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NANCY

I'LL SWAP THIS' HORN FOR THAT

LITTLE VASE!

NIX-DAT AIN'T A EVEN EXCHANGE--- DIS` VASE İS BETTER'N YOUR CORNY

OL' HORN!

Thursday,

WELL; YA' DON'T HAVE TO GET

TOUGH ABOUT

IT

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

IS ZAT

So

AW..

PIPE DOWN!

SHUT UP

ON

YEAH!!

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G'WAN! 477

February 6, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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BIFFZ

BAM

BIFF

BAM

WELL--- AT LEAST THAT'S AN EVEN

EXCHANGE!

S. HONAN

ULTIMATUM BATTLE

REPORTED

HITLER TO VICHY

LONDON, FEB. 5 (REUTER) —HITLER HAS INFORMED VICHY THAT A “COMPLETE AND RADICAL SOLUTION OF THE FRANCO.

Chinese Claim Victories

DES

LAOHOKOW, Feb. 5. (Con- tral News). Under heavy Chinese pressure large Japanese unita engaged in the northward drive in south Honan are retreat-

a cify about 30 miles north-west of Loshan, which was lost on January 26, has been re- captured by the Chinese,

GERMAN PROBLEM MUST BE FOUND AND PUT INTO EFFECT BEFORE Exchange Ating south-eastward. Chengyang,

THE END OF FEBRUARY,” ACCORDING TO A DESPATCH FROM THE FRENCH FRONTIER TO "AFI,” THE INDEPENDENT FRENCH AGENCY.

The Vichy Government is understood to be still trying to play for 'time to avoid a definito “Yes” or “No,” but this time the German demands appear to be in the nature of an ultimatum,

No information on to-day's French Cabinet meeting

has been forthcoming. The Toulouse radio merely said

that it was "very important."

Meanwhile Admiral Darlan will probably return to Paris either during to-night or to-morrow morning, according to well-informed circles in Vichy quoted by the Swiss radio.

NAZI RADIO THREATENS

LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter)While the Vichy Cabinet was meeting this afternoon to hear Admiral Darlan's report of his parley with the Germans in Paris, German pressure was again applied through the voice of the Stuttgart radio.

In a broadcast in the Frenchjuse of the French fleet and to occupy language, the German announcer the French naval base at Bizerto, ne- expressed himself pessimistically Europe and well-informed diplomatic cording to Information received from about the chances of an improved quarters here. understanding between Vichy and Berlin.

"1f," he stated, "the position re moins na at present or changes for the worse as it seems likely to do, Germany will have to bo on her guard and will be obliged to require facilities from France and impose much more severe peace terms."

Darlan Reports LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter).-The French Cabinet meeting under Mar- shal Petain to-day lasted two hours, ending at 3.20 p.m. G.M.T.

On Laval's return to the Cabinet,

STIMSON

CORRECTS A MISTAKE

Manchukuo Policy Of Britain

LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter).— In giving evidence. before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on January 29, Mr Henry L. Stimson, the U.S. interesting remarks about the Secretary for War, made some Policy of the British Govern-

It is learned from the same source, ment regarding Manchukuo.

In reply to questions, he said that

of the agreement but Pelain lo un-his book on the subject had been far Berlin is demanding the fulfiment willing to accede,

I

Ten Men Burnt To Death

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 5 (UP).]

A Glance

RELLING

T.T. London Demand London T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore

Japan

T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila TT Batavia T.T.

T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon

T.T. France

1/2 1/2%

.435.

.52%

10235

.82 .23 j

**473%

44 140

TT. Switzerland

.102% Nom 100%

T.T. Australia

1/01/2

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

1/334

4 m/s D/P London

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

1/39% 241

4 / France 30 d/s India

Nom. .84%

U.S. Cross rale in London 4.02% U.S. Cross rate in N.Y. ..4.0314.

Parcels For Prisoners

Reserve Supply Sent too widely and sweepingly inter- LONDON, Feb. 3 (British Wire- preted as condemnation of the British less). The active assistance of Bri Government, who had made a Jang tlah Arms familiar with packing on and, to some extent, effective effort a large scale has been secured to resulting in juridical condemnation of carry out a scheme to create a re- Japan by the League of Nations.

serve of eight weeks' supply of par- He went into this point now only cels for British prisoners war in because Great Britain had so many Germany. times been mistakenly criticised, with

The

there

Some 3,000 Japanese to the north- cast of Nanyang to the west of the Peiping-Hankow Railway were to- day heavily attacked by the Chinese, About 700 of them were incapacitated while the rest Bed to Tangho, south- cast of Nanyang.

Unit Annihilated

Was

A Japanese unit to the south-east [of Wuyang, about 30 miles west of

the Peiping-Hankow Railway annihilated while the Japanese re treating from Fangcheng, 40 miles south-west of Wuyang, are being hotly pursued by the Chinese,

in

As

result of the counter-offensive the Tathu regions on the Cheklang- Kiangsu border, the Chinese have re- captured more than ten strategle points and have severely damaged Japanese communication lines. Japan- ese communication between Chang- Hing

Thing, principal towns on the Taihu banks, has been totally disrupted.

The so-called mopping-up opera- tions of the Japanese have thus ended in complete failure. Indica- tive of Japanese losses, several truck- leads of Japanese dead were seen to have been sent back to Wukong.

No Knowledge Of

New Air Route

The British Overseas Airways office in Hongkong said to-day that they had no knowledge of the con- clusion of an agreement for a new ying-boat route through Dell In Portuguese Timor as reported from Tokyo yesterday,

Ten workmen were cremated to his apparent authority, by people who 40,000 weekly requirements are about] The British route to Australia | A communique Issued after the day during a $50,000 fire which des-had not read his book, meeting,

g, according to the German troyed the third floor department of official news agency, was confined to the New Haven Quilt and Pad Com- the statement that "Admirat Darlan pany, which is engaged in turning

reported on the conversations which out contracts amounting to $2,000, Cordell Hull And

he had had in Paris during the last 000 for blankets for the e_army_under. few days. Subsequently the Ministers the defence programme. deliberated on general polley."

Halifax Talk

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

parcels and the reserve, fore, will be about 320,000.

formerly passed through Koepang in reserve will be distributed at various Dutch Timor, the "Telegraph" under- points along the route, such as Lis- Stands bon, Marseilles and Geneva, and

The

Japanese recently inaugurated

be available during any emergency. a flying-bont service linking Paluu in

These

weekly parcels uro now the Japanese Mandated Islands with taken by sea from Lisbon to Mar- Deli, Portuguese Timor, bringing the scilles and five ships are engaged on Japanese air route within about 500 Why Laval Lost Post

Mr M. E. Ott, of Room 003 Holland

this service. Negotiations are in pro- miles of about three hours flight of WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (Reuter) House, has reported to the police that The British Ambassador, Lord Bali-[this number.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UP), Kress with the object of adding to Port Darwin, Australia's Laval lost his post in the Petain between 7 pan. on Tuesday tind 9 fax and the Secretary of State, Mr

northerly naval and air base. Government last December because a.m. yesterday someone broke into Cordell Hull had an hour's Heneral

mosi

he had completes negotiations with his room and stole bank notes worth discussion on matters between the Britons At Liberty Cinema Passes As

Germans for them to have $1,050:

DELIGHTFULLY DIFFERENT!

REFRESHINGLY YOUTHFULI,

INCURABLY ROMANTICI

These are perhaps the best words to describe this new kind of love story!

NO MATTER WHAT

MAKES THE WORLD GO MAD...IT'S

LOVE MAKES THE

WORLD GO 'ROUND!

"The Lady

in Question

two Governments to-day.

starring

BRIAN AHERNE

· RITA HAYWORTH »

with Glenn Ford frono Rich George Coulouris Screen play by Lawis Melizar⚫ Directed by CHARLES VIDOR · A COLUMBIA PICTURE ADDED BRITISH WAR NEWS

TO-DAY at the KING'S

In Paris

Exchange Of Women

Difficult

Raffle Prizes

Pass for one person for one year, Queen's Theatre. Pass for one per- son for one year, Alhambra Theatre. Approximate value $300, (General LONDON, Feb. 5 (British Wire- Amusements, Ltd.) less)About 2,000 British subjects

are still living at liberty in Paris. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS · This was revealed by the Foreign Under-Secretary (Mr R. A. Butler) A total of $1,871,309,37 Was reached replying to a question in the House by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd.,

yesterday by the War Fund Inaugurated of Commons to-day,

with the following donations, "They are able to obtain from the Gloucester, Lounge U.S. Embassy sufficient cash up to TM. (monthly donation) £10 per month to enable them to Proceeds of "Funlety held obtain modest board and lodging" Mr Butter added.

After mentioning

Player (January)

Gramophone

74.00

on

13

200

00

Butter

03.07

1,000

8

February 1. 1041, at the China Fleet Club Tucatre per ir D. Kossick International Christopher, Merie & Jennifer Lee Red

Cross arrangements whereby 20-fth donation).... ward, messages may be sent by a Anonymou person in the United Kingdom to re-

No.1 Coy, K.V.D.C. Dinner

(fourth instalment) latives in occupied France, Mr Butler.K. C. C. "Ducks and said that although the matter was Anonymous o

Angers" (fourth donation} being kept very much in mind, there Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada were grave difficulties in the way of Wayfoong Philatelista" (third dona. any arrangement for exchange of sale of Vegetables from Mra W, i German women in British hands for British women in German hands.

Seath's garden ******** 10.20 Kowloon Dowling Green Club

(txth monthly donation)........ 430 Mr J, C. Binnendyk monthly

donation)

R.A.M.C. Want To Avenge Defeat

The Kowloon Police will meet the Royal Army Medical Corps, Army champions, in a return snooker match at Whitfield Barracks, Chatham Road,

tion)

P.

Some Members of the ..... of the ilongkong

. Club

Bowlers,

donation)

30

50.41

Club (second

(eighth

.300

Bir de Mrs AP Miss Cecile D. Robinson

donation)

donation)

Helena May Function

A Bridge and Mahjong Drive In

on Sunday, February D, commencing aid of the South China Morning Post |

At 6 p.m.

In the first encounter between these two teams on January 26, the Police narrowly beat the RAMC by 055 points to 501..

Both teams will, it is expected, be unchanged

Greeks Keep Up Pressure

1

the Helena May Institute, under the Bomber Fund was held yesterday at auspices of the Council. It is under- stood that over $350 was collected in The course of the afternoon.

Cinemas Brought To A.A. Gunners' Posts

LONDON, Feb. 5 (British Wire- less). The generosity of the people LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter)Tho of Fort Jameson, Northern thodesia, Greeks are maintaining pressure all has provided a most welcome gift along the Albanian front. Many of cinema van for the use of A.A. prisoners have been captured and gunners in the U.K. The van, which great quantities of war material will tako amusement Into have fallen into Greek landu.

lonely gun emplacements, was hand- After Berço attacks, the Greeks ed over by the Colonial Under- captured another important height on Secretary to Sir Frederick Pile, who the Klisura front.

commands the A.A. Command.

many

Monster Raffle

in aid of the War Fund inaugurated by the "South China Morning Post" and

The Hongkong Telegraph"

'PRIZES. TO DATE

Sunbeam-Talbol Sports Car (Gilman & Co., Ltd.) $3,050. Frigidaire 8 cuble ft. (Dodwell & Co., Ltd.) $080. Moffat Electric Cooker and set of cooking utensils, (Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.) $380. 5 prizos en. 1,000 Gold Flake Cigarettes; 5 ea. 1,000 Players Cigarettes; es.. 1,000 Capstan Cigarettes; 10 en. 1,000 Players Clipper Cigarettes; 10.. 1,000 Embassy Cigarettes (British-American Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd.) $500. Pilat All-Wave Radio Recolver (Hongkong. Motor Accessory Co., Ltd.) $350. Prize to the value of $250 (Mackintosh's Ltd). Prize to the value of $150 (Directors and Staff, Mackintosh's Ltd.). GE.C. Radio Set (Mr. F. A. Mackintosh) Approx. value $150. Vanity box and compact (Mrs. F. A. Mackintosh). Filmo Camera (Filmo Depat) $220. Prize to the value of $200 (Otis Elevator Co.) Imperial Portable Typewriter (Reiss, Bradley & Co., Ltd.) $275. B.S.A, do luxe model Bicycle (The British Bicycle Co.) $200. Empire Portable Typewriter (U. Spalinger & Co.) $130. Tavanne Chronometer, Baby Eterna Chronometer, Election Chronometer (Ed. A. Keller & Co., Ltd.) each). Case Pommery & Greno Champagne, quarts (Caldbeck,

dor & Co., Ltd.). Copy of Collection of Famous Pictures, Sung

(Commercial Press, Ltd.). Two pairs Ladies' Shoes (Gordon't Ltd.) $50 each. Prize to the value of $100 (Anonymous). Centenary Souvenir Silver Cigarette Box, value $200; Empire Silver Salver, value $200: (George Falconer & Co., (HK.) Ltd.). Three bottles of wine (Anonymous). Silver "Lotus Centrepiece (Mr. J. Barnes). Silver Cigarette Case (Mr. A. C (Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.) $63. Four "Innoxa" Beauty Cases Down Quilt C. His), (Colonial Dispensary) Respectively $37.50; $30; $30 and $22.50. 12 ft. Canoo and Paddles (A. King; Slipway). Lafayette B-tube All-Wave Superheterodyne Radio and Phonograph Combination (China Electric Company) $300. Two cases ten-2-gallon tins Texaco Motor Oil (Texas Co. (China) Ltd.). Case Spey Royal Whisky and Case Canadian Club Whisky (Central Trading Co.). Ten en. one ton household coat (John Manners & Co., Ltd.) Broadway Model. Radio Receiver (R.CA. Manu- facturing Company, Inc, in Company) $205. General Conjunction with the Clipper Merchandising Electric (U.S.A. Console Model All-Wave Radio Set (Andersen, Meyer & Co., Ltd.) $600. Caso John Haig Dimple Scotch Whisky (Gande, Prico & Co., Ltd.) New Yacht (Wing On Shlug Shipbuilders, Cheungshawan) $4,000, theron & Co, Ltd.) "Ebel" Five cases White Horse Whisky (Jardine.

cases Ewa Beer and Diamond Wrist Watch (J. Ullmann & Company) $400. Case Grant's Whisky: Five ench cartons Schlitz Beer: Three cases Foster Export Lager Beer (II. Corra-Agent L. Rondon & Co.) G.D.C. Overseas Ten Radio Receiver (General Electrie Co. of China, Ltd.) $550. Fifty bags ench 49 lbs. "Battleship" Brand Australian Flour (II. Skott & Co.) $273. Majestle Water Cooler (Majestie Corporation) $50. Caso Port Wine (H. Ruttoniec & San, Ltd.) Case H.B. Beer (Hongkong Brewery & Distillery, Ltd.) Two Credit Coupons $100 each; One $30 on the Sincere Co., Ltd. (China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd.) Magazine Cine Kodak (Eastman Kodak Company) $540. Beach Canoe and Paddle: Silver Rose Bowl and Card Case (Major and Mrs. Wilcox) Ten each 1,000 Banker Cigarettes; Seven ea. 1,000 Banker Cigarettes; One-500 Banker Cigarettes; Five each 1,000 Golden Dragon Cigarettes; Four cach 1,000 Golden Dragon Cigarettes Co., Ltd.) $414, Lady's

White Curly Luanyang Brothera Tobacco Jacket (Anatole Zaitzelf & Co.) $100. Mofatt Electric Refrigerator 0.0. cubic feet, $000; Moffatt Electric Cooker 7.6. kilowatts $410

(Shewan. Tomes & Co., “"Li4.) Set four Seiberling Passenger Car Tyres (Union Trading Company, Ltd.) $200. Lady's Silk Dressing Gown (Tajmahal Silk Store. Ltd.) $40. Now Morrison Mini-Grand Piano and Bench (Trang Fook Plano Company) $850. Solid Gold Imperial Rolex Oyster Chronometer (Lane, Crawford & Co., Ltd.) $400. Burco Electric Bath Water Heater, (China & Power Co., Ltd.) 25 paira leather shoes (Bata Shoo- Co., Ltd.) $250. 200 lbs. Kwan Yin Brand Black Tea (China National Tea Corporation) Silver Tea Set $110; Silver Rose Bowl $150 (H. Ruttonjce & Son, Ltd.). Goods to the value of $250. (Directors; Wm Powell, Ltd.) Prize to the value of $1,000; (Harry Wicking Co., Ltd.) Westinghouse Re- frigerator, 5 cubic ft. De Luxe Model, value $1,050. (Davie, Boag & Co., Ltd.). Gold Chronograph Stop Wrist Watch, value $230, (Standard-Vacuum Oil Company). Gift Menu to the value of $200 to be served to the winner at either the Golden City or Ying King Restaurant (The Golden City Restaurant, Ltd.), Silver Cocktail Shinker: (Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke), Single Stone Diamond Ring value $500 (Messrs. Sennel Freres). One Pair Marble and Bronze Book Ends value $100 (Mcasrs, Raoul Bigazzi), 1,000 Gladioli Bulbs, value $75: Flower and Vegetable Seeds, value $25; (The Clover Flower Shop). One Canteen Set, 40 pieces, value $230 (Mollers', Hongkong, Ltd.). Prizes.to the value of $500, (Mr. Eu Tong Sen), coupons each for $100 for goods at any of the Company's Stores.

(The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd). Lady's diamond and platinum wrist watch, value $3,000; (Directors Mesars. Ipekdjian Bros, Ltd. per Mr. T, M. Gregory). Jade neckince, value $300; (Mons. R. Ohl). Cheque for $500; (Sports Club). Ancient Ivory Carving, value $500; (Mr. J. L. Lowry). Second-hand "Molocamera" complete with Pathe Baby Projector and ten films, value $300 (Mr. F. L. Lam), Chinese Blackwood Cabinet, value $200 (Mr, E. B. David). "Nogatco" Botany Wool Pullover, value $30 ("Commercial Traveller"). Single pass for one year for Queen's Theatre: Single puss for one year Alham bra Theatre: approximate value $300 (General Amusements, Ltd.).

TICKETS-ONE DOLLAR

Light

Further announcements will be made by the Hongkong War Effort Committee when tickets are placed on sale.

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