1940-12-24 — Page 37

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 24, 1940.

MUTT AND JEFF.

THAT, SOUNDS

YES, WE NEED A

LIKE A GOOD

JOB! FIFTY BUCKS AWEEK!

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IT!

BRIGHT CHAP! DID YOU GO

TO COLLEGE?

31-11

COLLEGE?

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FINE! ER WHAT WERE YOU IN COLLEGE?

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By BUD FISHER

HALF BACK!

NOYNOJ IN YOUR

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300 BOMBS EDEN APPOINTMENT

ON ITALIAN CAUSES OUTBURST QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

AIR BASE

Details are

now avail- able from Nairobi of the raid on Yavello, Abyssinia, which is officially describ- ed as "the biggest thing since Mogadischo."

OF NAZI WRATH

AN OUTBURST OF WRATH in the German press has greeted the appointment of Mr. Anthony Eden as Foreign Secretary.

The "Boersen Zeitung" writes: "With Eden there comes to the Foreign Office a man whose ac- tivities have been dictated by a pathological hatred of the authoritarian States.

Flying over country of a very

"With this appointment London forbidding nature, aircraft of the South African Air Force, spotted expects an improvement in Bri- enemy aircraft concealed in tish-Russian relations and stiffens

bushes.

the attitude to Japan, Spain and 'planes other members of the Axis.

Despite heavy anti-aircraft fire three waves of swooped upon their targets. Two Caproni machines were set afire and left charred the ground while a third was reduced to wreckage by an in- cendiary bomb.

on

Three hundred bombs were dropped on the target area and the perimeter was machine-gun-

ned.

Three

more

All

"The answer to these litusions wili be a crushing one. these nations, including the So- viet, will only see the true face of England more clearly for the appointment of Eden."

The "Deutsche Allgemeine Zei-

tung" says: "Those who have whipped England into war--Chur- chill, Eden and Margesson-are now on the spot, where they de- serve to be.

NEW TAXES IN CANTON NEXT YEAR

on

An interesting sidelight|

Canton government| activities is provided by an item in the "Canton Daily Sun" which notified those interested that bids are open for monopolies "All three are burdened within the Pun-yu district. the guilt of war and are now Monopolies put to tender are:-- branded with full responsibility gambling, a minimum of Y6,400 All the South African aircraft for Britain's decline, which their a month; sugar, Y10,000 per un- returned safely to base.-British policy has brought about.”-Reu- num, and joss paper and candles Wireless.

Capronis were clearly seen to be seriously dam- aged. Part of the wing of one was torn off, the fuselage of an- other was practically blown out of the aircraft while a third was left like a shell.

ter.

OUR 10-Minute CrOSS-WORD:

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HORIZONTAL

1 To shroud

6 Person in-

different to

pleasure or pain

11 Mark of

.infamy

12 To fourney

14 Roman

.emperor 15 Colloquial: Impudence

17 Artificial

language.

18 Poetic: to unclose 19 Long-legged

bird

20 Spanish

hero.

21 'Above

22. Backbono

23 To destroy

24 Fabric

capable of. ..being woven

26 Conflagra

27 Ireland.

28 Roman mid-

dky meal

20 Pace becİN. tween E walk and

31. Rated

34 To' pare

33 To' combine

36 Eleven

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20 High priest

39 Pretense

40 Symbol for

silver

41 American buffalo

42 Small

barracuda'

43 Citrus fruits

45 Music: of

the nature of an aria and a recita-

- tive

47 Scamp

48 Alights

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VERTICAL

1 Treeless plain.

2 To employ

3 The sell

4 Printer's

measure

-5 Pertaining

'to the sense

of touch

6 Metric

measure

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

ASPB PU A COAT EN BOURE LA BARWAR O

FARA ZAREZANDO

EN OFF PATIA GEBWBOR

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36

/ Organised

migration

8 Acorn-bear-

ing tree

9 Four

10 Cherry-colour

11 Animal's

.nose

13 Metal-bear.

ing veins 16 To sharpen 10 Steeple

20 Jewel

measure

22 Yet 23 To wash lightly

23 Three-

masted

- vessel

20 To simulate 28 Garland

29 To frighten 30 Scant 31.Mythological

* Greek

- priestess

32 Super-

abundance

33 Likewise

35 Billard shot

38.Japanese aborigine

39 Footless

41:8wamp

: To trang

44 Vapanešo

Buny god:

Y2,000 per annum.

The paper states that according to a Municipal Government re- port four new types of taxes are to be enforced early next year. They are an amusement tax, tax on fresh sea products imported into the city, a tax on prostitution and a tax on advertising. -Reuter.

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Several Europeans were sum- moned before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, for breach of Traffic Regulations,

Mrs. E. C. Frederick, of No. 177, Repulse Bay, was cautioned for allowing her dar to remain in Des Voeux Road Central near Pottinger Street, longer than ne- cessary on December 5.

Mrs. C. M. Stark, of No. 274, The Peak, was fined $10 for leav- ing her car unattended in Chater Road near Union Building November 30.

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A $10 fine was imposed on Mr. D. B. Nelson, of Jardine, Mathe- son's for a similar offence.

Shell

Dr. H. L. Canaval, of House, was fined $10 for parking overtime in Pedder Street on December 2. It was stated that Dr.. Canaval left his car in the parking stand from 11.37 to 3 p.m.S

a.m.

Mr. A. Zimmern, of No. 1, Ken- nedy Road, was fined $5 for fall- at Ing to obey a traffic signal the junction of Stubbs Road and Gap Road on December 2.

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