Wares a contemporary:— because of its well-prepared matte emi "This first line had to be tackled front:
stubbornness of its defence, and the fact that the Japanese military strength and movement had to be organized and started ab initia........
We couldn't do wiv-aht a little Latin in the noospaper any more'n we could do wiv-aht start wiv our winkles. But surely the bloke means de profundis!
A Flash of Truth ject of this—(We give it up, having ered AMONGST the profounder thoughts on the sub-
of ideas for a new name for it) is the following:—
The Japanese are now launching a concentrated drive on the right flank in an attempt to cross the Yellow River. But in view of the strong Chinese defence works along the river, it is believed by military observers, the Japanese attempt would be difficult to materialize.
Materializing attempts is what the Japanese ara doing nothing else bu The New Cartography A rew names for the new maps:—"Manchukuo,"
"Mongolikuo." "Siberikuo?"
"Amerikuo?"
Australikuo?"
Europakuo?"
"Arctikuo and Antarctikuo?"
What next?
Ah, we've got it—, "Solarikuo and Lunakuo.*
Finally—"Heavenikuo and Hellakuo."
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Wrong Again Warrrs a local confrére:—
"It has been said that the British soldier will rise nobly to most occasions, and Shanghai has recently been witness to his adaptability in unusual circumstances, He has, however, met his "Waterloo" at last on the western perimeter, and it took the lowly Chinese peasant to discover his weakness for him—the language weakness."
We admit having been merely dragged up at school, but surely it was Napoleon who met his "Waterloo" with the British and Germans seeing that the encounter was a complete success. Anyhow the British soldier's "na poo" and "Op it" are generally adequate for all purposes
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