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Couldn't keep my eye

on the ball to-day!" |

**Never mind, you can tell

this whisky blindfold"

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 10, -1939.

CONGRATULATIONS

TO

CHINA

tion.

con-

The good wishes every- Tenth anniversary revealed a situation where extended to-day by giving such solid cause for satisfac- China's foreign friends on Another year of war and not only the occasion of the celebra- does the resistance to Japanese uggres tion of the 28th anniversary ever, but all signs point to the

sion continue more determinedly than of the foundation of the clusion that the hour is marking the Chinese Republic, are invest-turning of the tide. ed with deeper meaning pos-armies

The magnificent victory of the new nt Changsha justiẞes all sibly than ever before by the Chungking's cracker-firing, for the Ja- new community of interest, panese purpose was to produce a shock the common fight in East and to China's spirit on the Double Tenth. West against barbarism and ly must be splendid encouragement. aggression.

It is an occasion for congratulation,

for more than one reason,

Not for some years has the annual stocktaking customary on the Double

HONG KONG CHINESE

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The millions of gallons of finest Scotch whisky matured and maturing ensure that the quality of White Horse never varies. .

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Bringing Up Father

THE IDEA OF ME SON-IN-LAW- LORD WORTHNOTTEN-EXPECTIN” ME TO GO WITH HIM AND HUNT ELEPHANTS IN AFRICA ~ HE IS GOIN' TO TELL MAGGIE ABOUT IT ILL BET MAGGIE WILL GO

UP IN THE AIR -

SATISFYING

I. KIN' PRETEND I WANT TO GO-BUT I KNOW MAGGIE WOULDN'T THINK OF ME GOIN' INTO THE WILDS OF AFRICA AN' MAYBE GET

KILLED

The Hong Kong Chinese community commemorated the 28th anniversary of the Republic of China this morn- ing.

The whole town was bedecked with Chinese and British flags flying from roof-tops and short masts outside shops and department stores.

All schools were closed and all businesses suspended transactions.

The representative meeting of all organisations at King's Theatre was cancelled, but under the Chairmanship

of Mr. Li Kim-fung, Chairman of the Hong Kong Chinese Journalists' As- sociation and Chief Editor of the "In- dustrial and Commercial Press," a mass meeting was held in the Queen's Theatre at 9.30 a.m.

Among the speakers were the Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall, Sir Shouson Chow, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau and Mr. Li Tse- fong.

The five local Chinese Women's war rellef organisations held their meeting the football ground at Caroline

on

Hill.

TURKEY AND SOVIET

Moscow, To-day. Russia has ratified the pact with Latvia which gives her further naval and air bases.--Reuter.

Moscow, To-day. The Soviet-Turkish negotiations are still held up,

M. Sarojoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, has been doing nothing in the seven days since he was last received by M. Molotov, the Soviet Premier and Foreign Minister.-Reuter.

The turning of the tables so complete-

It at last can be said, with real truth, that never before in the history of China's struggle for liberation has the future appeared so bright.

The end is not yet, but it is begin- ning to emerge into view.

It is not an occasion for wild re- joicing, but one for national reaffirma- tion of determination to fight on until the final victory is won.

LARGEST CITY LARGER

London remains the largest City in the world-and it is still growing, ac- cording to "London Statistics 1936-38", issued by the London County Council. This volume tells how in 1937, last period for which figures

are a avail- able, there was an increase of 80.- the total to 8,655,000. This compares with New York's 7,000,000.

000 in the population, bringing

The administrative county, how- ever, that inner ring of the vast me- tropolis which forms Greater London and spreads over 693 square miles, is steadily losing inhabitants.

The po- pulation of this area was at its high- est in 1901--4,536,276: Since then it has continued to fall until in 1938 It was 4,002,800.

DECLINE IN PUPILS

The growth of Greater London at the expense of the administrative county, according to this survey, is reflected in the decreasing number of elementary, school children in the county. Their numbers have dropped from 900,000 in 1915 to 543,600 in 1937. This decline in school popula- tion is proportionately much larger than the decrease in the total popula- tion of the county.

Much of Greater London's growth in population is said to be due to the concentration of a large proportion of the newer industries around London and consequent migration of workers from other districts.

INCREASE IN BOOKS Passing from people to the books they read, this volume gives.

a. de- tailed analysis of books borrowed by London residents. During the year ended March 31, 40,118,733 books were 'borrowed from public libraries in

Greater London.

Mr. G. Karpushess, of No. 188,

The growth of public libraries in the Nathan Road, has reported that at 2 past 10 years may be judged from the p.m. yesterday while driving his car, fact that in the administrative coun- he crashed into a drainpipe on the ty of London, issues of books have concrete pillar outside No. 121, Shang- | risen from 14,512,112 in 1928 to 19.- hai Street.

DID LORD · WORTHNOTTEN TELL YOL OF TH' EXPEDITION HE PROPOSED FOR HIMSELF

AND ME?

YES-HE WANTS YOU TO HUNT

ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS ÎN AFRICA -

941,054 last year.

By George McManus

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE ELEPHANTS-BUT I DO WANT YOU TO TRY AND BRING BACK SOME TIGER SKINS-1 WOULD LOVE A COAT

OF TIGER SKIN-

Cope 1959. King Feature Symless, Lace World nights reserved

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