PAGE 4-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS RAINSTORMS Mr. Hore Belisha To Make AND FLOODS Statement In Commons On
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IN TURKEY Resignation
UNITY WAS
TORRENTS OF WATER PUZZLED COMMENT ORDERED TO
SWEEP THROUGH
SMYRNA
SMYRNA Jan. 8 (Reuter)
IN THE PRESS
London, Jan. 8 (Reater)—It is "understood that Mr. Hore Bellsha has decided, following Parliamen-
BE SHOT.
Following violent rainstorms, tor- tary tradition, to make a personal LATEST STORY OF rents of water swept through statement at the end of question Smyrna and its suburbs, paraly- sing transport and entting off the electric current.
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EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
the
Flood waters inundated lower quarters of the city causing houses to collapse with other ex- tensive damage, but so far no loss of life has been reported,
Three villages in the plain of Brussa, with a total population of 2,000, are completely marooned and troops manning Improvised Tafts, are trying to rescue the vil- lagers whose position is perilous,
TYPHOID BREAKS OUT
ISTANBUL, Jan. 8 (Havas)— Typhoid fever has broken out among the victims of the recenti earthquakes and foods.
preventing the Measures for spreading of the epidemic are be- ing taken.
FOOT ITCH
time upon the resumption of Par-.. llament on Jan. 16.
HITLER'S GIRL FRIEND
He will make his last appearance | at the War Office today, before
PARIS, Jan. 8 (Havas)"Fimm handing back his seals of office | ler ordered one of his minibns 'to on Tuesday.
FUZZLED COMMENT The resignation of. Mr. Hore Bellsha is still the subject of much puzzled comment in Britain and yesterday's newspapers continue to give it plenty of space.
The periodic statement by the meeting of the House of Commons, Prime Minister at Tuesday week's
may explain the resignation, bur
ntil then all reference to Bellsha's reasonsmast purely speculative.
Mr. remair
He may himself make a per- sonal explanation to the House of Commons, but political eir- cles in London bellëve that, if he does, he will say very' Hittle and will probably shed very little light on his real reason.
OUTSPOKEN VIEW The most outspoken paper ts The Observer, which
Say that Mr.
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GENERAL
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Fish
3 What's the
first name of
the drama...
tist who Wrote The Green Pastorea?
9 Request 12 French
name
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ahoot Unity Mitford"--this is the sensational headline "In the Dally Mall's story.
Moham- medan
realn
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Born Exteriör
.. ing
"She was shot on Sept. 3, the; day of the outbreak of war, from
seed cover,.
16 Enrolment
le distance, in Munich Fark. where she used to walk,
Two shots were fired by storm- 18 Choppy 20 Leading troopers who were acting upon Herr Himmler's orders."
The Daily Mail adds that Herr Hamiler suspected Mitford of, spying and having a dangerous sentimental influence on Herr Hit-i ler. Herr Hitler told Herr Himm ler that he was completely indif- ferent to these susplcloris.
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Herr Hitler's personal relations 23 with Miss Mitförd were always strictly governed by the necessities of Nazi propaganda, chiefly among the British mobility.
REPRISAL THREAT With the declaration of war, her
Hore Belisha's resignation will presence in Germany was const- give the public more than a week-dered not only useless, but dan-
end of uneasiness and that what- ever watch he keeps on his own lips, his record will maintain his innocence,
Both the Sunday Tires and Sunday Chronicle stress that his ¡resignation will make no difference to the conduct of the war: Bot papers, too, hope that he will be back before lung.
NO CHANGE IN POLICY
gerous,
The Daily Mail concludes: "She was allowed to return to Britain only on condition that she keeps absolute sllence re- garding Nazi affairs and was threatened with reprisals if she disclosed any of her pro- Hitlerian activities.”
Association› * footballer What tribe of glotian Tidians are now citizeDS of Okla homa? What is the missing "part of the Browning poem: "Pusses?
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31 Ireland
32 East
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Books pub-. Eshed by
what Vene-
tian family are known! by the sign of the
anchor and dolphin?
.38 Burmese
sprites
LONDON, Jan. 8 BWS) The Hunan's "Comfort" 37 Possess
For Kwangtung
CHANGSHA, Jan. 8 (Central)- Jubilant over the North Kwang
wide changes and reforms carried Hout in the British Army during) Mr. Hore Bellsha's tenure of office and the accord between him and the Prime Minister is evidenced In letters between them already tung success, various pubile or- published to lead the press 'yester-ganizations in Hunan have rais day to draw the inference that ed a sum of $40,000 the change in the occupant of the fort money for the
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Greek god-
dess of dis- cord?
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public, was anciently
the kingdom
of the Azteca?
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4 Aids
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What is the capital of
Latvia?
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11 Who wrote
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40 Secret meet-
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Christmas
personage
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Greek god of love
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not foreshadow "comfort",group, armed with the
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money and several victory change of policy.
a Turkic
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ATHLETE'S FOOT office does
According to the Government Health Bullet No E-29, at least 50% of the adult population of
the United States are being attacked by the dis Typical of British public opinion for the commanding officers, left 49
Usually the disease between the toes on this aspect is the Sunday here for north Kwangtung on Jan
ease known as Athlete's Foot
Litio watery blisters, form and the skin cracks
and peels After while the itehing becomes a Times: "No changes are intend-13.
tense and you feel as though you would like toled in policy and it is not the least
scratch off all the skin,
Beware of it Spreading
of the achievements for which he
Dften the disense travels all over the bottom of deserves ungrudged recognition- the wet. The soles of your feet become red and and for which no one throughout avolien The skin also cracks and peels, and the
thing becomes worse and worse..
has more consistently given him
Get rid of this disease as quickly as possible, be? - cause it is very contagious and it may go to your recognition and support than the hands or even to the under Em or crotch of the Prime Minister-that the
Jera
all kinds of remedies to cure it without success,
whole
Most people who have Athlete's Foot have tried problem of Army expansion is go- Ordinary germicidez antisepties, salve or othing forward smoothly to a solution! on the universally agreed lines. *|
menia, želilam da any good."
Here's How to Treat it
"The adoption of conscrip-
The perm that causes the disease is known as Tinca Trichophyton. It buries Itself deep in the tion,
Issues of the skin and is very hard to kill A LIE!
made shows it takes 15 minutes of boiling to Wilup
the methodical calling
of. conscrips. the ar.
The term, so you can see why the ordinary reme rangements made for equipment;
dies are unsuccessful
HF was developed solely for the purpose of and training, on a vast scale... tresting Athlete's Foot It is a Haud that pene
tribe Alumnium hydroxides
The Star Spangled Banner?
17 Started
suddenly..
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CITY OF MARSEILLES STRIKES MINE: BADLY
HOLED
EXPLOSION OFF. SCOTTISH COAST LONDON, Jan.
8 (Reater)
trales and dries quickly. You just paint than these measures. like the reforms The City Liner, City of Marseilles, where the germ breeds
tected parts, it sees off the issue of the skin to which we have already alluded, was badly holed amidships after
Itching Stops Immediately
are settled gains of which no suc- striking a mine off the Scottish
As 3072 51 you apply H. F. you will find that ceeding War Minister will deprive the itching is immediately relieved. You should paint the inferied parts with H. F.
morning until 3
til your feet are well.
us.
this
fakes from three to ten days, although in severe ! cases it may take longer or in mild cases less time
wall will leave the skin soft and smooth. You FRENCH WAR RELIEF
at the quick way it brings you relter.
especially if you are one of those who have tried
for years to get rid of 4thlete's Foot without suc
2.
Obtainable at all
Drug Stores.'-
Far East Representative.
AUW FIT SENG'S TRADING CO. LTD. Hong Kong Singapore
FUNDS
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 8 (Havas). {
coast on Saturday. One Lascar seaman was killed and thirteen Indian seamen injured.
The explosion occurred only
few minutes after the pilot cutter put the pilot on board.
BOATS CAPSIZE
-More than six million francs The Master of the ter
sald
NO HATRED FOR THE POLES
Foreign Minister Of Lithuania's Statement
KAUNAS, Jan, 8 (Havas)~"Now that Vilno has been returned to Lithuania, the Lithuanians have no quarrel with the Poles and bear no hatred against them," the Foreign Ministër, M, Urbsys, declared in a public speech” here. GOOD NEIGHBOURS
future
|| have been collected here since the" they had gone away about fity:
beginning of hostilities by the yards from the City of Marselles M. Urbsys added that whatever French War Relief Committee, when the latter struck # mine. form Poland's political presided by the French Ambas. The ship's boats were imunedlae- may take, Poland would always sador, M. Marel. Peyronton
ly lowered, but two boats
cap- remain Lithuania's neighbour and sized and about fourteen men the good neighbourly relations" were seen swimming in the water. normally prevailing between the Three managed to climb on to two states could be altered only. the rudder of the liner and the, by an attempt to seize VITRO pilot cutter, put off one of its own again. boats and picked up the men in the water, some of whom were 'n the last stages of exhaustion,
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REFUGEE PROBLEM He concluded by recalling that, mahy Pollsk refugee, took shelter Afterwards the cutter took four in Lithuania and that the prob. of the liner's reboats In tow. Jem afsing from their presence bringing about, forty members of must be solved in a manner pre- the crew of the Uner to port. venting at bitterness in their!
A lifeboat was called out and future relation
was guided to the liner by an Air
Force plane,
The
TOWED INTO PORT
City of Marseilles was towed into port yesterday and
REHABILITATION
IN NAMTAU
WEIYEUNG, JAH, 8, (Central) showed very lit le external Rehabilitation measures are pro- damage, apart from two lifeboats ceeding apacé in Namtau, south wrecked in the davits, but the in-of Bo On near the Hongkong terior of the vessel was wrecked., Į border. by Chinese annorities Captain Owen, Master of the following the departure of the liner, was injured in the explosion Japanese. The Chinese troops and Is fumfering from bruises and, re-entered Nañitau" on January 3
shock.
The City of Marseilles tonnage
is 8,000 and she carried a crew of eight and two Norwegian pilotë
163.
were rescued by a Norwegian des- CREW RESCUED
troyer and taken to Bergen. *OBLO. Jah, 8 (Reuter) The
TRAWLER LOST Hamburg-America: steamer Fran- LONDON Jan. 8 (Reuter)-It Kewald (5,062 tons) sank on was officially announced tha: His Saturday night near Steinsund Majesty's trawier Kingston Cor- Bornejord, for y-five miles north nellan was lost with her skipper of Bergeh. Her crew of forty- and crew of sixteen in a collision!
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became the favorite of Queen Eliza- beth?
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Lise
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Common-
place
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"statement
45 American
temporary patriot
47 Mountains
in Turkes-
tan
48 Smart
blows
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50 Winged part
51 Famous
Australian aviator
52 Seat of a
bishop's
authority
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