DONALD DUCK
"YOU'RE RUSTLING CATTLE!"CRIED
TEXAS JIM, AND
THEIR GUNS
BARKED!
DOGGONE IT, READ TO YOURSELF!
HOW DO Y EXPECT ME TO
CONCENTRATE?
Boge Bada, Wall Dunky Pandactiona
Look Through
"Telegraph'
50 YEARS AGO
Feb. 10, 1890.
Robert Tule Stavenson nail party
are at Saman, (Stevenson died, and in
hurled, ut xmon-Ed.)
25 YEARS AGO
Feb. 16, 1915.
Tho. American Note has spreatly vm- barransed the German Government and It is reported that Dr. von Bethmann- Hallweg is going to East Prussin to consult with the Kalmur. The anger of the Gording people against America in rising, and to being energetlenily fauned hy the Preum, It is believed that the Gorman reply will be apologetle, but will not guarantee the safety of Ameri ean ships unless the American Gavern- mont probibits belligerents from #ying
the American flag.
Reuter's correspondent at The Slague unnounces that a German Legatlun enm-: sounique, leaved to-night, reiterates the
warning to neutral shipping, and addin new paragraphs, which state:-
An Oreat Britain ways that she is
WE'LL WHISPER,
UNCA
DONALD!
Friday,
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February 16, 1940.
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Derelict Nazi Harbours, Paralysed RADIO
By Royal Navy, Are Losing Millions
THEY'RE CUT
OFF FROM
THE
WORLD
HAMBURG and Bremen, two
of the largest ports in the world, which are cut off from the rest of the world by the British blockade, are now virtually derelict-har-
Justified in hosting neutral age, and hours of forgotten ships.
morenver, according to a reliable source, British Jaerchantmen have been armed in order to destroy German submarines or ram them, these whipe become wer Vessels. Germany, therefore, urgently warn all neutral ships entering the English or Irish const waters after the 18th that Germany with prodeate the war by all means in her power, and noutral ships will run the same rink If they were steaming through rez- battlen between England and Germany. 10 YEARS AGO
.
The
the
Feb. 16, 1930,
uk prize-giving Annual Diocesan Cirls' School took place yes- terday afternoon in the presence of large attendance, presided over by the Hop of Victorin
Thu prise-winners were:-
A London agent for several of the leading German shipping} companies said recently that reports he had received from neutral sources revealed that the traffic of these ports had dwindled to barge trade. Ware- houses were empty and crapes. idle.
In peace-time Hamburg and
Scripturn.-1, Alles Wood; 11. Doris Bremen cater for a large propor-
Kotowall: III. Helen Kotowall; IV,
Maimo Lin, V. Remove A. Hesta Woo; tion of the American passenger
V. Ramova, Julian Chua, Y., Crispinn
Perpetuu; V. Joyce Anderson: VII, traffic to Europe. Frequent-
railo Gregory: VIII
Ruthe Stone;
IX.A.. Kitty Dedenglou; IX.B., Lilinn ly 15,000 passengers have
Chow.
Clana Prite Alice Wood: 11. Doris Lee; II, Stella He; IV. Maline Ln; Y. Prmove A, Frau th: V. Remove D Connie Yeung; F. Crispin Forpetun; Vi, duyên Ancon; 11 Angelina Ribeiro; VIII Ruther Stone;
Alone,
Needlework:~~~I.. Mabel
Willin; II.
been landed in a month at Hamburg. Now even this traffic has ceased.
In normal times nearly 2,000.-
IXA Beatrice Stone; IX.B., Margaret 000 tons of shipping enter cach of these ports every month. trens Lee: 11. Biddy Lee: IV. Joun This figure has dropped to a few Sanh; V. Kathleen Chun; VI, Annie hundred tons. Woo; VI Mary Lay; VIIL. Murichi Kan.
Trinity College Muslet-Doris Lee! (Theory), Annie Lee (Theory), Virginia] Pan, Sheilah Hare, Alice-Woud (Theury) Alice Mogra (Theory), Winnie Smith) (Theory).
Music Prizes:-Muriel Kan and Dora Chaw,
Luard Scholarship:-Steltu Io. Woo Hay Tant Scholarship:-Cynthia Sanh, Janet Broadbridge and Beatrice Stone.
Teunis Singless-Laura Lee. Tennis Doubles, Class
und Gertle White.
Angie Lee
Royal Drawing Society's Prize (the
Vessels Laid Up.
More than a dozen vessels: of the large fleet of the Nord- deutscher Lloyd are laid up at Bremen. And they east an average of £1.000 a week to maintain.
This shipping company had six Vesels on the stocks when war be gan. They mny never sail out of Bremen flying the German flag.
only one In the Colony):-Ion Carvalho, Hamburk is in a worse position
for Div. II.
University of Hongkong:-Matricula font--Green Chan, Alico Wood.
Hello, Mum!
Hello, Dad!
Here's a happy picture.
It shows what happened at one of the provincial towns to which 5,000 parents of London's evacuated children travelled in special trains for a one day reunton,
Bad
Germany Warns NO Rumania 'Give Us More Oil, Or-
9
GERMANY HAS WARNED RUMANIA THAT SHE MUST
Influence DELIVER MORE OIL TO THE REICH. IF RUMANIA FAILS
-Even There!
HITLER died at the end of a flery speech and went straight to Heaven.
Having given the Nazi salute, he Bremen. It organisation is
expected to be let in straight away, paralysed. Usually the headquarters Benior!--Mary Chan Fauny
Lee, of the Hamburg-South America Line, but St. Peter said he had never heard Phyllis Gittens, Lane Lee, Dorothy Lo, which has 50 vessels, and the Ham-, of any Hitler. Beanie Binckenzie, Mabel Willis and burg-Amerika Line, which has more Angola
Alven, Tita
Edwards, Doris than 100 frat-class liners, the' port is' Kotewall, Doris Lee, Irene Lee, Florence; to Tung, Ida Ng. Virginia Pne. Cynthia re e war Hamburg was themittance, and decided to
virtually closed by our Navy. Before Silva and Sara Wong.
principni
int Northern European port, Devil. Japanese. Italian and Scandinavian
The Devil was delighted to see Feb. 10, 1036, vessels called there regularly when Another rumour that the Prines of unworl and inravel bound
for him, but when the question of ad- Wales was about to become engaged Britain. Now they come direct to mission was raised he said to Hiller: has been authoritatively denied in Lan Britain.
5 YEARS AGO
me past in some circles that the
Her was so insulted that he made for purgatory. He was refused ad-
iry
the
“Look here, ‘'old man, I might as well
Jon. It has been whispered for some: But Hamburg did not rely on this be frank with you. You have sent Prince of Wales might marry Princesshipping alone. British liners col-me so many Germans that, it I let Maria Christiua, 21 year old daughter lected cargoes there on their way out of ex-King Alfonso of Spain,
The Arince of Wales is in his 418t
to the Far East.
year, and although his name has been Lost Revenue
you in, you will probably start your old minorly came here, and before I know it I'll be out of a job" ·
So Iller went back to St. Peter, linked with, those of ledles of royal blond from time to time, and would-tra Regular calls were made by the wha had in the meantime looked up matchmakers have gossiped of his in- Union Castle, P. and O., British In-[Illier's record. tentions, she bingolf bra always denied din and Brocklebank Lines,
andi the slightest interest in marriage with
st!!! remains the bachelore
TO DO SO GERMANY WILL BE "FORCED TO USE OTHER METHODS."
This mauve, it was reliably learned in Bultarest recently (says Associated Press), is Germany's reply to the Allies' warning against forcing the British and French controlled oil companies to supply Germany.
Nazi representatives, high authorities said, told the Rumanian Government that it was "a matter of life and death" for the Reich to get an ever-increasing volume of oil shipments from Rumania, which is Germany's most substantial source of supply.
McGavin of The Mercury Is Dead
"McGAVIN of the Mercury".
dead.
The news will bring regret to men serving in practically every big ship. in the Royal Navy, for McGavin, who was 74, hod for 25 years been chief
officer of the training ship
Rumanion official nervousness is heightened by articles in the London Press interpreted as meaning that Britain might be forced to withdraw her guarantee to Rumaula if King Carol street to the Nazi demands.
Nazis' New Plans
This pressure on Rumania (writes the Daily Sketch Diplomatic Corres- pondent), indicates a new orientation of tuelles on the part of the German General Staff.
The imtardiste danger of an in- vasion of the Netherlands, is believed to benver, though it may revive ing preparations in other directions.
Meanwhile the Germans are mak-
Among these plans are the military
GERMAN ARMADA
BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT I. ESTIMATE the present front- line air strength of the Ger- mans at 4,275 machines,
By front live strength I mean the number of machines the Germans can keep in the air, allowing for wasinge by battle or accident or obsolescence,
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Elvie Yuen und Fr. Riganti From the Studio
Radio Programine Broadenst by Z. 1. W. on a Frequency of 843 k.c's. and on Short Waye from 1-2.13 p.m. nad B-11.00 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per recond.
11. K. T
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.
12.30 Frank Crumit, Counio Bos- well. The Hill Billes and Reginald Foori in Variety,
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report,
1.03 Telulkowsky-"The Sleeping Princess" Suite-Sadler's Wells Or- chestra conducted by Constant Lam- bert.
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.
115 Dance Masto by Billy Cotton and His Band.
2.10
Close Down.
0.09. An hour of Dance Marion 7.00 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.
7.03 Variety with Gracio Fields,
and Murgatroyd
Winterbottom. George Scoll Wood, Bobby Breen and Charles Fitz Gerald.
1.30 London Relay-The News.
8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Bludlo Concert by Elvie Yuen (Soprano) and
Ilgant (Piano).
8.30
Father A.
Haydn Symphony
In
G
Major ("Milltary")-Vienna Phil- harmonic Orchestra conducted by
Bruno Walter.
8.54
Studio-Talks on Psychology
by Father G. Byrne, S.J. 1: MƑ Own Back Parlour,
9.05 Songs by Faul Robeson (Bass).
9.15 London Relay-News Sum-
mary.
9.30 London Relay "World Af- fairs" by Wickham Steed.
Ackland
9.45 Compositions of Elgar. 10.15 Songs by Essle (Contralto)oming, Coming Home, A Summer Night, with Organ accom- paniment by Herbert Dawson.
10.26 A Variety programme with Noel Coward, George Formby, Flo- rence Desmond and Others.
11.00 Close Down.
Prayers For Genro
Tokyo, Feb. 15. Humble citizens to-day joined in praying for Prince Solonjl. A group of 200 villagers trudged to the local shrine in Kody to invoke speedy Here is my detailed list: Bombers, recovery for the Genro. A number 1,700: dive-bombers, 357; £ghters, of fishermen stood thigh-high in the 1,200 Jong-range reconnaissance icy waters of Suguga Bay near the aircraft. 400; -army co-operative Prince's villa as a mark of respect. nircraft, 300; coastal command air- croft, 300.
It is believed that worry and over- work caused by the recent change of Cabinets were partly responsible for the Genro's Illness. He followed the should explain that the dive-bomber taling fortunes of the Abe Cabinet Is a machine used only for pre- with great attention and is credited elton bombing, and against vitally with being largely responsible for Important military objectives. The the selection of Admiral Yonal as pilot sets his machine, into a fixed General Abe's successor. course, and dives along that no
As is always the case during any on to his larget. Just as a fighter Cabinet crisis here, the Prince was. with fixed guns dies in a line on to active behind the scenes in con- his bomber quarry,
ferences and discussions. Previously he had been in relatively good health The number of reserves behind each and celebrated New Year by a 20- category of German machines is minute motor ride sharp de anybody's guess. I should say parture from customary daily routine. there are, we reserves for every
-United Press. front line unit, and there may be even more.
any of the suggested candidates. many more leading shipping command put the two of them on an, un- ! birthplace of naval heroes half af i was decided to attack Scan-Now as to output, I estimate that the
In the end he summoned Stalin Mercury, and first joined that famous mesures which would be nevestary
eligible
of panics.
The
LATE MRS. OGLEY Funeral Service Yesterday At Happy Valley
Catholic
tlicia-
Nazis ore trying desperately to continue their old game by
Inhabited planet, where they could century ano. He was known to some use the port faellities of Hamburg selves.
2,000 boys, who arc now scattered Land Bremen for other industries, butį
throughout the naval and mercantile, -From "Excelsior." it is almost impossible to use the
fleets of Britain.. organization of a port for anything except shipplag.
Millions of pounds to rovente are being lost by their harbour | authorities in tonnage dues and taxes.
Many Mourners attended the funeral of the lato Mrs. Maria Antonin
Roman Ogley at the
In the last war the German Navy) Cemetery yesterday. Fr. Rosal oficint-caused us to divert a great deal of the activities of our warships from ing. The chief mourner was Mr. W. the blockade weapon. To-day the C. Ogley, son,
And tho. Ribeira. C. A. Cunha.
present were Messrs. E. story is different. 3. Ainulle,
Each month Hamburg and. Bremen Cute Ferremedios e Rosario, los 200,000 tons of cargo between 9. A. Marcal, EL Lopes, E. Antonio, Ethem which now goes to other mar-
Farros, T. Praia. M. F. Daptista, koly,
C, E.
La A.
Zi Maronen, 8. 5. Sequelre, L. V. Antonio,
G. A. Pinna.
A wreath from the family was lowered with the con, Thine wha tent included fila, Mr. and Ms. I. P. Drawn nito,
ROOSEVELT DIVORCE
Censor's Secrets Warning To
School Magazines
:
SCHOOL magazines publishing news of "old boya" serving with the Forces may unwittingly betray information of value to
the enemy.
....
of the war in Fintorul.
dinavia. In this connection it is probable that the German High Com- and are awaiting the development The Balkon situation is obscure. and Germany is apparently taking measures in the expectation of being able to explolt subsequent develop- meuts,
The Intest from that aren is that the projected meeting of the Balkon Entente at the berlining of February is not likely to take place as sufficient identity of interest between the Balkan States is not yet established.
reliable information
Watching And Waiting
ja
It is obvious that Germany watchin: developments on nil sides before taking any decision.
At the same time her ́ngents arr busy exploiting any difficulties that
German factories are steadily de- Ivering 750 alreraft a month.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Omeinl Summary lasued yesterday says: Not more than 800 of these are fight-
The pace has slowed down some- ing aircraft. In any well-organised what and may be accounted for by the air force at least one in three a'r fact Investors are waiting learn planes would be for reconnaissance what form Wor taxation will tako, or training.
Пауста
These latter airplanes have no fight. Ing power. They are cheaply and quickly bult of fabric, and they lack guns, bomb-racks and even complete sets of instruments. They have no more military use than a Cross-Channel steamer -without guns, armour, or completo navigat- Ing apparatus would have in a naval engagement..
MME. CHIANG HERE
It is possible, for instance, that scrutiny of a number of lists of "old boys" who are serving or have lost their lives in the Services may enable the enemy to gather information of the any ship, to any battalion of other arise between Great Britain and the unit within the regiment, or to any major neutral Powers auch an the battle order of the Forces. New York, Feb. 15.
command, unless such particulars United States and
Japan. According to the New York Times, In a letter sent to headmasters, the have previously been included in tite
A report from Prague says that Triggs, Mr. and Mrs, R. Bours, L. Mr. James Roosevelt, the President's Deputy Director of Censorship Divi- omelat casualty list.
orders have been given for the print- Lopes, O. V. Haven, F. Itussal, Mr. and eldest son, and his wife are planning alon, Mr. B. S. Townroe, anys that In Mrs. J. G. Rozario. Alfonso, Leung. In a divorce action In the California such lists the name, rank, and re-formation should be published which whole of Hungary and Rumania. for
It is also requested that no in- Ing of 95.000 maps, covering the arrived in the Colony.
Il is not known how long Madame Trong Cheung lung-tet Ah Neau and
in -val, and the Management Courla. The grounds for the suit are giment of any person may be given, would revent the locality where the use of the German Army. They Chinng will stay in Hongkong on this and Blant of Lane, Crawford Ltd,
not known.Ïleuter.
but no reference should be made to members of the Forces are serving. are to be ready by February 10. - 'visit, which la the first for sonta time,
Me and Mix, F. A. Scanlino, Mr. and M. M. Noronha, Mr. and Mrs. 1, 0. Bouza and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek, wife of To undergo medical treatment.
the Generalissimo, accompanied by her adviser, Mr. W. II. Donald, have
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