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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
December 18, 1940.
If only every
mother knew
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SOFTBALL
Under the distinguished putronage of Hon. Commissioner of Poller, President of the Kowloon, Football Club and
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Chairman, Hongkong War Effort Committee
Grand Softball Matches
will be held at the KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB
on
BOXING DAY at 10.30 a.m.
K.F.C. Members under 40 years
Y.
K.F.C. Members over 40 years
THE LADIES
V.
KOWLOON POLICE
Entrance Fee: 50 cents
Total Proceeds to the Bomber Fund Roll up and Help to Sock Adolf.
ST. ANDREW'S CLUB
PRESENTS
ENDED IN ENGLAND —— Last (curney for German Junkers plane ended in England when British cnti-aircraft gunners shot it down. Note bullet holes in fuselage, Plane loaded on truck is headed for what British caption, passed by British censor, calls a German scrap heap,
Jingoism In 'PLANE LOSSES Camouflage
Britain
Is Now Dead
COMPARED
German and British losses of warplanes to the end of Septem- ber in combat between the Air Forces of the two countries, ac-; cording to Air Ministry-gures,
The Rev. Waller H. Arm- strong, a Norwich Methodist and were: first Moderator of the newly formed Free Church Federal Counell, believes that the war should silence for ever “all these silly persons who have been tell- Ing us that it does not matter what we believe."
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May
705
258
Juno
254
120
July
215
135
Aug.
.1.100 372
(148 R.A.F. pilots saved)
Sept,
387 2.182 (108 pliots saved)
Total
Delivering his inaugural ad- dress to the Council in London, ho declared that the war was the fruit of Nazi and Fascist creeds forced into the minds of youth
.3.644 1.417 for years past. The atrocious
(316 pilots saved) cruelties were the logical out-
Of the 1.102 aircraft lost by the Germans in September, 459 were comes of the beliefs imposed. bombers. All except nino were
"In my judgment, the overwhelm- ing body of Free Churchmen stand brought down over Britain or British
waters, R.AF. fighters were res by the Prime Minister in the gigantic ponsible for 060, AA guns for 130, almost overwhelming burden and balloon barrages for three. that lies heavily upon him. As for as we can, we would help him in the bearing of the burden," he said.
and
Anti-Christian Forces
"From him we hear no glorifica- tion of war as we have done from ilitler and Mussolini. · Jingoism In this country is either dead or breath- ing its last breath."
The Archbishop of Canterbury said: "We are witnessing in our
Czechs Are
Rationed For
Shoes Now
generation the most vast and terrifle Ration Cards for shoes and
Uniforms Developed
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 have been developed by army. (UP). — Camouflage uniforms
engineers which will “blend" Įsnipers into a background of trees, shrubbery or snow, it was learned recently.
These suits, some cut as alip- Jon raincoats and others
gular uniforms, were suggested by designs used in Europe, but the army feels its designs are better.
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The designs were worked out at Fort Belvoir, Maryland, where a beard of engineers is secking new methods to break up the vision of enemy aircraft and ground observors.
No Khaki Tents
New problems of camonßare. have been created by increasing use of aeroplanes' and Infra-red photography. The latter has made practically useless the colours that | farmerly were depended upon to conceal army encampments,
was learned, the army has decided As a result of these experiments,
struggle between Christian and non-sliprers have been issued by the to abandon the traditional khaki- Christian forces that has ever been German authorities in Bohemia tents. In the future they will be
seen,"
It was significant that the anti-and Moravia, under a decree olive drab, Christian forces had been able to which is a masterpiece of Ger- Army engineers now, doubt the yoke to themselves all the power and manle thoroughness.
value of "dazzio" painting which strength of science and perfection of
formerly was employed to give army Whenever he wants a pair of tanks and trucks the appearance of that machinery to which so much of! the spirit of the age had been sub- house-shoes or goloshes, a Czech an Easter egg. The theory that it Jected.
has now to make personal applfconfuses the enemy has not stood up cation to his local authorities, under tests, Vehicles probably wit Before they can issue a ration card be painted a dull olive drab. The applicant's last pair is beyond repair. shiny surfaces,
HITLER TRYING TO
:
BRING WARSHIPS TO CHANNEL PORTS
Germany is making great
they must satisfy themselves that the principle effort will be to eliminate
From Old Hats
There is no need for Czech to
apply for a ration card if he wants PRINCES CAUGHT
house-choes or slippers mode entirely frem puper felt," remnants of old choes, useless rubber tyres or dis- carded hals, -
Neither are ration cards necessary
DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES efforts to bring small warships for the purchase of men's shoes made
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ST. ANDREW's church haLL
TO-MORROW NIGHT
TICKETS
AT 9 'p. m.
$2 and $1.
PROCEEDS IN AID OF "S. C. M. POST! WAR FUND.
Swan, Culbertson & Fritz
Investment Bankers and Brokera
Mombers of New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of, Trade
Manila Stock Exchange
Wlanipeg. Grain Exchange
Commodity Exchange, Ina. New York
Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Bionireal
New York Coffee and Hogar Exchange
Hongkong Sharobrokers Association.
Shanghai Block Exchange
BHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA and BUENOS AIRES
Coble Address Swanstock
WITH HUNDREDS
IN ROME PURGE down from the naval bases of from lac or wemen's shoes mode
from: gold or silver fabrics. But A sensational report indicat Emden and Kiel to Calais and under the decree shoes of lac or golding the activity of a widespread Boulogne.
or aliver fabrics may not be produced anti-war movement Inside Italy
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John T. Whitaker, Nome corres- pondent of the "Chicago Daily News."
It is not a difficult naval feat. within Reich and Protectorate bounreached New York recently from Minefields would constitute | daries. some danger, but it is probable that the Germans have made at- tempts to sweep up the mines off these coasts.
Travelling at night, the ships would hug the poast and would be able to elude observallots,
Someone who has 'spent a lot of
Anglo-Mexican Relations
Important Moves
He said that far-reaching measures to purgo Italy of de- featist elements were revealed. when Prince Alessandro Torlonia and Prince Filippo Doria were
time in Italy has suggested that It) A resumption of diplomatic re-caught in the Fascist dragnet was Mussolini's original plan, krze Intions between Mexico and Eng-Involving hundreds of arrests. diately on entering the war, to rush
The authorities are determined, the Stralis of Gibraltar with all his land, to show Mexican sympathy dect and bombard Britain's coast. for the British cause at this rold Whiluker, to leave no Italiant
any
Lalk opportunity 10 This was his plan even before the time, has been urged to Presi- citizens Germans had occupied the coast of dent Cardenas by Senor, Isidro between the two loyal allies" of the against wor or to spread båd feeling Frant Shirked Idea
Fabela, the Mexican representa Axis, pedagog tive on the League of. Nations! Prince Torlonta was married in Immediately war broke out, how and former Foreign Minister. Reame in 1935 to the Infanta Bea- ever, the Italian naval cliefs, used only to the comparatively amooth and Senor Fabola conferred with the trice, daughter of the King of Spain, woll-charted waters of the Mediter- President at Guanajuato after reach- ranean. shirked the idén.
ing an unofficial, understanding' with
They had no experience of open Mr. Patrick O'Shea, ex-Beltiah Con-
sen warfare and navigation in the sul at Torreon, who recently returned Nazi Pilot Rushed.
Atlantic or North. 'Sen.
Father Joining Up
To Get Revenge
to Mexico by air from the United States, where he had been on an officini misalon,
The plan lald before the President' recommended that the petroleum controversy should be deferred, in- definitely.
Back Into Service
After Three Days
A German pilot, shot down at a.m. after a raid on London,
England and Mexico broke off dip-2 lomatic relations in 1938 following told Robert Mead, a farm worker, James Grimmond, of Cold-the expropriation of properties owned to whom he surrendered at dawn, harbour-lane, S.E., who lost five by the Mexican Eagle Company. children in a torpedood geava-" cueo liner, said: "I'm joining up
to get my revengejut
"All I want is a front-line job with
a chance to get at the Jerries,
"I don't call this war I call it cold- blooded murder. H
·He is forty-two," and
and joined.
22 Prisoners
that he came out of hospital-he had broken his log-only, three days before,
Escapes cecount of having been rushed From Devil's Island bene out by markings on his pain-
into front-line service, waz.
thute. It was stamped to show it, Twenty-two convlets from Devil's had been issued to him three days
quer, off Puerto Rico recently, as re-l His plann
1D14 at the age of sixteen up In Island arrived at the Island of Vie», before, the which red in Warren
His home was wrecked by a bombart.coached San Juan Uat the was a big Heinkel night bomber) Xt time children to is August left for Canada. They with their numerous prisoners are escaping. salvaged paris were dated parents and the family's five other left ported to be short
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a sergeant, children, were: afei in shelter Party of food and medicine, and vielen Another of the crew, sege
Mrs. Grimmond said Whitler tan'i lips been relaxeda. Numerous Devil's was found wiwo miles away, Thủ break our prepirit Welleft this inland prison arm aroaming 3; the three others were trapped in the plane
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THE HONGKONG SINGERS
assisted by Y. K. SZE (bass)
and a String Orchestra will give a
CONCERT OF MADRIGALS AND PART-SONGS
on Thursday, December 19th, 1940. at 9.30 p.m. in the
ROSE ROOM, PENINSULA HOTEL 'Tickets' $3, $2, $1, obtainable at Peninsula Hotel & Hongkong Hotel All proceeds will be given to the Lord Mayor's Fand for the rellef of air raid victims.
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