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NANCY

I TOLD YOU TO BRING AN UMBRELLA!

AW.. DON'T

Friday,

OH, HELLO

SAY, NANGY--- YOU

SHOULDN'T BE

BE SUCH A PILL!

OXIE

OUT IN THIS

RAIN!

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WAIT A MINUTE!

August 8, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

BOULANGE

ISSERIE

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WAITING FOR BREAD—That food situation in France is.desparate is indicated by this bread line in Vichy. Frenchmen are waiting in front of baker'i shop to receive U. S. bread distributed through American agencies in city.

Plants

of Schedule

U.S. Defence

Ahead

By DAN ROGERS United Press Staff Correspondent

BERWICK, Pennsylanvia, Aug. 6 (UP).—One of America's first tank fac- torics, that of the American Car and Foundry Company here, demonstrated its assembly line construction of those.blitzkrieg weapons recently for a party of news- papermen touring United States industrial defence centres.

planes,

Japan

And

Post-War

Trade In Textiles

By Robert T. Bellaire

(United Press Staff Correspondent)

TOKYO, Aug. 6 (UP),~Japanese, cotton mill owners; pre- dicting a possible worldwide Japanese monopoly on cotton textile trade following the present world hostllities, are bitter- ly opposing the proposal to scrap all idle cotton mili machinery. The shortage of raw materials and decline in Japan's foreign trade have brought the wheels of many mill machines

(UB)

U.B. BEER

Light or Fark

SOLE AGENTS:

to a standstill, and some economic planners, seeking to relieve W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (China) LTD.

the current iron shortage, propose to scrap these idle machines.

Mill owners have warned that an unprecedented world-wide war may follow the present hostilities and contend that Japan should expand, rather than reduce, her cotton mill facilities. By doing so, they argue, Japan would be in a posi-, tion to become the world's lend- ing cotton goods exporter.

Philippine Plant Cans

Corned Beef

Shingo Tsuda, président of Japan's fargest spinning mills, the Kanega Emergency Administration, the At the instance of the Civilian tuchi Spinning Company, is among work of canning meat locally in those Industrialists predicting that Japan may gain a virtual "world the Philippines is now proceed- nanopoly on colton goods trade fol- ing apace. lowing the war,

The National Food Products Cor-

Urges P.I. Government To Acquire Gas Masks

The Immediate purchase from abroad of 100,000 gas masks before any blockade takes place has been recommended to the of the Philippines Bureau of Science. Civilian Emergency Administration by Director A. S. Arguelles The recommendation was the result of several conferences held between CEA officials and staff members of the bureau of science.

It is the plan of the CEA to]

Tsuda said British colton yarn and poration, a subsidiary of the National manufacture locally 500,000 gas plece goods exports dropped last Development Company, is producing masks, the conservative esti year to the lowest level in a century, corned beef at its Gungua plant. mate of the quantity considered | and he predicted the British exports The local corned beef is identical In necessary in case of an emer- would be even lower this year. Appearance to the foreign product.gency.

and tastes as well.

The Bureau of Selence was as- |

Petticoat Rule Is Successful

Four women ended a success- ful petticoat rule in Dover, North Carolina, in Juno when.

The Industrialist holds that Japan should prepare to take over the world.

The CEA urged an increase in thei cotton trade, as he thinks Britain, output of the government cannery, signed to test and accumulate chemi- after the war, will not be in a post- and that it undertake the packing cals for the use of the civilian tion to expand her sharply reduced of meat in view of the impossibility population of the Philippines against output.

of obtaining foodstuffs from abroad. possible gas. attacks and store ma-

terials for use against Incendiary| With the purchase by the Philip- bombs.. "How long the present war will pine Government Tsuda, "but it would be quite natural Cebu, it is expected that an acute was recommended for the purpose. they retired from public life and continue is beyond conjecture," said] plants in Madridejos and Opon, that a tremendous demand for cotton shortage in the supply of canned Materiais for the use of the civilian turned the command back to yarn piece goods will arise through-foodstuffs in the near future will be population will be distributed to the men, according to Associated out the world. It would not be too averted. The Aboitiz plants can be, public approximately at cost, accord-Press. much to say that Japan alone will be made to produce canned fish and ing to present plans,

able to meet such a demand."

Japan's Exports

Tsuda said that despite the gener- ally unfavourable world conditions at the present time, Japan during the first half of 1841 enjoyed an "unex-; pectedly good" cotton textile export business at more than satisfactory

prices.

of the Abolitz

ment in large quantities If there sumefent raw material available, it I was declared.

Direct U.S. Aid For De Gaulle

The plant, the peace-time business of which is building rail- ubreast of schedule on the heavier road cars and car wheels, now has 5,699 men busy turning out combat motors and are 1,000 notors light tanks of 12 to 13 tons and armour plate in a hot, clanging o

ahead of schedule on the 400 and building a quarter-mile long.

horsepower motors training Production is at the rate of anticipating the current armainent)

More Motors ten or more tanks a ́day, which programme, and with no financial: could easily be doubled in a mat-help from the government, American 1,400 motors a month and this will The one plant is now turning cut ter of days should this become tanks in 1939, made the necessary fore Chrisimas when a new alition tele an "educational" order for 329 he steppel up to 2,000 a month be- necessary.

These tanks are plant expansions and delivered the the fourth plant expansion since Tsuda explained, is being strengthen- Japan's cotton textile industry, armed with three 37mm cannon tanks ahead of schedule on DecemNovember, 1930-arendy--this cd for post-war competition through and machine-guns, carry four ber 30, 1940, ie current order men and cruise at 35 miles an

followed.

a series of important consulidations. The Hamilton plant is producing hour with a maximum spect

When a bottleneck in delivery about 1,000 propellers a month, or The nation's 77 spinning companies well over 60 miles an hour.

of armour plate for the tanks de- more than three fourths of all the have been reorganised

A well-informed Senator toki and incor- veloped, American promptly ex-propellers being built in this country porated into only 14 companies, and the United Press in Washington consolidated Into only eight com-reached soon to supply lease- panies..

and-lend aid to the Free French forces.

Hutamis.

A revolving fund of Pesos 100,000

No Time For Economy

At the end of their aciminis- tration of the town of 400

In his communication to the CEA, population, they were able to Director Arguelles stated:

point to a new $16,000 gymna- "In this era of blitzkriegs and sium, a lunch room for the broken international covenants, no school, the beginning of a much- progressive governincut can afford needed drainage project, em. to ignore the acquisition and stering

of essential equipment and materials ployment for women in a WPA that would help minimise the blow mattress project and improve- against the elvillan population. This ment of the main streets. is no time for stringent economy or

vnciliation. In these days-of-light-Lender in the "petticoat "fule" was ning events, it may prove too late Mrs Anna Dixon Wilson, a buoyant and costly and no amount of regret would alter the calamity."

her, who was mayor and During her administration she used to hold court, rush home to supervise the remodelling of her

panded the plant again and began for combat and advanced training the 37 weaving companies have been recently that a decision may be Why Germans Wantness. The neighbours also have u

making their own. Fresent armaur aircraft. plate capacity is 1,000 tons month.

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The powerful 2,000 horsepower double wasp 18 cylinder motor is Pratt and Whitney's pride. It is prized by Britain as well, where about half of the plant's produc tion is going. It is used in the bla four-metered Consolidated patrol bombers and on long range bom-

man cities, of which the British thel are in great need.

Women Drivers Killed In Raid

Ambulance Casualties

The American Ambulance, Great

Greenland Base

lot of applause for her southern cooking, her flower culture, her business acumen and her success as

Within the next 12 months the US Army in scheduled to have seven arinoured divisions, anch bay- ing 287 of these light tanks, 110 medium tanks, 275 lightly armoured scout ears and more than 1,000 other The correspondents, representing vehicles. The current order on the three major press associations)

The Senator saki, "If we give them) The Nazis have long east envious an insurance agent. which the Berwick plant is working and newspapers in New York, Bos-

any war materials directly. Instead eyes on Greenland, off whose coasts Tax collector was Mrs Sarah Grif- for 3.089 of these tanks coating ton. Chicago, Pittsburgh, Baltimore,

of through the British, it will be H.M.S. Hood was lost, for three rea-n. who turned over books which $70,000,000 or over $22.000, each. Atlanta and Los Angeles, also in-

done for the double purpose of put-sons. Each tank has 2,885 different kinds spected the Hartford, Connecticut,

showed a little balance in the trea- ting a little pressure on Vichy and It has air bases from which the sury and all current and inherited of parts and comprises 14.318 in-plants of United Aircraft Corpora-bers capable of attacking far Ger-

niso to demonstrate again that we Battle of the Atlantic could be ex-bills paid. Town treasurer was Mr dividual plece exclusive of engines tion, the great Pratt and Whitney

Mrs are willing to help anyone who is tended.

Lucille

Russell, mild-mannered or accessory equipment. They are aeroplanes engine plant and

against Hitler."

From Greenland they could wire-mother of eight, who also acted as powered by radial (aviation) type nearby Hamilton Standard Propeller] gasoline motor or a Diesel motor.

From Berwick the party of corres- Corporation1.

It was argued that support of this less information of shipping to sub-treasurer of the missionary society, pondents flew to Indianapolis to in- Britain, suffered their first fatalities nature could not be considered tanta-marine bases in Norway,

the church, the Sunday. school and In the sprawling engine plant spect, the General Motors Allison in a recent blitz on London, when mount to recognition of the French Invaluable meterological stations. the school board. The quartette, was alone 25,000 inen are working around liquid-cooled motor plant. The tour two of their drivers, Mrs M. Butler government in exile. The Senator Another advantage would be the completed by Town Clerk Helen During World War I the plant the clock seven days a week pro- was sponsored by the National As-

and Mrs H. Richardson, were killed. said he did not belleve such a move supply of eyralite, an ore found no- Humphrey, who helped make the turned out railway Fun inpunts, ducing four sizes of radial, air sociation of Manufacturers and was

The service, entirely supported by would cause a break in United States where else in the world, used to make going easier with her good humour submarine chasers, caissons, limbers cooled motors-400, 600, 1,200 and being facilitated by the Army wid American contributions, maintains a relations with Vichy.

and wit. and shells but made no toviles. But 2,000 horsepower, The plant Is Navy.

fleet of 200 ambulances, motorised surgical units and mobile first-aid posts. Although the vehicles have now travelled over 1,500,000 miles on their errand of mercy for war- stricken Britain, and stations are maintained throughout the country in such much-blitzed pinces as Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester,

“Educational" Order

Swimming Carnival

Combined Victoria Recreation Club & European Y,M.C.A.

versus

Combined Eight Chinose Clubs

At the VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB

on

Saturday, 9th August, 1941

9.07 p.m.

See all the Colony Swimming Champions in action!

* Dance to Art Carneiros full

Orchestra !

Not porceeds will be given equally to the S.C.M.P., Bomber Fund and to the British Fund for the Relief of Distress In China.

ADMISSION: $5, $2 and $1

Card and London, hitherto uone

the

of the 420 girls who drive vehicles have sustained more than minor injuries. Many of the cars, however, bear the marks of bomb- ing.

Three of the drivers had a miracu- lous escape early this year when their London billets were bombed and they were rescued by the pollée. Transferred This Year

Mrs Marjory Butler, who was kill- ed when her hotel,wns demolished by a bomb, joined the service in October. After being stationed at the Lewisham depot of the service, she took over the Glasgow station of the American Ambulance, and was transferred to the London head- qunrtern

early this year.

Mrs Butter la survived by her husband, Colonel Richard Barry Butler, CIE. C.B.E., M.C., and her son Leonard, both of whom are on active service.

- Mra II. N. Richardson,' received fatal injuries when the seven-storey opartment house in which she lived near Victoria Station was struck by

a large bomb. Her apartment was on the fourth floor of the building, and the three upper floors collapsed on top of it. Mrs Richardson is sur vived by her '21-year-old son, who is conducting an orchestra in America under the name of Tony Arnell.

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