NANCY..
POOR AUNT FRITZI HER BIG ESTATE TURNED OUT
TO BE A FAKE!
YEAH BUT I'M GLAD SHE DECIDED TO STAY DOWN HERE FOR A
FEW DAYS ANYHOW!
DIS SURE
IS D'
LIFE,
AIN'T
Sampan Racket
Disclosed
Victimisation of passengers travel-
laug on samyxins from ship to lure was revealed in the Marine Court
this morning, after faur sampan ota-
MEXICO
? ד!
EXPROPRIATION
-Unsettled
LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter). Questions regarding Mexico
Thursday,
*HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
YEP...IT'S MUCH BETTER
THAN FREEZING WEATHER!
I FEEL SORRY FOR DEM KIDS
BACK HOME-- IMAGINE
GETTIN' A COLD
SNOWBALL IN D' BACK OF D'NECK---
March, 20, 1941.
By Ernie Bushmiller
The
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TO-MORROW THE KING'S
„SHE OUT-LOves! she oUT-LAUGHS! SHE OUT-FIGHTS!
Anything you've over seen on the scrooni
Marlene DIETRICH
In
SEVEN SINNERS
wrist
JOHN WAYNE ALBERT DEKKER BRODERICK CRAWFORD MISCHA AUER BILLY GILBERT ANNA LEE SAMUEL S. HINDS and OSCAR HOMOLKA
■ JOE PASTERNAK PESANCTION
VIKING SPIRIT
Although the
Norwegian
were put to Mr R. A. Butler, freighter Keret sank within 30 Under-Secretary for Foreign seconds when torpedoed by a Affairs, in the House of Com-German mous to-day.
submarine in the Atlantic, a few members of the Having stated that hitherto no crew escaped drowning by cling Tresses had been found guilty of con- suggestion for a fair and equitable jing to a raft which broke loose realing their sampan licence numbers settlement was made by the Mexican from the sinking ship. As the while in the Western Achorage yes- Government, Mr Butler was further terday.
asked:
"When is this unfortunate survivors lay tossing upon heavy affair were ordered to pay 57 orl
exported to They
be settled?"
seas, the U-boat approached Mr Butler replied: dergo seven tlays huprisoungst by
"When a sug them. gestion is made to us for a fair and ¦
T. C. SUM Sergeant 1.
of
Haynes sate that equitable settlement." various
Questions obviously referred to reports and been made in the
expropriation
foreign DIE Police recently by passengers who the said that when the sampan was becompanies properties. tween the ship and the shorn, a de-
mand was made for more money than Germans & Soviets
the lee agreed upon. Threats to throw the passengers overbunyi were made. If they did not pay up. The impans could not be traced as they had their fernce numbers concealed.
Finland's Hero
Draw The Line
"What ship was that we torpedyed?” "Keret, of Bergen."
"How many tans?" "Twenty-one hundred,”
And the
"Thanks and goodbye!” submarine disappeared.
Shortly afterwards a British den frizer
sighted the floating raft and came alongside. But the Norweigtans were not concerned with being
CHINESE CLAIM SINKING OF TRANSPORT
SOUTH AMIWEI, Mar, 19 (Cen- tral News)-Another Japanese naval transport has gone to the bottom, of the Yangtze sunk by Chinese mobile artillery units.
The vessel, fully loaded with mili-
and tary supplies provisions, Was passing Ilsinhokow south-east ht Anking on March 13, when it was spotted and shelled. Several difce hits were seared on the vessel and it was sunk with all its complement and cargo on board.
North Kiangsi
NORTH KIANGSI, Mar. 19 (Cen- tral News). -Heavy fighting is deve loping in northern Klangsi, where a Japanese force of 8,000 men, sup- ported by 30 tanks and over ten planes, has been altacking the Chin- ese line at Fengsin since March 14.
In order to induce the Japanese to penetrate deeper and lengthen their line, the Chinese withdrew from the Fengsin-Kao Line to more advan- positions. After completing
LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter),--The rescued. present negotiations between Ger- Go after the U-boat frat! We can tageous inany and Soviet Russia, are con-wait."
preparations, the Chinese on March cerned with boundary adjustments, For eight hours the sailors waited-17 launched. vigorous counter- said a German Foreligi Office spoles in the wintry north Atlantic. Then attack, which has held up the ad- man to-day,
the destroyer returned, after locating:| vance. The Japanese left wing has LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter)
He added that the visit of the and sinking the submarine, and been thrown back with losses. Field Marshal Baron Gustaf Manner-Soviet Aanhastados to the Wilhelins-rescued the patient Vikings. heim, virtual founder of modern traur to-day was a matter of usual Finland, who commanded the Finnish | routine. forces against Russia in 1980, became
il some days ago, states a Helsinki! dispatch to Berlin.
He is 73.
Boris Taken For A
Ride By Germans
Two-Ocean Navy Getting Under Way
Bill 1 help
WASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (Reuter). The Senate Appropriations Com- milter today animiusly, approved the $3.447,000,000 Anance America's two-ocean navy, LONDON, Mar. 19 (Heater).----King The Bill, which provides for the Borts of Bulgaria has been participat-construction of six new-type battle ing in the military exercises of Ger-cruisers, his passed the House of man armoured divisions, according to Representatives and the Senate be-
Bulgarian news agency.
gins its consideration to-morrow,
2
Kini Boris also took part in the operations of German air squadrons to-day when he was accompanied by a brother, Prince Cyril, and the Bulgarian Minister for War, General Daskaloff.
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donation)........................................ Members of the Equine Sports Me M. G. Carruthers (monthly
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donation?
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Lease And Lend Act WASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (Reuter)... The House of Representatives has passed the Bill appropriating £1,750,- 900,000 for the purposes of the Lease nur Lead Act. King Boris is known for his in- The voting in favour of the appro-
priation was 360 to 55.
terest, in railway engines.
MONSTER
(sixth donations
Intercepted From Waichow WAICHÓW, Mar. 19 (Central News-A Japanese detachment which landed at Isinyung on the coast in Walchow in the afternoon at March 17 and pushed inland in two columns was intercepted by the Chinese and repulsed.
Another Japanese unit at Sunwui which pushed, westward under the cover of darkness on March 18 met with a similar fate.
South Anhwei CHUNGKING, Mar. 10 (Central News) The Japanese garrison at Yangchlashan, a strategle height south of Tungliu in southern Anhwel, was attacked and decimated by a Chinese ) mobile column in a surprise night;
easy Shrapnel Box" (week ended 15.3.41).......... The sum of $13 has been received from id on March 19. the Hongkong Amateur Dramolle Club, being a donation in firs of bouquets to the following who aro taking part, k "Sarah Simple":-Ma W. A. Mackinlay. Miss Day Sage und Mitsa Joan Critchett.
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Norwegian Church Indicts Nazidom
The State Church of Norway has taken a courageous, and significant sland against the "new order" which the Nazis and their puppets have Leen attempting to impose upon the Norwegian people.
All seven bishops of the Norwegian Church have signed a document ad- dressed to Acting Minister Ragnar Skancke, of the Department of Church and Education, in which they demandi a clarification of the Church's place Tin German-dominated Norway.
At the same time they frankly indiet the present regime in Oslo, nc- eusing the puppet authorities of openly encouraging acts of violence and of contempt for the law. -
Admiral Esteva
LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter).—Ad- miral Esteva, Resident-General of Tunis, former C.-in-C. French Naval Frees in the Far East, has arrived at Vichy to confer with members of the Frenca Government, according to the Series radio,
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LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter-President Roosevelt Germans are planning to place gar-teaving on a brief holiday. Prisons on the hundred of istets along He is embarking on the yacht
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