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CUE FOR ROSE'S

- Excuse me, Str, but would you care to use the rent?"

No thank you, Hawkstus. And you needn't look » astonished ---I have been so bed."

Yes, Sir. Of course, Sir."

"I admit, Hawkins, that a billiard table looks a trifle raffish before breakfast -- groan baize is etterially Rocturnal."

"Yes, Sir. Essentially nocturnal, Str.**

Besides, Hawkins, I'm only practia- ing. Keeping my eye in, as it were."

"Yes, Sir. Keeping your eye in, Sér.**

« Hawkins, don't be a parrot.”

"Parr, Sir? **

"Or a rocketon. In spite of a vosher Jate ression, my vy is clear and pry hand sandy- furt watch me yo in off the white -- there you are—what did I tell you?"

"A remarkably fine shot, Sir. Have you been taking lessons ?"

"No, Hawkins — X'ou been taking Ross's Lime Juice – suitably diluted with gin. Henceforth I give all hang- ours a lifelong máu ăn ban đầ

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GENERAL

ANGLO-RUSSIAN COLLABORATION DISTURBS AXIS

CHINESE CONFIDENT OF ABILITY TO HOLD THEIR OWN IN MILITARY FIELD Over One Million Japanese Troops Tied Down In China

ZURICH, Aug. 6 (Reuter)-The Axis Press shows marked concern Lover the alleged Anglo-Russlan collaboration regarding Iran and Afghanistan.

LONDON, Aug, 6 (Reuter) The Chinese feel they have gained

Considerable discrepancies ap- and not lost by the German attack on Russia, says The Times cor-

pear in the figures reported 10 respondent in China, The Chinese, he says, are certain of their own the German press of Germans ability, with the material help of other members of the ABC. Front, resident in Iran. The Deutsche In prolong the "China Incident" for another four years or longer. Allgemeine Zeitung, for instance, Meanwhile they assert that it is Japan whose position is becom- says that they number only '690 ing more hazardous, beset as she is by economia difficulties, uncer- whereas the Volkischer Beobachter fain of her friends and tempted by moves which might easily admite 2,5000.

bring her into open conflict with Russia, Britain, the Netherland: According to the Berlin corres- East Indies and possibly the United States when she has already pondent of the Basler Nachrich- over one million troops in China

ten, another sympton of Anglo

same

投成

What can Japan hope for, ask the the Chinese. Not to wind up the courage China Incident now in its fifth year, not to win any enduring fa- vour from Germany who is likely

energy. address and Russian collaboration

was pam-

nas Drought them phlets dropped by the RAF. over Berlin last Saturday night, saying

through so many other dangers.

The Chinese, if worried by the that the "Russians are still cap- outlook, view their political future able of long res'stance and will effective counter-

VIGOROUS POLICY

U.S. CRUISERS AT BRISBANE

to betray her as she betrayed Rus- with great confidence, says the later launch sla, not for the all of the Indies correspondent The return of Mr. offensives " where the Dutch are ready to blow Quo Tai-chil, as Foreign Minister. up the wells at a moment's notice. is an event of first importance not 11 lettle wonder that the Chi- only for China but for the other nese feel that if they can weather A B.C. powers as well. the economic crials they can look forward to a future based on

an allied which is the pre-requisite real "New Order" under they can rebuild - China own people and not for an aled cleared the ground at Chungking. Brisbane, Australia, on what is de- taskmaster.

With Britain and America both scribed as a training cruise, represented by able

The Commander of the

assurance

گروه

ECONOMIC WAR

the The vigour of Mr. Quo Tal-chl's WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Reuter) victory policy at the moment of taking The United States Navy Depart-

fur a office has set him in the forefront ment uas

that announced

two which of Chinese leaders. The severance heavy cruisers, Northampton and for her o relations with the Axis has Salt Lake City, have arrived at

Ambassador⭑

two

The correspondent emphasised it would not be Mr. Quo Tal-chi's cruisers is Rear-Admiral SA. Tat- that the chief feld in which China fault if the relations of the ABC. ander. requires help today is economic. He Powers fall to acquire a still deep- recalls Chiang Kai-shek's repeated ex significance.

war

They put Inte Brisbane for fuelling and several days of re- What the A.B.C. Powers gained creation for the crew." military in China by the German attack on

the economic. Russia.

ARIS Powera bave

statements that a

of rests- tance is thirty per cent. and seventy per cent Must foreign experts are agreed lost, adds the correspondent. Thei that Japanese efforts to intensify cutting off of war

suppiles--troni

I blockade China will not alone the Far East estimated to amount bring about the economie collapse to 30,000 tons a month over the of China The danger is internal: trans-Siberian railway alone, is to

NAZI TRADE

If many of the problems are the Itself a heavy blow, inevitable results of the four year war the crucial test will manner in which they are tackled, end to Germany's growing trade Although pretty sure of their by the same route in invaluable ability to weather the economic exports whereby she was trying to connexions crisis. the Chinese authorities, says keep alive her many "The Times" correspondent, ad- in this part of the world as mit that the control of food prices as in South America. in the Interior. despite the execu tion of food hoarders in Szechuan,

be the Hardly less serious is the abrupt

well

It will be long before the Ger- man trader in China can hope to recover his almost privileged post- ition, and the prospects he enjoy-

is tending to get out of hand.

The new food Ministry, once gets into its stride, may be able to ed in the potentially enormous curb some or all the evils

present situation.

INFLATION DANGER

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problems

the Chinese market. -

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OF MANCHUKUO?

Foreign experts have agreed that THAI RECOGNITION China's economie which inflation is the most serious. has not yet reached a fatal point as it did in Germany when she collapsed after the last war, but they feel that forthright methods must be adopted if ultimate dias ter is to be averted and that this can be done if the Chinese show

SHANGHAŁ Aug. 6 (Reuter) Thailand has recognised Manchukuo, says a Japanese report from Bangkok quoting a Thai Foreign Ministry an- nouncement.

JAPANESE TROOPS FROM CANTON

SENT TO FRENCH INDO-CHINA

SAIGON, Aug. Keuter)-While half dozen Japanese freighters continue to come up the Saigon River daily past five destroyers and a eru'ser monred on the bund, long lorry convoys roll towards the Thai frontier, & large number of lorries have departed since Saturday.

A typical con voy consists of half # dozen Harley Davidson motor-cycle combinations and about 00 Chevrolet and Ford trucks, half containing 25 troops each and the remainder carrying La few troops and material,

cluding small field pieces and trench mortars,

A few trucks trail long-barrelen 75's which are probably all-par- puse guns with high elevation against aircraft.

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BURMA BROUGHT NEARER

TO WAR

(Reuter)--

LONDON, Aug. Events are developing in the Far East which may bring Burma very much nearer to the war than is

No heavy artillery is yet seen although warehouses and docks the case now, declared the DUKE

ure rammed with material

It is now learned that except

OF DEVONSHIRE. Under-Score-

for a few hundred troops from tary for Indie and Burma, In the House of Lords yesterday when Tonkin, the remainder of the

moving the second roading of the Japanese forecs arrived from.

India" and Burma postponement of Canton, a considerable proportion

elections bill. having seen service at Nanning.

The Bill enables the governors

BUILDINGS COMMANDEERED to prolong the life of the India

It is understood that all build- and Burma, legislatures to one year ings surrounding the main square after the termination of hostilities, at Prompen have been comman- In the case of.. India, the Duke

deered by the Japanese and vcou-satd, holding elections at the pre- pation is proceeding apace,

The present rainy season

sent time would almost certainly

is lead to an aggravation of com-

likely to hinder the manoeuvrabi-muhal trouble; moreover, India was lity of the Japanese forces and engagra in a gigantic war effort it is expected that they will be which would inevitably be distract. fully occupied for several weeks ed to some extent by holding, cler. consolidating their positions and tions now wi

In the case of Burma, there is building up their military atores

"Japatione' trucks are at present communal diaserion and the pre- using their own imported sent, intention was to hold leo | lines donne

tlona, but overite wore dovelobing

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Saigon romatha quiet although and they could not be certain that. | American firms are taking imme- conditions would remain such that [diate steps drastically to redues elections In Durma would be

che forele standesirabic.

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