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PEOPLE'S WAR
LONDON. Apr. 9 (Reuter).—Mr R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Mister, speaking in London to-day. said that I ever a war could be fles-
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Closing local Stuck Quota-
Scenes from Noel Coward's
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cribed as a people's war, it was this
Scene from Red Peppers' Intro: 1 every leader f added:
Has anybody seen our ship' and people had was struck down
'Men about Town'; Scene from 'Sha- morrow, the people of this country dow. Play futro: Then'; Play, Or- and of the British Empire would fight chestra, Play' and 'You were there'; NEW YORK, Apr. 9 (Reuter), Jon. They would raise up for them- Scene from Family Album'lere' "Britain will win," Mr.Hemyselves new leaders because they had Toust and The Musical Box Intro:
They new
fund Flowers....Gertrude Wallace, Vice-President of the not been fed into this war.
Com- marched into it and had asked these Lawrence, Noc! Coward and United States, told the Foreign enters to take them into it.”
pany dec, by The Phoenix Theatre Orchestra cond. by Clifford Green- Policy Association to-day.
wood,
"Only defeatism on the psycholo- gical and ceonomic front of the United States can prevent it. A Nazl victory and a Nazi pence are unthink- able. To avoid such a calamity, we will help ourselves through helping England with all methods short of
war.
Our help must be such that neither a muchman nor a mud nation will ever again have the opportunity to kill inillions of people and destroy billions of dollars worth of property."
Soviet Opinion On War
MOSCOW, Apr. 9 (Reuter)."The centre of gravity of the war has gone from the west to the east and there is no need now to speak any further about the invasion of Britain," de- clares Colonel Popoff in to-day's "Red Star," organ of the Soviet Army.
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London Relay The News. .7.15 London Relay-Talk; Meet Uncle Sam'
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8.02 Albert Sandler and Ills Or- chestra,
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the Discussing Colonel Popoff says that the "German Command is facing a serious enemy,"
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, Apr. 9 (UP). Mr Clarence Gauss, the new American Ambassador to China, bade farewell to President
a vigorous counter-attack. Shillipikai Roosevelt to-day prior to his
was taken by the Chinese morning of April 4.
on the departure for Chungking.
"Boy Meets Girl"
Dress Rehearsal
A successful dress rehearsal of the three-act comedy "Boy Meets Girl" was staged at the K.C.C, last night. The play has its first showing at the K.C.C, oa Saturday.
Mr Gauss 'told the press, "I am looking forward to returning to
back
China, I served there for many years and 1 have a great many friends there. I will be glad to get close to the Chinese Govern- meut.
look forward China's future with the utmost confidence.
Mr Gauss finished his studies
nt the State
Department preparatory to departing for York Wednes- day for a few days reat before going west. He sails from San Francisco on April 25, arriving in Hongkong on May 17. He expects to reach Chung- king about a week later.
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We Hit Convoy - LONDON, Apr. 9 (British Wire Judged from last night's perform-
QUO TAI-CHI less). The Admiralty announced to-ance "Boy Meets, Girl" will rank us night that one of our submarines in one of the best amateur productions the Central Mediterranean has ear-
Hongkong has
LONDON, Apr. 9 (Central News), has enjoyed for some time, ried out a successful attack
The players are skilfully cast and
-Dr Quo Tal-chl. the returning. A meeting of the Council of the on Include
well known amateur
Chinese Ambassador, to-day took Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis Associa- South-bound convoy of heavily-laden stage personalities, such as Wile leave of the King and Queen at tion is to be held at 5.15 p.m. on transports and supply ships.
Buckingham Palace. Their Majesties Friday, April 18, in the Legislative gave him a very cordial reception Council Chamber, by kind permission
A ship of about 12,000 tons was hit Robertson, Harry Cockle, David Kos- by two torpedoes. A ship of butik, Jerry Davies, Fred Perry, and Bob Leigh, while nowcomers who 6,000 tons was also hit by a torpedo.
promise outstanding performances are Non Moodle, Gertrude Goddard, John Gilchrist, Jim Moodie and Bessie Hirsi.
Alleged Murder:
Youth Detained
Cecil Houghton has done an excel- lent job in producing this play, the
A 19-year-old youth has been dem version of which was recently tained by the police for inquiries con- shown in Hongkong. cerning the alleged murder of two The proceeds are for the Bomber Fund and the B.W.O.F. and every- Birs in a Kowloon house yesterday.
The girls, Chiu Mo-tsun, aged 8, body who wants a light-hearted and and Chlu Ma-yee, aged 6, were found enjoyable evening should make a dead at 171, Tung Chol Street, gagged point of visiting the K.C.C. either on and with their hands and feet bound. Saturday night. Monday next and The elder girl had a severe cut to her Saturday week. Booking is now throut.
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