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A Look Through- The "Telegraphi
50 YEARS AGO
J
Jan. 18, 1800. The interesting fetion that frajeriaun- ment for debt but been abolished in Great Britain 1 huvily counteracted by the fact that recent sentistics show that no fewer than ten thousand debtors who now, or were quite lately, in Err-i link prison.
25 YEARS AGO
Jan., 1915,
The Arrent of Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop, of Malinen, has caused n profuand impression in Rome. Papal élretes are astonished and can hardly believe that Germany would be rality; of such an art.
It reported that Provident Wilson la lending his support to the curdblary of Mr. Champ Clark far the deeralle presidential nomisation in 1946.
10 YEARS AGO
Jun. 8, 1930. Hongkong la gain in the grip of a cold anap, the temperature recvided at the Royal heervatory this morning 7 o'clock being 41.7. We have to go back twelve your to And a tower January temperatury than this, the them falling to 38.8.
5 YEARS AGO
mercury
Jan. 8, 1935.
AL 7 o'clock to-night in the Venice! Paincy, Sigase Mussolini and M. Lavut signed the three main agreements, and additional protocols for pruce, included i
in the Franco-Rullun Puct which will,
Inside Germany
Blitzkrieg
GERMANY is prepared to
carry on a victorious wur and then conclude peace. We are resolved to fight until the British Empire is destroyed." This was a recent declaration by a spokesman of the German Foreign Office. Íte added:
"It is hoped to deal with the enemies separately; first an nihilating Britain and then dictating terms to France.”
The whole German Press was crying, "War to the end against Britain," Correspon- dents of neutral papers were spurred on by Berlin officials to give the im- pressing that the war is really to start in earnest Hitler, it was intimated, has at lust made up kis mind; the order has been.gieen to bring Britain to her knees, to smash the British Empire.
But how? No hint of that is given in any ¦ of the messages so far sent out of Berlin.`
HITLER'S
I hoped, embrace the nations of TME above reports reach London Europe In a friendly understanding for from neutral sources. the preservatlan of peaceful relations
and existing frontiers.
Some of the sources are clearly in- jupired by Nazi propagandists. · Others Early comment upon President House-attempt to give an objective pleture Telt's budget speech reveals some con- the Nazi position as forcim cern la cartata queriërs ni the prosjoe- foliservers see it.
Let me tell you here what I think
tive increase in the already staggering i public debt. I felt by members of of them and what, in my opinion, Is both parties that the public debt burden going on inside Germany. in growing out of all proportion.
SEEKING ADVICE
Or
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By Willi Erischauer
THAT LEFT
Collapse £2,999 19s.
REPORTS from Zurich tell of
·rising discontent în Aus- tria. There is resistance to orders and sabotage in fac- tories. Women, demonstrate, carrying empty baskets, in Vienna market-places. A high official of the Vienna police is rumoured to have been assust- sindied on Thursday morning.
The Paris "Matin" says that General von Blomberg," form- er War Minister and Com-
mander-in-Chief of the German Army, has been shot and 150 officers have been arrested for a plot against Hitler,
The correspondient of a Stockholm netes- the German people are abriously perturbed by paper, living in Barlin, dures openly to say, that the signs of indecision in Command.
MR. CHARLES STEVENSON,
a chauffour, of Hatch End, Middlesex, never goes to the pictures.
But one night was an ex- ception; he decided to have a "shillingsworth" at the local hall.
And that left him with £2,999 19%,
For Charles has been left £3,000 and a car-by his employer, Mr. Herbert Minton Bickley, of Oakleigh - road. Hatch End,
"I drove Mr. Bickloy about for 20 years," he said, 'and ho was more like a father than a master to me."
the Nazi High | EVERYONE OUGHT TO
MAKE A WILL
(Continued from Pape 4.)
The United States' Press, served also by correspondents in Berlin, was unanimous pester. day in writing, of the Germwa strategic position as serious and in describing the moal of the {German prrople as one of despair.
YES MEN SAY 'NO'
BLITZKRIEG, the Gertnan for "ghtning war," has in the last month become almost part of the English languagę, Pronounced bliskreeg. In Ger- man IE is pronounced as "ce"
In trem; EI us "i" in thne.
I have no doubt that it all started
Speaking at a memorial aorvien meet. Hitler ns never taken a major ing held in Nanklag to-day, Me. Want decision without calling in all his in the same way this time, Ching-wet, President of the Executive responsible Nazi collaborators. And The only and vital-difference is' YOAD, Bald that 1956 would be most he has never listened to their advlee.that now everybody seems critical year for Chinn far in this year] the situation in the Orient and the|
Those whom he summoned usually agree with Hiller. world in general, would likely strembled lest their views should dis-
radical changes. He urged the people Parce with the Fuchrer's. of China to unite themselves to a Same of them, before going to see greater degree to Aght for existence na him, satd good-bye to their families, ~~~action:
Good-bye for ever.
to dis-
There is Goering, the Nazi' her- apparent, who wanted to make u broadcast plea for frugality among the Nuzl
"How dare you make a sperci
ke
that?" Hier is reported, to have said, looking at Goeringle-Águre.
The fat Field-Marshal eft Hitler offended, dispirited, angry,
be-
"1 give to my brother George Smith my gold watch and a sum of £50." You will then give only the resline of your estate to your wife or win. ever is to have it.
Go on next to appoint one or more executors to deal with your estate
appoint
to be Executor
of this my Will." Don't appoint somebody who is likely to die before you or who might not be on hand when wanted. It may be a good plan It was the first real quarrel tween the two. It might well have Trustee or the Executor Department in these days to appoint the Publie tremendous consequences.'
of one of the Banks; they will do How about the home front? This is the work for culte reasonable fees the question which Hitler put ta Hinimler,
But since the bomb exploded in the Munich beerhouse Hitler has not trusted Himinier quite so much.
and they can always be found.
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The "Tower" Orchestra
From the Studio
Report and Announcements.
8.03 Studio Concert by ilin "Tower" " Orchestra conducted by Robert Mentur.
9.95 Studio--Comments on Recent
Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 45 k.e's, and | Events.
on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 9.15 London Relay-New Som- 8-11 m. on 9.52 m.e's, per second. mars.
12.15 pm. Short Service of Inter- 9.20 A Short Violin Concert by session.
12.30 Dance Music by Nat Gonella and is Georgians
1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 George Boulanger and Its Orchestra
Tauber (Tenor).
with Richard
Yehudi Menuhin,
Op. 16, No. 4. Prisca Quartet.
2,40 Haydn, Quartet In I Major,
100 Songs by Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano),
10.10 Brahms, Concerto No. 1 in D Miner,
Op. 15. Artur Schnabel (Piano) and the London Philharmonic
110 Close down,
1.30 Reuter and Bugby Press, Wea- Orchestra conducted by Georg Szell. ther Forecast and Announcements.
1.45 Mendelssohn-Octet In E Flat Major, Op. 20. Internailonal String Octet.
2.16 Close down.
G. For the Children."
6.30 Closing local Stork Quotations, į 6.32.Reginald Dixon at the Organ.
Whitehall Visits Front Lines
LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter),-The 6.45 Varlety with Murgatroyd and Finanelal Secretary to the British Winterbottom, Norman Long, Franceaj War Office is to spend a few days at Day. Fred Steln and George Scott- the B.E.F. Headquarters in France. Wood,
Lord Halifax has paid a visit to the 7.30 Lenion Relay--The News. sceret headquarters of the RAF. 0.0 Local Time Signal, Weather' Fighter Command.
WATCH ON WAR MORALS
The West London Mission is preparing to increase Its peace- time morality campaign to meet war-time and black-out needs. The Rev. Donald Soper, head of the lisalon, says: "I do not think that some of the undesirable features of the last war are being repeated in the West End, and there is no evidence
in peace time." yet that this war has produced immorality on a bigger scale than
ALL THE LATEST POPULAR RECORDS
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And Himmler is the kind to reply When you have said all you want by making his report as black
asto, you must sign the Will immedi- possible.
ately beneath what you have written It emphasises the essential import-In winess whereof I have here- nace of his job.
junto set my hand this first day of F1505 F. D. R. Jones "Little dog laughed"
Onc Thousand Nine
Lady's in love with you
....Van Straten and his Music.
There is, he must report, trouble in November Prague. The students, for centuries lundred and Thirty-Nine John F1500-Shoot the likker to me John Boy Nat Gonella and his Georgiana,” the banner-bearers of revolution, are Smith." restless again.
witnesses and this clause
The signature must be witnessed F1507 S.S. and Gestapo cannot hold down by two SEATER SOFARMANN the young Czechs. They have grown should be added before they sim: F1508
up in the tradition of the struggle for "Signed by the above named 3 freedom and they are carrying it on. Smith in the presence of us present F1509
A few hundred arrests cannot break their spirit.
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at the same time who in his presence
"There are the Austrians, some of and in the presence of each other F1510
have hereunto subscribed our names whom greeted Hitler enthusiastically
as witnesses. That sounds rather F1511 when he marched in.
Two years' experience of the Nazi when the Will comes to be proved.
lu rigmarole but it will save, trouble regime without their adored coffee and whipped cream-has done much addresses and occupations and may F1514
The witnesses should add their
to change their loyalties.
F1512
They think of happier days before to give evidence if necessary, bul F1515
be anybody who would be competent and even after the last war.
The Austrians are temperamental, they must not be persons (or the F1517 noisy, restless, revolutionary by habit. band or wife of any person) who They are more than ever restless get any bencût under the Will-t
they witness they lose their legacles
now.
GENERALS' SCORN
Hiller can turn only to his generals.
That's all you need do. No scals.
The conduct of the war is in their No stumps. And very likely a better
hands.
But they pour ridicule on his con-fob than the Will of a certain, ception of a "Blitzkrieg." They have Chancery Judge which run to several expressed their opinion in the thousand highly technical words and milltary journals more than orice. proved to be as full of holes as a
A modern offensive calls for
cx-slave! tensive preparations, they said, and these preparations cannot be hidden from the enemy.
But let me add a word of warning. If you want to do anything more involved than the very simple scheme The element of surprise nust be outlined abave or if your affairs are ruled out.
at ali complicated, you should let a The enemy can be left in doubt as solicitor draft a Will for you. I know to the exact point at which attack of one man who boasted that he will be launched, but "Blitzkrieg"— { wouldn't spend legal fees on u job impossible!
he could do himself, but that Hitle
in peace time IIller would have economy cost his wife £10,000 be- sacked-or shot-every general op-muse he ought to have used n form posing his command, or even his of words he didn't know.
view.
If you already have a Will, take He cannot do so now. Whatever another look at it. How old is 117. his plans, he needs all, 'his generals, is it still what you mean? Have and their goodwill to carry them out, any of the legatzes died since it was
There is Goebbels, whom he would} made? have sacked liad not the foreign Press registered his disgrace as a sign of internal Nazi; cussension.
There is Goering, the successor.
A lact word about roldiers, sallora There is. Himmler, ha influence and airmen, beenuse with Hitler waning, and trying to special
they have powers about Wilis. Any count his Nazl blessings.
service man on active service or Balor at sea can make a Will without, obeying any formalities at all. Even a few words reratched on an identity] dise have been held to be n vald Will of a serving soldier,
FINAL THROW
Finally there are let us not forget them-the great mass of the German people.
Moreover, he need not have at- They are prepared to follow Hitler tained the age of 21 which is neces- on his road to glory and aggrandisostry before any civilian can make s
mont,
But populur. German poem has it that these, same followers will have
WHI
their hero at the first sign pt:failure. German people is big enough to give
Such n sign, is now beginning to him one more chance. throw a shadow over Hitler's Gerthe present crisis inside Germany He will probably succeed in settling
many,
The great vision which for, the and launch a campaign of frightful- erstar, painted for his people, cannot ness on the Western world..
be materinjised by Hitler, the politi clan and strategist
"I believe that his credit with the
If he fails will be the end of! Hitler and Nazjøn
It will be peace.
Well all right.
Love serenade "Let freedom ring" If I were sure of you.
There's danger in the waltz ...
never know, heaven could speak.
I go for that
One life.
Serenade to an empty house
Little golden ring.
Victor Sylvester & Orch.
Victor Sylvester & Orch.
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Billy Thorburn and his Muxlo,
Good night my darling, goodnight....The organ, the dance band Wish me luck as you say goodbye, and Me. Moon remembered but you forgot .......Leslie Hutchinson. Why begin again,
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