PACE 8-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ITI
THE undersigned have received
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
Friday, the 23rd August. 1940
"commencing at 2.30 pm.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Han- kow Road, Kowloon,
A QUÁNTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising:-
Hitler's Total War Was Built On U.S. Model
There is eviderïce in the files of the Federal Government that a substantial part of the plans for Adolf Hitler's blitzkrieg were "borrowed" from the United States, writes John Lear. As- sociated Press Correspondent In an American paper.
These plans would answer the most interesting question "on the war in the Low Countries and in France how hare the Germans been able to strike such repeated sledgebammer blows without serious interruption over so long a time?
For these plans are America's immediately arteri occupying plans for mobilisation In event | Vienna, the Germans made a cen- we go to war, and they gear up sus of Austrian Industries and aven and machines and every allocated their share in supplytis needs identically the way as the same step
under the American
other
resource of the nation to | War win war as swiftly as possible same
'They are plans for "total war." outlined
*They cover every conceivable plan. factor In preparation for battle. OVERPOWERING BLOWS
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Nothing approaching their effl- Then came the invasion of the ciency näs been devised anywhere Low Countries, and the repeated In the world before the organis-overpowering blows against the
NOT STOLEN
ng genius of the United States Allies which military men agree began drawing them up 20 year can be explained only by highly ago.
concentrated resources, poured · In- to the fighting front througs No treachery-not even clever ultra-efflctent lines of communi Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Wash-espionage is responsible for the cation. stands, Chests of Drawers, Side-act that the Nuzls were aware This "method of "winding 'up"
Chesterfield Suites, Bedsteads,
boards, Dinner Waggons, Dining" Tables, Chairs, Hatstands, Ice Desks, Book- Chests. Cabinets, cases, Tables, Blackwood and Rattan Furniture, etc., etc.
for of them,
a. "haymaker*
And junch The plans were available also following through with all the to the Enguish and the French. strength the Nation can muster, who did not "borrow" them.
is the very essence of the Ameri I cannot name the source of can mobilisation scheme. It starts Carpets, Rugs, Perambulators, the following Information, but by teaming
factorirs up all the Wardrobe Trunks, Baby Cots and can vouch for the fact that it where munitions and machines Play Pens, Cutlery, E. P., Brass, both official und reliable: jare made. integrating the roads Porcelain and Glass Ware,-Electric
Within H "year' after Hitler and railroads over which they Ceiling and Table Fans, Radios. came to power in Germany in must travel, allocating fue and Gramophones and Records, Filters 1933, the Nazi inlitary attache electric power to-ital points, Ornaments, etc., etc..
here began studying the American and keeping men flowing to the war mobilisation blueprints. front while putting these behind they the lines into jobs, where will do the most good...
2 Cameras
also
1 Portable TypewriterCorona"
1 Typewriter "Remington "
1 Upright Piano "Moutrie**
1 "Hellar" Lens
1" Keystone" 16 mm. Projector
(new).
1 Sewing Machine..
1 Aviary
1 Steel Filing Cabinet
1 Gas Range
1 Teakwood Bed Room Suite
and
One "Ford" V. 8 Motor Car
On View from Thursday, the 22nd
August, 1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery."
LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS.
The attache had the right to do so under ordinary dip fomatic procedure.
A YEAR LATER
FIRST QUESTION
He spent six nonthe making mind when
nis examination,
adictatorial-government?
The answer
given, to me Was that Italy and Russive au
GENERAL
EYES RIGHT!
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE EYES: HOME-MADE EYEWASH
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YOU DON'T NEED TO BE TOLD HOW PRECIOUS YOUR
Instruments. EYES ARE, and what delicate and Intricate may be necessary to remind you, however, of what you should: and should not do about their daily hygiene and beauty care,
It is assumed, first of all, that at the slightest Indication of trouble you will go to an òculist immediately. ·
WIFE OF CHINESE
DAVIS, CUPPER "
Mrs. Kho Sin Kie. who is accompanying her husband, the well-known tennis player; on his, tour of Malaya. She was an interested onlooker at various S. C. C. tennis matches over the August Bank Holiday week-end.
NO ORGANISED EVACUATION,
An irritation of the eye, or a headache that seems unimportant to you, may indicate to an expert the ned for glasses or the presencs of some disorder of the eye..
WINDOW OF SOUL
To the poets, the eye is the win- dow of the soul; to the doctors it is the window of the body. For the cye reveals to the doctor the symptoms of many constitutional c'iseases.
You may be surprised to learn that the food you eat has a de- cided effect on your eyes. Vitamin
A is often called the ophthalmic vitamin. That's why doctors al-j ways stress foods containing this vitamin in the diet for" expectant mothers and for children A-well balanced diet includes enough vitamin foods, such as butter. cream. eggs and fresh vegetables. for the normal adult.
A
TEARS ARE NOT-"IDLE... The finest eye lotion in the world. Is not on the market--you can't buy 12. Fortunately you jdon't have to buy it because it is supplied to the eyes constantly in properly regulated amounts. The tear glands which are situated above the eyeball on the outer part-of-the-eyelids furnish the yes with an antiseptic fluid. Specialists tell us that tears are Įmuch more effective in protecting the eyes against disease-producing organisms than
af drugs strength the eyes can stand, You
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| don't" "need" to wash out your eyea every day. In the way that you must brush your teeth to keep
The first question that came to I first received this. information was: can this plan Not until a year after he com.make that much difference in a pleted his study was the first of land already highly organized by the Nazis' national defense laws passed-on May 21, 1935.
The
mobilisation system. war which took shape in Germany
thoritarian governments, too. yelThe Japanese Embassy in London them clear-the tears do that job after that was a striking parallel neither the Ethiopian
American plan in all its such amashing blows as the Ger
nor the Finnish war produced, principal characteristics.
mang delivered in Holland and Agents from this country, work-
Belgium. Ing in Germany, described it as à "conscientious Imitation."
to the
The similarity was sharply illustrated in the Nazk' very first conquest-the "anschlus with Austria. "
BRITISH PRESS RELEASES
campaign
Further, it was pointed out all news dispatches from the Flanders front stress the greater striking
the power Germans have now 3.5 cm
pared to the World. War. when they also had an absolute ruler, the, Kaiser.
The second question that arose was: If we have a plan as effi cfent aa all that, why aren't wr using ft ourselves?
"U.S." "MUST" WAIT
PUBLIC AUCTION. U.S. COMPLAIN OF Hitler could
THE
Instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
SLOWNESS
LONDON, August 23 (Reuter)
are not arranging any organised evacuation of nationals from Br tain,
for you.
But there are times when an eyewash is very helpful. After your eyes have been "exposed to An Embassy spokesman said dust, smoke or glaring lights, a the only Japanese subjects whose rinse has a soothing effect. When passage is being facilitated are you have gone to bed too late the small party of about 40. They night before and just can't get wish to return home for business your eyes open, you'll find a wash reasons and have been waiting a refreshing "eye opener." for passenger accommodation for a long time.
TOKYO ORDER
LONDON, “August 22 (Reuter) A spokesman of the Japanese Em bassy in London, has commented on a statement reported to have been made by the Tokyo Foreign
EYE-WASH RECIFE
If you like to make your own eyewash of salt or boric acid, use two teaspoonfuls of either to a quart of clean, clear water. Mea- sure them into a clean saucepan, preferably one that is not used for-cooking. Put your eye dropper- in, too, to sterilize it, and boil them
The answer is that, whereas Office about the evacuation of all together for ten minutes.
take advantage of Japanese subjects from the Euro-
If there is any sediment throw his personal power to adopt the pean danger zon-.
the solution away and start again. plan in peacetime and extend. It Undersigned have received * LONDON, August 22 (Reuter) →
The Tokyo statement is reported An eye dropper is better than an to regiment a people, the, Army to have been to the effect that eye cup-It's cleaner to use and A complaint of American news and Navy of our democracy can everything possible will be done effective. When you agencles of the slowness of Bri-not-nor have they any desire to to this end, and that the areas eyes with a dropper, throw the wash the tish communiques " particularly-use it until war threatens and include Britain. The Germans have head back, pull down the lower lid those relating to air battles, by Congress gives the word.* comparison with those of the
The advantage to this country. been asked to guarantee the safety and drop the solution in the eye. enemy was raised at question time if the plan, should go into effect: their way to Lisbon."
of three Japanese ships now on Close the eyes. Roll them found. If a dropper is not handy, saturate In the House of Commons vester-would be that the United States
a clean plece.pf cottonwool with day.
has more resources than Germany
the eyewash and let the solution Mr. A. Duff Cooper, Minister of to pour into it.
drip into the.cyc. Information, replying, sald that it The mobilisation plan is one of must be borne in mind that so the mos; thorough blueprints ever far as the recent air. raids were drawn up concerned, German propagandists(based on three suppositions: have had two considerable ad- vantages: firstly, previous know.. ledge of when a raid was to takej place, and secondly, a complete disregard for the truth.
Wednesday, the 28th August, 1940
commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2. Con- naught Road, Central, Room No. 205, Second Floor.
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS
comprising:-
Hongkong, Hawall and-Rare British Colonials
FALSE ACCOUNTS """This enabled them to begin sending false accounts of the battle | to America before their machines actually reached this country,"
On View from Tuesday, the 27th said Mr. Duff-Cooper.
August, 1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
AUCTIONEERS,
However, he was arranging in conjunction with Sir Archibald
| Bühday's air-raids.
27TH YEAR GOLD LOAN
ANNUAL MEETING
for anything. It is OF PEAK CHURCH glasses. If the lenses have waves
That the people of the United States. if they must
EO to war, want to win that Four Weddings And
war as quickly as possible.
That they want to wars war with as little disturbance an possible to our civil peacetime life.
That when the war is over ..we can return to pracetime economy as quickly and easily as possible.
THREE SUPPOSITIONS
Five Baptisms
BUY BEST GLASSES A word of warning about .sun-
and bubbles in them, your eyes will be strained in overcoming this distortion. If you wear sunglasses a great deal it is worth the extra money to get a good pair, with the lenses scientifically tinted to tone down light or to cut out harmful Infra-red and ultra-violet rays.
of
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ALSO
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The annual meeting of wor shippers of the Peak Church was
The little fine lines round the held yesterday evening at St. eyes can be partially prevented by John's Cathedral Hall, The Hon keeping the skin in this area well Mr. T. H. King was in, the Chale lubricated with a cream or oil that Presenting the annual report, has special softening properties. the Rev. A P. Rose, Hon, Secre- Sunbathers and all squinters, Sinclair and Sir John Anderson These three suppositions are tary, said that during the year please take special notice! Even to accelerate the despatch of news.jderived from our experience in from May, 1939, to May, 1940, oily skins may need a special eye and he was glad to say that Press the World War, which caught us there had been four weddings and cream. If your skin is dry, a re- messages went through
gular night skinfood will soften LAMMERT BROS. rapidly on the occasion of last life and threw thousands out of the support being given the the skin under the eyes as well as
more by surprise, disrupted qur normal five baptisms at the Church.
employment when war factorles Church by the Scandinavian com-the rest of your recé. shut down and the war demand munities in Hongkong was com- for farm products subsided.
mented upon, and a vote of "ap- Consequently, although the plan preciation for this help was re-
the favour
Church (shaped during 20 years of both corded. › Scandinavian services, Republican and Democratic ad led by Dr. K. L. Reichelt; were amounting to $1,087.
It was decided to donate a total
Canada's exports of live animals The following numbers were pons No. 3 due October 31, 1940, ministrations) as it now stands held every other week, it was re-
Exports of live animals from drawn by the Ministry of Finance will also be payable, at any eftices has marked out every industrial vealed.
of $300 this year, the gifts to be last year showed gain of well over Canada last year were valued at 50 per cent. in value, The value $16.804.000 as compared with $10,- on August for the third repay-of the Central Bank of China, plant in the country for the part
allocated as follows: COMMITTEE APPOINTED ment of primeipal and payment of Bank of China, Bank of Communi- it can play in war. No plant is Appointed to serve
"I The Cathedral, $200; Christ of the exports of cattle for dairy 641,000 in 1938. S interest of the 37th Year Gold cations, and Farmers Bank of scheduled to turn more than 50 Church Committee, for the coming New
the Church. Kowloon Tong, $100; the and general purposes rose by more
Of the total last year, cattle Territories Evangelisation than 70 per cent over 1938, while (except for improvement of stock) Loan of the Republic of China China as or that, date. (1938) due October 3T, 1940:
Payments for bonds sold abroad war purposes. This would keep the Rev. K Mackenzie Dow, the Protection of Children, $50; the thirds.
per cent of its normal output to year were the Bishop of Hongkong. Society, $100, the Society for the the number increased by two- provided $14,429,000 as against Nos. 181, -661, and 998 for Found will be effected by the Hongkong peacetime industry from shutting Very Rev. J. L. Wilson, Mr. M. F. L. Boys and Girls Clubs, $50; and
$8,316,000 in 1938. Meanwhile the The cattle exports of the Dom-number of such cattle exported Sterling Bonds;
offices of the said four Banks, and down.. oversea holders may apply pay-
Haymes, Mr. D. M. Richards, Dr. the Scandinavian Missions infinion last year went mainly to the
rose from 169,973 to 283,379, K. L. Reichelt and Lady Pollock. China, $100, seh pond United States, £8 they did ments through the original remit.
Mr. Richards was appointed to The meeting concluded with a also in 1938. Canada's import trade Exports of cattle (except for Seven private soldiers billeted serve as Hon. Secretary of the hearty vote of thanks to the in live animals is much smaller stock) to the United Kingdom de- : Gold Unit Bonds.
It is to be remembered that all at n hotel in the Yorkshire dates Feak Church for the coming year, Chairman for the valuable work than the export trade and last clined from 27,307 head valued at All bonds bearing numbers such payments must be applied were married at the same time subject to the concurrence of the he had done for the Church in a year recorded a decrease -
$2,457.300 in 1938 to 4.230 head at which have their three terminal within six years as of October 31, atx at one church and the seventh Dean of the Cathedral.
Bong association for a period of The chief role in exports of live $422,900 Last year; while to the igures corresponding to any of the 1940, falling which all bonds sout another. Regimental comrades Presenting the Hon. Treasurer's this as Trustee. Mr. King will be animal, is played by cattle, while United States there was an in- above-drawn numbers will be re-drawn and coupons due will be provided a guard of honour and a statement of accounts. Mr. M. F. L. leaving the Colony shortly on re- horses and bees are prominent crease from 137,807 to 274,851 and deemable for principal, and Cou- come null and vold,
reception
Haymes reported a balance in tirement,
among the imports..
from $5,653,200 to $13,844.600
Nos. 131, 473 and 970 for United States Dollar Bonds;
Nos, 364, -634-and 901 for Customs | ting banks.
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