NANCY
POOR SLUGGO --- HE LOOKS 50, SAD --- I THINK I'LL FORGIVE HIM AND BE. FRIENDS
AGAIN!
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 19, 1940. By Ernie Bushmiller
GUESS
WHO?
ER--- LET'S
SEE --
*SNIFF
WHO
COULD
דן
BE--?
WELL--- I
KNOW IT AINT NANCY---SHE'S TOO' MULE- HEADED
TO GIVE IN!
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WHAT HIT
·ME?
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The Board for Two Players
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Watch For Fifth Column Weygand Salutes The Colours
As Refugees
Arrive
WHEN the first refugees from Holland and Belgium reached London they brought with them astonishing stories of Fifth Column treachery which enabled Ger- man parachute troops to gain footholds in Amsterdam and Rotterdam within a few minutes of the invasion.
Authorities here are making certain that no Fifth Column. men are hidden
Jamong the refugees.
"The Link' Still Unbroken
Nazi Propaganda
At Meeting
Some from Holland taken to an L.C.C. institution at Peck- ham were all closely questioned by immigration and aliens of- ficers. They had proviously been examined before being allowed to enter the country.
Three ships had brought to this country the refugees, returning Britons, and many diplomats.
Mistaken for Parachutist, Shot
Mobile
Guards For Britain
To Counter Threat Of Air Landings Existing precautionary mea-
One refugee said that Mrs. Rey, wife of the manager of an hotel at sures against attempts at sabo-
By paying a shilling entrance The lingue, was shot dead by a Dutch tage in this country by enemy fee I attended recently a meet-soldier who mistook her for a dis-air-borne troops have been ing of an organisation calling culsed German parachutist,
greatly strengthened by the itself "Information and Policy." For Michel Langlet, of Calais, the Home Defence authorities.
lovasion of Holland has meant the The formation of mobile military end of a ten-year quest for the re-detachments, equipped with rifles, light machine-guns and hand grenades, has been completed. These detachments have been posted at con- venient centres, ready at short notice to proceed to any locality in a speci- fed area where
enemy troops are! reported to have landed or are likely
The meeting was held at the
While the French armies in France have been practically brought to their knees by the mighty Nazi war machine, France still possesses huge and efficient colonial forces. Here we see General Weygand, supreme commander of the Allied forces, saluting the colours of the famous Regiment de Tirailleurs.
A Look Th
The Telegraph
50 YEARS AGO
Big Naval Engagement
Mediterranean Battle Report In London
In reality it was obviously a con- tinuation of the pro-German budy.covery of his sight. "The Link," alleged by its chairman, Adml. Sir Barry Domvile, to have
He and gone to one French doctor after another and been operated on been dissolved last September.
three times in London. He was then The purpose of the meeting was told that only one man in the world, Nazl propaganda, which, although make him see again.
Professor Weve, of Utrecht, could
to land. thinly disguised at Arst, became Professor Weve was about to make
Rond patrols have also been esta- more violent and rabid as the even-his fourth operation on M. Lenglet blished. It is the duty of these ing wore o11.
and was extremely hopeful of the patrols to stop cars, motor conches result.
"My sight was coming back and and other vehicles suspected of carry- Alliance Hall, Palmer-street, near my wife was coming to Holland tong soldiers of whose identity they arc in doubt. Motorists in Sutne Caxton Hall. A woman who was celebrate, my recovery," said M. arens were called on to show their present told me that weekly meet- Lenglet.
Identification cards this week-end. In Sir Nevlile Bland, British Minister this work the police are giving the ings, ostensibly to discuss the
at The Hague, the Earl and Countess fullest co-operation.
June 10, 1090, relation between agriculture and of Chichester, and a flying-ofcer
It has leaked out that the reason why realised It is
that any attempt by Industry, had been held every week who had been interned when his
yet started to set up its pusis and wires, since January, fix! at a South Ken-plane was shot down in Holland the enemy to land air-borne troops the longkong Electric Company has not would be carefully planned. Decep- In order to keep faith with the general sington hotel and later at different were among the arrivals.
tion would be practised to the extent pubile by luminating a portion of the places.
of sending detachments with a know-cly not later than October next, is at- tributable to the fact that the "powers Baby Born During Voyage
ledge of the English Innguage and that be" are racking their scanty brains A bulletin called "Information and
over the question of reputed dangers Policy" is published from 7, Siellian-
Most of the refugees have lost wearing uniform of British pattern.
consequent upon "over head lighting" and everything. Several had--not alept Airfield Guards Stronger during typhoons. Southampton-row, W.C....
the alleged very serious consequences the directors being Lancelot Lawinn for days. and Norman Hay. When I visited
During the 20-hour journey to an The areas thought most likely to
We learn that the plans of the Electrle the offices I found that they were East Coast port, mothers with babies be threatened are those within easy light. Con la the hands of the Surveyor posted in the entrance hall as "The stept on straw in the holds.
reach of airfields. At each of these weeks past in Link Manufacturing Company."
One baby was born during the the guards have been strengthened. General, whose fallure to grant permis- sion has practically stopped work and The assistance of the public, it is is causing grievous annoyance to all, In- The meeting consisted
After a meal, the refugees taken emphasised, is of vital importance. terested fa the welfare of the enterprise, about 40 people, most of them wo-
were The presence of strange aircraft, par- and, of course, a considerable loss of time and money. It will be remembered that men. Many of them were carrying to the Peckham institution evening papers and were handing outfitted with gas-masks and filled in chute dropping or unusual movement at the general meeting of the Company
national registration forms.
of men whether in uniform or not, held at the Hongkong Hotel on the 24th day, to each other the news of the arrest they will be "handed over" to the should be reported immediately to the ulting Managing not later than O sank two enemy
ultimo, the promised, to have of Capt. A. M. Ramsay and of Mrs.
Council
for nearest police-station. Elum, both of whom are members Camberwell Bomugh
The system of field security police.
As to the question of actual danger British refugees from
Invaded is to be extended to cope with any accruing from "overhead lighting"" any countries who need assistance should attempted landing of parachutists, argument about it is simply beyond the apply to British War Refugees Fund These police will work in close co-sphere of reasonable discussion as regards tangkong, seeing that it will be decades nt 11, St. James's Square, S.W. operation with the civilian police,
betare
"island home" Decomes Dur covered with network of heavily charged electric wires such as are com- plained of in New York.
-------- avenue,
of voyage.
of this body. The news evidently billeting. caused alarm, and several members went home, including a very well known major-general.
Many of the men wore monocles, had Prussian cropped beads, and looked as if they were modelling. themselves on the accepted type of German gentlemen.
The lecture was to have been on "Eggs"; but the situation evidently called for more stiffening treatment. The lecturer was described as an eminent psychologist and prominent economist.
Nazi Doctrines
Working up to a demonstration that the war was caused by the cornering of gold by the dictatorship of inter- national and foreign Bnanciers, he sald, They gave a pretty name to their foreign international financial interests."
Socialist Planning Demanded by Labour
By IAN MACKAY
BOURNEMOUTH.
tober of this year.
A
been
25 YEARS AGO
London, June 18. The Daily Mail Bordeaux corres- pondent states that the French Mediterranean Fleet, acting on orders from Admiral Darlan, is reported to have had a major engagement with the Italian flect, which suffered scrinus losses.
The time of the engagement is un- stated, but Admiral Darian became head of the Navy on Sunday evening. United Press,
Rome Claims Tankers
Rome, June 18. The seventh war cominunique to- stated"Italian submarines tankers."--United
·Press.
Mercantile Losses
London, June 18. The Admiralty announced to-day that British mercantile losses through. enemy action for the week ended on June 0, were nine ships, totalling 41,536- lans. The Alles lost two ships totalling 952 tons, and neutrals two ships totalling 4,472 tons.
The British and Allies losses in- cluded about 5,000 tans lost during
combined operations
off the
losses up to German mercantile introduce the "in
June 10 amount to about 837,000 tons and Italy's to 230,000 ns. The ratio of ships lost in conve, is one in 772,
June 19, 1018. The French authorities are supplying their troops with light steel helmets, recalling an ancient headpiece, in order the
to protect the men from spent fragments French Channel ports. of shells and bulieta, (The Frenc were the first hat"-Ed.)
to
10 YEARS AGO
June 10, 1930. The Hongkong. Government has taken-Reuter,
to prevent the wholesale im- action portation of Mexican dollars.
HAVING decided almost unanimously yesterday to throw the whole weight of organised Labour behind the new Govern- ment, the Labour Party Conference turned to the future and dis- Increased taxes on tobacco have been cussed the grave social problems which will inevitably arise after the war.
rapidly followed by the Government's tax of 1 cents per gallon on oils. In- cluding petrol, which will send the price
announcement that it intends to impose
*
Bhanghai will shortly have the op- portually of welcoming two of Italy's most distinguished people, Count Catenzzo Clano di Cortoltazio and his wife, the
Signorina Edda
Mussolini, daughter of Signor Mussolini, Dictator n
"Britain has been twice conquered former
mel in the salon of the gifted and witty Madame de Sevine. One of the wonders of Paris is that so much of the fatter city
remains.
A French adago pridefully reads, "Paris was not built in a day" Neither will its charm soon disappear, Along "Elysian Fields" and upon the very cob- bleifones of its tortuous streets the world will continue to read the tale,of the two cities that are Paris
•
That there is real need for the enta- blishment of chlidren's hospitals in Hong kong and Kowloon was the opinion ex- Committea et the Bociety for the Protec- tion of Children.
As the meeting wore on he began
Very wisely, even in the middle of the war, the National Execu-of motor spleit up to 31.13. **** to advocate speciñe Nazl doctrines. tive has drawn up a new declaration of domestic policy based on With supposedly scientific antiro national planning on which n pological argument, ho advocated purity of breed, controlled marriages, new Britain is to be built when roars of laughter when he said: referred to the English mongrel," victory has been won. and said with sudistle pleasure: The plan proposes that the rail-in history, once by William the Nor-tais. Count Clang has been oppointed pressed at a meeting of the Executive "Those of other races here are only ways, the cont industry, and a sub-nian in 1060 and once by Montagu Consul General for Italy, in Shanghal and We take the is expected early in September to take to be trodden on."
stantial part of arms production the Norman in 1931.
Gaian!!, present Consul General, who has Referring to the Germans an "un-should be nationalised during the view that the regime of Montague the over his duties from Commander V. fortunately technically our enemies, war and that public regulation of Norman should now drew peacefully been transferred to the Foreign Office in Rome. Count Ciano is by no means A newcomer to China, having for a num•,; he said: We--the people were not finance should be strengthened and to its close." consolidated. at war with Germany."
Miss Margaret Bondfleld, ex-Minis-ber of years been attached to the Italian
Legation in Peking. The fundamental principle of the ter of Labour, said: “Saving the** When asked by a member of the new polley is "that men and women children, mentally, morally arid
5 YEARS AGO audience what they could do to re-shore equally in the gains as well as physically, is the most importani
June 10, 1035. sist, he said! We cannot at the mo- in the toll of the war effort."
national work that can be done on The Anglo-Germont naval agreement is ment organise, active construction; "We serve notice on the Govern the home front at this time."
welcomed in principle by most of the London newspapers. but what we can do, and what younent," said Mr. Harold Laski to-day, must all do, is to and people like- "and on our lenders who have joined these interesting matters with them.
The new
minded with yourselves and discuraj ji thut the time has come to renew animousle" policy was adopted un; The two rebel Chinese warahip, tho
the foundations of the
State and
Hai Chi and Ifai Shen, which atter on- in a discussion on the allowances gaging in on artillery duel with the Docca Tigris forts on Saturday afternoon When he had finished speaking af there is no way in which that re-to serving men's relativea Mr. John and Sunda Canton authorities, steamed morning, esenged from sise man describing himself a peer of newal can be effectively made save Wilmot, for the Executive, said it control
whs Intolerable that any civilian into Hongkong harbour, this afternoon. the realin who had not got a penny," in terms of Socialist planning.
The message we send to Morrison should live in luxury and comfort
Bald that he was pro-Lord Tavistock and Bevin is that in the degree that protected by. the badles of soldiers. Perls, unfolding its superb vistan of
and pro-Mosley.
L
they
magnificent tres-bordered avenues and use the knowledge and ex- whose wives and children were re-its labyrinths of croaked illo Janes,
two cities. One smelly but pleturesque, I do not wish to incriminate others perience of the trade unions in that duced to penury, and ruin." In my views," Lie said, "but I am not degree the war effort will be.ste It is generally known that the of them is a tribute to the architectural vision of Cleargos Eugene Baron linux- nt war with Germany. I will notcessful." 'fight;-and-1-Incite others not to fight.
If I am sho! it will be by English Montagu the Norman'
dogs, servants who are paid by Jews. They will be the traitors not me,"
Dealing with the necessity of con- trolling Anance, Mr. Laski brought
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