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LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

G.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received

Instructions

THE

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Thursday and Friday, the 13th and 14th February, 1941.

commencing each day at 9.30 am.. with an interval from 12 noon to 1.30 p.m.

at H.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong and

at Kowloon Naval Depot.

$

OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL

STORES.

comprising:-

Boats, Motor and Sailing (Hull only Old Tools, Canvas, India Rubber, Clocks, Leather. Electric Gear, Lamps, Binoculars, Oars, Cordage, Firewood, Blankets, Coun- terpanes. Carpets, Beds. Wash Basins, Furniture, Electric Cable, Oll Drums, Dirty Of, etc.

and

Zine Ashes and old Iron and Steel

Lots may be inspected on Wednes- day, 12th February, 1941.

(Only British Subjects will be ad- mitted into H.M. Naval Establish- ments to view or bid for the lots).

Terms of Sale: As detalled in

Catalogue.

Shielded from dive-bombing attacks by its own barrage balloon, a merchantman makes its way up Channel in convoy. The pic- tare is taken from an R.A.F. patrol ship. Nazi vertical swoops at speed on, to vessels equipped in this way are an exceedingly risky proceeding.

LAMMERT BROS. NO COLOUR LINE DRAWN

By Appointment. Auctioneers

to the Admiralty.

IN TRIM N.E.I. ARMY

not approach

BATAVIA, Jan. 15 Although its numbers do the legions of Europe's armed forces, the Netherlands Indies army

Yanila Bulletin.

MALAYS ARE today stands geared for blitzkrieg war, writes John Raleigh in the

INFERIOR TO NONE

Benito Soliven, assemblyman of Ilocos Sur, delivered an

eloquent defence of the Malay race before the Baguio. Rotary Club recently

in the Pines Hotel. reports Manila Bulletin.

the

sur-

Learning from recent battlefields abroad. the Dutch general staff has produced a trained, highly mobile force which has |prised foreign military observers by its trimness and fighting abill-

ty.

GENERAL

France Look To Leahy To Solve Growing Food Difficulties

A

VICHY, Jan. 9-With tensión developing between occupied and nonoccupied France, and also between Paris and Vichy, over the food situation, the Marsha! Henri Petain government today moved to re- lieve 3,500,000 residents of Paris who were suffering from cold and hunger.

Severe storms the past few days tress of a great conquered people have disrupted road, rall and water and inflicted on the nation priva traffic, including dispatch of coal tions after the horrors of war and and foodstuffs, particularly meat. threaten to ruin the health of a

whole generation.

INCREASED FOOD

Marshal Petain ordered increased celivery of foodstuffs to Paris, re- laxation of food taxes and increas ed the winter dole to the unem- ployed by two francs daily plus an additional franc for each addi- tional dependent.

Marshal Petain also ordered wide requisitions throughout French production centers order to boost deliveries to Paris:

The British blockade has proved extremely effective, and only Mar- seilles was receiving a small drib ble of supplies from the colonies, Paris meat receipts the past fort night were reported to have been less than the normal requirements

for one day.

J

· PARTIAL SOLUTION France, however, looked to Ad- miral William D. Leahy, new U."9. ambassador to the Vichy govern- ment, to provide a partial solution to France's food difficulties through partial lifting of the blockade in crder to permit 1ood and medicines for children to enter Franice,

Leahy presented his letters of credence and President.Roosevelt's personal message to Chief of State Marshal Petain at Sevigne Palace. yesterday.

Despite the knee-deep snow, sub zero temperature and icy winds sweeping down the Alller valley from the Auvergne mountains, a small crowd assembled in the park! opposite the pavilion to watch Leahy's arrival. French blucjackets, uned up in the snow, snapped into a salute when Leahy Inspected the detachments and saluted the colors

SILK HÁT EXHIBITION Leahy and his entire staff. ex- cept the military and naval at taches, were dressed in slik hats and cutaways. The attaches wore service uniforms.

It was the first slly hat exh10- sou seen in Vichy in the six mon ths since the government moved Drawing no color line, the army] that did not have one or mcre often allows Europeans to serve members in the army or navy.

nere. The American diplomats we in the same

natives. squad, as

The native soldier joins the dad hastily fled from Paris with and, furthermore, the command-army for three or six years. In the French formerly had only sum mg sergeant may be native, Who's the former case he must report ner clothes, but sent home for

upon once a year for three to boss in the ranks depends

[cur formal dress and top hats. And the weeks training after bis 14tch

Chief of Protocol Loze escorted is served.

Leahy from the embassy. General Conscription among the natives Laure, who recently returned from

wie is the best soldier. system works well.

is not necessary. They like the a German prison camp from which army fur the most par

Many was liberated to join Petain as

To many of those who consider themselves as belonging to supe-. rior races." Solven said, "the Malay has barely a place in the

· CONFIDENT BUDY history of human progress." Using The Dutch point out that an this challenge as a theme, the army is for Aghting. and assemblyman showed briefly how ther. its men are white, or other the Malays, who he delimited. as wise, makes little difference al: those peoples belonging to the action The respect of one soldier only vocation was wildlering.. brown races, had contributed

civilisation past centuries.

BIG EXPANSION

to for

Malays occupy an area spreading

whe.

เท

the superior military ac complishments of another deter.. mine obedience in the field.

of the best native troops are des-chief of staf, met Leahy at the cended from fighting tribes whose acor and led him to Petain..

NO JUSTIFICATION "There is no possible political or military justification for the blockade of unoccupied France and its overseas empire. Every possible guarantee has been offered that nothing will reach the occupying power for its rehabilitation

The marshal affectionately greet ed

Leahy SENSE OF HUMOUR

and recalled their Yorktown, meeting at But a sense of humour is not previous

the dark visaged

when Petain represented France files.

lost

NO SPEECHES.

The arrangement nas evolved a Grinning faces and hearty laughs in the 150th anniversary of Corn trum Madagascarɛto mexiÚL. "The confident, resolute body of men seem to be the rule rather than walls surrender. unparalleled dispersion and expan- who work in teams that cooperate the exception. The food is good. sion of the race over the face of satisfactorily under all conditions and the work not too hard. Living the entire globe speak high of the Under a blazing tropical sun at quarters are usually superior "to Lourage and pioneering spirit of Djimahi, in the hill country of former homes of matted huts the brown race," Soliven declared, north Java, the army maintains and dirty flooring.

ne pointed out that long, before its principal encampment.

If the men are married their the Phoenicians had braved the nearby Bandoeng the department wives may live with them in the Mediterraneal Malayan counter-of war functions-in close touch barracks.

OLD SIGHT

In

lt reads: "I P pare for War. That is the

"This blockade of unhappy vic- timis by its former allies is so un: just and such useless cruelty that

soon. The Petain government poli- the French people won't forget it

cles are characterized by extreme loyalty with which France fulfills conscientiously the terms armistice convention. It is that Pulley which fastined the aid we ure promised soon by those friends all over the world who have re mained faithful,"

There was no customary ex- mange of speeches, Instead, Leshy expressed pleasure in being able to present the letters, and Petain ac- upted them with only few com

The trouby, again

dienis.

saluted 25

enter his car at the gates.

parts of Ulysses had traded and with officer cadres on active ser- The motto across the facade of explored through the vast reaches vice, and all the problems arising the department of war perhaps. Leahy left through the park to

the Pacific. 'Prior to the from the needs of tonusands of best expresses Dutch sentiment dowering of Aryan civilisation; men antedating Median, Persian, Greek. Roman and ¡Teutonic culture,

The actual number is not known there flourished in Europe and

pubitely. Probably only a few staf phy of ""the North Africa and in the islands o

Indies. and field officers know the exact the Mediterranean, great empires number

stationed at! and kingdoms of dark-skinned or Djimam brown peoples, whose civilisation An

reached. such a high degree of, development and "excellere that

of

inea

sight 02 the drill grounds 15 14 maneuvering pany of dark small-statured

com.

na

15 Desired, Pre For the second time within 3 week. Le Temps devoted its off- ent day philo- cially inspired first column edi therlands East torial to Leahy's arrival and re ception and took occasion to em phasise France's neutrality in the

between Britain and the Axis,

PERSONAL MESSAGE

IAN HAY RESIGNS WAR OFFICE. POST

Said the editorial: "President LONDON, Jan. 30. (Reuter) -

Rousevelt's personal message uniforms

The War Office announces that Marshal Petain, which Ambassador and upturned bamboo hats

Major-General Belth (Ian Hay. Interesting to the many Ro- marching, side by side with tower the well-known novelist) has re- Leahy is delivering, brings assur

in many respects it has remained tires, with their 'green

unsurpassed to this day."

INTERESTING DISCLOSURE

similarly ing Dutchmen tarians present was his declara either in the

regular army,

t on that many of the symbols of

Direc-

to

clad, signed his appointment as

ance of material aid for our chil

invalids. Nothing dren and our Ortor of Pubile Relations in the War

could touch as deeper in our dis- Captain David Margesson has tress because we see that our

Faselst and Nazi upholders of doing their period of conscription office.

Service.**

miders.

from Europeans

Holland,

Arvan superiority were originated

Militia service, conscription of accepted the resignation with Inetids across the Atlantic under by the Malaya. including the kwastika, the Roman salute, and regular recruiting are very serious appreciation of

and great regret and has expressed his stand our distress which is so ter-

Major-General ribly aggravated by the exception masters in the Netherlands Indies. Beith's great services to the Army ally hard winter and by the block Among the great monuments The Dutch are fully awake to the He has appointed Colonel Walter/ade which affects us first of all even the race are the buildings of possibilities of war in this part Elliott. to succeed 'him. Incas, Mayas. Aztecs, and of the of the world, They guard

veritable store house of war Khmers who bullt Angkor Vat. Madjapahit Malaya built Boro-materials, inany of them indis

the operation and Densible to supply of belligerent nations,

Sumeria, Egypt, Crete, of the

hudur in Java. Among the great Malays are Ghandi, Rizal, Gautama Buddha Asoka, and Akbar.

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UP TO AGE OF 46°

2

though we have already laid down our arms and play absolutely, no Mr. F. J. McGibbon has been part in the continuance of the war. "Such an unusual situation 16 so Australian Common- "appointed wealth representative of the fight contrary to any notion of rights. ing forces abroad, states a Lon- and elementary sentiments of don message. He will visit the humanity that no one who has a

"We are a people interior to Every Dutchman, up to the age Middle East and then proceed to spirit of justice can remain indif none capable of the highest pro- of 40 years is registered. If hos London where he will see Mr. 8.ferent. Impartial history will be tilities swept southward there M. Bruce, Austrailen High Com-all the more severe for those who would be few homes in the Indies missioner.

systematically aggravated the dis-"

gress, culture and civilisation, Soliven concluded

of the

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