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THE CHINA MAIL, EMBER

British Pro-Fascist Press CHILDREN'S PUZZLE

And Ribbentrop

London, To-day.

Much prominence is given in London morning"

papers to the speech which Joachim von Rib- bentrop, the German Foreign Minister, deli- vered at the annual banquet of the Foreign Press Association in Berlin.

.

"The Times" sees in the utter- That the German Foreign Minis- ances of the German Foreign ter also paid tribute to the way in Minister continuation of the cam- which Mr. Chamberlain and Lord paign against British politicians Halifax had taken war-mongers to and at the same time the sincere task, is warmly welcomed by this desire on the part of Germany to paper.-Trans-Ocean. reach France.

an understanding

with

The "Daily Mail" heads its re- port "Ribbentrop on armament pact and colonies." Much is made in this paper of what von Ribben-

BRITAIN SAID

BUYING U.S. RANGE FINDERS

trop said about the Fuehrer having RANGE

signed the Anglo-German peace de- claration at the request of the Bri- tish. Prime Minister.

SEAFORTH MASCOT "GOES SICK"

"Corporal Jimmy Sausage" esteemed member of the 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highland- ers, in Shanghai, is suffering from distemper and is now in

the hands of a competent veteri

nary surgeon.. He hopes to be back with the Reigment shortly.

Behind this story lies the fact

that the whole personnel of the Highlanders is seriously per- turbed about Jimmy's condition, and although he is only a dog of: nondescript breed, his ab- sence has caused much misgiv- Ing in the Seaforth camp.

Picked up by sentries on duty at the Shanghai Waterworks some time ago, Corporal Jimmy is the second dog to have found a home with a British Army unit, "Spot" a black and white terrier having been adopted by the Royal Army Medical Corps last year. Both dogs have be- come popular favourites with "Tom- affable British the mies," probably on account of the British soldier's tradi- tional love for a Regimental mascot, and much care is livish. ed

"Corporal them. on. Jimmy," it is expected, will be assigned "medicine and duty" shortly.

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Authorised Capital

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The New York Times reported from Washington to-day that Great Britain had recently considerably Increased her orders in the United States for "Eperry" automatic zan- ge-finders for anti-aircraft batteries. The last order was for 80 of these

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Answer to yesterday's puzzle: The Statue of Liberty was given

to the United States by the people of France. twelve years to build it.

LOCAL DOLLAR

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range-finders while the latest de Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-27/82. LIABLE

mand was for 100.

"Spot" silver was quoted in

Well-informed circles attribute London at 19-9/16 and forward at SERVICE IN

this increase to the inability of: 19-5/16. British firms to satisfy the British The London on New York rate Government orders with the neces- was quoted at £U.S.$47575 ́ ́añð

the New York/London rate sary speed.

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TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE PLANNED BY

AMERICAN CONCERN

New York, To-day.

transport Regular commercial services by planes over the North Atlantic will be inaugurated by American companies next year, Mr. William Coverdale, President of the American Export airlines, stated here to-day.

He added that his company would devote $450,000 to the organization of a New York-Baltimore-Boston- Paris line via the Azores and Bor- deaux, with a European extension to Berlin, Rome, Athens and Alex- andria.

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in of Eire resident Great Britain are not liable to British military service in the event that Britain becomes involy- Anti-Aircraft Firing Practice ed in any war, Mr. Eamon de will be carried out from the vicinity Valera, Premier, asserted to-day in of Tai Wan Tau-(near Clear Water the Dail Bay) between the hours of 9.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. to-day.

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