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Friday, the 16th February. 1940,

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A Look Through The "Telegraph

50 YEARS AGO

Feb. 7, 1000,

The Marquis de Gallifet, one of the most beautiful women in Paris, is suffer- ing from a strange form of insanity. She BOCA into convulsions whenever alie Kees her face it a intror,

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Miss Frances E. Willard in a recent lee. ture any wonian's dress, mokes the follow:

alaternent, which is $nst interesting

Edison and least picturesque, "Catch consirict him inside a wasp waist-coat and be sure you'll get no more inven tions; bind a hustle upon Blamarck, and farewell to the German unlly: coerce Robert Browning into corsets and you have to more epics: put Parnell into petticoats and Home Rule is a lost cause.

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The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 9th February, 1910, to Friday, the 16th February, 1910, both days inclusive.

By order of the Board of Directors,

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager Hongkong, 25th January, 1940.

POST OFFICE

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

On Friday, the 9th February, the General Post Omec and Kowloon Central Post Omice will be open from 1a.m. to 11 a.m. Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 a.. to 9 am, and the other Branch Omees will be entirely closed.

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes as on Sundays and one delivery of registered and or- dinary correspondence at 11 am. The

An Interesting account is given in the "Engineering and Mining Journal of Do cember 7 at a completely worked-out do-Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Tal

gn which has lately been submitted tu

Inspection, for an occan-doing stearnship which shall shorten the voyage to Eurapo lo four days and twelve hours, or there- abouts. The principle upon which the designer works is to Abandon the freight

Po and Un Long will also have one delivery of ordinary correspondener at 11 am.

The Money Order Omce will be entirely closed during the holidays,

Small Packet Post to all countries

only слегу and entirely busines passengers, leaving the transportation of The slower boats. inerriandise to "Journal" fully approven this departure is suspended. and pronounces the designer's plan ra Honal and the economical reasonable as well.

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calculations

The British royal family, we read. 13 much disturbed by the Information which comes from Herlin that the Duchy of Saxe Coburg-Gotha is to be absorbed with the German Empire upon the death of the present

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the below unless otherwise time given stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 am, regis- Grand Duke. Prince Alfredtered and parcel malls are closed at Hoing to Berlin to remonstrate against 3 p.m. on the previous day. When this step. This seizure of the Duke of Edinburgis's Hominions, which would be malls are advertised to close after 5 his by leheritance, will tend further to p.m., Registered and Parcel mails

are closed at 5 p.m. strain the relations between Russia and Germany.

25 YEARS ACO

Feb. 7, 1015. The cruiser Australia sank n German auxilary cruiser, formerly a Wortmann liner. of Patagonia. A subsequent ines. sage states that the crew of the auxiliary cruiser, were landed at Die Falkland Is landia.

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INWARD MAILS Shanghal

.Feb. 9. Alr

Mall by "Imperial Always Direct Service" London date, 24th January

Feb. 9. Feb, 0. Japan and Shanghai

Feb. D Canton

Feb. 9. Saigon

Air Mall by Imperial Airways Direct Service”-London date, 27th January

.Feb, 10. .Feb. 10. .Feb. 10.

Japan, Stranghai and Formosa

Feb, 10,

Feb. 10.

.Feb. 10.

Three of the accomplices of the mur- Franch Fedinand derer of Archduke

The have been executed al Sarajevu. actual murderer, the youth Prindp, has

years un-Canton twenty been sentenced to

prironment, as he could not be executed' Japan and Shanghai on the grounds of his youth,

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Tl:d"Turks" on Tuesday night ailempted

Canal near Tusun. Manitā

Air Mail by

to cross the Suez They were allowed to bring their bridg-Shanghal ing material without molestation in the bank of the Canet. Then the British al- tacked, and the enemy fed in disorder, leaving the whole at the material. Several

of the enemy were drowned

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Jays'ngo, we louched in

"Imperial Alrways Direct Service"-London date, 3rd February. Manila Shanghai

theShanghai and Amoy

column on the matter of co-operation Shanghat and Amoy

Feb. 11. Feb. 11. .Feb. 11.

.Fob. 11.

between householdere and the Food

Feb. 11.

the tariff Inld down in the official st.

Prices Committee in regard to elt Air Mail by "Pan American Airways cumventing the ways and means by Direct Service-San Francisco, date which the Chinese compradore exceeds 5th Feb.

.Fch. 12.

We then spoke of the obligation witch | Shanghal

.Feb. 12.

milto when overcharges are maut.

les on the public to inform the Com-

There is, however, another point which

OUTWARD MAILS Saturday, Feb. 10

.9.30 o.m. .2 p.m.

may be mentioned, and that the Commit-

teo should assist the pubile by fixing Straits (Parcels only)

the prices, not only of market produce, Haiphong

Africa, Aden, Egypt, and Europe

vla Marseilles-due Marsellles, 11th March.

meat and poultry, but also of the thou-Siraita, Ceylon, India, East and South sand and one everyday requirements such as tinned goods, mustard, ele At pre- sent, householders have nothing to Ruide them as to the prices of these cammod!- ties save experience, and if the Com mitice can fix the tariff on other articles, surely it can periodically issue iixia cover- ing these as well. This matter is deserv ing of all the more attention from the fact that it is on these linned and bottled gooda that the compradore is able to moke a far bigger squeeze than on amali purchases of market produse,

10 YEARS AGO.

Feb. 7, 1930. An official Intimation forwarded by the Hon. Colonial Secretary states that Mr. Edwin Taylor, Deputy Treasurer at Sierra Leone, has been selected by the Secretary of State for the Colonies an Depuly Treasurer in Hongkong.-

5 YEARS AGO

Fob. 7, 1035. The British Government still adheres to the pledne to India that Dominion status will be granted when, the politically tur bulent country is ready for it. In the House of Commons to-day, Bir Samuel Hoare, Secretary' for India, caused a sen- sation when hë apoke in the debate an the Second reading of the India Bil.

Ha reiterated that the Government nd-. hered strictly to the preamble of s India Bil of 1919, as well as the Viceroy's pledge to India that "full Dominion sintus" was the gași of the Government.

Reg.

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

Feb. 10, 5 p.m. Ord.........Feb. 10, 5.30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11

..7.15 h.m. Canton`. Bangkok

....9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12 Shanghai, Japan and Honolulu

K.P.O. .Porcels

..Feb, 12, 4 pm, Feb. 12, 5 p.m. Reg. Ord.

Feb. 12, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O. Parcels

.Feb. 12, 4 pm. Ref.

.Feb. 12, 8 p.m. Ord.

Feb. 12. 7 p.m. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service”—dur Kan Francisco, 10th Feb.

Rez. Oril.

Itex.

Ord.

F.P.O.

Feb. 12, 5 p.m. .Feb. 1%; 5.10 p.m. G.P.O..!

...Feb. 12, 5. p.m.'

.Feb. 13, 7.30 MIL Tuesday, Feb. 13

Haiphong *****

.......1 p.m. Manila, Makassar und Sourabaya

OUR GUIDE TO

THE CINEMAS | Swatow

Amoy

0.30 a.m.

.8.30 a.. .2.30 p.m. enisin (Porcels only)....3.30 p.m. "Juares" (King's); Outstanding on- tertainment.

Clover furtrayalsuring Shanghal, US.A., Central and South

historic figures to life in vivid fashion, Paul Muni's, Interpretation of titlo-rale dominaten tho action throughout, dos pite unusually strong compatitian from Detta Davis and Brian Aherne.

America, and ́ Caunda vin Sun Francisco, (No Parcels for Canada) -due, San Francisco, 1st March. K.P.O. Porcela

"Dodge City" (Majestic}1. A: period melodrams. Taken from Robert Tuck- her's screen play, the flim describes the growth of Dodge City ne a railroad ter minal and its” emeritence through tha. lawlessera to respectability, Colour photography la "good. Good" straight-

Reg.

Ord.

Parcels Reg.

Feb. 13, 4 p.m. Feb. 13, 5 p.m. Feb, 13, 5.30 pm. Q.P.O.

forward portrayals by Errol Flynn, Air Mail for "Imperial Airways

Olivia de Havilland, Bruce Cabot and, athore,

"At the Circus”, (Queen's and Albams bra) With Groucho as an attorney and Chico and Harpo. any assistanta, in a elrous, you can guces that this story is suited to the Marx Brothers," An, excel- 'morte;languago there Ment show,' 'In

are ferillic, colossal, three brothers Atupendous.

.Feb, 13, 4. p.m. Feb. 13, 6.p.m.. Ord.

.Feb. 13, 7 p.m.

Direct Service'--due London, 21st February.

K.P.O.

.Feb. 13, 5.p.m. Feb, 13; 5.30; p.m. G.P.O.

Feb. 13. 5 p.m. Feb. 187 p.m..

Rer. Onl.

Rer. Orl

Magistrate Takes Pity, Grants A Wife-

Friday:

HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH ·

February 9, 1940.

SCARLETT

"OʻHARA

FAREWELL

TO

HAS COME

LIFE

AFTER more than two years of dificulty and doubt, Scarlett O'Hara, the spitfire keroine-of "Gone With the Wind," in scen and heard on the

SCTECH.

the Casting presented

greatest Four brillant actresses came under review for the part problem.

2.

*Tallulah Bankhead was choice No.

It was announced as long ago as September 11, 1937, that she would play the "much-coveted role.”

*Norma Shearer was choice No. 2, announced on June 24, 1938. Three months later, following protests - by thousands of her fans, who stressed the cruel and relentless nature of Scarlett O'Hara, she refused the pari.

*Bette Davis followed-not as the choice of producer David Selznick, but as the choice of the United States people. She polled 43 per cent, of the votes

a questionnaire circu- lated by the American Institute of Public Opinton, (Katharine Hepburn was second with 14. per cent.) Finally

*Vivien Leigh, tije 23-year-old English 'star, got the part, and this is how she appears in it.

The film,, which cost £1,000,000, has had its Hollywood premiere. Pre Eight hundred m critles, repre

senting nearly every country in the, world, watched," it ran for three hours and fifty-five minuten. ..... GENERAL VERDICT: "The Screen

Masterpiece of all Time"

Vivien Leigli is proclaimed "the DAUG greatest star England, ever Hollywood."

Won A

MEAL

CELL

IN

Medal

HUSBAND'S

TAKING compassion on an elderly woman whose husband had pleaded guilty

to theft, the Marylebone magistrate, Mr. Bernard Campion, K.C., arranged a meal for the old couple in a police court cell.

The

man,

William Joseph | Wieks, aged 60, was remanded for sentence.

Mrs. Wicks, who had travelled 18 miles from Waithain Cross, Herts, to Marylebone Police Court, was con- ducted below to the cells.

Husband and wife greeted each other affectionately, and sat down to and lunch consisting of steak kidney pudding, vegetables and poto-

toes.

Good-bye. Kis

College pudding followed, and a Cut of ten was provided by the Church Army from its refreshment roons near the court.

-of

They ate heartily, and talked freely

personal multers.

At the end the wife kissed her husband a reluctant good-bye and returned home.

An hour later the husband was re- moved to prison.

Wicks had adinitted stealing two typewriters from Caronus, Lid., of and had Osnaburgh-street, N.W.,

asked that a number of other similar cases should be taken into considera- tion so that he might start again on

clean sheet.

Detective-sergeant Clack, who dis- closed Wicks' past, asked the magls- trate for a day's remand to give him a chance to clear up all the out- standing cases against the prisoner.

"This Old Chap"

But Wicks begged Mr. Campton to finish off the case at once.

He explained that his wife hnd come from home to see him, and that it was too expensive for her to come again.

"I have pleaded guilty to every- thing." he said, "and I want to get It off my mind."

Mr. Compton said that he would have to remand Wicks, but would; arrange for him to have lunch with his wife.

Turning to Mr. Scarfe, the pro- bation officer, he said, "This old chap has got to be sentenced to-morrow, and his wife has come some distrace, "I think it is a cast where money the poor might be provided. from box, so that they can have lunch. together."

He Fought Four

Nazi Planes

HERE L a story of humour and calm courage.

A young B.AF. pilot of a re- connaissance plane was attacked by four Messerschmitts. One Nazi plane was so badly damared by machine-gun fire that it had to

land.

When the aeroplane landed safely the French commander-of the air base reproached the pilot "Why did you not send rudio for help?"

"I beg your pardon, sir," the pilot replied, "I thought that wireless mast bo used only In case of emergency."

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

MHE FENEGLE

YOUR CON

DAY

"I would like to ask my first wife to tell my second wife her racipa for mince pic!”

They Grumble--

-in England mostly about the black-out, says the Mass-Obser- vation, from information collect- ed through its national panel of 2,000 abservers.

Figures given in "Industrial Welfare" show that the ratio of principal grumbles rung <! thist

Grumble

Men Women

Blackout Food

100

100

78

57

J

Evacuation

51

40

Censorship

49

17

45

45.

28.

21

Amusements

Transport

They Grumble--

in.Cupetown, S.Africa, be cause the rates are likely to go up to 5.35 pence in the £1

There are 17 areas in England and Wales in which the rates amount to 20s. In the 2 or more.

Ex-Secretary's Nullity Decree

Proposal

Her

Left On Typewriter

THE conduct of a 74-year-old solicitor, who proposed

By His Teeth

WITH his right hand blown away, Sergeant Bonis, on patrol in No-Man's Land, tore pins from hand grenades with his teeth and scattered a Ger- man patrol.

The sergeant is one of three French soldiers recently decorated

for valour.

He commanded an outpost on the main road to Saarbrucken.

As Boon

Grenade Ducl

they were within range he peppered' item with hand grenades. They replied, with their grenndes.

His hand was shattered early in the duel, but he continued to throw bombs with his left hand until two fingers were cut by splinters.

In anvilier French sector 扛 lieutenant and his men occupied an advance post for two days under constant enemy fre.

They repelled one hot attack. Later, after a night of continuous rine fre, they decimated the enemy with a machine gun.

Nine Prisoners

As a result, they took prisoner u German adjutant, an N.C.O.. seyen men and a number of weapons.

Second-Lieutenant Boulubache is another French hero. On a dozen occasions he has shown marked ability and coolness in patrol work.

Leading a party of six on the night of November 20 he accounted for n German patrol consisting of five

nien.

Despite being wounded in the right elbow, he brought back to his com- manding officer valuable information on the enemy advanced positions:

RED H. Q. ADMITS MEN DESERTING

BLAMED ON LACK OF MUNITIONS

WASTE BY SOVIET SOLDIERS

THE Soviet has admitted for the first time that there: have been desertions from the Red Army which is invad- ing Finland. An official announcement says: "Some elements in the Red Army have proved that they have not [been able to endure the rigours of the campaign against jour enemies.

"When faced by the Finnish

forces a few soldiers preferred

surrender to an heroic resis- tance. This spirit is entirely contrary to the glorious tradi tions of the Red Army."

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued 12.30 p.m., Wednes day, says:

The statement blamed the

In spite of being the eve of Chinese officers for the desertions. New Year holidays, the market dild "Every soldier," it said, "endures not assume a holiday air until closing bravely unto death. But among the time. The recent leaders such as Docks, Watsons; Lands. Electrics & officers there are still men who fess sympathy with Secialist Ideals Cements were again well in evidence but who now prove that they are and at advancing prices.. Closing anti-revolutionary and reactionary, tone steady. They have been waiting for chance to betray their Fatherland.

this

"These blackguards have led their men under false pretences into the

camp. of the enemy and forced them

to his secretary by “ultimatum” and was then ready to of the Red Army to be on his guard

jilt her, was criticised in the London Divorce Court re- cently.

Air

Mrs. Joan Ivy Carlisle Nash, nee Lister, who is serving, with the Women's Auxiliary Force, was granted a decree of nullity because her marriage had not been consummated by her husband, Mr. Arthur Peel Nash.

Mr. and Mrs. Nash lived at man-square, W.

"Misorly Pay"

"During the same period he was

to surrender. We warn every soldier against malicious propaganda.

Defeatism

"Do not listen to those who talk to

is moved to a repetition of what you in a spirit of defeatiam. They appears to be almost a common are tying and are agents of the practice with him-to propose mar-enemies we are fighting. We give full powers to overy Individual mem-i riage to another secretary.

Buyors HK. Bank $1,300 Canton îns, $21216

Fires Ins. $100 Douglases $100 Provident 84.00 Motala 1514 Lands $35%

Tramways $10.20 Yaumati Ferries $345% · China Lights (014) (7.00 China Light (New) 3454 Electrics $IT

Telephone (0%) 123 Telephones (low) $0.20 Caments #10.10

Rope $34

Dairy Farms (010) #31% Dairy Farms (New) 871 Walions 89,45 Entertainments $7

Ducks '1224 Lands 130

• Bellors

Tramways $1DŲ, China Light (New),- $5

Electrics $371, Cements 10

Sales

Docks #2240/60 Lands $3591750 Electrics $385/7 Cements $120/10 Watsons $9

"As his fiancece had fallen ill. Mr.ber of the army to act according to Nash asked her to find a substitute, his discretion should he find any one fie stipulated that she should be guilty of such treason.

"The bath you solemnly swore on young and attractive.

"The petitioner appears to have your enlistment should be a continu- Fort-performed her task so faithfully that ous Inspiration to you and a guide taj

within a few days of her engagement your conduct.

theso "Act always according to the new secretary, Miss Seaton, also

principles, and remember it you act received a proposal of marriage."

Mr. Nash described his conduct contrary to this spirit you are guilty

of the most terrible crime. "I was quite prepared to throw "Another duty of the soldier is not)

War over Miss Lister and marry Miss to waste the supplies of the

unnecessarily, Senton. At my age we take them as Ministry. In some cases some have

wasted ammunition

themselves without companions.

"From the moment I met Misa and then And Seaton I preferred her to my wife, niequate supplies. This must stop."Con. Mines She was much more attractive and younger."

Mr. Justice Langton said Mrs. Nash wos. 34 when she entered Mr. Nash's employ last December as a typist and secretary-companion..

Her duties consisted of work as a typist in the morning and of attend- unce on Mr. Nash as a companion between 0 p.m. and 10 p.m.

She was

remunerated at the some- what

miserly rate of £2 a week, On December 28 Me, Nash startled her by placing on her typewriter copy for an advertisement announc ing their engagement.

She asked for time to consider the proposal, and Mr. Nash replied that he required ari answer on the spot.

He epitomised his own attitude to

the world by observing: words, "What I want I takes."

The secretary agreed to be engaged for four months, with the option of rejecting him.

Mr. Nash persuaded her to agree marry him on hala 74th birthday, January 18,

"During the early part of Janu nry," said the Judge, "Mr. Nash op pears to have been moved to one of his rare gentiues of generosity to the extent of providing £50 towards bls wife's rouenta,

thus:-

"Moro Humbug"

No Favouritism

Is Possible

Miss Seaton excused herself and the Incident was forgotten by Mr. Nash, who married Miss Lister on

LONDON, Feb. 8 (Reuter)-In the January 10,

The fudge referred to the "in-House of Commons to-day, the Home stepa credible arroganca" of Mr. Nash's Secretary was asked whether

could be taken by the Police attitude towards women.

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Mr. Nash's explanation that his prevent Fascist interruptions of the conduct towards his wife was be- speeches of Cabinet. Ministere cause he did not wish to have chil- these disturbances were designed to dren was "a mere plece of hypocriti-help the enemy. enl humbug."

Sir John, Anderson replied that Mr. Nash son inviting his wife to such interruptions, public take the course she afterwards took. addressed by Cabinet Ministeta were After a month of bickering and in the same position as other publie unhappiness, punctuated by frequent meetings and that, and contestory ultimatuma by Mr. greater protection could be given to formerly United States Ambassador. allp she left him on Cabinet Ministers than to other to Germany, is critically ill with Nash N

pneumonia at his home herejüke Februar

Within eight days of the marriage however much one might deplore CRITICALLY ILL

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meetings

ROUNDHILL, Virginia, Teb, a therefore, rio} (Router)—Mr. William E. Dodd,