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NANCY

NANCY IS FALLIN" · FOR ' OXIE --- JUST 'CAUSE HE'S STRONG!

I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT EXERCISE HE USES --- MAYBE I COULD GET STRONG

TOO!

Tuesday,

OH, NANCY-- YOUR AUNT FRITZI IS

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OH, OXIE. WILL YOU HOLD THIS

FOR ME,

PLEASE?

August; 12, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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118) je Vallat Trators tradisie. Rom.

Two-Ocean Fleet Of Japanese U.S. Two Years Nearer

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, August 11 (Domel).-A Navy spokesman declared that the fleet building speed-up which is cutting the construction lime of new warships by an average of 12.5 per cent, for each vessel, will give the United States a two-ocean navy two years earlier than scheduled..

The spokesman said that bar- ring labour troubles or actual war the Navy would be "subsi tantially ready" by 1944 instead

of 1946 or 1947.

Unemployment

In Gt Britain

Although some of the 17 battle-.j ships authorised and perhaps certain other large units will still be autom=" pleted

the Unifed States by 1944 should have the world's most power-total registered ful fleet ready "for any possible com- bination" of powers,

These

The

Leaving

Singapore

SINGAPORE, Aug. 11 (Central News) The first group of Japanese

the

Australian Minister Utters Stern Warning

Special to the "Telegraph"

DES MOINES, Iown, Aug. 11 (UP),—The Australian Minister, Mr Richard Casey addressed the Iowa Department of the American Legion this evening and declared that the Nazis are seeking by fighting or threats, to dominate the entire world. including South America where, he charged, thousands of Nazi agents are now working.'

He was of the opinion that the events of the past two years vindicated Australia's prompt| decision to enter the war at the outset, and that the United

| ta' evacunle Mainya following the

worsening of the Far Eastern situa-, tion left Singapore yesterday and many others are expected to follow shortly.

Ti biggest dificalty In Japanese evacuation is Inck of trans- portation facilities owing to the closure of Japanese shipping lines and it is reported that a request has been made to the Japanese Government for a

spectal ship to evacuate States had regarded the strug- Japanese from Singapore.

The Japanese here are determined le as a European war and had to send their families back to Japan

underestimated the scope of as soon as transportation is avaliable. Hitler's ambition which had pro- Japanese firms in Malays are obliged gressively expanded during the to curtail their staffs following the last two years, freezing order.

Chungking Blitzkrieged

MANCHUKUO ADOPTS PRECAUTIONS

Russo-Japanese Parleys Denied In Capital

"Hifler ravaged over eleven nations. HSINKING, Aug. 11 (Reu- and is now engaged in a terrible warter)-Far Eastern interest 16- with Russip. You know what ts day seems centred on the South going on in the Far East. You know Pacific rather than here and it what is happening in South America. cannot be said that there is any You know what may happen again in

Decrease Continues

LONDON, Aug. (Reuter)—The

unemployment Great Britain on July 1 wus:

Men and Boys.—113,662. The triple shift work it Novy Women and Girls -103,915, yards, authorisation of overtime pay.

Of these 33,000 men and 3,000 and new worker training programmes women were classified as unsuitable began to show their results in the for oures show n decrense on

ordinary

Industrial employment. accelerated deliveries which began to reach their peak in June and July. the previous month of rnore than

spokesman, the 24,000

unemployed. In fact the Gaverome to th

labour market has now become so In 14 private plants building warships "light" that even men approaching whose contracts were let on the basis the age of 80 are Anding a demand

A 44-hour weelt During the

for their services.

CHUNGKING, Aug. 11 (Reu- period of June and

vessels were launched almost every

ter).--Chungking had its worst weck So urgent are the demands for with the keels lutu of 38 ships - labour in the London area that an aerial bombardment yesterday. troops. against sentiments.

He asserted that More cluding

ing the aircraft-currier Cabot, increase In the available labour During the last four days, the Russla; that Japan had joined the five cruisers, 24 destroyers, and eight "pool" has had to be made by Japanese used 400 altcraft and Axls; that Turkey had been blud- 'The tension which followod submarines while cight warships in-transferring labour from one in-dropped over 3,000 bombs.

the South

geoned into silence and that "Nazi Mr Matsuoka's departure from Dakota were dustry to another through the

medium of Industrial registration.

For the first time yesterday. agents by the lenre hard at the Cabinet a few weeks ago is

work in South

Germany from the beginning was tow noticeably lessened.

le paying for overtime]

JLELY

There are indications that In ac- cordance with the repeated recom- mendation of the Secretary of State, Col. Frank Knox, emphasia is being lald on the destroyer programme ot the expense of heavier ships.

It is recalled that the Merle Island Navy Yard recently reported that the submarine leet under construction

there was from two months to a full year ahead of schedule.

Civilian Governor

For Bermuda

LONDON, Aug. 11 (British Wire- less) Majesty's Government have decided to advise His Majesty that in the present circumstances, it is preferable that the Governor of

civilian. Bermuda should be

In order to facilitate the change, the present Governor Lieut-General

As younger women are absorbed Into war industries, the older ones. are taking their places in the less vital jobs such as distribution even where this is possible only part-ilme basis.

un

A.R.P. Inspection

This Evening

the

northwest America," Mr Casey de-outstanding change in Russo- elured. The ring is closing In Japanese relations, at least us Hiller's plan is far enough developed viewed from the confines of that the purpose of it is plain and cannot be concealed any

Manchukuo. Here official utter- has ances invariably re-echo Tokyo's

Perkins, Director of A. R.P., will this Japanese-aircraft guns failed to to the United States-just as the con-able details."

ATTA

of

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army planes were used.

Kunming Attacked frank about her alms and "carried that that new Russo-Japanese nego- Rumours emanating from Shang- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" them out with remarkable force and tiations are taking place are empha- INEO-CHINA BASE Aug. 11 cunning. She is half way and moretically denied by high Foreign Office (Domel). With the return of fine to her full objective of world domina-oficials Interviewed by "Reuter's weather, Japanese Naval aircraft this tion and the rnitle of German drums correspondent. Other members afternoon again attacked Kunming, can be heard in other areas upon the Government similarly emphasise blasting munitions warehouses vid to in the pintant in that she and lier uppt any precautions which may be

and a

apparent power plant in the western part of friends have not yet overrun the purely defensive nature. me eny, the South China Fleet Com ruin the United States or Russia."

British countries have not yet over- The Russo-German fighting is mand announced. Many Chinese

arousing the greatest interest here planes flew up as if to meet the

The fact Wing-Commander A. II. S. Steele-Japanese planes but fled before the co-operation require full scale mutual and each phase of the fighting is "I believe the con-closely followed in the press which onrush.

tinued existence of Britain is essential splashes on the front page ali ovull- tinued existence of the United States Foreign Communities is chsential to us. I believe that the Foreign communities, particularly United States and the British Empire the English and American, whose are like two bludes of the scissors-unenviable position cannot be denied, they must work together to do theirfare watching events closely. In these circles however, it is felt that Job."

even if sparks must fly it will be In the south rather than in the north that the tinderbox will be found.

Britons in Manchukuo excluding Kwanlung leased

tory number Lerritory nearly 300-comprising the Mukden consular district 200 and Harbin district 70, the majority of whom are infasionarica. There are about

evening inspect and bid farewell to the Youmnt! and Shamshuipo Divisions of A.R.P. at the A.R.P. Club.

The parade will be held at 7 'clock and the inspection at 7.30. It

is expected that between 700 and 300 wardens will parade.

Chinese show activity and all Japanese plunes returned to their base safely, the naval communique says,

LONDON, Aug. 11 (British Wire- less)A campaign to educate the The Hunghom, Tsimshatsui, Mong-publle in the matter of "poison gas" Sir Denis Bernard has placed his re-kok and Kowloon City Divisions will has been launched and will begin signation In the honds of 11s parade on August 20 at the same with an exhibition-in-London-from- "Majesty,, who ̈has "nerepted it. time and place.

August 14 to September 9,

KEEP THE BOMBER FUND SOARING

OF BOMBERS HITTING HITLER

TYPES OF

10.-The Blackburn Skua.

DONATIONS TO DATE: $2,457,629.11. REMITTED TO LONDON; £151,939.19.68

British Prisoners In Greece

Many Transferred

quarter

#

of this number of Americans.

Precautions

For obvious reasons Manchukuo's precautionary measures cannot be LONDON, Aug. 11 (British Wire-described but it is permitted to, state Jess) The Red Cross and St John that they include travelling vestrle War Organisation announces that tons and also occasional ale rald. from the latest figures at their dis-Practices in various cities. posal it would appear that about As regards the freezing of assets

lof British prisoners of war taken follows Tokyo, step by step. but in various countries Manchukuo in Greece have been evacuuted to this connection the restrictions are German prison camps.

recently said to have been eased und

2,000

At the end of July there were over certain Manchukuoan

1,000 prisoners at Saloniks and about part Anglo-American Arms

with 2,000 wounded officers and men.in been allowed to resume opetitions. capitul have hospital in Athens.

There were over 3,000 still to be evacuated from Crete but It, was pos- sible that not all the latter were Bri- 18h.

The International Red Cross have despatched upwards of 24,000 food parcels from reserve stocks in Genoa to Greece, it being understood that a restricted rail service is in opera- tion.

Atlantic-Pacific Life-Line

Navy Offered Yards Over Strikers

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (Reu- ter). The Navy Department has been offered the Kearney Shipyards for "immediate pos- session and operation" by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry- dock Company.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MEXICO CITY, Aug. 11 (UP) President Manuel Camacho to-day. ordered the National Ralway Ad-

Work at Kearney, New Jersey, is ministration Immediately to rehabl-t a standstill following the strike of litate the 184 miles of rail lincs reported ns involving the formation 18,000 workers, which is variously across the Tchauntepce. Isthmus

between Puerto Mexico and Suling of a modified union shop and the Cruz, which Government clrcles sald presentation of wage increase de- would serve the hemisphere as a life mands.

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