YOUR PHEASANT,
SIRI
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
DONALD DUCK
PHODIE! IT LOOKS LIKE PLAIN CHICKEN
TO ME!
I ASSURE YOU, SIR,
IT IS PHEASANT!
YEAH? WELL, AT $2.50 AN ORDER, I DON'T TAKE NOBODY'S.
WORD!
YERY WELL.
SIR!
April 19, 1940. By Walt Disney
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REYNAUD'S LETTERS SHIPPING
TRIUMPH
Cheered By All Sections
Of French Senate
'Erbert 'Iggs Again
To The Editor,
The "Hongkong Telegraph." deer mister editer,-corlumme wot ja skylark!
PARIS, Apr. 18 (Router)--The eres a lot of people ritin letters secret session of the Senate which began last Tuesday ended to-day.
It proved a rent personal triumph for M. Paul Reynaud, the Premier. who spuite for un hour at the endl of the debate and reviewed the entire milltary, political and diplomatic
situation.
LOSSES
Only 1% Of Britain's Tonnago Affected
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TO-DAY'S RADIO
8.15 London Relay-"1000 and Ail That."
9.15 London Relay-News Sum-
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) 50 YEARS AGO.
Radio Programme Broadcast by Relay of Musical Comedy April 10, 1800, LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).
German influence has induced the But-Z, B. W, on a Frequency of 045 k.e's. Arthur Salter, of the tan of Zannibar to withdraw the conces to say they wants to meet mister-Sir
and 8-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. per event this in a lot ne uvver peopic Ministry of Shipping, stated to-alon of the islands of Manda and Pella on Short Wave from 1-2.13 p.m.
from the British Africa Company, The saying they knows who e is
night that allowing for latter's proxy has declined to accept the second.
withdrawni. will you pleca tell
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- em mister construction, capture and pur- liter that i aint ritin any of these chase, Britain has well over 99 ere inanimos letters in inite be in the navy an mite be in the amy per cent as much tonnage as at antinkte be in the bloomin adrforce the outbreak of war.
new
No vote was taken as the object of the debate was only to hear reports 1 nm Jus plain erbert iggs an 1 'Our average monthly rate of loss from the army, navy and air conmight be a sensor or an inshorance up to now is 88,000 tons compared over the whole mission of the Senule.
bloke of i mite benitury in-with 154,000 tons
four years of the last war. speektor
Storm Of Applause
However, prolonged applause from
thats one thing that i trewly aint
all sides of the House of the end ofan thats a dockyard matey altho a the Premier's speech indicated Senators' sentiments.
ori
Heavy Nazi Losses
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The French papers consider that Princecession. Bismarck's resignation of the Chancellor- ship is a guarantee of peace. There is
Jess excitement in Berlin than in any other of the European capitals The people in Berlin express great confidence in the Emperor William.
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Mr. Parnell has filed denials of the by Accusations preferred at him Captain O'Shea in connection with his association with Mrs. O'Shea. The reER- pondent asks for a month's delay, to
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12.30 Delius-Brigg Fair, London Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Geoffrey Toye
12.48 J. IL Squire Celeste Octet. 1.00 Local Timo Signal and Wea-! ther Report,
1.03 Patricia Rossborough (Piano) and Robinson Cleaver (Organ).
1.13 New Light Symphony Orches-
"1066 and All That"
1.45 Verdi's "Alda” Act 1. 2.15 Close Down,
0.00 Garden."
Lehmann-"In
A Persian
ninry,
9.30 London Relay-"World Af- fales."
0.45 Elgar "Woodland Interlude" (from 'Caraciacus', Op. 35) and 0.35 Closing Local Stock Quota- "Dream Children" Op. 43, Now, I and
tions.
6.37
tra.
The London Theatre Orches
6.55 Dance Aluste.
7.30 London Relay-The News. 1.00 Local Time Signal, Weather 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Report and Announcements. Weather Forecast
8.03 and Announce-
by Plano Selections Mayerl.
ments,
Losses to the German merchant which the plaintiff objects, urging that tra. the lot of peepul finks um becos of
Parnell and Mrs. O'Shea are delay the way I writes you as to be very navy by capture, sinking or scuttlinging the proceedings to serve the former's A storm of applause greeted Meddlented ter be in the dockyard have been three times as great as the political ends Reynaud's emphatic declaration that
out ere the dockyard peepul are British losses, and have amounted to
of
Austria total the German the Government Intended to pursu
how renalved to spend two reely push ones, they dont take one-tenth
million farins in the purchase of smoke- its efforts to was the war in the closest their dinners to work in little red tonnage.
lean powder, en-operation with Parliament.
Danish vessels its Danish ports ankercheefs but they as sossidge on 'According to alt signs. the mush most days an kippers un friday have fallen under German control, development of the war situation
un calls it tillin and they washes but the great bulk of Danish ships and the Government's fandling other ands evry than they goes in and almost all Norwegian ships are It has enormously strengthened the lay thats proper honk style aint happily elsewhere and can continue Reynaud's parliamentary position.
it but they still saves saterday nite upon their lawful occasions.
We are bound to take measures 19 for barfuite:
prevent German orders being obeyed and Danish ships earning money for
Labour Party To Be Non-Communist
SYDNEY, Apr. 18 (Reuter).—Mr. J. O. Lang, former Labour Prember of New South Wales, to-day formed
a new Australian Labour Party to be styled "Non-Communist,"
sorry this ere letter aint so brite mister editor but I am a bit worried abart ole alf 'e sez e as got honkong the Germans. [storg i dont know egzackly wat it is but it seems ter me e might ave a whole blinkin litter of
of puppies vor. tovatuck te has been dashin abart wiv is coat tails at the wrizontal for the Jarst couple of days
maybe e as got ufletes foot-thats
He has the support of eight State antivver name fer rotten hacks:
intel
seven
Parliament.
Federal
member: uf
yores trewly
EBERT IGGS
U-Boat Prisoners Landed
10
LONDON, Apr. (Reuter) Forty U-boat prisoners were landed Jat a north-west Scattish port to-night.
MY TWO YEARS
WITH HITLER
(FAILURE OF A MISSION)
P.c.
Sir Nevile Henderson, D.C.M.G., Late His Majesty's Am-
bassador at Berlin.
1937 1939
BY
SIR NEVILE HENDERSON
LATE
HIS MAJESTY'S AMBASSADOR AT BERLIN
This is a people's War and therefore it is only right that the people themselves should be told the whole truth."
WITH
ITH these words Sir Nevile Henderson, late His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin, begins exclusively in the "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" on Monday next, his own first-hand account of what actually happened in Nazi Germany from the time he arrived in Berlin in April, 1937, to the fateful day of September 3, 1939. Here, PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME, is Sir Nevile vividly written of the tremendous events which led This is NOT a summary of an official document but a specially written personal narrative in which many new and important facts are disclosed. Hitler, Goering, Ribbentrop. Goebbels, Himmler--what manner of men are the masters of Nazi Germany? The Ruhr, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, Poland! What really went on behind the scenes? Sir Nevile Henderson now reveals to the world THE WHOLE TRUTH. This remarkable document-probably the most important ever to be published in a newspaper- will appear in the "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"-starting on Monday, April 22.
Henderson's own story--simply and eventually to the outbreak of war.
EXCLUSIVELY IN THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Starting Monday Next
A number of Maxiin guns for use, by reachi British Regiments will probably India during the current year.
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A military balloon which ascended from Berlin collapsed over the forest of Posen, | A soldier who was in the car was killed and a Captain of Engineers who was in charge had his legs broken by the fall. 25 YEARS AGO
April 19, 1915.
It is stated at Rotterdam that the Oght- ing south cant of Ypres was very fierce. The wounded are arriving at Bruges un- ceasingly. It is alated that the enemy is preparing to evacuate Menin.
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Killed: Sir Holand Corbet. B. F. Dau- glas, G. Staniland. II. M. Whiltehend (East Surresa).
Ded of winds: A. Brickwood. Wounded: Second Lieut, H. Armstrong (Worcestershires, E. Dorrien Smith, J. L. Drummond, G. J. Harvey, C. H. Hood. R. R. Jackson, E. R. LL, W. F. Lloyd LiverpoolI.. C. Melrose (Royal Scots). 1. d. Mine, C. Snell, 3. Webster. F. Whitaker, B. Wreford.
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To-night's "London Gazelto" annaunces Victoria the wards of five further Crosses to the following:-
Private Barber, of the 1st Grenadiers; For at Neuve Chapelle, running in ad- vance of his grenade company and throw- ru bombs. When the Comine, and the came up they found him quite enemy surrendered on all siden,
1st
Laner Corporal Fuller, of the Grenadiers. For, at Neuve Chappelle, preventinst without eld, fifty of the enemy escaping the lender with a bortin, a communication trench. He killed the
and the remainder surrendered.
Lieutinrtin, at the Royal Engineer
t
At Spanbrookniplen, thought wounded, he'
Grenadiers to the enemy trenches and held back the reinforce. ments for two and a half hours.
Private May, of the Camerontana. For. at Lt Pontillerie, endeavourini! to rescue. under the heaviest fire, a wounded man, who was killed before he was able to be saved, and, on the same day, carrying a wounded officer while exposed to a very nevere fre, a distance of 300 yards int wafety.
Private Tolleston, of the Cameron High- tanders. At the Battle of the Aisne, des- te heavy fire, carried a wounded of ficer to a place of greater safety. Al though wounded, he struggled back to the rine Bne, and, when the flettailon retired be returned to the officer and remained with him for three days till both were Fescued.
10 YEARS AGO
April 10, NO. A crowd of 30,000 monarchists, highly enthusiastic and very orderly, today demonstrated loyalty to is Majesty, the King in the Playa del Toros, the princi- pal.square of Madrid.
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Dr. Robert Aridres. The Poet Laureate, died at the age of £8.
5 YEARS AGO
April 10, 1035. It is understood that the Hayal authori ties in Hongkong have node an offer throw the Japanese Consulate General, to render any help that inny be required in conurelion with the Formosa enrih quake disaster. At the moment, it is not known whether any aid is needed.
Already the toll of lives has reached further And it is expected that 2,700 casualties will be reported from parts of Formosa ill. out of communication with the outside world because of disrupted telephone and wireless systems. Rall- ways, too. have been disorganised, many tunnels having collapsed. The heaviest loss of life is reported from Talchu Pro- vince, where 1,100 are dead. Besides the killed 3333 aro injured, many of them seriously.
MEDITERRANEAN POLICY
Gayda States Italian Attitude
ROME, Apr. 18 (Reuter) Italy's Mediterranean polley is not a polley of domination but of collaboration with all the Powers, and primarily with the Mediterranean nations," writes Signor Gayda in the "Giornald D'Italia."
The Mediterranean system which Italy han in mind must be based on the equilibrium of rights and national strength and on the International guarantee of freedom of movement and of exit.
"This system also implies colla- beration between Italy and Islam in conformity with Italy's traditional and present policy both in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea," ho [concludes.
Billy
2.
London Symphony Orchestra cond. by Lawrance Collingwood.
0.54 Two Songs by Alexander Kipnis (Bass).
10.00 Anton Bruckner-Symphony No. 4 In E Flat Major.
Sachsische Staatskapelle conducted by Karl Bohm,
11.00 Close Down,
KING'S THEATRE
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BATTALION
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I AM YOURS:
BODY SOUL
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"The Private Lives
OF
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