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NANCY

SLUGGO I WISH YOU COULD. PATCH UP THAT QUARREL BETWEEN

NANCY AND

JANIE ---

I'LL TRY BUT. IT. AIN'T GONNA BE EASY-am THEY'RE AWFUL MAD AT EACH OTHER!

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 3, 1941. By Ernie Bushmiller

WELL--I GOT 'EM TOGETHER AT LAST-

THEY'RE EVEN PLAYIN' BALL!

OH;

SLUGGO

YOU'RE

A

Nazi Agitator Attempting To Stir up Trouble in S. America

NEW YORK, Apr. 2 (Reuter),—Herr von Rieth, who as the former German Minister in Vienna took an active part in the abortive revolt against Chancellor Dollfuss in 1934, recently arrived in South America and is now in Chile, It is learned from circles here in close. touch with events in Latin America.

behalf of the insurgents with Dr Fey, Minister of the Interior.

Accompanied by General Niedenfuhr, the South American He suggested that the revolt should specialist of the German Secret be culled off (if, In the meantime,: Service, he is understood to be a failed in the provinces) on con- dillon that the Austrian Government making it his special business to assured the safe conduct of the Chan- atir up hostility to the United cellor's murderers for whom von States in the southern hemis-Rieth promised sanctuary in Ger- phere.

many.

Herr von Rieth has already made Extraordinary Attitude himself conspicuous through

activities in the Argentina where,

The offer was rejected by President with the active help of the local Mikius, who said that it was extra- German and Italian nith columnists, ordinary for the diplomatie repre-

Tea Rained

On Holland

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Reuter). Departing from its pamphlet polley, the R.A.F. recently released over the Occupied Netherlands 75,000 bags of the nest Dutch Indles tea, ench fearns from Dutch sources. conlaining about an ounce, "Reuter"

On the label attached to each bag was printed the Netherluids dag

he tried to play up to the nationalist/sentative of a friendly neighbouring with the words: "The Netherlands feeling of the Argentinians against betult of men who had just killed the Free Netherlands East Indies! Chins. state to net ns parilamentarian on will rise again. Greetings from the the United States and Britain,

Minister of the country to up!"

It is recalled that in the first abor-which he was nccredited.

Live attempt to destroy unlly In As the revolt had failed in any Austria, von lelli conspired with case, von Rieth was called immedi

Present From Planters

Rintelen, then Austrian Minister inntely by Hitler, who disclaimed res-Indles tea planters, who asked the The ten was a present from Dutch Rome, against Chancellor Dollfusi. ponsibility for the uprising.

Netherlands Colonial Office to pass

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When on July 25, 1934, Nazi fifth Since then, l'tle has been heard of it on in this way. columnists dressed 418 policemen and you Bleth who, however, appears to The Dulch news agency members of the Austrian armed have been the head of the special "Never have the Dutch people Bays: forces stormed the Chanceliery and section of the German Foreign Office gratefully received a gift from the shot Dollfuss, von Rieth appeared in in charge of Afth columns where he Dutch Indies, especially as it is nl- front of the Prime Minister's head-enjoyed the high rank of Secretary of most Impossible to get an ounce of quarters and openly negotiated on State for Foreign Affairs.

ten in Dutch shops."

Starts TO-DAY At The

LEE

THEATRE

IT Can HAPPEN HERE!

HE DARED PREACH KINDNESS

so Pastor Hall became an enemy of the stato.

taken from his home, from his pulpit, plunged Into the living death of a prison cumpl...

HATE FLARED INTO VIOLENCE

os storm troopers wrecked the shops of peaceful -merchanis in a Blitzkrieg al terrorism!

THESE WERE ONCE A COUNTRY'S GREATEST MEN. Their story, with Pastor

Hall's-comes to light in

this first fearless revelation of Nazi-Jin

PASTOR HALL'S DAUGHTER fight for or

father in a woman's way in this sensational drama that pulls no punches... the picture that America says is the most daring, must-see film of aurtime!

PASTOR HALL

The

WILFRID LAWSON. OVA PILBEAM SEYMOU

CKS

1 experienc

WONDER!

FEU-13

M. and Mme de San after their wedding at St Joseph's Church on Wednesday. The bride was Miss Leonie de Chaffoy de Courcelles and her husband is Stcretary to the Belgian Em- bassy to Chinn.

-Photo by Meo Cheung,

WOMEN OF INDIA

Ably Back Soldiers

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Reuter).-The striking manner in which the women of India have risen to the war's oc- casions in support of their fighting men was the subject of a talk given in the London Headquarters of Overseas

by Mrs Lall, wife of the Deague

Deputy Commissioner for Indin. number of Allied countries re- The nur presented in the audience, mostly in uniform, testified to

to the Interest: taken in the subject of Indian wel- fare work.

Under the inspiring leadership of Lady Linlithgow, said Mrs Lall, the war work of Indian women was on a wide scale and covered all pro- vinces.

Funds And Comforts

In almost every large Indian city, women had come forward with offers of service through established ar-

the

Lovely bridesmaids at the Sanisations and others set up since wedding of Miss de Chaffoy de com war began. The women of all communities were collecting funds Courcelles and M. de San at St for the Red Cross, knitting for Indian Joseph's Church on Wednesday. soldiers and sallors, and

and receiving They are Miss Joan Challinor training for A.R.P. work. and Sessan Christensen.

-Photo by Mee Cheung

In the larger ports, they were pre- paring to deal with casualties from battle fronts and assist soldiers and their families passing through the ports while the sliver trinket fund

ITALIAN U-BOAT, of ornaments given to the cause hnd

TANKER SUNK

supplied 21 blood transfusion plant which was urgently required in the Middle East and provision for many ambulances.

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Router).- It is officially announced that don Mew Indian ladies left in Lon- Mrs Lall added, were assisting B British submarine reports the Indian Comforts Fund and pro having sunk, 'In the Mediter-viding much needed comforts for ranean, an Italian U-boat and climates. In this work they were soldiers and semen in colder the Italian tanker, Laura aided by 000 indies from all parts of Corrado, of 3,046 tons.

Britain.

THE PENINSULA HOTEL

will present a

BAND CONCERT

on

SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1941. at 9.00 p.m.

IN THE LOUNGE

by the

Combined Orchestras of the Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels.

SOLOIST

Y. K. SZE

Accompanied by

E. O'Neill Shaw

Mr. Szo's songs include: "The Volga Boatman" Schubort's "Ave Maria"

and

Schubert's "Seronado."

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