Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
October 24, 1940.
HITLER COULDN'T KILL PICNIC SPIRIT
Bank Holiday Crowds
Found New
Places
YOU can't kill a holiday by saying it doesn't exist. Like a birthday,
it comes round just the same. So much already is evident about the first August Bank" Holiday of this war.
As an ice-cream man by the river at Hampton Court said: "Little old Hitler 'stops chaps having their holiday on Monday, so they have it on Sunday,
BATAVIA
TALKS
"They can't take the missis and kids down to Southend and Margate, so they bring 'em down the river. You can't stop Englishman from having his spree."
the
Llandudno reported so many visi- that hundreds slept in their cars.
No_Japan-D.E.I.All North Wales resorts were full.
Oil Agreement
LONDON, O. 23 (Reuter)."No
reached agreement has been
und negotiations are still proceeding," de- clared Mr. R. A. Butler, Ünder-| Secretary for Foreign Affairs, is the
Ноине of Commons to-lay when questioned on the sub at Batavian
subject supplies for Japan.
oil su
the generations.
Lake District Full
It the Lake District motorists, Cyclists and hikers continued to arrive
had long after the last beds
been taken.
DAKAR SEQUEL
Gibraltar Attack Questions
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter). ; Blackpool, although not entirely "We shall know how to deal full, shared abundant prosperity with with any further attacks by Morecambe. Bradford alone sent forces of the Vichy Govern- 80,000 wonten operatives on Aaliday.
declared Mr. R. A. ment," Brighton had 10,000 visitors-und Windsor had as many.
Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons to-day.
asked He made this reply when whether consideration would be given to reprisals against the French forces supporting the Vichy Governinent, "carrying_on 23 who had been systemalle bombardment of Gibraltar recently."
Mr. Butler added that hath the Bri- The river, in fact, has been one of tish and United States Governments the really bright spots of the week- were being kept fully informed re-end. garding the progress
of
Dawn on the Utic stretch of fore. Decision
about the
char-shore near Hampton Cour! Bridge, acter of any arrangement
for the which by courtesy is known as "the future rested with the Government banch," a sleek while mutor cruiser, of the Netherlands East Indles. Princess Freda, fussed in from Rich-
Replying to further questions, Mr. mond with 150 people aboard. Butler and that there was complete co-operation between the govern- ments concerned.
STORY OF A NAZI INVASION
FROM PAGE ONE
;
A Dunkirk Boat
A red-hended boy, cannon-balling off the landing stage, knocked a re- porter's pencil fying.
"Sorry, uvnor," said his mother, "can't do nothing wie im since he
Peard this boat was of Dunkirk, Now It's marl to see the gripes.”
That, in 16 way, has bren typical of the spirit of this holiday-that- [{sn't,
"We can hear the English language spoken here to-day," one of the Pa- face attendants said. "Before the war 80 percent, of the visitors here were forelgaces,”
have, been extremely unwise to let the enemy know how much we knew of his preparations or of the effect un them of the R.A.F. hammering. Candian and Australian soldiers Nazis Couldn't Face It have taken the place of American ZURICH, Oct. 23 (Reuter)-Mo holiday visitors.
There were einwils of them round reports are circulating about the
the vine-its age a subject of im- failure of German attempts to land izt Britain, says
the newspaper, mense fascination to the Aussies es- Decially, They are used to vineyards "Volksrecht."
According to one report, burges for than ten years.
where
transporting troops were assembled at the months of the Scheldt and the Rhine la September.
Asked whether he would adm that there had been bombardment of Gibraltar by French forces,
Mr. Butler said: "No. It would not pay to add anything to what I have said or infer anything from it. There was a certain heldent and I have given a certain answer."
MORE MEN CALLED UP
DRAFT LAW SIGNED — Prosident Roosevalt signs 21-35 draft law in office in Washington, with registration on Oct. 16. Wit- nossos aro, from left: War Socrotary Stimson; Representative Andrew J. May, House Milltary chairman: General George C. Marshall, and Senator M. Sheppard, Sonate Military chairman.
De Valera Offers
Sanctuary
London, Oct, 23 (Reuter).-It was Mr. Valera, Eire Prime Minister, who suggested that mothers and children from the bombed orcas should. bel given sanctuary in Elre. "Heuter" understands.
Mr. De Valera was moved to do this by feelings of distress t the sinking as the liner City of Benares with the loss of 79 children on their way to Canada.
When the
News etime ot this tragedy, Mr. De Valera put the sug- restion before his Ministers so that arrangements might be made as soon as possible by the British Gvern |
ment.
GRIFFINS AUCTION
More Australian Ponies Sold
prices for several racing puntos, was a Keen bidding which ended in high
of Australians? Grimas at the Hongkong Jockey Clubj
feature of an avelion
yesterday.
Eleven pies were sold and the lowest price fetched for any of them was $1,000, which was $350 above the upset price. The highest figure pak was $8,100 and this sun was for a mare by Dignus from Lady
Britons of 35 To STOCK EXCHANGE Down
Register
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuler).
a plant's life is rarely more-An Indication that the army is now in a position to absorb more Steamer Record
men is provided by the announce- ment that men of 35 will have to register for service on November 9 and November 16. The great majority of these men will have
All the way up the Thanics Valley the story was the same, of crowderh banks and it rearing rowing boat
Some of the troops destined for the invasion are said to have shown) trade. "He desire to allow themselves to be
embarked for these rides heaven."
British bombers-so
mude Twenty little steamers
10 round trip between Richmond and reached the age of 35 but not
Hampton Court. a record beating the report those of many years past.
36. and a small minority will be gocs-dropped thousands of Incen- On the railways nonnut Sunday not quite 35. diary bombs, containing a special services were run "Very good bust- InBumatery mixture, on the barges. ness" on the Thames Valley and
On reaching the water, the bombs Dorking lines was reported. Thou vre sakd to have made the river round sands of hikers and plenickers made the burges "a sea of flame.“
for the Surrey hills. Many
German soldiers, is declar-i ed, suffered terrible burns and are now in hospitals in occupied ter- ritory.
The Volksrecht" adds that the Dutch-public-frinly-believe-this story and refers to "eye-witness) evidence" in connection with it.
Japanese Legation In
Therefore one group and a half will be left before another royal pro- clamation further extending registru. tion dates is necessary,
The question of another royal proclamation does not immediately arise. Over three months have elapsed since the last
registration,
|
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter),--The Stock Exchange tu-duy was narrowly irregular and business again
was smalt.
Mecco.
A bay gelding by Farr from Bounty was sold for $8.000. The first bidder raised the upset price of $1,250 to $2,000 and a second bid Increased this to $5,000
Home ratts were supported in view of the expected higher charges. Gill-edged stocks, after an early im- provement, closed around the pre-auctioneer. vlous levels.
Industrial leaders registered small gains.
Among the oil shares, Trinidad Petroleum Development advanced Is. 3d. to 48s. 9d. following the news thurt the company was authority to increase its capital.
Wall Street was firm.
seeking
Prince With Free French Forces
Von Starhemberg LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter) Prince von Starhemberg, former
Air
The Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce was the
A further batch of these ponies wil be auctioned at the same place to-day.] The full list of ponies sold and their) prices, follows:
A bay mare, 1 year, 34 hands 3 Ins.. by Trivento from Cireus Queen, $1,000; brown mare, 4 years. 14 hands 3 .. by Dignus from Lady Mecca, $8,100: grey gelding, 4 years. 1 hands 3 in.. by Balkan King from Mary Mac, 34.700; chestnut mare. yedts. 1 handls 3 Ins.. by Jim Marsh from Songster, $2,400; bay gelding 6 years, 14 hands 3 ins, by Farr from Bounty. $8,000: bay mare. 5 years. 14 hands 3 Ins.. by Linfalen from Vallune, $3,100; say mare, 4 years, 14 hands 3 I., by Farsca from Clover Mery, $2,400; bay mare, 5 years 14 hands 3 10s. by Magnesia from Innlly, $2,000; bay gelding, 5 years, 14 hands à in, hy, Pacelet from Prudence, $2,400; chestnut mare, & years, 14 hands 2 int.. by Richmond Main from Lady Bip- 1ane, $2,000, day mare, 8-years,#24 ́hands- 3 Ins.. by Kenllcost. from Long Franc.
13.100. Australia?
HITLER-FRANCO TKOYO Oct. 23 (Reuter).-A
MEETING
Japanese Legation is to be established in Australia subject to the approval of the Privy Council, says a Japanese report.
The
special committee of the Privy
FROM PAGE ONE Court this morning began delibera. tions on establishing South Seas blackmailing lever to obtain [the] Affairs Bureau in the Foreign Office "eo-operatiuni" of France's Mediter and the opening of a Legation. in Fanean Fleet which Germany and Australia.
Italy must covet für more than
few hundred planes.
The Vichy:
Government may inve been faced Premier Visits
with choler al using this air force)
and muvy against Britain or turningj
bolli over to the Axist
The statement inade-in August that i the Petain Government were handing over to the Axis 800 aircraft from North Africa is not
Scotland
East Coast Defences
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter)-The
There is no information with regard fo when-the-next-age-groups-beyond- Austripu Vice-Chancellor.is_now_u the present call will be asked to lieutenant in the Free French register but it may be several months. Force with pay and allowances of
As many of the men affected by
£1, 4s. 11d a day. the new registration are in reserved accupations, it is not
possible estimate the number who will be available for the Forces.
Carol And Lupescu In Spain
to
This was revealed by Capt. H. H. Balfour, Under-Secretary for Air, when questioned on the subicet in the House of Commons to-day.
Travelling Costs At
Home Increased London, Oct. 23 (Reuter),The
worker and the reason ticket holder escape the six per cent increase on existing railway fares which comes into force on December 1, nounced Col. Moore Brabazon, Minister of Transport, in the House of Commons to-day.
YES
WHERE THERE'S PED THERE'S
IRON
BOSCO
Milk Amplifier
Extradition May
There will be no increase on the Be Sought
Lundon passenger transport system except for the conch service, The NEW YORK, 23 (Reuter),— burden of higher charges will fall on
. IRON IS ESSENTIAL for Probably not more than 150 aircraft Churchill, paid a surprise visit
now believed. Prime Minister, accompanied by Mrs. King Carol and Madame Lupescu the casual traveller and on the rates. growing youngsters (and for grown-
on are being kept under surveillance cent in January last.
The tharges were increased ten per | ups, tuo) to help build good, were down over to Marseilles.
healthy, red blood. BOSCO adds to Political Offensive
Toesday to East Scotland for the pur- by the Spanish police, it is re-
milk iron that is lacking in many pose
ose of Inspecting coast line defences, ported. It is not confirmed that
foods. And children drink more BASLE, Oct. 33 (Router).-Thef Accompanied by 0 number of
milk with chocolate-flavored 'BOSCO Costa so little, too. Berlin correspondent of the "Basler Churchill made an extensive tour on mistress have been arrested but Nachrichten,
lier and Laval and "events must later he expressed satisfaction with moved to new quarters at a. A. Kirkpatrick), has been sunk by London. Oct. 23 (Reuter). The with the mecting of foul, by car and special train, and it is said that they have been minesweeper Dundalk (Lieut. Cmdr. take place before the presidential all the preparations that he saw. election that will definitely exclude
greater distance from the enemy mine, says the Admirally. The next of kin have been Informed. Portuguese frontier.
political offensive has begun, says the British and Polish army officers, Mr. the ex-Rumanian King and his Minesweeper Sunk
the war impossible."
and render America's participation in Hitler Would Give U.S. Is Prepared To Indo-China To Japan
Defend Philippines
FROM PAGE ONE
> FROM PAGE ONE
and Admiral Darlin, it is stated, sup- ported acceptance.
After the demands had been re- loyal friendship between the 21 Jected, anys the "Volksrecht" corres- sovereign repubiles, to crente a solid pondent, Laval went to Parts again front in the midst of a world crisis.
and began the present negotiations. Hemisphere Solidarity
Churchill Anticipated
favourite may be sought by the STOCK MARKET
on
The extraction of the king and his
Rumanian authorities
charger arising from the death of Codreanu. former chief of the Iron Guard, dur- ing the Carol regime.
Black-Out Exercises
End of This Month
BALTIMORE, Oct. 23 (Reutec), The correspondent declares, "It is "Defence of the United States in- believed that these events were the volves ability to repel an attack reason for Mr. Churchill's broadcast Now black-out exercises are to be against the U.S. or an attempted In-on Monday to the French people. It held in Hongkong at the end of this vasion of any part of the new world." Is declared that opposition between month, according to a notification declared Mr. Sumner Welles, the Petain and Loyal has become more sued by the Director of Air Raid Assistant Secretary of State, in an acute and it is believed that Laval has Precautions, address here.
The exercises will take place on been obliged to conduct negotiations "Recent years have made it clearer with Hiller and Ribbentrop on a new the nights of October 29/ 30 and 30/ [31. The black-out will automatically than ever that the Panama Canal boals,
October 20 cannot be rendered secure nor our In these circumstances, great im- commence at sunset
and will remain in force until suŊ- own territory regarded as safe from portance is attached to Weygand's invasion by air unless the territory Journey to North Africa, with which he on the morning of the 31st.
The Government Bluck-out Order of our neighbours to the south is may be connected the offelal Vichy of 1940 will be strictly enforced. equally secure und that cannot be statement that France intends to de- During the excrelges air raid alarm achieved without the loyal friendship | fend her Empire against every signaik will be sounded during which of other American Powera,
"There never was a time when hemispherle solidarity was auch reality," he added.
eventunt aggressor.
ume all road traffic must cense and The American authorities in Vichy all lights must be extinguished and have advised Americans to leave remalh thus until the "Rolders ¡Franco, says the corrsepondent, Passed" signal is given.
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official The market continues steady with sellers holding for slightly higher
Summary, issued yesterday says:
rates.
Buyers
Douglases $125 Docks (old) $15.75 Providents 54.55
Hotels $3.20
Lands $30.601
Realties $3.30 Electrics (new) $30.10 Telephones (old) $23.50 Telephone (new) $9,55 Cements $16 Dalry Farms $17 Watsons $8.90
Sellers H.K. Fires Ins. $150 iotola $3.40 Lands $31.25
Cements $10,50 Vibro Piling $8
Sales Providents $4.50/00 Electries (old) $30,75 Electrics (new) $30 Watsons $0
SPECIAL VALUE
in
SLIP-ONS
DRINK
Made by Allen Solly, London, of soft finish pure Cashmere.
Light in weight yet warm, and do not give that uncomfortable bulky feeling associated with the thickor
garments,
$35.00
Loss 10% cash discount.
OTHER QUALITIES FROM $16.50
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The Effect of the Addllion of BOSCO on the Iron and Copper Content of Milk
Whole Milk BOSCO
Iron Copper Parts Parts
per
per million million 2.4 0.15
75
6.2.
|HOSCO-In-Milk (1 lea-
spoonful per glass) Increase due to BOSCO 147%
5.0
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194%
BOSCO-in-Milk (2 tea-
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0.0
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