MUTT AND JEFF
WHAT
SAY, DOC, LOAN
FOR?
ME YOUR BLOOD
PRESSURE APPARATUS!
MUTTS IN THE MIDDLE AND I WANNA TAKE HIS BLOOD
TICK TICK II
TICK 07
PRESSURE!
STOCKS AND 80103
11-18
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Page
WAY? IS HE SICK?
NO!
TICKE
TICK TICKL
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 25, 1988-
*
By BUD FISHER
HE OWNS THE SAME
STOCK I DO AND SINCE I CAN'T SEE THE TICKER
I WANNA WATCH HIS.
BLOOD PRESSURE TO SEE IF MY STOCK IS GOING. UP OR DOWN!
WHEEEE
THERE SHE
GOES!
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HORTENS
DEAR MIS3 DEBRIS:-
MY WIFE IS A BEAUTIFUL GIRL BUT SHE HAS DEVELOPED A VERY BAD HABIT.
SHE BITES HER FINGER NAILS ALL DAY LONG –
WHAT CAN I DO?
OTTO MATIC
DEAR MR. MATICI
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BRITAIN'S ARP MEASURES UNDER CRITICISM
London, To-day. The advantages of the measures for defence of the civilian population against air raids, advocated by the Lord Privy Seal, Sir John Anderson, in the House of Commons on Wednesday, were called into question on the motion for adjourn- ment yesterday.
Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour), quoting Barce- lona's experiences, urged a deep tunnelling system under the streets, with tunnels forty- five feet deep.
COMMONS OFF FOR CHRISTMAS
LONDON, TO-DAY. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ADJOURNED YESTERDAY FOR THE CHRISTMAS RE- CESS. UNTIL JANUARY 31.
Viscount Wolmer (Conservative) expressed disappointment that no provision had been made for the use of concrete instead of steel sheets, which, had created enormous casualties in Barcelona.
Barcelona had now adopted a system of underground shelters made of reinforced concrete.
ADVANTAGE OF TUNNELS;
serve
One advantage of underground As is now usual, adjournment tunnels was that they could motions provide for reassembly of in peacetime as a solution of Lon- both Houses sooner in case of don's traffic problem..
Sir John Anderson, replying,...
shelter.
of
Provision of concrete shelters was not ruled out, he added.—Reuter.
need, and by an innovation in the terms of the Commons motion, al- low of a summons being issued by thought that deep tunnels would not the Chairman of Ways and Means provide sufficiently quick means in case of the Speaker's illness.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, moving the adjournment, declared: "I am happy to think that whatever the perils of this season may be, there is no reason to anticipate that we shall have to put the proviso into force."
The Prime Minister is leaving London to-day for Chequers, where, he will spend Christmas with members of his family.
HOLIDAYS ABROAD
EARLY START OF AIR MAILS
OVER ATLANTIC
He will remain there until after
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. New Year, when he goes north to stay with friends before breaking THE UNITED STATES CIVIL his holiday on January 10 to visit AERONAUTICS AUTHORITY Rome with the Foreign Secretary
at the invitation of Signor Musso- lini.
YESTERDAY
STATED THAT IT IS ENGAGED IN DISCUS-
Several members of the Cabinet SIONS WITH THE STATE` DE- will spend the holiday abroad, while|PARTMENT AND OTHER GOV- others scatter to their homes in ERNMENT AGENCIES "LOOK- different parts of the country.
British Wireless and Reuter.
LONDON TRENCHES
London, To-day,
ING TOWARD EARLY ESTAB- LISHMENT OF TRANS-ATLAN- TIC AIR SERVICES.”
It added that lawyers for. Im- perial Airways have filed an ap- plication with authority for a per- mit to inaugurate a trans-Atlantic
It has been decided with one air service.
.
or two exceptions to retain in re- The application has been refer- off- constructed form the trenches dug red to the company's London
in the Royal Parks: in London. as ciala for execution, and cannot re-
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an AR.P. precaution during the calve final consideration until this emergency last September.-British and other technical, `requirements Wireless.
are fulfilled.--Reuter.
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