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WAVE OF SORROW SWEEPS NEW TYPES
Iron Grip Of Winter
BITTER ARCTIC
WEATHER
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OVER U.S. CAPITAL
SENATOR BORAH'S
DEATH
WASHINGTON, Jan, 20 (Reuter) A wave of sorrow swept the capi tal at the news of Senator Borah's death, in his 15h year, on Friday
LONDON, Jan. 20 (Reuter)-The night, waters of the "Great Belt,
be-
void in
UNIQUE FIGURE President Roosevelt praised the tween the Danish islands of See- land and Fuen, and the Oresund late Senator as "a unique figure."
(Den-whose passing leaves a Seeland Straits, between mark) and the coast of Sweden American life are so ice-bound that ice-breakers Mr. Cordell Hill. U.S Secretary have to precede all ships wishing of State, said: "In his death
county loses a fearless statesman to navigate them.
ever faithful to his principles." stuck fast in the ice in the narrow Oresund Eulogistic comments poured into,
Many steamers are
Straits, ·
IRON GRIP.
A record winter binds. Europe, in an iron grip.
"In Finland's degrees of frost gistered.
"walst line" have been
the
the newspaper offices from legis- lators of all parties.
LAST HOURS
The late Senator died of cerebra haemorrhage following an acciden 100 tar fall in his home.
re-
OF NAZI RAIDERS
LATEST U-BOAT
CONSTRUCTION
GENERAL
NEWSETTES
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His Excellency the Governor has awarded the Efficiency Medal to Company Sergeant Major Henry a Maria Britto, of the Hongkong
Volunteer Defence Corps,
The standard price for quater tats, in tins, 20 uz, is 8 per tin.
Mr. David Lote 13 appointed 20 LONDON, Jan, (Reuter)— } Government Chemist. Reports from Montevideo suggest are using a that the Germany new type of ocean raider,
Latest vessel is the Altmark
of which is said to have a speed 25 knots.
SPECIAL CELLS She is armed with three 6-inch
cial cells for the crews of any. Kuns, anti-aircraft guns and spe- ships she may sink.
The Almark 1s masquerading vartous false names, under neutral flags and
She was formerly supply ship to the Admiral Graf Spee. and
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her main function has been far that of supplying Nazi sur- face raiders.
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SMALL SUBMARINES COPENHAGEN, Jan. 20
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(Reu-
He was apparently tree from gain during the last hours according to! the those watching at the bedside. ter)-According to the Berlin cur- Arst From the time he was stricken, he respondent of
Mr. Sydney George Davis, B. Sc. has also been appointed a Master In the Education Department,
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Commander Thomas Charles R.D., R.N.R. (Retired), St, FRS.A. AINA, resumed duty as Assistant Harbour Master on Jan H18, 1940.
of Mr. The appointment Ahmed to act as a Public Vaccina- tor is concelled,
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Mr. Edward Irvine Wynnc-Kones who has been Postmaster General Nine Indian constables of the since December 1936, has been H.K. Police Force returned from appointed Labour
effect from Jan, 15, 1940. leave, in India on Saturday.
of
Inspector E. H. Tunn arrived in Saturday from Hongkong Singapore.
Officer with
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Frederick Bertram Blakey. Jotn McCallum Pearson William Arthur Alexander Ferguson and George!! Edwards have been permitted to The name of Dr, Lim Soon Kool,on't the Hongkong Defence Re M.B.. .S (Hongkong) has been serve added to the "Register of Medical Practitioners
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Mr. Ernest Has Williams. re- sumed duty as Crown Counsel on Mr. Thomas Over Morgan. Jan. 16, 1940. Mr. Willams the "National Sc. (Wales) has been appointed as turned from Home leave last week
his wife and an Enginter, Public Works Depart- accompanied by ment.
At Corunna, hocle ot the famous Corona cigars, snow has fallen for 140 years. In Sardinia the population experienced the first known;
has
rarely regained consciousness Tidende," 80 German shipyards
constructing a How When he did, he called for Mary, are
new
snow
ever
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his wife, who never left the bed-small-type submarine which, is it side.
fm-claimed, can be built in a mon:n As death appeared
It is stated that the crews are minent, a nurse hurriedly sum- moned the doctor. but Senator being given Instruction in train- Violent snowstorms have swept Borah was dead before the doctoring boats.
past 34 Hungary in the
hours. arrived. being especially Berce Hungary, where lines munication have been
suspended. railway trafic only the main telephone line Budapest is working.
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Upper
SNOW IN ROME
of
Cut
HIS CAREER
com- Senator Berah, for many years Kwangtung, Kwangsi
and chairman of the Senate Foreign and Relations Committee, was chiefly
to known in England for His out- of European spoken criticisms affairs,
There was a fresh fall of snow
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The Chinese Chamber of Com- Mr. Stanley Crathern Feltham A.R.LBA Chartered and Register-merce in Tongking, French, Indo- ed, Architect, has been appointed China, has addressed a telegram to Generalissing Chiang Kai-shek an Executive Engineer.
congratulating on the recent Chi-
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Mr. Humphrey John Cruttweltese success in north Kwangtune. resumed duty as District Officer in the Southern District of the New Territories, on Jan. 16 1940..
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has ordered the Kwangtung Provin- cial Government to relieve the war refugees and grant pensions and rewards to the civilians who help- B. Sc., is appointed to be a Mastered in the recent resistance in north in the Education Department with effect from Jan, 16, 1940.
Mr. Geoffrey Shervill Coxhead
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KWEILIN, Jan. 20 (Central)- The National Relief Commission William Edgar Borah was born has appropriated another sum of on June 29, 1865. He was educated $50,000 for the emergency rellet of in Rome last night, making the at Southern Illinois Academy. En- the war victims in South Kwangsi. Kanas. and This is the third instalment of re-
His Majesty the King has been second snowfall within three feld, and Univ. of
Hef funds allotted by the National
Mr. Brian Charles Keith Hawkins pleased to applove the appoint- weeks an extremely rare event admitted to the Bar in 1889.
He practised at Lyons, Kansas. Rellet Commission, bringing the has been appointed to be attached ment of the Hon, Su Henry Edward In the meteorological records the Italian capital.
from 1890-91; Bolse and Idaho, total to $300,000 for Kwangsi.
Mr. Cheng Tse-hsien, special de- to the Imports and Exports Offic. Pollock, Kt, K.C., LL.D. to be an
Unofficial Member the Legislu since 1891.
will for special duties.
ve Council for a further period He was elected U.S. Senator for legate, of the Commission,
Lt.-Commdr. H. G. R. Binning of four years with effect from Jan, PARIS. Jan, 20 (Reuter)-Paris terms 1907-13, 1913-15, 1919-25. leave for the front in the next few
days to direct relief work. is suffering from colder weather 1925-31 1931-30. "1337-42,
Sub-Lieut. C. J. Collingwood, and 17, 1940. the Kwangtung In Shiukwan than ever, and today 35 degrees 'He was Dean of the United States
Mr. P. K. Chu, who has been ap- of frost were registered in one of senare at the time of his death. Provincial Bank will extend the Sub-Lieut. R. S. Robson arrived in
son farmers' credit service to all North the Colony on Saturday.
pointed Vice-Consul for China at the suburbs
The late Senator was the o Wailam' N
Bo:ah; he was Kwangtung towns and villages de-
Mrs. C. E Hornby and Mr. C. C. Manila, will leave Hongkong for; vastated by the recent Japanese married in 1895 to Mamie McCon
Shilton arrived in the Colony on his post on January 25. He will be offensive.
Saturday. Mr. Ew. Drice also succeeded as Secretary-General of nell, of Boise, Idaho.
arrived by the same steamer. the Sino-American Cultural As- sociation by Mr. David Lu, mana- Mr. H. M. Le Marchand, Mr. Wiger of the Central News Agency. W. Murdoch and Mr. R. K. Tarbet
GOOD STUDENT
SPIRIT
CHUNGKING: Jan. 21 (Central) RUTHLESS WAR AGAINST
-Mr. Chen Li-fu, Chinese Minister!
of Education. who returned here on Thursday after a visit to Yun- nan and Kweichow, declared in an Interview yesterday
that he was deeply impressed with the ex- cellent spirit of the students in those two provinces.
He was gratified at the marked progress in primary education but said that middle school education needs further improvement.
He regretted the lack of science apparatus in various schools, uni- versities and colleges,
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THE NAZIS
NINE SHIPS IN
SEVEN DAYS LONDON, Jan. 20 Reute Germany's ruth ess warfare against neutral shipping has led to the loss of nine neutral ships in seven days.
LATEST VICTIMS
AMERICANS ANNOYED
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CLIPPER DETAINED IN BERMUDA
WASH.NGION, J., 20 (Reute» -Detention in Be.muda of a Pan- American Clipper for examination
Latest two victims are Danish of the mails has created annoy. and Swedish steame:s: both of ance in Washington. which were torpedoed by Nazi sub-
marines
SETTLEMENT SOUGHT
Mr. Co.del Hall announced this
The Danish ship, the 2000-ton moining this conversations are n p.og.ess s.tk nga ettement of
Canadian Reefer," was sunk of:
the while on the way from Hatta to Glasgow
coast of Spain the incident. north-west
He intimated that unless ** understanding satisfactory to the
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Twenty-s'z members of the crew United States was reached, Ber- were rescued.
muda would be abandoned as a The Swedish vessel, the "Pajala" (6.873 tons) was torpedoed and stop-over point for American mail
and passenger planes.
Questioned on Britain's reply to the earlier American protest American against censorship of
sank in 25 minutes.
Thirty-five of her crew are safe.
MWITHOUT WARNING
All the 35 crew of the Pajala.mails not intended for Britain..Mr which Way torpe.ord without Cordell Hull said he d'd not know warning have been landed at whether any further communica Scottish port.
tion would be sent to the British The crew
the motorship Government. of Canadian Reefer were landed at: Corunna, according to a Madrid report.
Havas adds that the Pajala was bound for Stockholm from Buenos Altes with a cargo of grain
Gas Shells Allegations
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MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 20 (Rente) making of "remarks considered in- -The German-born doctor who jurious to the State accused the British cruisera of It will be recalled that the off!- using zu shells in the Battle of cial Bruguayan commission of en- South Atlantic when the quiry into the doctor's allegations Admiral Giaf Spee was sunk, has against the Royal Navy found that been removed from his post at the there was no truth in his accusa- Government Hospílai
tion that Britain is using gas shells.
霹
'CRIMINA, TRIAL
It is officially, announced that the case against the doctor will
Despite th's Tinding the doctor persisted in repeating his views
be tried by the criminal court." and publicly tried to repudiate the
Reason for his dismissal "g`the
Commigg'on', dental.
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were among the passengers who Mr Robert Andrew Dermod For- arrived in the Colony or Saturday rest has been appointed Postmaster
General and to be Assistant Cen on board a British steamer,
sor Mr. Forrest was formerly First Leutenant Commander James Magistrate which post is now held Jolly, RNR, has been appointed by Mr. E. G. Sheldon, KC, whose Deputy Harbour Master Hongkong. appointment as a Crown Counsel He arrived in the Colony" on Jan. in the Colonial Legal Service was
announced last week, 15 and assumed duty on Jan. 16.
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