1940-07-23 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 23, 1940. MUTT AND JEFF:

JUST LOOK AT THAT CUTE LITTLE FELLOW

WISHING HE HAD ONE ¿OF THOSE APPLES

HERE YOU ARE,

MY BOY! I BOUGHT. YOU THIS NICE. BIG APPLE!

EH, EH NOT SO FAST DON'T YOU LOOK.OUT, FOR WORMS WHEN YOU EAT AN APPLE?

By BUD FISHER

LISSEN, MISTER! WHEN I EAT A APPLE. DE WOIMS

·GOTTA LOOK OUT

FER DEMSELVES!

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EVACUEE BAGGAGE FACILITY

Additional baggage for the civilian evacuees in Manila must be delivered

FRANCE UNDER THE NAZI HEEL

THE TRUE STORY of France under Nazi to the Kowloon Godown's domination is revealed, in part at least, by an reception depot, No. 1, American journalist who has been able to get| Salisbury Road, not later an uncensored message to the "New York than noon on Saturday, Herald Tribune.“ July 27, it was officially stated this morning.

It is also indicated that no in dividual will be expected to send

more than two packages, and that they must not be any bigger than an ordinary wardrobe trunk.

For obvious reasons, they must be very clearly marked.

The facility is only for those

evacuees who left the Colony in the two ships which proceeded to

Manila on July 5.

MINE SPECIALISTS "REQUISITIONED"

(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL")

The Germans, of course, have been pro- claiming that Paris is quiet and life there nor- mal. The correspondent differs.

German-occupied France is an economically twisted country, he writes, with millions broken in spirit, doped with propaganda and endeavouring to re-organize their lives. They have little money and their homes are either destroyed or inaccessible. Food is poor, and they are living under restrictions such as they have never known before.

Germany rules. All communi-,night and day for the coming at- cations and transport are in Ger-tack on England. Everything i man hands. Essentials are con- subordinated to this.

is trolled by requisition and force, The journalist's impression 'An order issued by the Minis-and non-essentials by paper marks, that the German Army is "out to try of Labour in London yesterday which are of no value anywhere get England," and has no time or drafts for special work all men else.

of 30 and over who are specialists in iron ore miming.-Havas."

manpower to pay much attention to anything else-except propa- The German Army is working ganda, the slow return of refugee

OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD

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HORIZONTAL

1 Skilful

4 Gray

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tive pronoun

12 Exclamation

of disap- proval

13. To leak

14. Frog genus 15 Norse

goddess

10 Northern

grouse

10 Waste

matter

20 Tall grass

21 Negative

22 Possessive

pronoun

23 Pertaining

to a period

of time

27 Wrath

20 Shy

30 To shoot at

long range --

31 Toward

32 Mnin'

offspring

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point

33 Blow

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curiously

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41 Molten lava

42 Anglo-Indian

1 In bed

weight

2 To mate

44 Hideous

giants

47 Indian

hatchets

51 Prefix: three

52 Turkish

regiment

53 Linden tree

54 Yelping

sound

55 Storehouse

50 Italian river

57 Things

(in law)

VERTICAL

3 Chair of

state

4 Poisonous

snakes

5 Tennis

malch

6 Cordial

7 City In

Belgium

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pronged spear

9 Witch

10 Literary

scraps

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unit

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measure

25 Part of a church

26 Old English

court

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stand

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and the slow return of food to thɩ. tables.

In spite of this, there is an un dercurrent of resistance. Every propaganda poster is torn-al- this i: though the penalty for death. Many listen to the Lon- don broadcasts, despite severe punishment if they are caught.

The French pay no attention to the German troops who parade daily down the Champs D'Elysee but the Italians, whom the French allowed to live in France, turn out step with proudly to keep in Nazi troops, each Italian looking| as if he himself had captured a Maginot Line fortress...

There are 500 Americans and 600 Britons. still living in Paris. So far, they have not been mo- lested. Reuter.

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MUTINY ON THE ARLACKHAWK

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Guinn Big Boy Williams.

A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE

Wallace Beery & Dolores del Rio

In

yesterday Sir Bede Clifford, Gov-MGM Picture THE MAN FROM DAKOTA”

ernor of Mauritius, handed to the First Lord, Mr. A. V. Alexander, a silver cigarette case presented to the wardroom of H.M.S. Mauri- tius by the people of that colony.

The box contained two cheques, one of £11,000 for the purchase) of a seaplane for the ship, and the second of £150,000, as a gift to the British Government for the prosecution of the war.

Sir Bede stated a good part of

the money

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people of French descent

who

were unshaken in loyalty to the Allied cause.-Reuter.

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to make fun

of

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du word

37 Sliding

receptacle

30 One who

sacrifices

S.P.C.A. MEETING

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The Annual Meeting, of the Hong Kong Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals on Thursday, at 5 p.m. in the Registrar's Office,

will be held

himself for a Iground floor of the Supreme

- principle

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⚫ can river

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silver

43. Exclamation

of surprise 44 City. In

Norway

43 Great Lake

40 Drinks

slowly

47 Projection

from a filling card.

40 Palm leat

*40 Toʻdisfigure

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Court.

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