1938-02-10 — Page 12

"You're right.

I can tell

White Horse

blindfold!"

White Horse has its own distinctive fragrance: you could judge this whisky by its aroma alone. But you have your palate to tell you as well: mellow smoothness such as this is a pleasure to remember, a joy to find again.

EQUAL TO A FINE LIQUEUR

Sole ugents for S. China : JARDINE MATHESON & CO.

LTD.

THE CHINA

BRITAIN'S DROPT

One-Third Of Value Lost, Except In Hong Kong

London, To-day.

The movements of the British export trade to China since the middle of last year, were described by Captain Euan Wallace, parliamentary secre- tary to the Board of Trade, in the House of Commons yesterday.

Capt. Wallace said that exports in the third quarter,

of 1937 were only slightly less than in the cor responding period of 1936, but in the fourth quarter they declined to about one-third their value compared with the previous correspond- ing period.

BIARRITZ ARREST MYSTERY

Paris, To-day. The Marquis of Portago, a pro- minent member of the Spanish colony in Biarritz, has been ar- rested by the French police at St. Jean de Duz.

The Marquis had just returned

The decline was accompanied by a large increase in exports to Hong Kong, but it was not pos- sible to say to what extent the increase was due to diversion to Hong Kong of shipments which might normally be consigned to Chinese ports. Reuter.

from insurgent Spain.

No reason is given for his arrest. -Trans-Ocean.

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STATE VISIT APPLAUDED IN FRANCE

Paris, To-day.

tion of events in that it will be regarded as symbolizing Anglo- French friendship.

the

re-

Parisians of the old generation will recall the official visit of ate King Edward VII which sulted in the cementing of the en- tente cordiale..

PROFOUND GRATIFICATION.

"Petit Parisien" says

that

an-

The official announcement of the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to France in the nouncement of the Royal visit has latter part of June is acclaimed given rise to profound gratification in the Paris newspapers in most cordial manner.

in all sections of the French nation.

The paper continues that King George VI and Queen Elizabeth en- “Le Jour” says that for the first joy as much "popularity in France ime since the visit of the late King as they do at Home and they can George V and Queen Mary to France count on being received with the shortly after the end of the war, same amount of enthusiasm as was Paris will have the honour and joy displayed by the French populace of welcoming a British reigning when the late King George V monarch within its portals. The and Queen Mary paid their official Royal visit acquires special signi- visit shortly after the conclusion of ficance under the present constella- the war-Trans-Ocean.

Bringing Up Father

BY GOLLY- THIS IS WHAT I CALL A RAIN-STORM- CAN'T GO OUT IN THAT NO ONE BUT A FOOL WOULD BE CUT IN THIS KIND OFF

WEATHER-

·FOR GOODNESS HERE COMES PLAT ER

HASA

UMBRELL

HE COMIN' BACK

Horse-drawn sleighs are used by the winter-sports enthusiasts at St. Moritz when travelling to the snow folds. Photo shows A different-car park"""""The sleighs parked together near the famous Olympic leap at St. Moritz (Copyright).

AH-MR. JIGÈS- DID YOU SEE ME WITH AN LIMBRELLA OR WAST WITH ANI UMBRELLA WHEN

*LERT HERE ?

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DON'T THINK AN UMBREL

BUT

WOULD GO. WITH

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