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Addio Bei Signo; Sołoperte, Lucia
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OBLITERATION OF POLES
Nazi
Vandalism
LONDON, Feb. 16 (Reuler).-Des- perate attempts are being made by the Germans to remove all traces of Polish He in the western part of Poland, says a "Reuter" .correspon- dent.
Even memorials and tomb- stones in cemeteries are being taken being are away and cemeteries ploughed up or turned into public parke
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Abyssinin's in.
following quotations were
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The statues of many famous Poles are being removed by order of Dr Franck, the Nazi governor of Poland, Among them is the statue of Marshal Poniatowski, one of the most famous Alor Star of Napoleon's marshals, who com- Amritsar milled suicide after the Battle of Bangkok Leipzig. His
His statue stood iz Fil- Batavia Bombay sudski Square, the principal open Calcutta
Kuala Agencies; space in Warsaw, where it was set up
Cilvo Street Lumpur Fairle Place Kuching
Rangoon
Ipoh
Seigen
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Semarang
Karachi
Seremban
Klang
Shanglial
Kaba
Bingspero
Billawen
Sourabaya
Taiping
Madras
Tientsin
Cownpore
Manila
Tongkah
Cebu
Medion
(Bhuket)
Colombo
New York
Taingtoo
Delhi
Felping Yokohama
Haiphong liamburg Hankow
(Peklog)
Penang
in 1923 after it had been brought - back from Russia. The inauguration Canton
ceremony was attended by Marshal Foch, who was then created a Polish Marshal.
The whereabouts of the statuu are not now known.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General world Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT
The statue of Copernicus, the astronomer owing to his renown, has not been destroyed but the Polish inscription
been erased and replaced by a German
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"Fleet issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- FORD'S STRANGE Street," in the forests of the Gojjam ket this morning. 1911.highlands. It is ordered by the Ethiopian colours, headed with an impression of the Lion of Judais.
TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU
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THE "STAR" FERRY
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NOTIĆE TO SHAREHOLDERS
During a forced trek through the bush, I
camel caught up with a convey commanded by a young English officer who was formerly an engineer. He gave me food and shoes and told me that his unli was an Ethiopian propaganda one, com- posed of strange camel trains that cross the lowlands to Gojjam,
Jungle Press
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ATLANTA, Ca. Feb. 16 (UP).—
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Shelling of
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Monday, Feb. 17
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Genoa The newspaper quoted Mr Ford as saying "Give them--Britain and the Axis Powers-tools to keep on fight-
LONDON, Feb. 10 (Reuter).—, Manila, Itabaul, Australia, and New ing until both collapse. There is no
Italian cusualties in the British Zealand via Brisbane. righteousness in either cause. Both bombardment of Genoa on February 135 n. are motivated by the same evit im-n, according to the officia! Italian .... s. pulses which is greed."
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His 00 camels carried a printing press, a complete newspaper staff, bundles
boxeg of newsprint, Ainharic type, some of which had been salvaged after the Abyssinian war, the Emperor's standard bearing the royal seal and Ethiopian coloured
boxes of silver dollars.
For some time, pamphlets like those distributed by the R.A.F, have Ly Down Late (arr. Gellett); |
been dropped all over Abyssinia. Paul Robeson (Bass) with Piano..
Now this travelling newspaper has "Goin' To Rise Up In De Charist (arr. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | passed within a few miles of un
Time I Brown); Ev'ry Feel De Spirit THAT THE FORTY-THIRD O-nemy position to a spot in the forest where it is published weekly. Armed (arr. Brown); Paul Lawrence Brown with Piano. Werk DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF Abyssinian newsboys are distributing All De Summer: Didn't My Lord TIHS COMPANY will be held at the newspaper among the Ethiopian Deliver Daniel; Paul Robeson (Bass) the Office of Messrs. Jardine, forces, vintage populations lying in with Plano.
8.15 London Nelay—III, Gang! Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Friday, Caves and sometine almost within 9.0 London Relay The News and the 28th February, 1941, at 11.00 News Commentary.
m., for the purpose of receiving Report of the Directors old together with R Statement of
9,30 31oussorgsky-Pictures at anthe Exhibition' Sulle.
Promenade Gnomes - The
Castic-Tuilerie-Dydlo Ballet of Accounts for the year ended 31st
the
Unhatched Chickens Samuel December, 1940. Goldenberg
and Schmuyle-The Market Place in Limoges-Čatneombs
a stone's throw of the enemy's camps.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange OMeinl{ Summary issued Saturday, says:
short session there was af
air turnover with China Lights re- cording a slight improvement.
Buyers
Bank of East Asia $76
For The Register of Shares of the The Hut on Fowls Legs The Company will be CLOSED from Great Gate at Kiev: Buston Sym-Wednesday, the 19th February, Orchestra conducted by Kous-1941, to Friday, the 28th February, 10.0 Songs by Theodore Challapine 1941, both days inclusive. (Bass);
order of the Board of Black Eyes; The Prisoner (Rubin- { Virectors. · steln),
Levitsky.
10.10 Elleen Joyce at the Plano, Caprice Espagnol (Moszkowski); Novelette No. 2 in D Major (Schumaan). Devotion (Liebeslied)
Liszt);
(Selinaun-arr,
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Viennese
10.25 A Programme of English Music
Saxo-Rhapsody
"
By
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 12th February, 1911.
NOTICE
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(Eric Contes); DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940 Sigurd
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Sons of the Sen (Coleridge.
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Pitch of
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CHUNGKING, Feb. 17 (Central News)Towmoon in the Sunwul dis- friet in south Kwangtung was recup- fured by the Chinese on February 10, Faccording ta military reports.
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Japanese troops In occupation of Towmoon were intercepted when they tried to push westward. The Chinese closed in on the town, smashed in and regained control,'
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