1940-12-24 — Page 9

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 24, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

NANCY

GOOD NIGHT - HERE COMES NANCY AGAIN TO TELL ME MORE ABOUT HER TRIP

OUT WEST--- SHE'S

DRIVING ME.

COOKOO!

'I'LL HIDE HERE IN THE STORE ROOM: TILL SHE

↑ LEAVES !

Clashes In Thailand

Singapore, Dec. 23.

The most severe clashes be- tween French and Thai troops since hostilities began occurred on Sunday at two points on the Mekong River.

Christmas LETTERS

Donations

To War Fund

Music Hall 1940

To the Editor,

The "Hongkong Telegraph.”. Sir-I am writing on behalf of the Committee and Members of The |Garrison Concert Party to ask you If you would be so kind as to publish

A total of $1,510,404.75 was reached in your Correspondence Column our

yesterday by the War Fund inaugurated thanks to all those members of the by the 8. C. M. Post, Lid.. with the following donations:

The Bangkok High Command re-"Dinah and Mar"..................... ports a violent battle when artillery Mr and Mrs it. Jobannessen (In

Heu of Christmas Cards} and machine guns maintained a duel

Cheung Fat Shipping and Trans- for 40 minutes across the river be- porting Co.

tween Thakek and Nukornpanom.The Hon. Mr and Mrs C. G. Fer

due in ou of Christma Over 100 shells landed in Thailand

Carito)

but there were no casualties or Tye & Cu.. Bhrapnel Dox damage.

side was

Bir M. Nemazco (second dona.

(In ieu of Mr. G. 1. Murphy Christmas Carda) Police Recreation Club Shrapnel Hawis Latch-PvBKFC. Sale of Calendars third lot) Treasury "Shrapnel Box"

Box third donation)

Another machine gun duel occur floo red between the French at Vien- chandra and the Thallanders at Nongkai. The French used five launches full to capacity with soldiers to make a feint landing. The only casualty on the Thai private who injured a finger. Two French soldiers were seen to fall.

A High Command communique says that Thai forces repulsed the French troops which, for the first time, entered Thul territory on De cember 20 at Klonglouk near Nakun- panom.

The communique said that the French shelled Bonnaponi in the same sector on December 21, and that there was a machine-gun duel) on December 20 at Bandan, where a number of Moroccan troops were killed, but there were no casualties on the Thailand side.

The French version says Tbol

artillery sent 00 shells on Vientiane during a three-hour bombartiment -and 10 shells on Thakek, The French

replied with. 150 shells,

Luang Cheepensook, That Consul

Christmas presentaj

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week ended 21.1240) Miss W. Buckwell (In Deu of Sergi C. Griggs, BNY. Police .. Collected in Cocktail Bar, Pen-

Inauta Hotel "Rockdene Liar" (fourth dona- The Fatheads

tion

Mr and Mrs IL. Robertson (second

donation) Cheero, Club told tins, etc.).... "James" Idea at the Party st

159..... Bengkong C.A.C.C.-Stayputa v Sentaways (serond donation) Hongkong CS.C.C-Shrapnel

Box Waytoong Mens Christmas Parly Anonymous

Min 5. P. Sutton (econd donu

110)

Pt. and Mrs L. R. Shore (In

lieu of Christmas Carday Graham Langley, Tony and Terry Pennell from our Christinan Stocking)

Mr G. J. P. Carry (In lieu of

Christmas Cardsi

at Saigon, has been given a permit | Capt and Mrs L. N. Deer in Beu to go to Bangkok by sea, Indicating that Hanol has established comrauni "Christmas Cards"...

of Christians Cards! ........

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Public who supported our show "Music Hall 1040" at the China Fleet Club Theatre.

Their valuable support enabled us! to send H.K, $1,500 to the Bomber Fund and H.K. $800 to the B.W.O.F.

R. E. T. ST. JOHN,

Captain,

Hon. Sec., The Garrison Concert Parly.

Invitation to Seafarers Sir, I should be glad if you $2.30 would allow me to extend through| 841 your newspaper a very hearty invito-i

tion to Seafarers to attend the Christmas Dinner und entertainment

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at the Sailors' Home and Seamen's 7.50 Institute on Christmas day at 7 p.m.. Men of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy will be equally wel

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The British Wor Organization Fund,

come.

I would like also to thank those people who have contributed to the cost to our Christmas festivilles, and

which have sent

Tomes"

also the following flrms most of

gifts in kind. Messrs

A

S.

Watson, Shewan

Jardine Matheson, Nestles, Harry Wicking, Wm Powell, Cakibeck Macgregor, Kelly and Walsh. Davle Boag, John Hutchinson, Mr Lamb (B, and S.), Loxley's.

For this seasonable help we are) most grateful,

CYRIL BROWN,

Chaplain,

A.R.P. Inspection

Sir, I would very much appre- ongkong Branch, nciznowledges the cinte it if you would permit me to twig donations:

and express through your columns

cations with the French Minister at Bangkok, M. Garrenti, ulthough Hanal offelais deny they have made

Previnitaly Acknowledged $100 contact. Last week the Frencht

5610.179 07: Anonytnous. $0: Bint grateful thanks to both the large and threatened to keep Cheepenrook at imonthly), sto; B. Habeock (monthly 1. small firms in the Colony who per- Salgon until they hear from M.15; LR. N. Ryan, $100; Lum Fook-mitted their Wardens to attend the

my

Garreau who, it was altered, wasy (onthly), $50; Anonymous, 810: Mr Parade on the occasion of the Inspec being held in Bangkok-United Press. Fortier (monthly), 83: Davies, Brooke tion by His Excellency the Acting

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21 | St. G. Carruthers (monthly), $15; D. W. Their hearty co-operation played Hume (monthly), 110: Garrison Concert no small part in a very successful

Porty pracceda Troin "Music Hall 1940," | afternoon.

| $200; Sale of Postal Label, $10.00; Sale

of one CJ15.3. Badge per Ari W. Park,

şi: Bazaar held at the St. Paul's Girls College K.

Katie Woo. 550: T10

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ceeds of the Revue "Pure and Simple"

at the Helena May Institute on Noveniber

19, 160: D. C. Edmundston menthly).___.

GOTKOV and Lux Bronoroot (mommy); fo: V. Hai, 150; Anonymous, $25; total. 560 USE 47,

The S. C. M. Post han received the following donations to the Britial

· Gurneyman", $10. Organisatio Fund-"Lost Bet

In Aid of Charity

A. H. S. STEELE-PERKINS,

Director of Air Rald Precautions.

"R. ABBITS" CRICKET NOTES-

(Continued from Page 8.) war Police batsmen really Kot going

fund W. L. Clarke (27) Tyler (27)| 10. Sheperd (28) and the top scorer of the match, 1. E. Hayward (53), Dut up 17 for 6 wektets and the Police won comfortably,

Another Draw

A total of 508 tickets were sold by the energetle Committee of ladles under the Chairmanship of Mra L

In the Second division game be- Shu-fan for the Charity Ball in aid

Recreio and the Army the Refugee Farmers which was held tween at the Peninsula Hotel last month. Recreio put up 141 runs for 7 de- With the sale of competition tic-elured, mably owing to M. A. Re- kets, programmes, advertisements medios (38) and P. M. N. da Silva and donations a total of $3,542.20 was (3r) (55) who did most of the scor- declaration The received.

expenses

were ing. It was a sporting de $1.412.79. The total proceeds of especially, as Captain Lawrence, who $2,120.41 will be added to the funds is a much more dangerous batsman the Shum Chun Rural Welfare than most of the Amy Arst eleven Centre to give aid to the farmers bots, was playing for the second. from China to assist them in earning Coombes (38) and Swyer (24) living in the New Territories where started things going and then Law. |they have sought refuge,

rence came in to hit up 59 not out; Besides expressing deep apprecia of which 32 came from boundaries. tion for the support of the cause by They won by 5 wickets.. all those who attended the Ball and

Programme Committee. Mrs Sylvia Choy, thereby helped to make it a success, Miss Alma Ko, Miss Mary, Chan, Mins the Chairman, Mr Percy Chen, and Aelin Mr. Miss Lily Chan, Mika Jean Me. the Executive Commitice wish par- Mira Helen Tang, Mira Loma Mok; Enter- Percy Chen, Beularly to thank the ladies of the Miss Dora Chow, Mrs Pauline Yee, Misa

Lynmont Committee, Mrs Pali Committee who took part in the corla Yee, Miss Emily. Ko, Miss Eixie organisation.

Wong. They word: Chatrinan, Xra Fiorence Li Grateful thanks are ulso expressed Shu-fon; Vice-Chairmen, Mrs Kan Tong- for donations from the following:

Mire Li Tap-Iong. Mrs T. N. Chau: Finance Commiter, fra Y. K. Chow, F. Lieut-Gen. E. F. Norton, the Phyllis Harrop. Mrs II. 9. Mol, Mrs D. Auting Governor, the Hon. Mr N. L. Thiltonice: Publiette Committee, Mira Via Smith, the Ilon, Sir Bobert Kolewall,

les Chan, Mrs Harry Ching, Mes 1. Corra: the Hon. Mr M. K. Lo, Mr T. N. Ticket Committee, Mrs Auyang Manty: Chau, Mr W J. Fulker, Mr M. K. Mira M. A. da Silva, Mrs Fung Kwok-wa, Mias Naylor, Mrs Lau, Tak-pa, Miss Sue Lum, Mr Fung Ping-fan, and to Mr Ming. Mrs Lam Sting-fan, Mrs D'Almada Violet Chen, The Sincero Company, Reinedios, Mr. K. S. Lo, Mrs Metvani, hits J. M. Tan, Mrs Vaswani, Mr. Dorothy and China Products Company for the Lee, Mes U Sze-wing, Birs George Lee; gift of prizes for the competition.

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