1941-01-29 — Page 3

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January, 29, 1941:

DONALD DUCK

I TELL YA,

- YOU'LL BE

TOO WARM HIKIN/

WITH A FUR COAT

ON REDD

TOO WARM

HOOFY **PLENTY.

RAIDED LONDON

CARRIES

ON

A PILOT OFFICER, recently awarded the D.F.C., arrived on leave in London one morning just in time to help salvage fornitore from the ruins of his home, The house had been wrecked by a bomb during the night. Ife had been expected home the evening before, but delay during the journey prevented him

from being in the house when B' was wrecked.

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MEN OF THE PIONEER CORPS cloaring up in a London street after trams had boon hit - during a raid on the City,

'FATHER ARCHER nasłaling a rescue squad to dig out 13 people trapped under a mass of wreck. age in London. When faint cries were heard from the debris Father Archer knelt amid - the rules and offered a prayer for those below,

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DONALD

DEAR!

By Walt Disney

AFTER BEING ENTOMBED for 18 hours this ent was rescued from the debris of one of the houses. It had crawled Into a cupboard and its plaintive "meowings" were heard by démolition men,

CENTENARIAN'S

DONATION

ROBERT. BENCHLEY AS DEANNA'S DAD

Vancouver, D.C., Jan, 10 (UP).—-

Robert Benchley has been engaged Collectors were puzzled when

by Universal to portray Deanna Dur donation of a dollar. and one cent bin's father in the singing star's next came in for Vancouver's Air Supre production, "Nice Girl." Filming has

The macyDrive,

́accompanying letter explained it. The money was started under direction of William A. from Men, Jane Jackson, and repro-¡Beller, "and with Franchot Tone and sented a penny for every year of her Robert Stack playing the romantic life. – She is 101.

NEAR MISS-There are bomb'oraters within a hundred yards of. ́ ́London Bridge, but Dis) 'workers are still able to walk across the.

·river to their offices.

male leads."

ACROBATE entertaining the.

An underground. shelter.

Thai

OUR ANNUAL

WINTER SALE

CONTINUES TO-DAY

BARGAINS in ALL DEPARTMENTS

LANE CRAWFORD LTD.

Border Fighting Still in Progress

Bangkok, Jan, 28.-Prospects of a truce agreement and cession of hostilities seem to be jeopardised if the | Secretary-General of French Indo-China is correctly re- ported in saying that fighting will only end if the Thai forces are withdrawn completely from French Indo- China.

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Reuter learns from official quarters ↑ Indo-China to show an uncompromis- that Thai forces will not be with-ing attitude towards Thailand. drawn from Indo-Chinn as a condi- "Grandly speaking, Franco Uon precedent to peace negotiations, first was reluctant to accept Japon's -Reuter.

offer of mar it after altation, but she accepted correspondents.

Questioned about the Press report

Damel reports that an emergency

Cabinet meeting was held on Mon- day in Bangkok to discuss the French- Thailand proposals for an armistice.

Firing Still Continues

Bangkok, Jan. 20.

A High Command communique de- clared that at 11 a.m. to-day the French were still firing on the Thai forces, although the That forces

Mr Ishil told foreign

Innol that Indo-China was u suming an uncompromising attitude toward Thailand since France's ac- ceptance of Japan's mediation. offer, Mr. Ishi opined that the report re- ferred to the details to be negotiated between Thailand and French Indo- China,

censed their Dre at 10 a.m. The Turning to the Franco-Japanese French continued to fire in the parley to Tokyo regarding Indo- Vienchanbra, Pakse and Sisophon China, Mr Ishll disclosed that the arcas, despite the agreement to cense negotiators were meeting almost daily to discuss a draft on the rice question article by article.-Domet

fre.

Luang Pibul, Supreme Commander, has notified the Japanese Mediation Mission that the French are con- tinuing to fre.

A Foreign Offce announcement de- clares that a truce agreement will ¦ be worked out

Distress Calls

before negotiations Proven False

for the settlement of the dispute be gin. The Council of Ministers had

Miami, Jan. 28. Tropleni Radio at 10:43 pm. to- has Consul-General at Hanoi, day heard a radio message purport-

an extraordinary sesalon to-day. The

Japanese Con

Mr Fujio Minoda has arrived.

5000 $9

pedoed.

A

to be from the Empress of Aus- Official quarters announce that the tralia stating."We have been tor- That forces will not be withdrawn bed

The ship is down by the from Indo-China before peace nego-bow. All boats are over the side, tiations begin. Truce negotiations Our position is about 200 miles off will be carried on in Indo-China as Dakar. The decks are awash."

The Thai delegates Ten minutes later the station will possible.

probably go to Indo-China this heard another message stating We week and following the

the successful are being shelled again." conclusion of the truce agreement Two minutes after this, the station ened in Tokyo. announced, only unintellible dots and negotiations will be opened in

Thai observers are confident that dashes could be heard. Japan's mediation will award Thal-

Tropleni Radio stated that, in land the disputed territories. Some reply, they sent out a routing signal, feel that if Thalland's original re- on a short-wave band, which ap- quest is not granted hostilities will parently "came clear" to the opera- be resumed. The people are calm tor on the Empress of Australia, and there has been no celebration of Tropical Radio's operator declared. the cessation of hostilities. There is "He was in a hurry to get anyone no sign of excitement throughout the he could, so he sent a message, to city.

"Official-quarters-say-France-must- 1-19-assumed-that-the-ship-was- agree to the Thai forces remaining engaged on war duty, either as an in Indo-China and also the establish puxiliary cruiser or as a troop trans- It will be recalled that the ed of a neutral zone between the port.

was the ship opposing forces along the present Empress of Australia front before Thailand will sign the which brought King George and truce agreement. Negotiations for a Queen Elizabeth to Canada in 1930 settlement of the dispute will follow when they visited Canada and the the signing of the truce agreement. United States United Pross. United Press.

Liner Safe in Port

Loa/ton, J.; The crack British liner Empress

Occupied Territory

Singapore, Jan, 20.

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A Thai Consulate Communique of Australia is safe in port. A states that by an order dated Janu- statement to this effect was issued ary 20, the Thailand Supreme Com-in London following a German radio mand issued administrative regula-statement that, according to tions incorporating the territory al-American report, distress signals had ready occupied within the contiguous been picked up from the Empress of Thal provinces-Reuter,

Australia, which was represented as being torpedoed 200 miles from

Thailand Returns Fire

Bangkok, Jan, 20.

Dakar.

In accordance with the usual

prac-

The High Command announced tice of not revealing the whereabouts that fighting had been resumed, the of vessels the British reply is limit- Thai forces returning the French fire ed to the above announcement.

at 1 p.m. as the French had not Reuter. ceased firing at 10 a.m., according to

the

agreement.

The

French took advantage of the

Mediterranean Claims

Rome, Jan. 27. That cessation of firing and opened and a cruiser with two heavy bombs German planes hit a battleship heavy

Wery fire, declares the each on Friday In addition to the

"They

also sent re British cruisers already reported. It to the French positions said, "The two cruisers which

Bro

at Bansamrong. We were forced to now undergoing repairs at Alexan- open are in self defence at 1.30 pm dria were gravely damaged in the. resulting in the defeat of the French air attack of January 9-United and the taking of many prisoners. PTCs.

The incident has been reported to

the Japanese Government."--United Weekly Loss Figures

Press,

arrive.

Conference at Saigon

Saigon, Jan. 28.

ang London, Jan. 28. Mercantile losses due to enemy action for the week "ended' at mid-

--

The truce conference will probably night on January 19 announced to be "ships with a total tonnage of begin to-morrow. The French de 58,212, comprising Ave British ships legates, led by Colonel Juan, arrived of a total of 34,772 tons and alx Кего to-day by aeroplane. Thai Allled of 23.440 tons. This Ogure is delegates arb also beginning to higher than it has been

in recent weeks. "It is understood the agenda will It has been noted that the practice include disposal of the Thal troops of announcing total Gorman claims penetrating Indo-China, relaxation week by week alongside the losses of the contact between the two forces actually suffered bas led to progres- along the frontier, withdrawal of sive reduction in the claims made both forces and exchange of prison- by the German High Command. ers. Considerable discussion is also During the week under review the expected regarding the provisional

nal Cerman High Command has claimed demarcation of border defence lines a total of 41,600 tons sunk-British in connection with the Thai demands | Wireless. for the recovery of. Its former fer- ritories

Domel, France Reluctant

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Tokyo, Jan. 28. A total of $1,850.774.21, 'CNB470 and While admitting that France was U8.810 was resohed yesterday by the War reluctant at arst to accept the Jaid with the following donations

Fund inaugurates by the... E., C.-M. Posts panese offer of mediation, Mr. Koh | Talkoo, Dockyard: "Bpare........ Gear" Ishii, deputy 'spokesman- of the In- (wwekly * donation): formation Board, this morning re- Polis Horation Club (Beth, dona- plied negatively to the suggestion The Cottage Citsta Bookie that third Powers were Instigating Red Chow: Dog: 71111