THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1940
MUTT AND JEFF
GOSH, I THINK MY 'COLD GOT WORSE! I WAS SITTING IN' A DRAFT. BY AN OPEN WINDOW IN THE TRAIN
SHIFF
SHIFF
WHY DIDN'T YOU CLOSE
THE WINDOW? COULDN'T!
IT WAS STUCK!
WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK SOMEONE TO CHANGE PLACES WITH YOU?
I COULDN'T THERE WASN'T ANYONE IN THE TRAIN TO ASK!.
WASN'T ANYONE IN THE TRAIN TO ASK WELL, THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST CHANGE SEATS?
OH, I COULDN'T DO THAT! THE SEATS ARE ALL FASTENED DOWN!
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By BUD FISHER
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY 1.WASTE TIME WITH. THIS THING?,
ENORMOUS INCREASE IN BRITISH SHIPPING TONNAGE
VATICAN PACT WITH PORTUGAL
According to Rome Radio an agreement has been signed be- tween the Vatican and Portugal whereby Church property taken over by the State in 1910 and now under its control be return- ed by Portugal to the Church.
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Under clause in the agree- ment, marriages tak- ing place in Catholic Churches in Portugal will in future be legal without the additional civil ceremony hither- to required Reuter
AS THE RESULT OF the German invasion of Poland, Norway, Denmark and the Low Countries, and, the collapse of France, the shipping strength of Great Britain and the Dominions has been increas- ed by over 10 million tons deadweight, it was dis- closed by the Ministry of Shipping in London yes- terday.
It is pointed out that not all of these ships are being used in trade with this country but they are be- ing distributed all over the globe, free to engage in every kind of trade except contraband trade with the enemy.
LOSSES IN TRAWLERS
About 51⁄2 million tons are Nor- wegian; 3 million tons Dutch; and. half a million tons under the con- trol of the Belgian and Polish Governments.
All are ships of 500 gross tons for more. In addition there are now under direct control of the
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It was officially announced in Ministry of Shipping, three impor- London last night that the casual-tant categories of foreign, shipping. ies in the trawler Marsona-were Firstly there is Danish shipping, ne officer killed, one officer and seized for British service amount-
half en ratings missing believed killing to about
million ed, six ratings wounded.
deadweight tons. Because of the Casualties in the trawler Fin-circumstances in which the, inde- istere were one officer wounded, pendance of Denmark was extin- one rating killed and eight ratings guished there was no alternative wounded.
to transferring these ships to the British, flag..
The loss of both vessels has been previously announced.-Reu- ter.
OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD
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HORIZONTAL
41 Printer's
'measure
1 Scent
6 Animal
enclosure
11 Peaceful
12 Elected
14 To colour
15 At that
place
17. Hall!
18:Babylonian
god
19 To go before
31 Preposition 22.Noise, made
in sleep
24. Symbol for tantalum
25 Indian
pillars
37 Nahoor
sheep.
20 Indos
Chinese... languaito- 20' Highest point
30 Rusher off
⚫in disorder
33 Latvian
34 Behold!
$5.Swordsman's
'dummy
stake
37 Oriental
weight**
38 Noto of scale
10 Easèrico
42 Rubbers
45 Note of scale
46 Girl's name
*40 Insect
49. To fasten 50.Composed of
lobes
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04 Nostrils.
65 Icy rain.
VERTICAL
1 Ancient peo- ple who 'mi- grated into Europe from Asia
2. Female ruff
3 Preposition.
4 Bishop's
headdress
5 Pain.
6 Former
name of Chosen
YESTERDAY'S BOLUTION,
GRIAADAAN AINOE
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savage
10 Descendant
of Levi 11 Roman date 13 Caves
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of a proto- plasmic body 19 To talk art-
lessly. 20-Leaves out. 23 Atlack 20 Mythological Egyptian Jinner 28 Part of
to be",
20.Paid 'notice 31.Preposition". -32 Prefix: dawn-
33 English
capital
30 Lasso,
FROŹNTIIRVIND! 37 Actual
RAPAZIENZELSE MARGRAZLAD
NOZERZEAN
SARAHZTORAN
NÄBRØREN
SHOTE
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30 Workers
Untort
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01 Land:
measure
53 Symbol for tollurium
French Shipping
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the APE
APE MAN
SATURDAY ROBERT TAYLOR-HEDY LAMARR:
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"LADY OF THE TROPICS”
ALHAMBRA THEATRE
Secondly, French shipping un- NATHAN RD KOWLOON DAILY AT 230 520-720-9:30 TEL 56856
der British control amounts to about half a million deadweight
tons.
In order that they may be:
free to assist in the common war
:ffort, these ships
were requisi-
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ONLY OLIVER HARDY
tioned after France's signature of IN "BONNIE SCOTLAND"
the armistice. They will un- der the British flag but will also fly the French flag.
The Ministry adds that many French officers and seamen havel accepted Britain's offer to remain in employment in these ships on the same terms as the British of- ficers and seamen.
Thirdly there were a great num- ber of ships of various neutral countries on time charter to the Ministry of Shipping. They now amount to about 1 million dead. weight tons.-Reuter.
SERIOUS CAR CRASH
A PASSENGER WAS SEVERE- LY INJURED AND THE DRIVER HIMSELF HAD TO BE ADMIT- TED TO HOSPITAL WHEN A CAR
OVERTURNED
AND
TO-MORROW-
SATUR- DAY
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Robert Taylor * Hedy Lamarr in "LADY OF THE TROPICS”
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YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,
The car, No. 4475, was driven by Mr. G. Kotwall, and his pas- senger, Mr. K. P. Chau of 14 King's Road received severe injuries.. to the head.
Both were admitted to the Queen, Mary: Hospital.
One fire-engine turned out and extinguished the fire within a few minutes, The car was badly, damaged.
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DEAD END
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“SHALL WE DANCE”
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