NANCY
HEY, NANCY!--- DID
YA HEAR ABOUT D'NEW ZOO DAT OPENED
IN D' PARK?
YES---I WAS JUST
GOING OVER
THERE!
Wednesday,
I WISH YOU WOULDN'T CARRY DAT DOLL AROUND-- IT MAKES ME
FEEL LIKE A
SISSY!
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
MARCH 27,
1940.
By Ernie Bushmiller
O. K.--- BUT I'VE GOT
TO LEAVE IT
SOMEPLACE WHERE
IT'LL BE SAFE!
HE'LL KNOW HOW TO TAKE
CARE OF
IT!
All That
Pure, tato bo d'uited Trators Erndirala, tad,
10.3
TILEN. CÁ ZVE DEMAS VINÍC
مشاهد
Was Left Of The Dunbar Castle
THESE PICTURES show all that was visible of the 10,000-ton Dunbar Castle. The liner, carrying 48 passengers and a crew of 150, hit a mine and sank off the South East Coast. Above, you see the after part of the vessel, with an anti-aircraft gun mounted on the deck. Below: The twin funnels and part of the superstructure seen from an approaching launch. THE WESTERN FRONT
Long-Range Shelling Of Siegfried Line
PARIS, Mar. 26 (UP).—French aviation controlled the effects of long range artillery fire on the Siegfried Line to-day.
B.E.F. TAKE OVER
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, Mar. 26 (Reuter)~~A further section of the Allied Front has been taken over by the British Expeditionary Force.
Air Patrols In Action
Air activity by fighter patrols: on the Western Front has been intensi- fied during the past few days on the whole front, especially in the Saar, Vosges and Lower Vosges areas.
Yesterday's French communique re-
activity continued! ported that this during the night. There is no indien- tion that there
were any clashes.
A German communique admits that
Hinted Triple Alliance Is Ridiculed
Belgian Press. Comment
French planes day and on Mon- Brussels paper "Dag" says to-day.j
during
tunes reconnoltred far into LONDON, Mar, 20 (Reuter).-The FrenchWe do not believe it possible that and have carried out a number of photo, there will be a
Ger Since then, the
day
Berlin, Rome
and scouting fights designed Moscow front, although nowadays al- mainly to direct artillery fire.
most anything is possible,
graphic
German planes flew over
and the North Sea,
France
"Our reason for believing this is that any Dictator has to reckon with
A German attack on at French out-his people's opinion, and nobody will post south of the Varndt Forest was make us believe that the Italian people are ready for the adventures easlly repulsed.
and Russian Local Activity
of serving German that interests even if they first appear to To-day's communique unys there was local activity of our recon-serve Italian interests too." nalasance unlts.
Swedish Gold For U.S.
Northern Neutrals Take Precautions
SPECIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, March 20 (UP)
fearful Germany's neighbour,
of
Invasion to the United States for safe
are their gold
keeping.
Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark have already shipped most of their gold abroad,
Now Sweden is doing likewise. $7,000,000 A Week
Since January 1, shipments of gold from Sweden to the United States have averaged US$7,000,000 a week. week ending Shipments for the
20, however, totalled $24,301,- March 075, nearly all of which was Govern- ment bullion.
Nazi "Discretion"
SCRAP-IRON BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR HITLER
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ·
The paper "Peuple." commenting on the latest sinking of German ships by British submarines, writes,
BERLIN, Mar. 26 (UP).-The German people intend to "Goebbels' service has not judged it opportune
communicatu these give Hitler a magnificent present on his birthday—April 20. events to the German public.
Three hundred and fifty centres have been opened in Berlin discretion confirms two things:
to
This
butions.
iron!
an abyss separates the German people and thousands more throughout the Reich for receiving contri- from its Nazi governors whose re- lations resemble those of a gaoler and prisoners and (2) the Reich does not dare inform the public of reversea and consequently has only limited. confidence in the solidity of people's morale."
1101
the
on
Farmers' Big Effort
Millions Of Extra Arable Acres Ready
PRESIDENT
IN 1942-6?
U.S. Awaits Decision By Roosevelt
HIS MASTER'S VOICE
A VARIETY PROGRAMME
BY
POPULAR ARTISTES
BD740-If you ever change your mind........Ethel Waters.
What goes up, must come down.
BD733-The Batterfly.....
Neapoliton Berenade.
BD734-The magle of tito Hungarian Puszta
Hungarian gypsy party.
"Mikado"
BD741-The moon and T.
►
A wandering Minairel,
18930-Two character studies The American mother. The village Mother, 113026-Coeur Briso
Menueit. (Paderewsk!), „112961-The Romry .....
Ave Maria.
(Bach-Gounod),
B38302-Childhood Memories
B3145-Brahms Ilungarian dances No. 3 &
13543-Auld Lang syne
B3327-My dream. Walls
Biren magic,
Alfred Campoli & Orch.
..Hungarian Gypsy Band.
.Kenny Baker,
Joyce Grenfell,
.Marek Weber & Orch.
Charles O'Connell. Organ,
London Palladium Orch.
Vienna Philharmonic Orch. Peter Dawson.
Marek Weber & Orch.
TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY
MARINA HOUSE
19, QUEEN'S ROAD C.
RADIO
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
PHONE 24040.
NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA
A Daily Feature For Naval Reservists
NEWS HAS just been received in Hongkong of a severe cyclone which wept North Queensland last monih, causing heavy damage to several towns.
Townsville WAN the chial sufferey. Although the damage done to privato property in the elty was not comparablo with the havoc wrought by the Lconta cyclone of 1903, and no lo of fa re- aulted, tho elly speat an anxious and terrifying night.
The most extensive damago at Town- Kville occurred on the sentront, whern the three open een batha were destroyed und Anzac Memorial Park was to bailly overrun by angry seas that it was re- duced to a shambles. The new sea wail was washed away, tigh flood waters in Eto Tiver, backed up by the gate-driven tides, caused the river to break its banks In several places, with the result that Hermit Park and the low sections of Nail- way Estate were isolated from the city by flood waters. Several families wero rowed to safety,
The more exposed secitons of Stanton and Melton Hills, Townnylife's residential Arcas. were subjected to a zavere bullet- int. The Sen View Private Hospital won one of the chief losers.
Magnetic Istal and Palm Island were severely buffeted.
Report from other park of the affccled
area
INGHAM: Received fall force of the blow and senrcoly a haueholder, esesped damage to his property. Nooria Hotel badly battered. Trebonne Hotel totally de-roofed. Hospital patients had to be transferred to safely
CARDWELL! A few eases of de-roof- BADINDA: Anxious might, but no damage.
TULLY: Lawton's sawmi badly dam- Arcd.
Electrie Bght system eut off.. Cane damage.
INNISFAIL: No serious damere. Phyllis Tugins, aged 4, sustained fractured arm.
Father Ryan's Fifth Talking
On "Some Great Authors"
Fladio Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W: on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. 0.52 m.c's. per and 8-11 p.m. on second.
H. K. T.
cession.
CAIRNS: "Very slight damage, but rail services to Gul country, suspended by noods.
MACKAY: Electric Bght system Bis-
12.15 p.in. Short Service of Inter-ended and water supply limited to four hours daily ewing to breakdown of pumpe ing ystem. Burdekin averflowed its bankn at several points. Mackay had ten ilaches of rain in 48 hours.
HOWEN: Sen 'wall damaged, and ald
Jamare,
12.30 Varicly with Tony Martin, Killy Masters and The Itin Billies.
1.00 Local Tine Signal und Wea-R.A.A.F. Blied unroofed, atherwise little ther Report.
AYR Damage totalled £5,000, mostly to 1.03 Ambrose and His Orchestra luong cana. Torrential rain
HOME HILL: Burdekin foods crused Organ evacuation of people trum low-lying CLOUDY CLEARING: Completely and Rugby Press, wrecked. Miners in distressful pligat. Weather Forecast and Announce-
V.R.C. DOUBLE ments,
D
Musle.
Reginald
130 Reuter
Dixon's
area.
MELBOURNE-Chatsbury and Alvetto V.R.C. Autumn
1.45 Boccherini-Concerto in B The London Symphony Orchestra Cup. For the sprint, Chatabury is a couple
Flai Major-Pau Casals (Cello) andere favourites for tho
doubin, the Nawmarket and Australian
cond, by Sir Landon Ronald.
2,13 Close Down,
of points firmer than Manrico, who lost many friends after, his poor showing in "Semi-the Oakleigh Plate. Pamelus has formed. 6.00 Rossini Overture
Uncertainty about Unishak's Newmarket ramide," Philharmonic-Symphony weight penalty for his Oakleigh Plate Orchestra of New York conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
6.14 Songs by Oscar Natzke (Bass). The Song of Hybrias The Cretan, with Orchestru, Hear Me Ye Winds and Waves, with, Organ accomp.; The Village Blacksmith, with Orchestru.
0.30
tions
0.32
success, which has not yet been an nounced, has stifted discussions of him. Rivetto is only slightly more populer ikan Coarangs for the Cup, for which Actor in cased.
The latest order is:-
NEWMARKET HANDICAP
Chatsbury.
Closing Local Stock Quote-Manrico.
Pure Gold and Trimmer. Famalus and Uninhak. Compositions of Kchubert-Cold Salute and flex Felt.
tross
Sonata in A Minor for 'Cello and Aurios Ctar, Gold Rod and The Alba Piano, Emanuel Feuerinann (Cello) Magio Star, Milton, Landlaw and Zonda, and Gerald Moore (Piano); Schubert
AUSTRALIAN CUP
Coarango.
Waltzes, Symphony Orchestra cond. vette.
Walter Gochr.
by
Miliza Korius (Soprano) and Pageant and Seven Titty.
and Tomito. Marek Weber and His Orchestra, Alan Dark David, Gladstone, Round Up -Serenade,
Maldens of
(Soprano) BAN ON IMPORTS Orchestra; An Evening MELBOURNE.-Under Liszt, Marck
Cadiz,
with
With
The
Miliza
Korjus
Talea
the
hendling, Weber and "Crippling Trance," the Melbourne Herald Ills Orchestra;
From The attacks the Commonwealth Government's Vienna Woods, Miliza Korjus (So-policy of restricting imports,
The newspaper says: “the prohibition prano) with Orchestra; Faust-Selec-of imports was imposed with the express ilan, Marck Weber and His Orchestra. objective of conserving dollars, but the list of restrictions includes Trendl; goods 7.30 London Relay The Nows,
valued at nearly half our total imports 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather from France SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
"Since France is a sterling country, the and Annnouncements, Report WASHINGTON, March
prohibition cannot help to preserve the 8.03
An English Programme→→→
dollar pool. (UP)-Impetus has been given Tom Jones Selection, Regimental
26
to the possibilities of a third Band of H. M. Grenadier
"Instead of realising that anything Guards which strengthens France strengthens our-
The birthday present will be-scrap term for President Roosevelt by / cond. by Capt. George Miller; One setves, the Government have gone out of For each pleca of scrap-it might Mr. Paul McNutt offering an be an old bedstead, an iron gule or Indiana delegation if the Presi even a spittoon the donor will redent decides to run. ceive a certificate.
Homes, offices and factories are
action weakening position-giving her Kind Word, I Still Love Mary, The their way to take
lena eredits to purchamn war materials win сле Bridge March, wherewith New Light Symphony Orchestra cond. Empire's war."
Children's NINĖ DAYS LOST IN FLOOD Joseph Lewis:
Hon. W. Brownlow (Baritone) with fera credits to pur Britain
to holp
Orchestra; London
by
The
Ila wandered, until he found a told- Kraph line, which he cut with a rife shot, hoping that the repale gang would Joente him. When the Unesmen arrived they found
water.
The "Springfield Republican"
Hitherto Mr. McNutt has confined Home, Catherine Stewart (Contralto) Search parties aboriginal March 24 said: "The two way fort!
being searched for ash trays, pots, himself to the statement that he with Berkeley Mason at the Organ; found in Canteronforty-seven- pans, wall decorations, cups, plates, would not run for the presidency it Two Symphonie Rhapsodies-1. fication of the Brenner Pass, which is
year-old Scotsman, who had been wander Pilch My Lonely Caravan, 2. Birding in the scrub-country of Austraila's door plates, railings, gates, statues Mr. Roosevelt was also a candidate. now going on, shows that these just one big
and old coats of arms,
This new trend into the New Deal's Songs at Eventide I Heard You Sing- Northern Territory for nine days:
Cameron, returning home from a hunt- totalitarians are not
It doesn't matter what it is-so long!
fing, New Light Symphony Orchestra ing trip, was overtaken by storms which family." The paper further inquires:
LONDON, Mar 20 (British Wire- "What are the young Germans and less). The Government scheme
of us it contains copper, benss, bronze, camp will assure Mr. McNult
either a Cabinet post or Vicecond, by Joseph Lewis; Music of the noorted the country, obliterating roads
Night, John McCormack (Tenor) and tracks. Italians who have already been
with Plano
Edwin accomp. by the grants to farmers who plough add-nickel, silver, lead or tin. schooled in the sacredness of
Germany is desperately short of Presidency it Mr. Roosevelt does run
for a third term. anti-Comintern
Alliance to
botional land to increase the food supe metals.
Meanwhile supporters of Vice-Schneider; "The Rose" The London Palladium Orchestra cond. by taught about Communism?"
ply and thus release tonnage needed) Much of last year's collection of for the import of other war supplies serap iron lies at the bottom of the President Garner claim that he falchard Crean..
"assured of a strong showing against 8.46 Studio"Some Great Au Cameron's track, but lost it in the song. is staled to have had gratifying re-sen in the shape of lost U-Boats and Mr. Roosevelt in the Wisconsin pri-hors: Malay The Ofth of a MAYsults
mary elections to be held two weeks series of talks by Father Ryan, B.J. hence.
9.05 Bongs by Dennis Noble (Bari-caten only a small bird which he trapped. COST MORE
The "News Chronicle" says:
Senator Arthur Vandenberg has lone) The Devout Lover, with "Farmers have laboured like Trojan FAVOURABLE U.S.
Indirectly challenged Mr. Thomas Plano accomp.: The Shade of the WASHINGTON, Mar. 20 (Neutor)ă LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter) to make a success of the ploughing TRADE RETURNS Dere of his youth,
Dewey's fitness for the presidency, Palm, Stor of My Soul, with Orches-Mr. Clatnoy Grant, previously of gold for safe keeping in the United
„United States Ambassador to Albania, hint that spirits and tobaces would be campaign. If the weather is reason-1 States,
next few NEW YORK, Mar. 26 (Rouler) — "No factor will be more conclu- 9.15 London Relay-News Sume has been nominated Minister to British shipments, which were for taxed more severely was given to-ably good during the
Thalland.
·the purpose of purchasing war day when a Customa excise order weeks, they will probably be able to The value of US exports for Febru- sive in November than the Remary.
publican Party's ability to write d 9.30 Talk on "The Voice of the materials, totalled $32,070,000 from restricted withdrawals of spirits and complete the programme of two ary was £80.700,000. ****
This was £30,700,000 more than clear and explicit platform and to Nav1" recorded by Trofessor WA. Canada, $8,991,000 from the United tobacco from bond to 92% per cent. million extra arable acres in addition Kingdom and $3,000,000 from South of the January mures unil after to the 11 million acres they would the value of imports and the largest find a seasoned leadership," Sena Sinclair.
Budget Day on April 23.
have ploughed in any ease.
difference for over 11 years.
9.45 Reginald Foort at the Organ Africa.
During the same week, Switzerland sent an additional $14,270,000 worth
TOBACCO
scuttled Nazi steamers:
because
tor Vandenberg sald.
tral accomp.
Cameron was delirious with exhaustion whan found. In the nine days' he had
11.00
10.80 An Hour of Danco Moslo.
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