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'How's that?"

BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER

~HEAD OVER HEELS IN THE REAL-ESTATE

BUSINESS THAT'S BEN WEBSTER AND RUSTY MCGURK, NOT TO MENTION BRIAR, BEN'S FAITHFUL AIREDALE COMPANION—AND IT'S UP TO THE TWO BOYS TO DEVELOP SOME TWO. HUNDRED ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL, ROLLING LAND' ON THE OUTSKIRTS

OF TOWN!

LEAD ON, BENJ WHERE DO WE 60.

FROM HERE, PAL?

... THE CHINA

"THE FIRST JOB

IRECKON "THE MOST. IMPORTANT THING TO DO FIRST IS TO BUILD A

SAMPLE HOUSE, RUSTY-

SWELL

“Excellent! It's White Horse-

I could tell it blindfold.’

""

HOW FAR DOWN ARE WE GOING TO PUT

THE BASEMENT,

RUSTY?

BOUT

SIX FEET-

COMPANY COMIN

BEN-

WHO

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No other whisky combines so rare a fragrance with such mellow smoothness; no other is quite so soft, so round, so genial. Perfect blending and slow maturing have made White Horse Whisky the equal of a fine

liqueur.

The millions of gallons of finest Scotch whisky matured and maturing ensure that the quality of White Horse never varies.

WHITE HORSE

WHISKY

Sole Agents for South China: JARDINE MATHESON AND COMPANY LTD.

STOP IN AT OUR SHOWROOM NOW AND TAKE OUT A NEW 1940

STUDEBAKER CHAMPION

FOR A REVEALING, CONVINCING. 10-MILE TRIAL· DRIVE.

MY DEAR BOYS, I LIKE TO SEE ACTIVITY ---- ESPECIALLY ACTIVITY IN A BUSINESS I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUTI

WHAT BUSINESS

IS THAT?

THE BUILDING BUSINESS! THE FINEST, GREATEST BUSINESS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!-- WHY, AS I STAND HERE AND CLOSE MY EYES TO MERE SLITS,

I CAN SEE-

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

Stubbs Road

Phono 27778-9

WELL, MR. CARPENTER,

NO, HO, SON! HOT NOW! DON'T SPEAK TO ME! LET ME DRINK IN THE FULL

BEAUTY OF THIS

LAND!

SAY BEN, HIS NAME'S. CARPENTER AN' HE BAYS HE 15 A

·CARPENTER AN' WE NEED A CARPENTER-

THAT'S A FACT AND HE. BAYS HIS FULL

· NAME 19 GOLDEN- RULE CARPENTER-

BAGGAGE TRANSFERS

Telephone

27761

to Engage our Service.

EAT AT-

Efficient and Secure CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

Jimmy's Kitchen

INEXPENSIVE SATISFYING

DID I HEAR ONE OF YOU BOYS - BAY THIS WAS YOUR LAND?

ABSOLUTELY, THE WHOLE" TWO HUNDRED. ACRES OF

IT!

WHY, THAT'S STUPENDOUS! AND HERE WAS, PLANNING TO FIND THE OWNER · OR OWNERS SO, I COULD MAKE

VAN OFFER****