1941-06-24 — Page 24

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SURVIVOR TELLS Portuguese Of

HIS STORY

FROM PAGE ONE

Good Family In Trouble

ed until Friday

be

June 24, 1941.

LUFTWAFFE THRASHED AGAIN

FROM PAGE ONE

оп the northwest strong Exceedingly

time were captured by the Austro-

Fernando Antonio Ozorio, 33, c-otlier big rald

ATCA. lians and New Zealanders,

Air-borne troops and large quan-countant of the Central Meat Supply France tities of weapons which were landed Co., Windsor House, charged with formations of bombers and fighters the fraudulent conversion of $600.07 crossed the Channel from one part of next day by aircraft carrying out a continuous bus service between the

to his own use, pleaded guilty before the southwest coast carly this after- at Central Magls-noon, and shortly afterwards there Island and the Greek mainland Mr G. F played a

and was remand-were explosions from the directions tracy this more important part than

orea between Calais, and the parachutists.

Boulogne, seemingly some distance The German porachutists, said the sentence will 11.30 aun, when of the

Mr W. A. Mackied.

in 'canjune- infond.

a heavy The raiders penetrated Brigadier, were young, not particu- larly tough and fairly easy to dis- tion with the Police represented by Del.-Inspector O'Donovan, prose-

barrage which was heard on the pose of.

cuted, and Mr

da Silva ap- Engilsh side of the Channel. Insufficient Airfields Brigadier Inglis said no air force | peared for Licendunted to

The Money was rumclent to deal with the huge been entrusted to Defendant by Mr. masses of German aircraft could G. Dalziel

A.

of The Cen have operated from the three Cretan airfields. While Egypt was too far tral Meat Co., by whom he was em

away as

manager

have

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us or the outgoing trip. No Gerinan fighters were seen attacking the re- planes although earlier, over the cannon fire was heard base for fighter aircraft, ployed, on June 2, to pay to the Kau turning

German bases on the Greek main-Kee Meat Store, Central Market, for

the settlement of an account. Innd were so close na to have ren- dered It hopeless maintain fighter planes on cert

certain airfields.

and

Channel.

Throughout the operations, strong | formations of British fighters patroll- ed the Straits of Dover.

(Reuter)

Plea For Leniency Plending for leniency for his client, The Cretan operation was dominat. Mr Silva said that Defendant hap-

Raids On Reich pencil at the time to be particularly ed by German air superiority.

LONDON, Juno 23 Referring to certain reports that pressed by a creditor, who threaten- bayonets have become obsolete, Bri-ed to inform his employer that he An Air Ministry communique states, gadler Inglis said that that was far was heavily in debt. Defendant was "Bremer and Wilhelmshaven were from the truth. Crete had proved affald, and as a friend promised to the main objectives of an attack on the enormous power of the bayonet lend him a similar sum in two days, northwest Germany last night. At PE | Wilhelmshaven, particularly large charge by well-trained deter- he had used the money to

Pay the

Ares were started. Among other mined troops. It was the thing the creditor. His friend who had never

targets attacked during the night could failed him before, however, Germans feared, most.

were Emden,

and Bremerhaver, Bank Dusakdorf. One enemy fighter was then went to the Kau Kee Meal

shot down and three British bombers Store who agreed to hold the account

count are mission." over for a few days. In the mean- Lime, Defendant made frantle efforts to raise the money but was unable to do so. The offence was discover- ed and Defendant had made no, at- tempt to run away.

Russians Declare Offensive Turned

> FROM PAGE ONE

thing thus far known In the history of warfare, while concurrently German dive-bambers begon the destruction of Russian airfields,

not rutse the money. Defendant

from

A Good Family Mr Siva said that Defendant cine decent and respectable family and this foolish and indiscreet ok

Non-Stop Raid

FOLKESTONE, June 23 (UP)- The RAF. carried out a non-stop rald on the invasion ports for over two and a half hours this afternoon. Aipst of the activity appeared to be in around Calals and farther away a direct line from that city.

Observers heard the steady roar? of bomba bursting beyond the banks:

Straits of Dover,

Reports described the Lombard.net was that of a thoughtless young of mist which 13 hanging over the ment of the Russian fortress at Brest min. He was the sole supporter

an aged father and numerous rela- Litovsk. "At Zero hour a hurricane

Railways Hit tives und this net would mean loss of fire of unimaginable intensity

LONDON, June 24 (Reuter).-- his employment with the Company. started. Including heavy mortars, had been considerably ashamed Railway targets were bombed in the Beld guns

and long-range artillery which shook the earth. This insted by having had this cluarge brought R.A.E. sweep over northern France

against him, and

reveals un Air he had suffered yesterday evening, an hour.

The Russians were evidently so

mental agonies since. To impose Miniatry communique issued early

this morning. of Defendant, and he plete ruin

of sentence would mean the

Defendant might be "Elsewhere German pioneer troopsealed that uided by artificial for and using given the option of a fine, which

deterrent to him. collapsible boats crossed the frontier would net as a in t

Mr Slive sold that Defendant the River Bug under cover of a

make restitution of the It was here that two British bomb- tremendous artillery barrago-farm would houses blazed up in yellow flames mount in question, and added that ers were lost, but the enemy was while concrete pill boxes disinter- he understood the Police were not "again heavily defeated," losing 12 grated in spectacular fashion."

pressing the case.

THERE'S THOUSANDS IN THE CAST AND COST A FORTUNE ! surprised that they fired no artillery

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Rumanian Claims LONDON, June 23 (Reuter), Rumanian military circles claim that their southernmost columns driving from Galatz have penetrated 50 miles Into Russian Bessarabia, according to Mariin Agransky, the Anicara correspondent of the National Broud- ensting Company,

The Rumanians admit, however, that Russlan resistance extremely fierce and say that henvy losses are being suffered on both sides.

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Great Battle For Eastern Syria

FROM PAGE ONE

NEW YORK, May 10-America's contribution to the development of large screen television for the theatre the most fantastic accomplishments

of desert warfare. was given ils. Arst publie demonstra- tion to 1,200 invited guests recently. Images were projected to a 15-by-20.

Russians are not remaining on the foot size. defensive but have launched their own offensive

Poland, towards Rumania and East Prussia.

The Luftwaffe is said to be very nctive behind the Russian lines.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Offcial Summary, issued yesterday, ist

Buyers

„Bank of East Asia.$72.

Canton Ins. X.D. $212.50 H.K, Fire Ins $177.50 Indo-China (Pref) $80

Wharves $87

Docks $15

Povidents $5.20

Hotels $2.95

Lands $31.50

Realties $2.75

Chinese Estate X.D. $06. Trams $10.10

"O" $5.00 ectrics "O" X. Rts $21.75 Electrics Rts $10.80

Plonhonns "O" $22.25

$13.76

Ropes $7.50 Dairy Farms $17 Entertainments $0.25 Watsons $10.10.

Sales

Union Ins. $400 H.K. Steamboats $8 Providents $5.30

Electries "O" X. Ris $20.75 Electrics Rts $10.75/11 Cements $14

Ropes $7,50 Watsons $10.25

War Simplifies Export Control

The demonstration, conducted by the Radio Corporation of Amerien, was designed to show laboratory progress since previous tesis with smaller screens. Projection is accom

with brilliancy

ceiving tube which operates on 15,000 volts und has a special optical sys- tem. Connection to the transmitting source was by cable, but the system has worked as well in plekups off the air.

Results obtained were regarded by observers as the best they had seen to date. Brilliancy did not equal that of a movie, but It was sumelent for satisfactory viewing.

LATE NEWS

Nazis Claim More

Successes

·SPÉCIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, June,23 (UP).-A D.N.B. reporter's despatch describing the advance into. Lithuania' revealed that German columns went deep into enemy territory four hours after the beginning of hostilities.

He said that German bombers last night met with great success on the eastern front attacking military and war-important objectives Ja the principal battle sectors, while a large number of airfields were bombarded and seroplanes, hangars, workshops

barracks and

ucks destroyed ditd.cet

afire. Highways full of marching Russian troops which were partially clogged by columns of vehicles were bombed and machine-gunned, while several

strategically important railway lines

MANILA, June 24 (UP),—The | were bombed, "Monila Bulletin" this. morning quoted informed circles as saying that the Russo-German war will re- sult in a considerable easing up of export control since it will now be Impossible to fraris-ship goods to Germany through, Siberia..

Author Of "Battle

Of Britain":

Moscow Prepares. For Emergency

Allies At Palmyra, CAIRO, June 23 (Reuter),- British troops have reached Palmyra in Syria, according to a G.II.Q. communique issued here to-day.

They are meeting resistance there from a Vichy columu.

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On other fronts, fighting is continuing.

Thrust To Homs

CAIRO, June 23 (Reuter).-The British mechanised column which reached Palmyra after meeting alr and ground opposition is threatening the important and modern air base

there.

This column would, appear to be Uhrusting towards Homs, which would effectively cut off the Vichy forces in, south Syria from the northern forces.

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Syrian Situation SPECIAL TO THE ."TELEGRAPH" LONDON, June

(UP)~AU- thoritative quarters report that the British forces have completed the capture' of Mezze and have occupied the Amerie and Khiam forts in the Mer) Ayour area of Syria.

Battle For Pipelines

VICHY, June 23 (UP)---An official despatch from Beirut states that a battle in the middle of the desert at the pipeline fortress and airfield at Palmyra began at noon to-day with the simultaneous arrival of two Bri- tish motorised columns across the

Abou Keman desert from Teloum-Karani, respectively.

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Japan Disillusioned Over Axis Partners

FROM PAGE ONE

warned of this development by Hitler before he went to Moscow," MOSCOW, June 23 (UP)—The{\/ Impartial Tokyo

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

authorities have now set up the A.R.P. machinery.

TOKYO, June 23 (Reuter)-The An increasing number of police- Soviet-German war is splashed all then, soldiers, transport workers and over this morning's newspapers and

also

the .editorials. private citizens, here Are carrying

monopolised

is the keynote of Extreme caution gasmasks.

Thousands of The author of the very successful have been detailed for civilian, de-

women, and “inen the sparse references to Japon with a complete abse

absence of any speculo- Stationery Office success, "The Battle fence work, guarding pubile and Uon

attitude of the of Britain" is Mr Hillary St George private

regarding the buildings, while armed Government."= Saunders.

workers are training to defend fag-

Command. The Japanese High fair-haired, not tories. Mr. Saunders

a conférence with key very tall; well-built mun of about 43.

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The latest of these was a thriller on washed, aiding motorists, The fall of FIANCE, called "Eleven

Were Brave"

"Eleven" were the French Ministers who voted, at Bordeaux, In a Cabinet of 24, för

fighting. France to go on aging, at the nei tish Embassy in Paris as ilalson.om-* cer to the French. Ministry of, 104, formation. He escaped by way of Bordeaux in a boat which wha bombs ed but not hit

British Offensive

:

In Syria

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQRAPH"

MARCH SULLAVAN DEE

Vanderbilt and Lord Furness-have been made temporary homes for blitzed families."

"I've been taking

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George, a typical perfect English them all in my time.. Only recently B-took; ¿Queen :: Mary and Queen left a Lig question butler is sull operating his luxury Elizabeth up. Things have changed.

The ex-Ambassador to Moscow, Mr Uft at Gloucester Hot, Park but I shall carry on with my job, Togo, Rays that the empture of W. But instead of elevating man I'm part of this place, you might Leningrad, Moscow and the Ukraine alta residents to thele £2,500, Malay will not decida

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The fials are be à clearing. Colonel Akito, ex-Attache to Berlin, cra

MILANO ANGEN de centre where thola bombed uut whi predicts in "Hochl" a Ger His block of exclusive Mayfair to temporarily housed - užtil: per- contrarily nian victory by autumn.” He dravy Hats Conce the town homes of manong homes are found them, VICHY, June 23 (UP), The Bel- a moral from the new webwe Ush forces operiod a violent offensive | are taught "'how unrellanes the against Mer Ayoum this morning, modem treatles and tall, we yan,des and the fighting continués,

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