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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

NANCY

I AIN'T SEEN MISS RITZ IN A WHOLE DAY --- I WONDER IF SHE

MISSED ME ?

WELL, WELL-~- LOOK WHO'S HERE I HAVEN'T SEEN

YOU IN ALMOST A WEEK!

MAGICIAN

By Ernie

AWESITT

September 18, 1940.

Bushmiller

ONLY, SEEMS: LIKE A WEEK-AR 1 WAS HERE.

YESTERDAY :

ROBERT MONTGOMERY WRITES AN OPEN LETTER

AT QUEEN'S AMBULANCE BOMBING WAS FINE JOB, FRITZ!

A Packed House

Sees Debut

A packed house saw the opening of the American Chinese magician Chang's revue "A Trip to Hades" nt the Queen's Theatre just night. A combination of magic and colourful dancing by American chorus girls, the revue la dominated by Chong's

personality throughout. A feature

of the varied programmo is the dance

of "Ghosts and Spooks" with the ald

of phosphorescent paint and a black-

ed out stage.

most

com-

Revealing himself petent artist, Chang appeared in more than a score of scenes and tricks in

Forest

AUG

Mrs. King Leaving Colony

Going To Australia This Week JESSIE MARY KING

SCREEN star Robert Montgomery has just returned to America, his homeland, after serving in the American Field Service Ambulance all MRS. Jest Mom salon through the Battle of France.

He was up behind Sedan when the Germans smashed through in May. followed the routed French Armies across France, and when the end came, sailed home. Here, in an open letter, he tells of just one of the horrors he saw:

You'll probably wonder why i

without know you

which his technique appeared tireless I'm writing to and flawless. Whether he was mak- ing human canaries diappear in mid-knowing your name but you'il bunch up around Beauvals?

air from a cage or entching Beh with have to put that down

a rad above the heads of the audience other fault of the war. he was never at fault.

Chang concluded bla

roped and

locked

Houdini style.

of

perfomance

In Trunk

true

by

the

finale

Things happen pretty

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fast

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of Police, the Hon. Mr. T. H.

He

for

King, will be leaving the Colony this week for Australia with her husband and two

daughters,

much to the dressing stations to the emer- It almost MECTIN AR

yu Were you with that gency hospitała.

The only trouble was that the line was all over the place. Your You certainly bombed hell out of

infantry was alongside of us and us that time when you came over

behind and everywhere. We with the two hundred and 9tty Hein-

had to retreat. lant Messerschmaltis

They were pretty scared, but they gave us a good idea of why you Kuya

We w a lot of German planes with a spectacular escape from there and you don't get much time

suppose you that way, but the only Dermen avize for sueund btisiniena Know that an well na I de

tors I talked with were two kids who

The ensembles arranged

As a matter of feet 1 innst net buifled stat serath of Amiens and were One was Do you remember that day on captured by the French Joanna Claire, you principal dancer, made bright interludes in the wealth the road between Corbell-Cerf and sixteen and the other eighteen

You had just been there The magle.

"The Marines? Wha Enchanted Princess," the legend of and gone when Jack Thoreuern and and Prince I drove up.

We

you by aboui only misseÍ YUDUR.

This reaches a spectacular

That's why I want. High Afteen minutes riimax when Chang, as Priest, срижев the body of the ed to let you know how things care sorrificed Princess to rise into space out. and then vanish. The played by Joanna Claire, the Prince by Nella Ash.

Princess San

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the

Princ

The performance will be repeated for seven more nights.

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We Met Only Boy Airmen

i don't know how it is with you fellows but I once had a boss whe was great on reports. He wanted u to nil at all the blanks every day when we And he was pretty sure

HUGE U.S. GOLD STOCK didn'

Washington, Sept. 17

This is just to tell you that it you have any truuble with your boss you can get in touch with Jack, or me and we'll back you up.

te * length

When we mentioned title: their eyes lighted up as if they had just SERVI Rod I suppose you're pretty young yourself

Line Was "All Over The Place"

We had Well, that's how i went, to evacuate the emergency hospitals and try to keep the men coming from the dressing stations

Why Didn't you Bomb That Bridge?

We had to go over it bridge al Pontuire, single le, and that was n torture every time.

Why didn't you ever bunb that Du you remember it? Some badge! of the fellows old it was because you wanted to use it yourself hater, but I never found out

But you were certainly on the Job

Up other places,

around Amiens we never saw an Ailled plane. Yun birds had a panlo there.

We were with the Amer seats Piekt

and 1 Service. Section Dae, Jack That's how we happened to run to you We got into arkion first aruand

We'd Get Out And Get Under Amana

Two of our ambulances got busted, We learned something, though. We men were found out that the safest place was up there and four of our

ight under the motor. creported missing

But what you're really interested in, imagine, is that day when we

ruad You know that

between Corbell-Cerf and Marines Sort of a country lane with no houses around. A drver could sre for miles in either direction

The Treasury announced to-day that gold stocks amounted to $21.- 050,000,000 which is an increase of

I don't need to tell you much att We were $4,000,000,000 for the past year. This

You did a fine job that day. That how the ambulaners work guro represents approximately 70

mess when passed in stay eight kilometres be-inissed you by Afteen minutes. monetary French arabulance was o per cent of the world's

hind the line and bring cases Boterį 1you finished. gold.-- United Press.

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When we came batting along we Now thus French ambulance in the ditch, Thought, first, it had just run ff the road and was waiting there for the repair men.

But when we got up closer we saw the bodies.

There was a French captain on the front seat, leaning against the side of the car. He was dead. There were three stretcher cases in the back of the ambulance. also dead.

We now two farmers in the next Beld and they told us what had hap- pened, They said the ambulance was driving along alone when you {came over in formation of twenty-

Aive planes.

Suddenly you left the formation and swooped down, You dropped one bomb behind the car and that made it swerve into the ditch,

You Did A Good, Efficient Job

the Misses Catherine nnd Jan King, and her mother, Mra. A. Hoskin.

An

A resident in the Colony since 1912, Mrs. King has been closely identified with the Girl Guides Association since its inception, serving ns Secret- ury when Lady Peci was President, and inter taking the rank of Division- Cominisstoner. In July 1936, at the Executive Committee Meeting of the Association, she was unanimously appointed Colony Comtalsalouer.

Since her arrival in the Colony Mrs. active King has always had Interes! in charitable and Rocial committees organisations, serving on and devoting much of her time to the She has furtherance of their aims.

the Interested in been especially children of Hongkong, and has been serving as President of the Minister- ing Lengue. As recognition of her was made a charitable work she Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil División) In November 1937.

Gulders' Presentations

On Monday a Guiders' meeting was held at Sandilonda Hut when Mra. scroll with a King was presentexi bearing the names of all Gulders in Hongkong and those who have been evacuated. The scroll was illustrat- ed with a painting of Hongkong and a sleetch of the Hut by Mr. J. Arnold. About 17 Gulders in Council were present.

and

After tea a short business meeting was held to discuss the re-opening of the Colony Guide Companies to

of With the evacuation So many be somewhat Gulders, guiding will limited for the present. Mra A. R. H. Phillips, Colony Secretary, explained that, although there were all a large number of Gulden of Chinese other nationalities in Hongkong and Kowloon, there

were not enough the Gulders to take charge of all Companies. The companies belot- ing to the Convents, for instance, would have to wait until competent fienders could be appolated to

the place of the absent Gulders.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

DONATIONS TO WAR FUND FOR BOMBER PLANES

Considerably augmented by an en couraging and generous donation of $1,000 from Mr. and Mrs, R. Johannessen WAI yesterday, a total of $1,321,509.12 reached by the War Pind inaugurated by the S, C. M. Port, Ltd. The latest don

.... $1,000

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100

20

Then you dropped another one inilons are: front of Rt. After that you swerved Mr. and Mrs, R. Johannessen, around and came back and machine-Mental Hospital Staff, (3rd, donation),

Hongkong Cricket League gunned the ambulance.

Mr. J. Bentley to CHINESE SEAMEN

AISHION TO

The Christian Mission to Chinese Sea- men in Hongkong acknowledges the fol

$50;

There were big Red Crosses painted on both sides and on the top of the ambulance, so you had a good target, lowing donations:

The driver was the only one saved, He had been carried off, wounded, Just a few minutes before we got

here,

You did a good, efficient job and nobody can take it sway from you

Mesura, S. T. Williamson & Co. the Bank Line (China) Ltd, $25; Mr. S. L. Lloyd, #10; China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co. Lid.. $10, Mr. T, Black, 2., 10: Mesara, Shun Cheong & Co.. 110; Dr. Mo Ke-tsun, P. Charlion. 35; Mr. D. L. Newbigging 15; Mr. W. Botcherby, 5: Mr. P. F. Mac Cabe, $3; Mr. P. K. Kwok, $3; Mr. G. B. Godfrey. People get bored with war stories Dr. B. C. Wong, 3: Messrs. Utoomal after a while, but you needn't worry. Woolley, 13; Mr. G. K. Oliver, *3 & Anaudomal Co., ; G.M.M., H; Mr. W. Hongkong Rubber Manufactory, Ltd., 10. China already acknowledged in South Two friends $1 each. $2. Morning Post : Messrs. Loo Bros. $2, Per Mr. Lee-A group of friends, $8; Mr. I. Y. Mak, $5; Mr. P. C. Wang 33 w. o. Chiu, 82: Miss L Y. LI. #2: Mr. Mr. V. T. Ho, 13; Mr. L.. 16. Loo, 33, Mr.

Chan, ; Mr. C. H. Ng, $7: Mr. 8,

about that. You can keep this letter to show them you were good.

If you ever have any children, you jcan tell them about that day on the

Corbeil-Cerf road.

If there are any scepties around doubting you. have them wrlie toc. Mr. King Lee, $i; Dr. K. C.

Jack Thorensen or me. We'll back you up.

We'll be gind Lam, Mr. C. Lec.EZ.

Per Mr. Wong A Group of friends.

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