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NANCY

YES, YER HONOR-- I CROSSED THE STREET WITHOUT

LOOKIN' BOTH UP AND DOWN

FIRST

I SENTENCE YOU TO A FINE OF TWO CENTS

--- OR TWO HOURS

IN JAIL!

MAYOR

Tuesday,

WELL I HAVEN'T

THEN YOU

GOT THE

GO

TO

JAIL FOR

TWO HOURS!

TWO CENTS!

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH

BUT I COULD PAY THE FINE IF

YOU'D GIVE ME

BACK THE

NICKEL YOU OWE ME FROM

LAST WEEK!

HAVEN'T

GOT IT!

November 14, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

War Minister's Statement To Commons Reveals New

WELL, THAT'S NOT MY FAULT-- SO LONG!

Facts

HOW THE BRITISH ARMY IS FARING ON WESTERN FRONT

་ ་ ་

House with frankness. I wish I had

to have shared at every stage the news as.

our

Mr. Hore-Belisha, Secre-, and it is possible to speak to the tary of State for Wa, been prudent to do so previousty described to the House of Night by night we have awaited at Commons recently the work the War Office for tidings of the arrival of the convoys. These bave of the Army, particularly averaged three a light. I would the organisation by which have been encouraging the British Expeditionary we received it wil the nation, so Force of 158,000 men had uncertain of what was transpiring been transported intact to naturally eager for reports about its Army. The Press, like observed a France without a casualty. Parlament, willingly

reticence which in Itself Was His chief points were:- feguard

for

contingents. Altogether at the disposal of (Cheers.) There Is no need for the Army in England alone, in-further silence, and a body of war cluding the Reservists and Mili- France with the object of keeping correspondents 1s just arrived in tia, we had at the outbreak of us all informed of day-to-day im- war the best part of 1,000,000 pressions and happenings. (Cheers.) men on whom we could call. It was a small body of specially . This will not be the limit selected officers in the War Omec who

with seven confidential clerks of effort,

and typists secretly worked The Middle East has been strongly every detail of this plan for moving reinforced and also our gathons the Army and the Royal Air Force elsewhere, both in material and into France. They foresaw and pro- inca

|vided for every need; the selection | Men within the classes proclaimed of ports and docks, of roads and are being called up in batches, and railways, of accommodation of all are taking a types, of rest camps and depots, of with each balch we quolis of volunteers,

From the hospitals and repair shops, at every ranks we shall mainly derive our stage on both sides of the Channel. junior officers,

Their ingenuity, their precision and The British Army is under the their patience would have baffled French Command. The British Bradshaw. Those who belong to the Commander-in-Chief has a right of military profession, having in their appeal to his own Cabinet. Under-arrangements to adjust themselves standing is complete and good and niways to the unexpected and the whole hearted.

unforeseen, have to show in the preparation and execution of com}- I sun able to inform the. House that [plicated projects resource

sch which we have fulled-and more an efficiency

rarely be fulfilled---our undertaking recently exacted from those engaged in vivi- given to France to dispatch to that lian enterprises. The Expeditionary country in the event of war a British Force has been transported to France Expeditionary Force of specified intact without a casualty to any of dimension within a specified time, its personnel. (Cheers.) (Cheers.) Nur are the contingents

Mr. Horc-Belisha said:-

at present across the Channel the

can

New Problems.

out

WAS

Goebbels libels Vatican

in Berlin Newspaper

Goebbels is in trouble again—this time for a libellous state- ment against the Vatican which has gravely offended Catholic opinion throughout Italy and Spain.

He stated in his paper “Angriff" that the Vatican had accepted bribes from the Allies for quoting "exaggerated German losses" on the Polish front and publishing them in "Osservatore Romano," the Vatican paper. Spanish and Italian radio ropeated this statement.

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It has created such a storm that the Vatican has protested to the German Government. Goebbels has received an angry message from Hitler telling him not to publish anything anti- Catholic that could be quoted abroad.

With Italy slipping farther away, from Germany, Hitler docs not want to outrage Italian opinion.

Germany's plan that Russia should build many of her U-Boats has been abandoned because Nazi exports, as already stated have reported adversely of Russian building.

But Russia has prevailed on Germany to undertake construc- tion of a number of Soviet warships, with Soviet materials. These will be used to augment the Baltic fleet which cuts Germany off from the north. Another Stalin victory.

a rare load that exceeded couple of lons.

a other side made an additional com-

plication.

men

Similarly, and for other reasons We have already on this ocession also, more remote landing-places had transported to France more than 25,- to be selected in France, thus mak- 000 vehicles, including tanks, some ing the voyages much longer.. of them of enormous dimensions and Again, internally, and as a pre- weighing 15 tens apleco or more. caution against air attack, more de- were taken last that will arrive. Within SIX May describe to the House some Normal where cranes could not raise vious internal routes

in 1911. Vehicles and weeks of the outbreak of war in Jospects in which the task on this them, special ships were required to than

them, and highly trained were dispersed in small groups,. 1914 we had transported to France occasion has differed from that of carry

areas by day 148,000 men. Within five weeks of 1914, although, as one watches the stevedores to manipulate them. Con- halted in concealed the outbreak of this war we had process, continuing with the smooth-sequently, as contrasted with 1914. and moved onwards by night. transported to France 158,000 men, ness of a machine, one finds it hard where ordinary vessels look-men and As-with-transport,-so-with-main--- During this period we have also to believe that there has been a material together from the usual tenance the problem has become created our bare and lines of com-break of 25 years in the passage of ports, in this case the men travelled greater than it was a generation ago. unlention organisation 53 to these two Armies. Then the men separately and the heavier mechan- Every horse cats the same food and

like man, to be transported from can continue, asstire the regular flow of supplies marched on to the ships, the horses isms had and munitions of every kind and to were fed, and a tight derrick could more distant ports, where special though hungry. Vehicles come to a

when faellities were available. The ar- standstill

their tanks are receive further contingents as and lift what the soldier could not carry. when we may decide to send them. In those days there were only 800 rangements for the reunion of the empty. (Laughter.) There are

their moterlal on the France 50 types of vehicle and most The major operation is thus over mechanised vehicles in all, and it troops and

of them require a different grade of fuel and lubricants. Great reserves have had to be conveyed and stored. There is a ready way of dealing with a Jame horse. The veterinary sur- Keon's outfit is now replaced by `n series of completely equipped work- shops in France.

لفية متور

Madame Helene

HAS JUST RETURNED FROM PARIS WITH A

BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF

EVENING DRESSES

AFTERNOON DRESSES EVENING. COATS and WRAPS

Also a special range of evening and afternoon dress lengths from

RODIER - PARIS

(no duplicates)

Orders taken for special exclusive models of French design.

Gowns made within 24 hours by specialists under the supervision of-

Madame Helene

SHELL HOUSE

to move

in

None of these problems existed, except in embryo, in 1914. It was u light Army that travelled then, Nearly 60 per cent, of the fighting troops in 1914

Infantrymen, were relying on their rifles and bayonets and two machine-guns a battalion. Now only 20 per cent of the fighting troops are infantrymen, with 80 Bren guns, 22 anti-tank rifes, and other weapons as well with each battalion. it will be seen by this one example how much more effectively armed with fre-power Is the present Ex- peditionary Force.

Men In Fine Spirit There is, however, ene respect in which our Army has not altered; its relations with our Allies---(cheers)- who have welcomed the men generously-ure as good humoured. The catchwords of the soldiers are as amusing.

I

$0

to see some of

was fortunate them myself on my recent visit to G.HQ. I would like their parents and wives to know that they are in flne spirit. The only serious short- comings at the moment are un in- adequacy of cigarettes and n slow- ness in the delivery of letters. (Hear, hear.)

linc.

The Commander-in-Chier and his Corps Commanders report of them in terms of the highest pride. At this moment they are busily engaged in fortifying their positions in the

Civilian skill and machinery · are augmenting our military re- sources. We are determined to per- feet exlating defences and to supple- ment them speedily by every means. To all those who have co-operated In this military movement, to the various Governinent Departments, both in this country and in France, the gratitude of this nation is due. (licar, hear.). Especially, however, should the achievement be recorded as evidence that the maritime might of Britain is unimpaired. (Henr, hear.) The Navy has not lost its

(Continued on Next Column

WELL--- NOW

I ONLY OWE HIM

THREE CENTS/

OCT-4

Tuberculosis In Colony

There are no apparent signs that Tuberculosis is increasing in the Co- lony following the requirement of Its notification as an infectious disease) Jast January,

As the notification only commenced rarly this year, it is difficult to indicate whether the actual propor tion of cases to the total population shows an increase over that experi enced in previous years, said the Director of Medleal Services, Dr, P. S. Selwyn Clarke,

On the other hand 38 regordis deaths, the notification of which hus been compulsory for many years, the number for the Brst ten months of} this year was 3,736 as compared with 2,416, 4028, and 4.020 for the whole 12 months of 1930, 1937 and 1938 respectively.

The ratio of deaths per 1,000 of the population for the first ten months of this year is 3.50, whilst those for the years 1930, 1037 and 1938 were 2.44,4, and 4.78 respectively.

sceret and the Air Force has held its protecting wings over another cle- ment of danger.

It is not only to France that British soldiers have been transported. The Middle East, has been strongly rein- foreed and also our garrisons else- where, both in materlat and in men.)

One part of our Army, however, remains stationary in this country, waiting and watching, in groups. In Isolated stations anti-aircrafi units have guard since.

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