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WHY ITALY WILL HAVE LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS TO GET OFF THE FENCE

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Benito Mussolini, son of a penniless blacksmith, once wrote:

"I will make of my life a master piece." It is one of the few pro

PUBLIC AUCTION. mises this Sft. Gin. bundle of audacity ever kept.

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GENERAL

RADIO

PROGRAMMES

"Continued from Paro 1

A Midsummer Night's Dream-Noc- tume (Mendelssohn - Wedding March (Mendelssohn) -- Sir ThomaS Beecham conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra *Ruins of Athens" - Turkish March (Beetho-

Turkish ven);

(Mozart) March Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra con, ducted by Kari Alwin

Since he made himself une hallenged boss of his country in 1928 by deserting his comrades of the Left and hiring his thugs to

Abyssinia, THE Undersigned have received the Right, he has made three unprofitable wars-in THE

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Spain and Albania, und has built up a raggle-taggle Empire.

Mussolini loathes the idea of to shells. Only exemptions were growing old, will not have his age railings and iron work of artistic those mentioned in Italian newspapers, or historic value, such as and at 56 hopes he has still a long round the Papal and State build-No. 4. way to go..

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Thursday, the 30th May. 1940

commencing at 10 am.

at the premises of The Hongkong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. (outside Godown No. 22), Kowloon.

- A LARGE QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS

comprising:-

Boller Rivets, Machines, Cobble Wire, Barbed Wire, Galvanized Wire, Wire Shorts, Round and Flat Bars, Iron and Steel Plates, Angle Dron, Pig Iron. Joists. Auto Springs. Spiral Packing, Packing, Asbestos Sheets, Roofing, Paints, Oil, Cotton Sheeting, Cotton Plece Goods, Cotton and Rayon Goods, Waterproof Cloth. Woollen Yarn. Hosiery Wool, Pencils, Fasteners, Decarbonator, "Spray: phones, Medicines. Carbon Paper, Spirit and Wine, Cigarettes, etc., etc."

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FIVE FACTORS

But if he is to get anywhere in the Europe-to-be, he will have to come off the fence on which be has rested with considerable cun- aing since last September,

Recently with British blockade measures beginning to operate in

the Adriatic Sea, the world's diplomats "were trying new J make up their minds which side of the fence he would Jump,

Somewhere in one or more of five factors lay the answer:

Mussolini's grip on the na- tion: His personal inclina- tions: Italy's economic fabric; Jix strategic position; The men Around the Duce.

ACTION

MARKS.

* .

MOST INTRIGUING

Most intriguing of the measures dealt with the reorganisation of the roastal artillery defence. This touched directly on the big International riddle,

If Italy plunged into the war on Germany's side it would need all the guns it could muster to protect Its very long and vulnerabile coast line from Allled naval atfuck.

The chance that the Duce will pick a war of his own is remote.. Abyssinia was the Last bit of Atries left untouched by the big Fowers. He has a military spring- board in Albania, but it gives him little choice of striking in a place where the Allies would be taught napping..

Neutrality goes down well with the mass of his subjects, but neither they nor he can avoid the haste problem of Italy. A nation as populous as that of France and

ples arable territory one-third the

9.15 London Relay-Newi Summary. 9.30 Magazine Feature Programme

Recorded talks on London's Secret Fire Control Room, on a Wireless Operator's view of the War at Bes, " and a description of the House of Commons in Wartime.

9.45 Cleely Courtneidre and Jack Hulbert.

Our Greatest Successes Intro: There's something about a soldier: My hat's on the side of my head; We'll all go riding on a rainbow; The

All

les crawled up the window; Sweep: for a shilling. day: But not to- day: Gentlemen. The King Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert with Orchestra. Where There's You There's Me (Alm Jack of all Trades'); You're Sweeter than I thought You were aim Jack of sil Trades')--Jack Hul- bert with Orchestra.

10.09 An hour of Dance Music.

Further Fox-Trot-Stand By For Announcements-Kay Kyser and His Orchestra.

and Fox-Trots Body Soul: A Little Love, A Little Kiss Quintette of the Hot Club of France.

Black Sea: Tangos-By the

My Dream Boulanger and Ella Tango George Orchestra. Fox-Trots Desert Star: Plain Jane Jack Harris and His Or or | chestra. Fox-Trots-Here's Love In Your Eye: Night In Manhattan-Ted Fio Rito and His

His Orchestra Waltzes

After seven months of am- biguous non-belligerency." deci-

were made slons

inst week by Mussolini, In consultation with Gramo- nis Cabinet and military chiefs. with a far higher birth rate CCH CHCIOo Waltz-Brigitte Dajos Be

Admission to the Godown will be by Pass only. These passes can be obtained from the Undersigned.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received

instructions:

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

wip

Friday.. the 31st May, 1940-

commencing at 2.30 pm.

at their Sales Room, No: 35. Han- kow Road, Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

·HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising:-

Drawing Room, Bed Room, Din- ing Room and Office Furniture. Curios, Ornaments, Portable and Cabinet Gramophones, Records, Electric Celling and Table Fans and Lamps, Radios, Silver, Brass, E P., Glass and Porcelain Ware, Enamel Wash Basins, Marble Statues. Filter, Perambulators, Cooking Utensils, ete,, etc.

also

QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD AND RATTAN FURNITURE

and

Tientsin Carpet

Upright Piano by "Moutrie" 1.Portable Typewriter

wood"

"Under-

1 'Standard Typewriter "Under-

I Adding Machine

Sewing Machine

1 Lot Fishing Tackle and Acces-

sories

Compass

1 Cine Camera

which caused many an eye to pop in the Chancelleries of Europe

size,

www.a

SAND AND DATES Libya is largely sand and dates.

CARELESS TALK

GIRLS THE WORST OFFENDERS

-In

LONDON, May 4 (By Air Mall) spite of the Government anti-gossip campalɛn, some peo- ple are still gossiping.

Young girls are the worst 'offen- ders In buses, trains and restau-. rants they can be heard talking of matters which could easily be of direct help to the enemy,

AN INCIDENT

In a Fleet-street cafe this week. a girl sitting at the table next to mine persisted in, talking in A loud voice of the activities of her flance in the Army.

Everyone in the cafe could have learned what regiment he was in and also that he had just been moved from his original station somewhere in England to some- where else. She mentioned the names of both towns.

A. SOLDIER TALKS When I told her, she might be giving away official secrets she became indignant; but she chang- ed the subject.

I heard a soldier in a London club announce for all to hear that the orders for his regiment to leave for France had been can- He understood they were celled, now to be sent to another place also na.ned.

IF

ITALIANS FOR THE ALLIES BELFORT, May 28

(Reuter)-

The Italian ex-Servicemen's or ganisations in the districts of Belfort, Montbeliard. Audincourt and Herimeoncourt have issued

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1940.

KING'S THEATRE

THE CHORAL GROUP,

presents

"Cavalleria

Rusticana"

Opera By Mascagni

-and-

BALLET BY GEORGE GONCHAROFF SCHOOL OF DANCE

Under the Distinguished Patronage of H. E. the Officer Administering the Government

PROCEEDS IN AID OF LOCAL CHARITIES

GERMAN

TODAY & TOMORROW AT 9.30 P.M. $10, $5, $3, & $2.

TACTICS

'ARE SUICIDAL

LONDON, May 28 (Reuter)--

NO PEACE FOR BELGIUM

LONDON. May 28 Reuter)-

Catals le firmly in'our hands and In a Paris radio broadcast speech will be defended with the utmost by the Belgian Prime Minister, M. announced that the energy, stated a Paris radio com- Pierlot, mentator last night. .....

Belgian Cabinet met today at the Paris and Belgian Embassy in speakers of both Chambers of the Parliament and other leaders were present.

After mentioning the utter reck- lessness with which net Germans and materials, are wasting men the commentator said the German tactics in Flanders and · Antwerp

Dance

Orchestra

Fox-Trots The Lady Who Couldn't Be Kissed (alm The Singing Marine"): Swing.

Ssing. Since the war began. Italy has

Dear Mother-in-Law — George Elrick Deen quietly rearming, calling

acd

His Swing Music Makers. Quick- more men to the colours, strength- Eritrea, on the Red Sea, is unfit steps-The Sacop: So You Left Me

For The Leader of a ening national defences Tincluding climatically for

are suicidal. As an example of of a Swing Band even the sun-The Bix Swingers. Fox-Trots Out

the appalling wastage, the cum the German frontier), and gener-loving Italian peasant. Abyssinia side of Paradise (from the Alm); Lost

tentator quoted a single German ally getting ready to meet the would not have been noted by and Found-Jack Harris and His Or

an order affirming their com air raid on chestra Fox-Trots-I Was Saying to

Calais in which 43 conflict should it spread,

other Powers if its mineral re-

the Moon (from 'Go west, young plete loyalty to the French nation German planes were brought down sources were not dubious. Its ná-man'); On A Typical Tropical Night which "has given us hospitality by fighters and anti-aircraft tives savage, and its Situation (from 'Go west, young man")---Reggie remote.

Childs and His Orchestra.

11.00 London Relay Matters of Moments."

CLOSE TO HITLER

The Cabinet's new moves were In line with this policy. But they The Duce, who loved to lay, the were more significant than those final brick when. he was a fugitive of any other neutral Power, be- and casual labourer in Switzer, Cause the Duce is closer to Adolf land, his reclaimed pestilential. Hitler than any of his neighbours. swamps und ballt whale new

-IL15 Close down.

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He can pick up the telephone in towns in the homeland to give his CHINA STATION

mis 60-ft. by 40-ft. office any day and talk to the Fuchrer, and he recently talked to him in perann on the Brenner Pass,

It was notable. therefore, that the first decisions taken by the Ministers since that meeting were all aimed at making the country still more ready for war.

proliferating millions more living space,

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But there is still a painful Jack of fertile ground, and the United States has stopped the old stream of Italian immigration.

Early in this war, the cute Bri- in Ambassador in Rome, Sir Percy Loraine, is supposed to have „A BI! was agreed on providing said that Italy was "In the bag," for mobilisation of all civilians but there is some reason to sup-- from the age of 13 upwards. puse that the Dice's price to the Owners of iron railings were Alles goes up with every week. ordered to report their owner-Moreover, like able King Carol of snip, and be prepared to have their Rumania, he probably insists on fences pulled down to be, turned handling his reward in advance.

German Tactics In The

Balkans

NEW “VICTIMS” WARNINGS

VICE ADMIRAL G.

LAYTON

LONDON, "Apr. 20 (By Air Mail) The King has been pleased to approve the following appointe ment:-

Vice-Admiral Geoffrey Layton, C.B., D.S.O to be Commander-in-” Chief. China Station. in succes- sion to Admiral Sir Percy L H Noble, KC.B.. CVO., to date July

10.

Vice Admiral Layton will leave England on or about. August 1. Ee will assume command about. Sep- tember 1.

... SIE PERCY NOBLE

by Germany. Similarly today, the

A Naval Correspondent writes: reports of British activities in the

Admiral Sir Percy Noble has Balkans are Intended to frighten been Commander-in-Chief of the off the Greeks, Rumanians, and China Station since February. Yugoslavs from giving any mill-1938, and will thus have held the tary or naval facilities to Gez-command for over 21 years wher many's enemies,

he leaves. The normal period of commander-in-Chief of foreign stations is two years, but is often extended,

LONDON, May 6 By Air Mail)

A HINT TO SPAIN -The exploitation by, the Ger- One may well believe that the mans for propaganda purposes of Germans are sincere when they their success in Norway and of say that they do not want the war Vice-Admiral Layton at the the pretended superiority of air to spread to the Balkans, provided outbreak of war was second in power over sca power goes the condition is all important) command of the Mediterranean hand in hand with a campaign of that they can get what they want Station. with his dag in the Bra- insinuation that the Allies are from the Balkans. The Alliesham, an appointment which has about to violate the neutrally of have announced a new diploma-generally been regarded as a-step- one or other of the Balkan coun-tic and commercial offensive in ping-stone to a" command-in- tries in order to obtain there" the that quarter. 'Germany's first re- chief. Whether he is still serving victory which they failed to ply is the redoubled activity of the secure in Norway,

GREAT VARIETY

A great variety of newspaper stories have been concocted to

Impression. convey this newspaper reports

One

Indefatigable Clodius, and this propaganda. Its sense is unmis- | takable. -

there, however, is not known to the public, since no Navy List has been published since the outbreak of war, nor have officer appoint- It says to the Yugoslavs and

'ments, other than a few of the Rumanians: ·**If you take the

more important ones. been made Allies' gold and then say you are public, as they are in peace-time. from Stock-unable to sell us your copper and houn that British soldier's before lead, your oil and fats, you do so embarking at Namsos told local at your peril. Remember, Ger Norwegians that they were now many's arm is long. See what | bound for the Mediterranean.

has happened to Norway. Italy is, Another reports the arrival in our ally. She has a powerful air Athens of a sufficiently large fleet of her own and our aircraft of alleged pilots of the can use Itällan bases. Between

batch

1 "Zeiss" Cine Camera (F27 Lense) tourists" in. Rumania. 1 Projector

1. "Zeiss" Enlarger and Lense

2 Exposure Meters

1 "Regulo" Gas Stove

2 Dinner Services

1 Cut Glass Table Lamp

1 Marble Standard Lamp

1 Teakwood 'Bed Room Suite.

MUST HAVE VERY SOUND DEFENCES

RAF, or of mysterious British us we can fill the Mediterranean NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuter)—

with aeroplanes; and battleships, Mr. Herbert Hoover, the former The Allied naval concentration much less transports, are not sateesident, broadcasting last night, at Alexandria lends itselt. of from bombs from the air,"

urged the creation of a' United course, very conveniently to this The inclusion of Spain and States munitions administration Interpretation, and it is reinforced Switzerland in the list of neutrals at Washington: with the assistant by rumours-officially denied in supposed. 20 teel themselves heads for Labour, Agriculture and, Turkey of the massing of Turkish threatened by the Alfes. 1s pre- Industry to direct the United troops on the Bulgarian frontier. Bumably a hint to those countries | States, defence" programme.

The tactics are. familiar. When, that they have of late been em- Mr. Hoover declared: "What immediately after their invasion phasizing a neutrality which is America must have are such de of Denmark and Norway, the not altogether to the liking. of fences that no European nation Nazis thought that the Dutch Germany. might apply to Great Britain and

FALSE CLAIMS

On view from Thursday, the 30th France for assistance, reports that In the face of these tactica it

May, 1940,

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will even think about crossing 3,000 miles of ocean."

a fleet of British transports was is most important that it should on the way to invade Holland were be made as clear as possible to published In all the German the neutral world that the claims sunk two important units of the newspapers.

which have been made by the British, Fleet was allowed to hold It was a warning to the Dutch Nazia during the last few weeks of the field unchallenged. -The that if they dared to go even. so crushing losses inflicted by the denial, when it came, was too curt far as to hold,, confidential staff German Air Arm on the British entirely to efface, the effect of the LAMMERT BROS.. talks with the Allies they might Fleet are entirely false. For 36 blatant and triumphant German

expect to be treated as an enemy hours the German claim to have assertion,

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

AUCTIONEERS. ·

work and liberty.

"We are placing our unshake- able confidence in a victory for

guns.

The Government unanimously affirmed its will to continue the struggle until a common victory is won, and declared that there will be no peace until independence is regained, and the rights n Bel- glum restored.

M. Pierlot said King Leopold dominated all their thoughts. He had put himself at the head of the

the Alfjes. We are ready to fight on the side of our old brothers- troops and had not left them for the barbarous German aggressors in-arms.

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