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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

HOUSEHOLDERS FAIL WEATHER

TO CO-OPERATE

Poor Blackout Held

IMPEDES

FIGHTING

February 27, 1941.

Anglo-Spanish Accord On Status of Tangier

On Albanian Front LONDON, Feb. 26 (Reuter)-The Spanish Government has LONDON, Feb, 26 (Reuter), given an assurance that there will be no fortification of the Tan Snowstorms and heavy rains gier Zone.

This declaration was made In the House of Commons to-day In spite of favourable low-lying clouds, the blackout still continue to impede opern-

according to dispatches from the answering questions on the Tungier position. exercise last night did not prove entirely satisfactory,tions on a wide scale in Albania, by Mr R.-A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, when

front quoted by the Athens The British Ambassador in Madrid, especially on the Island.

Mr Butler continued, had now con- radio.

The Greeks, however, main-cluded discussions with the Spanish! Government. The arrangements rea- tain the initiative in minor en-

ched safeguarded the existing per- gagements and patrol activity, sonal rights of British subjects in and some prisoners belonging to Tangier and guaranteed the con Alpine units have been captured. tinued functioning of existing British The Italians have taken no initia-institutions and of the British press. tive either on land or sen.

Starting at sunset, the blackout, which was the first of the proposed three days' Air Raid Precautions exercise, continued until sunrise to-day.

defined gita were Owing to the weather, no aerial and 70 well

Decause noticeable in an area bounded by the observation could be made. of this and the unsatisfactory co P. & O. Building and the Western operation in certain districts, further Market. There were a number tests will be

made to-night and lights showing on the mid-levels. It to see the Peak Friday night, unless a definite im- was not possible provement is shown, ARP. Head-through the low clouds.

Headlights of one or two cats quarters said early to-day.

The chief fault arose from house-could be seen coming down Repulse holders neglecting to conceal their Bay Road and along the Peak Road. There were a number of lights in lights until the first alarm hud sound-

in Happy Valley, where ed at 9.15 p.m. Precautions should houses have been taken at sunset at 0.26 wardens had a strenuous time warn p.m. However, the concealment of in householders.

Shipping in the harbour had car- lighting

in private residences im-| proved considerably after the first ried out instructions well, although there were a few lights visible on alarm.

The first "Raiders Passed" signal wharves

The Kowloon blackcout, he said, was sounded at 9.35 pm, the second alarin at 11 p.m. and

the flani was excellent. The only light he saw when crossing was the small red "Raiders Passed" signal at 11.20 pm. quiding light on the Star Ferry

According to reports from obser- vers, Kowlcon carried out the exer-

Test Not Satisfactory cise more efficiently in most respects. Working in shifts 3,400 men and

A statement by the ARP. Head- A.R.P. Wardens patrolled

quarters at night said:" their districts throughout the

The blackout has not been entirely In R in a businesslike manner. sectors they displayed great enthu-satisfactory. In fact, it has proved siasm carrying out their duties and unsatisfactory in certain, divisions of treating the exercise as an actual the Island,

Lights in the Western and Central

women

war measure. Advice on lighting

wharf.

British and Greek aircraft have been very Belive in the battle zone.

Italians Stimulated

their retreating.

The Athens radio also stated that

TURKEY

British Confidence

In Ally Stated British officials of the International. Administration who had been dis LONDON, Feb. 26 (Reuter), placed would be fully and generously compensated for their loss of office,--When asked in the House of A special economic and financial Commons to-day whether the It is stated that Italian officers cap regime would be applied in Tangier British Government was com tured confrm that the Blackshirts systematically fire on their own ad-enerally, similar to that which exist-pletely satisfied with the way the Turkish Allies were carrying out vanced infantry in order to prevented at present,

No Fortification Declaring that the Spanish Govern-their agreement, Mr It. A. Butler in the order of the day of the Generalment had given an assurance that (Under-Secretary for Foreign Mr Butler added that the British in command of the Italian Eleventh there would be no fortification of the Affairs) replied, "Yes." Army contained the following: We zone, Mr Butler intimated that it was must attack and not merely counter-also agreed that if at any time the Government had been kept fully in-

Mixed Tribunal should cease to

to func-formed of the negotiations leading up attack."

tion, the Consular Court would be to the Turko-Bulgarian Agreement.

He drew attention to the preamble re-established and fully recognised.

By these arrangements, Mr Butler of the agreement, which states that added, the present economic and legal the agreement was without prejudice rights of British subjects in Tangier to the two countries contractual should be adequately safeguarded engagements with other parties, pending a final settlement.

Artillery Talen ATHENS, Feb. 20 (Reuter).- Material captured from the Italians to date includes 130 field guns, over 100 heavy guns, 1,500 moriam, a very large quantity of cartridges und hand grenades.

This is announced by the official news agency, which adds that much of this material is now being wed against the Italians.

It has already been announced that

Special Interests

The British Government had re-

cognised the special interest of the

Spanish Government in the Tangier Zone and also tha! It was not possible at the moment for the signatories of

problems and helpful suggestions areas, fnclag South were to a great Italian prisoners number over 20,000. Iine relevant International instruments:

extent left on. In the Eastern area, Hie third and higher stories of dwel- Inst pluces were the chief offenders.

Householders must not wait for the alarm to be sounded but should take efficient precautions to screen lights a sunset.

were freely

Rivers

to householders C experiencing difficulties,

Fire Brigade Busy Large senle exercises were carried out by the Fire Brigade, members of the Auxillary Fire Service assisting the regular Bremen In "combating bigh explosive and areas subjected Incendiary bomb attacks." Despite the difficult

Unless there is an Improvement, and there definitely must be, the conditions exercise will be held for the three which the men worked a high days. We give the public the option

of mobility was maintained, of co-operating. The only traffic accident reported Shipping, carried out the instruc- was at 12.10 am. in Kowloon when tions well except for a

encies degree

was hurt,

The

few boats

R. A. F. Pound

Northern

French Ports

LONDON, Feb. 26 (Reuter)

which

to enter into negotiation,

Fighters Send Nazis Home

Alarm In London LONDON, Feb. 26 (Reuter).

Thus the British Gov

Government mairi- tained their protest against the original action of the Spanish Gov--British fighters routed a small ernment and had reserved their rights formation of enemy planes try- under the treaties in force.

ing to reach London in daylight The Spanish Government had siml-to-day and sent them scurrying larly reserved their position.

RUMANIAN

TRADE TREATY

For the second day in succes- sion, R.A.F. bombers and

-With Soviet important offensive over the Channel and Northern France. LONDON: Feb. 20 (Reuter).

It is described in an Air Ministry Negotiations for a commercial treaty between Russia and Rumania, pro- communique issued to-night says: "This afternoon a squadron of cceling during the past year, ended RA.F. bombers, escorted by Bghters, to-day with the signing of a trade attacked the docks at Calais while and shipping agreement and

pay- fighters carried out an offensive trip agreement concening goods and over

Chanel and Northernments, according to a Moscow tele- grom to the oficial German news France,

There was considerable anti-air-agency,

Exchange of goods to the value of craft gunfire but very few enemy aircraft were encountered.

$8,000,000 is foreseen in the first on treaty:

Rumania will deliver chiefly naphtha and mineral oils in exchange for cotton and manganese.

the

a mator bus swerved to avoid the manoeuvring with lights, and Aber-fighters have taken part in an Fire Brigade hoses in Nathan Road deen reported trouble with fishing opposite Wallace Harper's showroom. boats.

Owing to the weather it was im- The bus, which was travelling at a low speed, knocked down several possible, unfortunately, to carry out standards on a traffic island. No one observation from the air. On account of this it was impossible to solve pro- Police

made calls on shops perly the problem of finding the best in Pelting und Hankow Roads, Kow- street lighting system. The exper loon, where lights were shining mental street lighting known as "Star

and through windows,

they were Lighting," wh

which was erected, for the whole about a length of 300 yards in Lock- Boon, extinguished. On Kowloon responded remarkably well harl Road, could not be tested except

from the and from the ground there were few lights visible. the exception of

Song." which is used at rieltshas. Other traffle lights were present in England affords sufficient

light for traffe and has the advantage | harbour. concealed. very well

Hongkong improved

It In the of not being seen from the air. later evening and from Kowloon only one consists of special shiides and bulbs. or two prominent lights were visible From the ground the special light- satisfactory. on the waterfront from as far using appeared quite west of Kennedy Town to Causeway Tents may be made on a strip of road Bay.

with

Lights at West Point“

An observer who made a trip on

in the New Territories.

"At Calais hits were observed the quayside and jetty of the tidal "One fighter aircraft is missing from these operations."

Germany Also Bombed LONDON, Feb. 26 (UP) --An Air says, "Last Ministry communique night considerable numbers of air- craft attacked Industrial targets in

the Peak Tram at 7.30 p.m. said all Gen. De Gaulle Greets the Ruhr district and aerodromes in

houses on the Peak had followed the instructions very carefully and apart

French Canadians the tram from the dim light of Heir It was not possible to see five-

LONDON, Feb. 26 (Reuter yakus ahend. The upper Despite its sufferings, the French atations were completely blacked out aving to their exposed position and Empire will again take up anns," declared General de Gaulle, Leader the lower ones had dim lights.

Lights visible through Improper of the Free French Movement, to 100 French Canadian officers whose guest

I dinner he was to-day.

The defeat of last year was due to

methods of warfare and was no dis-

screening of shutters,

especially in

at

the old fashioned houses with vene-

Liten blinds, when passing the lower bad preparation in the face of new

and mid levels, were not seen from

the

upper

orrupied France.

Separate attacks were also made on Boulogne, Dunkirk and Calais,

Yesterday adaylight, our planes attacked the subinarine assembly British bumber is missing.

bir dept at Flushing." One

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back to their bases.

An alert was Rounded in the London area but none of the raiders even reached the outskirts of the capital.

Casualties In Kent. LONDON, Feb. 20 (Rejter)-Only a few bombs were dropped by enemy and these were aircraft to-day, mainly over the coastal districts of Kent and East Anglin, says an Air Ministry Communique to-night. It arids that the damage was slight, but at one place in Kent there was a small number of casualties.

All-Clear

0

LONDON, Feb. 28 (UP)-The all clear signal was sounded in the

after brief alarm London area sounded when 20 German planes erassed the southeast coast, headed for London, but veered off to the Westward before they reached the Capital.

Turkish Envoy Weygand In

In Chungking

Visiting Shanghai Briefly CHUNGKING, Feb. 20 (Central News). Since his arrival here on February 19. Mr. Emin All Sipahi Turkish Minister to Chlua, has called on Dr H. H. Kung, Vice-President of

the

Flucutive Yuan, und Minister

Minister of

ter of Wang Doreign C

Ching-hui, Affairs, General Pai Chung-hsl, Vice-Chief of General Staff.

Mr Chang Kla-ngo, Minister Dr Wong of Communications, and Wen-hao, Minister of Economic General- Jovels, he

he said.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Reuter). Affairs. He will also see An observer on the Peak reported grace; that France did not accept An immediate outlay of $1,533,000-issimo Chiang Kai-shek.

defent was shown by French troops, 000 in cash and contract authorisation The Turkish envoy will take a trip at 9.30 p.m. that there was a ships and planes continuing the fight for the Army and Navy is recom

to to Shanghai but will return sklerable amount of lighting chowing A French-Canadian Brigadler suidmended by the Appropriations Com-Chungking shortly. in West Point, and added that It was dimcult to obtain a good view of the that the ancestors of the officers western part of the Istand owing to sent went to Canada centuries agomittee of the House of Representa the low-lying clouds.

and bad never forgutters La Belle Crossing the harbour ferry it 7.45 France. We will remain united till p... an observer said between 00 victory."

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This includes funds to develop naval and air stations at Guam and navil Samoa

The Navy shure of this expenditure -5838,000,000-also covers the initial cost of constructing 400 submarine chasers and other small craft, and will enable delivery by the end of 1043 of 55, more destroyers than originally planned.

The bulk of the Army's $805,000,- 000 is earmarked for construction, including cantonment and other housing projects.

Swedish Budget

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 26 (Router).- The Swedish Parliament has adopted a supplementary budget mounting to D3 million kroner for defence.

It provides for the purchase of artillery and afreraft, the reconstruc- tion of certain worships and the

| building of barracks and other needs. Nazi Troops In North Africa

Algiers

VICHY, Feb. 26 (Reuter)General Maxime Weygand, the French Com- mander-in-Chier in Africa, arrived at Ainters by air to-day after a fort- night's tour of French West Africa.

New Black Buoy Announced

The establishment of a new buoy in Hongkong waters has been an- nounced by the Naval authorities, slates a Harbour Department notice. A binck can buoy, surmounted by a St George's Cross,

be laid in will TEA QUOTA DOWN position Lut, 22 09 12 N., Long. 114 LONDON, Feb, 20 (Reuter). The 07 48 E., on or about February 27.

All steam veasels rounding the International Tea Committee has re- duced the quota by 24 per cent, to south of Lamma Island and proceed- .90 per cent, for the next controling either East or West are to pass to

the southward of this Buoy, year ending March 31, 1942.

Roosevelt Called Third Best Speaker

President Roosevelt is rated as the third best American Abraham Lincoln ranked public speaker in the past century. fourth on a list prepared by Prof. K. G. Hance, of the University of Michigan, an authority on oratory and one of the speakers at the recent convention in Washington of the National Association of Teachers of Speech.

sonality,"

Dr Hanco gave top honours to coln ever reached. But he was given Henry Ward Beecher, writer, credit for adapting himself to the orator and clergyman, whom he microphone--getting a "rodio por- called the most effective speaker' Mr Lincoln won points for putting of the century. He cited the his lawyer's skill to work in the Lin- five speeches Dr Beecher made in coln-Douglas debates.

Fifth place went to Albert Bov- England in 1863 which, he said, eridge, who was Senator from In- LONDON, Feb. 20 (UP)-Military were responsible for turning Bri- dtana and the "spearhead of the Re- circles are of the opinion that small tish sympathy away from the publican campaigns of 1800, 1900, German motorized clements are

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that no inrge scale engagement is Second place went to William Hance described him.

Jennings Bryan, as the "unknown" who captured the Democratic Pres- Dead Nazi Honoureddential nomination in 1006 with his eight other leading American spea now celebrated "Cross of Gold" nd-kers of the century, although not

ranking them in order: By Friend And Foe dress.

Chauncey Depew, corporation law- LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuler),-One The President was given third of the best-known U-boat command-place, the Professor said, "despite the yer and "America's greatest toast- editor of the Atlanta Constitution ors of the last war, Vice-Admiral; fact ghost writers probably enter in-master" Henry W. Grady, one-time Phillips, Wendell Lothar de la Perriere, the German to preparation of certain speeches"

Robert Ingersoll; naval commander for occupied ter- ritory, met with a fatal accident on Monday, it is announced in Berlin to-day,

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