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SECOND EDITION GILMAN'S

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 16478

三拜禮號四月六英港香

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1941. 日十初月五

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HITLER-MUSSOLINI PLAN TO Damascus, Syria's Key City

GIVE SYRIA

PROTECTION

Reports of Substantial German

Infiltrations into Country

BLACK SCA

ITAL

Quaur

MESPA

Leakage of War

Goods

to Axis

Special to the "Telegraph”:

LONDON, June 3 (UP).—It is now revealed that during their Brenner Pass conversations, Hitler and Mussolini considered a plan to take over the "protection" of Syria. It is stated in the most authentic quarters that both Germany and Italy may soon land troops in French Syria at the "request" of Vichy.

It is noteworthy that the German spokesman in Berlin said that Franco-German consultations might take place if the British attacked Syria.

Authoritative circles state that there is no official confirmation of reported landings of German mechanised units at Latakia on the Syrian coast, 65 miles from Cyprus. This report appeared in the "Daily Mail" from the paper's Madrid correspondent.

SYRIA TO FIGHT INVADERS

Beirut Declaration

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

U.S. Congress Wants Action communique issued

Special to the "Telegraph”

BENGHAZI,

TOBRUK RAIDED

powers.

in

So for only flyers, ground person-

However, according to a Cairo message, Radio Ankara to-day quoted a news source as alleg- ing that large numbers of Ger- mans, with Bulgarian passports | are travelling to Syria where the Germans are rapidly taking over control.

Still In Control

¡BY "AKUTER!S' MILITARY

COMMENTATOR)

99

Considered the oldest inhabited city in the world, Damascus, now chief city of Syria, with population of 200,000, guards a fertile patch in the desert. This picture of Damascus -shows the Moslem graveyard of Bab Zghir, while in the background is the snow-tipped Anti-Lebanon mountains.

Americans Now In Favour Of

U.S. Convoying War Supplies

"Should

NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuter)-A Gallup survey on the question, the United States Navy be used to guard the ships carrying war materials to Britain?" resulted as follows:

LABOUR'S SOLID AIM

LONDON, June 3 (Reuter).—

Yes. 52 per cent.

No-10 per cent. Undecided 8 per cent.

The survey was completed before the President's fireside talk....

Five State Analyses

Dr Gallup notes that just after war began 21 months ago, 84

niinols Oiilo

52 41.

40

48. 50

48 43

State

Undecided L

Serious Words On Shipping Losses LONDON, June 3 (Reuter) —

M.P., told the Labour Party con-

"Unless we can speedily repair our vessels damaged by enemy action and replace those lost by the result of our own efforts, and "the help of America, I doubt whether victory is within sight," he sala,

BEIRUT, June 3 (UP),-In a}

LONDON, June 3-Although the to-day, loss of Crete is unpleasant and adds General Bentz reiterated that to the dimculties facing the British France will not yield Syria to Mediterranean. Effective air support Navy, Britain remains master of the WASHINGTON, June 3 (UP). The House Rules Com-any Power, including Germany. is a necessary adjunct to naval opera- mittee plans to call in military and diplomatic officials to confer.

Emphatic Denial

tions, with them prior to taking action on

depending in its turn on ample ISTANBUL, June 3 (UP)-appreciated than in the British Navy.

air the proposed Congres-

bases, and this nowhere more sional inquiry into the leakage of war materials to the Axis Diplomatic sources, who are The British

base at close contact with Syrin, as well Alexandria val

backed by long Representative John Coffee as local well-informed circles, stretches of coast line along which asked the Corumittee to approve motorised units have arrived in permit the establishment of as many Labour to-day is united in tha per cent. wanted American ships The shipping situation is very

deny emphatically that German fat plains bordering the sea here nerodromes are located, while the his resolution creating a special Syria. investigating committee of five

more nerodromes as are necessary. Representatives and five Sena-nel, technicians, political agents and nan cost found ratesine the Labour and Socialist Inter- analyses on the current question ference to-day.

Moreover, the line of the Mediter cause of freedom, declared M. to stay out of the war zone. serious, Mr Emmanuel Shinwall, tors. He stated that the inves-stair officers have arrived.

forming

Camille Huysmans, President of Five of the largest tigation should determine thei

with Egypt to. means for plugging access by

Vichy Discussions

and Syria to the cast forms two nationale, at to-day's session of were as follows: flanks from CAIRO, June 3 (Reuter) the Axis

VICHY, June 3 (UP).-Two com- well be covered from the air

which Alexandria can the Labour Party Conference. powers to war plete sessions were sandwiched into

YCA Another attack was made on materials in the western hemis- Marshal Petain's and Admiral Dar- is covered by Cyprus, which the the Trades Union Congress, said that

No The mouth of this big angle or bay Mr George Gibson, Chairman of New York 50 44 milltary objectives in Benghazi phere, adding that he would be lan's technical talks with General British hold and or which aerodromes the working people would not be

Pennsylvania by bomber hircraft of the RA.F. willing to amend his resolution Weygand to-duy which stressed the can also be situated, thus enormously behind if the country reached the Importance of the declalons taken. strengthening the British air control stage when further sacrifices were during the night of June 1-2 and to include RussİA.

It can be expected that there will ever the Eastern Mediterranean. called for, but there a number of explosións were executive session and will consider 'handedly, Syria and Tunisia against weakened if the Vichy French are dends were sacrificed.

was called Into be

California would be no caused in the harbour area, the resolution. to-morrow. It was

to defend single-But this control will be badly wage cutting until unlimited divi- states to-night's R.A.F. Middle also indicated that it will seek to

further British attacks.

permitted to allow the establishment The session concluded with the de- Enst communique,

Marshal Pelain, determine President Roosevelt's at- with General Weygand this after-dromes and Nazi troupers to control of comrades on the Continent suffer

ain, after conferring of a Nazi air force on Syrian acro- legates standing in silence in honour toon re-convoked the same Minis Syrian "ports,

Ing under the heel of tyranny. They Curtailing Shipments

meeting which met at the Hotel Parc of six pm and continued

Time For Action

sang the "Internationale" Hull to-day stated that the United defence, programme. The Secretary of State, Mr Cordell the examination

of the E States is working on the cartallment ment met until 8 p.m. after which netion is necessary. There is no time clared the Minister of Labour, Mr sucka, at the Foreign Omez at 230 builders, he stressed that his demand

This must be provented at all

Bevin's Speech LONDON, costs and it appears that immediate British Labour will never yield, de- Foreign Minister, Mr Yosuke Mat- of

June 3 (Reuter),bassador to Japan, Calied on the shipments of siretezle materials from South America

raw no conque Issued, but for hesitation and delay. The kid Ernest Bevin, broadcasting to

Addressing a conference of ship. Germany vin the Orient,

to despite

Woygand's presence, gloves must be taken off, and his consultatio is with Abyssinia

the p.m. to-day and conferred for about was made in order that the United At the press conference, Mr Hall, Petain and Admiral Darian

National Conference of Social Work- an hour. The Italian Ambassader to Slates and the British navies should The Vichy Government mag beers in the United States. Bombing continued in Abyssinia Ined that the Government is giving the ings, the official spokesman to-night or half the French soldiers with it. cause they believed that, it

answering a direct

rect question, declar-the noon and evening Cabinet meet-does not carry half the French people heartedly supporting the war

regarded as unfriendly, but Vichy the Gondar area, Selola areo, on the problem considerable attention

Labour, he

Japan, Signor Mario Indelll, called cuntinue to command, the sensi said, was whole on Mr Chutchi Ohashi, Vice-Minister Omo River and at Debarech,

He continued: be- for Foreign Affairs, at the Foreign longer be any doubt that this wAY and explained: "We belleve Government's These, hate the Nazis and would

"There can do is also Aircraft of the South African Air Netherlands East Indies trade negotia-cerned over the creation of an ad- democracies If only

watching the Japanese deliberations were principally con- willingly join the cause of the

was Omec at 5 p.m. and conferred for will be determined by two things Force and the Free French unit took

righteous.

about an hour. The contents of the not one thing-successful combina- "We are determined part in these operations.

ions, but he indicated that there is visory committee to handle French support within only they saw suite our spiritual inheritance. We will

to preserve Interviews were not disclosed. TURN to Back Page, Column c-in-C in the Near East, is believed

tion of sea, and air power.* General Catroux, the Free French

TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 to be in Egypt and perhaps General Charles de Gaulle, tho. Free French leader, is also there.

Two Junkers-88 were destroy- ed by A.A. fire over Tobruk on June 2. Another enemy aircraft was shot down by. A.A. fire off Alexandria during the night of May 31-June 1

One of our aircraft is missing. From other fronts there is nothing outstanding to report.

Taking Over Our Shipping Services

The Ccenmittee

titude.

no reason for alarm.

decision

Wng

The

Miners Trapped In Deep Undersea Coal Workings

LONDON, June 3 (Reuter)➡Many coal miners are believed

The immediate occupation of Syria TURN to Back Page, Column 4

Shortage Of Potatoes

Sendi Price Soaring

to be trapped in remote workings får under the sea at William Pit, Whitehaven, Cumberland, as the result of an underground explosion to-day. WASHINGTON, June 8 (Rou-Rescue workers from

13 have been taken to hospital with ter United States merchant mining areas-In Cumberland

all severe burns. men are to take over all British wore rushed to the scene, and hazardous

Those who were uninjured made a doubled in the last few days, the The price of potatoes has shipping services from Canada somo men have been brought to scarves over

way to safety. With] and the United States to Aus- the surface suffering from groped along past the explosion cents per calty,

their mouth, some price this morning being 48 tralia and New Zealand. S serious burns,

scene, staggering through the foul Announcing this arrangement, Rescuers word still striving- dos-

air Into the arms of rescuers,

Potatoes normally consunted the Maritime Commission Perately to-night to reach the men ha Others,crambled the return air in Hongkong come from North

up states:This will release 12

still trapped." je handen

China, Formosa and Japan, British vessels for Britain's own coal mine in Britain, having been the Bea

William Pit is

the oldest undersen

cena of the explonton

Is two Dealers say, however,” thất ahip and three quarter war efforts

miles out sunk In 1812. Some of its workings the General Manges of the and there is consec

out underments are few and far between, extend seven miles under, the CR, -,

A Rescuer

ages of the pit definite shortage in #said: "The explosion was caused June 8 (Router)The LONDON June 3 (Router)All The spot was sealed off two and mmunique from Head- the men alive have now been brought half years ago when gas was detected

In the old disused workings.though one large The Middle East for a out of William Pit. The bodies of and the explosion came from the mataly

pected within the Lime says "On all fronts nine have been recovered threw area. The reasons are

The prese ing in the situations, others are missing, believed dead, and investigated:

CAIRO

The

LATEST

AXIS MINISTERS' TOKYO TALKS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH TOKYO, June 3 (Domel)-Major General Eugen Ott, the German Am-

In the ultimato, he added, victory rests on the Inviolability of our sen power.

Emphasis By Knox WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuter); -A production "miracle" of warship, Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy.. building was demanded by Colonet

day.

Chungking Suffers Heavy Casualties in New Raid

- CHUNGKING, June 3 (Renter) Casualties in yester day's bombing were probably higher than those in any previous raid this year, according to reports from various quarters.

Many factors contributed to

this misfortune. Seventy-seven

Α

A tale

bombi

people were killed and many a densely populated town on the Casualties were high at Chaingpen, were injured in one dug-out north bank of the Chialing river op which was constructed, hot for posits Chungking, where the populace, but for trucks, were dropped. We This dug-out was without any

of berolam is told of an ela protection at the entrance. Women who was killed in an attempt After an urgent alarm many pec. to save the life of airchild. When the plo flocked into this dug-out for

appeared the child was trucks which enters straight into rock for some distance without any turns: It has no stones at the en trance, as there are in am

all dug kor, the populace but

One bomb fanded directly in of the entrance

Many uman

raldera

in the strictly The old women ah

who was al

safely taholtared