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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 8, 1941, MUTT AND JEFF

THIS IS WHERE WE PITCH OUR TENT! NOW,

·HOLD THAT PEG STEADY!

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OH BOY! WHAT A PEACH!

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MUTT STOP

KIDDING AROUND! THE SERGEANTS/

US!

DEPT. WORKS SO FAST!

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS are generally supposed to be "too slow for words." Well, here is one that works too fast for the public.

It is the War Damage Commission for the Mid- land Region, whose offices are in Easy Row, Bir- mingham.

The manager told the "Dally have practically a fool-proof sy- Mirror" "The public work much steni against fraud."

too slowly for us. We are wait- ing to pay out claims for war Arst consideration. war damage, but there are hun- dreds who have not filled in their claim forms that we have sent them.

People who are homeless get

scared of the

"They seem questions and carefully study the form as though it were in- come tax.

"Afraid To Answer"

"Many of the forms come back to us only half completed be- cause claimants are afraid to an- swer the questions and think we Bre out to trick them.

forms "We have to send the back, which wastes much time. It; is the public who are holding us up Our examiners are up to date in their examinations of war damage in their city.

"We keep a careful double check on all builders' charges and

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CRUISERS LAUNCHED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"} The 6,000-ton-cruiser "Atlanta"

was launched at the Kearney (N.J.) shipyards, being the first ship to take the water since the Navy took over the yards.

Margaret Mitchell,

author of "Gone with the Wind," perform- ed the launching ceremony.

In addition to the "Atlanta." another cruiser, the "San Juan," was launched yesterday. Both ships are capable of high speed.

International News Service.

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AUSTRALIA'S DESTINY

"We rejoice that the Russians are fighting so magnificently, but Russia cannot hope to defeat the Germans in Germany and bring her to her knees," de- clared Mr. W. M. Hughes, Minister for Navy, in a speech at Melbourne yesterday.

"Australia's destiny depends on her ability to achieve unity." Reuter.

Hitler

And His Dog

The Berlin correspon- dent of the Madrid news paper, "Efe," sends 2 graphic description of Hitler's headquarters about which silence hitherto has been main- tained.

Hitler's

headquarters is no longer in the train which has been seen in newsreels.

com-

"Difficulties of railway munications necessitated a change to a group of lorries which were trarisformed into a kind of auto- mobtle encampment," says the correspondent, adding: "The camp is always pitched near a moun- tain or wood so that Hitler can take solitary "walks as he is ac- customed to at Berchtesgaden.

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"At present it is near a large, wood, where Hitler can be alone with a dog.' A thousand precautions have been taken to keep the situation' secret.

"Mail is sent by air to differ- ent aerodromes and then by car to the camp.

"The Press Chief, Dietrich, has a special mobile office where world news - is received so that Hitler is kept informed of cur-

Reuter. rent events."

SYRIAN TALKS

The Free French Leaders inj the Near East, Gerieral Catroux, has proceeded to Aleppo for con- sultations with leading person- alities concerning Syria's future;

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