1940-08-28 — Page 19

NANCY

OH, MISTER-- WE'RE RUNNING A DOG LAUNDRY *** HAVE YOU GOT.

A DOG YOU

WANT WASHED?

NO. BUT I HAVE A COUPLE OF LIONS

THAT NEED A BATH!

Wednesday,

HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH

August 28, '1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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INDIAN TROOP: AT PRAYER

The impremire scene in an English camp as Indian troops

WITE AI Dfarer,

Thirs had come back with

the A.E.F. from Dunkirk,

Left: Some of the men on a parade of inspection.

HERE IS THE AIR ARMADA FROM THE COLONIES

SINGAPORE

FALKLAND

BAINISH GUIANA

CEYLON

BOY EXPLAINS JOB TO KING

Landon. July 11 Fifteen-year-old Lenite Fisk started a new job in the morning al a famous armament factory. and three hours later he was showing the King how revolver bullets Агр made during 101 the factory Majesty's visit to Everyone thought he did very well.

JAMAICA

CYPRUS

GOLD COAST

Q BAHAMAS

MALAYA

"And in the thunder of their wings I heard an Empire speak." HONGKONG figures prominently in this artist's impression of the vanguard of the Colonial air armada which the patriotism and generosity of Colonial citizens and Colonial governments has placed at the disposal of Britain. The War Fand inaugurated by the "South China Morning Post” and “Hongkong Telegraph" now stands at over $1,300,000. The cartoon does not represent the true value of Hong kong's contribution since Government donations are included in other Colonies gifts.

Reserved Age

Hundreds Of

Woodworkers'

Choice: Arms Jobs or Army

Pay Rise for

W. R. Police

LONDON'S war reserve pailee are to peeles more pay and un additional allowance for efficient service.

The pay increase is from £3 a week to £3 45. Proficiency pay is to be an additionsi f« Both will come into effect na trar Monday last, Jane 24.

Men who ATA considered capable of effelently carrying out all the duties of a full-time police officer will get the

pro- fielency pay.

Is Up For Thousands

Owners of Small

Shops are Now Exempt at 30

By IAN MACKAY

CHANGES in the list of reserved occupations affecting hundreds of thousands of workers have been announced by the Ministry of Labour and National Service.

The most significant change refers to CARPENTERS, CABINET MAKERS and JOINERS between the ages of 25 and 30, who are given the choice of being called up for military service or transferring themselves to the aircraft production industry before August 1.

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WANTS UNION

The main object of this latest Amendment to the schedule is to transfer key men from

A proposal to President Roosevelt, to the war Mr. Churchill and Marshal Petain essential work factories in accordance with the that the Governments of their three general scheme of man-power countries should sign a "declaration of interdependence" has been made of one Clarence Streit, Air, by mobilisation already announced

America's best-known foreign curre by Mr. Bevin.

cabinet-pondents, whose bonk, "Union Now," present mokers and joiners are reserved at created great interest last year.

In it he suggested a federation of the nge of 25. From August 1 the

But if the democracies. reservation age will be 30.

Revealing his new proposal. Mr. between there! meanwhile the men agrs transfer to aircraft or munition Streit said that it was in the line with the offer of union made by the work they w}] remain reserved.

British Government to France. Will Be Called

generally that the SMALL SHOP- KEEPER will be reserved at 30 u

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Carpenter &

Up As Tradesmen

new

30

und up-to-date reserved Deeupation schedule will be issued in

Among the black-conted workers a few days, 1 am informed, and it will contain a new classification of whose reserved nges have been rais.

which trades in

men, although not from 25 to 30 ure: longer reserved, will only be called to the Colours as tradesmen.

For loslass, though the reserved] oge for a man in a particular trade may be raised from 25 to 30, or tram 21 to 25, i ha skill is needed by the Services he will only be called up 10 work at his trade.

More than 120,000 DISTRIBUTIVE

men In the and AGRICUL

BAILWAY CLERKS, B.B.C. STAFF

JUSTICES CLERKS, TEMPORARY CIVIL SERVANTS, VOLUNTARY HOSPITAL STAFFS, TEACHERS (including university professors or lecturers). Farm Workers Get

Chance To Transfor The changes in the reserved ages; TURAL Industries are added to the of farm workers were summarized in reserved schedule, but on the other the News Chronicle yesterday. The hand 30,000 black-coated workers, Intention is not to make men affected mainly TEACHERS

and

LOCAL eligible for the fighting forces, but to GOVERNMENT OFFICERS are re-give them a chance to transfer to

essential sections

of agriculture moved from it.

In the distributive trades about in the next six weeks.

the 100,000

mainly on

A number of professions appear on MANAGEMENT ide, will be re- the schedule for the first time, in- served either at 30 (food) or 35 cluding UNIVERSITY STAFFS, cer

and (other

than food) as it is regarded taln classes of LIBRARIANS

tion.

more

as essential that they should main- whole-time members of OBSERVER tain the supplies of the civil popula- CORPS who listen for enemy acro

planes. These are reserved at 30.

Finally, a number of COAL SUR- schedule as a working owner or prin- FACE WORKERS are reserved at cipal of a business, which means' 30.

A manager is regarded in the

JULIANA SIMPLE

LIVES LIFE

THE simple life Princess Juliana Icads at the Seignory

Club, Quebec, Canada, is astonishing Canadians

Insisting that she must try to live which had been richly decorated for 1ke less privileged refugee subjects her should be occupied by the nurse. Even for dinner, Juliana dresses of her country, she is sharing a small bedroom in the club with her two with the simplicity of a Dutch house-2 children, Beatrix, aged two, and wife. Her child, Beatrix, mingles freely with Canadian children of the Irene, aged nine months.

Refusing a private sitting room, she club. dines in publle side by side with hier! But when Princess Juliana zits in children's nurse and her attendants, the garden writing long letters to and Baroness Devos end Prince Bernhard, or when she roams Baron

the countryside, she is watched, by Baroness Roelle.

When the Princess arrived the two Dutch detectives and two busky club's in roomed salte was placed Canadian Mounties.

at her diapo, but she told the The other day in the garden a.man manager:. "We don't want all this walked up to Juliana and addressed Give us four rooms only.” her in German. Juliana was silent. na then picked a small bed- Then the Mounties Spank forward room, for her self and two children, and said sharply: "No German may She insisted that, a huge bedrooms be spoken here."

LAND GIRLS WANT JOBS

London, July Government schemes for providing inbour for the larat are being ham- pered by the reluctance of farmers to notify their needs, and urgent appeals to farmers to inform labour exchanges of the extent personnel they require to get maximum pro- duction

being made by the Minister

And agriculture Minister of Labour.

Recently Dere was a voll for a further 5,000 cruits to the Women's Land Army and 4,000 have already no for- ward, but at present there is a sur- plus of volunteer.

the

N.Y.K. SHIPS CHANGE

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