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UP THE SPOUT

Your name and college, Sir?” Digby, Sir, St. Marks.”

"I watched your recent exploit Mr. Digby-it had a certain element of daring."

*Yes, Sir

“But no element of originality.” ** No; Sir."

"It will be necessary to send work- men up in the morning to remove the object—not without some danger to life and limb." *** Yet, Sir.***

From your appearance and your' manher Mr. Digby, I assume that you are celebrating some event of great

importance

some outstanding acadenie achievement no doubt.". ** Yes, Sir."

̈`** H'm -- my advice, Sir, is that you retire to bed immediately, having first taken a long draught of Rose's Lime Juice. Its therapeutic effects may help you to face the wrath to come in the morning.” "Thank you, Sir."

And by the way-I notice you chase the long way up. Actually there is a shorter way. I remember in 'es or was it '89-H'm, II'm, Good night."

Good might, Sir"

HINT ON S'PORE FROM ROME

Japan is planning to at- tack Singapore if Britain obstructs Japan's policy in the Orient or if the Unit ed States enters the war, said Premier Mussolini's newspaper, “Il Popolo d'Italia."

THE CHINA MAIL; OCTOBER 9, 1940-

BERLIN FIGURES OF

CASUALTIES

An official state- ment issued in Berlin on Monday night's raid by the Royal Air Force military ob-

jective the Berlin,

states that 25 persons were killed and 60-severely in- jured. Reuter

WARNING TO

The paper's commentator called Lee Singapore the "pivot of British positions in East Asia” and, declar-- ed that "Japan is seeking a place for itself in the best possible post- tion strategically against Singa- pore, anticipating being forced by English hostility or interven- tion of new allies of England, to attack and overthrow the pillar of Singapore."

Il Duce's organ also published an implied Japanese threat again- st the Philippines, asserting that any United States aerial or naval action against Japan "would be equivalent to harakiri for the American fleet." It added "the

AMERICANS

CONFIRMED

It is confirmed in

United States has the disadvan-Washington that instruc- prey to an adversary--the Philip- tions have been given

American consulates to

tage of offering an immediate

pine Islands."

to

WILL VICHY

ENTER THE WAR?

Possibility of a declara- tion of war by Vichy under orders from Berlin was mentioned by Mr. Chur- chill in his war review yesterday.

He commented: “What an irony of fate it is that this fine French Fleet that Admiral Darlan-shaped. to"fight" in the common cause. against German.aggression,,should now be the principal obstacle to the liberation of France and her : Empire from the German yake and should be employed by her German and Italian masters, whose policies contemplate. not merely the defeat and mutilation. of France, but her final destruc- tion as a great nation:”

Touching on the possibility of Government, imposed by Germany

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a declaration of war by the Vichy

Il Duce's other organ, "Il Popolo di Roma," criticised the people of advise all American na-and Italy, he observed. Whatever the United States as the most tionals in the Far East to ignorant of the white race.” It hinted strongly that Italy and return home. Germany

were counting upon Spain to offset Anglo-American influence in Latin America. Just now Spain might play this part and the precise role she will have in the Rome-Berlin Axis were not made plain..

The newspaper attacked the United States, England and France as the great enemies of Spain and its history, Earlier in the day the official Italian news agency Stefani said Italians have "no reason to sup- pose that a spirit of aggression" exists in United States policy which would cause her to go to Associated Press.

war.

DECOUX GETS AN UMBRELLA

happens, it is the tide not a mere eddy of events which will domin- ate the French people, Nothing prevent the increasing. These instructions apply, parti-burence with which they will re- cularly to women and children, gard the German conquerors or and to men not engaged on essen- the growth of the newborn, hope tial work.

|that Britain will be-'victorious ·ör · According to Shanghai reports, that a British victory will carry the advice applies to Manchoukuo,with it the deliverance and restor- Japan, China, Indo-China and ation of France and her captured Hong Kong.

be affected. Reuter.

Some 9,000 people are said to

in

people.

"That is all I think it useful to say at the present time about State Department officials

Dakar or relations with Vichy, ex- Washington declared that the US cept this: We must be very care-. Consulates in China, Japan and ful not to let a failure of that elsewhere in the Orient had been kind weaken or hamper jour, ef- instructed to suggest to US citi forts to take positive action and zens the advisability of utilising regain the initiative. On the con- the transportation facilities at pre-trary, we must improve and re- sent available.—Reuter,

double our efforts.-British Wire- less.

2,000 In Hong Kong

Some 2,047 American citizens in Hong Kong, inclusive of Fili- pinos and Chinese with American papers, are affected by the in- structions received from Washing- ton this morning by Mr. Addison Southard, US, Consul-General, to THE CHINA BRANCH OF THE advise general evacuation... INTERNATIONAL PEACE CAM- There will be no haste. about. PAIGN AND THE CHINESE evacuation, however, sald Mr. PEOPLES' FOREIGN RELA-Southard, who said it would take TIONS ASSOCIATION HAVE place at the leisure of the in- MAILED TO ADMIRAL JEAN, dividuáls concerned."- DECOUX, GOVERNOR. GEN-

ERAL OF FRENCH INDO-

CHINA, AN UMBRELLA WITH Bomb Hits

WHICH TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM GATHERING CLOUDS:

Attached to the parcel post London Bus

package containing the umbrella was this statement:

"Celebrating the appeasement policy pursued jointly by the French Indo-China government and the Vichy government, under which Japan was granted use of Indo-Chinese military and naval bases and air fields, Japanese air- craft Monday heavily bombed Kunming, China, for the first time since the outbreak of the Sino-. Japanese war:

...Commemorating the civilian casualties sustained as a result of

PRINCESS

KILLED

Princess Catherine

the facilities accorded our enemy Galitzine, a Russian prin- by your good self, we have the

GOERING

ACE PILOT

SHOT DOWN

An ace pilot of Goer- ing's "Yellow" squadron of. Messerschmidts was taken prisoner after his 'plane had been shot down by a Spitfire into the sea between Dover and Folkestone yesterday. afternoon.

The pilot, a 6-feet youngster, 'wore two Iron Crosses-First and Second Class and he escaped unhurt from his wrecked 'plane.

Narrowly missing the spur of the cliffs, the bullat-riddled 'plane spun into the breakers close to shore.

The pilot leaped out, of the cockpit, when the plane splashed into the water and waded ashore

where sentries arrested 'him.

unique distinction to present to cess who was a close friend you on this eventful occasion an of the Duchess of Kent, to Reuter. umbrella which we belleve will be whom she was distantly

of immense. service to you" when

threatening clouds are gathering related, was killed during from all corners of the globe.”— Associated Press.

U.S. CONSCRIPTION

1.

one of London's air raids yesterday.

CHINA GRATIFIED

The Princess was 19 years of age and was travelling, in a bus |to her work in the Postal Cen- President Roosevelt yesterday signed the $1,500,000,000 Defence sorship Department when the bus MR, QUO TẠI CHI, CHINESE Appropriation Bill which provides with her husband, who was an SAID IN AN INTERVIEW YES

was struck by a bomb,

|'AMBASSADOR-IN LONDON, funds for the 1,400,000 conscripts officer in the former Russian Im-TERDAY THAT THE REOPEN- due to be called up between now perial Guard, she has lived in ING OF THE BURMA and July 1, 1841.**

The appropriation raises the to-England for the past twenty WAS A MATTER tal cash and contractual authority Years. voted by Congress for the current fiscal year to slightly over $12,000,000,000. — Reuter

KNUTSFORD

TERRACE INCIDENT

The forvants' quarters of No. 10 Knutsford Terrace, were visited by two men armed with a dagger at 2°um; to-dayunin nga

The men threatened the amah and decamped with a wrist watch, $3 in cash, and an electric torch.

Reuter.

NORWEGIANS DETAINED

ROAD

FOR DEEP SATISFACTION-BUT. CERTAIN. LY WAS NO SURPRISE:

For what was the result of its closure but that Japan Irame- diately proceeded to arrest Bri- tish subjects right and left, in- vado Indo-Chină and conclude a When the American Clipper military pact with Germany and 'plane arrived at New York.from Italy, MINI KUTA Europe yesterday it was revealed Among Chinese, the present thất, two "Norwegian shipping re-news would arouse hopes that a presentatives, Anders Wilhelmes now chapters in British policy in and Holter Sorenson, had been re- the Far East is now.ópening moved from the plane by the Brl- one in close cooperation with the tish, authorities."in": Bermuda. United States, and China: and, It Reuter.

was to be hoped; Russia-Reuter.