THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 19, 1941
NAZI WORKMEN JEER AT HITLER IN THE FACTORIES
country.
Mr. X is a neutral bustness NEGER như được game Pinrss truth Germany for many years and who is a roastuli visitor to the count - try. This is the story he has told to a corresponden: in a neutral
I WAS DOING BUSINESS with Germany and in Germany before they ever dreamed of Hitler there, said Mr. X. I have been in and out of the country in peace and war.
I know scores of Nazis, many of them high party officials. Now I am back out of Germany again, and this is the story I have to tell:
German morale is de
finitely worsening.
Food is worse in quality
and quantity.
The occupied territor ies, even Austria, are see- thing with hatred.
Saremsan and uncomplaetitia v .... rdles now greet Hitler', spreche when brouter in the factorest
Germany's booty from her con quered Territories ps exhausted
Will Crack
Getumwy's
my rather he de
feated in the field, but, if Badam tands tien: against any coming al tark there will be no treed to de teat it Germany will crack
I am converd that Britan t
to hold out and res1 y German attack for a few month. end the Reich's inner from will do the rest
1
And only these math ago. when lot valed the country to attend the Autumn Pant in Vien
a. that I decided that Germany i www.urbeatable and that life. did not stand a chance of hortin..
art against her.
Attack Will Come
Such is the nee Be 111 Harge I drave seen she tra
REDSKIN CHILDREN JOIN
WAR TRAIL
RE
NAZI FACTORY DESTROYED
The largest optical instrument factory in Denmark, which was working for Germany, has been destroyed by a mystery fire.
Although all bri- gades in the district were called, machin- ery and stocks were wiped out, states Ex- change. Damage 15 estimated ot £250,000.
WEDDINGS HIGHEST
SINCE 1920
War-time marriages are booming in Britain.
He revealed by the Registrar general that in the quarter ended June 30, 1940, the marriage rate per thousand of population was the highest recorded in this
DOWN IN OKLAHOMA CENTLY THEY PLAYED "GUD | 22 5 SAVE THE KING" IN THE, qumler stice 1920 STREETS
To save Your Jonkung at the
Jaliem.
between
2.
Kansas and Texas, in the muddle
dee of the United Stabma
Bands played "God Save tta King" along the streets at the oil town of bemanie.
Behind the bands wed Torty Joards of serap tron bound for Br tam's mumtion factories
And held the forties march ed winter and Real Inchon school Children whe have collected terap 14:31 tom Butun along!
THEY WON'T WEAR SLACKS
the
helge
Though tram conductrancen, the, Live: posi the doing a man' just.
How They don't want to wear the
I do not think the German toler army can be beaten in witchedi battle by any military fores now! existing.
They can
wear skirts or duck. and the city Transport Coamort le have beeg surprred to find Its ongatusatom and exprpment the hack at mot popular
of the WORLD 45 11ea1 think Bog er thette the
umpiratory W. told.
we are good pe ever and Pee studi “any authorities ever vacheje ee
t that the troops are not allowed i
to vegetate. even though there
eluat fighting to be done
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It must be remembered that. whatever difficulties and weath Besse: there are in Germany to i day the army stands nutside
them
The wed Produ
"
"M
GIFT TO FIGHT
PNEUMONIA
The Duchess of Kert
wept
tud as an and Bus big attack on bed on behứ 1 of the Givrek nitaban, Helen wi cenr
Even among the German ther one many who hope that whoevent
cks it will not be Biltam.
THEY STUDY IN PRISON
When they return home after the war British pri- soners of war may carry in their knapsacks hon ours degrees of Oxford or: Cambridge--awards they have "swotted" for during their captivity.
given
Our men have already Germany another "university is in prison camp Oflag VII CH. and is intended, not for the incre killing of boredom, but for serious and systematic study.
We put od 1 000.000 .pti paemimKE able t to combat the disease, per valent in Grenen
The tablets are valued at
1.- 000 at 20 000 have already been sent by an mail.
SITWELLS
The weddings numbered 116.134. an increase of 13,318 over the corresponding period of 1939, and of 13.844 over the second quarter of 1938, There is an increase in births..
The number was 166,537. which is 2231 more than in the June quarter of 1938 and the highest in any June since 1930
The birth rate
per thousand was 16.2 compared with ап average of 15.8 for the second quarters of the five preceding
years.
There were 48.482 moe buth than deaths.
Cadom dentes anumbered 118,- 055 and the death rate per thom want wa. 11 8 compared with 20 3 For the tht qua fer of the vein and 187 th the second quarter of
1939
USE 'POWER OF THOUGHT'
Davron, MP, a to su Rent for the Permum that. Are**
The
Come statesi DOW Tout her hottek a Bri Some time for a moment might
uch thought the vadiv Of the Pimpire and th need of its adultenative Jos pesine sona irvedona
DUCHESS'S
TIARA
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SHELL
The Duchess of Wital or wore a 1 t native shells where sher tid the Duke attendest a ball at the Jungle Club, Nissau, Baha- nas, in art of the funds al the Bumane Socity.
SAY THEY
ARE NOT ARROGANT
MR. OSBERT SITWELL, poet and author, of Reninshaw Hall, near Sheffield, gave evidence in the King's Bench Division about his entry in "Who's Who," which had been referred to as “one of his published writings.” The entry, said Mr. Sitwell, was intended to “mock the pomposity of some other entries."
Mr. G. O. Slade, this counsel): people of no literary ability, Were you put down by W. G. whose arrogance and conceit con- Grace for the M.C.C. on the day stituted their sole claim to pro- of your birth? Yes. It may have minence. been the day after my birth,
A regular time-table of lectures on mathenfatics, languages, agri- culture, engineering, common law, Mr. Sitwell, invited by Mr. Jus- criminal law, history, and other tice Cassels to explain "educated, subjects has been arranged.
during the holidays from Eton." An Oxford don has drawn up a said he had a tutor and learned scheme of reading for a univer- more when on holiday than sitv honours school in English. Eton.
at
The idea is that a prisoner may The Sitwells-Edith, Osbert, be examined by a voluntary body and Sacheverell-brought a_libel of university teathers, who would action against Cooperative Press, be empowered to award a certi-Ltd., publishers, and Mr. Sydney ficate or diploma to those who R. Elliott, edfor of Reynolds reached the necessary honours News. standard.
This voluntary body, in turn, would hope to secure such recog- nition from the Universitics
of
Oxford and Cambridge as would give the diploma or certificate an official status.
"Arrogance"
The defence denied the alleg- ed innuendo or that the article was defamatory and pleaded fair comment.
Mr. Slade said the article com- plained of stated:
"Among the literary curiosi- ties of the 1920's will be the vogue of the Sitwells, sister, and two brothers, whose energy and self-assurance pushed them into a position which their merits could not have won."
The Sitwells, said Mr. Slade. took strongest objection to the statement that they had passed They complained that an art-into oblivion, when they consider the on February 18, 1940, purported they were on the threshold of ing to review "Edith Sitwell's An- the more important part of their thology," imputed that they were literary career,
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