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TIFFIN, MY BOY, TIFFIN

"Lovely smell of cooking in the club this moming. Scrambled eggs, cut- lete, and flat excellent curry the secretary introduced from Periant Makes a seller's mouth water. "I've half a mind to go through the lot.” .. "Can't you talk of anything except food I doubt if I shall ever ent again.". "Fairly dripping with sweetness anal Hight this merning, aren't you? Advanced ease of hangover, PB bet a couple of ships. Some of you yumije fellers haven't enough sense to come in out of the rain."

"That's right. Moralize, you hypos wite. Aeuppose, you never woke up with a head or a tangur like a strip of ancient gangy bage“

"On the contrary, I havo in the past euttivated some of the finest hang-' -overs of all time. But that was back in the bad old days before I'd heard of Rose's Lime Juice."

***What on earth hat Rose's got to do with hangovers.["

Everything, my dear Watson. It wipes them out. If you stick to Gimlets or have a good stiff swig before going to bed, you'll have no regrets in the morning."

"Rose's Lime Juice you said ?”

"Yes. Rusc'."

"Lend me a pencil, nuut I'll write it down."

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May 25, 1939.

JAPANESE WARSHIPS BOMBARD TINPAK

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In Conference

BERLIN, May 24.

IT is announced that General Mich, Secretary of State in the German Air Ministry, left Berlin to-day for Rome where, on behalf of Field-Marshal Goering, he will discuss with Kalian Air Ministers, various questions arising out of the milliary alliance between Gex- many and Italy.

General Much is accompanied by Colonel von Waldau, former Air Attache in Rome, and Enveral officers of the German Air Force-Trans-Ocean.

MADAME CHIANG HONOURED

CHUNGKING, May 25, IN a simple ceremony, attend ed by some 150 foreign and Chinese women leaders, Madame Chiang Kai-shek was presented here with the Gold Medal. of Honour of the New York City Federation of Women's Clubs in recognition of her "indomitable courage and leadership in the crisis of her native land." Reuter.

- LINHSIEN, Kwangtung

ཛཱ་ ! May, 25. TWO Japancao warships ar- rived off the coast at Tinpak, approximately 60 miles east of Kwangchawwan, on Tuesday afternoon and fired more than ten round ashore. There were several Chinese casualties.

On the same day a Japanese unit of 100 infantry-men and 30 envalry- men attacked the Chinese positions at Fahsien, 25 miles north of Canton. It encountered stift Chinese resis-

tance.

The Japanese have wrecked · tho bridge outside the west gate of Sun-. wui to impede the Chinese advance on the city,

JAPANESE OFFENSIVE LOSES IMPETUS

Milo, Hunan, May 25, After encountering stubborn Chin- ese resistance, the Japanese onsive In north Hunan has lost its impetus.

At least 600 casualties are believed: to have been suffered by the Japan- ese in the nburlive attack on the south bank

of the

Sinslang River south of, Toyang yesterday morning. To- gether with their ensuailles on the previous day the figure must have reached 1,000.

Intense Japanese bombardment

dwindled into sporadic firing yester day afternoon, when under the cover of smokescreens the Japanese busily.

and wounded removed their dead from the battlefield.

They set fire to many houses at Taaohsichling and Kantien to cover their retreat.

Prince Paul And. England Visit

LONDON, May, 24.- REPORTS tha! Prince Paul of Yogo-Slavia would visit

Britain

in the near future were denied in London to-day when it was pointed out that no such visit could be made before the end of July, as, after the King and Queen have returned from the United States, they will have a month's holiday In Beollande

However, it is regarded as probable that Prince Paul may Visit, England unofficially during August or September.

Rumours of "official feelers** between London and Belgrade are also dented-Trans-Occan,

Disabled Assist New Movement

SHANGHAI, May 25. THOUSANDS of crippled soldiers In China are being trained to work as productive and respectable citizens as a result of the recently-inaugur- ated industrial co-operative" move- ment, which alms at molding China's growing army of incapacitated sold- diers less dependent on the Govern- ment for support after the War.

both during and

TROOP TRAIN BOMBED An Undisclosed Place, North

Klangsu, May 28. A Japanese troop, train at Sinan chen, on the Lunghai Rallway west Announcement of the award was of Halchow in northern Klangsu, and made as long ago as February 3, but Japanese arms depots at Shuyang,

The movement was started follow- the medal, after an odyssey cover-southeast of Sinanghen were bombed ing an appeal by Madaine Chiang ing more than half the world arrived, by a squadron of Chinese planes last Kai-shek to "help the families of re- only very recently.

fugees, wounded soldiers and dead

Saturday."

The presentation was made by Direct hits were scored. Infilet-heroes to attain financial independ- Miss Katherine, Boeye, President, ofing heavy losses.-Central News ence by such measures as the promo

the International Women's Club of Messagce. Chungking, on behalf of the women of America,

The medal has been awarded only' six times since its Institution 25 years ago. The last person, to receive" it was Madame Curie, the famous French scientist, in 1020. The honour in conterred only on a woman who shali be deemed to have given excep- tional service to establish pence among nations, for the welfare of children, the advancement of women or the spirit of humanity.'

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PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL COURAGE

In making the presentation, Miss Bovyo sald that Madame Chlarig had been fittingly chosen for the honour because sho`possessed great courage, both physical and spiritual;

She had frequently gone to the front with the Generalissimo, had lived in cities frequently bombed, and had shown her contempt of danger by going to the hostile camp when her busband was a captive at Sian.

In a brief reply, Madame Chiang said the accepted the meat in the name of the womanhood of China.

The meds, bears a star in the middle, surrounded by smaller stark en all sides. In the centre of the large star is embedded a diamond Reuter.

Tax Revisions In United States

WASHINGTON, May 24. Continuing his study of the tex revision proposals, President Roose velt conferred with members of the Senate Finance Commitee at luncheon to-day.

Meanwhile the Democratic economy bloc have challenged the President's plan to "spend and invest in national slavery" and, referring to the Pres!- dent's most recent speech, they said his six years' spending has failed-

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Life Saving In Hongkong

tion of practical craftsmanship, the organisation of handleraft industries, the imparting of new sklil in farming and assistance in farming, co-opera-

Madame Chiang's tives."

Prize Cattle

CHUNGKING, May 25.

Under an association styled the Chinese Industrial Co-Operatives, over 200 units, including spinning and weaving, printing, leather ton- After a journey of over 2,000 miles ning, cool mining and transportation Kal-shek's prize herd of cattle, com- throughout China to help the wound- overland, part of Madame Chiang co-operatives, have been organised prising 32 Holsteins and Jerseys, has ed. Reuter. arrived in Chengtu, capital of the far-western province of Szechuen, from Nanking.

The journey

ney began on November 19, 1037, about three weeks before the fall of Nanking.

In the first leg of their trip-from. Nanking to Hankow-their train was bombed by Japanese alreraft at Hsu- chow, at the junction of the Tientsin- Pukow and Lunghal railways,

The cattle

crossed the Yangtse River at Hankow, and were taken by train to Changsha, capital of Hunan; fchant by stay for velted by junks to from there the

by steamer to Chungking, and to Chengtu.In motor lorries.

The herd had started off 75-strong; but epidemic and accidents look toli of 43.-Reuter,

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Ambassador Leaving

Stock Exchange In Good Mood

London, May 24, The Stock Exchange was generally firm to-day as a result of a renewed upward trend in gilt-edged holdings. on continued investment buying, and more widespread belief that the international situation was distinctly easier.

Home rails responded to the excel- while lent weekly trame receipts, Indian and Dominion loans streng- thened in unison with Hilt-edged accurfiles,

Industrialy met with increased support, as did the majority of olls.

Wall Street was steady-Router. Speelat.

Six Divorces In Colony In 1938

His Excellency the British Am- bassador to China, Sir Archibald Kerr Clark-Kerr, is expected to leave Hongkong for Shanghai elther this evening or summe time to-morrow. He will probably travel by warship. SIX new petitioners begged the The Ambassador returned to Hong-Hongkong Court, for one reason or kong Chungking via Kunming, Hanol and last year,

Monday morning from another, to untie the wedding knot Halphong after an extended stay in

The Court had not dealt with two! the Chinese wartime capital. He was, petitions by the end of the year, but an eye witness of the appalling air it made eight decrees absolute, in- raids staged by the Japanese in that cluding four pending at the end of city recently.

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Arita On Europe

Tokyo, May 23. As life-saving classes in Hongkong

The Foreign Minister; Me. Hachico will be commencing chortly, all in- Arito, reported yesterday morning to formation concerning formallon and the Privy Council on recent develop- examination of classes, and necessary ments in the European situation, In- handbooks of instructions may be ob- cluding the conclusion of the treaty tained from Sub-Inspector R. of friendship and alliance between Hunt, local representative of The Germany and Italy, Royal Life Saving Society, Central Police Station.

Mr. Buckburgh, $2 Nathan Road, Таля reported that

his dinghy, "Ivanoff" has drifted or been stolen from the 11% mlic beach. The boni is valued at $100.

Mr. Renzo Sawada, Vice Minister

1937. Divorce jurisdiction brought|

in fees amounting to $638.50, com- pared with $426.50 in 1937.

These figures are given in the annual report of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, which was tabled in the Executive Council this afternoon.

Japanese Seize Hongkong Junks

Chan Wing and Chan Yue-tat, of Foreign Affairs, was invited by masters of junks Nos, 406 and 1720H Premier Hiranuma to his official re-respectively, have just reported to sidence this morning. Mr. Sawada the Police the loss of their boats to made a report on the Kulangsu affair the Japanese on May 13. and on other matters. Subsequently The report states that they were Mr. Sawada was closeted with Mr. sailing near Lin Tin Island on May Kozo Ohla, Chief Secretary of the 13 when a Japanese trawler Cabinet-Domti, -

alongside and boarded their boats. They were put aboard another bost, and taken to Cheung Chau. The loss is about $2,800.

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TOKYO, May 25. JAPAN regards the reported engagement by the Chungking Government of 30 French military advisers as an "unfriendly act" by France, and a spokesman in the Foreign Office to-day told foreign-correspondents that if the report is true, the Japanese Government will be compelled to take proper measures.

War Insurance

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WASHINGTON, May 24.-The Maritime Commission has submitted to Congress recommendations for Legislation providing for Govern- men's marine war-risk insurance and risk Insurance Commission, which reinsurance, as well as the ordinary would administer the new services- which were co-present emergency needs of water- Intended to meet the borne commerce, Reuter...

The spokesman did not explainment by M. Arsene Comme, that what was meant by "proper men-operation between France and Russia sures", but he Indicated that the had no bearing on the Far East. Government took a serious view of The paper urges the Government the report,

to make a demarche to France in The Night-Nichi-Shimbun to-day view of the alleged inconsistency be declares that, there apparently exlit | tween the French Ambassador's as some connections between France aurance and the despatch of French and the Soviet Union, in their nasist military advisers to Chungking, ance to the Chinese Natorial Govern-! Domel,

Money Jewellery and clothing toʻ the value of $80 was stolen from the residence of Yan Chuen at No. 9. Connaught Road West between 1 and 3.a.m. yesterday.

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