NANCY
WELL THIS IS THE TOWN... NOW TO HUNT UP THE ESTATE I INHERITED!
OH, MISTER-- I'M LOOKING FOR A PLACE CALLED MUDDLY MANOR!
OH, SURE/
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
OH, MY MISTAKE--
I THOUGHT YOU SAID FUDDLY MANOR!
March 17, 1941.
By Ernie Bushmiller
THIS IS
MUDDLY. MANOR.. TEN ACRES ALL UNDER WATER!
Sarah
Simple
THERE IT IS!
OH, BOY! SO THAT'S MUDDLY
MANOR!
PRESENTED
by the
A.D.C.
Speed Surprises Italians In Somaliland Attack
CAIRO, Mar. 16 (Reuler).-The rapidity and, suddenness of the British imperial advance, upsetting entirely the enemy's calculations, constitutes the main reason for the smashing vic tory in Italian Somaliland.
Information received from Cairo military headquarters in- dicates that the Italian General Officer Commanding in Somali- Jand did not dream that the ad- vance would be made until after the rains, or three months later than it actually was,
Money For Bomber. Fund
A total of $1.002.273.02 was renchies on Saturday by the War Find Inaugurated
Journalists
In China
Institute Is Founded
alm
CHUNGKING, Mar. 17 (Central News)-Close co-ordination of jour- nalistle enterprises with national de- fence and military and political [admilions of the country was
the
of the formation of the Chinese Institute of Journalism, declared Mr Pan Kung-chan,
Vice- Minister of Publicity, in his opening address at the inauguration ceremony of the Institute which took place, yesterday morning. The Institute has A membership of 309 persons repre- palities.
by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd., will the fol-senting 24 province and munlci-
lowing donations:
tion)
It appears that "our motor trans-Lhombro Evening (seventh dona- port leaves the enemy gaping at its At Blanks, 14. Co. 2nd at- quality and the equipment generally talion, The Royal Scots ninth makes them envious.”
tonation)
of the
Askaris
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The behaviour (Italian native troops) too has been ly dunation) disappointing and can be attributed "Roots and Puttees"
P. S. 8. Chicken Feed (werk.
to the determination of the Britishford Johnson's Cine Party"
in Top 301" aerial and Artillery attacks, in addi-Carver's Tip
kong
IRISHMEN'S DONATION"
$ 20
Dr Wang Shih-chich pointed that since the establishment of National, Government, the moral and intellec- tual standards of newspapermen have 10.60 greatly elevated, and San Mtu Chu I has been universally adopted as the basis of a common faith.
10/
100
24
0.47
020
At the first general meeting of the Institute held in the afternoon under the chairmanship of Mr T. T. Hsiao, the following proposals were submit- ted for discussion:
tion to the morale of the natives, St Patrick's Society of long- being extremely low owing to poor food, bad equipment and no pay. A cheque for 178 sa been received Furthermore, much faith was placed from St Patrick's Society, representing in the River Juba's natural defences, the Lord Mayor's National Air donation of $920 to the Bomber Fund and which were considered almost in-nald Distress Fund. This money wo surmountable.
roved by contributions from members of 1-That the Ministry of Education len of lio customery be requested to open a course of Military quarters conclude: "There the Society in official function.
RELIEF OF DISTRESS
journalism in all the national-univer- sitles and the curriculum for the course be fixed.
appears to lia very bitter feeling between the Royalists and thej Fascists, the former providing the majority of the regulars taking orders from the political soldiers' placed in command by Fasefarm."
U.S.-LISBON
All Ships Booked Up For Months Ahead
New York, Mar. 16 (Reuter).-The large American Inera Washington and Manhattan will not sail between Lisbon and the United States.
fow
9048.004.08.
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
TT. London Demand London T.T. Shanghai. T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan
T.T. India T.T. U.S.A; T.T. Mandla T.I. T.T.
1/2% 1/27% .440 .5274
102
8216
.241
4014
Batavia
.45
Bangkek T.T. Salgon
.140 .10414
T.T. France-
T.T. Switzerland
T.T. Australia
10242 .1/6%
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London
:1/3
4 m/s D/P London
1/35%
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
4 m/s France
30 d/s india
.84/2
U.S. Cross rate In London 4.02 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.0315
Donovan Pays Last Calls
Sees Salazar
LISBON, Mar. 16 (Reuter).- Before Colonel William Donovan, President Roosevelt's special en- voy to Europe, left for home by clipper yesterday, he had an interview with Sir Samuel Hoarc, the British Ambassador to Spain, who came to Lisbon a day or two ngo by car from Madrid,
It is understood that they discussed the question of supplies to Spain, Portugal, and Unoccupied France.
Colonel Donovan also conferred with. Dr Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, the Portuguese Premier,
Attlee Finds
A Parallel
Roosevelt & Churchill LONDON, Mar, 10 (Reuter)Mr
In Clement Atilee, the Lord Privy Seal,
Holdings In U.S. Rayon Sold by U.K.
at Stoke-on-Trent to-day said that the splendid leadership of Mr Win- ston Churchill in this country had paralleled by Pre- sident
been, splendit oversos.
"The
The following is a list of subscriptions received to date for credit of the British Fund for Relief of Distress in China Hongkong and South China Branch:
Previously acknowledged,
2. That menures be taken for the
"The machines produced by British Anonymous, $25; the International Com-relief of unemployed newspapermen. mitteo of the
labour and manned by British man- Red Cross at Geneva 3.That memorial service be through the Consul for Switzerland, held for newspapermen who died in
power defeated the attacks made on Hongkong). $423.80; the Directors nit members of the Hongkong flotary Club, the performance of their duties.
us by the numerically for stronger NEW YORK, Mar. 16 (Reuter)-German vir force last summer," he lor purchase of Mobile Kitchens and for 4.That a system of savings and British holdings
in the American said ambulances for the rellet of war victims
combination he same In China, $3,078.42; longkong Legal De
Insurance for newspapermen be in- Viscose Corporation, subsidiary of carrying the counter-attack to Ger- bating Society, $100: Hongkong Jockey stituted. Club, $83,002.03. Total $730,334.19,
Courtaulds Limited and the Targest many to make her wish that she had Following the mecting, elcelion of producer of rayon in the United never started serial warfare." officers for the Institute took place. States, have been sold on behalf of T. T. Haino, Chen Po-sheng, u the British Government to a group of 70,000,000 Germans standing together Hiller, speaking so often of hila Cheng-chi, Ma Hsin-ych, Cheng She-American Investment and banking against Britain, had made a
Hu Chien-chung, Chao Ming-firms.
great heng nod Wong Ya-ming and eleven
miscalculation in forgetting the mil- others were elected directors, and Britain's most valuable single holding overseas who were pouring, of their The transfer of what, is probably lions, of Britons from the Empire Pan Kung-chan, Chang Chi-luan, in the United States as part of the own free will, into Britain to fight Hollingten K. Tong, Hsieli Lu-yi, and programme to raise the dollar ex- seven others elected supervisors.
for an ideal. The members were entertained in British Treasury expert.
change was announced to-day by a the evening at a dinner given jointly Ministry and Social Welfare.
Eire's Defences
Wu,
The suggestion was made a days ago that they should repince VICHY, Mar. 16 (Reuter)-Mr smaller vessels now in service. The Frank Alken, Elre Minister for the scheme has now been abandoned but Co-Ordination of Defence, left Lisbon the need for more ships on this route yesterday by clipper for the United Is shown by the fact that the Ameri-States to study the possibility of buy- can Export Line's four ships on the ing American arms and supplies, Lisbon service are booked up for says a Lisbon dispatch to the Vichy by the Ministry of Education and many months ahead.
news agency.
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