1940-07-04 — Page 15

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 4, 1940

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U.S. DEFENCE BUDGET MAY BE DOUBLED

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt will submit to Congress next week further rearmament propo- sals which are expected to double the present defence budget of $5,000,000,000.

The President is expected to ask au- thority to spend $4,000,000,000 of the money for the Army and will largely go to building the air force up to the President's goal of 50,000.

President Roosevelt's message is ex- pected to be delivered to Congress on Monday. Reuter.

Washington, To-day.

The Senate naval affairs committee yesterday unanimously approved the bill authorising eventual expenditure of $4,000,000,000 to build 200 combat ships for the Navy.

The Bill also removes the limit on the number of aeroplanes the Navy may acquire,

The measure will be debated in the Senate next week. - Reuter.

Washington, To-day. The Navy has ordered three aircraft- carriers and two cruisers. All war- ships for the construction of which Congress recently appropriated `funds are now ordered. Reuter.

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Lauronang by The Ball Bradiento, ina)

Dlating. Doi says if there's any- thing to these boguticians' suggen- tions that thinking slimness helps one reduce sho should have been a featherweight long-ago.

THE WAY OF A MAN WITH A MAID

Solicitor at Tottenham: You say your husband has peculiar ways? Wife: Yes, I have never seen him look at another woman, and that is not natural in a man. ** *

Solicitor: I think you object to your next-door neighbour?

Wife: Only when she tells me

now to run my husband.

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Solicitor: What is your husband by occupation?

Wife: Well, he calls himself a progress chaser, but I should call him a woman chaser.

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Solicitor: Did you leave your husband in consequence of some unpleasantness between you?

Wife: Yes, he refused to do as I wanted, and that made things very unpleasant.

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Wife: walked straight into the kitchen and saw an empty beer bottle on the table, so of course I knew my husband had returned.

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Wife: My husband tried to pre- vent me from entering the room, but when I've made up my mind to do a thing I don't stand any nonsense from him.

* Solicitor: When did you leave home?

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Wife: Oh, I didn't leave. When- ever we quarrel I see to it that my husband suffers the discom. fort.

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PARACHUTE TROOPS! METHODS

Spring-heeled Boots

GERMAN PARACHUTE TROOPS ARE EQUIPPED WITH

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HEELED BOOTS, TO EASE BHOCK OF LANDINGS.

This was revealed when captured parachutists landed at a British port. The ship in which they arrived also carried wounded persons and Belgian refugees, and the parachutists, with other able-bodied men, had to jump from the deck to the quay while the wounded persons were landed in slings or carried along gangways.

FLEET AIR ARM D.S.O. KILLED IN ACTION

Lieut. William Paulet Lucy, D.S.O., of the Fleet Air Arm, has been killed in action.

Eight days ago it was announced that he had received the D.S.O. "for daring and resource in the conduct of hazardous and successful operations by the Fleet Air Arm against the enemy, especially on the coast of Norway."

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2 7/8.

London Silver was quoted at 21-3/4 for Spot and 21-11/16 forward.

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LOCAL SHARES

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H.K. Lands $283⁄4 sa...

PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $14/13.90 sa.

STORES, &c. Watsons $7.30 sa.

LAST DAY'S SALES 300 Lands @ $283⁄4% 400 Trams @ $14 200 Trams @ $13.90

THE STOCK MARKET

London, To-day. The Stock Exchange in the initial stages continued to show improve- ment, but profit-taking subsequently caused a partial reaction.

Oils, home rails fully retained their initial gains, but gilt-edged securities and leading industrials were slightly before their best.

The cross rate London/New York was quoted at £-U.S.$4.0250 and Gold minings were lower on at- New York/London rate attempts to sell former Paris favourites. £U.S.$3.82.

-Reuter.

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AMERICAN EVACUEES

A SPECIAL SAILING TO

MANILA

HAS BEEN ARRANGED ON THE

S.S. "BASILAN"

(Compania Maritima) DEPARTING FROM HONGKONG

July 5th or 6th

When the parachutists jumped, they Application for accommodation and rates to be made to

bounced twice before they were able to stand firm on the quay.

The purpose of the springs-heeled boots is to enable them to break the fall when landing from a low altitude, by parachute, laden with a heavy pack," a sub-machine-gun, and ammunition.

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