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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 11, 1939.

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HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.

The Annual Meeting of the Hong Kong Society for the Pra section of Children will be held in the Helena May Institute Monday, December 11th at 5.37

.m. .Dec. 11.

The Meeting is open persons interested in the work a

ANN CROZIER,

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Hon. General Secretary.

.Dec. 11.

.Dec. 11.

Shanghat and Amoy

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.Dec. 11the Society.

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Java and Manila

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Straits

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Canton

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Direct Service”—London

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December.

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Japan ....

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Japan and Shanghai

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Manila

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Straits

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OUTWARD MAILS

Monday, Dec. 11

Saigon

Formosa

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...7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12

.0.30 a.m. Shanghai Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-

tain

.2.30 p.m. Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-dus London, 29th December.

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8.30 a.m. Parcela only for Swatow...10.30 uл. Swatow and Formosa

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A Look Through

The Telegraph

50 YEARS AGO

Dee., AND. Mr. Stanley has nerived nt Zanzibar (This was the expedition in which Stanley explored the Congo.-Ed.)

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We read that Hor Majesty, the Em- prens Dowager, having expressed desire to have the photographs of die Unguished foreigners who have served China, H. E. Hung-chang commols. sioned Messen, Salzwedel & Co. to reproduce the photo of the late General Gordon. This has been done, and the photographs having been enlarged to about Eve feet, were sent by the linea the other morning. One plcture repre- sentationlun in his Enginerg's uniform, und the other in Chinese dream.

25 YEARS AGO

Dec. 9, 1914.

I in stated at the llague that the Russians, under the command of the Bulgarian Genural Dimitriuff, began the

on Sunday.

2 PRINCESSES AS EVACUEES

SOMEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY WILL BE THE ADDRESS OF PRINCESS ELIZABETH AND PRINCESS MARGARET UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR

The King and Queen are setting an example to other parents by sacrificing their natural wishes for their children's company and preferring that the Princesses should remain where they can con- tinue their, education as quietly and safely as possible.

When the Queen visited the,

in Scotland last Princesses month she gave them their first news of the struggle in which Britain is engaged.

KING'S WISH

It was the King's particular wish that their mather should explain matters to them.

Before the Queen returned to Lon-

bombardment of the suburbs of Cracow don she impressed upon 13-years-old Princess Ehzabeth that she was now the temporary "head of the house- hold" Just as while the Court was absent in Canada last May.

There is no doubt that the ilghting af Kowloon will be materially Improved when the new lamps down the centre of Nathan Road are in working order.

10 YEARS AGO

Dec. 2, 1923.

The following is the draw for the drst round of the Junior Championship of the Kowloon Golf Club to be played Bext Sunday,

C. G. Anderron v. H. Munday; T. J. 10.30 a.m.

Price v. S. 11. Norris: E. U. Murphy v. ....1 p.m. A. Laughton A. Und W. Mille .2.30 p.m.

A. E. Skinner v. P. W. T. Ross: G. .2.30 p.m.

Castle v. W. Borrowman J. B. McCaw Air Malt for Indo-China, Iran, and v. W. Orchard; 11. G. Swinkurno

v. J. S. Smiths. France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service" due Paris, 21st December.

K.P.O.

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Dcc. 13, 5 p.m. .Dec. 13, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14 Sandakan

.8.30 a.m. Swatow and Formosu....10.30 a.m. Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America vla Vancouver B.C. (Parcels for Canada only) due Vancouver BC. 1st January 1040.

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5 YEARS AGO

Dee. F, 1934. At least sixty Italian subjects have -been-killed-and-fourundred.uthern, in a Aerce outpost engage- wounded ment fought between Italian Somall- land troops and settlers and a furious army of Abyssinian tribesmen.

According to reports reaching Rome to-day, the attack was directed against the town of Wallentuol. tribesmen pouring down upon it and killing in. discriminately

whom they en countered.

Any

Ruly subsequently begged the excane for the invasion of Abyrainin. Wallua- Junt (Wal Wul) was 60 silen inside the Abyssining frontler-Ed.

(This was the encounter upon which

Empire Unity A Real Fact

S. African Minister's

are In an

Declaration

LISBON, Dec. 10 (Reuter).--- interview here, Col. Deneys Reitz, the South African requested to submit Minister for Native Affairs, said that the unity of the British Em- copy for display adver-pire is a real fact. tising not later than 2 p.m. on the day before publication.

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SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS

"I who have not a drop of British

blood is me, declare that the closer

we are the better it is for all," he de- clared.

What Makes Empire Great They fully realized the necessity of strengthening the tles with Britain and other members of the Common- wealth at a time when Imperialist nations were threatening the stabi- lity of the world.

Iespect for the Independence of States made the greatnes British Empire.

of the

CLOTHES FOR JEWS BANNED Nazis Impose Two New Repressive Decrees

BERLIN, Dec. 10 (Reuter),--Two turther repressive Nazi decrées have been issued,

The first states that Jews no longer [have rationing cards for clothes

which means that they can neither get new clothes nor materials to re- pair old ones.

They are also forbidden leather for footwear.

The other decree 'imposes the death penalty for all crimen involving the use of fire-arms or other dangerous weapons.

So Princess Elizabeth is according-

Gretchen Wants

A New Frock

She Must Go

On Wanting

AMSTERDAM.

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ACCUSED 6MR. X” AS SPY

Alleged to have written a letter to the Chief-Constable of Birmingham purporting to expuse several persona as German spies, 27-years-old Wilfred Ronald Ward, of Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, appeared at Birmingham City Police Court to- day. He was charged with demand- ing by letter £500 from a man as "Mr. X" threatening to expose him as a German spy unless the money was paid.

Mr. M. P. Pugh, who prosecuted, sníd that on September 5""Mr. X" received a letter signed "Jim Rickard," which thrent- ened that he would be exposed as an enemy py unless he parted with the sum of £500, "Mr. X" communicated with the police, who listened in to a telephone conversa- lion. Ward mentioned £500 and also threatened "Mr. X" that he would expose him to the Chief-Constable as a German

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH issued by the War Office, repro- duced herewith, gives some idea of the comradeship and efficiency to be found in the British Expeditionary Force in France, which has now taken up front fino positions facing the Siegfried Line. The Ritz, a name for dug-outs which was favoured by British troops in the last war.

American G-Men Look For New Public Enemy

Arkansas, Texas

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Belgian Ship Breaks Up Goes Aground Off South-East Coast

MEMPHIS, Tenn., (UP)-The nation's most-wanted criminal, Charles Chapman, a depression-made crook who once was a wealthy and prominent, business man, continues to evade federal and state police agencies.

Chapman is listed by the MEN cannot buy new coals, Federal Bureau of Investigation women cannot buy new dresses, ns the nation's No. 1 Public in Germany now, reports the Enemy. Federal agents have Berlin correspondent of

sought him for months. He is Handelsblad,

known to every sheriff, deputy Теппеннее, constable in Here is the latest list of things it and ly looking after her younger sister is useless to ask for, according to the Mississippi, and telling her mother all about Handelsblad:- their daily doings when the Queen you cannot buy sweets. Factories and Oklahoma.

are working fill time. but for ex- makes her morning telephone call.

port

Only You cannot buy ears. Even it you

could- You cannot bay petrol. You cannot buy wedding rings or anything else inade of platinum. You cannol exchange old jewellery for new jewellery. It is forbidden. This last ban has given rise to re- ports that the Nazi Government may force everybody to hand over their Jewellery to the State, as the Jewel were forced to do.

OUTDOOR LESSONS

Botle Princesses write regular let. lers to the King and Queen, to Queen Mary, and to other members of the Royal Family. With their governess Miss Crawfurd, they spend a good deal of time out of doors and are learning diferent kinds of craftwork on the Queen's instructions.

They also knitting simple scarves and operation stockings that will be handed over to the Red Cross.

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Scores of crimes, officers belleve,

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would be solved with his capture.

Chapman's career in crime has

Įspy. "Mr. X" rather lost his temper and Ward, closed the conversation.

The threat was carried out, for the -Chief-Constable received an anony- mous letter on September saying that "Mr. X" was a German spy. In the same Jelter others were also alleged to be sples.

"TREASURE"

Ward, Mr. Pugh continued, admit- ted writing the letter, and also ad- mitted he had written the letter signed "Jim Rickard, adding, "I wanted to frighten him off Treasure." "Treasure," explained Mr. Pugh, was a woman with whom "Mr. X" had been friendly. He said that, he and "M. X" had been going out with the woman at the same time,

and he wanted to get the truth of certalu statements he had heard.

"I should have had the £500," he sold. "and handed it to the police. us to

together with his signatura

what it was for."

Mr. Pugh said that when told he would be arrested Ward exclaimed. "Blimey, I've done it in the interests of the country. Every word I be Hleve to be true. I've made notes of the various things she told me, and I have got them in my bedroom."

Mr. Pugh said the police were satisfied there

no vestige of truth in allegations against "Mr. X." Ho not German spy, nor had.

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he dous anyaing, against the in-

rests of the country.

Detective-Inspector

Culle who gave evidence, said that there was olher de- LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter), likelihood of certala been in the states where such out--The Belgian steamer, Kabinda, velopments," He applied for a re- Inws, as Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd. "Machine-Gun Kelly, Bonnie Pur-5,000 tons, bound from Pernam-and until next Friday and this was ker and a host of other notorious buco to Antwerp, went aground granted, with bail of £60 and one

coast the south-east Bgures have periodically had their on day and then died from the fire of December 8. oficers' guns.

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rurely of £50, Ward also gave an on undertaking not to homper pollee

Inquiries.

The Licamer has now broken her back and has became a complete wreck.

No Casualties

The crew, numbering 40, with 50

RADIO

But unlike these other outlaws, Chapman did not grow up in pover-1 ty or in the slum section of a city; other persons were engaged in dump ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and He was born and grew to manhooding cargo into the sea at 1 pm, to-

nt Philadelphia, Miss, where his day when the ship broke into halves:-31.40 metres (9,520-kilo-cycles). parents still live and are respected citizens.

and no one was

All were saved injured. He received a good education and

Dutch Ship Mined apparently had a bright future as a

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 10 (Reuter). business man in the highway con- The Dutch motor-ship. Immingham, tracting firm which he founded at El 308 tons, struck a mine off Callant- Dorado, Ark.

soog north of Holland.

His firm prospered and in 1929 he was a wealthy and prominent cilizeni of that city. But failure and crime) were just ahead. He made an un-

The crew of seven were rescued..

successful effort to extend bis busi- GANDHI OPPOSED

ness to Florida, where lack of, ex- perience in building through swamps and marshes, combined with the

market crash and the depression, left him penniless.

with

Moslem League Leader Condemns Proposal

NEW DELHI, Dec. 10 (enter) In an interview with "Reuter," Mr.

Feodor Chaliapine in A

Russian Programme Radio Programme Broadenst by ZBW on a Frequency of $45. k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. und 8-11.0 p.m. on 9.83 m.c's. per second

H. K. T.

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession. 12.30

Gibbons Carroll

(Piano)

and His Orchestras.

1.0 Local Time Signal and Wen- ther Report.

1.03 Lucienne Boyer (Vocal) and the Orchestra Mascotte,

1.30 Reuter und. Rugby Press,

and Weather Forecast ments.

Announce-

At Miami in 1931 he was arrested for the first time. He was charged)

carrying concealed weapons Jinnah, President of the All-India and assault with intent to kidnap, Moslem Lengue, condemned Gandhi's 1.45, Rossini, La Boutique Fantas

a Constitutional As-que, London Philharmonic Orchestra. WHE nolle proposal for but the case eventually

2.15 Close down. prosequi......

0.0 "For the Children".

same

ROBBERY CHARGES

sembly.

Mr. Jinnah reiterates his willing- ness to give every assistance towards His next encounter with the law obtaining an honourable solution of was at Ventnor City, N. J., in the the Hindu-Moslem..question, but the year. Brought to trial on a proposed Assembly would, at best, be charge of highway robbery, he was manoeuvred and managed by the

"Hindu caucas." acquitted.

In 1932 he was arrested in Musko- gee, Oidla., and charged with robbing

Ho was re-i a bank at Minden, La. turned to Minden, convicted and sentenced to from 9 to 14 years in Six Japanese aircraft ataged another rald over Chunnchow, in north the Louisiana state prison. A few Kwangsi near the Hunan border, yes- weeks later he escaped,

0.30 Closing local Stock Quota- tlons.

6.32 Feodor Chaliapine (Bass) In a Russian Programme, The Old Cor- poral, The Flight Of The Bumble Bee, Chovantsching, Interlude Act. 4 (Moussorgsky Rimsky-Korsakov), ELAR. Symphony Orchestra; Cap- riccio Espagnol, Op. 34 (Rimsky- KWEILIN Dec. 11 (Central) Korsakov), The Lamoureux Orches

tra, Faris; Chanson Indoue ("Sadko" Rimsky-Korsakov), Amelita Call!- Curci (Soprano); The Gold Cockerell,

Early in the next year ho robbed terday. Many bombs were released. Wedding March (Rimsky-Korsakov).

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the First National Bank at Hope;

Ark., of $24,000, the Citizens Bank

and Trust compony of Camden, Ark.,:

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Lamoureux Orchestra, Paris; Rande

of Farlar ("Russion, and Ludmila," Convicted on this charge, Chap- Glinka): Aria of the Miller ("Rous

Serenade of $25,000, and got a smaller haul man was taken to the Texas state anlka"-Dargomwizhsky);

Foort, at Smackover, Ark., bank. prison at Huntsville to begin a 60- (Moussorgsky), Reginald from

the Organ. On March 11, 1934, Chapman was year sentence. A short time later the

7.18 Sibelius Symphonte Form wounded and captured In a gun another 25 years was added to his battle at Van Buren, Ark. Released sentence by a Clarkville. Tex., jury "Night-Ride and Sunrise," Op. 85. on $0,000 bond, he immediately dis-an charges of robbing the bank there B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra.

of $1,026 and kidnapping the cashier. appeared.

LEADS PRISON BREAK But on July 8, 1037, Chapman i

SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS

7.30 London Relay The Newa 80 Local Time, Signal, Weather Report and Announcements..

8.03 Studio Talk on "Magnetic

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fer and The Rockey Mountaineers, /.

0.05 Studio Comments on Broent Eventa.

Several months later he was cap- tured at Gulfport, Miss. Returned to gain was free, having led a break Mines," Arkansas to face trial on bank rob-from the Eastham, Tex,, prison farm. bery charges at Camden and Elight other convicts accompanied The Gay Ninetics Bingers, Max Mil- Dorado, ho received a total of 86 him. years in Arkansas prison. Within aị

Chapman is still at large. Early! year he had escaped.

was reported at a this year he The fugitive then teamed with tourist

ncar camp

Philadelphia, mary. Duddy Sadler and Hugh Lindsey to Miss., and amcers believed he had held up the First National Bank of planned to visit his parents? But Atlanta, Tex. Blocked by police at when they closed in. he shot his way Robinson Cleaver (Piano and Organ). the door of the bank. Chapman was clear und escaped the trap. shot and $1,000 of the $11,523 loot was found in his possession,

The fugitive's parents cannot be- Lindsey was caught on the out-lieve their son is the nation's No.1 skirts of town and Sadlor, driver Public Enemy.

of the stolen' car used in the hold-| "Charlie was always a good boy," up, was enuight a few days later in they said. "He would never harm Louisiana.

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9.15 London Relar-News Sum-

9.30 Patricia Rossborough and

The Bells of St. Mary's, By The Waters of Minnetonka, Bird Songs at

Porlez-Mál D'Amour Eventide, Trees.

9.45 Jack Buchanan, and... “Elai

Randolph in Musical Comedy.

10,12 Dapo Music.

11.0 Close down.