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NANCY--- 1: WANT YA TO SNAP.A. PITCHER OF ME SITTIN' ON DAT. CALF- I'LL MAIL' IT HOME TO

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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 4, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

OH, BOY!WON'T THE"} GANG ENJOY THIS ONE!

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Japanese Attack Repelled In Hupeh: Li Tsung-jen Praised

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The Reluctant Cad. By Sidney Horler

(Continued from Page 3.)

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Intelligence Department, I was very grateful for the opportunity of1get-

CHUNGKING, Dec. 3 (Central News).—Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has never mind how; in any case, the tint rid of another of the Nazi ver- telegraphed to General Li Tsung-jen, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese forces in man is now out of the country. He min infesting this country. I need Hupeh, commending his wise direction of the recent operations in central and might have earned a good deal more scarcely tell you; Lady Maltby, that

money, but he got nervous.

your secret, whatever it may have He broke off. "If northern Hupch resulting in a Japanese debacle, and instructed him to report all the now give it to you," and he pushed been Chinese officers and men who displayed unusual gallantry in the recent Hupch battle.across the table a sheet of paper on you think me a end in asking you which were some typewritten Agures. to come here to-day, bellove me I am a very reluctant one. All the It is officially announced that;

She turned away as if the night me, I must know what hold Franz about 20,000 Japanese troops

innuseated her.

Muller had over you." were killed in action in Hupeh and large quantities of arms and ammunition were seized,

İtalian Mob In Tangier

Wreck British Property TANGIER, Dec. 3 (Reuter). --Italian hooliganism has led to the wrecking of British property in Tangier.

Twenty Italians entered the British Post Office here wrecking the office after tearing down the official news bulletin and photographs. They

Gold From Portugal

Not German Seizures

It is true that at the time you down to this, I expect,” and taking

were in love with me, but I scarcely put it in your bag," Its explained

won't touch it, you can't force "It was nothing very bad," she me:

replied. "I know it must have ap- peared dreadful to you, the wife of Following their recent defeat at

The man, whose face was still man holding my husband's posi- Chihich in south-west Antiwel the

obscured, now spoke more sharply.

tion, tracking with an enemy spy, Japanese massed reinforcements and

"I myself have a safe," he said, but I had not sold him any secrets, launched a fresh offensive at dawn on

a corner of the room: please belleve that." December 1. One enemy col

LONDON, Dec. 3 (Reuter).-pointing to column at-

...in that safe are certain letters "I do believe you, and you need tacking at the south bank of the Tal-An allegation that the heavy pal Lake nt Chinten was immediate exports of gold from Portugal which you wrote to me many years not tell me any more. It all comes ly repulsed. It tried later to build pontoon bridges across a tributary of to the United States may include were little more than a schoolgirl, from his wallet a few lines of type-

with high-falutin romantic written matter, he passed it to her. the loke but was thrice frustrated. bullion seized by Germany in alled

"Don't

trouble to rend it now; Another enemy column pushed to occupied countries, was implied ideas, and that you imagined you ward Malukow on the west bank of by a questioner in the House of

think, Lady Maltby, that your hus- "It is an extract from a book called the Taipal Lake, Fighting is in pra-Commons.

band would take such a wide view Hitler Speaks' and is a revelation afterwards did considerable domage

of the situation if those letters were of how the Nazis work. Rather un- to a British business house.

Japanese invading Loshan, have

The Minister of Economic Warfare, posted to him. Do you?".

pleasant, but then the Nazis are No arrests are reported.

Dalton (Lab.), stated that a This is the first reported interfer-sustained heavy losses.

Chinese artlery chelled and strict watch was being kept on ull The vision which the words con-nasty, aren't they? Could I have

some more tea?" ence with British Interests in Tangier destroyed two Japanese supply depots such shipments and if he had any fured up made her clasp the arms singe the local commander of the at a point south of Hsiahsin in south

reason to believe that any consign-of the chair convulsively,

"Ha, Ha! to Haw-Haw" is the Spanish troops announced that be Shonst on December 1. A Japanese ment wus German property he would was taking over control of the region. attack at Hankutsun, south of

"Even you wouldn't do a thing title of the next yarn in this not hesitate to take the necessary Halahslen, in the afternoon was re-action.

ke that?" she whispered incredul- enjoyable Tiger Standish Series, £8,000,000 Contributed pulsed.

ously: for although she now knew which appears in the "Hongkong Near Canton

this man to be unscrupulous, yet Telegraph" every Wednesday such utter infamy was almost beyond and Saturday. SHIURING, Dec. 3 (Central News).

er imagining. LONDON, Dec. 3 (Reuter)-Credit-Chinese troops have repeatedly at- for an "£8,000,000" iden goes to the tacked the Japanese troops at points! editor of a West Indies newspaper between Canton and Samshui end between Kongmoon and Fatshen in

+

To Spitfire Funds

gress.

the "Jamaica Gleaner.....de to the/he past few days.

As a mark of R.A.F. fighters prowess in sweeping of German raiders and the skies of

projceled invasion of the squnshing Britain, the newspaper opened a fund to

present new Spitfires to the R.A.F

Cheungmel, west of Chaochow, has been recaptured by the Chinese. The Japanese retreated to Yukat, east of Cheunganes.

Marseilles Incident

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Mr.

EQUIPMENT FOR PAN-AMERICAN

idea has spread throughout Britain and the Empire with such Madrid, Dee. 3 (Reuter).The despite the "temporary preference rapidity that a Government spokes British Government's reply to the mon to-day was able to inform the French protest against the alleged Houre of Common: that over bombing of Marseilles is reported to £1,000,000 had already been con-have been handed by Sir Samuel tributed or promised. Amid cheers, Hoare, British Envoy here, to the he expressed his appreciation.

French Ambassador.

"I shall be forced to do so, Lady! Maltby, unless you bring to me here, to-morrow night, all the papers that you find in your husband's snic. have my duty to do and I intend

The woman he was threatening started to scream; It was this scream that stifled the sound of a souffle outside the room.

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UP).I Authoritative sources told the to do it."

United Press" to-day that the Pan- American Airways may be permitted to purchase whatever equipment it needs to combat foreign competition,

"And now I will ring for my. delivery instructions," to expedite the

servant to show you out. Pull your- army and navy deliveries.

Mr. Henry Stimson and Colonel self together," he added harshly. Knox, of the Army and Navy respec-is hand went out to a bell-push tively, have recommended that an the desk in front of him. As though the man outside had been anticipat- exception be made for Pan-American,

ing the summons, the door opened.

"Oh, Graves," said his master: this lady w

will require a taxi. What The last word was sharply ejacul- ated. In what seemed the same in- stant, the speaker flung open a drawer in his desk.

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"Keep the gun where it is, Herr Muller," snapped back a voice. "Your servant, Graves, has met with a slight accident; as a matter of tnet he is not feeling very well at the moment; he has lost several teeth and is unconsclous."

"Then, what... ..

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"It's a fair question," "drawled the Intruder, "but as We have been warned not to give away secrets, had better perhaps content, myself with saying that I work for a cer taln Department of British Intci- ligence. Yes British Intelligence, you swinel That conveys something 1o you. I hope? Get out of that chair and put your hands up. Up, said, and I meant it-there's no

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six barrels of this gun," patting the barrel of the revolver he held in his right hand. "And you're going! to leave here just as you are; no hat

or coat...... come ont"

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where the

GAIN LADY ISABEL

A MALTBY WENT TO A

SECRET RENDEZVOUS, but this time she had no fear; the few words she had heard over the telephone had persuaded her on this point. In a corner of the ten lounge of a third-rate Knightsbridge, hotel, 靄 tall athletic looking man with a re- assuring grin on his nicely-ugly face, greeted her.

"I felt I had to see you again, Lady Maltby," he said, after tho walter had come and gone. "You recognise me, perhaps?"

me

She looked at him intently. "Yes, you're the man who rescued

from

Muller" her voice dropping at the mention of the hated "How can I thank you?"... "I should thank you, I think," he replied, reassuringly; "being in the

nome.

Mrs. Harteam Dead:

Funeral To-day bag Mrs. M. H. Harteam, wife of the late Mr. M. H. Hartear of the her National City Bank, died at residence at No: 123 Hennessy Road this morning after a long illness. She survived by two married daughters.

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