Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 20, 1941.
NANCY
ANY
ODD JOBS, LADY
WE'RE TRYIN' TO MAKE SOME CHRISTMAS MONEY!
O.K.... DO YOU WANT TO PUT A LOAD OF
COAL IN MY CELLAR?
HOW MUCH DO WE GET FOR THIS JOB,
LADY?
OH, I'LL PAY YOU BY THE
HOUR!
By Ernie Bushmiller
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
Via Shanghai, Kobo, Yokohama & Honolulu.
$5 "President Cleveland"
SS "President Coolidgs"
FED. B
FEB. 22
MAR.
SS "President Plerce"
To NEW YORK AND BOSTON
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay & Capetown. "
BRITISH DEFEAT NOT
IMPOSSIBLE BUT IMPROBABLE
New York, Jan. 16.
A bitter protest against what he described as a "smear campaign," to which he had been subjected since his return from London to the United States, was made in a broadleast 10- night by Mr Joseph Kennedy, retiring Ambassador to Britain,
Mir Kennedy recalled the fact that on his arrival in America he declared that while the United States could and should stay out of the war, all possible aid should be given to Britain. "I feel the same way about it to day," he added,
There had been many false state- ments about his views on foreign polley and he described the "growth of intolerance" as one of the saddest features of recent months.
Serious
Fighting Continues
Thai Destroyer Sunk By The French
Saigon, Jan. 17.
The most serious infantry, naval and serial actions which have taken place thus far marked the hostilities on Thursday, Larke That forces, co- operating with tanks attacked be "Mony Americans, including my-tween Polpet und Skophen, forcing self," said Mir Kennedy, "bave been the French to withdraw to Sisophon subjected to deliberate smear cam- after flerce resistance. The
The French palgas, because we differed from an Jost 60 men while the Tha
Thailanders aggressive minority. The favourite are believed to have losi 600. device of this aggressive minority la to call any American questioning the likelihood of English victory a de featist.
French warships in the Gulf of Siam sank a Thal destroyer and a patrol boat and badly damaged, a new 2,200-ton Thai warship at Koh- "I have always thought that when chong. The damaged warship is be- the American people sent an Ameri-lieved to have been beached. French can Ambassador to a foreign country planes, taking advantage of the moon- that they expected him to report light, heavily bombed Prachinbari, both the bright and dark sides--- strength and weakness.
"When I reported to our Govern- ment the seriousness of the problem facing the British people, I did t because I wanted our Government to have all information possible, so that It could guide itself inteligently, in the days to come in Its foreign policy, regardless of what the outcome of the war might be."
Did Not Predict Defeat
that he had Mr Kennedy denied predicted the defeat of Britain, and added that the morale of the British people dened description. It was, he sald, ns fine a display of human courage as was ever witnessed,.
Aranyu and Wadhana, nil along the railway towards Blangitok where they saw huge fires.
They also reported many direct hits un the important Prachinbari airdeld, despite flerce anti-aircraft fire.
An American oil man who has just returned from the frontier said: "The border war is more serlous than it is rcailsed,' He said that on January 13 French machine-gunners fired point blank into 400 That cavalrymen who were charging; however, the Thailanders continued the charge despite the fact that the majority of them were killed or wounded, United Press.
Reuter adds that no French vesseln were lost in the naval engagement in the Gulf of Slam,
"But," he said, "what do we knew about
German the morale of the Army, of the German people? Without knowing that, predletion of England's defeat would be sense- less."
SC UFS IN GREECE Britain, kooping promise to aid Greece against Italians, sends General Sir Archi» bald Wavell, conter, commander of Britain's Middle East forces, to confer, in campaign. Radio picture, passed by British and Greek consors, shows him arriving at unnamed Gresk port.
Clippers Complete Five Years Of Pacific Commercial Flying
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SS "President Grant" SS "President Jackson"
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Raider Survivors Now In The Colony
More than 40 Chinese seamen,:
survivors of British and Norwegian
ships sunk in the Paclite by German ACKNOWLEDGMENTS raiders, arrived in Hongkong yester- DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE
day aboard the British steamer;
which rescued them from Emirau
Istand. The Australian master who
AND OTHER CAUSES
A total of $1,540,570.74 was reached on
was responsible for the rescue is Saturday by the War Fund inaugurated Captain F. O, Colvin.
100
00
by the B. C, M. Port, Ltd, with the Thirty nine of the seamen, who following donations: were members of the crows of the P. It. C. Groundunan's Honorarium $100
Pauline (fourth donation) British Phosphoto Commissioner's Wong Ngai Tong's Dinner ships Triaster, Triadle and Triono, Delty and Bob ....... sunk in the vicinity of Naurau Island, N. 1. 1. B. Sports Club
Harbour Office Nickels & Dimes were landed at Hongkong. Another (weekly donation)
of Talkoo Dockyard "Spare. Gear" members
(weekly donation) "Oll Golf Birdies”
were
to
Anonymous...
Former Pitot of Spitfire (Sundry
coins)
Miss Joan Challinor For A Fing donation)
Bombere
20
11.30
3.10
10.00
four seamen, who were the crew of the Norwegian freighter Ringwood, are being repatriated to Shanghal. Some of them spent more than tw
two months aboard the raider. They
on lonely pinced Emirau Island, which is inhabited by P. §. 8. Chicken Feed (weekly only two white men, by the German 12th Coy, ASC. Coppers for oder after capture along with some|
25.40 400 prisoners who included British **PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The Hongkong Boclety for the Protection women and children from the sunken of Children announce that the Friesland As Pan American Airways' great flying boat, the China Clipper, pioneer of the only six days sheltering in the moun-fributed the sum of $100 for New Year liner Rangitane. After spending Trading Co. Lid, have very kindly con Pacific merchant marine of the air, reached San Francisco recently, a cycle was com-toins on the Island the prisoners children under the care of the society, to be distributed amongst the were rescued by tho British on Janaury in the Majenilo Theatre, pleted. It was the end of the first five years of trans-Pacific air mail, the 442nd cross-steamer, which landed the Europeans Kowloon. ing of the North Pacific by air, commemorating that November day in 1935 when at an Australian port and then pro James A. Farley, then Postmaster General, consigned the first packet of mail to Pan
Lamotte Piquet Damaged Bangkok, Jan. 17. A French fleet attacked Thai war- ships at Kobchung at 0.20 am, to-day, Disowning the label of "appease announced a communique issued by which some had attached to him, Mr the ligh Command, which added that Kennedy said that any charge that the That warships engaged in a naval he advocated a deal with the diein-battle with the attackers for three of the China Clipper. No passengers were carried on a revenue tors was false and malicious.
American.
There were 58 bags of mail, 110,865 letters, in that first cargo
hours while Thai planes co-operated basis until 11 months later. Since that first trip, truly a pioneer-Americans
"The word of these tyranta," he in driving off the allocated that ing venture, as daring, colourful, and successful as the Pony Ex sald, has been shown to be worth- The communique less. They themselves proclaim that bombs fell near the French warship press-mail, Clippers have carried 13,480,000-letters,-6,481- promises are sham, Hitler, the man Lamotte Piquet, badly damaged her passengers, and they have flown 3,715,553 miles. who wanted war, has slammed the and forcing the ship to feo at full door to pence to all the world. He speed. Other French vessels were
War
from
Want Known As Allies
was
The Annual Flower Day of the Hong-
the keng Society for ceeded to
Protection of Children, held on January 11, realised Hongkong Cheng
49 year-old mess 14,153.59. The Committee express thanks boy from the Norwegian freighter to the following: Ringwood, who is being repatriated Works Department, Hongkong and Shang- The Commissioner of Police, Pubile to Shanghai, said a German raider hal Banking Corporation Park Tramwaye with
two Hongkong Tramways, China Motor Japanese colours fired shots across his ship's bow of Nauru Co, Kowloon Motor Bus Co., the long- kung Broadcasting Committee, Cheero and ordered her to stop at 2.30 am. Club the
Y.M.CA.....
Chinese Y.W.CA on October 14,
and the local Press The crew was transferred-to-lhe TaSit Atholl MacGregor for his
eloquent broadcast: roider and confined in a small space Also to the following who aasiated with under closed hatches. At 7 a.m. the the sale of flowers--Tung Wah Hospitais, following
Kingwood day the
Kwong Wah Hospital, Hongkong Sana- torium, Teachers Training College, La sunk. Cheng stayed two months and Salle College, St. Mary's Convent, six days on board the raider, which Diocesan Boys' School, Holy Spirit School, he said, carried an acroplane. He | Chun Tok đirls' School, Che Hang Girls' School, Tung Lin Kok Yuen Free School, said the prisoners had little good k Chi Girls School, Mel Wah Giris A poll taken by the Amercian fresh water and the meals were poor School, Kwan San Giris School, BL Paul's Girls College, St. Stephen's Girls College, "Fortune" on
the in
were quality. They
given
Th Shuk Čirb School. Yunk Chi Girl
the School, All Saints Church School, Free other day, beans. Stores from potatoes alone for lunch or on an- Ringwood had been transferred
to Schools of the Confucian fostitute, Free Schools of the Tung Wali Hospital, The the rakder.
South China Workshop for Refugees, Those on board the rescue ship dis- Hongkong Chinens Women's Club, Hong- Association, Bank of Canton, Bank of raider was Count Von
Luckner. East Asia, Y.W.C.A., Choe Kwong Club, counted the story that the German Kong Chinese Women's Boldiers Reliet Norwegian seamen who were land- China Emporium, Wing On Co. Sun Co. ed in Australla said he was an officer Sincere Co. Mes Crawford, Mrs Crum- melin, Mr Muir, Miss P. Pritchard, Mrs of the old Imperial German Navy.chardson. He
he he was man of his word acing ashore the Captain of the
magazine New York, Jan. 18.
The High Command also stated
Atlantic
commercial For declaring ourselves allies, sending equipment and even men if necessary ... For declaring ourselves allles, sending equipment but never
'New Odour' In Osaka Zoo
men
supplies Britain can buy or present course, sending whot Against sending anything No opinion
by
15.0
women
School, Maryknoll Convent. Holy Trinity
STOCK MARKET REPORT
at Emirou Island, He was Rangitane un officer and a gentleman, but was ruthless when the occasion arose.
During the attack on the Rangitane 41.0 one of the shells burst in the pas-
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official senger compartment, killing several Summary, issued Saturday says: 30.7 British
and wounding. Although buyers are not increasing 7.1 children.
their bids, dealings were recorded in 5.3 The
heroism of the wounded practically all the popular counters, Per cent. women was praised by those on the with interest well maintained.
reseuo ship. A New Zealand girl, On the question of whether the
Buyers United States is likely to enter the who had part of her jaw blown away, war the magazine's November poll remarked with a smile-Just wait unul those plastic surgeons have shows an important change from last Anished. January:
The first cargo was chiefly, Pacifie air route, Pan American's has proclaimed that he in waging also damaged Thai warships were tors all over the world had Island, New Caledonia, and philatelic mail, Stamp collec-equally important expansion
San Francisco to Hawail, Canton total war for a new world order, Some of the
New where our soclety of justice accord slightly damaged, the communique letters in those first 58 bags. Zealand.
To-day
trans-Pacifie Ing to law cannot even exist."admitted, but all Thal planes return-Since then some of the world's clipper is always on its way to and Reuter.
ed to their bases.
transoceanic terminal. North No Immediate Danger
Kohchang is a small island near most confidential mail, diploma- from Chandaburi, where an undetermined tic pouches, messages requiring Pacific flights are round-trip weekly. number of Thai warships were re-high speed, have been carried Those to New Zealand are round- United States attitude to Britain In his radio address to-night, Mr cently sent to co-operate with the from San Francisco Bay to
urin every two weeks,
shows that the course favoured Joseph Kennedy said he did not bestand and air forces in stemming the China. The trans-Pacific air
Six More Boeings
by the biggest group of Heve this country faced "such im-
To-day Pan American Clippers. Americans is that their country medláte danger as to justify this reported French drive along the gul route during the war in Europe the California, the Honolulu, and the surrender of authority and respon- sibility of Congress." He said he be- that a single French plane, at 9.20 and Asia has become one of the American in the Pacific, and the should declare itself an ally and lleved that after the hearings "there pm, on January 18 bombed Prachin-
Atlantic, with a gross weight of Following are detailed results will be revealed less drastic ways of buri.and Aranya and also attempted world's lifelines, one of its most Yankee. Dixie, and Allanile in the send equipment but not men.
to attack Bangkok. A second at-vital indispensable, high-speed 34,000 pounds each and accommoda- of the straw vote: thority for the President." He said, tempt, to rald Bangkok was sald to connections, Treasure Island toons for 74 suited, ne meeting the problem of adequate au-
the world's measure have been made at 10.14 a.m. to-day, Hongkong in 6% days1 however, that whatever
planes.
1941 this vast fleet Diplomats of all nations to-day par
will emerges, "the duty of every American said the communique, but the raiders citizen is plain-all must rally behind were driven off by anti-aircraft are. speed across the Pacific in the Clip- be augmented by more Boeing 314's, the President,"
avaliable. Detal forces occupied further posi-pers. Experts of the United States three for the Pacife, three for the
post-Department are rushed to the Orlent At
fleets. Scheduled flights Mr Kennedy proposed "outright
and ions in the Aranya sector yesterday to assist in evacuating Americans, will be stepped up in the effort to gifts" of arms and munitions
which ten Newspapermen surveying the war knit the world as closely as possible aeroplanes to Britals, but said the latter a heavy battle United States should keep out of the Frenchmen were captured with a areas of the world for their publica- together in the ways left open to
unless attacked. He declared large supply of equipment and 200 tions, radio, Army, chemical, and men.
on Inspection) the war will spell bankruptcy and French corpses were abandoned on mechanical engineers the loss of democracy. Even vic-field, claimed the High Command. trips of great importance, all have 67 toriously, it means that the victors All the dead were white soldiers. used the facilities of this great 9,000- will have to stand guard for genera- Firing has flared up again on the mile route through the nir. tions in Europa to save the defeated Mekong front to-day----United “Press. Cargoes of all nations have been nations from Communism.
He emphasized repeatedly that Thailand Troops Thrown Back carried by these sturdy freighters of
comien men me. You won't re- while the United States should ald
A chimpanzee in the Tennojt Great Airport in Making Salgon, Jan. 18.
One British woman was buried at Britain to the "utmost", it should
Zoo in Osaka has petitioned the That first flight five years ago was It is officially reported that French direct all its efforts to keeping out
sen by the Germans on the raider. of the war if possible. The United armoured units this morning attack-made from the east side of San authorities to have his foreign
was revealed that after the sinking Bay, near States by declaring wor could not ed a Thai battalion which was at- Franelsco
Alameda, the name "Lloyd" changed to a
of one liner of the New Zealand const Federal Govern- assure a quick British victory, and tempting to capture Sisophon and site to-day of the
planes from the New Zealand Air could not hope to balance the dis- hurled the Thailanders back many nient's great newly commissioned Japanese name more in keeping Impossible
Force flow out to the scene and re- parity between the British and Ger- miles towards Polpet, inflicting heavy but still in-the-building $20,000,000 with the "new order in Asia"
These figures are quoted in a precis ported seeing three
panese man armed strength.
losses. Artillery duels continued at naval air station. Later when San and the "new structure" in
compiled by the Americans-in-freighters, The Problem for Experta
Savannakhet-United Press,
Franciscans decided to
dig up the Japan, accoding to an article in Britain Outpost of the Committee to were the German raiders in disguise. bottom of the Day and make a 400-
Defend America by Aiding the Allies, '; Prisoners said that the German acre Island in the Bay's centre for the "Nichi Nichi."
ralder on which they were un their World's Fair, space was cat The director of the Zoo has
frequently heeded Lloyd's appeal and has |
funnel. Ted the colour of her saw ono aeroplane side for the Clippers,
Permanent hangars were erected on advertised for suggestions, the O.B.E. For World's Fair Aying overhead and were told that BE GIVEN ON WEDNESDAY the south end of Treasure Island. only requirement being that the
two others
were stored on board. Noting that Germany has thus far
Attendant
The raider carried eight-inch gung been unable to invade Britain across
There will be a benefi per- The Aying boats had their own shel-
and was laying mines. The Com- the 20 miles of water, he insisted formance of "Divertissements" at the tered Port of the Trade Winds. The name be 100% Japanese.
entire vast Bay was their "runway." It appears that the chimpanzee The medal of the Order of the mander was reported to have said Gorranny would be un sintes while King's Theatre at 9.30 p.m. on This move to Treasure Island was created a commotion recently by British Empire for meritorious Ser that he was after "the big stuff" such troops against the United States, while Wednesday, in aid of the Kunming man
It was
to Sidney as the Queen Mary, the United States could not hope to
made in 1939. International Peace Hospitals. successfully invado Europe,
be one of new "people's uniforms' which ultra Grant Wood, head attendant, British
nir- patriots have recommended for each Pavilion, New York World's Fair. Britain would be defeated. "One can Lien Tai, modern dancer; J. R. M.
poris, plans
The "London Gizotte," which an- In and every Japanese man, woman recognise the enormous dificulties, Smith, organist; and the Chinese Washington
are carried
nounced the award recently, stated facing Britain without foreseeing Ke
Choral Society conducted by Fund The
move brought
The article in the Osaka paper that it had been made for services on the Clippers Hin-trung defent," he declared.
within 10 minutes of San Francisco Bid that Lloyd was. proud of his the discovery of a bomb The performance is sponsored by and within 10 minutes of Oakland good fortune in being in Japon; re- British pavilion at the fair the Margoret Whitham in her petition for He commented that the American people are "obviously without the the Chinn Defence League (Chalt- and Berkeley by the Bay Bridge. Eards himself a native son; hence The bomb, which was alightest desire to remain neutral in man Mme, Sun Yat-sen) and by the Last year the China Clipper, and wants to discard his foreign name for the face of aggression by the Axis Kunming Hospital Appeal Committos its other North Pocille sisters, saw a purely Japanese name In keeping powers."-United Press.
(Chairman H. E. Dr W. W. Yen). the innuguration “of the Southern with the trend of the times,
He said it is up to the President and the trained experts of the Army and Navy to determine how much aid can be given to Britain without jeopardising the defences of the United States.
DIVERTISSEMENTS
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE TO
the air.
the ber
Likely
Probable 50-50 chance Unlikely
No opinion
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D.P
January Per cent.
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He denied he ever predicted that Artistes will be Y. K, Sze, bass; At of what will eventune", "ginning suddenly appearing decked out in the vice has been awarded
and in
now
the world's greatest and child.
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three
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DECREE MADE ABSOLUTE
The decree mist granted three months ago to Mrs Janet Elizabeth
the dissolution of her marriage with of great | Jaines Percival Whitham, was mado destructive power, exploded after absolute by the Chief Justice, Sir being removed, killing two officers Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme and Injuring, six others.
Court on Saturday,
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Lights X
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Electrle "N" $40 Telephones
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Sellers
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