1941-08-30 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 30, 1941. MUTT AND JEFF

YA SEE,DOC, YESTERDAY 'I'WAS MINDIN' MY OWN. BUSINESS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS BIG DOG DASHES OUT AND BITES

ME IN THE LEG!

TM AFRAID YOU CAME TO ME TOO LATE! YOU HAVE RABIES!

HM

Library, Suprem

OH, MY GOSH! THATS SERIOUS! AIN'T IT DÓC?

WELL, YES! THE MADNESS OF

THE DOG IS SOMETIMES TRANSFERRED: TO THE PERSON WHO WASBITTEN

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WRITING- OUT YOUR WILL?

NO, DOC!

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By BUD FISHER

I'M MAKIN' OUT

A LIST OF PEOPLE

I'M GONNA BITE!

REBELS- GUESTS OF A.R.P.

to

'This is what happened thousands of people who ignored the official warning: "Don't travel this Whitsun:"

Lancashire war workers had to sleep in air raid shelters In the crowded "evacuation" sorts in North Walos.

ro-

People who made for the West of England spent most of their three-day break in food queues; and

The lighter aide—no juicy co- conuts to knock down at four balls for sixpence.

...................................................... EX-A. P. C.

No extra rations had been al- located to West of England resorts except for long-term visitors who ▷ brought emergency cards.

LOUNGE SUITS FOR FAREWELL CEREMONY

For the farewell ceremony to His Excellency the Gov- ernor and Lady North- cote on Tuesday at the King's Theatre, the dress for men, ex- cept these who will be in uniform, is lounge

suit.

MAN DIED QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

AT SEA

Details have now been receiv ed of the death of Lieut.-Commdr. W. A. Elliot, R.N., formerly of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., in Shang- hai. Commdr. Elliot was report- cd to have lost his life

some weeks ago while in action, and many persons obtained from the despatch the impression that he had been killed while in the Medi- terranean. A letter from his wife of to friends in Shanghai, parts |which are published below, shows that he was drowned pfter having saved the life of a wounded sea- man in his ship, H.M.S. Marshona, which was lost after the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in the Atlantic. The letter also

Three-day visitors found that trains, but the ordinary services shows the high esteem in which restaurants could not cater for at several stations in Lancashire | the late Commdr. Elliot was held them. Crowds quickly surround-hud to be duplicated to clear the by his superiors. The extracts ed every shop selling eatables. (crowded platforms.

the of

normal Whitsun

Queues more than half a mile Southport had seven extra long formed outside restaurants trains, but that was only one- and shops at Weston-super-Mare, tenth

Waste of petrol was ap-traffic parent.

follow:

Captain's Tribute

Now I have heard how he lost At Blackpool, spare rooms were his life. You will be so proud of

information him. few that the

I will be too one day, when bureau sent

SOS to can feel anything at all beyond this agony of grief and bewilder- ment.

Holidaymakers cruised along so the front in care whose gistration numbers showed them landladies.

to have travelled from

as Yorkshire, Lancashire, the Home Counties.

re-

as far

out an

winners had to with An ornament

To make sure, a "Daily Mirror." reporter checked

Fairground the be content

or a celluloid doll for knocking down artificial coconuts. Road The reason was simple.

space for coconuts can be spared There were no special holiday in British food ships.

Fund licences.

up

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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION..

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Captain of Mashona wrote: "He died upholding the very finest traditions of the Service, a death of which any naval officer would be proud. We had all witnessed the final sinking of the Bismarck and later the Mashona was and sapk. Your husband gove his life saving a wounded sailor. When we all had to take to the water he made himself responsible for this wounded rating, and des- pite the heavy swell managed to around tow him and get a line him, so that he was eventually re- This must have exhausted scued. your husband more than be thought. and in spite of every effort made by H.M.S. Tartar he was unable to be rescued. and was, to our great sorrow drown- ed. His body was picked up later by H.M.C.S. St. Clair and buried at sea. This very gallant act 1 have reported to my higher au- thorities.'

Admiral Praises Bravery

me SQ

Admiral Noble wrote dearly and said "A fitting end to a brave and gallant seaman. He in could so easily have stayed Hong Kong but he saw where his duty lay and came home to do it. All this will be known in due course and a very brave man will be acknowledged by his country~~ men."

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He was so keen, and so happy In this ship, and that Admiral Noble had personally asked, "to have him in his command after the three months training. This daring eager heart so anxious to give of his best. ...

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1- never thought there could be. such an agony of grief to be borne, and I'm "only one of thousands."

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