1940-11-11 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 11, 1940

MUTT AND JEFF

NO I KNOW MY

OH, I CAN'T

CAN'T I

RIGHTS. I KNOW.

HONK!

THE LAW MAYBE

BETTER THAN YOU DO!

SHONK!

DON'T WORRY, JEFF! HE WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS ROUGH STUFF!

AND FURTHERMORE YOUR HONOR, JUST BECAUSE A BIG BULLY COP IS AN OFFICER OF THE LAW IS NO REASON WHY HE SHOULD TAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE WITH THE CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS

OF THE COMMUNITY!

YOUR HONOR,

I DO NOT ASK:: I DEMAND

JUSTICE!

Page By BUD FISHER

9-20

TRAGEDY AFTER FUNERAL

Airman Found Shot

dead in a Melbourne flat still de-

R.A.A.F. AT SINGAPORE

The announcement that squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force had reached Malaya to replace R.A.F. units sent else- Flying-Officer Keith Ian Mac- where is an item of par- donald, R.A.A.F., was found shot ticular interest not only corated with flowers which had because it signifies a fur- been placed thers in readiness for his bride's arrival, A double-bather extension of Austra- relled shotgun was beside him.lia's contribution to the Macdonald had returned short- Empire war effort, but frids, Mrs. Suzanne Evelyn Mac- also because it emphasises donald, 19, who was killed when the nature of Australia's Hume Highway, south of Avenal, own defence problem.

ly before from the funeral of his

her husband's car crashed on the

eight days after their marriage. They were returning front a honeymoon trip to Sydney.

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Flving Officer Macdonald spoke to a friend as he entered the flat. Soon afterwards a shot . was heard.

The presence of R.A.A.F. de tachments at Malaya (which in- cludes Singapore) is a tangible expression of the unquestionable truth that Australia's strategical frem lies far beyond her shores. Singapore is her frontline bastion. A finding of accidental death in the most literal sense of that was returned by Mr. G. S. Mallett, Word and it is a matter of imme- Deputy Coroner, when the in-diate concern the defences of quest on Mrs. Mardonald was con- cluded at Seymour.

formally inaugurated in February, 1938, a centre of British naval in- uence was erected almost 6,000 miles east of Malta, and the south side of the straits of Johore came into the picture of world strategy.

The inadequacy of Hong Kong 26 an anchorage and repair base for large vessels made some such base as Singapore ab- colutely necessary after the end. of 1936, when the precluding terms of the Washington Treaty

allowed new constructions. But Singapore is far more than

pre-

a naval base. The aerodrome at the R.A.F. in the Far East, and its Seletar is also the headquarters of torpedo bombers and flying-boats can operate in a segment stretch- ing as far south as Darwin and correspondingly outwards in all other directions. It is not usually realised what part the rulers of the native States have played in cooperating in the defence of British interests in the Eastern seas. As carly as 1937, the Kunla Lumpur Council of the Federated Malay States unanimously sented to the British Government that multiple base are strengthen-two squadrons of service aircraft for use in Malaya. A chain of new Giving evidence, Flying-Offìec.-

aerodromes was subsequently built Macdonald said that he was driv-

.in Malaya and along the ing a large sedan towards Avenel

coast of Sarawak and North when he suddenly lost control. He

Borneo, while the fortifica- thought that a front tyre might

Mrs. Macdonald was buried in tion of Penang was commenced in have blown out. The car ran down Woodend Cemetery. Before her an embankment, struck a tree, and marriage, she was Miss Suzanna 1939. Since June of this year, bills 3. wire fence, and overturned six Crane, a doughter of Captain H. have combined with donations for for compulsory service in Malaya times before stopping in a pud-B. Crane. R.N., and Mrs. Crane, fresh R.A.F. squadrons to streng-

of White Lodge. Fareham, Hants, i then the colony's defences. Mrs. Macdonald, who suffered England, now of 'aptain's House, It is a matter for congratulation severe Injuries to the leg and Flinders Naval Depot. Flying- bend, died soon after admission | Officer Macdonald came

dock.

cd.

When Singapore naval base was escaped with a slight injury to the face.

to Seymour Hospital. Her husband England.

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HORIZONTAL

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7 Fissured.

12 To soak

13 Is able to

14 Babylonian

Infernal

regions" 15. Literary

scraps

16 Incapable ̈ạf

holding

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20 Dogma 21 Person inter-

mediate.bom tween an in- trovert and...·· an, extrovert: 23 God of love

27 Unit

28 To sink

30. Female

sheep 31 Click-beetle +34 Dealer in cloths

36 Gaelic scа“

god

37 Fabulous

*** bird

39 Wrath

40: British Aspirato

42. Prison

40 To the left

40 Turkish flag-

49 Eternal

panishment

53 Night before an event

54 To eat away

55 Period of

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56 Biblical

Dame

57. Entrents 50 To deposit 59 To test

VERTICAL

1 Tilled land

2 Cotton cloth

3 Right-hand

4 French coin

& Italian poet

6 Penetrates

7 Rational

8 Idle talk

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room

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centre

19 Huc 22 To turn sharply

24 Water-proof

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weight

29. Sand 31 Large decr 32 Garland. 33 Mechanical

man

35. Melody 38 Decay of animal

tistics

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father

43.Shop

44 Lifting

device

45 Stone used

for polishing 47 Desserts

49 Slang: vigor 50 To be mis-

taken

51 Australian

kiwi

12 Burmese

demon

that these R.A.F.squadrons should new be released' for service wider afield, while replacing units from Australia both of fighters and bombers, should correspondingly strengthen the British military position at the heart of British power in the East. Such action is entirely in keeping with Britain's preconceivad strategy for these regions, since this envisaged hay- ing the facilities ready in Malaya and sending the troops. the ships, and the warplanes if and when the international situn- tion justified such measures. In many ways. Singapore was a con- tingent base. Recent events have demonstrated how rapidly its po- tentialities may be converted into military realities.

ITALIANS TO BREED RABBITS

EVIDENCE THAT THE ITAL- IANS ARE RUNNING

SHORT

OF RAW MATERIALS IS CON- TAINED IN THE NEWS THAT HOUSEHOLDERS THROUGH-. CUT ITALY ARE URGED TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO THE. RAISING OF RABBITS, WHICH CONSUME DOMESTIC SCRAPS AND BREED FAST, WITH THE OBJECT OF SUPPLEMENTING THE FAMILY RATIONS.

The Italian Ministry of Cor-- porations points out that Italy al- ready raises 50,000,000 rabbits a year, representing 50,000 tons of meat, as well as important quanti- tles of fur skins.

Retailers in Italy have been or- dered' to suspend the sale of all copper objects until further notice.

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