1941-08-27 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 27, 1941. MUTT AND JEFF

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HERE'S TWO-BITS, JEFF! YOU CAN POLISH MY NEW CAR! THE POLISH IS IN ON THE SHELF!

SURE!

THIS IS FUNNY CAR POLISH! THE PAINT ALL COMES OFF

ON THE CLOTH!

HECK! THE POLISH AND --MY TWO-BITS ROLLED UNDER

THE CAR! I CAN'T SEE!

I'LL LIGHT A MATCH!

BOOM!

WOT TH..

HEY, MUTT! WHAT WAS

IN THAT RED CAN

ON THE SHELF?

RED CAN?

THAT'S PAINT REMOVER!

Page

By BUD FISHER

PAINT REMOVER?

BOY, YOU SURE UNDERESTIMATE THAT STUFF!

PREMIER'S SALUTARY WARNING COMMENDED

VOLUNTARY DRIVE FOR DESTROYER

FUNDS ARE TO BE COLLECT-

ED FROM DUTCH SUBJECTS

COMMENTING ON world reactions to the Prime Minister's broadcast "The Times" states that Mr. Churchill's reference to the Japanese menace has received universal sup- port outside the Axis countries.

After citing the Japanese protest it con- tinues: "The peace that her spokesman pro- fesses to desire is at her command with the AND FRIENDS FOR THE PUR- goodwill of both the great powers of the At- THE DUTCH DES-lantic declaration. But the policy of appease- WHICH WAS LOST LAST YEAR ment, which consisted in accepting fair words as security for action, will not be applied again to the Axis or any of its adherents."

CHASE OF A DESTROYER TO | REPLACE

TROYER "JAN VAN GALEN,"

DURING THE GREAT BATTLE FOR ROTTERDAM.

In a broadcast announcement of - the scheme---which is the spontan- eous idea of the Netherlands East Indies Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands said the collection would be conducted through the medium of his Fund and that the destroyer would be presented to Queen Wilhelmina on the occasioned peace-loving peoples not only of her birthday.

be the intention

"The Times” deals with Nazi while retaining sufficient forec tu "indignation at the insistence on keep them impotent is a solem! disarming aggressors," and adds: pledge that the power thus AS- "By appealing to force in a world sumed shall be wie'ded in no sel- struggling to escape from its do- fish spirit.

} mination Hitler has thus compell-

to gather to themselves but main- It would

to tain it for so long as may be neces- collect the money -614 million sary before international justice guilders-during the course fi can be made this year but he hoped to inform means. the Queen on August 31 of the national presentation,

The "Jan van Galen" sank in the river near Rotterdam after 31 German dive-bomber attacks but as many of the crew as were able continued the fight on land,-Bri- tish Wireless.

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"The moral responsibility will be thus forced upon them is heavy indeed and the deep signi- ficance of the Anglo-American de- claration lies in the mutual pro- mise to bear it together.

"The necessary corollary to re- solve to disarm the aggressors

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"That clause implies that the two English-speaking powers, which events have already made trustees for the future of so many wronged peoples, voluntarily un- dertake to extend their trust so us to secure the real welfare of those now arrayed against them under false leaders whom they are de- termined to over-throw. This is the assumption of a mission."-- British Wireless.

VICHY MINISTERS

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Four Vichy Ministers

and a number of high Vichy officials have arriv- | ed in Paris, according to message received in Berlin yesterday.

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The Paris newspapers suggest the object is to discuss with the local French authorities the ques- tion of combatting "terrorism" as well as the reorganisation of food distribution.

The Vichy party included the Minister. of Interior, Pierre Pucheux the Finance Minister, M. Bouthilfter the Minister of Communications," M. Berthelot, the Minister of Food, M. Chárbin, and State Secretary for Health Huard, together with a number of high officials. Reuter:·

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