1940-11-02 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 2, 1940

MUTT AND JEFF

YOU WANT LAMB CHOPS AND GREEN PEAS WITH A PITCHER OF HONEY ON THE SIDE?

YOU HEARD ME! LAMB. CHOPS, GREEN PEAS AND A PITCHER

OF HONEY!

POURING HONEY

ON YOUR GREEN PEAS?

19-20

THAT MUST TASTE AWFUL!

SURE!

IT. DOES-

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By BUD FISHER

BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN KEEP THE DARN THINGS FROM

ROLLING OFF THE KNIFE

PUT OUT LIGHTS WITH A SWORD

ANNOYED BECAUSE HE SAW

LIGHTS BURNING OPPOSITE

RESCUE RACE IN DARKNESS

Destroyer's race through darkness to rescue 72 pas-

A CAR STANDING WITH ITS sengers and the crew of HIS HOUSE WHILE AN AIR 24 of a sinking steamer off RAID WAS IN PROGRESS. A the West Coast of Scot- MAN RUSHED INTO THE STREET WITH A HEAVY CA land is revealed.

PRAISE FOR THE

R.A.F.

"The Jerries have met their match this time, and

The steamer was the Burns and our boys can certainly

VALRY SWORD AND CUT ONE. OF THE CAR'S SIDELIGHTS IN Laird vessel, Lairdscastle, 1,945 TWO.

The man, Henry Smith (49), was fined 5s, and ordered to pay £2 damages and 6s. 6d. costs when he appeared at a Midlands police court charged with caus- ing wilful damage. A further charge of being drunk and dis- orderly was dismissed.

Police said the lights conformed with the regulations, but Smith thought they were too bright.

tons, which sank within three give them all they want," hour of being in collision in fog writes

an Englishman with the 4,748-ton cargo steamer

Vernon City, belonging to the from Kent to Shanghai Reardon Smith Line Ltd.

friends.

. No lives were lost and the res- cued people have been landed at a Scottish port.

The order to abandon ship was given after the Lairdscastle had developed a list. The sea was calm, and everybody was taken on board the lifeboats, the male passengers helping the women. LEARN DANCING IN 6 HOURS One woman, Mrs. Allison, had an

anxious time until she was re- united with her baby in the des- Be-troyer, which reached the spot

two hours after the call for help.

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NO BLAST FOR DOGS

A canine blast-proof and splin- ter-proof air raid shelter for 36 dogs has been designed by the National Canine Defence League of the R.S.P.C.A. It is to be placed in Kensington Gardens,

OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD

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18 King of

Phrygia

20 Persia

21 Printer's

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22 Tibetan ox

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gibban

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sovereign

31 Mulberry:

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bird

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sodium

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30 Close-fitting

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weight, 41;Turde-lood"

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sheep

VERTICAL

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stem

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regiment

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4 Part of eye

5 Biocult 6 Hindu

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bird

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circle

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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

ALE BARON

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CUTER ROIDE ONIT DEZZA BER

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"to be"

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Bashan

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goddess

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To cause to 'collapse. 33 Edge '30 Chinese,

messuro 37 Planet: -30 Jungle

animals 30, Embers 41 Land

measure

43 Symbol for Actinium Bacteriold-ta "gist's, plati-

num wire *45 Wolfhound · 40 East Indiari *! palm 47.Woodland

delty 40 Arabian

garment 40 corded #fabric: 50, Digit

Praise for the R.A.F. in its gal- lant fight against German raiders, often at great odds, runs through- out the letter, extracts from which below. The writer speaks of watching German bomTM the given bers being shot down one after another, until the whole squadron

is put to flight. Nazi propaganda rationing in England are denied stories about the severity of by the writer, who 'states that every necessary supply is to be had.

The letter follows:--

"I registered for military service some two months ago and had my medical examination a short time! after, passing training. The air raid siren goes about twice a day. in this district, and last Friday and again on Sunday tremendous furces of German aircraft passed right over this house on their way to their objectives, which I am glad to say they seldom reach.

R.A.F. Wonderful

"Our RAF. boys are wonder- ful. Just as an instance, about four hundred German fighters and bombers passed over here the other day and I watched just a handful of Spitfires go up and Intercept them. You ought to have seen the confusion amongst the Germans--they simply turned tail and 'fied. Then there was the rattle of machine-

and gun fire

one, two and three Germans came crashing down, Unfortunately the Ger mans. when fleeing, discharge their bombs all over the place, and it is these bombs which mostly cause the casualties.

Food Shortage Stories Untrue

"Terrific stories regarding our rations must have been put out by the Nazis for we have re- celved, offers, of food, etc., from friends In America. However, I have assured them that as yet we are not suffering from shortage of anything that ́ mat- tera.

"Last Sunday the air raid sirens went off at -1.55 just as we were In the midst of our midday meal, We managed to finish the first course in the dining room, but had the second under the stairs; of course this appealed to the two children no end, who now consider this their cubby hole or den. The other day I was out for lunch when the sirens went off, so I had to dash back to the office (E.C.3-London) to the shelter there, which was rather a nui- sance. The Jerrios have certainly met: their match this time, and our boys can certainly give them all they want."

NEW CURFEW HOUR

Curfew hour for Brighton and Hove has now been fixed at 10.30 p.m. by the Regional: Commission--| er, Sir Auckland Geddes, Hither- Eto, the curfew has been half an Thour after sunset:"

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