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Barelegged

Women In

St Peter's

BERNE, Sept. 7 (Reuter) It is learned from the Vatican City that shortage of women's stockings in Italy has caused a minor revolution in Catholic traditions.

To-day the Vatican authorities permitted women to enter St Peter's without stockings,

The decklon, which was based on the almost complete lack of stockt Ings in Italy except for women oble to pay exorbitant prices, will prob- ably be applied 10 n1 Italian churches.

Britons End Air Courses In America

Now Preparing For Advanced Training LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 10 -Two groups of Royal Air Force cadets, the first to plete primary flight training in this country, left to-day for Gunter Field, Montgomery,

com-

Ala., to receive basic training.

A group of fifty-three was grad-

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

It shows a:

RUSSIANS CO TO WAR--This is one of the first picturos sent by radio from Moscow to New York, a distance of 4,750 milos, as a radiophoto transmission test,

Soviot motor cyclo squad moving up to the front,

Gracie Fields Back In England

And Hearts Of Her Countrymen

LONDON, July 16.-Gracie Fields, who six months ago was regard uated at the Riddle Aeronauticnted critically hereabouts, is back in Britain and the hearts of her country-

School at Arcadia Just night. A

group of seventy-five was graduated | mon.

at the Lakeland School of Aeronau

tics to-day. Both groups merged for

the trip to Alabama,

Gracie's songs have cheered soldiers of two wars,

but she was criticised in the press and the House of Com Belgian Children

At the Lakeland ceremony the diplomar were delivered by Gover-mons during the last year because she remained in

nor Speraard L. Bollund. Sharing North America.

In the graduation was Fred J. Elsert

of Astoria, L. I., whose training had

been set back by a leg Intury. At the request of the British endels, Governor Holland handed the first diploma to the American.

the

Fight For Right Addressing the British cadets, Governor Holland, who won Distinguished Service Medal as on aviator in France In the last war, sold:

We think of you as eagles going out to fight for the right. There are some fliers over yonder who are vul- tures instead of eagles. They are. brutal representatives of totalitari- anism who have no regard for the human decencles.

"We are drawn closer to you, I remember how happy I was to return home after the war. It was a happy homecoming and i wish

nt you a hnpr homecomery one

Group Contain · D. V. Carnegie, director of British air training In the United States, spoke at the cere monies in Arendia and here.

St Leger Favourite Beaten By Head

Patriotism And Football Being

As bombs fell in London, editorials reminded her admirers that their Gracte wasn't at home to endure the ralds, Often her picture was hissed in newsreel theatres.

But that's forgotten now, and she's the Nation's darling again-the tall, blonde. onetime Lancashire cotton

mill

Made To Combine girl with her comte gestures and

dialects.

She gave a charity show before An Inquiry into the status of re-war workers at Rochdale the other presentatives of clubs affilated to day. It started slowly but when it the Chinese Amateur Athletlo was over, they were shouting, "she's Federation, vis-a-vis their relation-still our Gracie." chips with the Chungking Govern- 'ment, will soon be conducted, an the result of a resolution passed at the monthly meeting of the Federa

tion last week.

presentative of the

Ong

Spend Summer In Swiss Mountains

BRUSSELS-Hundreds of Belgian boys and girls have been travelling from Brussels to Switzerland to en- Joy three months $11 the Swiss mountains at the expense of Swiss

familles.

This charitable project has

bcen

carried out by the Swies Organicn tion for Helping Child Victims of the War. The intention is to give the young guests good plain wholesome food and an outdoor life under the most attractive conditions. Children selected are mainly those of soldiers who have been killed, wounded, or laken prisoner in the war.

September 8, 1941, Foochow Is Returning To Normalcy

FOOCHOW, Sept. 7 (Central News) Conditions in Foochow are gradually returning

to normal. With the rehabiliation of the city under way, former residents are re- turning in large numbers.

To relieve the neute shortage of food the Fukkn Provincial Food Bureau has scat here a considerable quantity of rice for distribution cong the refugees. The price of the staple is now quoted at $160 per picul; at the time of the fall of the city it rose to as high as over $1,000 per plcul,

Communication on the Min River was restored yesterday when a ship left here down river amid scenes of wild enthusiasm. Thousands of per- sons lined the banks, and cheered the departing veszel and fire-crackers were let off.

Nazi-Turkish Trade Talks Delegation To Ankara ISTANBUL, Sept. 7 (Reuter) Dr Clodius the German trade negotia- tor, has now arrived here by air at the head of a largo delegation in- cluding nine econuenic experts. They are proceeding to-morrow to Ankura where talks will take place. The Turkish

M.

Kegates will be hended by Counsellor of the Ministry of Commerce.

It is belleved that the new agree- ment envisages transactions valued at about £20,000,000 based on the

barter system. In view of defects in the means of transport and the dini-

culties of communications by Jand and zep i In considered that the Germans will be unable to derive ail ne navantages hoped for from the agreement.

Japanese

Withdraw

From Syria

BEIRUT, Sept. 7 (Reuter).-- The Janinese Consulate-General here, which has jurisdiction over Syria, Lebanon and Palestine, will close on Monday owing to the existing circumstances.

The Centul General, Mr Saito, ond the Vice-Consul are leaving Beirut. Other Japanese officials and civilians have already left for Jonen.

future.

Still A Great Draw To a Briton, there's magic Just in her walk onto a stage, Gracie is 43, It was learned from Mr Mak Hing and little else, but her showmanship

Catroux Consultations her voice has an exceptional range the President,

DAMASCUS, Sept. 7 (Reuter).---- Netherlanders, too, are taking an yesterday that the matter was first brought up by a re- | Is amazing.

interest in Belgian children. Last The Free French leader, General of Georges Cntroux, has proceeded to Hongkong and She can sing robust songs to 3,000 year Dutch people of the town posed two rules. Kowloon Realdents' Union, who pre-war-hardened trocps, to the accom- Breda, who had taken temporary Aleppo for consultations with leading

paniment of their whistles and

refuge in Belgium during the Gersonalities concerning Syria's which was to the effect that cheers, then have them bawling in an invation and had receives lib- any club which is a member of the their battledress as she sings an old Tal food and sheller nt Antwerp. federation should lose its membership Irish lullaby.

showed their gratitude by offering statua if its registration has either

Gracic doesn't have much to say children from Antwerp and

to receive several hundred poor been cancelled or refused by the Chungking Government. The orar about the last year but that she's tall the dut

enter- the months of rule was that any representative of a glad to get home and wants to "sing June, July and August.. club agliated to the Federation whose and sing and sing" to troops, factory actions have been found contrary to workers and "everyone who'll for the interests of the Chungking Gou give me for being ernment or who has been censured things were so liard."

away so long when or disapproved by that Government) While the European conflict was should lore its representative statue in the so-called "phony war period, in the Federation. These rules were passed on the Arst she went to the United States and rending, but when they came up for made motion pictures in Hollywood their second reading one member com- for her large British Empire follow- mented, in regard to the first one, that ing.

MANCHESTER, Ɛepi 6 (Rehter). A record crowd, including hun dreds of Lancashire war workers snatching a brief respite from their labours, to-day saw Sun Castle win while he was entirely in favour of it, Attacked In Parliament the St Leger, the last turt-classiche-would-like-to-have-the-wording of the season, beating Chatean La made clearer. Rose by ahoad in a thrilling finish.

Sun Castle is owned by Lord Portal who has an Important job in the Ministry of Supply. The owner Chateau La Rose is Mr Harry Morris, Shanghal business man,

Department of the Interior at The Arrangements were made with the Hague to increase the rations for Belgian guests staying with them. those familles which had young

U.S. Gasoline Goes To Dakar

Enemy Escort Ship Blows Up Supply Vessel On Fire LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter). An escort vessel was blown up and a supply ship was set on fire off the Dutch coast to-day, according to an Air Ministry communique.

The-communique-states:-"Blenhtim aircraft of the Bomber Command, Lscorted by fighters, attacked an

nemy supply ship and un vessel off the Dutch coast early thi

escor.

afternoon. The escort vessel was hit

"AB

While she was being attacked in The views of this member, according Parlierment and press, she made an

For Civilian Use to Mr Molt, were that the majority of extensive personal appearance tour

WASHINGTON. July 23.-Mr the 11 clubs who are members of the of Federation were not registered with ur Canda and sang la New York for Summer Welles, Acting Secretary of rellef," Lasi autumn she Stute, disclosed to-day that, under a the Chungking Government. Besides, of there

was nothing in the rules to said in Hollywood she had received special arran-ement, a French tanker and blew up and the supply ship wat compel a club to register, and the die Webb, Secretary of Parliament, for line at

# cabled

apology from Baldwin had landed 2,000 tons of Amerien set on fire,

Dakar, it would be Impossible to carry

French West

enemy Alghter was destroyed proposed resolution, as it was worded, pecusations voiced there that she and Africa.

by our

Escorting fighters. into effect.

husband had taken

out The gasoline is for civilian use, Oghters also carried umcunts of cash from England when was Jarded with the full arproval of fitnsive swceps over Northern A heated discussion, sabi ir ok,hey came to the United State. Ifer the Brith, and its distribution wi Frence in the course of which Rakh then followed during which it was husband said then that the British be supervised by an American con- destroyed a secund enemy fighter. suggested that the proposal be re- War Offed had instructed Miss Fleida trol offer.

"In these operations we lost tw Blenheims and two fighters.”

Lord Glanely's Dancing Time, the only fly in the race, Anished third. one length behind.

Devonian was clear of the field at the half-mile post, but Mazarin took the lend on entering the straight. Mazarin #Lill held command two furlongs from home, then Chateau La Rose went to the front just below the distance but was immediately challeng ed by Sun Castle and Donelny Time in a great Anish with Sun Castle Just forging nhend.

Sun Castle covered the mile and six furlongs course In 3 mins 4 2/5 seconds. Mazarin and every chance when he took the lead on 'entering the straight but failed to stay the pace which was increased In the last furlong.

Huts For Winter Campaign

7

Heated Discussion

large

corded Into the inutes instead of to go to Canada, and that the amount) Mr Welles emphasized that the being passed as a rule, The represen- of money they had taken along was arrangement was for one shipment tative of the Residents Union, how necessary because

she was paying only, and that the

bercement be-

ever, insisted, sald Mir Mok, on his pro- not only her own expenses but thore, tween the United States and France posal being passed so it sivod, and ho

for resumtion of Trade with French was supported by 11 of the 30 represen- of her troupe as well. tatives present: but the rules of the But when Gracie got up and sang North Africa had not been extended Federation required

everything was all to include Faktor. two-thirds the other day, n najarity and therefore it was defeated. right again to the public.

The tanker was the Scheherazade Subsequently, the Residents' She finished with "There'll Al-which was seized by the British in Union resigned from the Federa- ways Be An England" and a lot of May and held at Bermuda until the tion

result of this disagree- people listening said i sermed as "ester ogretment covering shipments ment. Mr Mok emphasised that though there would be, at that, "now to Moroero, Aleiers, and Tunisia bad practically all the members were that Gracie's back."

Heen worked out. In favour of the idea behind the proposal and that the only dis- agreement was on the way in which it was worded.

PS

The Federation later held another celing at which it was agreed to neud the wording of the proposal to read is effect that any club found not- ting contrary to the Interests of the Chunrking Government or which has

ANKARA, Sept. (Reuter). Finnish. Hungarian and Rumonian anwells are busy producing thou- sands of standardised wooden huis which the Germans have ordered for uso in Russia during the winter. The need for

for these hut

luts is

is demens- trated in the Aim of the

So join or whose registration has the Russian wor which the German Embassy recently

elther been cancelled or refused by the shower to Turkish journalists who government, should long its member. slip status in the Federation. This are amazed by the fact that they proposal was passed. saw not a single hut standing throughout the lin. The huts are being made without windows with an air space between the inner and the outer, walls in order to keep cut the intenso cold.

Call To Jews LONDON, 'Sept

Nazis Said Building Sub

Bases in Canary Islands

I

been declared by the Government to be Joo Congress, on WBYN recently relayed an eye-witness report of Nazi war preparations on Spain's Canary Islands—where Nazi bases could be just as great a threat to U.S. security as Nazi bases on Iceland,

Inquiry

in the Federation, vis-a-vis their re-

#uggestion

Qu severa

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LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter). The HONG KONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, LTD. Incidents In Paris" reports a fire al- leged to have been startza malleously in the garage of the 16th Arroundis- sment of Paris which was requisi- Joned by the Germans. Firemen extinguished the fire.

Inverli-ators found in the garage bombs which had not explodea.

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MEN OF SCIENCE IN WORLD OF

TO-MORROW

LONDON, Sept. 7 (Rouler), —Re- presentatives, of Britain and the Empire, the United States, Soviet Russia and China will meet atn three-day scientific conference In London on

September 20-20

"to

In regard to the second proposal of the lesidents Union, which was also

Mr Congress quoted a person, be used as a German and Italian ntlopted, mir-Mok said, that a represen- tative of the Eastern Athletle. Associa recently returned from the submarine refueling base. Since en- flon succented that an Inquiry be held lands, which are just off the trance to the district where the, con-

to the status of each reprezentative coast of Morocco.

struction is proceeding is barred to the public, the new building is be- lationships, with the Chungking Goy- | "This eyewitness stales," he said, lieved to be installations for a major

was op lant Spanish troops, under German cubmarine baɛe," 7 (Reuter) ernment. This

ore rushing construction Chiet Rabbi J. 11. Hertz is inuing proved and the Federation has appoint direction,

The Canary Islands, Mr Congress ed namecial committee, comprising one of fortifications in the Canary Is member from each aminted club, to lands. These furuncations include continued, are virtually under Ger- demonstrate the common purpose of conduct the inuidry.

of placing It was learned that the Federation

gun batteries man domination. Gestapo onials men of sefence in ensuring a post- eight-inch

maximum has on its membership list 11 clubs, at strategic points along the const control the local police. More than war order in which the each of which is entitled to have Reo lines of the Islands and an elaborate 1,000 Germans are in Teneriffe and cals of science can be secured for nystem of trenches and breastworks. Grand Canary. Most of them are. representatives on the council,

The work has beca intensified since oficially, members of the ground Frerident Roosevelt's specch In crew of Lufthansa, has not operates which he referred to America's

At-

n servies to the Islands in more than lantic outposts.

six months.

a call to att Jewish communities throughout the British Empire to join in a "werk, of re-dedication” in “a period culminating in a day of

atoremment.

The work will be inaugurated by broadenst addresses on September 21 and 22.

Japanese Silence

Mackenzie King In London

Shipping Menaced

all

people."

M John Winant M. Malgky, und Wellington Koo are the American. Russian and Chinese Ambassadors who will preside at some of the

Best.ons.

Czecho-Slovakis, Poland, Norway, Holland, Belgium and France...will also be represented, and exiled scientists from Germany, and Austria will probably also ho present.

*Japariosé, newspaner as the reruit of Who's all-hted from a transport cribe as a sh packing factory 18 toned on the Canary Islands would resident VOTR

The major construction is going op on the islands of Grand Conary On Oil Tankers.

and Teneriffe. Largo sections of the

Mr Congress said that the Spanish OTTAWA, Sept. 7. (Reuter)-Mr coast have been declared defense SHANGHAI Sept 7 (Router) W. L. Mackenzie King, the Conndian atens and the local population is for Karrison numbered about 5,000, and "The arrival of two American tankers Minister, arrived In Montreal from bidden to visit

that reinforcements were exoceted, theen. On Fuerte- Lat Vladivostok with oil for Russin

The Importance of this news, her auto-day. Pod

ventura, what, the ruthoritien der-

pointed out, wrs, that U-boals stow has not so far been reported in any

plane of the R.A.F. Ferry Command, being rushed to ermmletien,

mensca Used As A Base

American shipping to the detian: taken by Járánese censorship, he was greeted by Mr. E. Lopointe,

HAVANA, Sopt (UP)The British Middle East where Ameri- former President of Cuba, Senor Recording to foreign reports reach. Minister: Justice, and Mr C. D.This island is belleved by the can thips are now reported arriving Mario Carela Menocal, 73, died here

*Shanghal. 20

Howe, Minister of Munitions.

Spanlords In the Canary Islands to at the rate of one a day.

Std-day.

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orf all sides

SWISS DEFENDERS Switzerland is menáče by the Naxis}

maintain ther

status

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