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CANADA TRADE Two

FIGURES

Sea Routes Open

OTTAWA, May 20 (Reuter).---

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Clydeside Men Rescued

After Being Entombed A Week

After being entombed in the wreckage of a bombed tenement in the Glasgow "The great strength of the sea-borne area for a week, two men, one of them a War Reserve Foliceman, were rescued power of the Empire" is shown by alive. The policeman, weakened by his severe ordeal, dled some five koyrs after he had been released from the muss of debris. The other man, was taken to the Glasgow Western Infirmary in a serious condition:

the imports into Canada from over- seas countries, states the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, reviewing the Canadian Import trade.

Imports in the first four months of 1941 reached $402,000,000 compared with $304,000,000 in the same period In 1040.

From Empire Countries The amount of imports from Em- pire countries was $01,000,000 com- pared with $72,000,000.

"Despite difficulties and stress in the United Kingdom, commodities received from the United Kingdom Amounted to $30,000,000 compared with $41,000,000, aid all were goods for consumption."

Canada's total trade in April wan 5224,000,000--the largest monthly total in 11 years.

"Black Tom" Sabotage Compensation

were

The two men concerned in the remarkable rescues Frederick Clark (32), War Reserve policeman, and John Cor- mack (22). Cormack was found lying in a bed, where he was festing when the tenement was bombed. A big beam lay above him, and only his face and arms were visible. His armis were folded on his breast,

The rescue workers who dis- covered him were astonished | when he feebly waved his hand to them through the debris. Quickly they cleared the way to him.

"Could you go'a cup of tea?" Dr

Shaukiwan Murder

Mackay, who had been summoned to Alleged Attack with Axe the scene, asked Cormack while he

In Boat Building Yard was still a prisoner in the wreckage,

an

Gift Parcels

To Britain

"New Regulations

*

The following 'telegraphler instruc- tions have just been received from the Secretary of State:

The procedure regarding gifts of tito United Kingdom food, sent to froni abroad has been reviewed and gifts will be allowed only subject to in order to conserve shipping such following conditions.

Individuals. No

(A):-Bona fide unsolicited gifts "Aye, Ah could fine," was the reply.1 An axe of the type used by firemen, whether they include rationed food

"I gave him a cup of tea and some; brandy, and put a cigarette in his but a little larger and heavier, was abroad by parcel post addressed to exhibited before Mr A. N. Macfadyen

may exceed mouth," said the doctor.

We parcel. "Cormack was quite warm. Ap-at Central Magistracy yesterday, as 5 lbs, gross weight or contain inore any one foodstuff. parently, he had been in bed when the alleged weapon, when Chan Mah, than 2 lbs. of

hd tonement collapsed, and this alins Tal Luk-muk, 44, wood-sawyer, The maximum of 5 lbs. will also be was charged with the murder of applied by Board of Trade in the saved him from dying of cold.

Kong "He was able to help us to get hos Tung Yee Hing Boat Building. Yard, permit

Wong,

Import employee of the case of non-foodstuffs. No

or licence into the United PHILADELPHIA, May 29 (Reu-out and explained how ter)-A report filed in the Court here protecting him. He also told us there Ah, Kung Ngam, Shaukiwan, on the Kingdom is required in such cases,

Company's premises on 25.

April

but xpert permits will be required a young girl somewhere near, on Thursday disclosed that German and that she had spoken to him about

Mr J. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown in Hongkong. All parcels must be Interests had pal Lehigh Valley

Soltelior, assisted by Det. Inspector clearly marked as gifts. a day before." Railway the sum of $10,010,053 for

L. R. Whant, prosecuted.

gifi cannot be regarded clamage caused to property in the sensational "Black Tom" explosion in Jersey City during the last war.

The explosion occurred in one of the largest United State: munition factories on the eastern coast, about

60 mlies from New York City. Many people were killed, and it was the worst such disaster during the war.

Erroll Murder Trial Defence

New Theory Advanced NAIROBI, May 29 (Reuter).--The defence theory in the Erroll murder trial is that someone jumped on the running-board of the ear as it slowed down on entering the main road, Bred the shots and then jumped, and was driverless for a that the car considerable distance.

This sta

statement was made by Coun- sel during the cross-examination of a pathologist when the trial of Sir Detres Broughton on a charge of murdering Lord Erroll was resumed here to-day.

Mr J. A. Hunter, one of Kenya's known white hunters, called by best-known the Crown, described a safari he led last February with Sir Delves and Lady Broughton and Lieutenant Dickinson. Sir Delves was very fi and cheerful, shot a lion and helped to pull dend lions aboard a torry.

Governing India For The Indians

Authoritative Statement LONDON, May 20 (Rester).-It is intended that the Government of Indim-should-be carried on "By-India for India, in India" and not from Whitehall, declared the Duke of De- vonshire, Parliamentary Under- Steretary for India, speaking "with the full authority of the Govern- ment" at Leeds University, of which he is Chancellor,

•

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

Indian troops hud played a farge part in Abyssinia and it was thanks

was

beam was

Moan From Among Debris Demolition and rescue workers who had been working side by side

were

man.

in

p.m.

the

(B): ed" where it has been

May 30, 1941

RATIONING U. S. POWER SUGGESTED

.

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuter), -Mr Harold lekes, 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 restricted use of electricity and in- stitute petrol-less Sundays in order lo meet shortages of power and oll.

Commenting on the

of

Library,

electricity, MF lekes declared: NEW STOCKS OF

more important to make aluminium than live night baseball." (He wan referring to the popularity of floodlit professional baseball games).

Lack of Tankers

Mr Icices said that the oll problem was strictly one of transportation. owing to the transfer to the British service of one-fifth of the American tanker fleet.

Mr Ickes comments were made simultaneously, with a statement by an offell of the Federal Power Commission who foresaw "perhaps history's most serious" emergency in power supply.

Many Shy Of War Bread

Britain's new war bread- wholemeal loaf of 85 per cent. extraction flour is popular in restaurants, but not in the home.

"Some people appear to regord. It as a luxury," the manager of a mul- tiple arm of bakers said. "There is who eat out, but so far we have had #big demand for it among people little call for it in our shops.

"If people only knew how easy It is to digest and how moist t keeps they would eat more of it. But at the moment only about 5 per cent. of our customers are buy- ing "

A Ministry of Food official said: "We are hoping there will be a big rise in consumption when the public realise how good this bread is."

Within the next few weeks the des-Government's other adopted loaf- white brend fortified with an injec-

Mr Murphy stated that both De-an fendant and Deceased were employed received as a result of some prior for a week, and with decreasing hope bunk there and deceased in a cubicle donor. Moreover, the receipt of gifts the Yard. Defendant slept in a communication sent by recipient lo of removing trapped victims alive,

astonished

of at frequent Intervals cannot be per night hear a moan come on the premises. On frore among the debris. They had April 24 all the employees, Including mitted.

Individual Gifts just removed a body when they were Defendant and Deceased, had their evening meal together, after which

been startled by the sound.

(C):-Licences which have Deceased went to

by With the utmos!

a performance speed they

granted to importers to receive in- excavated a tunnel through the mass troupe of travelling singers at a dividual gifts in bulk for distribu of twisted wreckage as a woman doc-nearby tea shop and returned to his tion throught parcel post on arrival

about 10

in the United Kingdom will not be for hastened to the scene from cubicle

AL # pm. Defendant was seen in ren near-by clinic.

renewed or any further licences of Dr. Annle Thomson, of an Out-2 cubicle next to that occupied by this type approved. Existing licences door Medical Service Clinle, was Deceased, but left about 10 p.m. ond and those recently expired and under for renewal will be the first persons to reach the im- was next seen in an oplum divan, consideration prisoned

crawled which he frequented, being an opium She

held to cover consignments

by June 28. through the improvised tunnel, no midlet. But the Crown, stated Mr patched from abroad red to send tion of Vitamin B will be avail-

would more than 18 inches wide, and ad- Murphy,

prove that on this (D). Where it is occasion he

did ministered an injection,

not take any opłum. larger quantities of foodstuffs able. Spoken to By Woman

rationed As the rescuers worked feverishly

(which must not include Defendant left the divan and grimly to release him, Jacking_up |

about food) arrangements must first be wreckage to free his feet, they dis- 18.15 p.m. and was not seen again made for some responsible organian-

chest of drawers had ti about 1 a.m. when a woman tion in the United Kingdom

formed covered that apparently fallen over Clarke's body, named Chan

hearing some for charitable or similar purposes to Unas protecting him from the mass of chickens being disturbed, went out be the recipient of such gifts. Ap- stone and timber that had crashed to attend to them and saw Defendant

plication for a licence must then be above him. He was lying at full at the bamboo, fence between her made to Ministry of Food by organl length on top of a faller door in s

and the ship-building sation which will be required to give compound passage-way many feet below street yard, and spoke to him. level."

About 1.15 a.m. the mistress of the consumed within that organisation, an undertaking that goods will be Yard heard someone groming in Far exam

example. if recipient is a hospital pain and saw Deceased lying on his the food would be supplied in bed with head wounds.

patients or members of staff. After I am. Defendant was again his

(E): I In the case of neither

Sir Cecil Weir, member of the seen at the oplum divan where, it parcels nor larger consignments will was alleged, he made a statement in it be permitted to send any money

Industrial and Export Council the hearing of three persons, to the cut of the United Knigdom in res of the Board of Trade, made this effect that he had struck deceased

gifts of food. peet of

suggestion to hosiery manufae- but that he did not know how

turers from all parts (F):-These regulations will ap-

of the severely. Later that morning he was ply in respect of all gifts despatched country who met at Leicester found hiding in a ply sty, and from abroad after June 20, 1941.

recently.

Carefully Clark was released after three hours intensive effort, and as be was removed on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance he told

rescuers. "I'm all right,"

Anglo-Spanish Courtesies

Tested.

Tan,

-GIBRALTAR, May 20 (Reater) The Governor of Algeciras, General

After formal evidence had been Munoz Grandes, this morning re- turned the official call paid on him recorded, the hearing was adjourned en May 19 by General Lord Gort, the to June 4 at 2.30 p.m. newly-appointed Governor of Gib- rultar.

Salutes of 17 guns were red for R.A.F. TO TRAIN

the arrival and departure of Gen- Guards of eral Munoz Grandes. Fronour were drawn up on the land ing wharf and at Government House, where a reception was held at which the principal naval, inilitary and air

lleials were present.

Beryl Formby "Arrested"

66

Fewer Brands Of Hosiery

War-time Plan

Manufacture of branded lio-

stery may be suspended during the war and standard hosiery, or "war brands,” made instead.

Where so many Arms, he said, would be obliged to close, it might be desirable and fairer to all con- cerned brands were put in cold storage for the remainder of the war and the varieties of different cate- gories of hosiery produced limited to greater extent than under normal

Sir Cecil said he hoped that hosiery manufacturers would set about the creation of nucleus firms with the utmost possible speed.

Beryl Formby, wife of famous IN AMERICA

comedian-George-was-arrest---condition Programme Announced ed" recently by Home Guards. WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuter), It happened on the day that -The War Secretary, Colonel Henry George signed a contract for £500,- L. Stimson, disclosed to-day that the| 000 which will make him 'an inter- training of 8,000 R.A.F. airmen in national sereen star.

Her captors were volunteer 7. starting with

a frst class of 550 Formby's colleagues who were "de- students, followed by new groups at

their depot against intervals of five weeks.

Colonel Stimson told the press that see George.

Hood & Bismarck the United States will begin on June

Survivors

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'

LONDON, May 29 (UP) reliably reported that there were later. only three survivors of cruiser Hood-one officer and

scamen.

the

The Hood blew

to them that the situation in Iraq suddenly that those who was much less anxious.

the Duke

sold

battle

Huff when Beryl strolled in to

is the programme might be enlarged. They thought she was an enemy apy. It took a lot of protesting by Mrs Formby before her story was belleved"Just another example of effelency," Volunteer George assured her when he heard of it.

wo

#p 50 were not

Thailand-Japan

killed outright had but little chance Premature Report

BANGKOK, May 29 (Reuter)

Premier would like to go abroad for

Under-Rating Nazis

One survivor, Seaman to escape. Speaking on the war generally, Robert Tilburn, has cabiled his rela-Reports that the Premier of Thailand,

that it would be tives from Iceland, foolish to under-rate our opponents. The Admirally to-day announced might visit Japan are not substan- "The German is a beast, but a re- that 100 officers and men from the tiated here.

German battleship Bismarck were solute fighting beast."

Nevertheless, he was convinced picked up and taken prisoner. that the many thousands of young

free men be better trained, better equipped and far better, man for man, than their opponents. The Em pire air training scheme was now on a scale greater than ever anticipated.

alimen coming forward would as

U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuter). Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, told pressmen to-day that there was no change in United States policies

or relations regarding Japan.

Ho

mude this statement In

response to questions concerning

It is understood that while the

a holiday and to study conditions in various foreign countries, he feels that he cannot leave the country in

our

Berlin May Go To Vienna

R.A.F. Raids Feared Informed observers in Zurich believe that a report of mass expulsions of Czechs and Jewe from Vienna may be part of a

Cabaret Girl's possible Nazi plan to move the

£16,000

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

King Of Afghanistan

TOKYO, May 20 (Domel), — The view of the present war situation. Miss Lydia Hill, of Herne Bay, Emperor on May. 28 cabled a message A Cabinet Minister has informed Kent, the ex-cabaret girl and of congratulations to Zahir Shah of "Reuter" that the Government is not friend of the Sultan of Johore, Afghanistan on the occasion of the aware of any proposal to send a birth of his third son, i was un-Japanese economic mission to who was killed while shopping in Canterbury in October last, She made no will,

nounced.

Thailand.

R.A.F. Gets World's

Faster

Fighter

Miss H was 20. Her friendship with the 64-years-old Sultan led to rumours of a romance between them. She gave up her cabaret work and visited Johore as the guest of the Sultan.

Miss II went back to a luxurious house at Herne Bay, the town where she was a Councli schoolgirl, and the Sultan met her again in Switzerland

American reports state that the Bell Caribou, claimed to be and, Londen, where she had been a

President Roosevelt's omission in his the world's fastest fighter plane, is being supplied to the R.A.F.nner.

broadcast of any mention of Japan.

VICHY PROTEST

SPECIAL TO THE "TELCORAPH"

attack belligerent merchant vessels In a French port and even less rep- son to attack the French port itself.

The Caribou is the most unorthodox plane in the air. Originally christened the Airacobra, it was renamed by the RAF. when the first supplics were delivered,

80-Ton Bomber

the

American sources. also state that

Navy's Bucking Broncos

German capital from Berlin to Vienna when R.A.F. raids be- come more intense.

German military authorities, it is reported, are expecting heavier raids in view of increased British aircraft production and the arrival of more bombers from the United States.

Vienna is about 200 miles further

than Berlin from England, so a rald there would entall an extra fourney or 400 miles.

R.A.F. bombers visited Vienna a year ago, when they showered leaßets on the city..

CLYDESIDE

FIGHTS BACK Clydeside has vowed to make every sacrifice necessary for the defeat of dictatorship and ag- gression, declared Sir Patrick Dollan, Lord Provost of Glas- gow, in

a broadcast to the United States and Canada.

Attacks by Goering's alr gang- sters had welded the community Into o fraternity that would prosecute the war with relentless vigour.

*Hundreds had lost their Ilves, and many had lost their homes, Clydeside was unconquerable.

but

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HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

THE SOCIETY ASKS FOR

$33,000+

in 1941 to meet the increasing needs of sicht, und destitute chlideen in Hongkong, against which the Income to date is $16,000 only. peals for the Extance of

Its 1,160 horse-power liquid-gine crankshaft, two synchronised cooled Allison engine is situated machine-guns Aring between

From the start of the war VICHY, May 20 (UP). The behind, and slightly below, the propellers by interrupter gear, and

four wing machine-guns. French Government hns sent on pilot, while the wings are placed A feature which odds to its un-small naval motor-launches have "energetic protes! to the British much farther back from the usual appearance is a tricycle been guarding Britain's coasts Government against the bombing" of Stax. It is maintained that the Bri-nose than in any other fighter, undercarriage, made necessary by and convoys, but the fact of their existence has been con- tish Government had no reason to thus giving it a wide range of the high landing speed..

cealed until now.

A London reporter who went in the frat of the gigantic 80-ton B-10 one patrol writes: bombers is nearing completion in the At full speed, M.La gyruté 'and United States.

spin, an

and leap out of the water, then · CHUNGKING, May 20 (UP) It is possible that quantities of this

until the spray down "nightmarishly" huge bomber may retches those

The military spokesman to-day ad- mitted that a majority of the Chinese when it goes into mass production, be made available to

Their the RAF

officers

and men receive forces have withdrawn from the before the close of the financial year on 31st "Hard-lying

money to compensate Chunguine mountains; however, BO Tiloy would be a very valuable for

for lack of amenities, but there's Addition

far the Japanese have suffered 30,000 our bomber feet, for the precious little lying at all, even hard casualties 10. B-19 can carry 13 tons of bombs

bounce like squash - balla, The pliot was unoMolally quoted 7,500 miles in addition to the heavi huck like broncos and leap like as saying that the Caribou In part est armaments ever designed into greyhounds, but the shooting from the extent of about $41 as a result The Bomber Fund will benefit fo -of-lis-dive-did--"better--than--750 any-plane-

them-is-staggeringly-accurate, of a film-showing-at-St-Androw's And Glenn Martin, the designer Rifles and machine guns came into Hail last nights, The films- and: of the B-10, la now working on the action. when a ralne was reported. equipment, were: lent by the Filmo 'plans for a 140-ton bomber They tank it in a matter of seconds): Deputi

Footballers Give

To Bomber Fund

The Bomber Fund has recolved`a further, lift to-day by the receipt of Sa cheque for $2,037.84 donated by the Hongkong Football Association -and-the-Hongkong-Chinese-Amalour

Athletic federation, from the net "proceeds of the Charity Match played on April 27

view.

The makers state that the top) speed is "In excess of 400 miles an hour."

During its "Hell-diving" test it of 050 renched the terrific speed miles an hour, held it in a vertical dive of 21,600 feet, and then pulled cut no enally, that not even a rivet was started.

Many Guns

* miles per hour!"

The plane hos one 37mm, shell- gun Aring through the hollow on-

M.L

board.

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$18.000

October.

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0.100,

Ifon, Treasurers (from whom a copy of the annual Report for, 1940 may be obtained) 1.

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6th May, 1961işRE BREEN

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