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AIR LOCK A.G. 75 VARYING AIR MAIL

RATES

Unpracticable,

(Continued from Papa S.) would get right through those Uniform Empire Charge

that were issued Nice mesa' we'd "Well, you see, if a real gas at-be in. No. Air-Locks are the tack came and we had any of it on only way. Besides there's food, in the Air-Locks enough for a year, our clothes or on parcels of food, we they say."

P.M.G. REFUTES HANDICAP

London.

should be ill after we got into the It's the mothers I am thinking

A denial that the varying rates; Air-Lock. So we mustn't take any of," said Mrs. Arbler. "Why, A food, and we have to be neutralised child can't even have bronchitis or of Empire air mail are a bandicap -the gas has to be taken away-a bit of a fever without being torn to the development of the service" away from its own litte cot and has been made by the Postmaster as soon as we get there."

put into the stuffy wardlocks. It General in reply to a question fa "Why, look Daddy. There is a would be a mercy if no more chil- the House of Commons. car. Two of them. You said they dren were born. It's all one long, The Postmaster General's reply mustn't, Daddy."

cruel suspense."

said: "In view of the rapid and "Oh, those can come out, dear.

"It's all for their good, Jessie" continued increase in the volume They are Gas-mask lorries Service said Hubert. "Better than parents of air mail traffic, I cannot agree lorries, you know, for people who rushing delicate bables out into the with the suggestion that the de happen to be shut out of Alt-cold air when a rani attack comes. velopment of Empire air communi- Locks,

Even after three practices, and all cations is restricted by the exis "But couldn't we let them into the Gas Regulations posted up tence of varying air postage rates." || our Air-Lock, Daddy?"

everywhere, poople still get panic- These rates are fixed for exch Here Michael intervened, with a ky instead of obeying orders. You sir service or group of services in the superior wisdom of his years know what the Gas Guards had to relation to the costs of air con-

"Of course

not, silly. Ther: do in Berlin, don't you?. They had veyance which vary according to wouldn't be enough cubicles for to shoot the panicky ones down distance, and having regard to the extra people. They'd eat our din-like döga; women too, to get the wide disparity in these costs, it is not practicable to adopt a uniform fothers Into the Air-Locka." nera, too, wouldn't they?"

Patsy was about to resume her "It's like Ilving on the edge of air postage rate.--Reuter. catechism, when the hall bell sound-the grave," said Mrs. Arbler.

ed. "I'll go," said Mrs. Arbler. "I "Well, look at our poor fellowa

had better have something to do. I on the Polish front, before they ALLEGED THEFT OF

can't keep still."

were served out with these Gassex

She returned a moment later. overalls. That delayed gas fairly "It's Hubert," she said, and then to rotted them; got everywhere where

RIFLE

the children: "Your Tacle Hubert there was wool, or cotton, or hair" South African Brigade

in his nice new beret."

Patay clutched at Hubert's

She was followed into the room sleeve. "Don't you ever go into ly a tall and stoully-built is the Air-Locks, Uncle?

"No, Pat. I'm one of the chaps guard, brightly adorned with the new beret and cuffs. He looked ad-that have to take their ditionally bulky by reason of the outside."

"But you haven't been one-piece overalls gleamed winked in a thousand places in the yet, Uncle, have you " glow of the electric fire.

and

"Hullo, George," he cried hear-ply. Miy. "Hullo,

Dad. Give me

chance

deaded

Major Arrested

Johannesburg.

A sensation in' defénée force circles was caused by the arrest of Major Charten Hastings Bowyer, |«uarter-master of the Transvaal Scottish Teriment on a charge of Hubert laughed, but did not re-stealing 4.000 rounds of .303 rifle Ammunition and a rifle, the pro-

"There hasn't been any real gas

kiss, Patsy. And there's Michael, yet," explained George, and old perty of the Union Government. The value of the ammunition and the little rascal; all excited, Ti Arbler mumbled:

rifle is about £33. bet"

J

"And does it come from the sky!" "Yes, Pat." "Why?"

CONSIGNEES.

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"And never will be over here, the

He made a brief appearance be- "He loves it." said Mrs. Arbler, fools."

"What does gas look like?" ask-leased on bail in the sum of £400.-

fore the Magistrate and was re- gloomily. "But Pa terrified "

"Nothing to be afraid of," saided Patsy. 21st Feb. Huber. "It ought to go off as

You can't see some kinds at all," Reuter, smoothly as an ordinary stand-by. said Hubert. "Other kinds might

look like steam out of We've got all sorts of Improve-i

a kettle; yellow, perhaps, or greenish-it all ments in organisation."

Grandpa groaned dismally. "The depends." fuss they make about this silly gas. Take our chance, I say. It's: в) подвелее. The Russkies can Here Mrs. Arbler intervened. "Oh, never send over enough machines run away and play for goodness' saku. to mat er. What's our Air Force The first maroon might go off at any CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby for? Isn't it bad enough to

be minute.".

"Plenty of time," said Hubert. "We landed at their risk into the Godown

informed that all Gooda are being rationed and drilled, and ordered have over an hour yet."

of the Hong Kong about, and made to pay through

and Kowloon Mrs, Arbler said: "Why can't they Wharf & Godown Company. Ltd., at the nose for eggs and bacon and; get it, over quickly, and put an end Kowloon, whence, and/or from the tobacco, without frightening wo-to this, dreadful waiting?”

wharver delivery may be obtained. "They can't There's so much to men and children out of their lives do.

Optional Cargo will not be landed Consider ali the millions with their silly practices? And

of here, unless noties has been given 48 people in the O areas alone. And it hours prior to vessel's arrival, but look at business! The Working must be nearly as bad in one way in carried on from port to port to the Hours Act has killed it. How can the scattered places, where there anal port of call to which the option proper business go on when half might not be an Air-Lock within a extend

Įradius of twenty miles. Of course, No claims will be admitted after |the population is working

if only people would behave sensibly the Guoda have left the Godown, and the 18th Feb.factory time and in

Air- it would be easy. I don't envy the↑ [] Goods remaining undelivered after Locks. It's all the Government... Section Leaders their jobs. The silly lot of fatheads in their rab-fools drag all sorts of things out of

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practice." 2nd Feb, kies can't possibily reach London.” George sald: suppose a lot of 20th Feb.

"They made a nice mens of Ham-] cople, think that the practices may burg and Kiel," commented Hubert, be only a Government dodge to pro- 8th Feb. "And what about Bremen and Tarent panic, and that it may be a real where they will he examined on the LONDON SERVICE.

attack after all."

8th instant, at 10 am. by our sur anto? We're not so far away wo Hubert laughed. "Oh, I shouldn't veyors. Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

'hink they'd do that. can afford to take risks."

They would i

In the case of dutiable cargo. Con- "I say we are," contradicted old have, to tell us Gas Guards, and the signees are requested to Inform the Arbler, glowering at the figures on leak out. Besides we have our spies have such goods for examination.

Lock Staffs, and then it would surely Imports & Exports Office that they his armlet. "In any case why overywhere, and our mir patrols. No No Fire Insurancs has been effack 8th Feb. can't they simply issue gasmasks to maller how many planes, flow.. from ad.

through our get thro and let people put Russia, very few could every house,

fighting rings and our barrages. We 'em an indoors?"

would have hours and hours notice feed by "You know they can't do that," advance, even if it came to the worst." sald Kubert. "People are so silly, A heaty, lorry rumbled by, and for one thing. They'd lose them, Michael rushed to the window to sec "It's another Servicer" he announc or bust them, and suppose some] new gas came along at a moment's notice? Some sort of gass that

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SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO”

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And

- "¡am'k.... {{E»^- ■=_ pretty cap,- Uncla Hubert!" said Patsy, climbing on chair so that she could touch it. Hubert took off him beret and gayı it to her, revealing a perfectly bald head. “It's much better than the old peaked caps.

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Hong Kong, 2nd February, 1984.

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ran they fell off every few yards, You never saw anything-so silly, bu

George Was about to speak when CONSIGNEES of Cargo" are heraby the loud speaker burst into the pip: informed that all Goods are being epp-pip staccato which was the Gov. landed at their riak inte, the Godowas ernment call-sign, Then came the of the Hongkong, and Kowloon Wharf og blast of the hooter. jund Godown Company, Lád., af Kow. Government Station form whence and/or from the wharves for by shouted an announcer, and old Arbler growled: "What do they want deilvery may be obtained.jpg

Van Optional Cargo will not be landed agi bera, unless notica has been given 48 The quiet voice of the former an hours prior to vessel's arrival, but nouncer began again la meticulous

carried on from port to port to the #peech:

final "Government Station 0. 30 speak- extends.

of call to which the, eption port

0,

HOW

Pasted after t

Ing. 0, 36, The Gas Practice an- No claims will be admitted the

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by our Goddard Douglas "velaw broke off,' an into the still in the case of dutiable cargo, con air that brooded over the silent city) pieness are, enquested to inform the came the heart-shaking: boom" of " * Importar & Exports: Offlos" that they maroor followed by others, more die have auch goods for examinati cessa · TAIPING tant, like drums, vibrating from

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the sky

Hubert canatched Tore I shall have to

o his beret.) "By L

DODWA

Kong, 1st February, 1986-

Saught me gamlar when the

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