1941-01-02 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 2,, 1941

Bringing Up Father

I WANT TO SEE JERRY MARAHAN- IS HE IN?

HE'S ALL IN- YOU'LL FIND HIM- IN HOSPITAL WARD FOUR-ROOM SIX-

JERRY-IMUST

MAVE SOME OF: THAT NERVE.

TONIC-

SO MUST 1- BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO GIT IT I HAVE SOME HID IN ME COAL-SHED-

I'LL GM IT-BUT. TELL ME-WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU THAT YOU ARE HERE?

ME WIFE FOUND ONE OF THE BOTTLES AN' DRANK SOME - AN' WHEN I OPENED THE FRONT DOOR TO GO IN THE HOUSE THAT'S

ALLI REMEMBER-

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Page 11 By George MacManus

WELL I'VE GOT TÖ GIT THAT NERVE TONIQ IFI RAVE TO TEAR DOWN

HIS COAL-SHED-

FINDIN' IT-

Copr 1940, King Featurra Byrediente, fie, World right terved.

PREVENTION OF INFLATION IN UNITED STATES

THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD is to seek from Congress powers to prevent inflation arising from the United States defence programme.

In announcing the Board's proposal in Wash- ington yesterday. Mr. Marriner Eccles, Chairman of the Board, said the move was purely precautionary.

"fuflationary tendencies, if un

aneked. Would produce a

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which would greatly in the Cost of mationed

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de-

which

The

Mar PRAWCTS bote are asking are.

Firstly, an increase in the de posit reserve requirements of alt anks and authorisation to the beurd

to double these if PCOS- ry and make all banks, whether ational or Stale, subject to these it outrements.

Secondly, removal of the Pre sident's powers to change the gold value of the dollar, repeal of the Treasury's authority to issue

$3,000,000,000 01 "greenback" wey, and to issue money against Corrigri silver which it buys.

Future Issue

of the

AXIS ACHILLES HEEL

The difficulties sur- rounding the transport of Rumanian petrol to Ger- many were discussed yes- terday in the "Gazette de' Lausanne" which quoted|| the Petroleum News Ser- vice.

of

It points out flag the freezing Thirdly, neutralisation

of the Danube, which decurred Spanding effects on currency 10- sulting from United States pur- usually early this year, leaves

railway: n the only means chases of foreign gold

transport and this is limited ow- Fourthly, the sale of future is- sues of Government securities to, ing to lack of tank waggons. ndividuals and corporations, to banks.

not

"RIGHTEOUS" PEACE FOR ITALY

President Roosevelt, replying to о New

Year

message from

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to

King Victor Emanuel, said:

extend Your Majesty very sin- cere wishes for your personal welfare and my hope that during the

year the Italian people be enabled to en- may

to come

joy the blessings of righteous peace." Reuter.

JAPANESE

THREAT IN

INDO-CHINA

The "Ta Kung Pao" in Even if Germany could bring additional waggons 10 Rumania Chungking reported yes- gradual increase inny would have to be used for

petrol distribution within Ru-terday that the Japanese southern occupation of Indo-China is imminent,

Fifthly, a taxes until the Budget is balane- cd.

According to the Chairman's statement the Board complained

mania.

The recent quakes have also damaged Rumanian railways. Italy says the paper, provides with the Japanese pro- bably landing at Saigon and in Camranh Bay.

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that while it had responsibility further complications as she for credit control it had insuffi-competing with Germany for the cient powers to carry out those use of the already overburdened Rumanian railways a fact of first importance in view of the gravity of Italy's petrol situation.

duties. Reuter.

Difficult Situation

Over 100 Japanese aircraft are said to be concentrated on Hanoi airfield.

In a leading article on the Indo- Ching situation the "To Kung Pao" reveals that representatives not be considered safe and theof Indo-China revolutionary bodies situation is rendered more dif- held a conference on

Stocks in Italian refineries can-

Sunday at

ficult by

"Indo-China people's the abandonment of which the military stocks in hurried retreats, freedom movement commillee' was while Italy's dependence on mo-formally created. torised transport over long lines

The Indo-China Indepence Re-

of communication in North volutionary Alliance recently sent

Africa is making holes in her re- serves. Reuter.

HITLER'S

EVER HAVE HEADACHES NEW YEAR

AND DON'T KNOW WHY?

Feel dull, down, depressed and don't know why? Feel sleepy when it's time to get up? Feel ready for bed long before it's time to turn in ? Signs of constipation.

You may think you are regular." Many "regular" people climinate.in. completely. Poisons are left. Get

into the bloodstream. There is an honest prescription for constipation. Doctors have recommended it for half a century. It is Kruschten Salts There is nothing better. Kruschen has gained doctors' good opinion be cause it is not a patent medicine, for a drag, nor a dietetic fad. It contains no so-called secret ingredi- ent. The analysis is on every bottle. Doctors prescribe it because thisy. know what they are recommending. Krunchen is basically, and malter=" ably right.

F1 Fabl all the Better for d Pinching,

KRUSCHEN

You can take it in tea or hot water. “All Chentiele und Storek kell Krutchen.

MESSAGE

"A momentous year in

German history has come

a representative, Ho Cho-hua, China seeking Chinese assistance, and ten days ago he received Chi- nese pressmen at Kweilin, Kwangsi, explaining the aims and activities of the Indo-China in- dependence movement.

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The Chinese daily, however, warns the Indo-China people against Japanese intrigues which are supplying arms and funds to certain Indo-China groups for uprisings. Reuter.

WEATHER KEEPS RAIDERS GROUNDED

GERMAN AIR RAIDER& WERE

GROUNDED BY

to an end. The singular AGAIN QUIET UP TO A LATE and overpowering seq-HOUR ON TUESDAY NIGHT, uence of events in their APPARENTLY

'CLOUD AND FOG. revolutionary significance for several hours after dark- for the future develop-ness had fallen no raids had been ment of mankind will only reported from any part of Britain Daytime activity was confined be experienced in their to a few isolated attacks by single full extent by later gen aircraft in Kent and Sussex, atid erations.”

one raid on an East Anglian town 1 whore streets were machine- So says Hitler in a New Year's gunned without, however; causing

casualties.Reuter. Eve Proclamation.

"We who are to-day experience ing this epoch cannot get away from the impression that the sway future of the nation by peaceful of Providence is greater than the work, but the enemies of the purpose and interest of the in- Reich showed they wanted to dividual."

hinder the restoration of the Ger- The Proclamation says that man people. When the German people, after : The Proclamation: declares that years of collapse, were united by the original element of, the gapi National-Socialisin and found a talist: Demournoin? "swanteth war way to recovery, their leaders and desired "a". Tonalowar as “the

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