THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 23, 1941. MUTT AND JEFF
BOY, THIS IS A SWELL
| IDEA I THOUGHT UP! HEY, JIMMY!
C'MERE!
HAS YOUR MOTHER. GOT ANY LEMONS
AT HOME?
SURE. WHY?
WELL, CUT THEM IN HALF AND BRING THEM WITH: YOU! MEET ME ON THE HILL IN HALF AN
HOUR!
Blery, Supreme Cour?
NOW I WANT ALL YOU KIDS TO THROW YOUR LEMONS, SUGAR AND ICE CUBES INTO THE RESERVOIR-
THEN THE WHOLE CITY WILL BE DRINKIN FREE LEMONADE
Page
Bv BUD FISHER
NOW, I'M SORRY T THREW MY POUND OF SUGAR IN BEFORE I TOLD THEM FRESH KIDS
THE IDEA!
7-8
COMPULSORY TOMAHAWKS BEAT
MANNING EXERCISE
Members of the under-mention- ed units H.K.V.D.C., will be re- quired to atter u Compulsory Manning Exercise for periods as stated:-
(a) 5.00 p.m. Wed. 3.9.41 to night,
4.9.41.
Field Company Engineers and RO D.C. Detachments as ordered.
Mobile Column, Corps Signals.
Field Ambulance. Small detach- ments as ordered.
(b) 2.00 p.m. Fri. 5.9.41 to p.m.
7.9.41.
1 Platoon, No. 1 Company. No. 6 Company-Detachments
as ordered.
(c) 7.00 p.m. Fri, 5.9.41 to p.m.
7.9.41.
Corps Signals (one detachment).
OFF GERMAN CONVOY ATTACK
OUTNUMBERED TWO to one, a South African squadron ́of American-built Toma- hawks fought and beat off formations of Axis 'planes attempting an attack on British shipping off the coast of Cyrenaica, says the Air Ministry news service.
The squadron was patrolling over the No. 1 Company (remainder of ships when enemy 'planes suddenly swooped down. The battle lasted nearly 35 minutes.
Company).
(d) a.m. Bat. 6.9.41, to p.m. Sun.
7.9.41.
Corps Artillery Headquarters. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th (A.A.) Batteries, Corps Artillery.
Corps Signals.
Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 Coys, remainder uf No. 8, No. 7 Coy,
Field Ambulance.
Pay Section,
"At least Ave enemy aircraft jettisoned their bombs miles from the target.
Colony (except sick leave) will One of the South African pilots automatically be cancelled for the said afterwards: "We kept toget- periods during which each indivi- her never giving them any chance dual is required to attend.
to drop bombs or lure us away There are cases where employ-from the ships. ers have already been notified that in certain circumstances they may retain the services of members of (c) Corps H.Q., Details
Corps their staff. In view, however, of Signals, A.3.C. Company, Air the very short periods for which Arm, Nursing Detachment, Individuals are required, employ- Stanley Platoon.
ers are requested to make Personnel to be detailed in de-rangements for all their cm-
ployees to attend this Exercise.
It is hoped that as many as possible on Unit Reserves will also
jachments for periods not exceed ing 48 hours between 3rd Sept. und 8 Sept. (inclusive).
All leave granted within the attend.
OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD
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HORIZONTAL
40 Low notc
66 Bryophytic
41 Rodents
plant
42 Appellation
57 Small
1 Narrow
opening
5 Noted Ita-
lian family
9 Herd of
whales 12 Sandarac
tree
13 Valorous
.. man
14 Anglo-Saxon
- money...
15 Hair-line
17 To overcome
19. Prey
21 'Russian
mountain
system
23 Increased by
24 Pronoun
25 Compressed masa...
20, Brazilian”.
cpin
27.To reveal
uninten- tionally
29 Hypothetical
force
31 Pronoun:
32 Sun god:
33 Upon:
34 Chinese
De foreign t
minister
35 To Icave.
30 Fitted waist:
30 To employ
30 Chlef of, 'the
Jahizaried
of Athena
44 Suding valve
48 Argument
40 Fish-eating
mammal
51 Vasc
52 Norwegian
capital
54 Invisible
emanation
65 Roman
bronze...
merganser
VERTICAL
1 Ethiopian
chief
2 Anger
3. Europeani nobleman 4. Greck
patriarch
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION SAR PAGES SZA Ab
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ENTIFITA TARİ
WANG
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6 Hidden
7 Kind of
weight
B Vast age # Drinking vessel
10 'Plane
surface
11 Poetic: the
carth
arm
16 Note of scale
| 18 'Wharf,
20:Ostricher. 22 Punctilious My person
23:Mother of
Apollo
25 To diminish. 27 Donkey's cry 23 Defeats Butterly.
29. To
fact 30 Acts Sad 34 Certain
amount
36: To carry
17 Stift feathers
39 Collego
Wofficials
41 Liste
42 Water
43.To entico.
44 Mexican coin
45 Preposition
47 Gypay
·49 Beford
50-Uncooked:
63 'Botto
"Round and round we went, our gune knocking places out of the enemy, who came in at us
time after time,
Raid A Failure
"When half an hour had passed and we were still fighting them off. I began to wonder how long both they and we could keep it Up.
"A few minutes later they gave it up as a bad job and went off. No bombs had fallen anywhere near the shipping."
The battle is indicative of the increased tempo of aerial activity which is being steadily maintain- ed in the Middle East, where South African squadrons have been in action several times dur- ing the fast few days. - Reuter.
THE PERFECT (NAZI) MOTHER
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the Luftwaffe that her son was
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