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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 10, 1940.

Carol And Lupescu AMERICA WHY JAPAN MUST

Love Nest On Show

At Sixpence Per Head

BUCHAREST, Oct. 9 (Reuter).-Madame Lupescu's luxuri- ous villa in Bucharest's most fashionable suburb has become a show place under Iron Guard supervision.

Legionnaires net as conductors King Carol and Madame Lupescu and show curious crowds over played their favourite records to- the villa at about 6d, a head on sether. behalf of the "Legionary Winter Help Funde,

When the fint of Madame Lupescu's brother was searched recently by the Police, there was, discovered a hole Members of the public are able to in the wall containing 4,000,000 lel. Inspect Madame Lupescu's boudoir, The broller in alleged to have her autograph books and photo-confessed that the money was given graphs, many of which bear the him by his sister the night before her and four gramophones on which ex- The money was confiscated.

ADDS 4,000 TO NAVY Knox On War

Chances

BE QUIET

Desperate Economic Position

:

If you will come and look at this

Autumn's Suitings, in our Tallor.

ing Department you will find

cloths suitable for every occasion.

LONDON, Oct. 9 (Reuter)An almost desperate economic situation is: thought likely in authoritative London circles, to confront Japan if she is so unfortunate as to find herself forced WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Reu-into a war against the democracies. ter) The United States Fleet Inconvenient as the various United States measures hitherto in the Pacific is immediately to directed at Japan's economy may have been, they would be be brought up to full strength by trifling compared with the full-blooded economic war which both the addition of about 4,200 men. Britain and the United States would be in a position to wage if

This was revealed by Colonel necessary.

Ing angles. In any case, the fact Japan is notoriously short of that since the outbreak of war no All garments are cut by European Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, at his Press conference to-day...

Asked whether he agreed with the foreign exchange while the mainten ahipments of nickel, cobalt or lung- realised to be entirely dependent sour res is viewed here as an in- States might be at war with Japan upon her ability to maintain her ex-| dication of how Japan might fare in within a fortnight, Colonel Knox gave port trade to the various centres at the event of extension of such "a under their direct supervision. Ja prompi "No,"

present friendly disposed towards procedure. her and which, in the event of wor with such centres, would certainly become closed to her.

signatures of well-known statesmen, departure from Rumania with Carol. newspaper prediction that the Unitedance of her existing stock position is sten have reached Japan from British | cutters and made on the promises

British Colonies To

Get Social Services

War Will Hindèr Work

He added: "I do not think any body knowE.”

In reply to another question,

Colonel Knox said that there were no orders which would materially change the status of the American Fleet or the United States Marines in the Far East,

At the same time it can be stated that no terroalloys or other such The question is asked: What would war effort have reached Japan for a

commodities needed in the British

happen to the, Important Japanese slik export trade if the United States long time...

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuter). The British Colonial Develop- LORD CHATFIELD known to depend largely on the good- Japan's war economy is fully Ap-

ment Scheme is to go ahead despite the preoccupations created by the war.

Educational and social services in the colonies are still being developed and experts from the Ministry of Labour are being sent out to ensure the benefit of orderly development of Trade Unionism to colonial workers.

All that will starid in the way of 100 per cent. implementation of the will be the recent far-seeing Act

L'DON HOSPITAL

absence of trained personnel, material WING CRUMBLES

diverted for war purposes and lack of shipping.

At the same time, the colonies are making a great contribution to the war effort in the econome field, aided by the loss of European markets.

The finding of alternative markets with the added complication arising from

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high-flying fighter-bombers, most of which, however, falled to penetrate beyond Kent and Sussex const*,

and other markets were unavailable?:

Japanese imports of Iron ore from Further the equally Important India are continuing at the present Japanese cotton, piece-goods trade is time and their essential nature to will of the British Empire market|preciated. and the willingness of India and United States to send Japan ship-||| Japan, however, is receiving about ments of cotton.

half her nonal fute Imports from An outbreak of war would certain-India. LONDON, Oct. 9 (Reuter). They make it impossible for Japan to superiority of the Italians Fleet docs acquire copper from Canada or the not allow them to go to sca," said United States controlled mines.

ON BOYS OF BULLDOG BREED

Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield

at the Rotary Club in London.

He declared: "I doubt H the Italian Fiert ever will come out. Numbers don't count in war. What [counts is efficiency. The Brilish race has won all great battles with inferior forces both on sea and on land. We shell win this war not only because

and Italians but because, we are a finer race than the Germans greater fighting

rece

more adaptable to new conditions of war- We are lying now at 3 time when we have the most young generation that we have had in our long history.

the British agreement 10 Here some minor damage was done purchase all available commodities to, towns and villoges on which fare. from the Free French colonies, number of bombs were dropped, being closely studied in conjunction with the United States, and the South The resulting casualties are reported

to be few. American countries are likely to be consulted.

we and

arc X

wonderful

Bombs were also dropped on a "The Navy has stood up to air Iactory in the Midlands by single air-attack exceedingly well. Noi a single craft which crossed the east coust, British battleship or cruiser has been but here again little damage was severely damaged in this way.”

Police Protection In Kowloon Inadequate sales,

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done and there were no serious

Several houses were demolished In an attack on south coast town, causing a small number of ensualties.

The communique adds that during Police Station in tive Homuntin/ the day some enemy aircraft pene-i Kowloon Tong area.

trated to London but few bombs were Another matter dealt with was a dropped. A number of buildings request from the Street Sleepers were damaged, causing some casual- Shelter Society asking the Associa- ties. tion to co-operate in anding suitable accommodation for Shelter in the Yaumati district in time for the forthcoming cold season,

Among the correspondence read was a letter from His Excellency the Acting Governor's. Frivate Secretary, conveying His Excellency's apprecia- tion of the Association's recent efforts in connecion with Air Raid Shelters.

Those present of the meeting were: Mr. Lam Ming Fan, President: Mr. F. C. Mow Fung, Hon. Secretary; Mr. R. H. Wong, Hon. Treasurer; Mr.

Percy Chen, Rev. J. R. Higgs, Dr.

Enemy Planes Downed

LONDON, Oct. 9 (Reuter) Three more enemy alrernit, making four in all, have been destroyed to day, according to an Air Ministry communique.

ITALIANS MOVE COLUMN INVESTIGATES

SIDI BARRANI

CAIRO. Oct. 0 (Reuter). The Itailan force yesterday moved east-

wards in the Bir Enbn aren south of Sidi Barrani.

Kirby-Gomes, Major C. M. Manners, Mr. S. W.-Minahall, Miss R. Mow Fung, Messrs. D. W. Munton, R. Pestonji, D. O. Silver, J. N. Sweeney, It consisted of a column of motor and C. E. Terry,

transport, escorted by light tanks, Apologies for absence were received and in the laconic terms of the com- from the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada emunque issued here, withdrew Castro, Lieut. Col. E. D. Matthews, again to its original position before Mr. R. A. da Silva, and Mr. B. Wylle.] dusk."

Old Masters

Smuggled From France

Considering all the circumstances, į It is almost inconceivable that Japari |

Vulnerable Both Ways could be so ill-advised as to take s Japan's position is thus, vulnerable step leading to war with the

mocracies. from both the Importing and export-

HOMELESS LONDONERS RAID VICTIMS FED AND HOUSED

de.

LONDON, Oct. 9 (Reuter)-Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Minister of Health, in a statement on the situation of those rendered homeless by air raids, said to-day that:—

At one time there were 25,500

homeless people in the London ARMED CONFLICT

regional centres. That figure

had been reduced last Tuesday UNLIKELY, YET night to 10,500.

Mr. MacDonald explained that many people who went to the centres did so because their houses were in

the nighbourhood of a time bomb.

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Mr. MacDonald added that his junction between Japanese and Thai- Ministry had more houses ready to land forces behind Singapore, receive the homeloss than it had This would be an advantageous homeless people willing to go into prelude to any move against the Dutch East Indies and presumably it. Menus served to Londoners bomb-could be pushed forward without ed out of their houses, have included provoking American armed interven- soup, sausage, potatoes, bread, cheese, {tion.

them,

custard, coffee and biscuits.

LONDON, O. 9 (Reuter)-Five butter, biscuits, and alternatively, The logical consequence of such hundred French paintings and draw-meat stew, potatoes, cabbage, pears of Japanese "training" units of That- developments would be the dispatch ings, worth several hundred thousand sterling, despatched from Lisbon to the United States by a man suspected | of being a German agent, have been seized by the British authorities at Bermuda, according to a report re- ceived in London from New York.

The paintings and drawings have been detained an enemy exports and include works of Renoir, Cezanne, Gauguin, Degns, Monet; Manet and Picasso.

INDIAN PILOTS Welcomed In London LONDON, Oct. 9 (Reuter)—When a party of 24 Indian pilota arrived in London to-day, each was given a message of welcome from the Air Minister saying "we shall be proud to have you fighting by our side."

The party Includes Sikhs, Hindus and Moslems from all parts of India.

HOSPITAL PROBATIONER

Nazi Figures Proved Lies

land, similar to the German forces at present in Rumanía and Hungary,

EVACUATION VIEW PEIPING, Oct. B (Router).—~Well- informed quarters hère consider the United States' advice to its Far Eastern citizens to be nothing more R.A.F. Releases Details than a precautionary measure similar

LONDON, O. 9

to the British evacuation of women

(Reuter)-Tho

from Hongkong, hitherto

*

Air Ministry broke

Economic Retaliation stringent rule to-night.

it issued full detalls of six German Informed quarters in Shanghai are aircraft and their markings, num of the opinion that Anglo-American identiäable, together with the place mediate bers and names of crew where retultation against Japan in the im- future will be mainly

where the machines were shot down. ccmomic, but on a scale heretofore yesterday in order to refute the not attempted due to lack of a de- German allegation that only three finite understanding between Britain German machines were shot down. and America

The Air Ministry states that the It is believed that an airtight un- German High Command communique derstanding has now been reached almost always contains untrue state- | and. while the system will be ments of enemy air losses.

gradually applied, it will, within a few months, hit Japan in her most vulnerable economic spola.he

There is ample evidence that this Anglo-American agreement has al- ready

been in effect for several weeks and, according to present in-

ALMOST MISSES PROMOTION

YOUR WARD SISTER REPORTS THAT YOU DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY ENERGY OR TAKE

INTEREST IN YOUR PATIENTS

AND SO-EVERY NIGHT

I'M SORRY MATRON BUT IM DOING MY BEST

MATRON HAD ME 'ON THE MAT’ THIS MORNING FOR BEING SLACK. I WISH I KNEW WHAT TO DO.I FEEL ALL NERVY AND EVEN WAKE TIRED AND MY FINAL EXAM IS IN

SIX WEEKS TIME

WHY NOT SEE A DOCTOR MY DEAR

TWO MONTHS LATER

CONGRATULATIONS NURSE

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THINKS

THANKS TO HORLICKS

1 HEAR YOU HEAD- THE LIST OF : SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES IN' YOUR FINAL"

THANK YOU

MATRON

DO YOU FEEL WORN OUT, DEPRESSED, OR NERVY? DO YOU EVEN AWAKE TIRED ?

AT THE DOCTOR'S

“YOUR TROUBLE 16 NIGHT STARVATION YOU SEE, WHILE YOU SLEEP YOUR HEART, LUNGS AND OTHER

AUTOMATIC PROCESSES CONTINUE. USING UP ENERGY, IN YOUR CASE ALSO THIS HAS LED TO AN EXCESS OF ACID WASTE PRODUCTS IN THE BLOOD. RECENT TESTS HAVE Proven ji

THAT HORLICKS AT

BEDTIME IS WHATE

YOU NEED.

DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS USE HORLICKS- IN HOSPITAL TESTS...

RECENTLY tests were made in a great hospital on men and women who com plained of always feeling tired.

It was found that these people had an excess of acid waste products in their blood during sleep.

This agid Waste kept the brain and nerves on odge all night even though the rest of the body was sound asleep, s

* But when Ho,ake wad given to these people last thing at night, thin excess actu waste was completely neutralised. They woko | refreshed, with increased energy and vitality, 7.

Take HORLICKS

EN YOU WILL

SOUNDLY EFRESHED VEG EXTRA YALL DAY.

dications, calls for an average of

to

one or two new embargoes weekly. It will be recalled that last week Egypt placed an embargo on cotton shipments Egypt after which Canada placed an embargo on copper and America extended embargoes to technical wartime Instruments,

MACKINTOSH'S LTD.

MEN'S WEAR

SPECIALISTS

DRINK

EWO PILSNER

The latest is the Agriculture De- partments withdrawal of the sub- aidles on wheat and flour shipments to Chinn on which Japanese Chinn- particularly North China-is depen- dent due to the Japanese shipments; of rice to Japan;

New Aid For Chungking? Britain and America also may broaden the scope of economic aid to Chungking and eventually when Anglo-American wartime industrial output entches up with Britain and America's own, requirements--supply Chínn' with the much needed tanks

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Thus, for the time being, Japan might, continue her southward ex pansion without provoking candlet with Britain and America, and at the same time Britain and America can intensify their economic warfare Immediately to divert their milltary against Japan without being forced and naval might to the Orient when It is most required in: Europe.

CANBERRA CRASH

FINDINGS

MELBOURNE Oct 0 (Reuter). Both machine and pilot were exoner- sted from binnefate the Court of Biscuiry into the ✨ Crriberra: disaster of August '13 which three Australian Cabinet members and the Chief of the Australian General Staff were

The most probable cause of the crean wis found to be a stall, and the consequent lack of control at a height, bivonds the pliot'es powerɛto i controls

Lowe Impress on pilots

for ample safe

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hines, and

At The

H.K. Hotel Lounge

A. GRAND

Charity Fete & Dinner Dance

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY

OCTOBER 9 and 10

organised by

THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S RELIEF

ASSOCIATION

IN AID OF

CHINESE REFUGEES AND WOUNDED IN CHINA COME AND ENJOY A DAY OF FUN

AT.

THE RITZ

NORTH POINT

GAMES, SHOOTING, SWIMMING SPECIAL DANCERS AT 8:30 FROM 2 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT ADMISSION 20 CENTS

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

SWIMMING GALA

in support of the

BOMBER FUND

to be held at the

ARMY SWIMMING POOL

VICTORIA BARRACKS (ENTRANCE SEVEN-AND- SIXPENNY HILL, QUEEN'S ROAD) SATURDAY OCTOBER 12

AT 9.30 P.M.

MINIMUM

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