1941-01-20 — Page 13

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 20, 1941.

Filipinos Say Raiders

Fitted Out In

Japan

MANILA. Jah. 20 (Reuter).-The "Manila Bullefin" to-day gives prominence to stories from 98 Filipino survivors of three. British vessels sunk by German raiders in the Pacific in Decem- her, stating that there aro 12 German raiders in the Pacife and that 12 fnore are being fitted out in Japanese ports.

These survivors, landed last night, described the three raiders which they saw. They said that twe armed with heavy calibre guns

are 452311

that any

of the three could hold its own against a light cruiser.

The Narvik, vessel of about 10,-

Ove te:is, was called a black ship without any identification marks, carrying 12 four and eight-inch gúns two dive-

with two torpedo. tuinkels.

bombers and three

ship le capable of 22 knots.

The

The survivors tuld vivid stories of

Memorial

Service For

Chief Scout

Cathedral Ceremony

- their ordent and said that they were) · A-memorial-service--for the Inte

well treated.

Disguised Ships

Rt Hon, Lord Baden-Powell, Chiet Scout, was held at St John's Cathe

The other two raders were both drai yesterday, the Very Rev. Dean disguised in Jumnere und named Wilson conducting the service, which Tokio Maru and Manyo Maru, of was attended by Boy Scouts and 10,000 and 5,000 tons respectively, Girl. Guides from every part of the

The Manyo Maru is also heavily Colony. armed while the Tokio Maru serves

as a supply ablp.

Rumanian Generals To

Lose Corsets

His Excellency the Acting Gov-

ernor,

Lieut-General E. F. Norton, attended and was accompanied by Capt. S. 11. Batty-Smith. Others nuileed included the Ian. Sir Robert Kotewall, the Hon. Mr W. N. Thomas Tan, Mr C. G. Sollis, and the Rev. George May.

Among the Boy Scout and Girl Guide officials altending were Mr C. Champkin, Deputy Colony Commis- stener, Mr G. S. P. Heywood, A- for Rovers, Mr

terant Commissionstant Commis-

D. A. Pockson,

sloner and Honorary Secretary, Mrs

General Antonescu, the newsioner for Wolf Cubs, and Miss J.

F. E. E. Booker, Assistant Conunis-

dictator of Rumanin, has issued W. J. Buckwell, Colony Commission-

a confidential order to all armyer for Girl Guides.

corps commanders, instructing

UFS

WORLD'S LARGEST First of 18 Diesel locomotivas rolls out of shed at La Grange, H., for Atlantic Coast Line railroad. Mass production was carried to now high whan big machine was rushed to completion in 60 days of 24-hour shifts.

British

Children Happy Homes

steps of take stem distillery. New Odour' In In New Canadian

them to disciplinary

at once to see that in

ture officers do not:-

Wear corsets;

Use beauty preparations or cosmetics.

Osaka Zoo

The British children who have been evacuated to Canada are rapidly becoming accustomed to the Canadian way of life and customs. Most of them are in homes where there are other children of about the same age. They are being dressed the same way, eat the same food, go to the same schools, play the same games and talk about the same things as their foster-brothers and sisters.

A chimpanzee in the Tennoji He makes it known that he zoo in Osaka has petitioned the wants Rumanian officers to be authorities to have his foreign more manly and less effeminate name "Lloyd" changed to a than they have been in the past. Japanese name more in keeping They have learned to play baseball, Canadian children's favourite summer game, and always been the custom for Ruman-with the "new order in Asia" are looking forward to learning how to ski in the winter. Already some of the children who an officers to wear corsets, to give and the "new structure" in came to Canada early this summer cannot be distinguished from Canadian children except them that "smurt cavalry figure" so Japan, accoding to an article in when they talk, when their English accent engily gives them away. much sought after in the drawing- rooms and salons of Bucharest, re-the "Nichi Nichi." ports "The People."

Since before the last war it has

now, General Antonescu says, they

The director of the Zoo has

If they want to keep their neures heeded Lloyd's appeal and has must do it by Indulging in hard work advertised for suggestions, the only requirement being that the [name be 100% Japanese.

and regular physical exercise.

on

Lipstick and Perfume Lipsilek was also regularly used by Itumanlan officers—not only parade, but while walking about the streets of the capilat,

the

young

The British children at first had some difficulty with the

lang expressions of the Canadians, but are now becoming almost expert in using them as the Canadian children are. They no longer say "those boys," but "those guys." They do not say, "I don't believe you" when they doubt anything. They say "boloney "

Rotary Club Function

on

The dinner dance, which was the

MACKINTOSH'S

SALE

TWO-DAYS

Thursday & Friday January 23rd & 24th

Alexandra Building-Des Voeux Road

It appears that the chimpanzee

• More than $8,000 created a commation recently by Government's Care

was raised by sufficient to actually accept less than suddenly appearing decked out in the

the Rotary Club's successful dinner An elaborate and careful organisu- 7,500. new "people's uniforms which ultra-tion had been created to look after

at the Peninsula Hotel Of this total, only between 1,500 dance

to purchase Perfume was also a regular part of patriots have recommended for each the children brought uut under the and 1,000 have reached the Dominion Saturday for the fund

and every Japanese inan, the equipment of the officer class.

woman

Government-sponsored scheme. The under the auspices of the combined ambulance and mobile canteens for The new order may cause some and chiki.

article in

British Government delivered them Governments of the United Kingdom Britain and China. heartburning

The

the Osaka paper to sume Canadian

The balance and Canada. Lumong

port of entry.

have Guards regi- said that Lloyd was proud of his There the Canadian

result bloods of the crack

of Government arrived as a

private ar-largest ever held at the Peninsula ments, but the General is going to good fortune in being in Japan, re-took charge of them, divided them rangements between their parents Hotel, with attended by 800 pHONG

It was the first dinner dance held see that it is enforced, all the some gards himself a native son, hence into small parties suitably escurled, an individual Canadian familes.

wants to discard his foreign name for allocated them to different

It is characteristle of the spirit by the Rotary Club, which is cele- In purely Japanese name in keeping vinces on the basis either of the pro- has enveloped the whole move-brating its 10th anniversary

portion, of applications from each or ment that the young evacuees, even February 25.

The President of the Hongkong in accordance with

in official language used arrangements in nade with the British parents

Rotarian Dr. Arthur for Government administration, or re- Rotary Club

received the guests: sane definite destination, and desferred to as "guest children," not as

The Rose Roam and Roof Garden ballrooms were gaily decorated with period to the several provinciul

30 Rotary Bags presented to the | capitals.

Hongkong Rotary Club by Clubs in all parts of the world.

PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS USES LUXURY YACHT

According to Harold Gutty, repre-

(with the trend of the times,

pra-

that

the

RECOVERS FROM ucted them for a bief Walling refugees.

WOUNDS

There the children were kept for, Shanghai Man, Well-Known a few days rest from their travels.

In Hongkong

While a close medleat watch was upon them to see dat no corn-

Central

on

The American luxury yacht,

Vichy Police Arrest Southern Seas, which will be

100 Soviet Agents used as a floating hotel at Nou- men, New Caledonia, for passen.

Vichy police ucting to check the His many friends here and inmunicable disease had been con- spread of Communist propaganda,: RANKED AS IDIOTS gers flying across the Pacific Occan by the Pan-American Air Shanghai will be glad to learn tracted on their ocean voyage, com-have arrested more than 100 persons

munity

groups co-operated in wel- on charges of subversive activities,

Since 1870 British women marry" coming and entertaining them and ways service, recently arrived in that Trooper Jack Sheridan of

It was reported recently,

ing aliens have been classed. them to their Dew Sydney for alterations before the 6th. Australian Cavalry, who

The arrests were made under the lunatles and idlots, sald Mra_Spiller was recently, wounded in the going into service.

Government decree of the Women's Freedom League. After their period of waiting in the dissolving the Communist Party

provisions of a fighting around Bardia, has now

In They demand a Bill to put their sentative for Pan-American Airways completely recovered and is back provincial capitals the children were France and prohibiung propaganda. status righ

dispersed to their new homes, which In the South Paciile, the decision to on duty at the Depot.

previously had been carefully in- use the Southern Seas as a hotel had Sheridan comes of a well-known spected and approved by the provin- been made because of the indefinite Irish family in Shanghai, who have vial authoritles. political situation in New Caledonia, been resident in the Northern port Wards of the King and because adequate hotel facilities for many years. were not avaliable in Noumea for It may be recalled that, shortly

For purposes of guardianship, the the overnight stop of the Clipper on after the outbreak of the war, the children who cane out under the

San Francisco-Auckland run. Australian papers carried a story of

British and The Southern Seas, which is sailing Sheridan having walked a hundred Julnt auspices of the

Ang of the Republic of miles through desert country to join Canadian Govenments have all been

made wards of the King. is nominally

by up at the nearest recruiting station. Panama Airways, Pan-American Airways. It was for- merly owned by newspaper magnate Cyrus K. Curtis. Diesel driven, it

the

the

is of 826 tons gross. It had been fald

up in New York for nearly ten years| before Pan-American Airways took it

over,

Willkie Mentioned As Envoy To Britain

Washington, Jan. 30 Reuter)~~ "I know nothing of it," said Mr Wendell Willkio to-day to papermen

who

questioned him

news-

about reports that he might be op-j pointed Ambassador to London.

Mr Willkle then flew to Washing- ton for a talk with Mr Cordeil Hull

before setting out for Britain. Ho

Palestine's First Night Raid

ties.

World's Fair Closes: Seen

Crowd By Record

The New York World's Fair, which ended recently, was seen The homes and children are subject by more people than any exhibition in history, and Americans to periadle Inspection

by the authori- Actually, however, the homes will long remember it as an intimation of the brave new world have been so carefully investigated of to-morrow to which they look forward hopefully but which beforehand that tule

practicut seems to have been made incredibly remote by Germany's rever- necessity for there inspection exists.sion to barbarism. JERUSALEM, Jan. 19 (Reuter).There have been no cises as yet of The first night ale rald on Palestine any children having landed into un- In the course of its two seasons the Fair has been visited by occurred in the early hours of Satur-desirable

roundings,

approximaety 65,000,000 people. The number who paid for of the children admission is approximately 44,000,000 and is therefore well in Two hostile planes dropped bombs brought to Canada privately is en- on open country in southern Palestine tirely in the hands of the familles excess of the two-year total, 38,626,000, achieved by Chicago's

Century Progress Exhibition.

day morning in bright moonlight. The

but no damage or casualties were who have taken them in. caused.

Brief Greek War Communiques

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

the war might have on British and Numerous planes were American economy:

Many of the children arrived dur-

are as tanned as nuts.

Fair Grounds As Park

tion, showing famous coats of arms,

raise funds for the Corps.

the

This is the first rald on Palestine ing the summer and have been more The financial aide of the Now (coloured panels of the British Pavi- since Halfn was attacked by day on fortunate than those who arrived York Fair, however, is not. 80 are to be installed in the Library of later in that they have been able to bright. Its bondholders will re- Congress in Washington, which will September 29.

gradually acclimatise themselves to the Canadian weather, now growing ceive a total for the two years of also receive the genealogy of George colder as winter approaches. Many 38.4 per cent. of their original Washington, tracing his descent from

signed Magna. Carta. spent the summer in the country and investment, but this causes little King John and the sine barans who dissatisfaction, because 80 per The Lincoln copy of the Magna Canadians Disappointed cent. of the Fair's bonds are England, but replicas of the Crown Carta will eventually be returned to added that while he was in Britain) ATHENS, Jan. 19 (UP)-The Wor

Few Federal projects that have owned by the large exhibitors Jewels will be presented to he hoped to gather information con- Ministry, communique to-day read:" cerning the effects that the end of "There were limited recovethend stoned the widespread disappoint- they have got their money's to be taken on a nation-wide tour to ever been discontinued have occa- and concessionnaires, who feel British-American Ambulance Corps Abundant war materials were cap-ment that has been manifested from tured."

const to const in Canada

Exhibits in the Maritime Hall will over the worth.. the influx of

probably be transferred to the Mar- The Ministry of Public Security sudden cessation of

Îners' Museum, Newport News, Vir- reported: "All is quiet in the in-British children owing to the dangers. terior."

of occan travel. Each day's mail When the Fair's buildings have ginia. brings to the Government here hun-been demolished the ground will be

Fair Employees dres

of letters from familles who transformed into a great public park The question of what will happen Britain has reached agreement

eling to the hope that the children which promises to be one of the city's to the employees of many with Argentina for the purchase of

whom they were expecting to receive brightest ornaments.

foreign pavilions' Is problematical, more than £20,000,000 worth

To guard against vandalism on the laince they are either unable or un- might have left the Old Land before ment over a year.

(Central the British Goverrament halted the closing date 2,000 policemen and de- willing to return home at this time. Oficials say that final approval of News)-A westbound Japanese troop movement. The Federal authorities tectives were on duty to-day. To- A hundred Italian walters now the contract is a matter of a short train on the Canton-Samshul Railway have no alternative but to announce morrow, though exhibt, will not be living on an Italian cargo boat off time only.

mel with disaster on January 12 to these homes the disappointment of open, visitors will be admitted to the Philadelphia, are wondering where to

450,000 tons of fresh meat, 70,000 Chinese nehr Fatahan. The locomo- Out of well in

troduced in the House of Representa~ tons of corned beef, 330,000 tons of live and three coaches were wrecked offers of houses for kille · British

Exhibits Future (7) tives would provide that foreign frozen meat, 26,000 tons of offal and and many Japanese were killed and 'evacuees, Government officials state, •Many exhibits will remain in the pavi" on employees may become per- 10,000 tons of pork.

Iwounded.

the supply of children has been' United States. "Thus the brillantiz 'manent residents of the United States.

£25,000,000 MEAT DEAL

of

Canton-Samshui Train Wreck

SHIUKWAN, ́ ̧ Jan.' '1Ð ́

of the

This huge order is said to include when it struck a mine luid by the their hopes exces, of 100.000 will go to the American Red Cross.

at lanat. grounds on payment of 10%, which go next. A bill which has been in-

Fireside

Comfort

Gas fires give out healthy warmth like that of the sun.

.A gas-warmed room is always woll

ventilated, never stuffy.

The gas fire is always at your 'service.

With gas you only use fuel when you need it.

Gas fires create no dirt, no, work. See the new gas fires at the Showrooms to-day. There is one to suit every room at your house and its price will sult your pocket.

Write, Call or Phone

KONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, LTD. Showroom--Gloucester Bldg., ¿Cernor of East Arcado.)

Telephono 24704.

Kowloon Showroom-246, Nathan Rd., (Corner of Jordan Rd.)

Telophone 57341.

R. A GRAND CONCERT A.

will be held. on

23rd January, 1941 Commencing at 2.30 p.m.

in the

LECTURE ROOM,

STONECUTTERS

(By the Courtcay of the managing director,

Shoum's Circus)

ADMISSION 50 CENTS

In aid of the S.C.M. Post War Fund BRITISH TROOPS ONLY.

Stage director-Mr. J. W. Dickinson.

Swan, Culbertson & Fritz

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