Page 8*
MUTT AND JEFF
WAITERY
WAITER!
WAITER!
I ORDERED A
SOFT BOILED EGG- -AND-LOOK..
WHAT I GOT!
8-26
CHEEPL CHEER
CHICKEN!
WELL, WHATEARE
YOU GONNA DO ̈
"ABOUT IT?
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 30, 1988.
By BUT FISHER
BURNS PHILE LINE
Passenger & Freight Service To
AUSTRALIA
M.V.
:
THE DAILY SHORT STORY
"MODERATE" OPTIMISM IN LONDON: SANDBAGS
"NEPTUNA "IN DOWNING STREET
sailing MID-NIGHT Saturday 1st October
For
SAIGON,
MADANG,
SALAMAUA, RABAUL, SYDNEY" AND MELBOURNE.
LONDON, TO-DAY. MODERATE OPTIMISM PREVAILS IN POLITICAL CIRCLES HERE REGARDING MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S VISIT TO MUNICH, ALTHOUGH IT IS ADMITTED THAT EVEN SUCH LIMITED OPTIMISM IS NOT BASED ON ANY KNOWN CONCRETE FACTS.
The possibility of an understand- ing is, however, envisaged on the basis of a “symbolical, entry" "of German troops into the purely Ger- man area of the Sudetenland, while the task of maintaining order in districts with a mixed population would be assigned to the British Légion.
WORLDWIDE SUPPORT
Meanwhile, thousands of tele- grams from all parts of the world continue Built-in Swimming
to pour in an uninter- rupted stream into Mr. Chamber- Tain's official residence, assuring the Premier of sympathy and sup- port..
Excellent passenger accommodation with a large number of single: cabins at no supplement. Bath and Spacious Sports Deck.
First Class Fare to Sydney: Single: £47.10.0d.
Passenger & Freight Agents:-
Return: £76:
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
P. & O. Bldg.
Telephone 28031
We offer you efficient inland trans- portation service.
We own a fleet of Dodge Trucks (1938.
model) and our 2nd fleet of
10 DODGE TRUCKS
Leaves Hong Kong for Chungking.
on September 30, 1938.
社運聯國中
CHINA UNITED
TRANSPORTATION CO
96, Connaught Road, O.". Tekphona (34357;
BRANCH OFFICE÷ CANTON1–270 SHA GEE ROĄD. CHUNGKING ---16 HSIEN MIAO ST. BHANGHAI:-119 AVE, EDWARD VII
ha, I-Chai
All the High Commissioners of the Dominiona have been instruct- ed by their Governments toɑinform the British Cabinet that the Dom- inions unreservedly support, Mr. | Chamberlain's policy of peace..
Precautionary measures continue
to be taken in view of the possible outbreak of war, and sandbags were placed in Downing Street yes- terday
to The» StockuFxchange, manifested, optimismænd-most-securities:show- | edza marked upwardly tendency. Trana:Qteány
NIGHT. OF TENSION
London, To-day. Londoners spent a night of tension awaiting news from Munich.
While the work of digging tren-
ches in St. James' Park continued throughout the night, and while
Bandbags were placed round certain Government offices in Whitehall,
EXPROPRIATION
OF FOREIGN OIL COMPANIES
Mexico City., To-day. The Supreme Court yesterday virtually ruled that the recent ex« ...propriation of foreign oil compan,
ies in México was legal.
The last word, however, is due to be given on October 6. ter
NEW ZEALAND
&
APPLAUDS
CHAMBERLAIN
-Reu-
Wellington, To-day.
The Prime Minister, Mr. M. J. Savage, has telegraphed to London New Zealand's support of Mr. Chamberlain's determin- ed efforts for peacer
In the meantime the Minister for Defence has received a con- siderable number of offers for active service, including some from ex-soldiers and younger
men.
The Defence Department anid that an amazing number of en- quiries from men willing to serve had been received. Reuter.
browds-massed in Downing Street, ROYALIST PAPER
feagerly hoping for the best
Shortly before 9.30 p.m., Mra. Chamberlain left No. 10 Downing Street, for St. Michael's Church, Chester Square, where special pray
ers for peace were sald. She smile
CONFISCATED
Paris, To-day.
All copies of yout V Issue of
ed happily and waved at the crowd, the Royalist, naper. “Action -- Fran-
Then at about 10 o'clock, evening, caise”, were seized by the authori papers appeared in the streets with ting news of the reported settlement. {.... Crowds, surged into Downing. Streat until the police drew a com Whitehall end of the
to the following,sen- printed, in, heavy, type, across "If, the cannibals the-im
trans- ura dirat