THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1939.
BRITONS PREPARE
TO LEAVE
London, To-day.
It is understood that in the light of the military situation around Barcelona, the British Minis- ter, Mr. Ralph Stevenson, has, as a precaution- ary measure, made the necessary preliminary arrangements for the evacuation of members of the British Embassy staff, who are with him in Barcelona, as well as of any others of the 200 British subjects there who may wish to take advantage of the opportunity to leave.
Mr. Stevenson is in touch with the British naval au- thorities and the cruiser, Devonshire, and the destroyer, Greyhound, are in the vicinity.
No decision on evacuation has Hence Air France has provisional- been taken and the arrangements |ly suspended calls by their ma- in question are of a precaution-chines at Barcelona.-Reuter. ary character only. British Wireless.
CHINESE
AIR RAID ON YANGCHOW
Hwaiyin, Kiangsu, To-day.
It is learned that during the Chinese air raid on Yangchow, op- posite Chinkiang, a Japanese am- munition depot at the south gate, together with many army lorries nearby, was destroyed.-Central. News
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SWABUE BOMBED
Swatow, To-day. Swabue (Shanmei) was bomb- ed by Japanese planes yesterday
JAPANESE BOMB WAICHOW DISTRICTS
JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AP- PEARED OVER WAICHOW AND
SUNDAY AND " YESTERDAY, ACCORDING ΤΟ MESSAGES RECEIVED FROM WAICHOW LAST NIGHT.
TAMSHUI ON SUNDAY
Japanese planes flew along the Waichow-Tamshui highway and dropped bombs on Sunhui village. Villagers were also machine-gunned.
Yesterday morning, before noon, two visits were made to the out- skirts of Waichow. Three women and a child were killed and several others wounded.
The Tamshui market was also bombed, but the casualties are yet not ascertainable.
Barcelona, To-day. morning, according to an official LEADING CHINESE
All British subjects in Barce-report. Our Own Correspon- Reuter adds that there are twenty lona have been advised that those dent. British officials in Barcelona, wishing to leave aboard H.M.S. including members of the Embassy Greyhound should evacuate the and the Consular staffs.
city to-day. Several Britons hav- It is learned in authoritative ing business in the city have de- quarters that no orders have been clared their intention to remain.--- given. Mr. Stevenson's movements Reuter. will be governed by the action of the Republican Government. Reu- ter.
POWER PLANT MENACED
on the coast of the Mediterranean.
Further north, the Navarrese Corps captured the heights of Mer- tiras and advanced to within 20 kilometres of the Catalan Capital.
Meanwhile, · General Valino's Perpignan, To-day. troops had, by last evening, smash- Closing in on Barcelona from the led through to within four kilome- south, the Moroccan Corps of Gen-tres of Manresa, the fall of which eral Yague are now within gun-would give the Nationalist control The Barcelona authorities, for reach of the Republican airport of of the remaining station supplying military reasons, have ordered Prat de Llobregat, which is only į Barcelona with electric power. evacuation of part of the airport. 10 kilometres south of Barcelona Trans-Ocean.
AIRPORT CLOSED
Paris, To-day.
YOUNG Bank Assistant Promoted
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DETECTIVE IN SHANGHAI SHOT
Chungking, To-day.
Mr. Huang Fu-shen, deputy chief of detectives of the Shanghai Muni. cipal Police is lying in a critical condition at the Pao Lung Hospital, Shanghai, as a result of a shooting incident which occurred yesterday.
Mr. Huang was fired on by three men with revolves at the corner of Yu Ya Ching and Kuling Roads. He was hit by two bullets, one piercing his chest and another lodg- ing in his stomach.-Central News.
CASHI
when he got rid of NIGHT STARVATION
I HAD EARLY TEA HALF AN HOUR AGO, I MUST GET UP WISH I DIDN'T
FEEL SO DONE UP IN THE, MORNINGS I'M GOOD FOR NOTHING
ALL DAY.
LOOK HERE YOUNG MAN, YOU'RE LATE AGAIN THIS MORNING, WHAT'SĮ WRONG WITH YOU LATELY? - YOU WERE ONE OF OUR PROMISING
YOUNG MEN ONCE!
SORRY, SIR, BUT I'M NOT FEELING WELL. I'M ALWAYS
TIRED AND... .. I SUPPOSE I'D BETTER SEE THE
DOCTOR
AT THE DOCTORS TIRED, WHEN YOU WAKE UP NO ENERGY ALL DAY- LOOKS LIKE A CASE OF NIGHT STARVATION, ENERGY IS
STILL USED UP DURING SLEEP YOU MUST REGAIN. IT I STRONGLY RECOMMEND HORLICKS, REGULARY LAST THING AT NIGHT
M-M-M. TASTES DELICIOUS/ GLAD I BOUGHT
THE MIXER
HORLICKS REGULARLY SOON GAVE HIM NEW VITALITY
2 MONTHS LATER.
THEY HAVE PROMOTED HIM I KNOW BECAUSE I SAW A LETTER FROM HEAD OFFICE ON
THE BOSS'S DESK.
WISH I KNEW HIS SECRET SINCE HE WENT TO SEE HIS DOCTOR HE'S BEEN FULL OF VITALITY,
If you wake tired, if you suffer from 'nerves' enervation and that dreadful feeling of exhaus- tion GUARD AGAINST NIGHT STARVATION
Horlicks is best made in the special Horlicks mix- er. Obtainable at all good stores-80 cts. large size and, 40 cts...smalt size.
TAKE
HORLICKS
YOU SLEEP SOUNDLY, WAKE REFRESHED AND HAVE EXTRA.... ENERGY ALL DAY