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YOU'RE UP AWFULLY EARLY, DEAR!

NANCY

THIS IS ONE MORNING. I'M; GOING TO GET INTO THE BATH- ROOM AND WASH AHEAD OF THAT IMP---SHE BEATS ME TO THE SHOWER EVERY

MORNING

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 26, 1940, By Ernie Bushmiller

HEH HEH

G'MORNIN'!

German Rumour Drive GIRLS MAKEV.A.D. Finds Soldier

Sweeps America

ADOLF HITLER is still frigh- tened to death by the United States of America.

He and his ally Mussolini scoff at America's chance of aiding the Britihh Empire in. lis fight for immediate survival and even. tual victory, but actually they are convinced that American aid, even short of war, can prolong the European war into the dark winter that faces the dictator- ships.

This is what they are most anxt- ous to avoid.

So Dr. Goebbels has obviously been told to go to work on Ameri-

ca.

Germany's psychologists belleve that if America can be convinced that it will only be sharing in Bri- tain's defeat If it goes to war on Britain's side, then some one in America will soon start tugging at the skirts of Iller's toga to make friends with him before it is fou late.

That accounts for the number of stories that have emanated from Ber- lin lately,

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Son in Her Hospital

A VOLUNTEER Red Cross nurse on duty at a hospital where wounded. soldiers were arriving was surprised to find her soldier son among the pa- tients.

But he was not wounded. scarlet fever,

He had

And because she came into con- tact with him for a few moments she had to go off duty, and into quarantine.

Graphic stories were told, by, some of the wounded men who arrived at this hospital, which is at Rubery,! Birmingham,

are all lucky to have got out of that hell alive," salt an R.A.M.C. private, "Stretcher bearers have been machine-gunned while they carried the wounded."

A twenty-four-year-old sergeant pilot, whose face was masked because of the burns he received after crash- ing, told how he attacked six Mes- serschmitts single-handed.

"I was scrapping with one maching and had brought him down," he said, "'when

Messerschmitty Blx

dived

down on mc.

i. "For hair on

was hopping hour I In and out of trees and over hedges, No days off in Britain. Muniring at them as best I could. My tions factories operate soven rear-gunner was shot and my am days a week to speed supply of munil on exhausted and the six of war materials to embattled Allies. them still stuck to me. This view is in factory some where in England, where women turn out shells and bombs.

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get a shell through my engine and down I went. The machine burst Into flames. It was like an Inferno and

nud At was impossible to get to my gunner. I tried, but

10 was bilded by the flames, "This is the only thing I

managed

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to recover from the machine."

It was photograph of his young! wife and thirteen-month-old baby girl.

Evacuation Helpers Urgently Wanted

THE L.C.C. is to make every effort to move London school- children successfully should the Government order further evacua- tion, and volunteers for this service are urgently required.

Mr. E, M. Rich, Education Officer, points out that one essen- tial is a generous supply of responsible adults to act as cacorts. Travelling and overnight expenses will be paid by the Govern- ment.

The council would also welcome ;

offers of help from volunteer drivers

with their own cars or motor-cycles, Captured German

mainly for lulson work in London

during the six days taken up by the

evacuation scheme.

A mileage rate will be paid to cover scheme,

A mileage role will be paid to cover expenses.

Won Sweep

A sixpenny sweepstake organised sub-

by the crew of one of our marines which had just torpedoed a German ship, was won by the Ger-

More offers of assistance are needed from women willlur to five man captain, whom they had taken help to the billeting authorities in prisoner. the reception areas, particularly

The crew had a wager as to what these will domestic experience or time they would pass a well-known with knowledge of nursing or 50-landmark on their way home, and clal work,

the captain of the submarine lent the German captain, sixpence to take part.

Will Got Free Board

Such helpers are entitled to a

-As the winner was being marched Government billet with free board off the submarine as a prisoner, and lodging and, in addition, the Jingling the prize-money in his Government have authorised a small pockets, one of the British allora weekly payment to cover' out-of-exclaimed: "Gorblimes, I don't call pocket expenses for those who would that playing cricket. I call it tennis," not otherwise be in a position to offer

their services.

Volunteers should write, at once]

to the Education Officer (N/V.), The

County Hall, S.E.I, or to the Evacua- WOMEN IN NEW

tlon Officer of any Metropolitan

evacuable areas adjoining the Coun

ty of London.

Volunteers may also carol through

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PROTECTION OF CHILDREN activo service, and all youths, wo-rim SOCIETY ASKS Ton Aven men and old men possessing rides.

in 1048 to meet the Increasing needs of sick and destitute children in Hongkong, against which the Income to deto is 822,000 only.

COLONEL-FREE TO EXCEED LIMIT before the Introduction of the order. October.

Sweeting was alleged to have Mdriven a 20 hp. Army car at 40-48 POLICE have, orders not to, etopm.ph, through a bullt-up area. An Servizo men wearing_uniform and Army ofleer told the Court that the on duly for speeding offences, it was private was driving His colonel. on stated at Eastleigh (Hants) recently urgent business. when -a summons against Pri

vate Ronald Sweeting, stationed "ot Two other. Servien men stopped in Southampton, for exceeding the 30 uniform, but on leave, were fined 10%, m.ph. speed limit was dismissed, al-ench at the same court for speeding though the offence was committed offences. A

In order to continue to work, The Society op peals for the balance of salar

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