1940-12-27 — Page 14

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 27, 1940,

By Ernie Bushmiller

WELL, I'VE SHOWN YOU EVERYTHING

IN THE STORE--

I GIVE UP--!

AH-I KNOW-- A PENNY

STAMP.

NANCY

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS I WANTED BUT I KNOW IT WAS SOMETHIN'

GREEN!

WAS IT OIL OF WINTERGREEN-

LIME DROPS-- GREEN SOAP--?

DID IT LOOK LIKE THIS

OR THIS OR THIS, OR THIS

OR

•NOPE!

Roosevelt Urged To Ensure Axis' Defeat

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (Reuter)—More than 150 Ámeri- can citizens have urged President Roosevelt to "make it in settled policy of the United States to do everything that may be 'neces- sary to ensure the defeat of the Axis Powers," it nounced by the White House to-day.

was an.

In a letter to the President, the military, naval and nir strength we group, which included editors, law- now have and the implements we can yern, educationists, actors and re- produce are enough to make certain ligious and labour leaders, appeals the defent of the Axis Powers no long for everything possible to be done to as Britain is on her feet and fighting: promote "resistance to the plausible but that with Britain down, they are but fatal arguments of appeasement, not enough and may not in future be evidently to let President Roosevelt, increased

know what they consider a large sec-world enough to hold the whole

Lion

day.

The signatories include

NOPE

NOPE

NOPE

NOPE

Lifeboat Mystery Three Notable Talks

"SPECIAL” TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (UP)-Cap- tain Joel Gomes, Captain of the For- tuguese freighter Goncalo Vello, which docked here to-night, said he had sighted an empty lifeboat 200 miles east of the Azores marked "Hamburg."

The Hamburg-American Line owns), a 22,000 ton liner by that name but there to no record that the ship has

been sunk.

Over Air at Christmas

(By "Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent)

LONDON, Dec. 26–There were three notable speeches over the Christmas recess, all of extraordinary interest and exceptional Importance. The speakers were Mr Winston Chur chill, the Pope and King Georgo VL

Mr Churchill's broadcast was addressed to the Italian people "with whom we are at war." It was a speech that could only be delivered by a man sure of his cause, sure of his strength. It Orphansational mutual sympathy and in- was a frank statement of Britain's

Christmas Gift For China War

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tercats save been envenomed and

NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (UP)-The completely reversed by the attitude Golden Rule Foundation announced

of nalngle man-Il Duce, of the United States people would

The feeble answer put out by the Hamilton to-day that it has cabled $1,000 to Italian radio evades the issues 50 like to hear in his broadcast on Sun-Fish, Republican Representative for Madame Chiang Kai-slick ar an "extra plainly stated by Mr. Churchill, and New York, Henry Breckenridge, the Christmas aire" for China War simply reafirmis Fascist arguments. The letter continues: "We ak you well-known

inwyer, orphans. They said they planned to based York

on Nazi concepts-young to tell us what we belleve to be the Dwight Morrow and Dorothy Thomp-send a lorger sum

on New Year's

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cte.

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Britain's Food Supplies

Quite Ample

There is, however, rather a tend- ency to protest, too strongly for con- vletion of the unity prevailing be- tween the Army, the Fascist Party and the Royal Famly. The super-

LONDON, Dec. 26 (Router). cession of so many high officers re-

Despite all the efforts of the cently is proof of rifts in this unity.

The Pope's

pe's address was also re- German counter-blockade, the markable, seeing that it was deliver- Ministry of Food still has suffici ed from itome at this season. His ent stocks of all essential food- Holthess' summary of the five points stuffs, and even if the British which all true Christians

should

practise is the most telling Indict-people have to accept shorter ment of the whole Totalitartan policy supplies, there is no fear of their that could conceivably be made, being forced on ta "Iron" especially in the exceptional circums

rations. tances of the Pope's

position.

ເ

He brands the offence but does not Even if the present butter mention the offender. Nobody who ration is cut, the British people heard or read his humily can fall to will still be getting a larger realise that victory of iruth,

nd allowance than the inhabitants righteousness, honour. pence mutual goodwill could be reached of the enemy countries and the only one way. Coming at this territories they have over-run. nioment, especially so hard upon the Food experts regard the position of heel of Churchill's words, the address fats as a very important one for a must have greatly intensilled the country's staying power and they say slot influence his admonitions that the situation in Britain is very would have had in any case.

good indeed.

The sugar-beet crop this autumn.] King George's speech was of has been a very successful one and different character as compared to the Ministry of Food has ample sugar the other two addresses. It was non-stocks, both home-produced and from pulemlen and almost non-political overseas,

King's Speech

It was non-polemical and almost non- Tea supplies are expected to inst political. His Majesty spoke as man for many months to come.

lo man, he spoke of the family, then

per

There is some suggestion that the

The

of home life and Christmas spirit, meat ration may be reduced in the of national unity of better things.

of national confid-year from 15.. 10d. worth per head and the hope

week to 18. Od. worth, No greater contrast to the usual Ministry has found that only about blustering boasts and nolay fulmina-00 to 5 per cent of the present tions of the Axis leaders could ration is used. possibly be imagined.

Press & Radio Campaigns LONDON, Dec. 26 (Reuter)-In broadcasts directed to Britain the German radio has been plugging

of

should away on the lines

asserted

had

Britain go on with the Several broadcasts

ent has had that the British government several peace opportunities. It is not supposed in London that the Germons really expect much to result from this peace propuganda especially when one takes into

Swiss Raids Faked?

London Suspicions LONDON Dec. 26 (Reuter),

A suspicion that the enemy

consideration the may have manufactured "evi- continual statements im German dence" to suggest that R.A.F. home broadcasts that the war will be planes bombed Swiss territory is

long

one

that Britain is

novoiced in authoritative quarters easily overcome. This radio and press campaign has given the lie to in London to-day.

Marshal Brauschitsch's statement The Swiss Gentral Staff com- that the English channel protects munique stated that foreign planes Britain only so long as it suits Ger-flew over Swiss territory on Christ- "Berliner Borsen mas Eve, and authoritative quarters many. Thus the Zeitung says that in achieving and in Londen now point out that it has undertaking a task of such magnitude been officially announced that no a few months more or less is of no B.A.F. operations were carried out over Europe on the nights of Decem- Importance.

think that, ber 24 and 25.

Somo commentators

The same quarters observe that the Hitler is probably still hoping to get out of his present predlenment by a Swiss Staff communique confirms the prace offensive, the essence of which suspicions that earlier reports of would be to eliminate British op bombing of Swiss territory by the position while leaving him still in RAF. may have been based on possession of the countries he has evidence inanufactured by the enemy. over-run in Europe.

Training Thailanders Soviets Capture Spy

SPECIAL TO THE" "TELEGRAPHA SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Dec. 20 (UP).—The MOSCOW. YOKOHAMA, Dec. 20 (Domel) Four students of the Bangkok Naval newspaper "Pravda" reports that a Academy arrived here this morning coast guardsman captured en alleged aboard the Toba Maru for a six-month spy who had entered Suvict-Russin study at the Nippon Electric Manu- from one of the Baltic States, and service facturing Company's plant, The belongs to the intelligence

The paper group is accompanied by a Comman- of a foreign Power. der and a Lieutenant who will how-stated that the spy entered Russia in ever return to Bangkok immediately, a small sloop which was wrecked.

THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

The grateful thanks of the Society Is hereby tendered to the many subscribers during the year ended 31st October, and the Treasurers are pleased to report that the Income nearly covered the increased ex- penditure.

Hon, Treasurers:-

Mr. A. McKellar, C.A.

c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.,

P. & O. Building.

A. Kwok CHO

c/o The Banque de L'I

Hong Kong

Novemba, 12th, 1940.

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