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FRIENDS MARVEL AT

HER TIGURE

Since She Lost 45 lbs.

Of Unwanted · Fat

Less than a year ago this woinan weighed 12 sione 10 lbs. But she found a way to get rid of her ugly fat, yes-45 lbs, of it-and get back er girlish vigour. Here is her letter:

"After giving Kruschen Salts Very good trial, 1. take this oppor tunity to tell you the way in which It has restored to me the good health I used to enjoy ne a girl. For many years I was a victim of rheumatism, resulting in a lot of expense for various treatments., I, also put on weight. Less than 12 months ago I

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Britain Mobilising

War

Reserve Of Pigeons

500,000 WINGED Burglar Kissed

COURIERS

BRITAIN'S carrier pigeons are to be mobilised as a was 12 stone 10 lbs. Now I am down War reserve, and for this purpose the Air Ministry are to 9 stone 7 lbs., and all my friends compiling a national register of pigeon breeders and marvel at my figure. They say, 'You fanciers. must have that Kruschen feeling. and I reply "That is just what I have

got, for I have taken struschen in real earnest and now I would not be without (Mrs.) E.M.G.******

Kruschen is a saline-not a drug;

ing obesity,

a

This register will be the basis on which the National Pigeon Service will be formed. Members will have special badge.

Her Hand

TWO "polito" burglare were, at the Old Balley, sent back to penal ser- vitude.

Arthur John Cox, also known as

John Cromarty, aged 36, a stevedore, housebreaking and was sentenced to who pleaded guilty to charges of four years, was stated by his couneet

to have carried out burglaries with

May 6, 1939.

Chancellor Hiller of Germany," arriving in Prague eight hours after his troops took over the former capita! of Czecho- Slovakia, appointed General Johannes Blaskowitz, above, supreme military governor of Bohemia.

#

£2,300 For

Lost Eye

amazing stupidity and effrontery.

had commented upon the politeness with which he behaved." bradics into whose houses he hud

James Hom, aged 37, a machinist, An announcement will be made by the Ministry when who was charged with Cox and sen- Treasury approval has been given to the scheme, calling on tenced to three years, was sald actual- it is an ideal blend of mineral salts breeders and owhers to volunteer their services and those of their ly to have kissed the band of en

elderly woman who was in bed. found in the aperient waters of those birds.

It was stated that in 1930 Cox was European Spas which have been resorted to from time inmemorial for

It is estimated that about 500,000, maintained a small pigeon service, sentenced to ten years' penal avi the relief of various ailments includ-pigeons will be made available with two lofts in Britain for training! tude for shooting a policeman and

more than suflicient for the Govern- and breeding and two more abroad. attempting to shoot another.

Horn had served terms of penal ment's needs.

Last summer, during the North-1

AGREED damages of £2,300 were They will be used for emergency Frontler campaign in India, a deservitude,

aworded, in the King's Bench Division communication purposes by the

to Miss Joan Haskell, a 17-year-old Navy, the Army and the R.A.F.

A pigeon sent off with an S.O.S. those who will tend pigeons in peace-waitress, of Bickerley, Ringwood, Hampshire, for injuries received in a CRISIS OFFER

brought R.A.F. aeroplanes to the re-time as well as in an emergency.

Under the scheme, the breeding of motoring aceldent, pigeons will be stimulated by the Miss Haskell was a passenger in a THREE GROUPS During the September crisis, thou-scue.

Ministry to keep up the strength. car driven by Mr. John Shuller, où sands of breeders and fanciers offer- ed assistance to the Government, The pigeon-breeders who volun- The average life of a pigeon is about Burley, Hampshire, which collided

Alr und the

Ministry began a teer for the service will be divided six years. Training begins at four with a telegraph pole.

It was stated tint, as the result of national register. A detailed scheme into three groups-those prepared to months. has now been worked out,

serve themselves in war, those who Pigeons can fly distances non-stop head injuries, she was blind in her Since the wor the RAF. have) will reed birds in wartime, and jup to 600 milles, it 30 to 40 m.ph. left eye.

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