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DONALD DUCK

THE HOOK WAS ALL SET TO RAISE THE TREASURE! WHY

DIDN'T Y' PULL

IT UPZ

PUFF--WE'RE NOT STRONG

ENOUGH, UNCA DONALDI

Cage 1940, Ash Blaney Pradations 5-21

Wald Rout

Roosevelt Asks Congross For Year's

Total Of £2,500,000,000 On Services

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THERE! THIS'LL

SMGINK BLOOM

PULL IT UP!

FANTASTIC U.S. EXPENDITURE ON NEW DEFENCES

TIENTSIN

NOW, WHEN I GIVE THE SIGNAL. START THE ENGINE

FULL POWER!

CHINESE NOTE TO BRITAIN

Chungking Views

Set Forth

July 11, 1940..

By Walt Disney

Devastation Of PRODUCE

Rotterdam

30,000 Known To Havo Been Killed

LONDON, July 10 (Reuter). -Details are now receive dof

“LIKE HELL”

Munition Workers 84 Hours A Week LONDON, July 10 (Reuter), Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Minis-

the terrible devastation wroughtter of Labour, in a speech in in Rotterdam by German bom- LONDON, July 10 (Reuter).bers on May 14. In the House of Commons to- Well-informed Dutch

circles in

Only three bulldings were left

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuter).-President day, Mr. Wilfrid Roberts asked London state that the number of dead Roosevelt asked Congress to-day to bring America's total Mr. R. A. Butler whether any was approximately 30,000.

protest had been mado on behalf standing over an area of two square defence appropriation for the year up to the staggering of the Chinese Government with miles. all-time record of US$10,000,000,000 (£2,500,000,000) regard to Part 1 of the recent Despite this, the German statement when, in a special message, he asked for an additional Tientsin Agreement, which dealt Dutch papers tald only 300 hundred

with the question of Anglo-were killed. appropriation of $4,848,000,-

Japanese Police co-operation, or regarding Part 3 concerning the, question of currency.

000.

The money will be utilised for the following purposes:

1. To carry on naval re-armament until the US. Navy is able to meet any possible combination of hostile naval forces the world can produce;

2. To provide complete" equip-| ment for an Army of 1,200,000 which can thus be mobilised immediately war threatens;

3. To produce reserve stocks of tanics, guns, artillery and ammunition for an additional 600,000 men, thus envisaging a mobilisable army of two million men;

of the American people to meet them with a wholly adequate defence.

published in German - controlled

Seven Weeks After

The work of clearing up is still pro- eceding seven weeks after the bom- bardaient and human victims are being found at the rate of 300 bodies

"We have seen nation after nation,

Mr. Butler replied: "Lord Hallfax some of them weakened by treachery from within, succumb to the force of has been informed by the Chinese aggression. We see nations still gal- Ambassador that the Chinese Govern- day..

It is added that the devastation lantly fighting against aggression, ch-ment has addressed to the British

note wrought couraged by high hopes of ultimate victory.

Police and currency arrangements in Opposed To War

the Tientsin Agreement.

Ambassador In Chungking a

setting their standpoint regarding aggravated by the

by the bomberu wns

"The text of the note has not yet! been received in London,"

"That we are opposed to war as known not only to every American, but to every continent in the world, Replying to supplementary ques- "We will not take part in altion, Mr. Butler said: "The Chinese European war, but we will repel Ambassador hus indicated certain re- acgression against the United servations by the Chinese Govern- States or the western hemisphere, ment in respect of the two parts of The people, and their representa- the Agreement referred to. It will

To provide Government-owned manufacturing plants facilities for tives in Congress know that threats be reinembered that in a private

2000 M equipment for an army of to

Ta

men.

our liberties, threats to our statement I said that the Chinese security, threats against our way of Government's concurrence was sought procure 15,000 new bomberse, threats our institutions, of and given to the part of the Agree- and pursuit planes, together with the religion, democracy and internationalment relating to silver.” necessary spare engines, armamen's good faith have increase in number and the most modern equipment.

Moans Sacrifices

"Ho

do great a sum means sacri flees." President Roosevelt declared in his message.

"So great a programme means hard work and the participation of the whole country in the total defence of the country.

will not use our arms in a war ot aggression," President Roosevelt declared.

"We will not send our men to take part in the European wars."

Threats To America President Noosevelt snid thal America fully understood the "threat of new slavement in which one may not speak, may not listen, and may not think.

and gravity from a month, from a week, almost from a day."

Imputation Refuted

enormous

whileh burned for two days.

Ares

ITALY'S NAVAL DEFEAT

Turkey Delighted With Result

J

ANKARA, July 10 (Reuter).--The Mediterranean naval battle has been followed with intense Interest in

PURCHASE TAX Turkey, where a decisive action by

DROPPED

London to-day, said he had asked munition workers to work 84 hours a week and "produce like hell" to maintain an optimum of production. It was to the credit of the men that they had responded.

Mr. Bevin said he had now worked out a system of rotation which would keep up the optimum of production as long as they liked and at the some time give the men the necessary rest period.

He was also organising a scheme in which an appeal would be made to married women, middle class women and women who had never been in a factory to come along and do couple of days work, thus allowing

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the ordinary workers to have a rest, Dispersing Factories

Arrangements had been made to uillise small establishments, "Bombs) can knock a big place out as well as a little one, and it is better not tol have all your eggs in one basket," he

sald.

to the conviction of the Cent, Mr. Bevin said: T don't know what happened about Munich or before I came to office, but I know that there is a task on. In the darkest hour, when it looked as

If not more than 20 per cent, of our men would return from France, every Minister of the Government was nolemnly resolved to see it through to the end and not compromise with

Britain always meets with instan- taneous approval.

The

Hitler. contrasts between the British LONDON July 10 (Reuer)-jeommunique and the Italian version "Reuter" learns that the Purchase are noted with an amusement that Is Tax is to be dropped.

nut flattering to the Italians.

Declaring that because America maintained democratle politient in- itutions did not mean the country was weak, President Roosevelt added

The Government intend to put that free men and women of the United States were determined to be fresh proposals in the new budget strong as well as free. Apologists which will be introduced before the for despotisan and those who

ald House rises. them by whispering defeatism or ap- peasement, assert that beenuse we have not devoted our full energies to arms and war preparations that we ure now incapable of defence.

"I refute that imputation," de clured President Roosevelt.

RANGOON, July 10 (Reuter)

"As these threats ~ become more The Ringoun Harbour Commissioners numerous and their dire messing have donated £10,000 to the Burma clearer, it deepens the determination Wur Fund.

AUSTRALIA SEEKS

Defence Against Air-borne Troops

LONDON, July 10 (Reuler). —Sir MORE EVACUEES Archibald Sinclair, the Air Minister, said to-day that measures were being MELBOURNE, July 10 (Reuter),-taken for ground defence of aero- The Cabinet has decided to accept an dromes against air attack as well as unlimited number of British children against attack on the ground by the directly nominated by relatives or landing of troops from the air. friends, in addition to the original ̈TM A Director o: Ground Defence has ofler of 5,000, for the duration of the been appointed to co-ordinate defence

action.

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AT THE DOCTOR'S TWO WEEKS A MONTH AFTER.

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(THINKS)

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ME

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This acid waste kopt the brain and nerves 'on edge all night oven though the rest of the body was sound asleep.

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"I have not witnessed any going back on that resolve. If I saw any weakness I would be the first to tell; the country.

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party acted as Fifth Columniste-ho-latter camej from the higher-up."

King Visits Factories

LONDON, July 10 (Reuter).—Bis Majesty the Kiug to-day яnty Britain's arms industry at full blast In the new production drive when he spent an hour and a half t the Ördance factory.

He was met by Mr. Herbert Mor-

Ison, the Minister of Supply.

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The Lying Jade Active

Rumours Of Landings In England

announcem

LONDON, July 10 (Reuter)~A Ministry of Information ment states that keen determination throughout the country to be fully prepared against an invasion has pro- duced a crop of rumours about para- chutists.

Although these rumours

can, in one sense, be regarded as symptoms of mental preparedness, they do cause widespread alarm and anxiety.

Authoritativa Donial

It is authoritatively stated that no enemy parachutists have yet landed in this country.

The many branches of the Clvj1| Defence services can be relied on: to maintain their constant vigilance against an enemy surprise attack.

The general public must do their bit by being continuously on guard against false rumours such as these.

S'hai Incident.

US. Attitude

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuter). -Mr. Cordell Hull, United States). Secretary of State, told a press con- ferenca to-day that a study of further reports on the Shanghal disputa be- tween the military authorities of the United States and Japan only served to strengthen his belief that the in- cident should be settled locally

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