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February 24, 1940.

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Captain Duped Enemy, Went Back & Won

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE. BRITISH G.H.. announces the "Immediate award" of the Military Cross to Captain John Alexander Mackenzie, the Glouces tershire Regiment, for "conspicuous daring and resource,"

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Weekly Report issued yesterday'says:

This week's racing has interfered with the even tenor of the market, but a glance over the recorded trad- ings reveals racing did not have such as usual, The a-quietening effect

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BEHIND THE NEWS

ADVENTURES Hitler Protests Against

By A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

SMOKING a pipe

in his flat in Eccleston-square, S.W., site IT'S WINTER ON Use Of Daventry News

a little bald-headed architect.

As he smokes, he is planning a war-time courier service. He WESTERN FRONT

ran one during the last war.

Just as they did last thine, his men and women will Journey from capital to capital.

Sometimes they will carry samples of silk to be matched in Parls, some- imes they will take schoolgirls to destinations in Switzerland, some- Times shoes and perfume for a Hond- street shop, or even, occasionally, rute from a French politician to a British Cabinet Minister.

Doubtless, too, the curlers will be assailed by as many sples as they were in the last war, and may suc- cred in handing over a few more to the Buthorities.

The architect, Mr. A. B. Houchin, starte:! tin Franco-British courier

vice beenuse he happened to have i an office in Paris in 1914, and ar- chitecture did not seem to have much of an immediate future.

He found dozens of old men and women girls and children stranded In Paris, too frightened to travel home alone.

So he grouped them into parties, and brought them back to London himself.

Besot By Spics

Then he engaged several profes- Mackenzie set out at night' in¦sional men and women-lawyers, ex- bitterly cold weather with two men. zolliers, journalists, painters-und They constiluted a Estening patrol, sent them off on a regular courter

service across Europe. Their object was not to look for

By the end of the war there were

10 of them,

trouble but to collect information without detection by the enemy.

After advancing for about half a me. "from bringing uver à few luxury

mile they reached their "lying-up" place, or observation post.

Was

“We did every sort of job,” he told

articles for big fans to carrying let-

.org for Cabinet Ministers, und duplicates of Government dispatches.

"The eples were on to us when wel, Men and women would try to get started to carry oftelat documents,

into conversation with the courlers

Twenty To Three Suddenly they realised that a Ger- result being the volume of business man patrol of about 20 men

to and including Wednesday, was searing down on them. Kiod, Surprises have not been run- Mackenzie waited until the Ger-on trains and boats. fined to the rare course. As men-mans were within ten yards of him, tioned yesterday

then opened fire with his machine the Electric An- nouncement

cinc na a surprise. pleasant one-ond shares were traded Two Germans fell: The rest sunt- up to $70. They have now fallen due terms in the darkness.

There

We

The couriers always reported to me, and I went straight round to Basil Thomson, head of the British, Intelligence.

Disguised "Very rarely could I tell him any-. Mackenzie bad gambled correctly, to some profit taking and are easier:

Atin Good business has been! round 63.

in Nothing he did not already know, was. peace

"Our most sensational spy was at done during the week, especially to Man's Land, Mackenzie withdrew day Lunds,

Docks, Ceinents, Lotels his men unharmed, but he did not woman whom one of our couriers, ex-Guardsman, noticed frequently and Telephones both Old and New, regard the Incident as compiete, These latter have registered a sharp He got his commanding cliver's on the cross-Channel boats.

"He was puzzled because she came rise, the Old from $27 to 30% and the pennisalon to take out a strong battle aboard in heavy boots, and immed!- New from $0 to $10. Closing trol into the same area. His object ately, changed into light, shoes. lone steady, with appearances of was to bring back the Germans, dead told Basil Thomson about her. He possibly more interest being taken in or alive. The market generally.

Tht then he was feng for trou-made curiously little comment.

"Some me later he said to nie, ble. But the enemy had had enough.one day: You remember that woman Mackenzie and his men were un in the boots on the Cross-Channel molested. They returned, after three boat? He's dead,' hours, with one dead German.

"The woman was a man "Threuchent both operations"-to quote the official citation-"he show-

Rescue Job c skill, judgment and leadership. Put that there were no British casualties."

Cant.

Mackenzie's flancce. Miss Patricia Suell, of Lyme Regis, Dorset, news of his exploit with the pride.

Business Done During the Week

H.K. Bank $1,425, $1,430, $1,450

Canton Insurances $220

Un'on Insurances $470, 8480. Hongkong Fires $185

Docks $22.10, $22.15, $22.30, $221⁄2 Providents $4.05

Lands $37. $37%. $37. $39.

$38

350 V

Tramways ex. dlv. $17.45, $175,

$17.55, $17.80, $17.05 China Lights (Old) $8, $8.10 China Lights (New) $4.95, $5.05 Electrics $57, $58, £50, $02 Telephones (Old) $20, $27 Teltphones (New) $0.70

скри Cements

$10.10. 519.28 $104,

$19.20 Ronca $4, $6.10

Dalry Farms (Old) $22.15, $22,40,

$224

Dalry-Farms (New) $21, $214 Wations $9.40, $9.00, $0.45, $9.40.

30.40

Govt. 4% Loun 100

Buyers

H.K. Bank $1,440

Union insurances $475

Fires Insurances $185 Wharver $101

Docks $224

Providents $4.70

Renities $42

Tramways $17.00 Star

Ferries 5044

Youmall Ferries $20

Chinn Lights (Old) $81⁄4 China Lights (Now) $5.05

(Old) $30

Telephones New) $10%

Telephones

Cements $10V

Dairy Farms (Old) $22

Dairy Farms (New) $21 Watsons $0.40

Entertainments $7%

Hotels $45

Lands $30

Electrics 800% Watsons $9.00

Rellers

Sales

H.K. Banks $1,4521⁄2 Union Insurances $480 Fires Insurances $185 Docks $22/2314 Providents $44/4.80 Hotels $8.70

Para

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Tuise."

in dis-

The most romantle Job on whichi 1 Mr. Houchin's organisation ever em-i barked was that of trying to rescue

Englishman from the Infirmary German-occupied Combrai, where he had lain sick at the outbreak of

1 love known him only a year," war.

UFS

WARMLY CLAD for wintry weather in France, these two R.A.F. men are standing guard at a British air base.

Arthur Pratt's Dinner

May Cost His Boss

The B.B.C. is succossfully fighting a strong Nazi attack on British news broadcasts now being waged all over the world,

Hitler's Government recently sent through its diplomatic re- presentatives a profest to all neutral Governments against the uso by their newspapers of news picked up from British broadcasts.

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This nows has lately been used mora extensively than Gor- man nows, because its accuracy was becoming appreciated in com- parison with lying Nazi propaganda.

A number of neutral Governments, therofore, banned pub- lication of all nows from foreign radios. Among them wore Spain and Bulgaris. Within a fortnight, public opinion forced both Governments to raise the ban, British news now has equal chance with Gorman.

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The B.B.C., while aware of the ban, took no action about it. proferring that its news should win..

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Cormany is finding a good many other things to protest against. Latest is Italy's War Office magazine, "Forze Armato."

It raised the question why Germany, with her powerful army, dared not attack, but preferred to rely on her "waak soa power."

An It suggested that Hitler rogretted the neglect of his navy. apology has now been sent to Berlin, and an Italian officer ro- primanded.

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Gooring has just learned the latest bad news about Germany's railway transport from Dr. Dorpmuller, rail chief.

Germany has now only 600,000 goods wagons, but noods · 750,000 for war purposCI. Russia, with hor far vastor territory, has 550,000, and fow to apara. It will take nine months to adapt

to the Russian gauge enough wagons to deal with the Soviet trado

when it matures.

Gestapo is trying to trace the origin of a circular letter sent to thousands of service men calling for protest against Langedorf being forced to scuttle the Graf Spec. They attribute it to British propaganda. But the letters were posted în Berlin.

ITALIAN AIRLINE

(and others) A Fortune Rome-Bangkok Service

ARTHUR PRATT is a shy little man, a packor by trado. Lives in Manor-road, East Ham, docs Arthur, But his dinner and tea are going to cost his former employers £397 10s, now, and may soon cost other poople £500,000. Half a million pounds for Arthur's dinnor and tas.

For fifteen and a half years Arthur "packed" for Cook, Son and Co. (St. Paul's) Ltd., of St. Paul's Churchyard, E.C. she said, "the believe he was Scarlet Pimpernel aftale," Mr. Hou-

"It was to have been a regular They puld him, his wages and Lord Wright, and Lord Romer heard at school in Lyme Reels, Luler he chi said..

him dinner and teď, Arthur | all his dinners and his teas, as at Parisbourne and then went throut Sandhurst."

"Some of our men were going to said the dinner and tea were worth ross the front lines of night. But 10s. a week.

INCOME IN AMERICA Secretary of Commerce Gives Estimate

siert.

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By four to one the Lords decided that Arthur was entitled to his £397

Contemplated

Tokyo, Feb, 22.

It has been disclosed that following .he opening of the Japan-Thalland uir service in Aprli, Italy is planning o start a new air line between Rome and Bangkok.

Negotiations between the Italian and Thaian Governments have been making smooth progress, according to reports which state that Italy will open a regular service between Rome und Bangkok next month on a bi- weekly schedule.

The Italian authorities have al- ready notified Japan Airways in- formally of their desire to extend her line between Rome and Lord Remer was the one who Bangkok to Japan. decided against Arther, because,

the sick man died before we could; In 1831, when William the Fourth | (0%~_____

"Through the agency of a Dutch was King and opened the new Lon- business man, however, I did get don Bridge. the Truck Act was

ek in this country the abandoned passed.

bograge of English and American tourists, which the Germans had stocked high in Colome Cathedr"}" Washington, Feb, 23. Already Mr. Houchin has seven Commerce men. mertly ex-sailors, and a few

The Sceretury of

est mates the nation's 1930 income at women for his new, courier service.!

And the Truck Act sold em- ployers must pay the wages of ar- tificera In

of the current coln Icalm.

In 1935 Arthur decided that din

$60,300,000,000, a gain of $4,500,000,- Their journeys are being mapned outner and ten were not current coin 600 or seven per cent. over 1938. through Europe. This time many of of the realm. However, the figure is $14,000,000,000 the Journeys will be by air. under the 1930 total and $3,000,000,-

000 under that of 1937. The latter

was the New Deal's peak recovery Swiss Army's

year.

It is pointed out that the $14,000,-

000,000 differenes between 1929 and

1039 was accompanied by differences

lol 19 per cent, in wholesale prices

and 18 per cent, in cost of living.

Sheep Buying

Helps Peasants

SCHWYZ, Switzerland-Swiss mo=!

A caution in issued that the highbilization brought prosperity to the

rate of industrial activity in Decem- peasants of Schwyz, one of the forest}

he said, there was nothing in the Act prohibiting an employer from supplying or contracting to supply his workmen with food "wherever dressed or enten."

And he sued Cork, Son and Co. for the value of all his dinnors and all his teas between March 1020 and December 1935. He conditions sald they were worth £307 10s.

Arthur Smited

Italy's present Far Eastern air route runs from Rome to Basrah (Iraq), on a weekly schedule.

It is believed that upon realisation of the Italian plan, keen competition will be winessed in the Far Eastern pir service between Holland, England, France and Italy,

What the Act did prevent, he said, The new Italian line will have thei was the employer attacking certain additional advantage of being ser- to any such ¡supply of viced by Savold-Marchetti "S'78 food. He might not stipulate, that planes, equipped with three Alfa- the workman should lay out his Romeo engines, which ere claimed to: The National Amalg¬mated Union wages in buying the food from him, be amongst the

bent commercial off the employer's | planes in the world—Domet. of Sher Assistanta, Warehousemen whether on or and Clerks made a High Court test premises. cate of Arthur and his dinner and tea.

ber 1939 will cause a decline in the cantons which formed the original judge. He

Cash, Not Toa

the

wha Mr. Justice Wrottesley

agreed that Arthur's early portions of this year as the "Oath of the Confederates" to which wages must be cash and not dinners rate of inventory accumulation falls Switzerland's Government owes its and tens. He awarded the 397 10.

elatined. ok-United Press.

Lands $38/39

Humphreys $7.0 Tramways $17.70-

Yaumati Ferries $20.

Electrics $67/70/09/08

Telephones (Old) $20/30

Telephonts (New) $9.70/10.30 Comenta $19.30/10

Watsons $0

Govt, 3% Loan 05

origin.

A scorelly of mutton on the main City mackets sant Swiss Army buyers into

the Schwyz hills where they

3.000 of 0,000 sheep be purchased longing to peasants on the cantonal

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Japan Thailand Run Arthur, standing behind his coun-

Chungking, Feb, 23. sel in the House of Lords recently,

The To Kung Pao says" the chief listened to final stages of his four-director of the French Haiphong- year fight, which has cost between, Kunming Railway has arrived in £3,000 and £4,000,

Kunming. He told the Press - that He smiled when he heard the de-jocted the

the French Government strongly re- cision. He took the many congratu-

Japanese request for Jallons modestly.

permission to land Japanese planes Roady in 2 days In French Indo-China for the pas- senger and mail service between

All sizes Japan and Thailand.

But on Appeal Court deelded

He was told this case might make the judge had been wrong. They

the name of Arthur Pratt (and his reversed Mr. Justice Wrotterlow's dinners and decision and gave judgment for history. But

teas) famous in' legal The reason for the rejection is the Cook, Son and Co. with costs.

that did not impress Japanese bombing of the French him.

railway and the complete ignoring of Army buying in the country direct But Arthur and his union were

the French protects, he said. If the from needy peasants is to continue not giving up. They took the case entled. And Arthur caught the first the French

It was dinner time when the case Japanese bomb the railway again, ns long as the Army is kept above to the House of Lords.

the director warned, normal strength-probably for. the

bus back to East Ham-and the sleak | renewal of tho French-Japanese duration of tho war in western And now Lord Atkin, Lord Than-ple and potatoes Mrs. Arthur had trade treaty would be impossible Europe.

kerton, Lord -Russell of Killowen, waiting.

after its expiration.-United Press.

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