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50 YER AUNT FRITZI TOLD. YA TO CLEAN 'D' HOUSE WHILE SHE'S OUT,

EH?

YES. AND I'M SO LAZY TODAY--- I DON'T FEEL LIKE

DOING A THING!

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Thursday,

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SOMERSET MAUGH AM PLAY. TO-NIGHT

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The European Y.MLC.A. has chosen for is current dramatic effort W. Somerset Maugham's comedy. "Mrs Dot." The first performance takes place to-night at 9.15 p.m., and will be followed by two other performances to-morrow and Saturday. Y.M.C.A. war charities will benefit. Above, the producer, Charles Thom (extreme left) is seen with the cast: Rila Cole, Lewis Benn, Fred Clemo, David Ingleby, Winifred Dalziel, Peggy Sharpe. Ralph Dormer, Norah Witchell, Frank Willis and Bill Colledge. (Photo: Ming Yuen).

FORD HAS AIRCRAFT SECRET

Chinese To Serve In Malay Forces

If the proposal materialises, Perak Chinese will have the distinction of forming part of the British regular forces with Surprising results are reported the formation of a Perak Chinese Motor Transport Company for

to have been achieved by a new machine-riveting process now being experimented with at the Ford plant in Detroit under the watchful eyes

of defence of- ficials.

The new process. is said to enable hand riveting in aircraft production to be abolished and to cut the labour time by half.

Hand riveting is said to constitute the greatest bottleneck in the Bow off aircraft supplies.

Experiments are being carried out in a closely-guarded section of the Ford plant, and only Army technical experts and Defence Commission re- presentatives are allowed to them.

KING'S

STARTS FRIDAY

DIEOER ROGERS," as *IITTY

TOYLE

America's White-

Collar Girl, heroine of

the 'sensational novel by

Christopher Morley!? The

Natural History of a WO-

Mum! ¿With. DENNIS MORGAN,

JAMES URAIG, Eduardo

Giannelli, Ernest Gossart

Oladys Cooper. Dirented

by BaWood," who made

Goodbye, Mr. Ohips.”.

"KITTY FOYLE

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service for the duration of the war in Malays.

AL Chinese leaders

it meeting last week, gave, whole-

hearted support to the proposal Germans'

1

to form such

a company as separate unit from the newly- formed non-European units in |Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

This would be the firse Chinese company to be formed and would be part of the regular forces, de men belg enlisted the ordinary

way.

Lenders of the community state that the Chinese are enthusiastle to

War On

Churches

May 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

WHY DID YOU MAKE ALL: D' PITCHERS, HANG CROOKED

MAR-32

SO AUNT FRITZI WILL THINK I'VE Been DUSTING

THEM!

P.M.G. Has Cable Code For Lovers

Britain's Post Office has reduced love talk to a snuppy code. so that affection can be cabled cheaply to troops oversens.

It's all done by numbers, and though special consideration hus been given to Love there are other categories, such as Money and Health,

Mr W. S. Morrison, the Post-j master-General, announced the code at the National Defence Public Interest Committee's luncheon in London.

Not So Cold

I was found that in telegrams to soldiers the some phruses kept recur- ring,, he said.

The code would shorten them and enable more telegrams to be sent.

Thon,

'Tiny'Finds The Army

Awkward

Private Alfred Ernest Night- "You may fear," said Air Moringale, of the Royal Artillery, is

"that these stereotyped phrases will be as cold as those one of the Army's biggest prob- on the Field Service Post Card. Iems. but not at all.

"Here is one Kisses. The next

He is the tallest man in the

is Love and and kisses. The next Service, measuring & ft. 9

and weighing 171⁄2 stone.

is Fondest love and kisses."

"Thus every degree of affection is provided for. You pay your money and you can have your choice."

By choosing two numbers from the code you can say:

"You are more than ever in my !

thoughts at this time. I wish we

in.

His clothes and boots (size 16%) had to be fashioned specially for him. His outsize underclothing is made by his sistera.

Alfred, who is 23, and whose home

a children.

were together on this special occu-is at Enfield, Essex, is one of nine

sion.

AB

my best wishes for

speedy reunion."

The numbers chosen will be trans- lated by the operator at the other end, and the addressee will receive the full message.

And the cost to the sender will be

He is stationed in the North. "Things are awkward at times," he declares.

Officers' Dilemma

"My senior officers don't quite

2s. 6d. (including signature and ad-know where to put me when we're dress)-- price which, under the on a route march. present service, would have to be paid for six words, plus address.

For The Hard-up

The "Love" group contains about Figures compiled at the Vati- 100 standard phrases.

that nearly 2,000 can show

In the "Health" section No. 60 churches, belonging to various rends, "All well, children evacuated." serve and give proef of their loyalty denominations, have been des- Nos. 85-or 86 are "Son is burn" and to the British Government. They troyed or damaged in Britain by Daughter born."

have given full assurances of help to German bombs and 45 Roman the military authorities-in-enlisting-

the necessary numbers for a company, Catholic monasteries and con

The pay is $25 (Straits currency),, vents have been destroyed.

Ko

On leave to visit their

The

exact total

Number 103 In the "Money" group nay crop up pretty often "Glad if you could send some money." No. 136. "Miscellaneous," strikes a

thrill."

a month for ordinary drivers, plus. food, clothing and accommodation as

of the customary in the army and recruits churches, as given by the Vati-special note: "Hearing your voice on will enjoy soldiers' privileges in re-can radio, is 1.986, made up of wireless gave me a wonderful gard to duty and railway fares when 77 Roman Catholic, 770 Angli Another phrase which has been can, and 1,139 Free Church. thought of is: "Good show, keep it

The details are as follows:-

The new system is expected to res Destroyed in London. 14 Roman duce substantially, the delays which occurred int transmission of Catholic, 120 Anglican, 125 Free have

telegrams to troops. Church.

they families.

There are no facilities for funily! accommodation in barracks nor en there be any marriage allowance. The headquarters of the company will be in Ipon.

About 400 men will be required, Including a certain number of N. C. Os. In addition, about 10 or 12 officers will be needed h a pay ranging, from $150 and allowances.

There will be, in the early stages,

Damaged in London. -13 Roman Catholic, 250 Anglicon, 350 Free Church.

Destroyed or heavily damaged in Provinces-20 Roman Catholic, 100 Anglean, 150 Free Church.

Churches More Lightly Damaged.

a certain number of British Army-30 Homan Catholic, 300 Angilenn. officers and N. C. Os, as instructora. 514 Free Church.

Capsules As Defence

In War On Civilians

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"Sometimes they think I would look best in the front rank, some- times in the middle, sometimes in the rear."

Ал you might expect, Private Nightingale is known in the Army as "Tiny,"

He is given one and a half times the ordinary coldler's rations--but that is unofficial,

He is a teetotaller,

Other Measurements

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Here are some more of his measure- menu-

Neck 18 inches, chest 50, waist 42, hips 47, reach 85, bleeps 17, wrist

and forearm 131⁄2

0

to

His greatest, and he now admits most foolish achievement, was carry five cwt. of cement ten yards for a sixpenny bet.

The average soldier is 5 feet B inches tall.

Children's Spring Push

Boys and girls living at the 30 Camps Corporation National Schools are making a great "Dig for Victory" effort.

More than 8,000 children who have been evacuated to the camps-14 are exclusively for London chlidren-- having learned how to cultivate vege- tables and frult, are now leaming to like the carrots, sweden, spinach and turnips which they grew.

They have started their "spring offensive.

Lord Strabolgi's Wedding

The marriage of Lord Strabolgi, Socialist Chief Whip in the House of Lords, to Mrs Geraldine Mary Hamil- tot, formerly Miss Geraldine Francis, his secretary, took place at Leomin- ster, Herefordshire, recently.

Mrs Hamilton is the only daughter "Every day a special tine is de- of the late Mr Maurice. Francis and AN offer from U.S.A. to feed Britain with myriads of capsules containing vital minerals and vitamins was a scientific voted to the gardens, and in some Mrs Francis, of Kensington.

сатря each dormitory has a special Lord Strabolji, who is 54, and, as patch where the youngsters news item of the week, writes the Sydney "Sun."

Grow Cmdr J. M. Kenworthy, was M.P. Britain therefore, might fight stunted growth (children), wasting what they like," the secretary sald. for the Central Division of iluil for "Potatoes are favourite, but at a some years, succeeded his father in disense, weakness. with capsule as well as with gun

Vitamin C lack causes scurvy, sore camp in Sussex, which used to be a 1034.

farm,

His first marriage was dissolved in a battered greenhouse has been It's the half-iness that gape mouths, muscular weakness, bleed- fixed up and they are growing toma-July last year, the decree nist being home morale, reacting as "waying.

made absolute in January. weariness."

Vitamin D lack, half-rickets" in People can live on restricted diets adults, wasling of bones, semi-crip- yet maintain vim-given essential pling

Vitamin K lack, non-clotting blood minerals and vitamins.

fatal Professor Moliram, famous London-civilian wounded inble to

bleeding. physiologist, has advised Britain to anap up America's offer and avoid the fate of the elvilian populations of Austria and Russla In the last world

war.

war.

Deficiency Discases

Few Of The Evils Of the minerals, calcium lack, be- sides affeeting bone-growth, also causes weakness and mental depres- sion. Sleeplessness is one result.

Iron deficiency causen anaemia, which again means Histlessness and

effort,

Recent study of the defielency poor diseases reveals their importance in Those are only a few of the evils. Combined effect is a C3 class home Vitamin A lack causes semi-blind-front and fall of

murale. ness, sore eyes; could cripple efforts All the same man cannot live by of civilian air-rald wardens, roof-vitamins alone." spotters, and other home defendera. The capsules can never be a sub- Vitamin B (a mixture of 10 fac-stitute. food factors-proteins,

for nerve troubles (even hallucinations). citizens on even a minimum diet to

* Vitamin. 21 deficiency caused the remain cheerful and healthy,"

tors) IL lacking, causes neuritis and surars, fats. But they will enable

{ "suicidal wavo”, in post-war Vienna, They may lose weight, but not

1918,

their "nerve, and nerve wins "total"

Lack of other B factors causes wars

tocs.

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