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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DONALD DUCK ·

March 11, 1940.

By Walt Disney

SQUEEK!

SQUEEK!

She Joined 'Hello Happiness' & Met-

WESTERN FRONT

ROMANCE

IN 1935 HE SAID *BRITAIN

IS OUR BEST FRIEND'

HERTZOG, Boer leader who fought Britain in the Hoer war and opposed Britain in 1914-18. a few years ago showed a change

of heart. In 1935 he said:—

"Once I regarded England as the enemy, and would not have cared. If the Fleet sank to the bottom of the sea.

"Now our liberty has been res- tored, and the enemy of former days has become our best friend,

"The British Navy means the same 10 ug as to the British people, for the freedom of our country depends on it as Eng- land's freedom docs."

No.

SQUEEK!

SQUEEK!

WESTERN Front Romance No. 1 has come to Olga Richards, 22-year-old variety actress from Chingford, Essex-all because she joined the "Hello, Happiness" company to entertain the British Forces in France.

After a cold journey from England, the company arrived late at night at a town in the B.E.F. area where they were to give A series of shows,

Put arrangements had broken down-there was no one to meet the shivering players and they had no idea where to go.

The position seemed pretty black) when Olga sighted as RA.F. officer. She ran up to him and he gave a delighted smile of recognition-he Was a young squadron leader whoni she had met at a pre-war party in England.

He took charge of the whole com- pany, saw that they had hot food, and put them to bed in tests, Olga slept in a "geabag."

Wire Ring Next day Ensa officials made a be- of shows luted arrival, the series began and every night the squa dron-leader saw the show from the front row of the stalls.

On the company's last night in the town he and Olga became engaged,

There was no time to buy an en- gagement ring, so the squadron- leader placed on the third finger of Olga's left hand A temporary ring mnade of wire from one of his acro- planes.

1 spoke to a very happy Olga atj her hotel at Air Force head-quarters (writes the Exchange War Corrcapon- deni).

"The squadron-leader goes on leave in ten days' time," she said. "By tit time I shall be back in England, and we are to be married as soon as possible,"

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THEY'RE TIED UP FOR THE DURATION

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Passengers on cruise ships see this scene In the harbour of Curacne, in the Netherlands West Indies, showing German merchant ships at anchor. The ships sought shelter there when war, broke out and appear to be tied up for the duration. More than 900 men are in their crews. The old hands are glad to be out of it,

Ralph Lynn's Daughter

Marries in

Secret

DOUGLAS (Lanarkshire)..

WATER IN STORAGE

Supplies in Reservoir Better Than Last Year

There were 2,069.23 million gallons of water in storage in the Colony's reservoirs at the end of February, as against 2,279.00 million gallons at the same time last year.

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The figures for Kowloon are 1,014.85 million gallons against 1,374.90 last year, and for the Island 1,054.38 mil- tion gallons ugnist 004.19 million

allons last year,

The rate of consumption of water on the Jsland during the month was 15.5 gallons per head of the popula- tion per day, as against 21.1 last year. In Kowloon it was 11.2 gallons as against 10 gallons last year.

The estimated population is given as 190,000 cgainst 500,000 last year on the mainlund, and 960,000 against 500,000 last year on the Island.

HOW LONG WILL THE WAR LAST?

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it explains why Hitler is so indis- posed to make many bombing raids on England. He can only afford to undertake operations of definite mill- tary value.

Russla

r

Is not likely that much re- Hef will be obtained from

Could Russia help Germany sub-

Would Russia allow Germany to undertake the

ONLY a few villagers at Douglas saw Miss Betty Lynn, ac-stantially even if she wanted to tress daughter of Ralph Lynn, the film star, marry Mr. John H. Jones, of Reigate, Surrey, in their old parish church.

Although members of the Church The minister's wife was maid of entire transport system and the ex</ of England, they chose Douglas and honour, and his son the best man.

n Presbyterian wedding to avoid the Ralph Lynn was unable

publicity of a London ceremony,

to

development of her

ploitation of her ofcide?

Could Hiller spare the men and

get materials to undertake such a for-

and because the parish minister, Mr. away at the last minute, but Mrs, midable task?

A. Salmond Smith, is on old friend. Lynn was there.

Above all, could Hitler wolt?

LANSBURY FOR PEACE PRIZE?

A GROUP of members from both Houses of Parlia-

ment is nominating Mr. George Lansbury, M.P., for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

The letter of nomination refers to

It includes Lord Sankey, Lordhaps sacrificed more than anyone for Ponsonby, Sir William Jowitt, it Mr. Wedgwood Bonn, Mr. J. C. Wedgwood, Mr. Graham White and Mr. T. Edmund Harvey.

Mr. Lansbury's efforts for peace from the time of the Boer War, and em- phasises the work he has done since resigning the leadership of the Labour Perty.

A

BRITISH SHIP SUNK

THIS remarkable air photograph was taken on the Ordos plains in Mongolia, where Japanese forces have been operating Istely.

Mr. J. C. Wedgwood said:

During the last three years Mr. LONDON, Mar. 10 (Reuter).The "Although I do not agree with Mr.

The photograph shows hundreds Lansbury's political views, I shall be Lansbury has visited leading figures British steamer Chevy Chase, 3,000 of Japanese supply trucks lined up in many European countries, includ- tons, cank in the North Sea to-day for the advance across the desert.--- glad if he gets the prize.

"I think he has been an outstanding Hitler and Mussolini. He will following an explosion. ing figure in this work, and has per-be 81 next month.

The crew of twenty-one was saved. j Domei.

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