1941-02-24 — Page 23

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By Ernie

February 24, 1941. Bushmiller

HELLO ME NANCY---

SLUGGO. WE VELLY HIM GLAD TO MEET YOU TELLY US YOUR

NAMEE!

MY NAME'S FLOY FLOY-

AND YOU TWERPS CAN SKIP THAT CORNY TALK --- IF YOU DON'T. MIND--

DELIGHTED TO MEET YOU!

-ERNIE BUSHMILLER.

Bonapartists Planning Writ Failed NAVY HAS

For Pretender's Return

Bonapartists are negotiating with the French Government at Vichy for the return of Napoleon's great grand-nephew so that he may become the ruler of modern France, it is reported from Switzerland.

The young Prince, last of the conquering Corsican's line, is now living quietly in Switzerland, not far from the French border. To make his return possible, the Vichy Government would have to abrogate a 55-year-old law which bans any French Pretender from France.

The name of the Prince, Louis Napoleon Jerome Victor Emanuel Marie, who prefers to be eillled the Count of Montfort. has been mentioned frequently among French Royalists ever since Adolf Hitler returned the body of "L'Aiglon." Napoleon's only son, to Paris.

Bevin Is Victim Of

Whisperers

Hitler's netlon was described by

A whispering, campaign had some observers their as the possible! forermner of a Napoleonie restora-been launched to remove from tion. Friends and associates of the office. Labour Ministers, includ- Prince said he had not been aping Mr Bevin, declared speakers) proached thus far by the Germans,

The Count of Montfort's one major at a meeting of the Lancashire Federation of rival for the throne of France. Is the and Cheshire Count of Paris. Pretenders of the old Trades Councils. Bourbon-Orleans line.

Goering Envoy To Britain

Vicars Suggestion The suggestion that a noted Naži airman captured in Britain recently, had been sent by Goer- ing is made in his parish maga- zine by the Rev. E. L. Macassey, vicar of Mapledurham, Oxon.

Mr Macassey previously said of this airnun, "ile was one of Bitter's most eminent advisers in the gentle art of murder from the air. He was his father's right-hand man in de- siguing Nazi airerati."

Now Mr Macassey says the airman was sent to England to discover why so vast a number of Nazi planes failed to return.

To Stop French Ship

15713

which left

NEW SUPER PLANE

Vichy Rejects Demands In Tokyo Peace Talks

...

The Council of Ministers at Vichy has rejected the Japanese “ mediation compromise, which would give one third of Laos and one fourth of Cambodia in French Indo-Chinn to Thailand. Thalland's demand includes Battambang as far as the ancient temple ruins of Angkor Wat, Siem Reap and Lake Tonle-sar.

Indicative of the increasing American collaboration in Britain's economic warfare, it is forecast that President Roosevelt. In the next few days will issue a Presidential proclamation increasing the scope of the export licence system to include selo lenther, carbon black, Jute, shellac, borax, glycerine, vegetable oils such as copra, coconut and palm oils and other goods.

The British Government has again. advised Britons in Manchukuo to evacuate or else to remain at their own risk) Thirty-six members and children of the American Board Mission In North China are leaving for the United States this week. However, the majority of the Mission members are rempining In China.

Vichy, Feb, 22. prepare against all possible emergency

It is learned that the Council of in view of the "approaching danger". Ministers has rejected the Japanese and to all abic-boded youths to mediation compromise which would stand by for possible mobilization in give one third of Laos and one fourth civil defence, and to report on stocks of Cambodin to Thailand.

of foodstuffs and agricultural pro- ducts on tiond, it was learned, 00 The mediators at Tokyo prepared French airmen who recently arrived a compromise plan which would cost in Haiphong, have been assigned to France one fourth of Cambodia, in- duties at bases near Saigon. French clutting Battambang as far as the war materials are also been rushed cient temple rules of Angkor Wat, to Hanot from Ifatphong daily. Siem Reap and Lake Tonie-sar, Domel.

At Friday's session of the Counci

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A total of $1,084.229.43 was reached on

THE FLEET AIR ARM, our The French freighter, Fort de Navy's aerial force that has Lons, sailed for wrought such havoc on Taranto France, 4,279 Martinique from New York re-and other enemy naval bases, cently despite an attempt by the has a new plane-the Blackburn of Ministers, the Government studied British Ministry of Shipping to Botha. It is the successor to the compromise, judged If wholly un-

the Skun, product of the same it is learned that a telegram is now Saturday by the War Fund inaugurated acceptable and decided to refuse it. hold her in port.

Also on the high seas, her destiná-designers and manufacturers.

being prepared to notify Tokyo of by the S.C.M. Post, Lid, with the follow tion unknown,

the 7,011-ton The Botha, although a general the refusal,

ing donations: French tanker, Merope,

Mr Matsuoka notified Vichy of the tko Dockyan "Spare Gear and

Lecture" (weekly donation) .............. $50 Philadelphia without cargo. Other reconnaissance machine, is also

sailed a torpedo-carrier and with twin- Japanese mediation plan in the ab-hombre Evening (fourth onation) 15 French ships from United States ports recently engines, low wings giving the sence of Admiral Darlan, who was in Sale et Scrap fainth donation?

Parts, and pressed for an immediate Chief Justice's Clerk's Shrapnel Box under similar circmostances are re- crew better vision for bombing, reply in view of the expiration of S. Chicken Feed (weekly dona portedly Riding in the French and latest equipment in arm the armistice which the French con- evacuation from the British Isles.

ments, it will add substantially tend the Thailanders falled to respect. to the striking and offensive power of the Navy's own air force.

which have

Attachment Writ

The situation is tense because it is known that 30 Japanese warships are between Singapore and the Gulf of Siam while a large part of the rest for an unknown

speed, like her new naval fighter destination.

Thu Japanese compromise plan.

for alleged counterpart, the Fairey Fulmar.

The Fort de France has been held in port in New York by a Federal writ of attachment granted on Nov. The Botha possesses formidable of the fleet sailed 25, pending trial of $145,000 libel brought by the British failure of another Fro

French merchant to deliver a British сагдо. man

French, line officials quietly ranged elearance. Just before court closed. they deposited a certified cheque for $155,487, covering a libel and litigation charges, and obtained Jan order vacating the attachment.

CLIFF SHELTER FOR

5,000

surrender of

Bothas, Skuas and Fulmars will involved the French now be the main

main equipment of Bri-considerably more territory than the demanded, Thailanders originally arain's aircraft carriers.

This territory includes the rich north- west corner of Cambodia, including the important towns of Battambang. Sisopohon, and Samrong and extends as far as the ruins of the antique temple, the Angkor Wat.-United Press,

The Air Ministry has announced that its Botha twin-engined torpedo bomber was "off the full secret list of British warplanes."

Can Be Mentioned No Report

That means the plane can now be This campaign, in the form of

"He had special instructions to certain subtle attacks, had been write a full report for Goering on us

mentioned but that no details of its Served In Tunisia

production or action against the Ger- started in the House of Com-return. As, like this vast number of

inana and Italians are yet permitted. Count Monitort's hackers my that

J. Munroe, Nazi "planes, the usted man himself | The Erith Borough Council, in The Ministry's decription of the during his nation's brief war with mons, said Mr W.

not Kent, propose to construct a deep aircraft stated that it is powered by Germany the young Prince servet secretary of Manchester and failed to return. Goering did

Trades under the name of Louis Blanchard Salford

arch

Labour receive the full report. But the air-raid shelter, for 5,000 in a sundcliff. two Perseus engines; has a span of enian will be able to reflect that he Families will be able to live there 50 feet, a length of 50 feet, 11% as ab armoured car driver with the Council.

discovered the reason, even if he is in gas-proof shelters, which will in inches, and a height of 18 feet, 3 Forelim Legion in Tunista,

It had begun, he said, with Mr not able to write home and tell the clude a nursery and an emergency inches..

maternity ward. D. R. Grenfell, Minister of Mines, in Nazis all about it. Athletically inclined, Count Mont- automobile racing experience equipped bin admirably for this task, regard to the coal situation, and it was being extended to Mr Bevin, who his partisans asserted.

was one of the finest Ministers they had ever had.

In defener to Swiss neutrality Inws be now remains inactive politically

Mr Ellis Smith, M.P. said recently in-his

expensive lakeside villa, which is well guarded, surrounded by they saw in the House members who barbed wire and bristling with tank had been docile for years, in succes- barriers. This is a part of Swissive Governments, showing their military precautions along the fron-hostility whenever a Labour leader ffer and not solely to guard the rase on his feet and looked like going too far and uncovering the mistakes Prince.

The author of a volume of letters of years,

"We need to be on guard," he de- compiled from Napoleonie Danti- scripts in the family's possession, the "clared, against this small minority are re- Prince now is engaged in completing of hostile members, who

presenting vested interests _a_second_volume,

Mysterious Strong-Arm Clan Formed In France

France's mysterious new strong-arm dan-the "GP"-is reported to be spreading its organisation throughout the "un- occupied" zone.

Husky members of the "Groupes de Protection," wearing armbands lettered "GI"" and leather jackets and helmet similar to those worn by motor-cyclists, made their first public appearance on Dec. 8 in Marseilles where they assisted police in controlling of State, Marshal the crowds during a visit by their Chief Petain.

The organisation was snid to New British

be composed mainly of former

Radio Offensive

PRESENTS FOR ITALIANS-Those are bombs stacked at quay- sido of Grook part that have been unloaded from transport and will supply British airmon fighting in Albania. They'll bo dropped on Italians.

mobile guardsmen or the "hard- boiled" street fighters of Jacques | · Doriot's French Popular Party.

Reports indiented a membership of 1,000 in Marseilles, 500 in Lyons, and additional units springing up in other: cities in the unoccupied zone follow- ing activity by mysterious agents.

Britain is to start a big pro-{ Means For Dictator Some reports said it was a vigilante paganda war on enemy-occupied

French countries in the New Year. group. Ollers called it version of the Nazi Party's "SS" Elite The B.B.C., in collaboration Guard. Still others believed it might with the Ministry of Informa-

a new

new dletalor to prove the means for zide to power in France over the ton, will broadcast a bigger pro- hends of the Vicky Government. gramme of regular news and There have been rumours from features services all over Vichy that the organisation was ap- Europe.

Minister of the Interior It is expected that British brand- Marcel Peyrouton. There has been costs will be heard in every Nazi- proved by no official word from Vichy sanction- | occupied territory every day for three ing the corps, but Marshal Fetain hours longer than at the present time. himself saw it in operation In Mar- The B.B.C. toes not suffer half as NO LONGER, ON ITS OWN, A SUFFICIENT QUALIFICATION

severely as the German radio stations FOR COMMISSIONED RANK IN THE A.T.S. from the presence of enemy rakters,

sellies.

Doriot "Strong Man"

M. Doriot, a "disillusioned" Com-Seldom, if ever, is it difficult to get

A.T.S. Purge-Debs May Have To Go

To

PRESENTATION AT COUNT OR RIDING TO HOUNDS IS

Many debutantes and duchess's daughters who obtained munist who later said he was in some station on the British system, commissions in the early days of the war on the strength of their corporating the best in Communism whereas all the German stations are

and Fascism into his French Popu

"off" every night, when the R.A.F. is being "the right people," are likely to be reduced in rank.

lar Party, long has been considered on the job.

n possible "strong man" in the new France. Thus far, M. Dorlot has

Somo "GP

been directing his Party from Paris

members

bers also are saki

Woman Does Not

Some of them may be called】

on to resign their commissions

altogether.

faced witJa the prospect of de- motiom

Every officer will have to prove This will be the effect of the that she understands her work and is War Office call for confidential capable of setting a good example to

every officer in the the girls under her command.

l Know Of War - to belong to Col. Francols de la

A Brighton woman does not know reports on Rocque's French Social Party, legal successor to the old semi-military Britain is at war. Croix de Feu, and now called simply She Is Mrs Hannah Leaver, of A.T.S. organisation. "French Social Progress" to comply Ivory-place, who is 90, blind, and

Detalls of the age, family, "pro- on stone deaf.

fessional or other quallocations, dis- with Vichy politicni rulings

"I have told her about the war," ciplinary conduct, and personal char- Both de la Nocquo's followers and Mrs Dye, her daughter, sald, "but acier of every officer aro naked for. those of M. Doriot in recent years cannot make her understand. have been opposed bitterly by French "She is surprised that sho cannot] Communists. There was one guess have her ordinary allowance of

Wne Q that the "G"

"safeguard butter and sugar, and the black-out k-out is a mystery to her." against Commatınlım.""

parties in the unoccupied zone.

To Prove Ability

There will bo carefully scrutin

Many of these Society girls, of course, will survive the test, for they are not all butterflies. Many of thems have trained themselves for the duties they have to perform.

But more of the commissions In future will be going to the types of women who have held managerial in Whitehall, and those who do and executive positions in business not come up to standard will be and commerclaffo.

Denial of Deadlock

Bangkok, Feb. 22.. The Goverment to-day issued a communique denying that the peace conference is deadlocked,

It stated: "It is hoped that out of

will the mediation

soon come a .. showing that: peaceful solution HAWTHORNDEN PRIZE our great friend, Japan, has main- tained justice in the best possible, The 1940 Hawthornden Prize for

way."United Press. the best book of imaginative literature has been awarded to Mr John Pope-. Hennessy for his hook. "London Fabric." The prize consists of £100 and silver medal, and the author must be under 41.

Mr Pope-Ilennessy Is the son of Maj-Gen. L. H. R. Pope-Hennessy and Dame Unn Pope-Hennessy, her self the author of several works.

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Preparations for War

Hanoi, Feb, 22. Japanese authorities in Indo-China are watching with growing concern the warlike preparation being made by French authorities in Tonking. Coupled with orders of Admiral Jean Decius, to all prefects of Tanking to

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PACIFIC C.-IN.C.—In the recent roorganisation of the U.S. fleet, Rear Admiral Hui- band E. Kimmel, above, bo- camo Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific fleet, also taking over similar past for U.S. float. He will be promoted to Ad- mirat.

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COLLECTED TO DATE

$1,584,229.43

REMITTED TO LONDON

£98,389.19.6d.