1939-12-16 — Page 17

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 16, 1939.

By Ernie

Bushmiller

NANCY

GOODNESS CHRISTMAS IS ONLY A MONTH

AWAY!

OH, 'AUNT FRITZI --- DOES SANTA CLAUS MAKE STOPS IN EUROPE TOO?

WHY OF COURSE, NANCY!

ERNIE"

NOV-14

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A USEFUL

Jel. 28151.

XMAS GIFT

GENUINE STUART CRYSTAL

STOURBRIDGE, ENGLAND

During Col KLEENEX

ال

A CHILDREN'S

CRUELTY THE SPIRIT OF

TO BIRDS

Government Acts To

Stop 'Evil

BRITAIN'S

YOUNG PILOTS

By RONALD WALKER

Further regulations governing the conducting of Bird Shops in Hong- to-day's kong are announced in provide "Gazelle". They

that a leence issued by the Urban Council is necessary in order to carry on any such bird shop, and that the holder of the licence shall during business

With the R.A.F. hours be in attendance at the licensed

SINCE the war began there has been set in motion at full premises, and shall not be absent himself therefrom for more than speed behind the active front line of the Royal Air Force a FANCY│one month without the written per-machine-like organisation.

SANITARY SOFT ABSORBENT

DRESS PARTY

in aid of the

B. W. O. F.

will be held

at

The Peninsula Hotel

on December 22nd from 4 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

DANCING, Musical games,

orc.

Dance Band of 2nd Bn. The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment). by kind permission of Licut.-Colonel D. J. McDougali, M.C., and Officers.

Prizes will be given for Fancy Dresses.

Tickets to be obtained at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotol.

Children $2.00. Adults $1.00.

RAINY DAYS

PUPERTRIAO MAXEL WILL REBUILD rove ROWN TYRES

Roads SMOOTH MAKING THEM

NEW & JAFE FOR WWORN GEDANY DAY ORNAME

TYRES Pangerous

ARE

•50% Saving

"DRING US Ou

HOON TYRES 10-04

The

HONGKONG TYRE, Company

392 Hennessy Rd. Tel. 28539

Reminder

TEA DANCE

ON

SUNDAY:

IN THE

ROSE ROOM PENINSULA

HOTEL

ALSO POPULAR

DINNER DANCES

EVERY

THURSDAY

TUESDAY

Reservations phone 58001

The Tangktor &'#kanghal-Motala, Esa.

mission of the Chairman of the Urban: Council.

The Air Correspondent

This machine, allied

to the

It is stated that the licence fee is accelerated aircraft industry, which five dollars, renewable annually as is producing acroplanes in very large from January 1.

numbers, is turning young men into pilots with a drive which is relent less and unceasing.

No animal may be kept on the pre- nines except those specifically pro- vided for in the licence,

Bird shops may not be opened above the

floor level or in ground premises which are in addition used for other forms of business.

Must Have Concrete Floors It is further provided that the Rround surface of every bird shop shall be paved with a layer of not less than six inches of good lime- 'conerete, or not less than three inches of cement-concrete, with a smooth The walls must be surfaced to a height of ten feet or to the celling, if it is less than

surface.

It says much for the young men that they come through this griling routine not only efficient pilots, but smiling.

SAFETY WEAR IS WHITE

By A Special Correspondent I have already written about the

LONDON, Nov. 30. initial training wings, where the raw the new wartime ir

LATE last night, in the heart material force is given its first shaping before) being sent to learn to fly at an ele- of "Darkest" London, I saw how mentary training school. To-day the Men's Wear Counell has visited a Service flying training planned to make the black-out school where the young pilots under safer.

Annl ten feet go their third and

singe of training.

from the ground. This must be done with cement-mortar, rendered smooth, or with any other such non- absorbent material as the Urban Council may approve.

Uniess the front part of a bird shop it unobstructed, is kept clear und shall be provided with a window or windows, the area of which shall be aqual to at least one tenth of the area of the floor of the bird shop or room. At least one-half of the win-

dow area shall be capable of being opened to the external air.

Every cage and receptable contain- ing birds shall have an open barted font and the area of the framework and bars shall not exceed one third of the total area of the front.

Size Of Cages

KEEPING UP THE PACE..

By a coincidence, it was the school where my brother gained his wings, in the now surprisingly carefree pre- war days. In those days it was look-. ed upon as a pilot factory. With re- armament gaining momentum. training af pilots had been intensi- fled.

the

This school, somewhere in a very

pleasant part of England, was work- ing at pressure when the war came.j "We were prepared," a squadron- leader in charge of advanced train- ing told me. "Inside three days this

school was nt war strength.

The slogan "Dress for Success" has been changed to "Dress for Safety."

Mr. A. W. Robbins, chalman of the Intlers Association, has presided over the Council's discussions on how pedestrians can wallc more safely.

The advfee Is "Wear something white."

THE SLIP-ON

I demonstrated with a white oll- skin "overcoat."

Sitting in a car, the wearer became visible at from 20 to 25 yards' range. Without it he could not be seen until one was almost on top of the car.

This type of safety wear has been approved by the Council and should retail at about half-n-crown.

Another type, in white Unen has a haversack or gas mask holder attach- ment.

had *New training personnel

additional alrcraft and arrived;

received; the equipment had been schedules had been overhauled and

Other suggestions by the Counell mode faster. We changed into the abic.cond quicker pace-like-a-car-changing are: Stouter shoes and thicker socks.

No such cage or receptable used for the confinement of any animal (not being a winged animal or a reptile or insect) shall be permitted unless It is of sufficient-size to enable every animal confined therein erect, or to lie down at full length.

No winged animals may be kept in a cage unless it contains suficient perches for the accommodation of all the occupants when standing erect.

gear.

it

"It is a hard pace to keep up. means working day and night, seven days of the week, to go through these phases of teaching the man who has just learned to By how to use his aeroplane as a weapon of war.

In the case of winged animals or other animals not accustomed to standing on perches, the cage must

PICKING THE FIGHTERS be of sufficient side to enable the animals to stand erect on the floor.;

"When they come here from the In either case the cage must be of initial stages, we pick 'em, both from sufficient size to enable the occupant our own observations

who to stretch its wings to the fullest from the first courses. Men

have dash and quick reactions make extent,

Those with: Every bird shop must have a good goud Oghter pilots. supply of clean potable water for the stamina and steady qualities are

chosen for the bombers." use of the animals.

The bird shop and the cages must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, and free from vermin.

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The floor and walls of the bird shop must be cleaned at least twee

day, and

and the same condition ap- piles to cages and receptables.

The Inside walls and the ceiling of the shop shall be lime-washed at least once in every three months.

These regulations come into force an January 1, 1940.

UNEMPLOYED TO BUILD DEFENCES

SPECIAL TO THE ""TELEGRAPH. BERNE, Dec. 16 (Reuler) Swiss unemployed are to help to build fortifications.

The Federal Council has issued a decree whereby unemployed between the ages of 10 and 00 lted for

PANAMA TESTS

to cope with war-time walking and white collars.

WESTERN FRONT

More Violent Action

Nazi Almost Staged A Raid!

PARIS, Dec. 15 (Reuter).- Operations on the Western Front are gradually assuming, a more violent aspect although they are still limited to encounters of patrols and reconnaissance de- tachments,

The numbers employed in these encounters are growing greater and the fighting is harder.

In the past 24 hours, two strong German reconnoltring detachments approached our lines at Blles,

Their activity almost reached that of a rald.

the

In the Vosges district, where frontier line runs through the forest nong and lively engagement took place between French and German detachments, ench of about 30 to 40 men.

Advance Posts In Action. PARIS, Dec. 15 (Reuter)~~A com- munique says that there were a few encounters between advanced unit in the region immediately west of Vosges,

Japanese Gunboat Reported Sunk

EACH GENUINE PIECE STAMPED WITH NAME STUART

FLOWER VASES

POSY BOWLS JUGS (2 Pint). FLOWER BOWLS

TOMATO JUICE SETS COCKTAIL SETS

SCENT SPRAY

·ASH TRAYS

FINE CRYSTAL TOMATO JUICE

SETS

22 LANE CRAWFORD'S

The House of Quality & Service

THE

SMALL GIFT

16

THAT

PLEASES

Dec. FOWLIANG, Kiangsi, (Central).-A Japanese gunboat was sunk in the Yangtze River outside Kluidiang by Chinese artillery fire on December 12,

The gunboat was steaming up river frem Nanking. It was hit by

mony shells.

The crew of aver 100 men were all drowned.

COULD NOT SAVE SON

Wearing the favourite old Panama

The reason the fire was confined at night is another recommendation

to the ground door was the staircase which has been successfully tested.

Luminous buttons also seemed a being constructed of concrete, sald help-But, in brief-Wear Some-Mr. G. C. Moss, Deputy Superinten. dent of the Fire Brigade, during an thing White.

Inquiry held by Mr. Macfadyen at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday into the death of a small boy, Ll Ka-sun,

13 Pitt Street, after a fire on Septem-

ber 30.

and reports MORE GIFTS FOR who was found in the cockloft of. No.

The

RED CROSS

The Jury comprised Messrs. Bones (Foreman), E. Eymard Woo Woon-klu.

£.

and

LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter).-Two

the further gifts for

British

Red At the aerodrome to-day was the Cross Fund have been received.

The unele of the King of Egypt Dr. H. H. Tai said he conducted most active flying scene I have en-i

а has sent £1,000 with letter to a post-mortem on the body of a countered during this war.

the symbol of his cause of death was burning. sunny afternoon was allled with the Viscount Halifax, in which he says ree-year-old boy, and found the

Acro- that this is rumble, und roar of engines.

sympathy with the Allied cause.

Mr. Moss said the Fire Brigade planes dotted the sky.

From the people of Mauritius was called to

7.23 on September

comes 25,250 to provide comforts; Street about on oil shop in Pitt

p.m.

"WINGS.

.. NEVER WEARY"

for the Allied forces as well as help 30. The ground floor was alight at Young boys climbed into twin-for the British Red Cross Fund. engined trainers and took off either alone or in formation

Others hurtled away in single- So it went on all day, flying, dying, and checked the forced growth of the

engined fighter trainera.

flying; while the Instructors watched fret war crop of pilots.

manual labour, must, hold themselves RUSSIA TOLD OF

at the disposal of the authorities for work on military constructions,

S. Africa Interns More Nazis

EXPULSION

the back and front.

It was not until the fire was under control, about 7.45 pm., that he was informed a child was miasing. The

PREMIER VISITS body was found in the cockloft

THE B.E.F.

He visited the place the next morning, and noticed a strong anell of kerosine. Ho found fre Una which had contained kerosine.

PARIS Dec. 15 (Reuter)—Mr.

In answer to a question by Inup. When these youngsters are not Neville Chamberlain is now 111

Wright, Mr. Moss said private indivi- flying they are at lecures, packing France to spend some days with the dunks were allowed to keep on the in the technical knowledge needed .E.F for flying the modern aeroplane. Mr. Clement Attlee and Mr. premises 20 gallons of keresine (ilve Arthur Greenwood, Leaders at the ins) for their own use without a If there were more than 20 llcence. Labour Opposition, are making

agallans they

had to have a licence similar vilt in the near future.

and a pit or an approved store in the

yard. The flames had spread through the The Hon, Mr. H. R Bullers has ground floor rapidly, but was con- been appointed a member of the ined to the ground floor by the con- GENEVA, Dec. 16 (Reuter)-M; Council of the University of Hong-crete staircases. Joseph Avenol, the

Lum Gum, 23, wife of the owner of Secretary-kong for a period of three years, vice General of the League of Nations, has Mr. S. Caine, with effect from Decem- the oil shop, said she was heating officially nalified Hussin of the re-ber 0.

some empty of lins to liquify the solution passed, expelling her from

congealed wood oil to prevent any waste, when there was a flash and LONDON, Dec. 15. (Reuter)-It is the League.

Owing to unforeseen circumstances, the tin ignited. The work was being announced that 80 more Germans It is understood that members of have been interned in South Africa, the financial, economie and health the evening social of the Chinese done in the courtyard near the rear including Dr. Anton Obholzer, a pro- sections of the League ure leaving for Australasian Association arranged to cubicle. There were two

kerosine a a few feet away. She threw fessor of the University of Stellen- Paris shortly to assist in the technical take place at 8 Foshan Road to-

fa postponed until the tin oway and tried to smother the bosch.

co-ordination of assistance for Fin-morrow night, land.

flames by putting another th over Switzerland intimated

them. The are caught the year door and was spreading to the wooden YUMA, Ariz, Dec. 10 (UP) partitions. Omelais announced that Winnie Sho ran to the cackloft with her Ruth Judd, the blonde murderess who husband to save their child, but was escaped from the Phoenix Arplura prevented by the flames when half- had |ber, has been recaptured..

singed by the flames which LONDON, Dec. 13. (muter)-

spread ropidly. Katsuo

Consul- Okazaki,

After corroborative evidence had When the Thetis Inquiry concluded to-day, Mr. Justice Buckmill atated General for Japan, resumed charge been given by the husband, Lee that he would submit a report to the of the Consulate-General on Decem- Hung-leuk, the Jury returned a ver-

diet of death by misadventure. proper authorities,

.

that the The Colonial Police Medal bus been work could not be done in Geneva awarded to Chlet Inspector Frederick owing to Switzerland's neutrality. Edward Evelyn Booker, of the Hongkong Police, and Superintendente

further notice. *

Comfortable War

Slippers

5507-03

FOR GENTLEMEN $4.90

FOR LADIES $3.90

5607-01

77225-10

FOR GENTLEMEN

$4.90

FOR GENTLEMEN $3.90

FOR LADIES $2.90

FOR CHILDREN $1.50, 1.90, 250

Rata

ARE YOU WAR-WORRIED.

CRISIS-WEARY?

! ' ་ ་

tins of

Jack Cooper Fitz-Henry, of the Thetis Inquiry Ends for the criminal insane last Novern-way up the steps. Her husband was

Hongkong Fire Brigade, for conspicu- ous gallantry,

Mr. D. G. E. Middelburg has been appointed Acting Consul-General of the Netherlands in the Colony,

ber B

Well, let up and laugh at the gayest gang of goofs in THE KID FROM KOKOMO

COMING SOON TO THE KING