1940-01-03 — Page 19

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January, 3, 1940.

Bushmiller

NANCY

OH, PLEASE LET ME KEEP THE 'CAT, AUNT FRITZİ--- PLEASE!

I SAID NO --- AND THIS TIME

I WON'T GIVE

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OH, DEAR--- I CAN'T

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CRYING LIKE THAT?

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I

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Fortune is Awaiting Lost Song Writer

One X For Two Signatures

A

woman who could not write guided the hand of her husband, who could not sco, when he made a cross on their joint will.

This was accepted as the blind signature of both the

man

and his wife by Mr. Justice Hona Collins in the Probate Court in London.

A STRANGE FATE IS THAT OF THE YOUNG JAROmir VejvodA.

Jaromir, formerly a Czech, and now technic- ally a German subject, is the composer of "Beer Barrel Polka," to the rousing strains of which British troops are marching to war.

The song has had such a spectacular success that a huge sum is piling up in royalties, but Jaromir cannot be located, and in any case the money cannot be sent to him because of the Act which forbids trading with the enemy.

It

The song was written in 1934 and became the rage of Prague under the title of "Skoda Lasky," meaning "Pity of Love." was then a sentimental ballad, mourning "wasted love that I gave you, my eyes to-day keep on crying...

Iron Answer To Aggression WAISTCOAT POCKET BULLETS, 1-TON SHELLS

--ALL IN DAY'S WORK

From IAN MACKAY

GUNVILLE, Dec. 4.

When Hiller Invaded Czecho- slovakia the Czechs became too vad to sing, "Skoda Lasky" became a memory in Prague.

car

But music goes round and round, and "Skoda Lasky captured the of an American publisher who had new words written for the clady which, at the same time, was pepped up to quick foxtrol.

Its new chorus became:

"Roll out the barrel, we'll have

a barret of fun,

Tap-dancing film actress Ruby

· Keeler has Bled a suit for divorce at Los Angeles against AI Jolson, known all over ile world as the fim singer of "Sonny Boy," MINS Keeler Is thirty. Ho is Ifty-three. "Extreme cruelty" is

alleged.

Support For Channel Tunnel

Plan

PARIS.

THE century-old plan for a Channel tunnel between Britain and France once again received authoritative French support to-

Roll out the barrel, we've got the

blues on the run. Zing! Boom! Ta-rar-rel! Ring out a song of good cheer. Now's the time to roll die barrel, For the gang's all here." The English rights were secured

between day, FOR six hours to-day I have wandered about in a. by Keith, Prowse, and

150,000 and 200,000 copies have M...de Monzie, Minister of Public flaming inferno of blast furnaces, roaring steel conver- already been sold there. There have Works, declared himself in favour of been forty different gramophone the idea in the Chamber of Deputies. ters, 650-degree electrical retorts, and passed by scorch-recordings.

But no one

America ing waterfalls of white-hot steel, skirted giant fountains knows what has happened to Jaromir one of the rst public works under-

Vejvoda-the man who gave Tommy of fire and dodged showers of golden rain.

a new Tipperary."

I was one of a party of British and Dominion jour- nalists who have set out on a week's tour of some of the great ordnance factories, which are working day and night producing the iron answer to aggression.

iparts by

The tour, which was arranged miniature Vesuvius of molten steel by the Ministry of Supply, began which, before many hours are past, powerful at one of the biggest ordnance will be pounded into shells and gun-

incredibly works, though not one of the hydraulle punches and presses, one o which, with a pressure of 3,000 largest producers,

tons, wallops the steel about like a dairymaid thumping butter.

Nevertheless, it is one of the most interesting. It turns gut almost Some of the processes are a deligh! everything for the defence of demo to watch. The changing colours of

GO small

that the rain of sparks made it difficult to cracy-trom bullets you could put a dozen in your walst- believe that death-dealing instru- guns,nents of the most formidable kind coat pocket, to giant naval

welghing more than 100 tons, which were being fashioned. can ing a ton of devastating steel further than 20 miles over the ocean.

The Nine-Point. Perhaps the peak point of a day of wonders was the testing of one of proof- these 14in. monsters at the butts.

I

Something of the same feeling is shared by many of the workers. came across one man with a pleture of hollyhocks from a seed catalogue lover his bench, to remind him, he

said, "of sweeter things."

There is on astonishing verlely of shells made ere, including star shells, fitted with parachutes to sun- The great gun was fred point blank pend brilliant candles, and small,

nt a mound of sand only a few hun-solld shells which will stop a tank. dred yards away, and though we

To-morrow we are to visit a small-

stood well away, bellind the gun, the jaring factory to watch production of, detonation was almost unbearable. the Bren gun.

from the

A ten-foot fame leapt muzzle, and the gun itself recoiled four fect as if it had been struck by a thunder-boll,

My chief Impression, wherever i went, was of the extreme-almost pernickety-care taken to test overy- thing and to avoid neeldents.

I noticed several boxes of cart- ridges chalked with swastikas and expressed surprise.

IS BEING AN

M. P. AN OCCUPATION?

P.S."Beer Barrel Polka" has become one of the greatest swing polka hils at the Hong- kong Hotel, where i has been popularised by Nick Korin and lis Oreliestra.

MORTY-BRABAN

Brussala BELGIUM

FRANCE

GREXTE

ERMA

THE proclamation of a state of alege in some of Hol- land's frontier regions, makes no change in the country's milliary position, Dutch mill- tary experts say. It is a similar micanure to that which came Into force during the Great War. But the provinces to which the proclamation refera (shaded In the map) seem to Indicate that Holland fears a German Invasion from the sen as much as on the land.

Mr. Alfred Roy Wise, Conservativo ALP. for Smethwick, of Old Queen- "Oh, that's all right," my guide wireet, Westminster, was at West- said, "that is merely our workmen's minster County Court ordered to pay

THEFTS REPORTED place of two Instalments a debt of £450 way of making their 'delivery."!

Cd. owing to Barclays Bank Ltd., Mar Poole, of the American Mission llel-street, 'Smithwick.

School, Shaukiwon, reported on Mon- There was a discussion as to what day that a thief cnlered the premises and stole money and clothing valued

Nico Footwork

In the shell foundry we camtiæder should be made. across workmen rolling along while! Deputy Judge Sir William Moore-al $18.60. hot 8in, steel bullets with their feet Cann asked, “Is a Member of Par-

It was almost terrifying to watch lament an occupation. I am not sure from a line them swinging these cylinders about if it is?""

(on stack'chaina'with a 3ttle concern

na if they were logs of wood.

Clothing valued at $34 was stolen on the roof of the Mr. Powell (for creditors): The Kimberley Road residence of Mrs. J.

Gurd, on Monday, position attracts a certain income.

Street. Mr. C. Mose, of Duke Judge Moor Conn: It also attracts part of considerable expenses,

reported on Monday that he ofther conveyor belts like an endless pro Mr. Powell: I understand they get list or had, stolen from him, a.wrist edrsion of Swiss rolls, while, Jual expenses in addition. I am instructed watch, pen and wallet to the total

divetue of stao. -round the corner I-cams. across he received £600 a year.

The glowing Ingots for our antl

whirled aircraft" "sholts

The Hongkong, de: Shanghal) Hutuba, Ltd.;

He agreed that the tunnel should be

war.

He was replying to a deputy, who had suggested that the tunnel and a trans-Sahara railway were now an international necessity.

The Deputy, M. Boucher, urged, that France should approach Britain as "the new war was likely to have convinced the British authorities of the great advantage of direct railway connection."

Plans for a Channel tunnel were Arst disclosed in Paris in 1802.

In 1872 shafts were actually dug in both countries.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Omelal Summary issued yesterday says:

After the New Year celebrations the market has resumed operations with a dialinctly steady tour. To- denis In day's trading embraces Docks, which continue the leaders, Electrics, Watsons, Dalry Farms New. Trams and China Providenta all at alightly better than the open- ing quotations whilst a smalt parcel of Hongkong Banks changed hands at $1,360.

JL.K. Bank

Buyers

Canton Insurances Union Insurances. Douglases Docks Providents

Hotels Lands Realties

Tramways

$1.345 ..$200

$425

$7114

.$204.

$475

$5

$33.60

$4.30

$17.10

$604

Yaumati Ferrics

3232/

China Lights (Old)...37%

Electrics

3034

Sandakan Lights

..$11.10:

Telephones (Old)

$2434

Telephones (New)

cements .***

.$1744

Dairy Forms (Old) ..321% Dairy Farms (New) .421 Watsons...

.30.03

Star Ferries

. Entertainmente

..$094 Constructions (Old) : 13

Sales

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$20.30/.35/.40 $40

$27.10

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