1941-02-25 — Page 24

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THOMAS CISSIE LOFTUS

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BRUTUS PAYS BIG Unrest In British Planes Beat

DIVIDEND

FROM PAGE ONE

2--LADIES' PUNSZ-Presented: with $1.000 added for Winner, A Handicap for Australian Subscription Panies classified "D" Clam. 2 mlion.

| 223 TREYERTON'S Brutus 155 15. ....

(Q, Traverion) 1

Holland Growing

Unrest in Holland is revealing itself in the increasing frequency of street fights and brawls bo-

Nazi Bombers

FROM PAGE ONE

ing down out of the sky as duak fell, but though favoured by the falling

228 DILLY'S Springhurst' 149 1b: Poy) 2tween members of different poli. locate the Italian fleet. Our pursult

223 MARBER I's Connieber 149 1b.

starters,

(15. 8. Chang) 3|tical parties.

Won by three Jengths; half a length, Time: 3.81.4.

t'ari-mutuel:

Winner 104.70. Placos

$31.00; $23,10; 304,20,

4—JOCKEY cur—A Cup value $100

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the

inchers down to the deadly network

light the attack never materialised. This was the last trouble from sky- raiders and the fleet, proceeding on its scheduled course, endeavoured to

of the enemy brought us close Italian const;

all guns, from 15. Political argument, and con= sequent fisticuffs, have even of poin-poms, awung broadside rendy spread to elementary schools, na for action, but there was no sign of a broadcast of a now (Nazife from Il Duce's sailors--the British

can remains as great as ever. freedom of action in the Mediterran-

German Claim BERLIN, Feb. 24 (UP)—The official `news agency reports that e Belilah auxiliary cruiser was ini- cluded in the convoy of 125,000 tons destroyed yesterday. The report says that "after numerous stubborn attacks, "the vesseln were sunk,

will be presented to the winning Jockey Under-Secretary for Education

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| 230 RVF'S Gladiator 145 16

| 233 T.K.L.'s Galveston Bay 140

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P. P. Botelhoj 3

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Won by two lengths; many length. Time: 3.55.1.

--Winner $27.60

$0.50; $6.70; $13.10.

Pisces

Water Spout Hits Hotel

shows.

"I know," he said, "that you are often discussing politics, the war and the new things you see happening in the streets. Stop those altereations." He directed the same warnings to pupils at secondary schools, whom ho pronised "nore sports and games an an outlet for your energy."

Control

Tighter Police

The Germans are still not satisfet with the attitude of the Dutch police. Many Dutch Nazis have been drafted into the police forces, and street pat- rols by Dutch Nazi blackshirts, are often attacked and beaten up during the hours of darkness.

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It claimed the recent grand total is 217,300 tons of which 190,300 tons were sunk by U-boats,

Rome Communique ROME, Feb. 24 · (UP).—To-day's communique states: "A Germen nfr formation in the Eastern Mediterran- detachment attacked a British naval

can, hitting a large unlt of undeter-

Mary German policemen and sol- diers have been drowned in canslu,mined type, which probably sunk.

and

a large number of these are be lieved to have been pushed Into the water. In The Hague alone ten inties of railings have been put up along the canal banks.

The Dutch police have been put under the control of German sceurlly pelice, and streets are in future to be patrolled in pairs, one German and one Dutch polleeman,

Heavy Damage Caused

CONSIDERABLE damage was

Ban on Tricolour done to the extension of the Ethsplay of the Dutch tricolour at The Germans have prohibited the and O. Hotel in Penang recently meetings or in processions, "because when a water spout, moving the Netherlands is too venerable from the north channel just be-

for such occasion

After fore dusk, hit the extension.

German

sentry ut Leyden police Issued an order to all civillons had been fired upon, the chief of to surrender firearins. Anyone now found in possession of a firearm is

able to be shot immediately..

The damage is estimated to run into thousands of dollars. Tiles from the roof, flower stands and garden seats were lifted into the air and whirled down hitting cars and the sides of the building.

Mrs Gascoyne, wife of a milltary oleer, had a miraculous escape when a Ule penetrated the ceiling and fell at her feet.

Two other Europeans Mr R. P. Phillips and an army officer. had their rooms flooded.

The manager of the hotel said that he saw the spout gathering about 300 yards away and rushed upstairs by ift to warn the boys to get all

all win- dows bolted but before he reached the top the spout had hit the hotel.

He fell the lift tremble and the whole of the extension seemed shake. There was a terrible crash as part of the roof was lifted out and the tiles were flung about in all directions,

to

Nazi Munitions Train Crashes

New British

Plan To Gaol

Gluttons

PEOPLE who cat more than the fixed number of dishes in hotels and restaurants may be sent to gaol, it is reported from London.

THE WAR IN ALBANIA

FROM PAGE ONE

positions in the area of the Skümbl from 3 am, to-day. Valley, Et Bassan, Ilin and Pogradetz

Italian troops in this area have been reinforced during the past week..

Further south in the Devoli and Voyusha Valleys, artillery was heavily engaged to-day.

in which Italian infantry attack were Several toenl actions were reported repulsed with heavy losses.

In the Ostravitza Mountains, the Greeks captured an important height dominating the Italians' advanced positions.

Minister Sees Churchill LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter).-The Greek Minister hind an interview with Mr Winston Churchill to-day.

It Means War, The Isolationists Cry

FROM PAGE ONE

We will speak all day and all night

necessary," he declared.

He asserted that after the bill has

This is understood to be a pro- If vision in the new food plan pre-been passed, he and other isolation- pared by the Minister for Foodists plan a nationwide campaign (Lord Woolton).

1

Caterers who serve customers with too many dishes may also be punished.

Lo keep the President from exercis- ing the powers which can plunge the United States into war.

Tantamount To War Declaration WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UP).-- Senator D. Worth Clarit, admitting that the Lead and Lease Bill will

Greedy customers are liable to three months' gaol or a £100 fine, or both, on summary conviction.

If they are found guilty of an in-pass, charged that "within the next dictment the penalty may be six months' imprisonment or a One of

£500, or both.

The new plan heavily restricts hotel and restaurants menus.

The explosion of a German munitions trailn which recently crashed into another train on one of the three main lines from Hungary to Rumania damaged a large part of the town of Beret- tyo_Ujfalu-and-wrecked-the-shor-moat tracks, reports Associated Press from Budapest.

the

The town is near what used to be Hungarian-Rumanian frontier

before Rumania ceded Transylvania

to Hungary, and is about midway be- tween Pospokladany and Nagyvarad. This route has been used by the Germans to move heavy troop rein- forcements through Hungary Into Hungarian censorship clamped down on further detalls of the no- cident.

Rumania.

LATE NEWS

At present, restaurant meals must consist of only one main dish-either

Meals in Restaurants

It is expected that the new regu- lations will forbid eggs, poultry, or cheese as an addition,

This means that if a customer wants, eggs, poultry, or cheese, he can't have meat or fish.

Restaurants will thus have to serve more soup, hors d'oeuvres, puddings, and fruit.

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One lending West End hotel offers two-course dinner for 7/6 which consists of hors d'ocvres or soup or egrts, flab ng an entree, and then a roast, grill, or cold buffet.

Dead Pilot In

Nazi Fighter

A German fighter with a dead pot at the controls was encountered re- cently by hn R.A.F. sergeant pilot over England,

The enemy fighter,.one of a num- ber of Messerschnitts which had been. Intercepted by a Hurricane squadron, was singled out by the ser- geant pilot, who was surprised to find that his opponent took no evasive netion when attacked and began to tuse height in n gentle dive.

Investigated

week or so," the Senate will make declaration of war but "we will call it the Lend and Lease Bill."

The Senator denied that Britain is fighting America's fight, and said he admired that English type of patrio- tism, but he reserved the right to warn-Americans--against-being- dragged into England's war.

Amazing Gang To Send Letters

FROM PAGE ONE

in Kwongchowwan. An examination of the firm's accounts revealed that the conveyance of lellers was their business and that they were making between $1,000 and $2,000 per month on this trade,

Bundles of Mail.

While he was at the house ex- umining the Jetters third defendant entered carrying a cont in the pockets of which were found 60 letters and also another bundle. of letters given her by a firm for sending out of the Colony

The woman admitted that she was employed by first defendant who was. the head of the "agency." The firm had been doing this business for the last four or six montiis. Kwangchowwan was 30 cents, letters While the ordinary letter postage to

sent through the "agency" were con veyed for about 12 cents. All the | letter

there was the danger of other letters were business letters, but being sent also, and the fact that Government was being defrauded. "When I looked Into the cockpit I

First and second defendants were saw the German pilot crumpled up fined $500 or six months, and the and lying forwarded in his scat," he third $100 on each of the two charges,

rwards, "He was dead, or two months, the sentences, in de said afterwards, am sure, but I I decided to

stay around

Deciding that the strange tactics required further investigation, the sergeant pilot closed up and flew

alongside the Messerschmitt,

I

for a bit longer and see what happen-fau, to run concurrently.

ed. I kept alongside that German for quité a few-minutes and then few round and round, but still the gentle dive continued. Then the Messerschmitt alowly turned, dropp- ed into a spin, and, still spinning, crashed to the ground,"

DAMAGE REWARD

Deaf Mutes Married

TWO deaf mutes were marri- ed at Queen-street Registry

Omice in Melbourne recently. Somewhere in London a school has

The couple, Mr John O'Grady, suffered badly as a result of enemy of Myrtleford, and Miss Ethel action, There is no roof, the Leber, of Richmond, took the windows are all gone, the interior has marriage oaths in sign language been gutted by fire and the walls are and Ilp articulation. very considerably marked, but not too marked to obscure signs on two of The caution under the marriage the standing walls.

act was similarly administered, by They road: "A reward of Fivethe old of an interpreter, on whose Shillings will be paid to anybody hands the couple kept their

oyes giving information which will lead to throughout the ceremony. the conviction of persons damaging before they won £375.

The couple are lucky, for the day

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Friml's Chinese Opera Ready

One of Singapore's most familjar China, to composer Rudolf Frimi, ngures, 80-year-old Mohamed Ibrata Chinese music and lilo else. him, bill collector for Raffles Hotel for more than 12 years, died in

Friml, who recently returned to Singapore recently.

Hollywood from a two-year stay in beard and moustache and wrinkled politics or the war situation in the Mohamed Ibrahim with his short Hongkong, says he knows litio of

face was well-known to hundreds of Far East, having devoted himself to people in Singapore to whom his studying the native music. appearance meant "Oh, yes, my blii He also composed a new operetia, at Raffics Hotel."

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