542
NANCY
THIS TINY, HOUSE 18
DRIVING ME
MAD-I CAN'T
BREATHE !
I'D LOVE TO LEAVE I WISH I COULD PERSUADE
THE KIDS!
Monday,
WELL-- MAYBE THEY'RE GETTING FED UP WITH THESE CRAMPED
QUARTERS TOO!
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 15, 1941.
By Ernie Bushmiller
HOW DO YA LIKE DIS DOLL HOUSE
I MADE FOR YA?
OH, IT'S. SWELL- IT'S SO COZY IN
HERE!!
Cape. The Ustna Prešern Baušenia. Záz
Japanese Army and Air Force Held Unequal To Modern Foe
WASHINGTON, July 30.—The Japanese Army and Air Force are în no position to fight a modern foe and any Japanese attack upon Soviet Siberia or upon the East Indies would be a hazardous gamble calling for the use of utmost japanese strength, according to reliable information available in official circles here, writes Joseph C. Harrison in the "Chris- tian Science Monitor."
it is expreted that the Netherlands Japanese have no mechanized divi- policy us regard the shipment of oil
Japan will parallel that of the United States and Great Britain and will depend largely upon what future moves the Japanese make
sions.
More Divisions Needed
Although the Japanese Navy is recognized as far stronger than any combination of naval forces now in the Far East, careful analysis of the situation here leads to the belief that a Japan is viewed here as one of the Daval attack upon the British world's three most war-weary or Netherlands Indies would be nations (only Italy and Spain being
placed before it) but as unable to Germans. extremely risky unless the powerful British base at Singa-problem of the post-war stump and that the Japanese must and an addi-
top in its course of aggression. The. the question of the 1,000,000 or more tional 20-22 divisions before engag- men now held in China being hurdles the Russians.
overcome:
Thus, the Kwantung Army is sold tion despite reports that the Russians to be facing overwhelming oppost-
from the East for service against the have now withdrawn 10 divisions
Ая
On this basis it is held
pore and the American forces in the Philippine Islands had been
that Tokyo is apparently afraid to Japanese have very large stocks of
far as can
be learned the face. The Russian forces In Eastern The latest reports indicate that of bellere
oil and that there is little reason to Siberia are said to be more numer- Japan's 57 divisions, 37
that the Japanese wor ous, better equipped and more skill-China, nine or ten in Manchuria, two
were in machine, particularly the Navy, will ful than any force which the Japan in Koren, one in Sakhalin, four or be crippled for a lack of all for some
bring against five in metropolitan Japan and three; possibly
Filmme. them. There is expectation here that or four on the Island of Hainan. 11
The Netherlands Indles are believ-| Japan will withhold any attack on is beloved that, because of a short-part-native troops under arms and its ed to have 80,000 part-European, Russin until the outcome of
the age of equipment and transportation. small but reputedly efficient Navy, Russo-German hostilities has been Japan will never be able to muster having as many indiented.
is submarines and more than 66 divisions or 1,800,000 tour or five destroyers, is seen as, men at the most.
able to play an important defence in conjunction with British
ese might
ment
be stopped for a long period,
Although the Minister
did
are
role forces.
Communists Ask Hess Be Tried
JULY-26 --TIRNE BUSHMILLER
Fred MacMurray and Madeleine Carroll in “Virginia.”
a tale of the old South, now showing at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres.
Colourful Officer
Officer Back
To A Prominent Role
Douglas MacArthur to command the Philippine forces WASHINGTON, July 28.-The assignment of Gen. restored the colourful former Chief of Staff to a pro- minent role.
He was the youngest Chief of Staf in the Army's history. He possessed] 10 foreign decorations, and two from the United States for his World War services, including the distinguished service cross for heroism in France: in 1918.
Nine years ago he personally led which dispersed the "Bonus
troops,
the
Army" encamped in the shadow of National Capitol to demand cash payment of veterans' bonus.
Soldiers Make
Safe Drivers
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Colonel's Bluff Traps Big Italian Army
How a British colonel bluffed 8,000 Italians in Abyssinia into surrendering, though he was surrounded and outnumbered by eight to one, was revealed in Cairo recently.
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The Italian column of 2,000 whites, iodine, lint, and the last bottle of and 0,000 natives, advanced from whisky the British hat. Debra Tabor, attempting to cut the He refused to send for a doctor, South African communications at arguing that the wounded man seem- Desale during the Duke of Aosta's ed sumelently well attended by the last stand at Amba Alagi.
Italians. The Colonel, who accompanied Actually there was no British doc-
out to meet them with 100 Sudanese the real Colonel met Emperor Hulle Sansate through the tor within 100 miles.
of campaign, moved But the bluff worked, and when the captured and 1,000 Abyssinians.
Italian officers he had to take them Sending a
inconic radio message into his confidence before the cap- 1.to headquarters reporting the post-ture of 8,000 men and their guns,
tion, he concluded, "Goodbye; I am could be made, now closing down for a week?
Ten days Inter came a message
asking for transport for 8,000 pri- New Oil Refinery
soners and 63
KUBE
Daring Game
When he found himself surround-Planned In Calgary
ed by the Italians the Colonel play- CALGARY, Alberta-McColl Fron- ed a daring game.
tence Ol Company, Ltd., of Canada Result Of Survey
Dressing a young bearded Cap plans to build a modern oil refinery tain in his Colonel's coat, he sent on a 60-acre site, purchased in the LONDON, Aug. 1A record him forward to demand the im- Bonnybrook district in East Calgary,
surrender
the entire officials announced,
of
Dutch To Destroy Wells The analysis of the Far Eastern
Japanese Planes Old situation was forthcoming in ometal circles
to-day s Dr Alexander
The Japanese Air Force is placed Loudon, the Netherlands Minister to Washington, told the press that the between the Army and the Navy. It at 3,000 planes, being evenly divided Netherlands Indies has made careful is pointed out, however, that while plaus to destroy effectively their oil wells and refineries in the event of a experience in China the planes are Japanese pilots have had much, a grave emergency-obviously are mostly of 1039 design and are badly ference to a Japanese invasion.
outmoded. The Minister explained that the Netherlands plans call for a total The information avaliable to date destruction of the petroleum equip-shows that the troops and equipment and property rather than its now going into French Indo-China injury so that oil production would
predominantly of a defensive nature, leading to the belief that not Japan is "picking while the picking The Politburo of the British order, he served dve years instead Britain's motorised Army divi-enemy force
At President Roosevelt's express in safe driving has been set by mediate mention Japan in describing the is god" but that further aggression Communist Party met recently of the customary four as Chief of sions despite the fact that only arst, but the bluff worked.
The plant, will cost approximately petroleum destruction plan, it has noi certain in the immediate in an upstairs room on the shady Stall.
The Italians were suspicious at $1,000,000 and will have a capacity future.
to According to these same sources,
10 per cent, of the drivers in side of King-street, Covent When he took charge of Philippine
Their doctors
asked for medical handle, 3,500 barrels of crude oll ite Malaysia is a vast theatre of war, Garden, studied the news of the Commonwealth defence preparations the service had previous ex-supplies, and asked United
a day from the Turner Vary. that a British other oil fields adjacent to States and Great Britain in deelding for larger than the Mediterranean, German attack on Russia, and Commonwealth President, he was
In 1935 as advisor to Manuel Quezon, perience.
doctor should be sent to attend to a This will be the third major re- wounded British officer whom they finery-in. the City -for-the-Imperial- Japan attempts to seize the abundant Japanese who would be obliged to
The record was disclosed in u re-had captured.
Oil Company and the British-Ainerl- Urement age of 64, with a brilliant showing that of 2,204 road fatalities Lieutenant raw material in that part of the Far make a full-fledged effort of Army,
The "Colonel" sent back Navy and Air Force in any attack
Officials afterwards would not career already behind him.
acan Oil Company, Ltd., have huge for four
bandages, refineries in the East Calgary district. upon Netherlands or British posses- say if Mr Pollitt or Mr Ivor
A Field Marshal
Great Britain during the first slons there. Furthermore, unless Montagu or Mr Frank Pitcairn side of the world, he was almost en 30 of the accidents were laid to ser- In the Philippines, on the other among persons in the service, only three months of 1941, only 110 were in refusing to meet Japanese demands Singapore and the Philippines were had been there. They merely tirely out of the American military vice men. It was emphasised that
and in 1937 voluntarily most of England take the title of Field Marshal of the vey. Philippine Army.
been learned from other sources that East Indian authorities have operated closely with
the
what must be done in the event that and that it holds many perils for the then-with-one--voice--said: Jeight years short of the military recently published Government survey
Enst.
The consistent success the
of
Netherlands East Indian Government
for all during the past year are laki
conquered, the Japanese Navy
"Hess."
in
wns' blacked out
to this unwritten agreement with the would always face the threat of being admitted that Mr Gallacher the red his Army connections to during the period covered by the sur-
United States and Great Britain.
No Dutch Embargo
Banner
cut off from its home bases.
Copimunist M.P., was in Scot- Facing north, the Japanese themselves confronted
find land. Dr Loudon denied, however, that two Red
by Russia's In an agreed statement the Com- the East Indies had embargoed the proved themselves superior to Japan's and diplomatic agreement
armies, which munists demand immediate military and Secretary of War Henry L. established throughout England for His, choice, by President Roosevelt Army driving schools have been shipment of all to Japan. He des Kwantung Army
between In the cribed the Netherlands action
Inner
Britain and the Soviet, the trial of Stimson, to head the Far Eastern the benefit of recruits eager to serve us Mongolin fighting in parallel to that taken here and that Russians are believed to have forces secret negotiations" and the removal
1930. The Hess and publication of "all the land and air defences at a moment in the motor transport corps. If the it had "frozen" Japanese credits and composed of 20 Infantry divisions, 10 from power in Government, diplo- an outstanding post of leadership behind the wheel, he is referred to of crisis with Japan, restored him to recrult has had no prior experience had placed trade with Japan on a cavalry divisions, four license basis.
mechanized matie and military posts of all "pro- which his associates said he hoped schools. When they finish with him Idivisions and a large air force.
the expert .instructors at these General MacArthur retired with he is an expert driver. the rank of full general. He was restored to active duty as a lieuten ant, general and thus outranks Mal.,
Why Tin Hat Day?
The Fascist and anti-Soviet reactionaries."
In common with every part of the British Commonwealth of nations, the Colony of Hongkong is determined to play its part in the War Effort. Not by any means the least of its efforts is represented by the Bomber Fund.
When £150,000 had been sent from this Fund to the British Government, Sir Geoffrey Northcote received a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies which stated: "I am most gratified for the generous flow of contri- butions which now total over £150,000."
At the same time, His Excellency received a telegram from the Minister for Aircraft Production: "Acknowledge with grateful thanks further sum of £15,- 000. This magnificent gift is being added to the sums already received and being devoted to Bomber Squadron. I look forward with pride to when this squadron will go into service to bear witness "to-the generosity of the day the outpost of the Empire whose make it will bear,"
To date, £150,939-19-6 has been remitted. Approximately £23,000 is still requir ed to reach the sum to commission and put into service the Hongkong Blenheim Bomber Squadron..
While it is gratifying to know that contributions flow. Into the Fund almost hourly, the balance required is still considerable.
Under the Presidentship of Lady MacGregor, the ladies of the Colbnyard co-operating with The Hongkong War Effort Committos and organising a special drive for Funds which has been named "Tin Hat Day,"
The H.K.W.E.C. le busy organising the "Tin Hat Ball" which will offer pleas Ang entertainment and fun-and at the same time give considerable impetus to the flow of money urgently needed to put into service Hongkong's Bomber Squadron.
should be gratifying to YOU therefore, to make good use of the opportuni
afforded by "Tin Hat Day" and "The Tin Hat Ball."
again to attain,
Gen
the Arge Grunert, commander of
▸
0
Strict Control
so
Rigid speed limits ore in force throughout the United Kingdom. Philippine Department. General MacArthur has a back-t
and military police are continually ground of many years' service in the Traffle offences are serious for the watch on Important highways. Philippines, Japan and elsewhere in soldiers, and are quickly followed the Orient.
by court-martial. Twice Wounded
No officer Is per- milted to The new Far Eastern commander cluded in his written orders, except on any road not in- has long been prominent in the in cases where enemy nction has social as well as the military sphere made detour His first wife was Mrs Louise Crom-riding" in Army cars is strictly pro- essential, "Joy- well Brooks, member of a wealthy hibited, and offenders are stringent- Eastern Jamer family, whose brotherly punished. R. Cromwell, former
Civil traffic regulations also apply Minister to Canada.
to the military men of England, and His present wife is the former any civilian injured by an Army car Jean Faircloth, whom he married may prosecute the case. To
Manila.
They have a son, named soldiers who have run afoul of the Arthur for his paternal grandfather civil laws, a special fund has been
A high ranking 1003 graduate of set up. Army
United States Military Academy, however, that there has
officers point General MacArthur is an engineer drainage on the account. officer, In the World War, in which he was twice wounded, he rose to command of the 42nd "Rainbow" division.
in
the
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Tips for Saving Your Tyres
Akron, Ohio, Aug. To conserve LONDON, July 23-An authorita-nate, suggested today that motorista: tyres P. W. Litchfield, rubber mag- tive British source, reported to-day German
1. Avold speeds over 50 miles an raiders werd stripping hours; tyres wear out 62 per cent vessels they captured in a way that faster at 70 than at 59, Indicated the Reich is suffering 2. Check air shortage of metal.
pressure
weekly: pressure either too low "apart from provisions and ordinary stores, engine packing brass parti- brake adjustments and wheel align=" 3. Have frequent inspections of cularly was sought out and taken ment to Vold "dragging" tyres. over to the raider.
"In one caso.", this source said. wears out rubber (ow or too high :
batore RADAUres every 2,000 to 3.000
"In another cass captured ship was sunk shopvas
the
front to the
stripped of all brass work and thatread those, which have good
cooking utensils and brass dock Thiera will be enough tyres fox fillings; and even went to the length those who need them if everybody of removing a Alla binalaatues as helps and something unforseen-dom
Litchfield aid.
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