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NANCY

OH, BOY... SOME SNOW

STORM

IT'S A HONEY, AWRIGHT!

Wednesday,

LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENIN' TO

DSNOW!

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

"YEAH ! --- ITIS STOPPING IN MID-AIR

February 12, 1941;

By Ernie Bushmiller

CHRISTMA

"If I'm too small for prohi

·lems, I'm too small for la6). olives made for grown ups.. Give me Casioita—It's made for children onty."

DEC.75

Japanese Ready To Take Over NEW A.R.P. Man Who Wants His

"Peace" Awards In Indo-China

It is reported that large contingents of Japanese troops, who have been well equipped in Hainan, were sent to Indo-China last

SHELTERS

Property

Bombed

YOU don't often meet any one who would give three hearty

perly. But I had that experience, writes the City Editor of the "Sunday Express."

weck. It is callmated that over 10,000 have been landed in Distributed Free cheers if a sinlvo of bombs fell plumb in the middle of his pro- Halphong ready to be sent to Saigon and bases in Thailand, which they will acquire during the peace conversations in Tokyo, reveals the Kwangchowwan correspondent of the "Wah Kiu Yat Po,"

In connection the south-

Ward drive, there with contrastin Indo-Ceylon

opinións among Japanese naval and military leadors in South China in view of the forth- coming strong American aid to Britain and the Italian defeat in

Albania and Africa,

Conference

NEW DELHI, Feb. 11 (Reuter).

In England

The would-be bomb victim is LONDON, Feb. 11 (British a director of a British of com-

Wireless). The Government pany operating in Rumania.

tion of the status of Indians resident in a year.. A Chinese report states that a bigCeylon led to the failure of the Indo- contract for military supplies to the Ceylon Exploratory Conference lost value of Y7,000,000 was nwarded to November, explains

The contract munique." Japan by Thailand. Includes 10 military planes and heavy artillery.

the

The report adds that new foreign exchange restrictions were enforce by the Thai Government limiting

$50 Chinese remittances to China to only and there is retraction of this measure despite representations made by the Chinese Consul in Bangkok. It is stated that the action was taken by the Thal Government at the instigation of the Japanese.

the

connection

༞་

SOS In Bottle Faked By Boys

have succeeded in achieving a "I see it stated,” he said, "that satisfactory design for indoor one reason why the R.A.F. have home shelterk and are to make a not bombed the Rumanian oil free issue in certain areas to wells is that it is better to wait TWO boys of 13, on the Nor- Fundamental differences on the ques-people with incomes below £350 until the oil reaches the German folk coast, threw into the sen refineries and bomb it then, two bottles containing messages It's easier to smash a refinery, written on cigarette packets. A proportion of these shelters will they say, than destroy an oil 'One said, "I am the pilot of a be on sale.

Aghter plane shot down while on well. Describing these new shelters in, a broadcast Miss Ellen Wilkinson.

"The fact is, of course, that Ger- patrol, Have swam to Seal Island. Informed circles believe that the Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the many does not refine Rumanian oil. Send help." A flight lieutenant's failure is not regarded by either side Ministry of Home Security, said: "Our She does not buy a drop of crude eli nome follows.

The other, with the same pilot's us final, but events in the near future experts have produced a strong steel from Rumania. The crude contains make a feesh approach to reconcilia-structure for inside the house. You 30 per cent, to 40 per cent, of fuel name, sald, "So 5 from Seal Island. tion of the outstanding differences can use it as a table for menis erfoll, which Germany doesn't want, was shot down while on patrol."

work so that the whole room is not) and feasible.

put out of action. At night, screens hook on to the sides. There is added!

Rai com-

DECREE NISI GRANTED

protection of the house walls, a steel top to support debris and a means of escape through the detachable ends and sides.

wuste

which would merely transport space.

"The Nazis are interested only in refined oil, and that is what they are buying-as much of it as they can carry.

Would Give Address "The table shelter has been so "Last year Rumania exported products. sled that house-holders can put 4,000,000 tons of refined together themselves with a spanner Her exports of crude oil were barely and a hammer-important because 300,000 tons, and all of that went to there is no labour to spare for erect- other Balkan countries.

Miss Wilkinson added that the shel- than on oil well, let the R.A.F. tackle

Border Disturbances SAIGON, Feb. 11 (UP)-It is STATING that he was satisfied that semi-officially announced that al-ndultery had been proved, Mr Justice though the French have scrupulously Pedlow at Singapore recently grapt respected the terms of the armistice, ed Eric Jeffrey Burn, petitioner for con-divorce from his wife on the grounds violations by Thallanders are Laos border. Oficials lett for Bang- decree nisi to be made absolute in ters could only be produced to the stantly occurring along the north of her adultery with an air pilot, a kok this morning by air and it is six months.

The co-respondent was W. A. Cash, extent of half the steel allotted by the believed the trip is

an air pilot. The suit was uncontest-Production Executive. Regarding big with these violations.

It is also sani-oficially reported ed, the respondent not being present. the worst problems in this connection that the Japanese returning from an Burn, a surveyor of aircraft attach-the

Cambodian

ed to the Air Registration Board, were over. Inspection trip to frontier, said that in several places Malaya, described to the court how there is only 10 yards separating the he found his wife with Cash in a Indo-Chinese troops, hotel one night, and how he lost his the regulations

of the temper and thrashed the

20 dent. kilometers away. It is said that the Consequently, Burn represented by with the Thai-Mr G. M. Coltart, claimed. $1,000 fault les entirely landers who frequently open fire, but damages from the co-respondent for expenses incurred in buying furniture the French do not answer.

for their house,

Mr Justice Pedlow decided other- LONDON, Feb. 11 (British Wire-wise and awarded Burn $250 on the Icss) The Dominions Secretary an- understanding that if a child was nounces Sir Edward Harding as HM, born to the respondent before the High Commissioner for Basutoland decreo-nisi was made absolute, the

money would go to the child. Protectorate and Swaziland.

and

2 that they must be

The Sky is their limit!

Make it

yours

(S.A.G.)

co-respon-

Phosphorus Stolen

It's easier to bust a refery

Until it was established there was no missing pilot of the name given

plane was kept warmed up and al pllot on duty and communications were made with searchlights, coast- guards and I AF station.

The boys were fined 20s. cach at! Hunstantlon juvenile court recently.

Disracted His Attention

Flag-draped coffins of three Ger- the Rumanian refineries. I will will-man airmen were stated at Southend ingly give them the address of ours Police Court, to have distracted the attention of Thomas Everit!, - a which, 1 regret, is now supplying the Nazis with about 100,000 tons a Southend motorist, so that when he had to awerve suddenly to avold an collided month."

oncoming van, he almost with the R.A.F. lorry on which they

und

King's Valet Joins were being taken to the cemetery.

The Guards

He drove between the coffin-laden lorry and the car of a pilot-officer, who was following ten yards behind. A large quantity of phosphorus Guardsman T. Jerram, serving in Everitt was fined £1 and 10s 6d valued at over $300, was reported one of the famous Guards regiments, costs for careless driving the Mayor stolen from the Hongkong Match was Jerram, the King's valet. Ho saying that his excuse that the coffins Factory between midnight on Feb- was called up in his age group a few distracted his attention was quite

understandable, weeks ago. ruary 10 and 9 am. yesterday.

Burglars broke Into No. 98 Robin- The fact that he was a royal ser- son Rond last night and took away vant could not keep him out of and jewellery aggregating military service. The King's view is money $211 in value, according to a report that no member of the Palace staff made to the Police by Mr Fung may be excused service with the Ileung of that address.

forces.

BULB MARKET PROSPECTS

British bulb growers are,

hoping will have that by next year they captured the Dutch export market. After Germany's invasion of Holland a ban was placed bulb growing, one of Holland's main exports, many crops were ruined and tulips given to the cattle.

Japan is also becoming a competi- tor in the bulb. market. She has the advantage of lower prices while her quality is said to be satisfactory, though sho cannot yet supply Jarge quantity.

Practised Dentistry Without A Licence A-CHINESE, Wat-Soon, was produced before Mr. S. A. Baker, first magistrato of Muar, F.M.S., recently and charged with hav-! ing practised dentistry when he was not licensed to do so.

It was alleged that accused carried on his practice at a small village, Laggn, about 20 miles from Muar.

It was further stated that accused had been an unlicensed dentist for the past four years in Malacca, Penang and Kuala Lumpur.

Accused admitted the facts and pleaded gulity to the charge.

He was convicted on his own pica of guilty and Aned $25 and given two months' time to pay the fine.

DON'T TREAT YOUR CHILD'S SYSTEM AS YOU DO YOUR OWN

Your child may be a little man to you-act so much like "Dad" that you may forget that his system is deliente after all. It cannot stand even in small doses the same strong laxatives that adults may take.

· Castoria is made especially and only for children

So the nost time his tongue is coated, a cold is on the way, or ho has a stomach upset, give him Castoria, the laxative made espe- cially and only for children. Ho will take it willingly for children love ita pleasant taste. But above all also Cantoria is safe for deli- cately balanéed young systems— contains no harsh,..irritating "adult" drugs.

Castoria is so mild and gentlo

laxativo mado especially and only for children. Keep a bottle on hand always.

Where there are

CASTORIA

children, Castorials

needed. Economi.

cal, 12 doses ́or

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