THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 16, 1940.
MUTT AND JEFF
WHY, JEFF WHAT'S : THE MATTER?
MUTT, I JUST
LEARNED. SOMETHING!
WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
WAIT! I'LL TELL YOU, AS' SOON AS THE
CLOCK STRIKES
TEN!
BAYLIGHT CAVING
IT IS NOW
FOUR A.M.
*IN EGYPT! IMAGINE!
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By BUD FISHER
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NAZI
TECHNIQUE: THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES
«Melensed Sy-The Bell Byndiente, Inc.) *
The office stono says that since the boss has been down with spring fever her job has been one headache on top of another.
THE GERMAN PROPAGANDA MACHINE IS NOW HEAVILY ENGAGED · IN PROPA- GANDA ABOUT THE COMING BLITZKREIG ON ENGLAND. SOME OF IT IS FOR HOME CONSUMPTION. THE REST BEING APPAR- ́ENTLY INTENDED TO MAKE BRITONS
SHIVER IN THEIR BOOTS.
This is in line with Goering's "Technique of the Sword of Damocles" and was used to some effect against other countries.
On Sunday night, for instance, sometime."
July 27
the Berlin Radio said that Mr: Another Berlin authority is re- Churchill might have been play-ported to have said: "This will ing this week,, next week, some-be Britain's last quiet week-end." time, never" on his waistcoat but- tons. The answer, according tel
The latest consists of a repor!, this the Berlin Radio, is, "not Iweek, not next week, certainly attributed to neutrals, stating that never · but' very definitely Hitler has chosen Saturday, July 27, for his triumphal entry intc Berlin after the occupation of London, and stating that many windows lining the route have already been let.
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OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD
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1 Solo
5 To silence
by force.
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12 Sounded
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!..savage
14 Fresh-water
porpoise
15 Pertaining
to a build-
ing's interior
17 Arabian
coins
19 Oriental
tambourine
20 Small
satchel
21 Money paid
down
23 Italian:
acaport
24 Particle
20 Claw
20:To pose 31.Conjunction
32 Sack
33 Artificial
--- Innguage
34 To cut short
30. Venom
33 Vehicle.
30 Landed
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priest
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delty
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3 To arraign
4 Greek popu-
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5 Pikelike flsh -*
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fresh-water fish
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
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OMPUL ARZPAZIŹNIE BAROZAPES
BELIEZA LOUDERZOSTEN
RIM FERIE
PSALM
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10 Image
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-person
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work
25 Province in Ecuador
27 Malay
'gibbon
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fruit
38 Indorsement
on passport 37. Hindu
women's garment 30 Frankness 40 Pertaining
to the moon 42 Spanish S
"American
shawl. 43 Island in, the ...Malny,
* Archipelago 44 Indigo dyo
plant
40 Kind of nut 47 To cloan: 40 Plant liquid 50 Conflict 63: Sun god
the
In an inspired statement, Daventry news commentator whe reported this last night said:- "This is the kind of story that cheers us immensely. We do hope it is true!"-Reuter,
A.R.P. LINES CUT
WAR-
IPSWICH AIR. RAID |DENS GOING ON DUTY RE- CENTLY FOUND THAT THE TELEPHONES AT THE POSTS WERE OUT OF ACTION. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT. THE
་ ་ WIRES HAD BEEN CUT.
Householders were approached to allow the use of their telep- hones to wardens in the event of an emergency.
are in-
Police
vestigating the matter.
It was learned
later that the
nolice do not suspect Fifth Column activity.
NO LONG VACATION
The decision there shall be no Long Vacation for the Law Courts this year was reached at a meet- ing of the Council of Judges in London yesterday. It was pro- posed that the Supreme Court sit during August and September hot merely to dispose of urgent busi- ness but in order that all parties who desire may have cases tried British when they are ready. Wireless.
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