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DONALD DUCK

LOOK AT THAT!

HEMMED IN,

BUMPER TO BUMPER

AND I'M IN A-

HURRY!

Cape 1945, Walk Dancy Production 6-8

World Birha Ketenl

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WHEW! WHAT A JOB!

July 23, 1940. By Walt Disney

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ARE YOU SURE?

1. Who crowned himself King of Italy 136 years ago. Where did the ceremony take place?

2. How many kilometres are there in a myriametre? How many miles!

3. A guanaco is a:--

(a) Game, (b) Spanish town, (e) Merican dance, (d) umpless camel.

4. In 1815 Belgium was incor poratel with Holland Into the king- dom of the Netherlands:---

When was Belgium made a separate kingdom and who was the first king? 5. How many millionaires werd thero in Britain' laxi years—a

(a) 280, (b) 1,024, (c) 1,136, (d) 1,247,

Give the names of the Dutch Premier and his Foreign Minister who recently came to England?

7. Who was Ophelia's father?

8. Farmers have fately been told

to kill all white butterflies. Why?

0. Which do the Pyrences separ- ale:m

(a) France and Spain, (b) France and Switzerland, (c) Switzerland and Italy.

ANSWERS

1. Napoleon. Milan,

2. 10, 6.21372,

3. Humpless camel,

4.

1031. Prince Leopoki of Saxe-

Coburg.

5. 1024.

Jonk Jonkheer

Kleffens.

7. Polonlus.

de Geer; Mr. Van

3. Caterpillurs of the white but-

terfly destroy cabbages.

9. France and Spain.

10. Italy, Greece, Bulgarin, Ru-

mania, Hungary, Austria.

11, Digitatis.

12. (8) Case for carrying docu- ments; office of Minister of State. (b) colonnude serving as porch; (c) op- pliance for igniting fireworks or ex- plosives,

13.

Keen sight.

14. Oliver Goldsmith).

16. London, New York, Tokyo, Berlin, Paris.

10. Afridi, Ashanti, Bedouin, Cos- Bock, Eskimo, Gurkha, Moori Mashona, Matabele, Mohawk, Nu- hinn, Punjab, Sikh, Somali, Tartar, Zulu.

17(0) Caithness and Suther land: (b) Durham (Bishop Auck- (c) no seat yet, (d) St.

land).

George's, Westminster.

18. Turkish Parliament,

10. Ijssel or Yssel Lake.

20. Four.

States 10. Name to six have common frontiers with Slávia.

which 15.

Telegraph

/WALT

OF MICE AND MEN

Feature

Alone in their corner of Arrange these in the order of the bunkhouse, Lennie teas- Jugo their population:

London, New York, Berlin, Tokyo,|ed George to recount again Paris. ers from heart trouble is made from of the Tribal class? Some have been place they were some day 10. Can you nato ten destroyers the wonders of the little the foxglove so common countryside. What is 127

going to have as their own. “Oh, I just tole you, Len-

11. A drur well known to suffer-

12. What do these meant

our in setion off Norway.

(a) Portfolio, (b) portico, (c) port-

Arc

17. For what constituencies de these new Ministers sit

(c)

Sir A. Sinclair, (b) Dr. Dalton,

13. What is the lynx particularly Mr. Ernest Bevin, (d) Mr. Dug nie. Jest last night."-

noted for

(a) Keen sight, (b) Speed (c) high jumping.

14. 8he Stoops to Conquer" was a play by:

(a) Oliver Goldsmith, (b) Shake- speare, (c) Bacon, (a) Bernard Shaw, (e) Sheridan.

FUNNY SIDE UP

18. Kamutay is:

(a) Town in Siberia, (b) Turkish Parliament, (e) exotic plant, (d) Indian drink.

19. What is the Dutch name for

Zuyder Zeo?

20. How many legs has a tortolso:--- 4, 6, 8, 12, 16.

By Abner Dean

"Mr. Folxom, I'd like the afternoon off!"

CROSSWORD

NOTE. — Figures

in parentheses in- dicale number of letters In tho words required.

Across

1 The four points

(Anogram) (9)

J1 Two and two

12 Is there

A

parchment? (3)

ما

10

12

S

12

13

14

8

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of the compass

on paper (V)

BA

Boer

tale,

13

make four (5)

re always

16

bend

in

19

20

21

27

23

24

26

27

29

13 Front eke Anu-

(Two

Fords, 4, 4).

10 Looks un though

you got up to a

Ewert smelling

bloom (5).

18 Valley. (4).

10 Do these al 25

mals make

good

(0).

pilota?

20 Sounds like mas

culine musle (4).

21 Shave (4).

23 Remove the pen

from drug (3)

24 Agitato (4)

7 Make again (11)

25 Little more than nothing, but how D Real soldiers in mab effrontery (3).

much it is in Egypt (4)

26 Information card (4)

10 He's a rover, she's not, but they

are both good scouts (8)

27 The baldheaded haven't found one 14 It fascinated James Watt (B)

*** pret (4).

15 All change here (8)

17 Brass or copper gilt (6)

tents. (Anagram) (two 10 An assumed fook (6)

20 Bird (3)

25

24 Same

words, '5; 4)

Down

1 Close enough to touch. (three

words 4, 2, 4)

2:A by no means young person (7)

3 Paddle (4):

4 Container (3)

22. Tho detail in Whit embarkation

(4) 23 A numbered cube (4)

26 Collided (3)

Solution of yesterday's puzzle: Across-1, Grandson; 0, Intended; 11, Skid; 12, Arid; 13, Geo; 14; Put; The remainder in abbreviated 15, Earl; 17, Light, 10. Regrets; 21: Brew; 24. Near; 28, Flight; 28. Mean;

5 Word of honour (0) -

form (3).

BRIDGE

PROBLEM

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The bidding was pecutlar. South secured the contract in Three Spades, and was doubled by West, who led heart nine, South did well to win the odd trick--seven in all, How did he do it 7

SOLUTION

"Well, it's ten acres. Got a little windmill. Got 3 little shack on it and a chicken run Got a kitchen orchard, Cherries, apples, peaches, 'cota and nuta. .. There's pig pen.. Maybe we'll have a cow or a goat.... and the cream. is so thick on the pan you got to cut it off with a knife.

They had completely forgotten about Candy, lying silent in his near by bunk. But Candy was drinking in every word of it with the utmost fascination. At last he could contain himself no longer. He struggled to, his feet and asked George in nwed tones:

I'M GEORGE

"I coulda Ilved off the fat'o' the land...instead I got me * back o trouble. I always knew Leanis would get as Into a fam..

.

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ABORTE

"Who you think you're laughin' nt?" screamed Curley. "Get up on your feel! No big lug is gonna laugh int met I'll show you who's yellow!"

George motioned the mountainous youth over to his bunk. But as Lennie arose and turned his back,

"Do you know where's a place like Curley grasped his arm, whirled him

that?"

SYNOPSIS

George Milton, migratory

. ranch hand in California, acts as guardian to his friend Len- nie Small, who has the strength of a bull but the mentality of a small child, They are kept on the move

move because of Lennie's compulsion to "pet soft " guch

as a mouse, a bird, or a girl's velvet dress. It is an innocent habit but con- ducive to trouble, because Len- nic cannot control his enormous strengths. They securo joba "bucking" barley on a Salinas where they win

Valley

the camurley Jackson.

of

But Slim, the much-admired mule skinner of the ranch, be- comes their friend, and gives Lennie one of his little pups to pet. After supper Curley learns that Slim is in the barn, and he goes out there in search of his telfe. Most of the ranch hands fellow, hoping to see a fight, but George and Lennie remain in the bunkhouse.

At first George was hastile, uncom municative. But Condy humbly refrained from asking more informa tion than they wanted to give him. However, he had an interesting pro~ Candy had $250 position to offer. which the ranch had been compelled to pay him for the loss of his hand four years ago, and another $40 he would receive at the end of the month. He begged to be allowed to put in all this is return for a part- nership in their place; just for the right to live there, and hoe in the garden, and wash the dishes.

around, and lashed at his face with both fists. Lennie cried out in terror. "George! Make 'im let me alone, Georgel"

George, seeing that which he had dreaded most happening, was for once at a loss. Curley wept raining blows mercilessly, on Lenale's face. Tower- ing nearly a full twelve inches above his assailant, Lennie made no effort even to defend himself, as the flsts smashed into his face and the blood welled from his nose and trickled from the corners of his mouth.

Then George found his decision, "Get 'Im, Lennie," he yelled through his cupped hands. "Don't let him do it! Go get "im!"

But Lennic still too confused to fight back, only covered his face with his hands, while Curley viciously rained blows into his abdomen.

"Get Im, Lennie! Get Im!" yel- led George again and again. And at last Lennie resched out a huge pow and seized one of Curley's gloved hands. Beside himself with pain and -terror-he-gripped-the-hand in his viseilke clutch, gripped it harder and harder, deut to George's frantle com- inands to let go. At last Curley, his face chalk white, went limp, * und 'Lennie opened his hand. Curley fell to the floor in a dead faint, every bone in his hand broken...

When they had, revived him, Silm spoke to Curley sharply and quickly.

"Listen. I think you get your hand caught in a machine. If you don't tell nobody what happened, we won't. But you jest tell and try to get this guy canned and we'll tell everybody. An' then will you get the Jaugh!"

Curley agreed, and was rushed off to town to a doctor,

"George, can I still tend the rab- bits?" picaded Lennio, nursing his

didn't mean bruised face. " harm,"

"Sure. You ain't done nothin' wrong. Get out and wash face

(To be continued)

TELEGRAPH

PROBLEM

Reconstructing the Cabinet

"I'll be on our own place, an' I'll be let to work on our own place. An' I'll make a will, leave my place to

I kick off." you guys in rase

George decided to muke the deal. He and Lennle would receive $190 between them at the end of their month. This, with Candy's fortune, would give them $400-enough cash to secure the place-they had in mind, for which the needy old couple who North must win the first trick with owned it were asking only $600. the king of hearts and must immedi- Candy and Lennie could go and get ately play clubs, the ace followed by the pleas started, and George would the queen being the best method of continue working on the ranch unill playing the sult. East wins the had earned the balance. second club trick and returns the seemed close to really. Candy hap

For the first time their dream queen of diamonds, which South

$300, and George covers with the king and West wins pily handed over his

It away when the ranch with ace. West leads spade (trump) was

the turned from tour, and North wins with queen and hands

barn. the ace follows with diamond eight still arguing. At least, Silm was ar Among them were Slim and Curley, which West wins with nine. North- South can now win tricks with two guing, while Curley was apologizing

Mr. Hornblower for having naked Silm once too often |..|| about Mac's whereabouts,

| trumps and the seven of diamonds.

I, at trick five, West, leads a masterCurley was really on the defen diamond followed by a trump, North-sive, accepting Slim's reprimand with South can make four more trumps nothing more than a wheedling CX zeparately. It is

to no advantage

planation.

Others seconded Slim's East-West 1. Went is given third advice to look after his wife; Carlson, round of clubs,ruff.

even Candy And as Curley looked whom he 'could about, wondering safely attack, hir glance, fell upon Lennie sitting on a leg, his eyes stiil rapt with the vision of the little place with the rabbits.

27. Eager: 20, Etna; 30, Alarm bell; 31. Dover; 32, Brim.:

Down1, Gingerbread; 2, Rise; 2, Anker; 4, Dedolent; 6, Samp; 6 Neither; 7, Additional; D. TI:1; 10, Drug: 10, Arlel; 18, Item: 20, Sacter 22. Egg: 23, Where; 28, R.M.; 19, Ebb,

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your

Mr. Pimpernel,

Prime Minister of Flatland, de- cided to reconstruct, his Cabinet, He therefore ask- ed ench of five Ministers to take over the portfolio held by one of the others.

took over the portfolio held by Mr. Milkskim. Mir. Windbar took over the port- ; folio of the Minister who took over Mr. Wiseguy's. No two

Ministers exchanged portfolios.

Vhose portfolio was taken over. by the remaining Mintater, Mr. Chattermore 7 :: And who, secured ("Mfr.) Windbagʻa'? what,

ANSWER

"Don't tell nobody," Lennie was Chattennore took over Wiseguy's mumbling under his breath. "Gonna portfolio Windbag's fell to MRI- Ilve on the fat o' the

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The Police

Reserve Orders Issued For Tho

Current Week

Orders by the Hon. Mr. T.

week are as follow:

L King.

Commissioner of Police for the coming

TEL: 28151

RAIDS IN NORTH

Japanese Planes Near China's Capital

Chungking, July. 22. Over a hundred Japanese bombers in four flights ralded cities north and south of Chungking this afternoon but did not approach the capital, Fatrol Duty, Patrol dulles will be although their presence kept the carried out as ordered,

populace in dugouts for nearly three hours. 'Commendation,

I

Chinese Company

·Indian Company

Constable 205 Nur: Khan is commended by the Commissioner

The first flight heavily bombed

of Pollte for zeal and alertness whilst Hochuan, on the Chialing river north

off duty in arresting # Chinesa male on

July 6 who was convicted for larceny

of Chungking, and started big fires. The second and third circled above

from person.

Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will be Pelpal, the hot springs resort, on the carried out as ordered.

J

Flying Squad

river north of Chungking about half way between Hochuan and Chung- Strength Constables Rano Kan Chak-king, but no bombs were dropped. pan and R384 Chan Yat-sing have been The

has already been bombed faken on the strength of the Flying Squad, twice recently. The fourth flight, fas from July 10.

probably with the second and third,

resort

Chinese fighters cruised above Chungking awaiting the raiders. It is officially confirmed that early this morning two Japanese scouting planes were shot down by Chinese fighters in a thrilling dogfight over the clly. Shortly before Da.m. the machines Emergency Unit Reserve Recruits classes will be held at No. city for the purpose of observation were observed cruising above the Polles Station on Wednesday and Friday, July 24 and 20 at 5.20 pm.

Training Course-Part II. The under- mentioned members of the Hongkong bombed Chihlang and Nanchuan, section will attend Chinese Company south of the capital. Headquarters on Wednesday, July 24, at 5:30 pm. for Part II of Training Course— Constables 1233 Lai Yim, 14333 Tan Pak tat. 1381 Wong Kim-lung, 1302 K. 11 Mann, R363 Ma King-aning, R56 Tuet flung-cheons, TL373 L Chee-keung, it Kan Chink-pan, and 1384 Chan Yat-sing,

Patrol Duty, Patrol dulles will be carried out as ordered.

Revolver Practice revolver practice: for recruits only will be held at King Park Revolver Range on Sunday. July

120 at 10 a6376.

and almost immediately five Chinese fighters went up to engage them. The Chinese planes dived with machine. guns blazing.

Equipment. Members who have not drawn a third suit of khaki uniform will The populace, startled by the bursts attend at Palice Stores on Saturday, July of machine gun fire and the zooming

27 at 14 M.

Raincoats, All raincoats which have planes, rushed into the open to watch not been stamped by July 27, will be the dogfight. A few moments later I recalled.

the two neroplanes were seen tall- Patrol Duty, Patrol duties will be spinning towards the ground. One of carried out as ordered.

them crashed in the western suburbs, Q. Eades,

-Reuter,

D. B. P. (R)

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