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CARPETS

DRUGGETS'

LINOLEUM

TAPESTRIES

CUSHIONS

ALWAYS IN STOCK.

CARPET INDUSTRIES

63, Austin Rd., Kowloon.

GREAT SALE

RUGS

All kluds and various sizes of Tientsih chemical washed and Peking art rugs, Wholesale and rotull at lowest price.

CLEANING & MENDING GOOD YEAR RUG CO.

Itoom 208, 1st Floor,

6. Hankow Road, Kowloon, Tel. 58902.

SALE

Tientsin Mercerized & Poking Art

RUGS

THE GOOD FRIEND CO. 14A Cameron Road, (Opposite Telephone Bldg.) Kowloon.

A. WHITE & CO.

12, Peking Itoad, Kowben COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS.

DEALERS IN ALL TYPES OF CAMERAS, & ACCESSORIES.

DEVELOPING, PRINTING

& ENLARGING SERVICE.

Unusual Photographs Required

con-

If you have any you alder in this category, Rend small print for consideration, payment made for any necept- ed for reproduction. Stamped coply envelope must accom- pany small print if this is to be returned. Please do send negatives or large printa. PIC.. Newspaper Enterprise Ltd., Windsor House,

not

RODO HOUSE

240, Tai Po Rand, Kowloon, You are cordially invited in RODO

Well furnished & Fully equipped with

All conventenera, Flient "Atmosphere

Ideal Rooms (starting from Bit per day)

Bust Bervic

Camping Food '06/- per day inclusive for

# man!?

Hotel Car available for use by gavele

Y. II. Chan.

Manager.

Tal, 1976,

UNION HOUSE

221-223, Nathan Road, Kowloon

Telephone: 56525- Cable Add: "UNIHOUSE" Situated at convenient and residential centre. Modern Equipment and Excellent Service. Comfortable and pleasant surroundings.

Call or phone for reservations.

CHINA UNION ART GALLERY

-WHOLESALE & RETAIL

of

CHINESE JADE, JEWELLERY, GLOISONNE, PORCELAIN, EMBROIDERY, IVORY, AND

ANTIQUES.

Business hours: from 10a.m. to 7.30 p.m. (Excluding Sundays) ·

Victory House (Corner of Wyndham and Wallington St.) Hong Kong.

LOW PRICE! Calculators, Typewriters Carbons & Ribbons

The World Typewriter Co. Wellington St.; Tel: 20508.

Repairing Service.

LAMMERT BROS.

RUGS

TIENTSIN CHEMICAL- WASHED RUGS"

FIRST QUALITY AT FACTORY PRICES VISIT

GREAT EASTERN

RUG CO.

- HANKOW RD, (ONOUND FLOOR) KOWLOON TEL, 59109

Agente Hongkong & Shanghai Lacs Co. (Leon Kre)

SALE

Large Assortment of Chemical Washed &

Peking Art

RUGS

AT LOWEST PRICES

NORTH CHINA DEVELOPMENT CO. 24, Packen St, G.F, {etween Bourcing A. A Austin Rd,a

Mrading & Cleaning by Expert cull 54187.

BUTTER SHORTAGE Butter Concentrate (Kam Fai Brand) is now available at all itores nt controlled prices. This Butter Concentrate is to tins, and should be mixed with water or milk to produce one Firmed in a pound weight. refrigerator or leebox, it is-ox-- artly the same fresh butter, beenuse no preservatives what- soever are used. In tins it will keep for years without cefrigeration and should be purchased now against future shortages.

SERVICE TO OFFER

THE CHINA MAIL; TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1980,

Necromancers in Singapore doing roaring trade

Singapore, August 21. Profcasional soothsayers in Singapore are in the money besides those who have taken ad- vantage of the boost in rubber and tin stocks. By throwing oval-shaped ivory dice marked with Chinese characters, you can get advance in- formation on the course of the Korean bat- tles for the cost of little more than the cost of a packet. of cigarettes and the clients ore legion.

Erratic jerks on the Singa pore Stack Exchange recently were ascribed by a prominent Chinese broker as the direct result of "advice" by necro- mancers to small-time Inves-

lors.

Though offelally frowned upon by the police, Chinese pavement wizards de good business on Sin- gapore's street corners.

A wizard is usually marked by Als urbane expression-derived apparently from the assurance In his own fortune-telling-and Is often accompanied by a boy carrying banner raying

A Chinese characters: "Listen Me the Golden Moullied Pre- phet-Gun Kong Ho Mia."

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and

A satchel he carries tattered calendar tables giving the fucklest days for weddings christenings, burials and belting.

Poorer Chinese cull In thu Iortune-tellers before events,

Yugoslav frontier muddle

Gurizia, August. 20. Ten thousand people today anxiously lined both sides of Italo-Yugoslav frontier

the

car

“Pravda” attack on Strasbourg

The

Moscow, Augus120, nowapaper "Pravda" commented in a foreign af- faira editormi today that the only thing on which there la unanimity at Strasbourg to on "preparation for a New war."

It sald the Councl of Europe macting is intended by warmongers to "prepare public opinton for now,viola. tions of Patadam."

The editorial claimed that the way is being prepared for the creation of a large West- ern German army.-Asool. ated Press.

HECKLING AT THE OPERA

Vienna, August 21. A lieckler's comment during a performance of "Aida" brought squads of Hungarian political police to the Budapest State Opera House and Interrupted the performancе for nearly two hours, according to reportą rea- ching Vienim,

When Aida sang the line Ramades, Ramades, where ure you?" someone in the audience "At the Communist party night school, of course."

The roaring laughter stopped instantly when the police arrived. Everyone in the bulld- ing was questioned before the .opera

resumed. Associated Press.

near here vainly waiting to be allowed to meet their relations and friends across the frontier.shouted

The crowds gathered by and on foot from towns on either side of the frontier, expecting a fting of the rigid Yugoslav re gulations against approaching the frontier,

Last Sunday the regulations abated for a few hours Were family and five thousand people from the Yugoslav side burst across the frontier to swarm into Italian Gorizin, a litle over one and a half miles away, for an orgy of buying

At the same time, hundreds of families, separated by the post-war fronter

Hne, were reunited in the streets of

spar-

Some soothsayers have rows which, on being released, peck at grain placed on mys. tichi" slips of paper-the pecked paper being inscribed, with celestial advice.

'The

the

soothsayers share the

DENNIS & CO., LTD. | pavement pitches amicably with Gorizia.

palmists and physiognomists.

(White Ants Extermination Dept.)

Offers Barvica In white Ants Treatment. Just make a call on the telephone and our Technician will be at your service for Free Inspection.

TELB: 32913 & 33324.

TRULY

You will look

more adorable if you frequently patronize

THE HOLLYWOOD

BEAUTY PARLOUR 10 CAMERON RD., KOWLOON TELEPHONE 59249.

SHANGHAI

WILOW TAILOR

after you SUMMER DRESSES

at most Reasonablo Prices.

Please call at:- 21, Granvillo Road Kowloon

KING'S MUSIC.CO,

5, Chiu Lung St. Tel: 30439

EXPERT PIANO TUNING & REPAIRING

Please Phone; 30439

VISION AIDS TO FIT YOUR FEATURES

.Let our expert optician examine your eye sight, fit the right.glasses and recommend the zight frame beat suited to your features,

Chinese Optical Co.

Four personalities

The physiognomist carries portraits of four personalities with contrasting expressions: Berche and #cholarly, woak and sensual, fat and opulent, flerce and evil-looking.

These faces are divided into life lines and luck lines, all pro- fusely annotated,

One trilingual wizard, sitting with an itinerant snake-charmer In the shadow of St. Andrew's

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Anglican Cathedral, allowed ellent to throw the Ivory dice upon a Bot tray containing en- chanted slips of paper,

The elleni was told his son was to fly to war soon (the son is a candidate for the Royal Aus- tralian Air Force), a non-exist- ent daughter would marry a rich Inerclunt and the eften! would shortly cross a great sca and mountains.

Asked what would happen in Korea, he said: "A great storm on a full moon."---Reuter,

JAPS

STRANDED

IN CHINA

---Tokyo, --August-21.~~! About 700 Japanese are still stranded in the Peking and Tientsin area of China, a Japan ese returning here from lentsla on August 10 told Japanese re- porters yesterday.

Kyoshi Tajima, who returned with his wife after spending years after the war in two cities, said that many

those Japanesɑ were still remaining in China because they could not afford te pay for their passage home.

There were about 500 Japanese In Peking and 200 in Tientsin. Most of them were working for

Communist organisations and were puld just enough to live. They had been unable to save money for passages home. passage cost $50 (American).—, Reuler.

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The

bigger crowds whica Kathered today were informed that the frontier administration had failed to reach an agreement on a repetition of last Sunday's lifting of the regulations. was added, however, that nego- tlations were continuing.-Reuter.

MEDIATOR SEES PANDIT NEHRU

It

New Delhi, August 20. Sir Owen Dixon, United Nations metiator for Kashmir, conferred with Pandit Jawa- harlal Nehru for 90 minutes today. He leaves for Karachi tomorrow.

UN officials have been silent about his piogramnic. It is no even known if he will meet tha Pakistani lender, Liaquat All Khun, in Karathi or go straight

on to Lake Success.

sir Owen.

whose efforts to bring about a settlement of the Kashmir dispute appeared to bo falling last week, is said to be seeking a Anal effort to find a way out of the impasse resulting from the stubborn refusal of both proposals from which a compro- Indla and Pakistan to consider

Press. mise might develop.-Associated

GODDESS IMAGE DISCOVERED

• An

Bombay, August 21. Image of a goddess dis- covered in Lallem in Portuguese Goa is attracting a number Hindus and Christians.

of

of

Hindus of the locality believe that the idol Is an image Rakumal, wife of the God Vit- tobn, while Christians connect its appearance with the recent visit of the Lady of Fatima.

The Idol has been installed In a garden for worship.-Reuter.

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FOUR VITAMINS, so im- portant in radiant health-A, BI, C and D are combined in this superior, now food tonic food tonic taken as a drink or added to many dif forent dishes.

Its smooth, not-too-rich, malty chocolate flavour makes Instant appeal to both children. and adults. Unlike olly OF sticky preparations which ara soon discontinued, 'AKTA-VITE, on- joyed day after day, ensures the regularity of treatment so ossen. tial in vitamin. therapy.

AKTA VITE

Vitamin A Vitamin ́BE

VIKING Vitamin D

AUKOR MEGIZE,

2,000 km, mašīn

1,900 Ent, wate \-together with. Recirase muž maletami

phoghate="In'a daliciana khetočnia (mal).

AKTAVITE

AMERICAN

AID FOR

EUROPEAN DEFENCE

London, August 20.

Mr. Charles Spofford, American Chairman of the

North Atlantic Pact Deputies, said on arrival horo tonight that America was prepared to do its full part in the spoody build-up of the defences of the North Atlantic area.

Mr. Spofford, who arrived to preside at Tuesday's North Atlantic Pact meeting, said that there was great determination on the part of the United States to do everything they could, based on the confidence that the other mem bers of the Atlantic Treaty were prepared to do their full part also.

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He added that he hoped that to resolve what has been called at the second Council session the "crisis of confidence," on Tuesday further concrete and constructive steps would be taken.

Mr. Spofford's return to Lon- don follows the transmission to Washington of the new defence plana

drawn up by Western European countries. The United States

asked for a revision of armament programmes after the outbreak war in Korea.

Mr. Spofford was today under- stood to be bringing with him Washington's reaction to the West European member States' pro- posals so that plans and-counter- plans could be discussed D Tuesday.

The

meeting is expecteci to open with a discussion of means

Now urgency.

ap

Observers here say they awakened by the experience of preciate that the United States,

Korea, has seen a sudden now urgency for Western Europe improve its defences.

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*But tha West Europaan members of the Atlantio Coun. oli, observing the difficulty American

Krme have @x. perlenced

Com against the munist forces in Korea, SAY they add a almilar urgent need to persuade the United Status to Increase financial and mil. tary aid to Europe.

Diplomatic sources here have strongly discounted reports from

Washington that Mr. Spofford is charged with the task of barat- Ing the Western European states for tardiness In developing stronger defences.

He is, in fact, expected to make recommendations for further "and Immediate switches of factorles to wartime production and for the mobilisation of more mer into uniform as the prerequisite for the additional dollar aid,

some

The British member muy ex- pect the United States to urge

greater

elfort in the United Kingdom while delegates from Continental Europe, at the same time, ask Britain for more contributions in orms and men to Europe's land forces-Reutor.

STORM THREAT PASSING

Washington, August 20, The Weather Bureau.today reported that the powerful tro- pical hurricane roaring North ward no longer posed a threat to Atlantic coastal areas Gouth of New York but It said: "Pre- cautions should be continued for high tides and 'gales,"

The storm, with winds up to 120 miles an hour, was about 200 miles east of Norfolk, Virginia, moving about 25 miles an hour ina North Easterly direction- United Press.›

Crowning insult

POP

I'D LIKE TO

LON THE SCOUNDREL

GET MY HANDS

AT THE CLUS -

- THAT TOOK

MY HAT

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

[HOW'S THE

SHERIFF DOIN MISS JANETT

OKAY. HE NEEDS REST. CACTUS, RIDE THIS LETTER INTO TOWN.

RIP KIRBY

OH, DES

IT'S A DREAM! WE COULD BE

SO HAPPY

HERB!

WAIT'LL YOU

SEE THE INSIDE!

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JOHNNY HAZARD

JJOLINNY.....JOLINNY, BABY/ C'MON.....SNAP OUT OF IT, HON/ YOU'VE GOT

A NOOSE OVER YOUR

HEAD!

1 BETTER NEV A LOOK AT THE

CONTENTS OF NE

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| LETTER--

1049, King Exmors Spediass

BAR-J RANCH

Marda Dear

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

Aus in mysterious trouble. Need help.

Please bring your amazing friend

BE ABLE TO SHADE

TARVIT A LOVELY KITCHEN;} IT'S A STEAL AT

AND A PICTURE WINDOW!/SIXTEEN THOUSAND...

DES, I CAN SEE YOU AND I MIGHT EVEN NOW, PUTTERING IN THE FLOWER GARDEN

WHILE I MAKE DINNER JUST,

FOR YOU!

THAT IS YOU PUT UP ENOUGH CASH.

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By ALEX RAYMOND

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MUCH, CAN'T THOUSAND) MISTER,

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JANE

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SIMPLY AS A

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