Monday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
By
January 22, 1940.
Walt Disney,
USE ONLY.
DONALD DUCK
BOYS, TAKE THIS STEAK BACK TO THE BUTCHER AND TELL HIM
OKAY,
I WANT PORK CHOPS INSTEAD!
UNCA
THERE'S A BIG TOUGH GUY AT OUR GATE, UNCA
DONALD, AND HE WON'T
LET US OUT!
DONALD!
CT 1019 Wale Dry Fralutiona
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SEA VICTORY CHEERED
Crew of the British steamer Fanal Heath, sunk off British emast by German 1-hoz, cheer returning British airman ers ported to have sunk the submarlar. Plane pilot flashes mess ange. "Help is coming," which is goal news Ion.
Her
France Doubles Maginot Line Defences
PARIS-The French Maginot Line of steel and con- crele now has a second line backing it up, according to
an authorised announcement.
According to this statement,
the doubling of the Maginoti
Line in its weaker stretches SCHOOL
along the Belgian border and
also in the south, on the Swiss border, along the Jura molin-
tains, has so strengthened the
ends of the line as to remove any danger of the Germans attempting a flanking movement at either ex- tremity.
HE
WON'T, HUR?
I'VE CHANGED MY MIND, BOYS---WE'LL KEEP THE STEAK! –
M.P. DENOUNCES HITLER
AS SPY AND COWARD
Conditions under which the German people "will not, for 30 years at least, desire again to try to rule the world by force," are envis-. aged by Mr. Harold Nicol- sen, M.P.. as an outcome of the present struggle.
He urges that when the Nazis are overthrown, the inations must endeavour to build up a new world order, based on the conception of the United States of Eu-
Trope.
This project is discussed in the conclusion of "Why Britain lis at War," a W Pengnin
Special.
Alr Nuohon proposes tal the caling an trengh of the nations tube pooled under A recon- : tituloa! League of Nations Abenlute maliona evreignty must be aban- deyed by H.
AUTONOMY
BRISBANÉ. —- The aborigines of the Torres Strait Islands, off the North Queensland Coast, have been given self-governmeni in domestle affairs as the result of new legislation passed by the Queensland Labour Govern- ancat.
The land natives now have the right to appoint a council of three to five members, and all alives over the age of 18 have the right to vote to cleet coun- cillors Rates and taxes will be collected, and each Island in the group, will be a local authority. with its own, council.
FOR ABOS
Native population of the Torres Strait Island is 4,145, and they are almost entirely dependent on the marine industry for their livelihood, working privately oward and community owned lugters and cutters for trochus and peart'shell in Nurli Qucens- land waters.
on the
There are 15 schools islands with 1,038 pupils, of which we are taught by Euro- pean teachers with native assis- ant, and rix of lower grade are under the control of trained no- tive teachers,
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Handled
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WASHINGTON-Prisoners
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Thus far, Germany has ordered R.A.F. Planes Over National Savings
in
Holland
Increase
in the current conflict between Ġer-check on Allied properties taken over many and the Allies are getting a by the Germans for war purposes. The earl of part of the book is a
better deal than those captured dur- Bardentiralletient of itler ний
Ho general internment, of British and French citizens, and those at liberty il the thesis, in which the authoring the World War.
tour heaw the cynical brutaldy of The American Embassy in Deplin frequently ash American atd
travel and claffaellating
LONDON, Jan. 21" (Reuter)--The ndjusting -LONDON. Jun. 21 (Reuter),--The Kampf“ Mix boent put into now is conducting diplomatic X-Men
other problems with the Nazi Gov-Netherlands minister to London is British National Savings Campaign pructure...
tions with Germany on behalf of crament.
inquiring into reports that British has now been running two months Germany did HOL call Mr. Nicob.om recalls an interesting!
aver Holking on the planes flew
two and already £31,000,000 worth of verdict on itler that was given him Great Britain and France. in 1923, when he was temporarily its chief duties is to see that British United States to represent it in Lon-successive nights mast week, presum-certificates has been issued.
well don and Paris, but aernuged for Swissably in connection with R.A.F. recon-
flights epresentation to Great Britain and naissance In charge of the British Embassy injami French Berlin. Haforant was an uld trented.
Swedish representation to France, Germany. felend who had long been active in German politic
prisoners itre
One of
in Washington, problems arising from American diplomatic repre- Ran Away After Rising
rentation for the Allies are being who re- "Hitler can never become a serious handled by Hugh Wilson, menace," he was advised, for three signed recently his reeons. These were
strong Germany. Bobemian accent, the fact that he was known to hive acted as a spy
FOR is comrades, and the faci
tint in the rising of November, 1923,
he had
run away.
as Ambasador.to
No Major Complaints Oficials said that Me, Wilson had received no major complaints re- of Harding Germany's treatment The--Bohemion-ensporal-wha_had Prisoners ood that they knew of na been proved guilty of treachery and representations from Germany-as-to-
Mr. added
Nicolson's the Allies handling of captured friend, could never become eminent solfers. in Germany,
Britain's motives in declaring war
POLISH
cowardice. CHILDREN
MADAME, OLGA MALKOW-
of 1929. Under a Geneva treaty Great Britain, France, Germany, and
ISKA, founder and chief of the against Hitlerism, says Mr. Nicolson, ether nations pledged themselves to It adcis that wmpletion of this de Polish Girl Guide movement, are self-preservatkin and the preser- (observe definite rules regarding the fensive work will enable the Freuch
o beyond the may start a school for Polishvation of humanity. High Command to defensive phase wherever it salt, stehildren in Devonshire.
purpose.
Has Full Equipment
that
anel
cundust of prison camps. Among "We are fighting against a civili-other things, the "protecting power that the nation taking over diplomatie ation which is lower Mme. Malkowska, who raped to which we, through centuries of trial fementation for a belligerent--has tu interview the Englandt after leading her pupils to and error, have uscives been able the right to examine prison camps at
Jany time The French newspaper Le Math.fely in Rumia, is hoping for the to evolve," he declares.
Devonshire, [! Mr. Nicolson pays tribute to the prisoners. charenting on the nouncement, use of a house in
which he will start
The latter can make complaints to her school. propertied elugas, whoin the present said that the new fortifications Negotint.cms for use of the house, Government is described as repre- the investigators. They are entitled Qui deliberately, know tu food equal to that given troops in runter has, furts both big and spall, which may be no loan, ate how pro-} sent.ng
ang full well the
consequences of base camps, must be clothed by the She already has in her charge five their actions, they are prepared to nation which has captured Polish children who are being cared sacrifice all their possessions rather must not be marched more than 13 to triumph. miles a day and must not be exposed in Oxford unit the opening of than to allow this evil
suicide in so great a cake." the schoot. She is working with the Seidem has a whole class committed to danger needlessly.
weging.
in all the features its famous fore- rasements, dugunts, tank anet armour- el car traps,
French ard British 1, the wpaper sald, are protected new by "impregnabi" fortresses from the Jura Mountains to the North Sea.
tine travelling around the country With 1,000,000 men avisting Poles The which might break weer the Maginot money. Line," Le Math said, "still would have to take the second line."
assault uf
The completion of Mattinol line No. 2. reported by Le Matin, was said by semi-ufletul sources to have) defences tromi French "doubled"
clear ta the English Switzerland Channel.
The reinforcentent of the defence system, these sources said, was in pired by knowledge that German! fun plants were concentrating on
| Polish Relief Fund, and apunta her
Russia Not A Signatory
them.
restoration by Germany of
State Department reports indicate comforts and Poland and Creebuslovakia, and an
independent choice for Austrku, must that all the belligerents have ob be, according to Mr. Nicolson, anong served these requirements and that alins. Beyond these, we contilions are much better than they desire no were during the World War, when
5170
For food and clothing.
Problem regarding the handling
The rest of the children for her jour war school are now on their way from should declare that Ramania, Lithuania and Hungary.territory, nor wish ruits to Germany pelsoners often suffered from a lack They are being chosen by volan-politically de Anuncially. tary helpers . those countries. who went out after the Polish) rampalgo. A child chosen need: not necessarily be an orphan, but only the very destitute cases are being sent to Mine. Malkowska in England,
Two of the childeten now under
URBAN COUNCIL
of prisomers have not yet arisen in the Finnish-Soviet conflict. Finland! is a signatory to the 1929 Geneva treaty, but Russia in not.
Besides taking a hand in the prob- lem of prisoners, the American Em- bassy in Berlin is seeking to protect It has taken charge of the British
making heavy artillery with the fester care--they who will attend the Nominations Invited To British and French property rights of piercing the Maginot Line and school Inter an-are aged six and
fears of being out-flanked.
four. Their mother was left alone them 75 miles. from the
Le Matin sald there was a stage with
gered nystem of pillboxes over
thumnia frontier, where she had walked with the children. She met
Fill Vacancy Notification that a vacancy has the Urban Counell occurred 013
we are both before and behind the Maginot fortifications which it her husband, also a refugee, quite necessitating an election was given in zested would have offensive to well by chance, in a street in Riga.
the Government Gazette on Saturdny.j thei Male, Malkowsko found the family Nominations of candidates to fill the Said, "will" give our in one room in London, practically vacancy pre invited. Annies peace of spirit in being able destitute, the mother in a state of
99 defensive qualities.
"This impregnable system," devpaper
vanced
.
..
It is pointed out that each nomina-
TOMMY-LINGO LESSON FOR NEW RECRUITS
(All weirds pronounced as here
spelled)
lo await the moment when they will nervous collapse, the children more tion must be in writing, signed by
for less starving.
two electors, countersigned by the have to manoeuvre.
Meanwhile, French patrols nd-
Pollsh students, many of whom candidate and delivered in a scaled nimest to German defence
Court, not lines, military quarters reported to were studying here and were atrand-envelope to the Presiding Officer at
on Wednesday, Shove your bondhook there, dag. in night excursions following with no money, are helping me e Registry, Suprenie
Malkowska to look after the chui-later than 1 pan.
grab your dixie, and jikdie to the dren. They may assist her later in January 31
Nomination forms may be obtained cookhouse. What is this the at the Registry, Supreme Court, subcheese? No duff? Never where the registers of electora re
German resumption of patrol netivity
on the Western Front.
the school,
Near Siegfried Line Numerous patrols were sent out these quarters said, some of which has been penetrated to points near the Sieg- tried fortifications system.
ANEL.
their custom
in the ferred to in section 3 of the Urban mind, we'll drum-up and make a Council Ordinance, 1935 may be drop of real sergeant-major's char ourselves, We'ae got bags At dayisreak the French sector Inspected.
It is pointed out that it is the of rottie and pożzy, The French returned in the course commander ordered a counter-attack
of which forced the Germans back to duty of every candidate to satisfy of the night without reports
their lines.
himself that he nomination form is serious fighting.
German Military
The French reported Infantry dref correctly completed before delivery patrols has been halted by French, alone the Rhine River front, a sector thereof to the Presiding Officer.
The vacancy refers to the sent held machine-gun and artillery fire, but which has been quiet except for
by Dr. R. A. de Castro Halo Rost they dug in instead of withdrawing incensional artillery bursts.
yold Advices
Translation
Bondbook-rifle; distemos tin; Jidious subtileeromall; Drum-up-balt ar brew; char—tes; Rootib-bread; porry.
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