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Far from the burning sands of their native Egypt, these charming sisters of King Farouk sport in the snows of St. Moritz, Switzerland. Prin. cess Fathia is being taken for a aleigh rida by her older sister, Princess Faska.

John Trent and, Ra Hould," the

new child actor, in a scene from

“A Doctor's Diary,” a drama now

showing at the Alhambra.

PUNITIVE WAR ON NOR

BIG-SCALE PLAN PLAN

OF OPERATIONS: FANATIC DEFIANCE

London, To-day.

A. punitive campaign against the rebellious tribes on the North-West Frontier will be launched in four or five days.

The operations will be swift but decisive and the authorities plan by one sudden and powerful swoop to put an end to the rebellion.

THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE REBELS HAVE. CONCEN- TRATED IS ABOUT SIXTY SQUARE MILES IN AREA AND PRO- VIDES CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTIES TO AN INVADER.

It is mostly mountainous Meanwhile, strict measures are ground, with deep valleys and being enforced on the frontier to unassailable cliffs, and the entire prevent provisions reaching thr terrain is admirably suited to Fakir's men. Reuter. the guerilla warfare favoured by the native tribes. Trans-Ocean.

New Delhi, To-day.

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CHRYSLER PACT WITH UNION

Ford And Packard Alone

Stand Out

In view of the latest despatches from Waziristan, resolute military action is likely in the near future.

The Governor

North- of the West Frontier Province paid week-end visit to the affected

Detroit, To-day. area, where it is learned that the

The United Automòbile Workers Fakir of Ipi, whose fanatical at- Union and the Chrysler Corpora- titude was responsible for the tion yesterday signed a final agree recent outbreaks, has rejected ment in the strike dispute, and the conciliatory advice of a con- Ford and Packard are now the only ference of fifty influential lead-major producers which have not ers drawn from four different reached agreements with the Union.

local tribes.

FAKIR ADAMANT

-Reuter..

The Fakir also remained ada- The three shelters of the Street mant in the face of appeals made Sleepers' Shelter Society are to close in the name of Islam and the Koran to-night, when a hot meal will be by his own relatives, who were ac-given to the inmates. The Execu- companied by a number of old tive Committee desires to thank all women from the Khaisora Valley, the Volunteers who have so kindly the scene of the recent sharp given of their time during the past⠀⠀ fighting.

winter.

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Air

In case of war would U. -5. coastal cities be danger of destructive air raids by foreign bomb operating from aircraft carriers stationed off seaboard? This spectre has been raised repeate 1y. Such fears as might have been felt by the go citizens of New York, Boston and Philadelphia a allayed, however, by the U. S. army chemical wa fare service. Lieut. Col. A. M. Prentiss, spok man for the service, points out that the weight

Hong Kong Says Its Farewells To

Its Most Beloved Governor

very much

will never

a lack of support.

(Continued from Page 11) Kong, but the real authors of what-hear from ever success there has been are the a member determined persons whose names are subscribed

various ot to the Addresses and the many, others whom they represent. And to them I Music, Li must add the name of perhaps

the my best w most important contributor, my wife, success: th pily establi citing

Indeed I cannot refrain from

the words which the Son of Sirach residents,

put into the mouth of personified Wis- dom

"In three things I was beautified; The concord. of brethren, and friend- ship of neighbours, and a woman and a husband that walk together

agreement."

SO.

It has b cannot be one too of want to ta

in

once again

by subscri

vice one o able societ

ART INTEREST. And now I must come to the sad more time business of valediction. I spoke at all their some length in Legislative · Council there is o yesterday but there are one or two which my little things that I want to add. I

very uneas received last Saturday a souvenir of great deal Hong Kong which I value very much: Fing on in it was a Chinese scroll painting from which my the brushes of two Chinese and one have expr European artist, and is thus a symbol gust. May in itself of what the Hong Kong afternoon Working Artists Guild stands for. I give this 1

QUALITY PRINTING

WITH

PROMPT

SERVICE

The

Newspaper Enterprise

Limited

**China: Mail" Building.

Bringing Up Father.

REMEMBER HOW PROUD MR. BACKEN-; FRONT WAS OF THE SLEEVE-GARTERS] AND CUFF-HOLDERS YOUR SISTER GAVE HIM-? AND. HIS GOLD WATCH- CHAIN WAS SOMETHING TO SEE- ONE DAY YOUR BROTHER SAW IT-

AND IT. HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE-

"AND TH’DAY DAN CRUFF TRIED TO PASS THE

GLUE FACTORY- HIS HORSE MUST HAVE SCENTED SOMETHING-

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Copt. 1937, King Features Syndicate, Inc, World wights reserved.

AND, YOUKIDS DRESSED U MOLER'S CLOTHES AND ON HER BANGS - AND WHI BANGING YOU GOT WHEN

JD OUT-

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