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LONDON, Dec. (Reuter)-The British steamer, Stanholme, 2,473 tons, was sunk without
warning by a U-boat yester. day off the west coast with
the loss of 14 lives.
two The ship had left por! hours earlier and the crew were celebrating Christmas
below decks when a terrific explosion
occurred.
The ship began to sink immediately.
Died Saving Wife
The death rull includes the Chief Engineer, who was drowned through his efforts to assist his wife who was aboard. She was saved.
The U-boat was sighted by deck-hund too late for him to jaise an effective alarm.
Two Submarines Sighted
One survivor declared that he saw two submarines and that they had no lime to launch the Be-boats.
The
erty
jumped overboard. Some managed to get on to a sinali
they were raft, from which
rescited.
later
BIG MACAO EXPLOSION
Bomb In Well-known City Hotel
Macao was rudely shaken on Saturday night by a terrific bomb explosion in the Central Hotel, where is situated one of the Colony's most popular
gambling establishments,
The explosion occurred on the first floor at a time when the building is normally packed during week-ends with visitors from Hongkong and many other parts of Kwangtung.
A great panie followed the sudden detonation. Hundreds rushed helter skelter to the clevators and staircases and many ore said have been in- Outside jured in the mad scramble.
a great crowd collected within a few minates
im- and traffic became
ต the narrow street. passable Police were quickly on the scene, but investigation showed that little darnage had been done.
According to a Hongkong resident who was an eye-witness, the explos- lon occurred on the staircase of the first floor and, as far as he knew, there were no casualties.
Mr. Fu Wai-sang, a well-known Hongkong resident, who owns q Central Hotel, was staying in Hotel n the Ume. The motive of the plot is still obscure and pollee in- vestigations are proceeding.
Air Forces
Have Quiet
Christmas
the
One of the male nurses who joined in the fun. Tie got a big hand for his female impersonations, which were generally voted to be "as good as you see at the muric-halls."-
PARTY
NURSES, hospital students, cooks, and some
of the casualties themselves combined forces to present the first concort for the British casualties from France who are now at a hospital in England. The event was an unqualified succes, and one of the most popular features of the programme was community singing,
Smoking
WR allowed (aborc)—and the audience didn't need telling twicet
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THE KING'S BROADCAST MYSTERY
LONDON, Dec. 26 (Reu- ter),Much interest find curiosity has been aroused regarding the origin of the authorship of the quotation
with which the King con. cluded his Christmas broad- cast.
A number of literary authorities, including the Poet Laureate, Mr. John Masefield, were approached and declared that they had no knowledge of the author.
The mystery is partly solved by Mrs. J. C. M. Allen, of Bristol, who states: "The quotation was found. on a post-card among a dead man's effects. I don't know who wrote the original. I sent the quotation in á letter to the "Times' in the dark days of September as message of encouragement, and I presume the King must have seen it."
The quotation was As follows:
"I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:--Give me light so that I may tread safely into the unknown.
And
·Lac
he replied-Go out into hand of Go3. That shall be to you better than light."
THE POPE
GRATIFIED
Cordial Message To Pres. Roosevelt
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SONS FIGHT FOR ALLIES
SKIPSEA, Dec.-When Er-Corporal Frederick Graylin wrote his Christmas letter to his two sons, one had to be written in French the other in English.
For son No. 1 is a poily in the French army and serving in France, and son No. 2 is a Tommy in the British Expeditionary Force. The father himself was a corporal in the Army Medical Corpa, during the last war.
Corporal Graylin married an estaminet keeper's daughter in France during the last war. Frederick was born before the armistice, Jean two bears later. Then the mother died. One boy stayed in France and was brought up as a Frenchman and the other came to England. Now onс
fighting for France and the other for Eapland.
WAR BECOMING A LITTLE LESS GENTLEMANLY
LONDON, Dec. 26 (UP).| -After nearly four months of sparring amidst the mud and the blockhouses of the Western Front, combined with "hush hush" diplomatic activity aimed at out- | manoeuvring the enemy, the second European war is getting a little less gentle manly than it was at the beginning.
23 SOVIET VICTIMS
Finnish Air Force
26
Claims Victory HELSINGFORS, Dec. (Reuter). A communique claims that on Christmas Day [Finnish naval and air forces destroyed at least 23 Soviet The "old school tie" spirit is planes, and possibly 26.
getting a little frayed, and as Finnish aircraft suffered no
far as the radio, newspapers and togges.
flicial comment go, things are
indined to get a little rude at times.
Even the stately. "Times" whose editors used to entertain former wine. cleman Joachim von Ribbentrop at week-end parties, is forgetting itself to the extent of printing editorials full of epithets.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UP),
The latest, headed "A Bungler's -Ills Holiness the Pope has
German refers to the Apologia." instructed the Apostolic Dele-Foreign Minister as a "Comparative-
ly genial ruffian." - gate, M. Cicognani, to assure President Roosevelt that the newly appointed personal Am- bassador to the Vatican, Mr. Myron Taylor, will be cordially received,
A letter written in similar strain
It also describes him as "so dis- astrous a bungler" and says that the Germany's disillusion- "author of ment" is now "trying by bluster and false charges to absolve himself from the
his of consequences
Own heptitude." --
When Ribbentrop was appointed to the Court of St. Ambassador James, the Timex" said he would be
LATEST
JAPANESE REPULSED
-Indo-China-Border
Drive Collapses
"welcomed here both for his own CHUNGKING, Dec. 27 (Reu- ake as a man whom many of us have ter). The Japanese attempt to come to know and respect and also reach the French Indo-China for the policy of co-operation which border by occupying Lungchow te is believed to represent."
coming from such an exalted source, for the job,
for high hopes
the
the
south of Lungchow, Chinese forces, after 24 hours of desperate fighting, have driven the Japanese back.
Heavy Casualtios
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UP). The was sent to the President by Dr. George A. Butterick, President of the army is prepared to ask Congress next Federal Council of the Churches of month for U.S.$1,650,000,000 as its share Christ in America" of a short-term $3,000,000,000, defence ex- "Has Brought Great Joy". Now he is referred to in the same and Chengnankwan has ended in
29 "n travelling wine- disaster.
the In a letter to Archbishop Spellman, columns
according to pansion programme to insure the western the apostolle Delegate said: The merchant" who "frankly surprised" Chinese reports received here.
Engluhmen when appointed Am- hemisphere from attack, authoritative President's message has brought great bassador to the Court of St. James, These claim that in a big battle in
Yashultang on administration quarters have disclosed.ey to the heart of the Holy Father, and altogether too light weight" the vicinity of
highway to the Indo-China border, Fierce Cartoons - The tentative plan, which already has re- Inspired by such noble sentiments and
such
Really fierce cartoons of Hitler, ceived approval of high congressional leaders, containing
Geering and other Nazi leaders ure calls for an initial protective force of 600,000 men at and civil benefits in
cause of peace."
being printed, although most are re- -largest in this nation's peace-
The Japanese are reported to have time history-instead of the the Pope desired to make a personal papers.
He further stated that His Holiness productions from continental news-
lost over 1,000 dead and many more present maximum of 280,000 in and offcial reply to President Roose- One showed Hiller "the hater, were wounded.
The same dospatches revent that the regular army and 235,000 in vell Meanwhile he has instructed hating. His nose was swollen to
infantry, artillery and the national guard.
Mgr. Cicognanni to express his sincere thrice its normal size and looked as Japanese
and to if he were a lifelong drunkard. His cavalry units moved south-westward Under the plan, which is the gratitude to the President
from Nanning over a week ago along in the direction of The other was of "Hermann, Hater the highway companion to the navy's recently assure him that his representative eyes were the size of saucers.
will be cordially received in a man-
via the towns projected programme calling for ner beatting the highly important 11, hating too." If anything, Hermann Chengaankwan expansion of its strength by admission entrusted to hiin.
Field Marshal Goering looks the Sulla, Szeloh and Miskiang. tougher and Adolf the more worried Alter renching Minkiang, the and bewildered.
bave of dition of 95 light fighting ships,
Japanese column is said . Pope's Invocation Congress would be asked for be-
Omcial comment on Nazi bigshot headed straight to the Indo-China "The Holy Father invokes the speeches is now often besprinkled border south of Lungehow. fiscal
on the occasion of Christmas upon the dacious." "misleading,” and "ridl- President of the United States and
culous." Additional funds would be the whole American nation," the asked in subsequent years.
Islanders
Pitcairn
Isolated by War
PANAMA CITY, Dec. 26
(UP)-Inhabitants
PARIS, Dec. 26 (Reuter). lonely Pitcairn Island, populated by several hundred tween $750,000,000 and $8 Heavenly assistance of Almighty God with expressions like "lying" "men-
ties,
published, were comment by a
The air was calm throughout descendants of the mutineers of the Bounty, have been000,000 during the 1941 Christmas as bad visibility kept cut off entirely from the outside world since the European year aircraft grounded,
The latest figures of British casual- War began.
recently the subject of Office spokesman, who said that they running to New Zealand and effectively answered the German al-London via the Panama Canal legation, that France was bearing the brunt of the war and that Britain used to put into Pitcairn with was doing nothing.
Wor
Before the war British ships Settling New
supplies from New Zealand,
Since the war, however, this prac
News of U Australon air squa- dron's arrival in Britain is received thee has been abandoned, it was said,
with enthusiasm in France.
SEEK TRANSFER OF SHIPS U.S. Company's New Application
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Reuter), The United Stated Lines will for- ward on application to the Marine Commission for permission to sell)
to
On
Be
the
Boundaries Soviet-Japanese
Commission
Transfer Of U.S. Ships
►
Even the dulcet toned B.B.C., over telier said.
whose other waves the accents of President Roosevelt hus invited Dr. public schoolboys are disseminated Butterick and Rabbl Cyrus Adler, throughout Europe and the Empire, President of the Jewish Theological reassuring all und sundry that Britain Seminary of Amerled to confer with him to-morrow.
Appointment Welcomed
is "playing up, and playing the game" has become infected by the deteriora tion in good manners,
Now The B.B.C. refers to "Hitler"
The Secretary to the White House. "Goering," "Ribbentrop" and "Goeb- beln without prefix. For a number Government. Permission Mr. Stephen Early, fo-day sald thin of weeks it used to be "Herr Hitler" because of fear that German sub- marines
President Roosevelt had received 400 "Field Marshal Goering," "Herr von nre operating in
Sought By Big Line telegrams during the weekend to- vicinity.
The present altuation is not likely
MOSCOW, Dec. 26 (Reuter). The United
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UP)-gardlug Mr. Myron Taylor's appoint-Ribbentrop" and "Dr. Goebbels."
Stalin and Motolalt, however, never Blaten Line has asked ment to the Valigan. any hardships .work
did make the grade for more than al Islanders, because they have abundant-After eight meetings. the perinlssion from the Fedcal Mari-
Only four of them criticised the PLEASE Turn To Page 10. crops of fruits and vegetables as well Chita Joint Soviet-Japanese-of the Atlantic Transport Corporation these four, Mr. Early said: "They ime Commission to sell eight shipa President's. action. Referring to as fresh meals.
Mongolian-Manchukuoan Fron-to a Norwegian compony.
the as- They said if the sale was approved are apparently written on tier Commission has concluded the ships would operate between New sumption that the uppointment mean
Inid discussions. They
diplomatle recognition of the Vatican, the York, Liverpool and London. foundation for a settlement on Previously they had sought to A few protests have been received January 7 when the same Com-transfer the same ships to Pariaman due to lack of understanding of the
President's motives. There ian registry. mission will be convened at
intention, and there has not been any such intention, for the appoint- Harbin,
diplomatic relations."
Hitler' Tour Of Front Lines
BERLIN, Dec. 26 (Reuler).-In
eight vessels to the Norwegian firm, the course of its announcement of
the North Atlantic fransport Com-litler's Chriimus with the troops on 'It is stated that it is agreed that the Western Front, the official nows. agency says that on his tour to the
pany, thua transferring them lo Norwegian registry,
If the application is approved, the hills of Spichern the Fuchrer crossed ships will be operated between New the frontier and promoted the captain York, London and Liverpool,
commanding the nector to the rank will be recalled that the of major. American firm had previously sought
Hiller's whole tour was masked to transfer its ships to "the Panama by promotions and presents to the
flag but withdrew the application, troops.
the
BERLIN-MOSCOW AIR SERVICE
Lo
по
ment to lead to the restoration of
I
Mr. Early also said the decision frontier points will then be
will be made this week as to whether charted on the map.
MOSCOW, Dec 20 (Reuter)~The the United States Ambassador to The opening session at Harbin will Soviet nod, German governments have Delgium, Mr. Joseph E. Davies, will coincide with the arrival of the concluded a convention to establish a resign and enter the State Depart-
on Inter Japanese trade commission to Moscow regular mail and passenger air serment as special adviser
starting on January 3; ----
and Contral Europe, for conferences with Foreign Commis vice between Moscow and Berlin national problems regarding Russin sor Mikoyan,
to
Soo Back Pago. For
Further Late Nows
JAPAN'S RESOURCES
AT LOW EBB
TOKYO, Dec. 27 (Reuter).~"The urgent necessity effecting stabilisation in East Asia by replenishing Japan's national resources in the face of the extremely complex inters national situation" was stressed by the Emperor in his speech from the Throne to the Dlet.
His Majesty expressed satisfaction with the growing friendly reisioné between Japan and the countries with which she had treaties Anat added that he was grailled at the fighting services' progress in Chinktan
of