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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WAR BECOMING A LITTLE LESS GENTLEMANLY
LONDON, Dec. 26 (UP). Į -After nearly four months of sparring amidst the mud and the blockhouses of the Western Front, combined with "hush hush" diplomatic at out- activity aimed manoeuvring the enemy, the second European war getting a little less gentle- manly than it was at the beginning.
is
The "old school tio" spirit is getting a little frayal, and as far as the, radio, newspapers and official comment go, things are inclined to get a little rude at times.
Even the stately Times" whose editors used to entertain former wine salesman Joachim von libbentrop at week-end parties, is forgetting itself to the extent of printing editorials full of epithets.
The latest, headed "A Bungler's German Apologia." refers to the Foreign Minister as a "Comparative- ly genlal ruffian.
It also describes him an "to dis- astrous a bungler" and says that the "author of Germany's disillusion- ment" is how "rying by bluster and false charges to absolve himself from
his the
OW! consequences neptitude"
When Ribbentrop' was appointed Ambasador 10 the Court of St. Jaines, the "Times" said he would be own "welcomed here both for his sake as a man whom many of us have come to know und respeel and also for the policy of co-operation which ho is believed to represent."
Now be in referred to in the same winc- "a travelling columns as merchant" who "frankly surprise!"
when
Am- Englishunen
appointed hossador to the Court of St James, and "altogether too light a weight" for the job.
Fierce Cartoons
Really nerce cartoons of Hitler, Gooring and other Nazi leaders ure being prlated, although most are re productions from continental
papers.
news-
One shower Hitler "the haler, hating" is nose was swollen to thrice its normal size and looked as His if he were lifelong drunkard. eyes were the size of saucers.
The other was of "Hermann, Hater 11, hating too." If anything, Hermanu Field Marshal Goering looks the tougher and Adolf the more worried and bewildered.
Ofelul comment on Naal bigchot.
with
expressions like "lyin" "men-
culous."
H.K. ADOPTS
FIRST 1939 WAR SONG
Swing Polka Comes To
The Colony
HONGKONG is whisiling and singing the first War song, "We'll Hang Our Washing On thin Slerirlod Line," introduced here by Nick Korin and his Swing Orchestra at the Gripps.
The tune is set to swing Polica tempo and, with another 1939
Leer Barrel "Beer
Polka," served to Introduce the swing
to the Colony.
has
Only a handful of couples patronlsing the Gripps are doing the correct swing polka, which cons's of a broken-time chasse and
qulek-step waltz swing: the majority preferring to goose- step around the dance floor.
But whether lay swing-polka the correct or not, patrons of Gripps have certainly taken to On "We'll Hang Our Washing the Siegfried Line." During the Christmas week-end, a printed placard Introduced, tho of to dancers, many Wo' 1s
n joined in the retrain. ere is the chorus: "We're going to hang out the
W
large
washing on the Siegfried
Line.
"Have you any dirty wash-
ing, Mother dear? We're going to hang out the
eshing on the Siegfried
the casting day is sear. "Whether the weather may be
wel or fine, "We'll just rub along with-
out a care.
"We've got to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line.
If the Siegfried Line's still
there!
BIG MACAO EXPLOSION
Bomb In Well-Known City Hotel
Macao was rudely shaken on speeches is now often besprinkled Saturday night by a terrific dacious," "misleading." and "ridi-bomb explosion in the Central Hotel, where is situated one of popular Even the duleet toned B.B.C., over the Colony's most whose other waves the accents of gambling establishments. pubile schoolboys are disseminated throughout Europe-and-the-Empire, The explosion-occurred on the first reassuring all and sunday that Britain floor at a time when the building is is "playing up, and playing the gome" normally packed during week-ends has become infected by the deteriora- with visitors from Hongkong tion in good manners,
mus other paris of Kwangtung.
and
December 27, 1939.
Flattened QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
Bullet As War Souvenir
A FLATTENED bullet is being kept by a Royal Air Force gunner to remind him of his daring raid on the German warships, caught by surprise at Hellgolarid.
That bullet nearly took his life. All that saved him from It was the buckle of his parachute.
The gunner was in the plane that become isolated and was singled out for attack by a Messerschmitt fighter. the only German machine to take the air.
In the middle of the machine-gui duel the gunner was hit and hurled back in his seat.
Then
as his hands fumbled to find his wound, something cllaked on the floor of the cockpit. It was bullet, flattened by hitting his para- chute buckle.
the
1le seized his gun again and open- ed fire. With amoke and flames spurting from the fuselage Messerschmitt dived down the sea.
the
towards
Down.. Down.. Down..
Only one of the British bombers that took part in the raid was dam- aged-hit in the tall by anti-aircraft fre--but the skill of its pilot brought | it home only a quarter of an hour after the others had landed.
It was in perfect weather that the bombers set out on the rald, and they reached Hellgoland about 11.45 in the morning.
Riding high in the blue, they gazed down on the two small islands where two
Nazl cruisers and several smaller craft, probably mielayers, were at nuchor.
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Then, coming out of the dive," the pilots bombed systematically.
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One reports that three of his bombs "straddled" a warship, and he was quite confident that he registered a hit. This was confirmed by the Tollowing aircraft.
Another pilot dropped a bomb directly on a warship, and another reported that one of his bombs fell close to a ship and must have caused considerable damage.
The R.A.F. men circled the main irland twice before they made off.
Once Our Enemy Now Firm Friend
LONDON.
DURING the Boer War a young man named Denys Reitz toole up arms against the British. For three years he fought against what he believed was their intolerable aggression and at the end, when his side was de- feated, went into exile rather than live under the Union Jack.
Now the B.B.C. refers to "Hitler", "Goering." "Ribbentrop" and "Goeb." great panic followed the sudden bels" without preßx. For a number detonation. Hundreds rushed helter
Recently a jovial Pickwicklan- of weeks it used to be "Herr Hitler" skelter to the elevators and staircases "Field Marshal Goering." "Herr von and many are said to have been in-featured man told representatives of Outside the British, Dominion and neutral jured in the med scramble. Ribbentrop" and "Dr. Goebbels"
fellow South Stalin and Molotoff, however, never great crowd collected within a few Press why he and
traffic became and
im- Africans would fight with the Allies did make the grade for more than u
His name was In
street. | against Germany. the narrow few broadcasts, when the announcer passable
the scene, the Hon. Denys Reitz, Minister of Police were quickly on Molotoff in forgot himself. broadcast was referred to as Monsieur but investigation showed that litle Native Affairs for the Union of South
Africa. Mololol, but in the same sentence damage had been done,
one
Stalin was mentioned without prefix.
Radio and music hall comedians
minutes
According to a Hongkong
resident
Britain's Generosity "We gave the British a good run show the greatest disrespect for the who was an eye-witness, the explos for their money," he said, "but hav head of the German state, now that lon occurred on the staircase of the ing beaten us they treated us with he knew, splendid generosity. They returned the ban on making nasty cracks atst door and, as far as foreign statesmen has been raised.
Popular Songs
there were no casunitles.
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our country to us, and within the Mr. Fu Wai-sang a well-known | British Commonwealth of Nations Hongkong resident, who
the wu now enjoy an even greater mea- Central Hotel, was staying in
sure of liberty than we possessed The most popular comedian of Hotel at the time. The motive of the under our own Republics. the day, Arthur Askey, known as plot is still obscure and police in- "Bighearted Arthur," has changed vestigations are proceeding."
the words of the popular sont "Run, Rabbit, Run" which is the raje now, to "Ron, Adolf. Run" and the rest of the words corres- pondingly. Every time he signs It he gets thunderous applause.
In lower circles, such 14 public houses and along the sidewalks, ambulatory vendors are doing a roaring trade with sheets of paper on which there are drawings of several pigs. When the sheet is folded, It makes up the face of Hitler.
But there is one person who has not | forgotten the old school tle and the tradition that made the playing fields of Elon the site on which the Battle of Waterloo was won.
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"In addition, we enjoy a greater security, for we in South Africa are under no illusion about what would happen to us were Germany to win this war."
There was some measure of irresa- lution among some of the Dutch- speaking citizens of the Union at the outbreak of war, ho added, but of thanks to the prompt action General Smuts they were now large- ly
rallying
Dominions Mr. Anthony Eden, Minister, introduced the other repre- sentatives of the Empire countries who have been touring France and Britain and exchanging views and information with the British Govern- water ment.
That is the mysterious perao charges in Hongkong will be known as the Lord Chamberlain, made quarterly, instead of
who censors the theatre. He has re-
fused permission to a changing of one annually, according to a bill to of the principal characters in Bernard be introduced before the Legis- Shaw's play "Genova" which deals lative Counell to-morrow, with three dictators "Battler"
It is stated that it is considered "Bombardono" and "General Flanco preferable to fix water rents at quar- de Fortinbras."
terly instend of annual rates, and to collect them quarterly.
Mette rentals will also be made quarterly.
Other Business
Shaw thought now that it was free for all, he could substituto a mag with a brown shirt and Charlie Chaplin moustache for the Lohengrin figure in shining armour nomed Battler." But the Lord Chamber-
Other business to come before the lain said. "No" and when asked for his Council will be the first reading of reason, said "We never give our rea the bill providing for the registration sons for such."
of dentists. The provisions of this Somebody must have caught the bill were published in the "Tele- Lord Chamberlain alpping though, granh" last Saturday, because Herbert Fatjeon's "Little Re
The Attorney-General, the Hon. vuo" has a song in it called "Even Mr. C. G. Alabaster, is also to move a
liler had a Mother,"
+ motion that the by-laws made by
Few people remember that when the Urban Coincli under sections 5 the show was first put on, months be- and 6 of the Public Health (Food) fore the "war" broke out, the sing Ordinance, 1933, amending the by- was entitled "Even Mussolini had a laws in the schedule to that. Oidin- Mother" and the Lord Chamberlain lance under the heading "Sale of Milk al that- tirao said "Bimply not done, generallymand - Dalelos---and--Milki old boy." So it `wam't..)
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