1940-01-30 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 80, 1940-

SKIPPER'S RIFLE DUEL WITH PLANE

London, To-day.

One man is dead and an- other wounded as the result of enemy action against the Newcastle steamer Gripfast, which arrived off a north- east coast harbour last night.

One of her lifeboats was hanging from one end of the davits and a shore lifeboat is now searching for the other lifeboats. The Gripfast was

damaged.

badly

Capt. Prince, Master of the Hartle- pool steamer Otterpool, lay on his back on the bridge with a rifle to his shoulder and fired on 1 Heinkel bomber cach time it swooped to at- tack him off the coast of Angus.

DECKS RAKED

The steamer was armed with a de- fensive gun but the two gunners were wounded as they ran to their stations.

The German plane dropped ten bombs and raked the deck with ma- chinegun bullets. None of the bombs

hit the ship.

When three British fighters appear- ed the German plane immediately flew into the clouds.-Reuter.

+

I'm nearly 40..

what's going to happen to me?

The firm's cutting down staff, I dovet like the look of it

Neither do I....

(TRINICE)

THEY'RE SURE TO‘ PICK ON ME, MY "WORK'S NOT BEEN TOO GOOD LATELY.

· THEY'LL PUT ONE

OF THESE YOUNG FELLOWS WITW

WARY PLACE

AT HOME

But Betty, what would we do? We've nothing behind us. If only were five years, younger! Oh, this ghasily tiredness

always...

But darling, anyoneа think you were an old. man. It's absurd this tiredness of yours is something to do with your health, not your age! You ought to

doctor

SILENT RED

AIR RAID IN FINLAND

Helsinki, To-day.

About 50 were killed and 200 injured in a Soviet air raid on Hangoe yesterday, while twenty were killed and 50 were wounded at Abo in a series of ralds; dozens of houses were destroyed.

The Soviet bombers silently swept down on the city with engines cut out.

The raids were the worst-Abo had hitherto suffered.

BRITONS ESCAPE

from

The British press attache Helsinki, Mr. Kenny, and the British vice-consul, Mr. Silander, were among those caught in the series of alarms which lasted from 9.45 a.m. till near- ly 4 p.m. Neither was injured.

Abo has been bombed 35 times in the past eight weeks. - Reuter.

AT THE

DOCTOR'S/My dear Mr. Jones-

a man shouldn't even begin to feel old until he's 60. | feel done-in

You've got your all the time,

best years in front doctor. I even of you. No, from wake tired...

what

fell me, you sign of old

I'm pretty sure your age, I suppose

trouble is Night Starvation.

You see, even at night you go on using up energy in heartbeats] breathing and other automatic actions. In your case, this has also led to an excess of acid waste products in the blood. All this causes you to wake fired, feel run-down. So of course you can't do your best work. Now recent tésts have proved that it's Horlicks people need for this condition. Start tonight

UNDER 40

40-50

|30-60

OVER 60

MRS. JONES SAW TO IT THAT HER HUSBAND HAD

HORLACKE EVERY NIGHT

RANGOON RIOTING

Singapore, To-day.

The Mayor of Rangoon and leaders of the Moslem and Hindu communi- ties yesterday appealed for an imme- diate restoration of harmony in that section of the city where rioting oc- curred on Saturday,

The police have made a ‘number of arrests. Two more of those. Injured in the rioting have died in hospital. -Reuter.

SIX WEEKS LATER JONES FELT ON TOP OF THE WORLD AGAIN

SIX MONTHS LATER

Guess what, Betty! They're sending me to Singapore for a very spacial job. Old Smith said I was the only man who could handle #

Ok, darling!

(THINKS)

น

FRENCH GUESTS

London,

Government yesterday

at a luncheon party of E

correspondents attached -

The Minister of Information

in the chair,

Another

officers of the:

mentary

Chamber of

ed to dinne Dominions

British

Do you feel worn out, depressed and ne

Take

Do you even

HORLICKS

`have extra

KVATION