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GERMANS TALKED: SHOT DEAD
Two Germana were overheard talking by a Dutch chauffeur who has recently returned to Holland. One std: "Why should we fight when we are starving?"
There was no policeman on the scene when the conversation took place, but next morning the two men were shot dead by a squad of 8.8. men against the wall of * house.
The story is told by the special correspondent of the "Parle Soir" at Venloo, on the German Dutch border.
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POPPY
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BACON AND EGGS TO FIGURE LESS PROMINENTLY IN THE BRITISH BREAKFAST
London, To-day.
THERE WAS A noticeably domestic tone in yester-FATAL
day's newspaper comment.
The Food Minister's statement on rationing meets BEATING-UP
with much philosophic comment, and the deci- sion to establish schools in the evacuation areas Is also reviewed.
AFTER ACCIDENT
Foreign affairs are not absent from editorial com- ment, and the "Daily Telegraph," referring to the economic weapon, remarks how rapidly it DENTALLY COLLIDING WITH A was brought into action against Germany.
"The French and British navies,"
says the newspaper, "have already INCOME TAX
500,000,
tons of
for
intercepted over such indispensable commodities war as petrol, iron, aluminium, Co- Germany's per and phosphates, and losses have been our gain,"
In a leader on the rationing of food, "The Times” says it
will and begin gently, only partially not immediately.
It will only be introduced in the middle of December and even then only butter and bacon will be affected.
BREAKFAST HABITS
The beneficent work of the British Legion for Great War ex-Service men and their families goes on unceasingly for 365 days in each year. It is finan- ced by the income from the one-day sale of Haig Fund Popples on Novem- ber 11th. The work is always in- creasing, for the men of the Great War are growing older. Many more each year are becoming the helpless victims of chronic sickness and unemployment, too
that pitiful handicaps which are only
The "Daily Telegraph" says often the accompaniment of advancing even after two months of severe at- years. The British Legion is deter-tacks on our shipping we may well mined that there shall be no diminu- be encouraged by the food situation, tion of its work: that at no time shall which is much better than in the last it be necessary to refuse help to really deserving case; but to ensure this it needs and earnestly asks your most generous co-operation.
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Please give more generously ever before for the emblem of remem- brance you will wear on Remembrance Day, 1939.
Contributions to date: Previously acknowledged $5,421; Miss J. W. Buck- 'well $10; Dr. G. D. R. Black $25; The Steam Laundry Co. $15; Leung Entin $5; A. W. Ramsey. $5: A. Jaffer $5; F. C. Hall $250; Q. A. A. Macfadyen $15; B. O'M. Deane $10; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. C. North $25; M. O. Onnes $10; A. Morse $50; E. De Chaffoy $20; C. Black $25; Lady Northcote $50; H. S. Jones $20; Mrs. T. Black $10; Hong Kong Cricket Club $100; Club Lusitano $25; and total $6,096.
Further donations will be gratefully received by F. G. Maunder, Secretary Earl Haig's Fund, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building. Cheques should be made payable to Thomson and Co. and crossed Poppy Day Fund.
GERMAN CAMPAIGN IN AMERICA
London, To-day.
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war.
STRAW VOTE
Some very interesting figures are available as a re- sult of the Income Tax Straw vote,
IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACCI-
CHINESE WOMAN WHILE WALK- ING ALONG NATHAN ROAD, NEAR PORTLAND STREET, AT 7 P.M. YESTERDAY, A 19 YEAR OID CHINESE YOUTH, LIU YUK-CHI, WAS ATTACKED BY AN UNKNOWN CHINESE.
Liu collapsed and was taken to his home at No. 417A, Reclamation Street by a friend. He died three hours later. was struck several times in the gion of the spleen. Death was due to a ruptured spleen,
A post mortem "disclosed that Liu
re-
The police are endeavouring to lo- They reveal that while 69 per cent. cate the man responsible for the at- of those who recorded. their opinions, tack. accept income tax, in principle, only 46 per cent. are in favour of income tax in the Colony.
Of those who accept the principle of income tax, 38 per cent. are in favour of the Government's proposals as outlined, 62 per cent. are opposed, The "Manchester Guardian" goes but just over half of the opponents further and says that while the tradi-express the view that the measure
suffer tional English breakfast will
can be made satisfactory by modifica- from the rationing of bacon, the tions in favour of the smaller income
and porridge, | groups. free, sausage goes which is part of the ritual Northern breakfast, may well win more con- verts in the South.
RETURNING AT LEISURE Referring to the problem of educa- the tion in the evacuation areas, "Guardian" says that the evacuation of children, involving as it does the separation of members of families, is a break in nature.
ANGLO-JAP RELATIONS
London, To-day.
Mr. Robert Morgan (Conservative, Stourbridge) in the Commons, invited tne Premier. to make a statement on Over 90 per cent. of those whotne opening of the Anglo-Japanese replied declared themselves liable to negotiations, particularly as to whe be directly affected by an income tner such negotiations are to be limit- ea to the Tientsin silver and currency tax.
1gues or whether the scope will be broadened.*
CANADA'S PLEDGE
London, To-day. It is officially announced that at a
It will only be successful when en-recent conference, Canadian Ministers forced by the still greater outrage of pledged Canada's fullest co-operation wholesale bombing, and that has not in the production of essential food for happened..so far with the result that Britain, and the Allies. Reuter. thousands evacuated in haste are now returning in leisure to their homes.
But the decision of the Minister of Education is not, as he himself points out, an all clear signal, and parents must not bring their children home.
RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS
the fact "The Times" says that that the children are safe everywhere so far does not mean that they will and. If be safe everywhere always, there are heavy air raids it will be no use blaming the Government for the absence of facilities for a fresh expensive evacuation.
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, MF RA Butler, replied: "Lord Halifax has no new develop- ment to report on the issues arising from the Tientsin situation.”—Reuter.
Mr. C. E. Terry has been appointed Deputy Chief. Warden for Kowloon.
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HUNDREDS OF JEWS ARRESTED IN VILNA Kaunas, To-day,
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