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X'MAS AND NEW YEAR HAMPERS
We beg to notify Customers that Assorted Hampers suitable for the Festive Season may be obtained from us at the following special Rates?—
No. 1 HAMPER – $80.00.
1 Qt. Mumm's Champagne.
Extra Dry 1 Qt. Superb. Tawny Port,
2 Qts. St. Julien" Claret.
2. Ft. GF. Peppermint,
1 Pt, D.O.M.
1 Qt Martell's Cordon Bleu.
Brandy.
1 Qt. John Haig Gold Label Whisky or "Perfection" Whisky.
1 Qt. Old Cellera Brown Sherry. 1 Qt. Taylor's Old Tom or Dry
Gin.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy,
1 Phial Angostura Bitters.
No. 2 HAMPER – $72.00.
1 Qt. Guillemart. Champagne.*!
1 Pt. D.O.M.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy,
1 Qt. Martell's Brandy.
.2 Qts. John Haig Gold Label
2.Qts. Fine Fruity Port.
2 Qts. St. Julien Claret.
1 Qt. Taylor's Old Tom or Dry
1 Qt. Emu's Sherry.
Whisky or "Perfection" Whisky, 1 Phial, Angostura Bitters.
No. 3 HAMPER – $60.00.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.
1 Pt. G.F. Peppermint.
1 Pt. D.O.M.
2. Qis, Tarragona Port,
2 Qts. John Haig Gold. Label
Whisky
Whisky.
or "Perfection"
[1:0t, Angora 2..
1 Qt. Emu's Sherry.
randy.
1 Qt. Taylor's Old Tom or Dry
Gin,
2 Qts. Medoc: Claret.
1 Phial Angostu
Other Hampers made up to sul Customers' requirements.
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 4, 1940.
Jeannette MacDonald, the singing star, is currently teamed with Nelson Eddy. In their seventh co-starring musical, Noel Coward's "Bitter Sweet," in which she appears as a Victorian Bole who clopes with her Viennese singing teacher."
CAPTURED NAZI PILOTS
WON'T BELIEVE R.A.F. BOMBERS ARE RAIDING BERLIN
(From A Special Correspondent)
IN THIS CORNER of the country, one of the great crashing grounds of enemy 'planes, I have talked with several Army Intelligence officers about the captured airmen.
They have found that German fighter pilots are of a much better type than the bomber crews, who are usually violent young Nazis, often with a wireless operator of about 17.
The age of the fighters is about with a bomber crew, spat at the 24, though two extreme instan- officer who arrested him. ces, both pilots of single-seater Messerschmidts, suggest that no one is too young or old in Hitler's doped generation.
Experienced Fliers One was a mere stripling who was shot down over the coast and died of wounds; the other, a staff captain of 51, who flew in benind a large formation and expressed astonishment at run- ning into a lighter patrol..
He was worried, too, about the bombing of Berlin, but most pilots flatly refuse to be lieve that Berlin
has becn
First-Aid Tunnel
CHINESE SEAMEN AT EMBASSY
Unexpected turn to
a reception at the Chinese Embassy "in" London was the qp. pearance of 50 Chin- ese segmen, bombed out of their East End. "homes."
They listened in- tently when the Chin- ese Ambassador, Dr. Qua-Tai-chi, spoke to them in Chinese.
LOVE TRIP BUT DAD SAID "NO"
A dairy farmer travell- ed 11,500 miles from Aus- tralia to England to mar- ry his twenty-year-old fiancee.. When he got there her father said “No.”
But she appealed to Watford magistrates and they overruled her father's objection. Soon
twentynine-year- old » Ronald George Simons, of Queens- land, and Miss Eileen Elsie Moore, of Harwoods Road, Watford, will go to Australia as man and wife. Miss Moore told a reporter that they met more than a year ago. She was a friend of Mr. Simons's brother, who lived, at Watford.
On holiday at Bognor, she saw her husband-to-be with his bro- ther. Ronald was on holiday from Australia;
They were introduced, while bathing.
Trip Cost £400
Afterwards Mr. Simons wrote to her father, asking his con- sent to their engagement, but he refused to allow it. But they became engaged.
Mr. Simons returned to Aus- tralia, intending to return when
she was twenty-one to marry her.
But, when the war broke out they decided to marry earlier if possi-
blc,
Mr. Simons said he went from Watford to Australia when he was
sixteen.-
The trip to marry Miss Moore * would opst him about £400, he added.
Miss Moore's father did not ap- Among the many aspects of pear in court. He wrote to the Army life along the Channel front I came across an advanced letter they said they could see magistrates. After reading, his casualty clearing station which no reason why the marriage has been tunnelled underground should not take place, for nearly 200 yards.
It was begun in July by a field ambulance unit of the R.A.M.C., and a kitchen garden now thrives on the many tons of earth thrown up.
..
A.RR. MAN DIES
IN FIRE
The roof of the station is shpr- ed up with timber found on the
Following a fire at an AR.P. spot; a concrete floor was laid
Post in a factory a watchman with scrounged materials, and was found dead at the post, bombed at all.
there are bays for many, stretcher He was William George Lewis, stricted, and it is a part of Gar- days should. a. battle be in po A.R.P. duties
cases, with reserves of provisions aged sixty-five, of Coombes Road, Homo leave is severely re-
to keep them there for several. Dagenham, who was engaged on propaganda to withhold
.at the factory. gress above them. news from pilots, just as their
which is at Dagenham. Not far away, another under- own losses are concealed by ground site has
He had relieved, another wat- been skilfully chman, and later making up. formations with pilots converted into
the post was emergency seen to be in flames.. from different squadrons.
dressing station. complete with It is believed that Lewis's operating, theatre.
clothes, accidentally caught fire.
: man
have plenty of flying experience. Most of the captured airmen
They are, usually wearing, with the second-class Iron Cross, the blue, four years' service ribbon and the ribbon of either the Spanish or Sudeten campaign,
..
Smoke B.ER Cigarettes
The detailed interrogation is left to the R.A.F., but it is the impression of Army officers that while the N.C.O.'s are cowed, the commissioned ranks are cheerful and seem glad to be out of it
after over-much flying
Often they have prepared. handbags containing linen and
tollet articles, **
Most of them seem surprised
at the strength of British ro elstance, and nearly all speak English and, smoko English, el garettes from the abandoned storoa of the B.E/F.
At least one of these prisoners
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DUTCH ARE GRIM AS ANGER RISES
FOOD IN GERMANY is "terribly rationed," although it is sufficient. This is the impression gained by Mr. Wilhelm Burdet, a Swiss, and his Canadian wife. They were in Amsterdam at the time of the invasion, recently travelled through Germany and have now arrived in New York by Clipper.
until
They said that when they wore themselves were bombod en in Berlin they had cards, so they could not
iration route from Holland to Germany.'
They said, the Dutch folka' a friend cared for them,
* wrath against the Germans la They had fish, chicken and
mounting as Britain's endur. anga, dontīnuda terrible coffee in an hotel;
French and handed over after jum
Mr Burdet added that when- the capitulation, Then there was They told of hearing about German military bands play for the case of a fat little Storm British bombardments of Holgrim visaged Dutchmen, it is like Trooper who, having come over land's fuel supplies, and they watching a snake-charmer ploy.