THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 16, 1941.
MUTT AND JEFF
THIS PAPER SAYS SOLOMON HAD 800 WIVES! BOY, HE HAD THE NERVE OF A BENGAL TIGER!
THAT MUST BE MIS QUOTED! DO YOU BELIEVE HE DID, MUTT?
I DUNNO! BUT I'LL ASK HIM WHEN I GET TO HEAVEN!
BUT SUPPOSE
HE ISN'T THERE!
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THEN YOU ASK HIM!
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DODECANESE BOMBED BY R-A-F-A NAZI IN MIDDLE EAST
A BRITISH MIDDLE EAST communique yes- terday reported widespread attacks by the R.A.F, in Cyrenaica, the Dodecanese, Iraq and Abyssinia.
on the The communique stated: Cyrenaica night of May 12/13 our bombers over Benghazi regis- tered direct hits on the railway, military headquar- ters, buildings of the governorate and the base of the cathedral mole. Fires were started but detailed observation was difficult.
Nume, cu recoltar were carried out sa
There is a Free French- man flying for Britain who made his first kill be- cause he turned to right. when his flight comman- der said left.
SHOWING TO-DAY
QUEENS THEATRE At 2.30, 5.15, 7.9 & 9.30
Andy Hardy
Meets Debutante
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LEWIS STONE - MICKEY ROONEY CECILIA PARKER FAY HOLDEN ARN RUTHERFORD
DIANA LEWIS
and JUDY GARLAND Directed by GEORGE B. SEITZ
Metro
on
MOTUM
With Canadians.
New Zea- landers and British as his brother pilots, the Frenchman was flying with a Spitfire Squadron patrol For a time the Spitfires had the sky to themselves. Then the commander offered a „change of For a moment the Free Freethinan misunderstood. went off to right while the ofte patrol: Sec mattia
Grabbassire 'mander of the squadron. went Westne day by units of the South Alican Air, left At Spitfire speed the French-
Face
Him was a mile or two trom us
real ed Squadron when he mistake.
The DodeeSHED O on the pre Viotts Bight aerodrome, al Muntz and dulo were bombord. and tres laited, and hit. obtained near dispered aircraft
tran continuous areal afłack: on rebel position and obgretive, such an aerialpornes, railways and
Ra hid motor transport, Amara, Mosul and the railway at Bagh dad.
Abyssinia
Malla
Pheny oferatt sanded Aladta on the night of May 13/14. Gateing slight damage to RAF property but no car milties, vivilian for military
There was another
Wednesday. out
Bu interes pled and dreve planes,
direct hils were
malt raid fighters of these
From all these operations two obtained on Port Mendi in central, aircraft were lost but the pilot of Abystuma and machine-gun posts, one of them escaped safely
attacked at parachute.
and
Reuter,
OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD
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his
But as he pushed open throttle an enemy aircraft oblig- ingly appeared ahead. The oppor- Luity was too good to miss. The Frenchman, with #heaven-sent chance, fiew close to the enemy machine:
Have it several bursts from his eight machine-guns, and had the satisfaction of seeing the aircraft burst into flames and go down.
French- Spitfire
But that was in the man's early days as a pilot. He has now brushed up his English so that "right" means "right." even in the heat of an7 aerial battle, He has seriously damaged one enemy aircraft, and probably destroyed another since he made his Best kill by "mis- take.
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TOBACCO TO BE LENT OR LEASED!
America has agreed to
send tobacco under the Lease and Lend Act, Mr. A. H. Maxwell, the Tobacco Controller, announced yesterday.
Supplies sufficient for all Bri- tain's needs were already await- ing shipment, Mr. Maxwell add- ed. More tobacco was being released from bond than ever in the history of the industry.-- British Wireless.
750,000 WOMEN REGISTERED
Approximately 125,000 women registered under the National Service scheme are now due for interview, the Minister of Labour stated in the Commons yesterday.
The number of women, born in 1920 now registered, Mr. Bevin added, was 429,820, and 281,961 of those born in 1919 registered on May 3.-British Wireless.
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