Wednesday,
VICHY CABINET RECONSTRUCTION NEAR?
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
PETAIN REJUVENATES DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
VICHY, Aug. 27 (UP).—Marshal Petain to-day signed an important diplomatic shake-up, chiefly of Ministers, Counsellers and other diplomatic agents but no prominent ambassadors!
Special Mission to Near East
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 27 (UP!,—Colonel de la Minst, formerly Chief of Staff of the French Army in the Middle East loft London to-day on a special mission.
Ho has received instructions from Genersi Gaulle, leader
of the French Free forces.
Britain's Successful
"Salvage" Campaign
Minister
of
LONDON, Aug. 27 (British Wireless).—The Supply, stating that the national domestic salvage campaign had! made a very good start, announced:
"The value of the salvage for July wow a little over £300,000 with r turns from about 50 small local ti thorities all to come.
"This compne mel Ngure of £207,000
with
tim
Juur
"The average value per berpend population was about £7 for July compared with £7 14 in June “
LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuter ). — It is janninanced that the casualties in the 'destroyer Hostile, which sank after Istriking an enemy mine, were fout Testing killed and three wounded
LONDIN AUR 27 But wh. Wann
Mr Herbert Morrison addest That Jesa) --Auming to provide f fall the tonnage of paper has
ups | mgundron of Spitfired for the BAF
CURIO
and the bone figure rose from 300 từ for eight mmelrines in 15 days 4011 for
total prised me te 19638
The details will be published to-night.
The shake-up promotes numer- ous young diplomats and is in line with the Foreign Minister's announcement of the Intention Įto rejuvenate the French Foreign Office, the first step in which was taken a week ago
ambassadors
numerous
shifted and others returned,
Cabinet Shake-Up
when
were
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UP),—An intercepted German wireless report anya French political quarters #t Vichy believe the French Cabinet will be reconstructed when M. Laval returns from Paris.
The report said M. Baudoin and General Weygand will be dropped from the Cabinet.
SIR ARCHIBALD'S TRIP
Shanghai, Aug. 27.
Clark Sir Archibald
Kerr, the British Ambassador to China, early this morning anlied from here for Hongkong aboard the Empress of Axin. It
understood that the Ambassador. after staying few days at Hongkong, will proceed to!
g-Domel.
IN
United Prem ædds that Sir Archi- | bald expects to remain in Chungking Indefinitely it understood he in
the
240 000
which will accompany Chinese empital.
bim to the
CARTOON
August 28-1940.
By Abner Dean DEATH OF ONE OF BRITAIN'S 4 RICHEST DUKES
Abute DEAN
7.10
“In the exchange of prisoners, Sir, General Kravitz wants to know if you'd like to swap stamps with him, too!"
Grants
For
LONDON,
To To Injuries
Aug. 27 (British
Civilians
in War
Wireless)-Sir
A
LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter)—The death is announced of the Duke of Bedford, one of the four richest dukes in England. He owned several.parta of London.
Besides being one of the four married a daughter of Archdeacon
Tribe. The richest, the Duke of Bedford was
Duchess became also the second oldest in the remarkable flights.
famous aviatrix. undertaking some She was lost in country. Ho was 82. The March. 1937, when she left her home Duke of Portland, the G.Q.M. of at Woburn Abbey for a short solo his rank, is one year older.
fight. Several weeks later a body Harbrand Arthur Russell,
was found in the Channel near Dover Duke of Bedford, was
and there war'fairly conclusive proof born
that it was that of the "Flying February, 1858, and educated at
Duchess."
11th
Lord Tavistock succeeds to Us
title.
Balliol College. Oxford. He joined the Grenadier Guards In 1870 and served during the Egyptian campaign of 1882, after which he was A.D.C. D to Lord Dusterin, Viceroy of India, from 1884 to 1888.
In 1803 he succeeded to the tule.
Served In Last War
RADIO
Colonel Commanding the 3rd ZBW, 353 metres (845 kc.) and Bedfordshire, Regiment for same 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) year, he rejoined the regular army
in November, 1914, and served until Second Talk by Fr. Ryan 1919, being mentioned in dispatcher | and receiving the KDE
On "Great Authors”
Radio
The Duke interested himself In local government.
Programme Broadcast by He was Chair-Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 kc's. man of the Bedford County Council and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. from 1803 to 1938 and was the Art and B-11
of the Woburn
Mayor
of Holborn. From ita second. Inception in 1804 until 1938 he was Chairman
Parish
Council
p.m. on
9.52 m.c's per
12.10 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.
12.30 Primo Scala's Accordeon student of natural history, he Band and Betty Driver (Vocal). was for 37 years President of the
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wen- Zoological Society of London and the Report was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He also acted as President 1,83 Arthur Askey in Variety;
Reuter 1.80 of the University College Hospital Weather and of the Imperial Cancer Research ments. Fund and was Trustee of the British Museum.
and Rugby Prem Forecast and Announce
1,43 Excerpla from Glibert and
| Bullivan's "Patience.“ 2.15 Clare Down
6.00 An Hour of Dance Masia, 7,00 Closing Local Stock Quota-
London Property His estates included valuable pro- Walter perty in the Bloomsbury district of to-night names connected with the family. In
London, where all the streets bear tions,
1,00
from 24,300 in Jitne to 30,000 in July Northern Ireland hos pas de funds taking his favourite cocker spaniel Womersley. Minister of Pensions, in a broadcast speech
7.91 Webster Booth (Tetior) and explaining details of the Civil in juries Compensation Scheme, 113 he old part of his London the London Palladium Orchestra. estate which included Covent Garden 7.38 London Relay-The News said:
Market, Drury Lane. Aldwych and 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather "This is the first time in the history Strand Theatres, the Opera House. Report and Announcements. ut any nation that the ordinary work. the Waldorf Hotel, the Bow Street 1.01 A Programme of Old English · ing people have been recognised by Police Court and property in 20 Maulo.
U.B.
BEER
the State as standing in the front line į streets. The sale realized £2,750,000, 8.30 Blude=“Great Authors" No. of danger and have been given the In spite of it, a very large part of a Bamwei Jokinson.
tegal right to compensation for Bloomsbury remained in his posses- A talk by Father T. Ryan, 8.3. injuries that may come to them from son,
2.50 enemy attacks.
The Duke's extate of Woburn is a trallo).
"When you are facing this real model thanks to the revenue oval- danger with an undaunted spirit that able from his Landon property for has led other nations with admira-Its upkeep. The woods contain the tion I hope it will sustain you to most remarkable remember
collection of that the injured and strange birds in the country, bereaved will not be left by the state park, in addition to rare varieties of In the without some measure of help given deer, there is a herd of larkan. them ne an admitted right."
In 1883 the Duke, who was a K.G.,
Songs by Esale Ackland (Con-
9.00 London Relay--Tha News.
Moment."
9.30 London RelayMxiters of
9.45 Tidworth Tattoo, 1936.
Command.
Massed. Bands of the Souther
10.05 A Variety Programine. 11.00 Close Down.
WAR FUND FACTS
ད
Over the period ending August 24, 1940, 2154 receipts had been issued. Of these, 226 were given to Public Companies, Firms, Clubs, Associa- tions, Messes, Schools and other organisations. Private (individual) donations total 1928. 172 subscribers have given sums varying from $1,000 to $100,000. Of these, there were:-
A
2
Donations of $100,000 each
3.
$ 50,000
9
$ 25,000
3
$ 20,000
1
11
$ 16,000
2
"
$ 15,000
10
$ 10,000
2
$ 7,500
12
$ 5,000
and 3
£1,000-0-0
BEER AT ITS BEST
UNION
BREWERY
UB
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (China) LTD.
Between them, the 172 subscribers donated $1,059,737′′
When the Fund was opened 5,000 Receipts forms wer printed. Help us to use them by sending in YOUR" donation, however modest and thus swell the Fund.
to buy
Bombers For Britain
Cheques 'should be made out “WAR FUND, SOUTH CHINA MORNING FOST, LTD.:
Subscription to 27-8-40.
$1,311,247.79
Remitted to LONDON,
81.389.19.6d.