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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IE YOUR WIFE RAN AWAY?
(Continued from Page 6.1
now husbands, financially and otherwise. All this not in a spirit of gratefulness for a divorce, but of affection that even surmounts the break made by the Divorce Court.
them
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 9,
1937.
ROUND THE
WORLD
(Continued from Page 6)
fying solo in an appreciably shorter ilme.
There seems to be only one way of setting up a new record and that is For technical reasons this is not by flying round the world non-stop.
likely to be accomplished for a long
time.
An airship can travel about 1,000 miles without a stop, and experts be
There are others who argue, and perhaps wisely, that if their wives were unfaithful to
love that 12,000 miles represents the maximum distance, for aeroplanes, they would not seek to revengo themselves on the betrayers, in the air it would be possible to for technical reasons. With re-fuelling holding that when such situa- tions arise the wives are to cover the 24,000 miles. Wil 011 average speed of 200 m.p.h. It would fake five days.
blame.
Their wrath would fall on the wives.
In Five Minutes!
REPORTED
CHINESE EVACUATE SHANGHAI
Japanese Drive Into Hungjao Arca Landing Forces Advance
Shanghal, Nov. 5. (1.2 p.m.). Furious Aghting which
front to-day a Japanese Infantry, probably mark one of the last batties for Shanghai raged ba the western
artillery and aircraft drove wedges still further into the Chinese lines.
Watching from the top of the eight-storeyed West Park Mansions overlooking the battlefield, Reuter saw Chinese infantry pounded by cruel artillery fire. Sometimes the I scema there are many A journey round the world can be Chinese were forced to withdraw a kinds of love, and a 24,000 miles or 10,000 miles, accord-short distance, but they returned man's reaction to his wife's un-log to the route chosen, and, as a
whenever the barrage
iisted. Chinese
troops immediately west of faithfulness will depend very Polar explorer once remarked, it was
the defence perimeter held on to their Jurgely on the quality
and easy to walk round the world in five positions, but they were busy winding strength of his love.
minutes-near Pole! In the up telephone wires and making other lafitude New York-Italy-Peking, the
preparations suggesting
carly Those who forgive have the non-stop trip at 200 m.ph. would withdrawal. It is believed in some kind of love the poets talk about;
quarters that this may occur to-night. Meanwhile the Japanese mechanised the love that many waters cannot
unlt from Hangchow Bay area has quench.
reached the Whangpoo River opposite
take four dnya.
the
The earth rotates at a speed of about 900 m.p.h.. and when it is possible to travel at this
speed,
So perhaps there's something sengers on the "round trip will have the novel experience of start- in the old story-book notion that ing ut mid-day, finding it is mid-day men can find the "right" womer,, in every country passed, and landing and when they do they behave as at mid-day-on the following day the Frank Mundays, whatever Moreover, the whole trip would be the wives may do afterwards.
They only love once.
AIRMAIL IN TO-MORROW
NEW SCHEDULE STARTS
The Imperial Airways II.M.A. Dorado, normally due in Hongkong from Penang with the airmall from Europe to-day, is not arriving until to-murrow moralag this week. The plane will also leave one day behind her normaal schedule and letters may be posted up to 8.30 a.m. on Satur- day instead of 9.30 a.m. on Friday. The arrival on Wednesday this
accomplished under a soon-day sun. The disaster to the Hindenburg and the retirement of the Grat Zeppelin no longer make it possible to travel round the world by lr, s the South Atlantic ar liners do not carry passengers.
The missing link across the Atlan- fie will soon be filled again by flying-/ boats and airships.
David G. Johnston,
vice has enabled Imperial Airways to reduce the transit time by one
dny,
The Hongkong Clipper will also arrive here to-morrow on schedule from Manlia and America.
'INDIAN SERVICE
nn
Mingkong, 14 miles south of Shang-
hal.
All throughout the day pathalie processions of Chinese refugees, men,, through the western defence sector,
women and children, streamed in
some having come from as far as Sungklang. It looked as if the whole countryside was on the
move. The weary, terrified refugees, carrying with them all the possessions they were able to bear, presented a trage picture. Many lay down exhausted as soon as they crossed into the British lines. Reuter.
RESISTANCE COLLAPSING
Shanghai, Nov. 8 (4.50 p.m.). A Japanese military oflleer br- lleves that Chinestistageet Sbochow Creek is on the verge of collapse. He says that 4,000 Chin- ese troops behind the front line are moving south-west and that Chinese troops south of lungiao Rand are withdrawing. He admits, however, that the Chinese front line is still
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Ivancing behind a protective barrage from heavy guns, Japanese Infantry- men Inumhed feree attacks on the Chinese positions at three polnis alung the south bank Creek early this morning..
of Sunchang
Following the destruction of their defences by Japanese artillery on the northern end of Lincoln Road, the Chinese forces shifted to the south near Tsnochiachai where they engag intact, due to the presence of n ed the invaders this morning, The back-up Une on Hungjau Road Japanese attempted to put down a charged with the duty of preventing number of pontoons to push a fleet front line troops retreating from of tanks across the stream to attack their position.
Vie Cidnete. However, Chinese New Delhi, Nov. 1.
The officer stated that the Japan-machine-gunners opened terrifie The first flight inaugurating the ese had crossed Lincoln Avenue. Are on the invaders, destroying the elmail service between New Delhi
The Japanese air force, he sald, nocteons and preventing the tanks werk is a temporary diversion from and Bombay took off from Wuling bombed large numbers of Chinese in from reaching the south bank of the
don nerodrome, New Delhi, this western Pontung as well as Kashing creek. the normal schedule, but the de- morning and reached Bombay in time and Minghong. The main Chinese Japanese parture from Hongkong on Saturday for lunch. The plane carried 3,500 body was reported in have moved tempted to cross at Changklanglu infantrymen also at- will become an established practice, letters including special messages to the west across the Whongpoo and Chuchinchino but were repulsed giving Hongkong people and business from the Viceroy to the Governor of River from Pootung. However, he from two routes by Chinese forces. firms a day longer in which to answer Bombay and Indian rulers
over credited a report that: 1,300 plain- alrmall from London and Australia, whose territory
It is claimed that the Japanese the mall plane clothes snipers had been left behind suffered 700 withough it will arrive in England creased. The
en- to tight a rearguard action.-United engagements this morning---Central casualties during the messages were
Fiers.
News.
NO WITHDRAWAL Shanghai, Nov. 8 (B.10 p.m.). A Chinese spokesman denied the withdrawal of troops from Poolung. He said that the troops were with drawn only from the river bank to Pootung roadway, a quarter to half a mile from the Whangpoo.
the same day as when the plane left closed in silk bags of gold and blue, here on Friday. The putting of the the colours of the Viceroy. Empire Flying beats on a further The new. service will be bi-weekly. stretch of the England-Australlo ser--Reuter Bulletin.
10
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
15
LANDING DENIED Shanghul, Nov. 8 (4.10 p.m.). A Chinese spokesman denied the report of a Japanese landing in Poo- tung from the Whangpoo River,
Two Japanese planes are bombing Pootung half a mile inland from Pootung Point, indlenting the pre- sence of some Chinese troops.-Unit- cd-Pressan.me.
CHINESE REPULSE ATTACKS.
|
·A·CENT
pincer movement.
It is reported, although without confirmation.. that ut Kashing the Chinese troops clashed in a most flerce battle on the Sungklang front, recapturing Changyes, the last Kashing Railway. Japanese position on the Sungkiang-
a
Foreign military observers saw a Japanese flag hoisted 200 yards south of Lincoln Avenue, Indicating steady advance. It is said there are large Chinese withdrawals from the area on the north and south sides of
Hundas Road, although the road itself is strongly held.-United Press.
CHEKIANG INVASION
Chinese Claim to Have Situation Well in Hand Shangbai, Nov. 0. Flerce fighting is reported to be in progress at points north of the Shanghal-Hangchow Road at Hang- ments are attempting to halt the chaw Bay, where Chinese reinforce
dvance of the Japanese who succeeded in landing.
Chinese military quarters claim that they have the situation well in hand with reinforcements closing in upon the Japanese from Chapoo and Tolin
These quarters estimate that the The spokesman said that Chinese Japanese who landed at Tsaochinchen troops were proceeding to the south number about "300"men" "and" "those” from Minghong and to the enst from who landed at Chinthantsul and Chapoo and Kashing in an attempt Chuankungting about 1,000 men In Under cover of darkness and ad-1o catch the Japanese troops in a cach party. Central News,
Shanghai, Nov. 0.
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Ser-Sleuth
with
EDUARDO CIANNELLI Alan Bruce Edgar Kennedy
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THE
QUEEN'S
HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The cost of maintaining the Ling Yuet Blen Creche during the second half of 1937 Is estimated at $250.00 per month. The donor of the Creche has given $100.00 per month towards this cost.
The Society nsks for donations to cover the balance of
$1,200.00
Hon, Treasurers:
Mr. D. BLACK, O.A.,
c/o Perey Smith, Seth & Fleming
4 Des Voeux Road, Central,
Mr. KWOK CHAN,
c/o Banque de L'Indo China,
Hongkong.
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26
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ACROSS
Eat me lust (omag.).
35
Put a letter in code. It t very cheery,
10 What you "bar in
bed.**
especially a garden-bed (anax.). Naturally, It isn't the youngest who are left when the most daring have been beheaded, 12 Barsti.
14 Similar to appreciate.
15 Stopped, the anger before he
was finisted.
16 Apparently quite an honourable
matter.
18 in the country many on egg is
this before being boiled,
21 With such material you, coulet make a purse of a sow's. ear. 24 A meat that seems about over,
20 Fails to win anything.
30 Means air In other words.
JI Ass that had an orange all to
itself.
32 If you want to give up here.
well, do so.
33 Sinner may be.
34 Once this makes
self-conscious.
one doubly
35 Often runs along the sea-front.
but not in shorls.
2 Subjects.
3 Tears
DOWN
15 shed ocross the Channel in a regular mess.
4 She is sure to get help when
men are about.
Though able to walk, and proud
of It, certainly
not in
professional clasa,
the
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Upsets a fellow entirely.
7 This is neither the Blondin et nor the Yogi trick, but n place
from which cables come.
Looking up. Don't knock.
11 O.K., P?
13 Creamy.
17 Adum could have done with
sume of these Joints,
10 it touches the spot if it is.
20 Froded.
22 Always cut out of a long length.
23. You can safely put your shirt
on this horse.
24 Hung low.
27 Vegetable description of a horse. 20 Material,
29 Hang.
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