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December 28, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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The Teleg

50 YEARS AGO

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Dee. 28, 1889. Bright and clear, if seasonality chilly. Wan Xmas Day in this "chief gem of Britannis's crown", as Sir Jawge called Hongkong, And, we venture to think, in England's dominions in luce

enjoyed mat wan. It more thoroughly any tato by the European population, frum His Excellency down even to the broking element. Every hotel, shop, club and private house was duly de- corated, though mintletoe is a del dear at here and in the matter of good cheer every cling contributed from Shanghai wild-duck and rame generally to tropical fruits from the Philippines. whilst Gur friends in Queen's Hand suppiled probably many Atara hixuries then, the majority of residents here would have revelleil bo' the

Berlin! good old country. The Faundling Home was joi happy as neverj Pastor and Mrs. Hartmann having many willing assistants, And there wAR the und well-Indro Christinan trec, The gaurdians of our penee had their accustomed "good Ume" at the various stations. At the Central the decurations) were exceedingly tasteful, the mes room being gay with finga mul appra- priate muttoen,,

YEARS AGO 25

Dec. 8, 1914.

The "Temas" declares that the erbis: has nothing to do with the suggested; despatch of Japaness troops to Büropez on tho contrary, diplomatic meetings!

and conversations are being very ar- tively pursued for the armed interven- tion of the Japanese Army in Europe,

..

A high French military authority kas

thur! given private expressions, anya "Mail", to the_Zollowing view as to the probable duration of the war, Hinj estimate' being based on the bebet thist the Germans will comoit no gevat ine- tical error.

He divides the war into alx perjad two jinst, one present und threw of

come.

"Tha first period through

A Pentury Rindetin, Side,

STOCK MARKET Canon Says "Ragging was a Disgrace to College'

REPORT

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On reopening after the holidays

the market elisplayed A welcome degree of steadiness.

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$16.60 $8.80

$25

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• $425 $1914/20

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Dec. 28, 1084,

5. YEARS AGO

An admission that Memel Nazi Sorts Troop detachments together with the

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY · students, rag- ged twenty-one-year-old James Hurst. They "de- bagged" him. But they deny that they did it because he is a conscientious objector. When Mr. Hurst, son of al Bury clergyman, was registered as a conscientious objector, his god-father. Canon Peter Green, chaplain to the King, supported the application.

Canon Green sukl "Hurst bas endured persecution for his outlook among the students. There has been vulgar ragging which was a disgrace to any college."

Was

Mir. C. E. Jones, a student, has written to Canon Green on beball Tech- of the University Faculty nology Union saying, "ürst

debugged, but it occurred because he insisted on interrupting a lecture. It had

his bearing on

moral views.

no

"If it is that securrence to which

as vulgar ragging `which

Will

Hitler meet the ex-Kaiser?

WILL Hitler meet the ex-Baker - Toland?

Right in the path of the Nazi armies.

march 10 should thes

the the Dutch ports, Hey seize: Castle of Doorn,

There the last German Dictator spends his exile years.

Secret bride inherits a fortune

was the vance Prossian Storm Troop detachments, hat you refer Pelicure inter France. The plotted to seize Memel by violence and was a disgrace any college. I feel second period was the Battle of the to take inte the Gernum foil this por. thal'saich emphasis on what was a Morne and the German retreat to the tit of Lithuania, was made by one of very minor incident is most unfair Aisne. The third period in that of the the 126 Acensed toulay, 'B man named to other students. fighting on the Aing, continuing and] Mölinnun. developing into the battle for Calais, The 126 Reensed are all Nazis, court-

time "At no

has he been perse The fourth and fit period will be martialled on December 14, for platting cuted for hts outlook, either moral German retreat and a battle on the to seize Memel and to murder curtain or political, and any ragging which Rhine. The sixth period will be the "traitora". Seven of these "traitors"

occurred has been no march to erlin.

all of them loyal Lithuanian Governmight have Ke estimates that the battle for ment servants, were murdered. Some more than might be expected by any CHARTERIS, who shot himself in „Culsir_will_nut candletely end, before, of the neeuse Tace murder charges student. "the beginning of Decemlier. He also

signa period of five months to the

Molinnus plended guilty from the be

Battle of the. Meixe-the end of April elining.

15 in aid to have declared

or the beginning of May, 1916. The that two Memel Nazi organisations had campaign on the thing should last close relationship with the German nearly twice

until February, 1916.

The linal march to Berlin and nego tiations for peste

should bring the war to an end with the final with drawal of the Alfled armies of decup-í tion in 1917.

Trousers Returned

This is what they said

MR. JONES: Hurst was "debagged"

CAPTAIN

EDMUND

BUTLER

his flat in Arlington House, Picea dly, Inst July, two months after his secret marriage to his second wife, has left her almost all of his 143,- 000 fortune.

dark

among

apart-

BRIDGE

"IT would be a sticky end-

ing to all we've gone through finish up under one them!"

to

of

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

His comment was addressed to hiri chief engineer, Mr. W. Bryant.

Machine-Gunned

Describing the sinking of the Cle

Harrt: ment, Caplain

said the Admiral Graf Spee tunched a sea- which spallered the bridge pinne with machine-in re.

we

that "Believing

should be shelled 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 en- ziwer to get into it and our boats were allowed to go.

#number of "Then they carried bombs on to the Clement but they did not explode.

"We were taken aboard the battle.. ship and recognised her at once as the Admira} Graf Spee. She Is a benuly,

"She sank the Clement by shell- fire from about a mile off.

Not Questioned_.. "We were quite well treated, We were asked to give our word of honour that we would not attempt Mrs. Charteris, famous Inn-that in to any Cansul-General in Hemel; and that. Deiby six students. His trousers were socialites for her snuri clothes and sabotage or expionage.

Ernst Neumann, leader of the Nazi

Spanish-type beauty, was "Strangely enough, party in Memel, was appointed Here handed back to him immediately.

they did not Hitler's deputy for this section,

MR. HURST: 1 was only "de-thirty-four when she married Cap-nsk us any questions.

1 dues not happen tain Charteris. ile was sixty-eight-

"We were only five hours on board The Battalion of the East Lancashire bogged" once.

llege 1 wish it had had been living in a bachelor Regiment, stationed on the outskirts of often in the

a housekeeper to look the Admiral Grof Spee before they Starbruecken,, loding carried out their not been brought up, I would rather ment, with Arat long route murch,

not say anything about persecution after him, for seventeen years since transferred us to a Creek vessel." The cheerful and friendly demeanour or ragging, except that it is not fair his Best marriage was dissolved. of the men, and their disciplined bear to blame the college for an isolated For a month after his secret wed- The Japanese delegation to the Lon- ing are reported to have made an ex-

diag he continued to live as a bache- don, Naval Conference headed by the celtent impression on the local pola-instance after a lecture ex-Premier, Mr. Wakatsuki, arrived at Lion. The Saar frontlers were closed!

CANON GREEN: I've had the lor, going as usual to his work at Southampton from New York aboard today, and wall after the Plebiscite inlon letter, but I still stand by the War Office, where he was private

Olympic, 1.1.

whick flew u only thoae- foreigners will be admitted what I sald in court.

to Sir Herbert Creedy, Hurst was secretary Japanese Ang at the foremast. The to the territory whose passports have left in

corridor without his Under-Secretary of State. delegation was greeted by the Mayor.been specially vised.

Then That sort of thing isn't trousers.

he moved into the Bat in: done. It's un-English and "itle Arlington House with his wife,

month inter he was found schol. loo Nazi."

the

10 YEARS AGO

Dec. 28, 1929.

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Washington, Dec. 28. The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Mr. Hurst, an electrical engineer- His w, published last week, ing student, living in Dalton Hall, shows that he left £143,208. He op- Hull, said he would welcome an in- pro- Manchester, has had one anonymous pointed settlement funds in favour vestigation into the administration's

trade agreement letter since his appearance before of his wife during her life, left & few reciprocat

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criticism since the Government began He said: "I threw it away. It's of his money to his wife, on trust,

to negotiate the proposed Argentine i all best forgotten."

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

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