1941-07-10 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1941.

MUTT AND JEFF ·

NO USE TALKIN'-

I AM

HANDSOME!

DON'T MAKE

ME LAFF!

-I'LL PROVE IT!

I AIN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS SO!

D-A4

HELLO, MARIE! DO YOU KNOW

WHO THIS IS?

OH, SURE

IT'S "ANGEL

FACE!"

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By BUD FISHER

M-MM-M-M

A HAVEN FOR THE BLITZED

A farmhouse overlook- ing the Chiltern Hills, far from reminders of the blitz, is to be a haven for civil defence war-weary workers and their famil-

jes.

CHEUNG CHAU MINE DISASTER; JUNKS BLOWN UP

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SOME 30 JUNKS were destroyed on Monday when two of the craft struck mines off Cheung Chau Island, according to weeks each. Their fares from belated report received by the headquarters

of the Hong Kong Chinese Union.

There they will stay for two

London will be paid. There willi be no rent, and they will be helped with the cost of food. Originator of the scheme is the Rev. Leslie Fisher, of Bermondsey. S.EL He started it with £100 collected by a parson in New York.

Not A Hostel

wife. The rector's

who is staying at the farmhouse with her two children, will take care of the blitzed families and help with their shopping.

"Some time ago I planned the scheme, it was just a matter of funds," Mr. Fisher told the "Daily; Mirror."

"Now, with the help of kind Americans, we can start almost

straight away.

"I want, if possible. to get idea and away from the hostel

give the scheme a homely, in- timate touch.

"There is accommodation for about two families at a time."

According to the report receiv- ed, a large petrol junk left Cheung Chau for Ku Lung Bay to take re- fuge from the weather at about 9 am. on Monday.

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Some 15 minutes later, whilst railing off the north coast of the Island, the junk struck a drift- ing

was blown mine and amithereens. Other junks and sampans near- by heard the explosion and hur- ried to carry out rescue work.

While these boats were search- ing for survivors, another drifting ming struck one of them.

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The entire fleet of some boats was destroyed, some being thrown, with

occupants, high into the air.

their

Police Report

According to a Police report this morning, the junk disaster

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Fishermen's

incident occurred at 2 p.m. on Monday and only three junks were involved.

It stated that three junks, alleged to be fully loaded with petrol, entered the minefield between Shek Ling and Tai Ku Chan, and were blown up. rescued one of The police

who d'ed shortly the crew afterwards.

The rest, believed

to be some 30 in number were killed or drowned.

FRENCH IN SHANGHAI OBEY

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Complying with orders issued on July 2 by the French Ambas- sador, M. Cosme. Shanghai French employees of the Muni- eipal Council, police and con- sulate yesterday submitted writ- len pledges of allegiance to the Vichy regime.

It is expected all will be re- ceived by the deadline to-day.

The measure applies to French citizens in administrative organi- sations throughout China, as well as Shanghal-International News Service.

CHINA CURRENCY STABILISATION

Asked about the constitution of » Chinese Currency Stabilisation Board, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury stated in the Com- mons that the Board would con-

five sist of

members, three of whom are Chinese, one American and one British.

Sterling and dollar funds would not be pooled but would remain separate funds though managed by the same Board-Reuter.

PRESS HOSTEL

HAVOC

[SPECIAL TO “CHINA-MAIL"I The Chinese Foreign Office spokesman, Mr. Shao Yu-lin, yesterday extended sympathies to correspondents whose residence, the Press Hostel," has been ren dered uninhabitable by the recent

Japanese bombingsby the

The mess hall of the hostel-was. burned down and the annexe col- lapsed. International News Ser- 'vice.

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