1940-12-31 — Page 29

AIR RAID —The R.A.F. Is striking hard, of German In- dustries and here a bombing flight begins. First, loft, a lino of 250-pound bombs is hauled to the bomber. Thon' the "oggs" are stowed in plane's bally, below. Fully loaded, above, a bombor soars off in search of Nazi target.

Conference of Labour Women

Must Plan Now For

New Better World

Tuesday,

HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH

China's New Year Hopes Increased U.S. Aid

CHUNGKING, Dec. 31

: Women want a better world to emerge from the (Reuter).-"In 1941 the United wreckage of war. This was the keynote of the presi-States will increase her assis- dential address which Miss Grace Colman gave at the tance to China and Britain. opening session of the National Conference of Labour Acts cannot prevent the United States "The Neutrality and the Johnson Women at Southport.

from assisting the democracies; in There were 300 delegates, representing Labour women's or-laws will be repealed or revised," fact, there is a possibility that both ganisations in all parts of the kingdom.

"Some people think," said Miss Colman, "that our sole pur-well-known authority on international

declares Dr Chang

the pose in this war is to defeat' Hitler and Mussolini, and that affairs, having done so they can return comfortably to their pre-war lives, in the "Central Daigle published

"But things cannot be the same again. We are fighting this war, not only to destroy a vile thing, but so that on its ruins we may build a better world, worthy of the great sacrifices made."

Ordinary People This war will have been won by ordinary people in the fighting_ser- vices and In the factories, and by women who have kept their homes

in the face of great difficulty,

Fire Raid On London

German Account LONDON, Dec. 30 (Reuter). Streets and factories are mentioned us military objectives by the German radio, commenting on Sunday night's air raid on London.

going Never again must their interests belity was good, important successes The announcer said that us visibl

sacrificed to those of the so-called

obtained. were Government classca, Social and poli-

·tical inequalliy must go

"Whatever the war may do, we must see

organ

News," official

who was formerly head of the Political Science Department

of the ent

Dr Chung,

of the Pelping University and is now Counsellor to

to the National Military Counell, continues:

"Before

outbreak of war between the United

States and Japan, In possible that the former, aside from the embargo on exports to

Japon and assistance to China, will control imports and increase pressure on Jupan. The production of arma- will increase in the United "The British rearmament

pro- will bo completed and

even excel Germany's.

gramme

Mony huge fires are stated to have match or

Britain's Dircraft production may been caused and an uninterrupted Then the European situation may series of explosions, said the "an-

to it that the essentiel | nouneer, could be heard all over the take a new turn." social services, especially those con-

cerned with the health and educatione added that although the attock

of children, are maintained and was only of a short duration, it was

An underfed and un-

a people cannot build-abot

ter world."

Miss Mary Sutherland, Chief Wo man Officer of the Labour Party, read to the conference a message of goodwill from women's representa- Uvea of the Social Democratic Move- ment in European countries.

London Homeless

Mrs Barbara Ayrton Gould, bring

ing greetings from the Labour Party

Executive, said that the Labour re;

prcased_home_by_strong_formations. and came at a surprise so that the Luftwaffe sustained no losses”

· Peak Gardener

Fined Borrowed Saw; Cut Tree

Employed as a gardener at 174,

before 9. dr. Barnett, aut Central Magistracy this morning with "If we had not gone Into the Gov-being in unlawful possession of a pine ernment when ave did we should not. tree worth $25. be speaking here to-day.

presentatives in the Government Mr K. M. A. were doing magnidcoat work,

MENACED

FOR MONEY Racketeers Caught

"There

this

Is too much of racketeering going on. You will go to prison for six months each and be "recommended for banishment," said Mr E. Himaworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this

by him for men had been convincing after three demanding money by menaces.

Defendants were Wan Ki-chan, 23, and Pox-bang; 13 both unemployed.

Hol-wal, 32, They were found guilty of demanding mor with menaces from Ho Wah, money 24, master of the Wah On Shirt

It was said that Ho was found with Makers, of Canton Road, on Novem-

"But we are not the Government, the free on a hillside near Mount ber 23, we are only in the Government, and Kellett and he also had with him a

Ho said that Wan went to him on

at

our Ministers can only do as much saw said to be the property of Sir November 22 and sold person public opinion enables them to do. Robert Ho. Tung. Apparently, the named Lau was looking for him at DO position of the homeless in defendant had borrowed it from the Nanking Cafe. On arriving

a acandal. We friend. Ho had been in Hongkong the Cafe, they were joined by three and trying to get for 15 years and earned $20 a month Ho was fined $50 or 10 weeks' hard

have

has been been

kicking done.

•pounning dotter weeks of disgrace-labour.

ful Inaction, public opinion was worked

up to such an extent that Herbert Morrison was put in instead of Sir John Anderson,

Conference passed an emer- Rency resolution endorsing the de claration of the Labour Party that a lasting peace may be brought nearer by stating clearly our immediate war purpose,

Billet Dodgers. During discussion on evacuation problems, Miss Susan Lawrence, re- ferring to bilieting, sold:

"I want to see the Inrge houses taking their share with the smaller houses, and they are not doing it.

"The billeting ofcers in some tocalities are up against the force of the feudal system."-

The conference demanded that the Ministry of Food should fix prices of all essential fonds at h level with- In the reach of all workers.

Miss Mary Sutherland described some of the broadensts about food as a pain in the neck," and the

BB,C. talics about cookery were criticised as "foolish."

MILITARY HONOURS

FOR TEDDY

The Royal Canadian Dragoons last burse, Toddy" a veteran of the last War, has been shot at St. John's, Quebec, and was later (buried with milllary honours. The Dragoons are now a mechanised mit

Sergeant Willerton prosecuted.

Women Bound Over Five women charged with posses- sion of tree wood were each placed

other persons which included Yu and Leung. He was then told by Yu that they knew of an affair he had had with one of his female workers, and a demand of $100 was made.

Demand Reduced

He was told that if the money was

on a year's bond of $10 by Mr H. not paid, steps would be taken to Sheldon, K.C. One woman averred that she had food but had rio firewood reduced to $30, and arrangements get it. The sum of $160 was later and that was why she had taken the made to pay $10 at once, pine wood.

A report was made to the long- Another woman sald that her kok Police Station the next day, and children were almost starving.

after payment of $10 was made to Yu, the Police stepped in and ar

Greetings From Sirrested defendants.

Geoffry Northcote

Evidence of arrest was given by

Detective Lo Kuen.

Wan and Yu deiled demanding the The following telegram has been money, and said that it was given to received by His Excellency the them willingly by Ho. Leung claim- Omeer. Administering the Govern-ed that he knew nothing about ment from His Excellency Sir G. ABIL

S. Northcote, K.C.M.G.:

at

After defendants had been convict 24th December, 1040.ed, Sgt. W. G. Morrison said that there Please accept on behalf of yourself was nothing known against them, but and all in the Colony my warmest all admitted being members of a ood wishes for Christmns and 1041. Trind Society. He asked the Magis

EURASIA PLANE

DESTROYED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, Dec, 30 (UP)—It

trato to take a serious view of the case.

Arms Loan. To China' & Greece Possible

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

is learned that one of the Eurnalo WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UP),— Aviation Corporation's junker trans-Mr Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of port planes was machine-gunned, set, the Treasury, indicated to-day that fire, and completely destroyed by President Roosevelt may extend the Japanese planes this moon.

Jerms lean and lengo plan to China

n

The plane was grounded in a civil and Greece as well as Britain. airfield,

There were, no casualties,

"The proposal" might apply anybody, he declared.

CHEER UP GEORGE WHAT'S

WRONG?

NEWSPAPER REPORTER NEARLY LET HIS EDITOR DOWN

1 DON'T KNOW. -NEVER SEEM TO HAVE ANY ENERGY THESE

DAYS

AT THE DOCTORSTWO WEEKS

£7

IN YOUR CASE] ALSO THIS HAS LED TO AN EXCESS OF ACID WASTE PRODUCTS IN THE BLOOD. RECENT TESTS I HAVE PROVED

THAT-HORLICKS AT BEDTIME IS WHAT. YOU NEED..

LATER

IT'S WONDERFUL HOW MUCH -BETTER I FEEL

ALREADY

IF THIS IS THE BEST ·| YOU CAN DO JONES, ILL HAVE TO ASSIGN YOU TO LESS IMPORTANT

EVENTS IN FUTURE.

SIX WEEKS LATER.

JONES, THIS IS A MARVELLOUS SCOOP. FOR THE PAPER

GOOD WORK.

SORRY SIR,

1. CERTAINLY

SEEM TO HAVE LOST MY. GRIP

THINK

I'LL SEE

A DOCTOR

AOTICE

THANK YOU SIR)

(THINKS) I'VE GOT HORLICKS YTO THANK FOR

THIS.

DO YOU FEEL WORN OUT, DEPRESSED, OR NERVY? DO YOU EVEN AWAKE TIRED?

AT THE DOCTOR'S PLA

...TEVEN YOUR TROUBLE WAKE IS NIGHT, TIRED

STARVATION,

YOU SEE, WHILE -YOU SLEEP, YOUR HEART, LUNGS, AND OTHER AUTUMATIC "PROCESSES 'CONTINUE

USING-UP

ENERGYO

DOOTORS AND SCIENTISTS USE HORLICKS

REC

IN HOSPITAL TESTS ·

DECENTLY testa were made in að grent hospital en men and women who com- plained of always feeling tired.

It was found that these people, had an excess of acid waste products in their blood during sleep.

This acid waste kopt the brain and nerves 'on edge® all night ovan, though the rest (ef the body was sound asleep.

But when Horlicks was given to these people leat thing at night, this excess déid waste was completely neutralised. They wake refreshed, with increased energy, and vitallky,

Take HORLICKS

THEN YOU WILL SLEEP SOUNDLY- WAKE REFRESHED·· AND HAVE EXTRA ENERGY ALL DAY

UBBEER

LIGHT & DARK

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