1940-08-08 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1940

MUTT AND JEFF

GOSH, I THINK MY 'COLD GOT WORSE! I WAS SITTING IN' A DRAFT. BY AN OPEN WINDOW IN THE TRAIN

SHIFF

SHIFF

WHY DIDN'T YOU CLOSE

THE WINDOW? COULDN'T!

IT WAS STUCK!

WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK SOMEONE TO CHANGE PLACES WITH YOU?

I COULDN'T THERE WASN'T ANYONE IN THE TRAIN TO ASK!.

WASN'T ANYONE IN THE TRAIN TO ASK WELL, THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST CHANGE SEATS?

OH, I COULDN'T DO THAT! THE SEATS ARE ALL FASTENED DOWN!

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By BUD FISHER

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY 1.WASTE TIME WITH. THIS THING?,

ENORMOUS INCREASE IN BRITISH SHIPPING TONNAGE

VATICAN PACT WITH PORTUGAL

According to Rome Radio an agreement has been signed be- tween the Vatican and Portugal whereby Church property taken over by the State in 1910 and now under its control be return- ed by Portugal to the Church.

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Under clause in the agree- ment, marriages tak- ing place in Catholic Churches in Portugal will in future be legal without the additional civil ceremony hither- to required Reuter

AS THE RESULT OF the German invasion of Poland, Norway, Denmark and the Low Countries, and, the collapse of France, the shipping strength of Great Britain and the Dominions has been increas- ed by over 10 million tons deadweight, it was dis- closed by the Ministry of Shipping in London yes- terday.

It is pointed out that not all of these ships are being used in trade with this country but they are be- ing distributed all over the globe, free to engage in every kind of trade except contraband trade with the enemy.

LOSSES IN TRAWLERS

About 51⁄2 million tons are Nor- wegian; 3 million tons Dutch; and. half a million tons under the con- trol of the Belgian and Polish Governments.

All are ships of 500 gross tons for more. In addition there are now under direct control of the

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It was officially announced in Ministry of Shipping, three impor- London last night that the casual-tant categories of foreign, shipping. ies in the trawler Marsona-were Firstly there is Danish shipping, ne officer killed, one officer and seized for British service amount-

half en ratings missing believed killing to about

million ed, six ratings wounded.

deadweight tons. Because of the Casualties in the trawler Fin-circumstances in which the, inde- istere were one officer wounded, pendance of Denmark was extin- one rating killed and eight ratings guished there was no alternative wounded.

to transferring these ships to the British, flag..

The loss of both vessels has been previously announced.-Reu- ter.

OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD

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HORIZONTAL

41 Printer's

'measure

1 Scent

6 Animal

enclosure

11 Peaceful

12 Elected

14 To colour

15 At that

place

17. Hall!

18:Babylonian

god

19 To go before

31 Preposition 22.Noise, made

in sleep

24. Symbol for tantalum

25 Indian

pillars

37 Nahoor

sheep.

20 Indos

Chinese... languaito- 20' Highest point

30 Rusher off

⚫in disorder

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34 Behold!

$5.Swordsman's

'dummy

stake

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weight**

38 Noto of scale

10 Easèrico

42 Rubbers

45 Note of scale

46 Girl's name

*40 Insect

49. To fasten 50.Composed of

lobes

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04 Nostrils.

65 Icy rain.

VERTICAL

1 Ancient peo- ple who 'mi- grated into Europe from Asia

2. Female ruff

3 Preposition.

4 Bishop's

headdress

5 Pain.

6 Former

name of Chosen

YESTERDAY'S BOLUTION,

GRIAADAAN AINOE

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savage

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of Levi 11 Roman date 13 Caves

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of a proto- plasmic body 19 To talk art-

lessly. 20-Leaves out. 23 Atlack 20 Mythological Egyptian Jinner 28 Part of

to be",

20.Paid 'notice 31.Preposition". -32 Prefix: dawn-

33 English

capital

30 Lasso,

FROŹNTIIRVIND! 37 Actual

RAPAZIENZELSE MARGRAZLAD

NOZERZEAN

SARAHZTORAN

NÄBRØREN

SHOTE

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Untort

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measure

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French Shipping

QUEENSE THEATRE

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MAURIEN.

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the APE

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SATURDAY ROBERT TAYLOR-HEDY LAMARR:

M-G.M Picture-

"LADY OF THE TROPICS”

ALHAMBRA THEATRE

Secondly, French shipping un- NATHAN RD KOWLOON DAILY AT 230 520-720-9:30 TEL 56856

der British control amounts to about half a million deadweight

tons.

In order that they may be:

free to assist in the common war

:ffort, these ships

were requisi-

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ONLY OLIVER HARDY

tioned after France's signature of IN "BONNIE SCOTLAND"

the armistice. They will un- der the British flag but will also fly the French flag.

The Ministry adds that many French officers and seamen havel accepted Britain's offer to remain in employment in these ships on the same terms as the British of- ficers and seamen.

Thirdly there were a great num- ber of ships of various neutral countries on time charter to the Ministry of Shipping. They now amount to about 1 million dead. weight tons.-Reuter.

SERIOUS CAR CRASH

A PASSENGER WAS SEVERE- LY INJURED AND THE DRIVER HIMSELF HAD TO BE ADMIT- TED TO HOSPITAL WHEN A CAR

OVERTURNED

AND

TO-MORROW-

SATUR- DAY

Presented

by? HAL ROACH

-"UNION PACIFIC”

Robert Taylor * Hedy Lamarr in "LADY OF THE TROPICS”

STAR THEATRE

CAUGHT FIRE IN KING'S ROAD HANKOW DO KOWLOON, DAILY AT 230 5:20-720-920 TEL 57795

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,

The car, No. 4475, was driven by Mr. G. Kotwall, and his pas- senger, Mr. K. P. Chau of 14 King's Road received severe injuries.. to the head.

Both were admitted to the Queen, Mary: Hospital.

One fire-engine turned out and extinguished the fire within a few minutes, The car was badly, damaged.

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DEAD END

TO- MORROW

United Artists Release

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