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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 28, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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50 YEARS AGO

Dec. 8. 1820. Height and clear, if seasonably chilly. wan Xmas Day in this "chief gem of Britannia'n crown", as Sie Jaspe culled Hongkong And, we venture to think, in no place In Englund's doutaions enjoyed--nt it more thoroughly any rate by the European population, from His Excellency down oven to thei broking element. Every hotel, shop, club and private house was duly de corated, though mistletoe is a trille! dear out hero; and In the matter off good cheer every eline contributed- from Shanghal wildduck and t renerally L trepient fruits from the Philippines. whilst cur fernds in Queen's Rami supplied probably many, moru Juxuries thin the mastity of reuidents here, would have revelled in the good old country. The Berlin: Foundling Itome was as happy as ever.

Mira. itertmonn having:! Pastor and many willing asslatante, and there want the usual well-inten Christmas tree.j The mundane of our peace had their] necostomed "good. Lime" at the various stations. Al the Central the dersratIONS were exceedingly tastoful, the

room being way with age and appro- print mattaen.

25 YEARS AGO

Dec, 2, 1914. The "Temps" declares that the crisis hux nothing to do with the suggested; Jonpatch of Japaness truops to Europe; on the contrary, plorantic meetings) and conversations are halug vory - tively pursued for the armed interven- Lion of the Japanese Army in Burupe.

A high French military authority has Kiven private expresatons, says the "Mai", to the following views as to the probable duration of the war, tin entimmte being based on the heiled that the Germans will commit no great the tient error.

Ile divides the war into six periods- two pani, one present and three to

come.

Called Fochure Byndicate, too,

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Canon Says "Ragging was a Disgrace to College"

VARSITY MEN 'DEBAG'

CONCHIE

But it had 'nothing to do with his viewvs

MANCHESTER.

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY students rag- ged twenty-one-year-old James Hurst. They "de- But they deny that they did it because bagged" him.

When Mr. Hurst, son of a Bary elergyman, was registered as a conscientious objector, his god-father, Canon Peler Green, chaplain to the King, supported the application.

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Canon Green said: "lurst has fendured persecution for his outlook There has been

among the students. 55

An admission that Memel Nail Storm Troop detachments together with the

vulgar ragging which was a disgrace Ito any college."

Mr.

C. E. Junes, a student, has written to Canon Green on behalf of the University Faculty Tech- nology Union saying, "Hurst was I'deborged,' but it occurred because he insisted ou interrupting. a lecture. It had no bearing on big moral views.

"If it is that occurrence to which

The first period the advance Prussian Storm Troop detachments, and you refer as vubor ragging which through Bolgium Inta France. The plotted to seize Memol by violence and was a disgrace to any college, I feel second period was the Battle of the take into the German fold tas por- that such crophasis on what was a Marne and the German retreat to the tion of Lithunain, wan mande by one of very minor incident is most unfair Alene. The third period is that of the the 12 accused to-day, a man named to other students. #ghting on the Aisur, continuing and Molinnun.

developing into this battle for Calls. The 120 accused are all Nazle, court- "At no time has he been perse- The fourth and fifth perled will be a martialled on December 14, for plotting cuted for his outlook, either moral German retreat and a battle at the to seize Memel and to murder certain or political, and any raging which

of these traitors" might have occurred has been thine. The sixth period will be the "traitors" Seven march to urlin.

all of them loyal Lithuanian Govern-more than might be expected by any

were thelalily for ment servanta,

murdered. Some: Ho ustimates that Criala will not completely red before of the accused murder charges student........

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the beginning of Decembar. He an ulso,

in a period of five months to the, Malinnus pleaded guilty from the bes He is nabi to have declared Battle of the Bleuse the end of April ginning,

ur the beginning of May, 1916. The that Iwa Memel Nazi orgagations had on the Rhine should inst close relationship with The German

до

Trousers Returned

campaign

until February, 1916

The final march to Berile and nego-

end with

Ernst Noumaan, leader of the Nazl party in Stemni,

should bring the

the Anal with-

This is what they said: MR. JONES: Hurst was "debagged" appolated Here handed back to him immediately. Wax

MIR. HURST': Hitler's deputy for the sections.

I

Will Hitler

meet the

- Kaiser ?

ex-

WILL Hitler meet the ex-Kalser -Holland?

Bigil in the path of the Nazi

thes

to armies. Aould

March

the seize the Dutch ports, les Castle of Dourn.

Thete the last German Dictator spends sexlle years.

Secret bride inherits a fortune

CAPTAIN

PLANE

GUNS SHIP'S BRIDGE

"IT would be a sticky end- ing to all we've gone through to

under one Ginish up them!"

of

The speaker was Captain F. C. P. Harris, whose ship, the Clement, was sunk in the South Atlantic by the German ralder Admiral Graf Spee.

His commeal was addressed to his chief engineer, Mr. W. Bryant,

Machine-Gunned

Describing the sinking of the Cle- ment.

Harris Captain

said the Admiral Graf Spee latinched a sen- plane which spattered the bridge with machine-gun fire.

Lun

should be "Believing that sheiled I ordered my crew of 50 to the boats. and had gone into one myself when a picket boat from the German battleship came alongside.

"They told me and the chief on- Hincer to gel into it and our boats were allowed to go.

Then they carried a number of bombs on the Clement but they did not explode.

"We were taken aboard the bottle- ship and recognised her at once as the Admiral Grat Spec. She is a beauty.

EDMUND BUTLER CHARTERIS, who shot himself in bis flat in Arlington House, Picca-fire dilly,last July, two-months-after-his secret marriage to his second wife, has left her almost all of his £143,- 000 fortune.

Mrs. Charters,

famous

"She sank the Clement by shell-

from about a mile eff.

--Not-Questioned.

We "We were quite well treated.

asked to

of give our word honour that we would not attempt

were

among

nearly twice no fang--that is to say,!. Gunsul-fieneral In Memel; and that Dhe six students. His vusers were socialites for her smart clothes and sabotage or espionage.

tallons for pence war to an

drawal of the Allied armies of accupo

tion 1917.

10 YEARS AGO

Dec 23, 1920.

not

they did was "Strangely enough, beauty, dark, Spanish-type was only "de-thirty-four when she married Cap-ask us any questions.

"We were only five hours on board The Battalion of the East Lancashire bugged" ence. It does not happen tain Charterin. He was sixty-eight

college I wish it had had been living in a bachelor aport- Regiment, stalloned on the outskirts of often in the

housekeeper to look the Admiral Graf Spec uefore they Saarbruecken, to-day carried out their not been brought up. I would rather ment, with first long route match.

not say anything about persecution after him, for seventeen years since transferred us to a "Greek vessel.” The cheerful and friendly demeanouri ragging, except that it is not fair his first marriage was dissolved.

For a month after his secret wed- of the men, and their disciplined bear

ding he continued to live as a bache- The Japanese delegation to the on- ing are reported to have made an ex- to blame the enlleste for an isolated

to his work al don Nural Conference headed by the celtent impression on

the local papula-instance after a lecture.

CANON GREEN: I've had ex-Premier, Mr. Wokatauki, arrived att tion. The Sur frontiers were clunedi

the lor, gelag as usual I still stand by the War Oflee, where he was private Southampton from New York nhoard tony and until after the Plebiscite union letter, but the B.. Olymple, which few

court. Hurst was secretary to Sir Herbert Creedy, the only those foreigners will be admitted what i said in

State. his Under-Secretary withoui Japaacso

in fing at the foremast, The) to the territory whose pamports havu | left

a curridor delegation was greeted by the Mayor, been specially vined.

of thing isn't Then he moved into the But b trousers. That sort done. It's un-English and a "little Arlington House with his wife. too Nazl"

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Washington, Dec. 26. The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Mr. Hurst, in electrical engineer- ing student, living in Dalton Hall, shows that he left £143,200. He op- Hull, said he would welcome an in- Manchester, has had one anonymous pointed settlement funds in favour vestigation Into the administration's letter since his appearance before of his wife during her life, left a few reciprocal

the tribunal.

He said: " threw it away. all best forgotten."

A month later he was found shot, His will, published last week,

annuities to his servants and the rest It's of his money to his wife, on trust,

for life.

Air Force blue is fashion tip

AIR FORCE blue is helping to keep wartime fashions gay. For women, believing in the psychological value of bright clothes, are making a stand against drabness.

-Black-and-white.will strike a contrasting note, and will be widely worn, but colours generally will be hardly less sober thanj in peace-time.

Dlaner gowns will have long Bath high necks. sleeves and have been decreed for warmth In case heating of halis and rooms is restricted. Velvet and wool will be popular evening dress materials.

Although duy skirts will be slight

Decree Against Peer's Daughter

A divorce decree was granted in

ly shorter, there will be no shorten-the Edinburgh Court of Session

Ing or narrowing of evening dress

skirts merely to save material,

Gay notes will be provided by em-

Įbroidery, sequins and beads,

Hnts will have a slightly military

fo

Mr.. John Tennant, forty- year-old son of the late Mr. H. J. Tennant. former Secretary for Scotland and a brother of the Coun- tesa of Oxford and Asquith.

He alleged misconduct by his wite,

air, some models being based on the the ion. Antonia Mary Roby Ban

[N.Âë. cap.*

These forecanis

fashions

of

wara given

Iron or Tennant with Mr. Cyril Rad- wartime cliffe, n barrister, of Weymouth- recently stresi, W.

by Mr. Norman Hartnell, dressmaker:

to the Queen, who has offered his, The Hon. Mrs. Tennant services to the Government in the daughter of Lord Charnwood. cumquliage section,"

were 'married in 1920:

They

trade agreement pro- amme which is under increasing criticism since the Government began to negotiate the proposed Argentine agreement. Senator Arthur Vanden- berg, has said that the Senate Finance Committee, of which he is a mem- ber, will aludy the result of the pro- nramme thoroughly before renewing new agrec- authority is negotiate ments when the present Act expires next June-Urilted Press,

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