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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 30, 1940.

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CENSOR AFTER YOU

WHILE MOST OF THE Italian fleet re- mains in its harbour the British Fleet is still scouring the seas with ceaseless vigilance, hoping to find at least stray adventures and also to keep ships and men in good fettle by constant training, cables Reuter's special correspondent at Gibraltar.

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"I have just spent four days at sea with the Fleet in what is still probably the most luxurious warship afloat, though Berlin and Rome have sunk her several times by microphone," the correspondent cables.

"Life · on board this aircraft- carrier is an uhending round of fascinating routine, every effort being bent on getting aircraft into! the air in. the fewest possible minutes for reconnaissance combat and getting them landed and stowed in the hangar in the shortest time.

"Remarkable

prevails between

men

or

RELEASE OF

CARGOES IN

understanding ENEMY SHIPS

a genuine

officers and friendship

of

or charterers of

FUSHIM

MARU

PUZZLE

The Japanese liner Fushimi Maru · (10,- 936 tons), bound for Europe; is unable to sail from Bombay be- cause the British navië cert system prevents her taking on water, states the Domei agency.

The agency adds the matter has been taken up with the au- thorities in Simla and London.-Reuter.

FOOD CUT IN CAFES

Restaurant meals are to be cut. Discussions between the Govern-: ment and the catering trade re- presentatives are in progress, and there will be an announcement.

A detailed census of the cater- ing facilities of every restaurant and cafe throughout Britain is be- ing prepared so that if the tom- porary measure of communal feeding the civil population should be necessary it can be put. into operation smoothly at short

of

to

without any relaxing of die- The Board of Trade announces cipline and etiquette.

that an enemy shipping claims notice.

for "What the British Navy thinks committee has been set up

The census is purely a precau- of the enemy may be gauged from the dual purpose enforcing tionary measure. the fact that night gun practice claims against enemies who are Forms are now being sent was carried out for a whole hour owners

establishment and every feeding with calcium flares, with ships' against enemy ships and of ob-large restaurants and small subur-· searchlights stretching for two taining the release of cargoes on ban cafes alike. miles across the waters.

enemy ships except British own- "While shells straddled the ed cargoes in German ships lying flaming target, aircraft flew far in neutral ports the release-of

at- Information asked includes the and wide without ever a glimpse which as hitherto will be

be through the Italian air force of the

which, tempted

London number of persons who can of Commerce. according to Goebbels, dominates Chamber

The seated at one time, particulars of Reuter. the Mediterranean."

includes term enemy here

all staffs and the possibilities of ob- persons carrying on business in taining extra help, and other de- all German occupied territories tails concerning cooking and other. as well as Germany and Italy.-equipment. British Wireless.

GENEROUS AMERICAN

GIFTS

ARMY PETROL 'SCROUNGED'

THE SPENDID GENEROSITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE EXPRESSED IN CONTRIBU- TIONS TO THE ALLIED CAUSE A lorry driver, Suen Lol, 27, before Mr. H. G. BY WAY OF MEDICAL STORES. was charged AMBULANCES, AND IN OTHER Sheldon, K.C., this morning, with WAYS HAS BEEN DEEPLY AP-larceny of three and a half gal- PRECIATED IN BRITAIN.

lons of gasoline, the property of These gifts, which still

the Military Authorities, in Ven- tinue, are most gratefully receiv-tris Road yesterday. led and there is no truth what- Capt. Mould, ever in the report that the Bri-Army Service Corps,

ed the

con-

ries

of the Royal

said the

from the United Delivery

Limit. Proposed

Mr. Boothby, • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food, announced in the House of Com- mons that it was proposed to limit the courses in meals at hotels and restaurants, and added:

"Recent developments, includ→ ing the entry of Italy into the war, of have prevented the arrival purchases of loose and processed peas from Central Europe and other sources, The Minister-of- Food proposes to impose price

control at once."

CHURCH SEARCHED DURING WEDDING

tish Government have discourag-Military Authorities engaged lor- DURING A WEDDING AT ST. HONGKONG'S GREAT DEPARTMENT STORE in sentimentication pronto Company for transportation, and MARY'S SWANSEA POLICE

prompts

the United States Government. 7 the gasoline was provided by the OFFICERS SURROUNDED THE

In recent months gifts have, Authorities.

BUILDING "AND · · SEARCHED ' FOR SUSPECTED FIFTH however, included large consign- Mr. J. A. Bendall, of the Public

COLUMNISTS. REPORTED TO. HAVE BEEN SIGNALLING YOUR IDEAL TOOTH BRUSH ments of food despatched to Bri-Works Department, and also an -Police Reserve, tain By 'American organisations inspector in the interested in humanitarian work, in evidence, said that about 9.20 FROM THE CLOCK TOWER...

The bride and bridegroom--Miss It is felt in London it would be a.m. yesterday, he saw a lorry Gwendoline Johns, of Albert- an unwarrantable imposition on No. 2099, parked outside his

and Mr. John American benevolence to permit garage in Ventris Road. A rub-place, Swansea,

Gwynn, of Grenfell Park, St. such gifts to continue.

ber tube was in the petrol tank,|

Thomas, Swansea - were mar- There is no shortage of food in and gasoline was running into aried before they knew anything

When defendant saw Britain and the view taken by the container. authorities in London is that any him approaching, he took the tube of the search. supplementing from America of from the lorry and threw it away. food supplies that may be

was fined $100 or

Dr.West's Miracle-Tuft

no animal

bristle!

Sealed in Glass 100% Germ-free

re- Defendant

quired should be obtained as a two months' hard labour, purely commercial transaction.--. British Wireless.

KING SEES NEW WARSHIPS

AND

SHIPBUILDING AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY RADIO STATED YESTERDAY THAT-PLANS FOR | INCREASING THE PRODUC- TION OF WARSHIPS AND MER-

The police found not Nazi agents, but the bail-ringer and a small boy in the tower. The boy, Scout Cub Leslie Garnett, told the reportéra later:- "The bell-ringer is my uncle, and he took me in the clock tower to see what it was like.

"While we were up there I saw

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a girl I knew in the street, and. waved my arms to attract her at-

" tention."

"MUGS" BELIEVED M.P. WAS GAOLED

Rumour-mongers

and the

THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING CHANT SHIPS ARE BEING PUTĮ

QUEEN YESTERDAY INTO EFFECT BY AUSTRALIA. It is stated there are sufficient DROVE RIVETS IN THE FIRST STEEL PLATE OF A NEW WAR:[men, slips and berths available for SHIP BEING BUILT AT A FAM-a. large ship-building programme "mugs" who believe them were OUS SHIPYARD IN NORTH-and arrangements have been trounced by Lieutenant-Colonel E.- WEST BRITAIN, A THEY HAD made for continuous work in T, Wickham, M.P. for Taunton, AN UNOFFICIAL ESCORT OF Yards to complete British Admir-in a speech to his constituents. SHIP WORKERS.

alty orders-Router.

one:

They also went on board warship which is almost complet- ed, Inspecting gun turrets, anti- aircraft and anti-submarine de- fences and talked to some of the men putting the finishing touches to the ship.

SHIUKWAN TWICE BOMBED.

"Rumour is widespread in the division that I have been locked up, and it is astounding how many mugs are perfectly, prepared to believe it," he said.

"Another report is that I am.or After several weeks' respite Ja-have been a member of the Link, panese aircraft bombed Shlu-|a pro-Nazi organisation with kwan twice yesterday.

which I have never been-in ány Their Majesties had spent the All the bombs were dropped way, directly or indirectly con- night in the Royal Train in a dis-on the central district, destroying nected. used siding in Lancashire. three American mission churches,"Chatterbugs play straight into Reuter.

the hands of the enemy."

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