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INEXPENSIVE SATISFYING
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 13, 1940
SHANGHAI
ELECTION
LESSONS
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Chungking, To-day.
The outcome of the Shanghai Muni- cipal elections was received with con- siderable elation in local quarters who pointed out that third party nationals obviously were not taken in by the Japanese promises.
A high Chinese official, Inter- viewed by the press, sald: "The 9. M. C. polis shows the univer. sal distrust towards the Japanese. No one is willing to accept Ja. panese rule and no one believes that any good can come from It." A number of Chinese observers point out that the successful result of British-American- co-operation in mind Shanghai should be borne in by those two Powers in their general attitude towards Far Eastern affairs. -Havas.
KIDNAPPING
GANG ARRESTED
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SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.
NO POLITICS OVER GREENLAND?
Washington, To-day. Préaldent". Roosevelt told the press yesterday he had asked the -Red Cross to examine the needs of the inhabitants of Groenland in caso supply ships from Don- mark were cut off.
The Prealdent refused to discuss political questions concerning Greenland, which he termed hy- pothetical and premature-Rou• tor.
THE "GAZETTE"
The following official appointments, etc. are gazetted:
Approval of the appointment of the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell to be an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council for a further period.
Messrs. D. Drummond and F. J. de Rome nominated as Members of the Court of the University of H.K. for a further period.
Dr. Hua Tse-jen to be a Member of the Nurses Board.
Mr. E. C. Luscombe to be a Member of the Committee to administer the Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund of H.K.
THE SETTLEMENT POLICE HAVE ARRESTED SEVERAL MEMBERS OF AN EXTENSIVE GANG WHICH SPECIALISES IN CHILD ABDUC- TION WITH A NETWORK EXTEND- Mr. H. H. Pegg to be an Assistant ING FROM THE SOUTHERN COAST-Director of Public Works. AL CITIES.
So far, 12 boys are missing and are believed to have been taken to Amoy and other points in Fukien Province.
The Police previously recovered two abducted children and returned them to their parents following the appre- hension of the kidnappers.--Havas.
WHISKERS ON PARADE
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TOKYO, TO-DAY. THE SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HIRSUTE "WHISKERS so- CIETY" WAS HELD HERE WITH SOME HUNDRED MEMBERS PRE- SENT ALL OF WHOM WERE
Mr. A. E. Lissaman to be an Execu- tive Engineer.
Mr. L. H. McCabe to be a Land Surveyor.
Mr. B. H. Puckle to be Assistant Director of Air Raid Precautions.
Sub-Insp. R. R. McEwen to be an Examiner of Weights and Measures.
Mr. H. A. Keller assumed charge of. the Swiss Consulate at H.K.
Mr. T. Oda to be in charge of the Japanese Consulate-General
CAMBODIA REFORM
Pnompenh, To-day. WEARING CAREFULLY TENDED The King of Cambodia has
MOUSTACHES.
most
Among those attending were white-signed an ordinance creating bearded Mitsuru Toyama, famous a chamber of popular repre- chief of the Black Dragon Society, sentation, replacing the pre- Sakutaro Hori, claimant of the distinguished model beard and whisk- sent native consultative com- ers. Gosengoku Koyama, a hermit who mittee. came from his Kukuyama mountain hermitage, Rikio Sugang, famous ex- plorer, and Gosuke Imal, a member of the House of Peers.
The champion's title for the com- ing six months went to Naosaburo Kato, already holder of the title..
Kato unfurled his 5 ft. 71⁄2 inch beard and no-one present was able to match it-Havas.
Bringing Up Father
HERE IS ONE OF THE BOTTLES OF WATER FROM THE FOUN- TAIN OF YOUTH THAD SENT FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE –
WILL IT REALLY
MAKE ONE YOUNG AGAIN-
MOTHER?
YOU HAVE ONE LESS NOW-MRS JIGGS-1 SAW MR. JIGGS DRINK A BOTTLE OF IT JUST BEFORE HE WENT OUTS
OH DEAR-1 LEFT A BOTTLE ON. HIS TABLE -1 GUESS HE
THOUGHT IT WAS ORDINARY,
DRINKING WATER THE
THERE BELL-BOY. PU
The new constitution is based on those of Annam and Tonkin, The franchise will embrace a large elec- toral body and the Chamber is en- dowed with extensive powers.
The step is systematic of the French the Government's policy of giving
of Indo-Chinese a greater measure control of their own interests.-Reu-
ter.
By George McManus
MRS JIGGS-1AM THE HOTEL DETECTIVE - WILL YOU.COME DOWN IN THE LOBBY AND GIT YER HUSBAND? HE'S RIDING ALL OVER THE PLACES ON A TRKY HE'S GOT BRAN
BLOWER-
Dept, 1940, King Fratrić Syridicat
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