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NANCY..

POOR AUNT FRITZI HER BIG ESTATE TURNED OUT

TO BE A FAKE!

YEAH BUT I'M GLAD SHE DECIDED TO STAY DOWN HERE FOR A

FEW DAYS ANYHOW!

DIS SURE

IS D'

LIFE,

AIN'T

Sampan Racket

Disclosed

Victimisation of passengers travel-

laug on samyxins from ship to lure was revealed in the Marine Court

this morning, after faur sampan ota-

MEXICO

? ד!

EXPROPRIATION

-Unsettled

LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter). Questions regarding Mexico

Thursday,

*HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

YEP...IT'S MUCH BETTER

THAN FREEZING WEATHER!

I FEEL SORRY FOR DEM KIDS

BACK HOME-- IMAGINE

GETTIN' A COLD

SNOWBALL IN D' BACK OF D'NECK---

March, 20, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

The

MEN BUENA 13

were

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75 1.

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..77 0.

Chartered I

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Mercantile C. &

Mercantile, A. & B. £

.21%1⁄2 n.

10% n.

East Asia $...

.70 D.

Cantons $..

215 b.

Union $....

425 b.

China Underwriters

1 n.

170 b.

135 n.

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AT

7

TO-MORROW THE KING'S

„SHE OUT-LOves! she oUT-LAUGHS! SHE OUT-FIGHTS!

Anything you've over seen on the scrooni

Marlene DIETRICH

In

SEVEN SINNERS

wrist

JOHN WAYNE ALBERT DEKKER BRODERICK CRAWFORD MISCHA AUER BILLY GILBERT ANNA LEE SAMUEL S. HINDS and OSCAR HOMOLKA

■ JOE PASTERNAK PESANCTION

VIKING SPIRIT

Although the

Norwegian

were put to Mr R. A. Butler, freighter Keret sank within 30 Under-Secretary for Foreign seconds when torpedoed by a Affairs, in the House of Com-German mous to-day.

submarine in the Atlantic, a few members of the Having stated that hitherto no crew escaped drowning by cling Tresses had been found guilty of con- suggestion for a fair and equitable jing to a raft which broke loose realing their sampan licence numbers settlement was made by the Mexican from the sinking ship. As the while in the Western Achorage yes- Government, Mr Butler was further terday.

asked:

"When is this unfortunate survivors lay tossing upon heavy affair were ordered to pay 57 orl

exported to They

be settled?"

seas, the U-boat approached Mr Butler replied: dergo seven tlays huprisoungst by

"When a sug them. gestion is made to us for a fair and ¦

T. C. SUM Sergeant 1.

of

Haynes sate that equitable settlement." various

Questions obviously referred to reports and been made in the

expropriation

foreign DIE Police recently by passengers who the said that when the sampan was becompanies properties. tween the ship and the shorn, a de-

mand was made for more money than Germans & Soviets

the lee agreed upon. Threats to throw the passengers overbunyi were made. If they did not pay up. The impans could not be traced as they had their fernce numbers concealed.

Finland's Hero

Draw The Line

"What ship was that we torpedyed?” "Keret, of Bergen."

"How many tans?" "Twenty-one hundred,”

And the

"Thanks and goodbye!” submarine disappeared.

Shortly afterwards a British den frizer

sighted the floating raft and came alongside. But the Norweigtans were not concerned with being

CHINESE CLAIM SINKING OF TRANSPORT

SOUTH AMIWEI, Mar, 19 (Cen- tral News)-Another Japanese naval transport has gone to the bottom, of the Yangtze sunk by Chinese mobile artillery units.

The vessel, fully loaded with mili-

and tary supplies provisions, Was passing Ilsinhokow south-east ht Anking on March 13, when it was spotted and shelled. Several difce hits were seared on the vessel and it was sunk with all its complement and cargo on board.

North Kiangsi

NORTH KIANGSI, Mar. 19 (Cen- tral News). -Heavy fighting is deve loping in northern Klangsi, where a Japanese force of 8,000 men, sup- ported by 30 tanks and over ten planes, has been altacking the Chin- ese line at Fengsin since March 14.

In order to induce the Japanese to penetrate deeper and lengthen their line, the Chinese withdrew from the Fengsin-Kao Line to more advan- positions. After completing

LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter),--The rescued. present negotiations between Ger- Go after the U-boat frat! We can tageous inany and Soviet Russia, are con-wait."

preparations, the Chinese on March cerned with boundary adjustments, For eight hours the sailors waited-17 launched. vigorous counter- said a German Foreligi Office spoles in the wintry north Atlantic. Then attack, which has held up the ad- man to-day,

the destroyer returned, after locating:| vance. The Japanese left wing has LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter)

He added that the visit of the and sinking the submarine, and been thrown back with losses. Field Marshal Baron Gustaf Manner-Soviet Aanhastados to the Wilhelins-rescued the patient Vikings. heim, virtual founder of modern traur to-day was a matter of usual Finland, who commanded the Finnish | routine. forces against Russia in 1980, became

il some days ago, states a Helsinki! dispatch to Berlin.

He is 73.

Boris Taken For A

Ride By Germans

Two-Ocean Navy Getting Under Way

Bill 1 help

WASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (Reuter). The Senate Appropriations Com- milter today animiusly, approved the $3.447,000,000 Anance America's two-ocean navy, LONDON, Mar. 19 (Heater).----King The Bill, which provides for the Borts of Bulgaria has been participat-construction of six new-type battle ing in the military exercises of Ger-cruisers, his passed the House of man armoured divisions, according to Representatives and the Senate be-

Bulgarian news agency.

gins its consideration to-morrow,

2

Kini Boris also took part in the operations of German air squadrons to-day when he was accompanied by a brother, Prince Cyril, and the Bulgarian Minister for War, General Daskaloff.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS LATEST DONATIONS TO THE BOMBER FUND.

Was

A total of $1,603,401.62

reathed yesterday by the War Fund inaugurated by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd., with the fol- lawing donations: Poller Neercalloni

donation)........................................ Members of the Equine Sports Me M. G. Carruthers (monthly

Club

donation?

Club

(twelfth

$ 40

100

13

71.60

200

3.20

Indian and Chinese Pollet Guarda (fth donation)......

Vingt-et-un"

Lease And Lend Act WASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (Reuter)... The House of Representatives has passed the Bill appropriating £1,750,- 900,000 for the purposes of the Lease nur Lead Act. King Boris is known for his in- The voting in favour of the appro-

priation was 360 to 55.

terest, in railway engines.

MONSTER

(sixth donations

Intercepted From Waichow WAICHÓW, Mar. 19 (Central News-A Japanese detachment which landed at Isinyung on the coast in Walchow in the afternoon at March 17 and pushed inland in two columns was intercepted by the Chinese and repulsed.

Another Japanese unit at Sunwui which pushed, westward under the cover of darkness on March 18 met with a similar fate.

South Anhwei CHUNGKING, Mar. 10 (Central News) The Japanese garrison at Yangchlashan, a strategle height south of Tungliu in southern Anhwel, was attacked and decimated by a Chinese ) mobile column in a surprise night;

easy Shrapnel Box" (week ended 15.3.41).......... The sum of $13 has been received from id on March 19. the Hongkong Amateur Dramolle Club, being a donation in firs of bouquets to the following who aro taking part, k "Sarah Simple":-Ma W. A. Mackinlay. Miss Day Sage und Mitsa Joan Critchett.

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IN AID OF THE

BOMBER FUND

Norwegian Church Indicts Nazidom

The State Church of Norway has taken a courageous, and significant sland against the "new order" which the Nazis and their puppets have Leen attempting to impose upon the Norwegian people.

All seven bishops of the Norwegian Church have signed a document ad- dressed to Acting Minister Ragnar Skancke, of the Department of Church and Education, in which they demandi a clarification of the Church's place Tin German-dominated Norway.

At the same time they frankly indiet the present regime in Oslo, nc- eusing the puppet authorities of openly encouraging acts of violence and of contempt for the law. -

Admiral Esteva

LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter).—Ad- miral Esteva, Resident-General of Tunis, former C.-in-C. French Naval Frees in the Far East, has arrived at Vichy to confer with members of the Frenca Government, according to the Series radio,

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Garrisoning Norway WASHINGTON, Mur. 19 (Reuter).

is

to-day

LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter-President Roosevelt Germans are planning to place gar-teaving on a brief holiday. Prisons on the hundred of istets along He is embarking on the yacht

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