship" H.M.S. Alfred, which Is the Navy's training establishment for candidates from the lower deck for the rank of officers. The King saw that everything was done in Navy fashion" in this dry-land estabileh- ment, where more than 6,000 officers have

ave been produced.

Acknowledging the cheers from the crowd gathered to witness his arrival, the King smiled broadly when a woman called out "What about old Birmarck now?"

Later he inspected a company of "Wrens"Women Naval Auxillarles

Governing India For The Indians Authoritative Statement

L. Sumson, disclosed to-day that the training of 8,000 R.A.F. airmen in 7, starting with a first class of 650 the United States will begin on June students, followed by new groups at intervals of five weeks.

Colonel Stimson told the press that the programme might be enlarged later;

Anglo-Spanish Courtesies

GIBRALTAR, May 20 (Reuter)- The Governor of Algeciras, General Munoz Grandes, this morning re- turned the official call' paid on him on May 19 by General Lord Gort, the newly-appointed Governor of GIL- raltar.

where a reception was held at which the principal naval, military and air offelals were present.

While war production: la Imposing

tremendous demands on the workers, Judge's Criticism Of lost 7,000 to 3.000 men in the battioNEW STOCKS OF

duced in the sale of beer and meat. new radical restrictions are Intro-

Owing to the labour shortage, maximum efforts are made to re- lense workers for employment in war Industries.

Hundreds of magazines have been suppressed and books are

only permission. allowed to be published with special

+

RATIONING

U. S. POWER SUGGESTED

and in-

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuter), -Mr Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, at a press conference to day, advocated national daylight saving time and also suggested that America may have to, resort to a restricted use of electricity stitute petrol-less Sundays in order to mect shortages of

on the restriction of electricity, Mr Ickes declared: "It is more important to make aluminium than have night baseball." (He was referring to the popularity of floodlit professional baseball games).

tha

H.K. Chit System

FROM PAGE: ONE.

-

near Tungfeng on the north bank of.

the Yellow River. Bled Into the upper

reaches of the Tein River with about 1,000 survivors of his forces but on May 28 was taken prisoner together with 700 men by a Japanese détach- nicat..

..

The February denting was the first Two Chinese Divisions of General in which second Defendant had had Fan Han-chich's Army were almost credit. She took the goods and left annihilated when seven Japaneso

shop

Army units pounced, upon the con Since then,

Mr Brown sald, He had fused, masses of Chinese troops near not seen her. He did not know her Hsiaoshichwang. husband. Second defendant had fre Tain River Assault quently bought small articles from

General Chen Su-sheng, Commar- the shop for cash. He served her der of the 8th

accompanied Mr Cross-exami April 5.

Liu Wel Russ, Mr Brown sale by

said

ping. that, he

Deputy Commander, fled In which was in her name.

had plain clothes as the Chinese Army debited sen

second Defendant's account, corps was wiped out in the relentless that he had written her three letters valley during the past days.

He said Japanese assault in the Tein Alver in June, July and August asking her to pay up, but, as she did not do so, the writ was issued.

personally on

by Genera Division.

of the 8th Army who lost half his General Wu Shih-min, Commander army in the battle south of Tungfen- Inspector's Evidence chen, fled into the sector west of Michael Hourihan said that he was men of the 195th Regiment of the

Mapitsun

escorted by about 1,000 Commenting of power and oil. Chief Inspector of Police in Kow-100th Division but is row In a des

loon. His wife, second Defendant, perale plight as four Japanese units was evacuated from the Colony last are pressing the encircling attack July. He had no knowledge of the upon them. The Chinese Commander goods ordered by his wife. She was is now keeping only about a hundred living with him in April. Defend-mer: around him. ont gave her a Lack of Tankers

monthly allowance of

Troops Surrounded $450 covering house-hold and her Mr Ickes said that the oil problem own personal expenses. Defendant against the remnant Chinese troops, Continuing their mopping-up drive was strictly one of transportation

was carning a salary of $520 per three: Japanese detachments on May owing to the transfer to the British month at that time. The allowance 28 completed enveloping about 1,800 service of one-fifth of the Americanvas one agreed between them. tanker feel,

Defendant said that he had told in the mountain five miles north of Chinese troops of the 85th Division Mr Ickes conuments were made his wife not to pledge nis credit on Tungshenchen in the upper reaches simultaneously with a statement by her own personal clothes. It was a of the Tsin River. an official of the Federal Power wise

With all their Shops trapped Chinese have surrendered

Commission who foresaw "perhaps the chit, in his opinion, where supply routes cut off, about 500 of the

system prevailed.

On Min River SHIUKOW,

May 20 (Central News). Severe fighting took place on the northern slope of Chi Feng Shan (hill) on the bank of the Min River on May 20 and 27.

history's most serious" emergency gave credit to anyone, he remarked. already. in power supply.

Hourihan declared that he waa fighting the case on principle, as the actual amount Involved was Jin- material. He did not wish to be held liable when he had expressly forbidden her to pledge his credit.

In the course of submissions, Mr Russ contended that Pipintiffs had talled to establish the existence of an agency.

SYDNEY BLACK-OUT

SYDNEY, Muy 20 (Reuter).-A trial black-out of a portion of the city being the first held in Australia, of Sydney was staged to-night, this Aeroplanes roaring overhead added realism to the test.

described the trial as successful.

Observers at sea and in the alr

Gift Parcels To Britain

New Regulations

The following telegraphic Instruc- tions have just been received from the Secretary of State:-

|

Mr Brown declared that he had never been in a position, to meet second Defendant's husband, She had told him who her husband was, and had given him her address.

Judgment

His Lordship gave judgment for first Defendant with costs, his writ ten judgment being as follows:

The Chinese mode derce assaults. At one place at least 300 Japanesa were killed in action. The other Japanese fled, abandoning about 150 dead, two trench mortars and a number of heavy and light machine- uns. Among the Japanese killed was Captain Sugigama

Seizure of Junka SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" SWATOW Japanese

May 29 (Domel).- Naval

authorities

hero announced that the Japanese naval

In his case the plaintiffs trading units engaged in the blockade of the under the name and style of VOGUE South China coast detected five large claim the sum of $30 for goods sup-junks carrying materials for the plied to the second defendant during Chinese troops on May 17 west of an the month of

undisclosed island and seized four of

of April, 1940,

ן.

the first defendant as service of the

The

case proceeded to trial against them. writ has not been effected on the units detected 10 large armed junks On May 19 the Japanese naval second defendant who it was stated near an undisclosed laland and seize was evacuated from the Colony in nine of them. July Inst.

and

Beryl Formby "Arrested"

Hood & Bismarck__ | _than_2 lbs, of any one foodstuff. Purchased one pair of shoes. ed" recently by Home Guards.

Survivors

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“

50

were not

LONDON, May 29 (UF)-It is reliably reported that there were only three survivors of the battle. cruiser Hoodone, offleer and two LONDON, May 29 (Reuter).It is scamen. The Hood blew up intended that the Government of suddenly that those who Indin should be carried on "By India, killed outright had but little chance for India, in India" and not from to escape. One survivor, Seaman vonshire, Parliamentary

tives from Iceland, Secretary for India, speaking "with.

The Admiralty to-day announced the full authority of the Govern- that 100 officers and men from the ment" at Li

Leeds University, of which German battleship Bismarck were Is Chancellor.

picked up and taken prisoner.

were.

Whitehall, declared the Duke of De-f Robert Tilburn, has cabled his rola- i donor. Moreover, the receipt of rift, /credit for the purchase of the Mrs Formby before her story was

tion in India

Under-

Efforts to achieve closer co-opera- would not be discon- tinued. Despite political divisions, the Great Empire of India was over- whelmingly behind Britain in its war effort.

Thailand-Japan Premature Report

Indian troops had played a large Reports that the Premier of Thailand

part in Abyssinia and it was thanks to them that the situation in Iraq was much less anxious.

BANGKOK, May 20 (Reuter)--- might visit Japan are not substan-held tinted here,

Cabaret Girl's

£16,000

Johore Sultan's Friend Estate of £16,970, was left by

VAN HEUSEN

TRADE MARK.

"Country" SHIRTS

Made of Poplin in white, blue, grey and tan, also white, cream and grey in a new sponge cloth, cool and absorbent.

All have collars attached to match body of shirt,

$11.50 net

MACKINTOSH'S LTD.

NIAGARA PAILS

MOUNTAINS

ALLURING ALASKA

DELUXE TRAINS

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS

Going on Leave?

SEE AMERICA

the Canadian Pacific Way

THE ACME

OF COMFORT

* FAST EXPRESS AIR-CONDI- TIONED TRAINS-DAILY-THROUGH MAJESTIC CANADIAN ROCKIES. 600 MILES OF UNSURPASSED MOUNTAIN SCENERY, THEN ON TO TORONTO FOR A SIDE TRIP TO NIAGARA FALLS AND MON TREAL AND QUEBEC, PRENOH SPEAKING CITIES ON THE ST. LAWRENCE.

STOPOVERS ALLOWED ANY. WHERE ENROUTE.

RATES - EMBARKATIONS-IN- FORMATION

From Travel Agencies

Canadian Pacific

WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

UNION BUILDING

HONG KONG • TILEFNOKI 20712

BAUMIDENT

LINER

Sailings

To SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

via Shanghai, Kobe & Honolulu

SS "Pres. Cleveland" SS "Pres. Coolidge". SS "Pres. Pierce"

June 5 SS "Pres. Taft” June 16 SS "Pres. Cleveland" June 30 SS "Pres. Coolidge" TO NEW YORK and, BOSTON, UN

via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Capetown

SS "Pres. Monroe" SS "Pres. Jackson" SS "Pres. Adams"

The procedure regarding gifts of Salutes of 17 guns were fired for

food sent to the United Kingdom the arrival and departure of Gen- in order to conserve shipping such from abroad has been reviewed and eral Munoz. Grandes. Guards of Kifts

The facts are as follow:- honour were drawn up on the land-ller

will

be allowed only subject to The second defendant was a cus- Ing wharf and at Government House, following fide unsolicited gifts ous cash purchases up to February,

conditions.

tomer of Vogue and had made vari- whether they include rationed food 1940, when she opened abroad by parcel post addressed to count in her own name.

a credit ac- individuais. No parcel may exceed she paid the account up to

On 21-4-40 5 lbs. gross weight or contain more then purchased

date

Beryl Formby, wife of famous for comedian George, was arrest maximum of 5 lbs. will as the of the second defendant and having corge signed a contract for £500.-

$23-and-two

pairs of stockings for be The

The plaintiff firm saw nothing more applied by Board of Trade in the

It happened on case of non-foodstuffs. No

the day that import failed to obtain answers to three 000 which will make him an inter- permit or

or licence Into Kingdom is required in such cases. cided to bring the present action

the United dunning letters addressed to her de national screen star. but expert permits will be required

against both

Her husband

captors in Hongkong

and wife, All

volunteer parcels must be Now

Formby's colleagues who were "de- clearly marked as

It is admitted by the plain-fending" gifts.

tiffs that the husband is unknown to "attacks" when Beryl strolled in to their depot against (B): A gift cannot be regarded the firm and that he has never dealt see George. as "unsolicited" where it has been with them. They contend however received as a result of some prior that the wife was entitled to pledge spy. It took a lot of protesting by They thought she was an enemy communication sent by recipient to his

aforcsald articles. The first defen- at frequent intervals cannot be per- dont has stated on oath that at the believed-"just another example of mitted.

time the debt was incurred his wife assured her when he heard of it.

tur eficiency," Volunteer George ****Individual Gifts

I was living with him and was re- (C):Licences which have

celving been inclusive to cover

a monthly allowance of $460 granted to importers to receive in-mitments and her own personal ex- hauschold com- dividual gifts in bulk for distribu- tion through parcel post on arrival penses. He has further atated that in the United Kingdom will not be for her own personal clothing, ex-

he

forbade her to pledge his credit renewed or any further licences of plaining that he did this as a pre- this type approved. Existing licences caution against consideration for renewal will be a person is apparently allowed-on and those recently expired and

what is known under

locally as the "chit system" whereby held to cover consignments des-might almost say encouraged-by patched from abroad

June 28. by

local shop-keepers to run up accounts (D) Where it is desired to send against his or her signature. larger

quantities

of foodstuffs (which must not include rationed False Presumption food)

arrangements must first be made for some responsible organisa

Now while it is well settled law tion in the United Kingdom formed that where a husband and wife are for

living together a presumption arises with the 64-years-old Sulton led to Miss Hill was 20. Her friendship be the recipient of

such gifts. Ap-

ut then be authority to pledge his credit for She gave up her cabaret work and plication for a

must for a licence made to Ministry of Food by organi, living, the fact remains that this pre- visited Tahore as the guest of the necessaries sultable to their style of which sation

will

be required to give sumption of authority may be re- an undertaking that goods

will be

Miss Hill went back a luxurious prohibited his wife from pledging she was a Council schoolgirl, and the For example, if recipient is a hospital his credit. It is also clear that un- Sulton met her again In Switzerland

would be

supplied to less his conduct has been such as to patients or members of staff. the (E); -In parcela nor larger consignments will It be permitted to send any money notice of the prohibition. Furth out of the United Kaledom in res more it should be remembered that butted by the testimony of the hus- pect of gifts of food.

(F):-These regulations will ap-rebutted by evidence that the wife

the presumed authority may also be band, which I accept. ply in respect of all gifts despatched allowance, in other words the poal-husband, as the master in his own!

was provided with an

Right To Limit from abroad after June 28, 1041.

adequate

I may remind the plaintiffs that Hon la that a tradesman who allows house, has the right to limit the ex- u customer credit, does so at his own penditure of his wife, and If, as ill Speeding Up War risk and should therefore exercise this case, it is established that he hus

Production

Intelligent caution as to the Cu actually done so, he is not liable for CANBERRA, May 29 (Reutor)tomer's means to pay, and, in the The

Australian Parliament will case of a married woman, he should any debt incurred by her in oppost- not presume, automatically as it lon to his directions. The allowance adjourn on Friday until June 18 to give the Prime Minister, Mr R. G. pledge her husband's credit.

that she has the authority to were

given to the wife was, in my opinion, Menzies, an opportunity to review

an ample one for her station in life, but plans-which are expected to to what has been stated during the that most serious and lamentable ro- say this because in the light or and it is mere common sense to say. *sult on

Immerse step-up of hearing of this case, it appears to

sults would follow

when a hua- Information collected

ways to his wife

"Here is an PERTAMA means of signing ohits for purchases

band visit to Britain..

Finreda: and. Autor made in a pernicious system which must not pleases to run up large. 8.190: KURAS

In you King Of Afghanistan In the case under review I am bi which tho

deserves the strongest condemnation. allowed

It is understood that while the Under-Rating Nazis Premier would like to go abroad for Speaking on the war generally, a holiday and to study conditions in the Duke sold that it would be various foreign countries, he feels foolish to under-rate our opponents, that he cannot leave the country in "The German is a beast, but a review of the present war situation. solute fighting beast.".

Cabinet Minister hos informed

A

Miss Lydia Hill, of Herne Bay, Kent, the ex-cabaret girl and friend of the Sultan of Johore, who was killed while shopping. in Canterbury in October last, She made no will,

Nevertheless, he was convinced "Reuter" that the Government is not charitable or similar purposes that the wife has her husband's rumours of a romance between them.

economic mission

that the many thousands of young aware of any proposal to send a airmen coming forward would as Japanese free men be better trained, better | Thailand. equipped and for better, man for man, than their opponents The Em- pire air training scheme was now on a scale greater than ever anticipated.

Footballers Give

To Bomber Fund

2

The Bomber Fund has received a further lift to-day by the receipt of a cheque for $2,037.84 donated by the Hongkong Football Association and the Hongkong Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation, from the net proceeds of the Charity Match played on April 27.

Chinese Withdraw

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNG KING, May 20 (UP) The military spokesman to-day ad- mitted that a majority of the Chinesa Chungtao mountains; however, so forces have withdrawn from the

far the Japanese have suffered 30,000 casualties.

Strike Settled

The strike in the machine shop of the Talkóo Dockyard has been settled and the strikers returned to work yesterday afternoon at 1 p.m..

U. S. Aircraft Carrying Foreign Shipping At

British Troops LONDON, May 20 (Router),

Roosevelt's Disposal American airpdanes manned by WASHINGTON, May 29 (Router), portant part in the transport of sent to the White House, for Pre- troops from India to Iraq and the aldential signature legislation permit- vevacuation of the Civil.

ting the Government to take over 80 from the danger, areas,

In United States All-India Radio,

The machines belong to a

Sultan,

consumed within that organisation, butted by proof that the husband had house at Herne Bay, the town where

food

of

for him to show that he gave any create an estoppel between him and and London, where she had been a neither the tradesman, it is not necessary

dancer.

TO MANILA

SS "Pres. Cleveland" SS "Pres. Coolidge" BS "Presl Pierce"

June 2 SS "Prez. Hayes”. July 13, SS "Pres, Garfleld" July 26 89 "Pres. Monroe"

July 18

July 20 Aug. B

Aug.

Aug. 24 Sept.

To SINGAPORE vis MANILA

MAX 30 SS "Pres. 'Madison" June 7.Dorothy Luckenbach Jose 23 Harry Luckenbach. To NEW YORK, and DOSTON via San Francisco. Los Angeles and Panama

SS "Prea. Taylor"

SS "Pres. Madison"

**Dorothy Luckenbach

Jume 19 +Harry Luckenbach July 15 *Andrea Luckenbach ... Judy 19 SS "Pres. Harrison" Cargo only.. + Omila Boston.

**AMERICAN✰✰

June 24

Jund. 21

Jane 28

July 24 .Aug. 12

Aur, 28

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·HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ''THE SOCIETY ASKS TOR

In 1941 to meet the Increasing needs...at sicle and destitute children in Hongkong, against which the Income to date, is $14,000 onlyagam

In order to continue ́lis work, The Bociety, ap- peals for the balance of

2000 $18,000; 7S before the close of the financial year on alat October. WARAY WE

British civilian, pilots played an im- The Sénate has approved and has Austrollan war production-based on that the local opatom of trading by flowanco 10pm, predit;"; she wore The number of children; assisted last year, WIR

foreign.

mar-be-taken over by TOKYO May 29 (Dotnal);--- The sailsfied that any Vy presumptions:

bf.com 2 Rand

would be wet Hon, Treasurers" (from whom a copy of the

böld, thatzihokis

"Ainarionn passenger craft, recently purchase, requisition or required estylandla. They made the cash benefits of other equitable of congratulations! to. Zahir, Shah of mind of the plaintin from the fract pilnic Have Failed to make our Pat

charter but Emperor on May 28 cabled a mossa ga“), áüthörity that may have arisen in the For threads adsor) 2 annual Report for 1940- may be obtained) 1 Stra wveral mirneys and although under treatment" must be provided for Afghanistan on the occasion of the

suffered no foreigt seamen thrown out of em birth of his third somit war in

ployment by the requisitions renounceda

Truffuriofam #rainit the frit defendant?