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CANADIAN TROOPS LAND IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reu ter) The disclosure that the leading division of the Canadian Army, strongly escorted across the ocean and guarded by our main battle fleet, hasi disembarked safely and smoothly in one of our harbours for a period of intensive training before Joining their comrades on the Western Front, was made by Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, in a broadcast to-night,
More Troops Coming
Durhams Leave Peiping
PEIPING. Dec. 18 (Reuter), A Durham Light Infantry detachment, which has hitherto | been carrying out duty as British Embassy guard, left by train to-night en route to Hong keng, leaving one platoon of the East Surrey, roughly 35, men under two officers, to take over their duties.
Their destination, after Hongkong, is not disclosed.
Cheery Send-Off
Tuesday,
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off by a large They were Been number of foreign diptomatic officials and military officers.
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ITALIAN POLICY PRAISED
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British Press And Ciano's Speech LONDON, Dec. (Reuter). The British Press is extremely interest- ed in Italian policy follow- ing Saturday's speech by Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister.
The "Manchester Guardian” calls the speech one of the most important of the war.
When the Soviet-Nazi Pact was signed, ayn the paper, the Italian Foreign Minister was as surprised as-the rest of Europe.
Typical Of Hitler
Hitler gave Italy less notice than Es customary and expected between. partners.
The paper stresses Count Cinno's reference to the fact that Italy and Germany had agreed that they must own interests.
avold war for some years in their
This says the "Manchester Gur dan" wo
would be disturbing rending for Germans if the German people were ever allowed to read it.
The paper also points out that March this year Germany had agreed not to do anything for Sume four or five years, during which time she could organise her military resources.
Mussolini Landed
The "Times" praises Signor Mus- solini's efforts to preserve peace
Hitler replied" with's refusal B days before the invasion of Poland,
So much for the often reiterated Nazi Slogan about the "patience of the Fuchrer.
The 'Manchester Guardian" Kixo
The looks forward into the future. last war, it points out, was followed by a great epidemie.
"What strength will the populations of Poland and Czceho-Slovakia have to resist the disease?!
"And what of the Impoverished population of the Reich?" the paper asks.
TO BERLIN H.K. Boys
BY AIR
The
Make Toys For Local Shops
Mr. & Mrs. North Visit Industrial School
Chungking. Dev. 18. Best German
first and the foreigner to travel by air the entire distance between Chungking and Berlin, via Alma Ata and Moscow, will be the Chinn correspondent of the German News Agency who Is scheduled to leave Chungking to
The remarkable morrow morning by plane for Hami
progress and by the Chinese Government air ser- achievements of the Aberdeen Indus- vice, to Alma Ata by the Chinese triat School during the past twelve brid Soviet Aviation Corporations maths drew forth high praise from -service, – then by the Soviet service
Mr. R. A. C. North, who is the chair-
to Moscow and thence by Lufthansa's man of the board of managers of the fast express to Berlin.
I school, when he and Mrs. North paid
ja visit yesterday and inspected the
Mr. Flippance of the Botanical
The correspondent's sole purpose its departments, in making the trip is to ret nequaini- ed with fie conditions of air Com- munication between Europe and Asin) Fodestry Department was also to prefent and the visitors were met at vio Siberia. He plans to returu Chungking by the same route next the school by Father Bernardini, the Principal, Pither Saine and Brother Grimshaw.
January.
If the young German correspondent expecta to rench Berlin before Christmas. United Press,
conditions are good, the
Dardanus Duc
After the completion of temporary repairs, the Imperiul Airways plane Dantus is expected to be flown to Kai Tak from Fort Bayard to-day, The plane was flown to For: Bayard from Weichow Island where it land- ed after being riddled with bullets, from attacking Japanese- Bighters.
It will be flown on here by Capt. J. N. Wilson, the pilot who was in charge of the plane when it was at Incked. Extensive repairs will have to be carried out at Hongkong before the alreraft can be put back into service again.
Clipper Expected To-day
i
Making Toys For H.K.Shops Mr. and Mrs. North and the other visitors toured the various depart- ments and workshops, and Mrs. North showed particular interest in the shop, where the boys are busy making toys for Hongkong retailers. The loya were rated as high in quality and craftmanship as any which before the war had been imported from Japan and Europe.
An important function was the In- auguration of the foundry, where the frst piece of iron was smelted and the visitors were able to mee the finished work before they left.
Gymnastic Display
the 200 boys were assembled. They The theatre was also visited where
gave the visitors a rousing reception and afterwards entertained with gymnastic performance which
WAN
With the famous former world highly appreciated, champion heavyweight boxing cham-} The school band under the direc- plon Jack Dempsey on board the tion of Brother Fantini also gave a China Clipper is expected to arrive performance. here at 2.30 pan. to-day.
Two speeches in Chinese and Eng-
of the
The plane was delayed day at 1ish were delivered by two Manita by weather conditions. pupils, and before he left, Mr. North Dempsey who is to referee the expressed his thanks for the enter Garcia-Lee fight at Manila on De-taining time spent, and his appreclą- cember 23 will return to Manila by ton of the wonderful progress made the plane to-morrow.
by the school during the past twelve months.
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Slap In The Eye For Goebbels
India Laughs At Crude
Propaganda
LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter).—A
special commentary states that the "Bombay_Chronicle" says:
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
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T.T.France
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U. S. Cross rate in N. Y.
December 19, 1939.
Cricket Comments
$26, and there were other useful con- tributions. G. S. Lovett 14, and Hamilton put on 20 for the last wicket to send up the 200.
WEAK BOWLING
He was very nearly bowluti twice early on, and he was dropped twice
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(By. "R. Abbit”)
IT SOON became evident that although the Hongkong side's balting (Continued from Page 8.) was very much stronger than that of very the Middlesex scored 03 for 6 wickets. Kowloon, their bowling was They were without Man, who has much weaker, and it was a
Jestion hardly been able to play at all this of which would crack worst, ex, who season, though, I am glad to say, I was expecting to make runs, was am told he will be able to turn out taken fiest slip off the first ball of more in the future. I doubt however the innings, Three wickets went If he will be preferred to Grose in down fairly soon, and then R.E. the Army Triangular Tournament. Lindsell came in and played an
And that reminds me, The Navy extraordinary good Innings.. are down to play the Club on Decem-
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES ber 30 and January 1, 1940 in the Triangular Tournament. I sincerely
Registered and Parcel Malls are hope that ificy will endeavour to field the dech, but he played a great used 15 minutes earlier than the a skle, Would It not be possible to any very fine shota un the offime, given below unless otherwise shots whsch, quite frankly, I never work in with the R.F,8, who are very thought he had in his bag. Ile and Rated, and where malls are advertis- keen now and run a side of their Captain Parcons dead-heated for the awn? It would be a pity to let one retiring score. It was decided thal of our few two-day games fade out as it was his "benefit" he should play If they cannot do it, thea I would suggest that a
the second period out! game 'Island versus Mainland be substituted. This should
He made such good use of it that produced some very Interesting he took his score to 58 before he
Islightly sprained
musele, and decided to call it a day, C.G. Green R. A. F. Crash
was the only man to do anything | else. Dropped early on, he took his THE AIR FORCE batting was score to 24 not out. The others, | by no menus up to their previous however, did very little,
Redmond, who had a tremendous |(18) reached double figures in a lot of work to do in the deep field and came at least two croppers trying to miserable total of 47. Y. T. Barma's save fours, was suddenly discovered 4 for 8 was the best bowling record. to be an ex-bowler. Ile sent down Nor did the IR.C. do very much two overs which were probably as better, though at the end A. R. Suffindbad as anyone else's, but managed to can up 21 not out. Waddington's howl Stokes and get Ezra Abraham figures of 10.5-3-24-0 were excel-caught at the wicket. The next buil, lent, and included a hut trick. They rebounding from McLeod's pads into weże all out for 72 runt.
cricket.
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the wicket, stumped F.E. Nsh. I ce, by the way, that the scorer thought he was bowled,
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Japan
AS I HAVE STATED, all the 78 two teams of over the age of bowling was sadly lacking in length, forty-five met at the Kowloon that is, speaking of Hongkong. .210 n. Cricket Club for a most excellentParsons and W. Nash bowled very ,400 blunch and a very pleasant after-did not manage to get
well for Kowloon though the former í wirket. 190 . noon's cricket. It was intended They were both up against quite use- to be a sort of farewell to R. E.ful batting, and, indeed, so far as the Lindsell, who is, I understand, batting went, I rather thought that the side could hold its own against retiring at the end of the season any second division team. If not a 90 b. There were several people who had first division team!
date, 18th Nov.) .60 6, been quite well known as cricketers
Haiphong and Hoihow It was a most enjoyable day and 81/3 n.
some years ago, but who have not very pleasant it was to see some of Japan and Shanghai - .8,10 n.
played for a Tory time. Blaker, F.
the carller cricketers turning out Sandakan A. Redmond, J. D. Humphreys and again, H. E, the Governor had intend Japan lot . C. C. Starke have not played, I think, ed to play but stood down at the last Shanghai and Amoy
for at least four or five years-much moment and umpired, J. P. Robin Shanglist longer in some cases-while since son was at the other end. He must
Calcutta and Straits 1936 E. W. Hamilton has only turn-have been umpiring now for about Straits ed out in the Oxford and Cambridge twenty years, and for how many Japan and Shanghal match. On the other side Jex hus years before that he was playing for Japan, Shanghai and not played for several years, and his Kowloon I can't remember. I know .10.10 n. excellent wicket keeping the three he captained them somewhere about Manila
extras
wides indicated
that 1915 or so, his retirement was premature,
I cannot help thinking however, The Hongkong side batted first, that there will be a certain number 5.15 s. and the understanding was that the of people walking about extremely
.34 s. score of 25 called for retirement with stifly for the next forty-eight hours- (San Francisco date, 3rd Decem- .100 n. the concession that the bateman could I definitely know one who la. The ber). 10.70 n. carry on to the end of the over. That unaccustomed effort of holding a bat Sandakan .7.80 b. some batsmen avalled themselves of (and getting runs with it), has so Shanghai 4.40 so this is signifled by the fact that both cramped the muscles of his hands Japan and Shanghai
.103 n. Gillespie and Erie Mitchell got to 32 that he can hardly raise gloss to Shanghai
while T. E. Pearce was bowled at his lips, without spilling it. But of 30 trying to hit a 6 instead of a 4 to'what account is that compared with square leg. McLeod also retired forsuch an excellent game?
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WESTERN FRONT
Bitter Winter Weather
Military Activity Dies Down
PARIS, Dec. 18 (Reuter). Bitter winter weather provaila on the Western Front with low temperature, snow and strong winds.
Military activity has been less than on the previous day except in a fairly orge area between the Saar and "The Berlin broadcasts are daily Vosges, where numerous patrols have| trying to present the rulers of Ger been constantly patrolling. many as the friends of India. It is in The Germans made another ruld in keeping with their tradition of perdy this area, but were driven off by: and hypocrisy that the Nazin, who French fire, and the raids, as a result, uly a few weelta ago were slander- Ing Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru as agents of World Jewry,” Gro new praising them for their stand on the war issue.
were
completely negative.
Tommies Versus Nazis
unique issued to-day states that to PARIS, Dec. 18 (Reuter),~A com-
wards mid-dny a sharp engagement;
TO CHRISTMAS "They are sadly mistaken, of course, securred in the Vosges area between
if they imagine that either by vilica-one of our reconnoltring parties and Hou or flattery that they can shake German units, Nationalist Indin's firm Anti-Nazi. "position:"
We took some prisoners, including officers,
were
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