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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THEY'D LIKE TO KNOW—British newspaper men fito questions in London at Colonel William J. Donavan, "mystory man" sont to Europe by President Roosevelt. They'd like to know his mission... 'but he wouldn't fall. į
Chinese Uses TO-DAY'S Farm Refuse RACE TIPS For Gasoline Rooty Hill Derby
solve China's acute transporta-
(By "Captain Foster")
The great race is timed to be run off at 4. p.m.
A new synthetic. gasoline, The most exclusive event of which eventually may help toto-day's meeting will be the tion problem, has been discover. Rooty-Hill Derby reserved for ed by Prof. Li Ki-wei, dean of Australian Subscription Griffins the National Yunnan University, of this season and the endur- The gas is made of agricultural ance tent is over 1 miles. refuse and by-products.
During experiments Professor Li's fuel showed a serviceability 20 per cent. higher than natural gasoline. It is colourless, after bleaching, and has the smell and specific gravity, gasoline. It has a lower igni- |tion point, higher British Thermal Unit, and is devoid of corrosive elements.
same
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Professor Li estimates that his fuel! can be produced at a cost of about $8 or $10 (Chinese) per gallon, whereas naturat masoline costs $20 per gallon.
The one real drawback seems to be that the new fuel takes a monthl to produce. Professor Li is seeking1
new method of production which will enable manufacture in less time. To date the artifelal fuel has not been produced commercially, only hi laboratorics.
Lut
Il Duce Tells Why Italians Losing
FROM PAGE ONE
thanks-to-the-sacrificem of the.
workers;
(0) Italy is proud of having dared to try her strength against Britain. Peoples become great when they! have the courage to take risits;
(10) To conquer the Ax the British Armies must invade the Continent "a step which no Briton would ever dream of." Mussolini declared:
"The inter-
vention of the United States la founded on the illusion of being a democracy and also on lles an Invasion of America is fantastic and ridiculous.'
He concluded by declaring that the Fascist Italian people deserve victory and would have it, for they are bear- ing with exemplary dignity the sacrifices asked of them. "Italy's will be the victory, and a pence with justice."
Italian Hired Honda
LONDON, Feb. 23 (Reuter)-Two
It is reliably learned that the following will face the start,
A Surprising Tine Chao),
(Mr L. B.
Black Seal (Mr F. Noodt). Dutch Treai (Mr P. P. Botelho). Endeavour (Mr C. B. Muller), Manhattan (Mr. II. 3. Heurne). National Welfare (Mr B. L. Tuo). Santa-Anita
February 24, 1941.
GERMAN PRESSMEN REMOVED
The American Assoclution of Foreign Press Correspondents has removed from its rolls two active members mentioned in the Dies Committes "White Paper" on un-American activities and has accepted the resignation us an associate member of Dr Hans Borchers, German Consul Gen- oral.
There developments were disclosed recently lu. the Association's official bulletin.
Fred Kreutzenstein, who had listed himself as correspondent for several Brazilian papers, was expelled, Dr Herbert Gross, American correspon- dent for the "Nochelelten fuer Aue- senhandel,” oflejal organ of the Ger- man Mulstry of Economics, realgned under fire.
Both had been charged formally with "unprofessional conduct,”
Third Honeymoon With Second Of Three Wives
Stan Laurel, of Laurel and third honeymoon with the see-
Hardy, film comedians, is on his
ond of his three' wives.
She is Ruth Virginia Laurel. In 1933 she was the second Mrs Laurel.
She divorced Laurel in 1934, re-. married him in 1935, divorced him again in 1937, and remarried him last month after an elopment to Las Vegas (Navada).
Ruth Virginia was content with
five per cent. of his earnings when she applied for alimony,
Laurel pays his first wife, Lois, £340 a month.
Laurel's third wife Was Vern Iliana, blonde Russian dancer.
"A Nightmare" Complaining that his first two wives made in nightmare" of her marriage, she sought separate main- tenance. She asked £375 a month.
Resisting her claim. Laurel said in December, 1930, that, despite a salary of £40,000 a year, he was practical- ty penniless. (Mr S. C. Llang). United Express (Mr Ip Kul-ying).
Laurel
married his third wife three Vitamin M. (Mr D. Black).
imes the second time because hin first wife said the marriage was not legal, and the third time "just to make sure,"
There is silla demand for the special dollar cash sweep on the abore classic and should the sale reach the million mark, the Brst
prize is worth $397,600. Selections for to-day are:
ROYAL NAVY CUF
Moonlight
Amulet Star Sydney Lady
CHIEFOO HANDICAP
Eve of Peace Royal Wedding Eve Eve of Hunting
ROOTY.HILL. DERBY
Unlted. Express Santa-Anita Manbatlan
KARA KARA HANDICAP
Par View
Viceroy
Australian Diamond
AUSTRAL RACING STAKES
Oracle
Starlight
Mountala Vlow
HOPEFUL STAKES
Velvetllghi Charlesber World Falr View
SANDRINGHAM PLATE
Fresh Alr
Bona Vacantía
Happy Returns DAILY DOUBLE EVENT Eve of Peace/Far View
hundred thousand Italian workers Jews Reach Japan
will arrive in Germany during the!
next few days announced the Ger- | SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" man radio to-night.
This news was preceded by an on- nouncement of the arrival in Berlin of Simmer Copofferri, Chiet of the Fascist Labour Confederation,
The radio gave no indication of the nature of the work which the Italian visitors will do in Germany.
Customs Pass Tragedy
FROM PAGE ONE
well-known and popular figure in Chinese tircles.
TSURUGA, Feb. 24 (Domel). More than 550 Jewish refugees from Europe arrived here from Vladivostok aboard the Japanese liner Amakusa Maru this afternoon. They are ex- peeled to stay in Japan for some ilme until they can find new homes In the Far East or South America.
Tunney Is Physical Director Of Airmen
James J. Tunney, former heavy weight champion and once a private in the Marine Corps, was commis- stoned recently as a Lieutenant Com- mander in the US Naval Reserve.
He was ordered immediately to The shocking discovery at Customs active duty as physical director and Pass was made by a gardener, who co-ordinator of physical education at shortly after 7 o'clock yesterday even-Pensacola and Jacksonville, Fla., and Ing heard screams and shouta coming Corpus Christi.
Gardener's Discovery
from one of the bedrooms of thin house.
Upon
investigation he found the
BIRTH
Hospital, on February 24, to Denise (nee Thomas), wife of R. A. Carroll-a son. Both well,
bedroom windows and door locked, CARROLL-A the Queen Mary but with the help of another servant, broke down the door and found Mr and Mrs Eung lying in the room, Mrs Fung was then dead, but her husband was still alive, though ob- viously in great pain.
ROBBED RAID DEAD The prosecutor'sald it was horrible and disgusting case", when George. Alfred Hobbs, a mortuary assistant, was charged in London re- cently with stealing a ring from the body of an air raid vielim. Found in Hobba possession were two men's rings;" three women's rings, ten £1 notes, two wrist watches,
DEATH
NOZARIO-At the St Teresa's Hos- pital, on Sunday, February 23, 1941, at 10.15 am. Lourenco Augusto do Rozario (Encho), aged 84, lato of Messra Noronha Co. Funeral will leave Ander- son's Funeral Parlour at 2.10 p.m. passing the Monument at 2.30 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 1941.
Racing Carnival Resumes
-> FROM PAGE ONE
977 CV TONG SEN'S Fleetwing 132 lb.
(W. G. Poy) 2 780 LAN'S Misty View 152 lb.
(P. P. Botelho) a Eight starters, Won by five lengths; two lengths. The--1.01.1.
Parl-inatuch-Winner $3.40, Pinces $5.50; $6.00 $31.
STAKES. — A 4.- VICTORIA Handicap for China ponics. One mile 907 CIRE'S Racylight 132 lb. F. Noodt) 1 D85 EVE'S EN of Harvest 152 10.......
(W. J. S. Davis) 2 “008 ̄CINE'S ̈Spitylight 185 1
(C. . Moler) 3
Seven starters, Won by
Time; egth; length and half." Pari-mutuel:-Winner $171,20. $13.60; 80.10; "$0.50.
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(V. V. Neeta) 2 D9B E.S.K.' Cheerful Star 194 To) 3
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