1940-07-16 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 16, 1940.

MUTT AND JEFF

WHY, JEFF WHAT'S : THE MATTER?

MUTT, I JUST

LEARNED. SOMETHING!

WHAT DID YOU LEARN?

WAIT! I'LL TELL YOU, AS' SOON AS THE

CLOCK STRIKES

TEN!

BAYLIGHT CAVING

IT IS NOW

FOUR A.M.

*IN EGYPT! IMAGINE!

Boile

BONG

BONG

BONG

BONG

BONG

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By BUD FISHER

BONG!

NAZI

TECHNIQUE: THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES

«Melensed Sy-The Bell Byndiente, Inc.) *

The office stono says that since the boss has been down with spring fever her job has been one headache on top of another.

THE GERMAN PROPAGANDA MACHINE IS NOW HEAVILY ENGAGED · IN PROPA- GANDA ABOUT THE COMING BLITZKREIG ON ENGLAND. SOME OF IT IS FOR HOME CONSUMPTION. THE REST BEING APPAR- ́ENTLY INTENDED TO MAKE BRITONS

SHIVER IN THEIR BOOTS.

This is in line with Goering's "Technique of the Sword of Damocles" and was used to some effect against other countries.

On Sunday night, for instance, sometime."

July 27

the Berlin Radio said that Mr: Another Berlin authority is re- Churchill might have been play-ported to have said: "This will ing this week,, next week, some-be Britain's last quiet week-end." time, never" on his waistcoat but- tons. The answer, according tel

The latest consists of a repor!, this the Berlin Radio, is, "not Iweek, not next week, certainly attributed to neutrals, stating that never · but' very definitely Hitler has chosen Saturday, July 27, for his triumphal entry intc Berlin after the occupation of London, and stating that many windows lining the route have already been let.

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OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD

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HORIZONTAL

1 Solo

5 To silence

by force.

- 8,To drop

12 Sounded

13 Philippine.

!..savage

14 Fresh-water

porpoise

15 Pertaining

to a build-

ing's interior

17 Arabian

coins

19 Oriental

tambourine

20 Small

satchel

21 Money paid

down

23 Italian:

acaport

24 Particle

20 Claw

20:To pose 31.Conjunction

32 Sack

33 Artificial

--- Innguage

34 To cut short

30. Venom

33 Vehicle.

30 Landed

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priest

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delty

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古胡

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65 Winglike

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57 Gamin

VERTICAL

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3 To arraign

4 Greek popu-

lar assembly

5 Pikelike flsh -*

6 Preposition

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fresh-water fish

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

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OMPUL ARZPAZIŹNIE BAROZAPES

BELIEZA LOUDERZOSTEN

RIM FERIE

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10 Image

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-person

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work

25 Province in Ecuador

27 Malay

'gibbon

20 Man's name -30 Craggy_hill 35 Tropical

fruit

38 Indorsement

on passport 37. Hindu

women's garment 30 Frankness 40 Pertaining

to the moon 42 Spanish S

"American

shawl. 43 Island in, the ...Malny,

* Archipelago 44 Indigo dyo

plant

40 Kind of nut 47 To cloan: 40 Plant liquid 50 Conflict 63: Sun god

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In an inspired statement, Daventry news commentator whe reported this last night said:- "This is the kind of story that cheers us immensely. We do hope it is true!"-Reuter,

A.R.P. LINES CUT

WAR-

IPSWICH AIR. RAID |DENS GOING ON DUTY RE- CENTLY FOUND THAT THE TELEPHONES AT THE POSTS WERE OUT OF ACTION. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT. THE

་ ་ WIRES HAD BEEN CUT.

Householders were approached to allow the use of their telep- hones to wardens in the event of an emergency.

are in-

Police

vestigating the matter.

It was learned

later that the

nolice do not suspect Fifth Column activity.

NO LONG VACATION

The decision there shall be no Long Vacation for the Law Courts this year was reached at a meet- ing of the Council of Judges in London yesterday. It was pro- posed that the Supreme Court sit during August and September hot merely to dispose of urgent busi- ness but in order that all parties who desire may have cases tried British when they are ready. Wireless.

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