1940-03-08 — Page 5

DONALD

DUCK

TAKE IT BACK AND TELL THAT... DUMB COOK.

I BAID RARE...

NOT RAW!

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 8, 1940.

By Walt Disney

HOW'S IT NOW, SIR?

IT'S STILL TOO RARE!

TAKE IT BACK!

NOW?

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--MYSELF!

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FROZEN IN BATTLE-AMAZING FINN SCENES

Two wrecked Russian tanks abandoned when the Finns swooped down on the Russian 41th Division, an the road to Suomussalml, and wiped it out. In front of the tanks sprawls the body of a Russian soldier. frezen into a grotesque position by the intense cold.

12/- A PAIR FOR NELL'S GARTERS

NELL GWYNN, particular friend of King. Charles II, did not stint herself (he allowed her £5,000 a year), but she did not pay as much for

things as you do to-day,

Bills she paid still exist, and a bunch of them are included in an elegant scrapbook collection of her papers which were sold at Sotheby's, Bond-street. W. Philip Robinson, of Pall-mall, bought the collection for £70. "The blits show that Nell-ex-actress who knew the value of money from hand experience was proud of her feel. She bought as many as pairs of shoes at a time.

ten

Here are some of her bills for fool- wear, compared with the prices for: similar articles to-day:

A pair or pink satin ribbon slippers with gold and silver decorations... A pair of sky- coloured satin ribbon shoca (no. gold) Two pairs of pink shoes for her

Nell

pald

E s. d.

0 1 0

To-day's

price

£ a. d.

Nazi Bases Are

War Zones

North

ofmden

કહ

HOLLAND

1 0 0 3 3 0

0 1 10 0 Of course, money was worth more In King Charles's reign (1660 to 1685) than it is to-day. But you are the of living in financial advantages those times when you consider Nell's transport costs. Look at this com- parison:

children 123

Cost of a gild-

10

Cost of a ed sedan chair to .p. saloon mo- carry her through tor-ear (which is London's muddy about the social sirects (including equivalent of a 1,300 malls at £3 sedan chair, 59, cushions, gilt and leather)

£28

Anything from

about £160

There was just one item that cost Nell Gwynn more than it costs to- day:

A pair of embroid-

ered garters

Careful Nell, it

Nell To-day's paid B. d.

prico 3.

12 0 0 appeurs, once pald £5 for the rent of jewellery.

It would be nice to know whom

she wanted to out-sparkle that time.

HUGE PEIPING FIRE

Famous Flower Market Gutted by Flames

Peiping, Mar. 7.

the

Bremerhavan

GERMANY

Sevon Gorman islands in the Friesian Group were TO- contly proclainied war zones for the duration by Admiral Raeder, Nazi Naval Chief. They aro Borkum, juist, Norderney, Langeoog. Spiekeroog. Wangeroog and Sylt, The air bases at Borkum and Sylt have" alicady re- ceived attention from the R.A.F.

How R.A.F. Traps The Blockade-Runners

MRS.

C.

FLYING SQUAD SWOOPS

SKY ON SUSPECT WATS

FROM

RUSSIAN

GUNNERS

IN FINLAND

Here is type of Soviet machin y gunnern fighting on the Karellan Isthumus in an effort to drive into Finland, although the Finns re- peatedly repulse them. The Russians were reported to have lost 5.000 men and many wounded in a recent drive.

Pilots

Attacked

Bombers

German

With

Revolvers

By AN AIR CORRESPONDENT

Coastal Command Base on the

South-West Coast.

SUSPICIOUS SEA CRAFT, that might try to run the blockade with cargoes for Germany, have to deal with a real Flying Squad these days.

I sighted one of these suspects, a few hours ago, from a porthole of a 26-ton Sun- derland flying boat,

I was on convoy patrol Atlantic, with the R.A.F. mand.

We took off in the first grey dull- ness of the dawn.

Passing a famous landmark, not an inch out in our navigation, we changed course for a night of several hundred miles to the expect- ed position of a convoy.

As we law on we watched every ship Dn the sea.

We knew that plenty of "neutral"] strips were trying to run the blockade, and it was part of our job to make it almost impossible for

get through.

Very Greek

Soon we found a "stranger."

She had a very Greek name and was. Пying a Greek fing; but our pilot was taking no chances.

Diving round the ship ho signailed her with a lamp, and took a

a number of photographs which were

ere sent later to the Ad- miralty for identification.

to be at all If the ship proved “doubtful." Admiralty vessels will

her within a few hours.

stop her

We found our convoy easily. First of all we spotted three ships lugging behind. With an Aldis lump we chatted to the escort warship,

whose captain confessed that he did not know where the rest of the con- voy was.

On Tiptoe

duty over the Coastal Com-

During Visit

to the Aldershot tation, England. Men. Neville Chamb T- Iain, wife of Bel- tain's Prime

Alinister. Inspeels members of Wo- men's Auxlitary Transport. vice.

Яer- The W.A. T.S. serve la case of air raids.

SEES

HAIG SECRETS WILL NEVER

BE DISCLOSED

THE late Earl Haig's diaries, For 20 years the documents, in 32 containing secrets of the volumes, have been locked in a sicel Inst war, will not be published cabinet at the British Muscum.

They consist of about 800.000 words until after the end of this war. and the secret memorandum. A few minutes later we sighted the

Even then large sections will be Major-General de Pree, nephew ot 20 other ships, returned to the three withheid, and the memorandum ac- the late Earl Halg and one of the stragglers to Bash them their post-companying them will never he made Halg trustees, said:

I have written to General Sir tion, and then started on the most pubile, Important part of our job-searching

Bertie Drew Fisher, who is the other Earl Haig placed a 20-years ban on trustee, expressing my view. for submarines.

the publication of these documents. TWELVE German planes swept in from the sea one day in Every man was on tiptoe, examin- on January 1 this year the ban ended. January, 1915, and bombed Dunkirk, British, French anding every mile of water for a sign Belgian pilots took the air and engaged the enemy with rifle and revolver fire. One German plane was brought down,

Now, 25 years later, the crude equipment of rifle and revolver has advanced in the latest Super-marine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane machines to batteries of machine-guns firing 10,000 rounds a minute.

Early experiments in the technique of air combat showed extraordinary Ingenuity not, unfortunately matched by practical results.

it was suggested that Bristol and Martinsyde Scouts should carry quantities of steel darts which they Could unlond from position Im-

n:diately above an adversary,

Angled For Catches Another deadly method of altnek suggested was that a pilot should attempt to entangle the propelier of an opponent's aircraft by flying above him, trailing a weight attached to

of a periscope.

We didn't see one, and the fact that the Coastal Command had spot- ted 100 since the war, and had at- tucked 66 of them, might have had something to do with it

When we returned and checked the amount of petrol that our dying Contrast with these schemes the boat had used, we found that the devastating fire of the eight-gunned four engines had consumed as much Spitfires and Hurricanes, which have as a light car owner would receive! already accounted for a large num-under rationing, conditions in ber of German raldera,

ycars.

NORTH-WEST FRONTIER UNREST IS SPREADING

VICE-CHANCELLOR LEAVES

CALCUTTA The position on the North-West Frontier is Mr. D. J. Sloss, Vice-Chancellor of

getting worse, and the Government has sanctioned an increase in the Frontier Constabulary, whose strength was reduced a the University, and formerly Chief 150 feet of cable,

A variant of this, device was a few years ago. Censor, has left for England to at-

Uncest is spreading northwards. tend to urgent family affairs follow-bomb fitted with hooks In place of ing the recent death of his wife. the weight at the end of the cable.

Prof. K. H. Digby is acting us Vice-The pllet angled for his enemy, hook-Raiders are active in the Kohat dis-! Chancellor of the University in his cd him (sometimes) and then de-trict. A gang, successfully raided a absence, and Mr. W. Faid as Chief tonated the bomb by pressing a lorry carrying frontier, constabulary, and ammunition. One con- switch. Censor.

stable was wounded.

Interference with communications and long-range sniping continues.

Tribesmen ralded a village on the main Bannu-Dera Ismail Kahin road

Trapper In Alaska

Is

Critic of the B.B.C.

arms

on market day. Six villagers and

Guarding

The Troops

།

-On: Leave t

15

Pilots of the Royal Air Force have

Spirit Told Was

Son Safe

Only Extracts Used

"I am one of the few people who has ever read the memorandum. It is possible for me to give you only-a |rough den of its contents. It was written by Holg's H.Q, staff and con- tains the reasons for every major decision be took in the Great War, V. "It would be inadvisable in tho public interests for this to be publish- ed.

and of the war, and then only parts."

"Though Mr. Dust Cooper has seen the diaries, he used only extracts -SAYS FATHER when he wrote Haig's blography But nothing can be published until the WITHIN a few minutes of the

Lieut-General Sir Bertlo Draw wireless announcement of

Fisher from the Southern Command: the sinking of the submarine have read only two volumes of Starfish, a Portsmouth father of the diaries," he said. "They will not lone of the crew claims to have be made publle during the war. known— through his "spirit have not read the memorandum."

rescued and taken prisoner. guide" that his boy had been

The German wireless has not yet announced his name, but the rescued man is Chief Petty Officer W. C. L.. Clarke, who has been in the sub- marine service for 12 years, and is a torpedo Instructor.

His father is Mr. H. G. Clarko, of London Avenue, North End, Ports mouth, and he is secretary of the Christian Spiritualist Fellowship Church in Landport, Portsmouth.

In Eight Minutës

I was able," he said, "after the

The

German Colony Backs Smuts

CAPE TOWN

Nationalist

Hertzog-Malan Candidates in the general election in South-West Africa, the former Ger- man colony now mandated to South Africa, have received smashing defeat at the hands of Gen. Smuts'a United Parly.

1

Ten of the members returned bo-

three. Ifindus, and three Moslems assumed a new responsibility since nrat wireless announcement of the were killed and five wounded; many leave for the BEF. began. They sinking of the subroarine, to get long to the United Party and two shops were looted; and a police post escort across the Channel all leave through to my guide, and find out are Nationalists. In the old Legisla was fired on.

ships bringing troops home or taking definitely that my son was one of the tive Assembly the United Party held

only eight of the 12 elected seats.. A LONELY trapper in the far | New Zealand, a cattle farmer writes:

The mail lorry on the road into them back to the front. rescued.

"As we sat in a family circle-I rot Thirteen thousand miles away, my Waziristan from Dera Ismail Khan north of Alaska is one of the wife and I, who live quite alone and was ambushed and looted in Canada. are met by Coastal Command if he could give me any information. vote in support of the Hertzog-Malan A feature of the elections was the Troopships from "Australia" and

through to my spirit guide and asked intensivo organisation of the German B.B.C.'s keenest music critics. are getting on to the three score and Sir George Cunningham, Governor.

while still hundreds of Almost weekly he writes to the ten, are one of the most lonely and of the North-West Frontler Province, aircraft Practically the whole of Felping's Music Department at Broadcast-isolated couples in the Empire. arriving at New Delhi to-day to miles from these shores, and are minutes the reply came candidates, known as ze als

injured slightly and is in hospital. "We seldom, see' anyone here; and discuss the situation with the Govern- escorted during the remainder of the rough: Your son is sate. He is Nationdilst Party after their lenders.

voyages. Ships sail in weather which He is well frented and ho famous flower market, well known to ing House commenting on sym-

going on On the eve of the elections instruc would "ground" aircraft on an satisfactorily. tourists, situated just outside

tlons were issued calling on all Ger- the in peace-time schedule, but Hatamea Gate, was destroyed by fire phony concerts which have been in 11 months my wife has not seen or ment of India,

"Every day since I have had mans to vote for the Nationalists. this morning. More than 50 shops broadcast over the B.B.C. short spoken to one of her own sex."

This listener: was astonished to UNITY MITFORD BARRED wintry weather of the past month wave system..

hear B.B.C. news:of rationing.

how

my son is progressing.co party, at Swakopmund, a big Getman Sir Adrian Boult looks forward to "On our run of 6,000 unfenced to grit yang the leave ships and the troopships bulletins sent through to me to say This brought a victory for the Jooste

Fondo, Mar, 7. have never lacked an air escort, The fire started in a dry goods

The last message was that he had centre where the United Party, cahal- store at 8 am and lasted until 1 receiving the letters and says the acres we have wild sheep, pigs and The mice announced that

been discharged from hospital and date was defeated by only 10 voles. sent to a concentration'esîmph. The In Windhoek Central, the German pan. The Ineleleney of the local trapper writes with real musical cattle, producing the finest meat just Miss Unity Builford will not bo;nilow-

for the killing," he says it telephone system is said to have been knowledge. damage. It is reported that it took an sands of lonely listeners who corres- wanung & rump steak for the stroll the island of Inchkenneth, off the

ing out and knocking over a 800b Isle of Mullar + Holy ship bort for -hour for a call to get through to the pond regularly with the B.B.C.

Inchkenneth is in a part of Boot- From the Chatam Islanda, cast of or 600lb. boast to get it. fre brigade Rouler,

were guited.

MANGA AND

ous, of the reasons for the extensive This trapper is just one of thou-f. "You can hardly realise anyone:/ed, to visit her father'a residence on land, which, will be a protected area day after I received this I received a Nazia - voted solidly for the "Jow-

en onalart at 9 adha Renee

*Miss Mitford's father is Baron from March 11,1

'Redesdale--United Press.

postcard from my son saying that he balling Gen. Manie Marita who, was quite well and that we were not however, was thoroughly trounced by to worry."!

the United Party candidatos.

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