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from one half of myself to thi other disturb the balance of power?"
USUAL "BLAƑ” ́
Added „trate Mr. Swaffer: “If, in London, the foreign editor of the Daly Rerald wishes to speak to his correspondent in Paris, he cannot do so. He tan call on his Brussels, Amsterdam, Sweden, Copenhagen or Oalo and get them in a few minutes unless the line is busy!".
men
"But no 'You cannot telephone
to Paris, is the rule.
over
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST
PROBLEM
the President, dor the Secretary of State nor the Under Secretary of State will have any word to say The "Conte di Savota brought to the press or to any of their Mr. Sumner Welles back to Man- friends or to anyone anywhere battan from his 41-day mission to following their conference." At 4:-
Ship - news Europe,
reporters 40 p.m. Messrs. Hull and Welles. found the Under Secretary of departed, polite, noncommittal. State cold, erect,. Impenetrable as 黯 double- usual,. impeccable, in
At next afternoon's press con- breasted blue salt with a navy-ference the President announced blus tie on his soft-collared white that the Welles trip had been fact- shirt. bolding a blue chesterfield finding, that the facts he had overcoat and Homburg hat.
**BEST-INFORMED
found
be world
held incom- Immumicado, that Mr. Welles had "For all these reasons and for
neither made ncr received any others the British people аге "If looking and listening could do commitments or proposals, Sald absolutely cut off from their allies it, in those 41. days Jumer Welles Mr. Roosevelt: "Finally, even the Channel. They know had become the bes aformed though there may be scant im- nothing of what is going on. mau in the world on the world's mediate prospects for the "Only the usual blah about biggest problem-World War II. By estabhshment of any just, stable how marvellous everybody is-and soo-lal train, airplane and steamer, and lasting peace in Europe, the that is never true-gets through," he had covered 14,000 miles: he information made available to this In Paris he certainly found a had conferred with two Kings Government as a result of Mr. branch of the Ministry of In-George VI of Britain, Vittorio Welles's mission will undoubtedly formation in the British Embassy, Emanuele
ot Italy: one be of the greatest value when the In charge of Philip Carr, son of Fuehrer: one Duce: two Prime time comes for the establishment the late Comyns Carr. the Ministers-Chamberlain. Daladier of such a peace.". dramatist. But no-one seemed to and Reynaud. successor
Curiosity over Mr. Welles's know what was happening there, Daladter): with the Foreign Andings. fizzled out, was centred except that dramatist Noel Ministers and ofcläldom of all on a fresher sensation, the Nazi Coward, in uniform, had been four countries, opposition party white Book n U. S. foreign seen going in and out on various spokesmen of the Allies: with Pope policy. hash-hush missions.
Pius XII
LUCKY STROKE
toi
His job nearly done, glacial Mr
Few of these disclosures might Welles melted ever so slightly: have found their way even into be seemed pleasantly weary, a Swaffer's lively column but for & touch debonair. He was happy to CONSIGNEES' NOTICES lucky stroke. As he was leaving Le be home; and admitted it. A re- Bourget, he was told in a whisper porter referred to the 13-hour
Gibraltar "The censor's resigned."
delay while British Safe in the knowledge that his searched the Conte di Savole for revelations dealt with a defeated Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, once Nazi Cabinet and an ousted censor. Minister of Economics. Newarntan. Swatter let the story go. The "Was Dr. Schacht in your trunk?" newly appointed Information Grinned Mr. Welles: "Just like Minister. L. L. Frossard, arrived Morgan's. Midget.”
in London to consult with Information Minister Str John Reith.
it
TRIP ENDS
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STZANEL
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ARKIVAD HONG KONG ——
FROM LONDON, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRA11S.
In Washington at 2:40 pm, Mr. Welles entered the State Depart- Fleet Street and Mr. Swaffer ment, strode into the big, paper- "hoped M. Frossard would
cluttered office ui ht chier straighten out the tangle.
Cordell Hull. Twenty-nine minutesONSIGNFES of Cargo by the above.
namel Vessel are hereby informed later Mr. Welles, his face settled that their Grods have been landed and "At night all England is now, with his patient, pallbearer's and Kowloos Whant and Cedown Comi into its mask of boredom. Mr. placed AP TRIP in the Hong Kong blacked out. If anybody wants to air, stepped along the rubber mat pany's Godown at Kowlron, where each smoke cigarette he must do it, inside a wardrobe. And it is very
of the White House entrance: the Consigament is be ng sorted out Mark досе by Mark and Delivery can gleaming glass-and-bronze doors difficult to find a public-hotse,"
obtaine swung wide under the hands of -Strails Times. Singapore. *
Optional Goods have been landed here the blue-uniforined Negro door-an Instructions were given to the man. Hats and coats taken contrary Bix Hours before arrival of the Messrs. Hull and Welles stepped Steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days into the whirring little elevator. creaked up to
the oval second- including date of arrival will be subject to
Bent foor study where sat Franklin No Fire Insurance has or will be Roosevelt at the huge desk carved affected by us in any case whatever.
WEATHER REPORT
Rongkong Royal. Observatory
10 am.. May 17. Barometer (at sea levell, 29.89 ins. Temperature, 78.F.......... Humidity. 89 per cent, Wind Direction, "E
Wind Force (Beaufort). 5." Temperature; maximum yesterday,
80 F Temperature: minimum last night
75 F.
Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th
today, 0.01 in.
Total rainfall since January 1st
23,97. Ins Against an average of, 16.21 Ins. Sunset tonight, 6.57. p.m. Sunrise tomorrow; 5.42 am.
4 pm. May Nr. Barometer (at sea level), 29.81 is Temperature, 78 F. Humidity, 84 per cent.. Wind Direction, East. Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. Maximum temperature, 81 F Minimum temperature, 75 F. Rainfall, mil.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 18 to 24 May 1940.
HIGH WATER.
Days o
Week
Date of
Mouth
Kout
Standard
Time.
Height
LOW WATER.
1 Hang
Edng
Standard
Tima..
6801332
Height
h.a.
Sat. 18
06 39
& R 00 12
20
19 10
.3
́18 06
25
8u0.
Yan.
10
07 20
6 3 00 55
19 3
2720
12 *1400
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21.20
51
14.49 1
$1.
08 30
7 2
02 10
20
Connaught Road.
22 16
18 34
Wed. 22
09 19
74
1240
23.08
Thur. 23
Fri.
09 56
7
from timbers of the Resolute. There ended Welles's trip.
WET-BLANKET ADVICE
you
assume
Damaged Packages must be left in the "Godownk" for "examination by the "Can- signees, and the Company's Barreyors. Mark Goppaan & Douglas, ut. 10 am, on Mondays and Thursday, within the Free Storage period.
At, 4:20 p.m.. Secretary Stephen T. Early called in reporters, for a
Consigne are specially notified that word of friendly but wet-blanket it is necessary for a Revenue Officer to advice "not to write yourself out be present at the examination of on the end of a limb, or to at- damaged dutiable cargo. tribute what
All Claima against the Steamer must the President, Mr. Hull and Mr. Welles be presented to the Undersigned on or before 5th June, 1940, or they will are discussing to any allegedly not be recognized authorized or unimpeachable or No Claims will be admitted. after the Tellable sources or to fitends close Goods have left the Godown. to the President Oz
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co. the
Agents. Secretary of State or to the Under Hong Kong, 15th May, 1940. Secretary of State, that neither
to
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