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SABOTAGE-Among 65 Italian, Nazi- and Danish, ships sized by, the U.S. Government under the World War sabotage act, were four at Newark, N. J. Authorities allowed news- men and photographers to board the liner Alberta at Newark and this is one of the pic- tures showing damage done by the crew. The Coast Guardsman holds a sledge hammer used to smash the pump.

English Child Evacuees In U.S.

Only a fragrance but a fragrance (hat's "got something" Makes you feel amart.. maken you look gay, makes FIM feel romantiol Very chlo

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SAVILLE'S

Like Hot Dogs And Corn On Cob Mischief

An American-born mother, newly seated in the British House of Commons, has heard news by sliòrtwave which perhaps did not surprise her too much: namely, that her young son and daughter, evacuees in the United States, like American corn on the cob, hot dogs, and strawberries and cream.

Pauline and John Rankin Rathbone, Jr., both in their early grammar school days, sent greetings and told experiences via shortwave to their mother, Mrs Beatrice Clough Rathbone, New England-born woman whose husband was killed in action as a flying officer of the Royal Air Force in December..

Mrs Rathbone succeeded her Conserva- husband recently as

the Bodman Division of Corn-

Establishment and Navigation and charged for mailing single copies Shortage of Coal tive Member of Parliament for

Convention

Customs

pay-

the Agreement c method

of

following of the tariff, trade and the ment were signed by the Foreign | abroad:-— Minister, Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, atid the Ambassador, Mr Hajime Mal- the Am- sumiya for Japan, and bassador, M. Charles Arsene Henry, and the Governor of Colonies, M. Rene Robin, for France, this after-

noon,

The contents of the Convention and Agreement announced by the In- The Con- formation Board read: vention of Establishment and Naviga- tion provides for reciprocal treatment of the nationals and vessels of the It stipulates that Japon

and

two partie Indo-China will re- ciprocally accord national treatment as occasion demands concerning the entry, establishment, acquisition and possession of movable and immovable property, the exercise of commerce and manufacturing Industry, the imposition of laxes of various kinds and the treatment of companies.

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The Hongkong Telegraph China and Macao 16 cents per copy British and Foreign 20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays,

Education Board

Imports from India wall.

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PAY WHAT

RADIO YOU LIKE

ZBW, 155 metres (845 kc.) and 31.45 metros (9,520 kilo-cycles)

+

a Fre on and on Short

"British Prose Writers", Talk by Fr Ryan

ZBW Broadcast by

kc's. Also a guest on the weekly pro-quency of 845 Lock of shipping facilities from gramme. Friendship Bridge," which Wave from 1-2.15 p.m, and 8-11 p.m. Calcutta, resulting from the growing is sponsored by the British-American on 9.52 m.c's. per second. importation of Burmese rice into Ambulance Corps, was the owner of

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- China, has resulted in a serious coal another piping voice, Daphne Carter, cession.

12.30 Millary Band Concert with shortage for the Colony, and at the whose father is a volunteer fire war- moment there

no Indian den in London. The trio, conversing Dennis Noble (Baritone); practically

Local Time Signal. coal coming into Hongkong, stated with parents and relatives, gave sure Mr K. B. Vaidya, well-known coal evidence of their Americanisation, at marchant, yesterday. There is about least in the dinner-table sense. 500 tons of Indian coal in the Colony at the moment and this is being sold nt from $85 to $90 ton.

Shipping companies have naturally shown a preference for rice ship- ments from Rangoon to Shanghal be- cause of higher rates of freight and also because of quicker despatches. Burmese rice is being sold for as much as G$40 per ton in Shanghai.

were

Eats One

1.01

1.00

Musical Comedy. "Please Teacher."

1.18 Violin Salos by Albert Sandics. 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press and

1.45 Dance Music by Benny Good- man and His Orchestra,

2.15 Close Down.

Indian Programumo, Closing Local Stock Quota-

that Announcements, John and Dapline agreed "strawberries and cream" wwwzg their best dish. Pauline favoured corn on the cob. Dapline, person of wido tastes, reported that hot dogs and hamburgers had become favourites with her; but added re- grcifully, "If I eat two. I'm no good; but if I eat one. I'm all right."

•

Mr Valdya said that three firms now importing cool from

Turning to their scholastic life. Borneo and one arm from JavaOne John-volunteered, "-like arithmetic of the three firms operating from Borneo own ships of their own, and Daphne then told of her progress in so are assured of a fairly regular music lessons, at which Bob Emery, Master of Ceremonies, asked, 'Have

we

"On Equal Fooling "Concerning the vessels of the two rountries it also provides that they shall be treated in principle on an equal fooling. The agreement con- Tribute To Father Byrne Java hos also a certain number of you learned do, re, me, fa yet?" cerning the Customs tariff, trade and method of payment, is a volumineus one consisting

and of 30 articles annexed documents and contains the following provisions:

supply, while the firm operating from

ships available,

"Regarding Customs tariff, the two Sollis. M. Schools, Mr J. Ralston, ported from Indo-China as there are

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Mr T. R. Rowell, B.Sc. the boltes

adhered to.

Until better shipping facilities are

of Lematang and

A meeting of the Board of Educa-

Borneo con has been quoted os tion was held last Friday, the

$78 a ton this week and Java coal at following members being present.

is very little, if any, The Director of Education, Mr C. G. $70. There

Chairman; the Senior Hongny (anthracile) coal being im- parties agree to accord mutually most

Inspector of treatment. France favoured nation

M.A.; the Inspector of Vernacular many restrictions which must be the advantage of to, afford agrees

P Schools, Mr Y. Law,

the DA.; exemption of Customs tariff or re-principal, Northcote Training

existing minimum duction of the Customs tariff to the principal pro- available, the price of coal is bound

and to ducts of

levy

a Prof. L. Forster, M.A.: Mr B. Wylie te rin, though it is believed that on all other Japanese

Palembang (Java) coal will be avail- D. J. Sloss, o.n.E., M.A.; To accord the past in return agrees Mr. Full; Mr Li Tse-fong: regular imports

privilege of favourable

Rev. Fr Atkins; Very

R. W. Customs tariff to the principal pro- Gallagher, s.J.; Mr G. A. Goodban, duels of Indo-China,

MA; and the Secretary, Mr J. M. "As regards trade, provisions have been made with

view to increasing Wilson, D.C. trade bel

between the two countries for the export to Japan of rice, maize, coal, minerals and other principal products of French Indo-China and for the export to French Indo-China of textiles, other manufactured articles and miscellaneous products of Japan.

10

the

Method of Payment

A vote of thanks to Rev. Fr G. the Byrne, s.., who retired from Board on February 20 after 14 years' valuable service, was passed by ac- clamation,

able in the near future.

NEW WASHER FOR ARMY

·

Modern motorised war tactics have

"That's French, and learn French," she replied.

6.30

Lions,

6.32

Selections from Light Opera 7.00 London Relay-The News. 7.15 London Relay "Questions of the Hour

7.30 A-Liszt Programma. 8.00 Local Time Signal and.An- nouncements.

lers"

don'!!

No More Girl Matadors

8.02 Compositions of Purcell, 8.30 StudioBritish Prose Wri-

No. 6 Stevenson. Talk by Father T. Ryan, S.J. 8.50 Songs by Ninon Valiin (So- prano)

9.00 London Relay-The News and

Commentary. Now

5.15 New Variety, 0.45-10.00 New

Short Wave Only).

ginald

in

French (on

9.45 Cinema Organ Solos by Re-,

Foort, Reminiscences of Friml-Intro.: Chanson; The door of my dreams; Indian

Love Call; The Mounties; Rose Marie: March of the Vagabonds

toujours Roso; L'amour 1 Only

ur: Serenade;

Lover, Come Back l'amour; Moon"-Romberg): to Me: One Klas (both from "New Seville (Haydn Wood)....with Orchestra,

Girl matadors have now been banned in Spain, but girls on horseback will be allowed to fight bulis.

There are only three or four girl bullfighters, the leading one now being Senorita Beatriz Santúilano. 10.00, Last year she had a narrow escape at Bilbao, when her horse fell and she was gored.

Loudon Relay "Correspon- dence Colman"-Sidney Hornblow,

10.15 Leslie Hutchinson (Vocal The most famous girl matador of and Plans) and Dorothy Lamour caught up with the old-fashioned recent years was Sonorila Juanita (Vocal). wash tub. The U.S. army is develop de la Cruz, who made

10.35 Dance Music. £5,000 a

11.00 Close Down. ing a portable field laundry unit com- year. The Board considered the present plete with washing machine, dryer, The Bullfighters' Union has position of the school dental service, sererator, water heater and a 50- cided that no matador shall get less and recommended (1) that its ex-gallon fuel tank to handle the weekly than £100, per fight. tension in the first instance should washing of about 1,500 troops.

"With regard to the method of be to selected urban subsidised payment, the commercial payment schools, and (2) that Government be between Japan and French Indo- pressed to provide an adequate China is based in principle on com- dental service for all schools. pensation and it is to be made in Yen and Plastre directly through the Intermediary of the Yokohama Specie Bank and the Bank of Indo-China, dispersing the

thereby with exchange in foreign currency,

"Moreover, French Indo-China agrees to afford special favour with

The sleps

The question of Physical Training and Government instructors in the Grant schools was discussed. the Board was informed of taken towards the provision of addi-· tional school playgrounds.

verna- Three matters relating to.

respect to the payment. for Indo- cular education were referred to the of the

China rice purchased by Japan..

"An agreement of views has also appropriate Sub-Committee

been reached with regard, to the question of admission of Japanese commercial firms into the Federation

Board.

of Importers and Exporters in French Undersea Tunnel From Indo-China, participation

www.concessions in French Ando

Japan To Korea

embark for

London's

Is Now

about £400,

dc-

""Aces" get

Theatreland Itself Again

Donations To

Causes

A total of $1,877,057,00 was reached yesterday by the War Fund Inaugurated by the B, C, M. Post, Ltd, with the following dunations:

Health Inspectorate, Rawicon: Mr. 11, 7. old: (seventh donation) $ 20 Mr W. T. Bison (sixth donation) | Mr V, C. Bond. (second, donation) Mr E, Y. Warburton (4fila donation) Mr G. Frost (third dons den)

(third donation)..................

John Gielgud's production of "Dear Brutus" at the Globe Towler (fifth donation) Theatre, is taking over £1,000 a week, a remarkable figure for six | Mr.D. Willams, fourth donation) matinces a week and an extra afternoon performance on Satur- MC Champolovier (sixth dona daya, writes a London correspondent,

The Coliseum revue, "Strike Up

tion)

G. II. S. joighth donation) A. C. B. eighth donation C. B. (second donation) Mr. Santos

Chips ...........................

Kowloon Hospital Biators®

(tenth donation) Texaco Shrapnel Box (sixth

100

56,70

donation) ARYANA

175

(monthly

This success is encouraging in the part created by Michael Red- managers in their plans. I hear grave and four members of the ori- of Japanese capital in the agricultural, mining and

that S. N. Behrman's play.. "No ginal cast. Time for Comedy," is opening in Tokyo, May 0. establishment of Japaness schools in rench Indo-China and Taking the initial step in a project London soon, with Diana Wyn- the Music," which opened recently, C. No. 31 Cor., Ham institution of a periodical economic scheduled to require 30 years, a party yard, Rex Harrison and Lilli is a mixture of spectacle, varloty ROB Club, (GL)

and some entertaining comedy In donation) conference for the examination of of 15 scientists from the Railway Palmer in the parts they are now which: Douglas Byng, Andre Randall Musle Dox, Lido, Repulss Day general, econazole, questions between Kane Watanabeu to begin investigat

Ministry, under the direction of Mr taking on tour.

and Hal Bryan are appearing. The Prof. Walter Brown

donation Japan and French Indo-China, torthern Kyushu

IL M. Tennent Ltd, are presenting cast also includes Hella Toros, the M Cecile B, Robinson

(alth Domel

donations)*400*?? 100 ing, the Korean, Stralia, where a sub this play and also a dramatisation of opera singer from Covent Garden

Middles Regt (salo, of old, tins marine, tunnet connecting, Japan and Margery Sharp's witty novel, "The

and Glyndebourne.

perilaropean Y)

*1.76 the Continent is planned.

Mr. D. Craig (senend donation) 1000 Nutmeg Tree with Yvorine Arnaud in the chief part.

NOEN Preliminary studies

ST VINCENT DE PAUL The Boglets of St Vincent de Paul, acknowledge receipt of the following donations in memory, of the late at Jerowa

kunoa X4 and 32. Assumpers #11 Miếu 15. setimpóso - and meters 813; Mr A, Hapēta.

have been

It is nouned that the portion of Des Voeux Road West between Rill caffled on by the Railway Ministry's Hoad and Queen's Road West will be laboratories since 1925, but this is the dlored Pito Westbound, motor trame | drag ting” that the, Beg bottom and nom milanish tomorrow, until re currents are being investigated. The pkins to the road and tramway, track yonture I described as the world's have been completed.

greatest project.”—Domel.

American Play

Ronald Frankau'a "Nineteen Naughty One" revue is to be seen at the Prince of Wales's, and George Black will present his "laughter The St Martin's is the venue for the illz, Appicales at the Failed! hunder. Rock, with Walter Huddmond and Vera Lynn as the stars. revival of that ane American play, wiibdax Miller, 2

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Lindbergh Does Not Answer

Harold Nicolson, Parliamen- tary Secretary to the Ministry of Information, told a Leicester audience recently:

"I had a great friend Colonel Lindborgh.

called

"Before the war ho said to me: "You are a Aino people but are getting

soft.

"After every raid now. I have' tha greal" "pleasure of sending? him (a “postenri,· myingi 5:10-yon ... stili

think we Ɛage › moËS?"

"He doesn't answer these portcards, but I like sending them.", seg

· Mr. Nicolson was Chirles A. LÄMMI- | bergh's landlord "when the American

fllør resided in the ancient timbered: house, Long: Barn,. at Sevenoaks, Kent.