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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
FOOD FOR EIRE
The Hess Sensation: British Govt Silent
- *=> FROM PAGE: ONE
no more mad than Judas Iscariot or
News Wasted
Satan.
Better than silence would have
formation had made no more use of
which was
America and
June 20, 1941
British-De Gaullist Troops Prepare
-Tea From India > FROM PAGE ONE DUBLIN, June 10. (Reuter). Sean Lemass, the Supplice halfway between Sidon and Beirut, Minister, stated in the Dall to Damascus Ine will soon be in British it is hoped here that the Beirut day, that a Central Teu Purchas- hands. This will leave Tripoli, Homs been our ruthless use of this gift Board had been established and Aleppo as the chief towns still from Hell, but, the Ministry of In-
purchase ten direct from India. Force and R.A.F. bombers attacked
endeavouring to hold by Vichy,
Combined forces of Australian Ale it un an oyster.
Mr Adams believed that Hess a quantity of ten in
The Board had already purchased the positions which are holding up came to Britain to say to the shipment of aristocracy, "Join
the British troops near Damascus. 1. or wo join but as it was Russia," hoping to entrap, those of the ration, the
was bombed,
At Beirut, shipping in the harbour .0 destroyer being the mentality to want peace at any quantity was
nurrowly missed. Indin. The Conservative member, Henry Strauss, took the totally op-cargo of wheat from America via Scan Lemass added that the first posite view and argued that what Lisbon arrived in Dublin to-day.. ever the assumption "you take about the circumstances in which Hess left Germany, the advantages of leaving] Germany guessing are overwhelm- Ing."
cost.
Mr
Mr Strauss contended that the Government's silence had led the Germans Into a palpable lle and Into fantastle contradictions, where- by they had lost prestige in every country in the world.
was
Treated A. Officer The Government's reply made by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr R. A. Butler, who declined to depart from the Govern- ment's present policy of allence about Hess. He der
declared that there was
no mystery or confusion about Hess, who is a prisoner of war and is being treated as such und will continue to be so treated.
Mr Silverman Interposed to whether he was being treated a civilian prisoner or Marshal.
Field
Mr Butler said that he was being treated as an officer-perfectly fair- and rightly us a prisoner of war .with al} thie attendant circums tances.
It was nonsense to suggest that Hess is at Chequers.
Other conjectures as to the reason for Hens coming here could be left to the imagination of Individual members and members were given Tuli rein to their imagination to- day.
Duke of Hamilton
Mr Butler said that he was unable
to satisfy curiosity for reasons of
public Interest.
was being arranged, not sufficient to affect purchase of a large being negotiated
In
Two Vichy aircraft were shot down
east of Damascus. at Souedia, about 60 miles south by
Coastal Sector
CAIRO, June 19 (Reuter)}}
STOCK MARKET Sysia, progress has ugnis been made
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Oficiul Summary, issued yesterday, Is:
Buyers
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Chinese Estates 698 China Lights (Old) $5.70 Telephones (Old) $22:10 Cements $134 Entertainments $0%
Ropes $715
+
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Sales
Govt, 31 (1934) 941
Providents $5.15.
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LATE NEWS
To Cross Pacific
In 25-ton Ketch
by the Allied forces in the coastal sector while further Important positions have been captured just British G.II.Q. communique. south of Damascus, states to-day's
"In the central sector, Allled troops have successfully recaptured Kuneitra while strong Vichy forces In Meri Ayoum have now been surrounded." it announces
Kuncitra Retaken
CAIRO, June 10 (UP),--General Headquarters announced to-day that the Allies have re-occupled Kuneltes. Communications
the
LONDON, June 19. (Reuter)- Normal
have been, communications entirely restored between Iraq and Palestine via Trans-Jordan, says a dispatch from Jerusalem to Independent French News Agency. Caravans of motor lorries are now running from Basra via Baghdad to Palestine. Considérable quantities of goods which had been held up at the port of Boura during Raschid All's revoli are now being transport-
cd.
Dentz Defending City JERUSALEM, June 10 (Reuter),- British troops are reported by a. military spokesman here this after- noon to be still pressing from southwest of Damascus and holding the Damascus road running south to Kiswe
the
But they are stated to be meeting with artillery opposition in their attempts to press northwards from the slopes of Jebel Kabl
In the constul sector, Austrailan On the point whether the Duke
cavalry patrols have reached Wadl of Hamilton knew Hess or whether
Zeni, 18 miles south of Belrut. correspondence had taken place be
Hitherto over 1,200 omcers and fore, Mr Butler said that he had
men have surrendered to the Allies. nothing to add to Sir Archibald
It
is now assumed that General Sinclair's statement of May 22,
Dentz Intends defending Damascus. There was substantial point as to
Resistance At Beirut why, if the American Government
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
CAIRO, June 19 (Reuter).The was informed, British public opinion
SHANGHAI, June 20 (UP)-British advance along the coastal should
not be informed as well. Three Americans and one Briton to-sector from 'Sidon to Beirut is slow: There had been endless diplomatie day sailed on a second attempt to now seems increasingly likely that exchanges between Britain and other cross the Pacific in a 25-ton ketch Vichy forces will offer resistance be- countries throughout the war and named Cynta, "It has been a source of sorrow that
The first attempt was frustrated Fighung continues around Damos- I am not in a position to divulge when the boat was driven on
thecus, including the vicinity of Mezze them to Parliament.
rocks
at Woosung during a storm on aerodrome, indicating that the offer March 12, since when the bout has by General Sir Maitland Wilson to been repaired.
General Dentz in a broadcast from. Captain and Mrs J. C. Sever, aged Palestine Radio to allow the Vichy
28 and
respectively, Albert troops to vacate Damascus in order we do not believe that we have any-Browers (20) formerly of, the Sea-been accepted.
and Thomas 11. to nvold shelling the gily has not thing to say which would make for forth Highlanders, who hopes to! The time limit in the offer expired
Unshared Secrets
"The British public should share, us far as possible, the inner thoughts 20
of the Government, but in this case, Wickdahl
(20)
fore Beirut
an improved effort of the public, and enlist in the navy in Canada, com-this morning, we do not believe that by not saying prise the crew. anything we are in any way upsetting public morale,"
that
the crossing
They estimate will require three months,
Enemy Positions Attacked
Indian Faces Capital Charge
Dealing with points of general policy raised in
in the debate, Mr Butler declared that it was the Government's destre to avoid
making idealistic) statements about the future which
In a quarrel between two Indlan may not be realised. "We are in the
private watchmen outside the Cen- middle of
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" - of a tough job and are deter-
tral Market on June 11, one of them mined to see through.
CAIRO, June 19 (UP)-According is alleged to have drawn
his re- "Reference has been hade to the to an official R.A.F. communique, volver and fired at the other, fatally
fighters and British wounding
him. They are both dead and
bombers successfully attacked posi-f The shooting led to the appearance. may they so remulo. We want to ons holding up the advance on before Me G. T.Lowry-at-Central bulld not only a new set in this Damascus, while ships at Beirut Magistracy this morning of the al- country but a new Europe and that were also bombed. Two Vichy air-leged assallant, Pritam Singh, 38, 9 a job we can pursue without mak-craft were shot down.. Ing.grandiose statements."
Empire Set and the Holy Roman Australian
Gramophone Stolen
From Matshed
Big Donations To Kesar Singh. On the application of
Bomber Fund
A second generous donation to the Bomber. Fund of $10,000 from Messrs
Breaking and entering a bathing afternoon.
We Fat Sing, Ltd., was received this
Also a second donation
shed at the 101⁄2 mile beach at Ting of $1,000 from Mr Li Koon Chum, Kau, New Territories, on Tuesday, Cheung Bong, 18, unemployed, stole and an anonymous donation
a gramophone from the premises... $2,000,
He
returned to the same beach the next!
day with Shum You, 20, unemployer, and entered another, shed, stealing crockery to the value of $35.
They were arrested by the core- taker of the shed. They were charged with store breaking when they appeared before Mr T. J. Hous tor at the District Office South this morning. Both pleaded guilty, and Cheung was sentenced, to three weeks on each charge, the sentences to be consecutive. Shum was sent to goal for three weeks on the second chargei only.
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