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say the
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Menace To Life Of Tito
that few
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
SPECIAL
Maybe we'd batter say," "candidate returned to Washing- top by overwhelming majority;' instead of 'told to get out of town and stay out!""
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barcla
London, August 29. Mr. Clare Hollingworth cor- respondent of "Observer" who recently returned from Bel- grade, wrote today people in the Yugoslav capital appear to doubt "there will be a series of attempts on Marshal | *7 But buyer's do not seem too
Tito's life."
Under eager to take him up on the sug-:
the headline Tito's Restion and the shortage has con- Fight For Life," Mr. Holling tinued unabated at the weak-worth writes that "while Mar- end. It hus meunt, among other shot Titoves, Russia will find MONTHLY TICKETS
it hard to subduc him by any things, an increase in reported
menns short of war. Everything ens of attempted tobacco smug-depends on Tito's life." Monthly Tickets for the Kling. month of September may be
The supplies of this commodits his opinion, Marshal Tito's "un- Mr. Hollingworth said that in obtained, as follows:-
in the Channel Islands and Eirt shakeable resolve to keep bold fure better than in the United of the army" against Russia's do- New tickets for passengers Kingdom and returning tourist sire to make it an suxiliary not holding a ticket for the Hre! stuffing suitenses with force of the Red army Was the present month can be obtained sigarettes, but the customs of- basic reason for the spilt HA anly at the Traffic Office, Canalting unly 100 to a traveller.
cials are clamping down, permit- described that the secondary Road East, on and after 31st
reason was Marshal Tito's view The Evening August.
Standard" that Communism was a flexible stuck a foot in the hornet's nest instrument rather than a "rigid
and unyielding code to be m Standard & Coupe/Tourer pre-
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"the ideal you, it is not out of order for made it impossible to read his Letters by solution
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feminine readers to the editor ment of Marshal Tite by thor totally lacking in kind-hearted-South to count East for the X. curled that worthy's hair. V. M.
1038. oughly rotiablo pro-Soviet stooge. HAMMOND &
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They create all manner of So he went in with dummy's A But men liked the idea and a But as Marshal Titd will never Buyers of Mineral Ores & In
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V. WALKER,· Acting General Manager. 23rd August, 1040.
THE ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB
last week
when it
In an editorial, that during the posed eventually upon the whole
shortage It would
Ways And Moons
Less acrimonious members of the pubile meantime are Oguring out ways and means to beat the shortage. Here are some of the methods reported:
1-Customera
linase in Norwich
at t public
Axis Sally Treason Trial
The
Washington, August 20.
The Authority son, Authoritle"
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hung rack for 16 cigarettes on the bar. It one of the coterle was short, he borrowed one, but he was in NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN honour bound to replace it when that the
defence counsel for Forty-First Annual he had his new supply. General Meeting of Members
The pub-keeper said that many Willard Gillars told the Altor- will be held at the Club House,eturned two cigarettes for one ney General, Mr. Tom Clark, Kellett Island, on Tuesday, 14th
borrowed.
that the Government might| 2-London street urchins were avoid a very long and costly vulnerable.). September, 1948, at 5.45 p.m. reported to be doing a fair bus-trial Mr. Clark would permit
iness collecting bulls BUSINESS:
from the Mildred Axis Sally" Gillars Nor East gutters and rolling the lobacco
Puss into new cigarettes with tie to appear in person before the (1) To receive the Report hand machines on sale at most Grand Jury hearing treason
and Accounts for the tobacconists.
charges against her. 3.-A period ended 30th June,)
prominent barrister The attorney, Mr John Holz. 1948.
solved his personal problem worth, wired Mr Clark that Miss neatly. He attended, a sate of Gillars wanted a chance to pro,ent lost properly And managed to evidence to the Grand Jury buy 3,000 cigarettes which a for- show she was a citizen Ger. getful traveller bad left in a many-not of the United States, valise on board a train.
(2) To elect Onlcers for the ensuing year and other General Business.
F. S. COOTE,
Hon. Secretary.
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NOTICE
Six Shillings For 20 In the past two weeks, more. than 700,000 cigarettes have been stolen in London alone-a day's ration of 20 for 35,000 people-it was disclosed today.
to
Q
when she
conducted allegedly
treasonable
wartime broadcast) over the Nazi indio.
Miss Gillars, who WOS -flown here from Germany last week, is being held in the District of Columbia gaol while the Justice Department seeks a treason in- dictment against her. Since January, more than 13 The former realdent of Port- million. cigarettes have been land, Maine, who moved to Hit- stolen. Most of the thefts were lor Germany before the second from trucks going from ware-World War, is accused of making houses to shops and only in very broadcasts designed to undermine few cases have the police suc- the morale of United States Due to inclement weather ceeded in arreating the thieves. troops, the Second Annual General main source of supply
The stolen cigarettes are the Mr Holzworth said Miss Giliars for the was prepared to "substantiate her Meeting of the Islamic Union, otack market, where they teren cilizeznahip
fir the German convened
for Sunday, 29th as much as 6/- for a packet of Reich", and he pointed out that August. 1948, will now be held 20.-Reuter.
"that would constituto a complete at the Muslim Cometery, Happy
and clear defence to trepkors Valley, on Friday, 3rd Sep
charges."United Press.
ISLAMIC UNION
tember, 1948, at 5.45 p.m.
Foreign Policy
By Order of the General "Is Bankrupt"
Committee.
A. R. A. RAHMAN,
Norfolk, Virginia, August 29, Mr. Henry Wallace, Progres-
Hon. Secretary, sive Party presidential candidate, charged the policy makers of the Democratic and Republican par-
NATURALIZATION
NOTICE
ties today with using "
Inn-
Gaekwar's Decree
15
25
Pass
$ 2
Neither side
South West 1 C 1 H
12 D
Pass Pass
2 Þ
Pass
4 S
and caused
Next came the club B covered by the 10 and J the club A and the club 2 ruffed by the spade 5. South then led the diamond 6 from the dummy. But if you
study the remaining cards
you will notice that South could score nothing more except one trick with the spude A. He was therefore defented three tricks by the mean defense put up againat him, especially by West's mon- keyshines in the diamond sult..
What are the main advantages in opening the bidding with a suit "not" topped by `n "high" honor "or" honors, instead of one with such top-dressing?
A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
*|12.
Clues Across
Rutage of brotherhood" while The Baroda Staté constitu- their purposes are."the purposes tional crials ended formally to: of a deceiver." Opening a poll-night with a proclamation of. 9 Inmate Fical tour through the Southern full responsible government by 11 Highly. States, he said the United States the Maharajah. foreign policy is bankrupt.
Bombay, August 29.
3 Folia
8. Unit of
length
18 Lore 10 Smallor a1 Agreed 25 Plodos of
furniture
mca-
respected 13 Lakó 19 Over-
Boaring
20
Meditate
27 Love-
song
Notice is hereby given that
In "Gazette Extraordinary," William August Adolph Hell-
"We are close to war, closer the Gaekwar announced wig of 11. Conduit Road, Hong than two years ago." he added-given by Mr. G. V. Patel, India's
to chaos, and further from peace aures to Kong, in applying to the Gov-associated Press,
Implement the nward State.
crnor for, naturalization and that any person who knows any reason why naturalization should not be granted should send a written and signed Patatement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong.
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`AUSTRALIA'S AIR
festerday's Crossword
Clues Down
· 1 Opulcit ** ** 10 Concise
-2. Scrutinise 17 Weeps
4 Equat
19 Is without 5 Incursion 20 Moderáto
21 Soon
6. Musical
work
T
7 Material
9 Rustic
10 Pigment
22 Breeding
-establis
ment
23 Loyal
13 Atmosphere 24 Depicted. 14 Exleutel
Ministe proposed constituent Assem- for Baroda, proclamation
Across:— 1 Fillip, 4 Press, 7 Down-1. Frank, 2 : Loose, 3 declared, "shall have full and Advocate, 0 Carve. Kneel 11 Praised, Précis, ♪ Entrance, 8 unrestricted authority to frame a Essence, 13: Degrade, 18 Recent, Sphere, 10 Engaging, 13: Serious, constitution and, no matter or 10 Eager, 19 Abounded, 20 Sighl;, 13. Dwells, 14 Arrant, 18 Cagón, subject whatsoever shall be ex- 21 Sundry.
17. Toddy. Australia's Air Force was on cluded from its purview."
STRENGTH
Melbourne, August 29.
[is way up again' after touching Hopresentatives of 50 - Ma- bottom, Mr. 1 5. Drakeford, hardihtrian organisations earlier Minister for Air and Civil Avia- garlanded the Quékwar' with tion; sald hero, today,
Dowers at nii Bombay Palace Service Auction Rooms described as a skeletion air forep
The
present force could be where he is now
and
but new fightof squadrons; wapid: 12Peralta 267RY to
`A. E. B. de Shulk; Auctionser. begin functioning In October, ho
Anctlanners, › Surveyors, etc.
demand."
Thang a refurned to India disclosed.
from Europe recently following Basement, French Bank Bldg., * Australia's defence allocation of caifleam of his rule by the state
Tom ***Telophone® 31507,
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