1940-03-20 — Page 29

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By Ernie

March 20, 1940.

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Eden May Become Minister For Air

Cabinet Re-shuffle Indicated

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK. March (Domei).-A' reshuffle of the Chamberlain Cabinet with ft view to reinvigorating Britain's war policy is near at hand, according to the London Burcau of the "Associated Press."

The report says that political circles in London believe

THE QUEEN MARY

reorganization of the British 2 GIANT

Cabinet is inevitable.

The "Ascociated Press" further asserts that Sir Kingsley Wood, the Air Minister, Mr. Leslie Burgin, the Minister of Supply, and Lord Honkey, the Minister. without Portfolio, wil probably retire and will be replaced by Mr. Anthony Eden, the Dominions Secretary, Mr. Clement Attler, lender of the Labour Party, and Sir Archi- bald Sinclair, lender of the Liberal Party respectively.

It is understood that the forthcom- ing reshuffle will bring about a National Cabinet to cope with the

war.

Some circles suggest that Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister during the last War, will also be enlisteck

Premior Gives No Hint

LONDON, Mar. 19 (Retuer)--For many weeks past an iden has been canvassed that there might be soune reconstruction in the Government at Easter, states Reuter's Lobby Corres- pondent.

LINERS

FOR AUSTRALIA

SPECIAL ΤΟ THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Mar. 19 (UP)-Reports that the $1,200-ton Cunard-White Star liner Queen Mary and the 31,000-ton Mauretania are leaving New York for Australian port now appear to be confirmed.

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The greatest secrecy is being observed regarding the ultimate destination of the two great Britisn liners, and reports that they are to be used for the transport of troops from the Antipodes to the war zone cannot be officially confirmed.

Some circles believe that the two ships are en route to Aus- tralia to remain there for the duration of the war.

It is pointed out in this connection; that the New York harbour dues of he Queen Mary alone is US$5,000 a week.

There are only three deep-water harhours In Australia capable of ne-

SHOPS TO CLOSE AT

8 O'CLOCK

The three main reasons advanced commodating the Queen Mary. These New Regulations Come

by the propheta for his reconstructions are Albany in Western Australia, Port

Brem

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Durwin in Nerth too Sydney.

(1) The War Cabinet large.

(2) The personnel needs over- -hauling.-

(3) There is a general lack of War

drive la the Government's policy.

Thus to-day's big speech by the Prime Minister in the House of Com-| mons was awaited with special In- terest as likely show the temper of the House towards the Government in particular ond the direction of the war in general.

Little Criticism

Austraila and

Naval Protection Reliable sources state that the two ships will sailin convoy, protected by units of the Royal Australian Navy the Royal Navy, on Thursday. They are both duinted battleship V. und appear drab in comparison with their pre-war colours,

hundred Over seven

aminent.

of the

sadors have

Into Force

Tennis

Japanese Team Passing Through

Ranking Players En Route To Manila

A Look Through The Telegraph"

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50 YEARS AGO

March 29, 1890.

It appears, says an American paper, that there are only about one hundred native born American Lara in the United States Navy. All the rest arv Chinese, negroes, Portuguese, ren-

and Bern, Cannuels, Greek, Malays,

Patagonian. The one hundred are now lonely end nro shout to potition the Secretary of the Navy to give them an occasional week ashore so that they shall not Iorget bey ไป speak the English fangunge.

A TEAM of ranking Japanese tenn's players will be passing through the Colony on Friday en route to Manila. The team is comprised of Mr. Y. Kimura, ranked No. 4 in 1939, Mr. H.

The popular belief in the sanitary Kopera, ranked No. 3 in 1939, efficacy of red underwear in a clinging Miss Kamo, No. I ranking superstition, nothing more. Red was in ancient la conaltered a potent clatin woman player, and her younger against the evil eye. At one time in sister. The sisters were ranked fourth in the women's doubica,

aney will be seen m exhibition at the Kowloon Cricket Club in the afternoon, commencing at 3 pan.

Around The Courses

(By "Birdie")

(Continued from Page 8.)

wonder if this is a bit of Einstein's It is all rela-

in

the 16th century, when the evil eyg was deemed to be especially triumphant In England, there was a boom in red tape which it has never since experi- enced. Many people to this day be leve that n red string worn about the neck is sure preventive of asthma, measles and mumps. The relies of this old faith are to-day best preserved In the great confidence which obtains. in! the medical virtues of red flannol, and: A not so widespread bollef that the milk of a red cow is better than. that: of any other cow. As to red dannel, it has the single merit over other colours that the dyeing material uncil destroy all vestige of animal kitu in the wool, and that red flannel does not shrink on white flannel does.

A new use hos been found for the carrier

in plucun

Russia-carrying! negatives taken theory of relativity:

la n balloon to the Live).

photographers. The "Novor Vremy" Included

these

complicated gives an account of some experiments movements is the transference of to this and recently made, in which the weight from one foot to the other. Ctar's winter palace was photographed Then there is the advice to hit in the air, the plates being avated in against a braced left leg. What do paper bags impenetrable to light, tied these things Imply? The first is the in a pigeon's foot, and sent to the

developer. bringing of the body into the shot, and the second is the checking of

A The use of compressed air as that farce so as not to take one com- motive power for tramways in France pictely off one's feet,

in extending. The system adopted is Mind

that invented by M. Mekarak, rector you, the wrists must have of the Nantes tramways, which has that certain strengh in order to hold been open since 1870. The inventor the club firm at the speed with which asserts that the system

is far maro

it is hitting the ball, but they have economical than horse traction-the no great rebound to counteract the cost of coal per day of a machine, equall mementum of the club-head does the to eight or ten Tae power being sely r than electricity or very greater proportion of the work 4-much ches in sending that ball on its journey steam power and that the machinery i

hend is travelling along the right the wrists see to it that the club- simple and does not require a skilled path.

Under this Act all shops, with certain exceptions, must close at

and 8 p.m.

The penalty for a first offence is $50 and for subsequent offences $500. Police Warning

mons.

shorter

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March 20, 2010. A Paris evening communique states: Zeppelin has dropped hembra on Calais, killing seven station emplayces. |

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THE EIGHT P.M. Shop Clos-IN the iron shots, I grant that the wrists do have a greater burden ing Act is now in force.

to carry. The ure of swing is not so full, and a greater "punch" has to influence in the Far East now having be put into the shot with the arms been necomplished, anys the "London

the wrists. This is because

and China Express," the future of the club Is shorter and the swing is Pacific problem that long filed the shorter. The speed of the club-heud infnds of the Chancelleries of hay to be generated over a much world having interesta' in those waters

distance. But

body should be of early solution. The ex-- arrived from England by the Cunard "Telegraph" this morning: "It is of weight is still the same and I

The Police Department told the work is still there the transference German Colonies, of course, shall re- main under the Union Jack, and in all White Star liner Antonia und have proposed to take action by warning wonder if it could ever be computed Australis, save, perhaps, New

probability shall be administered by seen transferred to the Queen Mary

Guinen, nst Mauretania, which have had only shop-keepers rather than by sum-in terms of energy how much work

every inch of which must eventually skeleton crews since they have been

done by the arms (especially the come under the British flag by treaty steel

"Instructions have already been forearms)?

or cesalon. Never again can Great up.

Ernest Jones in his book "Swing-| Britain afford to take the risks that The. chlef Opposition

This morning, for the Arst time sent out to police officials to convey speeches

ing Into Golf" points out that he he has taken in the past 20 years by which followed the Prime Minister's six months, smoko is pouring from this warning.

"The Act will be enforced gradual can sit on a chair funnels

and hit a ballpllowing a strong Power to challenge ships, two

her aupremacy at almost every point on speech showed an understanding of the

who disobey see 200 yards down the fairway, the five continents. the Government dimeulties and even indicating that their departure is y, and shop-ketpers

the first warning will be summoned." Jimmy Thomson, one of the longest

10 YEARS AGO Mr. Hore-Belisha's close adherents

A tour of the shopping centres in hitters in golt to-day, almost pivots

March 20, 1930. would be unlikely to deny that his

Hopes for the establishment of an air speech stirred no dissentient chord in

both Kowloon and the city last night himself off his feel and his wrists disclosed that many Chinese shops don't do that while Alex Morrison mall service between Hongkong and any other quarters.

have already Initiated 8 p.m. closing, hos, shown in a diagram that the London, vin Singapore and India, in the Almost without exception, how-muscles which do the greatest work not too distant future, are encouraged ever, Indian shops remained

Open

a golf shot are thosO of the by a statement In the foane of Com- mons, yesterday, when Mr. F. Montague after 0 p.m. Several shops were

and thighs. still trading at 10 p.m.

Introduced the Air Estimates. 5 YEARS AGO

March 20, 1035. Mr. Namany MacDonald, the Prime! Minister, to-day told the House of Commons that Great Britain had al- F1607-How heautiful you are-

Lucky me, lucky yon. ready taken steps to defend herself; against possible air raids in the future. F1000-F1 pray for you

Fare thee well. The estimates provide for a programme onviraging an increase of the fighting

Whistler and his dog. 1,400 by 1938. machines of the RA, to a total of F1611-Samun

F1816-Entente Cordials

Little boy Bubbles, F1641-Somewhere in France I'll remember,

Indeed he was heard in almost total silence until the point nt which he anid that Czechoslovakia's cause was n righteous one-whereupon the loud

were heard from

ironical

2 of "You were In

the the

changes in the personnel which Mr. Chamberlain might have in mind for the Easter recess and well-informed quarters continue to discount any such intention-they will not be a result of to-day's debate.

New York pollee guards have been warned to flash headquarters if any Janes approach the two vessels at an altitude of less than 1,000 feet.

No Deliberate Attack

Lord Halifax On The Scapa Flow Raid

In

So

seems that elsewhere, too, Competitors Remain Open there are different means of attaining! An Indian shop-keeper told the the same end with a golf ball-so "Telegraph": "Ve don't know where why bother too much about how you

as do? we are. We want to close at 8 pan., get there as long but our competitors

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We would like to see the Act enfure THE annual golf match between ed, for then no-one will be able to Kowloon and Happy Valley will take an unfair advantage.

be played at Kowloon on Friday, and LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter)Re-premises must be closed. for

The Shop Closing Act provides that I notice that the first game of the Made Out Good Caso

the singles is between those redoubtable ference was made to the Scapa Flow

Declaring that the British Alr Do- In- Davies

programme was entirely The first Impression gained from raid to-day by Lord Halifax in the serving of customers not later than golfers from the Royal Naval Dock-

yard-A. E.

adequate, Mr. Winston Churchili to-day Smith J. T. the reception of the Prime Minister's House of Lords.

(Happy exceptions are He said that from Information at hotels, public houses,

only

clubs, speech is that the House feel that

restaurants, Smith is the Colony champion who caused a sensation in the House of Commons when he warned that the he made good case in regard to his disposal he was of the opinion eating houses, ten-rooms or premises has done such great things at the British Air Force had been allowed to F1013-Over the rainbow, "Wizard of Ox"...Lealle Hutchinson. Finland and that if there is to be that there had been no deliberate open for the sale only of medicines, Royal Hongkong G.C., Fanling, while stand inferior in alrength to that of

or Davies is his counter-part who has Germany's. The any further discussion of the war attack on civilians as such. capacity at the Government it must do not disagree with the sugges.facrated waters, sweets, chocolates of cornered the market of trophies at with something very like the possiblity

confectionery or ice

The of a resumption of the War, which await another secret sitting.

tion that has been made as to the other sugar

on Smith winning this ended in 1918, he challenged. One of the outstanding features of very legitimate consequences that cream, tobacco or smokers requisites. Kowloon during the past year.

The Act applies to the business of adds are

Speaking for the Government, the comments heard is that there is may be drawn from that attack by

for a universal regard for Finland and the way of action which our own Air Barbers or hairdressers, but excludes match, but it would be worth follow- Philip Sassoon, Under-Secretary

Ing.

Air, admitted that the political aitun tion wa most anulous, but asserted an understanding of the difficulties of Force may take at an appropriate the sale of petrol or newspapers or

that the Government was determined; the northern countries.

to ace that no atone wens left unturned for the adequate defence' of: the comm- try and the Empire.

General Wavell's

Visit To S. Africa

CAPETOWN," Mar. 19 (Reuter)

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time," he said,

Pointed Observation

the sale or distribution of milk, or

the sale of programmes or refresh- COULD “GINGER”

ments at theatres and places of amusement.

Speaking of the Russo-Finnish war, Lord Halifax said, "Your Lordships The Act may be temporarily sus

New Year ori enn rest well assured that we shall pended for Chinese not be deflected from our main ob- other special occasions.

ertive, which in the defent of Ger-

many, by the fear that any particular

action on our part at any time might PRISON WARDER

the Union.

General Wavell. Commander-in-demage our relations with the Soviet Chief of the British Forces in Middle East, will fly from Capetown "I do not think I can define British Rand to-day in a South African Alr policy more concisely at this stage."

Force bomber.

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DISCUSSING the possibility of the appointment of a British Minister of Defence, with unified control of the Services, the Springfield. Republican writes:

"Such an arrangement would be more compact and probably more Mancy and clothing valued at emelent than keeping the Navy, Army, $1,035.40 belonging

Warder and Air Force separate, with a fourth

from his during "If a post of this kind in to be creat

obvious perty was kept in a wooden box. choice, whatever may be said about! Police, on being Informed, hip principles. His appointment as made a search, and discovered the General-Director of operations by box and property valued at $117.40, sea, by land, and by air would un-

questionably..ginger up the war." lying on a nearby hillside.

General Wavell who are FRENCH CABINET Risoul, Stanley Prison, Mar for the co-ordination.

arrived on

Union Government yesterday visited

Une various defence points on the REORGANISATION the night of March 18-19. The pro- ed, Mr. Churchill is the

Cape peninmala.

LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuler) The He lunched with His Excellency and Lady Duncan and dined Inat According to a French radio an- nicht with General Smuts, the Prime nouncement, reorganisation of the Minister.

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The feature of the debate on the Air MARINA HOUSE, Estimates was Mr. Winston Churchill' address,

Ho bluntly asserted that, That Novem- ber, Great Britain and Germany were virtually of equal air strength. that

Inalsted that since then the British

noskien had materially worsened re- latively,

*We have entered into n perlof of great perli and are faced with some- thing very like the possiblity of a re

umation of the war which ended in | 1918," Mr. Churchill cried.

However, he still hoped and bollered that the inner of armed conflict in Enronn might be averted.

Benlying for the Government, Sir Philin Bansoon, said that according to and every reason to think that Grent

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Britain was still stronger than Ger- | many in the nir.

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