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Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
OH, SLUEGO---I'LL GIVE YOU A QUARTER IF YOU'LL PUT THESE SCREENS DOWN
THE CELLAR!
ANOTHER TIME-PERHAPS
January 15, 1941.
By Ernie Bushmiller
WELL- HOW'S THE GREAT PROFILE DOING
TODAY?
DANDY IN FACT, I JUST TURNED DOWN A BIG SCREEN OFFER/
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Eire May Seek Japan's Help
To Overcome Shortages
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Jan, 13 (Domei)-Japan may soon come to the assistance of hard-pressed Eire which is suffering from un acute shortage of various commoditien
tien as the result of Ger many's
of the counter-blockade
British Isles.
·
An emergency meeting of the Dail
been called for January 16 to deliberate measures to overcome the shortage caused by the German blockade as well as the decreasing Imports from Britain. Gasoline sup- ply has been so depleted that scarcely any motor-cars are found operating In the Free State, while it is belleved that the shortage of ten, wheat, Iron, coal, animal feed, feruliser, and various texilles has been markedly Zelt,
Opportunity For Trade
Among the Japanese firms here, opinion is gaining ground that a certain amount of Japanese commo dities such as Manchoukuo soy beans, Japanese canned crab and salmon, and rayon and rutton goods, may be exportable to Eire.
ERNIE BUSHMILLER, -- NOV-20
FERRY SINKS IN HONGKONG HARBOUR
Two Yaumail ferries collided
Hitherto, Japanese products have been re-exported from Liverpool; Japan'a rayon textiles exports ta Ireland alone tiggregated more than Yen 3,000,000 annually. Japanese believe that more than Yen 10,000,000 worth of Japanese commodities can be exported to Ireland yearly.
in the harbour yesterday and Since Ireland 19 neutral, may allow Japanese vessels to put in ink, fortunately without loss of at Ireland and Irish ports and it is life. The Man Shing, pictured expected that Britain also will permit here, was towed back to the Japanese ships to call at Galway or island side of the harbour, but Cork after being certified by British could not remain afloat-Pic- authorities.
tures by Ming Yuen.
Return Cargoes
Germany
However, dimeulties are expected: regarding-return freight for Japanese; ships, as Ireland has few surplus goods for export but Japanese mer. chants point out that the ships can take on freight and passengers at Lisbon, particularly as there are many Indians, Turks, Syrians, and Egyptians seeking to return home from Europe.
Leaves For Saigon
War
& Refugee Relief
Diamond Cutting In U.K.
LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter).-The Arst diamond to be polished Birmingham has been presented
in to
SHANGHAI, Jan. 14 (UP) the Lord Mayor for war relief. The French sources declare that General diamond, which is worth £100, was Maurice Martin, Commander-in-polished by refugees from Belgium Chief of the French forces in Indo- and the Low Countries. China, left Hanel for Saigon to-day,
_A_sum_of_£5,000 for a spitfire has Adhitral Decoux, Governor-Gen-
been received from Bangalore
the
eral, recently left for Saigon for civil and military station war fund. Bix weeks' holiday.
No Air Activity
Up to the end of last year the British Red Cross and St. John fund had spent over £1,000,000 on
food and clothing for prisoners of war
LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter) while another £1,000,000 had been There has been no enemy air activity spent on medical requirements in- over the British Isles during daylight cluding £10,000 for relief in Finland, to-day nor up to 9.30 p.m. in the The balance then remaining was over evening.
£1,000,000.
BRITISH WAR ORGANIZATION FUND.
CABARET AND DANCE
IN THE
PENINSULA HOTEL January 31st., 1941
9.30 p.m. 3 a.m.
UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE ACTING GOVERNOR LIEUT.-GENERAL E. F. NORTON.
ARTISTS:-
Y. K. SZE.
Herbert Tong and His Girl Friends- The Wanchai Brothers
Noltic Field Elsio Soong's Kittins Tyrolienne Danco
TWO DANCE ORCHESTRAS DANCE HOSTESSES -
SURPRISES - VISIT PARADISE !
TICKETS-FIVE DOLLARS Obtainable from: Hongkong Hotel Peninsula. Hotol
MAN SHING
Night Fighter Pilots Bringing Down Bombers
LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter). The increasing experience of British night fighter pilots is beginning to show results. More raiding bombers are being intercepted and those that do get through are being attacked with some success, says the Air Ministry,
The number of our night fighter squadrons is steadily increasing, though necessarily slowly. Pilots must be taught a new technique of fighting, much of which is still ex- perimental. Aircraft must be adapt- ed and even under the most favour- able
conditions, the difficulties of
bombers lying tralling enemy some 250 miles an hour through the darkness are
are stili "It is like trying to
to swat a wasp in blackout room," as one
as one pilot said.
seyere.
at
Tokyo Talks:
Mercy Ship Of Desert War
: Takes Wounded To Base
(REUTER" IN THE WESTERN
DESERT BATTLE AREA)
Jan. 14. I have just had un opportunity of spending a short time aboard a hospital ship prior to its salling. It Was well filled with Italian prisoners from Bardia and with Australian, British and Rhodesian troops involved in the preliminary action around Tobruk.
These weary and wounded men will shortly begin their journey to hospital.
Their le vessel is earning for itself the title of "mercy ship of the Western Desert." Built at New- casti-on-Tyne it is not particularly handsome and registers only 800 tona, but its draught enables it to enter tiny harbours along the Egyptian and Libyan consts.
Regular hospital ships draw tog much water to enter these-harbours. This ship provides easily the most comfortable form of transport for seriously wounded men—the alterna- tive is the bumpy ride acrosa hundred miles of desert in an abu- lance lorry which is a severe ordeal for casualties,
#t
HIS FIRE FIGHTERS — H. M. King George watches
a demonstration of the latest fire apparatus during a recont
visit to London fire headquarters. He's chatting with Major F. W. Jackson, brigado chief.
BETHEL MISSION
COUNCIL MEETING EVANGELISTS TO BE SENT EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES
TO CHINA WAR ZONE
TO BE INTRODUCED
A special service will be held at A resolution approving the draft 10.30 am, on Sunday, January 19, estimates of expenditure for 1941-42 in the Munsang College Auditorium, will be moved by the Financial Sc- Australian Doctors Kowloon City, at which time Bethel eretary, the Hon. Mr H. R. Bullers, Pressed into service at short notice, Mission will commission four groups at to-morrow's meeting of the Legis the little ship is now making regular of young evangelists to both occupied lative Council. trips. A team of Australian medical and free China, and also to the war The Colonial Secretary will mova officers supervise the wounded on a zone to preach the gospel The Rev. "That the Iteport of the Finance trip which is both dimeult and dan-Samuel E. Boyic, of the American Comunittee (No. 19), dated Decem→ gerous,
Reformed Presbyterian
Mission, ber 19, 1040, be Gene
The Attorney
will move
The ship will await dusk when she Takhing, Kwangtung. will be the will slip out of the harbour with the speaker. The public is welcome. the First readings of "A Bill to utinest promptness in order to miss Itailan bombings.
umend Places of Public Entertain-
ment Regulation Bethel
The Fifteenth Cominencement] Apart from the possibility of meet-Exercises of the Shanghai
a wandering Italian submarine, Bible Seminary ing
will be held to- any high seas make the normal morrow at 7 pm, in the Munsang routine for men not accustomed to a College Auditorium, Kowloon City sea voyage very dimeult.
The public is cordially invited,
The majority of the Imperial troops who will make the voyage are men who went through the Bardia cam- paign and then were wounded at Tubruk.
In Good Spirits
The less seriously wounded men move about on the deck of the ship and all are in good spirits.
Some Imperial soldiers and many
Italians
lans are more seriously hurt and they console themselves with the cer- tain knowledge that they will receive every possible attention at the base hospitals. Many of the
the lightly- wounded Italians are becoming more cheerful even
the voyage starts at the prospect that the war has Anished for them, but others alt silently around the deck, their sad eyes asiding the question, "When will they see their native land ogaln?"
Governors Confer
African Civil Supply Board
NAIROBI, Jan. 14 (Router).
Latest Move-The Governors of Kenya,
Retired Generals Meet Uganda, Tanganyika, Northern TOKYO, Jan. 14 (leuter)An Rhodesin and Nyasaland, and unexpected and unusual step has the Acting Resident of Zanzibar, been taken by the Japanese War met in conference here to-day.
An official statement issued at the Minister, General Tojo, to call in a dozen retired Japanese generals for conclusion of the meeting sald hat The enemy is working on slimfara round-table conference to be held they had agreed on the formation of
to-morrow on what the "Domel" lines. Our bombers are
an East African Civil Supply Board now ch- countering night fighters their agency calls "the present national to control imports of currency, ex-
chunge and supplies for civil needs. raids over Germany and several of emergency."
Practically all the Generals con- these have been shot down,
They also agreed on the procedure voked are ex-War Ministers or ex-to be adopted for dealing with post- war problems on a East African
Military discussions, attended by the G.O.C., were also held during the conference of East African governors.
on
R.A.F. More Successful
So for the night tactics of the R.A.F.
Pressrence will be nitended by basis,
have proved more successful than the the
Chlef of the Army Gen- enemy's because none of our night erat Staff, the Minister of Justice, the fighters has been lost in petion.
Vice-Minister of War, and the Chief The first Distinguished Flying of the Military Affairs Bureau. Cross for night fighting
Inwarded The latter two will, says "Dome!," to Flight Lieutenant John Cumming explain the present conditions and ham, who shot down two enemy "frm the
army's determination bombers over the south const at a height of nearly 20,000 feet in a temperature of 30 degrees 'below freezing point.
to see the crisis through."
New Chief Whip Appointed
Fire Sweeps Brooklyn
NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (Reuter). Fire to-day swept the famous Brooklyn waterfront, threatening
STOCK EXCHANGE
U.S. Business Experience, city buildings, warehouses and muni- Upward Trend Provides
LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter) The cipal offices,
Five men are known to have been Ri Ion James Gray Slunrt has been Satisfaction
appointed Chief Whip in place of killed and many injured. Some are Captain David Margusson, who was in hospital with critical burns.
Thirty LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter),—On recently appointed Minister for War.
parked cars were destroyed the Stock Exchange, the upwardį Mr Stuart is a brother of Lord by flames which also damaged a fire trend of prices with broadening In-Moray, and his wife Lady Rachel engine quieles is giving enuse for general Stuart, is a daughter of the lute; "Fleeing Figures Afire sallsfaction.
Duke of Devonshire.
NEW YORK; Jan. 14 (Reuter) — Gill-edged holdings were again Mr Stuart served with distinction The Are on the Brooklyn waterfront favoured to-day while several Brain the Great War. Ile is Conserva- was brought under
control after zilian bonds continued their advance, tive Member of Parliament for Moray several hours. but on the contrary Japanese bonds and Nairn and has been deputy for Five people were burned to death encountered offerings.
Captain Margesson since 1037. Ho and ten were injured, Industrial stocks "attracted buying is also the Scottish Government The fire spread so quickly that interest, especially electric equip Whip,
most of the 30 employees of a fac- ments and building shares, while For two years the new Chlef Whip, tory making wooden lockers for the among the oils, Mexican Eagles were was in business in America; he is United States Army had to, dash the most popular feature.
reputed to have one of the quickest through the blazing structure with brains in the Hound of Commons.. 'their clothing alight.
Wall Street was steady.
and
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Members of New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
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Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
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Shanghai Stock Exchange
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