1940-03-18 — Page 9

Sweden Aids Evacuees

Sorrowful Sconos In Finland

STOCKHOLM, Mar, 17 -(Reuter). -Sweden is helping Finland 10 evnevate the surrendered areak · by sending hundreds of buses and lorried to transport the evacuees.

In answer to a radio oppeal, privato citizens and transport companies have presented their cars, lorries and huses i for registration by the Swedish Auto- mobile Association,

Only large vehicles are being sent at the moment. Some are being transferred by special ships from Stockholm wille others are going north to cross the ice at Vass, the Finnish port half-way up the Gulf of Bothnia.

Bus Services Suspended

A number of bus services in Sweden have been suspended. The vehlelen' thus released are being sera to Finland,

They

will immediately begin evacuation of Hangoe and the frontler

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The Red Army will take up re- sidence of the areas surrendered next Friday.

Evacuocs In Sweden

STOCKHOLM, Mar. 17 (Reuter). ----About 4,000 Finnish children and their mothers have arrived in Sweden by train from northern Finland.

They will remain in Sweden until

the evacuation of the surrendered areas has been completed.

350,000 On The March COPENHAGEN, Mar, 11 (UP).— The "Social Demokratens"

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pondent Helsingfors to-day, reports that the columns moving to the west in Finland and on the Karelian isthmus north of Lake Ladoga now total 250,000 soldiers, 100,000 civillanı with 70,000 horses, 100,000 head of livestock and 25,000 to 30,000 trucks,

Fix Minimum Stock Prices

London Market's Announcement

LONDON, Mar. 17 (Reuter).--The Committee of the London Stock Exchange announces that beginning on March 18, minimum prices have been fixed for certain stocks as follows:

Treasury Ona Per Cents, redeem- able at 994, minimum price 091⁄4.

Conversion 414 Per Cents. (assent- ed), 98.

Conversion Five Per Cents. 1944/

64, 10256.

National Defence 2 per cents. 1944/48. 98.

90,

Conversions 211⁄2 per cents. 1948/53,

Fanding 2 per cents. 1052/57, 0414.

National Defence 3 per cents, 1954/ 58. 08.

War Loan 3 per cents. 1935/59, 08, Funding 214 per cents, 1956/61, 188.

Funding 3 per cents, 1959/49, 95. Funding 4

cents 1060/50, | per 10814.

Victory 4 per cents., 107.

Consola 4 per cents. 1957 or later,

103/

War Loan 31⁄2 per ornis. 1952 or later, 95.

Conversion 314 per ecnis. 1981 or later, 95.

Local 3 per cents. 1912 or later, 8244.

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 18, 1940.

FUNERAL OF AUSTRALIAN C. in C. B. B. C.

·

Mein Haig's secrets,

Wife

"My wife

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magnetic

Ilke a mine very al- tractive and high- 1 y dangerous."

-Husband at Highgate (N.) Police Court,

kept 20 years, may now be told

THE twenty-year ban placed on the publication of Earl Haig's war diaries, which have been locked in a steel cabinet at the British Museum,

has ended.

Ridicule Beat The Cannibals

THE dreaded headhun- ters of Papua could meet

But it has not yet been de- cided whether the public shall be allowed to read there.

HOAXED

WORLD Royal Ball "Preview'

MILLIONS · of listeners throughout; the world trea- sure memories of the broad- cast commentary on King George VI's Coronation Ball,

But the broadcast was a hoax!The story is now re- vealed for the first time by Eric Maschwitz, formerly Variety Director of the B.B.C., and author of the £2,500,000 show ・ “Balalai- ka."

By ERIC MASCHWITZ AS the ball was to be attend- ed by crowned heads galore, the idea of the broadcast created world interest, and it was to be

IMPRESSIVE SCENES WERE relayed by the Empire and witnessed at the military funeral in many foreign countries, includ- Melbourne of Lieut. General E. King the United States. Squires, formerly Chief of Staff ofj

tho

Australian” Military Forces. The broadenst was timed to begin Photograph above shown the C. injat 10.30. I got to the Albert Hall C. binck charger, anddled and Ave, minutes before we were due to subdued, with boots hanging at be on the air.

flanks Photograph shows "Fliners,

Street Railway Station In · back-] Tommy Woodrooffe was in charge ground. LEFT. Senior Officers of of the Outside Broadcasting arrange- the A.M.F. nccompanying the gunments. carriage.

"Is everything ready?" 1 ponted.

By way of reply Tommy grinned

FROM aliously, then taking me by the

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"But what's happened?" I managed FRENCH WAR CHARITIES

to gasp.

"Danco, Make A Noise"

The darned thing isn't advertised

the

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An increase of 1 por week inj Queensland's cost of living figures was revented in the Arbitration Court's statistics for the quarter ended Decem to start until 19.30," said Tommy. ber. This will represent a correspond-There's a State Banquet at ing advance in the Federal basic wage Palace to-night, so none of the big- for the State. The new rates will pay- wigs can possibly arrive until mid- able from the first pay period in Febru- night,"

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MUNITIONS SUPPLY

MELBOURNE,

The minutes were ticking away,

and not a guest appeared. However,

The supply, by Australia, f. £2,760, there had to be a broadcast. First i 000 worth of munitions of many classes tackled Ambrose,

to

"Bert, for Heaven's sake play ns

the British Government has been approved by the War Cabinet, the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) loud as you can, and-get any of the announced after to-day's meeting. boys who aren't actually blowing

something to laugh!"

THE CAPTAIN COOK

SYDNEY.

Then I raced round the Hall, 09- The State Cabinet has decided to sembling as many as possible of the hand avor the old pilot steamer Cap-) waiters and attendants. tain Cook as a training, ship for sen scoute. It will be used by the Sydney Scout training depot at Snapper Is- land.

The Prentar (Mr. Mair) said: "About

They consist of thirty-two volumes, containing 800,000 words. The fold- _murshini_made_his notes every night,150 boys between 14 and 18 receive in-

and they were sent in a special bag tu Lady Halg, who typed them.

Lieut-General Sir Bertie Drew Fisher, one of the Haig trustees, suid: "We have never

Consols 24 per cents. 1923 or later, and defy British punitive discussed what

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Rovision Later

expeditions; they still prac-

The Committee adds that revised tised cannibalism-until a minimum prices of other trustee new Governor tried on them

The prices mentioned are below the weapon of ridicule..

securities will be announced later,

those ruling in the market at the

close of business on Friday, but it is When Sir Hubert Murray, understood that one of the factors whose death at Port Moresby, considered in fixing these prices was Papua, was reported recently by

the intercat accrued to date.

Chinese Retain Governor's Cup

(Continued from Page 8.)

other forwards did not take much ndvantage.

Reuter, accepted the appoint- ment of Governor of Papua 34 years ago, he went to that back- ward territory with original ideas.

Walking Punishment Ridicule, he found, was a more effective deterrent to connibalism than hinging.

Federation managed to break away. He discovered, too, that to the Lee. Tin-sang clearing the ball to lethargic cannibals long treks were a Leung who headed to Chan. Black-real punishment.

burn ran in to Intercept the pass, His favourite penalty for recalet- He tropped the ball but it slid under trant natives was to make them walk his boot to where. Chan slood and beside him through the forests to his Chan loed the ball in with Robinson outlying posts. looking helplessly on.

ASSN. REPLY

Energetic Sir Hubert, 6ft 3in, tall,

should happen to the diaries when the twenty-year limit was up. I shall Bee Major- General de Pree, the other trustee, within a day or two, and shall then de- cide what to do.

We

"A codicil to the will allowed

the trustees to use their discretion about publication. In 1934 we per milted Mr. Duff Cooper to see the diaries when he

writing was carl's blography.

the

"He used only part of the material. There is much that has never been published..

"There are two copies of the diaries in existence. The secretary to the Official Historian has the other. act."

was gaining the reputation of being SATURDAY'S WEDDING Mr. M. A. Cairns Marries Miss Irene' Williams

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several minutes after this the most unconventional governor in added reverse Association made e the Empire. determined raid on the Federation goal. Honniball received from Guy to forward pass to Fox who took a He shocked the white population whot on the run the bail flashing post by sitting in court as judge cind only Lau giving him not an earthly. in trousers and a shirt,

This seemed to Inspire. Association Sir Hubert was bom at Sydney in to further endeavours and they 1881, was educated at University pressed harder than ever. Fox came College, London, and Magdalen Col- near agola, his parting shot hitting luge, Oxford, and was called to the the crossbar with Lau completely Bar in 1880. He was twice married. beaten, Lau saved from Fox's header soon after more through luck than anything clsα, Association con. tinued the pressure with Federation making only periodical ralda. Fox abtained from Honniball's pass to try from an oblique angle which surprised Lau us he made no effort "save na the ball went trickling by him.

Montgomery Back In

London

Robert Montgomery (writes the Film Critic) returned to London re- eently after a journey via London by the Clipper, which occupied (with three days' compulsory wall in Paris)

Association kept up the pressure hut was unable to score any further ja fortnight. gools till the whistle.

Thì teams serot

Here he will resume the programme of pictures which the war interrupted. Association, Robinson: Blackburn, In one of the twoƐ pletures "now. O'Regan - Bright, Guy, Forrow B. Go- RANG, Pryde, For, Leotard and flmtball contemplated for him at Denham he Federalion-Lau Hig-hun Lee Tin-will have the name part in a story sarig, “Leu” Kwok-wal:: Kwok- Ying-klo, based-on-the · carter......... of ........ Pastor Leung Wing-chiu, ·· Goong. Chung Yung sum, Cheung Kar-ho en Niemoeller, the persecuted Germints TAK-FRİ, LAI Shtuswing anid-Hat Ching-to."

Chan minister-

A pretty wedding took place at

the Union, Church on Saturday when Mlad' Irène Dorothy Williams, of tho Helena May Institute, became the brido of Mr. Marcus Alexander Cairns, of St. John's Apartments.

The bride, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bowen Williams, and Is the secretary, and treasurer of the Helen May Tristitute. She was given away... by her brother, ... Mr. H. G Williams, of Dodwell and Company Ltd.

Miss E. Williams, sister of tho bride, was bridesmaid, and Mr. T. B. Wilson neted as best man. Itev. Mr. K. Mackenzie-Dowcon "ducted the ceremony, {'Va

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reception was held at the Helena May ¿Institute; and 'Inter, the couple left for Repulse Bay for their honeymoon.

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struction there, and 1-understand that! from 2 to 20 of them Join the Royal Australian Navy each year. About 10) or 12 Join the mercantile marine."

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE

BYDNEY.

"WHEN I GIVE THE SIGNAL, PLEASE DANCE ROUND AS CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE AS YOU CAN, MAKE AS MUCH

·NOISE WITH YOUR FEET AS POSSIBLE AND THEEP UP ̃ ̃A BUZZ .OF CONVERSATION."

Zero-hour arrived. Tommy Wood- rooffe, now convulsed with laughter. signalled to me, the band launched Announcing that a survey of all Aus-into a fox-trot, and, while the wai- tralia's defence requirements was being ters danced and chattered, I launched made for the Federal Government, the into a frezled description of all Acting Minister for Supply. (Sir Fro- the gracious Princesses, bejewelled derick Stewart) said to-night that, bo- Rajahs and noblemen, who tween 10,600 and 12,000 men would be thronging the mighty Ballroom on required in aircraft and munition fac

torles by the middle of this year. Ho the night of nights! belloves there will be an industrial boom in Australia within the next six months.

THE RAAF.

MELBOURNE. Recruiting for the Royal Australian Air Force for service alther abroad or at home

resumed an required, has brlakly. The demand for tradormon with

any reasonable degree of profi- claney in the rointive trades antocin- ted with the Air Force is still unlim- ited. Those

required most urgently

in atmust unlimited numbers are fitters,} for men with suficient qualifications to enable them to respond to a short in tennive course of training Atlers, also wirolors, operators cooks.

to become

In addition, therd exist many

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AUSTRALIAN EQUIPMENT Australia baa" enuse to be proud of.

were

So the world attended the Coro- nation Ball of 1937. Listeners told me afterwards. "It sounded mar- vellous. You made us feel as though we were actually there."

PRINCE

LOSES

TITLE

ATHENS.

her war effort; but its full extent is IN an apartment house here not generally realised. For instance, the mother of Mr. Anthony W. it la not generally known that mechani-D. Brooke was told of re- cal depth chargo "throwers' hava boon made in Austraila, for the British des ports that he had been deprived

troyers in the North Sea a few weeks of his title of Crown Prince of after the war, began, and have been used in attacks on many U-boats,

HATA BOXING

Sarawak.

According to a British United Press Fred Apostoli, the Ahierican middle cable from Singapore, Mr. Brooke's weight boxer, who was offered 3,000, uncle, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, for threa contexts in Australia, will not White Rajah of Sarawak, hod Issued make the triợ. · A cablogram received in this proclamation:--- Sydney from Mr. White, Apostoll'e

manager, stated: "Cannot conalder your "It appears to us that our nephew is offer. Apostell. walghs 170lb. ito is not yet fitted to exercise the responsi→ booked to box Beltina February 2, also bilities of this high position. Conn for tle in March. Thanks for

offer." Stadiums, Ltd., had atipulated "I have, therefore, taken from hin that Aposteli heald wolgh not more all the authority and powers which than 1fata Dibá (100lb,). It was intend- were given to him by hila nomination ed to patol him with Fred Henne- as Crown Prince in March, 1938." ; berry, Ron Michards, and Archid Moore, de ‘Amarican who is on his way to Aus- tralia, ii, 12.YA

700 MILES OF BALLOONS

Mother's Reply

Mr. Anthony Brooke's mother sail that she was sorry she could not say anything.

"I wish I could say something. }However, it is a personal matter, and I must therefore walt until he

Expansion of a balloon bitrage arrives."

is going ahent at high speed. Al- Mr. Brooke was married last No randy 11-extends over 700 miles ofvember to Miss Kathleen Hudden, land and sen.

youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Several new coastal barrages are W. E C. Hudden, of Crossley House, being created. There are plenty of Winterbourne, Bristol Ho Was volunteers for maring work...

nominated Crown Prince last Marchi

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