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I'm George
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WAS SCARED OF MOST, HAPPENED!"
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OF
MICE
AND
MEN
OF MICE AND MEN
by JOHN STEINBECK & Produced & Directed by LEWIS' MILESTONE
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George SANDERS Margaret LINDSAY Vincent PRICE Nan GREY Dick FORAN
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
CANADA'S
WAR HUSTLE
New Contracts
T
VICHY TO RECALL MINISTER
Bangkok Reports
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
November 1, 1940.
OFFERS TO AID GREEKS
Soviet Planes Denial
BANGKOK, Oct. 31 (UP).– OTTAWA, Oct. 31 (Reuter). It is reported that Vichy is re- -Now contracts for war sup calling M, Lepissier, the French plies totalling 2,280 and
Minister to Thailand, and it said presenting an average of one that the French Minister at contract every 70 seconds during Alexandria is now enroute to ment offices. each working day, were placed In the first week of October by Bangkok to replace him, the Ministry of Munitions.
ATHENS, Oct. 31 (Reuter), Offers of aid from wealthy Greeks are pouring into Govern- |
One woman ship-owner has written to General Metaxas
It is recalled that Lepisster is re- This was the largest number ported to have advised Vichy to placing three vessels at the dis-
the That territorial de posal of the nation. of contracts placed in any week accede to
mands.
since war began,
The first regulation Issued by the These facts were given by Mr. C. Premier under the emergency decree D. Howe, Minister of Munitions and issued yesterday was to forbid Tho!! Supply. He further stated that three ships from stopping at Indo-China times as many contracts had been ports without special permission. placed in six months since the Ministry took over the work of the War Supply Board, compared with the previous nine months.
British
Three-Hour Session
The Council of Ministers met in af
A Greek family living in London has chbled £5,000 as a contribution to the air force.
Many publle and private bodies in Greece have remitted large sums for the same purpose,
Stories of brillant fents of arms by Greek soldiers are beginning to reach Athens.
An entire division of Italian Alpine
Elsewhere a Greek platoon, making clever use of the ground, routed two Italian companies."
100 Warplanes Story LONDON, Oct. 31 (Reuter)-A report that over 100 warplanes have been supplied by the Soviet to Greece in the last few days is emphatically leniet! by the official Soviet_agency, accurding to the Moscow radio.
Orders for the Canadian account three-hour special session this after-troops are reported to have been held
£88,750,000
nearly noon on the eve of the opening of the up for many hours in the mountains plus lotnf £30,000,000 for the British account. extraordinary session of the National by only three Greek companies.
Assembly; however, the subjects un- Complete Aircraft
der discussion were not announced,
retired It is announced that the OTTAWA, Ocl. 31 (Reuter) Commander-in-Chief of the French Canada will be able to ship complete forces in Indo-China, General Mar- of aerpolanen to Grent Britain within atin, has acerpted the invitation few months.
the Premier to visit Dangkok while Hitherto Canalian companies have enroute to France; only built aircraft frames, the en- Hines
installed in
The French Legalism sold they had being plants.
no knowledge of the reported recall Negotiations are now enter way of M. Lepissier. with British Erm to obtain patents and plans and British craftsmen wit
10
supervise sent to Canada nstruction of the plant. While normally it would require two years before the first units eould be produced on a mass pro- duction basis, it is estimated that tilted British with the help of craftsmen, Canadian oreduction will
egin within a few months.
be
La
the
British Pilots Batter Sea Ports
FROM PAGE ONE
About 11.000 persons are now em- railway junction, where a large tref
aircraft Canadian ployed industry-an Increase of roughly 40 occurred.
cluring the last three
per cent. months.
FANLING GOLF STARTING TIMES
OLD COURSE
9.10 C. W. E. Bishop. F. A. Redmond.
S. Morrison, I. 1. Geare. 9.24 A. Sommerfelt. T. F. Pentre. 9.28 3. Harrop. G. Thomerson,
9.32 A. Pollock, A. Nicol.
9.30. P. Morris, 11, A. Mill
9.40 Capt. Roberts, L. D. McNicol.
41 W. lewilt. B. to Lloyd."
0.48 J. A. D. Morrison, 1. K. C. Highet, 9.52 T. J. J. Fenwick, F. G. Walker.
9.36 R. H. Gregory. A. D. Tumphreys, 10.00 Comdr. lote, J. Linaker,
1.94
A. J. Dennis, D. Humphreys, 10. R. K. Collings, S, Tomlinson. 10.12 Cap, Thursby, P. A. M. Ellos. 10.16 R. Young, G. C. Worrall,
1920 General Sation, F, D. Hunter.
24 F. T. Mediulien, J. L. C. Pearce. 10.38 A.
10.32 Meride, D. 9. Edward,
Mundy, W. A. Stewart. 10.36 P. E. Annis, 3. W. Clague, Dow, E. 1.. Groome, 10.40 A. 10.44 W. N. A. Smalley, W. S. Hitter. 10.48 A. C. Meredith, E. P. Streatfeld. 10.62 A. N. & Q. A. A, Macfadyen. 10.50 4. A. Slen. D. Black
#1.00 A. McKellar, T. Megarry. 114 K S, Robertson, W. W. C. Shewan. 11.00 R. i. Grill, J. Trackney-
A. V. Greaves.
11.12 W. H. Mans Kerr.
11.14 F. Buckle
11.20 F. G. Price, T. Low. 11.24 D. C. Loncraine, Cont. Drew wil
kinson
112 C. T. Harrington,' Major Temple.
NEW COURSE
10.44 Mrs. Smalley, Mrs. Hunter.
RAILWAY COACHES
OFF TRACK.
What night have been a serious! disaster
averted nurrowly Was yesterday when the rear part of the through train from Kowloon to Lowe left the track at the south point,
Fanling
The thin left Kowloon for Lowa at 6.20 .m. and about 40 minutes later as it was passing over the just before the Fanling Station, the four rear coaches left the rails.
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The train was stopped and one of the
Apart carriages overturned.
from severe shaking, the passen- gers, mostly, first and second class, were uninjured.
Triumphant Chinese
NANNING, Oct. 31 (Central News) Chinese troops pursuing the Japanese from Nunning are reported to have reached Tatung, 35 miles south.
Chinese his officials have arrived in Nanning to supervise rehabilita- tion work. The big fires started by the Japanese upon their withdrawal. are under control.
Britain Raided LONDON, Oct. 31 (Router) —
The Chinese magistrates at Lung-i Isolated enemy aircraft made a nuit chow. Sulle, Mingisiang and Szeto ber of attacks on various parts of the which were all re-taken from the country since mid-day, states an AlJapanese, are understocal to have re- Ministry communique,
Bombs were dropped in two towns In the eastern counties and at points in South Wales and the Midlands, according to reports received.
There was
a small number of casualties but the resultant damage was slight.
Molotoff Breadbaskets
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Oct. 31 (UP) The all
turned.
General fluang Isu-chu, Chairman of the Kwangsi Provincial Govern- ment, told pressmen in Kweilin yes- terday that he would soon tuke an inspection trip to south Kwings.
Railway Fighting CHUNGKING, Oct. 31 (Central News)Brisk fighting is reported around Sinyang
To the cast of the Feiping-Hankow Railway ghting is going on at Sekang. To the west, 1.000 Japanese
clear signal was sounded in the Lone launching an attack at Chutangtien don area at 9.30 p.m. Several planes are meeting still resistance.
flow
There is Aghting around Loshan, about 30 miles east of Siayang.
In North Honan a clash occurred
over the area to investigate few ronditions.
dropped i They bombs despite a very heavy barrage after which they left fur home pre-between Chinese and Japanese troops sumably to report that weather connt Paishanchen. ditions were too bad for a raid.
A Japanese gunboat in the Tung- "Molutoff breadbaskets" were scatting Lake in north Hunan laid a tered widely over one London dis barrage to cover the landing of three of Japanese marines at trlet but they were extinguished in boatloads ten-minutes Thick clouds hampered Kinmatsui on Tuesday. Chinese de raiders elsewhere and bombs were Tenre forces greelect-them-with-in- reported falling in the open country tense machine-gun and rifle fire and in north-eastern and eastern districts.drove them back to Yoyang.
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WARREN WILLIAM - BINNIE BARKES WENDY BARRIE-JOAN DAVIS
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Featuring the
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OH, JOHNNY,
HOW YOU
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Until she lost
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a Traveling
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OH JOHNNY How You Can Love
TOM BROWN PEGGY MORAN Allen JENKINS- Donald, MEEK Juanita QUIGLEY - Isobel JEWELL Betty Jane RHODES
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Original Day by Edwin duk s hæreanglay by AFTKUN E MORMAN› Directed by CHARLES, LAMONT Aueciate Producer: KEN OOIDSMITH A-NÓW UNIVERSAL MCTURI
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My Son
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