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MBER 21, 1939.-

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PING

FISH

3

MANY

To-day.

k ending roximately goods, of evidence contraband hany, were etained by band Con-

ons of man- of petroleum

iron ore, tes, 5,700 tons of soya beans, ed caks, 1,500 tash, 630 tons palm kernels, te concentrate, odes, 200 tons graphite and

re.

consignments over £500,000. nese are inter- k of war is now mmodity is of he preparation

denum concen- tercepted re- important pro- annual supply 1 essential for let-broof and Wireless5.

SH EES GARY

To-day. ugees from ring Hun- one esti- number at

were from the ed conditions countryside is terrorists.".

from further refugee train

FENDING FAILS

London, To-day. The Minister of Food admits that the present scheme for dis- tribution of fish has falled.

The scheme will be wound up on Friday, when normal auctions at ports will be resumed and Bil. lingsgate will re-open.—Reuter.

PASSING A CONVOY

due

Signalman C. Taylor was summoned before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest this morning, for driving without care and caution in Stubbs Road, Defendant said he attempted pass a "convoy" and intended squeeze in among them. When round- ing a bend, he slowed down and dropped back to the end of the cars,

to to

BRITAIN'S GREATEST STRENGTH

LONDON, TO-DAY:

IN A FAREWELL MESSAGE TO BRITAIN, THE RETIRING SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMI88IONER MR. TE WATER, SAID HE COULD TESTIFY TO THE PERSISTENT PATIENT EFFORTS MADE BY 'BRI-]{ TAIN TO KEEP THE PEACE.

He would take back with him to South Africa a picture of a people united in the hour of their country's peril.

greatest

"That is Great Britain's strength," he concluded.-Reuter.

RADIUM FOR BRITAIN

London, To-day.

An announcement by the Ministry of Information says that the needs of bc British hospitals in radium can

which met by a Canadian refinery, produces over 100 grammes a year.

Radlum can also be used to ligh: air-

navigation lights of ships and

Traffic Inspector Saunders . said there would have been an accident, if he had been driving at 30 m.p.h., but he was doing only 18 m.p.h, atcraft, in which connexion we are bet- ter equipped than Germany.-Reuter. the time.

A fine of $10 was imposed.

Mr. D. C. Loncraine, of the D. Gestetner Ltd., was fined $8 for park- ing over time in Pedder Street car park.

$2,600 BURGLARY STOPPED

LAM SANG, 32, WAS CHARGED BEFORE MR. R. EDWARDS THIS MORNING, WITH BURGLARY AT NO. 41, WELLINGTON STREET.

Det. Sergeant Forrest said that the occupier's wife was awakened by a noise about 3 a.m. yesterday. She raised an alarm, and defendant was caught.

A sum of H.K.$2,600 was found on defendant when he was arrested by an Indian constable. Defendant had forced open the front door, and taken the money from a drawer cubicle.

in

the

Sentence of six months' hard labour was imposed.

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BRITISH GUIANA

armoured cars. SCHEME DROPPED

to safety, the hen and child- Nazi machine-

PASSES pest, To-day. hom more than Bucharest re- ania have been

haged to

find

20 Carpathian were warmly r by the Hun- hal friends.

have been ra-

London, To-day.

The Colonial Secretary stated in the the House of Commons yesterday that the scheme for settlement of Jews in British Guiana had been suspended owing to the war-Reuter. ·

WHITE PAPER ON EVENTS OF WAR

London, To-day.

The Prime Minister stated in the House of Commons yesterday that a supplemeritary White Paper will be issued to-day which will make plain the true course of recent events. British Wireless.

By George McManus

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