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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1938.

Road To Russia

Plans

Egypt Looks JAPANESE STRIKE AT France To Defences SIAN COMMUNICATIONS Mediterranean. Toward Libya FROM YELLOW RIVER

Cairo, Aug, 23.

Mar Malrun Fort on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, about 185 miles west of Alexandria and ob miles east of the Libyan froniter, Is to be greatly strengthened.

The Egypilan Government har decided to make Marsa Matrun An important base for operations by Egyptian troops in northern part of the desertTrans-Ocean.

the Libyan

Chinese Muster Big Force

To Meet New Menace.

Hankow, Aug. 24.

Naval Station

Jerusalem, Aug. 23.

A new French naval port is lo

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bo constructed about half a mile

of Latakia,

the north Mediterranean coast opposita Cyprus, according to the newspaper, El Sarat.

Arab

The paper declares that the naval base 14 new French destined to compensato France for the loss of Alexandretta,

The tertilory of Latakla be- came an Independent State in 1030, but Franco retained certain milliary and naval rights there.

Trans-Ocean.

The Japanese forces on the north bank of STOCK EXCHANGE the Yellow River are now moving southwards TONE IMPROVES from Singyang, west of Chengchow, in an

attempt to capture Menghsien and Wenhsien, Naval Men Early dullness on the London Stock opposite Loyang, and thus threaten railway

London, Aug. 23,

Exchange to-day gave pince to

beller tone on sustained improve communication between Hankow and Sian. The Victimised

ment of gilt-edged stocks, due to

"Safety. First" buying. The volume railway between

of business, however, was still small.

Sian and Chengchow is In Colony

Home Rails, after meeting further regarded as one of China's arteries, for it is

selling, rallied on bargain hunters' enquiries. Reuter Special.

SHE'S SIMPLY

Gorgeous

"SHE" enters. All eyes are upon her. On every lip the question "whe if SHE?"

Immaculate frem head to foot styled to the minute-looking as it she had just come from the hair. dresser,

And then the secret is out: SHE anly goes occasionally to the hair- dresser to have her wave set--her coiffure modernized! A friend tells how particular the is to shampoo-- regularly at home.

And there's restly an trick to it. Discriminating wamen know that Mutrified leaves the hair soft and easy to manage-pre-

serves the wave

makes it sparkle with new life, gless and Justre.

Womenwhoknowwill! tell you that the al- ural oils in Mulsifed- nourish the scalp prevent its drying out. Free of harsh alkal Mulsified is safe aven for baby's tender scalp.

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along this route that war materials and supplies from Soviet Russia are reaching Marshal Chiang Kai-shek.

Strong Chinese reinforcements are said to have arrived at these two points in an attempt to check the Japanese advance towards the Yellow River crossing.

The loss of a Kodak camera valued the at $270 has been reported to

police by Lieut. Weigle, of the U.S. Navy

Mr. 1. F. Simmonds, a member of the crew of the Prealdent Coolidge. also reported the loss or theft of u wallet containing money and articles to the value of $55 in Des Voeux yesterday.

Road Central, near Pedder Street, Ofleer Petty Acting Chief Domeniio, of the Italian cruiser Raimondo Monteesccoll, reported to

Severe fighting is said to be in progress at the polite yesterday that he either Fanchwang, north of Menghsien,--Reuter.

Japanese Reverses

Chengehow, Aug. 24.

Renewed attempts of the Japanese

at Trinyang, on the north bank of the Yellow River in northern Monan, to drive southwestward to Menghsten lave met with serious reverses at the hands of the Chinese.

which

One Japanese column enptured Posinngchen, west of Ta- yang, on Monday, was driven back to Tsinyang by the Chinese in a fierce battle yesterday.

the

HAWKERS CONTINUE

PATRIOTIC CAMPAIGN

Collect $50,000 In Single Day

lost

stolen or had Kowloon, a £10 rote.

from him in

4 Drown When Plane Sinks

Cherbourg, Aug, 23.

Four of the erew of a military, seaplane which sank as it was inad-" ing in Cherbourg Harbour drowned to-day.

were

This is the second French military aeroplane tragedy in 48 hours, two people having been killed when two maeliines erashed near Lyons yester- day.

The Chinese, heavily reinforced. launched a counter-offensive in the morning. Following bitter fighting

The seaplane involved in to-day's lasting several hours, they routed the

Without posters, leallets, cartoons Japanese and recaptured Poslangchen, or gongs,, in accordance with the disaster carried a crew of six, Two funda for managed to escape through the top More than 100 Japanese were slain. hnwkers' campaign for

Japanese column, which the Chinese Government,, the fruit of the machine as i sank-United Another

along hawkers in the Sheungwan district Press. advanced towards Menghalen

Tsinyang-Menghsien highway silently started their drive yester was hafted by Chinese in the Tsung-day. Though not so dramatic as yichen-Chowchwang

where the campaigns organised in Sham- violent fighting is said to be in shuipo and other sections in Hong- kong before the new police regula- progress.

A small group of Japanese troops Lions came into force, the Sheung- made a thrust at Kutanchen, over wan hawkers expect that they will

Shamshulpo collection. three miles north of Menghsien, on break the Monday, but has been beaten back by record. They collected more than the defenders.

$50,000 yesterday.

area,

Despite the threatening situation,

Following the opening of the Menghsien remains calm, with large numbers of crack Chinese units de-drive yesterday morning in Sheung wan, poller ofeers despatched to fending the elty.

of

NEW FORD WILL COST ONLY £70

New York, Aug. 23.

It is understood that the Ford Motor Corporation is introducing next six-cyclinder car autumn light costing U.S.$350.-Reuter Special.

yesterday A Loyang report just to hand the spot instructed the hawkers to

Chamber of Commerce reveals that a Chinese detorliment observe strictly all regulations.

Two Chinese firms in Bonham received $122,000 in Chinese Na is attacking Po Al north-cast

$10,000 tional currency, over $1,000 Canton Tsinynnig, in an attempt to threaten Strand, West contributed the rear of the enemyCentral each, while smaller firms donated currency, und several gold articles hundreds. The Chinese Generat from various hawkers' organisations

News.

YOUNG Bank Assistant Promoted

CASHI

when he got rid of NIGHT STARVATION

I HAD EARLY TEA HALF

AN HOUR AGO, I MUST

GET UP WISH I DIDN'T

FEEL SO DONE UP IN THE

MORNINGS I'M GOOD

FOR NOTHING

ALL DAY.

2 MONTHS LATER

LOOK HERE YOUNG MAN, YOU'RE LATE AGAIN THIS MORNING, WHATS WRONG WITH YOU LATELY? YOU WERE ONE OF OUR PROMISING

YOUNG MEN ONCE!

SORRY,SIR, BUT I'M NOT FEELING WELL. I'M ALWAYS

TIRED AND... ...I SUPPOSE I'D BETTER SEE THE

DOCTOR

AT THE DOCTORS TIRED, WHEN YOU WAKE UP NO ENERGY ALL DAY-LOOKS LIKE A CASE OF NIGHT STARVATION, ENERGY IS STILL USED UP DURING SLEEP YOU MUST REGAIN IT: 11 STRONGLY RECOMMEND HORLICKS, REGULARY LAST THING AT NIGHT.

The Same

In Every Land

Fifty Years

OF

1888 (QAYER 1938

REMEDIES

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THEY HAVE PROMOTED HIM I KNOW! BECAUSE I SAW A LETTER FROM HEAD OFFICE ON THE BOSS'S DESK,

I WISH I KNEW HIS SECRET SINCE HE "WENT TO SEE HIS DOCTOR HE'S BEEN

FULL OF VITALITY.

If you wake tired, if you suffer from nerves enervation and that dreadful feeling of exhaus tion GUARD 'AGAINST NIGHT STARVATION

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