THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 7, 1940. MUTT AND JEFF
YEH, HE SWALLOWED IT!
ANOTHER GOLFER HIT
A BALL RIGHT. DOWN
MUTT'S THROAT!
OH, THE POOR DEAR!
I SUPPOSE THE DOCTORS
ARE GOING TO
OPERATE!
YEH, I
THINK So!
WHO IS THAT NERVOUS FELLOW WALKING UP AND [DOWN THE HALL? IS
HE A RELATIVE?
Page
Ry BUD FISHER
THAT'S THE GOLFER
WAITING FOR HIS
NO!
BALL SO HE CAN FINISH HIS
GAME!
SULTAN OF JOHORE WEDS RUMANIAN GIRL
The Sultan of Johore yesterday mar- ried at Caxton Hall registry office in Lon- don, Marcella Mendl, 25-year-old Ru- manian girl.-Reuter.
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NOMINAL FINE
At the instance of C.S.I. Sze Wai-ming, of the Traffic Depart- ment, Mr. R. W. Pottschmidt, of the C.N.A.C., was summoned be- iore Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon this morning for speed- ing in the Nathan Road controlled area on October 17.
JAPANESE ARMY WITHDRAWAL
REPORTS PERSIST
(SPECIAL TO “CHÍNA MAIL ^^)
ACCORDING TO Chinese intelligence reports, Japanese Imperial Headquarters have decided to carry out a programme for shortening the lines in Central and South China, the recent withdrawal from Kwangsi marking the introduction of this pro- gramme.
Japan, observers assert, ex- pects an important change in the international situation which is likely to develop unfavourably, and therefore she is preparing with this in mind.
on
In the shortening of their front- lines, troops will be concentrated in French Indo-China and Hainan Island. Troops are to be withdrawn from Chao-An, Swatow, the West and North Rivers, and, lasily, from Canton.
It is confirmed that Japanese have withdrawn from several
C.S.I. Sze said defendant was driving at 26 m.p.h. at 12.25 a.m. | districts north-west of Canton, en October 17.
A fine of $5 was imposed.
NUDIST BATHING
Charged with exposure by bathing in a nullah in Gascoigne Road yesterday evening, Mak Kit, 40, and Wong So 17, were bound over for one year by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon this morning.
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BRITISH
HOUSING
PROBLEM
“Question-time” in the
scrted that Japanese transports, House of Commons yes- loaded with troops, have left
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
LAST FEW DAYS 2.30 & 8 p.m.
GONE
WITH DeWIND
Canton recently Our Own Cor- terday drew the following PRICES: $4.40, $3.30, $2.20, $1.10 & 75c.
respondent.
Lt. Comdr. A. D. S. Murray, the Regional Director of Imperial Alt ways (Far East) Ltd.. left to-day for Singapore on business. He expects to return to the Colony in about three to four weeks time.
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An agreement has been reached with the Spanish Government on the programme for the import of oil into Spain for the last four months of the year. Import will be based on the present restricted rate of consumption and will be subject to the strictest guarantees against re-export.
The British Government has re- quisitioned 24 ships of Latvian, Esthonian and Lithuanian na- tionality, and hopes to reach some agreement with the Soviet Gov- ernment on this complicated and technical matter.
Evidence is accumulating that the BBC broadcasts in French to. France are heard by a large number of people, in spite of enemy attempts to interfere with reception,
Although Germany and Italy can jam British broadcasts to Al- bania and Greece, these broadcasts reach them from other stations in the Near East.
Further legislation is being con- sidered to deal with cases of peo- ple asked to continue paying "hire-purchase" for houses which have been rendered no longer habitable through enemy action.
Reuter.
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