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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

NAZI LOSSES BEGN TO CAUSE REPERCUSSIONS IN REICH

SPECIAL TO the “Telgaph" :

NEW YORK, AUG. 7 (UP).—STRONG INDICAONS APPEARED TO-DAY THAT GER. MANY HAS SUFFERED HEAVY CASUALTIES IN HANVASION of RUSSIA AND THAT THE REPORTS OF THESE LOSSES' ARE CAUSING RERCUSSIONS BY THeir wide cirRCU- LATION WITHIN THE REICH.

THESE HINTS—BACKED BY THE CAREFULLWORDED DISPATCHES LEAVING BER- LIN-COINCIDED WITH THE REPORTS FROM TH FRONTS INDICATING THAT THE NAZI OFFENSIVE IS MAKING LITTLE OR NO PRESS AT THE MOMENT.

There are growing indications that the sweeping

Nazi propaganda claims made in the series of special ublic Utility Company

communiques were designed to offset what the High

Command.itself called "false conceptions" of the progress And Caustic

And Caustic Judgment

1101 re-

August 8, 1941. *

Colonial

Standard

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LONDON, Aug. 7 (British Wire- less).Instructions to Colonial Gov- 'cruments on the proper uRe of Economic resources in wartime are published as a White Paper.

the

The Secretary of State for Colanies in

in a dispatch recommends reduced, spending on non-essentials, wwwcumulation of resources for in- proving the standard of the poor populations and continuation

cennomic

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Thevelopment of war re

economic needs

quire the

that efforts much more greatly with those now being commensurate made in thla country should be made by all inhabitants of the Colonial Empire who enjoy a comparatively high standard of life.

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of the war. The indications are that Germany is buzzing with gossip and rumours of heavy Nazi battle losses and

"In my 15 years judicial experience of rackets and ramps reports that further advances against the fierce Soviet feh have been exposed in the courts, I must confess that defence cannot be achieved without additional heavy particular one deserves to go down in history as a master-

fee and I am indebted to the solicitor for the defence fighting.

Juminating statement that the clue to the whole matter is to in What repercussions such rumours and report found in the fact that the Hongkong one-cent piece

Forth more than its weight in gold"." said the Puistic Judgé, might have particularly if based on the actual number Justice P. E, F. Cressall in the Summary "Court this morn- of German wounded who are streaming back from thing,

ficket booth, presided over by Plain- I gave judgment for Defendants tiff and found that the mechanism of front within the propaganda-tight compartments

Evidence To Be Heard with cols in a case in which the turnstile huf been tampered with

Several junior members of the the German State, are wholly within the realm Loung, a former employer of the with the result that it was

Hongkong and Yaunti Ferry Co.,gistering. It is not necessary tu go Government Staff have mude ap- speculation; however, it does appear at least poss Ltd, sued the Ferry Company for inte details as to how this was done.plications to appear before the

$334,50. that for the first time since Hitler sent Germany

Defendants claimed they were excess of roughly $ in the ticket Committee appointed by His war nearly two years ago, some doubts might be r

amount Excellency the Governor to ad- add in dimissing Plaintiff for booth, over and above the iras misconduct in the performance which the meter the turnstilevige on high cost of living

called for. within the Reich as to the legend of Nazi invincibif lof his duties,

allowance for dollar paid- Mr H. A. de 15. Botelho, af Lej

Investigation Soviets Surprise

importance and powers of rece

d'Almada and Co., appeared An investigation followed, and Government officials who are on ZURICH, Aug. 7′ (Router).—whefi nobody dured to pred Two Islands Take

Plaintiff, and Mr F. H. Loseby, of Plaintiff, his private assistant Leung the permanent staff, other than Commenting es: yesterday's Ger-

Russ anil Co., was for Defendants. Fong, and another Kentleman were those whose salaries do not ex- I MOSCOW, Ang, 7 (U15), man special communique, the pateks from the Russian

Delivering Judgment, his Lordship arrested by the Police and charged ceed $35 a month.

Twith conspiring 10 defraud the Swiss paper "Neue Zuercher day reportert the captu Nachrichten writes: "If the Soviets of two islands

Hangoe Island base while

The Berlin correspondent of the "Gazette de Lausanne" writes: "It is natural that yesterday's special com- munique should raise the public morale after these long weeks of silence but for our part we have not observed any new fret in these milf ary statements which, however, of Acally confirmed the Russian Army's

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the In this case the Plaintiff claims the company. The case was, however, Justice P. E. P. Cressall (Chairman), of $334.50 being $300 eagh dismissed by the Mugistrate, but in the Hon. Mr Li Tse-fong, Mr A. J. C. stil figures given to correspondents Russion in spite of thepeated deposited by him with the Defen the meantime Plaint had been Taylor. Mr N Chak-wing and Air

from រំភើន discharged are the truth, it appears doubly Fish and German as of

dants as a delity bond for the due summarily

W. A. Q. A. A. Macfadyen. Mrs miraculous that the Red Army

of his duties: $11.50 employment. The oficial Tara en ported performance

Soviet for half-a-moth'a wages in lieu of These shortly are the main facts Jones is the Secretary.

The Committee's first meeting was submarine of is fighting just the same without that

of the case, but there are other facts held yesterday afternoon in

Mr sign of exhaustion and is ever hour, blew up a 6.000

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The role sue involved is whe- of interest which are relevant to the Justice Cressall's Chambers at the

was issue involved and which must now Supreme Court. hitting back."

ed safely. will two torperioos, e return-ther the Defendant company

justified in dismissing him without be mentioned.

Approached this morning concern- facts proved

Ubder the Regulations of the notice. The Moscow Again fided

satisfaction are as follow:

company, which bind all employees, the meeting, Mr Justice Cressoll stated that the Committee discussed (UP). The MOSCOW, Aug. B fourteenth

Record of Service

no employee is permitted to report mir ratd seventeva nights began at 10.30

and lasted On October 23, 1937, the Plaintify lute for duty. He must be at his post the procedure to be adopted at future three hours.

ta LIQUID a the meetings on Monday, Tuesday com-joined the company as what is known by 4.45 a. each morning. The meetings and it was decided to held munique, & Soviet infantined an as a "reserve ticket collector." He Plaintiff nevertheless, has admitted and Wednesday, August 11, 12 and parachuted received no salary but was able to that during the period October 18 to 13, at His Lordship's Chambers n

vital week as 5.30 p.m. be called up for service, if and when, October 24 (the one of the permanent staff was were) he was habitually late for duty away. He was required to deposit and did not arrive until nearly 6 the sum of $10 as security for his am. He explains this by saying that good behaviour and diligence whilst it did not matter how fate he was, employed by the company.

provided his nazistont was there ut On April 20, 1038. he was pro- the proper time. In other words, he muted tu "reserve ticket seller" and suggests that as he was "paying, the 11 return for the honour thus piper he was entitled to call the lune" bestowed on him, he was required to the extent of an extra 'forly winks to produce a further $200 in cash, in bed each morning. which he did. He then, upparently, acted as a substitute for some of the permanent ticket sellers and under a most peculiar system was paid by them for performing the duties of the permanent staff engaged by

enemy bomber and to safety,

Fire Guard For Bitain Put On New Foting

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company.

Engaged Assistant

he

Robbing Passengers

Evidence would be taken from any of those officers who desire to place their views before the Committee.

"There has been several applica- tions made by junior members of the Government Staff to appear before the Committee and we propose to hear the evidence of these people," said Mr Justice Cressall.

SEQUEL TO KILLING IN CEMETERY

been

(By "Reuter's" Lobby Correspojent)

(b) | According to Plaintiff it has been the practice of employees of LONDON, Aug. 7.—“Brita in Must Not Bi" is the theme

his company to rub passengers de- of a new decision by the Govern mont regardif fire-fighting in

liberately when giving the change the for

ten-cent residential areas.

niece. The third In the opinion of Mr Hert Morrison, the

class fare is three cents, and as for Home Security Minister, the peoples' fire-boŋfarmy must have On September 21, 1949,

reas I can gather from his testimony, both adequate numbers and the esprit de cof that comes from

ceived further "promotion" by being if a passenger was so foolish as to

Three persons have good organisation and training. Laven their fevers devotedly for placed on the permanent staff and tender a ten-cent plece (which, in

thereafter became a Kalaried

view of the then shortage of copper arrested in connection with the. To secure these, he is issuing In many mont/continue their work: structions renderly all nen between secondly, thall ranks, wardens and employee.

coins and the fact that the new one-discovery of a body of a man on- 10 to 60 in vulnerable areas Hable to

rent note was not then in existence, the Guard leaders, achieve compulsory enrolment unless they forest operation; thirdly, On October 1, 1940, he was put in was the lowest money denomination hillside in the Colonial Ceme-. are in the exempted classes. Itence-operation Even the National Fire charge of the 1st class ticket-booth-possession of most people)-he-ortury on August 3 with stab

at the Jordan Road terminus of the he was deliberately given six cents wounds on his chest. ferry and remained there until Ochange, the one cent difference being luber 18 when he was transferred to looked upon as some kind of "proft"

booth.

This the third class ticket

or "premium" for the ticket seller work he says he found to be far more for performing the duties for which difficult than the former, so he was, ils employers were paying him, "forced" to engage a gentleman. by In my 15 years ludlelal experience Polied metable C233, Chiu Pingame Lean Fong, to assist him. He of rackets and ramps which have also will be effectively guarded dur-10, charged before Me G. P. did this, he asserts. Because he was been exposed in the courts, I must Lowry Central Magistracy this not used to the routine in that office, confess that this particular one de- mour with demanding $100 with and being a philanthropist drawing serves to go down in history, as a together with P. C. C18, $23 t month, he paid his assistant at mysterpiece and I am indebted to the and Pelles Lance Sergeant the rate of $20 a month from his own solicitor for the defence for his il-

forth the Fire Guard will form a part Service arthe Fire Guards, of the Air Raid Warden Service but

with its own officers and organisation.

Compulsion will

the reinforce existing volunteers but must not diminish their numbers and enthis- insm I will give the Fire Guard

at work an assurance that their homes

ing their absence.

Greater Efficiency

Mr Morrison feels that the time men

has now come to introduce a higher Lee

for fire-watchers who re

The Policemen

Charged

to

The arrests were made by Det.- Sergeant N. B. Fraser on Wednesday evening at West Point.

It is recalled that the identified through his Immigration permit as Yung Wah-pan.-

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Failed To Report Presence In H. K.

Mrs Ethel Muriel Alton of No,,451

013

degree of organisation and training | Agi Zawin McDermott. from Loritel, without telling his employersing statement that the clue The Peak, was fined $50 by Mr H. he had done so. The inference is, of to the whole matter is to be found. Sheldon, R.c., at Central Magis- No. 196 Queen's Road, West, course, that having the interests of th the fact that the Hongkong one tracy this morning when she plead prw Kitta estimated to number 2,000,000, seen floor, on Aurart 2, with in the company so much at

heart he

he cent plece is worth "more than its ed guilty to a charge of falling to The first step will be to have ofteers tenth steal the game,

was prepared to reduce his own and non-commissioned officers always D-Inspecter J. O'Donovan pro- salary to $3 per month, in order in weight in gold."

report her presence in the Colony to on duty.

sed.

the Registrar of Persons Office save the company money. Nothing Employers' Right Commenting on the proposals, Mr

offendant was remanded to August |further seemed to have happened Now, in all contracts, both parties January 10.

Hill said thal Mr. Alton Morrison såld thint for the success of 11 bait of $2,000. It was slated (tistil October 24 when, very in are entitled to assume that each side

Sergeant the scheme, three things were neces-

with her two children left on Decem- tl Me M. A. da Silva will appear considerately, certain officials of the will perform his part faithfully and sary; firstly, that volunteers who have Defendant.

company paid a surprise visit to the honestly, Thus, in a contract beber 26 last for a certain place in ween master and servant, it is an Chinese Territory but being unable Impiled condition that the servant to get through returned to the Colo will perform his duties in a manner Walchow and Sha Yu Chung, which in compatible to the faithful took train from Talpu and came to discharge of his duty to his master, Kuwloon unobserved. They had been and the law provides that if such in the Colony since and were leaving

or Australia on Suturday.

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TYPES OF BOMBERS

7.--The Bristol DONATIONS TO DATE: $2,453,708.64-

HITLER

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TO LONDON: £151,939.19.68

with the or-

service is incompatty, the master

Boary tenets of

AIR FORCE DAY IN CHINA CHUNGKING, ANH

Is entitled to dismiss him in a súm- wary manner. It is not incumbent on the master to give the servant ren- gons for his dismissal for, provided good grounds existed; in fact at the time of his dismissal, it does not. Many cities in Free China are pre- matter whether the employer was paring for Air Force Day on August cognizant of them or not.

19, when the Chinese are scheduled

(UP)

In the present ense, H. has been to inaugurate the "One Dollar Aero- established to my complete satisfac-plane Drive" throughout the nation tion that the Plaintiff is a dishonest with every citizen donating one man; a man who, knowing the war-yuan, aiming at collecting enough. time value of the Hongkong one-cent money to purchase 2,000 American coin deliberately decided to rob. the first-line planes.

August 14, 1937 was the first day public to the detriment of his ent ployers and to this end engaged in the Japanese and Chinese air forces nssistant to help him. I do not be clushed over Hangehow and Shang- Heve that the Chief. Inspector of the hal Company was an active partner in

this fraud but I do say that the FIRE BY THAMES

Fentleman In question has very peculiar ideas as to the difference between honesty and dishonesty.

Hint, To Company

(Reuter) A LONDON, Aug. 7 serious fire and explosion occurred on Tuesday at the premises of a firm engaged in the manufacture of oil products on Thameside.

It is not part of my duty to advise public utility compunlea na to the

Seven casualties are reported. means and methods. of conducting The cause of the fire is being in- their business but I suggest to their

vestigated. legal adviser that, in view of the statements made by Plaintiff and the not entitled to a return of his cash Chief Inspector the time is opportune deposit.

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fer there fort to be brought to the I wish to add, however, that, in nctice of the Board.

view of the evidence given by the I find as a fact that Defendant firm Chief Inspector, the company should were lustified in

in dimissing Plaintift consider the question of making the ex gratia payment in for Krous misconduct in the per Plaintiff an formance of his duties and that, in proportion to his service via a vir accordance with the regulations of the cash deposit he has made to them. the company (which form an Integral There will therefore be judgment part of his contract with them) he is for Defendants with costs.

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