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NANCY

WHAT ? --- YOU'VE BROUGHT A STRANGE BOY TO LIVE

HERE!

YES, MY DEAR --- AND YOU'LL LOVE HIM--- HE'S A REAL MANLY

LITTLE FELLOW!!

Monday,

HM-- WELL I MIGHT AGREE IF HE'S A LITTLE GENTLEMAN!

HONGKONG TELÈGRAPH

May 6, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

OH, HE'S A FINE LAD--YOU'LL BE PROUD TO HAVE HIM IN YOUR HOME !--- ·COME --- YOU MUST MEET

HIM!

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24,000 - Mile Trip to Say Goodbye

A vicar and his wife have returned home from a 24,000- mile journey which, they took Just to say "Goodbye."

They are the Rev. W. H. Chamberlain, the new vicar of Gretton, Northants, and form. er vicar of Holy Trinity, Mel- bourne, Australia, and Mrs. Chamberlain.

Last

when autumn, Chamberlains were on holiday in England, the Lancashire- born vlcar was

offered the, Gretion living.

the

"All right," he said, "but we must first say goodbye to our Melbourne people."

Hammocks Saved

They left by the next hout, and spent a fortnight in Mel- bourne, with the Holy Trinity congregation.

Then, so that they could get back for the vicar's induction ni Gretion on time they returned to England by air

a round journey of 24,-

000 miles.

"It was worth every hit of the trouble and expense," Mr. Chamberlain said: "My word was pledged to my old flock am I had to see them again. We both feel we did the right thing."

"It was splendid to see our friends just once more," said Mrs. Chamberlain.

Now the Chamberlaine are going to settle down in one of Northamptonshire's quletest

And prettiest villages. The in- parish has about 700 habitants.

Warship Adolf, The

WHEN the destroyer Eclipse was attacked and damaged by Nazi bombers hammocks and wood were

stuffed into a gap. to keep

out the water.

Some of the crew who have arrived home safely in a ship which took the Eclipse in tow told of their experiences. Saved By Zigzagging

Staker David Longt. of Princes Street, Devonport, said: "We were bombed four times, but by zigzagging we finally managed to get out of the way.

"I was on the upper deck, and the first indication we had that the ship had suffered damage was when some- one came up and said that we had casualties.

and

"Some of us went to shore up the bulktiends, using hammocks wood.

"During

terrific attack a harrage of Bring from some other ships kept the Nazis at a distance.

"A vessel took us from the life-

the

CRAZY

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WILL

DEFY SUNDAY LAW

THE Crazy Gang boasts that, it will defy the law. Old-fashioned legislation still restricts Sabbath amusements so ***jmuch that L.C.C. by-laws do not wear a allow a comedian to comic moustache on a Sunday, Jeven if he is appearing for

churity.

VERBOTEN

THERE will be no more "Heil littler!" in Viennese military hospitals. Doctors say the great- tag ends up patients' tempera- tures.

(German)

Dog, Is Interned.

Isics.

Over 100 people have offered to ADOLF, the dog a German crew had to leave behind when adopt Adolf. Letters come every their ship was captured, is now from various parts of the British At the kennels are many pet dogs belonging to poor people who have interned, like his master, the ship's mate

Our Dumb Friends' League ob-jbeen evacuated to the country.

They are being cared for by Our tained omelal permission to take him Dumb Friends' League, which took off the ship.

Soon afterwards Adolf had his ret over the Blue Cross Kennels English meat at the Blue Cross Ken-Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. nels, Charlton, where he will be kept in quarantine for six months.

The menu was milk and glucose and a luley marrow bone. And did Adolf like his breakfast?

No Landlubber "Wau-wau!" he burked to Bob (Which in Marks, his kennelman. German doggy language means, 'All's For Adolf is no land- well, 'Capt'n' lubber-he's a real sea-dog.)

In the next kennel is July, another dog from Germany.

on

He can crack his usual gags, and But he must sing his usual songs. not wear make-upl

Well, Will Hay is organising a matince nt the Prince of Wales's Theatre on behalf of a fund to pro- vide clothes for evacuated children and comforts for the troops.

Rope Trick

Among the stars who will appear

C.O. "May

As Well Commit Suicide"

JUDGE RICHARDSON

with him are Wi Fyffe, Clapham said to a conscientious objec- and Dwyer, the Two Leslles and the

Crazy Gang, the last named in its tor at Newcastle Tribunal.

"You accept food which is rope trick scene from "The Little Dog | Laughed."

brought at risk by the merchant "We can't do it without make-up,"

navy." Bud Flanagan sald.

"

"If you look at it like that I might as well commit suicide," said the young man, L. B. Foster, of Brior- mede-avenue, Low Feil,

"You may as well if you are not to take any part in the war," said the Judge.

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A GRAND VARIETY PROGRAMME

In this scene, Chessey Allen is dressed in the European clothes worn Carlie in India, and a pith helmet. Naughton is made up as an Indian.

Long Overdue Bud Flanagan and Teddy Knox are

With J. V. Coulter, of Thorpe, comie Interrupters. And there are a Now If they succeed in doing this fakir and a "camel"-really two men. they will have brought about a re- Norwich, before the Appellate Tri- volution in the history of entertain bunal, was his fiancee, Miss Olga B8981-We'll remember. (Ivor Novello) mont.

Cole, It is long overdue, for the present. restrictions are absurd.

I think we should stop Hitler-not the Crazy Gang.

BEAT PAIN TO KEEP

A BOYHOOD VOW

A. NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD Navy man has travelled 3,500 miles and grimly staved off a serious operation to boats. Later we were transferred to man, who returned to this country keep a promise he made to a chum when he was nine years

another ship which had taken the Eclipse in tow.

"After dropping four or five bombs near the stern of our escort the Nazis made off.

"Our cuplain, Lieut.-Commander Clark, remained on the Eclipse, with the navigating party when we were

in tow."

Thirty Scamen

Freed at Narvik

An episode which resulted in the

Her manter is an English business

before war broke out.

We put them next door_to_one another because well, perhaps dogs do have a language of their own." said Mrs. Porter, manageress of the kennels.

that case, Judy will be able to speak broken German to Adolf."

Mr. M. G. Byerley, the quarantine veterinary surgeon, has pronounced Adolf "quite fit, hut in need of a good grooming."

He will not have a bath until he freeing of 30 British seamen during has settled down and is eating well.

of

age.

Foster Was registered without qualification.

Has Corman Father She ld not agree with his views, she said,

"I have tried to persuade him he is wrong," she added, "but it does not Inalte any difference. He bar de- Bnitely made up his mind."

The tribunal reserved its decision on his appeal against registration for non-combatant service.

Twenty-four-year-old Hans Albert Lind, of Stormont-road, Hitchin, Heris, Brilish subject, has un Eng- lish mother and a German father.

He was educated and brought up in Germany, he told the

Eastern tribunal.

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TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY He was told the tribunal-could-not || MARINA-HOUSE,

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The promise was to be best man at his friend's wedding. His pal has co-operated. Twice the wedding has been postponed grant his application.

50 that the vow could be kept- the second time because that

THE BARON

USED HIS

the Narvik action was revealed by A present Adolf favours fish and BROOM IN

than mealy

men of H.M.S. Hardy, who left a ship's biscuits rather Southern port for their homes this bones. Seafaring fare.

Belligerent week-end on special leave,

During the three days stay of the In two kennels nearby are the two Hardy survivors at Ballengen, a bull terriers belonging to General Sir ttle Norwegian coast town about 18 Edmund Ironside, Chief of the Im- niles from Narvilc, these 30 British perial General Staff. merchant scamen arrived.

THE FLOOD

A BARON, sued at West-

a

Marina and Dixie are belligerent minster county court for They had been in the hands of the animals, and they keep a weather possession of flat at Germans, but had been set free, Edwin Harper, of Devonport, told the eye cocked In Adolf's direction,

Whenever he pink nosc appears Dickenson Road, Islington, News Chronicle, as the result of the beyond the bars of his kennel Dixie said he had to stand for action by the Hardy, and later the and Marina register deep-throated attack led by JIMS. Warspite.

lisapproval.

hours there sweeping water, with a broom.

"We never really made contact | with them," he added. "They were

them in vain outside Devonport dock- inken away by the Navy."

About 90 of the Hardy survivors yard, but shipmates were able to nssure the women that their husbands have not yet reached home.

Some of their wives watched for were safe.

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HE'S AN ADMIRAL And Liable To Be Seasick!

operation had to take place.

The boy who made the vow is now Mullintaux Naval Gunner Albert

He is lying in the Royal Naval Hos- pital at Plymouth.

The story goes back to a day when

two little boys were walking home

· PHONE÷24643.

SERIOUS TSCHAIKOWSKY CENTENARY

DISSENSION

The

Stockholm, May 5. Social Demokraten reports from school through the village of Edlington, near Doncaster. As they from northern Norway state there passed the village church they saw a was serious dissension between the wedding.

British, French and Norwegian forces "When I grow up and get marat Namses for some time before the ried," said one, "I want you to be Allied withdrawal. The British and my best man.”

French staffs are reported to have "Yes," said the other, and that disagreed on the methods used by Let's make it the Allies in the Norwegian campaign goes for you, too. promise."

and the British threatened to with- At Christmas Inst year, one

of draw

agreed. them. Frederick Goodsen, twenty, draw their troops unless the French

Typical

of this dissension, the who still lives at Edlington, wanted

correspondent reports "ever since the get married He wrote to his friend, Albert, who British units strived Norwegian en- was many miles away serving in agineers have been busy rebuilding the wedding when Albert sald he the French, immediately after their could not get home in time.

arrival, should take over this work. He Took Risk

after day passed but the French Day

Wednesday the did no work. On Norwegians put the direct question to the French as to when they would the take over the work, but no answer

to

"I never saw such a flood," ha/Warship. Fred decided to postpone Namsos harbour. It was agreed that

said.

"It lasted 40 days and 10 nights."

He was Baron

Reiffenstein, von

Soon after, Albert was told that he who was suce by Mr. Berlle Holden, would have to undergo an operation. company director, of Lowther Road. He could elther be sent home to Eng- Holloway, tor possession of the flat land straight away; wait for and £20 11s. 3d, rent arrears. The operation until his ship came home, was forthcoming. In addition, secret baron counter-claimed for £25 for or have it in the hospital in West tranport movements make the Nor- damage to property through water Africa. running from the flat above,

literally coming

|: A number of new weapons and Do you mean that for 40 days and 40 Counter-weapons have been dis-nights water was covered in Britain since the war down on you? began.

Forca Majouro The Baron: Yes. It began

сага

Reich Domands Denied

Stockholm, May 8,

weglans suspicious that the Allies He thought of Fred and his pro- intended to withdraw from Namsos although he knew it and Bandsund. Troop transportation T. A. Lewthwalte (for the Bilse. And landlord) remarked: "1 this meant a rough passage home, without was made during the night and both

the expert medical attention he could marching columns and motor Noah's flood he is talking about.

receive If he travelled in his own were observed concentrating Allied submit, that it is statute-barred."

Judge Earengey (to the Baron)ship, he decided to risk coming to troops in camps outside Namsos."

United Press. it all sounds rather Biblical, I don't England.

He wrote telling Frnd he would be want you to put poetry into the case,

by Easter.

Three times during the Journey home he was taken ill and it was A foreign Press report that Ger- feared that he might have to be pet many has sent Sweden a note de- ashore for an immediate operation. manding delivery to the Reich of a But he stuck it out, and a fortnight major portion toj

of her exports on Most of them are official secrets. Rear-Admiral T. B. Drew, of the But I can reveal that among the trickle through in the first week of ago he reached England.

war and Then he learned that he would not credit the end of the

that

should employ German Malaya Command, confessed to a latest discoveries being developed by January. The celebrated flood took Singapore audience that he was llable the Department of Scientifle Research place about the end of the month and be out of hospital by Easter. So technicians in her mines and trans- port organisations is declared by It continued to come through until Fred postponed the wedding again.

authoritative circles to be without I left the premisen on February 24. The Little Girl

Now the operation is over, Albert | foundation.--Reuter, I wanted to stay there for the three Bombs which can be controlled years on my agreement but I had will be going home to Yorkshire on by radio to explode at a given surrendered to force majeure and the Tuesday after Easter to be best sigual;

gone.

man ht the wedding. Heavy rum that can be fired by Mr. Lewthwaite put it to the barn Lying, propped up in bed, Albert remote control.

that the main tap was on his pre-said: "Although we were only kids, The time is not far distant when mises and he could have shut off the the pact was quite solemn." amid hundreds of soldiers and hejsubmarine tanks may roll out of the water at any time. He had only to And then he revealed that when might he sea-slekti

Inca on to an enemy shoro.

turn the stopcock,

Fred and he made the vow there was Admiral Drow said that, fortunate- Every week. about 500 ideas for The Daron: I don't know what a little girl there too. ly on that occasion, he escaped being "winning the war" are sent to Bri-taps and stopcocks are. sea-sick.

tain's scientific headquarters.

he crossed to

to sca-sickness.

One of his most vivid recollections, he said, was when France in the Inst war as one of the naval officers selected to visit thic B.E.F.

He realised in the boat, train that crossing the Channel he would probably be the only naval officer.

are:-

“Unsinkable" battleships: Anti-aircraft rockets:

The hearing was adjourned.

Said Albert: "I was taking that

the

was thinking of her when I made Fred promise.

"When the war is over, I shall be Reiting Fred to keep his part of the bargain.. And it will be the little girl who wna. with us who will be my bride."

Meanwhile Albert is waiting to be

| little girl home from school. And In best man.

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