FREUD FISH
Hawkins, did Lord Henry empty crème de menthe amongst my goldfish in the course of last night's party ? ' "Not to my knowledge, Sir. There was no crême de menthe to empty."
Then I must have dreamt it. A vivid dream, Hawkins, because their noses all turned red."
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· Undoubtedly a dream, Sir, since I took the precaution of evacuating the bowl to my pantry when Lord Henry began to sing."
"Very wise of you, Hawkins.
Were many glasses broken ? ** "None, Sir."
"No casualties to any of the guests?"
“No, Sir. And judging from the amount of Rose's consumed, there will be no beadaches this morn- ing either. We got through six and a half bottles of Rose's Lime Juice."
Well, it's all in a good cause. And now, get me a really big breakfast. And give the gold- fish a double ration of ants' celebrate their eggs, just to hairbreadth escape."
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FIGHT STILL GOING
ON
MESSAGES EXPRESSING DEVOTION TO FRANCE, FAITH IN HER GREATNESS AND CERTAINTY OF HER LIBERATION, HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE INDEPENDENT FRENCH NEWSPAPER “FRANCE” BY A NUMBER OF DISTINGUISHED REPRESENTATIVES THE ALLIED NATIONS ON THE OCCASION OF FRENCH NATIONAL DAY TO-DAY.
OF
Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, wrote: "Our hearts are with the people of France in the cruel sufferings which they are enduring under the yoke of the brutal and barbarous invader.
"We do not forget their| sons, husbands or fathers who are still languishing in German prisoner of war camps.
"An
soon
will anniversary come when uniforms of the Ger- man army and the gestapo will from French have disappeared soil.
and the Champs Elysees will once more echo with the mea sured tread of the gallant fight-
GERMAN
OFFICIALS
FUNK IT
The German Consul- ing forces of France, restored to General at San Francisco, independence and greatness.“
General A message from Gaulle stated: "To-day, as
de
a
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Special arrangements have been made by the Hong Kong Broadcasting authorities to permit husbands whose families have been evacuated to Australia to address per- sonal messages over the air to their wives and |children there, on Thurs- day, July 31, at 9.15 p.m. The whole proceedings will be re-broadcast locally by the Sydney station of the Australian Broad- casting Commission.
The following rules strictly enforced:
will be
(a) The broadcast will be con- fined to twenty-five messages, the choice being decided by ballot. Fritz Wiedmann, and the (b) Persons who were success- German Consul-General, ful in the ballot for the broadcast of personal messages to Manila year ago, we recognise only one in New York, Johannes last year and those who, since the have visited their Borchers, missed their evacuation,
families at Manila or Australia, boat to Japan yesterday not be eligible for the ballot on rather than risk being July 31st. seized at sea by the Bri-
foe. We shall recognise him in
We shall fight any disguise. him with every weapon.
that tish. task
Faith In The Future "We shall only consider we have accomplished our
They stood by the telephone un- when he has been finally beaten."
General Sikorski, Polish Prime t almost the last minute before steamer, Yawnla Minister and Commander-in-the Japanese
expressed Maru, sailed but the orders that Chief, in his message unshakeable faith in the French they awaited did not come.
"It all depends upon our safe nation and its future.
a
(c) Messages will be confined to a maximum of fifty words and no deviation from the sub- mitted text which must be approved) will be permitted. (d) Applications to participate In the ballot will be received by the Broadcasting Secretary. P. O. Box 200, up to noon on July 30, They should bear (on the same sheet) the authenticated name Dr. Edouard Benes, on behalf passage as to when we leave,"
"We un-
and address of the sender, as of Free Czechoslovakia, express- i Consulate official said.
after derstand the State Department is
well as the text of the proposed ed the hope that France,
the British on
message. Envelopes should be having found her soil again and negotiating with
outside marked on the clearly contributed to the common vic- the matter."
Mr. Sumner Welles announced "Broadcast to Australia." tory, would also find place
that Britain had worthy of her among the free on Saturday
(e) The names of the success- guaranteed safe conduct to Axis
will ful candidates in the ballot from consular officials travelling
announced over Z.B.W. at be 8.30 p.m.
on July 30, and only pressed by M. Pierlot, Belgian | New York to Lisbon in the steam-
will concerned
be people Prime Minister. Professor Ger. Jer West Point but not to those go-
Studio for the brandy, Netherlands
admitted to the Primejing home via Japan.--Reuter.
the following M. Minister, and
actual broadcast Lic. Nor-
evening. wegian Foreign Minister,
nations.
Similar sentiments were
Fight Still Goes On
ex-
that
A Singapore report says the Free French in Malaya are celebrating July 14 with official receptions.
M. Charles Baron, General de Gaulle's Far Eastern representa- tive. interviewed by Reuter,
FARMS IN
the
THE HEART IN FOR
OF LONDON HARDER
The heart of London is getting said: "The fight still goes on. from its own farms hundreds of The French are not vanquished tons of meat and vegetables year- yet and feel that the dead shouldly for hospitals and other institu- be avenged rather than mourned."tions in the Metropolis,
areas.
FIGHTING
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS
A SENT SPECIAL MESSAGE TO COALMINERS BY WAY OF M. Baron disclosed that London's citizens are farmers of
ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD ADDRESSED Singapore is the initial train 4000 acres, mostly within the most EVANS, WHO ing ground for a large number severely bombed
COALVILLE, They MINERS AT of Free French volunteers who own 1,500 head of pedigree cattle, LEICESTERSHIRE, YESTER- arrive there awaiting trans 3,000 pigs, 7,000 head of poultry DAY. portation to the Middle East. and 550 sheep.
"An immediate Increase .in He added that there was રી In a year of "blitz" these farms, coal production," said Mr. Chur- great increase in the number of run by the London County Coun- De Gaulle followers in the Far cil, produced more than ever be- chill, is of vital importance to
efforts East despite enemy hamper their activities.--Reuter.
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600 acres.
'Admiral Evans, according to an agency report, said: "We are in for harder fighting than we have It will ever seen in this war. mean sacrifices all round.
"Victory will very nearly de- pend on the coal output of the next four months" British Wire-
In the centre of London aloné individual Londoners are raising food from their allotments on 450 less. acres.-British Wireless.
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A young Chinese voman was caught red-handed in an attempt to steal three-swimming costumes from the Sincere Company, yes- ferday.
of subscriptions to the -British War Organisation Fund, Hong Kong. Branch-
Previously acknowledge £110, $721,503.30, J. «S.« Dunnett (Monthly) $20, W.P.C. (June) $10, Analysts, Government. Laboratory. (July) $87, Kowloon Dock Recrea- tion Club for St. Dunstans 15th At the Central Magistracy this Donation $150, Committee Mem- morning, the woman, Yeung Chun, bers Hong Kong Benevolent So- 20, of No. 50, Sal - Yeung Choi clety in memory of the late Mr. Street, was charged before Mr. C. W. Jeffries $20,"Two and a G. T. Lowry....
half per cent" $2, A. & D.P, in
Detective Sergeant. J. R. Sykes memory of the late Mr. W. R said that at 3 p.m. yesterday, ac Dedear $3, Miss Mosty. A.R.R.C. rused took the bathing costumes $10, Mosurs. Francols D'Hardivil- from the counter and put them liers $1,500, L. E. N. Ryan in her basket. She was ar- (Monthly) $100, D. G. Day rested by a salesman...
(Monthly) $15, A. H. Guinness. Accused was remanded until' (Monthly) $20. A. M. Kennedy Wednesday, for further enquiries. | (Monthly) $30. Total $723,470.20.