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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 2, 1941

By Ernie Bushmiller

NANCY

NANCY--- I WANT. YOU TO PATCH UP

YOUR QUARREL

WITH JANIE,

I CAN'T EVEN STAND TO LOOK AT HER ANY.

WELL-I INSIST THAT YOU ASK HER IN TO PLAY!

JANIE-- MỸ AUNT FRITZİ:

||INSISTS THAT - YOU.

COME IN AND PLAY

GAMES WITH ME!

BUT I

DON'T

HER...

19% Big UK PAL, Oft nichts smertef

"We're lucky--our mother gives us Castorla—ther laxative mado especially for us children.”*

JAPANESE ARMY TRADE FAILURE

LONDON, Apr. 1 (Reuter).—The “Economist” on March 29 stated that in Japanese-occupied China, the Japanese military have assumed complète economic control in the past 12 months.

To-day they dominute not only the semi-official Japanese development companies and their 30-odd subsidiary companies, but also the manufactured industries and all lines of trade which originally had been reserved for private Japanese interests.

Subsidiary Economy

Complete Japanese military control has made Occupied China's whole economy subsidiary to the various Japanese Army Commands lo China Proper.

The result is the complete absence, China for Japanese' private capital in these areas not only of Chinese but have disappeared.

apanese private economic also initlutive and investment. The parts of China best developed in former times have been in the power of the Japanese military over three years. Although Japan's economie domina- tion of Occupied China la greater than ever, ils yield to Japan is lower than ever. Japan sells less in China than before the start of the invasion and at the same time gels less Chinese supplies than before.

Except for monthly shipments of some 400,000 tons of coal, Chinese suppiles are insignificant to Japan's economy. The official Japanese "deve. lopment work" in China is but

The control is serving the im mediate purposes of assisting Japan's Aghting forces in fighting the Chinese and of providing them with pocket money apart from the funds raised by the Tokyo Govern

ment.

F02 war

Moreover, the control is being used to help in transforming Occupied China Proper into another Japanese Army reservation of the Manchurian and Korean types by excluding or auxiliary wor activity. The chances subjugating all other Japanese and, of profitable investment in Occupied I of course, all western interest.

KEY MEN OF RUSSIA—What part Russia will play in castorn European affairs is a maot 'question nowadays. Horo are her kay men, recently photographed on the tribuno of Lenin Mausoleum, Moscow. From taft; Stalin; Vice Chairman Klementi

Voroshilov and President Mikhail Kalinin, ·

UBBEET

LIGHT & DARK

U.B

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.

Mr MATSUOKA'S MEETINGS Cordial Count & Dolorous Duce

LONDON, Apr. 1. (Reuter), -Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka; the Japanese Foreign Minister, who is now in Rome, had "what is described as a "cordial conversa- tion" with Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, at the Chigi Palace at 5 p.m. to-day.

After their conversation, Count Claro accompanied Mr Matsuoka to the Palazzo Venezia, where Mr Matsuoka saw Signor Mussolini:

Evening Interview ROME, Apr. 1 (Reuter).—Mr Mat- suoka had on Interview with Musso- int-to-night-They talked for about an hour in the presence of Count Clano and the Jopuncec Ambassador, Mr Horikiri.

Treat For Crowds

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH“

ROME, Apr. 1 (UP)-Mussolini and Matsuoka appeared three times on the balcony at Venice Palace lo- night and were wildly cheered by 50,000 persons in Venice Square.

Mussolini was in the uniform of an Honour Corporal and saluted the crowds. 'Mr Matsuoka wore a morn ing suit and a silk hat.

Clydeside Casualties

LONDON. Apr. 1 (Reuter).---Some 1,100 people were killed in German atr raids of March 13 and 14 in the Clydeside arca and 1,000 were seriously injured, stated the Home Secretary (Mr Herbert Morrison) answering questions In the House of Commons to-day.

Gift To Roosevelt CHUNGKING, Apr. 1 (Central News)-Prezident Roosevelt has ac- knowledged through Mr Nelson T. Johnson, V.5. Ambassador to China, acceptance with thanks of the Chinese painting of 109 doves by Professor Chang Shu-chi of the National Cen- fral University, which was presented to him in celebration of his inaugura. flon for a Third Term.

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MISTAKES SOME MOTHERS MAKE THAT SHOULDN'T BE REPEATED!

Many moth- era, with the best of loving Intention #force on their children the same lara

tive they themselves use. They are not aware that foreing a child to take a medicine can upset his whole nervous system. And that harsh "adult" laxatives, even in small doses, can be much too Irritating for a child's tender system: A child needs a special laxativo-one ho will take willingly and that's safe and mild.

The SAFE laxative for children

It's a comfort for mothers to know thero la a safe laxative, Castoria, made especially and only for chil-

dron. It contains no harsh "adult" drugs. Castoria is mild and gen- tle, you couldn't ask for a safer, more effective laxative. Chlidren love Castoria's wonderful taste. It's one laxative you never bave to force a child to take. Always use Custoria for your children, from babyhood to 11 years. Give it at the first algn of a cold, an upset stomach or constipation. Get a bottle today,

Where there are children, Castorials

needed. Economi-

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