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50 YOU'RE THE AGENT WHO'S HANDLING MY ESTATE. DO YOU CALL THAT AN ESTATE ?

BUT EVERYTHING IS SO HANDY--- FISHING BOATING,

SWIMMING ---

Tuesday,

BOSH! I'VE BEEN DUPED---AND I THINK YOU ARE PARTLY. RESPONSIBLE!

NOW, SEE HERE!

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

I DENY THOSE ALLEGATIONS!

March 18, 1941,

By Ernie Bushmiller

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Bristol People Trapped WAR BONDS

By Lull in Air “Blitz

Special to the "Telegraph"

BRISTOL, Mar. 17 (UP).—A Iull between two air raids here last night fooled many people who left the air raid shelters and went to bed. They were caught in an intense "blitz" in which there were many casualties, including some killed.

FOR BROOCHES

-Paying In Kind

CHUNGKING, Mar. 17 (Centrul! News).For the convenience of those who like to dispose of their Hold and sliver ornaments, buillon or other things readily convertible into cash, the War Loans Campaign Com mittee has announced a set of re-

gulations concerning subscription to the 1940 lsue of government bonds "There were a number of casual by "paying in kind," High explosive bombs crushed

Bombs

It is specified that the gold and into a church crypt where a largeles including people killed. number of people were taking were also dropped on a number of silver exchange agency of the Central other districts but the total damage Bank of China will be responsible shelter and many were killed. was small and very few casualties for appraising and cashing stich Another public shelter was hit were emused. One enemy aircraft

ornaments. causing many deaths,

Official Communique LONDON, Mar. 17 (UP).—An Air Ministry communique states that high explosive bomba entised a fire which did "considerable damage" in west England town during air raid inst night, lasting some hours,

shot down and destroyed.”

The authoritles reserve the right) Other districts mentioned in the of refusing acceptance of certain communique surround the town types of payment in kind which can- vinich was subjected to the blitz-not be readily converted into cash. krieg. In cast Scotland bombs fell an wasteland without damage.

A

ight raider was destroyed last night HYDERABAD, Mar. 17 (Router),- this being the 30th within eight days The .Nizam's Government has offered and the 42nd for the month of March, to raise a full,RIA.S.C. compuny.

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New Order

Industrial

Agenda

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TOKYO, March 17 (Domej). The Heavy Industry Committed of the East Asia Economic Council meeting at the Imperial Hotel to-day "dis- cussed measures for securing materials, technique and labour for key industries in Japan, Manchukuo and China.

JAPANESE TÁLKS IN N.E.I.

-Friendly

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BATAVIA, Mar, 17 (Doinel)- The Japanese Ambassador, Mr Kenkicht Yoshizawa, chlet delegate to the Japanese-Dutch economic conversations, will leave on Friday) for a visit to Modan on the north- eastern part of the island.

Mr Yoshizawa met Me H. J. van Mook, Director of Economic Affairs, of the Netherlands East Indies Gov- crument, on Saturday for 40 minutes "In a friendly`atmosphere,"

U.S. Warships On Goodwill Visit

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Mar. 17 (UP).- British diplomatic sources to-day re- garded the goodwill visit of six American warships to Auckland as a demonstration of Far East co-opera- tion between the United States and Britain.

The Navy Department disclosed that two of the newest 10,000 ton cruisers and four destroyers were dis patched from the base at Pearl Har- bour for a three-day visit, and it is: believed that the vessels had already! arrived before the

the announcement was made last night, night

The move is regarded as another chapter in

in the "wor of nerves" in the Pacific, the being dispatched)

ships as Mr Matsuoka left for Beriln while the action was closely followed by President Roosevelt's declaration of the utmost aid for Ching.

Royal Air Force Awards

Woman Gets O. B. E. LONDON, Mar. 17 (British Wire-

The Committee endorsed the econo- mic construction co-ordination pro-less)-Squadron Leader R. M. Long- gramme for Japan, Manchukuo and more, son of Air Chief Marshal Sir China which has recently been de Arthur Longmore, receives the O.B.E. cided upon by the Cabinet Council Recipients of decorations are: and is decided to establish a per- C.B.-Air Vice-Marshals N. H. designed to maintain Bottomley, F. J. Linnell, G. R. M. closer liaison among different Indus- Reid and 1, Paul. tries, effect mutual adjustment of im- C.B.E-Acting Air Vicc-Marshai portant industries, improve produc-G. R. Bromet, Air Commodore F. S. tion and distribution, and simpilly Goodwin and Group Captain G. M. negotiations with Government au-Lay

rent

thorities.

agency

Forty-four ofleers are awarded the Work With Government O.B.E. One of these is a woman The projected-agency-will-also-eo- Felicity Haury, of the W.A.A.F. operate with Government authorities Other awards comprise one M.C., for the mobilisation of materiais, cun-ine A.F.C.'s (one posthumous), tw

three M.M.'s, trol of the demand and supply ગ M.B.E.'s. materials, adjustment of labour among Japanese. Manchukuo and Chinese industries, and distribution William Hearst Speaks

of technicians,

FRANCO-THAI AGREEMENT

A.F.M.'s anci

Out For Mr Roosevelt

1.1

on

NEW YORK, Mar, 17 (Reuter), "We are in the conflict now, irretriev ably involved in it," is the comment of Mr. William Randolph Hearst, the American newspapers magnate, SAIGON, Mar. 17 (UP),—It is off President Roosevelt's speech In to- cially stated that four Government day's "New York Journal-American." experts will leave for Tokyo OL Mr Hearst described the speech as Wednesday from Hanol to set down

adding: *HOOL," the details of the Franco-Thai agres has been brought into war by

madierly series of good speeches We must unite in standing by the Government we have elected and

menf.

ing "The United States

Chinese Journalism CHUNGKING, Mar. 18 (Central the policy we have determined upon. There is only one way out of our News).--AL the meeting of the

sitmtion now and that is by victory!" Chinese Institute of Journalism yes. terday Messrs T. T. 11siao, Tsno Kuo-:

British Honour. pin, Peng Kch-cheng, Chow Hsin- yuch, Thomas Meng-heng Chan, Ma

Gen. Papagos sin-ych and Ho Lien-kwai were

LONDON, Mar. 17 (Reuter).-The elected executive directors. Mr Pan Kung-chan. Bishop, Pauf Yu Pin. Greek Commander-in-Chief, General Altors Cheng Chang-p, Kang Hun-Alexander Papagos, is to be made an Knight Grand Cross shin, and Lo

were honorary Cheng-lick elected members of the Standing (Military Division) of the Order of Committee of the Board of Super- the British Empire, it was announced visory.

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TURKEY'S REPLY TO HITLER

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” WASHINGTON, Mar. 17 (UP) — ISTANBUL, Mar. 17 (UP'-{{ [s President Roosevelt to-day signed the reliably reported that a Turkish fourth supplemental defence appro- courler has already arrived in Berlin priation bill for $1,533,000,000, with Turkey's reply. to Hitler.

The Navy portion la $081,000,000 Authoritative sources in Turkey including funds to continue work on stated that President Incunu's reply the Atlantic bases acquired from does not contain any "proposition," Britain and niso numerous Pacific hence it does not require any speɛí- projects including Guam, and Samos, ne answer; they emphasized that it The Army gots $005,000,000 mainly was merely a courteous approval and for the construction of cantonments, thanks for 1tler's assurancer.

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