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TO-DAY at the KING'S

Twentieth Century-Fox

presents with pride one of the truly great pictures of our era!

FOUR SONS

DON AMECHE EUGENIE LEONTOVICH MARY BETH HUGHES - ALAN CURTIS

GEORGE ERNEST - ROBERT LOWERY LIONEL ROYCE - SIG RUMANN Produced by Darryl V. Zanuck Associate Producer Harry Joe Brown Directed by Archie Mayoi Original Borsan Play by fobs Howard Lawson » Suggested by a story by 1.A.B. Wylie's Additional dialogue by Hilton Sperling

A 20th Century Fox Picture

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SPECIAL ADDED. ATTRACTION

TO-NIGHT ON THE STAGE AT 9.30 P.M.

The Band of the 2nd. Battalion the Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)

By Kind Permission Lt. Col. D. J. McDougall, M.C. And Officers

Overture. Pto. Ortheris,” Anto

Suite. London. Costas,

(a) Covent Garden (6) Wertminster ((o) – Kni

Selection. Cavalcade. Coward. Selection. The Ross. Myddleton.

CHURCH BELLS AS BATTLE CALL IN LINCOLNSHIRE

The G.O.C. troops in Lincoln- shire has issued instruction: on the use of church bells to incum- bents of all parishes in the county: It is stated that in the event of an attempted invasion a general alarm would be rung by the sounding of overý church boll throughout the county-per- haps throughout England-as 'a tocsin.

The bells, it is explained, would be

November 22, 1940.

NEW AMERICAN NAVAL POLICY

TO PROTECT NEW WORLD AND PACIFIC

By THOMAS A. DOZIER United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, OCT. 15-(UP)—(BY AIR MAIL)—THE UNITED STATES APPEARS DETERMİNED TO ASSUME NAVAL LEADERSHIP IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE WESTERN rung loudly and confidently as a call HEMISPHERE AND UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN THE PACIFIC. to battle, the peals continuing for

The Navy department has laid down a new naval policy, predicated on the pro- five minutes,"

jccted two-ocean super-navy authorised by Congress and the acquisition of air and

naval base sites on British territory in the New World.

In London nothing in 'known offi-! cially about a general alarm. It was quite possible, it was said, that there The new policy, which states as one of its objectives the organisation and maintenance of would be a general alarm for the navy "for major operations in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans," was regarded by informed county, but it was: improbable that there would be any ringing of bells naval strategists here as designed to meet new conditions occasioned by the chatic world situn- throughout the whole country.

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MRS. GOES ALONG — Mrs. Winston Churchill accompanios hor husband, Britain's Prime Minister, on inspection tour of damaged dacks along Thames river, London, after visit of Naxi bombers.

City District Fire Danger Arrested

RELIANCE ON BRITISH NAVY

These experts said that the United States, which has tradi- tionally relied on the British Navy to help protect the Monroo Doctrine, and preserve the status quo in the Far East, must be prepared to stand guard alone if necessary over the Western Hemisphere and this country's territories, possessions and in- terests in the Pacific area.

Three Possibilities United States the task of maintain-

They believed that present United States naval and mili- tary policy is based on three possibilities:

East less effective, leaving to the Ing the status quo in the Orient.

These leaders are cognkant 'of Japan's aspirations, and feel that if the United States is to protect the Philippines, which is to receive in- dependence in 1040, as well as other (1) That Great Britain will be American possessions in the Pacific, able to repel, the German attack and this country must be able to speak continue to hold the balance of world with the authority, big wavy as- naval power. In this eventuality, surek.

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which is devoutly desired by

They also feel that if Japan. ab United States leaders, the combined

.over the Dutch navles of Great Britain and the tains domination

East Indies and other areon of the United States could easily meet any Far East. the position of the Ha- threat from the totalitarian powers. wailan Islands will be less secure.

Fundamental Policy

(2) That it the British Isles are conquered, the British Fleet will be able to escape to other parts of the

The new, naval policy takes cogni- Empire such as Canada and Aus- tralia, and in collaboration with an iteries by stating as its fundamental ansance of overseas Unlied States ter- ourmented United Stles Navy,

re-

navy in'

tain naval domination in both the policy: To maintain the Atlantic and Pacific. In this event strength and readincas to uphold na the strength of the United States Monal policies and interests and to Navy might well be the deciding guard the United States and " Its factor which will prevent German continental and overseas possessions." of most of the English- The new policy is predicated on the development of the three main bases That the British fleet may be for the fleet-one on each coast of captured, sunk or rendered ineffes- continental United States, and the tive in the war with Germany. In third in Hawall.

COST world.

(3)

this event, experts said, the United

States must be prepared to assume

Other major provisions of the new

navy to a

Great Britain's mantle as "nuer of policy include: the scaa" by having the strongest (1) To develop the possible navy. Under the new naval maximum nghting strength and abl- program, it is belloved, the United ity to control the sea in defense of States will be able to meet any the nation and its interests."- threat from Japan or from the com- bined German and Italian navies,

Churchill's Reassurance

(2) "To make effectiveness in war the abjective of all development and training."

Ilitary leaders here are hopeful (3) To maintain the Marine that either the first or at worst the in such strength as to provide the second eventuality will result from requisite fleet marine forces and de the present war. They have been tachments for other naval purposes." greatly reassured by British Prime (4) TO maintain and develop Minister Winston Churchili's declara naval aviation as an intergral part The prompt arrival of four fire engines under Superintend-on that the British Fleet will never of the naval forces."

be surrendered or scuttled.

(5) To locate shore activities in ent J. C. Fitz-Henry at a blaze which broke out at the basement

They realise, however, that the such geographical areas and construct of No. 13, Staunton Street, about 10.45 p.m. last night probably British Fleet's present occupation in them in such sites and In such man- prevented the whole block going up in flames as most of the the war with Germany and Italy has ner as will promote security against buildags were of the old type of tenement houses with wooden rendered British influence in the Far air and other attacks." \! stairways and floors.

A short circult is thought to have been cause of the fire, which broke out anong a quantity of raltan-ware and other oddments in the basement used by the Wong Kam Kee firm as a godown. The ground floor was occupied by the Fook Sing Nunnery,

An attempt was made to put aut the fire by the occupants with buckets. of water before the arrival of the fire brigade, but the flames had such a Arm hold, that the effort was useless. The fire was under control about half an hour after the

the arrival of the mes of smoke firemen, but

but large volumes of continued to pour from the basement. No casualties have been reported.

The large crowd which collected were controlled by Police under Chlef Inspector 3, C. S. Fender, Inspector E G. Post and others.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

230 Wha A total of $1.418,712.54 and

by renched yesterday

the War Fund fraugurated by the BC. M. Post, Lt

with the following donations: Poor but Grateful Exempted"

$ 3

Mr. P. A. Cox IDI

A cheque for $15.033.40, being the "quivalent of 1.000, wens handed to the Hongkong Government yesterday for tela-j Trapitie transter to the Imperial Govern nent.

This represents the thirteenth instalment telegraphed to London for the purchare I bosabers from the 5. C. M. Post War Fund. The total transferred to date now:

mounts to A 389-19-9.

ST. VINCENT DE PAULA - The Society at St. Vincent de Paul acknowledge receipt of the following

"bastions:

1040/1041 Appeal-Mr. M. Nemarre, Mr. and Mr. Vincent Sorby, $50; Messrs. Ulooma) & Amudamal Co. #251] Procure den. Mierlons Etrangeres, $25; Maison de Nazareth, $23: Anonymous tper Tunday Herald), $25; "F.G.. Bid: anony-

$t: anonymous $130.

In memory of the lala Mr. M.-A. ColleMe M, M, de V. Soares, $2; Bir. P de V. Genres, $1; Mr. and Mrs, J. Barron. $1; Mr. and Mrs, J. f. Pemer= roy, #1; Mr. and Mrs. R, M. Q. de Silva, 1: Mr. and Mrs, 11, 4, id, de rinteiredo, 1: Mr., and MM. 'La M£FV. Ribeiro, #I; r. and Mrs. E, Y. Brown, #1; bfr. and fr, F. X. A. Remdelos, si: Mr. and Bir 1. Cavilho ;31, Mr. Ai F, Osmund, #1.

Christmas Mails

An official of the Post Office stated esterday that, owing to the Defence Regulations, which prevent the move- ment of thips being published, it is mpossible to arrange for any spiccial Christmas mall to either England or Australia, Irianý • esze, the omeini tated, Christmasuletiere: and parcel ost for Great Britain should have been sent last month or it takes well over: two months, in transit.

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