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December 18, 19399
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WE'LL COP IT"
DID SO
AN explosion on the Royal Mail Line motorship Loch- goil when off the English coast was foretold in tea- leaves before she sailed.
The Lochgoil, of 9,462 tons, was outward bound with cargo. Before she left port the crew spent a few hours at Rilors' resi.
One sailor, who had just fuished a cup of tea, noticed the peculiar pleure formed by the tea-leaves,
His mates crowded round and sav what appeared to be a sinking ship, a 1feboat going to her rescue, and someone slimalling from shore.
"You can take it from me," said the man with the cup, "we are going to cop it before we have been out many days."
CAPTAIN INJURED
A day after leaving port an ex- plosion occurred which injured the inaster, Captain W. C. Tarrant, and five of his crew.
Deck-hand Willam Zimmerman, af London, who hud just taken over the wheel, sald the explosion came from the bows.
The ship was badly damaged, but she was successfully beached.
Her cargo was taken off, and she is to be repaired and refouted.
Five Lascar seamen were injured
Anchor by an explosion in the Brocklebank liner Marnwart, near the Welsh coast.
Arabs and Lascurs formed the majority of the crew of 91.
Mohamed Jama, a deckband, who was in his bunk when the explosion cccurred, said:
The doors erashed in and the
on to deck, and water was already pouring in.
The Swiss don't miss
PARIS.
Here are two stories about Switzerland and Germany.
1. Guards on the Swiss-Ger- nan border are no friendly. One morning the Swiss found in the road a "present from the Germans" pile of offal mark- ed "with our compliments."
Next morning Bio Germax found in their road great pile of butter. A nole said: "Each side rives what it can spare.".
Before the war Switzer- tand tried in vain to buy fighter plates from Britain, France and Italy, and at fast tried Germany. "Certainly," said the Germans, "we'll give you forty Messer- schmills-but
dun'i want
じゃ
money for them."
So the Swiss paid on delivery in Swiss cheese.
Soon after war began Bic Swis
wanted more Gghters. iritain, France and Italy again could not oblige. (iermany again could.
more
"Yes," said the Germans, "we shall send
you forty Messerschmitts. But this time wo must get uur cheese in ad- vance and yuti may have to walt some time for the planes."
CHALK
WITH CARE
By LINDON LAING
lights went out. There was a rush POETS are invited by the Preussische Zeitung to chalk up on the walls of Germany diatribes against Great Britain.
RADIO BLOWN AWAY
"The radio was blown away.
skipper, Captain Richardson, ordered The following "poem" is said to
"As the ship took a heavy list the
"There was no panic, but some of
us to take to the boots.
the crew were praying.
"We reached shore in the ship's bonts,"
The Marawari was taken in tow by tugs, and the European ofters were landed.
The liner was bound from Belfast 10 Newport, Monmouth, in ballast.
It is not known whether she was struck by a mine or attacked.
Twenty of the crew were landed at Port Talbot, and the remainder at
Swansen.
They Don't Want Mr. Hitler
Town That Fears A Hitler Guarantee
in-
have caused great satisfaction when it appeared on a walı in Berlin:-
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"Switt
# strong young chamols We will be, at need, beside the
Thames."
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"Harry, they've
given me
a ship"
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VILLAGERS of Farnltamonics at rates which will be quoted on Common fear that never again will they hear "Tom Bowling" sung by bluff, jovial Captain E. C. Kennedy, agent of the South, Bucks Conservative and Unionist Association.
allowed at rates obtainable on application undertakes Executor & Trustee business.
That was his favourite song at the concerts he loved to organise. To- night, in the cosy bar of the Emperor of India, they drank a silent toast to the immortal memory of "The Cap- tain."
They had read with sadness, how out-gunned and out-manoeuvreil, he had fought als merchant cruiser Rawalpindi against hopeless odds when the German pocket battleship Deutschland loomed up in the north- em misis off Iceland,
And they had drawn their black- out curtaina hours before the winter dusk in tribute to the neighbour who had come among them ten years ago, who knew them all by their Chrls- tlan names, who talked runner-beans and cabbages to them over the fence and revelled in rural joys ofter hav ing retired to live ashore,
'He Was A Man'
We went this afternoon on #l- grimage to Captala Kennedy's house,
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INDIAN MARRIAGE
Mr. M. al Arcuili And
Miss J. Hamet
Extremely popular not only with his Indian asso- ciates but with other com-
munities and well known as an all-round sportsman, Mr. M, el Arculli was married to Miss Jenny Hamet at the Mosque in Shelley Street yesterday. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, A. H. Hamet.
couple entertained at a re-i
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Lytchetts, which has stood furnished, FOLLOWING. the wedding, the by us in any case whatever.
R. OHL. but empty, since he went to the war. Harry Looker, the captain's gardenerception held at the Indian Re led the way.
creation Club, Sookunpoo, where said Harry.
they received a large group of winning
"He was a man, was the captain,"
combination. As
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He called me when I was weed-well wishers including the men's cricketer ho la very well known ing the lawn one day a few weeks and women's teams of the Hong-and at present he is playing for the
Indiana in the first division. ago. He was nigh jumping for joy. kong Ball Club softball team,
"Harry my man, they've given of which the bride and groom are ball and is regarded
Mr. Arculli has alad taken up base- me a ship, he said. 'It will be members.
as one of the in pitchera the Hongkong. my third campaign.' He'd been in
for Union The bridegroom has featured pro-diamond. He pitched the Boxer rebellion in China, und
Inst season's champions in the great war before he settled minently in sporting circles and was Brewers, down here for the rest of his life once the captain of the Indian and never lost a game,
Recreation Club's B Division leanis us he thought.
"So off he went to the station in his old seven h.p. car, and off went THIEN the same writer goes on to the missus and her two daughters teli of another artist, one A. Mas- they're twelve and thirteen-to Scot- salski, who in 1936 drew what was land to be near him when he came considered an unflattering portrait of ashore." Their son, nineteen, Is a Hitler beneath which 110 wrote a midshipmon.
rhyme,
Over a truckle bed, in the cap- Massalski dented responsibility butain's-room-fruned-behind--giuss,
he wus sentenced to two and
was a tattered piece of bunting. half years' imprisonment. When
An inscription in faded ink show- this term explied the authorities
ed it was part the flag which "found cause to take him into pro-
had covered dying Nelson in the tective custody, where he stayed
Victory on Trafalgar Day. until September.
Framed on another wall was u diagram showing the positions of the
and German Fleets on
"He then attempted to blame some
one else for the whole affair and British has now been sentenced to a fur- November 21, 1910-the day of the ther six months' imprisonment for great surrender on the high sear. false denunciation."
Readers of the Preussische Zeitung will, of course, tako the hat and be careful what they chalk up on the walls of Germany.
M
'Der Tag'
Grand Fleet, had been present that Captain Kennedy, serving in the day. "Der Tag he bad inscribed the diagram, itle knowing that, THE Boersen Zeitung discusses the twenty-one years later, almost to Lic dimeuitics of judges who must often day, lie was destined to meet again decide whether a robbery has been the German naval power.""
I went sadly down the village committed in a black-out (In which rase the penalty is death) or not in street, said a black-out (in which case
"Dally Express" Staff the Reporter. { thought of the blazing penalty may be only a few months' Rawalpindi, hier ensign still flying, Imprisonment).
of the old 7 hp. car in front of the
EUPEN, Belgian-German
-Frontier. This is certainly the most
for its teresting; town In Belgium news about Germany. Eupen is not only less than 10 miles from Aix-la- Chapelle, hut still has regular com munications with that town.
Although there are many young Germans in Eupen and the surrmind-The editor concludes that as it is Jasmine-covered porch waiting to ing district with strong Nazi sym- war time the judge should always take an old sea dog to the war, pathies, very few have tried to give the black-out the benefit of the strains of "Tom Bowling" in the volunteer for military service Inj the doubt.
village hull. Germany.
And now he's gone aloft."
Their hearta may be in Germany
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THE Hamburger Fremdenblatt host.
but their stomachs are in Belgium," in scheme for making things easier was how a Belgian offelal described for housewives who have to go out their attitude.
to work. Eupen is the main city of that small reglon annexed by Prussia in 1815 and restored to Belgium under the. Treaty of Versailles.
"Buy an apron for your husband and give liim a little surprise when
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he gets home," is its advice.
to
JAPANESE BUDGET
As the town grew during the Ger- AUNT ANNIE, who conducts the Yen 1,274,780,000 For
The Army
man occupation n number of its Inhabitants came from Prussia, nota-correspondence column in the Boer bly officials. So Germany has strong sen Zeltung, regrets that she gets so many gloomy letters nowadays, She roots there,
Tokyo, Dec. 17. The last elections gave to the Belay that she looks in vain through
The estimates for the Army for tkan-minded lists a majority of 52 her mall box for a ray of happiness.
She goes on to advise her womon the 1940-41 dscal year total Yen per cent.
readers how best to turn the con-1,274,760,000 including Yen 183,610,- verration politely from the ever-1000 of ordinary expediture and Yen Insting toples of rationing and re- 1,003,260,000 of extraordinary ex- strictions.
penditure.
About the military value of the Belalan army, the opinions. of the Germans of Eupen differ. Some say, looking westwards towards the hillo marking the main posliian of the Belgian Army of Liege, that there is no comparison between 1014 and 1939 and that the region could hold big surprises for any German_forces. Others, puffed up by the German victory in Poland, affirm that the Belgian army would have the fate of the Polish In much less time.
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But the idea generally prevailing Ig that Hitler, to avoid the Liege and Namur fortiBcations, will try to reach central Belgium by violating Advertisers Dutch neutrality.
practically, a "no-man's land," be- iween Liege, fortresses.
are
Appropriations for now under- lakings include Yen 375,650,000 for Improvements in armaments, Yen 401,010,000 for replenishments in Air Corps and air defences, Yen 20,000,000 for Improvements in equip- ments, and Yen 11,050,000 for other purposes, totaling Yen 800,120,000,-- Domel,
Manchukuo Budget
Hsinking, Dec. 17. The Munchukuo Government on
Belgians in Eupen fear the blunt requested to submit Monday announced Ita Budget for occupation of that region, which is copy for display adverthe 1940-41 fiscal year. The Generat Budget totals Yuan 570,000,000 bolh the Siegfried Line and the tising not later than in revenue and expenditure and the Extraordinary Budget totais Yuan Every time litter repeats his guar-2 p.m. on the day before 2,000,000,000 both in revenue and expenditure. The net increase in the antee to Deislum, their fear. grows, publication. maintaining that a Hitler guarantee
total amounts to Yuan 600,000,000,- *** has always heralded an invasion.
Domel...
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Mr. Arculli was educated at the team. In 1984_when__the_Indian Ellis Kadoorie Indian School and at won the Junior Lawn Bowls League ( Queen's College where bo WOR Mr. Arculli was a member of the champion athlete in 1932 and 1038.
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