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MUTT AND JEFF

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THE TOWEL!

CANT

SHORTAGE OF

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US TO INTERRUPT

LAUNDRY AND CUT SHORT,

THIS FIGHT IN

•AIN'T

BACKORDER TO LET

YET!

THE MAIN BOut BETWEEN

JOE LOUIS AND

MAX SCHMELING

GO ON TODAY,

WELL, HERE

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girl .. Mr. Jones came round his desk. Ho He glared up JUD had seen the red-headed day was short, and rotund.

But you'd

"Wait a minute," began Jud.

for a week. Sometimes one or two at Jud. "You're hired," he said. other girls were there with her, and lost a bet so you're hired. sometimes she was alone. He felt sor better make good, or you're fired. Get ry for her, because he knew that she, that!” like himself, was waiting to see Mr. Jones in the hopes of getting a job. He supposed she was an advertising copywriter, but he rather hoped she was an artist or a designer or wanted a mere “job ́as a secretary.

Jud was a copy man," and if she were

even

“Shut up! Do you want the job, or don't you?"..

"Yes, sir.

Mr. Jones stalked out of the office,

after the same job that he wanted it man came in through another door and would complicate things. It would cut told Jud to follow him. "Kate always his chances of success in half, and it wins," the man said "Here's your would be rather embarrassing because desk, Kate wants you to go. to lunch

well, because he thought she was an with her this noon.” awfully pretty girl and he liked the way she held her chin high and tried to appear brave.

adsho

Jud sat down, speechless.. "Do you mean-am I one of several who have been hired in this fashion 7"

"No, you're the first. And I'll bet This feeling toward the girl made Jud's resentment of Jones one hugs you'll be the last. The old man never dred times more poignant. Who did makes a bet with Kate about the same Jones think he was anyhow, making thing twice. She went to Europe last him come day after day and then re- summer, after betting the old boy, fusing to see him? And how about she'd come home with a countShe that poor girl? Jud felt that no pun did and threatened to marry him. That ishment was bad enough for a man was too much. He forbade it. Kate who would keep a brave little kid like got mad and declared she was going that waiting. Why, the poor kid look to sit in his outer office and tell every od as though she didn't have enough to one who came in what a pill he was, until he agreed to let her marry. the eat.

count. She's been there for a week." On Monday of the second week, the Jud passed a hand through his hair. red-headed girl dropped her handbag, The man left. Jud sat down at his Its contents slipped all over the place desk. He tried to straighten things Jud helped her pick them up lipstick, out in his mind, and was beginning to a bunch of keys, a pawn ticket! Jud's get places, when Kate entered. lips tightened when he saw that. JustIt's 12 o'clock. You have a date

By Stanley Cordell

lunch with me. Are your

as he thought she's had to pawn to go to something in order to live.

'ready?" Of course the handbag episode gave Jud got his hat. There was a re- him the liberty of talking with her, signed look in his eyes. All he cared Without half trying, he got her story, about, he told himself, was that he was It was just as he figured. A sad tale on the payroll. If he

he were on the pay- of deprivation and lost hope. If only roll, he could act as crazy as the best she could see Mr Jones, She knew of them.NO MESKIPUNN he needed a stenographer and she real- ly was awfully good g

A determined light came in to Jud's eyes. He got toishis feet and looked resolutely toward Mr. Jones' door. He should, he thought, have done this long

ago.

Ignoring the protestations of, the switchboard girl, he burst through the railed-in space, crossed it in two bounds and threw open the door to Mr. Jones' office.

At lunch Kate Enid; • “Would you like to marry me?”?

“Sure,” said Jud, grinning weakly. “All right then. Right after work. I'll be waiting."

She, Was, cheerfully. He was beginning to like too. Jud greeted her this. It was fun. It gave a zip to things. And he was on the payroll.

found out. She took him to a minis- He wondered what was next. He ter's. She produced a license. Jud tried to grin He gulped. and stared

at her.

Mr. Jones was sitting at his desk, "Good lord! You're not serious smoking a cigar. He looked up with a about this ?”

startled expression, when Jud entered. "Of course I'm serious. I mad He had heavy jowls, and a shock of bet with dad that I'd marry you. grey hair and belligrent, bushy eye- always win, so we might as well get it

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over with now."

Jud suddenly no longer had the deel- The cigar fell from His mouth. He stood up Before Jud could utter a ten," he said.,, "I can't marry you. In ing that he liked all this Now Ils- word, he barked (Your name, Jud the first place, I don't love you. Essex ?"

In the second I think you and your old

“Yes, sir," said Jud, taken aback. ; man are crazy. And in the next place, I'm already married and have three exclaimed Mr. kids.. set dheklasha

"I'll be damned?' Jones: "Did she tell you who sho was?"

Mr. Jones called Jud on the phono the next morning, “Mister, you're still working for me if you want the job. Iwona bet from Kate, and it's cured her of her screwy notions, Come on downey Your, salary a dont

Jud sighed. He was nearly to drop a cigar, it but he was still on the Tyroll Fouziđau chtár? That that's all that cödited? Alask

htj: 1938,

"Did who tell me who who was?" Jua asked, beginning to think he was mis taken for someone else.

My daughter! That red-headed girl in the buter office 7"

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 27, 1938.

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MR. CHAMBERLAIN OUTLINES BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY

Quest For Peace, But No Sacrifice Of Interests

Regards European Situation As Greatly Improved

London, To-day.

"The main object of the Government's Foreign Po- licy is to establish and the maintenance of peace and the removal, as far as practicable, of any causes of possible conflict in the grievances of one country and another," declared the Prime

ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF U.S. GOVERNOR

Puerto Rico, San Juan, To-day. → There have been 13 arrests fol- lowing the attempted assassina- tion - of- Major-General · Blanton- Winship, Governor of Puerto Rico, yesterday.

Two of the arrested, it is alleg. ed, have confessed that they par- ticipated in the plot to assassinate the Governor and the Chief of Po lice-Reuter.

PUISNE JUDGE'S CRITICISM OF LITIGANT

Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, in the last foreign MICHAELMAS FAIR amis, gave judgment for defen-

affairs debate in the House of Commons before the Summer Recess.

Sir, Will all your readers who

Are interested in St. John's

The Prime Minister added: "Let no one, either in(1) this country or elsewhere, for one moment ima- gine that, though we seek peace, we are willing|| (ii) to sacrifice British honour or British vital in- terests." (Cheers).

Mr. Chamberlain proceeded: "Welbe removed from that category, be- are making rapid progress in our fore the Agreement could be great rearmament programme and brought into force.

ITALY'S FAITH

Cathedral,

Like the atmosphere of an old-fashioned English fair,

(iii) Are planning any function of any kind, official,- sport- ing or philanthropic (be Cause we do not want clash with them).

to

day by day, the armed strength of "It is not our fault," said the

In fact, will all your readers this country becomes more formid- Prime Minister, and not the fault kindly note that the Cathedral able. While that tremendous power of the Italian Government that the Michaelmas Fair will take place 16 remains there as a guarantee to condition is not fulfilled.” enable us to defend ourselves, attacked, we are not unmindful of the fact that though it is good to have giant strength, it is tyrannous to use it." N

if

October day at the Headquarters of the Hong Kong Volunteer Dé- fence Corps.

Yours etc.

L. WILSON.

Dean..

Remarking that he had come to the conclusion that plaintiff had not made out his case, that third defendant was not a part ner in defendant firm, and that he did not hold himself out to plaintiff as a partner, the Acting Puisne Judge Mr. E. H. WIL-

dants with costs, in the case in |which Lam Hing and So Lo-chai claimed $507 against the lu Foo Kee firm, and Iu Foo and lu Kam-tin, partners therein, for |launch hire in respect of the salvage of the 88. Mau Lee dam- aged in the September typhoon last year.

Plaintiff alleged that orders were given by Iu Kam-tin, third defen- dant, to carry out the salvage work, but the defence maintained that he - was not a partner in the firm and that the money claimed was in re spect of gambling debts incurred by him and not for launch hire.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for plaintiff and defendants were re presented by Mr. O. E. C. Marton.

ALTERED CLAIM

Italy kept full faith with us by the reduction of troops in Libya, the Further details of the attraction. cessation of anti-British propagan- which, it is hoped, will make this da and collaboration with the Non-one of the outstanding events of

In giving his decisión, Mr. Wil- RELATIONS WITH FRANCE Intervention Committee.

1988 will be revealed later.

liams ted that the xplanation

plaintif las to

the ac- Referring to the Royal Visit to We cannot abandon the position For the moment will your readers

unts regarding the claim had France, the Prime Minister associat-we have taken up with regard to please book the date, Saturday ed himself with the tribute paid tion. On the other hand, we

the settlement of the Spanish ques- October, 1988.

been altered, failed to satisfy hir do

and that he did not believe the evid- by Sir Archibald Sinclair (who

ence that second defendant ever opened the debate on behalf of the profoundly regret the unforseen de- lay in the completion of the Agree-

engaged plaintiff to do any work. Liberal Opposition) to the magni-ment, and shall do all we possible

Referring to third defendant, the ficent reception that was accorded can to facilitate the withdrawal of the way is open again for a further

effort towards general appease-Acting Puiane Judge commented that he did not believe his story Mr Chamberlain cited the Anglo- that he had signed the accounts German Naval Agreement as de- blindly, and in fear of his life. monstrating the possibility of a

“SCOUNDREL”. complete agreement between a De- mocratic and the Totalitarian State

Their Majesties....

one might 29-

HUSTLING CZECHS

ment

1.

the foreign volunteers from Spain, “While there is no doubt,” con-in order that the country may tinued the Prime Minister, that this cease to offer any threat to the was partly due to the personal charm peace of Europe. of the guests. cribe it to the large measure of consciousness that our two demo-The Prime Minister denied rum and saw no reason why the experi-thing scoundrel, who wastes his time "He is an absolute good-for-no- cratic Nations are united closely ours that the Government had hus-ence should not be repeated. In this gambling. It is far more likely together by common interests." tled Czechoslovakia and said that in

Referring to Anglo-French unity response to a request from the Cze-agreement, Herr Hitler made a that he acted in collusion with plain- as a solid buttress for peace, Mr. choslovakian Government, the Bri-notable gesture of the most prac-tiff and Wong Yan, that they allow-

tical kind for the protection of Chamberlain said that that unity tish Government had agreed to

big debts, and that both sides fin- had been strengthened and confirm- propose that Lord Runciman go to peace. (Cheers). The value of it ed, even encouraged him to run up

had not been fully appreciated.

defendant ally hoped that second ATMOSPHERE LIGHTENED He concluded: "We feel that the would pay up and avoid publicity Ministers. There had been no new in no sense an arbitrator and would atmosphere has lightened and that rather fin fight the case," undertaking and no new commitment be independent of the British Gov-throughout the Continent there has mented Mr. Williams, giving judg on either side but there was a gen ernment.

[been a relaxation of the sense of ment, with costs, for defendants. eral discussion on all matters of Mr. Winston Churchill, interven-tension, which six months ago was common interest and a general and ing, asked if both sides agreed? oppressive. To that lightening of complete agreement upon them. The Prime Minister replied he the atmosphere and slackening of

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ed by the Paris conversations

an investigator tween Lord Halifax and the French and mediator. Lord Runciman was

com-

Mr. Chamberlain deplored the had not yet heard from the Sudeten tension, we believe that the British FATAL INCIDENT IN

Government has made its contribu

GLOUCESTER ROAD

continuation of the Spanish con- Germans. flict, but said that the Government Regarding the United States tion. We believe, in the end, that were convinced that the moment trade negotiations, Mr. Chamber we may well succeed in bringing had not come when Britain could lain said that they had agreed in a back the security and confidence, of intervene with any success. The great part to an extensive schedule, Europe. (Cheers) Government had received a reply but that in certain instances the "SETTLEMENT IN SPAIN”.

Replying to Mr. C. R. Attlee, Chan Kon, 80, mechanic, charged from Burgos accepting the formula difficulties had not yet been entire-

dwill Leader of the Opposition, who ask with driving without the care and proposed by Britain for investigat-ly resolved. There was ing certain cases of alleged déliber on both sides and he hoped that ed whether Mr. Chamberlain's caution, pleaded guilty at the Cen- ate attacks on British ships and they would not have to wait too statement was to be taken as mean-tral Magistracy this morning, and

announcement that ing that a settlement in Spain was was remanded for 24 hours. had agreed that an investigation long before the should be carried out by one of- an agreed conclusion had been simply a question of the volunteers Sergeant G. Youe, prosecuting, being withdrawn, the Prime Min- said defendant was driving private -ficial appointed by the British Gov- reached,

ernment and another" by the Bur- NEED FOR PATIENCE Ister said that he would like to see motor car No. 750 in Gloucester, gos authorities..

The Prime Minister, referring to what happened when the volun- Road near the Dreamland Ballroom, Referring to the Anglo-Italian, the Czech problema, emphasised that teers were withdrawn. If the Gov- at about 11.50 p.m. on Monday Agreement, the Prime finister the Government had continually ernment could feel then that Spain when he ran over three men who said that the Government felt that urged the need of patience in a had ceased to be a menace to the were sleeping on the pavement. One the Spanish situation was a perpe very delicate and difficult situation. peace of Europe, he thought they man was killed, and two injured. tuál menace to the peace of Europe. "If we can only find some peaceful could regard it as the settler and for that reason, he said; it must solution to the question, we feel of the Spanish-question--Raute

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