THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 24, 1940
MUTT AND JEFF
WE'RE STILL QUITE A WAY FROM HOME! LET'S THINK HARD AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND
A WAY TO GET HOME!
LET'S SEE!
IF WE HAD
SOME MONEY WE COULD BUY TICKETS!
HOW INTELLIGENT! BUT WE HAVE NO
LET
MONEY! NOW LET'S TRY AND THINK OF SOME WAY!
HOW COULD WE BUM OUR WAY?: HOW COULD WE
ME SEE!
9-11
GET HOLD OF THE PRICE OF RAILROAD FARE?
MUTT, I'VE
GOT IT! I KNOW HOW WE CAN GET THE MONEY!
HOW?
GO TO
WORK!
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RUMANIA ARRESTS POLISH EMBASSY STAFF
All members of the Polish Embassy in Rumania, with the exception of the Am- bassador, have been arrested, the German radio
asserts.-Reu- ter.
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Young Men In Engineers Accused
TWO SAPPERS ATTACHED to the 40th Com- pany, Royal Engineers, James Frederick Johns, 21, and Harry Aynsley Turnbull, 22, were remanded by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen this morning until this ****** afternoon for hearing of a case against Turnbull, who pleaded not guilty to receiving from Johns a Philco radio-set, knowing it to have been stolen or obtained by an improper manner.
JAPANESE LEGATION IN AUSTRALIA
A JAPANESE LEGATION IS, SOON TO BE ESTABLISHED IN AUSTRALIA, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL, SAYS A JA- PANESE
FROM TOKYO.
REPORT
and the
Johns pleaded guilty to stealing Sergeant, Johns accompanied the one Crosley set from the Truly master of the Radio People Shop Radio Shop, of No. 226, Nathan to the European Y.M.C.A. Road, on September 30, and one asked Mr. A. W. Ingram. Philco set from No. 31, Nathan Secretary, to guarantee him. Road, on October 4.
Mr. Ingram signed his name as guarantor, although he did not know Johns. personally.
-Del--Sgt: 'J. Johnston said that obtained sets on the pretext that Johns went to two shops and he wanted to keep them for a trial for 24 hours. He failed to return them. On both occasions, Johns gave a false name and address.
Turnbull at first denied all knowledge of the Philco set, but later accompanied him to re- cover it from a house at No. 93, Lockhart Road.
the
A special committee of the The Sergeant alleged that Turn- Privy Council yesterday morning bull accompanied Johns to the started deliberations on the es- Radio People Shop to obtain the tablishment of a South Seas Af Philco set at 7 p.m. on October to be blamed to a certain extent fairs Bureau, in the Foreign Of-4 and that, two hours later, the fice and the opening of the Lega- set was handed to him by Johns. tion in Australia.-Reuter.
On this occasion, went on the
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The police, concluded Sergeant Johnston, were. not asking court to take a very serious view because the shop keepers were
for allowing Johns to take away the sets so easily, The Crosley set was worth $195 and the Philco $390, Both had been re- covered.
Turnbull's Case
to
Turnbull stated that he bought the Philco set from Johns, who said that he needed money pay certain bills. Though he went with Johns to the Radio People Shop, he was outside the shop in a car while Johns went in and obtained the set. Johns said he had obtained it by the arrangement of instalment pay- ments and said he was willing to lose money because he
very badly in need of Turnbull claimed that he $160 to Johns for the set.
Both accused
was some.
paid
were remanded
in Military custody until 3 p.m. this afternoon.
CHINA'S
NEW ROAD
(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL").
A section of the Szechuen/Si- kang road leading from Yaan (Szechuen) to Tachienlu (Sikang), was completed on: October. 12,
An official ceremony will short- ly mark the opening of the new road to traffic.
Another road leading from Kia- ting to Sichang will be completed this year. Havas,
ALL FRONTS QUIET-
"Quiet on all fronts" is the laconic communique issued in Cairo yesterday by British G.H.Q,
-Reuter.
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