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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 17, 1941.

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Leningrad

Talks To

London

LONDON, Sept. 10 '(Reuter). Leningrod and London are now talk- Ing on the air. In resposise to the Londoners' message broadcast a few daya BRO, Leningrad Radio to-day responded:

people of Lon-

don; this is

ATEC coiling. Wo

thank you warmly for your greetings. We admire your courageous airmen. soldiers and saltors in fighting our camminon enemy-Nazi Germany.

"We shall ruthlessly avenge the Innorent blood of the peaceful in habitants of London, Coventry, Ply- mouth, Liverpool, Warsaw, Moscow and

Leningrad.

people

of Leningrad are fight- ing the Fascist hordes with deler- raination and fortitude, Your voice of friendship coming from the batile- feld inspires. us to now resistance

final victory."

London will talk to Leningrad 'through the B.B.C.

GERMANS SHOOT HOSTAGES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VICHY, Sept. 10 (UP)-Ten hostages who were shot by the Ger- nuns Included five Communists and five Jews all of whom were arrested by the German police during the re- cent anti-German street disorders, chiefly at St Denis Gate three weeks, ago, when 150 persons were arrested.

This forenoon, while the Germans were shooting the ten hostages in Paris, unknown persons shot at two more Gorman non-Commissioned officers, one of whom was wounded and the other uninjured.

MR HULL HEARS VICHY'S VIEWS

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UP).- M. Henry-Haye, the French Ambas sador conferred with Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State to-day and discussed pending Franco-American topics.

The Ambassador later said that he had presented the Vichy view various questions and he expected to have further conversations.

Gallant Czechs'

on

Undercover War

Mass destruction of crops at night

position of curfew covering groinfields.

all

UFK

TO POINT UP NAZIS-Canadian Scots have finished training in their homeland and have arrived in England to take part in the defence of the "tight littla islo," if the Naxis decido an invasion attempt. Here they are recoíving issue of rifles at an unnamed British station,

Army's

Responsibilities

And Its Tasks In War

Upstarts'

Sentence

On Queen

LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter). -Queen Wilhelmina of the

Netherlands has had all her The

property seized by the German occupation authorities in Hol lund.

The order of seizure oppiles also to all property belonging to living members of the House of Orange- Nossnu, states n Hogue dispatch to the German news agency.

Confiscation is based on a decree dealing with persons who foster anti- German sentiments.

In une announcement issued by the Reich Commissar, it is stated that "former Queen Wilhelmina has

excluded herself from the unity of new Europe by her persistenco in adhering to the Bolshevik-Capitalisile front."

The Story Of A Camel

Tribute To Indians

The following little story has reached. India from a correspondent In the Sudan:-

An army truck, driven by an' Indian soldier, was travelling across

a bridge in Port Sudan. There was a slight trame jam, and the driver did not brake quite quickly enough to avold a camel.

Unfortunately, the animal's leg was broken and it had to be shot. "This

"fuzzy-wuzzy" who was persuaded by the police to bring a charge. the driver was put in the dock and When the case come up in court,

103 asked to him. He had one look at trate indignantly and said:

"If this is the man who killed my camel,

I wish to withdraw the charge.

Colonel Walter Elliot, M.P., Director of Public Relations at the War Office, very serious loss to the owner. recently visited Manchester, and during his stay had a conference with the North-west Regional Commissioner (Sir Harry Haig) and made a short tour of damaged areas. At midday he was the guest of the Manchester Luncheon Club. Mr John Coatman presided over a large gathering which included the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress the Indian, and turned to the magis (Alderman R. G. Edwards and Mrs. Edwards).

In the course of his speech to the members of the club Colonel Elliot pleaded for still closer sympathy and understand- ing between the nation and the Army. No member of the general public believed he could command the Navy or control the intricate manoeuvres that resulted in the sinking of the Bismarck. But, he added jocularly, many people seemed to believe that, given the chance, they could operate the armies as successfully as the eminent commanders in the field.

He would not contend that the Army was perfect. But the Army was essential to the war fort of the country, and at the

of the great British Army-now build- ing up at home.

have an army on a large scale not "We roust," said Mr Churchill,

efforts in the production of munitions und equipment. That was why Gen- nighting men eral Wavell had released some of his

De Gaulle

Returns To

London

LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter), tube, to talk with members of General Charles de Gaulic, workers In the factories. The ser-leader of the Free French forces vices of the Army were ludispensable. has returned to London after a would the German colossus be des- Not by blockade and bombing alene five months' absence. Th troyed

The Napoleonic War

During.. his absence, he visited Syrin following) be.. Armistice with Our forefathers had a similar task his way back, passed through Cairo the Vichy authorities there, and on before them, and they met it in a and Brazzaville, centre

torce

times

debates. we land ex- the

the

of Free

the

Idently-wuzzy

In the first place this man is a for- eigner here, and therefore a quest In my country. In the second place, he hos come here

here to defend against my enemy."

mo

The court was full of, merchants that morning, and so Impressed were they by the spirit of the camel- owner's reply that they made n collection on the spot and gave him erough money to buy another camel. hospitality untarnished, and the So honour was satisfied, the spirit camel replaced.

Jewish Refugees

In Shanghai

Jewish refugees arrived in Shanghai Another batch of 290 European-

recently by the Asama Maru from Kobe and Yokohama. This number Included 255 Polish teen

Jews and six-

who had left war-

The

German Jews, tom pecs, one year ago and

JERUSALEM, Sept. 10 (Reuter), end of the day it would be called -Eleven mysterious accidents ocupen to play a decisive part. curred in Czecho-Slovakia during People asked what the Army w the latter part of July; according to news reaching authoritative Czech were the soldiers doing their stuff doing; had we too many soldiers, and circles here.

An ammunition

broperly? On December 10 the train from the Prime Minister advised the House of famous Skoda armaments works has Commone to do everything possible also blown up

Over 250 officers and men of the

to develop the strength and efficiency spirit that was worth recalling. When French Equatoriai Africa. Gorman Army were killed in one

we were fighting Napoleon we landed Gorilla For Roosevelt accident.

after force that had to

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Reuter). mons there were bitter embark, and in the House of Com

Com-President Roosevelt accepted In time in Slovakia has led to the im- only to defend this island, but fciting which had to return to offered" the gift of

How many

did

the fine spirit in which" it was action in other theatres should they

an enormous suggest themselves at any time. We would perhaps recall Corunna and Africa as a symbol of the ferocity of

from gorilla re-embarkation? They authorities

who had vins to stay in Japan for for

Free French now knew how the Western Desert

in French Equatoriai only two weeks, had remained ther

for ten months... The

of suggested itself and the splendid uso

Walcheren

majority Island, but

would

they be their fight against Nazi-ism.

them, It Is said, are people with little our generals made of the opportunity, surprised to know that there were

General de Larminal, offering the means and were immediately taken Garrisoning Naval Bases

some twenty different occasions on gorilla which is en route to which we landed troops and had to United States, wrote we are not the side where!

to various the

"ged, centres in Way- Wo needed an Army to garrison our

will remain tem- withdraw naval "bases. Who could say how

there. In those days our forefathers had ferocious group

Jargest but we hope we are the most porarily. Atlantic-depended upon our-garrison da of the French much the issue of the Battle of the to counter the tremendous propagan- engaged in the struggle taking place were a number of rabbls...

of Aghting men

Among the newly arrived there Revolution-to-day." an informal luncheon to the Duke in Iceland? We must have well "liberty, equality, and fraternity,

Quite a number of these refugees, and Duchess of Windsor on Septem-ion We dare not run the risk the common people than the gospel ferocious gorilla" ever sent from Ing for entry permits to the United

The gorilla is described millions to guard against which was much more attractive to largest and "we belleve 18

theIt is learned, are awaiting transporta- ber 25 when the latter pass through

the most tion facilities, while others are walt- Washington en route to their ranch of being unable to defend Britain.

of "blood, soll, and Herrenvolk," Africa. In a highly industrialised cou

States, Stubbornness Of Heart we could safely give ground without a catalogue of retreats," fighting in the open deserts, where "I do not any wo should repeat such damage to our industrial productive Elliot, in conclusion. "But we should said Colonel effort upon which so much depended, do something to

witDen

recapture the stub- ex bornness of heart which our fore-

Pres. Roosevelt To Be Host

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, Sept, 18 (UP) President-Roosevelt-will-bo-host-at

country

In Canada. Mr Stephen Early, the like ours fighting would not be Preached by Hitler and his gang..

President's Secretary said that the meeting would be on the basis of the President's long acquaintance with

the Duke of Windsor,

Panamanians Will

Seek Indemnity

PANAMA, Sept. 16. (Reuter). The Panamanian Government have Instructed their Minister in Berlin to present a formal protest to the Ger-, man Government regarding sinkings of the steamships Sessa and Montana, advising him to claim in- demnity.

the

A decision in this regard was taken

at this morning's Cabinet session.

Syrian Republic

Lives Again

"DAMASCUS, Sept, 10 (Reuter)- General Catroux.

Chief of the Free French forces in

Nor could we dispense s

an ex-

Nazi-Finnish Claims

Coupons Pool For

The Trousseau

Relatives in Britain may pool.thair coupons to give a bride" à trousseau,

Captain Waterhouse, Board Trade Parliamentary Secretary, an-

of

Still Closing In On Undaunted Leningradnounced this in the House' of Com-

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 16 (Reu- mons.

the fathers displayed. After such re- grip of a grinding tyranny. Sooner or verses they undertook the Peninsular later this national movements, and when these Lisbon to the

would

provoke campaign and fought their way from movements began we must be ready we as a people understand speeches

Pyreness, And to help them with as great force as about disaster we should remember ter).Wormsoe Island, situated can now go ahead if they have

though

we could possibly inanage.

Summer brides, who were in a ix, Therefore the Army needed the other people. Remember that the

that they are not so invigorating to between Dagoe and Ocsel in the enough generous cousins and aunts understanding and the support of the communiques published in London Baltic Sea off the Estonian coast, and buy white satin bridal gowns, whole nation. It needed still greater are read in Cairo."

has been captured by the Ger- vells, satin slippers, gloves and com- mans, according to Berlin re-plein going-away outfits. ports quoted by Swedish cor--had planned to marry would have Without help of this kind girls who respondents. In the German been able to buy only one new dress, capital.

three pairs of stockings, a pair of shoes and one set of lingerie.

LILIAN HARVEY'S GEMS Lilian Harvey, the London-born:

time in Germany before the wor,

Soviet Women Serving Behind Front Lines

The Finns claim to have broken the Russian resistance in the province of Olonetz although' admitting that numerous pockets of Russian troops are still holding out, the Swedish

Soviet Russia leaves the actual fighting to men, but correspondents say, adding that the "Commander-in-hundreds of women have gone to the war front, serving Finns state that they are advancing film actress, who spent much of her! the Levant, acting in the name of the in various capacities. Some women are nurses, others while the Russians are feverishly im- arrived in New York recently by red

on both sides of the marshy act Allies, has restored the Syrian Re- are serving in military headquarters as interpreters, proving their defences at Petroskoi. Clipper from Lisbon. She declared public, vesting it with authority.

This is in accordance with the stenographers, clerks and similar positions. promise made by the Allies when the Brligh and Free French forces en- tored Syria to stop German activities

there.

Hamburg Deluged With Bombs

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", LONDON, Sept. 16 (UP)-It was announced to-day that a great load of high explosive bombs was dropped on the Hamburg docks and several industrial districts last night which caused "fres of great size.

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Time Bomb Explodes In Shanghai

SPECIAL TO Tthe “telegraPH"

battuents say

U. S. Defence Bill The House of Representatives to WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Reuter), day without the

call of a yata promptly approved the £803,000,000 compromise, version of the Defence anal action to-morrow by the Senate. Tax Bill, thus clearing the way for

Further German reports quoted by £20,000 worth of jewels at the Swedish

that Customs. Thousands of them are wearing leading editorial daily lays down the natty uniforms featuring a blue law for some branch of Sovicille have been penetrated at many points

Finnish

are now bombard- Leningrad, whose outer defences. skirt, khaki tunic and peaked cap had its say about women early In

But woman's place in war has the war, outlying their specifle tasks and that a ring of 15 or 20 kilometres been designated formally by the las:

from the centra is almost complete Soviets as mainly behind the lines, 1. Working in factories and around the city. replacing men who have gone to the fields.

These correspondents say that the front.

2. Training in first ald

Germana claim that the thrust in the Reports abroad that Russian wo- Organising air rold and gas south over Keretop and Kremenchug the ranks of the Red Army have been men have been fighting as troops in defence.

Is designed to cut off Klev and to 4. Watching for speculators, gos-chcircle an area as large as Saxony, dismissed in Moscow as German pro-sips and panic-mongers. 'paganda or stemming from Isolated! 5. Maintaining "discipline

incidents.

helping R

to guard eltles under mar- On Home Front

For instance, there was the case tlal of the washwornam in a western bor

!

and

*

OBITUARY Envoy And Refugee

NEW YORK, Sept. 16: (Reuter);

when the Germans came, grabbed a than 1,000,000 women working in son Bigelow Houghton, who was der town who dropped her washing "pravda" estimated there are more The death is announced of Mr. Alan. rife and helped the local regiment factories and omees, and more than Ambassador to Britain from 1925 to face the nitapk.

10,000,000 working on furma.. SHANGHAI, Sept 10 (UP)-Two which eight Karelian girl Joined There was another instance in

The women's slogan has been

1929 and for three years before that days prior to the tenth anniversary with troops in fighting on the Fin-

"Not a single machine, not a single was Ambassador to Germany of the Mukden incident, a time bomb

tractor, not a single combine should

Sir Henry Crump exploded to-day, In the operating nish frontler

remain idle.

LISBON

Sept 18 (Router)-Bir room of the Japanese owned Central Amazons Discouraged “¦ *Fascists are reducing women to Henry Ashbrooke Crump died of a -Chinava Telecommunications which But the general tendency has an existence without rights, in ala- heart attack of the

English

hospital took over the Chungking Govern- boon to discourage any, azoniari very and enlaery, recognising only here to-day, mant's radio station in the Cathay ambitions among Run women one sight-forced labour The So- Sir Henry was formerly. In the damaging equipment and and turn their zeal into other chan-viet woman la emancipated, has the Indian Civil Service and had retired bulting the flow of radiograms to the hols.

same rights as men in public, poli

"Alassio, Italy. He came to Por: whole world for an hour. There Training courses have been pro- tical and economic, life, Sho has tugal recently as a refuges

no casualties,vided to equip women for tasks in equal rights with man to fight Tas

factories and on forms. The Stalin sladiconmike

ALBOMBAY | Bapti: 18 (Re automobile factory in Moscow, for But, that does not mean Russian announced here wthat thes Sept. 26 (Router) The ber of prisoners of wade in commple, is training 200 girls to be women are fring suma, dying planes Defence Council wil

Seen a milincede al Colne kkilled mechanickzhakkalske ordrivingmálunk. Famosas, und,31,000, man and newwoper-Verayday, whose their ALICHO

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