1940-09-19 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 19, 1940.

MUTT AND JEFF

NIX, YOU CAN'T

GET ME INTO

MEXICAN POLITICS! NOT FOR A MILLION BUCKS!

BUT, JEFF LISTEN! T'LL PROMISE TO GET YOU IN OFFICE BEFORE THEY

BUMP YOU

OFF!

NOT ON YOUR LIFE! I'M LEAVING MEXICO THIS VERY

MIN-

OH, SENOR, ONLY A MUSICIAN COULD WIN MỸ HEART

LATER

By BUD FISHER

MY SEÑORITA

UNATTENDED CAR: FIRST FINE

For leaving his car unattended during daylight hours with- out securing the. doors, Bertram Harri- son of Westbury Road, Southend, Essex, was fined £l at Southend.

The Chief Constable said that Harrison was

“DASTARDLY” SAYS

MR. BUTLER QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

“DASTARDLY AND deliberate” was the des-

cription applied by Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary AT 230-5-15-720-930 TEL 31453 AT230 520-720:9-30 TEL:56856 for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons yester- » day when asked for information on the attack by two Italian aircraft on an American mission station at Doro, in the Sudan, on August 23,

Mr. Butler declared at least 50 bombs were drop- ped and machine-guns were also used. Of the mis- sion staff of five, two were killed and two wounded. All were Americans.

the first offender pro- R.A.F.

ceeded against under this regulation.

Harrison removed the ignition key and locked the door near the driving seat, but left the other three unlocked.

ACTIVE TRADING ON STOCK MARKET

HONOURS

An officer who was the first to shoot down an enemy aircraft in France was included in a list of wards for gallantry and devotion, to duty issued by the Air Minis-

ry. This officer has since shoti down six more 'planes.

In addition, a native girl and two boys were wounded.

The mission station, said Mr. Butler, was isolated and far from any military objective.

Its location was well known to the Italians whose attack was clearly deliberate ав shown by the fact that the Italian commander at Kurmuk had sent a message earlier, In August to the missionaries at with Doro to report to him their passports.

The awards were a bar to the

A reply to this message was D.F.C.. seven D.F.C.s and four under consideration by the mis- |D.F.M.'s. The list describes some sionaries when they were shot

of the feats which won the awards, down' in cold blood. but does not

Asked identify the pilots

if the matter was concerned.

brought to the attention of the One officer honoured shot down U.S. Government, Mr. Butler said four aircraft in the first five days he had no doubt the U.S. Gov- The London Stock Exchange of the. Germans' big attack. An-ernment had observed this "das- was well attended yesterday and other took part in 10 combats tardly attack."-Reuter. trading was more active. Prices jagainst enemy aircraft in os many of most groups tended to improve days. On one occasion he led five under the lead of gold-minings Hurricanes against а bomber which were supported by Capelescort of 25 Messerschmidt 110s, and local buyers. Wall Street was six of which were destroyed. He steady. Reuter.

had to land by parachute.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Wading bird

5 Passing

fancles

9 Ax handles

11.0f no.avail

13 Likely

52 Lawful

53 To immerse

54 More

profound

50 Stage shows

14 The nostrils

50 Tall grass.

10. To clip.

17 French Particles

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26 To preserve 20 Preposition

30 Russians.

31 Play without

dialogue

34 Stride

30 Symbol: for

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40 Surmounted

`42 Whether

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promptly

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VERTICAL

1 To say again.

2 Music: high

3. Four

4 Loaned

$ Merges

6 Preposition

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women's garment

11 Not many.

12 Pitchers

15 Replacing.

18 Smooths by abrasion

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article'

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30 Simpler 30 Falls

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SILVER FOUND IN

B. & S. SHIP

A consignment of 110 bars of silver found on board a Butter- field and Swire ship on Wednes- day by the Chief Preventive Officer. of the Company, Mr. J. Mooney, resulted in Lee Fat, 39, described as a boarding house runner, being charged before Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon Magistracy this morn- ing. with possession of unmani- fested cargo, and with exporting. silver without a written permit from the Export Import Office.

Mul Chuen-chu, ~ 37, boarding' house foki, was accused of aiding and abetting Lee Fat.

Inspector A. S. Johnson, of the Water Police, applied for a week's remand which was granted.

Accused were allowed bail of $4,000 and $100 respectively. The silver was valued at $3,800.

BARRACKS THEFT

Lau Chun-ming, 21 was ordered to be expelled from the Colony, as a destitute, by Mr. H. G. Shel- don, K.C., at, the Central Magis- tracy this morning. He was con- victed of stealing a wrist watch and a packet of cigarettes, from Private Wright at Victoria Bar- racks yesterday.

UNDERGRADUATE'S LOSS

Day Lay-hee, undergraduate of the Hong Kong University, has reported that $180 was stolen from his quarters at St. John's Hall yesterday,

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