1940-08-27 — Page 24

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 27, 1940.

Shanghai Women Evacuees Here

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LUCKY CISCO KID

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Associate Producer John Stamo» Screen Floo

by Robert Ellis and Helen Logon

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Henry's rumbani rogue at e B Grande at big fightin sti MARY BETH HUGHES DANA ANDREWS EVELYN VENABLE CHRIS-PIN MARTIN

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About 150 members of the families of

Seaforth High Britain's Minefield

landers and East Surrey re giments, evacuated from Shanghai consequent upon the withdrawal of the British troops from the International Settlement, ar- rived in Hongkong this morning aboard a British ship.

They are en route to Australia and are not staying over in Hongkong.

They will rave the Colony aboard the same ship during the next few | days,

it is expected that upon reaching Australia the wives and children will came under the same scheme as that applying to the evacuated military families from Hongkong and they will be found suitable and comfort- able residences,

When seen abonet the ship this morning the evacuated families were extremely cheerful. They said they had enjoyed quirt and comfortable telp down to Hongkong and all were looking forward in seeing Australia In the near future.

Milton Falls From

His Pedestal

But Doesn't Get Hurt SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug 20 (UT') -AL- though the statue of Milton the pu¢! toppled from

I pedestal in St Giles Church during the raud on Larašom yesterday, il was practically undamaged

The

slubs above the grave of M ton which is Inside the church sindi escaped dainoge

41 bet tetras: bole The

In the northwed wall of the building and most of the stained glass windows were broken, The church was gen- erally "haken Int. Bere was no great dar.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Reaches to Greenland

GERMANY BOASTS of her blockade of Britain but far more potent is the British blockade of Germany. Early this month. Britain mined the waters between the Orkneys and Iceland and feeland and Greenland, and all vessels wishing to proceed to European waters must now use the waters between the Shetlands. and the coast of Greenland, where n narrow channel has been

provided.

GREENLAND

ARCTIC

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

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OCEAN

SWISS ALARMS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" DERNE, AUSK. 21 (UP)-An air raid alarm was sounded at 11.10 inst night and the all clear precisely one hour Inter.

A second norm startled residents at 1.20 a.m. to-day and anti-aircraft batteries Brych searchlights were brought into action.

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AMERICAN PACT

WITH AUSTRALIA Japanese Predier Defence Alliance

SPECIAL ΤΟ THE **TELEGRAPH"

TOKYO, Aug. 27 (UP).—Japanese informed quarters believe that the United States and Australia may establish a joint Defence Com- mittee similar to that now existing between the Banks were dealt in at the improved United States and Canada, according to the

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued yesterday says

The market was quiet, but HK

inte of $1,250 und riemed with buyers still unsatisfed

Buyers

K. Fire Ins. $140

Providenta $3,23

Hotels $3.40

Humphrey 54 55

Realties $3.10

Teams $15.25

Youmati Ferten $21 25 China Lughts (Old) $0 GA Ching Lights (New) $3 50 Electrics (Old) $30.75 Telephones (d) $21 85 Telephones (New) $8.75 Cements $15 10

Sellern

Chum Underwriters 10 cm Docks (Old) $18,25 Lands $30 75

Menu Electrics (New) $10

#K

Sales

$1,250 Providents $3 3/4 Lab 1 $30 50

Chino Light (old) $6.05 Sandakan Lights $11

LATE NEWS

"Ko kumin Shimbun," Japanese Army organ.

Washington, says the paper,

Ja

with

Canada-U.S.

secretly negotiating Plan Joint

Britain and the Netherlands for the establishment of a regular air route connecting San Fran- cisco, Hawaii, the Netherlands East Indies and Australasin.

The

contends Elsat 17 paper

relations Lesujt Japanese-American are likely to become delicate, this being especially emphasised "owing to the recent positive turn the United States has taken in Its Far Eastern i Polley"

Japan, warns the newspaper, wl be forced to take "defensive mea- Aures" if the United States continues

Sea Defences

First Full Meeting

At Ottawa

SPECIAL TO THE

"TELEGRAPH'' OTTAWA, Aug. 26 (UP),—— The joint Board of Canadians and Americans will meet for the first time to-day in the Railway Committee room of the House of Commons building and will co- ordinate the defence plans of the two nations.

openly aggitssive measures.

Canadian-U.S. Talks SPECIAL TO THE ~~TELEGRAPH” OTTAWA, Aug. 20 (UP) .--- The United Stales-Canadian Joint Do-

They will discuss plans for safe- fence Board concluded their first guarding the Pacife as well AS the more than Atantle coasts of hol countries,

session after cliting for four hours 16-day.

ease sites for air, and navy bases in British possessions

In the Westera Hemisphere.

and

Mir. O M. Biggar, chairman of the Also that the conference involves, at Canadian section said that the session least Indirectly. Britain's attempts to buy over-age United States destroyers hail ploved most useful and satisface and the plans of the United States to tory. He added that the preliminaries have begun and it is understood that the session was devoted chiefly to taking stock of joint defences.

Full Powers For President SPECIAL TO THE "TELCOARPH"

against Germany

Japan On WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (UP) August 24. After a sharp and bitter debate the

In a leader the Japanese news- voted by Senate to-dny

30 to 12 paper said that Admiral Yarnell's against any limitation of the Pre-

statement was "merely a set phrase sident's power to send conscript Jot an American agoinst Japanese troops to Latin America.

orators, but the hint that the United The entire question of Western States was rasing the Singapore hemisphere défences and the extent Base cannot be passed over in of the United States obligation to ellence, because such a realisation protect the New World against invo-would enable the United States to sion was reviewed as the Republicans encircle Japan. clashed with Democrat leaders over The editorial continued: "f Interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine. United States should secure the base

Yarnell Upbraided

at Singapore and thus a foothold on SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH the Asiatic continent, its voice in Pacific affairs will TOKYO,...Aug. 27 (UP)-The south western *Hochl Shimbun" to-day

took suddenly

strengthened umbrage to the broadside of Admiral Japan's development plans regarding Yornell the former United States the Netherlands East Indies and Commander of the Asiatic Squadron, Indo-China will be reduced to the which, it is reported, was directed substance of a dream."

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