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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 7, 1941.
BRITAIN STILL HAS EDGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
IN THE
MEDITERRANEAN AREA THE
BRITISH STILL HOLD ALL THE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES AT SEA 'EXCEPT IN RESPECT OF AIR PARITY OR SUPERIORITY, DE- CLARES THE “BALTIMORE SUN.”
No matter with what ingenuity the "Ger- mans use motor.and U-boats, finally they will have to seek a decision in the eastern Medi- terranean with ground forces.
Throughout such 3 campaign they will have to reckon constantly with a Fleet that they cannot hope to defeat or even hold in leash.
The Indianapolis Star" say that every one of Hitler's victories. hus added new enemies, who are Butter in their subjection.
There is not one among them that is not looking for a chance. to get revenge. No one would hesitate openly to revolt if op- portunity presented itself. Those 140 million non-German' people he has cowed and tram- pled are not conquered. Each one is a handicap to the Reich in its struggle for ultimale victory.
DUTY ON
TOILET
ARTICLES
REVISED
BRIGHTER COURT
PLAN FAILS
Georgia (U.S.) Senate decided that they wanted only beauty contest
winners to act as wormen jurors.
The women must have won a beauty contest within two years before their jury service, must be less than forty-five years old, and should wear perfume agreeable to the Judge and the court officials.
But the question aroused SO much controversy that it was decided to forget
women serving juries.
the whole idea A lowering of the scale Superb, Heroic of duties of toilet re- articles nor- The "New York World-Tele-quisites on gram" declares the successful Bri-mally below 50 cents in take effect as even more miraculous than Dun- price is to
from 2 p.m. to-morrow. OBVIOUSLY THE CHIEF Duty may now be as low at one on articles costing 10 cents
Ush evacuation of Greece seems
kirk.
cent. or less.
REASON FOR THIS SUCCESS IS THAT THE MEN OF THE B.EP. ARE SUPERB, HEROIC
The new proposals are contami SOLDIERS LED BY COOL, BRIL-ed in a motion to be submitted by LIANT STRATEGISTS,
the Financial Secretary providing Certainly the retreat was mas- that for the purposes of this reso- terly and at a minimum cost con:iution "toilet preparations" means sidering the numerical and any substance commonly used for machiine superiority of the enemy i the toilet and includes: - on the ground and in the air.
Terrible Price
The "Cincinnati Enquirer" says it is evident that the B.E.F. ata sent to Greece made the Germans, pay a terrible price for their Bal- kun conquest.
The Battle of Greece has two main factors common with Dun- kirk. It was marked with another exhibition of the almost uncanny genius of the Briush for one of the most difficult of all military operations, evacuation by sea in the face of superior land and air forces.
Secondly, it
was another demonstration pf ja rearguar action which almost beggars des- cription as herolc.
toilet soap:
of
on
ACID THROWING CHARGE
A well-dressed Chinese woman, Tang King-yuk, of No. 87, Austin Road, second floor, was charged before Mr. G. T. Lowry this morning, with throwing corrosive
shaving soap and cream; tooth paste ur powder and liquid
preparations for dental pur-acid at Mr. Wei Kwok-lun, man- ager of the Sun Ah News Agency, poses or mouth washes;
at Wyndham Street yesterday, perfumed spirits;
with intention to cause him toilet paste or powder; toilet cream;
grievous bodily harm. hair dye:
scented sachets;
lipstick, rouge and grease paint; preparations for use 'n inani-
cure and chiropody: preparations, wheule
edicinal or not, for use on the hair, face or body:
bath salts and essences; smelling salts;
prepared Fuller's earth:
but
does not include any
sub-
It was alleged that the accused attacked Mr. Wei by throwing a bottle of corrosive acld into tus face, when he was chatting with her outside the South China Morning Post" Building, at about 11 a.m. yesterday.
Accused was remanded for further enquiries. Mr. -Wet is in hospital. Bail of $500 was allow- ed.
+
Detective Sergeant J. R. Sykes stance made and sold under ais in charge of the case. name or synonym specified in the Finally, it cheated the German British Pharmacopoela or the Bri- High Command on a scale un-tish Pharmaceutical Codex.
equalled, since Dunkirk.-Reuter.
NURSE WAS BOMB HEROINE
A Canadian nursing sis- ter was
the one of heroines in a London res- taurant which was bomb- ed.
She worked in the...bombed building among the dead and dying for more than an hour, She was Miss Helen Stevens, of! Dunnville, Ontario, who is now a nursing sister in No. 1 Canadian General Hospital in England.
New Duties
Duty shall be payable on toilet preparations at the following rates--
On any quantity for retail at a price (ex- cluding the duty)— not exceeding 10 cents. over 10 cents and not
exceeding 20 cents over 20 cents and not
exceeding 50 cents
Duty.
1 cent
2. cents
5
10
16
20
"
over 50 cents and not
exceeding $1.00 $1,00 over
and not exceeding $1.50 over $1.50 cents and not
exceeding $2.00 and in addition, for every dollar. or fragtion of a' dollar by which the retail price exceeds $2.00...
,10 Provided that in the case of Canadians on week-end leave, toilet preparations packed in-twa: British officers and men and Lon or more cakes in one container, or doners were dining in the restaur-In two or more containers enolor- ant when it was hit by a high ed in a larger container, - duty explosive bomb.
shall be assessed on each cake.or Miss Stevens went to the res-container which can be sold taurant with a party of Canadians, separately and at the retail price Including Nursing Sister Thelma for that cake or container. Stewart, of Toronto. her. close friend, and Lieutenant Jack
Clunie suffered minor but has recovered.
Agsthewounded called
Clunie and Lieutenant Jack tecting a Canadian nurse, Wright, both of Sarnia, Ontario. Miss Stevens.
When the bombofell, Miss Stewart and Lleutenants Wright were danding.” Miss Stevens and Lleutenant Clunie, disliking the tune, which was beingi" plnyéd, went to their table in ako:bat- ¿cony. Then the crash gumovan
Wright, who was among ↑ the The ARF killed, shielded? Miss IT Stewart, spot, but Miss Stev
This Canadian officer died pro-l was the last woman to leave..
"-help-Miak:Btávi
the wreckage pouring c wounds, de
sald
CONSTABLE ACCUSED
Police constable No. C.671,, Luk Wal-chi, 21, attached to the No. 7 Police Station, and a 21-year-old canvasser, Lam Kwan-ping, were aharged before Mr. H. G, Sheldon, K.C., this morning, with demand- with Ing $20 from Wong Tai, menaces. The constable was also charged with accepting a-bribe of $10 at Wellington Cafe, Queen's Road West, on Monday.
Mr. C. A. S. Russ pleaded not guilty on behalf of first-accused.
Hearing was xed for May 19, at 2:30p.m. First defendant was released on ball of $1,000.
Detective Sub-Inspector Fowlie is in charge of the case,
THIEF SENTENCED
Sentence of one year's hard labour was imposed by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, at Kowloon this "morning, on Tsang Yau, 93, a bie banishee for stealing a sult case, containing two overcoats and three pieces of clothing; and for Ja breach of the Deportation
Ordinance.
Accused stole the guit case them and from” No. 33, Kal Tak Bund/frst
their Apor, at 4.60 a.m. yesterday Baking and was been opening it on a n the piece of vacant ground near the and house by two constables, who
arrested
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