THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 1, 1941 MUTT AND JEFF
BUT HAVEN'T WEY YEH, THAT'S JUST
ALWAYS TREATED YOU LIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY?
THE TROUBLE! I CAN'T STAND
IT ANY MORE! THESE KIDS WILL KILL ME!
OH, BUT WE NEED YOU, JANE! IT WOULD BE SO HARD FOR THE CHILDREN TO GET USED TO
A NEW MAID!
OH, DEAR, AND I WAS DEPENDING- ON YOU TO TAKE CARE OF LITTLE ROSEBUD WHEN SHE CAME HOME!
WHAT? ANOTHER KID?:1: QUIT! I WOULDN'T WORK FOR THIS FAMILY
FOR A MILLION •***
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By BUD FISHER
ROSEBUD, MOTHER!
DARLING!
1?
·DID YOU
MA'AM?
APRIL TOLL OF R-A-F. IN MIDDLE EAST
ALTOGETHER 252 GERMAN AND ITA- LIAN AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IN THE BALKANS AND AFRICA DURING APRIL.
In the Western Desert 81 were shot down by British fighters, 11 were destroyed by A.A. fire and 31 were destroyed on the ground.
In Greece and Albania, British, Royal Australian, Rhodesian and fighters accounted for 55 enemy | Free French air forces played their}
planes while 10 more were shot part in all these operations. down by A.A. tire.
In East Africa, owing to the British losses for the month to increasing weakness of Italian taled 58, but in many instances their the pilots returned safely. Reuter.
résistance, only
eight of
'plants were shot down duringį
but April,
advancing British troops discovered 46 Italian air. craft destroyed on their own aerodromos.
The Air Ministry news service, giving these facts yesterday, says a great part of the destruction in East Africa was achieved by the South African Air Force, which was particularly active throughout the campaign in attacking Italian aerodromes.
British Losses
In addition to the R.A.F. the South Africans, units of
NAZI FREIGHTER'S
CARGO
The German freighter "Natal," which has arrived at Santos (Bra- zil) from Hamburg. carried 2,592 | tons of cargo, consisting largely of, machinery and aeroplane parts -.
Reuter.
EIRE'S NEW VOTE FOR ARMY
The Dail, by agree- ment yesterday, pass- ed without discussion the Army vote for £8,383,556 for the year 1941/42.
for
The amount 1938/39 (the last "peace-time" vote) was £1,672,025. Reuter.
Summer
Holiday
Decided
An official Government statement in London yes- International News quotes un-terday on summer holi-
Axis days says
official quarters in Buenos Aires: and as saying that three more
the ships are en route to Santos.
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Government takes the view that for purposes of efficiency in in production and other essential business, the customary summer | holiday, not exceeding one week, should, in general, be taken this year.
In some firms it may be better, from the viewpoint of efficiency, to close down for the holiday per- iod if advantage can be taken to overhaul plant.
The statement says holidays should be spread over the per- tod May to October.
Subject to unforeseen circum- stances. Whit Monday holiday in be England and Wales will not cancelled, nor Victoria Day holi- day in Scotland, though it will be necessary for people engaged special urgent production to work these days.--Reuter.
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A RECORD INCREASE IN LIVING COSTS, BOTH FOREIGN- AND CHINESE IS RECORDED BY THE SHANGHAI` `MUNICI- PAL COUNCIL'S INDUSTRIAL. SECTION REPORT COVERING APRIL, ISSUED YESTERDAY.
Cost of living for Chinese `ex- ceeds the 700 mark, caused by in- creases in briquettes and rice, and reduction of the purchasing power of the dollar to 13.65 cents com- pared with 14.71 In March. ternational News Service,
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