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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 6, 1941.

TRIBUTE TO BRITISH SAILORS' COURAGE

By Famous Greek Actress

Madame Katina Paxinou, the famous Greek actress has written the "London Times" as follows:

A week or so ago the ship in which I was travelling was tor-) pedoed while crossing the Atlantic.) It was in the darkness, and when morning cane the rest of the im- mense convoy irad escaped and we were alone.,

n. That afternoon our

ship sank and we took to lifeboats. I was in my lifeboat for 11 hours) in *

High sea. Then we were found) by n British destroyer and brought back to your const.

While I was on that destroyer I realised that the terrible hours be-| fore were a privilege, since they gave me the opportunity to see the burning courage of your navy and to realise why you can never be beaten. I am still amazed by what saw

High Prices For Sam's Choice

And King Kong

An auction of race ponles was held yesterday in the Jockey Club paddock where, among the ponies isposed, Bam's Choleo and King Kong, went for $1,550 and $1,000 respectively. Mr E. V. M. I. de Sousa was auctioneer.

Ponles, prices and purchasers, are; Phoenix, C. I., Gregory on that ship: the strange, A Good Time, T. II. Tseng

sacred Royal Highneas, R. M. da Rocha limpse into the core of British

| Circe, Hon Pak-ming character. One day there was an Jennifer, U. L. To wir raid. We were at luncheon. Pital, T. 11. Tseng Without a word of command, with Serta, T. C. Yuen

Pitose Evelyn, Bling

cut any of the loud voices which Sam's Choice, S. W. Leo urge obedience in a militarised slate, Lodestar, Ng Cheung-fol tisose officers and inen went about Nancy Lee, M. Wilbur

Bounspol, L. J. A. Feliden

Night Express, S. N. Part Cockinrol, G. W. Cooper Jane Dou, Y. K. TU ................

thele duty as if it were a recreation. King's Worthy, 12 M. da Rocha The one sitting next to me turned | New Moon, Johannessen to the steward and gald, "Here, keep the rest of my lunch warm. I'll be back soon." Then ho went to his place of duty.

Man Of Steel.

I can not put my feelings about the character of those men of the navy into words. They seemed like men of steel, with the hearts of

adderday, Ho Hung-ping. Rivulet. Chiu Chi-fan Friday, Silog

National Liberty,

M. Alarcon National Blessing, B. W. Lee...... National Success, H. M. da Rocha National Reform, Young Wing-aing Too Hot, Cheung On... King Kong, S. v. Leo Musketeer, "P. P. Botelho

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children. One could not wait to feel Advancing Time. Lo Kwond to self-pity over one's own losses. It The following wern withdrawn-Lan- was the most inspiring experience of cashire Last, locky Beach, National Vic

Of Tory, National Courage, Icing' my life, and I am so terribly proud, Icing's Welcome, Woodbridge, River-

под

a Greek woman, to feel that we,bridge, Minesh Warbler.

are the Alles of such gallant,

modest men

en In whom courage and laughter reem to flourish

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very different from the humourless ferocity of our common enemy.

When I was

was a little girl in Athens was taught by my grandmother my mother to look by

I wa

and then

Upon England as the protecting shadow over the fate of our little country. When

I was quite young I learned the phrase "England can never be beaten." But I had to 6:9 through the experience of being picked up by one of your destroyers frem a little lifeboat on the Atlantic before I realised what my grand- mother and my mother meant.

Muslim Military Body Banned

SIMLA, June 5 (Reuter).—The Bengal Government has been the

Morogoro Selected

Flight

To Win Blue Ribband

Hope For Woman Owner

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EMPEROR ON A HORSE-Haile Selassie, Lion of Judah, returns to camp after making a 200-mile journey on horseback to visit his Ethiopian patriots. He has now entered his capital of Addis Ababa in triumph, from which he was exiled by the Italian invasion.

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'French Lawrence of Arabia May Save Syria From Darlan

Free Frenchmen everywhere have received with acclamation the news that Col. Collet, one of the most brilliant French commanders in Syria and creator of the well-known Circassian Legion, has thrown in his lot with Gen. de Gaulle.

A Free French officer who is } their commander, "I know the Druzes never attack an unarmed now in Singapore and who serv

-trati.”

ed with Col. Collet in Syria, told n reporter that Col. Collet wields LONDON, June 5 (Reuter) considerable influence among

this year's twice in its long history has been won by a woman owner. James Gainsborough la

The brightest chance

Lady

He

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June 5 (Reuter). Registration for eggs is being intro- cuced at once by the Ministry of Food to ensure falcer distribution,

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states that from June 13 all retailers. Blitz victims and fellow wardens in Britain have often taken

"It seems astounding." remarked the French officer, "but they let Collet through-and very soon he Istory may well be repeated in both the French and the natives came back not only with supplies receive supplies in accordance heart from "the man with the merry eyes." However heavy the

Derby, which only in Syria, and, in combination

but also with reinforcements!""

Influence with Syrians with their registered customers for raid, his grey eyes never lost their sparkle. Yet they are com with General Catroux, Com- Another episode illustrating Col. 888, together with allowance |in| Douglas triumphed with mander-in-Chief of the Free Collet's coolness and particularly respect of those who hold ration, pletely sightless.

Arthur Small, Liverpool's only blind A.R.P. warden, has Miller's Mid-day Sun won in 1937. East, should be able to persuade lite said, "At the beginning of 1930, immediately and in any case by is blind.

1908 and Mes French Forces in the Middle his lufluence with the Syrians-was documents which do not permit them

this French offleer.

to register.

helped to rescue people from blitzed houses and guided the in- Registration should be carried out jured to the local doctor. So efficient is he that few realise he in this year's event is held by Morogoro, owned by the people to continue the war

Saturday, June 14. the senior Maharani Sahib of Kolhapur, against Germany instead of widow of the Moharajah. Morogoro won four times as a two-year-old and kow-towing to Vichy and Hitler.

French Government itself. Col. Collot, sald this officer, is "Collet at the time was 34 years known as the "French Lawrence of of age, and a motor. I was with Arabia." A Mohammedan by faith, him in Damascus during the height he is a brilliant military leader of the revolution, and in company courageous, with many epic feats with the famous French, author, to his name, and a devout reader Homet, and his wife, we were travell of the Koran.

ing through the city when we found thousand armed riuters. Ourselves surrounded by several

when he was bought last year it was planned to send him to India, but the Maharajah's death and the re-opening of entries enused a change of plan.

Allowed To Run first to declare the Khaksar Move-hampton, he was not in the original Remaining in his stable at Beck. телей military Muslim body entries but when Epsom was not avail- originating in the North-Westable, necessitating a change of venue, Frontier unlawful under the powers entries were re-opened unt allowed given to all provincial governments him to compete. by a Government of India

In the Guineas a few weeks ago munique to do so wherever necess-Merogoro was extremely unlucky in nishing second but is credited with an The Khaksars came into couflet outstanding chance for the Derby,

ary.

com-

with the Police at Lahore In March

last year and following a disturbance Baseball

In which 23 Khaksara and two police- men were killed, a guard had to be posted at the residence of the Pun- jab Premier.

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Leader In Custody SIMLA, June (Reuter). The Government of India, in empower- ing all provincial governments to declare unlawful the North-West Frontier Khaltsnr militarist move- ment "wherever necessary,” explains that the Khaksar for some time had been carrying an agitation for the release

their of

leader. Allama Masrique.

Masrique is at present under de- tention and the agitation, neverthe- less, was largely inspired by the lender

Governor To Pitch First

Ball To-morrow

-The-Hongkong) Haseball-League

a revolution broke out among Syrians, almed originally against Jews and then developing against the

"Collet had 100'

The "Fighting First" Is Always Ready

units

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Now he is a blitz victim him- self. His conscience may have saved his life.

It was his night off duty, but the crump of high explosive bombs made him say to his wife, also a warden: "Let us go and see if we can help."

New Gun

Answer" To Bombers

They put two old ladies, bombed out from their own home, under, the WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuter), stairs and went out, cavalrymen with

Soon after a heavy bomb wrecked him, but he gave no orders to them.The "Fighting First" Division would Leaving the three of us and the be one of the first

of the the house.

Nine new anti-aircraft guns- troops, he walked into the thick of United States Army to move E Dodging bomb splinters, as though firing two-pound

America decided to send an expedi-guided by a sixth sense. Mr Small

shells in fight against the tribe, the mob, sat down with their leaders,onary force abroad, it was learned and his wife hurried back

machine gun fashion and des- to-day.

rescued the old ladies.

cribed as "one answer to dive General George C. Marshall, Chiet "He told them he would be very of the Army, addressing the House wounded to a doctor and carried to by the United States Army Later, alone, he fed several of the bombers"-have been accepted sorry to be forced to fight them.

safety a two-year-old baby, wrapped Ordnance Department, He did not want to slied the blood of Representatives

Appropriation

"I first met him in 1023 'when Druzes revolted against the French Syrian occupation," said the French offleer.

Legion Formed Receiving permission to form a legion to Collet, who was then a captain in the had tea with them, and discussed the French intelligence service, enlisted reasons for the rioting, inmates of prisons in Beirut and Damascus as well as Cirenssian und Armenian refugees. So the "Cir- cassian Legion" was formed.

May Save Syria

and

"Not Pulling Weight"

The 100 per

Mr Small, who is thirty-eight, told mobile

no more than I equipment reporters: "I do

Bliould."

rubber-tyred, highly gun carriages-cach mounted with a barrel manufac

of brother-Mohammedans, he said.1Sub-Committee, said that the First in an eiderdown. He went on speaking to them and;

was a task force of first Heavy fighting took place during

again, amazing as it may sound, priority and as such gets the campaign against the Druze, and the French oMeer quoted an episode the riot ended from the moment cent issues of

any new that-becomes-available."--- which, he said, was typical of Collet's he left them,”**--------- is pleased to announce that at to fearlessness.

Certain other units would also get "In addition to patrolling with my tured at an Army arsenal-roll- ometal opening at the Area Sports was in cominand of a fortress

priority because they are Collet had an intense dislike for those selected for possible use in car-manage the phone switchboard and Bartlett Hayward Division of Board ground, corner of Chatham high in the Druze mountains.

among wife or another warden, I used to ed off the assembly lines of the With politicians. He numbers several ene-tain eventualities." and Gascoigne Roads, Kowloon, him were fewer than 150 men. They mics among the Darlan clique. One

do other odd jobs.. to-morrow the traditional cere were cut off entirely from the re- of them, said the French officer, is a

The First Division, virtually at

the Koppers Company, which I feel I am not pulling ny meny of pitching the first ball will mainder of the French forces. En former Minister in Baghdad for whom Devens, Massachusetts. It took the war strength, is stationed at Camp be performed by Ills Excellency circling them were 2,000 bloodthirsty he refused to provide a military cs-American Army's first German pri-

weight now. I have been evacuat holds a $18,500,000 contract for ed to a strange district and have the gun mounts. the Governor, Sir Geoffry North-tribesmen.

cort on the

temporarily given up my A.R.P. The new gun ares about 150 two- effeminate that the Arabs would

"I still attend wardens' meetings. minute, and has

pound (37-millimetre) shells hlm."

If I can and accommodation in my range of about 3,000 yards in vertical an approximate own nalghbourhood I would like to firing position. It can be put into be back on the job."

action in less than one minute," sald Mr Small, a home teacher, has Maj. D. N. Hauseman, oxecutive districi in which he instructs blind oficer of the Army's Philadelphia dis-

trict, Ordnance Department.

tote.

himself. He has never ceased to en-Mr B. C. Lawrence.

deavour (the communique explains), Richard

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or

It was imperative that the fortress the grounds that he was "60 conces in the Inst war.

Kot

Other offeinl guests of the President, should receive supplies of food and Ever since my arrival in Singǝ-]

are HE. Mator ammunition, and Capt. Collel himself 5), General A. E. Graseti: Commodore decided to make the trip which would pore," said this French officer, I had Roosevelt Seizure man who did not know Collet will be the man to save the Powers Explained

E. Cassidy, U.S.N., South

the United States America, Mr J. 11. Bruins.

.of

any

not without some success, to carry Chins Patrol:, and the Acting-Consul have been hazardous if not fatal, for been telling Free Frenchmen that

unauthorised communications General, for with the outer world and has de- finitely instructed his followers to organise, demonstrations to secure hts release.

Demonstration

the

Notices recently appeared in "Alishah," the Khuksur organ, direct-|

Navy 'B' Beat 'Y' At Water-Polo

other the enemy as well as he did.

situation in Syria. He, and he alone, Unarmed, Capt. Collet left the might be able to stop Darlan from fortress one morning.

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuter). walked bringing the Vichy navy into opera--The reasons for President Roose- straight into the lines of the enemy, tion against any "foreigners invad-velt requesting powers to seize pro- and with extreme candour said to ing Syrla."

ing all Khaksars, uniformed and Two matches in the water-66

of Delhi, Lahore, polo tournament were played

armed with belchas (nxes), to cal-}

lect at the musti

Peshawar, y

(Sind) and yesterday.

Nagpur to-morrow for certain rc- In the Y.M.C.A. pool Navy B de- Ilgious observance,

feated YM.C.A. 1-0 afler n poor ex- The Government of India also had hibition. Y.M.C.A. had practically nil information thot this ostensibly the play but two forwards were out peaceful occupation at 'the mosques of the pool for most of the match and ivas to be merely a screen for some all scored during the absence. form of organised defiance of Inw.

the

con-

Danger To Peace Convinced that the procedure con- templpted, however innocent, stituted a danger to publie peace, the Government has empowered the pro- vincial governments to ban the move- ment as it is determined not to risk the disturbances and serious loss of life which occurred at Lahore last yent.

"My Flight With Our

To Italy Paratroops

British paratroops who recently landed in Italy took off on In the Army, puol Royal Scots beat the job singing: "Oh, we're a surprise for the Duce, the Duce."

5th A.A. Regiment. Slater (2) and Hunter scored for Scots and Yabsley Jan Clarke replied.

This was revealed in a broadcast talk recently by one of the R.A.F. officers who took part.

Coastguardsmen To territory, and for long periods in pretty bad weather, and the

Man Transports WASHINGTON, June 5 (UP) The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”

The Bombay Presidency has also fenry Morgenthau, announced to- declared the Khoksars unlawful,

day that more than 3,000 | Coast- guardsmen will be transferred to the Navy for the purpose of manning

and auxiliary vessels. Seven hundred of these will man the lner Amerièn which the navy will Use as a transport.

School Art

The flights were long, at night, a good deal over hostile places we wore navigating to were pin points... but we ran to schedule," he said.

R.A.F. pilots and crews who carried the Force did their jobs

and accuracy. with characteristic thoroughness

"The night of the show itself was one of the most beautiful you can imagine, full moon and glorious stars above patches of white cloud, the sen clear of mist, and the snow-capped ridges of the Apennines.

"I'd Rown over that bit of coast years ago in a Moth on my way to Africa, and I could easily recognise

scene,

their own, the refrain of which was "Oh, we're a surprise for the Duce,

the Duce!"

"They certainly had," he added, "and perhaps not the last,"

Programme For To-night's Recital

Ruth

St Lawrence Power transports

Vital To U.S. WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuter). The enemies of democracy are developing every hydro-elecirlo re

Chow, soprano, and Gaston D'Aquino, Litvin, pianiste, Pauline source and every waterway from

it in the moonlight. It was a lovely tenor, will take part to-night in a Norway to the Dardanelles. Are we

joint recital, to be given in the Ross to alloy

nilow ourselves to cent

continue to be Owing to the very large number!

"We could recognise every feature ftoom of the Peninsula Hotel, com- outmatched because short-sighted of persons, including many children, and landmark as we came in, look-mencing at 9.15 p.m. interests oppose the

to the Schools'. Art and ing Just like the landscape model we

Part of the proceeds will be giren Craft Exhibition at Northcote Col- had used in planning the job and to the Domber Fund. one of our greatest men of attracted

above message was sent by lege, it has been decided to continue training the air crows.

The programme is no follows: 1. Tenor solos.(a) "Love Sounds Congress legislation mending the exhibition ull to-day, from 10 authorising the a.m. to 7.30 p.m., and also to-morrow.

the Alarm from Acis and Galatea, Immediate construction of the St (Saturday) unul 1 p.m. Lawrence seaway power project. Yesterday morning it was estimat

He added: "Production and more production is the keynote of our all-

st Roosevelt,

ed that rome 600 visitors, mainly children, were waiting to get in to

out race for national defence. Elec- the exhibition, and It was found im tric power and transportation are possible to accommodate evoryona. Timiting factors in the production of in the time available, planes, guns, tanks and ships."

Unforgettable Moment

"It was easy afterwards to see by Handel; (b) "In Native Worth," the parachuter on the ground and, from The Creation, by Handel; (c) together and giving us a last flash"Care mio ben,"

by Fasolo; (

the figures of the troops moving "Cangla, Cangle," "lordano.

of their torches as we passed over- | head.

2.

Soprano colo "Caro nome,

tho

was a moment one will never Verdi opera, "Rigoletto," by

forget. But even more shall I re-

from

3. Pianoforte solo. Sonata Pathe member the efficiency and the won-tique, Op. 13, by Beethoven-1st The President, opined that "under ** BANGKOK, June 6 (Reuter)derful spirit of the men we dropped, Movement, Gravo, 2nd Movement. emergency pressure," the project The That delegation to the Indo- their bearing, and the way they got Allegro Molto a con brio, 3rd Move would be completed under four China peace conference has returned into the aircraft at the take-off, sing-ment, Adagio cantabllo, 4th- Move-

Imm Tokyo,

ing a song with special words: ofiment, Nondo allegro,

Your

work.

People in Braille and handicraft..

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