NANCY
MAYBE I WOULDN'T BE
SO SCARED IF I
WASN'T SO HUNGRY!
DON'T WALK SO FAST
SLUGGO!
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
HELP!
December 9, 1940.
By Ernie Bushmiller
HEY, COME HERE I
FOUND AN ANIMAL CRACKER IN MY POCKET
SOBRANIE
HAND MADE RUSSIAN CIGARETTES
Indo-China Frontier Quiet, Says Report
By MELVILLE JACOBY
UNITED PRESS STAFF conncarONDENT
THAKHEK, Dec. 8 (UP)—I found Thakhek calm this morn- ing, though Thai planes flew over us on a scouting expedition. while French military forces are continuing to change this palm- freed tropical village on the brond Mekong river into a defence sector against possible invasion.
Writing at the post office, il
is possible to view, across the Mekong river, Thai rafts, on- trenchments and
new
roads
the
leading below to the Thailand city of Lackhon which
A Glance
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Mournful Christmas
Special to the "Telegraph"
BUCHAREST, Dec. 8 (UP).-Christmas will be a time of mourning in Rumania, with candles burning in homes and churches in memory of Bessarabla, North Bukovina, Cadrilater
Instead of turkey or goose, the and North Transylvania.
anci sarmale-com- "A Merry Christmas" on English Renantan looks to fat pork for standards has never caught on with festival dishes
prising ground pork and rlee, spleed Hunanlans, who, for the most part, rolled in sour cabbage leaves.
religious reward Christmas
Just is not New Year's Day to the holiday, and celebrate New Year's Without this dish, New Year's Day Day instead.
Rumanion.
П is
BLACK RUSSIAN
25 23
GOLD
505.09
CINGENOHL'S
•. CIGAR STORES LA PERLA DEL ORIENTE
Carnarvon Castle Crew Cheered
Germany Hedging
PEIPING, Dec. 8 (Reuter)-It has diplomntic circles been suggested in MONTE VIDEO, Dec. 8 (Reuter) that the delay on the part of Ger- But the dish promises to be con- But the ordinarily solemn manner of Christmas this year will be even siderably altered this year as rice,Reports show that ambulances sent many in recognising the Wang Ching- Armer in reminiscence of the loss of with its price increase of 500 per cent to remove the wounded from the wei government is due to Germany's desire to use the recognition as o two-fths of all Rumania, the poll since last New Year, will be missing Carnarvon Castle were unnecessary
as the, men were only slightly in- bargaining counter to force Japan to tical upheaval at the time of Kins from the tubles of all but the very
Jured, and were remaining on board. tuke action against Britain in the For
East Carol's ablication, the devastating and the recurrent earthquakes
Collinzon, R.N. Captain Hardy stated that he had gruesome nights of terrorism at the
charge of. Naval buried the dead at sea. It is under- naval circles are believed to have
permission for Beginning of this month.
48 hours in hours. la remain If the average Rumanian does Establishments, Hongkong is to be an stead that he had requested per-recommended
Members of the crew were wildly lebrate he will do it on New Year's additional official member of the misalon
to carry out repairs, but Wriguayan cheered when they went ashore. day with the national dish of sarmale, Executive Council with effect from accordance with International Law
November 27. If he has the money for it
rich.
Captain s C. Cominodore in
72
H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations
French recently shelled. Oc-issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- casionally, Thai machine-gunners ket this morning. ard landing shots on Thakhek, which is now mainly deserted.
Thal searchlights last evening be- gan sweeping the river between the two ellies, French officers, showing me the markel place explained that the Thailanders are using the most modern American built planes and are machine-gunning the villagers, dropping bombs by hand.
At the French Staff Headquarters somewhere in Lacs, I learned that the only war with Thalland which the French officers have heard about have come from radio reports, saying been Incidents have the border focalized. They sinted that the Thailanders have extremely good foreign equipment; however, there is a question as to how well they will use their arms. They stated there vas a large concentration of Thai- landers behind Lackhon, lying op- posite Tukhek and that they were confident at meeting any Thal In- vasion. The present orders "Do not
are being, fire unless, fired upon" upheld.
Bombs On Laos SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SAVANNAKHEF, Dec. 8 (UP)- Four That planes dropped 10 bombs on Ventlene, capital of Laos at 4.50 p.m. to-day.
At an air buse somewhere in Laos, French Rers told the "United Press" that the eight Thai planes they had encountered in recent incidents over extremely the Mekong-river were ex well flown. They were of foreign make, but were not American Curtis- Hawks. Experienced French flera stated that Thai pilots flew as if they had plenty of fighting experience.
The twenty-Afth Crary of
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CELEBRATE VICTORY
Tremendous Enthusiasm
Throughout Greece
ATHENS, Dec. 8 (Reuter).
7 The victory of Argyro-Castron
is bring celebrated with tremen- enthusiasm throughout
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sa. is taking place advanced north
The Greeks .184 b. Pogradclz and are beyond Undinste. b. &ta. progressing in the direction of the .... nline on the shores of Lake Ochrid, Their aim is to reach the road which .2.15
30 n. passes through the Skumba valley
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Great dimeulty being experien- x.d, 37 n. ced in feeding the guns on the moun- tain peaks as, at many points. the .105 n.
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Italian deserters who crossed into Da Yugo-Slavia speak of the drooping .04 n. 04 m. spirits of the italian troops in con- trast to the buoyancy of the Grecks. Soviet Appraisal
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ASSASSINATION
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Many People Arrested
. One newspaper says that there is no doubt that the Greeks have gain- ed considerable successes and adds that the Italian aims in Greece de- mand a great number of men und a great deal of material.
official army The "Red Star." orgon, declarea that the Italians en- dimcultler in the counter
great
nnd
SI-
PEIPING, Dec. 8 (Reuter), transfer of troops to Albania Japanese have arrested a large nun- adds that the British Navy has been
submarines ber of persons during the past week unable to establish control of the In a house to house search for the Adriatle owing to murderer of a Japanese colonel last though it now dominates the Aegean Friday. Arrests include some police-Sea, thereby isolating the Dodecanese men who were stated, to have been Islands.
actually present at the time of the
murder, according to Chinese reports.
un"
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Quentinned why they had not at- CHANNEL GUNS tempted to capture the assassin, the Police replied that they were armed and could not do anything, whereupon they were averely beaten. Some are reported to have died from their injuries.
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" DOVER, Doc, B. (UP), German long-range guns near Calala dred two Other Chinese quarters ascribe the salvoes on the Doves aren early this unrelaxed restrictions on leaving the evening, breaking a three day silence. elty to the continued house searching Briet but Intense bombardments for the Chinese soldiers who mutlsied were made at noon, which rocked
believed that the cost for miles. last week, It being
One piano was heard flying at high altitude, apparently spotting the shots..
some have taken refuge within the
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