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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

December 13, 1940,

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MOSCOW LETTERS

SPLASHES NEWS

British Successes MOSCOW, Dec. 12 (Reuter). -Soviet interest in the ighting In North Africa is well reflected

Day Of Gifts And

To the Editor,

Prayer

The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir-We venture to usk the hospitality of your columns to bring to the notice of your readers the Colliedral Gift Day, which this your has been instituted in place of the Cathedral Fete, and will be held on Saturday, December 14. It has been

in the Press. The official Com-hold a Cathedral Fete which has been custom in the past few years to munist paper "Pravda" has as responsible for the collection of about two main headlines neroA

the 33,00 able to hold this year,

of our income. This fele it is foreign nows page, "British Offensive In Western Desert" many of our workers, are away from and, "Italian Retreat In Albania, the Colony, and those who remain ure s much engaged In other directiona British reports of the taking of that they have no time to devote to Sidi Barrani are published at length with a description of the terrain anda an account of how the Italians forti- Aled the Slut Barzani-Sollum area.

arduous work of preparing for tete of our usuál- standard.

The question of economy has not been lost sight of, but it must not be forgotten that it is the custom of the Cathedral to make grants to various social endeavours in the Colony and to Missio

The "Pravda" then quotes the Basler Nachniphlen" for a state- ment that the war in Greece and the attack on Taranto are already having Missionary work in the diocese. effect on the Italian army in Libya..

Reports from New York regarding and we feel it is not the wish of the Increased American aid for

members of our church that these the netivities

should suffer the reduc-

by British are also prominently publish- tion or elimination of these granta.

el in the Moscow Press.

It is therefore with the welfare of the Cathedral and its activities very.

"Trud" concludes a long article by quoting the "New York-Herald he Tribune as saying that the intensi-much at heart that the Council have fication of the struggle between Britain and Germany only increases the vital interest of the United States in the survival of Britain.

Friendship Pact Yugo-Slavia And Hungary

BERLIN, Dec. 12 (Reuter).— A pact of friendship was signed

ses apart Saturday, December 14, on which day those who value the work " Cathedral in this

his Colony may

of the

come and offer thele gifts and pray for the effective continuance of this work. It has licen arranged that one of the clergy and member of the congregation will be in the Cathedral may be

from am. until 7 B. on the 14th,

in order that individual gifts personally accepted and dedicated. It is intended that gifts should be primarily gifts for the increase of funds for the Cathedral, but if any have prepared gifts in kind these will be welcomed and reserved for the Christmas tree, which will be in the Cathedral, the following week.

P. S. Cassidy, Chairman of Finance Committee.

Eva G. Davidson, Chairman, in Belgrade this evening be-Cathedral Women's Fellowship tween Hungary and Yugo-Slavia, S. W. Prittle-Perry, Secretary, according to the German news | Goodwill Offering Seleme

agoncy,

The Terma

BERLIN, Dec. 12 (Reuter).-—The Hungarian-Yugo-Slav trealy

signed by M. Csaky and

WIR M.

Markovitch, and consists of three articles. It declares.→→→

pence

· (1) · that permanent

and eternal friendship will exist between the two countries,

S. I. Dodwell

H. Owen Hughes W. M. Burton.

Air Raid Wardens

Sir The Inspection of the Hong- kong Corps of Air Raid Wardens will be held on Saturday, December 21, nt 3.30 p.m., but it is realized that owing to the Christmas season, it may on all problems affecting mutual re-be inconveniunt for some firms to tations,

allow Wardens in their employ to ut- tend this parade.

(2) the signatories agree, to consult

(3) the Pact is to be ratifled at an early date and come. into force na Kodričas it fa rätified.

His Excellency the Acting Governor | hus, however, expressed the hope that any firm which has Wardens on its

to attend this parade.

STOCK EXCHANGE staff will grant them every facilty

LONDON, Dec. 12 (Router).—The capture of Sidi Barrani created good sentiment in the Stock Exchange, but apart from a few instances business

was small.

Kamirs especially, and the emailer priced lasuçg, were popular among local operator, and oils again were in the limelight.

Anglo-Iranians

advanced over

three shillings to forty shillings.

Industrials were generally steady. Sudan plantations, however, were in demand, and shares improved" from

£2 3s Dd to £25s.

Wall Street was_firm,

Boy, 11, Proves Memory Wizard

SHAWNED, Okla. (UP).— Gerald Carlton, 11, never has to i be told anything twice,

Gerald can recite the entire Shawnee telephone book of 5,000 numes, addresses and numbers: any word correctly, after having seen it only once and recite whole sections of volumes from memory.

While Gerald can remember many things easily, numbers have a partl eular fascination for hum,

"I like to ride my bleycle and I like to play with other kids," said Gerald, "but I'm crazy about num- bers. I read the phone book nearly every night until mother makes me go to bed

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of the Corps, I hope all firms will co- As this is the first official Inspection.

operate whole-heurtédly, so that the number of Wardens on parade may be us great na possible.

A. II. S. STEELE-PERKING. Director of Air Raid Precautions.

U. S. Banker

Wants Aid For U. K.

MR W. ALDRICH

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (Reu- fer).The movement in favour of granting financial aid to Britain is receiving powerful and unexpected support from Mr Winthrop Aldrich, one of America's leading bankers.

Besides being. Chairman of the Chase National Bank, Me Aldrich Is a well-known, lawyer.

INAUGURAL STANDS—Horo's whore spectators will watch the inauguration of the next President of U. S. Scone shows workmon ctocting stands in Capitol plaza, Washington, D. C. Chief Justice Charles “Evans Hughos will give the oath at ceremonios on Jan. 20,

British Coal Reserve

Of 22,000,000 Tons

SOVIETS PRAISE BRITAIN

Stŕlet, vigilant neutrality and

DURING the next two months the British Government is going to carry out what Mr. D. R. Grenfell, the Secretary of Mines, described in the House of Commons as “an immense stock-preparedness for any emergency ing programme" of coal.

He said that every week for some time past we have been adding to our stocks at the rate of 750,000 tons a week, and a third of that was for home consumers.

There was also electricity and

gas stocks.

"We have now saved," he said, 22,000,000 tons, and we have put that amount away as hear the centros of consumption as: possible. And the stocks are being added to day by day.

He was grieved about the plight of men in South Wales and Durham, victims of war.

Insoluble Problems

Accused Of Signalling

Air Raiders

b.

remain the keynote of Soviet foreign and internal policy.

This is the dominant factor determining Russia's attitude to the Axis as well as to Britain and the United States, states a "Moscow correspondent."

Observers are Impressed with a recent detalled eye-witness account by the London correspondent of the Tags Agency of Britain's A.A. de- fences...

Trade Unionists

This message, printed by all papers, described the excellently equipped

readers in a country run by workers.

The

concluded: message

*The present British air defences are much better than any yet encountered by the German Air Force."

BRUNO PIOLI, British born batteries, the abundance of fighting was material, the good food: and remark- son of Italian parents, His mind, he sald, went to "star-accused at a Midlands court re-dent approached were trade union ed that most soldiers the correspon. ing worlt," and he knew that in some of the Midlands areas the men had cently of making signals during members significant detall for never worked so regularly or pro- an air raid. duced so much coal.

His father is in an internment Never hid the summer trade beenį camp. so brink.

Pioll, who is 30, was remanded in custody for a week.

The chief constable, opposing ball, One cannot over-emphasise that, sald that in view jot the serious provided Russian neutrality is not But there were almost insoluble nature of the charge he deemed it violated, the U.S.S.R. will continue to problema illustrated by the fact that advisable to submit the facts to the trade with all countries. a gas works could not take dry steam publie prosecutor.

The creation of a State Labour goal. These were problems of quality! tle was very suspicious that Fioli Reserve is hailed throughout the between plt and pit,

might attempt to escape,

U.S.S.R. is a most important mea- Tranport arrangements by road

country's A solicitor representing Pioli sald sure for increasing the rail had been reorganised so that he emphatically denied that any economie. and defensive strength. coal

wes being distributed from flashes he made with a light were different areas, and he asked house intended to be signals to hostile air- halders to try new sorts of coal if craft,

and

They were unable to get what they His younger brother was serving

had

been accustomed to.

with the British Army, he himself, Consultations were taking place had registered for military service, with the Ministry of Labour with an and all his sympathies were with den of allowing miners to transfer Britain. to other industries or Join the Army--as a large

s or voluntarily to number of the young men wanted to do..

debate

entirely by miners' M.P.. Front bench and back bench spoke from knowledge of the pits into which they went when, they were boys.

Heroine Of Torpedoed Vessel

Speaking at the Boston Chamber The real heroine of the tor of Commerce Meeting he urged that pedoed ship, City of Benares,

Britain's

low,

funds be made available "promptly seems to have been Miss Mary and generously before #nancial sands had run dangerously Cornish, a middle-aged London He added that such funds could music teacher, who seems to be furnished

hed either by a Federal have kept the children alive. guarunter of British credit, n loan "A tremendous sea was run- Recently he was introduced to n from the United Sintes Treasury: orning and there was a high wind civic club gathering. He provided 201

by an outright grant in aid.

Mr. Aldrich denied that the John and hail when we took to the questioners in the audience with their home telephone numbers.

she said. son Neutrality Acts prevented such | boat". Given

"We Haw

SWISS CLEARED OF SIGNALS CHARGE

Sir Gervals Rentoul. the West London magistrate, recently dismiss ed charges of making signals "intend- cd to be received by an aircraft.

G2. of Swiss nationality, und

STUDENTS SHOUT brought against Emil Sherman Wirth,

Against Quisling

Alma Wirth, aged 61, his British-

born wife, both of Childs-street.

Norwegian students have been Kensington, W. [threatened will expulsion from the There were also five charges of universities because of their anti-showing a light, and on the first of Quisling activities.

theso he Aned each of the accused Big demonstrations were held after 159. Quisling Party meetings and a large

The magistrate said there was police force dispersed the demonstra- nothing which was inconsistent with (tors, arresting several students, a perfectly reasonable, explanation. All political activities, strikes and but the two were "e little bit care- lock-outs are now prohibited in Nor-less" in moving about the house way!

while planes were overhead.

XMAS ROWING REGATTA Volunteer Inter-Unit Fours' Attracts Nine Entries

f

much attention from local rowing men, no less than nine crews THE XMAS REGATTA. of the Yacht Club is attracting have entered for the H.K.V.D.C. Inter-Unit Fours, The Ragatta will be held at Middle Island on December 21, and the

merely an address, he could supply action, declaring that neither of them twinkling lights around us. They first race is timed for 3 p.m.

prohibits our Government from were from the other lifeboats, giving financial aid to Great Britain."

the name and number. Given only a number, ho could supply the name and address,

Mrs. Gladya Risher, principal of Geraki's grade school, recalled that when he was in the second grade, she matched him in a spelling con test against students from the seventh grade. He defeated all coluers,

"He's the only child I've known with a photographte memory in 20 years of teaching." said Mrs. Risher.

Softball Teams

--

The following will represent Cyclone Sports Club In thair senior. Softball

League match against Reerelo on Sun- doy at Kowloon F.C.:

The principal event Recalling that both the American but we were unable to keep In

will be the Political Parties had decided in touch with them owing to the self is an Innovation. Hitherto, the H.K.V.D.C. Inter-Unit Fours which in favour of extending ald, Mr Aldrich mountainous seas. During the only Inter-Unis trophy has been the said. "If that pledge, means anything.

on the boat we Flotila Cup, which is competed for It means that our fuli industrial and eight days

cach spring by HEN.V.R. and the Anancial strength shall be thrown amused ourselves in all kinds of I.K.V.D.C. It is also open to service Inte the scales on the alde of exercises to keep the circulation crews, but in recent years has failed to England."

moving and also by telling attract, any entries from either Army or

Navy. stories. The favourite serial.

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T. V. SOONG FOR LONDON

CHUNGKING, Dec. 12 (Reu- ter), Mr T. V. Soong, former was what I remembered of The popularity of, the new event is Finance Minister, is expected in Bulldog Drummond. We also evident in that there are at react to well informed circles here to fewer than nine crows entered, ra- played various games.

presenting eight units. Thi will visit London 'shortly in order to "Never at any time did the children necessitate rowing three heats and will conduct negotiations for now

a. keen Anal between well complain: Our most popular pastime ensure

credita, to China which the was plarining, the meal, we would matched crews,

British Government has an- have when we got ashore, and par- | *In addition to the Inter-Unit race.

'will ticularly what we would have to there

be the Senior Pairs nounced itself willing to extend. Nelio. AK Marker. Haroon, A. for many weeks, jas delivered a blow drink,

which All the children voted for Championship in

and The same, quarters state that Mr Abbas, A. Bakar, Pinky Pineda M. 1. against the Italians that may rock susardarilla. For rations we had two Carter will defend their title against Soong is at present negotiating with the foundations and edifice of the biscuits a day and ane sardine. Later Minnitt and McDowall, there being a the United States, presumably in con- Facist Empire.

we had bully beef, using the biscuit other entries at present. This should nection with, the United States credits

to China. There is already general speculation always as a plate, as it was much too be a very close race. match in Cairo whether the Italians will hard for us. We had one pannikin. Filipinos, the Indian Sonball Club will have to relinquish their hold on of water a day, and Inter we had scraich fours race.

The British. Ambassador, Slr The programme will close with be represented by the_following: '

Archibald Clerk-Kerr, is expected to A.K. Omar (Cent). 8. Famat A. 1. Abyssinia. For months, the Italian condensed milk-but it was not var

remain. In Chungking while the Lon- Ismail ADURE R Nazarth, O. e morale in East Africa has been bal-popular because Afculll 2iuckdat Kitchell, M. el. Arcalistered up by the empty assurance thirsty. Our food and water had bo

it made us very

don negotiations are in progress. "AF-11. Saman and I. All.

that Mussolini's army was ready to come exhausted when

one of the Nile Delta

at any boys Bighted the flying boat." moment to open up the Suez Canal,One boy sald of Miss Cornish "She, Bat if the British offensive con- was wonderful. During the eight

* X. n. Barnex (Capt), "Kelly? Bilva

Rumjahn, B. Bux, K. M. Rumjaks, Barney

Hassan, R. Markar, Alfred Abbas and

A. M. Omar,

In their

INDIANS' TEAM

-Softball

Sino-Soviet Trade

to the

Colla

Friendly Bowls Match

-The following will represent CHUNGKING, Dec, 12 (Reuter).- Linuca a satisfactorily an at present, i days she gave us constant attention Cratgengower C.C. in a friendly bawiaj Chins' has signed contract with

Igame against Prison Officers Club to- Soviet Russia whereby China la to the Italian army in Abyssinia may, it She always cheered us up. At times morrow at Happy Valley at 2.30 p.m., deliver during the coming year 100 is suggested, throw in the sponge be- we suffered from the Intense cold. F. K. Lau Lee, D. 8, Ladd A. M. nillon Chinese dollars' worth of tea cause of pressure being exerted by But the way she massaged our arms Omar (skin); E. 3. Todd, G. Tanner: D. A. Remario, L. C.R. Boura (skip); W to the Soviet, necording: an official British forces already hammering at and legs made our skins quite warm 3. Caru, B. L. Forman.. announcement.

the frontlor.

agrin.

W., J. Penny (skip),

Leonard,

Capture Of Nazi · Ship Confirmed

SPECIAL TO THE „!TELEGRAPH"

(UP)—The LONDON, Dec. 12 Admiralty has confirmed that the Dutch destroyer-Kinsbergen captured the German steamer Rhein, off Cuba.

Now the

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SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA and UENOS AIRES

Cable Address: SWANSTOCK

Under the Distinguished Patronage of H.E. the Acting Governor. THE HONGKONG SINGERS assisted by Y. K. SZE (bass) and-a-String. Orchestra will give a

CONCERT OF MADRIGALS

AND PART-SONGS

on Thursday, December 19th, 1940. !

at 9.30 p.m. in the

ROSE ROOM, PENINSULA HOTEL.

Tickets $3, $2, $1, obtainable at Peninsula Hotel & Hongkang Hotel.

All proceeds will be given to the Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of air rată victims.

Make a date

TO-NIGHT

the 13th Dec.

Friday the

and you won't be unlucky

if you go to

China

MUSIC

the

Fleet Club

and see

HALL 1940

Soats at $4, $3, $2 and Bookable at Messrs. Moutrie's or obtainable at the door.

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