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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 7, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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WAR ON POOR-Nazi bombs havo ripped out inside of this apartment house in London's East End section, where poor families liva. Domontacal fury of Hitler's nowest Luftwaffe has destroyed

entire blocks in this rection.

British Tommies Take

Ship From

Captors

("Reuter" With Royal Navy In Mediterranean)

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 6,—A. British sergeant and eight men captured on Christmas Day outside Bardia turned the tables on their captors by battening them down in a hatch when the 100- ton Italian schooner in which they were being taken to Tobruk was, intercepted by an Australian destroyer.

The British soldiers are now back white faces of the Italians through in the desert.

slits in the hotels. Then he saw the

SET-BACK FOR THE GREEKS

CORRESPONDENT IN THE BUDAN

Moved Rice Without A Licence; Heavy Fines

"I intended to export It before the prohibition was imposed,” said the owner of a quantity of rice to Mr K. M. A. Barnett at | Central Magistracy this morning when he and ajunk agent Chan Fat, 40, were charged, under the Defence Regulations of last year, with moving rice by sea, without a licence.

Owner of the rice was Yung Kal,

50, and together with Chan, he ad- mitted that yesterday they moved 190 bugs of rice, valued at $4,196, from Hongkong to Kowloon aboard a junk without firat having obtained a

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Heence from the controller of trade. ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and Sergeant Kinlock prosecuted and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) sald that at 11 am. yesterday, in the

course of a routine police sent

search of

Shaukhwan harbour he boarded

junk and found

the bags of rice

which were unmanifested cargo.

aboard. The rice was being export-

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ed from the Colony without a licence. 2. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. The junk's cargo was declared on and on Short Wave from 1-2.16 p.m. December 27, but no mention of rice and 8-11 had been made.

The Sergeant said that Chan was also in charge of the junk. Yung was the owner of the rice.

Pre-Sailing Interval.

Mr Barnett asked Sergeant Kinlock whether it was customary for a cargo to be declared such a long time before the sailing date, and the Sergeant

nivenys repiled that there was possibility

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Chan stonditions.

said that the cargo was put aboard the junk on November 11 fast

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1.03 Songs by Paul Robeson (Bass). Climbing Up, Ho! Ho!, Roll Up Soilorman,

1.13 The Band of II. M. Coldstream Corne- Guards"Les Cloches De

lile" Selection and "Floradora" Vile".

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press,

Tretowing to bad weather the junk Selection.

and

to Hongkong.

Announce-

It was pointed out that Chat's Weather Forecast and

оп that ments. Junk licence showed that

1:45 Chabrier Coillion- Ballet occasion it had been declared that there was a carge of salt but the Musle, London Philharmonie Orches rice was not declared. The Junkra cond. by Antal Dorati.

2.02 Coleridge-Taylor-Four Chur- ngain sailed on November 15 and re- turned on December 27, it being acteristle Valses-New Light Sym- STRUGA, Jan. 6 (UP).-Re-noted on the licence that the junk phony Orchestra cond. by J. Ainsile ports from the frontier state was then in ballast. that superior Italian forces, as- Each defendant was fined $500, and sisted by German tanks, early given 24 hours, as they requested, to this morning attacked and badly beat the Grecks on the western slopes of the Mallspatit moun-

It was in the middle of the dark sergeant's three stripes clearly visitains in the El Bassan sector. and stormy night of December 29 ble as he bounded to the deck, assum- that the destroyer intercepted the jing control from the unresisting deck schooner, "Zingarella" as she tried to guards. creep along the Libyan coast with 100 Italian soldiers and 15 naval ratings on board, together with their prized

The sea was too rough for the des troyer to go alongside or to lower a

And, the money.

Donations To War Fund

wan reached A total of $1,533,141.00 yesterday by the War Fund Inaugurated by the S. CM.. Post, Lid., Following donations:

captives from a famous British reel- boat, so from a distance of 20 yards.spokesman announced to-day that the hombre Evening

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the Captain shouted through his megaphone:-"Follow-me-to-which

This is how the schooner was cup the British sergount answered. F'll forced back from their positions

tured. The Australian destroyer was patrolling off the coast when a moall vessel was sighted about 2 am. The destroyer cased towards her, Bring one round across her bows, where- upon ahe hove to.

see to that, sir!"

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2.15 Close Down. 5.45 Indian Programme.

0.30 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.

6.32 Compositions of Bach, 7.00 London Relay-The News. 7.15 London Relay--"Questions of the Hour"

1.30

Harry Roy's Tiger-Ragamuf- fins, Dorothy Lamour aw Dick Powell,

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements, with the

8.03 Reginald Dixon at the Organ. 8.15 London Relay--"Mother of

0.00 London Relay The News and News Commentary,

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Air Natter trecen-donation)39 Pearl" Musical Comedy, Gunner Pakshawnn and D. P.

The Italians captured two Greek officers, 22 soldiers and a large quantity of war materials. Italians Forced Back ATHES, Jan. 6 (UP).The offlctal

Jalians_in_the coustul sector were which they had held since last Satur

Mr C. T. Crampelovlar (fourth dons- day. Two Italian officers and 171

Mr 11. F. Old fourth donation) soldiers were made prisoners. Situation Well In Hand

Mr W. T. Dilson (fourth donation) In the Klisurn region the Greeks. F. Warburton (third donation) In a signal to shore Informing the occupied

1,500-feet mountaia A. C. 8. th donation!

G.. S. (fourth donation) authorities of the capture, the while advancing to new positions. The destroyer brought her search-Captain said: "The Army now have lights into play from a close angle, the situation well in hand with 100 disclosing Italians hopping about on Italians down below. Am making! deck frantically waving shirts and good three knots, but she is no ocean cups and shouting

"Prizioneri greyhound," Inglesi" (British prisoners).

Thus with the role of captors Tables Turned

reversed, the parly arrived at Sollum, There was little need to indicate the soldiers none the worse for their that there were British prisoners on trip exeept for being very hungry- board because at the sound of the they had had only a small piece of destroyer's shot, the British sergeant brown bread and very little macaron and his eight companions, guessing with one pint of water to be shared that help was at hand, dashed up the among them.

Quiet Over Britain

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Mr R. A. J. Stimpson (second dona-

tion)

Me B Willians (second donation). Mr E, Fowler (third donation) Asiatic Health Inspecten. Kowloon Mr J. Reid (third donation)

Me L. I. Macey

All Hanks, Headquarters Coy., 2nd Dn. The Royal Scots (seventh donations

ILK.F.C. V. T. R. C. Bowls Match Police Recreation Club (third dona

Lion)

LONDON, Jan. 7 (UP).—It is Kowloon Bowling Green Club (5/01 still quiet over Britain early this ar N. W. Chor (second donation) Tuesday morning, and it is be-Sheke Golf Match

Prisan Officers Club (third dona- Indder from below deck and quicklyj They said that the Italians were lieved the inactivity of the Luft-

"Per and Pat" battened down the 100 Italians in the apparently so pleased at capturing waffe is due to a heavy snow-7. M. imonthly donation) halch below.

them that no less than four generals storm which is raging over the As both ships rolled in the rough came to look at them before they Straits of Dover, and the ley sea, the destroyer's captain says, ho were shipped off on their abortive. caught glimpses of the

uplused | trip to Tobruk,

northeasterly wind.

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9.30 London Relay-Talk: "Scols Abroad."

0.45 Malcolm McEachern (Bass) and Light Symphony Orchestra.

10.15 Vocal rad Instrumental Variety,

11.00 Close Down.,

DEFENCE OF MARTINIQUE

Commissioner's Authority

LONDON, Jan. 6 (Reuter).—Ad-| miral Rovere, High Commissioner of the French West Indies, said in a press, interview on the subject of so Martinique to-day that he was au- thorised to defend the islands by force if necessary against any Power trying to seize them, from France.

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The Dritish War Organisation, Fund, Hongkong Branch, acknowledges the following donations:

Previously Acknowledged 4100 and $23.042.87; Interest $220.66; Edgar David- xon (monthly), 150; Cralgengawer Cricket Club, 00: The Analysis Government Laboratory, $102; Sale of C.it.S.S. Badger per Mrs E. Cock 12: The Portuguess Start

No toren iniluence detimental the interests of the United States wal be allowed to gain control of Mar- Unique, he sald.

the

Under the armistice, terms Ger- many was bound not to seize the French colonies by force. The people

of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking of Martinique, both native and Eure- Corporation (monthly). $50; A. C. Wilcox

December. $23: O. Berun, $500; W. J. Pean, desire above all to help the Knight (monthly), 10; Anonymous, $30; Mother Country in her effort to re- J. P. Rush-December $10; D. Henchend gain her position as a (monthly), $10: C. Austin (monthly), $10:

W. Hewitt (monthly), $10; D. J. Valentine (monthly), $20; J. Finnie (monthly), 150 K. W. Chaun monthly), $30; Prison Staff December. 1191.34; Some Members of the Staff of Busterfeld & Swiro-Dec. 107; Q. C. Worrall (monthly). 100; A. Bic- Alpine montisly), $10; Mr and Mrs 1. C. Tavadla (montlily), $10; Miss K. M. Anderson (monthly), $50: Misa 7. W. Buckwell (monthly), 130 Miss D. M. Bicheno (monthly). $10; Bernha & Co. M. (monthly), $25; Mr and Mrs C. G. Alabaster monthly), $50; Pay, Sub, Lt. W. R. L. Dowley imonthly), *; G. IL. Cautherley (monthly), 123: L M. Wylio (monthly), $25; M. F. L.. Haymes (month- ly, $10. · Lyon-Mackenzie (monthly), 1100: Some of the Staff of Messrs Haiti Wharf-Dec., 343,74; 2. Wakehain (month- ly), $25; E. Joffe (monthly), 310; 5. A. čent (monthly), $10; Mr and Mrs C. M. Hall (montity); 150: Anonymous, $25; John Moodlemdartuary, 120; E. W. Pudney January, $25; B, E. Edgar (monthly), 5: "A Little Gamble at "Talpo", $25; "The Staff of the Union Insurance Society of Canton Lid-December, 186.29; J. V. Hari Davis (monthly), 110: Mes F. M. Deacon (monthly). $10; tofal #023,348,00,

U. S. EVACUATES

· CHUNGKING, Jan. 7 (Central News),-Another batch of more than 100 Americans, mostly missionaries and their families, evacuated China yesterday morning when the Presi- dent Pierce salled from Shanghal for America via Japan.

The Pierce arrived in Shanghai on| Sunday from Hongkong.

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