1938-08-23 — Page 12

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“I may be difficult.

I've reached an

age when it pays to dis- Icriminate. When one's

younger it's rather differ-

:

ent; but at my time of life I'd rather do without than put up with second best.

You've heard me insist

on White HorseWhisky.

Well, when I can obtain

..

a whisky with such a delicate bouquet, one that's as soft and smooth

as a fine liqueur, why should I accept anything else? So do you blame me if I always insist on White Horse?"

WHITE WHITE HORSE WHISKY

You can tell it blindfold!

Sole Agents for South China: Jardine Matheson & Co. Ltd.

VAAS

GS

HUNTLEY

WATCH

COMPANY

NO. 148 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL - TEL: 27684

TAILSPIN TOMMY

Disaster!

(WHEN DID YOU BURN YOURSELF JERRY

HERE'S TH' FIRST-

AID KITĮ

IT. IT BURNED ME RIGHT AFTER 1 SHOOK HANDS.

WITH TOMMY!

German Fleet On Parade For Admiral Horthy

Kiel, To-day.

marine flotilla. First came five 750-

The festivities in honour of ton boats followed by 500-ton craft and finally numerous small 250-ton Admiral von Horthy had their

submarines which did not appear to climax yesterday afternoon with a be much larger than small pleasure parade of practically the whole boats but are regarded as an ex- effective and dangerous German fleet with over 110 units, tremely comprising warships and smaller weapon particularly in the craft, passing in review before the At the conclusion of the parade, swung sharply Fuehrer and the Hungarian Regent. the official yacht

sea.

Baltic

Headed by the new 26,000-ton around and returned to Kiel where in battleship, "Gneisenau," which bore fleet demonstrations were held the standard of the Commander-in-honour of the Fuehrer and Admiral Chief, the ships required more than von Horthy.--Trans-Ocean. one hour to defile past the yacht "Grille," the crews standing rigidly

at attention on the decks.

the

old

LAUNCH OF NEW REICH WARSHIP

Towards half past one in afternoon the "Grille" left Kiel for the open sea followed by the

Kiel, To-day. torpedo-boat "Pfeif" with repre- The Reich Governor of Austria, sentatives of the German and for- Doctor Seyss-Inquart, in a speech eign press on board and the ocean delivered on the occasion of the liners, "Patria" and Adolf Woer-launching of new German warship

mann, bearing guests of honour.

LONG PARADE

"Prinz Eugen," said that Chancel- lor Hitler, by selecting the name of the famous marshal of the Holy Shortly after two o'clock, the Roman Empire had recalled mem- masts of the first German warships ories of the German struggle in appeared on the horizon. The past centuries against the invasion "Gneisenau" was followed by the ar- of Europe from the East. moured cruiser Admiral Graf Spee, Eugen of Savoy was inseparably then Admiral Scheer and Deutsch-associated with an era of national land. Then came the fast cruisers pride and heroism hence it was a Nuernberg and Leipzig after which great honour for all those now as- the cruisers Koeln and Koenigsberg steamed past.

sembled at Kiel to be able to wel- come His Highness, the Regent of Hungary, Admiral Von Horthy and Madame Von Horthy.

The schoolships Brummer and Bremse brought up in the rear of the first group after which a tor- They welcomed His Highness as pedoboat flotilla passed in review. a brilliant Commander of the Im- Then came minesweepers, three perial and Royal Austro-Hungarian abreast, most of them painted black. fleet.

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The final group comprised sub- Madame Von Horthy then pre- marines and the submarine base formed the christening act and the ship "Saar" which bore the stand-ship was launched amid enthusuatic ard of the commander of the sub- Icheers.-Trans-Ocean.

Here's Luck!

GREAT

GUNS!

EWO

W-W-WHA WHAT'S TH' MATTER, CHIEF?

BEER

ITS ACID JERRY GOT IT OFF

TOMMY'S GLOVE).

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By HAL FORREST

DON'T KNOW, IT WAS ALL RIGHT BE? A MINUTE

AGO

QUICK!

-TO-EL

TOMMY DOWN!

BUT TOM

ON ITS COURES ROARING TOWARD MIAMI.

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