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TODAY'S STYLES
GENERAL
CIVIL SERVANTS WANT Germany Must
MORE PAY Disgorge Her
START WITH A HIGH,
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Polish Force To Fight With Allies
LONDON, Jan 3 (Renter)-
RISE IN COST
OF LIVING
LONDON, Jan, 5 (Reuter)—The | automatic raising of wares to meet the rise in the cost of living would
Ill-Gotten Gains
FRENCH VIEWS ON
SPEECH
Substantial Polish forces will be involve a grave danger of inflation, PRES. ROOSEVELT'S ready to fight beside the Allies at Sir Johrt Simon, Chancellor of the the beginning of Spring, dea'ared Exchequer told a deputation re- the Polish Ambassador at a fun- presenting the fivil Service yes-
chion.
NAZI ALLEGATIONS He protested against the German allegations of Polish atrocities and said that the Nazis, not content with destroying the Poles at home are nów trying to destroy their good name abroad.
terday.
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
NAZIS FEAR
U.S. WILL JOIN WAR
REACTIONS TO SPEECH MADE. BY ROOSEVELT' AMSTERDAM, Jan. 5 (Router)--- President Roosevelt's speech is
regarded from beginning to end as an attack on Germany, accord- German political circ'es
PARIS, Jan. 5 (Reuter) That the Allied cause will have a moral victory before a material que, ising to President Roosevelt's speech, the theme of the press reaction to quoted by the Berlin correspondent
of the Telegrant.
The deputation drew attention to the number of wage and salary increases by industrial concerns to
„FEARS DISPELLED - meet the increased cost of living! It is now felt that the meaning and urged the establishment of u,of President Roosevelt's message committee" to elaborate a scheme to the Pope is better understoon. of compensation for the Civil Ser-There had been some apprehen-
The Nazis are making every vice. effort to kill the spirit of the
Poles particularly by means of concentration campa,
The whole of the population of Western Poland was being driven from home and today there was not a single Pole in the oace thriving Polish port of Gdynia.
NO WASHING TO HANG ON SIEGFRIED LINE
NAZI TROOPS ARE VERY SHORT OF
UNIFORMS
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 5 (Reuter) ¡ --According to reports reaching here, the Allied economic warfare Is now being felt in Germany even among the troops in the Siegfried Line.
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NEUTRALITY WEAKENED He states that it is considered that President Roosevelt weakened America's attitude of neutrality.
This opinion is further streng- thened by the report that the Navy sion lest the President should be Secretary, Mr. Charles Edison, pro- The Chancellor re-affirmed the advocating peace on basis of posed placing certain industries Government's policy for reviewing maintaining the status quo, but It under the direct control of the the Civil Service pay in the light ils regarded as clear from Jals state. of substantial changes in the level speech that he contemplates of remuneration elsewhere, but re- peace of democracy and Uberty ferred to the enormous financial and it is felt that he is not favour strain in consequence of the war able to a peace offensive which and to the grave danger of infla- would leave Germany In posses tion if wages were automatically sion of her 1-gotten gains. adjusted to prices.
GOVERNMENT POLICY
While it will be difficult to keep, the Civil Service wages at the pre- sent level, it prices continued to rise. the Government was doing everything in its power to prevent unnecessary rises in the cost of living.
UNCLAIMED
TELEGRAMS;
The following is a list of un- claimed telegrams lying at Cable & Wireless, Ltd., Hongkong Branch.
Gow, Pedder Building, from East London.
Peterson. Palace Hotel. Kowloon from Londonpo.
Everett, Elian Stewart. Singapore.
The reports assert that many "of the men are in want of new uni- forms and other clothing and even Barbara Perkins, Tamar, trom the richest Germans, it is reported Colombopo.
DARING ESCAPE ATTEMPT BY GRAF SPEE CREW MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 5 (Reu ter)-Five members
the of Graf Spee crew made a daring attempt to escape internment. They secured a motor launch and started for Buenos Aires. The motor launch developed engine trouble and the
overtaken and brought
were
back
AMBULANCE BRIGADE
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LESS "CONFIDENCE
It is recalled that the American authorities obtained the sande powers in 1917, a month or two before America entered the war and although it is too much to claim that this step is an indication of American intention to participate in the war, there is less confidence In the continuance of America's
neutrality in all elrcumstances.
STUDENT RELIEF
APPROPRIATION
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1940.
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UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF
H. E. THE GOVERNOR
SIR GEOFFRY A: S. NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G.
AGRICULTURAL SHOW
Kumming University (Under the auspices of The New Territories Agricultural Associa Thanks Gen. Chiangton) to be held at Fanling. (near the Fanling Railway Station)
on Saturday and Sunday, January 6th and 7th, 1940.
KUNMING, Jan 5 (Central)-01 behalf of the 4,000 students from the war areas local University pre- sidents have sent a joint telegram to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek thanking him for his appropriation of $100.000 for their relief.
. Those who signed the wire"in- Mr. E. M. Raymond, the Acting from Commissioner gratefully acknow-cluded Dra. Men-lin Chiang, YM ledges the receipt of the following Met and Chang Fo-Mag, standing members of the Southwest As- donations.
sociated University, Mr. Tson Lu, Chancellor of the National Chunk shan University, Mr. Hatung Ching-lal President of the Na- tonal Yunnan University, and Mr. Chang Chih-chiang President of the National Physical Culture In- stitute.
are finding it hard to obtain new Wilbur Burton. "American" Con-
are particularlysulate-General from Melbourne Tong. $500; J. E. Joseph, 250; Chak
clothes which
needed now because of the very cold winter.
POOR FOOD
Generally speaking.
Hongkong Chinese Relief Assn. per the Chairman, Mr. Ho Kom Tai Kwong 250; Mrs. E. L. Dunbar, 100; TC Monaghan. 50; Tang from Torg Kee. Tun Mun, '2; "One For
Beth" per S.C.M. Post, 1; Nestles Nalasco, Gloucester Hotel from Milk Co. (China) Lid.. 2 cases of
Condensed MUK. ........
sub.
Chinescircus, Banmethuor
however,
there is no serious food shortage, Macau provided one has the money to
pay for it, but the fare obtainable
is monotonous and to a certain ex-
tent lacking in nutriment.
"The freezing of German water- ways is holding up coal deliverles and this, combined with the shor- tage of clothing and the extreme cold augurs 11 for the comfort of Germans during the remainder of the winter.
Cuulong.
CROSSWORD
NO.
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H.E. The Governor has graciously conscated to open the Show at 2.30p.m. on January 6th, 1940.
Prizes will be distributed by J. Barrow, Esq., District Officer, Northern District at 2.30 p.m. on January 7th, 1940.
Concession rates kindly granted by the Kowloon-Canton Rall- way of visitors to the Show on the 10 a.m., 12 noon and 1.30 p.m. trains from Kowloon, and any train from Fanling after 1.00 p.m. on both days.
Admittance: 'FREE."
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To-morrow, January 7th at 11.30. a.m.
featuring
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under the auspices of
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an event
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final syllable
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of a helmet.
55 City of the
Netherlands
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bliss."
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life
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