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LAWN BOWLS
The Annual Lawn Bowls Match between members of St. George's and St. Andrew's Sociclies will be held on 9th December at 2,30 p.m. at the Kowloon Bowling Green
ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Recital by Nuru Kanis From the Studio
Musical Club. Noel Coward in
8.00 Comedy,
All members desirous of playing 6.33 Closing Local Stock Quota-in this Match are requested to tions.
communicate by 1st December
6.35 New Mayfair Orchestra.
7.09 Variety with Bing Crosby, with Mr. W. Macfarlane, Dairy Bobby Breen, Jack Buchanan. and Farm Ice and Cold Storage Co., The Hill Billes, Hong Your Heart On Ltd. Causeway Bay.
A Blickory Limb, Bing Crosby. Blue Italian Waters, Fisherman's Chantic, Bokby Breen, Where I Ain't Been Before, The Cowboy's Dream. The Hi Billies. So Green, Oo! La! La!, Jack Buchanan. Climbing Up The Golden Stairs, In The Moonlight'el Glow. The H Blites.
7.30 London Relay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Next week's programmes. 8.01 Stadlo, Piano Recital by Nura Kanis, Beethoven Programme, Sonata "Pathetique," Ecossaiso
8.30 Orchestral Interlude by Marek Weber and His Orchestra, Indra the Realm of Waltz (Operette "in Indra"-Lincke).
The
8.35 Loudon Relay For Troops," Variety by the N.A.A.FI. from Drury Lane.
0.05 Stadlo-Comments on Recent Events,
9.15 London Kelay-News Sum- mary,
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
Friday,
HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH
The men
November 24, 1939:
are McPherson, 21, and Doran, 26 – Britain's
SO
Betty was
excited she put
first war heroes
OLD Doran Begs,
Do Keep It
BILL
COMES DO
BACK
AGAIN Dark, Mother?
'D.F.C.' on wire AGAIN
FLYING OFFICER ANDREW
MCPHERSON, winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, sat on the arm of a chair in the firelight. In the chair sat Miss Margaret Betty Rowley, twenty. years old, curly-haired; they became engaged four weeks ago.
Miss Rowley smiled at her flance, and said to me: "I did not know until this morning that Drew--that's call him-had been decorated. | what
"Daddy rushed upstairs with the paper who I was still asleep.
'Drew's "Be woke me and said: name is in the papers. He's been awarded the D.F.C.
"He showed me the story about)
to the Kiel raids. Dicw's reconnaissance fileht that led
of was so exelted that I ran down to the post office before breakfast to send him a telegram, "I felt so proud that I put the letters DF.C. after his name on the wire.
'Did You Got Home?'
"I had arranged to meet Drew the morning war was declared. At the
airfield an officer told me I should not be able to see Drew as he was inking somebody up to give him ex- perience.
"I did not know he had gone off on a reconnaissance flight to Kiel.
"He phoned me that evening to ask if I had driven the car home safely. He did not say a word of where he had been.
"When we met a week later he on a secret mission. I did not ques- just said casually that he had been Lion him.
"On September 8 he telephoned and said he had been ordered to London to see the King.
"When I saw him next day I asked Just what the King said, but he tcared me.
he
bad
of the Sale by Public. Auction to be held on Monday, the 27th day of November, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of
"He turned up here just. before Lot of Crown Land at one
lunch to-day, and said the Colony of twenty-four hours leave. Yaumati in
"And this evening I had to go to Hong Kong, for a term of 75
2 with the option fa Red Cross Society meeting.
of because year,
missed one last week renewal at Crown Rent to be Drew, so I had to go to-night."
Flying Officer McPherson at and fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur-smiled, ond didn't say anything." ther term of 76 years,
Intending bidders are advised
9.30 Harry Roy's New Stage Show. Harry Roy and His Orchestra (Re- corded at the actual performance at the Holborn Empire, London).
9.45 Reginald Dixon at the Organ, that immediately after the dispo- "Chorus Gentlemen, Please" Intro: sal of the lot the Purchaser (If
Hunting we will go; Sally in our not the applicant) will be required Alley; John Peel; Oli Dear what can the matter be; Londonderry Air: to deposit with
HOLLAND
PROTESTS
AGAINST BLOCKADE
(Continued from Page 1.)
a
last war
30 authorised are using their rights to suspend this There's a Tavern in the Town; Men officer who will be present at the provision. of Harlech Drink to me. only: British sale, the_aum_of___two_hundred Grenadiers; The Minstrel Boy: Stridellars, ($200) in eash. This sum Roger de Caverley; Auld Lang Syne will be refunded on payment of Dixon its No. 25 Intro: It's d'loverly; There's rain in my eyes; Everyone the Purchase price.
"Where Did That One Go?"
Bruce Bairnsfather, the DO YOU remember "Old Bill"? English Army Officer who made him, famous during the Great War, is at work again on a new series.
By HILDE MARCHANT.
WE take our heroes plain, not coloured, in Englandi. After endless pictures of German officers getting medals, we announced the Distinguished Flying Cross for one of our young men who joined in the “Kiel day" raids.
So there was a front page picture of a young Englishman in a sweater, a sports jacket, a pair of flannels, and his old re- gimental tie. . . . Acting Squad- ron Leader Kenneth Christopher Doran.
THE D.F.C.
KENNETH DORAN
His parents, though aglow with pide, see his bravery as just some- thing natural to the young Air Force' officer who, when he was at home, Aя a St. Albans School boy.
As an R.A.F. Oficer he flew 100ft. never talked about his flying.
the #ast
a Gernian say above
of "There's really nothing to
and at WilhelmshaDEN about him," his mother said to me cruiser
"pressed home a successful attack."
"He never talks about himself.
"It's the sort of thing we expected of Ken. He wouldn't tell us about it. though.
"When we told him how proud and pleased we were he just re- plled, 'Oh, keep it quiet. Keep iti darke."
15
But the floodlight has been turned
ho though on our hero, even blinking in it, and does not Uke it.
Steady Bravory
This floodlight has pleked out a semi-detached, bay-windowed house in a tree-lined row called Mill-way. Mill Hill, N.W.
It is a typical, pleasant English
home,
with the name
You will also see Old Bill at the movies. Alexander Korda is producing a film of his antics. It will be a riot.
Above is the cartoon that made Old Bi-nnd his creator suburban fumous.
Bairnsfather visited Hongkong in 1933 and wrote a book about his experiences in this part of the world.
HEIGHT OF STUPIDITY
Nazi Propaganda
MORE VICTIMS OF NAZI PIRACY IN NORTH SEA (Continued from Page 1.)
2,404 tons, was sunk on the East Coust
Instinctive way.
It is their heritage.
arc
boys' in
Nazis Claim Superiority In The Air Fighters Carrying Cannons
Easily Wins Prize but the whole crew of 26 were picked first-class Rugby player. He got his French soil enabling the Germans to
The report Raid French pursult & lance-planes forced one German la land
it Freiburg.
SPECIAL. TO THE "TELEGRAPH" · BERLIN, Nov. 23 (UP),-- Seworthy on a plate over the porch. Official sources here claim that rich Germany has demonstrated her It is the setting for the family life we live in peace-time, superiority in the air through the and for steady, subdued bravery in case with which, German war-. war-time.
planes have carried out recon- The home remains undisturbed by naissance flights over London Tome; because there cther houses, in other streets, who and other parts of England. will do the same thing in the same A communique lesued by the Ger- Iman High Command said that on Tuesday, nine German planes drove Dorun la a public school boy, and a off seven French pursuit planes over carry out successful reconnoisance senool colours in the first fifteen.
fights. up by a British warship.
He joined the school O.T.C. and The Darino, 1,351 tons, was sunk LONDON, Nov. 23 (Reuter).
on November 19. It is feared that 10 liked it-It was a healthy, rugged Similar measures were taken in the -The inconsistency of German members of the crew are either flied surt of life. He became
corporal. propaganda-has-surpassed itself or drowned..
"Eleven others were landed at anThen he joined the Artists Rines. Further it claimed that Nazi- British Assurancos
in recent broadcasts with refer-
troops southwest of Pirmasens "te- Just His Trade
pulsed an attack by an enemy com- U-boat before being three days in 23 (Router)ence to mine-laying in the North East Coast town after they had spent LONDON, Nov.
There is nothing very exclting or pany "with heavy lossen." The third boat n Fleetwood trawler, distinctive in his personal history,
German Air Claims transferred to an Italian ship. ment's criticisms of the British Con- to-day.
was sunk off the before that day he flew "Reuter" learns
Sulby, 287 Lons. The following four traband Control,
Scottish coast.
North Sea. It is the record thal
BERLIN, Nov. 23 (UP) has from an authoritative
Seven of the crew of 12 were thousands of public school boys who been officially announced here that the contraband service is working were simultaneously put forward:
1. The mines are British;
have gone into the services because German warplants, which are under- with all possible speed.
2.-Events In the past few days are rescued.
they got at stood to carry rapid firing curnons, The remainder are missing but may they liked the luste The British Government is quite claimed as German naval successes;
planes on shot down five French as anxious as neutrals to avoid de-
3-Even if the mines are German, have been picked up by a stemer.
Sunk By Gun-Firo
It is his trade; and we are not Wednesday. fays, and although the machinery is International law permits the laying
entirely a nation of shopkeepers. LONDON, Nov. 24 (Reuter).—An-
Reliable sources here sald the Nazi woriding quite smoothly, it could be of mines against warships without
Mr. and Mrs. Doran nré a spirited
cannon and four accelerated if sulppers would help by announcement when military const- other trawler has been sunk in the!
Mrs. Doron is attractive, Hightera carry taking elementary precautions Buch derations necessitate,
ert; she could always keep up with machine-gun crews. They are cap- 4-It Is Germany's aim in mari Atlantle off the Scottish coast by a U-couple. na ensuring that manifests arrived
boat gun-fire. where Įtime warfare to strike
Two other trawlers in the vicinity her two sons. Mr. Doran is round-able of a speed of 300 miles per hour before the cargoes.
und generally fly in wedge formation The same source points out that oversens lines meet,
An rope to the disabled vessel in
As a family they have had a lot of to protect the bombing plunes. It is not clear how mines can dis-picked up the crew and put a tow-faced, jovial. Britain must of course insist on her
fun together the parents have kept criminate between warships and new-effort to get her ashore.
young. tral merchant ships at spots where all Overseas Ines meet.
raust have n sweetheart. Waltz Selection Intro: I'll See You Again: PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. With reference to the Dutch Govern-Sea, states a special commentary
Failing in Love Again; Love will find away: The Desert Song; Deep in my
Heart; Dream Lover.
10,00 An hour of Danco Music.
11.00 London Relay-"In England Now."
11.15 Close Down.
THE PREMIER TO BROADCAST
LONDON, Nov. 23 (Router)---On Saturday next, Mr. Neville Chamber- lain will be broadcasting "The War and Churselves."
A recording will be given trans- mission at 2 p.m. and 3 pan. on) Monday, November 27, by the B.B.C.'
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beligerent right and taken all men aures to ensure that goods shall not reach Germany.
Regarding the statement that Hól- land may consider stopping exports
to this country, Is stated Ultedly favouring the policy.
this will probably hurt Germany more than Great Britain.
If Dutch supplies to this country arc stopped.
measures would bel
taken to obtain goods from other
sources.
Surprised
contentions
Before part was reached, however, the trawler heeled over and sank. U-Boat Sinks Franch Ship SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BAYONNE, Nov, 23, (UP), German submarine to-day sank French trawler.
Achool.
over
the of
EXPLOSION
When Kenneth Doran was at home SIRDHANA they never mentioned the Air Force, STUNNED THE SHARKS
though he used to bring with him Aeveral of his friends from the train- aing school.
It is commented with surprise in
Mrs. Doran sald: "They hate to authoritative circles in London that The submarine's commander per talk about their job off duty."
She and her husband have only the Dutch Government has made,mitted the captain of the trawler, and representations against the British fieen members of the crew to take one picture of their son, taken with move to bar German overseas exports to the lifeboats before he conk their two friends on an airfield. while remaining silent in the face of vessel with five cannon shots. Pointed Spooch Recalled
German mensure calculated to inflict The French sailors were picked up) LONDON, Nov. 23 (Reuter). With far greater damage to neutral ship-by a Spanish fishing boat and taken reference to the retaliatory action on ping, and in their wanton course to to Spiln. German exports, it is worth recalling aim at neutral vessels regardless of the sentence from Mr. Winston the destination and origin of goods. Churchill's book, "The World Crisis," whereas the British move is confined: about a similar measure in the last to purely cargoes of German origin.
war.
It was as follows:
Bolgium Finds Justification
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BRUSSELS, Nov. 23 (Reuter). Commenting on the British decision
More Lasses
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 23 (UP). The Admiralty announces that the mine- | sweeper Aragonite has been sunk by a mine. Four of her crew were in- Jured.
The steamer Lowland was sunik in the North Sea. Five of her crew of 13 have been saved. The Captain was amongst those rescued but he has since died from his Injuries. The remainder of the crew aro missing.
were rescued by
IL
None of the three is in uniform. The Dorans have never seen their
in uniform.. That is a British hero.
Dog Owners Summoned
Several Europeans In Court
(Continued from Paga 1.)
money from America. Five Austra- an members of the company are on their way to Australia.
" was talking to an English pas- senger when the explorann occurred," "He took said Mrs. Charles Hugo. the accident very quietly, in the fine way in which all Britishers face Ganger so calmly.
Nearly Frantic
"My husband helped me into a life- bout which was filled with girls of the Nicola Company. '.
"We rowed" cishore And I was nearly; frantic when I saw the ship ainking ns I thought my husband wor stiil on board,"
"We could casily, have swam astiere. There was Bo.. Fear of· sharks as the explosion wan sald to
· have stunned them.
"It is for neutral nations to recognise that it is not practically possible nor in the neutrals interests to claim the maintenance of a situation to stop Germany's oversea exports, which would deprive naval strength the Liberal and Socialist press just
But I was perfectly safe," Inter- of all rights, while permitting naval es it as a counter-measure to Ger-
posed Mr. Hugo. "I rushed' to our weakness to
to indulge in every abuse.
many's method of naval warfare, but
cabin to get our passports and nioney the Catholic press is more reserved.
but found it flooded.. Returning on Major J. E. Swyer, R.AS.C., deck, I clung to the pilot's ladder and Conditions Apply Again The "Vooruit," a Socialist Flemish
Spanish Report
No. 519 The Peak, was summoned was taken ashore in a life-boat filed These conditions apply
before with newspaper, says: "Protests from new-
Mr. Edwards at Central trals to the British Government are additionni force to-day because
BERLIN, Nov. 23 (Reuter)-A Magistracy this morning for allowing with Chinese banshees. neutral trade has already suffered ascertain to come, but protests should French fishing vessel was sunk by ale siredale dog in Magazine Gap also be made against German U-boat in the Atlaptic, according to Road, without a muzzle or lend on the result of the German campaign,
methods," to which the British action is the
The Socialist "Peuple" says: "No-news agency.
a Spanish message to the official November 7. reply.
The crew The more extensively Germany is body doubted that the war would be able to carry on the war, the greater inconvenient for neutrals, but the Spanish fishing boat. loss is likely to neutral ships and British Navy does not sink neutral passengers ships and deliver their crews; by rotallation, the Allies are and crew. to the hazards of the sea." shortening the term of Germany'a
Protest Received ability to menace the trade, of the world; 1pOWNIN
LONDON, Nov. 24 (Reuter)-Sir The British Government has shown | Alexander,
Cadogan, Permanent considerable forbearance in the in- Under-Secretary of the Foreign terest of neutrals in not taking this Omee, yesterday received the Nether- action earlier as it must have been lands Minister and wad banded fully expected by the German Gov. Holland's Formal Hols on the British the principles and methods by which months old.
We were paidat mij geven von G ernment,
two way blockade proposals, ** Germany is to conduct the war.
Mr. Cuttinger, of No. 7 Village They were kind enough to phy, our- The ded with which the elobarato The Minister also gave verbally a Behind Closed Doors Road, and Mr. Bean, of No. 1 Babing- Passages to Shanghal on any ship wo scheme is now being put into bpera detailed explanation of the Dutch AMSTERDAM, Nov, 24 (Router). ton Path, were fined $5 and $10 wanted. They were really wonder
of key-men from all respectively for similar offences, ilon illustrates the British “hbility to is reported in London that branches of the Army, Navy and Air Mrs. M. M. Roza, No. 15 Gap Road, "We lost four tinky add nine. tako, decisive and forceful motion. Belgium, which the drawn opa Force attended Hitler's reception was fined $3 for keeping a dog with ploces of baggage and arrived to-day-
It is also worth emphasising that protest" lis terma alımilar to that of the yesterday
put-scenes on November 7-The with only two unali handbagshi the French Government is taking Netherlands, will present the note to A conference took place behind police stated that a licence had since Mr. and Mrs. Hugo leave for similar measures and is whole-heart- the French Government, apigenda closed doora at the Chancellery, been taken out by defendant.----America- to-morrow morningAbilek
tion as the result of utmost provocaj, METRO
INTENSIFICATION
OF AIR & SEA WAR
Defendant admitted the charge, but disputed the fact that the loca- "It was a miracle that we did not tion was a public thoroughfare. Mr. hit any mines when rowing ashore summons in the life-boats. The ship sunk Edwards adjourned the until Tuesday, at 2.30 pan.
| three minutes after we, had, dia- Pte. F. Miles, Mount Austin Bar-embarked, racks, was fined $7 for a similar of-
"The 3.1 Company were mosť klad fence on November 8, Defendant and generous to us. They gave us Bald he had opened the door, for a hot drinks, and jea at the dock on friend, and the dog had run out. If landing and then "escorted us to
(Continued from Page 19 was only a puppy of about three Raffles Hotel, where all Expenses