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DONALD DUCK

NOW SHOWING~- → DOROTHY

LA SPONGE

CLOUDBURST

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DUCK

May 3, 1940.

By Walt Disney.

HONOUR FOR SEA HEROINES THE

SWAM

RHINE

MERCHANT NAVY

HAS "GAZETTE"

I

ALL

TO ITSELF

MEN-and women-of the Merchant Navy had

a special edition of the “London Gazette” all to them- selves recently.

Thirteen O.B.E.s and M.B.E.s are awarded to Masters, Mates, Engineers, Radio Officers and Gunners,

Speciul commendation is given to ten other people from ships attacked by the raider Graf Spee, by U-boats or by Nazi bombers.

Three of those commended pre stewarders.rs Eveline May Marion Alston and Sarah Ferguson, of the Dunbar Castle.

They tended the wounded when

the liner was mined.

News of their commendations will

be cabled to the ships with which they are now serving.

mich

decorated

Bre

Aput the Cupton Ernest Coulters and Second Engineer Robert Bainbridge, of the Clan Macbean, which, although un- armed, chased a U-boat and forced t to submerge,

Another is Chief Officer Hubert Itobinson, who lowered three, boats by himself when the Dunbar Castle win torpedoed, and then went below search the sinking ship for wounded

to

Beat U-boat

Girl in Channel air liner drama

FIGHTER WARNS:

"TURN BACK” AN R.A.F. fighter dived layer Henry Calcott, of the Eat more than 300 m.p.h. fought a successful action against a

Captain George Simpson and Gun-

U-boat, using smoke-fonts to deceive under a forty-seater Ensign

A dramatic story of how ho and his family swam the icy thine river to escape from Ger- many was told by Franz Josef Flatz. non-Jewish Austrian and

ati-Nazi, as he arrived with his wife and sons Kuno, left, and Walter, in New York, en route

the submarine, which was hit by airliner over the Channel to New Zealand. He leaped

shell from the ship's 4-inch gun.

ANGEL OF

IS STILL

From BERNARD GRAY, siph the B.E.F. ANOTHER Nurse Cavell of the death by the Germans for aiding British wounded, is living in a

from a prisons train and crossed Captain Alexander Cargill, muster one day last month to warn to Switzerland. A month later the last war, threatened with

of the unarmed Gowrie, "did all he the pilot to turn back to his wife and sons could to embarrass the enemy and save his ship" when attacked by a Paris.

plane

•

There were three passengers Chori Cyril West, Radio Onteer,

Coleman und Able Scamon in the air liner-Steve Donoghue, Leonard Brown, of the Keynes, are Miss Sally Jones, aged twenty-

decorated for fighting two

three, of Streatham, S.W., and

all

Heinkels.

In the second of these attacks the Lieutenant John Linklater, a ship was shattered by bombs, but British volunteer in the Czech

A. B. Brown went on firing his army.” Lewis-gun from the exposed bridge; and the wounded radio officer sent out repeated signals. -

Last To Leave

Captain George Waite, third en- gineer, Robert Stainclife, and fourth engineer Alfred Sken, of the tanker

time, but Miss Jones missed none of Steve Donoghue was asleep at the

the thrills of the mid-Channel ¡rald warning..

air

She told how the liner and been held up at Le Bourget for half an hour because of "some warnings." At 2.15 they took off and had per-

San Alberto, were the last to leave feet flying for an hour. their ship, in which they had re-

mained for two days after she had!

been cut in two by a torpedu.

Race To Paris

Radlo Officer Patrick Cummins, of "Everything was going quite well The Tairon, was complimented by and the steward was serving coffee Baw a single- Captain Langsdorff, of the Graf when suddenly we Spec, for his devotion to duty while senter fighter dive right underneath the ship was being chased and shell-jus at a terrifle speed," she said. ed by the raider.

Besides the three women, the following are specially comunended in the "Gazetie":--

A. B. Ernest Akehurst (Dunbar Castle), Capt. William Stubbs (Dorle Star), Capt. Matthew Hunter (Hor- sted), Capt. William Falconer (Oak- Krove); Boatswain Malcolm Bain, A. B. Maxwell Piric, Sailor John Young (San Alberto).

Capt. Falconer, Bontswain were killed in action.

The Tale Of

The Captain

Bain

"It seemed to race off up Channel. Then we noticed the sea and the sky were in unusual positions and our coffee was being spilled."

The air ner pilot had taken the warning and was banking steeply,

Rhine to join him.

swam

To Realise A Boyhood Dream-

Business Chief Became

Verger

IT was William Boughton's ambition, as a boy, to be- come a clergyman. But his father had other ideas.

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J. P. Did Not Reveal His Dollars 'TRICKY, FALSE STATEMENTS'

FOR failing to offer 20,000 American dollars to the Treasury a wealthy Leices- tershire J.P. was at Bow Street fined the maximum of £100, with £20 costs.

He was Captain George William Tailby, with addresses at Skeffington., Leicestershire, Clarges a well known London military street, W., und felub.

It was stated to be the first prosecution under the wartime regulation for the mobilisation of foreign currency.

"I take the view that you knew perfectly wet about these regulations, and that you deliberately tried to evade them," Sir Robert Dummett, the magistrate, told.Tailby: "No doubt through the censorship you were dis- covered, and then, no doubt, by tricky and, in my judg

you endeavoured to make out

ment, false state."

some case for

Mr. G. B. McClure, for the Public Prosecutor, sold the matter started with the intercep- tion of a leiler from a New York bank of Taliby.

LILLE READY

town just behind the front in France, ready and waiting to risk her life again in the same noble cause,

On the outside it was addressed to Antwerp, but at the head of the letter It was addressed to a place in Lel- cestershire.

"Whether by design or not, there suggests coni- is a situation which realment," commented Mr. McClure. For The Duration

When Tallby's attention was called who was known throughout the last cently lived in the Bahamas, where She is an Irish Sister of Mercy to the matter he stated that he re- war as the Angel of Lille.

he was negotiating for a building In the four years during which the plot. Germans occupied this famous in- dustrial

the centre in

north of France.

she moved among their Prisoners and our wounded, protect- ing them from the brutality of the Bosche, even helping some of them to escape.

Shoot Me, Thon!"

For that reason dollars were re- mitted to a bank in New York, where they remained until the end of lost; September.

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BAPE

Then, realising that he could not return to the Bahamas on account of his liability for service, he put the dollars in the safe custody of a per- sonal friend for the duration of the CB.A. Last Dance

WIT.

When a German captain seized said he would her roughly and have her shot, she retorted: "Shoot me, then! I don't mind. I know At the outbreak of war he wrote To-night at the Peninsula Hotel, I'll go to Heaven and you'll go to to the New York bank instructing it the Central British Association is hell. Get on with it."

to send particulars of his holdings to holding the last of its dances this She still has the same spirit. 1 his wife's home in Belgium because season. All the previous dances found her to-day in a convent hus he thought he would be called to the have been most enjoyable and it is pital, a white-haired old lady in the colours.

expected that the one to-night will be a fitting conclusion to a very suc- cessful season. "I went through a lot between work in a music store at Penzance, Cornwall.

As usual there will be cabaret 1914 and 1918, but I'll do the same foreign currency I imagined it must

she told me be for people living in this country turns and one of the items will be The ambition remained as the boy now if necessary,"

"I was. quietly.

British and the whole of the time," said Tallby given by that popular puir, Ernie nursing Brew to manhood.

French wounded in the hospital in in evidence.

Fowler and Dick Labrum (two boys "Since 1932 I have lived in Britain plus accordeons equals hormony). parochial life, necame a keen member "They took over the hospital,

Since Another item which should be very of the church councils, played the ordered me not to go in 1. did only six months in the year.

13 Q conjuring act, Dancing is until 2 a.m. organ and helped in Sunday schools. Often. I used to go around and at- 1930 I have not even been a house-entertaining

holder in Britain." He rose to be manager of a big tend to the slek men just the same. Hull music business. Then. at the "The Germans were terribly cruel. height of his success, he threw up I remember once I had two boys his job and became a verger, at a who were dying. The Germans in- humble wage, lo live more as besisted on removing them to a prison wished.

hospital further back. To Be Rewarded

"I went on my knees before two

He saw promise in William as a musician, and put him to robes of the Order of Bon Secours. "When I saw the notice about

Wherever he lived he joined in Lille when the Germans entered, 20 STARS

(UNPAID) IN

ONE FILM

His four 850 h.p. engines opened ONE

to full throttle as he raced for

Ports ut 200 m.p.h, top speed.

"All the steward would tell us,"

HOLLYWOOD.

said Miss Jones, "was that we were A MOST amazing film, star-

He became the servant of church-officers and told them, that, if they on our way back to Paris. As wering 20 British and French-born goes, first at Hampton Wick, Middle had mothers and respected them, came in sight of the French coast stars, is about to go into pro-sex, and later at Richmond, Surrey, they must leave my boys lo die with there were two loud pops and duction. screaming sound, and I saw coloured Very lights floating past the win- dows."

ALEC

A radio message to turn back was received by the captain of the air- craft nimost at the same time as the Aghter plane was first seen.

Bourget the three passengers were kept in one of the airport omees for half an hour before the Ensign was allowed to leave again. The second MR. NORTON S. CROCKETT, journey was peaceful. of the United States Maritime. Commission Offices in Lloyd's-

From Florida

avenue in the City of London: B.E.F Soldier

་

Was born in Florida;

Came to Britain in 1914. to

enlist in the 19th Hussars;

Transferred to the 7th Glou-

cooters and fought with them Dardanelles at

the

"Mespot"';

and its

Was wounded three times; was later promoted captain in the Indian Army.

to be shared by

To-day he is grey-haired. Now, after three

me.

In the end they did."

All profts are

years as filch-Saved 150 Girls! Anglo-French and Amerlean chari-mond Purish verger. he has heard tiles; in the case of the Allies the that his long service to the church is money will be for the Red Cross.

to bed. Stars who have already pledged Arrangements have been made for their services without pay include:him to study for the Church in a Ronald Colman, Charles Laugh- Leicestershire parish, where he will ton, Anna Neagle, Erroll Flynn, help the vicar as "official curate." Vivica Leigh, Laurence Olivier,

Cary Grant, Cedric Hardwicke. Charles Boyer.

For Experience

After that he will be accepted for The film, at present without a the priesthood. He leaves-Richmond title is based on a story by Stacy as soon as his present vicar cas, re- Aumonler.

place him.

The screen play has been written by A. J. Crouin, Janies Hilton and Aldous Huxley,

There is no propaganda in the film, which is described as a "super enter

Finds A Letter

Hidden In 1916 tainment" pleture..

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As the enemy led their prisoners through the streets of Lille this guardian angel of the British used to push her way through the guards to hand cigaretics and food

lives.

the cap-

For a fortnight she kept three escaped prisoners in an outhouse.. feeding them cach night, and final- ly giving them the word when their most favourite chance of get- ting away arose.

TSCHAIKOWSKY CENTENARY GRAND CONCERT

TONOFF

GIVEN BY PELLEGATTI

ORE

assisted by THE RUSSIAN CHOIR Directed by Mr. Diakoff ROSE ROOM PENINSULA HOTEL on Tuesday, 7th May at 9.15 p.m. Admission: $3, $2 & $1. (including tax)

Booking at Anderson's, or Tkachenko, 3-Hankow Road

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

When the Germans took young "If I had my way," he said, "every girls from their homes to work in the. applicant for priesthood would un-Belds in Germany, this courageous dergo an apprenticeship in usiness little woman saved 150 girls by post-THE HONG KONG SOCIETY 'FOR THE to get taste of the world, and to ing infectious diseases warnings on know how to handle people's troubles the doors of their homes. from practical experience."

"I knew I was doing right," she The Soclely asks for told me. For better die for the op jpressed Thun ve Tor the oppressors in ~1940-to-meet-the-ingrossing needs of sick. That Is my view now. I am still and destituto children in Hong Kong, against rendy to fight the Germans in the which the Income to date is $12,000 only. cause of right and truth."

In order to continuo its work, the Society appeals for the balance of $23,000 before the close of the funncial year on 31st October.

Father Divine to Pay

In 1910 an English soldier billeted In

old

in house somewhere France received a letter from home. Held it beneath the floorboards. What happened to him is not known, He settled In England: married a but he never returned to his depot. A NEW YORK Supreme Court Judge has ruled that Father Divine's Gravesend girl; they have two sotis, The other day Lance-Corporal "heavenly" treasury must disgorge £800 to Verinds Brown, who gave this Tony, nineteen, and Jeffrey, eighteen, F. E. Williams, with the B.E.F. in sum to the little "god" and then wanted it back.

The boys want to go into the Civil France, discovered the letter,

When Verinda sued for recovery of her money Father Divine "threa- Service; but NO, says the Home now the Major of Ipswich, anked by tened to evaporate for 1,000 years," says Associated Press, but he was in

court, still sollt, when the case was first heard on December 4, because their father is "an, Williams to do so, appeals for news

of the sender, a Mr. F. Chapman, He sat impassively while his "angels" around him chanted, "Peace. alien,"

"I don't like being called en whose address in 1916 wns Holywell- Ain't you glad? Father Divine, he is god! alien," says "Sam" Crockett.

road, Ipswich. enlist. Authority There is no longer a Mr. Chap-

man at this address. but the Civil Service-NO.

omeo,

His sons

anys;

can

and

$35,000

Tip From The War A copy of the Annual Report for 1030 may be

obtained from: Talking in Manchester on evacua- Mr. A. McKELLAR, CA

c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.,

P. & O. Building tion. Mr. Kenneth Lindsay, Parlia mentary Secretary to the Board of Educntion said he hoped these would Me, KWOK CHAN, bo carried forward to the post-war efo The Banque de L'Indo-Chine,

Hong Kong The case was expected to throw some light on the baldheaded" "god's" perlod. He doubted whether chil- Anancial background, which' is vast judging by the number of expensive dren ought to be at school in eilles Hon, Treasurers. "heavens" which Ito and his angels own,

at all during the stimmer.,

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