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TODAY'S STYLES

GENERAL

CIVIL SERVANTS WANT Germany Must

MORE PAY Disgorge Her

START WITH A HIGH,

PROUD, FLOWING

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Polish Force To Fight With Allies

LONDON, Jan 3 (Renter)-

RISE IN COST

OF LIVING

LONDON, Jan, 5 (Reuter)—The | automatic raising of wares to meet the rise in the cost of living would

Ill-Gotten Gains

FRENCH VIEWS ON

SPEECH

Substantial Polish forces will be involve a grave danger of inflation, PRES. ROOSEVELT'S ready to fight beside the Allies at Sir Johrt Simon, Chancellor of the the beginning of Spring, dea'ared Exchequer told a deputation re- the Polish Ambassador at a fun- presenting the fivil Service yes-

chion.

NAZI ALLEGATIONS He protested against the German allegations of Polish atrocities and said that the Nazis, not content with destroying the Poles at home are nów trying to destroy their good name abroad.

terday.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

NAZIS FEAR

U.S. WILL JOIN WAR

REACTIONS TO SPEECH MADE. BY ROOSEVELT' AMSTERDAM, Jan. 5 (Router)--- President Roosevelt's speech is

regarded from beginning to end as an attack on Germany, accord- German political circ'es

PARIS, Jan. 5 (Reuter) That the Allied cause will have a moral victory before a material que, ising to President Roosevelt's speech, the theme of the press reaction to quoted by the Berlin correspondent

of the Telegrant.

The deputation drew attention to the number of wage and salary increases by industrial concerns to

„FEARS DISPELLED - meet the increased cost of living! It is now felt that the meaning and urged the establishment of u,of President Roosevelt's message committee" to elaborate a scheme to the Pope is better understoon. of compensation for the Civil Ser-There had been some apprehen-

The Nazis are making every vice. effort to kill the spirit of the

Poles particularly by means of concentration campa,

The whole of the population of Western Poland was being driven from home and today there was not a single Pole in the oace thriving Polish port of Gdynia.

NO WASHING TO HANG ON SIEGFRIED LINE

NAZI TROOPS ARE VERY SHORT OF

UNIFORMS

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 5 (Reuter) ¡ --According to reports reaching here, the Allied economic warfare Is now being felt in Germany even among the troops in the Siegfried Line.

NEUTRALITY WEAKENED He states that it is considered that President Roosevelt weakened America's attitude of neutrality.

This opinion is further streng- thened by the report that the Navy sion lest the President should be Secretary, Mr. Charles Edison, pro- The Chancellor re-affirmed the advocating peace on basis of posed placing certain industries Government's policy for reviewing maintaining the status quo, but It under the direct control of the the Civil Service pay in the light ils regarded as clear from Jals state. of substantial changes in the level speech that he contemplates of remuneration elsewhere, but re- peace of democracy and Uberty ferred to the enormous financial and it is felt that he is not favour strain in consequence of the war able to a peace offensive which and to the grave danger of infla- would leave Germany In posses tion if wages were automatically sion of her 1-gotten gains. adjusted to prices.

GOVERNMENT POLICY

While it will be difficult to keep, the Civil Service wages at the pre- sent level, it prices continued to rise. the Government was doing everything in its power to prevent unnecessary rises in the cost of living.

UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS;

The following is a list of un- claimed telegrams lying at Cable & Wireless, Ltd., Hongkong Branch.

Gow, Pedder Building, from East London.

Peterson. Palace Hotel. Kowloon from Londonpo.

Everett, Elian Stewart. Singapore.

The reports assert that many "of the men are in want of new uni- forms and other clothing and even Barbara Perkins, Tamar, trom the richest Germans, it is reported Colombopo.

DARING ESCAPE ATTEMPT BY GRAF SPEE CREW MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 5 (Reu ter)-Five members

the of Graf Spee crew made a daring attempt to escape internment. They secured a motor launch and started for Buenos Aires. The motor launch developed engine trouble and the

overtaken and brought

were

back

AMBULANCE BRIGADE

men

LESS "CONFIDENCE

It is recalled that the American authorities obtained the sande powers in 1917, a month or two before America entered the war and although it is too much to claim that this step is an indication of American intention to participate in the war, there is less confidence In the continuance of America's

neutrality in all elrcumstances.

STUDENT RELIEF

APPROPRIATION

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1940.

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NACET BLADES

UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF

H. E. THE GOVERNOR

SIR GEOFFRY A: S. NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G.

AGRICULTURAL SHOW

Kumming University (Under the auspices of The New Territories Agricultural Associa Thanks Gen. Chiangton) to be held at Fanling. (near the Fanling Railway Station)

on Saturday and Sunday, January 6th and 7th, 1940.

KUNMING, Jan 5 (Central)-01 behalf of the 4,000 students from the war areas local University pre- sidents have sent a joint telegram to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek thanking him for his appropriation of $100.000 for their relief.

. Those who signed the wire"in- Mr. E. M. Raymond, the Acting from Commissioner gratefully acknow-cluded Dra. Men-lin Chiang, YM ledges the receipt of the following Met and Chang Fo-Mag, standing members of the Southwest As- donations.

sociated University, Mr. Tson Lu, Chancellor of the National Chunk shan University, Mr. Hatung Ching-lal President of the Na- tonal Yunnan University, and Mr. Chang Chih-chiang President of the National Physical Culture In- stitute.

are finding it hard to obtain new Wilbur Burton. "American" Con-

are particularlysulate-General from Melbourne Tong. $500; J. E. Joseph, 250; Chak

clothes which

needed now because of the very cold winter.

POOR FOOD

Generally speaking.

Hongkong Chinese Relief Assn. per the Chairman, Mr. Ho Kom Tai Kwong 250; Mrs. E. L. Dunbar, 100; TC Monaghan. 50; Tang from Torg Kee. Tun Mun, '2; "One For

Beth" per S.C.M. Post, 1; Nestles Nalasco, Gloucester Hotel from Milk Co. (China) Lid.. 2 cases of

Condensed MUK. ........

sub.

Chinescircus, Banmethuor

however,

there is no serious food shortage, Macau provided one has the money to

pay for it, but the fare obtainable

is monotonous and to a certain ex-

tent lacking in nutriment.

"The freezing of German water- ways is holding up coal deliverles and this, combined with the shor- tage of clothing and the extreme cold augurs 11 for the comfort of Germans during the remainder of the winter.

Cuulong.

CROSSWORD

NO.

H.E. The Governor has graciously conscated to open the Show at 2.30p.m. on January 6th, 1940.

Prizes will be distributed by J. Barrow, Esq., District Officer, Northern District at 2.30 p.m. on January 7th, 1940.

Concession rates kindly granted by the Kowloon-Canton Rall- way of visitors to the Show on the 10 a.m., 12 noon and 1.30 p.m. trains from Kowloon, and any train from Fanling after 1.00 p.m. on both days.

Admittance: 'FREE."

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9 Prominent ridge in

cloth

12 Family of

violin makers 13 Legume 14. Everything 15 Widespread

fright

16 Sluggishness

Different

32 33 34

121 122

124

136

283940

20 River nymph

143

Bara

445

21 Struggle

147

BOB:

153

Đó

DOWN

Head cover- ing

27 Goal

2 Candlenut

28 Brownie

tree

23 Energy

25 Knot

28 Carpenter's

too!

27 Dining

29 Farther away

31 Position in

fencing

35 Experts

37 Sense organ

38 Region of

Indo-China

41 Personal

pronoun

42 Quỷ IODE

Special Morning Show at the Queen's Theatre! Overturn

To-morrow, January 7th at 11.30. a.m.

featuring

"The latest short topics

by the

Eight American Film Distributing Companies

under the auspices of

The Canton University Students' Committee for the

Solicitation of Soldier Winter Garments

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Admission: As usual as in the Queen's Theatres.

45 Record of

an event

47 Under part of an auto- .mobile.

49 Cut off the

final syllable

52 Equip 53 Air bero 54 Front plece

of a helmet.

55 City of the

Netherlands

58 Thing in law 57 Places of

bliss."

.3 Full suit of

armour

Eaglestone

5. Wealthy

6 Breath of

life

7 Indefinite period of time

-8 Arabían sea-

port

·9 Fixed rela-

tion of num- ber

10 Homeric epic

11 Leat of a plant...

17 Wander

will

19 Escapes

Vehicle

22 Be indebted

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24 Covering -for

the hand

30 Fertile "

spots

32 Apprehend clearly

33 Ein recep- tacle"

34 Unit of * Work

38 Different

appearances 38. Profit 39 Insect 40 Slovan ·

Indian

. 42 Bound

44 Former

Rusalan ruler. 46 Field of

gratular show

48 Frozen

water

50 Put on 51

Bitter vetch

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FORAYTONE

ELEMII WADE

40TH

VERSARY

CELEBRATION

WITH

FREE GIFTS TO CUSTOMERS

(FROM JANUARY 5TH TO 14TH)

IN APPRECIATION OF THE SUPPORT OF ALL OUR CUSTOMERS WHOSE PATRONAGE WE HAVE SO DEARLY VALUED DURING THE PAST 40 YEARS, WE DESIRE TO CELEBRATE THIS. OUR BIRTHDAY SO THAT OUR CUSTOMERS WILL GET THE GIFTS. WE'VE CHOSEN THIS WAY OF CELEBRATION-A LARGE ASSORT- MENT OF USEFUL THINGS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY WITH ALMOST EVERY PURCHASE AMOUNTING TO $1 UP, MADE DURING THE ABOVE PERIOD... THE MORE YOU BUY, THE BETTER WILL

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