1941-07-17 — Page 13

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 17, 1941.

Entry Into Beirut Is Cheered By Populace

(By "Reuter" With British Forces in Syria) BEIRUT, July 16-An enthusiastle reception was given by the Syrian and French populace to the Imperial forces as they entered Beirut. Arals and Syrians gathered at the road-side and house-tops and there was an air of galety about the enpital.

It was fitting that marching at the head of the parade was a battalion of Australians 'com- manded by the Colonel who initiated the first attack on the Litani River. With an im- provised band, they marched to the centre of the city playing i "Waltzing Matilda" and other popular airs.

To-morrow at noon there will be an official entry, led by General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, General Catroux and General Lavarnek when unita

of the Imperial infantry, cavalry, And armoured fighting vehicles will jelu in the parade.

General Dentz Meanwhile General Dentz left with his forces for Tripoll after a touching ceremony on Monday when the General bade farewell forces.

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British

News Criticised

Initiative Demanded

LONDON, July 10 (Reuter),The Ministry of Information was criticis- ed during a debate in the House of Lords to-day when some pters urged· that all propaganda be in charge of one Minister with a seat in the War Cabinet.

Lord Davies declared that the to the Observers state that General time had come for a vigorous offen Dentz was Alied with emotion and Britain should attempt to stimulate and ive along the whole diplomatic front. tears were streaming down his face.

The innermost secrets of the unrest and disappointment among Syrian tragedy will only be revealed the 77,000,000 Germans who were not by the passage of time. While Vichy officially members of the Nazi Party. troops had been fighting bitterly against Imperial troups, Inside country they were treating prisoners and internees with the greatest con- sideration.

tho

Can't Tell Everything the The Colonial Secretary, Lord

Moyne, replying,

reiterated Government's policy to release as much news on was consistent with safety. Experience had shown that telling everything would thousands of ilves and impede the war effort,

Internees Well Treated "Reiter's" Tripoli correspondent, who remained in Syria after the last Briton had left, was interned by the Vichytes at Kesrouman, high in the Lebanon cedars. He said, "We were treated marvellously and were evin allowed to listen each night to the B.B.C. news bulletins."

a doubt

There is no shadow of that that Syrlans and French alike are! delighted that Britain nas taken the initiative and has morched in, this freeing the comitry from the threatening influence of Axis filtration.

Curfew

at:

To-night there was a 10 p.m. with a proclamation posted all over the city warning the populace that any act contrary to the safety of the Imperial Forces, proven after a military trial, will be punishable by the sentence of death.

R.A.F. Cheered

CAIRO, July 17 (Reuter)--The inhabitants of Syrian towns cheered and waved their hands as a large force of RAF, bombers, escorted by Vighters, carried out ontwill mass

the principat| flight yesterday over towns of Syria.'

The aircraft circled over Deirut where thousands thronged principal streets and squares waving

a frantic welcome.

the

MALAYAN WAR TAX Commons Question LONDON, July 18 (Reuter)-It is estimated that the total yields from war tax in the Straits Settlements and the Federaled Malay States for the current year are respectively $10,000,000 and $4,000,000 and Mr G. H. Hall, Parliamentary Under- Secretary for the Colonies, answerlug -a-question-in-the House of Commons

to-day,

Mr Hall added that the yield from war taxation on rubber experts in 1041 is estimated to be respectively, Straits Settlements $510,000, and the Federated Malay States, $3,000,000; but since those estimates were made, the

rates of duty had been doubled

in both territories.

sacrifice

It was better to face complaints than risi human lives.

The new arrangements aimed at eliminating unnecessary delays.

How To Play Baseball

(Continued from Page 6.)

the cases

bsmn cover; in Kuch should advance towards the base, make an easy toss slightly in front of the pitcher. He should try to get the ball to the pitcher a few steps before the pitcher reaches the base, about face-high, and in front of the latter so that he will not be checked in his run,

If the barn and the plicher both after the ball, then the 2nd, bsmn will cover the base. On ground balls to the 1st brmn, when a double play involved, he should turn, make his throw

and then cover his base. He should take all fly balls in his

les, territory. In catching should consider the wind, and, if the sun bothers him, should hold the glove up as a shield until the ball comes within range of vision.

be

If he is troubled with high flies,

should

let other infielders catch them when it is possible.

Nazi Transport Systems A U-Boat Is

Disrupted By Russians

LONDON, July, 16 (Reuter).The Russo-German war has greatly upset Germany's transport services in the Baltic and on the Danube. An official of the Ministry for Economic Warfare said to-day that the train-ferry service between Sassnitz and the Swedish port of Trálleborg had been suspended.

·Russian naval activity make it probable that the Germans will try to transfer their Baltic transport to Hamburg and Bremen and possibly to the Dutch port of Delfzijl.

The port of Constanza has bern put out of netlon, upsetting traffic from Rumania through the Dar- danelles, and the Germans are forced to ship goods from the Bulgarian port of Burgas and thence through the Dardanelles, or else by rall to Salonika.

of the The closing to Germans trans-Siberian railway is one of the important factors of this new phase of the war

B. B. C. To Give

Music Of

All Allies

Anthems Discontinued

LONDON, July 18 (Reuter),The

JAPAN AND MEXICO

Ban On Export Of War Materials

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” MEXICO CITY, July 15 (Domel).

Yoshinki Mlura, Mr

Japanese Minister to Mexico, this afternoon conferred with local Japanese mer- chants at the Legation office with re- gard to the Mexican Government; decree banning the export of war materials from Mexico outside the Western Hemisphere.

It is understood that the Japanese Minister will

Destroyed

1

The Battle of the Atlanilo goes on with undhninished Intensity. but slowly the British Navy is obtaining the upper hand of the Nazł submarines. Here is sceno which bas become familiar: the picture shows a U-boat, with its config, lower wrecked by shells, going to its doom while the crew start to abandon the ship.

Nazi Cities Devastated By Bombs

LONDON, July 16 (Router). Over 2,000 tons of bombs were make a representation dropped in the Ruhr area bo- to the Mexican Foreign Minister, tween June 16 and July 10. Senor Ezequiel Padilla, to-morrow regarding the Mexican embargo,

Military Attache

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TOKYO, July 18 (Domel)

Further examples showing the weight of British night attacks are the dropping of 1,000 tons of bombs on Cologne and over 500 tons on Bremen during the same period.

Photographs proving that Munster,

Sunday evening broadcast by the Colonel Nookata Utsunomiya of the B.B.C. of the national anthems of Army has been appointed Military the German town recently bombed on and Allied countries is to be Attache to the Japanese Embassy in successive nights, contained military Britain discontinued, announced Mr A. Duff Brazil and concurrently Military At- objectives have been brought back Cooper, Minister of Information, tache to the Japanese, Legation in by RAF. recommaissance acroplanes. German propaganda described Muns-

answering questions in the House "col Haruo Tejima has been fer as a "Cathedral town with no

Commons to-day.

Military Attache to crease in the number of national Japanese Legations in anthems renders it impossible to do Bolivia.

Mr Duff Cooper said. "The In-!

4. BACKING UP THE CATCHER. The 1st bun should back up the catcher un long hits where the throw is being made to the plate. He should be ready to back up the cal- cher when a runner is caught be-allotted. tween third and the plate.

the

Peru and

full justice to them in the limo The two officials are replacing Military to the Lieut-Col Yoichi Koko, I have suggested B.B.C. that in future the period Attache to the Embassy in Brazil and 6. WHEN DIFFERENT BASES previously taken up by national the Legations In Argentine, Chile, ARE OCCUPIED. Watch for & anthems should be devoted to the Peru and Bolivia. throw from the catcher if the run-national music of nations whoso

ner takes too much of a lead or

if he is returning slowly to the base.

for

bunts

He should watch out when no one is down and if the bunt is hard, should be ready to turn and make the throw to second, other-· wise it goes to first,

He should be rendy to make a

on a hard hit ball. double piny on a

should be especially careful to hold

the man on base.

people are now fighting with us.

different nation will be selected each week and perhaps in some cases it may prove possible to combine two-or-three."--

Mir

Japanese Ship Delays In U.S.

industry except breweries."

Photographic Proof Photographs showing the effect of the first night of the R.A.F. raid press to-day. were shown to the They prove that the bombing was entirely concentrated on the aero- drome and all aerodrome buildings. had been burnt out

out and the adjoining barracks were badly knocked about,

The-Ems

sur-

of thee, and

rounding big

junction also suffered. rallway

photomus show clearly to the expert that there is practically no damage on the residential dis- WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuter), trict,” said an official of the Ministry -The Japanese Embassy disclosed of Economic Warfare. "On military

reported delays in clearing Japanese

Fighter Destroyed

The Internationale When the Labour member, Emmanuel Shinwell, asked if the Minister had suddenly become "When one or two men are out he embarrassed by the suggestion that that representations had been mudel targets, the bombing was preity ac-|

another national anthem (the "Inter- nationale") should be played on Sun- to the State Department concerning curate and effective."

Mr day evenings, M Duff Cooper re When there are runners on 1st and plied that no sudden decision had ships from the eastern seaboard ports LONDON, July 16 (Reuter) The question asked for the approx- Imate number of Malayan residents 2nd and one out, he should play about been taken in the matter.

The Embassy offeinis stated that Answering the

the Labour member, representations did not earning incomes respectively between half, his usual distance away from

the base and back of the base line. Rev. R. W. Sorensen, Mr Duff Cooper the £570 and £720, £720 and £3,400 if the ball in hit hard to him on the said that the period would certainly stitute

Include the national song for Russia. State Department's efforts He must return to his base for

Following Mr Duff Cooper's state-pedite sailings. ment in the House of Commons of national anthems by the

Julter announced that the national anthem

und over £3,400.

Mr Hall replied that no information) ground he may play for a double to was at present available.

Indian

Mission

To America

Lease And Lend Bill

the double,

He must watch out for bunts when there is none down, and 1st and 2ndanih bases are accupied.

about the play.B.C

the

and through the Panama Canal.

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con-

protest but sought

the

to

Ex.

The Air Ministry states that it is now known that an enemy fighter was- destroyed by one of the British bom- bers over Germany last night,

ANGLO-RUSSIAN Ships Requisitioned In

When there are runners on 1st, period next Sunday evening wil PACT APPROVED

2nd and 3rd, the 1st bsmn can play be devoted to French national airs.

off the regular distance if there are two down.

If there is no one out or one man MADRAS, July 10 (Reuter), ---A put and the score is rather close (one tribute to the inspiring leadership of or two scores different) he will have the British Premier and the fore to play on or in front of the line sight and resourcefulness of Pre-in order to make the throw home and sident Roosevelt was paid by Sir then cover frst base. Shanmukhum Chetty, head of the If his team is several runs in the a double. Indian Purchasing Mission to Ameri-lead they may play for co. speaking

at luncheon Elven by This will, of course, depend upon the Committee hosts.

inting, the score and the out Sir Shamukhum

said that he

HE SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE IN would do all in his power to make MIND WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO the best use of the opportunity to WITH THE BALL, SHOULD IT help the

efforts in which the COME TO HIM.

war

two hemispheres were united to-day! with the object of destroying the forces of evil abroad in the world.

Firm Belief

He expressed the firm bellef that ultimately virtue must triumph and! evil be destroyed.

Total Air Raid Casualties

Referring to the Lease and Lend LONDON, July 16 (Reuter),

out to America' anything belonging

The following Sunday period will be devoted to Russian airs.

Cotton, Corn

& Tobacco For Britain

Australia

TC-

SYDNEY, July 16 (Reuter),--The Australian Government have PESHAWAR, July 16 (Reuter) quisitioned 63 ships from the inter- The Anglo-Russian agreement 13 widely approved by tribesmen along the Northwest Frontier.

Although they have no sympathy with Bolshevik doctrines and prin ciples, they realise that in this war anyone who kills the Nazis is a true friend of the British.

defeat of

of the

Heavy German losses and reassur- ing news from other fronts have deeply impressed the tribesmen and WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuter). kondence in the finni The first group of farin commodi Hitlerism and Fascism has been fur les acquired by the Agricultural De-ther strengthened.

The tribal chiefs have received partment to aid nations which are with satisfaction the news victims of aggression since the Lease and Lend Act, will shortly be avail-Syrian armistice and are glad that the task undertaken by the. British of thwarting Nazi desigus in It comprises 75,000 bales of cotton,

other 30,000,000 pounds of tobacco, 2,544,-Syria and through Syria on

Muslim countries has been- recom- 000 bushels of corn.

Britain recently expressed a desire plished. to secure United States cotton and

able to Britain,

stacks, according to

sources.

Government

Bill Act, he cleared any misappre-It is officially announced tobacco to supplement her declining hension that he was going to lease that. British civilian air raid to India and asserted that he would casualties from January 1 last have nothing to lease on his part year to the end of June were It was for America to lense and lend approximately 41,900 killed and and he was hoping to succeed in 52,600 injured and detained in invoking the nld of that Act in pt-1

hospitals. ting materials for India.

North China

Charter Rates

CHINESE ENVOYS AT LISBON

Shipping shortagen recently rea- trieted anything apart from concen- trated food products:

Australian Labour Takes Firm Stand

SYDNEY, July 10 (Reuter), —A demand that the Government should act immediately against monopolies British Tommies To

and "assume control of the Broken Leave Iceland Hill Proprietory Company in the interests of the nation" was made ut LONDON, July 10 (Reuter)-The the altting of the Advisory War qucation of when British troops are

Council

to-day by Mr Forde, Deputy going to leave Iceland was raised in Leader of the Australian Labour the House of Commons by a ques-Party, on behalf of his fellow Coun LISBON. July 10 (Reuter)tioner who cited a statement by the felllors, Mr N. J. Makin, Mr J. A. Chinesà diplomatio and consular feeland Promies to the effect that Beasley and Dr Herbert Evatt

have been disturbed by the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH staffs Are returning home immediate British troops will leave when the

apparent disinclination of this com KOBE, July 16 (Domel) They from Axia countries on orders of Americans arrive.

Control

following Coastal Steamship

Come Chinere Government

Mr Anthony Eden, the Foreign pany to submit to speedy conclllation recognition by Secretary, replied that it was really in minor disputes which may lead to mitice this afternoon deckled to raise the announcement

question of time. The question is major stoppages," Mr Forde sald. the rates of charterage of freighters Germany, Italy and Rumanin of the

Mr John Curtin, the Australian for North China by per cent, Japanese-sponsored Government of governed by President Roosevelt's

statement to the Icelandic Premier Labour Leader, concurred with Mr Central China by 20 per cent and Nanking.

that he was prepared to send United Fordo's statement,

Ford's statement, Proprietory Com States troops to supplement and eventually replace the British troops pany is a well-known mining com- there.

ipany,

Increases.

15

nre

South Chinn by 30 per cent. The Thirty-four Chinese envoys

In the charterage of expected hero in, a dew days from passenger and special service ships Berlin while 18 more are expected

from Rome. will be determined on July 23.

State trade, the Minister for Com- merce, Sir Earle Page, announced to-day. The ships will be operated by a shipping control board.

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