1941-06-18 — Page 21

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 18, 1941.

TANKS TAKE PART IN BIG DESERT BATTLE: WAVELL'S STRATEGY

(By "Reuter's" Chief Correspondent in Cairo)

CAIRO, JUNE 17.-ONE OF THE BIGGEST ENCOUNTERS WITH Royal Navy Adjustments

TANKS EVER SEEN TOOK PLACE ON SUNDAY ON THE ESCARPMENT

NEAR HALFAYA (HELLFIRE) PASS ON THE EGYPTIAN LIBYAN Since French Defection A NEW

FRONTIER, ACCORDING TO REPORTS REACHING CAIRO TO-NIGHT.

LONDON, June 17 (British Wireless)The First Lord of

RAISING CLOUDS OF SAND, THE TANKS AND OTHER ARMOUR- the Admiralty, Mr A. V. Alexander, speaking to the Royal-Em- LEISURE ED FIGHTING VEHICLES CHARGED, ATTACKED, COUNTER-ATTACK-pire Society, revealed that after the defection of the French

Fleet and the operations of the Navy in, connection with the SHIRT ED AND REFORMED IN SURprising manOEUVRES.

the

British tanks mado a wido swooping move- mont south of Halfaya Pass, charged up escarpment and debouched on the fighting ground in the triangle formed by Halfaya Pass, Sollum and Fort Capuzzo.

Reports of this operation, | though it was of limited scope, have aroused great enthusiasm and excitement in Egypt be

cause

it shows firstly that! General Sir Archibald Wavell, whose name has a magic ring for the Egyptians, is strong

GERMANS TO

RETALIATE

nough to conduct operations on Action Against U. S.

two fronts simultaneously and; secondly, that supplies andj. equipment, which have been steadily pouring in for months from Britain, America, India and Australla, must now be ap- proaching a point of near ade-

quacy,

At Fort Capuzzo CAIRO, June 17 (UP)-Ceneral Headquarters announced that British

Property

Guess At Italy-U.S. Break

Observers On Spot

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

as to the probable when there

evacuation of Norway, Holland, Belgium and France, there were more than 70 destroyers undergoing repairs in dockyards due to enemy damage.

Ten or 11 destroyers were sunk and heavy casualties were suffered.: The effect was that there was an immediate increase in the loss of which merchant shipping tonnage, was not surprising.

The first requirement was to place

the

damaged Bhips in service again. This was done in spite of the ship- building and repairing Industry hay- ing been allowed to drop to too low a lovel in peace time. It meant the workers organisation of additional and the training of workers in it

a large task. selt

ships came out and

·

PROSPECT

OF LONG

WAR

17

WASHINGTON, June (Reuter)"You face the pros- pect of a long war," the United States Secretary for War,

Colonel Henry L. Stimson, told the Committee of the House of Representatives to-day, indicat ing that the war might well last more than four years.

Nevertheles not build to the ex- ROME, June 17 (UP).—A pool though we among the correspondents at Home tent we desired, it was amazing how may be complete and oficial breaking much we had done to stiffen the off of relations between the United strength of the fleet in the succeed SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Slates and Italy showed that the ing months,

New Warships BERLIN, June 17 (UP)-majority opinion believed it would

In addition to new destroyers and

He said that one of the, benefits of Tho official news agency reports accur before the middle of July. that the German Government, in Mr Allan Raymond of the "Now cruisers, there had been added to the

dollar per guess.

known na corvettes which we have which would take four years to build. connection with the freezing of York Herald-Tribune" collects one icet tremendously Important ships the proposed St Lawrence Bea German assets in America, has The opinions ranged as follows: now in very large numbers and "I would be protection afforded to part

Mr Alexander added that the de- ordered "necessary measures" "United Press" (Reynolds Packard) hope to get in increasing numbers" of the route for munitions to England.

Must Prepare regarding the property of United June 27; "Associated Press" (George)

Jordon) June 29, (and Mr Ray-fection of the French Fleet required "In my opinion," he declared, "it citizens in States

Germany troops have penetrated Libya as far which will become effective im. mond) July 10; "United Press" (Ed. the drafting of ships engaged in cs-is' necessary to prepare for a very

ward Laura July 43 Associated cort duty in the Atlantic to the

We all hope that ay Fort Capuzzo.

Pres" (Arvig Johnnncsan) July 11: Mediterranean to take the place of long emergency. Position At Capuzzo

(Eleanor Parliard) casualties, which made the task of it will be brief, but it is not safe to It has not yet been revealed what "United Press" CAIRO, June 17 (Reuter).-The

take, July 13; "Associated Press" (Richard other escorting ships more difficult. act on such a hope in the situation will these measures form

it confronts us to-day." Nobody Hungry In U.K. the Sollum-Capuzzo- fighting in

un- Massock) August 1 and "New York quarters leaving authorised

There is a very strong chance, ho "I will say that despite any criti- concluded, "of the emergency lasting Halfoya tringle looks like develop-

numerous questions Times" (Herbert Matthews) August The answered the

cisms, the work was being done with long enough for the United States to ing into a regular baille,

such a measure of success as enabled becent by this seaway." British troops are driving back the auch ns whether it means outright 2.

confiscation or merely Immobilisa-

all of us not to know the pangs ofi Germans and Italians and have got

hunger," he said. as far Capuzzo but not necessarily Some observers suggest that the into it, according milltary au-

to

German Government has not yet thorities here.

Germans and Italians are under-completed drafting details of the stood to be still at Sollum; but they action it intends to take, and that the term "necessary measures" should be are distinctly threatened with being taken to make it plain to the world cut off by the operations plain above Sollum, They are rush that it would not accept the United

States move without retaliation,

Large U.S. Holdings

1

on the

from The is dificult

reinforcements ing up Tobruk area, and it prophesy the future engagement.

to

course

to

mediately.

tion.

Robin Moor

Depositions

Roosevelt To Study

Survivors' Stories of the

a useful accure

BERLIN, June 17 (UP) Ameri

in

Dealing with the Battle of the

ភេទ

Atlantic, Mr Alexander said that it KREISLER WILL

was quite certain that in the last four months, Improved organisation In the northwest approaches had in- creased the weight of attack enemy submarines. This meant that the enemy could not stop there and take it but it had to go to other

areas.

תם

PLAY AGAIN Discharged From Hospital

attack. To-day, we had to face less art, for his wife stated that he

NEW YORK, Jund 17 (Reuter);— Fritz Kreisler, the famous violinist, can-owned property in Germany fo

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Regarding the menace from air at was discharged from, hospital to-day roughly estimated by neutral un-

WASHINGTON, June 17lack, he pointed out that in the whole and his condition was described as Jockeying For Position official sources to be $430,000,000, the At the moment, gun carriers, majority of which is held by n dozen (UP).The depositions of the of the last war when the huge ten- good.

was sunk by Audiences may expect once again armoured cars and mobile artillery large companies among which are eleven survivors of the steamer nage of 12,000,000 taking part are jockeying for posl- the Ford Company, General Motors Robin Moor who landed enemy action, only 8,000 tons fell to to hear him play with all his match-

air tion in a bid

Otis Elevator Company, This area is very useful to whoever Eastman Kodak Company, Yale and by plane to-day, are being in our own coastal waters but in the played."

Kreisler, who is.10, was knocked holds it and inconvenient to the side Towne, Mergenthaler Company and brought to the United States by Mediterranean. that does not.

Oil Company.

Wilat the Royal Navy rejoiced to down by a motor car in New Yoris the Standard

a member of the United States, see was the extent to which our air seven weeks ago and was taken to There has been little doing

It is pointed out that there are Embassy, Mr Phillip Williams. force in the last few weeks was be-hospital suffering from a fractured compared with the really hard fight-Large holdings in the occupied terri-They will be studied immediate-ginning to take toll of enemy ship- skull and internal Injuries.

tories, particularly l

Jumping off ground in the "triangle." Cmuany, International Harvester Brazil arrived from Pernambuco (nir attack on our shipping not only will play again "as he has always

on

the coast and plain near Sollum

ing in progress on the

above.

escarpment

A Bandit's Ignominious Capture

France.

Scientists Work On Air Defence

ly by President Roosevelt for ping, of which we had already.sunk further details beyond the brief or captured 3,200,000 tons since the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

war started. ROME, June 17 (Dame)-The resume sent last week. Government has decreed, firstly, After conferring with Mr Sumner blocking all payments on private Welles, Under-Secretary of State, debis to the American Standard the President or Mr Welles may Company, and secondly, ordering make a statement condemning the private Italian firms to report all sinking in the strongest terms. American credits against them with- Meanwhile, the United States Con- in 20 days.

sul at Capetown, Mr James Denby, Checking Departures has sent a sketchy report of the 35 SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" other survivors who arrived on KWANGCHOWWAN, June 17 (Wah

WASHINGTON, June 17 (UP)-board an unidentifled British craft. Kiu Yat Po)-Fu Yung-mou, the The Government has ordered all He is expected to ale a more de- notorious bandit chief of the Luichow Customs and Immigration officials to tailed report Inter, and also take de-

been has

caught Peninsula,

In "take the necessary steps to pre-positions from the survivors. Kwangchowwan, it Ls officially vent German nationals from leaving announced.

the United States without proper Fu who was the head of the so-authority. called "One Hundred Men Gang"

He was had ravaged Lulchow. forced to escape to Hoihow in Hai- nan before the Japanese invasion of the island as a result of the strict Chinese bendit suppression measures enforced in south-western Kwang- tung.

to

With the fall of Hainan the Japanese, Fu supported the Japanese and acted as their agent after secretly where he returning to Lutichwo smuggled wolfram and lung-oll with

Only recently several of his gan were caught in Kwangchowwan. They were believed to be involved in a burglary case early this year,

Hide-Out

Subversive Character SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” WASHINGTON, June '17 (UP).— President Roosevelt at the press con- ference to-day said that the activities of the German Consuls were versive in character and that tho word subversive as he used in- cluded a great many sins,

Sharp Protesta

sub-

MENZIES ON MID EAST STRATEGY

B

LONDON, June 17 (Reuter).— "Development of high-promise-in- many directions" in the detection and destruction of enemy planes was mentioned by the Lord Privy Seal, Mr Clement Attlee, in answer to a question in the House of Commons to-day.

Mr Attlee was invited to umplify a recent statement by the Canadian Minister of Defence, Colonel J. L. Ralston, announcing Canadian help in this direction.

the

Mr Attlee said that thanks to CANBERRA, June 17 (Reuter) brilliant work of our scientists, great Mr R. G. Menzies, the Australian progress was made in devising means Prime Minister, in nation-wide of helping the fighting services in SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI broadcast reviewing the military localing and destroying the enemy.

Ingenious Apparatus BERLIN, June 18 (UP). The position, said: "As Germany creeps

British Industries were now turn- armed forces from the Chinese terri-official news agency reports that the along the European coast line, the tory to the Japanese.

German Government made "sharp voyage round the Cape supplying the ing out increasing quantities of in- protests" to

becomes more tortuous genious apparatus, whose main- Middle East the United States Government against the request for and vulnerabic

tenance demands large numbers of the closure of German

"We must fight where and how the skilled men, especially radio Consulates which it rejected as "unjustified and and fight for the Middle East or else

enemy compels us. We must stand mochanics. arbitrary," the United States' note charging that the

ousted persons tricate the Mediterranean,

the Fleet, steid Iraq and Iran, acted in an 'unpermitted manner." open the gateway to Indio, expose The action of the United States Is French Africa to complete subjuga-

Still there was need for more described as a "treaty violation." tion and make it easy for Spain to craftsmen and a broadcast appeal give bases in northwest Africa, thus adding a new and deadly menace to was being made to technical

to join the Atlantic and to the whole contact overseas to come forward of Britain with the Empire south and their skill and knowledge to that of

our scientists. Feast of Suez.

"In the face of these perils, any Imitation upon our efforts must

In order to resume his activities in the lensed territory, Fu Yung-mou secretly leased a wooden collage near the shore at Fort Bayard last month under a disguised name. He was Involved in a dispute with the land- lady of the house on June 11, which led to his arrest by the French Police who identified him by his ivory private seal bearing his own

and a

notobook which were found in his possession.

Two new revolvers, some bullets, and a bundle of banknotes to the value of NC$3,000 were discovered in

name

Capt Roosevelt Rounding Globe

LISBON, June 17 (Reuter).-Cap-E." tain James Roosevelt, eldest son of the United States President, arrived: his luggage. He is sold to have here to-day ten days behind his

schedule worn a bullet-proof waistcoat,

On his way back to

It is reported that in his notebook, Washington after travelling 30,000 the number of arms, the names of

gang, and his connection with miles round the globe.

his

Looking bronze and fit, he told

Naval Observer Missing

ex-

WASHINGTON, June 17 (UP) the Japanese were clearly recorded. "Reuter: "I have got a pretty ac- The Navy Department to-day on

Contention For Prisoner

general picture of the war nounced that Lieutenant Commander curate

Wilson Grove, Reliable quarters here understood situation. Air power. is a tremen-George

Reserve that the Japanese tried to offer ball. dous if, not a dominating factor in Officer on active duty as naval ob- for his release, and the Chinese this

server in the Near East has been authorities requested his handing this war."

missing, sinco June 13, during

over to the Government of Kwang- tung in Shlukwan.

onto

It is recalled that Fu Yung-mou, offered his loyalty to the Chinese authorities, but it was later proved that his intention was falso.

Rumania's New Restrictions

Help For China

Shipping Losses Reports

Captain Roosevelt, who was un-flight with the RAF, over Iraq. able to discuss military problems, a great demand old: "There is for American materials in the cast and although many problems remain unsolved as yet, one can be reasonf ably satisfied with the material help getting through." Nowhere I help more greatly appreciated than in China where I was impressed by the cheerful confidence of the people."

BOMBER FUND DONATIONS

LONDON, June 17 (UP)-t ta officially announced that "as certain shipping losses continue to be receiv ed late in the month, the publication

Training is being given by the silles and technical colleges through- fighting services, assisted by univer-

out the country.

men

Carol & Lupescu Heavily Guarded

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Juno 17. (UP), Travellers from Havana reported to- day that the guards around King Carol and Madame Lupescu have been doubled on account of reports that an attempt might be made on the ex-king's life.

Passengers who arrived on the liner Mexico said that the corridors of King Carol's hotel are full of detectives, and that the King and Madame Lupescu seldom go out late at night.

Improved Plane Services

OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPX”?

Juno

17 (UP)Me

LONDON, of the losses for the month of May

must be postponed."

Hand Grenades Burst

Juan Trippe, Prezident of the Pan SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

American Airways to-day predicted BUCHAREST, June 17" (UP)--By

that within two years thero would special decree, use of all vehicles la

be vastly Improved trans-Atlantic SPECIAL TO`THE "TELEGRAPH":" forbidden without special authorisa

planes carrying passengers between tion, gasoline will be rationed" and

SHANGHAI, June 18′ (UP)-—Two the United Staten and Britain on 12 all unnecessary traffic of motor Two substantial donations to the hand grenades exploded - in. Hong hour schedules. vehicles, oven with permits, will be Bomber Fund have been received ar kow Park this morning 100 yards Mr Trippe arrived by plane to de- avoided. The city, last" night, had follows: Messrs Linstead & Davis, from the Japanero navel- landing liver the 20th Wilbur Wright the most complete blackbut which $2,000. Mr. C. Bernard · Brown, party Headquarters, critically injur Memorial lecture before the Royal has been enforced for several weeks. $2,000. Both proʻsecond donations, “ing two Chinese.

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