1940-02-26 — Page 15

WHY

D'YA ONLY

LOOK

DONALD

TO THE RIGHT AT CORNERS,

1-20

DUCK

UNCA DONALD?

THE GUY TO YOUR RIGHT HAS THE RIGHT

OF WAY, BUT

IF A GUY

ET

• Dope 1949, Walt Chowy Pulutione]

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

--HITS YA

FROM THE LEFT,

IT'S HIS---

BANG!

BAN

February 26, 1940.

By

Walt Disnev

USE ONLY.

-ERROR!

Databored by Kane Pratores

5

“ANCHOR BRAND"

NEW ZEALAND'S FINEST

BUTTER

• The World's Best →

SOLE AGENTS-LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD, and from ALL LEADING STORES & COMPRADORES

Allies Know That 65 Per Cent. of Red Planes are

SOVIET

ARMADA SHAM

You May Have Heard Of

ma :- Id ar ma - d d d :- 18 : 1-mm 8-ld zd

Franklin D. Roosevelt Jones. Yessir-se, ycs-sir-eo, yes-air-

"

Here Is Franklin D. Roosevelt Jones Himself.

Obsolete

EXPOSED

TRAINED PILOTS OBITUARY

ARE SCARCE

THE Allied High Commands have received de- tails of the much-vaunted Russian Red Air Force, which show it to be a bigger sham than the Red Army.

For her 4,000 mile wide con- Command has 713 and the Eastern tinent Russia has a first-line Command 320. These machines are strength of little more

inilar to British Gloster Gladiators, than 4.465 machines,

which have long been superseded by newer types. Compared with the latest products of the chief Western European The morale of the pilots is high, Posters 05 per cent. at the, Red they are Rood fighters. But dis- machines are obsolete. There are, sipline, as a result of the 1037-0 no new-type machines under produc-purges, is low. Every commanding tion.

Meer of every squadron is watched by a political representative.

The Russian second-line machine strength is about 2,000 planes. Lack of advanced training machines is restricting the output of trained pilots to 2,000 a year, a useless figure for large sente war in Europe.

Split in Two

is

The Russian Air Command divided into two sections, one to the west of Lake Baikal, the other to the east. Lake Baikal is practically in the centre of Russia.

The Westem Air Command has

a total of 3,240 of the most modern machines allotted to it. The Eastern Command, which covers Mongolian and Manchurian frontier, has 1996 first-line things. wines.

the

There are two types of Russian warplanes which experts say "com-

of

other nations. They are called the modern medium-type "bombers S and TsKb.26.

He came before the song that has swept the United States Pare not unfavourably" with the and Britain. This Franklin D. Roosevelt Jones, who lives at Mount Clemens, Michigan, is five years old. Now the tune has boosted him into the limolight. "How can he be a dud or a stick-in-the- mud?" Music by courtesy of Messrs. Chappell).

DOG LED WOMAN TO DEAD MASTER

The SB is similar to a British 13enheim and has a maximum speed of about 250 m.p.h. A Blenheim will do 283 m.p.h.

The TAK.26 has maximon speed of 245 in.ph, and a range of 1.6 miles with 3,300lbs, of bombs.

High Morale

--The-Lost - Russian fighters-are-the

LONDON.--Walking home in the black-out from work Recom» | panted by his dog, Henry Johnson, aged fit, a woodenfler, of Ropers 3.16 (55F), of which the Western Cottages, Farningham, near Hartford, was killed by à forry in Londun ! Road, Farningham. The dog ran bome. Scratching brought Mrs. Johnson to the door, and the dog led her to the scene of the accident— a quarter of a mile away.

Swan, Culbertson & Fritz.

Investment Bankers and Brokers

Members of New York Cotton Exchange

Chirago Board of Trade

Manila Stock Exchange

Winnipeg Grals Exchange

Commodity Exchange, Inc., New Yark

Canadian Commodity Exchange, Ine.. Montreal

New York Coffer and Sogar Exeliange

Howgkeng Sharebrokers. Association

Shanghal Stock Exchange

SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA and DUENOS AIRES

Cable Address: SWANSTOCK

THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL:

&

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL;:

HOTELS

LIMITED

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Pekina

RADIO

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.e.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) A B.B.C. Recording Of "London Traffic"

It.dio Programme Brundvast by |2HW on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. auf 1-1 p. 9.52 m.e's. per

cession.

011

p. Short service of Inter

12.30 Larry Adler (Mouth Organ) with Hency King âul His Orchestra. 10 Levai Time Signal and Weather

Report.

103 The Street Sluger and Harry Roy's Tirer Ragamuilinx.

138 Ruby and Rigby Press, Wen- ther Forcest und Announcements,

143 Gracle Fields in J Variety Programu.

215 Close down,

6.0 "For the Children,"

6.30 Closing beni Stock Quotations.

632 Sea Shanties.

6.12 Regimental Band of 11, M. Grenadier Guards,

7.9 Musical Comedy Selections, 730 London Relay-News Sum- mary.

8,0 Local Time Signal, Wenther Report und Announcements.

8.00 This week's programmes. 8.07. Regluali foort, Itale da Costa and Arthur Askey in Variety.

447 Ketelbes---In A Fatry Realm- Sulle.

Albert W. Ketelly's Concert Or- chestra.

9.0 Some Welsh Songs.

9.45 London Relay-News Sum mary.

9.30 I.1.C. Trafe,"

A Mole of Actuality and Letters compiled and produced by Felix Felton

Recording London

10.02 Compos|lions of Eric Coates. Cinderella-A Phantasy; By The Sleepy Lagoon; Starz and a Crescent Monn: A House Love made for You and Me: Hubert Eisdell (Tenor) with Cello, Obge and Plano); Summer | Afternoon-Idyll; London Bridge- March; (Erle Contes and Symphony Orchestra),

10.30 Dance Music. 11.0 Close down.

Russia has relled on France ond Amerien to grant her licences to manufacture the Intest warplane designs. Those sources of progress are closed to her now.

Old Portuguese Resident Buried at Happy Valley The late Miss Soplría Maria Franco, | who died at her home, 35 Robinzon Road, early on Saturday morning was interred in the Roman Cathetic Cemetery, Happy Valley, in the after- noit. The Rev. Fr. G. M. Spaln officinted.

Miss Franco was 76 years of age. She was born in longkang amat had resided here all her life. She is gur- Vived by four sisters much a brettes.

Chief mourners at the funeral were i C. Hingston, Mrs. A. Julyan | and Mr. F. Julyan, (laters), and Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Silvo.

Mrs.

Others present included Mrs. A. A. Elms, Miss M. Julyan, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. V. Remedios, Mr. and Mrs. Santos, Mrs. Peres, Miss A. Deine, Me. C. H. V. Hemedies, Master K. Julyan. Master P. Remedios, Miss G. Remedion and Miss T. Santos.

Floral tributes from the family and friends were laid on the grave,

Mr. Hans J. Ibsen The death occurred at the Queen' Mary Hospital yesterday of Mr. Hans.

UNION

CHINESE TANK TRAPS

CHINESE tank barriers, composed of steel rail tracks pulled up from abandoned railways, used to stop the advance of Japanese me- chanised units in the snow-covered country near Hangchow-Domci.

the Coast for many years, and last served as Second Offeer of the Fatshan. river steamer,

Dane. at

Jergen Ibsen, age of 54 years. He had resided In the Sallors' Home and Seamen's Institute for some months prior to entering hospital on Friday.

The funeral will take place this afternoon at 5 o'cock, entering the Colonial Cemetery by the Stubba

Br. Ibsen had been on the China Read entrance.

友

LIMITED

UB

啤

of

ANGHAI

BEER

BEER AT ITS BEST

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.

(China), Ltd.

Page 15Page 16