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Czechs Are Sabotaging Ration Plans

CZECHS working to sabotage German food and petrol ration ing systems in the Protectorate are reported to have been dis- covered.

Czech newspapers refer to a big organisation sabotaging food rationing In Bohemia and

Moravia.

It is stated that Mr John Spacil, mayor of the important Bohemian in. dustrial town of Caslav, has been arrested together with two adminis- trative functionaries who are accused of sabotage acts against the institu- tion of food ration carda,

Faked Cards

Faked, petrol railon cards aimed at upsetting the distribution system are reported to have been found by the Gestapo in a country printing office.

These books were distributed by n widespread

organisation, free of charge, amongst trustworthy Czech patriots.

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ONO)January 7, 1941.

SOVIET FARM AID-Y. Mkrtchyan, young Armenian agronomist, has invented this strange machine, displayed at Soviet All-Union agricultural exhibition in Moscow, Powered plectrically,

it spreads and levels soll in hotbeds, drills rows, sows goods, hoes and even pollénizos plants.

It is understood that the damage and disorganisation enused is Aub-Rifle Shooting stantial.

GRANDIOSE

NAZI PLANS

COLONY OPTIMISTIC

FOR 1940 EMPIRE

COMPETITION

Feeding Of Prisoners In Germany Concern

CONCERN about the feeding and general treatment of Bri- Fine weather and a some-tish prisoners of war in Germany was expressed recently in the

House of Commons.

An attack on Russia and the subjugation of Italy in 1942 are what tricky wind made shoot- the very pleasant for part of the Nazl plans if Britain ing is defeated, according to a re- Colony's marksmen on Sunday. port in the "New York Times." In all, 101 members competed Before the year is out, it is stated, in the Rifle Association's spoon the Netherlants will be annexed to shoot, prizes for which were the Kelch; Switzerland will be divid- kindly presented by the Royal ed between Germany, France and Norway will be Jolned to

to Scots. sien under the present dynasty? Flemish Belgium will go to Germany. and the other part to France; France will lose Alsace and part of Lorraine; Italy will receive Nice, Carsten and Tunis.

Next spring Germany will attack Russin, re-establishing the Brest- Litovsk frontier. In 1943 Germany plans to make adjustments in North- and ern Italy, taking over Trieste subjugating Italy.

Has Not Slept Since 1937

UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio (UP) The next time you complain of minor ailments, think of Nhanbelle Crom, 32, a school teacher of Un- Der Bandusky,

fler medical history follow: Since the spring of 1937 Miss Cross hasn't slept.

Before she stopped sleeping she

had been in a coma 17 weeks.

For the last 10 years, she has

Miss Cross ailment is known as chronic

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Indians In

Sudan

Sir Edward Grigg, War Under-Seerotary, said he was not satisfied British prisoners of war were being trented in certain respects in accordance with the Geneva Convention.

The necessity representations were being made.

Mr A. Woodburn (Lab, Clack- mannan): Has, your attention been called

to the report that the 51st The For East Trophy and N.8.A. Highland Division is being discrimi- Postal Matches were shot off shortly nated against by the Germans, and before Christmas. Results will not be that parcels are not being received

Punjab Premier's Visit own for some while, but there is by them? reason to belleve that, while long-

Sir Edward Grigg: 1 have seen the

NEW DELHI, Jan. 6 (Reuter)—Sir kong's score in the former was not

report, they

I bul high, in the latter competition

am unable to obtain any Sikandar Hyat Khan, Premier of Punjab, has completed his visit to. stand a good chance of leading the verification. Empire's vite teams for 1940. Singh- The United States authorities and the Sudan where he met the repre- pore's score of 1,002 is considered high been asked to check reports that sentatives of Indian units now and I.K.R.A. eclipsed this by a clent some British prisoners of war were there and told them that they were

not only seven points. Previously Hongkong's

being

fighting the King's battle but German not highest position has been eighth.

the battle of their motherland, and The scale for German depot troops

that they would return victorious. was lower than that for British troops Indian troops in the Sudan in such He said that he was glad to see the at home, on which German prisoners good heart and health. The unit | of war were fed.

engaged in recent battles "had done The German civilian scale was splendidly," displaying courage and lower still.

Akili.

The following were the winners of the Itoyal Scot spoons and H.K.I.A. spoons: II.KILA, Spoons

Closs "A"-Nett spoon, C/Sgt_P. Hain, (69) It'eap spoon, Sat M. F. Rushman, (a),

Class ""Nett spoon Lt G. J. P. Carey, (85); 'cap spoons, 11/M. W Kutors. A. F. Evans, (12), and B. Kord (0)

Class Nelt #poon, Pte haton, 103): 31'eap spoon, Set F. E. Russet, (62)

Class "Nett rpoon, Pl Jennings, (d); I'cap. spoon. Cpl Lomney, (70)))

Royal Beats Prizes Clam "A", L/Cpl G. Pemberton, (80);

Class "N. V. Whyte, (31: Class pie Johnston, (B): Class "D" W.

K.

civilian

on

the

Twice Reported Dead; Lives Twice reported dead. Temp.

Surgeon Lieut Philip Waind, R.N.V.R., 25-year-old Narvik

among

British

Yeung, youngest Soldier Pic & hero, is now a prisoner of war in Philipps: 500 yards, P.S.M., J. Tierney.

lievolver-1. Sgt G. Puran Singh (48): Germany, working in a hospital, been bedridden, at times suffering. Cri Naranjan Singh (40): 3, L/Dmdr apparently

w. Fanney (42) from complete body paralysia

Team Shoot-1, Middlesex Regiment wounded.

C/Sgt Bale 89. gl (B/M. KiTord BJ,

His mother, Mrs Waind, a Police 1355): a, Royal Marines "D" (315);

letter from 4. Dockyard 11.C. "A" (315); 3. Dockyard wick, received a R.C. (812); 6. Rayal Engineers (300); 1, RAP (203); 4. Royal Scots (304); 0,

recently. K. Tollee Reserve (303); 10, Coy 11. Scoin (203); 11, HK.NVR. "A 12. Toyal Marines "A" (201) The needlework-is-accomplished) -17.K.N.V.R."33"¬(237) with the

left hand, because the Leading scores were as follows:

her phycephalitis, according to Baker 81, Dds. Bolam 701; 2, Hongkong, headmistress, who lives at New Ears-1

Dr W. E. Miner; Breaking Monotony Miss Cross breaks the monotony of sleepless hours with reading. needlework and correspondence.

right опе 13 partinily paralysed. Her hobby is a collection of post- cards from all parts of the world. Despite her long illness, Mias Cross is confident

Class "A"

'cap

1213)

13,

200 500 TIL. yes, yes.

C/SK1 P. Hale 3 she will recover Sat A. F. Rushman Ser., completely, and will eventually re- 3.1. W. P. Thompson Nil 3543 87

Set T. Boker Ser.

/Cpl G. Pemberian 3 Miss wo. F. Tellison Ser.

turn to her classrooms.

The

lilness began when

Cross was in her second year of Mine S. Croft Scr.

teaching.

Influenza was followed Set G. E. Breese i

Cant G. B. O. Farrington Nil

by acute encephalitis. She line 3. H. Tichardson Nil...

coughed 51 days.

She was graduated from Bowl-

ing Green state normal school.

1,745 PLANES

From Los Angeles

Class "1"

Lieut G. J. P. Cary, 4

1. Set Para Singh 4

B/M. W. Kifford

SAL W. H. Nunn

NV. Whyte 6

A. F. Evans &

P.C., IR) 8. T. Young 0

Li Cinde 3. C. M. Grenham

So far Los Angeles aircraft factor-SC. C. Chau 4

Set F. Cale .....

les have sent 1,745 planes-045 of C. Charan Singh 5

them bombers-to Greut Britain.

One hundred bombers have been sent

to Australia.

The British figures include 589

Set W. Sargent 3 Sgt G. G. Clarke 7 Pane Smin 7

Sat 18) 1. II. Thoug 7 CM. J. C. E. Mead 3 L/Cpl E. W. Allo

Hudson bombers and 283 Douglas Pie 'l. A. Basarlo bombers.

Class "C"

All factories report considerable speeding up in production facilities. Pie B. 11. Juhnson 11 The Douglas Corporation has Sgt. E. Russell a "large number" of bombers ready for delivery soon. Minor adjustments

Cpl. 11. Jlenley &

2. T. D. Inter 8 Cpi F. W. Ewens & have been carried out at North C. Narain Singh American Aviation's plant, which is

F/Lt. Farmer

F. J. 9. Blake D

now turning out four planes a day, Li J. M. M. Alves 8

P/O, H, B. Gray 11

for training centres in Canada. The PS.M. J. Tierney D Vulice factory is at present con- Piper A. J. Milne B structing 144 pursuit planes ordered Piper, F. Stewart 10 by Sweden, which are now to go to L/Cpl G. Barkway England.

Twenty-four bombers ordered by Norway are also going to Britain.

Says Food Rationing

Class "D"

Ple A. G. Jennings 12 P.C., (II) W. K. Yeung 14 Cpi G. A. Lomasy 12 ASP., (8) D. Lole 13

Flexander 13

PL Brezny H PC. (N) K. W. Tang 16

Makes English Healthy E. Haycock 14

NEW ORLEANS (UP)-David Pio R. Pallips 14

John Rodgers,, British Consul, sees: the English people growing more healthy on wartime rations.

We have always eaten too much," Rodgers sakl. "Food rationing is not only conserving food, but is rectify. ing the English diet. Now we are think

learning moderation in

In food.

it is.

is unlikely that when the war is over the English people will go back to their clasale British breakfasts and heavy lunches. The afternoon tea custom may also disappear.

The rationing plan was put into effect not so much because there is scarcity of food In England," the consul explained, "but becauso WO want to build up a reserve."

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Fights Arranged

For Joe Louis

It was the first she had heard

York

him

of

Armed Spy Caught At Station

A German spy was caught in

a Scottish town recently on his way to London.

Detectives had been looking all day for the man, who was

known to be in the town.

the

They found him at the railway station a few minutes before London train was due to leave.

Hundreds of people on the platforms iero unaware that the Grat Nath spy to be caught in Scotland since war was declared had been trapped.

He was questioned but refused to give any information and was taken to a police station,

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When searched he was found possess a revolver, a passport, ration coupons (believed turged), and a bot- tle of aspirin tablets bearing, the label of a chemist in Berlin,

The man, who was between 25 and 30 years of age, was taken tu London under armed guard,

JAPANESE

TRADE UNIONS

---Now Dissolved Jupanese rulers have compelled all trade unions in that country to dis solve.

Following the German example, a "Service through Labour" organ- isation has been established, which workers and employers are to loin. Japanese trade unions have for some time been anaemie versions of what Britons understand by trade unionism, but even so their work has been hamperd by the authorities.

Now they disappear completely. Reports received by the Inter- national Transport Workers' Fed eration, whose headquarters are now in Britain, show that there has been some opposillon to the suppresslun, but this has been crushed as a "dan- ger to law and order,"

Nazi Broadcast!

-

Blunder

રા

An Ill-Chosen Name During

German short-wave broadcast directed

recent

towards America the announcer introduced a girl who, he said, was the daughter of Col. Rags.

When full details are published, they will reveal that Indian troops have lived up to the highest traditiondale, Philadelphia. of the Indian Army with its "reputa" tion for clean and brave sighting.

Bomber Fund

The name. proved to be ill-chosen for, there happens to be a real Col Ragsdale living in Philadelphia. Some of his friends heard the broad- cast and telephoned to and out why his daughter was appearing in a German propaganda broadcast support the German claims that British aircraft bombed only non-

Benefits From British aircraft bo

Bowls Match

A sum of $31 was raised for the S. C. M. Post Bomber Fund by mem- bers of the Hongkong FC, and the Sunday. The latter won by GU shots to Police RC in a bowis match played un 51. Scores were:

it

to

Col Ragsdale's surprise can be understood ns. all three of his daughters were at home. He has asked the Department of State' to investigate.

TOTALITARIANISM

it 11. Heddow, F. Anslow, B. Mansell ENDS ART AND

G. Wallington (113.2.C1) lost to-F- Chanoing, F. McDonald, S. Nolan, E. G. fost. 13-10: K 8. Robertson, A. Mac fayde C Needham, A. Brooksbank

im since she was informed in May that it was feared he was dead,

In April, Licut Waind was surgeon aboard H.M.S. Hardy, which was lost in the battle of Narvik. The Admiralty informed his mother that KFC.) bent II. Drown, 3. MeWalter, he had died of wounds, but a few days later came the news that a mis- KFC) lost to W. Harris, 17. Dewar, take had been made.

J. C. Aitken, C. Dowman, 20-22,

He was awarded the D.S.C. for swimming ashore at Narvik, although wounded, to attend to the wounds of other's.

Sonja Henie Loses Case

J. Grem, J. Fendur, 19-18; -A, Walley, E Casey,

G. E. Stephens. P. Morgan

CATROUX' APPOINTMENT

29.

LITERATURE

SCHENECTDAY, N.Ý., Dec. (UP) The advent of totalitarianism has put an end to great German and Italian literature and art, according to Count Carlo Sforza, Carnegie visiting Professor of Inter- national Relations at Union Col- lege.

BOMBAY, Jan. G (Reuter) General Charles de Gaulle, leader of

British Symbol the Free French Forces, has conferred on General Georges Catroux, tie

Appointment of Winston Churchill former Governor-General of Indo-as British Prime Minister shows the connecting link between A New York Supreme Court China, the title of Delegate-General strang jury has ordered Sonja Henie to for the Middle East and the Balkans.

for Egypt and High Commissioner thought and political freedom, Count

Sforza sald pay Denis Scanlan, promoter,'} £28,400 for breach of contract. ed him with the leadership of the Free French movement in the This was the full amount sought by Balkans, Egypt, Syrio, Palestine, Near

| East, Iran, Afghanistan, Indin was raised 19 Somaliland.

Scanlan who said that through his cfTorts Sonja Henle stardom.

He claimed 20 per cent, of her

General de Gnulle has also entrust-

and

"In a supreme struggle for freedom and independence, the English have chosen as symbol and as their

leader one of their greatest writers."

earnings on the grounds that he was BELGIAN CONGO FOR THE 1 MAN

Sonja Henie's original manager. Lausi

year she ranked tenth in box office Governor-Generat of Belgian COIN 7 WHO SHAVES

6. (Reuter).-The

appeal.

Sonja Henie's lawyer announced M. Pierre Ryckmans, and the General that she would appeal against the verdict.

In evidence, Sonja Henie suid: "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer told me would not photograph. Since

then

I have earned £ 100,035, and have an- other £42,187 in sight."

Fined For Refusing To Billet Evacuees

meer Commanding the Belglan Congo Forces, General Ermens, have arrived here on an offeln visti with the Belgian Minister for the Colonies, M. de Vleeschauwer.

Bombs Dropped In London Area

LONDON, Jan. 0 (Reuter), ---Dombs were dropped in the London area, in Sald to have refused to billet

2 Kent and in the eastern counties by Woinan and her two children single German aircraft which flew evacuated from London, John T.Lover these orcas on several occasiona Lord, a farmer, of Waltham, near to-day, states the Air Ministry. Melton Mowbray, was fined £10 at Melton recently.

It was stated that the evacuees were taken in by a neighbour.

Lord said in court: "No living man can accuse me of turning anyone nway."

Churchill Promises Electoral Reform

An assurance was given in the House of Commons recently by Mr

Some damage was done to houses jand shops, and a small number of

people were killed and injured,

VISITOR FROM BATAVIA

The South China University Students Association will give n Un party in honour of Mr Yao Yong-wing, the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Wounded Relict Association of Batavia, at Cafe Windsor at noon to-day.

New York, Jan, 0. The promoter, Mike Jacobs, an Herbert. Morrison (Home Secretary), BOMBAY, Jan. 0 (Reuter)—Mr nounced to-day that Joe Louis, world with the authority of the Prime Savarkar, President of the Hindu heavyweight champion, would meet the Minister, that before the next elec- Mahasabha, has appealed to liinduw comparatively unknown Gas d'Orazio tion there would be an opportunity throughout India to enter the army, nt_Philadelphin about February 27,

Leuls' next fight is against Clarence for considering any change in our navy and air force In the largest

possible numbers,

Burman on January 31.-Reuter,

olectoral system.

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